Tell him Takin' Care of Business is a decade to twelve years too early and well just doesn't have what it takes to be in this contest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
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Tell him Takin' Care of Business is a decade to twelve years too early and well just doesn't have what it takes to be in this contest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
Apparently I got a bit too much sun yesterday.
Finally! The one perfect spring day here in the mid-Atlantic.
Divine.
Next up 89 degrees, humid, storms, July.
We have four seasons in Georgia:Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Rainy Season
Pollen Season
Hotter Than Hades Season
Football Season
Everything's bigger in Texas...Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
More for my benefit; it's around the same timeframe, but I had a different theme in mind. "You're taking this very personal. Turk, this is business and this man is taking it very, very personal..."Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
We will get to see both of the "masculine children" this weekend, I think. Plan is to give them hugs and kisses, fill them full of multi-generational Easter cooking, send them off with a good haul of sweets (except of course the various York and Reese's products that I skim off the top - just enough to "wet my beak" if you will), and let them handle their end-of-semester business as they see fit without taking it "personal".
The House is entitled to a rake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
“Women are the rake of life”Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
— Rounders
(Note that I do not subscribe to this theory.)
In a Piano Man kinda mood tonight.
In a New York state of mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Some jerk backed into my car in a parking lot and mooshed the rear passenger fender thing. Nearly 3k worth of damage.
And I say some jerk because I discovered it as I unloaded groceries at home. Hit and run.
Off to the underwriter nice and early this am to have them confirm the damage.
Phoooooooey.
People are lame.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Planting my herbs and veggies today. All new soil, new drainage rocks, all new plants. One more trip to Lowe’s and everything should be done in an hour. I am pooped.
Ouch, sorry to hear this. Unfun.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
X2 X2 Unfun and people are lame. Similar thing happened to me 16 years ago in April while I was in grad school.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Sounds like time for a hailstorm...Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
(Such is my luck with gardening!)
-jk
Good gravy, what a crappy day here. I was out in the cold wind rain and wind every time I tried to get this project done.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
But it’s done. No hail expected (fingers crossed).
Herbs: dill, chives, Italian parsley, rosemary, oregano, sage, lemon thyme, mint, sweet basil.
Veggies/fruit: heirloom zucchini (2), four types of tomatoes (Roma, red cherry, yellow cherry, beefsteak), three types of bell peppers (red, sweet yellow/orange hybrids, mildly hot bells), squash, okra.
Flowers/color tomorrow. Big fan of Scarlet Begonias for some reason.
Congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
My wife tells me how her father was sneaking/leaving bags of zucchini on neighbors porches when she was a kid. They found some on their porch, too. Apparently, you have to be careful with that crop or it'll take over the neighborhood!
-jk
That’s why you have to play hide the zucchini.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Um, that didn’t come out quite right . . . .
Our family did a cooking class in Rome last year, and one of the spring delicacies there is stuffed zucchini blossoms. So last year I planed zucchini but used most of the flowering buds for that. There is a difference between the male and female buds, and which you should use — will be Googling such things in about 45 days and hoping it does not put me on a weird NSA list.
The last time I planted, I was overrun with zucchini.
At least you didn’t get squashed.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Happy Easter, if that's your bag. If not, then happy 4/21.
Is 4/21 the holiday where we wake up and wonder where all the Dorito’s went?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
You bring up an excellent question... Where exactly did all those bags of chips go?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I feel bad. I already made a pretty off color reference on another thread on this religious holiday. I stand by my point, but sort of expect to get a small vacation as a result.
It seemed fine to me. FWIW.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I think you nailed it.
My God, sometimes it is an injustice that we don't get a special quiver of sporks for times like this. "In Case Of Emergency" sporks.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Well, I do take PayPal and Bitcoins. Just sayin’Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Hope you have a chill day!
Thanks, you as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I have the next few days off to celebrate my anniversary with MrsMtnDevil.
{thumbs up emoji}Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
So, you timed it perfectly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
It ain't my first rodeo. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Without sarcasm, the trip to the insurance adjuster went well! He's a big hoo fan and was delighted to regale me with glorious, albeit reasonable gloating. Until he started in with the prospect of a repeat title next year in cville.
I allowed myself a stare and head shake.
Check in hand, I then sashayed to my soon to be repaired BLUDEVL plated car and waved goodbye.
Hoo fans are cute, let them have their day. Well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
The rodeo is a nearly 2 1/2 week event here in San Antonio. Since much of the bull riding and judging happens st the AT&T Center, the Spurs go on a 2+ week road trip every February. The next time I go, it will be my first rodeo. And my first live Spurs game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I decided I deserved the very expensive shoes.
Just because I am me.
Retail therapy helps keep blood pressure under control. At least, according to Mrs.PK.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
This has been a complete I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. day.
And I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. your I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.ing wanker filter.
If they look good and fit: you go, girl!Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
(Otherwise, why bother?)
-jk
Sounds like mattman91 could have used some retail therapy also.
Is this just the dry month talking to you?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Picked the wrong month to give up beer...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I give up beer every Neveruary.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Power is out at the office. Looks like it is time to head out for the day :cool:
And after you get home, are you going to call your office to tell them which circuit breaker you turned off? Or wait until you go arrive in the morning, pretending to be the hero who finds the problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Ha! Someone ran in to a gas pump and knocked over a power line across the street.Quote:
Originally Posted by TruBlu
So, you need to visit the Claims adjuster too?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
This thread slept in and was late for work...
Weird. I thought this thread didn't sleep well last night. Huh.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I had my first encounter with Pho Bo last summer. Long time since I discovered a culinary dish that truly changed my world.
This thread should call out sick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Yesterday was Field Day at my school. Ordinarily the event would (and darn well should) be held on a Friday, but due to multiple weather-related cancellations, Wednesday was our drop-dead, has to happen today date.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Today, the campus looks and feels like the "after" in a zombie film.
Should we apply the Coach K theory of short benches here? They are young and should recover quickly?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Always one to toot my own horn, and/or horns relating to my family, I now proudly point out that my daughter was Blue Team Captain in 8th grade. The Blue Team resoundingly won that year end Field Day competition along with the cumulative points for the academic year.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
I wish I could claim her as a chip off this old block but she's actually very nice and sincere. But she still cannot hit a baseball with a bat so I've got that on her. :cool:
Baseball not a problem. Softballs I struggle with when it is slow pitch. I don't have the patience to wait for the ball to get there and so am often early with my swing.
I am not brave enough to recommend it, but let me just ask out of curiosity: anyone here watch LetterKenny on Hulu?
How about wiffle ball? I'm pretty good at that too. With modesty, I claim to be the Babe Ruth of Ladies in My Family. I set the big plastic cup of beer safely off to the side, point to the liriope bed at the end of the yard and then let loose.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Should be nice and warm here this weekend with sunshine, may be a kayak sort of weekend. DaughterPK is home for a few days, so might as well hit the river.
Canadians are extremely funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Can I come? I want to become better with a kayak. When the family is at a place where kayaking is possible, I treat so that I can go. Niece Nicole and Brother-in-Law Alan are the champions at falling out.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
eta - bucket list item is to kayak where I can see manatees. Need to find someone that will do that with me.
Of course you're invited. And IIRC, you have a nephew in Clemson? If so, there should be great kayaking opportunities up there if you visit.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
I have never kayaked in the Keys, but have seen a lot of manatee in the inlets of Islamorada and the vicinity. I have never sea kayaked though.
Wiffle ball was fine, the pitching location was often much closer due to irregular field dimensions.
At around 1:00 today, I remarked to myself, "Wow, this day is going by pretty fast!"
9 hours later, I checked my watch and it was 1:15.
Best cure:Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
1. Go down to the nearest bar.
2. Call your wife, tell her you'll be home in an hour.
3. Bingo, it's midnight.
I think the places I've seen advertising kayaking with manatees are on the gulf side.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I'll be over to kayak - but go ahead and start without me in case I get hung up along the way. ;)
I am sure that Islamorada is not unique in the Keys, but it has canals for boats that empty out into the Gulf. That's where I saw the manatees. There were not really any waves, but I think you need a bigger kayak (i.e. a sea kayak) as opposed to my little 10' and 14' river kayaks.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Will leave a kayak for you tomorrow at the boar ramp, with the paddle. The cooler with your Bloody Mary thermos will be chilling in the bushes nearby. Just let me know if you want a slice of the spinach and cheese quiche or the prosciutto and cheese quiche, so I can throw that in the cooler as well.
Supposed to be 80 and sunny, so bring sun screen. I'll be headed up-stream so I can float more on the way back.
Feel free to leave just water - not much of a Bloody Mary person but the quiches sound great. I'll try the prosciutto and cheese, please.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Note to self - be sure to set up a kayak trip with OPK when I travel to Clemson in August for nephew's PhD ceremony.
I guess that means more Bloody Mary imbibing for me. {drat the luck}Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
I've never tried this, but I do not think that the Etowah River Mine Tunnel is too far from Clemson (maybe 2 hours or so):
https://www.tripstodiscover.com/etow...unnel-georgia/
https://kayakguyatlanta.com/kayak-ro...h-river-tunnel
OF course, lots of great spots near Hartwell and along the Savannah too.
Am at home already, have cracked open a bottle of bourbon given to me by a cherished Duke friend at my reunion a couple of weeks ago, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
One of my favorite experiences ever was on my first trip to Key West: being taken on a boat into the Gulf of Mexico to scuba dive in the morning, then resetting and catching dinner in the Atlantic in the afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Tonight is senior prom for the youngest Turk, my baby Sunshine. (yikes!). Her brothers are coming home tonight after finals. The trees are exploding in green this past week; if you could stand still and watch for 15-30 minutes, I bet you'd actually be able to see them leaf out in real time.
As for kayaks, the Schuylkill River between Phoenixville and Valley Forge is surprisingly scenic and remarkably kayak-friendly, nary an abandoned factory or sunken coal barge in sight. Mrs. Turk likes to paddle upstream on a restored section of canal for a mile or two, port the kayak over to the river, and float back down. Makes a nice afternoon lap, with no pick-up / drop-off / second car logistics.
Cyclists can go from Reading (or farther points north, if they don't mind a bit of on-road cycling) to downtown Philly on the Schuylkill River Trail; with perhaps a stop at the Sly Fox brewery (https://www.slyfoxbeer.com/) for an "SRT Ale", where they donate a portion of the proceeds to the trail.
https://schuylkillcanal.org/
https://schuylkillriver.org/
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
Good to know - will put in the things to do in PA list. We have talked about biking the trails from Pittsburgh to DC before but not gotten to it. Did kayak on the Allegheny on beautiful October day a few years back.
Has anyone been to the Ringing Rocks Park in Bucks County, PA? http://www.visitbuckscounty.com/list...ocks-park/453/
Very interesting to get out of the car and watch people start off down the trail carrying hammers. I didn't know where we were going so the hammers looked really odd.
Heck, you can kayak in eastern NC and see alligators! Gotta be cooler than seein' dem lazy manatees...Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
-jk
I passed through both US cities that refer to themselves as the Queen City yesterday. I also happened to watch Bohemian Rhapsody while on the plane en route. Coincidence?
Charlotte and Cincy?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Not yet; it's on the list. A few years back we had a Scout weekend where Ringing Rocks was on the itinerary, but I couldn't go.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Yes, I’ve lived in both. And just realized I went through Atlanta not Charlotte. Umm, my mistake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Headed to look at a car I bought a few years ago that I was storing in an acquaintances barn. He needs the space back so I’m moving it to a storage unit.
What a glorious weekend.
A formal protest was filed this morning.
And in other news, air conditioning season in South Central Texas is now upon us.
Kayaking Saturday and Sunday with DaughterPK, who is home for a few days before her final exams.
OPK is smiling, even though at the office and referring to himself in the third person.
Gonna be a warm week here, teetering on 90 every day with lows in the upper 60's. Pool probably swimmable in the next few days, if not already.
You better be careful, we might start calling you Roy*. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
* Just kidding - please don't flame me. :eek:
Sounds like an extra bump to the heart rate with gators around.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
OPK is not amused. But he will still take you kayaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Thank you, OPK. You are too kind. Will we be seeing alligators when we go?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Not likely, unless we go to the lowlands. A stray gator (no relationship to our beloved fellow poster) makes it up this far some summers, but usually not. And they will not get up into the upstate area.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Lots of turtles, though, sunning themselves on the tree limbs sticking out of the water. So that may scratch your reptile itch. Saw some monsters out there this weekend. Also saw a few hawks, and some water birds although I get cranes, egrets, and related things mixed up so not sure exactly what they were. Long-necked things.
That is why I like to kayak - seeing various birds, turtles, and other non-harmful critters.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I saw four snakes on a short hike last week up near Hot Springs. I am sure there were numerous others I missed.
That made me think of
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Is it bad that I never had even the slightest interest in watching Game of Thrones?
I am sure it is wonderful, and many have recommended it to me. But that train seems to have left the station and it all sounds like a dark ages soap opera.
Maybe I'll re-watch Breaking Bad.
(And no offense meant to those that love GoT -- it just never bit me I guess).
Of course it's not bad! Turk needs the same dispensation for checking out of the Star Wars franchise after they made those three movies that were "before" the original trilogy. They lost Turk for good after that; he's never been much of a space / sci-fi person.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
"Dark ages soap opera" is a pretty good take. (but couldn't you say the same thing about "Princess Bride", only funnier?) GoT definitely has a medieval Renaissance-Faire-meets-Tolkien vibe to it.
If you need some beach reading, try the first book ("Game of Thrones") and see how it takes. Turk thought the books were pretty good and ended up reading all five, even though he's seen only a few episodes of the TV show.
I have to confess to "doubly bad" as I haven't seen either one of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
^^^yeah, me neither.
But Les Miserables on Masterpiece Theater is simply wonderful. Developing a master-crush on Dominic West, I am.
Husband-of-weezie under yellow card warning to not ask clueless questions during the show.
One more chance before he's sent to the penalty box
While I'm at it, not a big fan of the Marvel or DC Comic movies or at least find it hard to get way worked up.
I know I'm shedding a lot of street cred here, but . . . gotta keep it real.
Only a true OG can afford to shed that much street cred and still be as OG as OPK.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I've put you in for a street cred-credit to get your balance back up. Seeing as how I am in charge of that stuff. :cool:
That's lit, thanks. Mad props. 100Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
What the hell is Endgame?
An anagram for Aged Men?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I was hoping it meant they all die, but apparently not.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Hahahaha thanks for the first good laugh of the day Ymo!
Ender's Game?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
One of my favorite books ever!
Seems to me it's a misapplication of a chess term. People are making it sound like this movie is the grand finale, all-in, winner-take-all showdown. I always thought the endgame was the most boring, mechanical part of chess. The fun part has already happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
If a player has an advantage, even a single pawn, he/she protects it and trades all the other pieces off the board to keep the pawn and preserve the win. The player who is behind resists and stalls to the extent possible, hoping the other player makes a mistake and gives back the advantage. If the sides are even, both players usually play it safe to salvage a draw and try again next game.
Doesn't seem like a very exciting finish for an Avengers movie...
Fun book but a difficult, and thus lousy, movie...Quote:
Originally Posted by 94duke
-jk
I watched 3 movies this weekend. Do I get a medal?
Depends which ones they were, obviously. There's probably an app that gives them out for movie watching though, I'd bet. (There is for beer at least).Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Probably for endurance.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Game of Thrones does not count as a movie!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I tried 2 episodes of Breaking Bad and realized it was not for me. Then, at the end, because everyone talked about it so much, I watched the episode called "Ozymandias" and realized that's the only episode you ever need to watch. I got what the whole show was about.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Some critics argue that Ozymandias is really the natural end of the story, and that the few episodes that follow are generally post-script.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I don't adhere to that, but I understand it. Ozymandias is definitely the boiling point.
The series is worth watching for the acting and the storytelling IMO. Bryan Cranston is genius, and the whole cast really hits its stride in the third season on.
I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.
((((((((((Vibes))))))))))Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Much Mojo your way!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Sending only the best and most glorious of good vibes your way. You got this!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I haven't subscribed to Netflix in a decade...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Mr. Mojo risin'Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Prayers and vibes for good mojo heading your way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
All thoughts and prayers are appreciated. Sometimes life throws curveballs. Sometimes it defies sports analogies.
I can use all the support I can get.
You got it Mt Dev!
Lifting a hand, and bowing a head in your direction Mt Devil.
Tankers of mojo headed your way, perhaps with our old friend the Captain of mojo hisself at the helm...
Sigh, 3 AM my time.
4am hereQuote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Math Majors
You should move to London. Would’ve been 8am there and you’d probably be running late to something.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Yes, 8 AM is a struggle for me. Not that I'm not up early enough, just that I do most things early in the morning so that I can get to bed early. Daylight Savings mucks that all up.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
If I do it, I will be so ashamed...
It if you don’t, you’ll regret missing the opportunity.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I'm not proud of what I just did. And what I just did was not what I was referring to above.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Speaking of London, I'm heading there two weeks from today :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Have a blast! I recommend seeing Churchill’s War Rooms if you can. Fish, chips and a pint go with everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Well, then obviously you should have done the other regrettable thing silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
My best friend for forty years gets some good pub! https://www.austinchronicle.com/dail...nt-radio-song/
Interesting tune, wish him well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
He's a pretty accomplished musician. Playing a house show here in Asheville in two weeks promoting his solo stuff. I'm excited for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Since I have exposed my lack of modern street cred by showing my disinterest in Game of Thrones and The Big Bang Theory, let me go for the modern trifecta:
I’m just not that invested in the Marvel universe.
I'm having a rough spell. Luckily, I go into rehearsal for Much Ado About Nothing starting Tuesday. I can always count on some Shakespeare in the Park when things get rough.
I've got you covered on two of those three. I don't take offense as some do to 30 minute episodes.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Sorry BD. Hang in there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I like to throw things out when I'm feeling challenged.
Tossed the husband's ancient 10 lb sleeping bag and an old suitcase into the landfill last week. That was enjoyable. The poor man has a fixation with saving old suitcase shoulder straps. Bye-bye.
Now I've discovered a box of moldy cassette tapes in the garage...
He and I are a match made in heaven, we are.
OPK-approved vibes sent your way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Great news! My elderly Mini Schnauzer is having a remarkable recovery and is feeling great after having surgery to remove his spleen on Friday. He had a tennis size tumor that was just about to rupture. It’s only been 2 days, and he is already feeling good enough to want to chase squirrels, birds, neighbors, and any other similarly dangerous and threatening critters that dare to parade outside our windows. Of course, he is restricted to house duty for several weeks, where he will be pampered and spoiled even more than he already was.
Mini Schnauzer 😀😀....my fav
We have 3 of them. All rescues. One by owner-surrender to us when a puppy, and 2 that we fostered and couldn’t part with (including the older one that just had surgery). The thing I love most about them is that they tend to still act like puppies, even when getting some years on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by tteettimes
We fostered 6 others that ended up getting adopted. It broke our hearts to see them go, but we knew that they were going to good, carefully vetted homes. Which gave us a chance to foster the next abandoned or neglected fur ball ... at least until we maxed out by adopting our third one. (One of the fosters was scheduled to be put down at noon. I got a panic call from the rescue group about him that morning and he was 3 hours away. I arrived at 11:30 AM ... just in time.)
I’m not relating this looking for praise. Rather, to urge anyone who is capable to either foster or adopt a rescue. One of the most rewarding things I’ve experienced.
A happy Sunday for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by TruBlu
I have only ever had or fostered rescues. I have had experiences ranging from "good" to "phenomenonal." We currently have two rescues in our family, one of which is the most thankful and loyal pets I have ever met. When I adopted her from Mitchell County 18 months ago, she rode the two hours back with her head on my shoulder, and hasn't stopped being incredibly sweet since.Quote:
Originally Posted by TruBlu
Honestly, I find mixed breed rescues to be so much more reliable and predictable than most purebreds I have met. Never regretted it for a moment.
I've only ever had cats after college. All from rescues, 2 are/were special needs.
I have become a huge fan of guinea pigs. Cookie, the one on the left, likes to sit in my lap while I sing her lullabies in the evenings. I don't think there are rescue guinea pigs - I bought these two at pet stores. I would, however, be happy to rescue some guinea pigs if necessary. (The just got their morning treat of baby carrots. Happy little girls.) In case you didn't know, guinea pigs purr.
Our local shelters definitely adopt out guinea pigs. YMMV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Both of my babies are rescues.
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Honey Roasted Cashews.
Cinnamon coated pecans
Pineapple and ham on a pizza with a Ninja Porter.
Squirrel Nut ZIppers
Damnation!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Tasty Bands:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Cake
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Cream
Ambrosia
String Cheese IncidentQuote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Leftover Salmon
Any jam band
Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
The Almond BrothersQuote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
The Grapeful Dead
Food Fighters
The Peach Boys
Buns N' Roses
There was a jam band in Atlanta in the '90's called The Grapes -- very tasty.
Not sure how tasty a Moby Grape would have been though. (Pretty sure that Moby would taste kinda gamey)
Cracker?
And FWIW, Songs from the Big Chair was 1986.
And Bread.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
And who can forget the immortal:
https://youtu.be/otEm_aI2Vac
Beats Vanilla Fudge. Certainly beats Vanilla Ice.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Not sure if we can count Eminem.
Meat Loaf
Spice Girls
Salt n' Pepa
Flying Burrito Brothers
Disco Biscuits
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Peaches and Herb
Love Carolina Chocolate Drops! Also, if you ever get the chance to see Rhiannon Giddens, DON’T MISS IT. She's a great performer and brilliant musician.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I used to want to start a curling team and call it Curl Jam.
Bananarama
I miss EarlJam.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I second this. I saw Rhiannon at the Carolina Theater in Durham a couple years ago, then at Page a year later. The Carolina Theater performance was magical--when she kicked off her shoes and did the concert barefoot, I fell in love.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Humble Pie
And then stretching it, as some others have:
The Rolling Scones
(Pizza) Supremes
Bob Seagrams
And if you’re really hungry:
Jimmy Buffet(t)
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Must be a slow work day MEN!
{searches for Mansplaining Multitasking memes}Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
{decides that the good-natured retort joke would be missed, and instead the post would be taken the wrong way}
{deletes post}
This is all part of my networking plan...Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
From OPK?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Never would offense be taken!
Look up "gentleman" in the dictionary and you'll be seeing a picture of yourself. :cool:
Much appreciated!Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
And as we all recognize, Husband of Weezie is a lucky man. Even when sent to clean out the garage and such.
All up in my feelings today. It needs to be May 18th already.
What a ripoff!!!
I bought some of those spike footings that you strap to the bottom of your shoes to wear when mowing. They are supposed to help aerate your lawn. All they do is punch holes in the floorboard of my riding mower.
https://youtu.be/rqqAnjY2Rmo
I'm in a great mood today!
I seem to have kicked up a bit of a fuss in the other room.
Oh dear, what have you done?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Am I going to have to get my wooden spoon and wave it around?
Turkey sausage is a good substitute for pork sausage.
Turkey bacon is a poor substitute for pork bacon.
Prove me wrong.
What if we decline to accept the challenge?
Oh, hadn’t thought of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Yeah, that was odd. Dude only played 11 games for Duke, and people carry on like his jersey should be in the rafters. Maybe I'll go over and have a joust. The reaction was a bit over the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
AMEN! I'm pretty mystified as to why so many people want to die on that hill, in the face of pretty clear evidence that he's not the greatest locker room guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
If you post, “Arguing with a brick accomplishes no meaningful result,” would that be an ad hominem?
Only if the brick is made out of turkey bacon.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Nope. Instead, I'll offer an amicus brief for your consideration.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Point the first: Against my better judgement, I sampled some turkey sausage as part of the best available options in a mediocre low-end Marriott / Starwood breakfast buffet. I was pleasantly surprised, and started my day off on the right foot. Also, some yinzers I know would make a motion to nominate venison sausage as an even better substitute.
Point the second: "Poor" is too polite; "unacceptable" is more accurate. Once upon a time, Mrs. Turk's mum, in well-intentioned concern for her grandchildren's health, unilaterally served up a heapin' helpin' of turkey bacon on a random Sunday long ago. The young Turks, in that precocious pre-school / early grade school age where a child can say absolutely anything with no filters (short of an f-bomb) and get away with it, instantly revolted.
"What's wrong with the bacon, Grandma?" "Nothing, sweetie. It's turkey bacon; just the same as regular bacon." "I don't think so, Grandma. It looks like fake bacon." "Yeah! It's not bacon, it's fakin' bacon!" "We'll call it 'fakin' for short!" Not even the dog would eat it.
Arguments accepted, motions granted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
One year at a state bar meeting for several hundred lawyers, the new bar president wanted to start a health initiative. So instead of the usual breakfast buffet spread, they only had turkey bacon as a meat option. The lawyers, in that precocious bellicose hung-over state where they think they can say absolutely anything with no filters (especially an f-bomb) and get away with it, instantly revolted.
The next morning, we had real bacon out there and the turkey bacon was heard of no more.
(Venison everything is great, but I don't hunt so I have to depend on the kindness of others. Venison loin is one of the tastiest things I have ever had).
Alas, the arguments and motions fell on Grandma Turk's deaf ears. To this day, she will still fry up "fakin" whenever we're over there on weekend mornings; she just doesn't need to make very much of it, unless she tries to bury it in some sort of egg / cheese / protein "breakfast casserole."
I didn't realize she was that stubborn, nor did I realize that she passed on that stubbornness gene to her daughter until it was too late. Otherwise, I would have negotiated a completely different pre-nup, and "fakin" would be specifically listed in the items qualifying as grounds for immediate divorce.
MrsPK says that if it wasn't for fakin', she wouldn't have gotten through our (near) 20 years of marriage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
Not really sure what she means. I'm sure that I don't plan to ask though.
Now, over to the "Great Endings" thread . . . .
Beef bacon is something amazing I stumbled upon in the last few months at a local butcher shop.
I reqd somewhere recently that craft beer sales have been falling.
DogfishHead and Sam Adams are merging, I saw yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I got into a fight with the pull-down stairs. I didn’t win.
Yikes. Hope you’re ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mqO58ATjyoc
Yikes. Hope you’re ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
https://youtu.be/mqO58ATjyoc
Oh, I'm fine. More of a bruised ego and a cut on my hand. My thumb got pinched in the folding star part causing me to let go. I took an upper cut. Cut in my mouth but it isn't swelling or anything like that.
clutz.........Quote:
Originally Posted by ymobethere
Happy Mother’s Day to the ladies of the thread!
Aren't you nice?!
Thank you OPK!
Cooked dinner for MrsPK, another holiday survived.