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  • I think SawneeCat is a keeper.
  • Hot day in Atlanta today.
  • One more day left in my work week.
  • Just wait, Jed.
  • I was talking to my mom back when I was 50ish. My shoulder or something was aching. I asked her "is this just a part of getting older?" She said "yes, and just wait until you are 70." She was correct.
  • My mom took my sister and I to church every Sunday. When I was 16 & 17, 2 close friends and I sang in the adult choir. It was great. One of our friend girls was a soprano and sang a lot of solos. Unforgettable.
  • My maternal grandfather was a Primitive Baptist. The preacher was an ordinary farmer, unsiminary trained. Brother Scott. They met once a month, The church, Big Springs Primitive Baptist, is still where it was then. They had dinner-on-the-ground a couple of times per year. No musical instruments. The preacher washed the deacons' feet. It was interesting. Brother Scott preached my granddaddy's funeral in 1966.
I can relate to every word of this Don. My folks were Baptist. Dinner on the grounds was some of my sweetest memories But we did have music and some fantastic piano players. Elvis would be proud.
 
Thanks Don, and happy 75th. I celebrate 75 a few days ago. My sign is cancer. We have a kinship being born during the Big War and watching America change. If we ever get to see each other I buy the beer.
I was born at McDill Hospital. The delivery room was near the emergency room where many soldiers were treated from being wounded in battle in Europe. My daddy told me that.
 
I was born at McDill Hospital. The delivery room was near the emergency room where many soldiers were treated from being wounded in battle in Europe. My daddy told me that.
I was born across the bay in Clearwater. My daddy was in Washington DC on assignment. He got off a few days and rode the Orange Blossom Special back to Florida, checked me out and went back to DC (Northern Virginia)
 
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Welcome Sawnee!!

Yeah everybody I knew had shag carpet back then. The deep shags were some of the most unsanitary things ever put in a house. Nasty stuff got down in the bottom and stayed there.

We were too poor for shag carpet, all our houses had hardwood floors.

No yard work today. I went this morning to see the new Mission Impossible movie. Pretty good and very loud. They are a lot more proud of their sound system than I am.

Got home and went straight to the shop to build a circle jig for the router. No problems there and it turned out great. The problem was I cut a 5.25" hole for a 5.25" speaker. Hole is too big. That's OK, I'll just make another baffle and adjust it.:flushed:
 
I was born across the bay in Clearwater. My daddy was in Washington DC on assignment. He got off a few days and rode the Orange Blossom Special back to Florida, checked me out and went back to DC (Northern Virginia)
My little sister was born at my maternal grandparents house. A mid-wife, Aunt City, assisted her and saw to her needs.
 
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We were too poor for shag carpet, all our houses had hardwood floors.

No yard work today. I went this morning to see the new Mission Impossible movie. Pretty good and very loud. They are a lot more proud of their sound system than I am.

Got home and went straight to the shop to build a circle jig for the router. No problems there and it turned out great. The problem was I cut a 5.25" hole for a 5.25" speaker. Hole is too big. That's OK, I'll just make another baffle and adjust it.:flushed:
You sound like me. Think, boy, think.
 
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We were too poor for shag carpet, all our houses had hardwood floors.

No yard work today. I went this morning to see the new Mission Impossible movie. Pretty good and very loud. They are a lot more proud of their sound system than I am.

Got home and went straight to the shop to build a circle jig for the router. No problems there and it turned out great. The problem was I cut a 5.25" hole for a 5.25" speaker. Hole is too big. That's OK, I'll just make another baffle and adjust it.:flushed:
Thank you. I just discovered this and I am very happy I did. Lots of great posters on here and interesting life styles.

Never put carpet over hardwood floors. My shag was over a concrete slab and we put it down to protect our babies when they nose dived out of their cribs. My son jumped out of his crib during a UK - Vandy game for the SEC Championship. He got busted up pretty bad and we had to take him to the ER to sew him up. I took my radio and didn't miss a second of the game. The doctor was puzzled but he was a Gator fan so go figure. It was nice to beat Vandy and get the NCAA bid
 
I did think Don. I measured the speaker and it was 5.25". My hole was perfect. [laughing] I can remember the exact moment when doomed myself. I'm thinking about revising my plans anyway and now that I need to cut a new piece I'll probably incorporate the change.
I wasn't insinuating that you were dumbing out. Sometimes I get in too much of a hurry to get it done. Or measure incorrectly, Or count a quarter inch as a half inch. Bullshit like that.
 
I've been hearing ads about this Babel app. Supposedly you can start speaking another language quickly. I said what the hell. For 44 bucks a year I'll give Italian a try. Before too long I'll be able to say quotes like "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes", "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse", and "Revenge is a dish best served cold".
 
Got home, yard mowed, cold beer & some relaxing Blues. Tab Benoit, from Loozyana, is a favorite of mine.
HBD Sawnee Cat ! 75 Saa-lute!
I was walking down my drive way to get the mail, neighbor-cousin was driving by & slows down says her sons bull got outta the pen.(he lives close by also) She starts to describe it....I stop her & say If it walks up in the yard Im pretty sure I'll know what it is...:joy:
 
Got home today and there was a box and a bag on the front porch. This is not unusual because my wife orders stuff. And more stuff. When she got home she told me that I had some packages. I opened them up and it was 6 back packs. All the same color. Total was $534. Of course neither of us ordered them and she has called the store already and had the card shut down.

After that she tells me that maybe a cat walked on her computer and ordered them. I immediately thought of Steve Martin and told her the next thing we know there will be $10,000 worth of cat toys and you can't take em back because they've got spit all over them.
 
Got home, yard mowed, cold beer & some relaxing Blues. Tab Benoit, from Loozyana, is a favorite of mine.
HBD Sawnee Cat ! 75 Saa-lute!
I was walking down my drive way to get the mail, neighbor-cousin was driving by & slows down says her sons bull got outta the pen.(he lives close by also) She starts to describe it....I stop her & say If it walks up in the yard Im pretty sure I'll know what it is...:joy:

Yeah, but what if it is someone else's bull that escapes at the same time and wanders up in your yard? How would you know?
 
I call your Dreaming on the Weekend and raise with Steamroller Blues. This is off a great album by the way - James Taylor Live.
Good stuff. Back in 1980 on our first date I took my Grizzly to see this guy. Boy was I hooked. I mean surprised. Kind of like giving a girl you just met a Kasey Chambers CD. Beware
 
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Been golfing. Hurt my Achilles on very first hole. Fours times it’s hurt so bad made me sick. A little better but being very ginger. Going to ice it. I can bend foot back toward me but forward or downhill kills me. Felt it pop twice. Was afraid I tore it but I don't think so. Getting old and too fat.
Thinking is over you're injured. Go see a competent orthopedic surgeon and tell him what happened.
I tore some ligaments playing basketball during the dark ages and limped around for about 40 years waiting for technology to catch up. Today, it has. I walk without a limp. Don't wait. IF tendon and/or ligament repair is required you need surgery within a week or so to repair before trama healing starts. I'm not a Doctor and as far as I know neither or you. A no regret strategy is appropriate until YOU know.
 
Thinking is over you're injured. Go see a competent orthopedic surgeon and tell him what happened.
I tore some ligaments playing basketball during the dark ages and limped around for about 40 years waiting for technology to catch up. Today, it has. I walk without a limp. Don't wait. IF tendon and/or ligament repair is required you need surgery within a week or so to repair before trama healing starts. I'm not a Doctor and as far as I know neither or you. A no regret strategy is appropriate until YOU know.
Appreciate the advice. Sounds like good advice too.
 
Good morning from Weeki Wachee, FL. Currently 75 degrees with a high today of 88 degrees. As usual we can expect a 4:00 thunderstorm that should last about 23 minutes, enough to cool us off and not interrupt the golf game.

Just got back from a bike ride and noticed high school football players working out in pads and helmets. What better thing to do on a July morning, right? Football in Florida is in the air. I can smell it.

I have a lot of work to do today getting my citrus trees nourished and tightening up the fences around them to keep out the deer. You give them a crack and they will destroy a young citrus tree in a minute. So it is constant work but when those tangerines, kumquats, grapefruit and oranges ripen on a cool winter's morning it is worth it. Fresh squeezed juice by the lanai and a hot cup of coffee makes a man feel good.
 
Good morning from Weeki Wachee, FL. Currently 75 degrees with a high today of 88 degrees. As usual we can expect a 4:00 thunderstorm that should last about 23 minutes, enough to cool us off and not interrupt the golf game.

Just got back from a bike ride and noticed high school football players working out in pads and helmets. What better thing to do on a July morning, right? Football in Florida is in the air. I can smell it.

I have a lot of work to do today getting my citrus trees nourished and tightening up the fences around them to keep out the deer. You give them a crack and they will destroy a young citrus tree in a minute. So it is constant work but when those tangerines, kumquats, grapefruit and oranges ripen on a cool winter's morning it is worth it. Fresh squeezed juice by the lanai and a hot cup of coffee makes a man feel good.

Have you lost any trees to citrus greening?
 
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Have you lost any trees to citrus greening?
No we haven't had that problem in my area that I know of. My tangerine trees had a copper deficiency last crop but spraying seems to have taken care of that. The other trees are young and healthy. I take care of them with fertilizer and insect control but deer and small animals cause the biggest head ache. My land backs up to a wildlife preserve so every varmint known to man comes out of those swamps.

My grandfather had 150 acres of groves and I can tell you raising citrus is not easy. You have every bug in Florida after you and you are at the mercy of mother nature and the weather. During the winter grandpa would keep piles of wood in the groves ready to light on fire if the temperature dropped below 30 degrees.
 
  • Good Morning, D-Leagueanites.
  • 70º in Johns Creek. Beautiful day going. Blue sky.
  • This Dark Magic really tastes good.
  • Lola got a $65 clip yesterday. Now you can tell just how tiny a 10 pounder is. Tiny.
  • Very quiet here in the backyard. Just the crows being noisey and getting after the figs.
  • Time for more DM. QB's up.
  • Y'all be safe today. Have fun.
  • My cousin's recipe for his steak marinade: 1 cup of Dale's low sodum, 2 cups of Italian dressing and 2 cups of Worchestershire or Lea and Perins. Marinade for an hour or so. Let me know what you think.
  • Carry on.
 
God I I hate cotton mouths. I came very close to leaving this world because of cotton mouths. Four of us were fishing on the Withlacoochee River and pulled close to the bank when a buddy ask me to check for the depth. We had a long cane pole on the boat and I leaned over put the pole in the water expecting to hit bottom in a foot or two. But I hit a deep hole and my momentum caused me to go over board into the water. Unknown to me cotton mouths were hanging from cypress trees on the bank and when I hit the water, they hit the water. I didn't see it but my buddies started yelling "cotton mouths" and they say I came out of that water, walked on water for about 10 feet and jumped into the boat as they were beating the snakes with a paddle. We were at least 10 miles from any civilization and I would have been a dead man had they got to me. It gives me cold sweats thinking about it 40 years later. I hate cotton mouths.
 
Good morning folks! Got me about 9 hours last night. Something woke me up at 5 am but I went right back to sleep.

Coffee grinder is a welcome noise this morning.

Looks like I'll be going shopping with my wife today. Somehow I've managed to dodge that bullet for a couple of weeks.

Hurry up and give me Bahama Basketball.
 
God I I hate cotton mouths. I came very close to leaving this world because of cotton mouths. Four of us were fishing on the Withlacoochee River and pulled close to the bank when a buddy ask me to check for the depth. We had a long cane pole on the boat and I leaned over put the pole in the water expecting to hit bottom in a foot or two. But I hit a deep hole and my momentum caused me to go over board into the water. Unknown to me cotton mouths were hanging from cypress trees on the bank and when I hit the water, they hit the water. I didn't see it but my buddies started yelling "cotton mouths" and they say I came out of that water, walked on water for about 10 feet and jumped into the boat as they were beating the snakes with a paddle. We were at least 10 miles from any civilization and I would have been a dead man had they got to me. It gives me cold sweats thinking about it 40 years later. I hate cotton mouths.
I lived on a lake in Jacksonville, FL and my wife once freekeh out one Sunday afternoon when she spotted one in the den. The pool skimmer helped us get him where we could kill him. He had venom all over the skimmer from striking it and getting his fangs caught in it. We boiled the skimmer.
 
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