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Good old San Angelo. It lies about 200 miles to the NW from us. You start hitting desert out there. Livestock, oil and a Goodfellow AFB. I last visited about 15 years ago. Nice folks.

I took 98C training there. A fine post. Had a black girl slap my hand for picking up my tray (Fresh out of basic into my first AIT. Stated that was HER job.) Asked how I wanted my steak cooked.. ah,.. while I was standing at parade rest. Ate Jack Rabbit in the mess hall, had a beer machine in our barracks along with a cigarette machine. (I think the beer was $.55 or $.65 and the cigarettes were $.45 (A pack).. I loved that beer machine...

Water was HORRIBLE as most Texas water is but that was the worst. (Regurgitated pool water at best.)

I sprained my ankle while there and the doctor that treated me (A full Bird) got me drunk on screwdrivers that night in the officers club. Just an enjoyable time... I think it was near or was my birthday is why the Col. was so nice to me. Think I just turned 21.... The Col. got me hooked on those darned screwdrivers though and I drank my share of those for a few years and finally went on a drunk just after I got out of the Army and drank two or three fifths with orange juice and swore off them. Haven't had one since...

Oh, but I DO hope you all are having a GREAT day and I DO wish you the very merriest of Christmas seasons no matter the circumstances. Jesus IS the reason for the season. Focus on him and all will be okay! God Bless you all AND your families!
 
It is 45.1°F and partly sunny. We started out below freezing this morning, but may end up being decent for some yard work.

I don't know what to expect out of our Cats this afternoon. I am just hoping to get a win.

I grilled some prime rib eye last night. That stuff is good. Apparently I do not have Covid-19 as you are supposed to lose your taste, so as of last night I still had my taste. The largest one came in at 22 ounces. My cousin Leon ate it all but one little piece of gristle. That old boy can still pack it in. I top out at about 12 ounces.
22 ounces is a lot of meat! Congrats to Leon!
 
The largest one came in at 22 ounces. My cousin Leon ate it all but one little piece of gristle. That old boy can still pack it in. I top out at about 12 ounces.
22 ounces is a lot of meat! Congrats to Leon!
Years ago, before all the food challenges and so forth, went to a place in Vegas that had a 32 oz. prime rib.....if you could eat it all it was free. Was in a party of 4....none of us could do it.
 
This team is setting some really bad records. When was the last time a UK team opened with a 1-5 record? Lost 5 straight games? Was winless in December before Christmas? I see signs of life with this team but then they keep reverting back.

Not giving up by any means.
 
I don't know either but I'm sure it'll be brought up very soon if it hasn't already.
Rupp may have lost 3 in a row one season out of 42 years. But I can't recall a losing one. The worst I remember is 13-13 in 1967.

That was the year Pat Riley injured his back during the summer water skiing. I believe on Herrington Lake. He never got back to his Junior year conditioning and the Cats struggled. It was the worst year of Coach Rupp's career.
 
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We're witnessing history in the making, folks. Poorest play any of us have ever seen in our lifetimes.

I wonder how badly the now partially irrelevant Lexington Herald Leader (kentucky.com) will criticize Cal?

Stay tuned.
Yes we are in uncharted waters as they say. Worst since 1926-27 somebody said. Heck that was the year Ruth hit 60.
 
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Cal's plan for UK greatness just went off the rails. Kids should not come to UK to only go to the NBA. Cal needs to understand that.

This team does not understand the game. I am not saying that they can not learn the game but right now they don't know how to play basketball. They are playing at UK to get a contract. That is bad, in my opinion.

I don't know how Cal's contract is drafted, but Kentucky needs to look at an alternative.

This team sucks. Cal blaming the fans for the schedule is horrible. I basically am pissed at Cal not the team. I have rooted for Cal for a decade. It is time that Cal became the Kentucky coach instead of the NBA talent evaluator. The NBA is not paying his damned salary, it is UK fans.
 
I took 98C training there. A fine post. Had a black girl slap my hand for picking up my tray (Fresh out of basic into my first AIT. Stated that was HER job.) Asked how I wanted my steak cooked.. ah,.. while I was standing at parade rest. Ate Jack Rabbit in the mess hall, had a beer machine in our barracks along with a cigarette machine. (I think the beer was $.55 or $.65 and the cigarettes were $.45 (A pack).. I loved that beer machine...

Water was HORRIBLE as most Texas water is but that was the worst. (Regurgitated pool water at best.)

I sprained my ankle while there and the doctor that treated me (A full Bird) got me drunk on screwdrivers that night in the officers club. Just an enjoyable time... I think it was near or was my birthday is why the Col. was so nice to me. Think I just turned 21.... The Col. got me hooked on those darned screwdrivers though and I drank my share of those for a few years and finally went on a drunk just after I got out of the Army and drank two or three fifths with orange juice and swore off them. Haven't had one since...

Oh, but I DO hope you all are having a GREAT day and I DO wish you the very merriest of Christmas seasons no matter the circumstances. Jesus IS the reason for the season. Focus on him and all will be okay! God Bless you all AND your families!
Love this post.

Oh, the good old days. Love your reflections. It was a much larger Army back then. Seemed senior leaders really cared about soldiers they liked. Lots of stuff changed after Desert Storm. Drawdown dominated Army culture during the 90s. Everybody worried about their career, myself included.

I got hooked on Vodka/Grapefruit back in the 80s. Stayed with it and German beer until just 8 years ago or so.
 
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