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[warrior-cat]

Only after being marinated.

If you were Biden you would already be marionetted. Just place in front of crowd control it, and let them eat up the BS.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

They say this is the worlds' oldest tree, a 3,000 year old olive tree still bearing olives. When I was in Israel we saw olive trees that were here when Christ walked the earth. That is one tough tree

 

[BBUK]

Yeah, I'm a spring chicken. Only 69.

Same age as my brother Sir!

I was just talking with my youngest daughter earlier today. If the Lord doesn't take me home I plan to visit my brother on his 70th birthday in July, a week after mine. We are 9 years and 51 weeks apart.

A funny thing about us, we do a lot of the same things...

I had chicken pox in my early 30's, my brother had them the same month I did. I lived in Kentucky at the time and he has always lived in Michigan.. I hadn't seen him in three or four years at that time. He caught the shingles though and they nearly did him in. (He is a retired corporate jet pilot.)

My last birthday one of my daughters bought me a cake for my birthday. While I was talking with my brother on his birthday a week later, I sent him a picture of my cake. He sent me a picture of him, his wife (My sister), and their son with a picture of his cake. It was EXACTLY the same type of cake. (A walmart brand cake with several different types of cake in one cake. (German chocolate, Carrot, Red Velvet, and another type..) Who'd a thunk it. Many, many other things my brother and I do at the same times is uncanny.

Oh, I hope all your days turned out well for you. May God allow you a good rest for a new week and may your week bring joy and celebration to you all. God Bless you...

 

[BBUK]

This was at the Busan beach while I was in Korea... (Just had them come up as memories on FaceBook.)

 

[MdWIldcat55]

They say this is the worlds' oldest tree, a 3,000 year old olive tree still bearing olives. When I was in Israel we saw olive trees that were here when Christ walked the earth. That is one tough tree

I've seen some of those old olive trees in Israel. Everything feels old about that place. The walls of the old city of Jerusalem seem to be coated in the dust of thousands of years.

For me, growing up hearing all those Biblical stories, it was amazing how close all those places are to each other. I remember I had a Palestinian guide in Jerusalem, and on a whim one slow day I said, "Let's drive out to Bethlehem. I want to see where Jesus was born." He said, "Sure, I can go there (it's controlled by the Palestinian Authority now, so not being Israelis we both were fine.)"

So we head out, I settle in for the drive -- and we're there.

It turns out to be about five or six miles outside the gates of the old city. Hell, we could have walked it in a couple hours. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but not that. To think Christ's life began and ended within the distance of an average morning jog for me was somehow all the more remarkable.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

My last birthday one of my daughters bought me a cake for my birthday. While I was talking with my brother on his birthday a week later, I sent him a picture of my cake. He sent me a picture of him, his wife (My sister), and their son with a picture of his cake. It was EXACTLY the same type of cake. (A walmart brand cake with several different types of cake in one cake. (German chocolate, Carrot, Red Velvet, and another type..) Who'd a thunk it. Many, many other things my brother and I do at the same times is uncanny.

This reminds me of an anniversary my wife and I were celebrating. We were in Hilton Head, SC to celebrate.. Before I left home I had bought her card and took it with me. When we got there she bought a card at the local Hallmark Store.

When we exchanged cards we opened them to find they were the exact same card. Bought in stores in a state separated by Georgia. I wonder what the odds are? We got a big laugh out of it.

 

[awf]

Yeah, I'm a spring chicken. Only 69.

Now I know why I like it on this page so much.......I can feel like a youngster with all of you old folks.....I'll be 67yrs on 6-2

 

[awf]

When Water temperatures reach 62-65°, normally April-May. But, I'm hoping for the early ones to start biting. I figure the surface temperature in the afternoon may bring them up so, top water to just subsurface swimming bait might do. I will teach my Karate class from 1400-1530 (3 times a week) then head out.

Maybe a 51/4" black and silver Rappala minow works well......The Director told me to go online and get her a fishing license......I knew she would get tired of sitting back there and reading .....now I have a fishing partner.......if I can just get her to operate the trolling motor.........I fished the back of the boat for so many years that I just can't get comfortable on the front of the boat.........

 

[awf]

They say this is the worlds' oldest tree, a 3,000 year old olive tree still bearing olives. When I was in Israel we saw olive trees that were here when Christ walked the earth. That is one tough tree

I've been to Isaac Newton's apple tree......it is actually more of an over grown bush......but I sat below it........I didn't discover anything while sitting there other than the grass was itchy...........

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I've seen some of those old olive trees in Israel. Everything feels old about that place. The walls of the old city of Jerusalem seem to be coated in the dust of thousands of years.

For me, growing up hearing all those Biblical stories, it was amazing how close all those places are to each other. I remember I had a Palestinian guide in Jerusalem, and on a whim one slow day I said, "Let's drive out to Bethlehem. I want to see where Jesus was born." He said, "Sure, I can go there (it's controlled by the Palestinian Authority now, so not being Israelis we both were fine.)"

So we head out, I settle in for the drive -- and we're there.

It turns out to be about five or six miles outside the gates of the old city. Hell, we could have walked it in a couple hours. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but not that. To think Christ's life began and ended within the distance of an average morning jog for me was somehow all the more remarkable.

I remember the trip to Bethlehem. Our guide was Jewish so he could not enter. I had on shorts and no head covering and they barred me from getting off of the bus. Fortunately, some one on the bus had one of those Arab garbs and loaned it to me and they let me in. So I could see where the baby Jesus was born. That too was an experience. There was no wooded cradle.

Israel has trillions of rocks and very little wood. The "manager" is pictured in our world as being made of wood. A nice little cradle of soft wood. In reality it was stone. Christ was laid on stone as a newborn baby.

Speaking of rocks, my wife collects rocks and they told her to take all of the rocks she wanted. They begged her. LOL I had to purchase another suit case to get all of the stuff she took out of there. And the cost! Well baggage ain't cheap on Delta when you are over the weight limit in Israel. But it was a super trip. A couple of years later we went to Turkey and Greece and I was amazed there too. Turkey was entirely different than I imagined, especially Istanbul.

 

[BBUK]

Maybe a 51/4" black and silver Rappala minow works well......The Director told me to go online and get her a fishing license......I knew she would get tired of sitting back there and reading .....now I have a fishing partner.......if I can just get her to operate the trolling motor.........I fished the back of the boat for so many years that I just can't get comfortable on the front of the boat.........

That is a thing I loved about South Carolina. Ten bucks a year for a salt water license.

 

[awf]

I remember the trip to Bethlehem. Our guide was Jewish so he could not enter. I had on shorts and no head covering and they barred me from getting off of the bus. Fortunately, some one on the bus had one of those Arab garbs and loaned it to me and they let me in. So I could see where the baby Jesus was born. That too was an experience. There was no wooded cradle.

Israel has trillions of rocks and very little wood. The "manager" is pictured in our world as being made of wood. A nice little cradle of soft wood. In reality it was stone. Christ was laid on stone as a newborn baby.

Speaking of rocks, my wife collects rocks and they told her to take all of the rocks she wanted. They begged her. LOL I had to purchase another suit case to get all of the stuff she took out of there. And the cost! Well baggage ain't cheap on Delta when you are over the weight limit in Israel. But it was a super trip. A couple of years later we went to Turkey and Greece and I was amazed there too. Turkey was entirely different than I imagined, especially Istanbul.

My wife has a thing for rocks also.......I told her when she gets stopped for stealing relics from the old castles/cathedrals that I am going to act like I don't know her.....Dover Castle, Palace at Versailles, The Ruins of Bury St Edmonds......the list is long.......

 

[MdWIldcat55]

I remember the trip to Bethlehem. Our guide was Jewish so he could not enter. I had on shorts and no head covering and they barred me from getting off of the bus. Fortunately, some one on the bus had one of those Arab garbs and loaned it to me and they let me in. So I could see where the baby Jesus was born. That too was an experience. There was no wooded cradle.

Israel has trillions of rocks and very little wood. The "manager" is pictured in our world as being made of wood. A nice little cradle of soft wood. In reality it was stone. Christ was laid on stone as a newborn baby.

Speaking of rocks, my wife collects rocks and they told her to take all of the rocks she wanted. They begged her. LOL I had to purchase another suit case to get all of the stuff she took out of there. And the cost! Well baggage ain't cheap on Delta when you are over the weight limit in Israel. But it was a super trip. A couple of years later we went to Turkey and Greece and I was amazed there too. Turkey was entirely different than I imagined, especially Istanbul.

Sawnee - If you look at that silver-plated star on the floor, that marks the spot where, according to tradition, the manger was located. And yes, they say it was a stone trough. At least that's what they told visitors in 1990.

And on the other end of Christ's journey, this is near the end of the path to his crucifixion.

 

[starchief5]

I've seen some of those old olive trees in Israel. Everything feels old about that place. The walls of the old city of Jerusalem seem to be coated in the dust of thousands of years.

For me, growing up hearing all those Biblical stories, it was amazing how close all those places are to each other. I remember I had a Palestinian guide in Jerusalem, and on a whim one slow day I said, "Let's drive out to Bethlehem. I want to see where Jesus was born." He said, "Sure, I can go there (it's controlled by the Palestinian Authority now, so not being Israelis we both were fine.)"

So we head out, I settle in for the drive -- and we're there.

It turns out to be about five or six miles outside the gates of the old city. Hell, we could have walked it in a couple hours. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but not that. To think Christ's life began and ended within the distance of an average morning jog for me was somehow all the more remarkable.

Joke of the Week

BORROW THE CAR

A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a preacher, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it."

After about a month the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father's study where his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you've studied your bible diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!"

The young man waited and minute and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, why even Jesus had long hair...."

To which his father replied...."Yes, and they WALKED everywhere they went!"

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I received a text from a friend. He was filling up his pickup truck and said it cost him $101.60. First time over $100 for a fill up in 4 years. I replied, you are blessed and Joe is proud of you. America voted for this folks, no need to cry now.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Raked leaves for the past couple hours. Filled 7 large paper bags full. Picked up most. Still waiting for remaining leaves to fall. Enjoying a couple hard-earned beers. Life is good.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Raked leaves for the past couple hours. Filled 7 large paper bags full. Picked up most. Still waiting for remaining leaves to fall. Enjoying a couple hard-earned beers. Life is good.

Raking leaves in late Winter? Due to the cold freeze or tidying up before Spring growing season starts? Which is any day now in Texas I assume.?

 

[_Rooster]

 

[berniecarbo]

I remember the trip to Bethlehem. Our guide was Jewish so he could not enter. I had on shorts and no head covering and they barred me from getting off of the bus. Fortunately, some one on the bus had one of those Arab garbs and loaned it to me and they let me in. So I could see where the baby Jesus was born. That too was an experience. There was no wooded cradle.

Israel has trillions of rocks and very little wood. The "manager" is pictured in our world as being made of wood. A nice little cradle of soft wood. In reality it was stone. Christ was laid on stone as a newborn baby.

Speaking of rocks, my wife collects rocks and they told her to take all of the rocks she wanted. They begged her. LOL I had to purchase another suit case to get all of the stuff she took out of there. And the cost! Well baggage ain't cheap on Delta when you are over the weight limit in Israel. But it was a super trip. A couple of years later we went to Turkey and Greece and I was amazed there too. Turkey was entirely different than I imagined, especially Istanbul.

I only saw the airport in Instanbul, but I spent 18 months in Turkey. Visited Izmir a few times which was relatively modern. Spent some time in the mountains, seeing camel caravans and sheep herders. No electricity in the mountain villages. Took a tour to the ruins at the church of Ephesus where they claimed to have the burial spot of the apostle John.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Raking leaves in late Winter? Due to the cold freeze or tidying up before Spring growing season starts? Which is any day now in Texas I assume.?

Both. "SNOVID" wrecked our tree out back. Possibly killed it. Much more cleanup remains. Still must rake and sweep our carport. Lots of work. Doubtful we receive any additional freezes.

 

[_Rooster]

Glad you're still around.

Thanks, our societal shutdown has crushed small business. My family has not been immune to these complications. Confused by the chaos because they've been lied too and scared of that road to hell paved with good intentions by barbaric godless do-gooders suffering from the deceitful delusions of satanic purity. When they ask for assurances, I tell them the truth as I know it to be. That when you burn down an ecosystem it's ability to support life is diminished before it is restored. Human neighborhoods are no different than forests in that the life adapts to the ecotones created by habitat successional stages. Eco-homogeneity creates vulnerabilities. As always man will be flawed in the decision making, nature of the beast.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 45°F and clear. Clouds moving in later today. We'll top out around 77°F.

Monday, Monday.........

I've still got mucho yard work scheduled this week. A few leaves continue falling from the possibly dead tree. Trimming hedges also in store.

Cats next game is this coming Thursday at 12 noon against Mississippi State down in NashVegas. Could be the last for this season. Hope not.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Thanks, our societal shutdown has crushed small business. My family has not been immune to these complications. Confused by the chaos because they've been lied too and scared of that road to hell paved with good intentions by barbaric godless do-gooders suffering from the deceitful delusions of satanic purity. When they ask for assurances, I tell them the truth as I know it to be. That when you burn down an ecosystem it's ability to support life is diminished before it is restored. Human neighborhoods are no different than forests in that the life adapts to the ecotones created by habitat successional stages. Eco-homogeneity creates vulnerabilities. As always man will be flawed in the decision making, nature of the beast.

At the end of the day it all comes down to money. If there is money in it, politicians will endorse it whether it is right or wrong or hurtful or not. None of that matters if there is money to be made. They will destroy good for the $$$$$. It has been this was since the beginning of humanity.

 

[warrior-cat]

My wife has a thing for rocks also.......I told her when she gets stopped for stealing relics from the old castles/cathedrals that I am going to act like I don't know her.....Dover Castle, Palace at Versailles, The Ruins of Bury St Edmonds......the list is long.......

Not a rock collector but, I did bring one each back from Saudi, Iraq, and Kuwait.

 

[warrior-cat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 45°F and clear. Clouds moving in later today. We'll top out around 77°F.

Monday, Monday.........

I've still got mucho yard work scheduled this week. A few leaves continue falling from the possibly dead tree. Trimming hedges also in store.

Cats next game is this coming Thursday at 12 noon against Mississippi State down in NashVegas. Could be the last for this season. Hope not.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

Yeah baby, love me some chocolate covered peanuts, clustered or otherwise. Problem is, I don't know when to quit eating them unless I run out.

71° on tap for the day with a couple of 80 plus degree days up coming this week.

 

[BBUK]

Thanks, our societal shutdown has crushed small business. My family has not been immune to these complications. Confused by the chaos because they've been lied too and scared of that road to hell paved with good intentions by barbaric godless do-gooders suffering from the deceitful delusions of satanic purity. When they ask for assurances, I tell them the truth as I know it to be. That when you burn down an ecosystem it's ability to support life is diminished before it is restored. Human neighborhoods are no different than forests in that the life adapts to the ecotones created by habitat successional stages. Eco-homogeneity creates vulnerabilities. As always man will be flawed in the decision making, nature of the beast.

Yeah and when pettiness, unfounded arrogance, and Socialism/Communism are being incorporated, life as we knew it is untenable....😡

Oh, God still wins in the end and his children will reign with him. Hallelujah....

May God bless you all and keep you safe during today's journey and beyond.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 45°F and clear. Clouds moving in later today. We'll top out around 77°F.

Monday, Monday.........

I've still got mucho yard work scheduled this week. A few leaves continue falling from the possibly dead tree. Trimming hedges also in store.

Cats next game is this coming Thursday at 12 noon against Mississippi State down in NashVegas. Could be the last for this season. Hope not.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

My favorite candy. My sentimental mother still sends me a couple packages from a store in Kentucky where they sell a particular brand of chocolate peanut clusters every Christmas.

Hope all is well in the D-League on this Monday morning.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

My wife has a thing for rocks also.......I told her when she gets stopped for stealing relics from the old castles/cathedrals that I am going to act like I don't know her.....Dover Castle, Palace at Versailles, The Ruins of Bury St Edmonds......the list is long.......

I've never been into collecting rocks from places. But since my boyhood I've been very into hunting for fossils and indian relics whenever I get a chance.

Here's something I found in a dried creek bed in rural Campbell County on recent visit to Kentucky.


I sent a photo of it to a woman I know in the Smithsonian. What is it? A section of a large example of one of these, Orthoceras Nautaloid. Roughly 400 million years old. That's the part that always makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. By the way, not rare or valuable, though most fossils of this creature are much smaller, like a roll of quarters. I have a lot in that size range.

 

[cordmaker]

I've never been into collecting rocks from places. But since my boyhood I've been very into hunting for fossils and indian relics whenever I get a chance.

Here's something I found in a dried creek bed in rural Campbell County on recent visit to Kentucky.

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I sent a photo of it to a woman I know in the Smithsonian. What is it? A section of a large example of one of these, Orthoceras Nautaloid. Roughly 400 million years old. That's the part that always makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. By the way, not rare or valuable, though most fossils of this creature are much smaller, like a roll of quarters. I have a lot in that size range.

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Looks like a giant dinosaur dropping to me, but what does an old country boy know!

 

[cordmaker]

Good morning D, another beautiful day here in the Berg, may get the detector out later.

A couple years ago I found a rock that kept setting my pin pointer off, wish I would have kept it, I found out it could have been a meteorite, will keep the next one like that.

I hope the D, has a great day and prayers for the D!!!!!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

We railroad guys are a friendly lot.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Looks like a giant dinosaur dropping to me, but what does an old country boy know!

Cord -- I was actually hoping it was a prehistoric mammal vertebrae. But nothing that cool, according to the expert I showed it to.

 

[cordmaker]

Cord -- I was actually hoping it was a prehistoric mammal vertebrae. But nothing that cool, according to the expert I showed it to.

I have watched those dinosaur hunting shows, they were always interesting to me!!

 

[_Rooster]

58°➫ 84° Mostly Sunny

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I have watched those dinosaur hunting shows, they were always interesting to me!!

I am the dinosaur that they are hunting.

 

[cordmaker]

I am the dinosaur that they are hunting.

If I keep eating the way I am I am going to end up a Blimposaurous!!!!!

 

[_Rooster]

Cord -- I was actually hoping it was a prehistoric mammal vertebrae. But nothing that cool, according to the expert I showed it to.

Stomping grounds (Rooster's Escape) is now a treasure.

Linky

 

[BBUK]

Looks like a giant dinosaur dropping to me, but what does an old country boy know!

Pre-historic flatulation of the Dinosaur variety, encased?

 

[wildcatdonf]

• Good Morning, D-Leagueanites and Lurkers.
• We had 26º at 0730 in the woods. Cccccold.
• Walked Lola a couple of times already.
• 2 mugs of Dark Magic. That's my limit recently. No cokes. Water only.
• No Whitetails.
• Did some flat wings yesterday. My electric starter blew a heating element first time out. The wings were good.
• Waiting on Spring.
• Hope all y'all's Health is good.
• Got my first Covid vacine last week.
• That is all.
• As you were.
• Carry on.