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[BBUK]

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[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 55°F, cloudy with a light drizzle. Expect today's high reaching around 77°F.

All our clocks except one already switched for Daylight Savings Time. Must set my wristwatch. Gotta love technology.

GaTech beat the 'Noles last night. Bah!

Chores and errands on my agenda today.

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

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

All our clocks except one already switched for Daylight Savings Time.

Maybe the Chinese dropped an EMP North of the Mason-Dixon. Most.of our automated/electronic clocks didn't switch times. First ever that I can remember. Only our phones did the switch. Got a weather station that gets it's time from a gov't atomic/radio wave deal in Colorado...didn't do it. Laptop didn't. Home phone system didn't. Weird. Finally had to 'ask' Google nest (?) and Alexa to see if some little inanimate object sitting here and there in the house could tell me.

But now I'm up to the 'times'.

Everyone have a good Lord's Day....and eat a few chips.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Maybe the Chinese dropped an EMP North of the Mason-Dixon. Most.of our automated/electronic clocks didn't switch times. First ever that I can remember. Only our phones did the switch. Got a weather station that gets it's time from a gov't atomic/radio wave deal in Colorado...didn't do it. Laptop didn't. Home phone system didn't. Weird. Finally had to 'ask' Google nest (?) and Alexa to see if some little inanimate object sitting here and there in the house could tell me.

But now I'm up to the 'times'.

LOL

And we Spring Forward once again. Our two Senators are pushing bills to eliminate this falling back and springing forward. A total useless thing in a modern world. 95% of us do not need an extra hour to pick our cotton. Two states have it right, Indiana and Arizona. The rest of us are in the dark ages. I know it was started to "conserve energy" but In my opinion DST is one thing Ben Franklin should have kept to himself.

Oh well, the sun is rising in my hometown so all is well.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Morning folks. It is a cloudy 48.4°F with rain in the forecast.

I watched all the SEC Tourney games. Alabama is a good team, but if they are a 1 seed then the whole country is really way down.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. Shortest day of the year -- seems like by law that should be a Monday (I get why that wouldn't work, but still...)

This, of course, used to be one of the best days of the year -- Selection Sunday. May we all be here healthy and excited and arguing over whether the Cats are a 1 or 2 seed in exactly one year.

I hope you all are having a good day so far.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

Nothing much on tap today other than eating a cold cut sandwich for lunch today so I can compliment it with Potato Chips! Those freakin national whatever days.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good morning D-League. Shortest day of the year -- seems like by law that should be a Monday (I get why that wouldn't work, but still...)

This, of course, used to be one of the best days of the year -- Selection Sunday. May we all be here healthy and excited and arguing over whether the Cats are a 1 or 2 seed in exactly one year.

I hope you all are having a good day so far.

It is a strange and sad feeling. Nothing to look forward to on selection Sunday. I feel like one would if the doors were locked and I was forced to spend the night in the yard with the critters. A total loneliness and rejection. College basketball has forsaken us. We are the ugly girl not invited to the Senior Prom. Rejection. Unwanted. We are below ordinary. A bottom dweller.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Check out UK track star Abby Steiner from Dublin, OH. She tied the Women's NCAA 200m indoor record last night. Wow.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

And she is cute.

 

[awf]

Since we are left at home without any more basketball and my interest is vanished, I am going to spend the day working outside.

We picked up five Mandevilla plants yesterday, red and yellow that I am going to cultivate on a trellis. These plants love hot weather and full sunshine, I have a spot for them. A sample below. Some people call them Rocktrumpets

I had one of them in a 50 gallon pot......I wheeled it in and out of the garage for six or seven years......the bambo trellis I put in the pot for it in rotted off......I have a 5-star cactus that a good friend brought back from Arizona 45 yrs ago........I'm getting too old to be moving these pots in and out...........

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

That’s some fascinating Kentucky history Bert. Thanks for sharing. I used to literally dream of finding one of those spots where points were plentiful, and you could come upon caches with several tools or blades. For me, it was usually hours of hunting through plowed fields or creek banks for a single arrowhead - or often nothing.

It’s amazing how many points are out there still. Or maybe not so surprising. There were hundreds of generations from the early archaic to the late woodland, with maybe a few million people per generation, and who knew how many relics each person owned in a lifetime? That’s many billions of relics spread around.

The current theme on American Indians are that they were these perfect peace loving folks who took care of their world and lived lightly on the land. Of course none of that is true as they were involved with wars against every other tribe in their area and they altered the land to their benefit as much as they could.

Here is an article about the Barrens (Barren County was named after). Europeans first thought the area to be arid and not as productive until they found out that the Indians set it on fire ever spring. The Indians set it on fire because it was easier to hunt deer, elk, bears and other small game in a clearing than dense forest.

It is a boring read but very informative.

http://www.smithsgrove.org/clientimages/27512/historicalarticles/historical%20notes%20on%20the%20big%20barrens%20in%20kentucky%20(reworked%20version).pdf

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I had one of them in a 50 gallon pot......I wheeled it in and out of the garage for six or seven years......the bambo trellis I put in the pot for it in rotted off......I have a 5-star cactus that a good friend brought back from Arizona 45 yrs ago........I'm getting too old to be moving these pots in and out...........

Yep, me too. My shop and garage are filled with plants all winter. I am tired of hauling them in and out, but Sherry throws a fit ever time I mention getting rid of them.

 

[awf]

Maybe the Chinese dropped an EMP North of the Mason-Dixon. Most.of our automated/electronic clocks didn't switch times. First ever that I can remember. Only our phones did the switch. Got a weather station that gets it's time from a gov't atomic/radio wave deal in Colorado...didn't do it. Laptop didn't. Home phone system didn't. Weird. Finally had to 'ask' Google nest (?) and Alexa to see if some little inanimate object sitting here and there in the house could tell me.

But now I'm up to the 'times'.

Everyone have a good Lord's Day....and eat a few chips.

Nobody can eat just one........

 

[awf]

Yep, me too. My shop and garage are filled with plants all winter. I am tired of hauling them in and out, but Sherry throws a fit ever time I mention getting rid of them.

Last Fall I put 37 X-large pots in the garage........every year the Director drags in more pots and more plants......I told her when she mentioned it was almost time to get them out........"when the mules ears are hanging down...... it means he is wore out"......

 

[BBUK]

Nobody can eat just one........

That's exactly why I eat just none.

Oh, a joyful day to you all. God will provide. God Bless you.

 

[starchief5]

LOL

And we Spring Forward once again. Our two Senators are pushing bills to eliminate this falling back and springing forward. A total useless thing in a modern world. 95% of us do not need an extra hour to pick our cotton. Two states have it right, Indiana and Arizona. The rest of us are in the dark ages. I know it was started to "conserve energy" but In my opinion DST is one thing Ben Franklin should have kept to himself.

Oh well, the sun is rising in my hometown so all is well.

Hee hee.

 

[awf]

Whoa! I was never afraid of heights and I used to climb as high as I had to as long as I had something sturdy to hold onto. I'd have never ventured onto something like that on my worst day. That is ludicrous, beautiful BUT, ludicrous....

I almost fell off of the Odd Fellow building on Muhammid Ali St. one night......It is across from the Pendinis club.....one of the roof hatches blew off in a storm.......I had to climb out of one hatch and was going to slide down a few feet to put the cover on the one that was half off......the roof had just been painted and I just barely caught the second frame as I slid by.......there was box gutters and they wouldn't have stopped me......I would have been a blob on the roof of the Budget building........it looked like a bobcat had scratched the roof..........I had the red roof paint jammed under my finger nails........we remodeled that building twice and both times I had close calls of falling..........now they want to tear it down........

 

[MdWIldcat55]

The current theme on American Indians are that they were these perfect peace loving folks who took care of their world and lived lightly on the land. Of course none of that is true as they were involved with wars against every other tribe in their area and they altered the land to their benefit as much as they could.

Here is an article about the Barrens (Barren County was named after). Europeans first thought the area to be arid and not as productive until they found out that the Indians set it on fire ever spring.

It is a boring read but very informative.

http://www.smithsgrove.org/clientimages/27512/historicalarticles/historical%20notes%20on%20the%20big%20barrens%20in%20kentucky%20(reworked%20version).pdf

Thanks Bert. I agree on all counts. Did you ever read the book 1491? Some of these ideas are part of that author's thesis, applied to the entire hemisphere as it existed just before Europeans arrived. The author talks about how extensively the Indians altered the landscape with slash/and/burn, all over North America. What Europeans assumed were natural rolling prairies had been denuded of forests in many places by Indians creating easier hunting opportunities. If you've never come across the book, I found it illuminating, if a little politically correct: No writer today is going to be blunt or completely honest about Native American culture. Not if he or she hopes to do it as a living.

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 9781400032051 | eBay

Paperback book. Cover shows signs of normal wear and tear. There may be stickers or sticker residue on the cover. There is no writing or highlighting in this book. Page corners are slightly folded.

www.ebay.com

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[awf]

D, A few days ago the discussion of skin tags came up and someone posted they had used Hempvanna. The question is, when I read the box, it said do not use around the eyes, whoever posted it, did you use it around your eyes? Sounds like a really stupid question!

Yes sir.......I used it on one on my eye lid.......if you will read the instructions I think it said to not get it on mucous membranes...........I held a little pc of paper towel below it so it wouldn't leak into my eye......I would just swipe the brush off before applying it......I am about 16-18 weeks into using it......I used it several times a day.....for several weeks.....the skin where the tag was is still scaly but the tag is just a memory.....I did get some in my eye a few times......burns like hell...........a drop or two of eye wash neutralizes it very fast.........I understand tying them off to get rid of them but I wanted the doggone thing off of my eyelid.......it was causing my eyelid to droop.......and it didn't appear to quit growing.........I am ugly enough without any extra embellishments.......

 

[berniecarbo]

I mentioned in another post about frequently driving through Cairo Il. This is on the Ky side of the river. Murray State University runs it now, but when I was a kid it was "The Ancient Buried City" run by Elvis's future manager Col Tom Parker.

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site | Ky Parks

 

[wildcatdonf]

• Enjoyed catching up my reading. Liked all of the posts.
• 50º this morning in the woods. Very nice day going weather-wise.
• Some wind, but not much.

• I mentioned in another post about frequently driving through Cairo Il. This is on the Ky side of the river. Murray State University runs it now, but when I was a kid it was "The Ancient Buried City" run by Elvis's future manager Col Tom Parker.
  
  Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site | Ky Parks

  Ancient Buried City, Wickliffe, Kentucky.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

I almost fell off of the Odd Fellow building on Muhammid Ali St. one night......It is across from the Pendinis club.....one of the roof hatches blew off in a storm.......I had to climb out of one hatch and was going to slide down a few feet to put the cover on the one that was half off......the roof had just been painted and I just barely caught the second frame as I slid by.......there was box gutters and they wouldn't have stopped me......I would have been a blob on the roof of the Budget building........it looked like a bobcat had scratched the roof..........I had the red roof paint jammed under my finger nails........we remodeled that building twice and both times I had close calls of falling..........now they want to tear it down........

There's a Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta that was opened I think in '67. Beautiful building...revolving restaurant on top...was I believe the first open atrium lobby building....22 stories. Had/has a restaurant in the lobby. Had a buddy who was eating lunch there one day and a woman decided to end it all and took a leap off of one of higher floors (which I don't know). Needless to say my buddy's appetite left him quickly.

 

[wildcatdonf]

• No Whitetails. Where are they, Rooster?
• Enjoy Rooster's train pictures,
• Our youngest grandchild was just accepted at The University of Georgia last Friday.
• Our great-grandchild had his first Aerobics Class. That was a Hoot.
• That's it.
• As you were.
• Carry on.

 

[awf]

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This morning's haul. Note the coin located upper-right with the Art Linkletter-looking dude. It's a 20 Belgian (Belgie) Franc piece dated 1980. Some stuff I find simply boggles the imagination.

The last time I stayed with my daughter in England I walked a bunch......I averaged 15 miles a day.......I never found one coin......ever.............When I came home I kept the walking habit for a while......I would ride to work with the Director and walk home then would walk back down to ride home with her.........I don't think I ever came home empty handed......I always found coins.......look in the expansion strips at road intersections........I find quarters there......I used to tell my grandchildren that......If I could walk 500 miles a day I would get rich with "found" money........

 

[awf]

You made me bring out my international coin collection that I haven't looked at in over 20 years. These coins represent every continent with the exception of Africa and Antarctica (obviously). They really need to be cleaned. The far left column are coins from the 1800s with the oldest being an 1840 German Kreuzer. The next column is from the 1910s and then each decade through the 80s. I'm no numismatist but I'm guessing these probably aren't worth much. More of a conversation piece. Please forgive the poor photography.

Every place we have been fortunate enough to travel to....... I get a full set of their coins......then the buggers changed to the euro.......I have two sets of coins for most places......I bought binders, plastic sleeves and cards for the coins........never got that project done........now that I am not playing music..........some of these projects will probably re-activate.......

 

[wildcatdonf]

There's a Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta that was opened I think in '67. Beautiful building...revolving restaurant on top...was I believe the first open atrium lobby building....22 stories. Had/has a restaurant in the lobby. Had a buddy who was eating lunch there one day and a woman decided to end it all and took a leap off of one of higher floors (which I don't know). Needless to say my buddy's appetite left him quickly.

A child was killed there by the revolving restaurant a few years ago.

 

[UKWILDCAT2004]

So what's one to do when you have a March free of plans?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Thanks Bert. I agree on all counts. Did you ever read the book 1491? Some of these ideas are part of that author's thesis, applied to the entire hemisphere as it existed just before Europeans arrived. The author talks about how extensively the Indians altered the landscape with slash/and/burn, all over North America. What Europeans assumed were natural rolling prairies had been denuded of forests in many places by Indians creating easier hunting opportunities. If you've never come across the book, I found it illuminating, if a little politically correct: No writer today is going to be blunt or completely honest about Native American culture. Not if he or she hopes to do it as a living.

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 9781400032051 | eBay

Paperback book. Cover shows signs of normal wear and tear. There may be stickers or sticker residue on the cover. There is no writing or highlighting in this book. Page corners are slightly folded.

www.ebay.com

The book has been ordered.

Geeze, you are a good source of information. But, but but you just cost me $8.00!

I love the D-League. Thanks to Don.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Well, Texans good for something.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Every place we have been fortunate enough to travel to....... I get a full set of their coins......the the buggers changed to the euro.......I have two sets of coins for most places......I bought binders, plastic sleeves and cards for the coins........never got that project done........now that I am not playing music..........some of these projects will probably re-activate.......

When I used to travel, I'd throw my pocket trash into a drawer when I got back. Eventually I put some of the bills in a frame in a basement den. The 500,000 note is Bosnian-Herzegovina dinars. You can see Somali shillings here, Afghanistan afghanis, Iraqi dinars and Haitian goudes, among others (there should be some Rwandan francs in there and some Zairian zaires but they may be buried in the pile.) By the way, the contents of the frame might be worth $20, converted...

 

[_Rooster]

49°➫ 69° Mostly Sunny

One of those Days

 

[awf]

So what's one to do when you have a March free of plans?
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Fish.......

 

[berniecarbo]

I did a little digging and found this post card on ebay. It's dated 1934, which is before my time, but I was there as a kid in probably mid 50's and the skeletons were still on display then at The Ancient Buried City.

1934 RPPC BURIAL TOMBS*WICKLIFFE KENTUCKY*5 LAYER BURIALS*ANCIENT BURIED CITY | eBay

 

[_Rooster]

• No Whitetails. Where are they, Rooster?
• Enjoy Rooster's train pictures

We've got Google. What intersection.

The book has been ordered.
Geeze, you are a good source of information. But, but but you just cost me $8.00!
I love the D-League. Thanks to Don.

Like this book. You're too square. You can get a copy for as little as 10 bits. Shipping will be 3x that. I heard of him 1st on "To Tell the Truth" with Garry Moore.
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[starchief5]

When I used to travel, I'd throw my pocket trash into a drawer when I got back. Eventually I put some of the bills in a frame in a basement den. The 500,000 note is Bosnian-Herzegovina dinars. You can see Somali shillings here, Afghanistan afghanis, Iraqi dinars and Haitian goudes, among others (there should be some Rwandan francs in there and some Zairian zaires but they may be buried in the pile.) By the way, the contents of the frame might be worth $20, converted...

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A dollar's worth of German currency in 1923.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

With the way the Big 10 Championship is going, it might be next weekend before teams find out who they're playing.

 

[BBUK]

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The last time I stayed with my daughter in England I walked a bunch......I averaged 15 miles a day.......I never found one coin......ever.............When I came home I kept the walking habit for a while......I would ride to work with the Director and walk home then would walk back down to ride home with her.........I don't think I ever came home empty handed......I always found coins.......look in the expansion strips at road intersections........I find quarters there......I used to tell my grandchildren that......If I could walk 500 miles a day I would get rich with "found" money........

In Korea, I walked a ton, never found as much as a penny.

I usually have good luck finding money. (I won't give away my tricks but., I can tell you all.) I look for bills. Coins I will pick up too. Walk a strip mall or any Walmart parking lot with a decent wind blowing and walk the end where the wind is blowing toward. Several times I find a ten or twenty dollar bill and usually several dollars. A short walk brings in a haul at times... don't believe I have ever taken one of those type walks and not found at least a dollar. (Just the way I have done it.) (If I see you drop it, I will give it back to you. Found a wallet once with a darn name in it. Yeah, if I know whose dough it is I will give it back. ($189.00 too.) I did find three 20's rolled together once in my parking lot walk..a bunch of 5's and 10's (Four to six bills each.) haven't been able to do that in the last year or two.

 

[BBUK]

So what's one to do when you have a March free of plans?

Make more plans!