I've been a Republican since I was old enough to vote in 1978. Not exactly thrilled with my party right now but the alternative is not an option. Voted for very few Dems over the years and never for President.
Sharks. Sometimes you eat them. Sometimes they eat you.
Coincidentally, we watched "Jaws" this past Saturday. Richard Dreyfus was perfect for that role.
My cousin watches Kentucky Afield faithfully. I catch a few episodes when visiting. Longest-running outdoors TV show in USA.I'm watching a couple of episodes of Kentucky Afield. I love these shows.
I still live in KY......we have to color in the oval and the ballot goes into the machine.......that is the last we see of it...Just double-check your vote once you pull that straight ticket lever..... I had that happen to me once in of all places South Carolina, voted straight ticket Republican and all the democrat names populated.
Since it's been a few years since I've watched it, I might sit down and watch it this weekend myself.Coincidentally, we watched "Jaws" this past Saturday. Richard Dreyfus was perfect for that role.
Always watched Jaws the week before our family rented a beach house in Delaware for ten days to get in the mood. We did that every summer from the year our first was born til they were both away from home.Since it's been a few years since I've watched it, I might sit down and watch it this weekend myself.
I'm from a family that was always Democrat. Went to school with some of the Julian Carroll family. His brother was the principal at the grade school I attended. But I voted for the man, not the party. By the time Reagan came around, I registered Republican so I could vote for the more conservative candidate in a primary. Its kind of funny in that my 93 year old mother has become very conservative.Pretty much been a conservative first...Repub second kind of guy. Can remember telling Mom & Dad when I went to school to be sure to vote for Ike...which they did (not because of me). Have voted for some Dems....voted Carter (big mistake...corrected it four years later). Voted for a couple Dems when I lived in Georgia 'cause I knew them...Sam Nunn and Joe Frank Harris. But probably starting about mid-late 80s starting going pretty straight ticket. A couple Dems I liked that sounded like they believed in what I do ... but if they're voted in it just leads to a stronger Dem majority or a stronger minority...plus, especially with Dems...they get in office and then vote as the Dem leadership wants...which is not at all what I want.
And when there is a Repub I don't like/agree with/etc....I don't vote for that office. Didn't care for McCain so didn't vote for Prez in '08, haven't voted for Portman the last two cycles he's run (and won), and won't vote again for DeWine.
Julian Carroll - that’s a name I hadn’t heard in a long time. When I was a high school junior I got picked for Boys State and went to Richmond, the Eastern campus, for some hootenanny of fake governing. Julian Carroll was Lt. governor then and he came and chatted with us in small groups. I guess he was the first “famous” person I ever met.I'm from a family that was always Democrat. Went to school with some of the Julian Carroll family. His brother was the principal at the grade school I attended. But I voted for the man, not the party. By the time Reagan came around, I registered Republican so I could vote for the more conservative candidate in a primary. Its kind of funny in that my 93 year old mother has become very conservative.
Well my avocado crop is pretty much wiped out by critters. Squirrels, coons, possums and groundhogs have taken their toil on my tree. An avocado is pretty much free from insects and common diseases that an orange tree would have but critters are the problem. They can wipe you out.
I counted 21 seeds on the ground this morning and so far I have lost over 100. They eat the peeling, fruit and leave the hard seed scattered on the ground. It is too late to stop them this year but next year I will be ready.
The lesson in this is you can not grow fruit trees and plants next to a swamp. A swamp is beautiful and the wildlife are plentiful but you don't farm next to one.
The fruit is not mature so I don't know. I have grown some nice trees from seed but they were mature. I think I will try just for the heck of it.Are any of the seeds good to sprout and grow from?
Good morning D League. Hazy and warming up in the east.
Off to a bad start in neighborhood relations today. I grabbed a t-shirt randomly knowing it’d be sweaty after my morning walk and go right into the dirty clothes.
As I left the house I bumped into the 30-something neighbor couple heading out for a jog. They seemed a little off but I didn’t think much if it.
Then I looked at my t-shirt. I’d grabbed one I got in Crawford Texas back in 2003 that says - TEXAS - it’s bigger than FRANCE. Then it has a map showing that. And then I recall the wife of the couple grew up in Paris. France, not Texas.
Ah well. Hope the D-League avoids insulting the neighbors today.
Good morning D-League.
Read Hosea 111 and 12
It's currently 74° and the sun he is a rising. This afternoon we have a 25% chance of rain and a high of 84°. Not bad for late July.
The sign below reminds me of a time I drove into New York City on the George Washington bridge. They were filling in a pothole and a couple of men were shoveling tar and another dozen or so were standing around watching. SMH
I trust all have a great day.
When she was young, my daughter used to get mad at her mother. I would tell her that I was going to go get the refrigerator and throw it at her mother. She would start laughing and the mad would be over.As my Dad used to say a lot. Tell them to "rub your mad spot".
Here's the t-shirt BBUK. I don't see how a jeune femme parisienne could be offended. It's just a geography lesson, and has nothing to do with the French refusing to help fight global Islamic terrorism...As my Dad used to say a lot. Tell them to "rub your mad spot".
Gary cooper, one of my favorite actors and sgt york one of my all time favorite movies. the only musical movies i ever cared for are wizard of oz and paint your wagon.Best Actor Oscar goes to....
James Cagney- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
One of my all time favorite movies. I own it and normally watch it at least once a year. (Gary Cooper presenting.)
Gary Cooper won the year before for.................. "Sergeant York" (I own that one too.)
I took my family on vacation to Navarre Beach, Fl in the late 1970's and they were filming Jaws II while we were there. The crew was staying at the same hotel we were at. It was a Holiday Inn Resort complete with a Dome that had a huge indoor pool and play area for kids.Always watched Jaws the week before our family rented a beach house in Delaware for ten days to get in the mood. We did that every summer from the year our first was born til they were both away from home.
I also enjoyed the book. A little different. A little darker. Spoiler alert…in the book the Richard Dreyfus character has an affair with the chief’s wife, then gets eaten by the shark in the end…
I one time read an article (maybe on IMDB) that Gary Cooper would eat an entire pecan pie (think it was pecan) during breaks in filming.Gary cooper, one of my favorite actors and sgt york one of my all time favorite movies. the only musical movies i ever cared for are wizard of oz and paint your wagon.
Good story Sawnee. It's funny how a Kentucky win in a big game or over a rival can punctuate a moment and make it so much sweeter.I took my family on vacation to Navarre Beach, Fl in the late 1970's and they were filming Jaws II while we were there. The crew was staying at the same hotel we were at. It was a Holiday Inn Resort complete with a Dome that had a huge indoor pool and play area for kids.
Floating out in the Gulf of Mexico was a giant mechanical shark and it was fun watching them manipulate the thing. The crew was pretty friendly as well.
But the thing that really stuck with me that week of vacation was talking with a group of Tennessee football fans. They talked constantly about firing their football coach and bringing back Johnny Majors. Majors was at Pittsburg and winning big with Tony Dorsett and Tennessee was losing to Kentucky. It was a fun week.
Here's the t-shirt BBUK. I don't see how a jeune femme parisienne could be offended. It's just a geography lesson, and has nothing to do with the French refusing to help fight global Islamic terrorism...
I have watched KA for a long time, I was in Grand Rivers one time at the Candyland candy shop and when I walked out, there was Hope Carleton, he spoke to me first, then we just started talking about the show, super nice guy, it's like we were best buds!!!!!I'm watching a couple of episodes of Kentucky Afield. I love these shows.
Here's the t-shirt BBUK. I don't see how a jeune femme parisienne could be offended. It's just a geography lesson, and has nothing to do with the French refusing to help fight global Islamic terrorism...
It's amazing Kentucky Afield has been around continuously since 1953. KET really increased popularity around the state.I have watched KA for a long time, I was in Grand Rivers one time at the Candyland candy shop and when I walked out, there was Hope Carleton, he spoke to me first, then we just started talking about the show, super nice guy, it's like we were best buds!!!!!