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[blubo]

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.)

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.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

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 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.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

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.

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.

Filming, whether it be TV/movies/or commercials is about like the road construction work noted above....sit around and wait. My 'ex' used to do some commercials and it would talk an entire day to do a 30 second spot. Never could figure out why it couldn't be done in 15 minutes.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

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.

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.

By the way, Jaws2 - a bit underrated. No, it wasn't as good as the original, but the franchise didn't fall off the cliff in that movie. Still worth a late night watch.

 

[BBUK]

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...

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May take...."The Big Rub".... Texas after all...

 

[cordmaker]

I'm watching a couple of episodes of Kentucky Afield. I love these shows.

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!!!!!

 

[BBUK]

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...

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Needs a little Clorox II too...

 

[AustinTXCat]

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!!!!!

It's amazing Kentucky Afield has been around continuously since 1953. KET really increased popularity around the state.

 

[cordmaker]

Good morning, already 80 degrees, humidity is 98% and the dew point must be like 1,000 or close to it!!!! Just walking out you start sweating!!!! I got my orders today YOU DO NOT MOW!!!!!!

I read 11, GOD never stops loving!!!!

We got supper ready for me to put in the over this morning, meat loaf, squash and onions, then I am going to try something new called Lighthouse Inn Potatoes, I saw a video and I thought I have got to try that!!!!

I hope the D has a great day and Prayers!!!

D, I may have to quit posting, I misspelt two words and now I am going to take a step back and evaluate myself, the stress is awful, but I will be cheering the D, from the other side of the computer!!! No I'm not!!!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Morning D-League. It is a warm 75.0°F on its way to 94°.

Yes Sir,
I sit in many meetings regularly. In some meetings I listen to some gripe about how hard they've been working. Using that term "Working Hard"....

I have stated it to the groups many times when they get to that point. "Yeah, you work as hard as you can work and still sit in a chair."

A couple laugh but it goes off like the Calipari yelping dog statement to that Jerry character.

My son works from home. He has an office dedicated to the job. Here he is Tuesday during a crisis at work:

Some times it is an overnight job.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning, already 80 degrees, humidity is 98% and the dew point must be like 1,000 or close to it!!!! Just walking out you start sweating!!!! I got my orders today YOU DO NOT MOW!!!!!!

I read 11, GOD never stops loving!!!!

We got supper ready for me to put in the over this morning, meat loaf, squash and onions, then I am going to try something new called Lighthouse Inn Potatoes, I saw a video and I thought I have got to try that!!!!

I hope the D has a great day and Prayers!!!

D, I may have to quit posting, I misspelt two words and now I am going to take a step back and evaluate myself, the stress is awful, but I will be cheering the D, from the other side of the computer!!! No I'm not!!!

Go on a diet Sir.... Your misspelled words may be revealing a greater problem. Called fat-fingering. Not sure what foods are good for slimming the fingers... May be TMI but watch your diet...

 

[cordmaker]

Morning D-League. It is a warm 75.0°F on its way to 94°.


My son works from home. He has an office dedicated to the job. Here he is Tuesday during a crisis at work:

Some times it is an overnight job.

Like that ARMY hat!!!!!

 

[cordmaker]

Go on a diet Sir.... Your misspelled words may be revealing a greater problem. Called fat-fingering. Not sure what foods are good for slimming the fingers... May be TMI but watch your diet...

I am working on it!!! I am down to 173 this morning!!!! My fat fingers are caused by arthritis, over 35 years of carpet work!!!! I am amazed that my knees are not shot, every thing else has worn out!!!

 

[BBUK]

Morning D-League. It is a warm 75.0°F on its way to 94°.


My son works from home. He has an office dedicated to the job. Here he is Tuesday during a crisis at work:

Some times it is an overnight job.

Very closely resembles my office Sir. I dress a little better. My Grandson insists on me wearing socks and my house shoes but other than that as George would say;

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Like that ARMY hat!!!!!

Yeap, he put in 20 years, most of it with the Army guard. The first 8 years he was full time Florida Guard. Then the war in Iraq came along in 2002 so he was activated for 16 months. He got a job in Franklin, KY and moved from the Florida Guard to Tennessee Guard in 2005, than another job in Louisville so he then joined the Kentucky Guard to finish out his time.

He wanted to put in 30 but his wife did not want that.

 

[BBUK]

I am working on it!!! I am down to 173 this morning!!!! My fat fingers are caused by arthritis, over 35 years of carpet work!!!! I am amazed that my knees are not shot, every thing else has worn out!!!

Bless you Sir. I know what you are talking about. I did some serious work for a whole lot of years in "deplorable" situations but was always thankful as I was making a decent living and had peoples respect which I am positive you do. My hands are the same from the mud and muck I worked in for so long but they still function pretty decently so I cannot complain. My knee's too. My legs in general but I am walking and am real thankful for that!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I have two bad ankles, one bad knee and one bad hip. One artificial knee and one artificial hip. I was aiming to get the ankles and hip replaced last year but Covid-19 interfered and now I am not in the mood.

 

[BBUK]

Yeap, he put in 20 years, most of it with the Army guard. The first 8 years he was full time Florida Guard. Then the war in Iraq came along in 2002 so he was activated for 16 months. He got a job in Franklin, KY and moved from the Florida Guard to Tennessee Guard in 2005, than another job in Louisville so he then joined the Kentucky Guard to finish out his time.

He wanted to put in 30 but his wife did not want that.

My son was in the Kentucky Guard in Louisville for a time until he transferred to Florida before they deployed him. It was right around that time frame!

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Morning D-League. It is a warm 75.0°F on its way to 94°.


My son works from home. He has an office dedicated to the job. Here he is Tuesday during a crisis at work:

Some times it is an overnight job.

Barefoot is what I am right now and how I stay most of the day. I worked out of my house most of my career. My cases were usually out of state and I had to fly to them. I used my office for paper work and to make phone calls.

When I was in an office there were too many distractions and I could not get as much work done. My daughter works for a company that may make her work out of her home permanently. The decision will be made September 1. 95% sure it will be home and not office.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

My son was in the Kentucky Guard in Louisville for a time until he transferred to Florida before they deployed him. It was right around that time frame!

They may have crossed paths.

 

[BBUK]

They may have crossed paths.

My Son's name is Luis, he is a hard character to forget.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Where my clan will be staying the next few days.....

 

[BBUK]

This is not political! If true, this is just wrong and should be rectified!!!

Federal Government Gives Millions to Group That Supports Defunding the Police - Washington Free Beacon

The federal government provides tens of millions of dollars in contracts and grants each year to a nonprofit group that supports the movement to defund and dismantle police departments.

freebeacon.com

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Where my clan will be staying the next few days.....

Very cool Colonel. That's not the place in Bracken County, KY, near Germantown? They featured that on one of those cable shows - Treehouse Masters I think -- Its very close to where my parents grew up, and I always wanted to stay there...

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Very cool Colonel. That's not the place in Bracken County, KY, near Germantown? They featured that on one of those cable shows - Treehouse Masters I think -- Its very close to where my parents grew up, and I always wanted to stay there...

No, this one is in Ohio. A couple of months when I was looking around for a place and I Googled 'treehouse rental Ohio' , or something like that, I was surprised at how many came up. Guess it's kind of thing.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

I put this on the football board earlier today. Looks like the NCAA and courts have greased the slippery slope of college athletics. Unintended consequences.

No. 1 high school QB recruit may skip senior season, enroll at Ohio State to profit off NIL

The NCAA set new rules allowing collegiate student-athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, but now it appears to be trickling down to the high school level as well.

www.foxnews.com

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

One of my boys sent me some pictures the other day of when they were building Buford Dam outside Atlanta that led to Lake Lanier. Been in front of that dam many times back when I lived outside Atlanta and we would take the boat up there. I had never seen them and thought they may be of interest to some of you .... especially @wildcatdonf and @Sawnee Cat.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

One of my boys sent me some pictures the other day of when they were building Buford Dam outside Atlanta that led to Lake Lanier. Been in front of that dam many times back when I lived outside Atlanta and we would take the boat up there. I had never seen them and thought they may be of interest to some of you .... especially @wildcatdonf and @Sawnee Cat.

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Thanks, I know the spot like the back of my hand. We lived off of Bald Ridge Marina Rd

 

[UK_fan_41102]

A little warm and humid on the porch this morning. Storms rolling in so it might be a wet morning/afternoon.
The Mrs and her daughter and the kids are heading out later this morning for a long weekend at a small resort in east/central Ohio. Place has treehouses you stay in (may just be cabins on poles like you see in the Smokies), but they'll have fun. Not too far at all from the 'amish country' here in Ohio so I'm sure the Mrs will want to go to a couple little towns and shop. Already told her that if they do....to stop off at my favorite all-time restaurant with the best/largest donuts I've ever had...take a cooler and bring a few home.

Me? I'll enjoy the peace and quiet. Nothing else on the docket.

Y'all have a good day. Matthew has stayed where they're going......

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As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate the simpler things more, like peace and quiet.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 77°F and clear. 82% humidity. Slight possibility for showers late day. Expecting 97°F for today's high.

We hired a crew to pressure wash and paint our house. Also need an outside panel replaced. Washing complete. Painting should commence shortly.

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

 

[Backer cutter]

As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate the simpler things more, like peace and quiet.

Amen to that.Likes to all above posts, sorry, don’t have time to pilfer through. Shit, farming is tough during late July-August. Lots of sweat and no net😅

 

[cordmaker]

Note to self, when you are going to fix a dish with potatoes in it, make sure you have potatoes!!!!!

 

[warrior-cat]

Amen to that.Likes to all above posts, sorry, don’t have time to pilfer through. Shit, farming is tough during late July-August. Lots of sweat and no net😅

Never thought of that (likes to all above post). I miss a few days and I am reading and liking at Commander Data's speed. I will have to use that one sometimes.

 

[Backer cutter]

Never thought of that (likes to all above post). I miss a few days and I am reading and liking at Commander Data's speed. I will have to use that one sometimes.

Hell, was all I could think of and stay civil.

 

[warrior-cat]

Hell, was all I could think of and stay civil.

Hell, go off the rails sometimes, I do.

 

[BBUK]

Hell, go off the rails sometimes, I do.

You "ain't" never lied...

 

[berniecarbo]

It's a hot one today, to hot for a UPS driver to get out of his truck and make a delivery. Jan saw him turn around in our parking lot. The back door to our building was wide open and you can see it from the driveway. There were 2 cars parked by our front door. Jan was sitting where she could see out the front door and watched him drive away. UPS says he tried to deliver and we were closed. She's spent a lot of time on the phone with their automated service and occasionally a person who spoke English poorly, basically a big runaround with UPS saying the package is 25 miles away and we can go pick it up.

 

[Backer cutter]

It's a hot one today, to hot for a UPS driver to get out of his truck and make a delivery. Jan saw him turn around in our parking lot. The back door to our building was wide open and you can see it from the driveway. There were 2 cars parked by our front door. Jan was sitting where she could see out the front door and watched him drive away. UPS says he tried to deliver and we were closed. She's spent a lot of time on the phone with their automated service and occasionally a person who spoke English poorly, basically a big runaround with UPS saying the package is 25 miles away and we can go pick it up.

I should have made a career of being a UPS driver. I’m omitting the rest of my response

 

[UK82]

Where my clan will be staying the next few days.....

Love it! If I were single then this would be my home. Swiss Family Robinson type abode.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

It's a hot one today, to hot for a UPS driver to get out of his truck and make a delivery. Jan saw him turn around in our parking lot. The back door to our building was wide open and you can see it from the driveway. There were 2 cars parked by our front door. Jan was sitting where she could see out the front door and watched him drive away. UPS says he tried to deliver and we were closed. She's spent a lot of time on the phone with their automated service and occasionally a person who spoke English poorly, basically a big runaround with UPS saying the package is 25 miles away and we can go pick it up.

Haha. Can’t top that. But today our UPS driver apparently pulled up during a torrential downpour (I came in just before it started) dropped off a cardboard package on the front stoop and didn’t bother to ring the bell. By the time I found the package the cardboard was about as stiff as oatmeal. Luckily the contents weren’t something that water would damage.