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[MdWIldcat55]

Great News on Wallace. Joining Sharpe and Livingston, this is shaping up as one of those mega-talent teams like 2010, 2012, 2015.

Meanwhile, I think this year’s team will take some knocks early. But I think it has a path - excellent guard play and shooting - down which it could develop into something interesting and special. Patience will be required.

Hope it’s a good Monday for you all.

 

[berniecarbo]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 52°F and clear. Expect 76°F for our high today. Love it.

Great news about Cason Wallace. Happy he's a Cat.

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

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

SABR Digital Library: Harvey’s Wallbangers: The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers – Society for American Baseball Research

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[BBUK]

Good Morning all,
I hope your day is great. This is a light work week for me but not light in other areas. Been engaged...

 

[Girthang]

Good morning, D-League!

 

[55wildcat]

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Monday morning D-League.

We have a chilly 43° and sunny skies. The sun will shine bright and we should see a high of 68°. The wind will be a nice 10MPH from the NNE.

Have a nice day all.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

When will I ever learn? I put out some very nice hibiscus plants a few days ago to give the yard a little color during these winter months. The colors were bright and sharp and the plant a very dark, healthy looking green. Everything was nice and in order.

Now I know hibiscus are a favorite of deer and I know deer visit my property every night and I know this and I know that. But dumb me decided to give it a try and hope for the best. They completely stripped it and now I have nothing left but limbs.

So today I dig them up and see if they can be salvaged. I doubt they can. This is how they look this morning. ( Not my photo but an example )

 

[BBUK]

When will I ever learn? I put out some very nice hibiscus plants a few days ago to give the yard a little color during these winter months. The colors were bright and sharp and the plant a very dark, healthy looking green. Everything was nice and in order.

Now I know hibiscus are a favorite of deer and I know deer visit my property every night and I know this and I know that. But dumb me decided to give it a try and hope for the best. They completely stripped it and now I have nothing left but limbs.

So today I dig them up and see if they can be salvaged. I doubt they can. This is how they look this morning. ( Not my photo but an example )

"Into each life a little rein-deer must fall..."

 

[Kai Slater]

When will I ever learn? I put out some very nice hibiscus plants a few days ago to give the yard a little color during these winter months. The colors were bright and sharp and the plant a very dark, healthy looking green. Everything was nice and in order.

Now I know hibiscus are a favorite of deer and I know deer visit my property every night and I know this and I know that. But dumb me decided to give it a try and hope for the best. They completely stripped it and now I have nothing left but limbs.

So today I dig them up and see if they can be salvaged. I doubt they can. This is how they look this morning. ( Not my photo but an example )

I think you might end up being ok with the Hibiscus. Same thing happened to mine; critters stripped it bare, seemingly overnight. I left it alone for a week or two and, now, the leaves came exploding back into form and the plant looks healthy again. I just have to remember to keep it out of the colder nights, since Hibiscus thrive in hotter weather. Mine are in large pots, so fortunately, I can move them easily. but yeah, maybe give it some time and see if those leaves come back to life

 

[Kai Slater]

D-League,
What's going on this morning? It's currently 43 degrees here under a crystal clear, brilliant sun; supposed to be like this all day with a high temp of 71 degrees later on. What do you all think about that? My tennis league plays tonight, so I'll be there, ready to go.

Speaking of plants, it seems like my tomato, bell pepper, pablano peppers, etc....are starting to wind down for the season; I may consider some fall plants/veggies to put out. I grew 4 different varieties of tomato this season and had a great time utilizing nearly all of them for cooking and making my personal recipe salsa that I've been trying to per-fect.

Have a nice day and make the best of it.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

"Into each life a little rein-deer must fall..."

When your property backs up to a "wildlife preserve" you are not going to grow much of anything. I know that and anyone with sense knows that. I don't want to put barbed wire around plants in my yard and fox urine does not work to keep them away. So I am in a pickle.

I guess I can consider myself lucky because a neighbor up the road had an entire lawn wiped out over night by wild hogs. Those things are the devil around here.

I need me a pet panther.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

D-League,
What's going on this morning? It's currently 43 degrees here under a crystal clear, brilliant sun; supposed to be like this all day with a high temp of 71 degrees later on. What do you all think about that? My tennis league plays tonight, so I'll be there, ready to go.

Speaking of plants, it seems like my tomato, bell pepper, pablano peppers, etc....are starting to wind down for the season; I may consider some fall plants/veggies to put out. I grew 4 different varieties of tomato this season and had a great time utilizing nearly all of them for cooking and making my personal recipe salsa that I've been trying to per-fect.

Have a nice day and make the best of it.

I am enjoying banana peppers that I have growing on the south side of the house. Fried up a mess yesterday and had it with rice and tomato gravy. Black eye peas on the side with hamburger steaks.

My freezer in the garage went out and bit the dust. It is 30 years old so about time. The bad thing is I had it packed with meat and a few other things. So today I start looking for a new freezer.

 

[Kai Slater]

I am enjoying banana peppers that I have growing on the south side of the house. Fried up a mess yesterday and had it with rice and tomato gravy. Black eye peas on the side with hamburger steaks.

My freezer in the garage went out and bit the dust. It is 30 years old so about time. The bad thing is I had it packed with meat and a few other things. So today I start looking for a new freezer.

That right there is a solid, southern dinner. You know, that kind of motivates me to make rice/tomato gravy one night this week. Thanks for the tip....

Speaking of freezers going out, mine is also about to blow. It's over 25 years old. My wife is on the lookout for one of those new-fangled, fancy freezers with all the gadgets and buttons. We went out looking a couple of times and the store workers there told us that they just don't make them to last like the old ones; most of them start having things go wrong within 5- 7 years, we were told.

 

[warrior-cat]

Used this one one the Political thread.

 

[BBUK]

Used this one one the Political thread.

I should have. I don't post much anywhere but here for a while now. I read some and like some posts in other forums but rarely post. Thanks

 

[warrior-cat]

Great News on Wallace. Joining Sharpe and Livingston, this is shaping up as one of those mega-talent teams like 2010, 2012, 2015.

Meanwhile, I think this year’s team will take some knocks early. But I think it has a path - excellent guard play and shooting - down which it could develop into something interesting and special. Patience will be required.

Hope it’s a good Monday for you all.

Offense is hit or miss (pun intended) and one bad day could ruin your playoff run. Add good defense with it and you can offset a bad offensive day.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

That right there is a solid, southern dinner. You know, that kind of motivates me to make rice/tomato gravy one night this week. Thanks for the tip....

Speaking of freezers going out, mine is also about to blow. It's over 25 years old. My wife is on the lookout for one of those new-fangled, fancy freezers with all the gadgets and buttons. We went out looking a couple of times and the store workers there told us that they just don't make them to last like the old ones; most of them start having things go wrong within 5- 7 years, we were told.

I will replace mine with just a basic freezer. No whistle or bells just something to put in the garage to freeze food. I don't want an app on my phone to regulate the temperature. I will put it on zero and close the door

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Offense is hit or miss (pun intended) and one bad day could ruin your playoff run. Add good defense with it and you can offset a bad offensive day.

A long way to go for this year's team on both ends of the floor. But the optimistic outlook is a characteristically strong Calipari defensive team and an offensive team that resembles some of the smaller, more perimeter-oriented champions of recent years - Villanova, Virginia, Baylor. Those teams succeeded without a massive talent in the paint -- in fact, beat teams that did have NBA-level interior players with superior firepower from the wings.

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

52° to start off the morning. Going to be mid to high 70's for the high the next few days. 60's after that. Normal for around here. It gets cold starting about mid Dec to early Jan. The wind is the only thing around this time that is bothersome to most. It makes the 50 and 60's day fell a lot colder.

Never had a Harvey Wallbanger. Why do they call it a wallbanger? Do you bang your head on the wall afer drinking them?

 

[warrior-cat]

A long way to go for this year's team on both ends of the floor. But the optimistic outlook is a characteristically strong Calipari defensive team and an offensive team that resembles some of the smaller, more perimeter-oriented champions of recent years - Villanova, Virginia, Baylor. Those teams succeeded without a massive talent in the paint -- in fact, beat teams that did have NBA-level interior players with superior firepower from the wings.

This is what I am counting on. If the defense is the normal Calipari defense and the shooting is improved (it looks to be so) then it should be a good team but, their reaction to the early knocks will determine how the team ends the season.

 

[warrior-cat]

I will replace mine with just a basic freezer. No whistle or bells just something to put in the garage to freeze food. I don't want an app on my phone to regulate the temperature. I will put it on zero and close the door

Speaking of freezers, my wife and I unloaded both of ours yesterday afternoon and got rid of all of the excess ice hanging around taking up to about 1/5th of the space in them and getting rid of all of the frost bit food (a lot). Have not done that in a while. Preparing room for a couple of Turkeys, Hams, and other meat in preparation for the holidays so as not to have to go out much later on. Forget sometimes about some of the stuff we put in there. Lost some good stuff to frostbite.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

This is what I am counting on. If the defense is the normal Calipari defense and the shooting is improved (it looks to be so) then it should be a good team but, their reaction to the early knocks will determine how the team ends the season.

I plan to repeat the mantra tomorrow: "It's November 9, its Nov. 9" all night long if the Cats get off to a slow start in the Duke game.

I'll hope its like 2019, where the Cats got crushed by Duke in the first game, but by the end were an uncharacteristically bad shooting night by Herro and a silent whistle (no foul shots in the final eight minutes of regulation) from the Final Four, while Duke barely survived the Round of 32 and flopped short of the FF.

 

[warrior-cat]

I plan to repeat the mantra tomorrow: "It's November 9, its Nov. 9" all night long if the Cats get off to a slow start in the Duke game.

I'll hope its like 2019, where the Cats got crushed by Duke in the first game, but by the end were an uncharacteristically bad shooting night by Herro and a silent whistle (no foul shots in the final eight minutes of regulation) from the Final Four, while Duke barely survived the Round of 32 and flopped short of the FF.

If we play poorly and lose big I may officially call for a move to change the Harvey Wallbanger National day to tomorrow and drink a few in mourning and in the next morning.

 

[BBUK]

Speaking of freezers, my wife and I unloaded both of ours yesterday afternoon and got rid of all of the excess ice hanging around taking up to about 1/5th of the space in them and getting rid of all of the frost bit food (a lot). Have not done that in a while. Preparing room for a couple of Turkeys, Hams, and other meat in preparation for the holidays so as not to have to go out much later on. Forget sometimes about some of the stuff we put in there. Lost some good stuff to frostbite.

I despise wasting food. My darling and I recently did the same thing. Lost a couple of real good steaks too.

 

[55wildcat]

Is dondaddy doing ok? Not seen him on in a while.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I have a 24" fender brush hanging in my shower......we converted a spare room into a large bath......I put in a 6' hydro Jacuzzi and a walk in shower......the entire room is marble, marble on the floor, marble surround on the tub and marble tile on the walls from the floor to the ceiling......

That looks fantastic awf. Great job.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

It is another sunny day. It is 45.9°F and we are on our way to 70° today. We did not get any frost this morning, the first day in five without frost.

I got my plumbing job done yesterday and I am happy. The two guys got into plumbing after college. One has a degree in finance, and he moon lights as a financial consultant. The junior partner has an engineering degree but did not like the work, so they are now owners of a plumbing company. It is strange how we go from one expectation to a totally different reality.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Photo below taken a few weeks ago at Tulane vs SMU football game in Dallas. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top made the coin toss. His godson is the young boy standing right. Heh.

 

[Girthang]

Good morning D-League. It's currently a frosty 33° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a welcome high of 68°.

Everyone stay safe on this Monday.

Met 2 ladies in the past week named Sidney. Both were very nice.

 

[Girthang]

Photo below taken a few weeks ago at Tulane vs SMU football game in Dallas. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top made the coin toss. His godson is the young boy standing right. Heh.

Gimme all your tacklin' ... all your punts and kickers, too! Gimme all your coverin' and don't let up until you're through!

 

[Girthang]

I plan to repeat the mantra tomorrow: "It's November 9, its Nov. 9" all night long if the Cats get off to a slow start in the Duke game.

I'll hope its like 2019, where the Cats got crushed by Duke in the first game, but by the end were an uncharacteristically bad shooting night by Herro and a silent whistle (no foul shots in the final eight minutes of regulation) from the Final Four, while Duke barely survived the Round of 32 and flopped short of the FF.

I can get behind that, especially since I don't think we have a prayer Tuesday unless Duke hands it to us on a silver platter.

 

[Girthang]

I despise wasting food. My darling and I recently did the same thing. Lost a couple of real good steaks too.

Lost a whole freezer full of expensive meat in the past 2 years when something blocked the freezer door from sealing as we left for a short vaca. Nearly a 1/4 locally sourced beef. Glad we hadn't bought a whole side, but still painful. Nearly 1000$ of food altogether

 

[Girthang]

I have a 24" fender brush hanging in my shower......we converted a spare room into a large bath......I put in a 6' hydro Jacuzzi and a walk in shower......the entire room is marble, marble on the floor, marble surround on the tub and marble tile on the walls from the floor to the ceiling......

Saw something like that in Rome years ago. Haven't seen something that cool until now. That looks gorgeous!

 

[Girthang]

They say a full moon brings out the crazies.

That guy was on crack. His buddy is posting on here I think in the football lair.

 

[Girthang]

We had some guests a number of years ago staying with us for a few days who were from Peru. They could not believe that we have a clock in every room of the house. Either on the wall or on a table. They must have mentioned it 3 or 4 times while here. Maybe having more than one clock in Peru is a big deal. Don't know.

Not everyone has the time that Americans do

 

[Girthang]

D-League,
Hey everyone, how's it going out there? I hope it's good where you are. The sun is shining brightly with crystal clear, cobalt blue skies and mild temps. I mowed yesterday and hopefully only have a time or two left for this year before the grass goes dormant.

Man, what a bummer with that UK football game last night. In the prediction thread, I had the vols 34-24, so at least UK held it closer than that, but still, it stings losing to them AGAIN. I took some heat for mentioning that the vols are improving quickly and were much better than their record indicated. they're very athletic, very fast, and when they play smart football, they showed they can play with the best of them. UK, it seems is headed for another crappy bowl game ( I'll see you at the Billy Bob's Auto Parts Bowl).

At church this morning, several of my friends who are die-hard vol fans seemed indifferent about beating UK; like it's no big deal, like it's expected and not worth worrying about. I live between Cleveland, TN and Chattanooga area, so I'm kinda surrounded by them. All the talk was about Georgia next week. Same at work, with many of my vol colleagues skipping over the UK game and jumping to worrying about UGA the next week. That's how little most of them think of UK, i.e. insignificant.

At least the Atlanta Braves won the World Series; I can enjoy that for a while. Anyway, I'm going to get outside and enjoy this nearly perfect weather, sunny skies, high in the 60s. This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.

They weren't skipping last year. They were silent and somber. Same the last time we beat them.

They flat out were lucky to get out of us what they got Saturday or we beat em by plenty. Fact is that I'm not worried about UT either, so at least we have that in common with them.

 

[Girthang]

Man, I can't catch a beak here. The Bengals drive all the way down the field only to get intercepted at the goal line for a 100 yard pick 6. Last week at the Jets who only had one win and now these 4-4 Browns.

Niffle... it's a mystry

 

[BBUK]

That looks fantastic awf. Great job.

Brudder awf does "awf"ul good work Sir! (I know, I know...just "awf"ul of me... )

 

[Girthang]

UK can not stand prosperity. Especially against the Vols. How many years have we had the superior team and just blew it. UT fans say the own us and it is mental. I have never talked to one, no matter what the record, who thought they would lose to UK. I am just thankful I do not live amongst them. UK has not won two straight games against UT since 1976 and 1977.

It's that disgusting orange color. Should be banned, but how else do you hide the jumpsuits under them?

 

[Girthang]

Morning Legionnaires!

Went to bed past midnight last night. Have not done that in...well, I can't remember the last time. The game had me all flustered I guess. Most of the time with games like this I get to yelling and the dogs get scared. Something inside me told me it was coming and to get prepared. Many years of disappointment I guess.

The only thing that helped (not much) was the fact that UL lost. Nice national day reference @AustinTXCat. Bittersweet that is.

Funny thing about this game is that I had a feeling we'd lose before the game started. After a few of the ridiculous missed calls and bad flags, I said **** it, and went to bed rather than watch it. I knew that even if we were close at the end or took the lead at the very end, a mysterious flag would erase the victory.

Best sleep I've had when we've lost a FB game. Best decision I've made surrounding FB in some time.

What I have to say HERE and not among the legion of doomsayers in the football board... is this-

I feel about UT today the way I felt about UF the 2 close games we lost just before getting over the hump against them. The refs screwed us out of at least one, and we did it to ourselves on the other IIRC. But I KNEW we were ready to pass them on the totem pole back then, and I feel the same way with UTurd.

We have played our worst game agains them and STILL could and should have beaten them.

Slow and steady wins this kinda race. Keep recruiting. Keep building. We'll get better and better while this staff is here. We HAVE TO finish strong though to keep our class intact.

NEED TO DESTROY SOME PEOPLE THE NEXT 3 GAMES.