I'm going to put on the headphones and melt to the music tonight. Tomorrow they're going to dig up my front yard and repair our sewer line. It is what it is. Things could be much worse. Not complaining.
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Good morning from ATX. Currently 76°F, cloudy and muggy. 20% chance for rain tonight. Today's high expected around 98°F.
Pup seems better. Vet prescribed medicated food, once daily pill, gave her a IV and ran tests. She was happy to return back home with her humans. We glad she's back.
Happy Friday, y'all.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Pup seems better. Vet prescribed medicated food, once daily pill, gave her a IV and ran tests. She was happy to return back home with her humans. We glad she's back.
Happy Friday, y'all.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Good morning! And so, today begins the latest Summer of Bob. In the next few minutes I'll be whisking my wife away to the airport for her annual pilgrimage to North Carolina to visit her family. I may rewatch Ferris Bueller tonight to get some ideas.
OK, it's on! See ya in a bit.
OK, it's on! See ya in a bit.
Bob? My softball team is named BOB (Bunch of Ball Players). In years past when over half the team was 50 and older, I renamed it to (Bunch of Old Bastards). Now only two are over 50. The rest range from mid 20's-mid 40's.
Morning D-Legionnaires!
95° on tap for today with more moderate winds. The normal around here is 20-25mph.
Workout happening this morning shortly followed by house cleaning and then mowing the lawn. Looks like heavy napping this afternoon. Wife took the day off, forgot about it and got up drinking coffee for work and fell back asleep on the couch. Second cup of coffee not in the cards this morning.
Your old team was named the BOOBs?
The association I bowled in had an All Star tournie once a year. You didn't have to be a star to bowl in it though. All you had to do was participate in at least 4 tournaments a year. They had one tournie a month at a different house. At the All Star, Pepsi sponsored it and added money to the prize fund, so it did attract more participants. To be at the top of my game, I needed to stand on the approach on about the 8 or 9 board and roll the ball over the 2 or 3 board at the arrows. Not all lanes were set up for that shot and I tried to avoid tournies where that shot didn't work.
One year I went to the All Star anyhow. I tried to make my shot work, but at the break found myself at the bottom of the leaderboard with no prayer. The second round I moved to the middle of the approach, lofted the ball further down the lane (to help avoid hook) and threw it as hard as I could down the 19 board (also to avoid hook). I wasn't physically capable of doing it all day, but it worked for the second set. I moved up to tenth place and won back enough to cover my entry fee, expenses, and a burger at the snack bar.
Good morning all,
Stealing a line from McClintock....
"Day off?......""Off day...".....
Anyway it is my day off...I am feeling it as I made a good start yesterday afternoon of creating My Darlings garden spot... Now she sees the intent and likes it...adding some design tips...yeah, I'll incorporate them ..
Anyway I should be able to finish today. I do plan though to make a pan of biscuits first ...
Have a real good day all...
Stealing a line from McClintock....
"Day off?......""Off day...".....
Anyway it is my day off...I am feeling it as I made a good start yesterday afternoon of creating My Darlings garden spot... Now she sees the intent and likes it...adding some design tips...yeah, I'll incorporate them ..
Anyway I should be able to finish today. I do plan though to make a pan of biscuits first ...
Have a real good day all...
Sunny, windy and 77.2°F. We are supposed to get to 89° with no chance of rain.
This is my two grand daughters................ Alyssa on the left was awarded Distinguished Musician on the Cello.......................................Addison was awarded Distinguished Soloist on her Violin..................... there are three levels of honors orchestra............Alyssa has the, "touch"............she plays much better than one would think for never having real lessons beyond group lessons in grade school........when her lessons went from an hour per week with I think......a daily orchestra class she took off..........she has been invited to try out for the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra this summer......I have to give mention to the two grandsons who marched/played with the Lafayette marching band that has won over twenty five state championships
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That is absolutely wonderful. I love both the cello and violin.
Congrats on some very talented grandchildren. A gift of music will last a lifetime. Those hours practicing will be a blessing to so many. Music is truly a universal language.
I played trumpet growing up. I played solos in church and was in the school marching band and orchestra. When I was accepted to UK I received an offer from the band director Warren Lutz but wasn't interested but then I found out the band had the best seats during basketball and football. I joined. 😀 It was a fun experience. The UK Band was called the Marching 100 back then but it was all male. No girls allowed. Dang it.
My wife has music on all of the time and is a good piano player. She knows how to get to my heart through that keyboard. I doubt I would want to be in a world without music.
it rained all night & stormed again about 6a.
I thought I was covered for my sewer line problem because I do have an exterior service agreement up to $10,000. Unfortunately the damage is 3-feet inside my sunroom. No internal agreement. They'll have to saw through the concrete slab to get to the pipe and they have no idea how much of the pipe will need to be repaired. Minimum $5,200. Hell, if they need to repair several feet this could get really expensive really fast. On top of that I'll have to hire someone to fill in the hole in the sunroom. It's possible that they may have to tear out part of the wall, a section of our deck and some of our driveway. Really nasty and incredibly messy.
I've got 2 reputable plumbing companies coming by Monday for advice and estimates. My regular plumber seems to think that the sewer line can be rerouted through the front yard instead using PVC piping. This old house has the original terra cotta pipes so if they only fix the problem it most likely will happen again somewhere else along the line. I'd rather have a long term solution and not have the constant worry. They'd have to dig a pretty big trench and take out a small part of my driveway but that's better than tearing up my sunroom just to replace a section of old pipe. We just have to be careful with our water usage until this is resolved.
I've got 2 reputable plumbing companies coming by Monday for advice and estimates. My regular plumber seems to think that the sewer line can be rerouted through the front yard instead using PVC piping. This old house has the original terra cotta pipes so if they only fix the problem it most likely will happen again somewhere else along the line. I'd rather have a long term solution and not have the constant worry. They'd have to dig a pretty big trench and take out a small part of my driveway but that's better than tearing up my sunroom just to replace a section of old pipe. We just have to be careful with our water usage until this is resolved.
What a great pic! You must be proud.
Yeah, I will harp on "Ye ole Insurance companies"..... Geez are insurance companies a rip off. They are completely HORRIBLE...
My son's car was in a wreck from a head-on collision. (Other parties fault). In any event that was a few weeks ago. He was called yesterday and the autobody shop stated my sons car was vandalized and they swiped his catalytic converter. Oh the body shop towed his car to their shop but still told my son his insurance would have to cover it. Won't go into further details but HEEEEeeeeLLLLLLllllll no that "ain't" happening. They acted like that was okay.... Insurance company played along and my son would owe a $500.00 deductible... Yeah watch... Tell me how that is supposed to work please for many smarter than I am...
Back to finishing the landscaping. I am pounding the rebar now... a tedious job to state the least. Finally figured out how ti drill the holes and align them but it is no picnic Yogi....
(Not working as hard as you can work and still sitting in a chair this time.. )
Good evening D, start reading Jude in the morning!!!
Mrs. M is loving the retired life!!
I don't remember who sent me the pictures of the Mississippi Kite that I was trying to figure out what type of bird it was, but we have really enjoyed watching them!!!! We were setting on the deck today and the female landed in a dead tree setting in the field next to us, then the male Kite flew in and gave her something to eat, he did that 2 more times, then we got a lesson on the birds, minus the bees!!!! They stayed in the tree for more than an hour! What beautiful creatures these Kites are!!!! These Kites showed up about 5 years ago in a large group and have stayed ever since, they show back up around the first of May. They are so graceful watching the just glide around. They remind he so much of a Falcon!!!! I am blessed to have them around, good therapy!!!!! I looked up their range and it shows the Mississippi River and all around the Gulf, but now where near Muhlenberg Co., I guess they have found something they like here in the Berg!!!!!
Our son seems to be getting better at times, had a GREAT day with him Wednesday arrowhead hunting, when I got home and got everything cleaned up, I had over 250 pieces of flakes, chips and other pieces of flint! I found one complete one, I had 6 broken ones, the bases of them, one piece my son called a drill bit they used for drilling holes in wood, a pink piece of flint and a solid black piece!!!! Absolutely beautiful pieces!!!! My metal detecting has taken a back seat for a while!!! I think we have found the honey hole of arrowheads!!! We have not searched 99% of my friends fields!!!!! Jason is coming over tomorrow and we are hitting some new places, kind of search, if we don't find anything, mark it off and move to another grid!!!!
I hope the D has a great evening and prayers for the D!!!!
Mrs. M is loving the retired life!!
I don't remember who sent me the pictures of the Mississippi Kite that I was trying to figure out what type of bird it was, but we have really enjoyed watching them!!!! We were setting on the deck today and the female landed in a dead tree setting in the field next to us, then the male Kite flew in and gave her something to eat, he did that 2 more times, then we got a lesson on the birds, minus the bees!!!! They stayed in the tree for more than an hour! What beautiful creatures these Kites are!!!! These Kites showed up about 5 years ago in a large group and have stayed ever since, they show back up around the first of May. They are so graceful watching the just glide around. They remind he so much of a Falcon!!!! I am blessed to have them around, good therapy!!!!! I looked up their range and it shows the Mississippi River and all around the Gulf, but now where near Muhlenberg Co., I guess they have found something they like here in the Berg!!!!!
Our son seems to be getting better at times, had a GREAT day with him Wednesday arrowhead hunting, when I got home and got everything cleaned up, I had over 250 pieces of flakes, chips and other pieces of flint! I found one complete one, I had 6 broken ones, the bases of them, one piece my son called a drill bit they used for drilling holes in wood, a pink piece of flint and a solid black piece!!!! Absolutely beautiful pieces!!!! My metal detecting has taken a back seat for a while!!! I think we have found the honey hole of arrowheads!!! We have not searched 99% of my friends fields!!!!! Jason is coming over tomorrow and we are hitting some new places, kind of search, if we don't find anything, mark it off and move to another grid!!!!
I hope the D has a great evening and prayers for the D!!!!
That's great news Awf. Congratulations to your granddaughters. I've always heard that a violin is one of the hardest instruments to play.
Here's one of my favorites:
I hear having the right fit makes it more comfortable.😉
Check this out! Musicians of the highest order.
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I feel your pain.i have a similar issue . I have to replace drainage fields for my septic system. Costs $5,200.
It is taking 5 months to get the work started
Good morning from ATX. Currently 77°F and cloudy. Possible record heat. Today's high expected around 98°F. Rain chances ramping up. Front moving in tonight bringing precious, lovely rain.
Police searching for a local, nice-looking female cyclist charged for murdering another female cyclist. Apparent cause is a love triangle. Modern problems.
Preakness happens today. Rich Strike not running. No Triple Crown winner this year.
Going for a walk after bit. May enjoy some Tex-Mex food later.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Police searching for a local, nice-looking female cyclist charged for murdering another female cyclist. Apparent cause is a love triangle. Modern problems.
Preakness happens today. Rich Strike not running. No Triple Crown winner this year.
Going for a walk after bit. May enjoy some Tex-Mex food later.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Good morning all,
The days are becoming expensive....
The days are becoming expensive....
Well, it was definitely a good fit because there were a lot of Boobs on the team and that is before there wives get there.
It is a sunny windy 80.6°F on our way to 88°. I am betting on it making 90° unless we get a cool rain going (60% chance). I really need to mow, but if it is hot I may delay it a day.
Sherry's sister plays a violin and a mean piano/organ. She was in a rock and roll and county bands for years. My brother-in-law's funeral was a 1 guitar funeral. Sherry's sister sold one Gibson Les Paul and had some money left over. Those old 1960's instruments bring a fortune. The pick up at that time was hand wound.
A FaceBook funny:
Sherry's sister plays a violin and a mean piano/organ. She was in a rock and roll and county bands for years. My brother-in-law's funeral was a 1 guitar funeral. Sherry's sister sold one Gibson Les Paul and had some money left over. Those old 1960's instruments bring a fortune. The pick up at that time was hand wound.
A FaceBook funny:
Good morning! Day 2 of the Summer of Bob has kicked off with me doing laundry and getting a pile of clothes ready to take to Goodwill. Don't get too excited, it's not as glamorous as it may sound.
I made a quart of coffee to get me through the morning and early afternoon. Who knows after that?
Should have to sign a contract that if you win the Derby you will run at least the Preakness, barring injury. This race means crap and I doubt seriously I watch it.
Haven't been keeping up with the news for a couple of weeks. The world just gets tiresome at times. Rinse. Repeat.
Have a great weekend and don't forget, only 2 shopping days left until my birthday! I'll be almost 60.
I made a quart of coffee to get me through the morning and early afternoon. Who knows after that?
Should have to sign a contract that if you win the Derby you will run at least the Preakness, barring injury. This race means crap and I doubt seriously I watch it.
Haven't been keeping up with the news for a couple of weeks. The world just gets tiresome at times. Rinse. Repeat.
Have a great weekend and don't forget, only 2 shopping days left until my birthday! I'll be almost 60.
You need a proper stereo to listen to this music......
How about those Cats? Playing for the title.
Getting ready for the Preakness, happening about 40 miles up the road from me.
I expect Epicenter to run away with this. Short field, not much traffic, hot dry track. It was well into the 90s here today.
I didn’t bother to bet but I’m rooting for Happy Jack - just because that’s my son’s name.
I expect Epicenter to run away with this. Short field, not much traffic, hot dry track. It was well into the 90s here today.
I didn’t bother to bet but I’m rooting for Happy Jack - just because that’s my son’s name.
It’s Early Voting, a horse held out of the Derby to focus on the Preakness. Another big disappointment for Epicenter. Second again.
Lol. I wish I’d thought of that, Bert, but no our boy is just Jack, after my wife’s dad.
Damnation! UK softball came back from 0-4 down to score 1 on HR in 6th & 4 in 7th with 3 run HR to defeat #3 VT at their place in regional. Congrats, Ladies !!
When UK put the heat on in 7th, VT brought in their ace & UK rocked her with the 3-run HR & she took the loss.
When UK put the heat on in 7th, VT brought in their ace & UK rocked her with the 3-run HR & she took the loss.
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Morning D-Legionnaires!
Headed out here shortly for another morning of fishing. May be most of the day unless I catch the big one early;
A cool 50° this morning with a high of only 70° expected so, I can stay out all day if needed. Triple digits gone with much cooler weather yesterday low 60's and the next few days being in the low 60's as well. Rain expected.
Reds back to giving no run support to the pitchers. For a bit there they were scoring on average 6 runs a game. Now, back to status quo. That does not bold well for my fishing since I seem to have the same luck as my Reds. We Shall See.
Good morning from ATX. Currently 63°F and partly cloudy. Front moved in. Cool. Pleasant. Today's high predicted around 79°F.
Great day for UK sports yesterday. Softball came from behind to defeat Hokies at their house. Men's Tennis defeated Ohio State and play Virginia for national team championship today. Baseball beat Auburn and earned a spot in the SEC Tournament.
Grocery shopping on agenda later today after a walk.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Great day for UK sports yesterday. Softball came from behind to defeat Hokies at their house. Men's Tennis defeated Ohio State and play Virginia for national team championship today. Baseball beat Auburn and earned a spot in the SEC Tournament.
Grocery shopping on agenda later today after a walk.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
This is when you know you're a serious fisherman.
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