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[berniecarbo]

Interesting and sad.

Back in '82, we went out on border interdiction missions in the Sinai with an older, grizzled CIA operative, last name Nüssbaumer. He was Swiss. Highly experienced gent and a real cultural expert. I'd say he's since passed away. If not, he's pushing 100. At any rate, he touched briefly on drug addiction within the Arab cultures. According to him, while it exists, usually younger members of the various tribes fall into the addiction trap, and it's heavily frowned upon in an informal way. They (elders and peers) jump on it quickly because out in the desert, one requires a clear head simply for survival. Probably much different in populated areas.

My major takeaway was there are many more lucrative opportunities selling drugs to tourists than consuming. Ha ha, he added, "I bet your comrades purchase hashish from various tribesmen while on patrol. Sellers won't use the stuff because of pressure from elders". About a week later, I found out he was right.

The Anatolia region of Turkey was known for having the best/strongest hash in the world. When I was there you could stand on the base and watch the women working the crops in the fields. After I left, our gov pressured the Turkish gov to outlaw it. I understand that over time it became legal to grow again.

 

[warrior-cat]

Life in the city, part #2,385

To clear my head just now, I was taking a walk around the block at 7th and E, NW, DC - very nice area which is part of what's known as Penn Quarter, just a couple blocks from the National Archives and near several Smithsonian museums.

I get to a corner, where the city has put out these large concrete planters about three feet high and four feet across as a beautification effort, filled with leafy green plants.

And there is a white woman wearing running shorts bent over at the waist and with bent knees with her head completely buried in this planter - arms hanging limp at her side.

I did a double-take, then decided, Jeezus, this is a dead body. I felt I had to do something and started moving to her. Luckily, some young black dude was quicker on his feet, got to her and started shaking her. and yelling, "Ma'am, you okay?"

After almost a full minute of this, she pulls her head out of the shrubbery, stumbles to her feet, and mumbles something about being okay. She's obviously either drunker than I've been in my life at 3:30 on a Thursday or on serious drugs. Her face looks 20 years older than I would have predicted seeing her bent over the planter, and she's got bits of shrubbery stuck everywhere.

Hard life. And weird times in the city.

Perhaps she was running, tripped and face "planted" in the planter.

 

[BBUK]

Perhaps she was running, tripped and face planted in the planter.

Yuse a fool................................................................ Sir........... 😅

 

[warrior-cat]

Yuse a fool................................................................ Sir........... 😅

Perhaps she was dissatisfied with her look being 20 years older and was trying to grow a new face?

 

[BBUK]

Perhaps she was dissatisfied with her look being 20 years older and was trying to grow a new face?

Or a "basic" "organic"........... mud pack?

 

[BBUK]

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[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 79°F, clear with occasional clouds. Today's high expected around 103°F. Heh. we actually received about a minute of sprinkles yesterday. One of the driest July's on record.

Called daughter last night. She said they're getting pounded by rain. Luckily, they live on a plateau. I'll check on mom's house down in Middlesboro via another relative later. Should be okay.

Saw a fender-bender yesterday right front of my position. Couple cars sideswiped each other avoiding a stopped bus. I was second in a turn lane. Car immediately to my front happened to be Austin PD. He pulled a quick U-turn to investigate. Our taxes at work.

Happy Friday, y'all

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

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

Today we have relief from triple digits with a high expected of 91° and a low of 72° expected tonight with more of the same tomorrow. Looks like tomorrow morning will be a fishing day for the first time in over 2 weeks. Wife said her sister and her kids want to go out tomorrow to eat, then go to a local games and skating establishment since they will be leaving Sunday morning to go back to Florida. I told her "You guys have fun" this is the first day that has been fish worthy in over two weeks. They have been here since Sunday and if they wanted to see me, they should have done so already.

Heh, heh, heh, fishing takes precedence.

 

[warrior-cat]

Oh, and by the way Austin, it seems as if the local BBQ joint will have some business today.

Nations Chicken Wings Day my foot. Well, if you can't beat'em eat'em.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Bit of a rough night. Got home late from work, ate some random leftovers out of the fridge and ended up with a mild case of food poisoning that had me up half the night. I guess I need to pay more attention to what my young adult kids back at home temporarily are stashing there.

At least it’s Friday. A cloudy morning here, and a bit cooler.

Time to get ready for work so I’ll catch up with you fellows later.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Friday Morning All,

The local weather is much like the day before, we have 72° and our high should climb to 89° with sunshine and minimal cloud cover. The chances of rain are 9%. A good day for the beach.

I received a nice poster of Oscar from the UK basketball office. He is a good role model which is rare with athletes today. I have been a UK Fellow for awhile now and one benefit is they send out nice posters from time to time.

I am nursing my left shoulder again and it is painful to say the least. Strong winds blew one of my wife large patio umbrellas into the pool with the heavy metal base. She forgot to lock the wheels. So I had to go in and pull it out. Now this morning I can not raise my left arm. Dang.

Here are a couple of pictures the wife took a few evenings ago after a nice thunderstorm. We get some vivid colors after these heavy rains. I trust all have a great day

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good Friday Morning All,

The local weather is much like the day before, we have 72° and our high should climb to 89° with sunshine and minimal cloud cover. The chances of rain are 9%. A good day for the beach.

I received a nice poster of Oscar from the UK basketball office. He is a good role model which is rare with athletes today. I have been a UK Fellow for awhile now and one benefit is they send out nice posters from time to time.

I am nursing my left shoulder again and it is painful to say the least. Strong winds blew one of my wife large patio umbrellas into the pool with the heavy metal base. She forgot to lock the wheels. So I had to go in and pull it out. Now this morning I can not raise my left arm. Dang.

Here are a couple of pictures the wife took a few evenings ago after a nice thunderstorm. We get some vivid colors after these heavy rains. I trust all have a great day

Very nice photos by your wife Sawnee. Looks like you all have a beautiful enclosed space to enjoy the sunsets. I can remember way back when I lived in South Florida for a couple years seeing those fabulous sunsets in places like the Keys.

I do have some fond recollections of some things about Florida. It was the first place I lived after growing up in Kentucky - Pompano Beach, just north of Ft. Lauderdale. It was amazing how cheap you could get an apartment in 1977 close enough to walk to the beach of an evening after work.

The one thing that I couldn't get past was how flat everything was. That, and I missed the autumn in the hills outside the town where I grew up, and the early spring after a long winter.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Very nice photos by your wife Sawnee. Looks like you all have a beautiful enclosed space to enjoy the sunsets. I can remember way back when I lived in South Florida for a couple years seeing those fabulous sunsets in places like the Keys.

Having an enclosed pool is a must if your property is close to a wildlife preserve. Every critter in the swamp would find it's way to your pool and there is nothing fun about pulling a gator out.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Having an enclosed pool is a must if your property is close to a wildlife preserve. Every critter in the swamp would find it's way to your pool and there is nothing fun about pulling a gator out.

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Haha. I reckon so. I'd followed a girl down to Florida when I was 21. Her parents lived on the Coastal Waterway up in West Palm Beach. I can't imagine what that property would be worth today, with access to an inlet that led to the ocean.

Anyway, one of the first things I remember was going to visit her parents, and seeing some substantial gators lounging at the foot of their sloping yard. I learned that just a short time back, their next-door neighbor had lost a dog to the beasts.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 74° and cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring scattered thunderstorms and a high of 80°.

Just saw where the death toll for the southeastern Kentucky flooding had risen to 15. Prayers for the people in that part of the state.

Everyone stay safe on this Friday.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Having an enclosed pool is a must if your property is close to a wildlife preserve. Every critter in the swamp would find it's way to your pool and there is nothing fun about pulling a gator out.

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Our house in Jacksonville was on a lake and on the other side of the lake was a large swamp. The screened in pool is necessary as the mosquitoes and other biting bugs will eat you alive. We had gators also, although the Florida wildlife guys were good at removing any larger than, I think 7 feet long.

I had several run ins with gators on my riding lawn mower. The good part was the noise was enough to get them moving toward the lake. The lake was about 40 feet from the back of the house and only about 15 feet from the back of the pool to the lake. Our pool was screened in like Johnny's so we never got one in the pool. We did get some water moccasins, but the pool skimmer made quick work of them.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Haha. I reckon so. I'd followed a girl down to Florida when I was 21. Her parents lived on the Coastal Waterway up in West Palm Beach. I can't imagine what that property would be worth today, with access to an inlet that led to the ocean.

Anyway, one of the first things I remember was going to visit her parents, and seeing some substantial gators lounging at the foot of their sloping yard. I learned that just a short time back, their next-door neighbor had lost a dog to the beasts.

Gators would follow my neighbors toy poodle when Joe would bring him out to do his business. They would start across the lake nearly every time.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

It is 74.4°F and cloudy, on our way to 84. Only 20% chance of rain. So far we have 1.31" so far the last two days. I would welcome another inch or two.

No chicken wings for me today. This afternoon I am going to do some blackened catfish. It is hard work carrying around those danged cast iron skillets but it is worth it. I grill them outside to avoid the mess it makes in the kitchen.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

It is 74.4°F and cloudy, on our way to 84. Only 20% chance of rain. So far we have 1.31" so far the last two days. I would welcome another inch or two.

No chicken wings for me today. This afternoon I am going to do some blackened catfish. It is hard work carrying around those danged cast iron skillets but it is worth it. I grill them outside to avoid the mess it makes in the kitchen.

Ah catfish, my favorite.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Just able to use my phone. Been moving this morning. My Darling and I just had Bagels, cream cheese, and our selected coffee's.

Had a couple chance meetings earlier this morning that were very strategic due to my current situation. (Out of the blue.) Just amazes me how God guides my steps and places me at the perfect time where I need to be and where it is best for me to be. Submission is a hard thing to do but God's time is always the best time...

Just had to give a praise report though I didn't give specifics.

I will give more information later if the Lord doesn't take me home.

Have a great day. The wife and I plan to leave shortly for the commissary and then Walmart. Not yet sure in which order... 😉

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I am back in the house for the day. I finished up my light yard work, cleaned up the area and put the trash in the big can to be hauled away. Our garbage pick up days are Tuesday and Friday. I pay $24.00 every 4 months. I could take it to the recycle center for free but I might as well let them do it for $6 a month or 8 pickups.

I think I have downed about 60 ozs of water this morning. It pours out of your skin in this weather. If you work outside down here you best have a water bucket nearby. It looks like taco salads are on the menu for our noon meal.

The pool looks inviting so I will relax in it this afternoon, if all goes as planned. It is turning into a nice Friday.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[BBUK]

I am back in the house for the day. I finished up my light yard work, cleaned up the area and put the trash in the big can to be hauled away. Our garbage pick up days are Tuesday and Friday. I pay $24.00 every 4 months. I could take it to the recycle center for free but I might as well let them do it for $6 a month or 8 pickups.

I think I have downed about 60 ozs of water this morning. It pours out of your skin in this weather. If you work outside down here you best have a water bucket nearby. It looks like taco salads are on the menu for our noon meal.

The pool looks inviting so I will relax in it this afternoon, if all goes as planned. It is turning into a nice Friday.

Sir, I pay $102.00 a month to my HOA for the same two day a week garbage service. They mow the common areas but that is about it for the dough...😡

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Sir, I pay $102.00 a month to my HOA for the same two day a week garbage service. They mow the common areas but that is about it for the dough...😡

The price you pay for living in the big city. Think of all the other amenities you get though. You don't have the threat of wild hogs rooting up your yard.

I am hitting the pool.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Flooded resident out in Perry County. Thoughts and prayers go out to these folks.

 

[BBUK]

The price you pay for living in the big city. Think of all the other amenities you get though. You don't have the threat of wild hogs rooting up your yard.

I am hitting the pool.

Sir, I'd trade "varmint's" in short order though I do live in a decent neighborhood. Every once in a while though, you get a roving mongrel or three...

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Morning All,

I trust all are well and today will bring sunshine and smiles into your life and blessings. We have 72° at present and may get over that 90° mark this afternoon. The high could reach 91° with a 10% chance of rain. Sunshine will be the order of the day, There are no tropical disturbances off shore.

Yesterday was a big day for our Cadet at the USAFA. It was the last day of BCT and the day started off with a wake up at 4:30 AM and a two mile run. The remainder of the day consisted of "Heritage Day" activities where the cadets were met and escorted by the USAFA grads. They were presented with a better understanding of the career they will soon be entering, and what will be expected of them at the Academy and in the military. The graduates then welcomed each cadet into The Long Blue Line by escorting them over the Heritage Bridge. Dr. Max Miller, a 1959 graduate talked to them about the meaning behind the Challenge Bridge and led them across it. Then were escorted into Doolittle Hall where they learn in more detail the history and expectations of an USAFA Cadet. It was a good day and no doubt makes quite an impression on a young person and the mission they will be expected to carry out as an officer in the U.S.A.F and Academy grad.

Next week is ACCEPTANCE DAY and my son and his family will be flying out to Colorado for that. It is quite the show I undersand.

CHALLENGE BRIDGE

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 65° and cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring a mix of clouds and sun and a high of 83°.

I saw where the Reds traded Luis Castillo to the Mariners.. They get 2 highly rated infielders and 2 pitching prospects. If any of the 4 pan out, the Reds can just trade them for more prospects down the road.

One winning ticket in Illinois was sold on the Mega Millions.

Everyone stay safe on this Saturday.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Back from a 3-hour hike I began near dawn. Felt great. There was even a cool breeze part of the way. Its a sunny, clear day here, and heading toward hot but not brutal.

I'm starting to get excited already about the Bahamas trip of the Cats. So many questions to answer about this team and that's when it begins.

Taking it easy today. Probably spend some hours strolling through the woods along a lake close to our house. Tomorrow, if things work out, going up into the Blue RIdge Mountains for a hike with my son.

Hope it is a good day for all of you.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 78°F and clear. Today's high expected around 103°F. Summer marches on.

No one here won the lottery? Bah! Went for a walk this morning before posting in this thread. Usual change finds. Watched some dog time a traffic light just right and avoided getting hit. Doubt it was by design, but ya never know.

35 more days until Kentucky FB.

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

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Vacation cabins from a period long ago. This was before motels and high rise hotels. We called them tourist camps or cabins.

 

[berniecarbo]

Vacation cabins from a period long ago. This was before motels and high rise hotels. We called them tourist camps or cabins.

I've seen these. They remind me of an old "shotgun" house we lived in when I was a kid. We had an outhouse about 40 or so yards out back. The old Sears and Roebuck catalogs were popular in those days.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Vacation cabins from a period long ago. This was before motels and high rise hotels. We called them tourist camps or cabins.

Sawnee, those places look to be about the size of my first rental apartment in Pompano Beach when I was 21. The rent was $25 a week in 1977. No kitchen, just a room with a bed and a tiny bathroom. Hell, I didn't know any better, I thought I was living like a king -- especially when I could coax a tall blonde I was seeing over for a visit. It didn't even bother me much that the place would get an inch or so of water on the floor when those sudden summer storms would hit. As for no kitchen, I'll admit to letting garbage from fast food meals accumulate a bit in the place, as a 21-year-old will do.

The rosy glow started to fade one night when I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom after too many beers. I walked into the bathroom in the dark, ignoring a soft whispery noise. When I turned on the light I saw in the open medicine cabinet these fat palmetto bugs flattening themselves to squirm out of the little slot cabinets used to have to discard used double-edge razor blades. I turned back toward the bedroom and in the light noted there were large roaches distributed around the walls and floor. It was all a bit much for a boy who'd never lived out of Kentucky, and mostly in my family's bug-free home. I was bailed out when I got a job and the blonde invited me to move in and share the rent in her much nicer place in a complex with a pool.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good Morning All,

I trust all are well and today will bring sunshine and smiles into your life and blessings. We have 72° at present and may get over that 90° mark this afternoon. The high could reach 91° with a 10% chance of rain. Sunshine will be the order of the day, There are no tropical disturbances off shore.

Yesterday was a big day for our Cadet at the USAFA. It was the last day of BCT and the day started off with a wake up at 4:30 AM and a two mile run. The remainder of the day consisted of "Heritage Day" activities where the cadets were met and escorted by the USAFA grads. They were presented with a better understanding of the career they will soon be entering, and what will be expected of them at the Academy and in the military. The graduates then welcomed each cadet into The Long Blue Line by escorting them over the Heritage Bridge. Dr. Max Miller, a 1959 graduate talked to them about the meaning behind the Challenge Bridge and led them across it. Then were escorted into Doolittle Hall where they learn in more detail the history and expectations of an USAFA Cadet. It was a good day and no doubt makes quite an impression on a young person and the mission they will be expected to carry out as an officer in the U.S.A.F and Academy grad.

Next week is ACCEPTANCE DAY and my son and his family will be flying out to Colorado for that. It is quite the show I undersand.

CHALLENGE BRIDGE

As an aside: that last picture with the newspaper caption: "TOKYO BOMBED JAPS SAY: ADMIT DAMAGE IS HEAVY". Sherry's uncle, Bob Bardin (will turn 97 years old August 11) was the belly gunner on the first B-29 over Tokyo. Of course he served when the Air Force was part of the Army.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 78°F and clear. Today's high expected around 103°F. Summer marches on.

No one here won the lottery? Bah! Went for a walk this morning before posting in this thread. Usual change finds. Watched some dog time a traffic light just right and avoided getting hit. Doubt it was by design, but ya never know.

35 more days until Kentucky FB.

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

Sherry baked one yesterday afternoon to go with our blackened catfish. What timing.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Vacation cabins from a period long ago. This was before motels and high rise hotels. We called them tourist camps or cabins.

There were some around this area also.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

First day I've slept in since I can remember. Ready for biscuits and coffee. Wanted some sausage but will settle for some ham and eggs with a little shredded sharp cheddar cheese. I am thankful, have a great day. (Have to get up and cook what I just described...)

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Light cloudy and 73.0°F on our way to a nice 82°. No rain yesterday and 0% chance today. Those poor folks in Eastern Kentucky got dumped on. Fox News said 26 are dead and many are unaccounted for. Prays for those folks. Kentucky has over 90,000 miles of stream so we are susceptible to such things in big storms.

I have the first two basketball games set to record. Can't wait.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good morning all,

First day I've slept in since I can remember. Ready for biscuits and coffee. Wanted some sausage but will settle for some ham and eggs with a little shredded sharp cheddar cheese. I am thankful, have a great day. (Have to get up and cook what I just described...)

I had my sausage and grits around 6:30. I had biscuits too. Not from scratch but the frozen, I like Mary B's buttermilk biscuits we bake if we don't have time to roll them out from scratch. We buy Tennessee Pride locally because it is whole hog and very good. They sell Old Folks too but it is not as good as it is in Kentucky. When I go to Kentucky I always bring back about 20 to 25 rolls (lbs) of it and freeze it. These two brands are the only ones locally I care for. Both are whole hog.

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