Good Morning all,
Not a happy day but a day the Lord has made. Keep this day in prayer....
Not a happy day but a day the Lord has made. Keep this day in prayer....
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Good morning D-League. It's currently 68° and sunny here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring scattered thunderstorms and a high of 88°.
Everyone stay safe out there today.
Everyone stay safe out there today.
The stupidity of large organizations:
Since we've been back at work, every morning to enter the building you have to complete a task on an app from some security health company. It asks you five questions like: Do you have COVID? Have you been around anyone with COVID for ten days? What is your current body temperature?
So, you say the right things and make up a temperature (who carries around a thermometer?) so you can "pass" and enter the building.
Naturally, the app has problems and today it was timing out before people could get their "green badge" so we were all stacked up in the lobby turning our phones off and on to reset the app. Average time to get into the building: 15 minutes.
And think of the stupidity of it: Is anyone going to come all the way to the downtown office, then suddenly REMEMBER THEY HAVE COVID or that they have been close to someone who has it? Even if that happened, and for whatever reason you still wanted to come to work, you just answer NO. How would anybody know?
It would be equally effective just to have some security guard at the door asking you, "Do you have COVID? Okay, good to go." I get that it gives the organization some fig leaf against liability suits if someone gets sick and dies at the office - "We tried." But it is all a charade.
Since we've been back at work, every morning to enter the building you have to complete a task on an app from some security health company. It asks you five questions like: Do you have COVID? Have you been around anyone with COVID for ten days? What is your current body temperature?
So, you say the right things and make up a temperature (who carries around a thermometer?) so you can "pass" and enter the building.
Naturally, the app has problems and today it was timing out before people could get their "green badge" so we were all stacked up in the lobby turning our phones off and on to reset the app. Average time to get into the building: 15 minutes.
And think of the stupidity of it: Is anyone going to come all the way to the downtown office, then suddenly REMEMBER THEY HAVE COVID or that they have been close to someone who has it? Even if that happened, and for whatever reason you still wanted to come to work, you just answer NO. How would anybody know?
It would be equally effective just to have some security guard at the door asking you, "Do you have COVID? Okay, good to go." I get that it gives the organization some fig leaf against liability suits if someone gets sick and dies at the office - "We tried." But it is all a charade.
The house and senate sure need to be changed come November. This FBI is getting out of hand. Garland and Wray are showing their true allegiance when they are supposed to be neutral. I guess Garland is still pissed that Mitch McConnell kept him off the Supreme Court. I don't know what burr in under Christopher Wray's saddle as Trump appointed him as Director of the FBI.
It is a sunny 76.8°F here and we are supposed to get into the high 80's today and a 50% chance of rain. I will take some more rain.
My man mowed the yard yesterday and he rolled the limb that came off the wild cherry tree over so he could mow under it. Marty is coming out Thursday to remove it. Our cable has be going out periodically and Thursday they are coming to check it out they think it is a "amp" whatever that is in the system. So Thursday I am going to be one busy little dude.
You all have a good Tuesday.
It is a sunny 76.8°F here and we are supposed to get into the high 80's today and a 50% chance of rain. I will take some more rain.
My man mowed the yard yesterday and he rolled the limb that came off the wild cherry tree over so he could mow under it. Marty is coming out Thursday to remove it. Our cable has be going out periodically and Thursday they are coming to check it out they think it is a "amp" whatever that is in the system. So Thursday I am going to be one busy little dude.
You all have a good Tuesday.
is there anybody left in Washington DC with any sense. Your daily reports leave me with the feeling I am living in a foreign country. What America is this you speak of.
Will the last patriot to leave Washington DC , please bring the flag of Old Glory. If it is not put in a museum before that happens.
Not much to call names but there seems to be a skank among us...
The thing is Sir, MdW55 is telling it gospel. (He doesn't need me to affirm what he types as he is top notch but if anything he is downplaying it some.) A Swamp is too nice a word but it is a Cesspool in a Swamp. I do not state that lightly as I am kind of like Jerry Clower when he stated, "I love everybody". I love people...
Sawnee -- Sadly, the kind of organizational stupidity and political correctness I'm talking about is not confined to cities like DC today. My son jumps through similar hoops at UK, and I've had to repeatedly talk him out of dropping that school because of the Woke BS saturating every class. You guys who are retired and can live a bit outside the organizational structure are lucky. When my time comes to move on from work, we're eyeing some small towns along the Delaware coast that should give us that kind of isolation and insulation.
I know you are telling it like it is. WOKEISM has worked its way into all of society. Schools, churches are also a part of it. This Sunday I had a conversation with a long time friend at church. He has two sons who are in the military and had joined with the intention of making it a career. One is an officer in the Marine Corp. His wife is an Air Force officer. Both had announced they will leave the military at the end of this year. The reason WOKEISM in the military. Another of his sons is in the Air Force and will also be leaving. He said it is a real problem to keep military personnel.
When my wife heard our granddaughter would accept an appointment to the USAF Academy she was crushed. She prayed hard for it not to happen. I told her the granddaughter had a dream to fly the jets and she was living a dream by taking the opportunity. Now I am not sure I should have told her that. The granddaughter is not political at all and I pray she will not be influenced by the Air Force but based on what I hear I am afraid of what is to come. I just can't see her woke and following liberal stupidity, that has never been her personality and she sure was not brought up that way. I hope her being grounded in the Faith will protect her and shield her. I request all believers to pray she will remain strong in the faith. My wife writes her everyday and ends each short letter with a scripture verse of encouragement.
Sawnee, From what I've heard about your granddaughter, she'll be fine. There must be a strong subculture within the service academies clinging to traditional American values. I met lots of West Point and Annapolis grads during my days covering the military and they all seemed to have that grounding. She's better off there than most other places.
And my son at UK hasn't been warped by the worst of what a modern college education entails, nor was my daughter at Maryland. They are still the people they were when we sent them to those places, with the credentials to have more options in the job market of coming years.
Thank you for the words of encouragement. A person can navigate through the swamp if they have a solid moral fabric that has been nurtured from childhood through youth. We surround our family with friends with the same beliefs as we are grounded in. We must stay focused with eyes on the straight and narrow. The goal is in sight and the light is shining bright. I will say a prayer for you and your family.
Thanks Sawnee. I'll do the same for you, especially your granddaughter.
Massive respect for James Arness enduring Anzio. That might have been one of the ugliest places Americans fought in World War 2, though there is lots of competition. Once the opening push failed to break through and the Germans sealed the US forces into a zone around the beach, every inch was under artillery fire, and the only limit was how many shells the Germans had at any given time. The US didn't even have control of the skies. There are stories about guys on the front lines getting wounded and going back to aid stations in the rear, only to go back to the front because the shelling was worse near the beach.
The celebrated correspondent Ernie Pyle was there, and it almost shattered his nerves. He was living in a villa with other writers and a German bomber scored a direct hit with a 500 pound bomb. Miraculously no one was seriously hurt. But that's got to shake you up.
They drive like they train for sure...
My Darling gets angry with me for turning my head to look and not using the back up camera..... Go figure...
CJ knocking them down. Heh.
Reminds me of my younger days. I was a deadly outside shooter. Unfortunately we played all our games inside.
I couldn't shoot inside or outside, couldn't jump and wasn't particularly fast.
TheFrontRunner could shoot back in the day and he could run..but he couldn't jump for sh-t.
For real...was a fast little sh-t but couldn't jump 4 inches off the ground. It really hurt my dreams of playing for UK in basketball, it seems all UK coaches have a prejudice against guys who can't jump.
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Sir, at my best shape in the Army I did max the run ONE time. (NCO of the year was my Platoon Sergeant. Just revered that man. He assisted by stating 13 a few times. (I think my max was 6:13 at the time.) On my best day, I could barely jump and get my toes off the ground. (Push ups and sit ups, I could ace those and quickly.)
At basketball I was a board brawler, nothing more...
I'm "wit ya" but I was born slow and stayed slow. I am quick as snot but the complete opposite of being fleet-footed...
Good morning from ATX. Currently 80°F and clear. Today's high expected around 102°F. Slight chance for showers late this afternoon. Let's hope so.
Believe it or not, I worked last night. User accidentally deleted over 8,800 files when her OneDrive client synced with SharePoint, and she apparently hit a delete button. File recovery went excruciatingly slow, roughly 500 files every 10 minutes. Good = working from home. Bad = last file recovered at 8:02 pm CST.
Cats play tonight. Excited about the games. Be there. Aloha.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Believe it or not, I worked last night. User accidentally deleted over 8,800 files when her OneDrive client synced with SharePoint, and she apparently hit a delete button. File recovery went excruciatingly slow, roughly 500 files every 10 minutes. Good = working from home. Bad = last file recovered at 8:02 pm CST.
Cats play tonight. Excited about the games. Be there. Aloha.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
I was a point guard type with a decent shot although inconsistent, but I could jump a bit. At 5' 7" in high school, I could jump and grab the rim with one hand. Dunk? No. My brother who was an inch taller although a year younger could.
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Morning Legionnaires!
Temp today is mid 90's with sunny skies. Last night we got some decent rain considering the chance was about 2% for it. Needed it. I will be leaving out of here around 0600 this morning as the Bass are now acting like Sirens. My wife might be jealous but...good thing the sucker fish aren't acting that way.
@AustinTXCat Every day is spoil my dogs day around here.
Good morning D League
We should have a pleasant August day today with temperatures in the high 80's and a good chance of afternoon thunderstorms. I am headed out for a chest x-ray and some blood work. Routine and nothing to be alarmed about.
I trust all are well and prayers to those in need.
I am counting down to football.
We should have a pleasant August day today with temperatures in the high 80's and a good chance of afternoon thunderstorms. I am headed out for a chest x-ray and some blood work. Routine and nothing to be alarmed about.
I trust all are well and prayers to those in need.
I am counting down to football.
Good morning from ATX. Currently 80°F and clear. Today's high expected around 102°F. Slight chance for showers late this afternoon. Let's hope so.
Believe it or not, I worked last night. User accidentally deleted over 8,800 files when her OneDrive client synced with SharePoint, and she apparently hit a delete button. File recovery went excruciatingly slow, roughly 500 files every 10 minutes. Good = working from home. Bad = last file recovered at 8:02 pm CST.
Cats play tonight. Excited about the games. Be there. Aloha.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Have to break that VPN if at all possible. (I know it's not possible, a lot of times..)
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Good Morning all,
Poignant and significant day today. It will be different Monday...(Should be better for me and my family too!) (Not sure some understand it now, but they will.) Don't mean to be cryptic but I need to for now.... Have a great day and stay focused on the big picture. God Bless you all and your families...
Poignant and significant day today. It will be different Monday...(Should be better for me and my family too!) (Not sure some understand it now, but they will.) Don't mean to be cryptic but I need to for now.... Have a great day and stay focused on the big picture. God Bless you all and your families...
Just wow.... Back in the day. I was 5'10" or so in High School.. at my best out of five times, I could make the net move maybe three out of five try's...
I was talking about sprints up and down the basketball court. I could do a mile in the 5:15 to 5:20 range, which again isn't particularly fast. The thing is, I could do the tenth mile as fast as the first.
Good morning D-League. Sweltering in DC.
These are grind-it-out days at work, so not much outside that to report: get there, stay 10-12 hours, get home.
Itll be fun to get a glimpse of the Cats today. Won’t really tell us much but still fun - win by 30 and the Rafters crowd will grumble a little. Win by ten and it’ll be a full meltdown. I’m excited to see the freshmen and would love for CJ to not only knock down some shots but look competent on defense.
I hope you all stay cool.
These are grind-it-out days at work, so not much outside that to report: get there, stay 10-12 hours, get home.
Itll be fun to get a glimpse of the Cats today. Won’t really tell us much but still fun - win by 30 and the Rafters crowd will grumble a little. Win by ten and it’ll be a full meltdown. I’m excited to see the freshmen and would love for CJ to not only knock down some shots but look competent on defense.
I hope you all stay cool.
Good morning D-League. It's currently 72° and partly cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring thunderstorms, possibly heavy at times and a high of 82°.
Everyone stay safe on this hump day 🐪.
Everyone stay safe on this hump day 🐪.
I could dunk a soccer ball in high school but couldn't dunk a basketball until I was a freshman in college. I was a very late bloomer. I grew 6" in about 12 months. When I started the 12 grade I was 5' 8" and graduated pushing 6'. A few months into my freshman year I was 6' 2". I could always jump pretty good. By the time I graduated from college I could dunk with both hands. I stayed at 6' 2" most of my life until my back started deteriorating and probably lost a few inches in height. My back surgery and pelvis realignment brought me back up to 6' 2".
This morning I had a chest x-ray and the technician screamed out what the heck is that in your back. LOL. We had a good laugh. He said I haven't seen that much hardware in a spine. Ever. I just laughed because it beats crying.
Quit talking about me.
We were dirt poor and mom and dad both had to work. We had no one able to baby sit me. We lived in the sticks so to speak. Our local school had 8 grades in one room with one teacher. Though I was 2 years shy of being old enough, mom convinced the teacher I could do the work, so I got stuck in school 2 years early, which made me the smallest kid in the school. I hated school and it was even worse because I loved sports and being the youngest and smallest kid in the school, it put me at a big disadvantage. By the second grade, we had a regular school, but I was still the smallest kid in class till my senior year. By the time I was in the military, I was as big as most of the other guys and things started changing. Instead of being a runt, I was always the guy batting third. It did a world of good for my confidence, but I've always wished I'd of been the same age as my classmates.
It is sunny andn74.5°F in Smiths Grove and we are supposed to get up to 81° with a 90% chance of rain. Yesterday we had two thunderstorms and ended up with .81" of rain. We lost electricity for 50 minutes.
I look forward to the game today. I am getting juiced.
I look forward to the game today. I am getting juiced.
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