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[Sawnee Cat]

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.

You sound similar to my mother's story. She was born in 1912 in Clearwater, FL. When she was 6 years old and ready to start school there were no other kids in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade so they put her in the 4th with her brother. After school he had the task to catch her up to the rest of the class. It was accelerated learning on steroids. The problem was she was always 2 or 3 years younger than anyone in her class. She was ready to graduate from high school at age 14. Grandpa thought that was too young for her to graduate so he arranged to have her take some secretarial classes for a couple of years and when she reached 16 they gave her her HS diploma.

Times sure were simple in those days.

 

[BBUK]

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.

Sir thanks for sharing. It did me good as I was about the reverse. I do not think I have ever been young in my life concerning my thinking and mind-set. Even at a very early age I was very sober about my surroundings. I never fit in with people my own age. I'd never partake of things that I knew were not safe or right to do. (I had my issues in my late teens with decision-making but I sure chose to do what I did, it was not mistakes. I was not fooled and cannot blame my youth as many could/ tried to do.)

I guess now I cherish my ability to act younger than I am in many instances but I also do that on purpose just to have fun and cause enjoyment. Especially when I am not harming anyone with my actions... (My Grandchildren love it anyway.) (My children and at times My Darling get perturbed BUT, I am still looking for my "children" to start acting their ages and not like youngsters without a care in the world when they themselves have children now... all three of them...) Sigh, I have to laugh.... Take care Sir and thanks again!

 

[berniecarbo]

Sir thanks for sharing. It did me good as I was about the reverse. I do not think I have ever been young in my life concerning my thinking and mind-set. Even at a very early age I was very sober about my surroundings. I never fit in with people my own age. I'd never partake of things that I knew were not safe or right to do. (I had my issues in my late teens with decision-making but I sure chose to do what I did, it was not mistakes. I was not fooled and cannot blame my youth as many could/ tried to do.)

I guess now I cherish my ability to act younger than I am in many instances but I also do that on purpose just to have fun and cause enjoyment. Especially when I am not harming anyone with my actions... (My Grandchildren love it anyway.) (My children and at times My Darling get perturbed BUT, I am still looking for my "children" to start acting their ages and not like youngsters without a care in the world when they themselves have children now... all three of them...) Sigh, I have to laugh.... Take care Sir and thanks again!

Kind of in line with the discussion: Right after I was born, my folks moved to Detroit and dad took a job making Hudsons. By the time I was one, they got homesick and came back to Ky. Evidently I started talking at an early age. Mom said they used to charge people on the bus (in Detroit) to listen to me talk. That is funny because most people who know me think I one of the quietest people they know.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Kind of in line with the discussion: Right after I was born, my folks moved to Detroit and dad took a job making Hudsons. By the time I was one, they got homesick and came back to Ky. Evidently I started talking at an early age. Mom said they used to charge people on the bus (in Detroit) to listen to me talk. That is funny because most people who know me think I one of the quietest people they know.

Bernie, this one's for you. Always identified a bit with this song because my parents moved from deeper in Kentucky to the northern part of the state where my dad could commute to work in Cincinnati. My favorite line: "by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars..."

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Bernie, this one's for you. Always identified a bit with this song because my parents moved from deeper in Kentucky to the northern part of the state where my dad could commute to work in Cincinnati. My favorite line: "by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars..."

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This was a huge hit when I was in college and working the summer months for North American Van Lines. I was a co driver on long distance moves. I remember going through Oklahoma in the middle of the night hearing that song on the radio. I was looking for those cotton fields and home.

Back in those days there were three or four powerful AM stations that played country music for truckers all night long. One out of Iowa, one out of New Orleans and the Nashville station. Those were the three we stayed tuned to. That was a fun time for a boy and I sure did get an education. More than in any lab at UK.

 

[berniecarbo]

Bernie, this one's for you. Always identified a bit with this song because my parents moved from deeper in Kentucky to the northern part of the state where my dad could commute to work in Cincinnati. My favorite line: "by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars..."

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Thanks. I recall working the night shift doing security at the ammo dump in DaNang and they'd be playing that song on Armed Forces Radio. It sure made me homesick. They also played I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams a lot. It also made me homesick. He wrote that song while fishing on Ky Lake.

 

[BBUK]

Bernie, this one's for you. Always identified a bit with this song because my parents moved from deeper in Kentucky to the northern part of the state where my dad could commute to work in Cincinnati. My favorite line: "by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars..."

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As A Michigander (Yeah I claim it, it's the truth.) the first 19 years of my life except for I am thinking about 18 months to two years when I was in the third or at most fourth grade.) I grew up in the slums of Detroit (Delray and River Rouge. (Rouge was actually a nice place as far as a slum was concerned.)) I remember that song vividly. Dad and Mom both finally moved back South after I (The youngest) graduated High School. (My Brother and Sister still live in Michigan.)

Why I left I don't exactly remember but I guess I was looking for home... My Home... I finally found it with My Darling and was able to make a home...I am thankful....

Heck I thought I was black until I got my driver's license...

 

[MdWIldcat55]

This was a huge hit when I was in college and working the summer months for North American Van Lines. I was a co driver on long distance moves. I remember going through Oklahoma in the middle of the night hearing that song on the radio. I was looking for those cotton fields and home.

Back in those days there were three or four powerful AM stations that played country music for truckers all night long. One out of Iowa, one out of New Orleans and the Nashville station. Those were the three we stayed tuned to. That was a fun time for a boy and I sure did get an education. More than in any lab at UK.

I've always been a Bobby Bare fan. He gets a little lost in the pecking order of country stars from the 60s and 70s.
His version of this song always reminds me of my days as a young pipeliner - late teens, early 20s, going to towns in Colorado, Montana or Wyoming, then leaving when the job played out - maybe leaving someone behind.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I've always been a Bobby Bare fan. He gets a little lost in the pecking order of country stars from the 60s and 70s.
His version of this song always reminds me of my days as a young pipeliner - late teens, early 20s, going to towns in Colorado, Montana or Wyoming, then leaving when the job played out - maybe leaving someone behind.

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I have always been a huge Bobby Bare fan. I think he was from Ohio. Anyway I like about every song he recorded. One of my favorites is about your neck of the woods.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

And of course my favorite version, the one that will get me ready to "rumble" is the one by Graham Parsons and Emmy Lou. A long time ago.

 

[warrior-cat]

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.

It would be particularly fast if you could maintain that for 2 miles or so. My fastest 2 mile was 10:57 so...I would say that your speed was good.

 

[berniecarbo]

While at DaNang, I usually worked the bomb dump. It was a couple of miles off base, so as if it got hit, it wouldn't blow up the whole base. The marines had a dump right across the road from us. If it had ever been hit, there'd been a real fire works show. We had a guy put the wrong co-ordinates in an automated grenade launcher and hit us once, but didn't really hit anything serious. Charlie would throw a few rockets at us at night from the hillsides and they'd send choppers with mini guns out. I forget, I think 6000 rounds a second maximum per gun. I'd watch several choppers (tracer rounds) spray the hills where the rockets came from. Just solid lines of red coming down out of the sky. Never seen anything like it before or since. Bobby Bare would be singing in the background, " I wanna go home.

Edit, I meant 6000 a minute, not a second. A duh moment there.

 

[warrior-cat]

Oh and by the way, blanked by the bass today. No bites, no nuttin.

 

[berniecarbo]

It would be particularly fast if you could maintain that for 2 miles or so. My fastest 2 mile was 10:57 so...I would say that your speed was good.

I was training to do my first marathon then, but I messed up my leg in a wreck. Three months in a cast up to my hip. Three more in a cast to my knee. Three surgeries. Lost quite a bit of range of motion in the ankle. Really effected my softball swing. No marathons.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Oh and by the way, blanked by the bass today. No bites, no nuttin.

Okay. I am going to stop praying for the bass and start praying for @warrior-cat .

I am sorry that I have cost you so many fish! But apparently my prayers are powerful.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out UK's roster. I worked hard for this. Maybe you can use it to enjoy the game tonight. Here are the kids that are on the team. (If there are spelling errors it is my fault.)

#	Player	Class	Hometown (last School)	Ht	Wt
	Ugonna Kinsley Onyenso	FR	Owerri, Nigeria (Putnam Science Academy)	6'11"	195​
0	Jacob Toppin	SR	Cincinnati (Covington Cath)	6'9"	195​
1	C J Frederick	R-JR	Cincinnati (Covington Cath)	6'3"	195​
2	Sahvir Wheeler	SR	Houston ( Christian)	5'9"	180​
3	Adou Thiero	FR	Leetsdale, PA (Quaker Valley)	6'5"	180​
4	Daimion Collins	SO	Atlanta, TX (Atlanta)	6'9"	190​
12	Antonio Reeves	SR	Chicago, IL (Simeon)	6'6"	185​
13	Grant Darbyshire	FR	Cincinnati, OH (Sycamore)	6'2"	176​
14	Brennan Canada	SR	Mount Sterling, KY (George Rogers Clark)	6'6"	198​
21	Walker Horn	FR	Austin, TX (Westlake)	6'3"	200​
22	Cason Wallace	FR	Richardson, TX (Richardson)	6'4"	185​
24	Chris Livingston	FR	Akron, OH (Oak Hill Academy)	6'6"	170​
25	Kareen Watkins	JR	Camden, NJ (Kingsway Regional)	5'8"	145​
34	Oscar Tshiebwe	SR	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kennedy Catholic)	6'9"	254​
55	Lance Ware	JR	Camden, NJ (Camden)	6'9"	223​

 

[MdWIldcat55]

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out UK's roster. I worked hard for this. Maybe you can use it to enjoy the game tonight. Here are the kids that are on the team. (If there are spelling errors it is my fault.)

#	Player	Class	Hometown (last School)	Ht	Wt
	Ugonna Kinsley Onyenso	FR	Owerri, Nigeria (Putnam Science Academy)	6'11"	195​
0	Jacob Toppin	SR	Cincinnati (Covington Cath)	6'9"	195​
1	C J Frederick	R-JR	Cincinnati (Covington Cath)	6'3"	195​
2	Sahvir Wheeler	SR	Houston ( Christian)	5'9"	180​
3	Adou Thiero	FR	Leetsdale, PA (Quaker Valley)	6'5"	180​
4	Daimion Collins	SO	Atlanta, TX (Atlanta)	6'9"	190​
12	Antonio Reeves	SR	Chicago, IL (Simeon)	6'6"	185​
13	Grant Darbyshire	FR	Cincinnati, OH (Sycamore)	6'2"	176​
14	Brennan Canada	SR	Mount Sterling, KY (George Rogers Clark)	6'6"	198​
21	Walker Horn	FR	Austin, TX (Westlake)	6'3"	200​
22	Cason Wallace	FR	Richardson, TX (Richardson)	6'4"	185​
24	Chris Livingston	FR	Akron, OH (Oak Hill Academy)	6'6"	170​
25	Kareen Watkins	JR	Camden, NJ (Kingsway Regional)	5'8"	145​
34	Oscar Tshiebwe	SR	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kennedy Catholic)	6'9"	254​
55	Lance Ware	JR	Camden, NJ (Camden)	6'9"	223​

Good job Bert. This will be useful tonight. But I don't think Jacob Toppin went to Cov Cath. He went to Woodstock Academy in Connecticut, and that's his home town as well, as near as I can determine. Sorry. It is the editor in me.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good job Bert. This will be useful tonight. But I don't think Jacob Toppin went to Cov Cath. He went to Woodstock Academy in Connecticut, and that's his home town as well, as near as I can determine. Sorry. It is the editor in me.

Edit on.

I needed to have something tonight that I could understand, while I watched the games, and get to know the kids.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Edit on.

I needed to have something tonight that I could understand, while I watched the games, and get to know the kids.

Like I say, a very useful guide, with, I think, one small mistake.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Evening on the St Johns River, Florida.

 

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[_Rooster]

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out UK's roster. I worked hard for this. Maybe you can use it to enjoy the game tonight. Here are the kids that are on the team. (If there are spelling errors it is my fault.)

#	Player	Class	Hometown (last School)	Ht	Wt
	Ugonna Kinsley Onyenso	FR	Owerri, Nigeria (Putnam Science Academy)	6'11"	195​
0	Jacob Toppin	SR	Cincinnati (Covington Cath)	6'9"	195​
1	C J Frederick	R-JR	Cincinnati (Covington Cath)	6'3"	195​
2	Sahvir Wheeler	SR	Houston ( Christian)	5'9"	180​
3	Adou Thiero	FR	Leetsdale, PA (Quaker Valley)	6'5"	180​
4	Daimion Collins	SO	Atlanta, TX (Atlanta)	6'9"	190​
12	Antonio Reeves	SR	Chicago, IL (Simeon)	6'6"	185​
13	Grant Darbyshire	FR	Cincinnati, OH (Sycamore)	6'2"	176​
14	Brennan Canada	SR	Mount Sterling, KY (George Rogers Clark)	6'6"	198​
21	Walker Horn	FR	Austin, TX (Westlake)	6'3"	200​
22	Cason Wallace	FR	Richardson, TX (Richardson)	6'4"	185​
24	Chris Livingston	FR	Akron, OH (Oak Hill Academy)	6'6"	170​
25	Kareen Watkins	JR	Camden, NJ (Kingsway Regional)	5'8"	145​
34	Oscar Tshiebwe	SR	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kennedy Catholic)	6'9"	254​
55	Lance Ware	JR	Camden, NJ (Camden)	6'9"	223​

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Blue Bayou. All Blue Tonight. Blue Bayou, St Johns River, Florida

 

[warrior-cat]

Okay. I am going to stop praying for the bass and start praying for @warrior-cat .

I am sorry that I have cost you so many fish! But apparently my prayers are powerful.

I have caught quite a bit in the second part of this season this year after such a slow start in the first part of the season so...I am not really complaining. Getting out sometimes is just about being good for my health. Although, while wading today, I did get stuck in some mud for a bit.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Another day, another nearby homicide. Happened 1/2 mile from our place. I stop there about 1-2 times per month.

Teen arrested for killing man with baseball bat in North Austin, police says

Austin police said an 18-year-old was arrested for murder after he killed a man with a baseball bat in North Austin.

www.fox7austin.com

 

[BBUK]

Evening on the St Johns River, Florida.

And a HUGE Gator comes out and CHOMPS you!!!

I couldn't resist........................

Is there a game this evening?

 

[Girthang]

I like the whites and only whites. The other two look like those little sailor uniforms kids wore before they went to grammar school back in the 1920's. Especially the one on the right in all blue with the white trim.

The black needs some blue, the blue needs to gooooooo out the door. You are exactly right. Put a lolli in a kids hand wearing that, and you almost have the 20s look

 

[BBUK]

The black needs some blue, the blue needs to gooooooo out the door. You are exactly right. Put a lolli in a kids hand wearing that, and you almost have the 20s look

Good to see you posting again! I hope all is well for you...

 

[BBUK]

"Thar" he POSTS!!!!

It's a good Day!!!

 

[AustinTXCat]

Cats looking good at the half. Wallace deadly. Oscar reliable. Collins, Ware, Toppin and Livingston hitting buckets. Hope Wheeler is okay.

Go Cats!

 

[_Rooster]

Cats looking good at the half. Wallace deadly. Oscar reliable. Collins, Ware, Toppin and Livingston hitting buckets. Hope Wheeler is okay.

Go Cats!

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Collins with a solid stat line across the board. Reeves and Livingston looking impressive.

 

[_Rooster]

"Thar" he POSTS!!!!

It's a good Day!!!

 

[Girthang]

Good to see you posting again! I hope all is well for you...

Thank you, @BBUK
Things are good here, but a relative has just gone through a 2nd round of chemo and getting beat up by it. Just drive 16+ hrs for a brief visit in case we didn't get another chance, and only one of us was able to see them. Don't know how I feel about any of it just yet.

Thankful for the visit

 

[AustinTXCat]

Wow, these Cats looked great. Nice 50 point W. Looking forward to tomorrow night's game.

 

[UK82]

Impressive! Collins was a human highlight reel. Thiero is a nice surprise. Reeves has a great touch. Granted the competition isn't that great but who cares. I wasn't expecting much for an August exhibition game but I was wrong.

 

[Girthang]

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.

The real problem for America is that the only people left in positions of power and service in this country will be people that hate this country and the people that aren't as indoctrinated as they are. We're talking about an "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" level catastrophe is taking place.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Glad the Cats are off to a fast start. Didn’t get to see much of it because I had to work late but the consensus is Thiero, Collins and Livingston were impressive. Not bad for guys projected to be the 6th, 9th and 11th men.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 78°F and clear. May get some rain this afternoon. Today's high predicted around 97°F.

Enjoyed the heck out of last night's game. Let's kick more butt tonight.

Doggone cable is down. Using phone hotspot to connect.

Heading into the office. Trying to leave by 6:30 am. Keeping it short.

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