Good morning D-League! Hope yall have a good day. It's cold but not too cold. Youngin has the crud. Will try to make it a good day for her anyway. May God make the sickness stay away from your homes this week so you can enjoy your company.
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Good Tuesday Morning D
Reading the allergy comments got me to sneezing. Darn cat. Cats are all I am allergic to but that is enough.
Yesterday's weather was about as perfect as it gets on this earth. Nice cool breeze and lots of sunshine. It is 61° currently and will creep up to 78°. We have clouds coming in and 75% chance of rain this afternoon.
Yesterday I received a shipment from Dublin, Georgia with 10 lbs of Georgia pee-cans and they are the best of this green earth. My friend raises them and always has some saved for me, just in time for the Holiday Season to started. Gonna have a big slice of pee-can pie starting Thanksgiving Day. I love that stuff. This 10 lbs are shelled and I will also order some pecan pieces and pecan meal. We use the meal like flour and coat fish, chicken, pork etc and it makes a golden brown, delicious piece of meat or fish.
Y'all have a nice day and blessings to you.
Reading the allergy comments got me to sneezing. Darn cat. Cats are all I am allergic to but that is enough.
Yesterday's weather was about as perfect as it gets on this earth. Nice cool breeze and lots of sunshine. It is 61° currently and will creep up to 78°. We have clouds coming in and 75% chance of rain this afternoon.
Yesterday I received a shipment from Dublin, Georgia with 10 lbs of Georgia pee-cans and they are the best of this green earth. My friend raises them and always has some saved for me, just in time for the Holiday Season to started. Gonna have a big slice of pee-can pie starting Thanksgiving Day. I love that stuff. This 10 lbs are shelled and I will also order some pecan pieces and pecan meal. We use the meal like flour and coat fish, chicken, pork etc and it makes a golden brown, delicious piece of meat or fish.
Y'all have a nice day and blessings to you.
Good Morning all,
Kind of sick but decided to work from home versus the office. (Some things I can do, some things I cannot.) Things to do, people to see, places to go but I will forgo going any place if I can help it.
Have a great day!
Kind of sick but decided to work from home versus the office. (Some things I can do, some things I cannot.) Things to do, people to see, places to go but I will forgo going any place if I can help it.
Have a great day!
Good morning D-League. It's currently a frosty 33° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 55°.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
Good morning folks.
The office is a ghost town today. Somehow everyone else always seems to get their work done to the point they can blow off Thanksgiving week, but not me.
Could be worse. I get Thursday and Friday off. For several years after I gave up Conflict Zone reporting I was a Managing Editor at a newspaper, which basically meant I ran everything. And I never really learned to delegate, so I worked Holidays, Sundays, basically every day but Saturday which I set aside to do something with my kids. Those years really ground me down.
Went to the doctor yesterday for my pre-operation check-in. Weight is up into the 230s for the first time in my life -215 is ideal for me. And initially my BP came back through the roof when taken by an office assistant. I had the doctor take it again and it was perfect. So at least I don't have that to worry about.
You all will appreciate this. My doctor is a very attractive Turkish woman and she's not beyond being a little flirty with me, in a benign way.
When I told her in my first visit I edited publications, she went on line and found a short bio. Since then she asks me about things I did in my career, and so on. Yesterday, she asked me if I'd ever met Biden, which I have, all too many times back to the 1980s. Did I like him? I was a bit cagey saying I wasn't sure he was up to the job, and so on.
And she blurts out, "He clearly has severe dementia." It surprised me, so I laughed, and she said, "No, I'm serious. I'm a doctor. The man is demented." I could not disagree. After all, she's the doctor.
The office is a ghost town today. Somehow everyone else always seems to get their work done to the point they can blow off Thanksgiving week, but not me.
Could be worse. I get Thursday and Friday off. For several years after I gave up Conflict Zone reporting I was a Managing Editor at a newspaper, which basically meant I ran everything. And I never really learned to delegate, so I worked Holidays, Sundays, basically every day but Saturday which I set aside to do something with my kids. Those years really ground me down.
Went to the doctor yesterday for my pre-operation check-in. Weight is up into the 230s for the first time in my life -215 is ideal for me. And initially my BP came back through the roof when taken by an office assistant. I had the doctor take it again and it was perfect. So at least I don't have that to worry about.
You all will appreciate this. My doctor is a very attractive Turkish woman and she's not beyond being a little flirty with me, in a benign way.
When I told her in my first visit I edited publications, she went on line and found a short bio. Since then she asks me about things I did in my career, and so on. Yesterday, she asked me if I'd ever met Biden, which I have, all too many times back to the 1980s. Did I like him? I was a bit cagey saying I wasn't sure he was up to the job, and so on.
And she blurts out, "He clearly has severe dementia." It surprised me, so I laughed, and she said, "No, I'm serious. I'm a doctor. The man is demented." I could not disagree. After all, she's the doctor.
Ole MdW got it going on... 😅
I spent the biggest part of 2 years in Turkey, most of it in the general area of Izmir. There would be shoeshine guys on every street corner. They'd start shining your shoes before you knew it. One time, I wasn't paying enough attention and this guy was going to shine my suede shoes. Luckily a Turkish guy I knew was watching and stopped him just in time.
If only you could see me, fifteen pounds overweight, mid-60s and limping like Deputy Chester in Gunsmoke. The only thing I've got going on is the sympathy card.
You poor fifteen pound thang. I can sympathize with the rest but I WISH I was "only" 15 pounds over weight. I don't go by that stupid BMI chart but I am currently 25 pounds heavier than I know I should be. I had it fixed too and my routine was abruptly changed and now I am fighting hard mentally to get back where I was...205! I do wish you very well on your impending procedure.
I have an MRI scheduled for the 5th of December for my back. Having some "twinges" I have never had before and it is concerning. X-rays show some degenerative disks but they called it moderate.... we shall see...
So you truly are one cool cucumber when the heat is on. I expected the assistant was the attractive one, but it was the doc!
On the serious side, I will be saying prayers that your procedure goes well.
Nah. Not buying it. Makes you even more attractive to the medical staff. Also means you can't get away as fast... I've got an extra 20-25 I need to lose, but I've got wide shoulders to hide it better than some of my friends.
I got one such friend that needs to know what injury to fake in MD to see a pretty Turkish doctor now and then. Maybe he can borrow some x-rays for a little while... He might make it worth your while
I have tons of back problems from sports, horseplay, and work over the years. Chiropractic and massage are the only things that have helped. It's getting to the point that I can't do things now that I need to, but I've avoided surgery so far. My last x-rays looked really bad, though.
I'd be glad to lend him my XRays. But tell him to be careful -- he could wake up with ten pounds of plastic where his right hip used to be.
Wow, lucky you with the Doc. My doctor is a cowboy rancher in his real job owning a ranch in Florida and in South Georgia. But we get along better than any doctor I have had in my life. He loves to talk Old Florida with me because he has only a handful of patients were are True Floridians. Even took me to lunch a few times and we go over old family heirlooms showing life in the old days.
And he said Biden has dementia and is dangerous too. So some of the medical community understands, And oh yes, no masks. I have never seen him in a mask.
I can add to that, including 3 sets of total spine MRI's and a drawer of x-rays. They are several types of back problems. Some are aging related or arthritis related or injury. All hurt but some are much more painful and serious. Some will cripple you.
My issues are spinal stenosis and degenerative arthritis. Both can put you in a wheel chair if you don't act on them and surgery is the only method known in present science that will give any relief and slow it down. You can not cure it but you can minimize it.
In stenosis you have to open up the spine to allow the spinal column to be free to function. A fusion is the method. Stenosis narrows and narrows until the nerves can not get to your extremities and signal them what to do. So they freeze up and you lose strength and the ability to use your legs and arms. If it is in your neck the arms may become paralyzed.
Finding a good surgeon is the hard part. If you don't you are going to be in serious trouble. A bad surgeon who is not experienced on spinals issues can mess you up big time. An excellen spinal surgeon is hard to find. They must navigate nerves and be able to untangle them and make sure no injury. Computers have really made a difference in helping to keep a surgeon from cutting a nerve which is the worst outcome from spine surgery.
This talk about Turkish women got me thinking. Down on the waterfront were bars/nightclubs/pavions that reminded me of the Long Branch/Gunsmoke with women hustling guys for drinks for a %. That made them extra friendly. This one guy (who was married btw) spent a lot of time and $ at this one club. They even let him run a tab. When it came time to go home, he had a tab plus basically threw a party his last night without mentioning the going home part. He owed them a lot of money. The owner called the base commander wanting the US gov to pay his tab.
Good morning from Shawanee, TN. Currently 39°F, clear and sunny. We hit 20°F for our low. Today's high expected around 56°F. Nice autumn days.
Visited with another cuz yesterday. He give me some pear relish. Already ran over to Middlesboro this morning. Dealing with a stopped-up toilet. Might have to rent a snake.
Plan on shopping for Thanksgiving dinner later this evening. Must accompany daughter to Farmers & Miners Bank after she gets off work at 2:30 pm over a financial matter.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Visited with another cuz yesterday. He give me some pear relish. Already ran over to Middlesboro this morning. Dealing with a stopped-up toilet. Might have to rent a snake.
Plan on shopping for Thanksgiving dinner later this evening. Must accompany daughter to Farmers & Miners Bank after she gets off work at 2:30 pm over a financial matter.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
He is demented; however, before his dementia he was a dumb ass: he has little to work with. Plus he put some very bad people in his cabinet. Yuck!
I recall that he finished 75th in his law class of 83 people. Apparently at Syracuse all the law students pass.
Most folks don't really understand the "True Floridians". The last time I lived in Florida, from 1992 till 2000, one guy on my street was a "True Floridian".
A bright crisp morning here. It was 22°F when I got up at 6:30am and now it is up to 44.6°F.
The guys rebuilding the deck and stairway between my two buildings are supposed to be finished today. I dread seeing the bill. But such is life. Why make money if you can't spend it.
The guys rebuilding the deck and stairway between my two buildings are supposed to be finished today. I dread seeing the bill. But such is life. Why make money if you can't spend it.
The fact that Biden is a half-wit blabbermouth with terrible judgment and the added handicap of not understanding his own mediocrity has been an open secret with journalists back to at least the 1980s.
I covered many, many Senate Judiciary and later Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings, and was in small groups of reporters he'd gather to make his windy speeches and "regular guy" asides to. Eyes would roll as he'd head off in some rhetorical direction, get lost in his thoughts (this was when he was in his 50s-early 60s) meander around and then just wind down in nowhere land.
I basically ignored him. More liberal journalists who backed his positions and wanted to use him to support their stories covered for him.
That's the way it works. And its why the obvious signs of his failing brain health get little or no attention. When the powerful media decide he's a liability to the Democratic party there will be a round of stories questioning whether he is too old -- signaling him to bow out or the tougher stories will follow. I would suspect it plays out that way over the next two years. Dems know he'd be a dead duck in 2024.
Just where in EKy is that?Good morning D-League. It's currently a frosty 33° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 55°.
Have a great day.
Since we're talking aches & pains, got a steroid shot in my knee 12 days ago. First treatment on it since I had cartilage removed in '77. It's gradually improving to the point where I'm surprised when I stand up w/o knee paining me. Was afraid to say anything positive till now. Ortho doc says if I get 6+ months from it it's a success. When shots stop working they'll switch to the gels. He said think of those as an oil change.
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Good morning from Shawanee, TN. Currently 39°F, clear and sunny. We hit 20°F for our low. Today's high expected around 56°F. Nice autumn days.
Visited with another cuz yesterday. He give me some pear relish. Already ran over to Middlesboro this morning. Dealing with a stopped-up toilet. Might have to rent a snake.
Plan on shopping for Thanksgiving dinner later this evening. Must accompany daughter to Farmers & Miners Bank after she gets off work at 2:30 pm over a financial matter.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Cool, I walked many of those roads in Shawanee as an early teenager and maybe pre-teen when we would visit Uncle Fred (My Dad's brother.) and Aunt Arlene along with their children (My cousins), Phyllis, Virgil, and Gary. Aunt Arlene was always good to me. Looked on google earth several months ago and the place looks changed completely from what I remember. Have a great time...
(I guess the last time I was there was in late August a lot of years ago and My Darling and I drove onto LMU's campus and found three huge chestnut trees and we picked up a trunk load. My children were young at that time.)
It wasn't easy to homer off of Sandy Koufax
It wasn't easy to homer off of Sandy Koufax
As I am told Sir, Sandy never needed a vicks fix either...
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Man I am in for a long-nighter working to be able to take off until Tuesday....
UL is now 0-5 after losing by 32 today. Yikes!
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We just finished watching the original Miracle on 34th Street. A semi-Thanksgiving movie. Maureen O'Hara was a stunner.
That is a movie I watch from time to time. (I have it in my collection) Still working but I am going to shut down the work this evening and resign myself to working some more tomorrow and Friday but I will work at my leisure.)
The Fridge is scheduled for delivery tomorrow between 10 and 2....... We shall see...
I know you're a John Wayne fan so I'll bet you remember her in The Quiet Man.
AND McLintock AND Rio Grande....AND Wings of Eagles AND Big Jake....
(I have them all. In MP4 if anyone desires...I bought them.) I think I liked McLintock best thinking about it now but it may change tomorrow according to how I feel. She was an amazing yin and yang to John Wayne... so many times...
Yep - that's where I grew up too - born in Middlesboro and lived in Harrogate until going into the USAF when I was about 19
Just came back this past Monday mooring & am only two hours away living in Winchester
The mountains and TVA lakes down there are wonderful
Heard that US Marshalls are monitoring Middlesboro police now and - I guess - that implies an ongoing investigation as well ....... talk about a remarkable police force
The Park Rangers there started taking a more active role in policing as well -- starting maybe about 5-6 years ago?
Certainly have seem them inside MB city limits w/ppl pulled over in town etc
They'd do more good by joining the investigation on the MB police IMO but HEY ......
Will be back down that way the second week of Dec if anyone else wants to maybe meet up
It is one of my favorites and has been since I was a boy. I agree about Maureen O"Hara. That era produced some of the finest looking, classy women of any. John Wayne with Maureen O'Hara will always be classic.
Good Morning D
Here we go again, another Wednesday and the day before Thanksgiving. We have 63° and showers in the vicinity that should clear up by 9:00 AM. The high should reach 75° and the sun will peak out.
I am headed to the gym for my cardiac workouts. Not lifting but I do stretch out with some stiff bands that loosen me up and give strength to the arms and keep me toned as much as a man can during his last lap on earth.
After my workout I need to do some light packing for my quick trip up to Kaintuck. I don"t have a heavy coat so I am praying for mild weather. I doubt I spend any time outside anyway and I will be passing on the UK - UL game at Commonwealth. My son has 4 season tickets and can get extras but I will hang around the house and let the grandkids go.
Take care all,
Here we go again, another Wednesday and the day before Thanksgiving. We have 63° and showers in the vicinity that should clear up by 9:00 AM. The high should reach 75° and the sun will peak out.
I am headed to the gym for my cardiac workouts. Not lifting but I do stretch out with some stiff bands that loosen me up and give strength to the arms and keep me toned as much as a man can during his last lap on earth.
After my workout I need to do some light packing for my quick trip up to Kaintuck. I don"t have a heavy coat so I am praying for mild weather. I doubt I spend any time outside anyway and I will be passing on the UK - UL game at Commonwealth. My son has 4 season tickets and can get extras but I will hang around the house and let the grandkids go.
Take care all,
Good morning D-League. It's currently 28° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 59°.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
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