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[Girthang]

Good morning, D-League!

This is my most dreaded time of year now. Thanksgiving through early January. Lost so many friends and relatives at this time or who had birthdays at this time. I just get angry or sullen off an on for weeks. I've havent been letting it beat me for years, but this year after losing another family member, I'm kind of bottomed out.

I've not been here much in order to keep my negativity out of this bright spot on the internet.

Hope you are all doing well. Hope MdWildcat is recovering quickly, and that Don, Rooster, and others are getting along nicely. May God continue to bless the D-League!

 

[blubo]

Are you King Kelly Colman?!!!!!!

He died a few years ago in hazard ky.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning folks. We had frost here this morning. It is sunny and 42°F now and supposed to climb to 50.

The top 25 is in a state of flux. Man, everyone is beating everyone.

 

[vhcat70]

SWFL has a hatch. Official hatch time 20:22:42 pm Jan. 4th 2023.

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Congrats to Harriet & M15.

Neat!

Now is this an heir & a spare situation where the first hatched will murder the younger 2nd one such that there's only one survivor to feed?

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Morning D

It is 69° with a light rain after a very hard rain this morning. It was welcomed. This afternoon will provide a clear day with a high temp of 74°.

I am settling in after attending a funeral in Georgia. It was one of the saddest funerals I have attended. Usually when someone my age dies I am sad but not shocked. The funeral of a young person is the worst but this one was sad in a different way. I was shocked at this funeral. Just devastated knowing the pain she and her family went through.

My lifelong friend had a very rough last 5 years and it showed. Alzheimer's is such a horrible disease. Fortunately we have not had it in our family so when you see it and what it does to a family it hits hard. Prayers for those who survive that they will be able to bring the family back together. It caused a very sad split and I understand that often happens with families who have loved ones with Alzheimer. It was all foreign to me and I hated to see it. Especially to someone you loved.

I trust all are well and wish you the best today.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good news for the football Cats.

Kenneth Horsey Announces Return for Sixth Year at Kentucky

The Big Blue Wall will welcome back a crucial piece to the puzzle for the 2023 season. Veteran offensive lineman Kenneth Horsey announced on Thursday that he

www.si.com

 

[cordmaker]

He died a few years ago in hazard ky.

Sorry bad joke

 

[blubo]

Sorry bad joke

I didn’t read it that way. 🙂

 

[Creed Bratton]

My daughter and son in law are finally getting out of Memphis. Should be relocating to Madison/Huntsville Alabama area in a couple of weeks which I hope is a lot safer than Memphis.

 

[Catman100]

Any of you ever fly with a weapon in checked bags?
Is all you need a locked case and you can put the gun and loaded clip in it?

 

[AustinTXCat]

My daughter and son in law are finally getting out of Memphis. Should be relocating to Madison/Huntsville Alabama area in a couple of weeks which I hope is a lot safer than Memphis.

Nice. I have relatives down in Huntsville/Athens area. They like it.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Any of you ever fly with a weapon in checked bags?
Is all you need a locked case and you can put the gun and loaded clip in it?

Not since 1986. Last time I flew with weapons, all were unloaded. Still went through hell because we were on a British Airways flight coming out of Germany via London.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning D-League! Up side-stepping with a giant rubber band around my ankles this morning as part of my take-home therapy. My goal is to snap the band before I'm finished.

I see Duke lost by 24 last night. Crazy season in college hoops so far. Anything can STILL happen.

Settling back into the work grind, while the whispers in my head "who needs this? You can -- and SHOULD -- retire..." grow louder. If Dementia Joe hadn't wrecked the economy to the point of a stock market collapse, I think I might.

Not much else happening with me. Hope you folks have a great day.

I have to laugh out loud. Not sure why the above caught my eye but it did and I thought of...

Will state it again... not the sense God gave a goose... 😅

 

[BBUK]

First thing that came to mind.

That was me last night. First time I've over done it in years. No reason, just started and then realized I was drunk and continued. Feeling it this morning and must go train my student at 0900. Slow mo today

HA student late and the warehouse worker gets slammed to the floor twelve times before brother wc realizes it is not her....😂 Da brudder didn't know what hit him...

 

[BBUK]

Nice. I have relatives down in Huntsville/Athens area. They like it.

Been to Huntsville many times. Many like it. It is nice but different.

 

[BBUK]

Was just getting ready to like your post Sir. Nothing wrong with it, it was true...

 

[BBUK]

How it go, welp... Back to work, back to work, back to work... It makes me feel better...

I will push real hard for a few weeks then coast a bit... Have to get the foundations secure and the work force engaged properly (We are having fun.)...

 

[_Rooster]

Neat!

Now is this an heir & a spare situation where the first hatched will murder the younger 2nd one such that there's only one survivor to feed?

Not likely, Egg 2 has pipped and hatching of E22 imminent Two experience adults. Two eaglets, each has a ≈ 75% chance. There will more likely be a feeding frenzy. Still early enough to see a second clutch if there is nesting failure. Two eaglets best. Social skills and then hunting skills are best learned during the nesting seasons where they are fed and pampered by the adults. Consequences of competition less dramatic. The maturing process normally takes 5 years. Harriet and M15 are good as it gets. Been doing this over 10 years. In case you missed this.
1st pip


2nd pip today

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[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 38° and cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon's forecast will bring cloudy skies and a high of 42°.

Have a great day.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Heading inside... Have a great day!!

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Glad it is Friday. Grueling week.

Got my second PT session later this morning. Not exactly looking forward to it, but I am hoping to keep some momentum going on getting to 100 percent.

Watching a replay of Indiana blowing a 21-point lead to an Iowa team that was winless in conference -0-3. My goodness, the defense in the B-10 is atrocious. Iowa scored 91 on Indiana after scoring 50 on Nebraska a week ago while getting blown out.

Have a good day folks.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Morning. Sun is trying to come up in an apparent clear sky. It is a cool 30°F on our way to 48°F.

Watching a replay of Indiana blowing a 21-point lead to an Iowa team that was winless in conference -0-3. My goodness, the defense in the B-10 is atrocious. Iowa scored 91 on Indiana after scoring 50 on Nebraska a week ago while getting blown out.

There were a bunch of near upsets last night. (1) Purdue squeaked by Ohio State; (5) Arizona beat Washington by 3; (9) Gonzaga beat San Fran by 2; (10) UCLA beat USC by 2.

This is a hard year to figure teams out.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Friday Morning

The sun is shining and we have 45° with clear skies. No chance of rain to speak of. The high will be 69°.

Headed to the gym to work out later this morning. My protein breakfast of sausage and eggs should give me strength to make it through the day. The coffee is extra good this morning.

I am starting on my Income Tax return. Death and taxes are two things I can not change I guess.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[Sawnee Cat]

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I was a young boy and my grandpa told me, "Johnny don't get in a fight with an old man. He will kill you and has nothing to lose"

I never did fight an old man and I am still alive today.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Fans Cheering In The National Championshhip - Breakdown By State

 

[UK82]

Fans Cheering In The National Championshhip - Breakdown By State

Haha, no surprise Alabama pulling for TCU.

 

[berniecarbo]

Anyone been in an earthquake? I was thinking back to sometime in 1969 or 70. I was walking a post in Turkey when the ground came rolling at me like an ocean wave. I don't know how high the ground got, but I was riding the wave as it passed through. At one point the ground was only an inch or 2 from my face and I did not fall. It happened and was gone so quickly, you didn't have time to get scared. They said the epicenter was a couple of hundred miles away and over a 1,000 people died.

 

[_Rooster]

Southwest Florida Eagle Cam – Live American Bald Eagle cam

dickpritchettrealestate.com

 

[TheFrontRunner]

Anyone been in an earthquake? I was thinking back to sometime in 1969 or 70. I was walking a post in Turkey when the ground came rolling at me like an ocean wave. I don't know how high the ground got, but I was riding the wave as it passed through. At one point the ground was only an inch or 2 from my face and I did not fall. It happened and was gone so quickly, you didn't have time to get scared. They said the epicenter was a couple of hundred miles away and over a 1,000 people died.

Never been in an earthquake but this was the first article (from 2015) I just saw about it and mentions some Kentucky school kids as well as other states getting out of school for this...I was 9 years old at the time. I actually thought I was a couple years older when it happened, but I do remember that some guy predicted an earthquake and they taught us at school what to do in case of an earthquake several times. I can't say with certainty but I'm like 99 percent sure we actually got a day or two off from school cause of this. I didn't read the whole article so I'm not sure why the prediction was taken so seriously, but looking back that seems crazy to me.

25 Years After The Great Missouri Earthquake That Never Happened

On Dec. 3, 1990, an earthquake was supposed to level the small town of New Madrid, Missouri and become one of the biggest natural disasters the country had ever experienced. The ensuing mayhem — and quiet — instead brought fleeting attention to a high-risk seismic zone in the heart of America...

www.buzzfeednews.com

From the article:


The third day of December 1990 was a Monday, but schools in the small southeast Missouri town of New Madrid were closed.

In fact, some 40,000 students in portions of Missouri and surrounding states — Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana — had the day off, and some districts had canceled Tuesday and Wednesday as well. The reasons given by school officials varied. Some said the cancellations were made out of an abundance of caution, or in response to community pressure. Others said that even if schools had remained open, many kids would have been absent anyway, because their parents wanted to keep them at home, or had decided to leave the area. The closings had been announced weeks, in some cases even months, beforehand.

 

[berniecarbo]

Never been in an earthquake but this was the first article (from 2015) I just saw about it and mentions some Kentucky school kids as well as other states getting out of school for this...I was 9 years old at the time. I actually thought I was a couple years older when it happened, but I do remember that some guy predicted an earthquake and they taught us at school what to do in case of an earthquake several times. I can't say with certainty but I'm like 99 percent sure we actually got a day or two off from school cause of this. I didn't read the whole article so I'm not sure why the prediction was taken so seriously, but looking back that seems crazy to me.

25 Years After The Great Missouri Earthquake That Never Happened

On Dec. 3, 1990, an earthquake was supposed to level the small town of New Madrid, Missouri and become one of the biggest natural disasters the country had ever experienced. The ensuing mayhem — and quiet — instead brought fleeting attention to a high-risk seismic zone in the heart of America...

www.buzzfeednews.com

From the article:


The third day of December 1990 was a Monday, but schools in the small southeast Missouri town of New Madrid were closed.

In fact, some 40,000 students in portions of Missouri and surrounding states — Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana — had the day off, and some districts had canceled Tuesday and Wednesday as well. The reasons given by school officials varied. Some said the cancellations were made out of an abundance of caution, or in response to community pressure. Others said that even if schools had remained open, many kids would have been absent anyway, because their parents wanted to keep them at home, or had decided to leave the area. The closings had been announced weeks, in some cases even months, beforehand.

I remember it. It's generally where the earthquakes of 1812 to 1814 took place. The Mississippi River ran backwards for a few days in 1812. Church bells rang as far away as Boston. The guy who made the prediction had correctly predicted something else, so he was taken seriously. Odd as it might seem, national media wanted to be there to cover it if it happened. That area is pretty rural, so there weren't a lot of motel rooms available. Towns all around the area had their motel rooms sold out. That area covers the bootheel of Mo, northeast Tn, and very far west Ky.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

I remember it. It's generally where the earthquakes of 1812 to 1814 took place. The Mississippi River ran backwards for a few days in 1812. Church bells rang as far away as Boston. The guy who made the prediction had correctly predicted something else, so he was taken seriously. Odd as it might seem, national media wanted to be there to cover it if it happened. That area is pretty rural, so there weren't a lot of motel rooms available. Towns all around the area had their motel rooms sold out. That area covers the bootheel of Mo, northeast Tn, and very far west Ky.

This is the map that came with the article, I remember it freaked me out a little bit being a kid, but I'm sure I probably just played outside or played video games during our day or days off...

 

[berniecarbo]

This is the map that came with the article, I remember it freaked me out a little bit being a kid, but I'm sure I probably just played outside or played video games during our day or days off...

I'd read elsewhere the river ran backwards for days, but thiste says hours.

Strange Happenings during the Earthquakes | New Madrid, MO - Official Website

www.new-madrid.mo.us

 

[vhcat70]

Anyone been in an earthquake? I was thinking back to sometime in 1969 or 70. I was walking a post in Turkey when the ground came rolling at me like an ocean wave. I don't know how high the ground got, but I was riding the wave as it passed through. At one point the ground was only an inch or 2 from my face and I did not fall. It happened and was gone so quickly, you didn't have time to get scared. They said the epicenter was a couple of hundred miles away and over a 1,000 people died.

Minor one. 4-something centered 50 miles away at Maysville around 1980. Summer Sunday afternoon as I was laying on couch watching a Reds game. Felt minor movement & rafters creaked. DW was in other room & she heard the creaking but didn't feel anything. Told her I thought we'd had EQ. Went outside & neighbor was washing car. I told them what I thought & of course they thought I was crazy (again) & said they felt nothing. Went back inside and the EQ message went across bottom of screen like 5-10 minutes later.

 

[Catman100]

Anyone been in an earthquake? I was thinking back to sometime in 1969 or 70. I was walking a post in Turkey when the ground came rolling at me like an ocean wave. I don't know how high the ground got, but I was riding the wave as it passed through. At one point the ground was only an inch or 2 from my face and I did not fall. It happened and was gone so quickly, you didn't have time to get scared. They said the epicenter was a couple of hundred miles away and over a 1,000 people died.

Lived a couple of years in Colombia South America. Went through several down there. Nothing major, but you definitely felt the ground shaking.
Cant imagine what a major earthquake feels like.

 

[BBUK]

Anyone been in an earthquake? I was thinking back to sometime in 1969 or 70. I was walking a post in Turkey when the ground came rolling at me like an ocean wave. I don't know how high the ground got, but I was riding the wave as it passed through. At one point the ground was only an inch or 2 from my face and I did not fall. It happened and was gone so quickly, you didn't have time to get scared. They said the epicenter was a couple of hundred miles away and over a 1,000 people died.

Sir,

I was sure I remembered being in one a long while ago, then I got to thinking, I may not have been in an earthquake just as well. Before I met My Darling I had my moments of severe inebriation. The earth moving and shaking could have been during one of those times... 😬 🥃🍸🍹🥤🍺🍻🥂🍷... (I thought I was...)

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

Back at the barn... I hope your days are going as you'd hoped.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Anyone been in an earthquake? I was thinking back to sometime in 1969 or 70. I was walking a post in Turkey when the ground came rolling at me like an ocean wave. I don't know how high the ground got, but I was riding the wave as it passed through. At one point the ground was only an inch or 2 from my face and I did not fall. It happened and was gone so quickly, you didn't have time to get scared. They said the epicenter was a couple of hundred miles away and over a 1,000 people died.

Yes, California. LA at Northridge

I was staying in the Hilton Burbank Hotel when the bed started shaking violently at 2:30 AM. I was thrown out of my bed and several wall hangings came crashing to the floor. Later that week an aftershock hit while I was at Northridge with my wife. I had taken her out to look at some of the serious damaged areas where I was working. She was going to fly back home the next morning and I told her she might get an aftershock. After a week she felt one.

I have some unbelievable photos I took while out there working the Quake. It can really mess up a place. The Quake struck at a time when very few people were out and about. Had it been during the day loss of life would have been catastrophic.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I saw on the local news Florida is officially takeing over the governing of Disney World. Their special status was ended when they went political. Disney will pay $700,000,000.00 to the State of Florida to switch the government.

Groom that Disney. And so it goes.