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Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo in 1942.

Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo in 1942.
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You got this Austin. Positive thoughts and encouragement going your way. A lot of people are joining me in prayer.Good morning from ATX. Currently 40°F and clear. Today's high projected around 72°. Chilly start, but gorgeous finish.
One week after ice storm, 300 customers remain without power. Crazy.
After first day of chemo, my voracious appetite remains intact -- so far. Huge reason was 10 mg steroids though port yesterday. Feeling great this morning. Today is another day. Must report to Texas Oncology clinic by 1 pm today for more chemo. Stay tuned.
I had a freaking blast in the TX Oncology parking garage yesterday morning before upstairs facility opened. For 20 minutes, wearing my +25 year-old BDU Gortex jacket, boonie hat and carrying walking stick, I circled parking garage singing Panzerlied or German Tank Crewmen's song in German.
I was 33 years old again, enjoying camaraderie and fellowship with German Bundeswehr Panzertruppen out at Grafenwöhr range complex. Tripped a few folks out who waited in their cars and SUVs for facility opening. Heh. So what the heck.
Loss to Arkansas at Rupp night before last still smarts. Ouch.
Gotta run and harass/pester couple folks up in Political thread before I start work. Y'all behave and have an awesome day.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo in 1942.
That looks beautiful. Much more peaceful looking than miles of condos and hotels.I understand. Many people in America who come to Florida fly down to Orlando, go to Disney World and then fly back home. Everything they see is man made fantasy land.
Others fly to South Florida to the Miami and Ft Lauderdale area and all they experience is New York South and crowds of people wandering around. City people enjoy that.
The picture below is about 6 miles from my house and it is very wooded with no habitation.
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Caladesi and Honeymoon Island are off the beaten path and you can lay back without the crowds and commercialism. No building is allowed on these islands. Florida has 1,350 miles of coast.
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This was when comedy was actually funny and not political. This little scene will last forever in my mind. These two along with Laurel and Hardy were my favorites. Pure clean fun.
This was when comedy was actually funny and not political. This little scene will last forever in my mind. These two along with Laurel and Hardy were my favorites. Pure clean fun.
He was great. My family never missed a show. That was the Golden Age of Comedy and it will never return. Our society is too divided now and there is too much hate in America to ever have comedy everyone would enjoy. 75% of Americans probably couldn't relate to a Red Skelton. His act would go completely over their head.
Holding that ruler, I think she was my 6th grade teacher. But she never bothered with it though. She just slapped my head sideways.
What happened? Did you get tired of shoveling?Woke up this morning with 29° and this outside my front door that was not forecasted:
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2 weeks ago, we were supposed to get 3-5 inches, but this is all we got. The monster loved it though.
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Nope, concrete was warmer than the ground because the sun was out earlier in the day yesterday so, when the snow started coming down last night it only stuck to the grass.What happened? Did you get tired of shoveling?
This is where I am. No enthusiasm. No dog in the fight.Checking in a bit later than usual today. Crazy busy at work.
Hard to believe we are a few days out from the Super Bowl. It may be because my Bengals fell short when it felt like it might be their year, but I can't feel any enthusiasm for the game. Don't like either franchise but can't muster a lot of energy to root AGAINST either team. It seems like "Super Bowl Week" used to be a much bigger deal, but then that's true of all the big sports events. Maybe its just me.
In any case. I hope all of you are having a good day.
Detroit City by Bobby Bare. my dad was one of the hillbillys that went to Detroit to work on the cars after the war. He was also one of the ones who got homesick and went home. When I was in DaNang, Armed Forces Radio was playing that a lot. They had a radio in the guard house at the bomb dump ECP. I'd sit there at night sometimes and they would be playing that song. A few hills away there would be choppers or spookies with mini guns firing at charlie. You could only see the tracers, so there might be 12 or 15 solid lines of red coming down out of the sky. I always think of dad and those mini guns when I hear that song.
During college I worked the summers for North American Van Lines and Detroit City by Bobby Bare was at the Top of the Charts. Every trucker on the highway would tune in all night 50,000 watt radio stations and they played music that appealed to the truckers. Our favorites were out of Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, Memphis, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Atlanta and West of the Mississippi River, Shrevport, Des Moines, Oklahoma City, etc. Fun times and it sure passed the night away as we were moving folks long distances..Detroit City by Bobby Bare. my dad was one of the hillbillys that went to Detroit to work on the cars after the war. He was also one of the ones who got homesick and went home. When I was in DaNang, Armed Forces Radio was playing that a lot. They had a radio in the guard house at the bomb dump ECP. I'd sit there at night sometimes and they would be playing that song. A few hills away there would be choppers or spookies with mini guns firing at charlie. You could only see the tracers, so there might be 12 or 15 solid lines of red coming down out of the sky. I always think of dad and those mini guns when I hear that song.
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It is Friday and Cracker Barrel is having a special on catfish. I know where I am headed. The weather is today will be pleasant, 67° and the high should reach 82°. We have a better chance for rain today than yesterday, 15%.
Thankful for the good report from Austin. He is a fighter and fighters win. I will do some tweaking on my sprinkler system today. I am not getting enough pressure to the sprinkler heads. Should be an easy fix.
Take care all,
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No, I have not but I have talked to folks who rave about it. I love seafood and Cajun too and need to check it out.We use to enjoy the grilled fish at Cracker Barrel, but my wife's allergy to unbleached flour now prevent us from going. She can't even go in Cracker Barrel or Little Ceasar Pizza. The flour in the air chokes her up.
Have you eaten at Taste of New Orleans in Brooksville? Love seafood and Cajun.
Good morning everyone.
Woke up again before 4 AM. I go through spells so it may be a while before a good nights sleep again. We watched our 2 year old great, great niece all day yesterday. She's pretty smart and very spoiled.
A pic from my hike the other day. When I moved down here from central KY at 22 I had never been to SE KY and didn't know what it looked like. This pic is from the top of Pine Mtn (2nd tallest in the state) looking down at my home area. If you see the wide spot at the gravel road follow that ridge below it a little ways, on the left side of that ridge facing the stand of pine trees I'm right there typing on the D-League thread. You can't see the house...we're tucked up into a little holler.![]()