D-League

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

Glad you are seeing some positive signs Austin.

I also watched the Cats’ baseball game last night - the first college baseball game I can remember watching. Great win. My son was home and we celebrated together. He knows I hate the Hoosiers even if that is strange to him. They’ve been irrelevant in every sport his whole life. To him loathing IU is like hating Morehead State.

On the subway. Overcast and cool in the east. Have a great day folks.

 

[blubo]

😢

 

[blubo]

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

😢

I had some relatives there that day.

My cousin Bill was the only one that survived of all of them in his Higgins boat and he was shot twice.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Sunny and 69.3°F on our way to a warm 85.

@AustinTXCat thanks for the health update. Keep fighting hard.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Forgot today was the anniversary of D-Day.

A few years back, on the 75th anniversary, I designed a package of stories on Normandy and hired the writer Alex Kershaw, who had written a terrific book on a small town of Bedford, Virginia, who lost the most men killed per capita that day, to write some stuff for us. If interested, here's the link to the opener, and you can follow it to other pieces.

Small Town of Bedford, Virginia Remembers D-Day

The town of Bedford suffered the highest per capita loss of any American community on D-Day. A local resident lost two brothers and tells her story.

www.aarp.org

 

[warrior-cat]

MORNING LEGIONNIARES!

Mid 80's today with sunny skies and light winds.

Have a city end of season softball tournament starting tonight. Single elimination so it will be over tonight. I will try and just watch as my ribs have not yet healed. Some days worse than others depending on honey do workload. I will play if the team is short of players only.

Wanted to go fishing today but have to go to Lowes and get some planks for my privacy fence since a few of them are starting to weaken, crack and break (fence is old) under the pressure of the monster hitting them while fence fighting with the neighbor's dogs who he lets run outside a couple of times a day. Had a couple extra already in my shop and used them to replace 2 yesterday morning as I found them broke in between the middle and bottom wood cross braces. Neighbor says he tries to keep them (his mutts) in his own yard, but his kids and their friends go in and out of the back yard and sometimes let them out. If she (the monster) ever gets out, those dogs are toast if they don't run. They will probably run because they did before when our older Pyrenees mix was with me in the front yard a couple of years ago and they came running and snarling until Princess (daughter named her) charged at them and they took off.

Well, got to go to Lowes now, you guys enjoy your day and God Bless.

 

[BBUK]

It is a sad day. The D-League lost a friend............


Calling it a night. Been a horrid couple days. Today I had my quasi showdown. Not sure who won yet and that concerns me. We shall see. I am working from home the next two days. (Part of some changes implemented.... yeah, just dumb.)

Have a restful evening. God is still in control.... God Bless you all ....

 

[berniecarbo]

It is a sad day. The D-League lost a friend............


Calling it a night. Been a horrid couple days. Today I had my quasi showdown. Not sure who won yet and that concerns me. We shall see. I am working from home the next two days. (Part of some changes implemented.... yeah, just dumb.)

Have a restful evening. God is still in control.... God Bless you all ....

Not sure how to react to this post, so I will just like.

 

[blubo]

I had some relatives there that day.

My cousin Bill was the only one that survived of all of them in his Higgins boat and he was shot twice.

My dad’s little brother kia in france 08/03/1944/ 330 infantry 83 div. don’t know if he was on the beach on dday. he married a “war bride” just before he shipped out from the states, nyc i think. the family didn’t get all of his records and no one ever met or even knew her name.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 69°F and clear. Calm. Today's high expected around 91°F. Triple digits coming next week.

- No disrespect intended about June 6. If I remember correctly, my uncle Thomas landed with second wave. He served as a combat engineer. He joined in early 1940 and also helped out at the Airborne School, Fort Benning. Tom ended up retiring from USAF in 1962.

- Grabbed Calamari from Olive Garden yesterday afternoon. Wonderful.

Happy Hump Day.

 

[55wildcat]

It is a sad day. The D-League lost a friend............


Calling it a night. Been a horrid couple days. Today I had my quasi showdown. Not sure who won yet and that concerns me. We shall see. I am working from home the next two days. (Part of some changes implemented.... yeah, just dumb.)

Have a restful evening. God is still in control.... God Bless you all ....

Who?

 

[warrior-cat]

MORNING LEGIONNAIRES!

64° this morning with a high today in the mid 80's and sunny with light winds.

Played the city league single elimination tournament last night and we went 1-1. The first game we won 14-2 and the second we lost 10-9. We lost it in the last inning. I went 1-2 and a walk in the first game and 2-3 and a walk in the second. Since we have stealing allowed in our league the runner cannot leave until the ball is coming across the plate (slow pitch). I was behind the plate and had just thrown a couple of balls lazily back to the pitcher and one fell short when our shortstop joking referred to my arm as the old mans rag arm.

The opposition had a man on first and the count was 3-2 when the next pitch came across and the runner took off. The batter did not swing, and it was called a strike as it hit just behind the plate and bounced perfectly into my glove. I quickly shifted my feet to align my throw, fired towards second base to my shortstops glove right on the money in front of second base. Got him. Strike him out throw him out in slow pitch softball. Does not happen very often. It was the third out and as we were walking back to the dugout our shortstop says, I guess I was wrong about the rag arm. 😁

You guys get over the hump today and ride the decline to the end of the week and God Bless.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

Sunny and cool in the east. A glorious morning.

Watched 90 minutes or so of the Band of Brothers marathon some cable station put up as a D-Day tribute. You forget how good that series really was.

“Another Red Letter Day for the Baileys” today. I borrowed that line years ago from it’s a Wonderful Life -George is bottoming out and feeling sorry for himself. I use it to describe any day I know will be filled with hard work for minimal direct reward. I’m being sarcastic. Sort of. But today promises to be one.

Hope you all have a good one.

 

[storm1507]

Good morning everyone

Such a great morning to sit on the patio and listen to the much needed rain. It looks like a day to get things done inside the house.

Yesterday I spent a big portion of the day burning the tree that totaled my truck. Last summer's flood deepened the creek so much that I had a HUGE brush fire, but it stayed down in the little creek that was pretty dry and couldn't see much of it. It's good to live in rural KY where I can do those type things without a care in the world. It worked so good that I burned a bunch of other brush and logs that needed gone.

It's looking like there may be some good news about the KY roster this week. My personality doesn't allow for patience about things like this. If something needs done, get it done and move on. That's one of the reasons I didn't get along with one of my last supervisors. Goodness he was slow about getting things done.

Wildlife Wednesday

We love feeding and watching hummingbirds. We don't have our usual big crowd yet. But, there's 1/2 dozen or so that frequent our feeders. There are always one or two bullies (usually males) that take over this time of the year.

I hope everyone has a great day.

 

[vhcat70]

MORNING LEGIONNAIRES!

64° this morning with a high today in the mid 80's and sunny with light winds.

Played the city league single elimination tournament last night and we went 1-1. The first game we won 14-2 and the second we lost 10-9. We lost it in the last inning. I went 1-2 and a walk in the first game and 2-3 and a walk in the second. Since we have stealing allowed in our league the runner cannot leave until the ball is coming across the plate (slow pitch). I was behind the plate and had just thrown a couple of balls lazily back to the pitcher and one fell short when our shortstop joking referred to my arm as the old mans rag arm.

The opposition had a man on first and the count was 3-2 when the next pitch came across and the runner took off. The batter did not swing, and it was called a strike as it hit just behind the plate and bounced perfectly into my glove. I quickly shifted my feet to align my throw, fired towards second base to my shortstops glove right on the money in front of second base. Got him. Strike him out throw him out in slow pitch softball. Does not happen very often. It was the third out and as we were walking back to the dugout our shortstop says, I guess I was wrong about the rag arm. 😁

You guys get over the hump today and ride the decline to the end of the week and God Bless.

Never heard of stealing in slow pitch. Interesting. Grew up on the sport.

 

[blubo]

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Been hard at it (As hard as you can work and still sit in a chair type work.). Issues to resolve, issues to resolve, and how is your day(s) going? I do hope well...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

It is a cloudy 68.7°F and we are supposed to get some much needed rain. The pictures from the Northeast U.S. sure looks smokey.

 

[BBUK]

HA, Please believe me when I state this is not political. I do not mean it that way.. (This is a post about character.)


Ole Mike Pence it seems is now running for Pres. (It was known, but loyalty is out the window.), Ole wannabe Walrus Chris Christie is running too (it seems), The thing is, neither has a puncher's chance in heck and THEY know it. (It is ALL about the dough... Raise it, coffer it, and borrow against it....) That IS how it works... among other ways...

 

[cordmaker]

Good morning D, I think I have ask this before, have any if the D ever had any Campari tomatoes? We get them at Kroger, about 8 in a container. They are the sweetest tomatoes I have ever had. They are the closest tomato to a home grown one I've ever had!

 

[BBUK]

Good morning D, I think I have ask this before, have any if the D ever had any Campari tomatoes? We get them at Kroger, about 8 in a container. They are the sweetest tomatoes I have ever had. They are the closest tomato to a home grown one I've ever had!

If I did Sir, I didn't know it. I do love a good tomato...

 

[warrior-cat]

Never heard of stealing in slow pitch. Interesting. Grew up on the sport.

Our league tried it out last year and liked it so...

 

[blubo]

Good morning D, I think I have ask this before, have any if the D ever had any Campari tomatoes? We get them at Kroger, about 8 in a container. They are the sweetest tomatoes I have ever had. They are the closest tomato to a home grown one I've ever had!

Yes. very good. a little pricey but worth it if you love tomatoes and they’re out of season. these are excellent also—

 

[vhcat70]

^ I love the big fat juicy insides of tomatoes. These - there's no there there.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning D, I think I have ask this before, have any if the D ever had any Campari tomatoes? We get them at Kroger, about 8 in a container. They are the sweetest tomatoes I have ever had. They are the closest tomato to a home grown one I've ever had!

Yes, often. Not as meaty as home-grown varieties. Add frequently to salads.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 71°F and clear. Today's high expected around 92°F. Heat dome moving in. Triple-digit highs coming soon. GROAN!

- Olive Garden screwed up our take-out order this past Tuesday afternoon. They forgot my side salad. Manager came clean and sent a $20 gift card. Decent compensation.

- Wife and I celebrate 25 years married today. We actually threw a party few weeks ago during my daughter's visit.

- New toilet installed yesterday. No further comment.

Wishing all Happy Thursday.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

The Canadian wildfire smoke is settling in pretty thick in DC. When I first went outside today the air smelled like it used to in October in small Kentucky towns when everyone had a leaf burn barrel working. The sun was a blood red wafer as it came up. Not unpleasant, to be clear, beyond some itchy eyes. But you know it’s here.

I’m at risk of getting interested in the Reds again if they keep up these dramatic wins and long bombs by young kids. If this team can reach .500 for the year, the next few years until everyone bolts as free agents could be fun.

Hope everyone has a good day.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 71°F and clear. Today's high expected around 92°F. Heat dome moving in. Triple-digit highs coming soon. GROAN!

- Olive Garden screwed up our take-out order this past Tuesday afternoon. They forgot my side salad. Manager came clean and sent a $20 gift card. Decent compensation.

- Wife and I celebrate 25 years married today. We actually threw a party few weeks ago during my daughter's visit.

- New toilet installed yesterday. No further comment.

Wishing all Happy Thursday.

Happy Anniversary.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

It is a foggy 56.5°F here and the humidity is 90% outside. We only got .05" of rain yesterday and little chance of rain today. We are dry.

Congrats @AustinTXCat on the 25 years. So to keep her one more year you had to redo the kitchen and get a new toilet? These women are hard on us guys!

Thursdays are house cleaning days, so I will have some extra chores to do. Our Amy gets here about 1:00 pm, we talk for an hour and then she starts cleaning. I have to stay out of the way to keep from being injured.

I need to spray a little round up today. Hopefully it will get done; no promises.

You all have a great Friday eve.

 

[vhcat70]

We’re switching internet providers today. We’ll see how that goes.

 

[storm1507]

Good morning everyone.

Happy Anniversary @AustinTXCat

Wife and I are going to the lake tomorrow. We hope to stay about a week. See you all on the flip side.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 71°F and clear. Today's high expected around 92°F. Heat dome moving in. Triple-digit highs coming soon. GROAN!

- Olive Garden screwed up our take-out order this past Tuesday afternoon. They forgot my side salad. Manager came clean and sent a $20 gift card. Decent compensation.

- Wife and I celebrate 25 years married today. We actually threw a party few weeks ago during my daughter's visit.

- New toilet installed yesterday. No further comment.

Wishing all Happy Thursday.

Congrats!!!

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Sitting in the dentist office. Waiting my turn. It's been a while and my first time at this joint. My Darling has been here before and is currently being worked on....

We shall see...

I hope a visit to the dentist is not indicative of this day...😉


May you have a day without a need to visit your dentist. By itself, that should make for a good day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

We’re switching internet providers today. We’ll see how that goes.

I have Spectrum and I get good service. I have 300,000 mbps download; I did have 600,000. I got to thinking that I did not need to watch 60 movies at once and I had over kill.

My March 2023 Spectrum bill was $353.28 a month. I had all the movie and sports channels and four DVR boxes ($12.00 a month each). I record all of UK's football and basketball games on HD (1080 lines). To avoid HDCP I used the old DVR boxes with the component outputs. I decided that recording UK's football and basketball games was not worth $4,239.36 dollars a year. I had the three extra DVR's as backup as they often quit working as they are old technology.

I dropped cable and now only have internet and phone. My bill went down to $74.98. So $899.76 per year is a lot better than $4,239.36 dollars a year. I now have YouTube tv for $72.00 a month. The differential is enough to have my yard mowed.

 

[55wildcat]

The last few weeks have been a test to me. Excruciating hip pain, only to find out the ball on my hip was obliterated due to hip injection. (This rarely ever happens). Nothing helped the pain with the exception of a fentanyl shot prior to surgery. Yesterday afternoon I had a full hip replacement, and now sitting at home basically pain free playing on computer. I can't say enough how great my Dr, his staff, and the staff at the hospital were. Just amazing how things change in a matter of hours.

 

[55wildcat]

BTW, never got an answer to what poster is no longer posting on the D

 

[vhcat70]

We’re switching internet providers today. We’ll see how that goes.

Maybe I'll have the new remote figured out before they take me to the home.

 

[vhcat70]

I have Spectrum and I get good service. I have 300,000 mbps download; I did have 600,000. I got to thinking that I did not need to watch 60 movies at once and I had over kill.

My March 2023 Spectrum bill was $353.28 a month. I had all the movie and sports channels and four DVR boxes ($12.00 a month each). I record all of UK's football and basketball games on HD (1080 lines). To avoid HDCP I used the old DVR boxes with the component outputs. I decided that recording UK's football and basketball games was not worth $4,239.36 dollars a year. I had the three extra DVR's as backup as they often quit working as they are old technology.

I dropped cable and now only have internet and phone. My bill went down to $74.98. So $899.76 per year is a lot better than $4,239.36 dollars a year. I now have YouTube tv for $72.00 a month. The differential is enough to have my yard mowed.

We had Spectrum at $301/mo. Switched to fiberoptics company & for basically the same thing, it's $217 or $1K/yr less. Internet speed is up to 1G, so see if that helps Netflix/Prime buffering. Those weren't bad, but still annoying. Also gained recording/viewing to a 2nd TV. So I understand your internet/YT combined bill is $147. Me, I enjoy mowing. Good exercise.

 

[vhcat70]

The last few weeks have been a test to me. Excruciating hip pain, only to find out the ball on my hip was obliterated due to hip injection. (This rarely ever happens). Nothing helped the pain with the exception of a fentanyl shot prior to surgery. Yesterday afternoon I had a full hip replacement, and now sitting at home basically pain free playing on computer. I can't say enough how great my Dr, his staff, and the staff at the hospital were. Just amazing how things change in a matter of hours.

Sounds fantastic. 👍