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Yeah but da brudder Sir FORGOT to sign it..... (I think he just got...... Railroaded...
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Not exactly correct, Bert. We were good friends with the Director of the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland and Burl was doing a show there. She told him that she was in the Boyd County Humane Society, and that my wife and I were officers, along with the work we did. Burl and his wife were big animal lovers so they wanted to meet us. The Director gave us a call and said she was bringing someone to our house that wanted to meet us. She showed up with Burl Ives and his wife. Very down to earth people and he wrote us a check for $100 as a donation. Real thrill for us, but that was the only time we met him. This was probably around 1980 or so. BTW, good hearing from you.
Pretty close to knowing him Sir. As John Wayne stated in Rio Bravo, "It'd be pretty close, I'd hate to live on the difference."
Good morning from ATX. Currently 80°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high expected around 98°F. Roughly 4-5 more weeks remain of this heat.
- Incredible shooting by Steph Curry of Team USA yesterday. Happy team won Gold. Watched many other amazing performances. Sydney ran a phenomenal split in the relays.
- Resume packing for Scottish adventure. Must also download a VPN for one month.
- Leaving out for a hike soon.
Wishing y'all another peaceful Sunday.
Views from above Icelandic glaciers are breathtaking.
- Incredible shooting by Steph Curry of Team USA yesterday. Happy team won Gold. Watched many other amazing performances. Sydney ran a phenomenal split in the relays.
- Resume packing for Scottish adventure. Must also download a VPN for one month.
- Leaving out for a hike soon.
Wishing y'all another peaceful Sunday.
Views from above Icelandic glaciers are breathtaking.
Good morning folks.
Olympics winding down. I hope the USA women get the final gold of the games. That would tie the Gold Medal count while the USA won the overall medal count by a realtively huge margin -- 35 medals.
US dominated most of the glamour sports -- fastest men and women, basketball, gymnastics -- while the Chinese did well in BB Gun, Ping Pong, Badminton and Diving. Their strategy of isolating ten year olds from family, school, social media and making them practice ten hours a day, weeding out 100 youths recruited for the purpose then getting the most promising on a steady diet on banned performance enhancers works for the fringe sports.
Relatively quiet Sunday ahead. Finished a run early. A few chores to take care of.
I hope you all have a good day.
Olympics winding down. I hope the USA women get the final gold of the games. That would tie the Gold Medal count while the USA won the overall medal count by a realtively huge margin -- 35 medals.
US dominated most of the glamour sports -- fastest men and women, basketball, gymnastics -- while the Chinese did well in BB Gun, Ping Pong, Badminton and Diving. Their strategy of isolating ten year olds from family, school, social media and making them practice ten hours a day, weeding out 100 youths recruited for the purpose then getting the most promising on a steady diet on banned performance enhancers works for the fringe sports.
Relatively quiet Sunday ahead. Finished a run early. A few chores to take care of.
I hope you all have a good day.
Thanks Ben for clearing that up and thanks for posting. You need to come back to keep me on the straight and narrow.
It is a cool 69°F and sunny here. Yesterday was a great weather day. I went out in the morning and stayed until I got really cool. Today we are to get to 81°F. That is so much better than 94.
I really enjoyed the basketball game yesterday. Really good teamwork on both teams.
I really enjoyed the basketball game yesterday. Really good teamwork on both teams.
Well... we did not do so good last night. Too many people drinking and a couple smoking the wild wood weed before the games so, a lot of errors. We had a lead (18-9) in the first game where I pitched going into the last inning when we changed pitchers to get the other guy in the game. He was struggling and got pissed and basically walked the game to a loss (18-19). Took the wind out of ours sails and we just muddled through the second game at 11pm last night losing it 21-8.
Played against a team (first game) that had the son of a man I played with many years ago. He came up to me and told me he remembered me from when he was a boy. His parents came out to watch and we caught up on some stories after the game. His mother could not believe I was still playing but his father said if anyone could play this long it would be me. He was shocked however at how hard I could still hit the ball. Had a good night at the plate myself so...
On a better note, the USA women's team won the gold in a nail biter.
Bert, I’m not sure that I am that good.😆
Good morning from ATX. Currently 79°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high expected around 98°F.
- Tickets for UK vs UTexas game at DKR on November 23 gonna run me $186. Possible purchase before the weekend. Heh, flying following Monday afternoon, November 25, back to Germany.
- Decent seats for October 24 match between US Women's National Soccer vs Iceland at Q2 Stadium, located 2-miles walking distance from our place, start at $40. I may attend.
Monday, Monday y'all. Have a good one.
- Tickets for UK vs UTexas game at DKR on November 23 gonna run me $186. Possible purchase before the weekend. Heh, flying following Monday afternoon, November 25, back to Germany.
- Decent seats for October 24 match between US Women's National Soccer vs Iceland at Q2 Stadium, located 2-miles walking distance from our place, start at $40. I may attend.
Monday, Monday y'all. Have a good one.
@AustinTXCat the world traveler.
For the first time in a long time the temp outside is 58.5°F. Wow! I may go out and get cold! We are supposed to be sunny and top out at 83°F which ain't bad for August in southern Kentucky.
I rewatched the USA men's basketball game against France. It was fun seeing three ex-UK guys standing side by side with gold medals around their necks.
You all enjoy the start of a new week.
For the first time in a long time the temp outside is 58.5°F. Wow! I may go out and get cold! We are supposed to be sunny and top out at 83°F which ain't bad for August in southern Kentucky.
I rewatched the USA men's basketball game against France. It was fun seeing three ex-UK guys standing side by side with gold medals around their necks.
You all enjoy the start of a new week.
Here in the north region of KY, we've been under 60F the last three morns. Heading out for my 4 miles stroll momentarily.
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Good morning folks. Another Monday.
Just back from a four mile run. IT was nice and cool and sunny so it was fairly pleasant though my leg muscles are tired after pushing it a bit all weekend.
Easing into work. Enjoying. Luigi's Italian Ice. The grocery store didn't have the classic lemon so I'm experimenting with cherry-lemon swirl. Not too bad.
Have a good day everyone.
Just back from a four mile run. IT was nice and cool and sunny so it was fairly pleasant though my leg muscles are tired after pushing it a bit all weekend.
Easing into work. Enjoying. Luigi's Italian Ice. The grocery store didn't have the classic lemon so I'm experimenting with cherry-lemon swirl. Not too bad.
Have a good day everyone.
Cardinals minor league team in Palm Beach scored 6 runs in the tenth inning last night WITHOUT a hit or error by other team. The extra innings base runner and the rest walks or hit by pitches.
Baseball expertise has fell a long way...
Reminds me of the local hs softball game back in April where final was like 40-34 with about 8-10 hits/team.
I have determined that at the L A Olympics that bowling, horseshoes, and cornhole should be introduced. All make more sense than breaking.
Good morning from ATX. Currently 80°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high could reach 99°F.
Work for an hour. Go for a hike. Chemo scheduled this morning. Leave here at 8 am. Back to work at 1 pm.
Wishing y'all a great day.
Work for an hour. Go for a hike. Chemo scheduled this morning. Leave here at 8 am. Back to work at 1 pm.
Wishing y'all a great day.
Good morning folks.
Clearing and cool (so far) in the east An absolutely beautiful sunrise to enjoy as I head to the subway station.
It is crazy to think we are just a few weeks from college and NFL football. For more casual fans like me, the expanded college playoffs will probably end up making the season more interesting. I suppose it’ll be a lively debate as to whether the 4th best team in the Big Ten or 6th best team in the SEC deserves that last slot. Could be fun.
Heading downtown. Have a good day everyone.
Clearing and cool (so far) in the east An absolutely beautiful sunrise to enjoy as I head to the subway station.
It is crazy to think we are just a few weeks from college and NFL football. For more casual fans like me, the expanded college playoffs will probably end up making the season more interesting. I suppose it’ll be a lively debate as to whether the 4th best team in the Big Ten or 6th best team in the SEC deserves that last slot. Could be fun.
Heading downtown. Have a good day everyone.
Good morning all,
In DC bright and early. Hope to leave early too. We shall see. Have a day to give you good memories in your future...
In DC bright and early. Hope to leave early too. We shall see. Have a day to give you good memories in your future...
That's a fact. You develop the feel of the game by playing everyday for hours as a kid. You don't learn the nuances just playing adult-supervised games. Recall having to make obvious points over & over to son's teams & GD's teams.
I can tell you right now the 6th best SEC team will be better. That doesn't mean they'll get the playoff spot though. Big cliff in quality in B1G after OSU,MI, OR, PSU, maybe USC. Any of LSU, OK, TN, maybe even KY, would kick PSU's butt.
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he Nationals' Jacob Young, according to Baseball Savant, gets the best jump of any CF'er in MLB. In the first second and a half after the ball leaves the bat, Young covers 4.6 feet more than the average CF'er, and the 2nd place guy, Trent Grisham, isn't even close. Young's is the best time and jump since they started tracking such things.
So, the Washington Post asked Young how he does it, and it's not just footspeed:
"Before games, he makes his calculations. Every day the Nationals have batting practice, he tracks every type of ball he might see. He might also pick up differences in the ballparks across the game. Colorado was an obvious example — the ball takes a different route in thin air. In Milwaukee, he found that the roof suppressed sound.
Because he often uses the thwack off the bat to gauge a ball’s distance — and because he knew American Family Field was deceptively quiet — he boosted forward for a diving catch rather than allowing the ball to skip before him.
Before pitches, as he gets into a low stance, he plans for another contingency. If catcher Keibert Ruiz, for instance, sets up his glove to the outside — a pitch that say, based on a certain count, Young thinks is going to be a slider — his first step will go in the direction of an opposite-field hit, regardless of where the ball actually ends up going."
So, the Washington Post asked Young how he does it, and it's not just footspeed:
"Before games, he makes his calculations. Every day the Nationals have batting practice, he tracks every type of ball he might see. He might also pick up differences in the ballparks across the game. Colorado was an obvious example — the ball takes a different route in thin air. In Milwaukee, he found that the roof suppressed sound.
Because he often uses the thwack off the bat to gauge a ball’s distance — and because he knew American Family Field was deceptively quiet — he boosted forward for a diving catch rather than allowing the ball to skip before him.
Before pitches, as he gets into a low stance, he plans for another contingency. If catcher Keibert Ruiz, for instance, sets up his glove to the outside — a pitch that say, based on a certain count, Young thinks is going to be a slider — his first step will go in the direction of an opposite-field hit, regardless of where the ball actually ends up going."
Sunny and 76.5°F in Smiths Grove on our way to a very warm 83°F.
To the poor folks having to work in D.C. @MdWIldcat55 and @BBUK I feel for you. I worked at Water Street in downtown Baltimore, MD but I got to ride the subway to a block from work. The only time I had to drive to D.C. was a few times to see a lawyer who specialized in intellectual property law. I always took the train to get to the Mall area for my visits to the Smithsonian et.al.. D.C. is laid out just to confuse the casual traveler. I was 30 minutes late on the first visit because I could not find a place to park and then after I found a place to park I did not know how to get to the lawyers office. D.C. is screwed up. You all can keep it.
To the poor folks having to work in D.C. @MdWIldcat55 and @BBUK I feel for you. I worked at Water Street in downtown Baltimore, MD but I got to ride the subway to a block from work. The only time I had to drive to D.C. was a few times to see a lawyer who specialized in intellectual property law. I always took the train to get to the Mall area for my visits to the Smithsonian et.al.. D.C. is laid out just to confuse the casual traveler. I was 30 minutes late on the first visit because I could not find a place to park and then after I found a place to park I did not know how to get to the lawyers office. D.C. is screwed up. You all can keep it.
Received encouraging news from my oncologist just now. We are going on month 20 since initial diagnosis for 12-18 months longevity and I've "exceeded expectations". All vitals remain stable. CT scan and MRI coming October 1.
Getting infusion now as I type this. Feel great. Thanks.
Getting infusion now as I type this. Feel great. Thanks.
Great news.
Continuing good luck.
That's great news Austin. Thanks for sharing.
Bert, at the risk of being dubbed a damn Yankee or even a Commie, I'll admit that I actually enjoy living near DC and being able to come into the city three days a week (for 25 years it was five...)
I just got back from a lunchtime stroll over to the Smithsonian Natural History museum. I never get bored with the Paleontology and Archeology and Anthropology sections. Last week I walked through Air and Space, and I find my way to the East Gallery of the art museum every so often.
And then there are the little historical notes that make it fun for me. I took an out-of-town friend for a cheap Chinese lunch a block from my office at a place called the "Wok and Roll." Good food, and he was fascinated to find out the building had been the Surratt Boarding House in 1860, where the Lincoln assassination was plotted -- and where Mary Surratt was arrested before being tried and hanged in July of that year. A couple weeks ago, my wife and I stopped into the Willard Hotel for a drink before dinner. It's amazing to me that in that same hotel, the Battle Hymn of the Republic was written in 1861, and MLK Jr. wrote his "I have a Dream" speech in 1963...Not to mention Lincoln lived there before he moved into the White House, among many, many others.
Okay. Stop me before they hire me for the Chamber of Commerce.
They used to have some Chinese fast food places around Lexington, called Wok and Go. Their signs said, I know it’s only Wok and Go, but I like it.
Always in my prayers my cyber friend!!!!
Good morning from ATX. Currently 79°F and mostly clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high expected in triple digits.
Happy Hump Day, y'all.
Happy Hump Day, y'all.
Good morning all,
Up earlier than expected but, okay. Enjoy your days...
Up earlier than expected but, okay. Enjoy your days...
Good morning folks. Cool and clearing in the east. A beautiful morning.
Things are going well on my end. All my immediate family happy and engaged in meaningful work, so that’s all I can ask for.
Heading downtown. Not much to report yet. I’ll check in later.
Things are going well on my end. All my immediate family happy and engaged in meaningful work, so that’s all I can ask for.
Heading downtown. Not much to report yet. I’ll check in later.
Good news Austin. A bunch of folks have been praying for you. Plus you probably have some great docs.
Yankee commie Chinese eating sellout!
I love the history of D.C. I just hated driving there. That is why I usually took the train and walked around.
My wife's high school friend lives downtown D.C. and he would not think of leaving. Of course he paid a fortune for his house.
64.4°F and sunny. We are supposed to top out at 88°. I have landscapers scheduled in this morning. By afternoon it will look like someone lives here.
Hump day for those who are too busy to keep track. So have a happy one.
Hump day for those who are too busy to keep track. So have a happy one.
So how much do you think it costs these days to get a front tooth with a chunk out of it repaired?
In my case, $420. Now that's inflation for ya. Going in, I was thinking $250-300.
Bert, If he's in DC, and I assume outside the crime zones of Anacostia, he DID pay a fortune.Yankee commie Chinese eating sellout!
I love the history of D.C. I just hated driving there. That is why I usually took the train and walked around.
My wife's high school friend lives downtown D.C. and he would not think of leaving. Of course he paid a fortune for his house.
There are some really beautiful 19th Century neighborhoods in DC -- around the embassies in Kalorama Circle and other neighborhoods on Upper Connecticut Avenue and upper Wisconsin, Georgetown of course, Capitol Hill, behind DuPont Circle, Logan Square, lots of places. I lived on Capitol Hill for ten years -- a renter -- and had lots of well-off friends who had restored beautifully some old mansions and row houses from the 1850s. SO much history in those houses...
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