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[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

Congratulations on the merit raise Austin. Can’t say I recall many of them over the decades. I’m sure it was well deserved.

Cool and clear in the east. A spectacular morning. I wish I were heading out on the Chesapeake to catch some Blue Fish or Striped Bass. Probably a little early for the Blues to be running out of the bay and heading south.

Getting on the subway is what I’m doing in the actual world for another shift in DC.

Hope it’s a good day for all.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Yep, I am here.... I am thankful. May God Bless your day's....

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Congrats Austin on the raise. Maybe that will help you in Scotland with a security squad because that is where the Higginbotham's came from! At the least the Higginbotham's in the U.S. wear pants instead of skirts.

It is a cool 58.3°F here and it is supposed to top out at 77°. I will take that.

My only scheduled thing to do today is get a hair cut. Life is good.

 

[BBUK]

Congrats Austin on the raise. Maybe that will help you in Scotland with a security squad because that is where the Higginbotham's came from! At the least the Higginbotham's in the U.S. wear pants instead of skirts.

It is a cool 58.3°F here and it is supposed to top out at 77°. I will take that.

My only scheduled thing to do today is get a hair cut. Life is good.

Pic's or it didn't happen Sir... 😁

My Darling cuts my hair Sir. Been my barber for about 35 or so years. (She used to be a lot of others barber as well but for the last five or so years, nope. If she can/could cut my Ronald Reagan oblong head she can cut anyone's and did for a long while but I and my grandson just about have My Darling as our exclusive barber now. (Does President Trump have his own barber?)... (I will stop...)

 

[BBUK]

Shock alert... Or is it me hoping... If so, I hope you'll drop in... I do hope all is well...

@wildcatdonf

Naughty Mayor Alert

I certainly don't want to overstep my boundaries. I know this is Bob's territory. I just couldn't resist an opportunity for a Mayoral first. Misty Roberts Clanton, who resigned as DeRidder mayor last week, is accused of having sex with a juvenile. Roberts was arrested by Louisiana State Police...

kentucky.forums.rivals.com

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 83°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high could reach 105°F. We hit 109°F yesterday afternoon.

- @Bert Higginbotha : Interesting about your Scottish heritage. According to Ancestry DNA, I'm 23% Scottish. Saw on map two living 4th cousins residing in northern Scotland. No plans on looking them up this trip. Maybe later.

- Found a Kennedy half-dollar yesterday during walk yesterday. Minted 2023. What luck.

- Work, laundry and pack last-minute stuff on agenda today. Off at 3:30 pm.

Wishing y'all a great day.

 

[awf]

Be careful. As we get older we get more fragile each year.




@awf sorry buddy, not this time. I just got up. Shower is next.

I am going to be at Bu-cee's again this morning at 9am to turn my birds loose.......I park on a access road in the back of the truck stop.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Another beautiful day in the east. Clear, crisp and cool. It feels like one of those rare October days that are so full of promise.

My last day downtown this week, so maybe I’ll take a long lunch and stroll through one of the Smithsonian Museums.

Nothing much to report yet. It’s been one of those weeks when

 

[storm1507]

Good morning everyone.

Back from the lake again but not much fishing. Solenoid went out and didn't get it repaired til the last day. Thankfully it was the first time we cranked it and we were still at the ramp. It would have been bad if we were five miles down the lake. I did get to squirrel hunt one morning since the boat was down. Rabbit and squirrel hunting was the only hunting we had growing up.

Amazing late summer weather we've had the last several days. We usually remember the bad weather days, but it has been great lately.

I'll catch up on some things here for a few days then off to Pigeon Forge to celebrate our anniversary (early). We don't like to travel during the Labor Day holiday so take our trip before or after our actual anniversary.

Have a great day!

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Climate change occuring....

Took 7/9's of a day off. Reports to turn in this evening. Off tomorrow, regular day off I've rarely been able to take. I have 145 hours of use or lose so some days are coming. I am thankful....

Have a great day. My Darling and I are spending what time we can together. A dental appointment though so.....

That Don sighting surprised me but made me sad as well. Wish he'd have dropped in...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 83°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high could reach 105°F. We hit 109°F yesterday afternoon.

- @Bert Higginbotha : Interesting about your Scottish heritage. According to Ancestry DNA, I'm 23% Scottish. Saw on map two living 4th cousins residing in northern Scotland. No plans on looking them up this trip. Maybe later.

- Found a Kennedy half-dollar yesterday during walk yesterday. Minted 2023. What luck.

- Work, laundry and pack last-minute stuff on agenda today. Off at 3:30 pm.

Wishing y'all a great day.

According to Ancestry I am 42% Scot. The oldest Higginbotham in my tree is Joseph Oliver Higginbotham (1510-1548). He was born and died in Scotland; however, I have no information as to the place. My Higginbotham line moved from Scotland to Marple, Chesire, England before 1545.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I am going to be at Bu-cee's again this morning at 9am to turn my birds loose.......I park on a access road in the back of the truck stop.

I missed it again. You note I get up later!

 

[vhcat70]

According to Ancestry I am 42% Scot. The oldest Higginbotham in my tree is Joseph Oliver Higginbotham (1510-1548). He was born and died in Scotland; however, I have no information as to the place. My Higginbotham line moved from Scotland to Marple, Chesire, England before 1545.

14% here. So I'm a piker in comparison. My one great grandfather's surname was Carmichael. From Glasgow area. Got here thru Canada in 1857 - my latest arriving ancestor. Initially went to Winchester, Ky but soon migrated to Cincy where he built riverboats. Went to the Klondike for a couple of years to build riverboats there for the gold rush. Pierce Brosnan's step-father was Bill Carmichael. From that tight relationship, he used the Carmichael plaid on the bagpipes he played in Mama Mia. I recognized the plaid and looked up why he used it.

 

[awf]

I missed it again. You note I get up later!

Well to be honest......you didn't miss much......I turned them loose and before I could put the doors back on the hampers they were headed north and out of sight.......according to the GPS they flew a total of 97.3 miles and they did it in 2 hrs 2 mins. I am getting excited........the first race is Saturday and is only 114 miles for me......Franklin, KY......

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 83°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high may reach 100°F.

Leaving for airport at 6 am. Bus 801 - > Bus 20. Same procedure every time. Flight leaves at 12:30 from Austin-Bergstrom. Not looking forward to transfer at LHR between terminals 3 to 5.

Happy Friday, y'all.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Thank goodness Friday has arrived. It’s been a long week, but I work from home today then can take it easy.

Still dark here as I head out for a run. A cool, clear morning and it looks like we’ll continue this run of remarkable August weather —much cooler and less humid than normal.

Not much planned this weekend. My wife is around. We’ve been kicking around the idea of a drive up into the mountains of West Virginia, or maybe Philadelphia to see some historic sites, or possibly Delaware and the ocean. Those are all weekend options from DC. We’ll talk it over. We may just hang around and decompress from a busy few weeks. I hope you all have a good day.

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

80° this morning with light winds. Today's high to be around 107°. 100 plus degrees for the next couple of days then, it is supposed to taper off to the high 90's. Might need a jacket (Yellow Jacket spray I mean). Have a few hovering just outside my front door.


Watched my first NFL preseason football game last night (half of it anyway). Bengals vs Colts and the announcers said something about how Burrow has not taken a snap in the preseason this year. What, again? I believe (correct me if I am wrong) that this has happened 3 out of his 4 years with the Bengals because of injuries. I have said it before and will say it again, Cincinnati and Cleaveland are where QB's go to die.

It is Friday folks so, slide into the weekend and may God Bless you all.

 

[vhcat70]

I didn't know Kenny Anderson & Boomer are dead.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Climate change again here... A nice temp this morning. Took the BB to kindergarten on my day off.

I do have a meeting I plan to attend today about noon thirty but if I can, I will. I need some time away from work.

Have a great day...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 83°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high may reach 100°F.

Leaving for airport at 6 am. Bus 801 - > Bus 20. Same procedure every time. Flight leaves at 12:30 from Austin-Bergstrom. Not looking forward to transfer at LHR between terminals 3 to 5.

Happy Friday, y'all.

Safe travels for you Austin.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

It is now 72.5°F here on our way to 87°F. Our nice cool days are shot.

May spray some roundup if I can give myself a prep talk.

You all enjoy your Friday.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

A quarter of a century ago, today: I left Kosovo after being there (in the region) since April. I found out my wife was pregnant soon after I got there, that she was having a boy during the hectic days when the NATO troops, including Americans rolled in in June, and got back in plenty of time for his arrival in December. A quick true story: I had an Albanian driver. They are kind of a weird people. He asked me, "You have children?" I said, "Yeah, two girls." He said, "Another child is coming. A son." All this before i knew. I laughed and told him if true I'd make the kid's middle name Skenderbeg, after the Albanian hero of the Dark Ages. But then, it turned out it WAS true. Didn't name the kid Skenderbeg, maybe I should have.

 

[vhcat70]

It's HS football season! Going to Dixie Heights/Simon Kenton game this evening with a friend. Supposed to be two decent/good teams. Hope it's close. Went to GS's JV soccer match last night. As a FR, got in 30 minutes of the 80. He did fine. Another match tomorrow early p.m. before it turns back to blazing again. 90's coming for a week - above average but not unusual. Could be the end of the heat. Won't miss it.

 

[BBUK]

A quarter of a century ago, today: I left Kosovo after being there (in the region) since April. I found out my wife was pregnant soon after I got there, that she was having a boy during the hectic days when the NATO troops, including Americans rolled in in June, and got back in plenty of time for his arrival in December. A quick true story: I had an Albanian driver. They are kind of a weird people. He asked me, "You have children?" I said, "Yeah, two girls." He said, "Another child is coming. A son." All this before i knew. I laughed and told him if true I'd make the kid's middle name Skenderbeg, after the Albanian hero of the Dark Ages. But then, it turned out it WAS true. Didn't name the kid Skenderbeg, maybe I should have.

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Might as well have named him Sue...(If you had done it...)

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Might as well have named him Sue...(If you had done it...)

Skenderbeg (some spell in Skanderbeg but in Albania I saw it the other way more) was a scrapper...But yeah, it does not roll off the tongue and would have been a hard row to hoe for a kid in elementary school...He was sort of Albania's version of Vlad "Dracula" Tepes, the Impaler...

Skanderbeg - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BBUK]

Skenderbeg (some spell in Skanderbeg but in Albania I saw it the other way more) was a scrapper...But yeah, it does not roll off the tongue and would have been a hard row to hoe for a kid in elementary school...He was sort of Albania's version of Vlad "Dracula" Tepes, the Impaler...

Skanderbeg - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dracula was my man back in the day. Used to love biting girls necks.... 😬 Oops...

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. Promising day in the east —should be clear and not too hot again.

My wife and i are going to take a drive up into the Blue Ridge, hike a little and find a nice place for lunch, maybe in Harper’s Ferry, maybe further out. Should be fun.

I hope it is a good Saturday for all.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

It is 63.0°F on our way to, yuk, 91°F.

Good morning D-League. Promising day in the east —should be clear and not too hot again.

My wife and i are going to take a drive up into the Blue Ridge, hike a little and find a nice place for lunch, maybe in Harper’s Ferry, maybe further out. Should be fun.

I hope it is a good Saturday for all.

The first two years out of high school I had a summer job on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Those mountains are special. I fell in love with a girl from Sparta, NC and we got engaged but the long range romance did not work out. She was a long legged blond. Wonderful mountain girl.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

It is 63.0°F on our way to, yuk, 91°F.

The first two years out of high school I had a summer job on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Those mountains are special. I fell in love with a girl from Sparta, NC and we got engaged but the long range romance did not work out. She was a long legged blond. Wonderful mountain girl.

Bert, I couldn’t agree more. I got married in Winchester Virginia, not far from one of the gateways onto the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s a frequent getaway for us to drive a stretch of it.

 

[warrior-cat]

Just firing up the ole touchdown celebratory gifs before next Saturday.

Things are warming up towards game day and my day also. Temps to be around 106° today. Hit 109° yesterday. @Bert Higginbotha I would still take the 91° over what we have been getting but, it is supposed to start going under the century mark starting Tuesday next week (I hope). Have not fished in almost 3 weeks now and are having withdrawals.

Wife and daughter want to go lunch and then shopping today. May try to talk her out of me going as I am already tired after the monster walk and workout this morning. Practiced with the co-ed softball team yesterday evening for about 2 hours in the heat in preparation for fall league that starts September 22. Took a lot out of me so my workout this morning was modified to 30 minutes instead of the normal 1 hour or more.

Not much else going on so, you folks enjoy to days off and God Bless.

 

[berniecarbo]

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[BBUK]

It is 63.0°F on our way to, yuk, 91°F.

The first two years out of high school I had a summer job on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Those mountains are special. I fell in love with a girl from Sparta, NC and we got engaged but the long range romance did not work out. She was a long legged blond. Wonderful mountain girl.

Did you bite her in the neck Sir? 😁

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

Working cleaning, cleaning working.... I am thankful! Have a fine afternoon...

In fact, have a great afternoon..

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[BBUK]

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So, it's the long haul not the short gratification(s)..

 

[BBUK]

MAN I dented the garage junk today. I am thankful!

 

[vhcat70]

Want to know how reliable Duke Energy power is? Been out over an hour now here in Villa Hills/ Crescent Springs. Oh well. Sun's down so not too hot. 🔥

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from The Waverly Guest House in Inverness, Scotland. Currently 50°F with scattered showers. Quite a departure from 104°F at DFW this past Friday.

Leaving here around 9:15 am for bus stand. Riding bus back to Inverness Airport for flight up to Kirkwall. Hope to check out Orkney Islands this afternoon through Tuesday night.

Y'all take care.

 

[vhcat70]

Want to know how reliable Duke Energy power is? Been out over an hour now here in Villa Hills/ Crescent Springs. Oh well. Sun's down so not too hot. 🔥

Power just back on. At least off the coolest part of day. Turns out just our 37 houses street was affected. Had a blowout at top of street where utility moves underground from poles on highway.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Setting outside my church drinking coffee. A little quiet anyway.

Watching a few head inside carrying instruments. We have a nice choir and orchestra.

You all have a blessed Lord's Day...