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[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. Weather still beautiful in the east. Knocked off a 5-mile run right after sun-up and it was actually cool.

Looking forward to a nice steak dinner tonight -- it is our 27th anniversary. I'll tell her truthfully tonight I'd do it all over again.

Hope it is a good day for all of you.

 

[vhcat70]

Good morning D-League. Weather still beautiful in the east. Knocked off a 5-mile run right after sun-up and it was actually cool.

Looking forward to a nice steak dinner tonight -- it is our 27th anniversary. I'll tell her truthfully tonight I'd do it all over again.

Hope it is a good day for all of you.

The question is would she do it all over again.

 

[awf]

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.

The Director is from the Blue Ridge......I have a knob just across from the family cemetery........got me a spot picked out......cast my ashes to the four winds so I can be at peace........it sits high above the Cane River......... most beautiful spot in the world to me.....

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning D-League. Weather still beautiful in the east. Knocked off a 5-mile run right after sun-up and it was actually cool.

Looking forward to a nice steak dinner tonight -- it is our 27th anniversary. I'll tell her truthfully tonight I'd do it all over again.

Hope it is a good day for all of you.

58 years and 7 days ago I married Sherry. I would do it again.

 

[awf]

58 years and 7 days ago I married Sherry. I would do it again.

Belated congratulations......not many folks stay together very long these days........if they even get married to start with......kudos!

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from West End Hotel in Kirkwall, Orkney. Currently 52°F and cloudy.

@MdWIldcat55 : Happy Anniversary.

@Bert Higginbotha : Belated Happy Anniversary.

Breakfast and then headed out for some site seeing. Check back later.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

Monday is upon us. But it was a nice weekend. I had a perfectly cooked steak at a favorite restaurant last night, and some excellent key lime pie.

Back to work. This will be a challenging week for us, but a 3-day weekend is at the end of it.

I hope you are all doing well.

 

[BBUK]

58 years and 7 days ago I married Sherry. I would do it again.

Sir,

God Bless you and your family. A joy just to imagine...

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Back in DC today. Changes changes. Let's see how it goes....

Enjoy your days all...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

A week ago Sunday

And August 18, 1986 in our Houston, TX house:

It is a nice sunny 63.5°F on our way to a hot 93°F. @AustinTXCat and @warrior-cat weather is now up here. Plus the humidity is high.

You all enjoy your Monday.

 

[warrior-cat]

98° for a high for us today, still a possibility of 100° as there seems to always be a degree or two difference in predicted high to actual when it happens. The weekend is supposed to bring about a 10° shift with some clouds and possible rain. Fishing weather in early morning as it will be in the high 60's to low 70's so...looking forward to fishing and football.

 

[vhcat70]

So today played in another duplicate bridge game at a club. Was talking to an opponent I've played against many times over many years. Young lady of about 83 I'd guess. Came to find out she was a nurse, signed up with the Navy in her junior year of college at UC. Navy paid for senior year in return for 2 years service. She retired after 28 years of service !! Her last assignment was the director of nursing at Camp Pendleton. I asked her her rank while guessing Commander. She said Captain!! I was blown away. Total admiration. Stationed at hospitals up & down US coasts and also at Okinawa & in Japan. I never had a clue before today.

And she's a good player to boot.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from West End Hotel in Kirkwall, Orkney. Currently 56°F and cloudy. Today's high may reach 65°F. Love this weather.

Must check out after breakfast at 9 am. Return to Kirkwall Travel Centre. Board bus for sight seeing tour. Dread carrying this luggage around, especially up-and-down couple flights stairs.

Sailing tonight. Y'all take care.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Able to work from home today. I am thankful... Lots to do.....

Enjoy your day, I am lurking....

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League.

Another beautiful day in the east - clear and cool.

Bert, thanks for sharing those photos. A lovely couple then and now. I’m happy for your good fortune.

Heading downtown. Hope you all have a good day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning D-League.

Another beautiful day in the east - clear and cool.

Bert, thanks for sharing those photos. A lovely couple then and now. I’m happy for your good fortune.

Heading downtown. Hope you all have a good day.

I was expecting pictures of you all in return!

It is already 65.8°F on our way to 96°F. Wednesday 97°F; Thursday 99°F, Friday 94°F and Saturday 88°F.

It looks like old Bert is going to be inside.

@AustinTXCat you are hurting my feelings with those nice temps.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

I was expecting pictures of you all in return!

Well, since you asked Bert...Couldn't find anything more recent of just the two of us than last September's Silver Grove High School 50th class reunion...Below that is a more recent shot with our son...As you can see I only have one shirt.

 

[awf]

Well, I wanted to share my success with my racing pigeons.......We flew a 110 mile race from Franklin KY on 08/24/24. My birds did me proud. (2hrs-16 min) I was 1st-9th, 11, 12, 15-18, 21 and 22-25 for 19 spots out of the top 25...I had 13/16 on the front page (top 10%). They are responding well to my training....I only started to train 3 weeks ago for a 8/31 race season.......then a week ago I decided to fly with another club and they started a week earlier........now to keep them in top form and kick some butt and let them know that I was in the game ,,,,, 😉 There is another club involved that we fly combine with.......I was 0.151 of a yard from winning the combine race also.....

 

[warrior-cat]

Wife, daughter, and I summer of 2006.

Here we are winter 2019 at the Blvd Of Lights Chickasha Oklahoma.

No new pictures

 

[BBUK]

Well,...

Me and My Darling... about 1994 or so... (In Michigan at my brothers house then..)

At church this past Mother's Day...

 

[UK82]

Great pics guys!

My prediction for UK football. 7-5 again. Low level bowl.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

I had a rare opportunity yesterday afternoon to, along with our editor-in-chief, interview via video phone hookup, Donald Trump. We’re talking with Kamala Harris Friday.

We do these interviews every four years and run a cover story on candidates’ views, so this is the third time with Trump.

By agreement with the candidates what they say is close held until October 1, so I can’t share any of that. I will say I wish everybody could experience Trump in that setting. He’s charming, articulate, lucid, and polite. We limit the interviews to direct responses to issues important to people over 50, so it focuses things. I’ll post what he said 10/1 if anyone is interested.

Heading back to DC on the train. I hope it’s a good day for all.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from Peerie's Cafe in Lerwick, Shetland. Currently 57°F and cloudy.

Water got a little choppy around 5 am on the ferry. Old cast iron stomach held despite early seasickness symptoms. Breakfast on the ship was superb.

Wishing y'all a great day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Well, since you asked Bert...Couldn't find anything more recent of just the two of us than last September's Silver Grove High School 50th class reunion...Below that is a more recent shot with our son...As you can see I only have one shirt.

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Wonderful MdWildcat.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

@BBUK @warrior-cat Wonderful pictures.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Okay fellows who of you have go out on company business and come back to the office to see a note on the back of one of you business cards with this note?

Those of two greats.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning folks.

I had a rare opportunity yesterday afternoon to, along with our editor-in-chief, interview via video phone hookup, Donald Trump. We’re talking with Kamala Harris Friday.

We do these interviews every four years and run a cover story on candidates’ views, so this is the third time with Trump.

By agreement with the candidates what they say is close held until October 1, so I can’t share any of that. I will say I wish everybody could experience Trump in that setting. He’s charming, articulate, lucid, and polite. We limit the interviews to direct responses to issues important to people over 50, so it focuses things. I’ll post what he said 10/1 if anyone is interested.

Heading back to DC on the train. I hope it’s a good day for all.

Wear a necklace with cloves of garlic AND a cross around your neck for the next one. May get cackle attacked... (Apologies, I couldn't help myself...)

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Okay fellows who of you have go out on company business and come back to the office to see a note on the back of one of you business cards with this note?

Those of two greats.

Al turned to Joe B., and said, "Bert had it before you, he has it during you, and he'll have it after you are gone..."

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from Varis House, Lerwick, Shetland. Currently 52°F and cloudy. High pressure moving in tomorrow, just when I'm leaving, warming to upper 60s,

Heading to Scalloway later this morning for sightseeing.

Wishing y'all a great day.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Working from home today. I am thankful. Taking a few hours off tomorrow.

Have a God Blessed day....

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

A hot day in the east. We had the AC go down a couple days ago, and my wife's reaction was roughly what mine would be if I were on a jet plane that lost a wing at 30,000 feet.

Luckily the guy could come out and fix it yesterday. Unluckily it was a "capacitor" and he charged me $423 for parts and labor. Was it really a capacitor? Who knows. He could have told me it was the "Frammleblaster" and I'd have no way to dispute him. Bottom line, I got home and the house was cold enough to hang meat and my wife was all smiles. Can you pay too much for that?

Hope you guys have a good day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good late morning. It is 87.4°F here on our way to 98°F. It may crack a hundred.

@MdWIldcat55 I met Donald Trump in 1999 after playing his course. He is a very friendly and humble man to be worth what he is. Charles Koch paid for the golf and dinner. Two billionaires in one day.

@AustinTXCat pictures are required.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning folks.

A hot day in the east. We had the AC go down a couple days ago, and my wife's reaction was roughly what mine would be if I were on a jet plane that lost a wing at 30,000 feet.

Luckily the guy could come out and fix it yesterday. Unluckily it was a "capacitor" and he charged me $423 for parts and labor. Was it really a capacitor? Who knows. He could have told me it was the "Frammleblaster" and I'd have no way to dispute him. Bottom line, I got home and the house was cold enough to hang meat and my wife was all smiles. Can you pay too much for that?

Hope you guys have a good day.

My house in Summerville had that issue a couple years ago with the other tenants I had. I had the rent so right for them that he charged me for the part. ($60.00) and did the labor. On to now though, they are gone and I have a couple "lawyers" renting from me. My house built in 2015, I put a complete new heat and A/C system in, the year previous I replaced the dishwasher, that year too a garbage disposal and just yesterday I okayed replacing the "springs" in my garage door that set me back $495.00. Oh I wish they offered to buy it. Would take them extra dough for sure....

 

[vhcat70]

Good morning folks.

A hot day in the east. We had the AC go down a couple days ago, and my wife's reaction was roughly what mine would be if I were on a jet plane that lost a wing at 30,000 feet.

Luckily the guy could come out and fix it yesterday. Unluckily it was a "capacitor" and he charged me $423 for parts and labor. Was it really a capacitor? Who knows. He could have told me it was the "Frammleblaster" and I'd have no way to dispute him. Bottom line, I got home and the house was cold enough to hang meat and my wife was all smiles. Can you pay too much for that?

Hope you guys have a good day.

Ha! Same issue - capacitor - back in early May. First fairly warm day & thought I'd test it before heat set in. Good thing. $298 for 2009 York AC. First repair we've had since instalIation (Replaced our 1986 one.). Me, I thought that was a reasonable price/cost. Next day service.

Don't know much more than you other than tech saying capacitor stores a bit of energy to boost/ease AC's restart after turning itself off & coming back on. He also said government is forcing a new AC coolant, & thus AC systems, on the country that is highly flammable. Coming out in next 1-2 years. Said he thinks he'll retire when that happens. Can't wait.

 

[vhcat70]

just yesterday I okayed replacing the "springs" in my garage door that set me back $495.00. Oh I wish they offered to buy it. Would take them extra dough for sure....

I've had gd spring break at least twice if not 3X since 1986. We'll see who last longer - current spring or me.

 

[vhcat70]

Good morning folks.

I had a rare opportunity yesterday afternoon to, along with our editor-in-chief, interview via video phone hookup, Donald Trump. We’re talking with Kamala Harris Friday.

We do these interviews every four years and run a cover story on candidates’ views, so this is the third time with Trump.

By agreement with the candidates what they say is close held until October 1, so I can’t share any of that. I will say I wish everybody could experience Trump in that setting. He’s charming, articulate, lucid, and polite. We limit the interviews to direct responses to issues important to people over 50, so it focuses things. I’ll post what he said 10/1 if anyone is interested.

Heading back to DC on the train. I hope it’s a good day for all.

What an experience !!

 

[vhcat70]

I really enjoy the STARZ series Outlander. Wrapping up rewatching the entire seven seasons viewed over the last 6 weeks or so. About 75 total episodes. I had forgotten over half of it. New season in the Fall. I believe that will be the end.

Episode I watched today has the lead character Jamie Frazer as a militia colonel in Daniel Morgan's sharpshooters at the battle of Saratoga. DW's 5th great grandfather Patrick Hourigan from Ireland was a Morgan Sharpshooter under a Captain Long in that battle. He had enlisted in New Jersey and was ~17 at the time. In return for his 3 years service, he received 100 acres of land in Washington County, Ky. Cool connection even though fake.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

Getting closer and closer to kickoff gentleman.

Schedule is very tough this year, can't slip up against any team we should beat. I put us in the 6-6 to 8-4 range with 7-5 most likely. Have to beat everyone not named Georgia and Ole Miss the first six games and start 4-2.

I doubt we really will have a chance against Georgia but I'm not conceding Ole Miss. A number of their wins last year were by a touchdown or less. If we are good, that game will be up for grabs late.

 

[Catman100]

First time I glanced at that schedule I saw 6-6.

 

[UK82]

First time I glanced at that schedule I saw 6-6.

Very possible. Away games against Ole Miss, Florida, Texas and Tennessee plus a home game against UGA. USC has beaten the Cats the past 2 years. UL is no given. Auburn is still Auburn. I'll stick with 7-5 but that might be a little optimistic. Need an upset.