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Morning Legionnaires!

60° this morning with a high in the mid to upper 80's expected.

Went fishing yesterday without a bite. May still have a few days going forward before cooler weather stops me until March-April next year. (depressing :()

Normal workout routine this morning and then walk the monster. Later this morning I train my student before doing lunch with some old friends. They want to travel to OKC (about an hour away) to eat. May talk them into a trip to the Bass Pro Shop there to spy what deals they have since the season is coming to an end.

Well, Happy Hump Day for those grinding it out and stay safe out there.

God Bless.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Good morning and Happy Hump Day from ATX. We've got 69°F and mostly cloudy. Today's high could hit upper 80°s. Think I'll wear shorts this morning.

No MRI or CT scan this morning. Scheduling screwed up. Perhaps after my return from KY.

Wishing all a great day to be alive.

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I guess we will stomp some of the same dirt. We are planning to head that way early Friday morning. To the great metropolis of Radcliff... Plan to leave Monday....what a drive, what a drive...
 
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Good morning folks. Cool and clear again in the east.

A typical work day for me. But I’ve been enjoying long walks around the DC neighborhoods in my part of town at lunch. Many of the builds date back to the early 1800s in this part of town, and it’s an area that was a theatre and hotel district back in the days before the Civil War (Ford’s Theater is two blocks away) so on my walks I imagine the lively social life swirling around in some fascinating decades of our young country.

Pulling into the subway station. So I’ll wish you all a good day.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Good morning and Happy Hump Day from ATX. We've got 69°F and mostly cloudy. Today's high could hit upper 80°s. Think I'll wear shorts this morning.

No MRI or CT scan this morning. Scheduling screwed up. Perhaps after my return from KY.

Wishing all a great day to be alive.

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Austin, you love Buc-ees, well here is the progress in Smith Grove as of a couple days ago.
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Bert Higginbotha said:
I voted Friday. I was opposed to early voting and now I love it. Walk right in and vote and walk right out. Wonderful.
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Sir,

We voted yesterday around 1030 or so. My wife and I were the only ones in line. Was kind of cool realizing the lines will expand and probably were a lot longer earlier. It was our first time voting at this joint. A large high school.
 
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Good morning folks. Hit the ground running at work today so just getting a minute to say hello.

Hearing good things from my son in Texas. At least, from his perspective, they are having fun. He took part in a big catfish harvest yesterday, where they moved a few tons of fish from one place where they were being bred to a larger facility. Today, they are moving loads of freshwater mussels from a place down south of San Antonio back up to their location in Central Texas. Not sure of all the details, but its better work than being stuck behind the desk when you are 23...And, he's noticed something I did when I was about his age -- there are lots of very attractive women in Texas. He's got a date with a UT-Austin grad student who he met for Saturday. Sharing all this because we're happy he's found something meaningful to be engaged in.

Gotta get back to work. Have a great day folks.
 
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MdWIldcat55 said:
Good morning folks. Hit the ground running at work today so just getting a minute to say hello.

Hearing good things from my son in Texas. At least, from his perspective, they are having fun. He took part in a big catfish harvest yesterday, where they moved a few tons of fish from one place where they were being bred to a larger facility. Today, they are moving loads of freshwater mussels from a place down south of San Antonio back up to their location in Central Texas. Not sure of all the details, but its better work than being stuck behind the desk when you are 23...And, thre to form, he's noticed something I did when I was about his age -- there are lots of very attractive women in Texas. He's got a date with a UT-Austin grad student who he met for Saturday. Sharing all this because we're happy he's found something meaningful to be engaged in.

Gotta get back to work. Have a great day folks.
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Oh, the apple-tree analogy...😁
 
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vhcat70 said:
Bert, Cincinnati voted to sell their Southern Railroad line to NS. Supposed to close in early 2024. Net, the only city in the long distance railroad business - Cincy to Chattanooga - will then be out of the business after a 140+ years.
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I had forgotten that.

NS is a good railroad and were hard to compete with.
 
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Good morning folks.

Rainy day in the east. At the doc’s office getting some tests. Could be nothing. Could be something. Wont know until some additional tests in about ten days.

My day is shaping up to match the weather gray and gloomy. After the doctor’s visit I’m off to the funeral for the husband of a close work colleague who has become a friend. On Halloween night, after trick or treating with his two kids, the guy dropped dead of cardiac arrest. 42. Was a promising federal prosecutor. Really tragic.

Hope it’s a good day for all of you.
 
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I smiled today. Two hundred and thirty-seven days before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, what would prove to be a defining moment in our country's history took place a mere two miles away. That night, November 10, 1775, at the Tun Tavern, a committee from the Continental Congress drafted a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight on land or at sea as landing forces for the Continental Navy. And with that, the Continental Marine Corps was born.
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Hello all,

On the road somewhere at the end of West By Gosh VA... Made it through a good snow coming across the mountains. Beat the salt trucks.. was a rough drive...

Just stopped to eat. Have a fine rest of your day.
 
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Really need to get at least one big playing. Tre is doing yeoman's work but it's not a long term option. Graphic from tonight's game:

Oyenso- Out
Bradshaw- 1-2 weeks
Ivisic- waiting to be cleared.

So frustrating.

Freshmen played like freshmen tonight. They'll continue to improve. Reeves and Tre are the glue at this point.
 
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Spent seven hours today playing in a regional bridge tournament at the Lou. Bridge Club. Our team finished 7/14. Good showing I think since we were C-ranked of mixed A/B/C teams & were up against a few national quality players. We played our way to second after 4 rounds, but the top two teams wiped us the last two rounds. Tired. Mind worn out.
 
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IT'S GAME DAYEEAEEAEEA!

Unfortunately folks, I will not be on here to post artillery barrages for touchdowns today. Headed to Tulsa (4 hours away) this morning in about an hour to help an old friend of my friend test a few of his students (one to 6th Dan Black Belt). Here's to hopefully an upset today:

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Good morning from ATX. Currently 53°F and cloudy. Expecting 64°F for our high.

My passport arrived Thursday in the mail. I filed October 24. 16 days. Must be some sort of record. Decisions, decisions......

Watched BB game last night on ESPN+ Cats gotta stop falling behind during first 10 minutes. Could really use a 5.

Tide visit Kroger Field . Expecting a blowout. Hope I am wrong.

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Good morning folks. Much respect for all the veterans on the board on this day.

A chance for an ever-lasting legacy for the Cats' football team today. "SO, you are saying there's a chance?" in my best Lloyd Christmas voice. Love Dumb and Dumber.

Hoops team looked ragged last night. A chance to learn some things and tighten the ship before Tuesday. I remain fairly optimistic about that game, and don't think a poor performance last night will carry over.

I thought I'd link a video for Veterans Day if anyone is interested. I did NOT produce this. But I did give the producers the name and contact of ex-MSgt Gary Villalobos and suggest they talk to him for this series.

On the day of the events described I was in Tal Afar, on another patrol, randomly chosen. I was up there to write about then-Col. HR McMaster's 3rd ACR, and it's efforts to make something out of the Iraqi army while pacifying an insurgent's stronghold. I interviewed VIllalobos and wrote about the death of LTC Terrance Crowe a day or so after it happened. The day after the ambush described in this video, Villalobos was slightly injured in an IED, and when I interviewed him, he still had blood on his BDUs...It was a dangerous place and time.

Several years had passed when I reached out to him and he agreed to talk to our video crew. I was glad he was doing well at that point.

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Soldier Braves Gunfire in Attempt to Save Friend

In search of a meaningful career, Gary Villalobos was inspired to join the Army. In the midst of the war, Gary led a group of soldiers on a dangerous raid and in the process learned the meaning of sacrifice and heroism.
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Welp. Ready to head out and enjoy the day after that miserable collapse in the first ten minutes of the Bama game. 21-0 with five minutes left in the first.

Another typical Stoops Kentucky team. Beat three C-USA or MAC teams, beat the worst three SEC teams, lose to everyone else and call it a triumph because the fans don't demand any more than that. I'd like to see the Cats move on, even at the risk of taking a step back. Louisville gets a new coach and things turn around. Ready for Kentucky to try that.
 
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