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[BBUK]

@_Rooster hope you are well Sir...

@wildcatdonf You too Sir...

@Sawnee Cat You as well brother Sir...

 

[berniecarbo]

My sister just got home a few days ago from India on a medical mission trip. They got caught up in the outage that grounded so many planes. Got out of India ok, but held up in England for 2 days. They had to physically wait in line for five hours at the airport to get arrangements to leave made. Somewhere along the line she got covid, but she is ok and back to work now.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 78°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Another triple-digit high expected today.

- Nail-biter between US and Serbia in men's BB yesterday. Expect more of the same this coming Saturday since France is playing on their home floor.

- Rode bicycle about 1/2 mile during lunch yesterday. Felt good, but I'm way out of riding shape.

- Grabbed Olive Garden yesterday afternoon. Calamari appetizer = awesome. Lots of leftover Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan.

- Leaving for Scotland 2 weeks from today.

Happy Friday, y'all!

Here's a park in Reykjavik. Note disc golf. Temperature was 55°F and chilly that day on July 12.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

Glad it is Friday.

Woke up today determined to get in a run before work. It was raining fairly hard, but I talked myself into thinking it was ending and headed out -- into what quickly became a drenching squall. The rain was coming down in sheets and being blown hard by the wind. I stuck it out and finished my three miles but it was brutal.

FInally dry and having a therapeutic coffee.

My wife left early this AM for her visit with a friend in North Carolina. So I have the house to myself. My daughter may come over and take me to lunch tomorrow, but otherwise I'll enjoy some solitude. I've never minded being alone, at least for a few days at a time.

Hope it is a good weekend for all.

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

Off day... Not sure what I am going to attempt to do. Have some personal decisions to make and am making some of them. Trying to get to where I have some alternatives. (I am trending in that direction.) I know I am being vague but it's not like the world is ending in this but I am working to ensure I am onboard with what I am having and wanting to do. Yeah...

No need for this crap but it is what is happening..... (The code will be provided later... 😁 )

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 78°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high expected around 95°F.

- Watched more Olympics coverage yesterday. Men's 4x100m still can't get over the hump. Sydney was beautiful, and in many more ways than her own very lovely self. Another world record for her. Many good performances. More action scheduled today. USA!

- Fell off my bike. Thankfully, in the grass and I had a helmet on. Nevertheless, rung my bell. Our Ring camera caught all the action. Wife very pissed.

- Heading out for a hike in a bit.

Wishing y'all another outstanding Saturday.

Here's me just before hiking up to Arctic Circle on Grimsey Island and earning certificate. Oh, and also shortly before seagulls began dive-bombing the crap outta me.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

Sunny and mild in the east after a day-long rain.

Congrats on crossing the Arctic Circle Austin, and getting certified. Those types of milestones are fun and fulfilling.

Got the exercise part of today’s program out of the way. Still planning the rest of the day.

With my wife traveling, I rewatched a movie I hadn’t seen since 1982 last night —Under Fire —Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman and some hot 39-something woman as war journalists in Africa and Central America. I saw it fairly soon after college and would have sold my soul then for the life of the Nick Nolte character. Watching last night I recognized how much of it was fairly ridiculous, but some parts still seem authentic. It’s not the worst movie. Maybe I’ll watch “The Year of Living Dangerously” tonight and see how badly that one has aged.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I woke up to a cool 61°F this morning. Our cool front passed through and it is cool and clear on our way to a predicted 79°. That is ssooo much better than the 90's.

I enjoyed the USA men's basketball game. Came back from 13 down in the fourth quarter.

You all have a good Saturday. @AustinTXCat be careful on the bike. You don't need to hurt yourself and miss out on Scotland. We need pictures!

 

[BBUK]

Before my time.... Any of you remember Burl Ives (This song)

I remember Burl Ives but not this one...Seems like a memory worth remembering....

https://fb.watch/tTDfu1LNE-/

 

[warrior-cat]

Got a text from the same co-ed team I played an all nighter with a couple of weeks ago and they told me there was another one in Elgin (where I live) today and ask me to play. Of course, I said yes. These are tournaments to raise money for Childrens hospitals so the proceed go to a good cause. I am wearing an old jersey that has USA in Red, White, And Blue and a big Star in the middle in honor of the Olympics. Our first game is in 50 minutes so... I am out of here. Yall be cool and enjoy the weekend.

Oh, and yeah, hell of a finish by Curry in todays gold medal game.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Before my time.... Any of you remember Burl Ives (This song)

I remember Burl Ives but not this one...Seems like a memory worth remembering....

https://fb.watch/tTDfu1LNE-/

I have a vivid memory of this song.

@Ben101er who used to post here knew Burl Ives personally. Burl would stop by to see his family. I love Burl Ives.

 

[starchief5]

Have they officially cleared you Bert? No statute of limitations on murder...

FLASH!!!!!!!

IN CONTROVERSIAL MOVE, SMALL TOWN MAYOR PARDONS HIMSELF FROM ANY OR ALL OFFENSES, PAST OR PRESENT, UPON HIS EXIT FROM OFFICE.

*Unnamed sources say that he spent much of his time in office chatting with buddies on the internet and editing basketball games.

 

[BBUK]

I have a vivid memory of this song.

@Ben101er who used to post here knew Burl Ives personally. Burl would stop by to see his family. I love Burl Ives.

I sure liked him in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Sir. And several others I remember.

 

[BBUK]

FLASH!!!!!!!

IN CONTROVERSIAL MOVE, SMALL TOWN MAYOR PARDONS HIMSELF FROM ANY OR ALL OFFENSES, PAST OR PRESENT, UPON HIS EXIT FROM OFFICE.

Yeah but da brudder Sir FORGOT to sign it..... (I think he just got...... Railroaded... ) 😁

 

[Ben101er]

I have a vivid memory of this song.

@Ben101er who used to post here knew Burl Ives personally. Burl would stop by to see his family. I love Burl Ives.

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.

 

[BBUK]

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."