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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."

 

[AustinTXCat]

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.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

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.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

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.

Thanks Ben for clearing that up and thanks for posting. You need to come back to keep me on the straight and narrow.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

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.

 

[warrior-cat]

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.

 

[Ben101er]

Thanks Ben for clearing that up and thanks for posting. You need to come back to keep me on the straight and narrow.

Bert, I’m not sure that I am that good.😆

 

[AustinTXCat]

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.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

@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.

 

[vhcat70]

@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.

Here int he north region of KY, we've been under 60F the last three morns. Heading out for my 4 miles stroll momentarily.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

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.

 

[berniecarbo]

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.