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Capraphobe
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Spent some time going over the seed order for this year's garden.
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A rafter of turkeys have settled in our yard for the long haul.
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Fatten them up for next thanksgiving!
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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dealing with a fractured wrist bone, going to cramp my style for a month or so, but I will get some practice using my left hand a lot more.
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Thank you Chris. Just chilling now
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@silvermouse said:
Thank you Chris. Just chilling nowI do believe those are the best socks made, and a great cause.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
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@silvermouse said:
dealing with a fractured wrist bone, going to cramp my style for a month or so, but I will get some practice using my left hand a lot more.😳
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Ice golf at the beer this weekend had to go get the golf cart2 -
Tried eating sushi with chopsticks in my left hand. It didn't go well.
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Try it with a fork....and frying it.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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In '06, I was enrolled in an associate's degree program in culinary arts, and the class for the semester, 'Institutional Cooking', was at Mount Mary Women's College. It was fun and close to home, so it was a great time. During a break one day, I decided to go explore the old building's architecture, when I spotted a fella about my age doing the same thing. Turns out he was taking a class in nutrition for his job as a dietician. I had started roasting coffee a couple of years earlier and was trying to build a small clientele, so I asked him what was in the tumbler he was holding. When he said coffee, I told him what I was up to and gave him my business card.
Much to my surprise, Larry called me a short while later and said he wanted to give my beans a whirl. He's been buying coffee ever since, as my longest-running customer. We've become friends of sorts - a little bit of him goes a long way - having lunch, etc., I've been to his house for dinner parties, and his crazy wife sends me silly little gifts at Christmas.
Larry was here picking up yesterday, and gave me a 4oz sample bag of some 'special' beans he brought back from Costa Rica recently, a geisha coffee no less. The beans looked promising - wrinkles on the bean surface indicate a lighter roast - so I thanked him and said I'd report back. This morning, I went against my better judgment and brewed a cup. Man alive, it was bad; one slurp was all it took, and down the drain it went. I should know better, but my curiosity got the best of me, I suppose. What a waste of water and my time.
So, now I have to come up with something to tell Larry...
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis6 -
Sounds like Larry bought coffee beans from the guy selling "Cuban cigars" from a knapsack on the street corner. Tell him that he got ripped off, they sold him baked pinto beans and just told him it was coffee.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain6 -
Spent the past 5 days with all my kids in one place together…first time in 2 years.
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Well, I F'ed up tonight, but it hasn't come to hurt me.
Janelle and I went to a Gala hosted by the realtor we bought our house through several years ago. Hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, cocktails, food, raffles, etc. So, I loaded up an appetizer plate with a few things, including crostini toast with a cheesy dip. A few minutes after eating the crostini and dip, I feel my tongue tingling. Motherfvcker, what was that dip?? I went back to the table and found the card. Crap Dip!! Some of you know I am very allergic to shellfish. Oh, great, here we go, another several-hour trip to the ER for Epinephrine and Benadryl. Fortunately, either it was fake crab, or there wasn't much of it in the dip, but things didn't progress beyond a bit of a runny nose and some minor itching and tingling in the back of my throat. We're home now, I have a cigar, and I'm sure I'm beyond any danger-point by now.
It's been over a decade since my last ER trip due to this allergy, but I still need to be diligent.
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On a morning hike yesterday I had yearling whitetail bust out of the brush and cross the trail ten feet behind me. Made my day. Last night I was walking out to the mail box around dusk and heard a turkey gobbler trying to call in hens. He was about 20 yards into the woods. I just froze up and listened to that he turkey till he quit. Made my night.
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I am developing more respect for how useful having two hands are. For instance, putting toothpaste on a toothbrush or opening the door while carrying something. Also, why don't they make underpants for left-handed people, the fly is designed for right handed access (turning inside out, same problem), lol.
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Making use of busted water troughs.
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@silvermouse said:
I am developing more respect for how useful having two hands are. For instance, putting toothpaste on a toothbrush or opening the door while carrying something. Also, why don't they make underpants for left-handed people, the fly is designed for right handed access (turning inside out, same problem), lol.As someone who's spent quite a bit of time in a sling, you have my sympathy. Funny thing is, now I do things like eat with a fork with either hand without thinking about it. I was recently at a lunch and someone who's know me for quite a while said "I didn't ever realize you were left handed". Took me a second, then I said "No, I'm not. I've just had to learn to use either hand and rarely think about it anymore." I don't think she believed me.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain2 -
Went to the zoo.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain11 -
that is awesome
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@edz said:
that is awesomeYeah, it was pretty cool. At one point I had 6 or 7 of them walking around on me. There was another guy who had a few on him, too. Birds, babies, and dogs are always fascinated with me. I don't know why, but it happens a lot. These little guys were grooming me like one of their own.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain2 -
discovering awe is the most direct path to sanity.
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I drove a 140 mile round trip to the Asheville VA yesterday to have my annual physical. The Doc, a Marine Corps veteran told me I was in better shape than he was. All good. The trip down off the mountain was a way for me to see spring. I had to clear my ears a couple of times as I dropped in elevation. The wild cherries and red buds were blooming and putting out their first leaves. A joy to watch.I got to the VA early to make sure my labs were available to the Doc when I saw him. I had a hour to wait so I walked the one mile perimeter path around campus. 70 degrees was nice.
On the trip back I got to see the blooming trees again. The older I get the less I like driving that distance but seeing the spring that is two weeks before we get it was worth it all.9 -
I took some trash out to the alley and was walking across my lawn when I spotted this;
Looks like a partial lower jawbone from a large dog, or?
Edit: I had the banana with me and added that for scale... for those who would wonder why I had a partial jawbone and a banana laying on the ground.
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis3 -
I thought you were using the jawbone as size reference for the banana.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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