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Post by Plainsman on Oct 23, 2022 8:12:20 GMT -5
Kevin, maybe a day to celebrate the time you had with her.
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Post by don on Oct 23, 2022 9:39:28 GMT -5
Prayers for your heartache to ease with time, Kevin.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 23, 2022 12:10:53 GMT -5
Take care, Terry (and John, too!). Thanks Pete. Today has been better than yesterday, so I think I'm on the backside of it. John, hope your improving as well! Get well soon buddy. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 23, 2022 12:35:40 GMT -5
I've been stressed for a while and picked up the disgusting cigs again a few months ago. I was outside today and Austin, my 4 year old, grabbed a butt out of the ashtray and put it in his mouth. I went inside, grabbed my 2 packs, broke them to pieces and threw them in the fire pit. Not having that.
Time to find his cob I gave him when he was 2.
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Post by don on Oct 23, 2022 12:58:29 GMT -5
I've been stressed for a while and picked up the disgusting cigs again a few months ago. I was outside today and Austin, my 4 year old, grabbed a butt out of the ashtray and put it in his mouth. I went inside, grabbed my 2 packs, broke them to pieces and threw them in the fire pit. Not having that. Time to find his cob I gave him when he was 2. Good on ya, Josh. That is how I stopped years ago. Just crumbled up what I had and threw them in the river. I had walked over to the store, bought my pack of Drum, with papers and had just rolled a cigarette. This was late in my college years. I thought to myself, “I will quit after this pouch”. Then a few seconds later, I got mad at myself and tossed them. Never had another. I went through a similar thing with leaf chew a couple of years back. It had turned into a several time a day habit and was affecting my gums. Stopped that, but do allow myself a pouch when I take my Spring rock hunting trip and the Fall fishing trip. |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 23, 2022 17:21:35 GMT -5
My hunters left y’day. The place got awful quiet. The lad took deer here, with his bow, at 8, 9, 10, but struck out this year. A true hunter, he was only mildly disappointed and mostly elated to be here and be “out there” really hunting. I miss him already. This year I introduced him to ammo-loading. He is gifted mechanically and mature for his age (11). It was great fun to watch him catch on SO quickly and even more fun to watch his joy when he made ammo from scratch and then used it to make steel clang at 200Y.
We currently have a coyote infestation and there are very few of this year’s fawns left. We will pay for that in future years. I’m in the process of prepping the long-range smokepoles to go after them. The kid wanted to stay and help. I wish he could have.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 23, 2022 19:00:55 GMT -5
Life gets depressing when you don't see kids around. Children always lift my spirits. When I was a senior Scout I loved teaching the 11 and 12 year olds pioneering, rowing, knots, etc. Also taught marksmanship at the Boys Club.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 23, 2022 19:02:23 GMT -5
Life gets depressing when you don't see kids around. Children always lift my spirits. When I was a senior Scout I loved teaching the 11 and 12 year olds. Indeed! Young people are the breath of life. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 24, 2022 10:13:08 GMT -5
Life's journey continues. Hitting the road soon.
Prayers, good vibes, positive thoughts... I'll take whatever I can get.
Things change, but what needs to change the most is myself.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 24, 2022 10:17:18 GMT -5
All three— you got ‘em.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 24, 2022 11:32:25 GMT -5
Life's journey continues. Hitting the road soon. Prayers, good vibes, positive thoughts... I'll take whatever I can get. Things change, but what needs to change the most is myself. Best of fortune for you, Josh. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 24, 2022 11:39:19 GMT -5
Dark, cold (24 degrees). Winds are calm so we might get snow today.
Cold inside this morning. Fire blazing in wood stove. Soon it will be time to sit by it and work a crossword puzzle from NYT.
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Post by Silver on Oct 24, 2022 11:40:59 GMT -5
Life's journey continues. Hitting the road soon. Prayers, good vibes, positive thoughts... I'll take whatever I can get. Things change, but what needs to change the most is myself. Plenty of those sent your way. Have a safe trip. |
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Post by adui on Oct 24, 2022 12:20:36 GMT -5
Life's journey continues. Hitting the road soon. Prayers, good vibes, positive thoughts... I'll take whatever I can get. Things change, but what needs to change the most is myself. Safe travels my friend. See you when you get home. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 24, 2022 14:02:51 GMT -5
Today would have been my wife's 60th birthday. Can't believe it's already been almost a year since I lost her. Sure do miss her. Sigh. Thinking of you, buddy. Life's journey continues. Hitting the road soon. Prayers, good vibes, positive thoughts... I'll take whatever I can get. Things change, but what needs to change the most is myself. Safe journeys bro. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2022 16:28:44 GMT -5
Well, we're in Mena. We've been looking forward to this trip for a while and after all the beautiful weather, it's raining. Took a preliminary drive through the mountains and clouds. Yes, clouds. Couldn't see very much. Hoping it will be better tomorrow.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 24, 2022 17:40:32 GMT -5
Mena Arkansas was a hotbed of cocaine trafficking, and provided a lot of snow to the politically connected back in the day. Don’t be a mule, Ron.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 24, 2022 18:31:32 GMT -5
Mena Arkansas was a hotbed of cocaine trafficking, and provided a lot of snow to the politically connected back in the day. Don’t be a mule, Ron. He has all his old pals at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock to help if he needs them. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 24, 2022 23:11:39 GMT -5
Happy St. Crispins Day!
"That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say "To-morrow is Saint Crispian."
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words—
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester—
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be rememberèd—
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
Billy S.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 25, 2022 8:41:43 GMT -5
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!
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Post by bigwoolie on Oct 25, 2022 11:00:07 GMT -5
Another day of school, but it’s rainy and windy. More time actually spent smoking and drinking coffee than working horses
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 25, 2022 14:41:51 GMT -5
 Got my Zero Turn today, Home Depot freighted it to a Toro dealer in Youngsville, they gassed and oiled it, delivered it today, wanted a 60 inch cut, had to settle for a 54 inch cut because I wanted the My Ride platform that is hydraulic and takes the bumps a lot better.They don’t make a My Ride in the 60 inch cut!
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Post by Zach on Oct 25, 2022 16:52:10 GMT -5
Burning the lamp at both ends most of this week. Working my normal 8 hour day shift and then working maintenance window from 11:45PM-5:45AM. Fortunately, each night we're likely only working until about 1-2AM of that window. Wife and I are going to see the cantata Carmina Burana this Saturday evening in theater.
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Brett Deubner, viola
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus
Purdue Fort Wayne Chorus
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir
Soloists – TBD
"This raucous evening will take you on a wild ride, from the musical that launched Bernstein’s career to a world premiere composed by Fort Wayne native Patrick O’Malley, commissioned by the Philharmonic, and performed by violist Brett Deubner. Then, with its large, percussion-driven orchestra and mixed chorus that sings racy texts by wayward monks, Carmina Burana celebrates the joys of the tavern, nature, humor, and love."
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2022 17:18:04 GMT -5
Burning the lamp at both ends most of this week. Working my normal 8 hour day shift and then working maintenance window from 11:45PM-5:45AM. Fortunately, each night we're likely only working until about 1-2AM of that window. Wife and I are going to see the cantata Carmina Burana this Saturday evening in theater.
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Brett Deubner, viola
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus
Purdue Fort Wayne Chorus
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir
Soloists – TBD
"This raucous evening will take you on a wild ride, from the musical that launched Bernstein’s career to a world premiere composed by Fort Wayne native Patrick O’Malley, commissioned by the Philharmonic, and performed by violist Brett Deubner. Then, with its large, percussion-driven orchestra and mixed chorus that sings racy texts by wayward monks, Carmina Burana celebrates the joys of the tavern, nature, humor, and love."
That sounds like fun. In a dressed-up, we'll-behaved kinda way! |
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Post by Zach on Oct 25, 2022 17:27:44 GMT -5
Burning the lamp at both ends most of this week. Working my normal 8 hour day shift and then working maintenance window from 11:45PM-5:45AM. Fortunately, each night we're likely only working until about 1-2AM of that window. Wife and I are going to see the cantata Carmina Burana this Saturday evening in theater.
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Brett Deubner, viola
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus
Purdue Fort Wayne Chorus
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir
Soloists – TBD
"This raucous evening will take you on a wild ride, from the musical that launched Bernstein’s career to a world premiere composed by Fort Wayne native Patrick O’Malley, commissioned by the Philharmonic, and performed by violist Brett Deubner. Then, with its large, percussion-driven orchestra and mixed chorus that sings racy texts by wayward monks, Carmina Burana celebrates the joys of the tavern, nature, humor, and love."
That sounds like fun. In a dressed-up, we'll-behaved kinda way! I've been teasing my wife for probably two years that I'm going to bring the zootsuit back, she's none too thrilled. Alas, I don't even own one. Yet...
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Post by Silver on Oct 25, 2022 17:38:21 GMT -5
That sounds like fun. In a dressed-up, we'll-behaved kinda way! I've been teasing my wife for probably two years that I'm going to bring the zootsuit back, she's none too thrilled. Alas, I don't even own one. Yet...
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Post by Zach on Oct 25, 2022 17:40:05 GMT -5
I do not, but I have recently come across a couple models, one being a legacy Savinelli opera that I wanted but didn't buy because it had a full size stem on it. Not that there's any smoking in theater houses anymore. Shame.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 25, 2022 17:52:17 GMT -5
Back home from a 2 day vacation. 450 miles of beautiful scenery. We've never gone leaf peeping before and driving through the Ozarks in the wind and light rain was like being in a VanGogh painting. On the way home the sun came out as we drove through the Choctaw Nation.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 26, 2022 9:52:22 GMT -5
Burning the lamp at both ends most of this week. Working my normal 8 hour day shift and then working maintenance window from 11:45PM-5:45AM. Fortunately, each night we're likely only working until about 1-2AM of that window. Wife and I are going to see the cantata Carmina Burana this Saturday evening in theater.
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Brett Deubner, viola
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus
Purdue Fort Wayne Chorus
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir
Soloists – TBD
"This raucous evening will take you on a wild ride, from the musical that launched Bernstein’s career to a world premiere composed by Fort Wayne native Patrick O’Malley, commissioned by the Philharmonic, and performed by violist Brett Deubner. Then, with its large, percussion-driven orchestra and mixed chorus that sings racy texts by wayward monks, Carmina Burana celebrates the joys of the tavern, nature, humor, and love."
In case you don't know what is being sung... |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 26, 2022 12:47:06 GMT -5
Back home from a 2 day vacation. 450 miles of beautiful scenery. We've never gone leaf peeping before and driving through the Ozarks in the wind and light rain was like being in a VanGogh painting. On the way home the sun came out as we drove through the Choctaw Nation. Must have been a very lovely trip! |
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Got my Zero Turn today, Home Depot freighted it to a Toro dealer in Youngsville, they gassed and oiled it, delivered it today, wanted a 60 inch cut, had to settle for a 54 inch cut because I wanted the My Ride platform that is hydraulic and takes the bumps a lot better.They don’t make a My Ride in the 60 inch cut!
