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3 hours ago, KarenK said:

It's USA Junior Hockey.  I think the kids pay to play.

Thanks Karen . They are making it sound like a part of NAHL though . According to the info from NAHL , players do not pay to play . But on further reading , yes they are basically kids 16 up to 20 sometihing trying to work their way up through the Conferences . 

Basically from what I glean from the local News media the CCIDA dropped down to a lower level in the Hockey Conference, with that comes a lower price tag to try making the First Boondoggle self sustaining. Margeson offered that the “New team “ would not draw salaries would be a boon to the community in the form of helping with give backs … so , they are playing for free ? Just how does that work , someone please explain to this old farm boy just how this form of BS works , i mean other than what i’m smelling with this fresh batch . 

I need a beer ! 🍺 

Dumb asses broke up the bear family for selfies ?! Charges should have been levied just for being Stupid. As for a “teaching moment” mentioned in the interview, I agree with Zapp , I also would have liked to have seen momma bear take care of business which also would have played into MsKreeds Darwin comment and Chris’ FAFO .    

Okay … guess what we’ll be watching !! 

16 hours ago, Zapp Brannigan said:

Generally no they do not. However I did have 1 mac salad that had carrots in it and that was pretty good

As long as the carrots aren’t stringy . Chopped small is good . 

There they go … picking on the middle child again …. still ! 😂 

1 hour ago, Chris said:

There’s no debate, he’s just wrong. Fruit, particularly apples and berries, combined with a good vinegar based dressing, works well in a salad.

LOL , like raisins in oatmeal right ? 

Bwahaaa … i see what you did there Adam LOL! The old fruit in the tossed salad debate … 

A decade , no with the divisiveness we are experiencing right now I see something happening sooner ! One has only to look outside of their own space to see  whats being allowed to happen all over this Country . Rampant crime and corruption which is only getting worse , illegal immigration , has anyone else seen the number of young men coming across the border ? And this Damn Election is driving a wedge between most of us ! Let’s just get it over with FFS I am so damn over it !! 
If it comes down to a civil war it won’t be you and myself to blame , in the final analysis it will have been the Government that brought us to it ! 

I stayed as positive as possible No chicken sacrifice either . Did however, on going out just for giggles , I was treated to all the birds making pre evening song four to five hours earlier than usual … oh yeah and a white headed Robin ( no joke ) and a group of five geese that missed their usual route to the pond on top of the hill and did an abrupt 45 degree , so that was all the weird … I mean other thant the usual weird here in Baldwin ! 

2 hours ago, Chris said:

I am referring to countless people on social media. 

I haven’t been looking at comments but can only imagine … shall i sacrifice one of the neighbors chickens ?! 😆 

Ummm , so not arguing your point at all . And certainly not part of the pervasive ignorance , just my own personal opinion. 
Those that can’t because of work , etc . thats not on me ( and i don’t believe it was meant towards me ) . 
And I have had  enough “ once in a lifetime “ events to last me a … lifetime . 
Shoot , i saw the Lunar Landing and have been waiting a lifetime to see us go back ! Thats the one I’m looking forward to lol .

12 hours ago, Chris said:

I simply don’t understand the people who say, “Oh who cares” or proudly proclaim they won’t be watching it tomorrow.

How can anyone not be at least a little interested in such a rare event?

I get what you’re saying , I really do . Although I find it interesting and will watch ( thanks for the glasses Abbey) just to say yes I saw it . But I have seen so , so many Interesting and wonderful things in my short 70 trips around the Sun … too many to list lol , that if per chance I miss it I won’t be all that broken up , disappointed, yes but … 

# 1 the hell with that ! I mean it’s bad enough to get calls from Mumbai Walter about Windows or Medicare but to have someone in India watching my every move while shopping and what what I’m scratching… 

# 2 Shame on Amazon for outsourcing! I know that other companies do this . In fact a local fire hydrant mfg where i was employed moved a portion of business to China back in the 80s to save money , guess how that turned out . 
I wonder where Amazon has its largest share of sales , hmmm .

YAYUS … CAN I GET A WITNESS ?! . 
 

                               Blasphemous bastard aren’t I ? 

10 hours ago, Chris said:

I think what makes this special is the songs would likely have been lost forever if not for that one woman. Including never showing up in those sites you follow.

Just an amazing story.

I may have gone off context there , apologies. You’re right of course . The fact this Woman collected the old songs so they would not be lost to time is an amazing accomplishment . I probably should have stuck to that fact instead of talking about the music itself . 
Maybe sometime in the future a CD may show up , something like the one from the Smithsonian that you gifted me some time ago .  

Oh my aching ass … what the Hell is next !? 

Ya know , these songs and “ old time mountain music “ have so much in common in telling stories about everyday living and working . Since i have been playing Clawhammer banjo i have learned how relaxing the old time music can be to play . Call it “hillbilly” or whatever but sometimes its easy to listen to and some can be very melodic. A favorite that i play is Over the Waterfall , no lyrics , not complex just … nice . Simple yet kind of sad , Hobos Lullaby a Woody Guthry tune is another favorite. 
Yes , too bad there isn’t a CD of this but two sites i follow or Youtube are full of Adirondack and Appalachian music .  

On 3/31/2024 at 8:15 AM, Chris said:

I’ve been tempted to try brewing, but I’d rather leave that anti someone else in the end.

Everything you need is right here to brew a batch … or two . Helpline is open at my phone number as well lol ! 😆 

On 3/31/2024 at 8:11 AM, Chris said:

I’ve watched that clip and others from different people several times. I smile every time. From what I read she was told that she was not welcome there and showed up anyway.

 

Yep , Hochul, James and Bragg … all three were told “ stay your ass away “ but Krappy Kathy went anyway and got told “ where the bear shit in the buckwheat “ ! Sorry , that last colloquialism means , “ don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out “ ! 
And the look on her face was pure Gold LOL 😆 i could watch that all day . 
It’s about time these so called Representative's, at all levels , have the blood of Good Americans on their hands !! 

All she wanted was a photo op ! Pretty damn low to go where you aren’t wanted but as with two others that requested to attend but were told NO ! 

And therein lies half the problem in D.C ! They are too busy playing grab ass in the sandbox and not doing the job for which they were elected ! 

We DVR it for a few episodes and binge after a few episodes. Having read the book years ago then having seen the original series I thought it wouldn’t be interesting but nope … its great ! 

Perhaps had she not been so condescending , “ now … simmer down , simmer down “ while gesturing with her arms . And “we are in a Church of God “ and “ get it out of your systems “ . Maybe she could have just waited silently until they Did “ get it out of their systems “ !  Was it rude on the Firefighters side of the thing , yes , from the swagger to the podium was she prepared for any heckling … yes , I believe so as it was fairly obvious . 
Now , from the Union side … To have the audacity to make it known to your Firefighters Union Membership  that you would be “hunting down “ the hecklers Really …. As a long time Union representative ,with a good record of success's , I would have had a good case and a good conscious writing a grievance and going to arbitration as the actions , although rude , did not rise to any of the Seven levels of Just Cause .