Gonna try to catch some redfish, etc. on a fly rod in a couple weeks. Gotta get my 9-wt out for that.
Tuesday Open Commentary
Finally caught a bass from my kayak. He’s not very big, but he was spunk, especially on a 3-wt fly rod. (you can see the fly in his lip)
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Neat! Catching a 1 pound Bluegill is a lot of fun on a fly rod. I’ve got to get me a fly rod for the farm pond.
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Adios, I’m off to the airport in a few minutes.
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Texpat, safe travels!
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Asylum Orderlies Return Hillary Clinton To Padded Cell Disguised As Oval Office.
“If anyone sees a crazy-looking old woman running around saying she’s the president, do not approach her. She is very dangerous,” the mental institution said in a statement. “Please phone the authorities right away so we can get her back to safety.”
Finally, someone spotted her screaming at a Costco sample lady, accusing the poor woman of being a Russian asset, and authorities arrived to haul her back to her cell.
“Come on, Hill, right this way,” said one medical assistant, tenderly guiding her down a hallway to her custom cell. “Time to go back to your ce—err, your office.”
😀
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Good chilly morning Hamsters. Down to 49 this morning, wonderful to be cold again.
Beautiful sunrise approaches, the air is crisp and fresh, humidity is banished, and Fall has shown up at last.Can’t log in to Babylon Bee as a link in comments any more. Must have used up the 3 or so freebies on previous links, and the Bee remembers.
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Last night Hamous made disparaging remarks about ice spheres as opposed to rectangular hay bale looking ones. The spheres work the best by cooling just as well as the hay bale types but don’t dilute as quickly – they really last a long time.
In the ad the idjits put the ice in after the liquid- splashing it all over the place; it really works best to put the ice in first then the liquid on top. -
I prefer frozen beer cubes.
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My objection was only to the term “craft ice”. It’s frozen freaking water. How crafty can it be? Personally I prefer those little tubes like you get on the plane.
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What’s the best way to get to Kingsbury from Fort Bend County?
I already know, but I thought it would be nice to have another 150 comment day—
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delving further into the ice capades:
Ice that is clear has no air or impurities in it, ice that you can’t see through has all sort of crap in it. To prove this hypothesis, just put a glass full of those opaque ice pieces on the counter until morning and look at the bottom of the glass when there is nothing but water left.
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#10 Kingsbury England? Dayaam, that’ll take a while. 😉
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This is a nice summary, by Dr.Sebastian Gorka, of the soft coup attempt by the Ds against Trump.
HEADLINE: When Does It Count as a Coup?
sub head: Not only do they want to subvert this president and the will of
63 million Americans, they want to make sure that they never lose an election again.This article is well worth the 10 minutes it takes to read. That the likes of McCabe, Strzk, Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Felonia, et al, are still breathing free air demonstrates the degree of corruption in our alphabet agencies.
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Well, the cold front rolled through here last night and I missed it, I didn’t hear a thing. It was fast moving and only left about a ¼” of rain. We were supposed to get about an inch but it, of course, headed over to Enterprise. The temperature is 66, down from 73 at 5 AM, but is supposed to warm up to the mid 70’s late in the day, after the sun comes out, cloudy now.
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There’s an exit for that on 99.
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Who knew there were ice snobs?
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I do kinda like the way that gal splashes her ice though.
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ice; it’s like totally cool.
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I think that I’ll drag over Shannon’s #162 from last night;
Gangland warlord captures Mexican State capital?
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#16 – When you import glacier ice for your mixed drinks because it is clear and it crackles when you pour liquid on it, then you can claim ice snob status. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/02/us/alaska-journal-marketing-glacier-ice-is-a-hot-new-industry.html
Otherwise, morning gang.
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Romney should of picked Mittens Le Pew as his alternate twatter ego.
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or Mittens Clouseau.
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or Mittens la Rata.
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Every time I order glacier ice they send me slush.
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Don’t pick the economy shipping option they say.
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1 dave
Here’s his cousin.
For bluegill get a really light one, like a 3-wt. The fly for this guy is on a #18 hook and the bluegills couldn’t stay off it.
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What’s the best way to get to Kingsbury
I don’t know, but Queensbury is one rock throw from where I grew up on Brittmoore.
Make your way to Memorial and Brittmoore and go north. Can’t miss it.
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That culdesac is where we would set off the mayonnaise jar ordnance in the early sixties. -
I remember Queensbury, I think there was a girl…
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Queensbury is a lot of streets that start and stop; not one long street.
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Kingsbury is a useta be town east of Sequin.
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or Mittens Queensbury de la Fromage.
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Adios, mofo.
By Tuesday morning, more than 30 House Republicans had either called for the speaker’s resignation or had stated they no longer supported him.
First-term Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on Tuesday announced he will not seek reelection to the lower chamber in 2020 — completing a stunning fall for the Angleton Republican who enjoyed near unanimous support in the House just months earlier.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/22/Dennis-Bonnen-to-not-seek-reelection-to-Texas-House/
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#31
Oh in that case, go to I10 and turn left.
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Heh
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Oh in that case, go to I10 and turn left.
But that would send me to Beaumont!
That reminds me of a coworker who flew down from up north and got lost coming from the airport. I asked what street she was on. “Hardy”. Which direction are you headed? “Left.”
/facepalm
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Which exit off Texas 99 has a Spec’s ?
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That reminds me of a coworker who flew down from up north and got lost coming from the airport. I asked what street she was on. “Hardy”. Which direction are you headed? “Left.”
I asked a woman at a business where they were and how do I get there. After about 10 times of turn left or its on the right I insisted on North, South, etc and she admitted that she had no idea how that worked. And she answered the phone and gave directions?!?
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11 has an even more annoying person today. Some poofter named Ruben.
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He said from Ft Bend sillies.
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The only women who have any semblance of an internal compass are those that can qualify for a pilot’s license or drive a boat competently. For the rest, it just ain’t there.
Research over and over has shown women find their way in the world by landmarks. If you’re in a cloudy sky or on the sea, there are no landmarks.
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Years ago when I worked in the field we had a female dispatcher. My favorite one was she sent me to the belt and I10, she was confused when I axed which one.
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I don’t see a Specs very convenient for you. Looks like your stuck with Shannon’s Boone’s Farm or Mad Dog.
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GJT
The only one I see is Barker Cypress & 529, but that means I have drive back east from 99.
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I think 99 is too far out for a Specs.
Even on 290 you’d have to go all the way in to Hwy 6.
I still have a bottle left of that top notch red…can’t recall the label. And bought a different one Saturday.
Brenham has a Spec’s and HEB wine department isn’t too shabby. -
Thinking of your daughter, the one I bought Saturday is a Columbia River Valley Merlot.
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Texpat I am sure you are already on your way, but another new competitor of Specs is Total Wine & More. Their stores are quite large and have a very good assortment of beer, wines, and the hard stuff. The closest one on your way to Bellville is in Humble.
Total Wine & More
Humble
Deerbrook Plaza
9805 FM 1960 Bypass Road West
Humble, TX 77338
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TexMo
A friend from here raves about their competitive prices. I believe he goes to one in Katy. -
Friend says nobody can touch them on hard liquor pricing.
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Looks like your stuck with Shannon’s Boone’s Farm or Mad Dog.
😀
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#45 & 46 – Big Brudda stick w the Specs in Brenham
There are a BUNCH scattered across metro Houston but none close to 99 (yet)
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#48 – I’ve only been in ONE Total Wine (@ 529 & Hwy6)
place is YUGE for sure
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Texpat there is a Specs just west of 99 and I-10 on the south feeder
Spec’s – Katy Mills24417 Katy Freeway
Katy, TX 77494281-394-5780
I use it all the time. If you have trouble it is between Costco (I-10 & 99) and the Super Walmart (Katy Ft Bend Rd) If headed West on I-10 (good luck) exit Katy Ft Bend and U-turn under I-10 stay on feeder. There are multiple entrances to that long shopping strip and about 3rd entry or so you’ll see the Specs sign.
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There’s a Spec’s on Queensbury 😉
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A brisk good afternoon to all Hamsters! Guess I didn’t post anything this morning. Then I had to go out & run an errand. But I’m saying HI now, and waving at Texpat as he zooms to the west.
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Texpat here is the Specs
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I have a Total Wine 15 minutes from my house in NJ. They started in an old cramped furniture store then knocked it down and built a Taj Mahal of nectar of the gods. It’s as big as a large HEB.
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Thanks, guys, but I’m committed to taking 99 to 529 to Bellville. I don’t want to get anywhere near I-10.
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Both of these attacks exploit the fact that while Amazon and Google verify and vet Alexa and Google Home apps when they are submitted, they do not do the same for subsequent app updates.
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And a Howdy!! to the couch. I do pass by lurking every now and then just to keep up. Now going on 6+ years retired and this little patch of mine keeps me busy enough I don’t leave for days on end. YEA ME!!! Shannon we need a get together. Last time if I recall You, Texpat and I did the New Ulm lunch stop.
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Holy cow.
A Cbr apparition.
Como esta, usted? -
Shannon
¡Si lo estuviera haciendo mejor me estaría lastimando!
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Stupid German bureaucrats.
While Prime Minister Orbán ramps up Hungarian border defenses to repel an impending migrant wage, Germany braces itself to receive more ISIS terrorists fleeing Kurdish detention in the wake of the Turkish offensive. Instead of barring them from entering the country, Berlin hopes to “de-radicalize” the returning Islamic terrorists.
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Ever since I retired and moved home, I’ve been inundated with offers to give me free money because Round Up is BAAD! WTF?!?! Nothing is wrong with Round Up and NO, it doesn’t cause cancer. Now, I find out that I can get free money for the capacitors that I purchased?!?!….Beam me up Scotty,….there is no intelligent life here….SIGH 🙁
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#67 Dave Glyphosate causes men to turn into girls… don’t ya know? And then you will get cancer and die!
Whenever I get those mailers that say I can join a class action lawsuit, I chuck it into the garbage. I participated in one… once. The amount of money I received was so paltry that I’ve never bothered since.
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Whenever I get those mailers
You do know that they now come in E Mails, right?
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My #67, the scariest part of it all is that they all know everything!…Adjusting Tin-Foil Hat, on Sunday, I purchased some Knorr Beef bullion to put in my chili, I didn’t mention it or research it, but now I get pop-ups of other brand of Beef Bullion?!
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One thing that I do know, is that, if you use Round Up, all of your children will be born naked. 😉
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Katfish, I am embarrassed to say that I did something today that I have never done before. I dropped my bike on the way to work this morning right as I was pulling out of my neighborhood onto the main street. I’ve been riding the Mean Streak lately which is WAY smaller than the Rocket III. I gave the Rocket a little too much throttle while attempting to pull out in front of some cars that were headed my way. I leaned the bike. I leaned it a little more. And then a little more. And then I was on the ground. Fortunately, the half dozen or so cars waited patiently while I picked the bike up, got it pointed in the right direction, and then went on my merry way.
This reminds me of about 20 years ago when I had both a TransAm and a 4Runner. There were times I would get into that 4Runner and think it was a TransAm and then I would realize quite quickly that I was really close to killing myself or someone else. I literally had to mentally tell myself every time I got into the 4Runner to drive slower, brake sooner, and go easy in the curves. I think I’m going to have to do the same thing whenever I switch between these two bikes.
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My #72
The only thing hurt was my pride. 🙂
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#72 – #73 – The EPITOME of an EXCELLENT wreck!!!!
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TexMo trust me…………….Gracie has probably been ‘on the deck’ a dozen times or more in Her almost 19 years!
(thankfully so far always at 2mph or less!)
The ‘pride’ portion of those ooooopsies never changes that is for sure!
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#72 redeaux……………since there were no ‘Chapter witnesses’ you dodged being awarded the Cypress Binky! 🙂
p.s. I am the current keeper-of-the-binky 🙂
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Deep State Turtle Delecto wants to stay in Syria.
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presence and oppose premature withdrawal from Syria or Afghanistan
We’ve only been in Afghanistan 462 years so I guess pulling out now would be considered premature eturtlation.
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Meanwhile Mexican drug cartels are taking over in Mexico but our borders aren’t important to Deep State Turtle Delecto.
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I went down to feed the hens and then headed down to the Cotton patch where I planted Wheat/Rye for the deer. I sowed 25 Lbs of seed on about ¼ acre and there was enough seed for ½ acre. I used a garden rake to cover them up, as best I could, and invariably left quite a few seeds on top of the ground. Well tonight, I flushed 8 turkeys pecking around in the seeds, they love wheat and such. I also saw a bunch if deer tracks, so that made my day.
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Oh and my turnip patch is doing great, a dang month after I planted it most of the seeds are now sprouting. I had watered them through the drought and had a couple of small patches of turnips and mustard but not enough to make a mess, but after the rain, a good ¾ of the patch has filled in. I had told my wife that this might happen and it turned out better than I thought.
Yup, Life is Good! 😉 -
#72 redeaux……………since there were no ‘Chapter witnesses’ you dodged being awarded the Cypress Binky!
p.s. I am the current keeper-of-the-binky
Heh, I was wondering if my self admittance would warrant the binky or not.
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One day soon turnips will be declared racist by the vegetable thought police.
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OK, it’s about time to start getting my game face on. I think the Nats may prove to be a more formidable opponent than many expect. And I won’t be disappointed if the Nats take it this year. But I’d rather the Stros take it. Anyway, get ready to enjoy something other than politics for a while. Enjoy.
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Eighty Five?! Well it is Tuesday ,but we can do better than this. Oh and I got my recorder set for the game…..Justin Case. 😉
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Well damn, the girls are hungry, they’re always hungry! Later,….
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headed down to the Cotton patch
Can you say Cotton patch these days?
Is cotton allowed in the ears?
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Words white folks cannot say in the Orwellian States of America.
Lynch
Winch
Wench
Stench
Wrench
Flinch
Bench
The starting pitcher was relegated to that thing you sit on in the dugout.
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oops this just in.
can’ say dugout anymore.
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and then headed down to the Cotton patch where I planted Wheat/Rye for the deer.
Wouldn’t that now make it the wheat/rye patch? 😉
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oops this just in.
Can’t say oops anymore.
oops
poops
scoops
loops
dupes
stoops
scoots
boots
hoots
toots
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Don’t know about turnips but you can’t say the word “lynch” anymore.
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Them’s Hominy Grits, well, no, them’s Purple Top Turnips and they will be good come Thanksgiving. 😉
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That former Tampa Bay Buccaneer will from now be introduced as John word I can’t say anymore.
And he’s white with that last name.
Holy Jamolee.Maybe he should change hia name to this 🐸 face.
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I only use capacitors with Roundup inside.
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I’m not a fan of IPAs but Shiner has a Brut IPA in their “Brewer’s Pride” series that is mighty tasty.
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Here’s hoping it isn’t 0-0 in the fifteenth inning.
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I may have mentioned I have an old early 70s stereo console that I’m going to rebuild to include modern technology while keeping a turntable and even an old 8 track deck. I’m playing on the modern technology part now. I picked up this Minix Mini PC running Ubuntu Linux. As with most things Linux these days you turn it on, connect to wifi, and it just works. Fanless, solid state hard drive, micro SD slot.
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Well, Cousin Pat has been admitted to St. Lukes Hospital. Aunt Mary had told Cousin Robbie to go ahead and pack some bags, because “she’s just going in for a consult but you never know…” Shore nuff, Pat’ll be there for at least 2 or 3 days, getting an oncology evaluation, abdominal imaging, and all kinds of poking and prodding.
Pat was too tired for a visit tonight, which I understand. Aunt Mary is sleeping in Pat’s room and Robbie has gone back home. I’ve notified my family and other cousins. Now, it’s just a waiting game and hoping and praying for the best.
Kneemail would be greatly appreciated.
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I swear, when critters run across the roof of the Dome, it can sound like a small pony with slippers on. That one must’ve been a possum or raccoon. Big ‘un.
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OK, I need to set this up. I mentioned the Grey Fox that I saw a couple of times cross the road down by the tractor shed. So today, I noticed that something was digging under the swing hanging from the big Cedar and thought, what did that? There was a mole track running around and something was digging to get to it. So, coyote? Nope, holes too small, they would have dug up the whole damn yard, coon/possum? Nope they don’t go after live critters. The most likely thing would be a small Dawg, but she’s not been out there. I decided that it had to be the Grey Fox and first thing in the morning, I’ll get a memory card for my game camera and put it out there.
FFW to after supper, about 7 PM, I toss out a couple of pork chop bones in the edge of the woods for Mr. possum and a few minutes later, the Fox shows up! I didn’t even think about him when I tossed out the bones. I watched him through the window with a high powered flashlight and damn, if his/her mate didn’t show up! They hung around until there wasn’t anything left and now there are two possums out looking for the scraps.
Did I tell you that Life is Good? -
Good game shaping up here.
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Better be careful feeding them foxes. They’ll go after your chickens.
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Nosebleed tickets for tomorrow night’s game behind home plate are $480. Lower level along the baselines run about $1,700!
Any of y’all want to buy a kid?
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Tedtam, prayers for your extended family.
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Here’s hoping it isn’t 0-0 in the fifteenth inning.
It won’t be.
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Knorr Beef bullion
Get 4 1-qt boxes of Kitchen Basics unsalted beef stock. Reduce down to less than 1-qt and freeze into ice cube tray and put into a big baggie. Way better than bouillon cubes.
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In the 2000s we had a 28 game Astros package that allowed us to buy playoff seats as well. In 2005 I was lucky enough to attend the first World Series game ever held in Texas. We bought four field box seats out the first base line 25 rows up for $190 each. We sold the tickets for the second (and last) game here for $1500 each.
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Gonna try to catch some redfish, etc. on a fly rod in a couple weeks.
Where?
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109 gto
Somewhere in the Galveston Bay Area?Actually I don’t know more than that right now. I bid on a guided day of fishing in the local fly fishing club auction earlier this year and won. Plan is for Nov 2, so I’ll let you know (especially if we catch something really awesome).
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Nice kayak. Can’t quite make out the brand, rather upscale with a squared off nose. Not a Hobie. The Roman inspired deck foot gear is rather novel. No slip soles?
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Thanks, TexMo.
The fact that she didn’t want a visit tonight is telling. Dammit.
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Freaking Hulu keeps freezing up, annoying.
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110, wear a vest. Had a recent incident where a family member may not have made it. Kayaks on the bay are not very visible from power boats and they text and drive as well.
Where 146 crosses the Dickinson Bayou/Bay. The ramp is under the bridge, Hillman’s is just down the street for live bait, not an issue for a fly rod, and look for the cooling canal that once fed water to the HL&P plant which is a paddle a bit sorth of the 146 launch ramp. We see a lot of redfish parts floating around when a tournament happens there. What was Lattitudes/Lazy lizard still has the boat ramp open in San Leon. They don’t charge or even watch to see who uses it.
I’d like to hear what part of the bay you take your trip from.
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Freaking Hulu keeps freezing up, annoying.
Mine too. I switched to OTA.
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Gnats took advantage of their time off to study all the pitchers and were prepared to do some hitting tonight. Astros may have thought they already had it in the bag and were not totally prepared. Gnats did not get here on a lark – they are a darn good team. Let’s see how it turns out, but not looking good so far.
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Our city council critter is trying to get a roundabout at the intersection of irvington and Patton. I foresee trouble. Mexicans pay little attention to stoplights and even less attention to stop signs. A yield sign is like a green light.
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Especially those women who are bigger around than they are tall, driving former cop Crown Vics (with the spotlight still attached) who can barely see over the steering wheel.
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Strange man showed up at my door tonight.
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