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Audrey Hepburn Smoking a Cigar in Mexico, 1953 by Earl Thiesen


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  1. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Firsticus!

    Squawk, keep posting the nature pics. When you are able , get out and take a bunch more – its good for you and us.

  2. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well, there y’all are, I’ve been peeking in since about 5, thanks Texpat.
    Oh, and I like the picture of one of the most beautiful ladies ever.
    Mornin’ Gang

  3. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    MAGA-A

    Michael Avenati Got Arrested Again!

    It just couldn’t have happened to a more deserving sleaze-bucket.

  4. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Downright froggy here in south Alabama, pea soup, I took the old red mule down to feed the hens, even though it doesn’t have the IFR instrumentation. 😉

  5. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Post-Shooting Procedures

    This column focuses on the immediate aftermath of the church shooting near Fort Worth and addresses a subject rarely discussed.

    Author’s bio/resume is here.

    I have no plans to re-hash what has already been discussed in countless articles and videos.  There were lots of good things (a near-perfect head shot from an extended distance, no mistaken identity shootings, etc) that happened.  There are also a few things that were less than optimal (a fouled draw, failure to keep the guy out of the service, failure to go hands on immediately, poor muzzle awareness).  All those issues have already been covered in numerous articles.

    What I want to focus on is something that I haven’t yet seen discussed.  That’s the issue of “what do we do after the bad guy is down and no longer a threat?”  We call these actions “post shooting procedures.”  They tend to be some of the most important, but least practiced skills in a defensive shooting incident.

     

  6. El Gordo Avatar

    Morning troubadours. Some clouds out here this morning, but almost spring like warm temps. If it keeps this up much longer the plants will start thinking winter is over and will bloom, setting themselves up for a crushing blow in Feb and March when the hard freezes hit.

    After dark last night I flipped on my outdoor lights and caught a glimpse of Mr. Buck grazing on the corn I had put out earlier. The day before, I saw 5 young does out there, and before that, Mr. Buck was trailing a doe back into the brush; so I have concluded from that that Mr. Buck is assembling his harem for the winter months. He’s a beautiful deer, so I would like to see a number of his offspring showing up this fall.

    I went over yesterday and spent about an hour baby sitting my neighbor while his wife went out for chores. He had his aortic valve replaced about 3 weeks ago, and he’s pretty thin, but he’s getting stronger. They were able to go up the arteries starting in both legs to do this procedure rather than having to the crack the chest, so if this technique takes off, that aortic valve replacement surgery might not be as serious as it used to be. Anyway, he’s coming along it looks like.

    I watched the Trump rally from Wisconsin last night, and once again it measured up to expectations. Reports that I’m hearing from the Dem debate are not good, but I notice that Michael Berry wants to talk about the debates this morning, so I assume from that he is trying to broaden his audience since I can’t imagine anyone else watching it.

    OK, here’s hoping that you all have a great day. Keep your chin up and stay alive until at least November when we get to vote for President once again.

  7. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Texpat, I went back and checked your #27 #31, and that certainly sounds plausible to me. I think that the puppet masters in the Democratic party, know that not only do they have a weak field, the front runners are all avowed Communists that cannot be elected in the general election. Biden is the only one that even seems to be moderate and EVERYONE, on the planet, knows he can’t beat Trump. I had no idea who Michael Bennet is, but Googled him and realized that he is actually running, not that anyone remembers that. And, if he is what they want to call a moderate, Gawd help them, he is an rabid anti-Second Amendment guy.

  8. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Morning, y’all. I don’t have any news this morning, but as soon as I wake up fully, I’ll see if I can stir up anything to comment on.

     

  9. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    From yesterday;

    #68 Hamous says:

    January 14, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    GJT

    Haven’t been to Pat’s. I’m real bad about driving nonstop until I reach my destination. Maybe when I retire I can be like SD and take leisurely trips.

    HA! 😀

  10. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Five little-noted doozies from last night’s Democratic debate.

    Before I drifted off out of boredom, I caught the first part of Democratic debate seven, on foreign policy, health care, identity politics and other topics, and oh, what a revelation about these last six characters from the clown car still standing. These are the people who would occupy the White House and you wouldn’t want to be there if it happened.

    5. The Warren-Sanders ‘woman president’ wrangle.
    Before the debate, Elizabeth Warren made waves by claiming Bernie Sanders told her a woman couldn’t win the presidency. On the surface, it’s hard to believe, given that Bernie has been around the block and remembers Margaret Thatcher only too well.

    4. Klobuchar on Iran negotiations.
    Amy Klobuchar pretty well came off as a boob by saying she was all in for Iran negotiations because Iran wasn’t following its agreements made in … negotiations.

    3. Joe Biden’s Mess of Answers on Foreign Policy:
    Joe’s the man for the status quo ante, the Obama era that somehow brought us Donald Trump, yet somehow was a paradise of sorts. Now it’s Paradise Lost. Three idiocies from this supposed foreign policy man stood out, starting with this North Korea exchange, reminding us all why we voted for Trump.

    2. Warren’s sudden concern for fiscal discipline.


    1. Bernie Sanders’s concern-trolling about all those administrative costs connected to medical care as it is and how he’s supposedly against them.

    As they say; RTWDT

  11. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Found this. Posted with comment:

    “Because of the Green New Deal and its assault on everything Texans hold dear, we have had to modify the Come and Take It flag.” — Tom G Glass

  12. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    This is bizarre.

    MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Research shows that U.S. military veterans are twice as likely to suffer from ALS as the general public. ALS is a progressive disease, causing muscle weakness or atrophy. What is causing this alarming connection and what is being done to help those who served our country?

    They need to do a lot more focused research on this.  Right now, it appears they only gathered some broad stats.

  13. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    -45F this AM, wind chill -52. High of -24. No rain though, that’s a good thing.

     

    IHW

  14. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #14

    I assume rain in -45F air means being pelted with ice pellets. Is it still called hail when it’s that cold?

     

  15. Tedtam Avatar

    A neighbor posted a pic of a bald eagle at Sims Bayou, at the edge of my neighborhood.

    Beat Squawk to it. Magnificent bird.

  16. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Ever heard of the Harpy Eagle?  Squawks?

    Here’s the story: https://blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/harpy-egle

    But this is reminding me of the Cast in Bronze birdman playing his carillon bells at the Renaissance Festival. If you ever saw him there, you never forget it.

  17. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    mharper

    Harpy eagles are the masters of the rain forests.  For a huge bird they can do some amazing flying through the trees

    Bonez

    As long as I am married to the lovely BSue I cannot see me quitting birding. I would like to get back to my first love of shooting architecture and historical sites.  that is difficult because it require lots of walking and we take my Mom on the road trips for her mental health and moral.  Labor of love don’t yanno.  I do get to tromp in the swamps  to chase birds like Marsh Wrens but even then my time is limited.

     

     

  18. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I just saw this.

    The reverberations of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal reached Boston on Tuesday night when Alex Cora — the former Houston bench coach who was implicated as a mastermind of the scheme in an M.L.B. report on the matter — lost his job as manager of the Red Sox.
    Cora helped the Astros win the World Series in 2017, then joined the Red Sox and immediately led them to the 2018 title. Now he is gone, with the team announcing that its ownership and Cora had “mutually agreed to part ways.”
    M.L.B. investigators identified Cora as a central figure in an illicit scheme to steal opposing catchers’ signs via a video feed and communicate them to the Astros’ hitters, according to a report issued Monday by Commissioner Rob Manfred.
    Carlos Beltran, new NY Mets manager,  is twisting in the NYC sports media wind over his possible role.
  19. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    This is huge:

    Putin Pushes Constitutional Change in Russia; Medvedev Resigns

    MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could set the stage for him to wield political power after his presidency ends, as his longtime ally, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, unexpectedly announced he was stepping down.

    Mr. Medvedev’s resignation came after Mr. Putin earlier Wednesday laid out changes to Russia’s constitution that would limit the power of a potential successor if he steps down when his term ends in 2024. Mr. Putin also proposed boosting the role of the State Council, which he already heads.

    Critics and supporters of Mr. Putin have speculated that the Russian leader could remain in control after his current term expires and guide policy in a different role, possibly as head of an empowered State Council.

  20. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Hammie’s buddy Sylvia Garcia is named a House Impeachment Manager.

  21. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    local girl makes good………

  22. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    -45F this AM, wind chill -52. High of -24. No rain though, that’s a good thing.

    75, here, up from 68 at daylight, but it is overcast from the rain in the last two days, it should burn off in a little bit.

  23. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    MO,..OM!! GJT is looking at porn again! 😉

  24. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat

    #19

    RE:  Astros flap

    I broke my #6 rule—- Know this, man will always let you down.

    I love baseball…. the game of baseball.  I usually never get disappointed when someone falls because of my Rule #6.  There were players on the Astros that I respected and liked and were fun to root for.  Now they may have not participated directly in the cheating but they had to know and did nothing about it.  Stealing signs has been and will always be part of the game.  Ya put a guy on second base and he signals the batter where the catcher is setting up, that is just gonna happen but setting up cameras?  I have no problem with a team or a player trying to gain an advantage. This is enough to cause me to skip baseball, but even if I don’t quit watching I will never watch the game with the same enjoyment i once experienced.

  25. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I wasn’t aware of the kestrel until yesterday.

  26. Katfish Avatar

    #19 – Reverberations is highly accurate!!

    The sign stealing flap was even roundly discussed on Showtime’s

    ‘Inside the NFL’ show last night

    (CC Sabathia was a special guest)

  27. Tedtam Avatar

    Sign stealing is okay in baseball if it’s done in person.

    Doing the same to campaign yard signs is not.

    Jes’ sayin’. The season is upon us.

  28. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I came across a portfolio of pix of a massive volcanic eruption in the Philippines, and was surprised by all the lightning way up there in the ejected material. Visually interesting photos…

    https://www.boredpanda.com/taal-volcano-eruption-photos-philippines

  29. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Cheaters and thieves.
    A pox on all of them.

  30. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS
  31. fat albert Avatar
    fat albert

    The disconnect with heterodoxy seems to be getting worse:

    “Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven”

    At this point words just don’t seem to be sufficient.

  32. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    25 SQK

    Yes, your Rule #6 is a good one to keep handy.

    This situation is a major disappointment.

    I stupidly thought that we were witnessing something very special with that group of guys.

  33. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Real Cowboys have their own pin backs.

    And sorry Bunsonburner but all the real Indians moved to Flahduh.

     

    Texpat:

    Shorpy’s is a great source for hysterical historical photos.

  34. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    Dang I’m already humming Oklahoma Nights.

     

  35. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Perhaps ElGordo is on to something. Just assume that everybody’s cheating.

    I don’t know, it seems like a miserable way to live.

  36. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    How about one of these Bro Squawk?

  37. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #34

    I’m under the impression that all the Indians had to leave Florida and proceed to Oklahoma. Wasn’t that what happened in the Trail of Tears?

     

  38. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    29 mharp

    Amazing photos.
    I wonder if they’re fake.

    Since everybody cheats.

  39. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    Everything is rigged.

    We have a president who committed no crime being tried in the Senate for a crime the totalitariancrats such as Pizza Guy Joe and many others of them have committed.

    And now the Russians hacked Burisma to help PDT implicate Pizza Joe.

    Strike up the music the Hoax has begun

    The Russia Russia polka

    Pick out Mr Potato Head

    and whack on his spud

    the Russia Russia Polka

  40. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Brother Phil

    How about one of these Bro Squawk?

    Yup that qualifies.  Good find.

  41. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Well it looks like the Astros blew that old saw out the window.

    Cheaters never win.

    They cheated, won and got caught cheating but get to keep the trophy.

  42. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    I had to go to Woodward OK a few times for business in the late 90s and early 2-oughts.

    I have to agree with Troy.

    Oklahoma nights are beautiful.

  43. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Mharper

    #34

    I’m under the impression that all the Indians had to leave Florida and proceed to Oklahoma. Wasn’t that what happened in the Trail of Tears?

    Nope.  the Indians got to Oklahoma saw that nasty red clay and said “Forget this crap” repacked and made their way to Flaweduh where they opened chains of Teepee Village Motor Lodges in the 40’s and 50’s.  In fact one of the left overs is down at  Wharton

  44. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    I’ve driven through Oklahoma on more than one occasion.  Man I sure liked the Indian smoke shop’s cheap cigarettes.

  45. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Hamous hard at work

  46. Tedtam Avatar

    Volcano photos:

    Beautiful, powerful, amazing.

    Volcanic lightning is a well known phenomena. I’ve used a volcano-lightning pic in my Pic of the Day.

    Imagine all those particles, being shoved into the air and the currents rubbing them together. It’s bound to create some static.

  47. El Gordo Avatar

    Just for the record, I don’t think that I ever said that everyone cheats. I’ve said that the pro games are rigged, except for baseball, but now we find out that the Astros World Series trophy was gained as a result of rigging. I don’t necessarily think that the players in the NFL for instance, are in on the rigging – that’s all handled at a much higher level in the league. In fact, at the absolute top, although the owners generally accept the results of those riggings, all for the greater good of the game, you know.

    The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court will tell you that there are no politics in any of the federal courtrooms across the United States, yet it is obvious to anyone who bothers to pay attention that there is nothing but politics in a clear majority of these court rooms. that’s called rigging in my book. If you think the impeachment of the President is not political rigging, look again.

    Rather than assuming that everyone is cheating, why not take the simple intermediate step of just checking whatever facts you may have, or even just checking your own intelligence level for feasibility before jumping in all the way on something you heard. If someone tells you that there is a nine foot tall basketball player in the Congo who wants to enhance his intellect and learning skills at the University of Houston while practicing his basketball hobby on the side, do you buy that story, or do you check in to it a little bit first. Can you buy a pair of Nike’s that will actually make you run faster or jump higher? Does Red Bull really give you wings? Stuff like that.

    Anyway, that’s all for now. Weatherman says it’s gonna rain out here today. There are some clouds in the sky. The weather man is wrong 95% of the time when he says it is gonna rain out here. Should I take my umbrella with me when I go to the Olde Pharts Coffee? Trick question – nobody out here, me included, even owns an umbrella. More later.

  48. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Weather is rigged.

  49. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    re: OC pic
    hubba hubba

  50. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    re:OC pic

    I love any woman that smoke cigars.  They do not complain about me smelling or tasting like a cigar when they kiss me .  

  51. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Well maybe not this woman.  i won’t lately be kissin on that.

     

  52. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    NASCAR is not rigged izzit GJT?

     

  53. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    It is on the intrawebs so it must be true.

  54. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I’m under the impression that all the Indians had to leave Florida and proceed to Oklahoma. Wasn’t that what happened in the Trail of Tears?

    Almost, the Alabama Indians went to Texas, the Seminoles were sent to Tennessee or Kentucky, I don’t remember which, Hamous probably knows. But in any case, a lot of the Seminoles and several other Florida Tribes, went back to Florida and hid in the Everglades, where no one would find them. When my neck O the woods, (south Alabama), was settled in the early 1820’s there were no Indians left, they had been run off. But, Indians were sometimes encountered here as they tried to make their back way to Florida.

  55. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #34 Squawk, I’ve used Shorpy’s for years, linked some of the pictures here, it is great.

  56. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    55
    They were reluctant to give up their lucrative meth business there.

  57. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    I’m a tennis guy. You know, wine, Kiss, Tom Jones and tennis.

    I did read a while back that some players were thought to be sandbagging.

    But watching Serbia vs Spain the other night (Djokovic vs Nadal) gave me pause.

    Don’t see either of those two ever tanking.–The two baddest mofo players in the game for years IMO.

    No disrespect  to Federer intended.

  58. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Brother Phil

    Now that gambling on sports has REALLY taken off, i do not trust sports at all.  A lot of the rule changes in all sports is designed to

    QUOTE make play more equal and fair” UNQUOTE

    what the rules changes have accomplished is basically changed “the games” into something that is a major change from what I grew up with.  And then there is players salaries…… I stop there.

     

  59. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    Yup the gambling has ruined sports in many ways Brother Squawk.

    That’s why I like to say I’m betting on the referees.

  60. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Super Dave

    Yeah Shorpys is pretty cool.  I like just lookin.

     

  61. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    WE KEEP A POTATOE MASHER IN THE DRAWER BECAUSE
    SOMETIMES IT IS FUN NOT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE
    DRAWER AT ALL.

    A question for photo buffs. As I mentioned we had my mother’s 100 birthday last weekend. A photographer was there and took lots of pictures in PNG format. Due to the size of the files I saved some in JPEG, keeping the originals.

    Do you have recommendations as to quality to print these in larger sizes, 11 x 14 or larger. Which would better, PNG, BITMAP, JPEC or TIFF?

  62. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Brother Phil

    i always crack up when the sports phenom goes on TV and talks about just how great a team he is on.  Oh they are just the best and he is so happy to be there and feels so at home in the city he is in.

    Then he becomes a free agent.  $70+ Million (avg) sure does change the love affair real quick.

  63. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    texanadian

    #62

    TIFF  the larger the better.  JPG gets artifacts PNG is usually not accepted at most foto shops Bitmap is okay too.  But TIFF is your best bet for a true representation.  Oh and did i mention

    BIG FILE SIZE IS ALWAYS BEST

  64. El Gordo Avatar

    Phase one of the new trade agreement is in place – the glut of chicken feet can now be shipped out. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-chicken-feet-entering-china-may-presage-new-trading-era/ar-BBYXNFy

  65. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    texanadian

    If there is a large amount of reds in the picture FOR SURE YOU WANT TIFF.

    JPEG is okay for web applications but for printing it stinks.  Reds end up with artifacts like crazy as does blues.

  66. Sarge Avatar

    So, what you’re saying is that photo journalists will need to use TIFFs when covering the Democrat convention…

  67. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    texanadian

    If your photographer can provide you with RAW files and you can find a place that will process raw that is your absolute best bet.  You may need to go online to get that.

    Find a processor that has a walkaway policy.  If the photos they print suck you can walk away no charge.  I do not give recommendations for foto printers because not very shop is the same.  I do use my Walgreens here but would never use the other Walgreens in town.  The kid that does the printing here is good at what he does.  I would pick multiple shops, send them one picture and choose form the best to patronize.

  68. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Sarge

    the Democrat convention?  Pffftttttt a crayon and big chief notepad in the hands of a 3rd grader drawing the proceedings is enough for them.

    /I loathe Bill Riley

     

  69. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Squawk

    The revelations about the Astros just sickened me.  If a second baseman or shortstop can read the catcher and tip off the batter, well, that’s just part of the game.  But cameras in centerfield with a zoom lense – good grief.  When are they going to be bugging each others’ clubhouses ?

    I quit watching baseball for at least 10 years after the last strike in 1994 when the Astros were basically tied with Cincinnati for first place in the NL Central Division.  The only other team in the NL with a better record was Atlanta.  We had a real shot at the Series.  The only thing that might have blown the whole deal was Bagwell’s broken hand.

  70. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Shorpy is a great photo site.  There are also excellent collections at numerous universities and the enormous archive at the Smithsonian.

  71. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat #70

    Oh for sure.  Yeah I “boycotted” too.

    When are they going to be bugging each others’ clubhouses ?

    Hell the Football Patriots were accused of something similar.   the curse of the new technological society.

     

  72. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Rafael Nadal is the bomb.  That kid plays at a superhuman level.  He is the best of all time in my opinion.

  73. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Yabbut Shorpys is ummmmmm yanno Shorpys.

  74. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Thank you Squawk for that information. I will govern myself accordingly.

    Warmed up to -27, yippee.

  75. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    50 Wagonburner

    This girl, Sami Gayle, is the first actress I’ve seen come along who seems to capture some of that Audrey Hepburn aura.

  76. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    Rafael Nadal is the bomb. That kid plays at a superhuman level. He is the best of all time in my opinion.

    He and Djokovic are the best.

    Head to head it’s 29-26 Djokovic and mostly in the later rounds.

    The fact that they’ve played each other 55 times shows how much they’ve dominated tennis. 26 of those times have been in the finals.

  77. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat 76

    and then she loses it.

  78. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Stephen Green at Instapundit reprinted this post from Colby Smith of Dallas on Facebook.  I’m taking the liberty of reprinting here since not everyone has FB access.  The leftwing media, the Twitter hate mobs and Hollywood asshats are doing their best to lynch Vince Vaughn for being respectful and friendly to the President and First Lady Monday in New Orleans.

    When I was in Iraq, in 2005, I was stationed in an extremely dangerous area. At the time, the most hostile combat area in the world. We lost a lot of good men and our base was mortared or shot at almost daily. Leaving the wire was worse in terms of violence.

    I say all of this because no one stopped at any of the FOBs under 108th Armor’s control.

    No one.

    We heard that comedians, actors/actresses, cheerleaders and musicians were visiting the troops in Baghdad, or in Taji, or in Tallil, but they’d never stop in Mahmudiyah. They’d never endanger themselves by visiting the Triangle of Death.

    No one, except Vince Vaughn.

    Vince stopped at FOB St. Michael purely because he was told that no one stopped there. He went around our base, talking with every soldier. He signed photos and took photos while holding a sign that said, “If you can dodge an IED, you can dodge a ball.”

    He even sat and played me, a lowly medic, in NCAA football in our haphazard, poorly constructed smoke shack. He played as Virginia Tech, if I remember, and I played as Texas Tech.

    He was relaxed even though we were mortared when he landed and he had to lay on the helipad (everyone around him was still standing as we were accustomed to it, but we won’t fault him for that.)

    Here’s the thing. We had lost multiple men in the days leading up to his visit and the constant combat was exhausting… but Vince Vaughn is an entertainer, and he used his skills to enable us, for just a few hours, to forget the horrors of the conflict we were in at great danger to himself.

    So, sure, nobodies behind a keyboard will fault him for shaking the President’s hand. Nobodies will say that he needs to be canceled. Hollywood hacks who flew over our base will judge him. But I, for one, know better. I know that he’s a hero and that I will support him in his endeavors as he supported me in mine.

    Please, let others know about what Vince did. He deserves credit, although, I know, he’s asked for none.

    Read the rest of Green’s post with an excerpt from Christian Toto.

  79. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    78 Squawk

    Hey, she’s just a kid.  She hasn’t learned to say no to insane makeup artists.

    Sami will never be Audrey because she smiles too much and appears to be wholesome and emotionally stable.  Audrey seemed to always have that lost, almost painful look in her eyes.

  80. Tedtam Avatar

    I have a webinar starting now…and I’m sitting on the back porch, sassafras tea at hand, and my notepad by the ‘puter.

    As I’ve heard said, life is good. I’m enjoying being out of the office.

  81. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    NASCAR is not rigged izzit GJT?

    Well, I consider “rigging” being from an act of deception or hiding. NASCAR guys intentionally spin out or block to help a teammate, right in the wide open for all to see. Every week someone is penalized for doing something illegal to their car. But old Smokey Yunick was a hero back in the day for his “innovations”, so who knows.

    https://www.carthrottle.com/post/7-hilariously-mad-racing-hacks-that-were-all-the-work-of-one-man/

  82. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    76 Texpat

    She had some rough mid-teen years. Like most girls.

    She’s looking better all the time, but the jury’s out until she’s thirty-five. Like most women.

    🙂

  83. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    OK, Y’all ain’t gonna’ believe this, but I saw it on the Appalachian Cooks Page, over yonder;

    Help …
    Anyone know how to tame the taste of Worcestershire sauce in chili? Too many shakes ..lol .dang .

    SMDH,…my response; Well, since NOBODY, on the planet, puts Worcestershire sauce in Chili, I’m at a loss for words,….I have no idea! MERCY!!!,….

  84. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #84 Super Dave says:

    January 15, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    Your comment is awaiting moderation.
    WHUT?!?! No nasty words, nuttin’???

  85. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Oooh, I see it! Crap! AND, I should have known better than to try and edit it, I screwed up my blockquotes, I had it right but messed it up!

  86. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Five whacks to the knuckles for you young man!

  87. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I had it right but messed it up!

    And, um, we will be the judge of that. 😛 😛

  88. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    And, um, we will be the judge of that.

    You couldn’t know, it came up right and I tried to edit what the gal wrote and blew the whole thing up. 😀

  89. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox
    Shannon says:

    76 Texpat

    She had some rough mid-teen years. Like most girls.

    She’s looking better all the time, but the jury’s out until she’s thirty-five. Like most women.

    I’d bet money on the second or third full featured film after she leaves Blue Bloods we will find out if she is a C or D cup.

  90. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Thanks Squawk,…
    Ninety Two! Teeing her up!

  91. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    It’s pretty sad to see the early photos of actresses and then watch chronologically as they submit to plastic surgery through the years and grow these ridiculous fake breasts.  They look nothing like their younger selves.  It’s not right or natural or attractive.

  92. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Dayaam, what a fine day! The fog burned off about noon, the sun came out and we topped out at 80. Lil’ Dawg and I took the old Mule down to the pond, back to the creek and down to feed the hens. I pulled up some turnips for them and then we headed up to the hiway to see how the traffic was. I’m getting ready to figure out what’s fer super, feed the girls and then watch the shenanigans on the tube…Oh, and a Red Tailed Hawk has taken up residence in the Pecan behind the house. Three different times I’ve drove up on the Mule and he took off, usually flying to a tree in the woods and watching me,…..Maybe I’d better watch out for Lil’ Bit, she would make a fine supper for that big guy.

  93. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat @93

    I’d bet you could plot a graph of women that dropped off the popularity chart after they did one or two nude scenes in the movies.  It is like they showed their stuff, removed the fantasy and people dropped them like a hot rock.  Seems the only women immune to that is scream queens like Adrienne Barbeau noted for her roles in some really nasty slasher movies.

  94. Hamous Avatar

    Wigwam Village was a fixture on Orange Blossom Trail when I was a kid.

  95. Hamous Avatar

    Almost, the Alabama Indians went to Texas, the Seminoles were sent to Tennessee or Kentucky, I don’t remember which, Hamous probably knows.

    It’s a mixture. Most of the Muscogee and Cherokee ended up in Oklahoma. Those that didn’t assimilated into the Deep South or got chased into the Everglades, along with escaped slaves, and became Seminoles. Most of the Seminoles eventually ended up in Oklahoma too. The Oklahoma tribe is probably 3 times the size of the Florida tribe today.

  96. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    Wonder if John Roberts will be as unbiased as a referee at a Rockets/Jazz playoff game.

  97. Hamous Avatar

    Even Susan Collins balked at the evildems document dump last night.

  98. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Hunnerd! Sorry, I couldn’t Hep Muhself!

  99. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #97, Thanks, Hamous, I didn’t know all of that.

  100. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    What a gas!
    My three year old grandson loves the pull-my-finger trick.

  101. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    We were talking about luthiers.

    This video pops up today:

    Takamine guitar production.

    https://youtu.be/A4xLqbbnYDw

  102. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    After dog #2 was diagnosed with heart worms, we had to wait two months before we could bring him in to kill off the adult worms. We dropped him off Monday morning. If all goes well, we can pick him up tomorrow evening.

    Dog #1 is DE-PRESSED that her friend is missing.

  103. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    In a suburb outside of Austin, taxpayers just lost millions of their hard-earned dollars after school district officials fell for an email phishing scam.

    Officials in Manor Independent School District are working with local police and even the FBI to track down approximately $2.3 million that was transferred to a fraudulent bank account.

    https://texasscorecard.com/local/manor-school-district-loses-2-3-million-after-falling-for-phishing-scam/

  104. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Hillary Clinton wrote the book on how to run a bad campaign and loose an election, but Michael Bloomberg is a maverick and is rewriting the rules. With the most embarrassing social media team ever, the billionaire busybody thinks he can attract young voters by acting cool and hip. Actually, he thinks he can get elected by identifying as a meatball. No, seriously, a meatball.

    We’ve already seen some awesome failure from Team Bloomberg when they tweeted out a picture of Bloomy looking angrily at a plate of brisket, thinking it was ribs. Somehow this social media campaign got worse. During last night’s democratic debate that Bloomberg couldn’t buy his way into, his people sent out the stupidest tweet storm in recorded history:

    https://defconnews.com/2020/01/15/michael-bloomberg-thinks-identifying-as-a-meatball-will-get-him-elected/

  105. Hamous Avatar

    Watch for Steyer to jump on the stupid wagon.

    Mike Bloomberg wears Tom Steyer underwear.

  106. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    #Meatball

    I hope the name sticks. Help make it happen.

  107. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    Bloomberg is going for this image.

  108. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    Or maybe he’s just a meatball. Those Tweets were ridiculous!

  109. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    Can any of y’all recommend someone to remove a squirrel or other large vermin from my attic. I’m pretty sure I’ve been upgraded from mice/rats. It moves too fast to be an opossum so that’s why I think it’s a squirrel.

  110. Tedtam Avatar

    Our pest guy went around our house, blocked all the possible entrances except one, and put an exclusion device at that opening. It allows the critter to exit but not get back in. You can get one of those one-way cages online.

    It’s prolly something you could do. You may want to try getting moth balls into the area you think the squirrels have set up home.

  111. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    Hillary Clinton wrote the book on how to run a bad campaign and loose an election

    Loose elections much like loose teeth are a bad thing but naked communist food lines are a good thing.

  112. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    112 TexMo

    I could, but he lives up the road from me so that puts him about 1,800 miles away.

    I call him the Squirrelenator.

  113. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Or is this simply the first vein-slashing of a slow, merciless death of the GOP?

    https://www.libertynation.com/senate-gop-cant-survive-without-trump/

  114. DeLeCtO's diLLards wILLaRdS Avatar
    DeLeCtO’s diLLards wILLaRdS

    Senate goopees can’t resist playing the monkey to the organ grinding leather face Pelozi.

    the anti-resistance.

     

  115. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    Takamine guitars, kinda surprised to see that. Gots a four string version of one. Use peanut butter in the live trap. The critters will trip the thing trying to get the stuff.

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