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Six Navy Seals have set their sights on taking enough seats to take down Nazi Pelosi.

Six former Navy SEALs released an ad highlighting their campaigns for six separate seats in the House of Representatives with one unifying goal: to take away Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s control in Congress.

The six conservative-minded SEALs include Morgan Luttrell in Texas’s 8th Congressional District, Brady Duke for Florida’s 7th District, Eli Crane for Arizona’s 2nd District, Derrick Van Orden for Wisconsin’s 3rd District, Ed Thelander for Maine’s 1st District, and Ryan Zinke for Montana’s 1st District.

Together, the SEALs formed a political action committee called SEAL PAC, and this week, they released a joint campaign ad indicating their runs for Congress.

In the ad, the SEALs are shown taking their oaths to defend the Constitution. Photos show the men while enlisted on various missions.

“They took a blood oath to protect America,” the ad’s narrator says. “They understand that the only easy day was yesterday. They know that our enemies are no match for their strength and their courage. These former Navy SEALs have protected America from enemies all over the world. Now they have one grave threat left.”

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114 responses to “Monday Open Comments”

  1. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Well, hopefully they don’t become co-opted by the GOPe, if they haven’t been already.

    Good morning.

  2. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Morning gang. Up a little early this morning. Need to get my shower and shave before I venture out into the wild outdoors today. Got several indoor chores to take care of as well as a few errands to run. Amazon agreed to refund my 6 month old computer that quit working, so that’s something working in my favor today. Gotta get moving so I’ll be ready for my afternoon nap. Carpe Diem.

  3. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Max got me up at 3AM again.

    This time, he wanted to watch the movie In The Electric Mist (2009).

    It’s recommended if only because Buddy Guy and Levon Helm play some pretty prominent parts in the film. And well.

    I think most of Tommy Lee Jones films are pretty mediocre, but like most guys from San Saba, he is just so damn compelling I always enjoy them anyway.

  4. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Sarge
    The nice man on the TV this morning said that you can continue your Botox shots even though you’re vaxxed.

    But you might want to avoid those fillers.

  5. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Third? Let’s just say that quilt felt really good this morning, didn’t get up until almost 6.
    Mornin’ Gang

  6. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    In the Senate, the ten most conservative members are:

    1.00 Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
    0.96 Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]
    0.91 Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
    0.91 Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
    0.91 Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK]
    0.91 Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
    0.90 Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
    0.90 Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
    0.89 Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
    0.88 Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]

    Really?!?! I do wonder how they were scored and NO, I’ve not checked it out yet. Oh and Rand Paul didn’t make the list?

  7. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Just my opinion, but these terms have lost any meaning to me:

    Republican
    Democrat
    Conservative
    Liberal

    I watch what a given politico says, and more importantly does, then decide if they are worthy of my support.

  8. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #6 – Cornyn???? koff choke /barf!!

    I call caca de TORO!         *no smiley*

  9. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    You have to consistently watch politicians to verify their true ideology and positions, if they have any at all.  There are people in DC and Austin who repeat all the platitudes and bumper sticker slogans of their respective parties, but don’t believe in anything other than personal power and prestige.

    The problem with grading strictly on legislative voting is the criteria can be misleading.  A senator or representative can vote to move a bill out of committee, vote yes to amend the bill, vote to suspend debate, vote for cloture and then vote no to kill the bill.  The politician will be bragging about how many times they voted for it and how hard they fought for the legislation to their constituents.

    They can help add amendments to a bill knowing that doing so will make the bill impossible to pass giving them an opportunity to vote for legislation popular at home and bragging rights they supported it.  They’ve lied and had no intention of ever truly supporting the bill.

    Nota Bene: Remember, it’s a helluva lot easier to be Joe Manchin with 60% support back in West Virginia than it is to be Kyrsten Sinema who currently has 14% support among Democrats in Arizona.

  10. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    All valid points from Texpat above. To a certain extent, politicians have to be be able to work the system to be able to get anything done.  But that also reaffirms my notion that you have to be somewhat of a sociopath to even be a politician in the first place. Which leads me to the conclusion that none of them are trustworthy, even when they do appear to be “on our side” – whatever that might mean.

  11. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    If you go to Liberty Score at Conservative Review, you find this:

    Cornyn – 46%

    Cruz – 82%

    Cotton – 76%

    Cramer – 60%

    Ernst – 64%

    Braun – 84%

    Blackburn – 90%

    Inhofe – 58%

    Risch – 80%

    Rubio – 56%

    Liberty Score is run by Daniel Horowitz of Conservative Review.  Horowitz is an associate of Mark Levin.  They are part of the whole Blaze Media group and I can’t find their scoring disclosure information.  It used to be on their site before the merger.  They use other criteria and not just legislative voting records to score politicians.

  12. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    10 Dooood

    But that also reaffirms my notion that you have to be somewhat of a sociopath to even be a politician in the first place. Which leads me to the conclusion that none of them are trustworthy, even when they do appear to be “on our side” – whatever that might mean.

    The US Constitution, the operating manual for the Republic, is a limited list of what government is allowed to do with the undeniable implication none of these politicians and bureaucrats are to be trusted.  If the Founding Fathers didn’t trust politicians and their appointees, why should we ?

  13. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    If the Founding Fathers didn’t trust politicians and their appointees, why should we ?

    Excellent question. The answer of course is that we should not. They require constant scrutiny.

  14. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    The “People of Walmart” just got much weirder:

    Police say that 49-year-old Rebecca Lanette Taylor was arrested and charged with the sale and purchase of a child — a third-degree felony — KETK-TV reported.

    An arrest affidavit obtained by the station explained that the unnamed child was with his mother in the self-checkout lane at a Crockett, Texas, Walmart last week when Taylor and another woman approached the two and “began commenting on [the woman’s] son’s blonde hair and blue eyes.”

    “She asked how much she could purchase him for,” the document stated. “(The mom) tried to laugh this comment off, thinking Taylor was joking. Taylor told her that she had $250,000 in the car and she would pay that much for him. (The mom) told her no amount of money would do.”

  15. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Scott Quiner was transferred over the weekend to a hospital in Texas after doctors in Minnesota threated to terminate life support measures as he battled severe complications from COVID-19. Scott’s wife, Anne Quiner, appealed to the courts for a restraining order to prevent the hospital from pulling the plug as she sought a new facility to provide medical care for her husband. Scott was unvaccinated when he tested positive for COVID-19 in late October, 2021.

    and this,

    Anne told Glenn that doctors in Texas were shocked by Scott’s condition after he arrived from the Minnesota hospital. Not only had he been given dangerous drugs, he was also found to be “severely malnourished.”

    “The doctor [in Texas] spent two hours with Scott and when he came back out, he said, ‘I don’t know how he even made it, how he even survived that other hospital … but I will do everything I can to try to save his life,’” Anne explained.

    “And the doctor [in Texas] said Scott was the most undernourished patient he has ever seen,” Holsten added.

  16. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Actually those are sheep…… 😀

  17. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    #9 – spot on. Particularly in the Senate, Cornholio has voted to move the legislation forward (cloture, which requires 60 votes) and then vote against the legislation, knowing full well that it will pass with 51 votes. He can then go tell his donors that he voted to move their pet bills, while telling the general populous that he voted against it but there was nothing he could do. Tried and true political trick of long standing. Problem is that now people are watching and are on to him. And now he’s McConnell’s lackey in the Senate, so that’s another strike against him.

  18. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    It’s worth noting McConnell’s Senate Minority Whip is John Thune of South Dakota.  Thune’s conservative rating at Liberty Score is 38%.

  19. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    #15 – I have a hard time believing anything either of these two women said. While there may be some truth buried in there somewhere, I think it’s just a publicity stunt by the wife and a female lawyer. Let’s hear who the Texas doctor is, let’s hear him tell us these things. I’ve never heard a doctor criticize another doctor’s work out loud, much less tell some crazy woman’s crazy woman lawyer such things. I’d like that story to be fleshed out a little better before I jump all in on it.

  20. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Well, I got my chicken stock reduced, the jar that didn’t seal yesterday. When it cools enough (soon) I’ll put it in the dehydrator.

    Still trying to decide between “Gobi” and “Fred”. I’m leaning towards “Fred”. It just tickles my funny bone more than “Gobi,” and I do like having my funny bone tickled.

    On a side note, if my right hand blows up again, I can type Fred with my left hand. Gobi would be painful. It’s not a real consideration, because when the tendonitis flares up, it’s just painful all over. But still…

  21. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #18 Texpat and to think I helped him get into the Senate. I donated to his first primary in an effort defeat Tom Daschle. He won the Republican primary but lost the general 6 years later we tried again and took out the Slimy Weasel. But it only took about 4 years for him to be assimilated into the Swamp. I guess he liked all those cocktail parties.

  22. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well I have a date with my Stihl Saw and the Mean Orange Machine, I gotta’ whack down a small pine and a couple of arm sized Sweetgums. And yes I know it’s late but we’ve hit 53 so It’s time to get out and about. Call me a wimp but I no longer get out when it’s 30 degrees. But we usually only have a few really cold days in the whole year so I have plenty of good cool days to work outside in the winter months.

  23. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    19 EG

    I agree there are gaps in the story and it’s probably not what they are trying to portray.  However, it’s still interesting enough to post.  Hopefully, we’ll get some more facts about the drama.

  24. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Morning, chickadees. Dreary day outside. I put Wild Mix on the patio under the breezeway, but so far I have only seen squirrels eating there. I had a few outdoor chores I had hoped to get done today, but the weather report tells me that won’t happen. May as well relax with a medium-weight sudoku puzzle for this morning.

     

  25. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Things must be getting serious in Ukraine. I heard that Gen Milley and the Joint Chiefs are in almost continuous communication with the White House to plan exactly how much high tech equipment and weaponry to leave behind once Vladimir over runs the country.

  26. Dr phil Good Avatar
    Dr phil Good

    Looks as though Goebbels and the Nazis may have conquered England after all.

  27. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Wow.

    The researchers found that the overall risk for dementia was 29 percent lower in those who had cataract surgery compared with those who did not.

    https://dnyuz.com/2022/01/24/cataract-surgery-may-reduce-your-dementia-risk/

  28. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I wonder if that has a connection to seeing more/better stimulates the brain more?

  29. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Speaking of dementia, who here (without dependents) can name the amounts and approx dates of every Free Money From Trump check that was sent out?

  30. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    This is what we are up against.

    You can lie to the public with zero accountability as long as you are of the “correct” group think.

     

  31. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Well the “without dependents” part disqualifies me from answering. I still have the girl child on the payroll. Otherwise I could go back and look it up pretty easily.

  32. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #29 – cannot recall even ONE date Brudda

    IIRC I rcvd 2 bumps

  33. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I just love a story with a happy ending. In this case, the target of the turds was a 73 year old grandma.
    Have I mentioned how much I hate phone scammers in general and much more those that target the elderly?
    Breaking all the bones in both hands and feet seems like a good start at re-educating this type of person.

  34. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

     

    http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Screenshot%20(1330).png

     

    Hat Tip – ACE

    http://ace.mu.nu/

     

  35. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    33
    There are twenty nine bones in the foot. Breaking them sounds like a lot of work to me.

    Better use one of these.

  36. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    I’m wondering how many will be left behind. Didn’t seem to matter to Brandon in Afghanistan, so probably no reason to expect Ukraine to be any different.

  37. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #35: I was thinking of one of these.

    One should take pride in their work, just to be sure the job gets done correctly.

  38. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    When asked to define a limited incursion, a White House spokesman says the a limited incursion is just a little more violent than a peaceful protest.

    Meanwhile, the CDC says that in instances where Russian troops are partaking in the limited incursion and cannot maintain proper social distancing, masks are highly recommended.

    Drawing on recent over performance of expectations, Kamala Harris has been despatched to Kiev to evaluate the root causes of limited incursions.

  39. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Well geez, if I’d known it was only a limited incursion I wouldn’t have been nearly as concerned.

  40. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    38
    Biden considering ground troops.

    Meanwhile, a grinning Bill Kristol was seen throwing his bottle of Viagra out the window of his limo.

  41. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    I got a subscriptions to Barney and Friends magazine featuring Todd Rundgren that says Biden (AKA Flashbang) is not going to put our troops into Ukraine.  On the border maybe but not in direct conflict with Russia NATO be damned.

  42. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    I realize that it’s a little bit early in the day, but it’s cloudy and rainy and I got up early this morning, so nap time is here. See you all in a bit.

  43. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    RE: Grandma and scammers

    I do like indulging in a little Scammer Payback channel on Youtube.

    The guy pretends to be a grandma (one of his personas, along with the bimbo airhead girl and Brad), and while he allows them access to his sandboxed computer, he access their computers and download/deletes their files. He even calls folks in the process of being scammed and warns them about what’s happening.

    One lady that was involved in what he thought was part of the scam turned out to be a nice little old lady who’d already been taken for $30K, and they were going to use her to help launder more money from the Scammer scheme. SP contacted some allies in the California area to seek her out personally, and when they found out that she was actually a victim, they raised enough money to replace what had been stolen from her. He actually flew out thereand he and his friends delivered the money personally, then checked out her computer to make sure the scammers hadn’t left any malware. He told her to call him any time and he’d check her computer for her.

    There are some nice folks out there.

  44. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I don’t know if Putin is this smart, but he is tricky.  What if the whole Ukraine thing is a bluff to demonstrate weak NATO’s “unity” is a fraud and to further embarrass the United States.  It’s well nigh impossible to embarrass Dementia Joe, but the nation, President Ron Klain and the Dems can be humiliated.

  45. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Well, I’m off for my first appointment with my new cardiologist.  I hope we get along.  I had to pull some strings to even get an appointment with this guy.  We’ll see what he says about my recent myocardial infarction adventure.

  46. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    This is an interesting way to deal with movement when shooting. Go to about 8:30 in the video.

  47. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Biden (AKA Flashbang) is not going to put our troops into Ukraine.  On the border maybe but not in direct conflict with Russia NATO be damned.

    I’d buy that.  Even if Brandon was dumb enough, his handlers aren’t.  Russia would not take their access to the Crimean peninsula being threatened lightly (to say the least) and the Brandon junta knows that.  I don’t doubt there is bluff going on; probably on both sides.  But the Brandon junta knows the cost of trying to call Putin’s would likely be devastating.  M.A.D.

  48. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    The scary part here is that we’re dealing with people who think Presidents engage in wars as a way to improve poll numbers. You might think that they’ve tossed that around as a baseless accusation, but thinking that its possible to do means that they’ve given it thought and came to the conclusion that it might work.

  49. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    The scary part here is that we’re dealing with people who think Presidents engage in wars as a way to improve poll numbers have absolutely no regard for the sanctity of human life or the well being of others outside of their own very narrow clique. I’m speaking of the left in general and this administration in particular.

  50. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Just got through talking with Hubby regarding the proposition of having a Brouhaha here at the Dome.

    I’m thinking April, May – when weather is nicer. Before school lets out, is preferable. Easier to get tickets and fewer lines, for those who might be affected. First weekend in May is his car club show, the Monumental Bug Bash. The Bash is on Sunday. Schools usually let out the third or fourth week of May.

    Lemmeno what y’all think.

  51. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Putin is going to and will be going into Ukraine.  It is not a matter of if it is when and he can do it whenever he wants to.

    Putin will soon solidify his hold and control of Iran, Turkey and a few other mideast Israel haters.  He already owns Syria.

  52. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Putin is going in to Ukraine, Xi is going in to Taiwan, and anybody else who want an expansionist policy is going to be moving. They all know that we have a weak President, that neither the Congress nor the people will unite with him on some foreign adventure, that there is a power vacuum at the top, and everything is out there for the taking. It does not really matter what the geopolitical forces at work might be, what matters is that the foreign enemies recognize that this is their time to take advantage – they know that they can take them any time they want, but at this time the US is powerless to do anything about it. Obama opened the door for this mischief, Trump nailed it shut, and Brandon opened it back up.

  53. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    We get North and South America, the Rooskies get the Middle East and Yerp, the Chinese get Asia (including Japan and Oz) and Africa. The best we can hope for is that they turn on each other instead of ganging up on us.

  54. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    In other news, some lady called a few minutes ago about the dogs claiming to be the owner. I referred her to the dog catcher since I had them Thursday and they were gone by Friday. That means they were out Wednesday night (20 degrees) and Thursday night (13 degrees) before I was finally able to coax them in on Friday morning. I posted photos on the County gossip line, the county Friends of Animals picked it up, the dog catcher was involved from the beginning, and I’ve had over 100 likes on the postings about what was happening with them. So the point is, the information was widely spread out there and no one called about anything. They had no tags or collars. So even if this woman claims to be the owner, so what – the dog catcher should ticket her to start with. The home they went to will take loving care of them, so whether or not this lady can get them is anyone’s guess. May be one of those proverbial fecal matter storms brewing however. We’ll see how it turns out. It’s a miracle they survived the cold nights.

  55. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    This is an interesting read from a Biden supporter and Harris donor. A black man who is disgusted with Biden and Harris.

  56. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Seems we do live in “interesting times”.  I guess they got their wish.  Oof.

  57. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    When it rains it pours. We just found out that our nephew, (wife’s brother’s boy) has been pronounced “brain dead” after being put on a ventilator on Saturday. From what I understand the ventilator was not a necessity but a precaution. I told the wife at the time, that somebody needs to get him off it before they kill him. Scotty was 51 and survived two kidney transplants, one at about 15 and the next one about 10 years ago. Also he was double vaccinated with the booster. 🙁

  58. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    So sorry to hear it, Super Dave.  Too much… too much.  Prayers.

  59. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Aw man. Prayers SD.

  60. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #57 – kneemail for Peace, Strength, Solace is UP

  61. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    And if you think Russia does not have bigger designs on the Middle East.

    From the JPost.Com

    Iran sees ties with Russia as ‘new Middle East’ – analysis

     

  62. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Dang Super Dave

    Prayers up for you and your loved ones.

    /I am tired of losing friends and seeing friends losing their loved ones.

  63. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Me too.

  64. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Cardiologist was pretty cool guy.  Everybody warned me he was a hardass, but we got along fine.  We have some small differences on diet, but otherwise agree.

  65. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I keep getting these scam emails:

    Dear Norton Member.

    Order Information

    Plan: 1 Year

    Order No: 3423S2526

    Amount: 471.81/USD

    Payment Method: Auto-Pay

    Service Name: Norton360
    We will cancel or refund your order if necessary.
    +1ed818aw293ws8521

    For the activation of Norton security on your computer for two years, 471.81/USD was deducted from your checking account.

    Your funds will be credited to your account within 24 to 48 hours.

    Besides being one of the fastest PC security programs on the market, it performs PC optimization as well as clearing temporary files. This year, Norton is offering a 10% discount on its security software.
    Thank you norton360.

    *********************

    Ummmm….no.

  66. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    SuperDave,

    Holy cow. Condolences and prayers for comfort.

    Can we stop this now?

  67. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #65 – Both Norton AND Mcafee try that crapola all the time here!

    Wiss ’em n feedem fisheads!

  68. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Sarge
    I finally came across one of those smaller Ram vans. I can see where it would accommodate a build-out better than most of the competition.
    This be one was badged ProMaster City.

  69. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Katfish

    Wiss ’em n feedem fisheads!

    Oh hell no.  They like that stuff.  I don’t want em hangin around the cave too.

     

  70. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #67

    It looks more like a refund scam, not actually from Norton.

    Scammer Payback dude “Pierogi” deals with these all the time. While “processing your refund” they make it look like they’ve accidentally dumped extra money into your bank account. Then they want you to get gift cards to replace the overpayment.

    I know I haven’t ordered crap from these people, and it’s not on an email I use for that sort of stuff, anyway. It’s a refund scam.

    Here’s some of what he does.

  71. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    SD: My condolences on your loss. I hope the family is okay.

    I don’t know if there is something going on, but a number a sites I have visited lately are reporting unexpected deaths.

  72. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    a number a sites I have visited lately are reporting unexpected deaths.

    I expect a lot more of that in the coming months/years.

    Hoping none of ’em are people I love.

  73. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    “Expect the unexpected” takes a new and ominous tone.

  74. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Sorry to hear of your family loss, Super Dave.

    Tomorrow is our private family visitation……with the funeral to follow on Wednesday for my brother-in-law.

  75. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Weird musical collaborations I wanna see

    Todd Rundgren and Barney

    David Lee Roth and Josie and the Pussycats

    Ozzie Osborne and the Monkees

    Geddy Lee and Alvin and the Chipmunks

    50 Cent and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

    Ted Nugent and the Archies

     

  76. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Got my new online-renewal Driver License in the mail.
    It’s got all the bells and whistles so I guess I can fly to the Maldives or undisclosed Canadian locations now.

    Wasn’t expecting:
    • The photo to be black & white and barely discernible
    • That it’s good for 8 years

  77. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    It has a Come and Take It cannon on the back. Does yours?

  78. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    How about Geddy Lee and Marcel Marceau

  79. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I worked some baby-level sudokus, but otherwise have not done anything today.

  80. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Saw the dog catcher at the grocery store and he said he talked to the purported owner of the dogs. He told her she was calling too late, the dogs have a new and loving home, and they won’t be spending any more nights out in the freezing weather. He says she seemed satisfied that they were in a good home. Something doesn’t add up – seems this lady lives about 20 miles away. He thinks perhaps a domestic dispute and someone took the dogs and dumped them out to punish her. Who knows, but hopefully the new lady who has the dogs can rest easy now that they are hers.

  81. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    mmmmmmm

    David Lee Roth and Axl Rose

    (just to confirm which sings worse)

  82. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Broke down and ordered a new AV receiver to complete my high dollar speaker system to replace the old dead one. That only leaves one problem to deal with that has come up the past week or so. One of my fluorescent LED kitchen light bulbs is occasionally blinking off. The tombstones that hold the bulbs have only the holders that you stick the bare wire in to and it’s supposed to hold them, but those things are not real good in my opinion. So if one of those wires is a little loose in there, or the tombstone is not good, that would cause intermittent flicker. I’ll wait until I can get my brother over here to climb up on the ladder and work with that stuff.

  83. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    80
    Another good ending.

  84. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    I threw in the the towel on my kitchen fluorescent fixtures a few years back and replaced all with LED. No more flaky ballasts to deal with.  Fortunately I am able to access mine by standing on the island, no ladder involved.

  85. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Shannon says:
    JANUARY 24, 2022 AT 17:07
    Sarge
    I finally came across one of those smaller Ram vans. I can see where it would accommodate a build-out better than most of the competition.
    This be one was badged ProMaster City.

    Those made before 2017 have a tendency to throw oil, not sure about since then. Once I read about that and the crap folks have to go through to get the warranty to fix it, I stopped looking. I’ve think I’ve decided on a Ford Transit Connect Passenger Wagon. Its roughly the same size as the Pro-Master City, but I like the side windows for ventilation without having to open any doors. The seats are removeable, there’s plenty of cargo space with just the rear seats taken out, but you can also take out one of the second row seats and put a cot sized bed in there. The big attraction for me, though, is the hatchback. When the rear seats are take out there’s kind of a well that makes for extra storage and with the hatchback up, you can cook under it like you would on a tear-drop trailer.
    The only problem is, the cost of used cars has gone up so much (Lets Go Brandon!), the money I budgeted might not be enough for the nearly new and I might have to get an only slightly old. Gonna be my last car, I need something that will last a while.

  86. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Centrally located it ain’t, but I’m all in on the Dome Extravaganza in May pursuant to getting the step daughter to sit with Fay.

    GJT can swing by and pick up mharper on the way.

    I’d pick up Katfish, but the only time he lets anyone else drive is if it’s an ambulance driver.

    I assume Super Dave is doing the catering.

  87. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    57 Super Dave

    It’s pretty darned hard to go through two kidney transplants at 15 and 41 years old and still have much of an immune system left after 51 years.  I know you and your family are devastated by his loss, but it’s amazing we can keep people alive today who are born that sick to begin with.  I know it is no comfort, but your wife’s nephew was lucky to live the life he did.

    All my prayers are for you and your extended family.  May his memory be always a blessing.

  88. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    He thinks perhaps a domestic dispute and someone took the dogs and dumped them out to punish her.

    That fits pretty good. Since the dags were dumped and in fine shape I figured that an old person passed away and the executor just dumped the dogs since she/he didn’t have a heart. When one of the old ladies in our neighborhood passed away her son got her old dog and the dog lived 2 months. Died of a broken heart.
    BTW; This was a lady that the wife friended and took care of when she was the Neighborhood Nazi. Wife took her grocery shopping ever week and to doctor visits. Daughter lived on the other side of town TWO HOURS AWAY!!! ~SPITS~

  89. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I’m game for a Dome-Time event whenever. I’ll bring a batch of my Killer Skillet Sweet Taters. And Whiskey.

  90. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    TexMo got a taste of my Honeyshine at a very sad event.

  91. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I assume Super Dave is doing the catering.

    😀

    Texpat;

    It’s pretty darned hard to go through two kidney transplants at 15 and 41 years old and still have much of an immune system left after 51 years.

    My wife and I actually talked about that when he was getting the jab, I wondered with his rejection drugs, if he’d be better off without a jab and take his chances. But he had both shots and the booster and still got COVID.

  92. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Oh and thanks all of you for your kind words wife is upset and Scotty’s sister is taking it pretty bad.

  93. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    They’ve been trying to keep things from Fay, so the stories have been slow to make it over here.

    A nice one we just got is that we had assumed that Fay’s sister had left the hospital after the surgery to stay with their youngest son (an Aggie grad researcher at Baylor College of Medicine). But she was so exhausted that she stayed in the room with him and they stayed up half the night talking. And the next morning they were cutting up and laughing because he kept ordering more breakfasts. (He hadn’t eaten in about 48 hours.)

    The healing has begun but it’s going to be a tough couple more days.

  94. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    It will be hard for me to make a reunion in Houston in May as much as I would like to be there.  My daughter in Oregon is graduating in early June with her BS in Nursing degree and I will be there.  Maybe I can combine the trips and make it work…we’ll see.

  95. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #86 – You get to Katy Brudda

    Betty’ll carry us crosstown

  96. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    May sounds like a good month for Super Dave to be in the Houston area anyway.

  97. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    93 Shannon

    RE: Lola

    I don’t which is the shorter trip.  Katy Methodist to the Texas Medical Center area or Katy Methodist to Bellville.

  98. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Hey, this is some interesting stuff.

    Though best known for tequila and mezcal, Mexican spirits are as diverse as the country itself. In addition to these agave-based favorites, Mexico produces raicilla, charanda, bacanora and other increasingly popular offerings. But sotol, a spirit with roots in Mexico and ties to Texas, is increasingly popping up stateside and finding its way into more bars and bottle shops.

    Sotol is made from the Dasylirion wheeleri plant, commonly called the desert spoon. The plant grows wild primarily across northern Mexico’s Chihuahua region, and can also be found in West Texas as well as southern New Mexico and Arizona. For years, the majority of sotol was produced and consumed within Mexico’s borders, but over the past decade, it’s begun to cross the border, and enterprising bartenders are adding it to their menus. Even more recently, a few Texans have begun making it.

    In 2015, the founder of Austin-based Genius Gin, Mike Groener, made an experimental batch of sotol that might well be the first to ever be commercially produced outside of Mexico. That project didn’t last, but it paved the way for others. Desert Door opened a sotol distillery and tasting room in the Texas Hill Country in 2017, focusing on Texas-grown plants. And last fall, The Marfa Spirit Co. launched Chihuahuan Desert Sotol, which they made in collaboration with master sotolero Jacobo Jacquez, a sixth-generation distiller in Janos, Mexico. They’re following it up with their own version: a Texas sotol featuring locally grown plants.

  99. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    BTW if any of you road warriors come across a Ford Class 3 Ambulance for sale 75K +- miles for sale LMK.  BSue and I are looking for one to build out to a campulance.  Class 3 ambulance has the walk through into the box.  We goofed cause BSue was unsure we passed up on a sweet 2005 Ford F450 Class 3 that had 45K on it for $19K.  Had two standby batteries and shore power installed.  All I would have too. do is put in an Incinolet Incinerating Toilet and build in a bed.  Later add solar.

  100. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    If Squawk promises to show up to a reunion, I will be there.

  101. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I don’t which is the shorter trip. Katy Methodist to the Texas Medical Center area or Katy Methodist to Bellville.

    Bottom line being the woman has no business driving after dark.

    (Nor in the daytime if you ask me)

  102. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat

    Y’all do a reunion and BSue and I will be there.

  103. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    99 Squawk

    All you need here is a lift kit, some bigger tires, maybe a machine gun turret on top, you know, all the elite accessories.

    The Squawkmobile

  104. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat 103

    Oh hell yeah!!!!!  WANT

  105. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Bottom line being the woman has no business driving after dark.

    (Nor in the daytime if you ask me)

    And that was long before the mini stroke.
    🙂

  106. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #102 Squawkbox:

    Texpat

    Y’all do a reunion and BSue and I will be there.

    I look forward to shaking you by the hand.

  107. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    And I your hand Bones.

  108. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #80 EG

    Seems like your 2 rescues ended up in a better place. So it’s a good thing that you found them a new home.

     

  109. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Well, Winds of War just sort of ended with the end of Episode 7. The sequel, War and Remembrance, is just getting underway. I might get started on that tonight, but I should probably wait until tomorrow. I can go catch a little bit of The Five and Tucker and blancolirio and such until bedtime. I put a batch of country style pork ribs into the sous vide and set the timer for 150 degrees and 22 hours. That should soften them up a little, and these are not boneless, so there’s that to deal with too. Last time I did this I finished them out on the Geo Foreman grill and they turned out just great. I loke the slow cooked crock pot, but the meat seems to be just falling apart – with the sous vide it retains some texture but is still very tender.

    I’ll try to check back in before turning in. More later,. you all.

  110. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    All this talk about a May HamboneStravaganza is sounding promising! I went to a Dome get-together years ago. Shannon and Fay were there.

  111. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Bedtime for Bozo out here, so nite all. Hope you all have sweet dreams.

  112. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Have been absorbing all the posts today and find the possibility of a get together to be delightful.  I’m directly across the Brazos from Richmond and can more easily make it to a place in west Houston or farther out west around or beyond Richmond/Rosenberg.  As of now my May calendar is wide open.  🙂

     

  113. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    As suspected, the missing father of the K-9 stabber has been found dead…..hidden in his garage.

  114. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Harper.
    I suggest you skip your daily 5M run at Memorial Park today. The K-9 stabber is probably still in the woods over there.

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