I just wish he didn’t have so many ads in his videos.
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Good morning.
All quiet here on the western front.
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It is cold here in the northeast.
Thursday, February 23rd, was National Chili Day.
Not a single mention of beans anywhere.
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Hey I’m late! Texpat, we have the A/C going for the second day in a row. On Thursday night I turned it off but had to get up later and crank it back up. We’ve had mid 80’s all week but it’s not going to last. It’s going to be colder and wet by the end of next week.
And it’s the Weekend!
Mornin’ Gang
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As I mentioned last night I finally got around to trying out my newest toy, a Lane Shark brush mower. Since it mounts onto the tractor loader bars I can cut up high, sideways and off to one side. When it’s on one side you can lower it to cut at an angle along a roadway or pond dam. It sure is fun and easily adjustable by one person. FWIW; it’s not nearly as powerful as the ones the county uses but then I don’t have 100 HP AND 40 GPM hydraulics. Yes, I said 40 GPM! This mower works on a modest 5-8.5 GPM. Of course it’s not as powerful and will not eat trees but it will whack down brush up to about 2″ in diameter. It’s going to be great on the privet hedge and I whacked some down yesterday. It was fun to start at the top of the hedge and lower the mower all the way to the ground slinging wood chips everywhere. 😀
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Since my #4 is stuck in the Spit Bucket I may as well add more links/pictures. Lane Shark set to cut a dam or road side. I threw this one in to show the mower and the wood chipper. Normally I would have them on the tractor at the same time but I did yesterday. Oh and since the mower unit only weighs 350 Lbs I really don’t have to have counter weights but I think I may get some for the Draw Bar on the back. Just for reaching up high especially when the tractor is tilted. Oh And I’ll probably raise the ROP back up It’s down so I can get the tractor further back in the tractor shed. The front of the shed is 17′ high but the back is about 6′.
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Did my #5 Make it? 2 links instead of three.
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Morning, Gang… I guess the cool front really did come thru – it’s 61 out here in the woods, grey and slightly windy… Clear to partly foggy inside my head – so I’m gonna go drink some more coffee. Have a blessed day
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Lane Shark envy here SD, is it what you thought it’d be?
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#8 GJT, It’s pretty much what I thought but it doesn’t extend out to the side as much as I’d like. All in all I’ll give it a 7.5, higher if you figure that it will actually works on a modest 4-8.5 GPM. My Kubota hydraulics run on 6 GPM. As a Side Bar they had to replace the 2 way valve/manifold with a 3 way and added an override to run hydraulics to the mower continuously and the unit obviously has a greater flow rate through all the valves because the up/down and tilt are much faster than they used to be. I’m having to get used to this especially when tilting the mower. Using the mower on anything except level ground requires a lot of up/down/tilt to keep the mower level. To make a short story long I’m very pleased with it.
Oh and with the third function I hear a grapple calling me. 😉
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I may have posted this before but it shows the new hydraulic lines, 2 pressure/return and 1 return only back to the sump.
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A grapple would be awesome, you already have the hard part done.
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El Gordo you need to get down to Mama J’s! They’re serving Menudo.
Next Road Trip west I need to stop by. SO is Mama J’s a new place?
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Morning gang. Saturday seems to be menudo day in SS. Mama J’s is the brand spanking new place in town where we go when the TOK is unavailable. The place is all sparkly clean and new, the waitstaff is very nice and treats us well. But it just does not have the character that we experience at TOK. For instance, at Mama’s you can wipe the table clean and that is that; at TOK you can wipe the table clean and your elbows will still stick to the table when you put them up there. That’s a lot of culinary history buried in that old table. Mama J’s gives you a menu and punches in your order on a ipad; TOK you just yell out what you want when you come in and after a while it shows up made just how you like it – the real regulars do net even have to tell what they want, they just sit down and ask for breakfast; if you want the same thing as Tom gets, you ask for a Tom’s breakfast, etc.
TOK is struggling right now as the lady who actually runs the place (Teresa) is having some health issues, and the owner recently passed away. So its future is precarious at best right now. Teresa is going back in for surgery next week, so it will be closed for two or three weeks again. Anyway, TOK has served home made menudo on Saturday for the past 30 years or so; last time TOK closed the cook moved to Mama J’s and took the menudo recipe with her. So reports are that Mama’s menudo is just as good as TOK. Beginning next week, I’ll probably be returning to Mama’s while Teresa is recovering from surgery. Of course, the other ladies that work back there will have to find work elsewhere, so the band may break up over this; and reports are that it is hard to find good help these days.
Anyway, that’s the latest down low on the local Saturday menudo competition. Whether TOK is able to rise again from the dead after this coming shut down remains to be seen, but I’m a loyal fan and I’ll show back up if and when it does reopen. It is a local landmark. Other local breakfast options include 2 Mexican food joints and a donut shop, as well as a couple of other drive through breakfast taco places – not including Sonic.
OK now you all know as much as I do. Have a great day.
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Morning, chickadees. I’m thinking I may mow my front yard today. If I can get up and do it right after I finish breakfast, that will work.
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The BMW R75 motorcycle was designed for cross-country roads with the ability to carry 3 soldiers and to tow a light artillery gun, or a trailer with ammunition.
The powerful 746 ccm OHV engine, 4 speed gearbox, shaft-driven rear wheel and sidecar wheel drive with demultiplier and differential lock made it fast and reliable, but still not sufficiently prepared for the roads of the Eastern Front.
As a result of our tests it became clear that in the conditions of the East European area in the spring, autumn or early winter driving on these motorcycles is possible only on roads with a hard surface. R75 can’t ride dirt and even a slight rise makes the crew hasten. Attempts to move on stubble, which is always drier than the road, instantly lead to the sticking of mud on all the wheels, which must be cleaned every 50-100 meters. We are sure it’s impossible to carry any significant amount of ammunition in such conditions. And if the bike rides only hard road, does it really need a sidecar wheel drive? It’s expensive and complicated.
In the end, the high price, lack of unification with another mass military motorcycle Zundapp KS 750 and technical complexity of the motorcycle has led to the fact that it could not become a mass model. From 1940 to 1944 only 16,510 copies were produced. For comparison, its direct competitor, the American Jeep Willis, was produced in 380,000 units!
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My how things change in one short year.
This is a lengthy report on the Ukraine/Russia war by the Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal. It is in front of the paywall.
Two days before the Russian invasion of his country, on Feb. 22, 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was welcomed to the White House. As he greeted President Biden and senior administration officials, Mr. Kuleba later recalled, he felt like a patient surrounded by doctors presenting him with a diagnosis of stage-four cancer.
The consensus among the U.S. and its European allies was that there was nothing they could do to prevent the inevitable. Their intelligence services predicted a Russian takeover of Kyiv and a collapse of the Ukrainian state within days. The U.S. by then had already closed down its embassy and evacuated all American personnel.
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A year later, the war in Ukraine has become, to a large extent, the West’s own. True, no American or NATO soldiers are fighting and dying on Ukrainian soil. But the U.S., its European allies and Canada have now sent some $120 billion in weapons and other aid to Ukraine, with new, more advanced military supplies on the way. If this monumental effort fails to thwart President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions, the setback would not only undermine American credibility on the world stage but also raise difficult questions about the future of the Western alliance.
“In many ways, we’re all-in, and we’re all-in because the realization has dawned in Europe that showing weakness to President Putin, showing no response to his atrocities, only invites him to go further and further,” said Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, a Dutch politician and member of parliament. “We have also realized that it is not only the safety and security of Ukraine that is at stake but also our own.”
plus the George H.W. Bush surrender speech,
The current Western dedication to Ukraine’s struggle for independence is striking when compared with the prevailing attitudes of the relatively recent past. Back in 1991, President George H.W. Bush viewed Ukraine’s desire for freedom as a dangerous nuisance. That year, just months before the Soviet Union’s collapse, he delivered to the Ukrainian parliament his infamous “Chicken Kiev” speech, urging Ukrainians to abandon “suicidal nationalism” and permanently remain under the Kremlin’s rule.
There is no doubt in my mind Putin would keep right on going through Eastern Europe claiming land and people as his own if he is not stopped now. My deep concerns are the endemic corruption of Ukrainian society and the lack of any oversight by the US on the massive amounts of money and arms being shipped there. The Biden administration, the Blinken State Department and our US Treasury are run by fools and idiots.
It’s obvious Biden and the Democrats are trying to restore their reputation almost totally destroyed here and around the world by the astonishing blunder of Afghanistan. And China watches very carefully now.
I’m not opposed to the fight, but thoroughly distrust the people leading it.
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I’m wondering how bad the hangovers are where Shannon and Katfish are.
It reminds me of days gone by when the best Sunday morning hangover cure was huevos rancheros and Bloody Mary’s at Cisco’s restaurant in East Austin. Since it was illegal to sell alcohol before noon on Sunday, Mr. Cisneros would give away the Blood Marys to customers ordering breakfast. You could give mixed drinks away as long as you didn’t sell them. The Sunday morning lines were long to get in Cisco’s.
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I had to look up the story behind the headline the WIP at Powerline.
A rooster really did kill a man in Ireland. Maybe, I don’t know. I find it pretty bizarre.
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What the hell are we fightin for
dont ask me it’s one big sham
next stop is Ukraine man
and it’s 5,6,7,
open up the money launderin gates
for swampy DC reprobates
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yo unck
unck yo
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yo Bruddah Squawk
bruddah squawk yo
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Dang Bonecrusher, ya stood me up! I got roped into going cause your son said you’d be going. 😛
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yo all the rest of you fellow hosers
all the rest of you fellow hosers yo
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Don’t know that I’d have the guts to use this, since most doctors would simply refuse to treat me for fear of being sued.
But telling my doc he’s participating in war crimes is an interesting tactic.
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Stairlift company pokes fun at Biden in new ads
“Tired of stumbling up the stairs? We strive to help all of those in need across our nation. Whether you live in small town USA or on Pennsylvania Avenue, we are ready to help you regain your independence. Contact us for your free, no-obligation quote today!” the tweet said.
The tweet also included a map of the United States witha star over the capital city of Washington, D.C., and the message “Yes, we even service here.”
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Well, I got 2/3 of the front yard mowed. Getting overheated, cool-down break. Cats all ran to me, thinking it must be lunch time.
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Peter Santenello has reported from the border several times over the last couple of years. In this latest video, he rides along with the Yuma County Sheriff.
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#25 GJT: Sorry about that, I don’t recall me committing to the journey. It looks like Headcrusher is very interested in the tiny shotgun house in Baytown; I hope Gail can negotiate a good deal on it.
When I say tiny, <600 square feet inside and the lot size is smaller than the interior of my house.
What was your impression of the place?
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BC
I think she just used you to snooker me into going.
Yeah, I couldn’t do it, but for a single guy starting out I can see it. Very nice place and lot, looks like new really. Nice neighborhood. I don’t get into the financials of her dealings, I walk away – non of my bidness.
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Neil Winton was a writer and editor for Reuters news agency for 32 years.
The BBC and the mainstream media regularly frighten everyone with the latest climate disaster news with pictures of floods, fires and hurricanes, always followed by scary predictions that things will only get worse unless mankind mends its irresponsible ways.
My alma mater Reuters, the global news agency, used to be above all this hysteria and would relentlessly apply its traditional standards of fairness and balance, but even this mainstream outfit seems to have sold out to the hysterics and axe grinders.
The trouble is, many if not all of these disaster stories, far from being another step in a worsening scenario, are often nothing of the kind. In a recent book Unsettled. What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, And Why It Matters, Steven Koonin uses the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change data to show that if reporters took the trouble to do a minimum amount of checking, most of these incidents would appear to be natural disasters, yes, but not part of some ever worsening syndrome.
and,
When I became Reuters global Science and Technology Correspondent in the mid-1990s, the global warming story was top of my agenda. Already by then the BBC was scaring us saying we would all die unless humankind mended its selfish ways. Carbon dioxide (CO2) was the culprit and had to be tamed, then eliminated. I had no reason to think this wasn’t established fact. I was wrong.
My Reuters credentials meant that I had easy access to the world’s finest climate scientists. To my amazement, none of these would say categorically that the link between CO2 and global warming, now known as climate change, was a proven scientific fact. Some said human production of CO2 was a probable cause, others that it might make some contribution; some said CO2 had no role at all. Everybody agreed that the climate had warmed over the last 10,000 years as the ice age retreated, but most weren’t really sure why. The sun’s radiation, which changes over time, was a favoured culprit.
Read the whole thing.
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Doctors laughing at people about the horrors of living through COVID mandates. These SOBs…
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I forgot to post the WIP this morning https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/02/the-week-in-pictures-a-grand-time-edition.php
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Well, I am tuckered out but got a normal week’s worth of chores done today. Front lawn is mowed. First time since October. The grass wasn’t growing much during the winter, but the weeds were.
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19 Texpat
I was shocked to wake up with zero hangover this morning. Even though I drank all the Tito’s Vodka and tonic in Austin.
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But we ate a huge meal at 2 o’clock this morning.
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I had a meetup with some gal friends this morning, then drop off a paper for a tenant, then back home. I spent several hours trying to get my favorite universal remote to work on the new TV. Three videos, two websites with codes, one wiki, and one original instruction manual later, I’m throwing in the towel. I’d much rather use the GE remote, but I guess I’ll have to adapt to the other remotes.
I’m keeping the Roku even though the newfangled TV has all of the apps on it that we use. I don’t want to put my password into some of the apps because then if – BIG IF – Hubby ever decided he wanted to use those apps, he’d screw up my preferences. He can access the apps without logging in if he decides to use them. He knows how to get to Roku, so places like Prime, where he has a profile, isn’t a problem.
Another thing about the Roku – I can take it with me when I travel and plug it into the travel TV and have all my favorites ready to go.
Then I pulled out the vacuum cleaner and went after the floor, walls, chair bottoms, window sills (that I could reach), and that big I-beam that crosses the living room. I wish I could get to the top of that thing. Maybe Hubby can rig up some PVC for me so I can do that. I don’t think I should be trying to balance on top of a ladder while trying to move a vacuum cleaner hose around. Not yet.
I had to rest the back, but I already feel better. It’s been hard to look at my floor and not be strong enough to clean it up.
Next up – some straightening up. We have plastic sheeting and sheets over a lot of the furniture since Handyman is working upstairs on the flooring and dang if that sawdust doesn’t drift down over everything. I don’t know if this place looks like an abandoned manor or a closed museum.
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We took a non-Uber taxi from the hotel and back.
Felix, our taxi driver was a young immigrant from the Congo. He recently got his U.S. citizenship. And has a new baby. Works long hours.
We kept his number and he was free when we needed a ride back to the hotel.
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Katfish’s had bought VIP tickets, so we got to visit with the ladies beforehand and got some special merch.
It was a magical night.
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But we ate a huge meal at 2 o’clock this morning.
Ahh the good old days been there done that. 😉
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BTW; Good the hear Shannon and Katfish had fine night out just like the younger days. Yup “Life is Good”
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This is who we saw in concert.
They were the most down to earth, unpretentious southern gals.
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We found out that Bob Seger’s wife befriended them and Bob is an important mentor. They opened for him on his last tour.
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It was an interesting crowd. Multi generational. From us oldsters all the way down to those that probably lied to get in the door.
We also decided that two old guys holding court on the high deck near the bar are apparently deemed “safe”.
So we had quite a contingent of friendly, flirtatious visitors stop by our table.
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Didn’t have to do anything but just sit there and smile. And they would come and sit and visit. We had several pairs who came back several times during the evening.
Why wasn’t it that easy forty years ago?
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This was a small outdoor venue, capacity 1000.
Of all people, you would think I would’ve checked the weather. But I didn’t. A front hit Austin about noon and it was 15 degrees cooler than when we left Bellville.
I was literally shivering before the concert started. Thankfully my hoodie had been left in the van a couple weeks ago. That, and the discovery that Vodka and tonic without ice is a mighty fine drink in its own right, saved me.
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How long has it been since you had a Goodson’s Cafe chicken fried steak? Well that’s too long.
Mighty fine lunch but I weren’t worth much of anything all afternoon except my head holding a pillow up in my recliner.
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I was literally shivering before the concert started.
Ticks me off I can’t handle cold, or even cool weather anymore. I used to be one of the tough guys.
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Eagle project completed in one day. The synagogue is rethinking whether they want a bench. Since those are just pavers over sand, the bench cannot be permanently affixed to the ground. Antisemitism is real and they do get threats so they are afraid someone would either steal the bench or worse use it to vandalize the building.
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I’m not sure when I last ate a CFS.
But then, you all know that story.
Maybe I should get one just for old times sake.
Nah.
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#48 TexMo – that appears to be an amazing group, a great project, and a crying shame about the potential for vandalism that derailed the original plans
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Looks like they did a nice job, Texmo.
Quick work with all that help! 🙂
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Yep, it all looks nice. It’s a shame we have to plan for degenerates in everything we do these days.
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48 TexMo
Very nice job and it was especially appropriate on the Neo-Nazi Hate Jews Day.
Mazel Tov !
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re: chili & beans
My personal view on this is that any beans should be cooked separately from the chili and served as a side.
I usually use ground chuck for the meat.
OTOH… if you cook a chuck roast and shred the roast once it’s fully cooked, it will be a culinary experience for you.
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I just got a post from a guy I met at a real estate seminar years ago. He and I just clicked the moment we met, and the seminar leaders thought we were a couple. We laughed and said we were just “brand new friends”. It’s just coincidence that he lives only a block away from Eldest Sis. His name is Patrick, and his business is Bad Apple Paint.
This guy is an incredible artist. I’ve never seen more realistic flames put on a car than the ones he does. He loves to paint cars, motorcycle helmets…just about anything.
If you are interested, go see his FB page and look at his stuff. He’s got more talent in the tip of his pinky than I do in my whole body.
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They didn’t even call security to throw them out.
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That is a wascally looking group.
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#48 TexMo Very good! Isn’t that the second Eagle Scout for y’all?
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53 WB
…if you cook a chuck roast and shred the roast once it’s fully cooked, it will be a culinary experience for you.
True that.
I always set my chili table with a bowl of chili and a bowl of beans on the side. Yellow corn tortillas and/or cornbread. Texas cafe style has saltine crackers on the side.
I don’t even make snide comments if uncivilized, unsophisticated guests spoon beans into the chili bowl. I am, after all, a magnanimous host.
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#54 – TP trust me – no camera does these 2x Lovely Ladies justice!
Not a single pretentious bone between them 2 – truly gracious and funny Southern Belles!
And talent deep enough to ROCK the capacity crowd start to finish!
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Wrongo Mongo
Thursday, February 23rd, was National Chili Day.
Not a single mention of beans anywhere.
Your page was kind enough to provide chili recipes for National Chili Days and guess what. Go search for yourself. I did and there it was BEANS in a chili recipe.
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Well, another day has turned over. It was just too cool for me to get out and do anything, so I brewed up another big tub of cabbage soup. I’m still amazed because when I tell anyone about the ingredients, they are not impressed, and frankly, neither am I; but the end result is pretty tasty and filling – and it will scour your insides and break up any blockage or whatever. My brother says the cabbage has too much vitamin K and can cause blood clots, but I haven’t researched that angle yet.
I’ll be fixing up a pot of chili in the next couple of days, and I no longer put beans in there, but I would if I could. The instapot makes a fantastic pot of beans in a short period of time with no soaking required, but they are not on my keto diet list, so sorry, no beans. And anyone who would go to the trouble of fixing a pot of chili and then tossing a can of any kind of beans in there is just a low down skunk. If you’re going to do it with beans, they have to be self prepared beans. There also seems to be some confusion as to the difference between Mexican food and Spanish food. The Spaniards do not prepare and serve Mexican food, and the Mexicans not so much either. That’s why it’s called Tex-Mex.
OK, I’ll be checking out here shortly. You all have a good evening. More later.
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#55 SuperDave
Yes, this is Eagle project #2 for us.
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I’ll be fixing up a pot of chili in the next couple of days, and I no longer put beans in there, but I would if I could.
√√√. El Gordo in the BEANS CORNER
My personal view on this is that any beans should be cooked separately from the chili and served as a side.
Wagonburner still undecided.
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GJT says:
February 25, 2023 at 5:54 pmHow long has it been since you had a Goodson’s Cafe chicken fried steak? Well that’s too long.
Amen to Goodson’s. 🙂
When we moved to Tomball in 1993, Goodson’s was one of only a few good “Sit Down Restaurants” for miles around.
We were accustomed to eating out a lot and it was a big adjustment for the first couple of years and then Luby’s opened up!
Funny thing is, Mel’s and Goodson’s started in the same area and both are still in business. Luby’s boarded up building is still vacant.
My neighbor John moved when Chili’s opened up a little west of four corners. He said Tomball is getting too “Cityfied”.
Getting too Cityfied for me too. 🙁
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Getting Dark Thirdy up here on the hill so Nite all.
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I think this blog got co-opted by the food network.
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Dang.
unck flanked by two young gals.
guess it goes to show ya that oat sowing is a good thing at most any age as long as your geritol supply is stocked up.:) -
Slowly suitin up to head south for more new HEROs
Yall enJOY!
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Be safe Katfish!
Mornin’ Gang
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A little known fact……
After digging to a depth of 10 feet last year outside Buffalo, New York, scientists found traces of copper cable dating back 100 years.
They came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago
Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a Los Angeles, California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet somewhere just outside Oceanside. Shortly afterward, a story in the LA Times read, “California archaeologists, reporting a finding of 200 year old copper cable, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers.
One week later, a local newspaper in Montgomery, Alabama reported, “After digging 30 feet deep in his pasture near the community of Prattville, Alabama, Andrew Bullock, a heck of an engineer and a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Andrew has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Alabama had already gone wireless.
Just makes a person proud to live in Alabama!!! 😀
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Ha!
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With all the hair-pulling and hand-wringing over the USA and NATO driving China and Russia into each other’s loving arms this insight provides a little reality.
This was the warm-up act. The visit of Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, to Moscow this week was designed to set in train a fresh Chinese approach to bilateral ties almost a year after Russia ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
Although the headline quotes from Wang’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin played up promises to “deepen political mutual trust” and “strengthen strategic co-ordination”, Beijing’s real objectives are much more complex, according to Chinese official sources and commentators.
One of its main aims is to repair China’s badly damaged image in the west — particularly with leading trade partners in Europe — by showing its efforts to urge Moscow towards a political settlement of the war. It is also intent on letting western powers know that China stands firmly against the use of nuclear weapons by Russia.
“During an in-depth exchange of views on the Ukrainian issue with Putin, Wang appreciated Russia’s reaffirmation of its willingness to solve problems through dialogue and negotiations,” said China’s statement from the Putin-Wang meeting.“China will, as always, uphold an objective and fair stance and play a constructive role in the political settlement of the crisis,” it added.
The Chinese have waited for someone/somebodies to step up and negotiate a peaceful solution to the Ukraine/Russia war.
So have I. Donald Trump offered but there’s no way they’re going to let Trump do anything successfully. No one else has even offered so the Chinese finally have and I would have said it was a wise, strategic move if they did it 6 months ago. Now it looks so completely self-serving without the faintest gloss of good intentions, but it does require the Chicoms to appear to be neutral and pacifistic rather than Russia’s war partner.
The Chinese have infuriated everyone in the Eastern Pacific region, acted like Cosa Nostra loan shark enforcers to all the Third World nations they’ve funded and look like thug bullies with Taiwan. They scan the buffet of opportunities to polish their rotten reputation and all that’s left is a platter of peacemaker. Who knows how this will play out ?
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Morning gang. Pleasant temps have returned, and looking at 80 before the day is done, but the winds will almost match the temps. Everything that is not nailed down will blow away they are saying, with gusts exceeding 50 and sometimes 60 mph. Not sure that I’ll want to get out in that much, so if I decide to do something today I’d better get out early before it starts cranking up. You all have a good Sunday morning out there, and I’ll report back later as news develops.
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Hundreds of newspapers drop ‘Dilbert’ comic strip
Goodbye free speech. Been nice knowin ya.
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Abuck, if you got your ears on.
Re: Goodson’s Cafe
I’ve told this before but in the early 80’s I was a field mechanic on oilfield rigs. One day I got sent out to a drilling rig way out in the country near a place called Tomball, worked all night long and got finished a little after noon. I was in the Tool Pushers office getting my report signed and he told me go try this little cafe down the road called Goodson’s and get their chicken fried steak. That was at the original place, near Zion Rd(?), Grandma Goodson still ran the place and man what a find! It was probably bigger than I remember but seems like there was just one, maybe two tables and maybe a booth. Hasn’t been the same for very many years but it sure was good then.
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Turned on the TV and and the original Batman TV series (1966-68) was on. Frank Gorshin was the original Riddler. At one point, the Riddler dresses up as Charlie Chaplin to rob a bank.
The Riddler role earned Gorshin an Emmy nomination in 1966 (the only Batman actor to receive such recognition by the TV academy).
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Texas Tribune 2016
WINK — Sheriff George Keely’s truck bobbed as he cruised down a particularly warped and cracked stretch of county road.
“This is the road I don’t like to drive on if I don’t have to,” he said as brown-green West Texas scrubland reflected in the rearview mirror. The trip is riskier than he’d like.
But here was Keely — a few months away from retirement after more than 20 years as a Winkler County lawman, five of them as sheriff — again escorting a reporter and photographer across the unstable terrain toward theWink Sinks, the community’s chasms of fascination and fear.
The two gaping sinkholes, which sit between the small towns of Wink and Kermit atop the largely tapped out Hendrick oilfield, aren’t new. Wink Sink No. 1 — more than a football field across and 100 feet deep when it collapsed — turned 36 years old last month. Its more massive cousin to the south, Wink Sink No.2, swallowed a water well, pipelines and surrounding desert back in 2002.
Wink Sink No.2 is even larger and deeper than the original.
“We don’t lose sleep over it,” Keely said. “The catastrophic event I’m most concerned about is if Hillary Clinton becomes president.”So far, neither of the holes has threatened homes or businesses — just some oil and gas equipment and those curious stretches of road. Sink No. 2 is closest to either town, sitting about a mile northeast of the edge of Wink, population roughly 1,000 and the boyhood home of Roy Orbison, the soulful rock-and-roller.
Here is a Bureau of Economic Geology report from the University of Texas. Fascinating data and photos.
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#73 Squawk
Remember when Rush would put together montages of MSM reporters all saying the exact same thing? You can go DDG “Dilbert news” and it’s “racist tirade” over and over.
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73 SQK
Most of us around here should remember that Johnny Hart’s comic strip B.C. was pulled a number of times for “religious favoritism and overt proselytizing.”
”Late in the run of the strip, and following a renewal of Hart’s religious faith in 1984, B.C. increasingly incorporated religious, social, and political commentary, continuing until Hart’s death in 2007. References to Christianity, anachronistic given the strip’s supposed setting and the implications of its title, became increasingly frequent during Hart’s later years. In interviews, Hart referred to his strip as a “ministry” intended to mix religious themes with secular humor.[20] “ – Wiki
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“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” – Matthew 24:6
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Went out an opened up the greenhouse, watered everything, and so far so good as almost everything has germinated. The squash and melons have both begun to develop root systems and appear very healthy. I’d like to go ahead and put a few of them out, but it’s just too early, so I’ll hold out a little longer. I do believe that we are past our last serious freeze, but as we all know, these newly germinated plants are still very tender. I think the most impressive thing I will see out of this in the fairly near future is the bluebonnet crop, all of which is volunteer. The bluebonnet plants are all over the place, looking very healthy, and budding out in a few places. When the bluebonnets which are comingled with my dianthus start blooming all at the same time I think I’ll have a real colorful flower arrangement to enjoy. I did not expect the dianthus to survive the winter, but so far it has which is giving it a head start in to spring. Sadly, like a kid waiting on Christmas, about all I can do right now is sit around a hope for spring to hurry up and get here. The mesquites and the pecans are not blooming or putting on buds, so it’s not time quite yet.
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EG:When starting plants TW and I get them going in the shop and on nice days move them outside to get the fresh air, wind, and whatever to toughen them up. Being to protected can cause weak stems.
Just my two cents (Canadian), 1.4 US.
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My wife has gotten me drawn in on all this Murdaugh trial going on in S. Carolina, then we watched the Netflix documentary this weekend. What a bunch of little thug dictators this family has been for over a hundred years in that county. They ran everything, police, justice system. They were usually on both sides of any legal case and anyone in their way got beaten or disappeared. Like a mini Ozark series. Fortunately, looks like it’s all came unraveled.
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If you don’t remember her name in the morning, take her to Starbucks.
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Early bluebonnet sighting on the 71 loop around La Grange, Friday.
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GJT’s famous chorizo, potato and egg taquitos on the bar.
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GJT’s famous chorizo, potato and egg taquitos on the bar.
Dang that sounds better than my Salmon patties, yard eggs, grits and biscuits.
😉
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GJT SO since this this is brunch do you have Mimosa’s? 😀
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Sorry, only Modelo.
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From the Dilbert link:
“If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with White people – according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll – that’s a hate group,” Adams said Wednesday on his YouTube show “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.”
“I don’t want to have anything to do with them,” Adams added. “And I would say, based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to White people is to get the hell away from Black people, just get the f**k away … because there is no fixing this.”
Adams has since said on Twitter that he was only “advising people to avoid hate” and suggested that the cancellation of his cartoon signals that free speech in America is under assault.
AND YET it is perfectly fine to call ALL Trump supporters White Supremacist’s.
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We just had egg, beans, and cheese breakfast tacos. Apparently we were both really hungry and focused: 20 minutes from fridge to kitchen cleaned after eating.
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Here’s another aviation tragedy for Juan Browne to analyze.
They were headed to the Ohio metals plant disaster down the road from East Palestine.
The consultants worked for The Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH). According to The Daily Mail, CTEH “specializes in environmental data collection and incident management – especially in terms of industrial hygiene and toxicology.”
An investigation has been ordered. The area had high winds and thunderstorms around the time of the crash. The wind had gusts up to 40mph.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Jennifer Gabris said the preliminary report should arrive in two weeks.
The plane went down on Wednesday after taking off from Bill & Hillary Clinton Airport in Arkansas. Why couldn’t they have just waited for the storm to pass ?
Here is the Daily Mail link with more information.
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#82 – Last year I started my seeds indoors on the kitchen table and the did OK, but it does make a mess. And I did move them in and out weather permitting. This year I set my little greenhouse up on the south side of the house right against the brick wall, and my seeds have germinated very well using only a 60 watt incandescent bulb for extra heat on the cold nights and cooler days. As the temps get into the 60s and above, and the sunshine is bright out here 90% of the time, I just open the doors (actually flaps) and let the direct sun come right on in. The greenhouse has good a good job of keeping the warmth and humidity inside, and overall I’m pretty pleased with the way things have worked out with it. My squash and melons are ready to be planted in the ground, but I’m going to wait just a little longer – last freeze averages around the end of March out here. I’ve also got the problem of bluebonnets taking over my garden, and I don’t want to disturb them until the last minute if at all – I do like to harvest the seeds and try to get a patch going out back. Last year my mower happy neighbor got out and mowed all along the outside of the driveway and mowed all the bluebonnets down before they started blooming, so that was a set back.
Yes, I agree that trying to harden the little seedlings up before placing them into the unforgiving ground is a good thing to do. When I do get ready to plant, I can just take the greenhouse down and use that area for planting too. Looking at cherry tomatoes this year since that’s the only thing I’ve had any luck with since I moved out here. All the others grow, bloom, and look good but seem to never produce fruit. Cherry tomatoes produce all summer long it seems, so that’s what I’m looking for.
Wind is picking up out here, so I zipped everything up for the day. Don’t want wind burn either, and my little dinky greenhouse is also subject to being blown away if the winds get really strong.
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#92 – Juan reported on that accident a couple of days ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8m1ErIhqL8
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Speaking of chorizo, I just bought a package of Jack’s Gourmet Mexican Chorizo made with all beef and Kosher. I haven’t tried it. but his other products are very good. They are pricey so it’s a treat around here.
Every time I run to the store, the same products I regularly buy are going up 8, 10, 12% every other week or per month.
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Next day (yesterday) Juan reports on the MEDIVAC flight leaving Reno and going down near Stagecoach NV. Once again, why did they take off in these conditions to begin with? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwognXbUPE
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Last weekend I had one overstuffed, plastic bag of groceries and three bottles of cheap wine.
$79.00
*and none of it was expensive non-food items
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You’re right, Squawk, they keep coming back with more BS attempts.
In an analysis published earlier this month, President Joe Biden’s Energy Department acknowledged that roughly half of all gas stoves on the U.S. market today would not meet its proposed cooking appliance efficiency regulations, E&E News reported Friday. As a result, those stoves would not be eligible for purchase. Still, Energy Department spokesman Jeremy Ortiz dismissed concerns over the proposal, saying half the gas stove market “would remain if this standard is finalized as proposed.”
and,
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, for example, is arguing that the proposed rule would prohibit a much larger proportion of gas stoves from being sold. Association vice president Jill Notini pointed to a December Energy Department test of 21 gas stoves models—all but one of those models failed to meet the proposed rule’s efficiency standards, prompting charges that the rule would actually nullify 96 percent of the gas stove market.
“It’s like they’re in such a rush to regulate these products, and they’re trying to cover their tracks,” Notini told E&E. “But they’re doing an incredibly poor job of it. We’ve never seen this level of sloppy analysis from DOE before.” The Energy Department called Notini’s allegations “misleading.”
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Morning, chickadees! I am so pleased looking out at my lovely mowed front lawn. I’m surprised I don’t see neighbors out in the street, all gob-smacked and stunned to see that I finally got ‘er done.
I ended up too exhausted yesterday to follow up with the blower along the curb and the whole length of the driveway. I may do that today, and get all those sticks bagged up and in the trash bin.
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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”—George Orwell
The abolishing of history and the burning of books that hurt their feelings continues.
I expect soon the thoroughly brainwashedwoke will be rewriting rap lyrics that use the forbidden word.-Not. -
Never met anyone that read a James Bond book.
🙂
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Oh and I caught another little gray mouse in my trap — baited with cheese! — in the laundry room. Sometime, I need to get someone over here to find out where/how the mice are getting in. There’s so much cabling/piping/cordage behind the washer and dryer that I can’t see anything behind those big machines.
But for today, guess I should take the little prisoner over to my dump site and let him go.
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I’ve read all the Fleming Bond novels unck.
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103 Dr phil
I think I read one or two as a kid, but the movies were more fun.
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I can tell you mh that my feral cats prefer a nice juicy mouse over cat food every day. Best remedy to prevent them from getting inside seems to be steel wool shoved down into the connector holes where pipes and wires come through. Some might just say to get a cat, but I think you already have plenty of those.
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I think I read one or two as a kid, but the movies
were more funhad much better visual effects.Insert dreaded acronym here. 😀
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103 Dr phil
I think I read one or two as a kid, but the movies were more fun.
In reference to unck’s #101 did he know you when he was a kid?—lol!
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Once Sean Connery and Pussy Galore were gone, I didn’t mind waiting 15 years for the movies to show up on TV.
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Waited a long time for an opportunity to type those two words.
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HaHa! Now what? Lol
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I had to pay $1.79 for six eggs at Brookshire Bros., earlier.
I figured I better throw away the dozen I had with an October ‘22 date on them.
As much as I love ‘em, I just don’t eat as many eggs as the rest of youze guys around here. Because I don’t do breakfast.
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Breakfast for dinner?
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Shannon
Never met anyone that read a James Bond book.
Raises hand
Casino Royale, Dr No, Goldfinger, For your Eyes Only, Thunderball,
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Well, it was a complicated morning. I had the trap in my car, ready to run over to my dump site, when 2 Centerpoint trucks showed up. Last night, I got a bunch of emails telling me they’d get to my power outage as soon as they could — for 4 houses on my block. I didn’t have a power outage, so ignored.
So this morning, I was going to relocate Mousie, then get going on the driveway cleanup. 80YO next door came over when he saw the trucks. He might have been the only one with power outage, but the pole is in my back yard. I got the back gate opened so the workers could bring their tools in, then I headed out on my 5 minute critter chore. When I got back, my remote opener wasn’t working so I had to just park on the driveway. 80YO was enjoying chatting with the worker bee whose job was to stand on the ground in case anything went awry with the one who had climbed the pole. Whatever had fritzed out seemed to affect only 80YO, and they soon had the bad part replaced and the power back on.
So then I was able to use the blower and do as good a job as I could against a 15 mph wind on the driveway. Filled 2 enormous black plastic bags, which about filled the CoH wheeled trash can.
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Texpat
You’re right, Squawk, they keep coming back with more BS attempts.
It never goes away. I do not know how many times I have read some college professors obscure drivel only to find it debated years laer and worse yet federally enacted. (Not a swipe at you) And the reaction I get/got when I brought said professor up was a big ho-hum they always do that no one listens to them reactions. Yet here we are. **It never goes away.
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David & I were James Bond fans, read all the books, saw all the movies. The paperback books are still on the shelves upstairs.
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I just wanna repost this incase you missed it
I’ll be fixing up a pot of chili in the next couple of days, and I no longer put beans in there, but I would if I could.
√√√. El Gordo in the BEANS CORNER
My personal view on this is that any beans should be cooked separately from the chili and served as a side.
Wagonburner still undecided.
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I have read a few book series by different authors other genres but I cannot even come close to my bud who has read every Louis L’aMour novel ever written. 80 some odd books.
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Yanno, they’re mighty proud of these anti-fatigue kitchen floor mat/rug runners.
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British school boys try some American southern cooking for the first time.
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Texmo
Yes, I love breakfast for supper. Don’t do it very often, tho.
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120 Texmo
Pretty funny. I think the blond kid is headed for America. Somebody needs to tell him he needs to be south of the Mason/Dixon for good biscuits and sausage gravy.
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#120 TexMo
My wife has a great Elvis friend in the UK, they were just comparing biscuit notes last night. Just sent that over to her, they’ll get a hoot out of that.
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Biscuits are some (bad) version of cookies or crackers over there.
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Eating that biscuit, that one black dude said, “Americans are lucky.”
🙂 🙂 🙂
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But, I want to go on the record saying that I don’t want my biscuits to taste sweet, in any way. Nor should my cornbread have any added sugar.
That’s some kind of wholly unnecessary Deep South innovation.
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The one kid said something about sweetbread, he’s probably not ready to go there yet. 😀
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I want my cornbread very much on the dry side. With the perfect crunchy crust that only comes from a cast iron skillet.
If I wanted sweet cornbread with the texture of a moist cake, I would have asked for cornbread cake.
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Almost so dry that you almost have to have a bowl of chili to drown it in.
Or a whole stick of buttah.
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I want my cornbread very much on the dry side. With the perfect crunchy crust that only comes from a cast iron skillet.
With jalapeños if possible
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Shannon – I once asked my “favorite” aunt for her secret recipe for her perfect cornbread which was almost fluffy but crunchy on the outside – I fail miserably at describing it, aside from PERFECT. I won’t tell you that she said “corn-kits mix, add 1 Tbs of sugar” – but the real secret was to take the cast iron skillet, rub the inside with shortening/lard and put it in the oven while the oven is pre-heating.” When I poured the cornbread batter into the screaming hot skillet, it sizzled… and the bottom was delightfully crunchy – but not at all hard…. (Just in case you don’t already preheat your cast iron skillet)
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Reckon you could make me some biscuits?
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Yes, the oil on that cast iron skillet has to be smoking when you pour the batter in to bake your cornbread. BTW, did you know that you can eat cornbread with either chili or with beans, even if you keep them separate? Alas, the days of cornbread and beans are long gone for me now. As it currently stands, I’m having a strong internal struggle fighting off the urge for some Blue Bell which is on sale this week. But should I succumb to just one pint, another is sure to follow and so on – best to not ever have that first bite.
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#118 – who has read every Louis L’aMour novel ever written. 80 some odd books.
Me TOO! Every single one of ’em
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Katfish
He was like a little kid on Christmas when he knew one was going to be released. I guess if LL first printings is important he has got me all. I am not knocking you or him but man was he rabid. He reminded me of my Gpa and Gna watching their soaps when he was reading a book.
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84 timtom
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Sun is headed down now, but the wind is still blowing. And the wind warnings continue through 6AM tomorrow. I don’t mind subjecting my baby plants to a little wind every now and then, but this is savage and would break them right in half. The good news is that the greenhouse is still standing. I’ll have to go pick up trash in my yard tomorrow since all the trash in town seems to gravitate to my fence up here on top of this little hill.
So far I’ve fought off the ice cream monster, but he’s still out there planning his next move and hoping to catch me at a weak moment.
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GJT says:
February 26, 2023 at 8:20 am
Abuck, if you got your ears on.
Re: Goodson’s Cafe reply
Sorry for the late reply. I do a drive by a couple of times a day. But can’t keep up in a timely fashion.
You go back further than me and yes the original was off Zion. I believe it is an automotive repair shop now. You can still see the Original Goodson’s sign though.
If you haven’t been to Mel’s it’s worth the time and it is just down the street over the RR tracks.
Where Goodson’s is located now is the 3rd location.
A couple of more places in Tomball worth the stop below.
Pecos Grill was started by the son of Ted (owner of Rib Tickler). They have both sold out but Pecos is still pretty good if you are looking for a Steak. I will have admit Pecos as been kind of hit and miss lately with their AJ Foyt Ribeye. Had some tough one’s a time our two.
Acapulco Lindo’s off 249 and Decker Prarie out your way is good too. Be careful with their margaritas though. They are really strong!
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Abuck
I was just on a job back then, after that I couldn’t have told you where it was. Yes been to Mel’s many times as well as Rib Tickler and Pecos, been a very long time ago though. Friday night steak night was always pretty good until the last couple of times.
Ill have to try the others you mentioned.
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I think the “son of Ted” was Ted Johnson(?), he played for the New England Patriots when they played in the Super Bowl when it was here one year. Dad Ted catered BBQ in to the Patriot locker room.
If I’m remembering right, that was the “Wardrobe Malfunction” Super Bowl.
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My Lubbock Cuz has been posting videos of the sandstorms they are having, sky is just red. So glad our mama got us out of there.
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I took half a muscle relaxant AND an Aleve before going to mass, but I was once again in pain by the time mass was over. I even cheat on the kneeling, putting my butt on the pew and my knees on the kneeler. During the distribution of Communion I took a break and walked to the small hallway in the back before returning to finish mass.
I came home and laid down to rest the back before going out to the garden. Next thing I know, I’m out like a light. I know when I woke up this morning that I’d had a busy dreaming night. I remember waking up and as the dream faded, thinking to myself how “active” it was. Maybe that’s why I was so tired. So all I did was put my little rosemary plant into its planter.
I went to Kroger and they were still running their sale on beef roasts for $3.77/pound. I picked up some more and most of it is processing inside my canner as I type. By the time I finished cutting up the meat and loading the canner, I was to the point that I asked Hubby to reheat the leftover ribs and make a salad for me. He did.
So I’ve taken the other half of my MR pill and another Aleve. I try not to take a full MR pill during the day, unless I want to nap. Usually, the pills relax the muscles and the back pain recedes, but if I’m tired at all, they can sometimes lay me out.
So, just waiting for the beef to finish. I’ll unload the canner and then I think I’m off my feet for the day.
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Dan Gryder will be discussing the King Air crash referenced above at 8PM live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cfV6908fX4
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After mass, I waited for Elderly Gent, as usual. We usually visit for a few minutes after mass is over. I was sitting on one of the benches and my Latin Teacher, aka “Magister,” walked out of the church with his wife, aka “MW”. I enjoy visiting with both of them, but MW is even more of a talker than I am. I am quite conscious of my ability to take over a conversation and try to be cognizant of when it happens so I can shut up, but MW hasn’t reached that point of self-realization yet. Elderly Gent found me and sat down on the bench with us, with MW between us. He kept trying to talk to me but he had very hard time getting in a word edgewise. We kept looking at each other with patient exasperation. He finally managed to tell me that he’s decided to go to the earlier mass, so I probably won’t be able to see except for the rare occasion where we bump into each other between masses or when he attend the Latin mass.
I’m going to miss having him behind me during mass. He is such a dear, dear man. He lights up when he sees me, and vice versa. We are both fond of each other, always asking after each other’s well being. I’ve noticed he is considerably more wobbly these days, and I have some real concerns. His son has convinced him to move into a townhome where he won’t have to climb stairs, which I think is very wise. I’ve come to see our Sunday mass contact as my “proof of life” for him. Avoiding stairs at his advanced age is a very wise thing to do.
He got my contact information in between MW sentences, and called me this afternoon. We laughed at his difficulty in holding a conversation with me. “My mother used to tell me that some people were vaccinated with a phonograph needle,” he said, “and she was certainly one of those. She just couldn’t stop talking!”
He took a picture of us (Magister, MW, and myself) after mass, so he “could remember what we looked like”. That statement concerned me a bit.
I shall miss seeing Elderly Gent every week. He’s become a bigger part of my life than I ever planned.
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And Juan Browne at blancolirio has more on the MEDIVAC crash outside Reno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3tqZZlmkrc
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But, I want to go on the record saying that I don’t want my biscuits to taste sweet, in any way. Nor should my cornbread have any added sugar.
That’s some kind of wholly unnecessary Deep South innovation.
Nope, Never Nobody, but nobody in the south puts sugar in their cornbread.
Years ago we had a Boston Market on Bay Area and it had fine home cooked grub, EXCEPT for the cornbread with sugar in it.
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GJT says:
February 26, 2023 at 7:06 pm
I think the “son of Ted” was Ted Johnson(?), he played for the New England Patriots
Your memory is better than mine to remember Ted Johnson.
I knew his Dad and Mom pretty well and we frequented their place a lot. If you brought your Church Bulletin in with you on Sunday at lunch you got a free dessert.
Ted Sold his place and thought he would retire. The people that bought it sold it back to Ted about 2 years later and Ted ran it for another 5 years I believe? He sold it again but it is not the same!
I think Tomball has 5 BBQ places, but none like The Original Rib Tickler.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 🙂
Maybe we will discuss The Nook next time.
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