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A lot of people will say that John Prine couldn’t sing, but the voice and style fit the music! That same thing goes for Dylan, Nelson, definitely Zevon, and Leon Russell.

I have a big microwave oven. I use a large flat, oval shaped plate that holds eight slices of thick cut bacon. I sometimes do a dozen slices and spread them after they shrink. One of the local groceries slices their own bacon. I don’t know where they get it, but it’s really meaty and beautifully smoked. It’s absolutely beyond comparison with respect to brand name prepackaged bacon. I put a plate of bacon in the microwave for ten minutes and it cooks in its own grease. At the buzzer, I check it and usually finish it with another minute or two. I like my bacon cooked about the consistency of good moist beef jerky where it’ll break if you fold it but it still has a nice chew to it. I collect the grease and bacon residue in a container to use in other recipes. It’s fabulous when used in recipes where butter is called for like biscuits and in sautéeing onions and mushrooms!

Square grapes and football bats?? 🙄

Harrumph!!

Winchester 231 Clean Shot HP38 Solo 1000 All of these are from scarce to unavailable lately except Clean Shot. Scarlett has had that recently. I noticed that 231 is available at Midsouth Shooter’s Supply.

Number one question at the track: “Where’s your Jag?” Number one answer to this question: “In the shop!”

Like I said, there are many “nicknames” that were, (and some are still) derogatory or demeaning! Those who were called such names and overcame the stigma mostly kept the diminutive as a badge of honor!! My paternal grandparents were both German immigrants. They and their children were called Krauts and Gerries for the better part of the early twentieth century! I wear the Kraut label with pride! I take it to mean that, by birth, I’m naturally gifted with excellent mechanical skills and attention to detail! It ain’t necessarily so. It’s probably NOT as hereditary as some would have you believe, but I know four generations of my family have exhibited those traits. While my dad was harassed and treated badly in school, my grandfather was working on the Manhattan Project! SO!! Like the line in the old western goes when one guy calls another a less than complementary name, “YA BETTER SMILE WHEN YOU SAY THAT!”

“Somebody’s gotta go back an’ git a sh!tload of dimes!”

It WAS worth it!!

Sunset. Somewhere out west on our road trip.

In more ways than one!!

I often let my mind wander. Sometimes, it stays gone for days!! 🥴

I want to see the entire series on the big screen!! I watched the first episode again on a big screen TV, (85 inches with surround sound) and it doesn’t come CLOSE to the theater experience!!

Sponsors are helpful!!

Burnt Britches!!

When I was a kid in grade school there was much discussion, debate, and disagreement as to whether or not Greenland was a continent. That it is not considered a continent is a matter of political agreement for the most part since there is no consensus on what, in fact, are the parameters that define continent. I recall some geography teachers saying that Greenland really was, or should be considered, a continent. By some accounts, it’s not a continent because it isn’t big enough. By others, it’s because it is too near other larger land masses. These are incongruous when you take into account that Europe and Asia are separated only by national borders and international agreements. It’s one land mass! The Americas are considered two separate continents even though they ARE connected by the isthmus of Panama. It IS, in fact one land mass. For that matter, if not for the man made Suez Canal, it would be possible to walk from the west coast or the southern tip of Africa to the Pacific Ocean shore in Russia or China without the use of a boat or a bridge!! The Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and other bodies of water are really just large bays, sounds, or inlets!! But according to Google, Greenland was never officially recognized as a continent.

Looks like they needed riot control!! DUMBASSERY!!!

Gorilla Glue!!

You do and I’ll light it!!

The movie IS long. There are several subplots with intricate individual storylines. Some were already beginning to intertwine. Casting was excellent as was costuming and the scenery was spectacular in places. It is NOT a movie for folks with a short attention span. You have to pay attention to the characters and the subtleties of their interactions. I really enjoyed it. In structure, it was a lot like Lord of the Rings, moving between the subplots randomly to keep all the pieces and parts in time with each other.

Go to the “SEARCH” feature and type in “Kevin Costner’s Horizon” That should bring up the archived thread. That thread began on July 4th and was opened by Nimble Fingers

No longer! It’s just a big island.

Not that one!!

Clearing the Room!

It’s only a bad thing amongst the sore losers that are all butthurt over the election results. Nothing offensive, risqué, or dirty about it.