Calamity Kris

Must be from southern Germany or the state of Bavaria. That's where my relatives are from.........

Come on down this way and thaw out. At least we don't have fainting iguanas here...........

Glad to see you back, UB. Been a bit too quiet here without you. Hope you are well and all is good in your world.

I hope the events this image indicates didn't come to fruition. This the camera for the Mt. Wilson observatory in CA, outside of Pasadena. The picture was taken at 3:00 am yesterday.

I've been following him on IG for a while. Good dude.

IF you are so inclined, this month's Fire Department Coffee bundle supports the Orange County Fire Authority Benevolent Fund. Their coffee is really top notch and the FD Association they are featuring is close to my heart. More on the Benevolent Fund. This notice is for information only. I am not intending to solicit in any way.

We have friends and family not too far from the fires. We're keeping in close touch with them. Prayers they won't need to evacuate.

Thanks for the tip. My glass cook top has one burner that suddenly decided to become insanely hot. It never used to do that. I will have to see if the repair guy can come out and look at it.....

A fun little ditty.

Port St. Lucie is fairly close to where I live. We'll have to see if we can catch a Cards pre-season game this year.

I like them quite a bit. They also work well as poultry sheers, AS LONG AS I CAN KEEP UNO FROM CUTTING PACKAGING WITH THEM........

Mine do. Only a couple of years old. https://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-Pull-Apart-Kitchen-Shears-5558-1/dp/B00K8503NQ?pd_rd_w=OqefH&content-id=amzn1.sym.ea1d9533-fbb7-4608-bb6f-bfdceb6f6336&pf_rd_p=ea1d9533-fbb7-4608-bb6f-bfdceb6f6336&pf_rd_r=HESFET9Y858324H69HZZ&pd_rd_wg=HaARn&pd_rd_r=76c92dd0-ac5f-4717-805b-519c1fb2c468&ref_=sspa_dk_detail_1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

Yes, even we're expecting temperatures to be at or below freezing here. Rumor is the iguana's will die before falling out of the trees................Watch out Miami..........

When I moved to St. Louis by myself in 2013, I knew I was going to get my CCW and a pistol for my protection. I lived in a marginal area and wanted to make sure I could handle my own. I won't bore you with morons who tried to sell me a gun so big and heavy you couldn't conceal it in a duffel bag, or the clowns that treated me like I was inexperienced and had no idea how to shoot or what I needed. Let it suffice to say I finally found a gun shop that listened to me and treated me with politeness and respect. I purchased a couple of handguns from them for that very reason.

Additionally, those riding outfits are made of POLYESTER, aka petroleum. They may be vegan and rainbow, but they missed the trifecta.

All the time. It rains A LOT here in Florida. The walk between my office and my car is great, close to a quarter mile. If I tried the hat or hood method, I would be soaked by the time I got to my car.

I've said this before, we love our Sheriff Ivey!!! (He was just re-elected in a land-slide victory........again!!!) I remember trying to come home while that was in progress. I-95, which was less than a quarter mile from the scene, was closed for a period because of the incident. He has a VERY loyal following here. Uno and I marched in an anti-covid march with him and some of his deputies. You could see the respect and admiration his officers have for him.

Not to hijack this thread but it reminds me the cabinet company that installed the laundry room cabinets in our St Louis house. The person who specked the job incorrectly measured the depth the cabinets could be and still clear the light in the center of the room. The installer installed them as specked. When I tried to open the doors, they were too close to the light and wouldn't open all the way. The owner of the company told the installer to cut the top two inches off the doors so they would clear the light!!!!! I said no way!!! I ended up hiring some electricians to move the light fixture so the doors would clear. The cabinet company paid half for that effort.

Why thank you for remembering.

I haven't seen them in many years myself. I would like to see them come back. I think with the way things have declined, especially in urban and suburban areas, it has become a safety issue. That is really too bad.

Ariat makes shoes like these. They have very good arch support and are very cushioned which should help your knees.

We played a team building game at our office "Year End Celebration". You rolled a pair of die much like these and did whatever popped up. One of the prompts is to recite all of Santa's Reindeer. I did and used "Donder" as one of the names. Several of my co-workers corrected me and called it "Donner". I explained that I'm European and we call him "Donder". I didn't want to get into a protracted debate with them about it.........

We always went to Uno's parents house for a big family Christmas. Everyone was there...... We are both java fiends. I received a bean grinder and super duper coffee maker one year for Christmas. His sister and sisters-in-law were aghast that he bought that for me. They were even more surprised that I loved it. I didn't view it as an appliance as much as a useful item we both liked.

I would also try to get every last bit. That being said, for the sake of expediency, they left that part out of the video. I've seen enough internet cooking videos where if the cook takes too long to make the thing, I'll move on to something else.

We aren't traveling to see the families this year, so it will be just us. Uno put the tree up yesterday, although we aren't likely to decorate it. Too much work. We have a neighbor who won't be going to see their families either so he invited us out to a Japanese restaurant for Christmas dinner, then drinks at their place after. We have some small presents planned for each other, mostly necessary items. That's about it. Simple and low stress. Right now, that's a good thing.