Calamity Kris

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.

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.

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.

Uno reminded me of a couple of outstanding concerts we attended. Unfortunately, we saw both of these artists shortly before they passed. Ray Charles at the Hollywood bowl. Absolutely wonderful show. B.B. King at the Pacific Ampitheater. His connection with the audience was unbelievable.

I'm gonna catch flack for this but Frankie Valli. We saw him perform for a charity event we attended when we lived in SoCal. He spent 90% of his performance with his back to the audience, swaying around in his Rat Pack leather jacket. Best Performance: Pink Floyd at the Rose Bowl on their Division Bell tour.

Yes. The vet and vet tech checked her several times for bite marks but couldn't find any. We are keeping a close eye on her just the same.

Let me be the one to call bogus on this. The "officer" utters one sentence that tells me it's all bogus..........