The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Ahhh, the simple comforts of life.]

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From long time reader and commenter, Bidens Dog. The power of coffee!!!!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers.
3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months.
3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Daniel survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with.
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.
4/25 Update – Mr. Jordan61 is making slow but steady progress. He can get up and walk for short periods of time, and can sit in the living room for an hour or so per day. He is halfway through the IV antibiotics, with 3 weeks to go. A physical therapist will be coming to help him build strength and learn how to move without aggravating his back injury. Thank you all for the prayers!
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/24 Update – Teresa in Fort Worth provided an update: The pump that was put in to battle cancer in December can only be used for 6 months. After that, it starts to damage the liver. So she may have to go back onto the medication that made her lose her hair and messed up her vision and nails, and then return to this medication after a break. This is not good news, since this new medication is working so well. But for now, she is doing well and is incredibly grateful for the time that she has been given so far.
4/11 – Eromero craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.
4/25 Update – Mrs. E. reports that she feels fine. Praise be to God that she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Thank you for all the past and continued prayers.
4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.
4/29 Update Captain Whitebread’s son posted that Captain Whitebread had several more infections and passed away on 4/29.
4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job.
4/18 – fd posted that MIL went into the hospital with multiple issues. Then Dad went in. MIL is still there, and Dad is out. Both will be okay – as well as can be expected for 87 and 89 year olds. Also GSD Bruno started chemo for lymphoma and is responding well. Prayers from the Horde have helped.
5/2 Update – MIL and dad are back home. Bruno seems to be doing well. Thank you all, sincerely, for your thoughts and prayers.
4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree.
4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
5/2 Update – The gout has cleared and the infection in the lower back is healing.
4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken.
4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious.
4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy.
5/2 Update – Mary’s breathing is improving, and they are weaning her off assisted breathing. She is now off the ventilator for 12 hours a day, and they are aiming for 14 hours soon. Many thanks to all of the Moron Horde for the prayers.
4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships.
4/24 – Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s father (Cory), who needs prayers for strength and peace as he is going through some troubled times.
4/27 – Matthew Kant Cipher sent his thanks to those who prayed for his friend Layne (who is also his son’s FIL). The Horde may recall that in August, Layne was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He has since undergone courses of chemo, immunotherapy, and radiation. His latest scans came back clean. The cancer is in remission; praise be to God! Prayers are also humbly requested for Mrs. MKC, who is dealing with a new flare-up of a GI condition that had been leaving her alone until a recent procedure re-aggravated it. It is very frustrating/discouraging as she waits to see a new GI doctor.
4/25 – Retired Buckeye Cop asked that we would continue to lift his 16 year old grandson (LH) up in prayers, as LH continues to consider the call to priesthood in the Catholic Church. LH recently went to a meeting with a group of young men who are considering the priesthood.
4/25 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for “I”, who Fenelon visited and anointed with oil, and prayed for healing of her health concerns.
5/2 – neverenoughcaffiene requested prayers for parishioners at her church, who lost their newborn daughter, Astrid.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 08:08 AM (HdYcL)

2 Morning again, coffee people!

I've had my morning black juice. Time for a shave and shower.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:09 AM (wzUl9)

3 Beautiful pic, Biden's Dog ! I approve!

Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GD0B3)

4 Good morning Horde. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need. Hope you are feeling better given this rather eventful week.
Thx MisHum, hopefully I will get out of rehab this week. Thx to all for your prayers and well wishes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)

5 called a pour over , very potent ! If you need a pick me up, that would do it.

Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (GD0B3)

6 Someone who knew him here will have to submit for Captain Whitebread.

Thank you Mis. Hum. And Annie's Stew.

Separately, I JUST PERFORMED SURGERY ON MY FRIENDS' CAT SNOWFLAKE!

Not surgery, but she DID have a huge matted clump of fur I've been trying to get out slowly for a month. I got rid of the rest. This was the worst but she let me cut it this morning.

BEFORE COFFEE!
Brave , trusting cat.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)

7 Good morning Mis Hum and horde

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Good morning dear morons and thanks to annie and mh and the horde for praying
{grammie}
Hiya JT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:13 AM (2icm1)

9 Mornin' Horde. Coffee's on and prayers ascending...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 08:13 AM (nbLIj)

10 Don't be a drip. Come join the coffee thread!

Posted by: Beaner and Cecil at May 09, 2026 08:15 AM (oftw2)

11 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at May 09, 2026 08:17 AM (oftw2)

12 mornin yall. I'm back at my parents place again, Dad went to the hospital last night. He said he felt terrible starting Thursday. We sat in the emergency room for a couple of hours and then he said he was feeling better and wanted to go home, which we did. We'll see how it goes today.

Bruno and MIL are fine for now. I think they can be removed from the list to make room for those who really need the prayers right now. Thank you everyone.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:17 AM (rOw3+)

13 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

14 Good morning, MisHum and Horde. Prayers for those who need them, and wet willies and Indian rope burns for those who deserve them.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (kpS4V)

15 Dang. Sorry everyone.

Vnom had an update. I saw news of his passing last week and expected it near the end.

I'm sorry but I'm glad it's here.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (Sco7b)

16 In my defense, I just started the coffee....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:19 AM (Sco7b)

17 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (ZOv7s)

18 Yonder Horde

I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)

19 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
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I use heavy whipping cream. Whip it good!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (ZOv7s)

20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (rOw3+)

21 It just tastes butter.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (2Ez/1)

22 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers for all on the list, and the rest of you as well.

Hiya, JT!

Praying that grammie winger is maintaining, and Mr. Jordan61, and all the others with serious illnesses.

And prayers that good gains the upper hand over evil in the world. Lord, help us to put the devil back down in the hole.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:22 AM (h7ZuX)

23
Stand up for Islam (and get your head lopped off with a sword)!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 09, 2026 08:22 AM (xG4kz)

24 I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
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Try some peroxide and a little warm water to irrigate it.

Then slap hot iron on it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)

25 20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd

Oh my, I feel for you. This cannot stand!

Posted by: Would Kill Me, I Reckon at May 09, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)

26 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (rOw3+)
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Why bother? I'd just as soon drink a Coke.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:24 AM (ZOv7s)

27 BEFORE COFFEE!
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)

Good job, Dr. Stateless. I'm sure kitty is glad to have that out of her fur.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (h7ZuX)

28 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"

Pity me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)

29 28 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"

Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

More like Depresso, am I right?

Posted by: Ersatz, Phony, Phraudulent at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)

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24 I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)

I remember a story about the original Richard Burton, the 19th century African explorer. While in the jungle some parasite attached itself and he had to feel the larvae in his inner ear for a year or more before he found a doctor who could rid him of them.

That story always made me want to scream!

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (25Mwa)

31 20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd

28 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)

May the Lord carry both of you through this morning.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (h7ZuX)

32 20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd
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BOOKMAN: You got any coffee?
JERRY: Coffee?
BOOKMAN: Yeah. Coffee.
JERRY: No, I don't drink coffee.
BOOKMAN: Yeah, you don't drink coffee? How about instant coffee?
JERRY: No, I don't have--
BOOKMAN: You don't have any instant coffee?
JERRY: Well, I don't normally--
BOOKMAN: Who doesn't have instant coffee?
JERRY: I don't.
BOOKMAN: You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you
forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts
forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.
JERRY: Really? I'll have to remember that.

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

33 I was given some hot brown water that smells vaguely like coffee. It teases me.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:28 AM (rOw3+)

34 I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer

Ughh. Have you done the worst thing you could ever do and see what the internet says about this. Temporary, etc? Tips?

I say searching online is the worst thing ever because everything seems to lead to a terminal diagnosis and you have only hours to live....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:28 AM (Sco7b)

35 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"

Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)
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That right there is some quality penance.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:28 AM (ZOv7s)

36 I though this was such a nice story about a retired
man who had volunteered at a NICU and hugged and talked to the infants:

https://tinyurl.com/22wekk8w

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 08:29 AM (6UQAR)

37
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 09, 2026 08:29 AM (8iYDv)

38 I'm quite content sitting here with my coffee, watching RAV and commenting on this smart military blog. Pretty sure I'm having a better time than Spambergler and Louise Lucas this AM.

Posted by: Observer of the Passing Scene at May 09, 2026 08:30 AM (oftw2)

39 Had a two-hour phone call recently with my friend Bill, who lost his girlfriend last year and is taking care of his 91 year old mom. He took early retirement to accommodate his caretaking role and is accepting this new life with grace. The one comfort he has is the cat that he and his girlfriend took in a couple of years ago. Prayers for continued strength for him and all caregivers..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 08:30 AM (nbLIj)

40 Have you tried Wilkins' Instant Coffee?

Posted by: Armed Kermit at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (sDWtc)

41 Wonders what RAV stands for...

Posted by: But doesn't really care at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

42 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)

43 Toldya.

Posted by: Fox Mulder at May 09, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

44 Good morning, MisHum and Horde. Prayers for those who need them, and wet willies and Indian rope burns for those who deserve them.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (kpS4V)

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Of course, it's the one week where MisHum didn't post any rules...... I'm doomed!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 08:32 AM (kOluj)

45 Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 08:33 AM (77rzZ)

46 For my sins, I had to go and do the plate transfer in person at the local Secretary of State office. Our corrupt SoS clearly focuses more on rigging elections than customer service because the model she uses is that you have to go online to get an appointment - you can't just come in and get in line, which has been an option for all of eternity.

Basically, yet another example of how White Dem Women hate poor people.

Anyhow, I did have an appointment, and as I watched the idle state employees chat among themselves rather than help anyone, I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo. OF COURSE that was the one I had to go to. He was reasonably efficient, and when I found (to no great surprise) that the online instructions were flawed, he said I could just come back after retrieving necessary documents. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:33 AM (ZOv7s)

47 (cont) My house is quite close, only a few minutes away, and I tore into piles of useless paper where the proof of insurance should have been but wasn't. I went online and printed off new copies.

Driving back and filled with wrath, I calmed myself by saying a decade of Hail Marys and the prayers given above. By the time I reached the office I had come to realize that the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt, and that if anyone deserved to go to hell, it was the people who did that to him.

Matters were satisfactorily concluded, and upon returning home, I fulfilled the sidequest of going through all the papers that had piled up over a couple of years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)

48 I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo.

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🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:37 AM (GD0B3)

49 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
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I have zero interest in the topic, but I do think it interesting that spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.

No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:41 AM (ZOv7s)

50 Also: The Soviets used UFOs to convince Americans to spy on their government and publish the results. This is known.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:42 AM (ZOv7s)

51 A statement from Frontier Airlines last night:

'As flight 4345 was departing this evening from Denver International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, the aircraft reportedly struck a pedestrian on the runway during takeoff.'

According to reports, the person struck was at least partially ingested into one of the engines which, in turn, caused a fire leading to smoke inside the aircraft.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 08:43 AM (J4Dwc)

52 As plans are now, going out with my sister tonight, then tomorrow she is bringing supper to my parents.
Rain this evening is worse part

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 08:44 AM (Ia/+0)

53 Mornin' Horde. Won't go into my situation. Perhaps I'm going through extended penance for the sins of my foolish youth; I don't know.

Just wish it would end, one way or another.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 09, 2026 08:45 AM (FIwBs)

54 51 Wow, that’s awful.

Stay off of runways, people!

Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 08:45 AM (77rzZ)

55 the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt, and that if anyone deserved to go to hell, it was the people who did that to him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)

This is so true.

I have compassion for the trannies, which is not the same as acceptance and celebration.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:46 AM (h7ZuX)

56 Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?

Posted by: dantesed at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (Oy/m2)

57 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)

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If there weren't UFOs they wouldn't have files on them.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (2icm1)

58 May the peace of THE LORD be with you all

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)

59 Good Morning

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 08:48 AM (QovLg)

60 58 May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)

And with you!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:48 AM (h7ZuX)

61 May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
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And with your spirit.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:49 AM (ZOv7s)

62 * I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo.*

"I had come to realize that the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt..."
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Had a similar experience recently when I looked into getting something custom framed at a frame shop inside the big arts and crafts store which shall remain nameless.

I had to force myself to get over the initial wave of revulsion and focus on the subject at hand. And to be fair, the person, who is a he, despite whatever delusions are at play, was extremely professional and very creative regarding choice of frames and mats and the like. The final version he came up with was impressive.
I just had to set aside my bias and desire to go to another store.
Pity, not contempt.
By the way, I didn't get the framing done. Much too expensive for my budget.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)

63 No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)

Hot iron!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:50 AM (iERP6)

64 >>Stay off of runways, people!

At the very least, only walk on active runways during daylight hours so pilots can see and avoid you.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 08:51 AM (J4Dwc)

65 "Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?
Posted by: dantesed"

What a dummy. You are supposed to run on the runway.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:52 AM (rOw3+)

66 Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?
Posted by: dantesed at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (Oy/m2)
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Major flight line violation there. One of the rites of passage in Air Force public affairs is the first time you are thrown to the tarmac at gunpoint by the SPs because you violated flight line rules.

There are some variations. My major at the 127th got an M-60s trained on her in Kosovo. In my case, I was in a parking lot adjacent to the runway (so on the correct side of the line) taking photos of a memorial flight from the top of an ammo cart, but they rolled up on me and held me at gunpoint just the same. Naturally when they called Wing HQ they said they didn't know who I was and I should be detained.

The unit called back before I got cuffed. Oh how everyone (but me) laughed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (ZOv7s)

67 65 "Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?
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Ahem.

Posted by: Every US Navy aircraft carrier ever at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)

68 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)

I'm pretty certain the 1958 documentary Plan 9 had all the necessary proof of actual flying saucers. See here:
https://youtu.be/3Xh0ecjxu_E

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (wVcYX)

69 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)

Of course they exist. The question is: Where are they from?

Another civilization, or some source on earth?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)

70 Good job, Dr. Stateless. I'm sure kitty is glad to have that out of her fur.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (h7ZuX)

Thank you. Her and the dog are sleeping upstairs now. I have very long grass to cut but I don't want to wake them yet. Ralphy has just risen!

I hope all of you are managing with sub-par coffee.

AH - what a story. Gratefully I'm not to the point where I'm wondering if 'she's' single.

Joe Kidd - bless your friend, his Mother, the cat and all caregivers here past and present.

Yardwork awakes.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:56 AM (Sco7b)

71 Ahem.
Posted by: Every US Navy aircraft carrier ever at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)
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Right, but that's a restricted area. There are things called flight line badges, and one has to be trained and checked out, and if you look at the runways and aprons, those strange marks tell you where you can and can't go.

I actually did the online certification for runway driving and kept it current for much of my career, even though it rarely mattered. At one point I was going to retrain into airfield ops, but it requires full color vision and I'm partially colorblind (I'm one of those guys who mixes up black and dark blue).

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

72 Actually I'm awaiting. I never sleep.

Posted by: Yardwork at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

73
1 1
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Congratulation on being eleventh!

Posted by: Congress Critter Ilhan Omar at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (QVmho)

74 Gotta love British humor! In desperate attempt to cling to power, Keir Starmer brings in a fresh new face to no 10 - Gordon Brown! 🤣🤣🤣

The response is priceless , "Labour MPs and ministers blasted the appointments as 'pure gimmick' and 'nonsense' that suggests Sir Keir doesn't 'grasp the scale of the challenge'.

One senior backbencher said: 'It’s nuts. But more importantly, it’s ineffectual.'

A cabinet minister joked to the Mail: 'I'm waiting for the ghost of Barbara Castle (1910-2002) to appear on the steps of No.10.'

A second scathingly reacted: 'It doesn't exactly scream THE FUTURE does it?' "

🤡🤡🤡

Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

75 Morning, Horde...how goes it?

Windows has decided that my desktop wallpaper today shall be a moose.

I get the feeling he wants to tell me something...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (gnNyN)

76 58 May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)

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and also with you! *tips cap*

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (kOluj)

77 If our government published something, I just proceed from the assumption that it's bullshit. UFOs or anything else.

Only because it always turns out to be bullshit, though.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 08:59 AM (BI5O2)

78 If you need a real pick-me-up, a mug full of Turkish coffee will take care of that, and you will have a mouthful of fine ground coffee grounds to chew on afterwards.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 09, 2026 08:59 AM (0U5gm)

79 Actually I'm awaiting. I never sleep.

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I fell that way in the height summer, but in spring and fall, I love it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (BI5O2)

80 Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)

'Ancient Aliens' had an episode.

How about time travellers? Given interstellar distances, I kind of liked that theory.

And how bad is your day going if you manage to travel insane number of light years, overcoming issues with gravity, inertia, radiation and so many other things only to crash in NEW MEXICO?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Sco7b)

81 I begged her to at least pick up some Folger's Crystals, but no.

Also she won't buy paper towels or tissues. The answer to the next question ks "yes"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (2icm1)

82 The park is closed today.

Posted by: Your Windows Moose desktop wallpaper at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

83 spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!

Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)

84 Time travel is impossible !

Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (GD0B3)

85
Off Learing Center Fraudster soc

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (QVmho)

86 I begged her to at least pick up some Folger's Crystals, but no.

Also she won't buy paper towels or tissues. The answer to the next question ks "yes

==

When you leave take something from her place - for making you , the guest , suffer!

Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)

87 Mornin' Horde. Won't go into my situation. Perhaps I'm going through extended penance for the sins of my foolish youth; I don't know.

Just wish it would end, one way or another.

Posted by: Brother Tim

Sounds familiar.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (0U5gm)

88 The 8 point star UFO is freaking me out

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)

89 And how bad is your day going if you manage to travel insane number of light years, overcoming issues with gravity, inertia, radiation and so many other things only to crash in NEW MEXICO?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Sco7b)
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This proves that the aliens are all women. They can cover absurdly long distances, operate technology beyond our understanding, but still can't park worth a damn.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)

90 Stay off of runways, people!

At the very least, only walk on active runways during daylight hours so pilots can see and avoid you.
Posted by: one hour sober

At least the ones not drunk.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 09:04 AM (QovLg)

91 How is it that they know how to design an interstellar space craft, and they know how to build an interstellar space craft, and they know how to fly an interstellar space craft, but they don't know how to LAND an interstellar space craft?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)

92 Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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This has been done. Angels (and therefore fallen angels as well) have a variety of shapes that are not at all human. They look...well...alien.

The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra is a good place to start for those who are interested.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)

93 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)

Of course they exist. The question is: Where are they from?

Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)
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Another interplanetary civilization? Einstein called and wants to know details on how this whole travel through the folds of time thing works.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (YdWlB)

94 Maybe there are no aliens. Maybe they're among us and running everything. Whatever the truth is, you won't be getting it from the US federal government. Just bullshit.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)

95 I think many of the videos purporting to show UFO's are actually drones.

Drones, as we know them today, are pretty sophisticated and ubiquitous. In the 50's and 60's not so much. But I'm pretty sure they existed. And the image tech at the time wasn't great. So... how to explain what was captured on film? Especially if (at the time) the drone technology was top secret.

And why are so few videos and photos in color?

Still, I'd like to believe...

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (jehhT)

96 Nice pic up top. Very calming

Posted by: 496 at May 09, 2026 09:07 AM (MxCkF)

97 Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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The problem you face is some portion of the population will want to protect the demons as endangered, and others will celebrate them even unto voting them into office or worshiping them. That'll get in the way of objective science.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:08 AM (zyFko)

98 https://www.war.gov/UFO/ftag/MSF0951a18/

master site of UFO files

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

99 *Einstein called and wants to know details on how this whole travel through the folds of time thing works.*
+++++++

Did he happen to mention where he was calling from?

Posted by: Just curious at May 09, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

100 I also think the missile bounce video is freaky.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:09 AM (/+uur)

101 When you leave take something from her place - for making you , the guest , suffer!
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)
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Nah next time I'll remember to pack some kleenex

She is such a hippie.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 09:11 AM (2icm1)

102 How is it that they know how to design an interstellar space craft, and they know how to build an interstellar space craft, and they know how to fly an interstellar space craft, but they don't know how to LAND an interstellar space craft?
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)

Islam.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 09, 2026 09:11 AM (g8Ew8)

103 Maybe there are no aliens. Maybe they're among us and running everything.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)
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Maybe there are no aliens, maybe there are. It matters not, because if there are other civilizations they exist so greatly far away no one will ever meet them and they will not meet us. For all intents and purposes, in this case, the two ideas (that alien civilizations exist and that they do not exist) are exactly the same. Equal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:12 AM (zyFko)

104
I think many of the videos purporting to show UFO's are actually drones.

Drones, as we know them today, are pretty sophisticated and ubiquitous. In the 50's and 60's not so much. But I'm pretty sure they existed. And the image tech at the time wasn't great. So... how to explain what was captured on film? Especially if (at the time) the drone technology was top secret.
And why are so few videos and photos in color?
Still, I'd like to believe...
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer

We had VERY good drone and remote control technology in the 50s. The B-29 Superfortress was used as a target for Nike Hercules missile systems during training exercises, allowing missile crews to practice tracking and intercepting high-altitude bombers. The Nike Hercules was designed to engage such aircraft, demonstrating its capabilities in air defense scenarios.

Looking for a video of one to link.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:13 AM (QVmho)

105 Models walk on runways and catwalks all the time and mostly don't get sucked into jet engines.

Posted by: Strike a Pose! at May 09, 2026 09:13 AM (oftw2)

106 Colorado gray wolf reintroduction update:

CPW Annual Report
https://is.gd/34oG7H

Lots of euphemistic language, but a useful report. Things of note:

- US Fish & Wildlife put the kibosh on CPW plans to import 10-15 additional wolves this past winter, which coupled with substantial mortality among the existing packs puts the sustainability of the project in danger.

-There were 10 known wolf deaths during the 12 month period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 with an interesting mix of causes as follows:

-2 shot & killed legally after crossing into Wyoming
-1 euthanized after bing caught in a legal coyote trap
-1 killed by a mountain lion
-1 killed by an automobile strike
-1 killed by CPW after attacking livestock
-1 died during capture by CPW for tracking collar maintenance
-3 cases still under investigation.

10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.

Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:14 AM (I0N4X)

107 10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon

There's a reason they were extirpated. My Pop claims the last grey wolf in Missouri was killed in Cass County after a successful drive.

Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 09:15 AM (q6tQZ)

108 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God shower His mercy and grace on all of His children this day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (vrNzf)

109 Seems appropriate for this thread to point out that whenever an angel appears in a biblical account the first thing communicated is "Chill. Don't be scared."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

110 Speaking of alien civilizations, Trump trying to make a deal with the crazy mullahcracy in Iran reminds me of the old show 'Battlestar Gallactica", where the humans try to make peace with the Cylons right up until the massive nuclear attack on the home worlds happens.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (zyFko)

111 10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon

Ain't that good news?

Posted by: Sam Cooke at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (oftw2)

112 ...should've said my Pop "claimed". Been dead 17 years now.

Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 09:18 AM (q6tQZ)

113
Here's the B-29 as a target for Nike Hercules video. When I watched it the first time, it was still classified.

Damn, I'm old.

https://youtu.be/D_tSIlMdZok

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:19 AM (QVmho)

114 Seems appropriate for this thread to point out that whenever an angel appears in a biblical account the first thing communicated is "Chill. Don't be scared."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Yeah, they aren't adorable chubby little children with cute wings.

Some of them are wheels of fire. Note that one of the visions of Frodo is that instead of a ring, he has a wheel of fire at his breast. Since the One Ring is infused with most of Sauron's power, that it what it would look like to other spirits. So much going on in that book.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)

115 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

St. Gregory of Nazianzen, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, pray for us.

*****

I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:20 AM (ksbjf)

116 Ahhhhh.

[enjoys first cup of the day]

For some it is just a hot beverage, for me, it is life-support.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:21 AM (XeU6L)

117 Good morning, friends. Prayers have been said for all.

Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 09:21 AM (tHSRx)

118 Speaking of alien civilizations, Trump trying to make a deal with the crazy mullahcracy in Iran reminds me of the old show 'Battlestar Gallactica", where the humans try to make peace with the Cylons right up until the massive nuclear attack on the home worlds happens.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (zyFko)
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Trump knows what he is doing. He's stringing things out, weakening the mullahs. Everyone who wants to see things wrapped up in a neat 48-hour package are either delusional or dishonest.

He managed to completely nullify the War Powers Act *and* flip Just War Theory so that now Iran is the aggressor and the US is responding in self defense. Absolutely amazing to behold.

And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

119
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
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I'm running rather heavy on the sins of omission.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:23 AM (XeU6L)

120 AOC says American Rev was against the Billionaire of that time.
Does not realize it was against People just like her that want to control the lives of others thousand of miles away.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:23 AM (/+uur)

121 "83 spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!"

First, human beings are luminescent spiritual beings. We give off a beautiful infrared glow. We just can't see our own luminescence.

Second, the whole demon/alien thing may just be different vocabularies for the same phenomena. Is Leprosy caused by demons or aliens? If we didn't have the lenses to see the wee beasties, we'd still be debating. We'll likely need some tech advance to assimilate those beings into our understanding, assuming they truly exist as we think they do, conscious and acting upon our world with intent.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 09, 2026 09:24 AM (w/O5Q)

122 To me the fatal flaw in the gray wolf reintroduction plan is the fact that between the 1940's when wolves were eradicated in Colorado and now there has been an explosive increase in human presence into the mountains. Dozens of ski resorts. Expanded outdoor recreation opportunities (hiking, hunting, mountain biking, etc.). Mountain population growth both in towns and in off-grid individual homes. Expansion of ranching. Intrusion of high volume, high speed interstate and other highways and the accompanying increase in traffic volume.

This ain't your grandfather's wolf habitat anymore. Reintroduction is a fever dream of fuzzy-thinking fantasists, playing at being God.

Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (I0N4X)

123 And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

I tried to get a Navy contract to build remotes for target practice.
Now the Navy get to practice with other peoples boats.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (/+uur)

124 This ain't your grandfather's wolf habitat anymore. Reintroduction is a fever dream of fuzzy-thinking fantasists, playing at being God.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (I0N4X)

Now do Jurassic Park

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (/+uur)

125 Separately, I JUST PERFORMED SURGERY ON MY FRIENDS' CAT SNOWFLAKE!

Not surgery, but she DID have a huge matted clump of fur I've been trying to get out slowly for a month. ...
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)

Snowflake might not be your cat, but you're definitely her hooman.

I am of the opinion that God provided us the gift of pets so that we might experience - to some degree - unconditional love. Dogs and cats all have their distinct personalities: they give us unconditional love to the extent that their non-rational nature allows. We love them in return, and grieve their deaths.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)

126
And that was a Nike Ajax, not a Nike Hercules. There's another one of a B-17 as a target with Nike Hercules.

We got to see some really cool videos in training back in the day.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (QVmho)

127 Marxism doesn't teach history

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (Ia/+0)

128 65 "Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing

I believe Hillary.

But she was heroically dodging a hail of bullets at the time, running back and forth carrying men twice her weight to safety while returning fire taking out 7 enemies.

Her secret missions were probably even more impressive.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:27 AM (Sco7b)

129 I am of the opinion that God provided us the gift of pets so that we might experience - to some degree - unconditional love. Dogs and cats all have their distinct personalities: they give us unconditional love to the extent that their non-rational nature allows. We love them in return, and grieve their deaths.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)
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Amen!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:27 AM (gnNyN)

130 10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:14 AM (I0N4X)

Wait. Hold up. Are you suggesting that the experty experts are . . . wrong?

*Muttley snicker*

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 09, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)

131 “…. my parents only have decaf coffee”

Nice! Coffee that doesn’t do what Coffee does. LOL.

I’m not a Coffee snob, I’m really not. I’ll drink the good stuff, Sumatran Jamaican Kona Cannabis blend, blessed by Tibetan monks and expressed thrice through Java Monkees. Type II c-rat. Coffee, that’s OK too. I’ll drink anything.

But I need my brain to boot-up in the morning efficiently. I need to become ambulatory and able to take sustenance. I picked up some various Coffees yesterday. Some better, some worse, and some Emergency Strategic Reserve.

Folger’s “House Blend”, seems to be a cut above their “Classic”, which I would rate as “barely” drinkable. Stale Burlap, with a Hint of Mold predominates. House blend is not objectionable.

When you take a sip of Coffee, it should meet certain minimum performance standards. “Hmm. I want another sip!” Not “What the Fuck is that??” Picky, I know.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:28 AM (YD9e9)

132 Mornin' Horde. Won't go into my situation. Perhaps I'm going through extended penance for the sins of my foolish youth; I don't know.

Just wish it would end, one way or another.

Posted by: Brother Tim

Prayers said to help you find peace.

Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 09:28 AM (tHSRx)

133 I think the lesson here is to always look both ways before crossing a runway.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:28 AM (J4Dwc)

134 “We are in the depths of hell” Abby Philip has an EPIC meltdown on CNN NewsNight in the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the Democrats’ gerrymandering was unconstitutional.

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Fair and balanced.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)

135
Plodding slowly through Dutch's show career, trying to piece it all together.

Dutch finished his championship late in 2010 and was shown as a special between 2011 and early 2015, when it became clear that he was ill. It turned out to be Cushing's Disease, and he died in September, 2015. One day before the 2013 Westminster KC show, he bloated and torsioned and thus was out of competition until late 2013.

I thought I had a complete record of the shows he competed in, but found out to my horror that half the records for 2014, a year where he was #1 Borzoi in Breed rankings, was missing, as were his 2015 shows.

From the AKC records, it should be possible to reconstruct those shows where he received a ribbon. From those same records, I can do a reasonable job of determining which shows he didn't appear in. But for shows I don't have where he walked and I can't account for his being absent, I'm SOL.

It won't make a difference in determining his lifetime points in Breed, All-Breed and Grand Champion, but it's still irksome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (HdYcL)

136 infodog.com

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (J4Dwc)

137 We'll see how this goes:

"Critically Endangered Red Wolves Set for New Life in NC Mountains"

https://shorturl.at/N7H94

Exerpt:
"Red Wolves, once nearly extinct in the wild, may soon roam the mountains of North Carolina again as federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species ramp up."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (XeU6L)

138 Thanks to all for prayers on behalf of Mrs. E. She has more infusions on 8th and 15th, then first assessment on 22nd this month.

Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (LHPAg)

139 Last evening I decided to take a quick walk around the block and on my way back, my path converged with a couple walking two large dogs. The dogs got excited, of course, but they held them back, but one couldn't bear it and I let it sniff me and it was jumping up and down like crazy. Very playful.

I said in a loud voice: "Why yes, I just had a cat sleeping on my lap, how can you tell?" and they laughed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

140 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 50 chilly, rainy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor.

Edited five chapters of my novel yesterday. Hoping for another five today, which will bring me pretty close to the end. So far, the story seems tight, without much fat, but my big problem is that, for a mystery set in Hollywood, there's not much actual movie-making going on. A lot of talk, but no visuals, which is what my two or three fans have told me they like.

And the book is short, coming in at barely 53K words. Anyway, we will see what happens as we go along.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)

141 From long time reader and commenter, Bidens Dog. The power of coffee!!!!

Hilarious, yet somewhat disturbing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2026 09:33 AM (bEI8k)

142 137 Didn’t they determine that red wolves are just wolf-coyote hybrids, or something like that?

Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

143 Fair and balanced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
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The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.

"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"

It's really weird.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

144 When you take a sip of Coffee, it should meet certain minimum performance standards. “Hmm. I want another sip!” Not “What the Fuck is that??”

I've had dates like that.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)

145 The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd

Which is to say… they're still unidentified, right? Right.

Good morning. Managed to get up in time to enjoy this thread "live." With coffee. Progression of gal getting the best coffee ever escalated perfectly.

Posted by: mindful webworker - black and hot - the coffee, I mean at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Cl/mc)

146 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)

Thank you. She is such a great cat and you are right about animals. Ralphy's older right now and I'm really taking care of him, which is fine.

The yard is being prepped. I also just want to inform the Horde that I will be digging out a small near dead plant. In it's place will be a 70 pound painted concrete pedestal. And later, cemented to that will be a small, painted 170 pound concrete monkey.

Apparently the morning rant had some sort of influence on me...

It's really cute. I'm on a corner lot. He'll be facing the street. I expect him to be popular.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Sco7b)

147 I can’t remember in my History who said it, but upon ordering some at a restaurant:

“If this be Coffee, bring me Tea. If this be Tea, bring me Coffee”.

The history of Coffee is interesting with a long and controversial, complicated history. The Arab world discovered it, but Moslems were divided on whether it was OK, or not.

The Italians brought it to Europe, and Coffee houses started popping up everywhere. The Pope at the time decided to try some, he thought it smelled good. Then he tried some, and everything was copacetic in Christendom, but it was a close run thing.

Both Tobacco and Coffee have been Capital offenses at various times in various places. Our betters know Best, don’t ya know.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:35 AM (YD9e9)

148 Crossed the runway at Bentwaters twice, both in very heavy fog. Sure no A-10s that didn't have radar were not going anywhere but what if some other emergency happened?
Crew chief thought couldn't happen

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:35 AM (Ia/+0)

149 144 LOL, MP4.

Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

150
'Exerpt'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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See? This is what happens when you haven't had your first cup of coffee.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (XeU6L)

151 Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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This has been done. Angels (and therefore fallen angels as well) have a variety of shapes that are not at all human. They look...well...alien.

The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra is a good place to start for those who are interested.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)

A.H.L., you had mentioned that book over a year ago. Based on your recommendation, I read it and found it informative. The book is a pretty quick, short read.

gKWVE, you're comment seems to suggest that you are subscribing to the fallacious school-of-thought that science (reason) and religion are in conflict. I'm a mechanical engineer, but also a devout Catholic. I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)

152 And the book is short, coming in at barely 53K words. Anyway, we will see what happens as we go along.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)
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I think that's a good length for a novel. They've really gotten bloated over the years. I think one reason I prefer older books is that they get to the point.

Last night I crossed the 10,000 word line, and the rhythm of fiction writing is returning to me. I'm getting back into the mode of taking a break to do some character/plot development, working it through, and only then pushing things forward. Last week's pause was very helpful in that respect.

I'm also taking "thinking breaks" while I write, going on a brief walk to clear my head and get the blood pumping.

New characters are emerging as well, which is nice.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

153 But, other than that . . .

Virginia Democrats' appeal of state Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering misspells the words "Virginia" and "Senator"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)

154
infodog.com
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (J4Dwc)

I couldn't have put together Lacey's record without Infodog. But they only have catalogs for MB-F shows, and Dutch mostly appeared in shows where Onofrio was the superintendent. And Onofrio is hopeless.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:38 AM (HdYcL)

155 The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup.

It's Mountain Grown.

Posted by: Mrs. Olson, Virginia Christine at May 09, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)

156 Morning all. I’ve now moved to Florida and started my new job. It’s all so far so good…. Had a lovely jog along the beach. When I say lovely I mean “so humid I thought I was swimming and was going to die”

Florida humidity is serious. But a beautiful ocean view and a bit of a breeze even

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:39 AM (Jehr5)

157 The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.

"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"

It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Democrats, probably due to DEI rot and what passes for Higher Education these days, have become Baldrick. Always with a cunning plan that ends up blowing up in their face. Or to use another metaphor, Trump is Roadrunner and Democrats are Wile E. Coyote--Super Genius.

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (E4rtv)

158 “If this be Coffee, bring me Tea. If this be Tea, bring me Coffee”.

Sounds like something Dr Johnson would say.

It reminds me of an old Punch cartoon where a fellow is staying at an Irish inn and asks for some Scotch whisky. The waiter tells him, "There's no call for it, sir. And the only ones who want it use it to water down our own."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (qRla/)

159 It's really cute. I'm on a corner lot. He'll be facing the street. I expect him to be popular.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Sco7b)
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General Urdo I hope.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (2icm1)

160 ...federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species ramp up."
Posted by: Mike Hammer,

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Oh, great!

Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (I0N4X)

161 >>And Onofrio is hopeless.

I remember my wife saying that when she was trying to research something there about one our dogs.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:41 AM (J4Dwc)

162 Lord hear our prayers.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * squirrel panel discussion moderator at May 09, 2026 09:41 AM (oos3F)

163 Didn’t they determine that red wolves are just wolf-coyote hybrids, or something like that?
Posted by: Bulg
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Seems to be indeterminate. They are sometimes referred to as 'Coywolves'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:41 AM (XeU6L)

164 FWIW, back when I was in AF Civil Engineering, we had to go out and sweep the runways with trucks and occassionally fix runway surface issues.

You damn sure don't go wandering around on the runways without tower clearance that shuts down that runway.

My guess is either a substance abusing trespasser or some Third World git hired as baggage handler or some other quasi flightline job that decided to do walkabout.

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)

165 UFOs as in little green men are a bullshit and a distraction, boob bait for the bubbas.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (XV/Pl)

166 The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.

"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"

It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

If you have eyes to see, it is so very obvious that they have given themselves over to the evil spirits. They reject rationality, and yet have these Utopian dreams -- that can only come about if they kill enough people.

My response to "I'm spiritual but not religious" (which always implies anti-Christianity) it that demons are spiritual beings, too. The answer is Jesus Christ.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)

167 I'm a mechanical engineer, but also a devout Catholic. I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)
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My path to the Church was paved by reason. A spiritual understanding came much latter. I was raised to despise organized religion, but I was a military history addict from the moment I could read. In high school I discovered you could read the ancient sources directly, and so I began buying Tacitus, Livy, Arrian, etc.

In college I added history as a major, and dug even deeper. I learned how tenuous our links are in terms of written material, where huge assumptions are based on a single copy of a text. I also learn that we cross-check fragments and then look at archeology in order to determine what happened.

And then the big discovery: if you do that to the Gospels, you get an account more reliable than any other. All the """bible scholars""" who pick at minor flaws would fail utterly in the realm of military history. (They also use a grotesquely biased approach regarding Islam.)

So yes, reason can lead one to God.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

168 Folger’s was distinctive, it had a readily identifiable flavor. Make a strong pot, and you were gonna start Zingin’. Great for pulling all nighters. This was when they didn’t have 45 different “Signature” blends. They had Folger’s and …. Well, they had “Drip Grind” too, I guess.

Core competencies people. Stick to the basics, before trying to get Fancy.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (YD9e9)

169 >>I’ve now moved to Florida

Welcome. Just in time for hurricane season.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (J4Dwc)

170 I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)

Well said. When I attended his church I often heard John MacArthur say that creation is not a scientific topic. Because there were no witnesses (except God himself) and it’s not repeatable. If you can’t repeat or observe something by definition it’s outside the realm of science. BTW… that would apply to spiritual creatures like angels although they can and do take a physical form

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:44 AM (YXvTV)

171 I doubt any other civilization could find us in our little outside string of stars in the Universe

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:44 AM (Ia/+0)

172 156 Morning all. I’ve now moved to Florida and started my new job. It’s all so far so good…. Had a lovely jog along the beach. When I say lovely I mean “so humid I thought I was swimming and was going to die”

Florida humidity is serious. But a beautiful ocean view and a bit of a breeze even
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Could be worse, inland South you still get the humidity but don't have the ocean breezes. Just sticky nasty humidity. Hope you enjoy Florida--you pay for the excellent later fall, spring, and winters with summers and hurricane evacuations.

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:45 AM (E4rtv)

173 Martini Farmer, go to critical care.

FWIW, pierced ear drums are painful, bleed and are really noticeable.

You MIGHT have just pushed a was of earwax down the ear canal. That is an easy fix.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:45 AM (rbvCR)

174 It’s raining again. And dreary. I guess this is the perfect day to get all the laundry finished, but my dog is very sad we can’t go on an adventure.

Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 09:46 AM (IUV3m)

175
Lacey's show career.

https://soyaraborzoi.com/LaceyCareer.htm

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:46 AM (HdYcL)

176
Oh, great!
Posted by: muldoon
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Heh. And, this is just an aside re funding:

"For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of just two places in the world where red wolves run free.

They may finally be getting their wish.

In late December, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the first grants under a new $125 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. Unless the grants are somehow undone by President Donald Trump, part of the money will help state agencies and nonprofit groups rebuild a 2.5-mile section of the highway with fencing and a series of culverts, or small underpasses, to allow red wolves – as well as black bears, white-tailed deer and other animals – to pass safely underneath traffic.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:46 AM (XeU6L)

177 Good morning fellow travelers
Not much going on here. Weather has been schizophrenic, hot one day and cold the next.
I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)

178 Folger’s was distinctive, it had a readily identifiable flavor. Make a strong pot, and you were gonna start Zingin’. [ . . .]
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (YD9e9)

I started drinking coffee with Nescafe and boiled milk. Add in a couple spoons of sugar and I was ready to go zooming everywhere.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (rbvCR)

179 … decided to do walkabout.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)

Didn’t turn out as well as Crocodile Dundee’s walkabout….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (YXvTV)

180 We are in the depths of hell” Abby Philip has an EPIC meltdown on CNN NewsNight in the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the Democrats’ gerrymandering was unconstitutional.

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Fair and balanced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)

The Left didn't care when the CA SC overturned the voters regard to gay marriage.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (52qkP)

181 I hit a coyote on a landing once. Took him out with the left main landing gear. Poor little guy.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (J4Dwc)

182 Only in the framework of an orderly world governed by physical laws do miracles make sense. If everything is random, if stuff just happens, that's not proof of divine beings, it's proof of chaos. It's interesting to see that belief systems based on the notion of fickle, irrational gods always end up with human sacrifice. It's demons demanding worship and degrading God's creation.

But if there are provable, consistent laws and then a miracle happens, that's God saying "LOOK! LOOK RIGHT HERE! DO YOU GET IT?"

There are a lot of people who do make the mistake of concluding that faith is irrational and if they feel good, then they are on the right path. Certainly faith should bring you comfort, but good feelings can also cause you to castrate children and murder unborn babies. They are poor moral guideposts.

The people who corrupted that tranny no doubt felt very good about themselves, and how they were doing such wonderful work, and the people who opposed them must be hateful and bitter, because feelings never care about results. That's where irrational faith leads.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

183 Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)

No one is more surprised than me that Pratt has got his shit together. He impressed a lot of doubters in that debate.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (52qkP)

184 Didn’t turn out as well as Crocodile Dundee’s walkabout….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Being around jet engines or even prop engines on the flightline gave me the heebie jeebies.

That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)

185 OK, time to write. Talk to you all later.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:51 AM (qRla/)

186 I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)

I hope Pratt wins. He’d probably win a fair election. But CA and LA politburos won’t allow it… mail in ballot cheating as much as it takes to get Bass another term as mayor and…. Maybe Steyer as guv. Hope I’m wrong!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:52 AM (Jehr5)

187 I’ve been told by Navy guys that the most dangerous place on earth is the deck of an aircraft carrier.

Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

188 I started drinking coffee with Nescafe and boiled milk. Add in a couple spoons of sugar and I was ready to go zooming everywhere.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM

Greeks use that to make frappe. Have one of those and you can practically thread the needle on a sewing machine while it's running.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (bEI8k)

189
The other annoying thing about pursuing this history is seeing who our guys lost to and screaming through the computer screen at the judge (who may very well be dead by now), "What the hell were you thinking of??"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:54 AM (HdYcL)

190 No one is more surprised than me that Pratt has got his shit together. He impressed a lot of doubters in that debate.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (52qkP)
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California's elections are crooked and have been that way for a long time. Trump's EO requiring federal ballot tracking and SCOTUS ruling that ballots must be counted on Election DAY will make the cheat much, much more difficult.

That's why the left is in a panic about both of them. The USPS one is the big tell. Why would anyone object to ensuring mail gets where it needs to be in a timely manner? Is Soros going to create new protest group, Moms For Late And Lost Mail?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

191 Trump knows what he is doing. He's stringing things out, weakening the mullahs. Everyone who wants to see things wrapped up in a neat 48-hour package are either delusional or dishonest.

He managed to completely nullify the War Powers Act *and* flip Just War Theory so that now Iran is the aggressor and the US is responding in self defense. Absolutely amazing to behold.

And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

We had the Just War discussion a few weeks ago. The critics of the punitive expedition (it's not really a war) ignore the fact that the Iranian regime has been committing acts-of-war against the U.S. since 1979. Seizure of the embassy, and imprisonment of the the diplomatic staff should have been dealt with -- but Carter was a moralizing, inept coward.

On top of that, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, supplying and funding the Iraqi guerrillas fighting U.S. and allied forces, funding terrorism around the world ... the list goes on. The Iranian regime was not minding its own business.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:55 AM (ksbjf)

192 fd, maybe you already answered this, because I just got here, but how many treatments does Bruno get?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (nz1sK)

193 177 Good morning fellow travelers
Not much going on here. Weather has been schizophrenic, hot one day and cold the next.
I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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FWIW, Rick Caruso, running against Bass in 2022, got about 43 percent of the vote as a Republican which means he probably won given cheat by mail states, you have to give a 10 percent margin of fraud at the very least.

I wonder if the cheat machines are beginning to get a bit worried as vote fraud is beginning to be seriously investigated and the low level types are now getting charged.

But the higher up Democrats are getting desperate to forestall the deportation and removal of their pet illegals and the grift that comes along with it.

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (E4rtv)

194 That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)
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Hey there. See my remarks above on SPs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)

195 Being around jet engines or even prop engines on the flightline gave me the heebie jeebies.

That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)

Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Jehr5)

196 "What the hell were you thinking of??"

Ever notice that more than a few female professional handlers wear revealing, low-cut tops when showing to a male judge?

Posted by: Observations of a former bucket bitch at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (J4Dwc)

197 So yes, reason can lead one to God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

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Thanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world. Considering the chemical complexity of things which happen thousands of times in an hour within our bodies and in nature (muscle contraction, photosynthesis, oxygen transport, cell replication, etc. etc.) and the larger interaction/homeostasis between plants, animals, and microbes, it is inconceivable that these could result from evolution. I don't recall the original source or exact phrasing, but this statement largely describes my path to belief in God: "To look at all the wonders of nature and ascribe them to random evolution is to look at Mount Rushmore and conclude it is the result of erosion."

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)

198 "fd, maybe you already answered this, because I just got here, but how many treatments does Bruno get?
Posted by: TecumsehTea"

The vet had initially said 7 treatments but now says we may be able to stop at 5. He has responded that well. So far there seem to be no ill effects, nausea, etc.

Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:59 AM (rOw3+)

199 New one on me.

A Frontier Airlines flight struck and killed a person while taking off Friday night, sparking a partial engine fire and forcing the plane to stay grounded.

Pilots aboard Frontier Flight 4345, which was bound for Los Angeles International Airport, reported striking a “pedestrian” while taking off from the runway at Denver International Airport at 11:19 p.m, according to airport officials.

The unidentified person was at least partially sucked into one of the engines of the Airbus A321neo, which ignited the brief engine fire, ABC News reported, citing sources.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 10:01 AM (ndZc7)

200 hanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)
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There are many pathways to God. There is an emotional one, which my wife followed, and that was based on the resonance of traditional family and healthy relationships. One can compare the emotional contentment of a happily married couple, surrounded with children and grandchildren and compare this to childless crones bragging about their abortions and conclude that the former is preferable to the latter.

God is literally for everyone. It's right there in bold print.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

201 Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

One airbase had B-52's when I was working near the runway. Those are truly monstrous and noisy beasts belching exhaust and making the ground shake. And yes, I had my hearing protection on as a good little airman should.

But as a kid, I can remember Saturn rocket first stages being tested at Marshall Space Flight Center. Truly awesome. Father was an ordnance officer and we were at Redstone Arsenal at the time.

If in Huntsville, AL vicinity, highly recommend the Space Museum there.

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:02 AM (E4rtv)

202 Hey there. See my remarks above on SPs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Saw it.

Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (E4rtv)

203 federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species

Efforts to clone saber-tooth tigers and return them to North American habitat continue. Re-introducing velociraptors on a wide scale is in the works. Meanwhile, nature enthusiasts have high praise for the rapid increase in grizzly bear populations near urban areas in the western United States. The reduction of homo sapiens as a consequence is ongoing as intended.

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's Science! at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Cl/mc)

204 So yes, reason can lead one to God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

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Thanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world. Considering the chemical complexity of things which happen thousands of times in an hour within our bodies and in nature (muscle contraction, photosynthesis, oxygen transport, cell replication, etc. etc.) and the larger interaction/homeostasis between plants, animals, and microbes, it is inconceivable that these could result from evolution. ... "To look at all the wonders of nature and ascribe them to random evolution is to look at Mount Rushmore and conclude it is the result of erosion."
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)

For me as an engineer, it's the Laws of Thermodynamics: since entropy in systems increase (i.e., disorder increases) and exergy decreases (i.e., the useful thermal energy drops-off), absent an external actor, the Universe should be a cold, dark cloud of dispersed atoms.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (ksbjf)

205 Birds in a jet engine are very bad, a human even worse

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Ia/+0)

206 Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Jehr5)
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I was at Ramstein AB for about six weeks in July-August 2009. I stayed in an off-base hotel at the end of the runway. There was no A/C so I slept with the window open and every day at 0600, a C-17 took off, flying right overhead. What a wakeup.

By the time I rotated home, I was sleeping through it. On the first night back at home, I woke up at 6, wondering where the plane had gone. Took about a week to adjust.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:09 AM (ZOv7s)

207 Frontpage Mag- St Pauls Illegal Mayor vows to fight ICE
Guess so, they might be coming after Her

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