EMT 12/31/22

Happy New Year's Eve.

I'll be celebrating with a hangover tomorrow.

Posted by: krakatoa at 06:00 AM

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1 Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:01 AM (xhxe8)

2 Happy new year krak !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:02 AM (T4tVD)

3 LOL, Krak! Happy New Year to ya!

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:03 AM (o0Fxd)

4 https://youtu.be/mURRS5zYCb8
I like this one swing/ metal cover of
The Final Countdown

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:03 AM (xhxe8)

5 Gooood Morning. Too damn early I think

Posted by: Pete Bog at December 31, 2022 06:03 AM (/yVB8)

6 Got Kraftwerk's Computer World playing in the background.

*sigh*

40+ years ago............. different life.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:04 AM (o0Fxd)

7 Haven't had a hang over in many years
I drink more responsibility these days.

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:06 AM (xhxe8)

8 Going to be the driver tonight. Extreme moderation for me.

Posted by: Pete Bog at December 31, 2022 06:07 AM (/yVB8)

9 Can't even remember my last hangover. 40 years ago at least.

Mornin', all.

Happy New Year's Eve!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022 06:08 AM (WyF6s)

10 Oh well. All the main stream news are doing "year in review" stuff.

I lived through it. I don't have to be reminded of it.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at December 31, 2022 06:08 AM (I9VC/)

11 {{MLii}}

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:09 AM (o0Fxd)

12 Is it technically considered breakfast if I haven't gone to bed?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * lotus mundus per sanguinem Christi at December 31, 2022 06:10 AM (lrxor)

13 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:11 AM (T4tVD)

14 'Breakfast' is... relative.

Great food for any time of day or night!

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:11 AM (o0Fxd)

15 Breakfast this morning at my favorite local diner. Then, on to mom's house to pick up the last couple things in the garage. Took 6 months to the day to empty the house!

It looks so weird empty.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022 06:11 AM (WyF6s)

16 Posted by: Pete Bog at December 31, 2022 06:03 AM (/yVB

It's too early for me, so it is way, way too early for you!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 31, 2022 06:11 AM (XIJ/X)

17 Can't even remember my last hangover. 40 years ago at least.

Mornin', all.

Happy New Year's Eve!
Posted by: My Life is Insanity

So, you're not really 29 ?

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:12 AM (T4tVD)

18 Hi JQ! Up early or still up?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022 06:12 AM (WyF6s)

19 Hiya MLiiGram !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:12 AM (T4tVD)

20 Only in my dreams, JT! Lol

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022 06:13 AM (WyF6s)

21 So it would seem my reward for the new year is going to be a respiratory infection, lovely.

I might have to start drinking ahead of schedule.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 31, 2022 06:13 AM (up/3i)

22 Good morning and happy new year morons

I did not denounce Andrew Tate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:14 AM (EZebt)

23 I envy you, MLii. Still haven't emptied Dad's place and it's been over 3 years!

Ugh. Be nice to have some help from siblings, ya know?

Oh well. They want $ from the sale, better get their azzes over here and help!

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:14 AM (o0Fxd)

24 Still up, MLii. Lol. I gotta stop doing this.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:15 AM (o0Fxd)

25 2023 is looking up now that Bibi is back.

He has fewer f*cks to give this go-round.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:15 AM (EZebt)

26
Heard on the radio yesterday, "If it's been more than 60 days since your last booster..."

Unbelievable. They expect people to come in six times a year now for the covid vaccine? What a joke.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 06:15 AM (enJYY)

27 Oh JQ, that's annoying! My sibs helped a lot, for which I am very grateful.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022 06:16 AM (WyF6s)

28 Baba Wawa is no wonger awive .....

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:17 AM (T4tVD)

29 Morning, Early Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at December 31, 2022 06:18 AM (UqnOO)

30 I will be in bed by 10:00 and celebrating communion in church tomorrow. I haven't stayed up for 12:00 on NYE for longer than I can recall and I wouldn't want to be hungover there.

And I am "Willowed" in the previous thread with a prayer from my new book- a wonderful collection of prayers through the ages.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 06:18 AM (mLjVz)

31 Ok, I'd better get moving, don't want to be late for breakfast. I think eggs benedict is going to be my choice!

Later, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022 06:18 AM (WyF6s)

32 Oh well. All the main stream news are doing "year in review" stuff.

I lived through it. I don't have to be reminded of it.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse

I gotta look for Dave Barry's Year in Review.....

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:19 AM (T4tVD)

33 "Renew our strength.". A reflection from a pastor in Brazil and based on a passage from 1st Samuel:

tinyurl.com/5ew4chut

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 06:21 AM (mLjVz)

34 Lol again, MLii-- "annoying" doesn't even begin to cover it.

At first, I had my old place to deal with. Then, hubby got so sick... I managed to market and sell, then empty, my old house all alone. (Ok, neighbors and friends helped one weekend.) I had called older bro, told him what's up... he says: "ugh. sounds like w*rk!" and offered no assistance. Bah.

One other bro has helped, but lives far away and isn't exactly well-off. He's the ONLY one who has done either jack or squat wrt Dad's place.

Libtard sis is just waiting for the $. Grrrrrrrr! But at least she isn't jamming me about it.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:23 AM (o0Fxd)

35 Don't stay up but did get 1st comment this year so who knows

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:25 AM (xhxe8)

36 @26

>>What a joke.

Every time someone gets boosted a Pfizer rep gets a Bugatti.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 31, 2022 06:27 AM (up/3i)

37 Can't even remember my last hangover. 40 years ago at least.

Mornin', all.

Happy New Year's Eve!
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 31, 2022

***
Morning, all, and a Happy New Year's Eve to MLiI -- who has me beat in the no hangover sweepstakes. I have but a measly 36 years and some months. Oh, there were mornings I awakened with sinus headaches, which suddenly stopped happening in my early 40s, and what I called "blood-pounding" headaches, which vanished once I started taking blood pressure meds. But "hangovers" of the classical kind? No indeed!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 06:27 AM (KAKDL)

38 The other side benefit (and not a small one) to not drinking: no DUIs!!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 06:28 AM (KAKDL)

39 G'morning, all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:28 AM (uLr+K)

40 RIP Pope Benedict.

And Bawbwa.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:29 AM (uLr+K)

41 Taiwan will extend the term of mandatory military service from 4 months to 1 year. In 2024. Perhaps a little too late...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:29 AM (EZebt)

42 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 31, 2022 06:30 AM (ju2Fy)

43 Last hangover was this summer. Woah, a doozy!

Was just jammin' along, not paying attention... drank a bit more than my usual. Oof. Not fun. And it was a HOT day-- just slept it off.

All. Day.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:30 AM (o0Fxd)

44 And I would like to say that I believe that Mr. "Just Sayin" who posted yesterday in the tech thread was wrong about Sidney Poitier. I find no evidence that"-unlike Harry Belafonte-he was a fan of Castro or that he raped anyone. I would like to thank the clever poster who responded "All actors look alike." Which made me laugh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 06:31 AM (xv9eq)

45 RIP Pope Benedict.

And Bawbwa.

They go in threes. Who's next?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at December 31, 2022 06:31 AM (I9VC/)

46 Was off the blog most of yesterday, so I may have missed it.

Any update on Jane D'oh's husband?

Last I saw was intubated, and air sacs had lots of fluid.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:32 AM (uLr+K)

47 Barbara Walters is gone? Wow. I remember her as a (fairly) young performer/"news" woman on the Today show when, get this, Hugh Downs was one of the hosts. JFK days, or maybe it was early LBJ. Who knew she would go on to have a 50-year career.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 06:34 AM (KAKDL)

48 I haven't seen an update on Mr. D'oh since Thu.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:34 AM (EZebt)

49 I remember her as Gilda Radner.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:34 AM (EZebt)

50 Post retinal surgery follow-up showed a well healed eyeball with much reduced retinal distortion.

Surgeon even cleared me to get new glasses as he feels that the vision has now stabilized in that eye sufficiently.

Cataract surgery is in the future, but...not today.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:34 AM (uLr+K)

51 There are 3 Pope's?

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:36 AM (xhxe8)

52 "I haven't seen an update on Mr. D'oh since Thu."

Thanks.

Hopefully, no news is good news.

And this is now at least a month with no Vic sighting.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:36 AM (uLr+K)

53
Harry Belafonte:

That song of his about the 'tallyman' who was almost certainly white, is about hiding a deadly tarantula in with the banana.

But I've never heard of any effort to 'cancel' the song. Even if everyone is all of the same race, it's calling for the murder of another human being.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 06:36 AM (enJYY)

54 VIA, fabulous news b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:37 AM (EZebt)

55 A very early lead performance (1960) by Gavin MacLeod on Death Valley Days. He was bald even then. He played convincing creeps and thugs for at least 10 years, then, before getting his break as Murray the newswriter on Mary Tyler Moore. I still recall his vicious drug dealer "Big Chicken" on 2 first year Hawaii Five-O episodes in '68.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 06:38 AM (KAKDL)

56
I haven't seen an update on Mr. D'oh since Thu.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:34 AM

Still critical as of yesterday. They were going to extract some fluid from his lungs to try to figure out what set everything off.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 06:38 AM (enJYY)

57 Cataract surgery is in the future, but...not today.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Not Today, cataract Satan!

Posted by: Miklos wishes well at December 31, 2022 06:38 AM (kaAIQ)

58 "Still critical as of yesterday. They were going to extract some fluid from his lungs to try to figure out what set everything off."

Thanks

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:40 AM (uLr+K)

59 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:34 AM (uLr+K)

Glad to hear your good news. Prayers continue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 06:41 AM (D+F6R)

60 Mr Doh is in critical condition. Docs are trying to figure out what happened. Intubated and sedated again.

Posted by: Mrs. JTB at December 31, 2022 06:41 AM (7EjX1)

61 Dave Barry's Year in Review

https://tinyurl.com/yj9fhbss

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:42 AM (T4tVD)

62 I do fear the worse about no Vic for a month

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:43 AM (xhxe8)

63 Miklos !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:44 AM (T4tVD)

64
Thanks

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:40 AM

Welcome. Something else, the Drs told Jane D'oh to go home and get some rest, which is possibly a hopeful sign.

The one thing that concerns me is I think that Jane and her husband are a political thing in their state, early tea party embracers, iirc. I don't put anything past the left anymore.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 06:44 AM (enJYY)

65 In the UK NHS system, it takes 6-12 months to get scheduled for a cataract procedure that takes minutes.

And they will not get you in the queue until blind in at least one eye.

Posted by: Miklos hears the dental is great though at December 31, 2022 06:45 AM (PlMyH)

66 I do fear the worse about no Vic for a month
Posted by: Skip

Yep

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:45 AM (T4tVD)

67 JT

Posted by: Mr. Squinty at December 31, 2022 06:46 AM (PlMyH)

68 "The one thing that concerns me is I think that Jane and her husband are a political thing in their state, early tea party embracers, iirc. I don't put anything past the left anymore."

I have pretty much the same recollection of their involvement as well.

And I think the concern is probably valid.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:46 AM (uLr+K)

69 Yes, been praying for Vic. Haven't seen VNN for a long time.

Wonder if his bro (weekly call) reads here? Seems not, or he would've updated in Vic's absence.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:47 AM (o0Fxd)

70 I have pretty much the same recollection of their involvement as well.

And I think the concern is probably valid.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

They are friends of the parents of Georgia Election manipulator Gabriel Sterling.

Posted by: as Miklos recalls at December 31, 2022 06:48 AM (PlMyH)

71
Inhalation: Within a few hours of inhaling significant amounts of ricin, the likely symptoms would be respiratory distress (difficulty breathing), fever, cough, nausea, and tightness in the chest. Heavy sweating may follow as well as fluid building up in the lungs (pulmonary edema). This would make breathing even more difficult, and the skin might turn blue. Excess fluid in the lungs would be diagnosed by x-ray or by listening to the chest with a stethoscope. Finally, low blood pressure and respiratory failure may occur, leading to death. In cases of known exposure to ricin, people having respiratory symptoms should seek medical care.

Anything in there sound familiar?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 06:48 AM (enJYY)

72 I do fear the worse about no Vic for a month
Posted by: Skip

I prefer to think that he's being held against his will by a group of scantily clad maidens....

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:49 AM (T4tVD)

73 Prayers continue for Jane D'oh, hubby and family-- how awful for all of them!

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 06:49 AM (o0Fxd)

74 : Mr. Squinty

Happy New Year, Bud !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:50 AM (T4tVD)

75 https://tinyurl.com/5a3y48ch
Powerline Year in Pictures

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 06:50 AM (xhxe8)

76 Amazing grandad. Cute doggy. A "Sunny Skyz" story:

https://tinyurl.com/z4ekf4mb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 06:50 AM (D+F6R)

77 Can you imagine the outrage that would result from an outgoing CEO of say, Exxon giving all employees a big raise as some sort of parting gift?

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at December 31, 2022 06:52 AM (oWBc3)

78 iirc both his now ex-wife and his brother have posted updates during extended absences.

Good news about fluid in lungs is the fix is fairly as easy as in poking a hole and draining the fluid. The problem is will fluid accumulate again? Often this is a symptom of heart failure which of course is a more difficult medical problem to solve.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 06:54 AM (EZebt)

79 It poured rain here yesterday morning. When we went out we stayed close to home. Much less rain is predicted for today, so we can venture farther out. I'm still tempted to visit the local Western wear store for a a new pair of Roper boots; but I don't need them right now, and have spent enough $$ this Christmas season.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 06:54 AM (KAKDL)

80 Boldog Új Évet Kívánok!

Posted by: Mr. Squinty at December 31, 2022 06:54 AM (PlMyH)

81 Boldog Új Évet Kívánok!
Posted by: Mr. Squinty

Boldog sneezed ?

Gesundheidt !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 06:56 AM (T4tVD)

82 I'm still tempted to visit the local Western wear store for a a new pair of Roper boots; but I don't need them right now, and have spent enough $$ this Christmas season.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

After due consideration of both Tecovas and Rujo, I went with the Tecovas.

Posted by: casually elegant Miklos at December 31, 2022 06:57 AM (PlMyH)

83 I'm still tempted to visit the local Western wear store for a a new pair of Roper boots; but I don't need them right now, and have spent enough $$ this Christmas season.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming
*
After due consideration of both Tecovas and Rujo, I went with the Tecovas.
Posted by: casually elegant Miklos at December 31, 2022

***
Boots and shoes, like trousers, are things I'd rather try on in person. Does Tecovas sell their boots in stores like Cavender's or Boot Barn?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:01 AM (KAKDL)

84 Boots and shoes, like trousers, are things I'd rather try on in person. Does Tecovas sell their boots in stores like Cavender's or Boot Barn?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

They have some stores in TX.

Also free returns/exchanges.

Posted by: casual but elegant Miklos at December 31, 2022 07:04 AM (PlMyH)

85 There's a Tecovas in Baton Rouge.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at December 31, 2022 07:06 AM (oWBc3)

86 Good Saturday morning all. No big plans. My son usually has a small gathering for New Years but I can't go this year. Hiking up three flights of steps the day after chemo treatment? Hell no. I'll watch some boob tube and be in bed by 9:00. Can barely make it to the ONT anymore.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:06 AM (nxdel)

87 There's a Tecovas in Baton Rouge.
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem

Hmm

They have a lot more stores than I thought. Even one in Charleston! Not NOLA, though.

Posted by: Miklos, natural born shitkicker at December 31, 2022 07:09 AM (BW+sY)

88 Continuing prayers for you & your family, Jewells45!

I still haven't found time to play in my beadboxes... darn it! But I think of you every time I look at the beads and stuff!

Happy new year! (I hope!)

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:09 AM (o0Fxd)

89 Continuing prayers for you & your family, Jewells45!

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 07:10 AM (D+F6R)

90 Additional prayers

Posted by: Miklos treasures his AoS keychain ornament at December 31, 2022 07:11 AM (BW+sY)

91 Happy Last Day of 2022

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:12 AM (BRHaw)

92 Good morning!

Wolfus, I bought a pair of Tecovas online and they run a little small. If you can make it one of their stores, I think you'd be better off. I can't complain though, they're well made for sure.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:12 AM (TgNpw)

93 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:13 AM (u82oZ)

94 It is the next to last day a Schwanza.

Shaka Honor killings and Motor Vehicle Violations in the last year are remembered.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:14 AM (BRHaw)

95 Salty!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:14 AM (uLr+K)

96 Tecovas are a solid boot in the roper style anyway, good fit for high arches and cheap. Great entry boot( because of price) for trying a lizard skin as well. If you have to try something on, whatever size you wear in a Luchese of the same type, it will fit - maybe just a smidge looser.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at December 31, 2022 07:14 AM (oWBc3)

97 Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame, Non Alius Regit at December 31, 2022 07:15 AM (7yLl1)

98 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, first pontiff to resign since 1415, dead at 95

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:15 AM (BRHaw)

99 They expect people to come in six times a year now for the covid vaccine?
Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 06:15 AM (enJYY)

Yes. Yes we do.

Posted by: Bill Gates, WEF and Pfizer at December 31, 2022 07:15 AM (BLVc0)

100 mornin' y'all

Posted by: wing at December 31, 2022 07:16 AM (PlW9M)

101 Thanks JQ, Fenelon.

Good morning Salty!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:16 AM (nxdel)

102 Not gonna comply w/ vakx crap! They can stuff it.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:16 AM (o0Fxd)

103 JQ

Still up? Bragging or complaining?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

104 On another 1960 Death Valley Days, Dick Wilson appears. Who, you say? "Mr. Whipple" of the "Don't Squeeze the Charmin" toilet paper spots in the '70s!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:17 AM (KAKDL)

105 {{jewells45 fuck cancer}}

Stick with the plan, and know that everyone's praying for you.. You got this.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:18 AM (TgNpw)

106 Barbara Walters dies aged 93: Media icon 'passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones' at her New York home after becoming the first female network news anchor in trailblazing career interviewing rulers, royalty and celebrities

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:18 AM (BRHaw)

107 May have to take Mrs VIA down to the Charleston Tecovas store.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:19 AM (uLr+K)

108 Not RC, but I don't understand how a Pope resigns.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at December 31, 2022 07:19 AM (oWBc3)

109 Can somebody bring me up to date on what happened to Mr. D'oh? Been gone for over a week in a place with spotty internet, so haven't been able to keep up.

Thanks in advance!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AOS Ladies' Team plucky comic relief at December 31, 2022 07:20 AM (IG2ii)

110 Stick with the plan, and know that everyone's praying for you.. You got this.

Oh I am. Sucks sometimes but I'll do what I have to do. Thanks

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:21 AM (nxdel)

111 Jewells, I've loved "gunmetal" finish ever since I first saw it... I've got to get some earrings/ other pretties made with it!

Bought 'third cut' faceted seed beads in red, yellows, oranges, black & white for 'harley' themed items.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:21 AM (o0Fxd)

112 {{jewells45 fuck cancer }}

Good morning, cherished one.

Getting ready for house guests to watch the Sugar Bowl. This is always stressful for my wife, who wants the house to look like Windsor Castle. * Sigh * Not happening.

My butler staff should be fired.

These are close friends, with many stories and shared experiences going back a decade. I do what I can, and enjoy the company.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:21 AM (u82oZ)

113 The kwanzaa principle for today is Ujamaa or cooperative economics.

Communism in blackface.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 07:21 AM (EZebt)

114 Wolfus, I bought a pair of Tecovas online and they run a little small. If you can make it one of their stores, I think you'd be better off. I can't complain though, they're well made for sure.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022

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Their only store is in what I call Bay-ton Roogey. Not a bad trip, but not a quick jaunt either.

Their Roper "The Earl" is about 2x what I wanted to pay, 2x what a Justin boot would run. But they have 4 different colors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:22 AM (KAKDL)

115 Still up? Bragging or complaining?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Neither. Answering MLii, she asked.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:22 AM (o0Fxd)

116 Salty, I keep telling Mrs. F. she should do something about the service here but she never does.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 07:23 AM (EZebt)

117 113 The kwanzaa principle for today is Ujamaa or cooperative economics.

Communism in blackface.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 07:21 AM (EZebt)

So my guess was very close!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:23 AM (BRHaw)

118 Good morning, all. No update from Jane since yesterday, which you all covered. But be reassured that he is in good hands. Their friend is Vp of HR for the hospital, and she ran into him the first day so he knows what's going on. And another good friend who is a cardiologist has been involved too. She is very pleased about the level of care he is receiving.

RIP Pope Benedict XVI. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:23 AM (pTb/Z)

119 Teresa in Fort Worth, AOS Ladies' Team plucky comic relief -- no you are not. You are our with-it friend.

One minute he was fine, the next his lungs filled with fluid. He was able to call 911, put the flashers on his SUV, then went unconscious. He was blue when the paramedics got to him.

In ICU now. They are checking for toxins.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:24 AM (u82oZ)

120 mornin yall. The local paper is offering a one month subscription for $1. But wait, there's more! They will also throw in a month of USA Today.

Sorry guys, that's not enough. You are going to have to pay me a lot more than that to pickup the extra garbage from my driveway.

Posted by: fd at December 31, 2022 07:24 AM (iayUP)

121 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AOS Ladies' Team plucky comic relief at December 31, 2022 07:20 AM (IG2ii)

He collapsed with a sudden onset of double pneumonia and has been intubated in the ICU. His wife and son and the son's gf are there with him. The doctors have stabilized him, but it seems it's very sporty right now.

Bluebell is the POC , so watch for her in the lil' grey boxes.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:25 AM (TgNpw)

122 Wonder why it was dark so long, very foggy outside

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 07:25 AM (xhxe8)

123 bluebell.

Thanks for the update.

I shot her an e-mail the other day offering prayers, but have pretty much stayed out of her hair since, just following updates on the blog.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:25 AM (uLr+K)

124 Hang in there, Jewells my dear! Still praying for you, and I love your persistence and determination. Same feisty Jewells, which is great.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:25 AM (pTb/Z)

125 bluebell

Thank you for your updates. Please let Jane know we are praying hard for her and her husband.

And hug yours. Life is short, esp. with Powers and Principalities that want you dead. Ephesian 6:12 is a guide.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

126 "Bluebell is the POC , so watch for her in the lil' grey boxes."

Say her name three times......
And Poof!

There she is.

Thanks again bluebell.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:26 AM (uLr+K)

127 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

128 Overnight, surgeons operated on my SIL to remove the blood clots because he was having mini strokes. No word yet on how it went.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at December 31, 2022 07:27 AM (Eeb9P)

129 Their Roper "The Earl" is about 2x what I wanted to pay, 2x what a Justin boot would run. But they have 4 different colors.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Justin is owned by Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffet).

Posted by: Miklos merely notes at December 31, 2022 07:27 AM (56GZF)

130 Oh Salty, she knows. I can't tell you how grateful she is for all the prayers. She says they can really feel them. And she can't wait to be able to tell her husband about how the Horde has been praying for him.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:27 AM (pTb/Z)

131 Thank you bluebell.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:28 AM (nxdel)

132 rhennigantx another grime milestone for the Sundowner administration

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 07:28 AM (xhxe8)

133 Village Idiot's Apprentice

There are a number of 'rons, like Vic, who are in poor health. I wish I trusted Medicine, and esp. the VA more.

My tell was the requirement in Obamacare to digitize records, which allows them to be cross-referenced with other government files.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:29 AM (u82oZ)

134 Salty I hope you have a wonderful and enjoy your friends.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:29 AM (nxdel)

135 Overnight, surgeons operated on my SIL to remove the blood clots because he was having mini strokes. No word yet on how it went.
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at December 31, 2022 07:27 AM (Eeb9P)
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Oh my word, that poor man has been having a rough go. Do they have children?

So much to pray for here in our community.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:29 AM (pTb/Z)

136 bluebell
I met them both, with their son, at a TxMoMeet. Great people.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

137 Thanks bluebell for update

A prayer for speedy and complete healing. This year has been awful for my health and for many people around me. Here is too everyone's good health in 2023.

на здоровье!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 07:30 AM (EZebt)

138 "Bluebell is the POC , so watch for her in the lil' grey boxes."

The Person of Color ?

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:31 AM (T4tVD)

139 "Overnight, surgeons operated on my SIL to remove the blood clots because he was having mini strokes. No word yet on how it went. "

And prayers for him as well, of course.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:31 AM (uLr+K)

140 I did too, Salty, at the same one!

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:31 AM (pTb/Z)

141 My birdbath was NOT frozen this AM !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:31 AM (T4tVD)

142 jewells45 fuck cancer

Thank you so much. I sure will.

There may even be frolicking. I'm passing out vodka shooter after every Kansas State touchdown.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

143 The Person of Color ?

Person of Cookbook.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:32 AM (uLr+K)

144 Haha, JT!

Not gonna catch malaria today, huh?

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:32 AM (o0Fxd)

145 The Person of Color ?
Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:31 AM (T4tVD)
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Sure, if pasty is a color. Although I do have dark circles under my eyes, so maybe that counts.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:32 AM (pTb/Z)

146 A prayer for speedy and complete healing. This year has been awful for my health and for many people around me. Here is too everyone's good health in 2023.

на здоровье!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 07:30 AM (EZebt)
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Amen!

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:33 AM (pTb/Z)

147 60.4 degrees in our back yard, and under a dense fog advisory.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:33 AM (uLr+K)

148 Mmm, paste.

Posted by: Joe Bitem at December 31, 2022 07:33 AM (EZebt)

149 bluebell

I remember our first meeting at Amphora Dinner. What fun! And such a small world.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:34 AM (u82oZ)

150 San Franpsycho

Preach it!

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:34 AM (u82oZ)

151 https://pjmedia.com/john fetterman is still hiding from the media why

Considering he can't understand a verbal message or speak a coherent sentence, I'm in great hands they tell us.

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 07:34 AM (xhxe8)

152 I do too, Salty! And yes indeed.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:34 AM (pTb/Z)

153 Haha, JT!

Not gonna catch malaria today, huh?
Posted by: JQ

I said that to someone in passing and he said "Why, because of all the rain ?"

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:35 AM (T4tVD)

154 Wolfus - I have a pair of Stocktons in bison and I am very pleased with them. I wear them when I ride the scooter but they're very comfortable after being worn all day at the office and on the hangar deck. If I were going to but another pair of boots, they'd be Tecovas. And I'd get a boot jack, too. ;-)

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:35 AM (TgNpw)

155 40F and raining. Should clear up and be *just* cold tonight, no more precip. Yay.

Not even wondering about 2023. It'll get here and bring whatever.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:35 AM (o0Fxd)

156 Host Ken Jennings revealed the categories during the first round of gameplay — one of which was “Classic Flute Rock.”

None of the questions pertained to the British band Jethro Tull, where frontman Ian Anderson is known for his flute prowess. The snub left “Jeopardy!” viewers with lots of questions.

Hang em high!!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:35 AM (BRHaw)

157 I seem to remember that the J6 Committee told the Supreme Court that they needed to see Trumps tax records to ensure that the Presidential Auditing process was being followed.

And Trump responded with 'They just want to release the records to the public'.

And the Supreme Court ruled in the favor of the J6 Committee, because the committee said they wouldn't release them...swearsies.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:36 AM (uLr+K)

158 Any time I see blood clots now have to think Fake Vax

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 07:36 AM (xhxe8)

159 JT - Hiya! POC = point of contact

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:37 AM (TgNpw)

160 Happy New Year's Eve, Horde.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 07:38 AM (Dc2NZ)

161
Sure, if pasty is a color. Although I do have dark circles under my eyes, so maybe that counts.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:32 AM

If you get a chance read what I cut and pasted upthread about ricin exposure. Symptoms and sudden onset.

I know conspiracy theory, but I'm sure I've been on some database for the last two decades. My wife contracted covid in late October, 2019, shortly after receiving half a dozen packages which originated in China. One of the first cases in my state.

It's just something to consider, especially if they're looking for toxin exposure.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 07:38 AM (enJYY)

162 Happy New Year's Eve, Horde.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread

Thanks ! Backatcha Eris !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:39 AM (T4tVD)

163 Wolfus - I have a pair of Stocktons in bison and I am very pleased with them. I wear them when I ride the scooter but they're very comfortable after being worn all day at the office and on the hangar deck. If I were going to but another pair of boots, they'd be Tecovas. And I'd get a boot jack, too. ;-)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022

***
They have a zipper boot too called The Dean. Four different colors/leathers, for the same price as The Earl. Well! Moar choices!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:40 AM (KAKDL)

164
And the Supreme Court ruled in the favor of the J6 Committee, because the committee said they wouldn't release them...swearsies.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:36 AM

Remember the 'before' times when lawyers got sanctioned or disbarred for doing evil?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 07:40 AM (enJYY)

165 Hiya Crochety !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:40 AM (T4tVD)

166 Thankful that I got out of the old j*b just in time. Don't think they forced the vakx, but I remember they were paying a 'bonus' to ppl who got it. smh.

"Here. Trade off your immune system for $200 bucks!"

Fk.

Posted by: JQ at December 31, 2022 07:41 AM (o0Fxd)

167 I met them both, with their son, at a TxMoMeet. Great people.

Yep that's where I met them. It was my first year. I remember she strongly resembles one of my SIL's.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:42 AM (nxdel)

168 It's just something to consider, especially if they're looking for toxin exposure.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 07:38 AM (enJYY)
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Toxin exposure was one of the first things they considered. Maybe the analysis of the samples they took of the lung fluid will give them some answers.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:42 AM (pTb/Z)

169 158 Any time I see blood clots now have to think Fake Vax
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 07:36 AM (xhxe

Well, usually it was always about strokes or weird injury (remember.... Liam Neeson's AND Pierce Brosnan's wife?)

This seems a lot different.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2022 07:42 AM (CsVWE)

170 Hi Eris! Doing anything special for NYE?

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:43 AM (pTb/Z)

171 Getting ready for house guests to watch the Sugar Bowl. This is always stressful for my wife, who wants the house to look like Windsor Castle. * Sigh * Not happening.

--

So it's not just me who suffers from this horrible affliction? I have a terrible paranoia about people coming to the house when it doesn't look like it's straight out of a magazine. I have 2 kitties so it's a very hard task to accomplish. I think it stems from my childhood homes being...well, not the greatest.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 07:43 AM (sVtYq)

172 On the good news front, I packed out the liquor cabinet and the bar yesterday and found an unopened bottle of Loch Lomond, and an unopened bottle of tawny port.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:44 AM (TgNpw)

173 Happy New Year's Eve to all the Horde. I'd say better times await us all in 2023, but my hope-a-meter is running low right now.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 07:44 AM (sVtYq)

174 173 Happy New Year's Eve to all the Horde. I'd say better times await us all in 2023, but my hope-a-meter is running low right now.
Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 07:44 AM (sVtYq)

Yeah, it is not a good bet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2022 07:45 AM (CsVWE)

175 Eris

Backatcha!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:45 AM (uLr+K)

176 Happy New Years Eve to everyone,
and prayers up for all in need.

Skip, Popes can resign for various reasons- the last one was a monk who was just not up to the demands of the office.

Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at December 31, 2022 07:45 AM (wE246)

177 jewells45 fuck cancer

I still chuckle at your kids reaction to you going to Texas.

"So, you are meeting people you've only met online?"

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

178 *pumps infusion of hope through Lady in Black's USB port*

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:46 AM (pTb/Z)

179 Jewells, how did your chemo go yesterday...or did it go? I know you mentioned you had a cold? I hope it went well. I pray for you every day.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 07:46 AM (sVtYq)

180 On the good news front, I packed out the liquor cabinet and the bar yesterday and found an unopened bottle of Loch Lomond, and an unopened bottle of tawny port.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Tawny Port ? Raquel Welch's daughter ?

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 07:47 AM (T4tVD)

181 Not saying that it's damp in the back yard, but it's 60.6 degrees with a dew point of 60.3

Did I mention the dense fog?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:47 AM (uLr+K)

182 I have a terrible paranoia about people coming to the house when it doesn't look like it's straight out of a magazine.
Posted by: Lady in Black

Hey y'all! Come on in!

Just kick the empties out the way.

Posted by: Miklos fully embracing the Trailer Acres Lifestyle at December 31, 2022 07:47 AM (56GZF)

183 182 I have a terrible paranoia about people coming to the house when it doesn't look like it's straight out of a magazine.
Posted by: Lady in Black

Hey y'all! Come on in!

Just kick the empties out the way.
Posted by: Miklos fully embracing the Trailer Acres Lifestyle at December 31, 2022 07:47 AM (56GZF)

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Try not to bump the magazine stacks. Stick to the path, and you should be good.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at December 31, 2022 07:49 AM (uPgE/)

184 Morning peeps. Gloomy and wet here in the Bluegrass. New Year's day it's supposed to get up into the 60's and we may see a bit of sun. Might have to revise our dinner menu and fire up the grill instead.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 31, 2022 07:49 AM (Q4IgG)

185 Lady in Black

Fairly common. I blame the '50s cultural effect on certain Moms. Her Mom passed before I could talk to her about it.

I'm gonna live life in the forward direction. Just going to enjoy company.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:50 AM (u82oZ)

186 Breakfast this am: scrambled egg with cheese and chili powder; 2 strips of crisp crisp bacon; a spoonful of honey; a square of dark chocolate. And coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:50 AM (KAKDL)

187 The Fake Vax and blood clots are a new connection but are showing up all over. Healthy people dropping over just doesn't happen out of the blue.

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 07:50 AM (xhxe8)

188
Sudden onset pneumonia in both lungs? Something nasty inhaled for certain. I'd be hesitant to go anywhere near the office the person worked in without full moonsuit. Any powder around, crime scene.

But I also remember shortly after 9/11/2001 someone was mailing ricin around the country. Not sure if they ever caught the actual perp or just found some patsy to blame.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 07:50 AM (enJYY)

189 Hey y'all! Come on in!

Just kick the empties out the way.
Posted by: Miklos fully embracing the Trailer Acres Lifestyle at December 31, 2022 07:47 AM (56GZF)
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*fistbump*

With five kids and homeschooling, I long ago gave up on the concept of house beautiful. Now they are mostly gone but I still settle on clean underwear, bathrooms and kitchen.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:50 AM (pTb/Z)

190 183 182 I have a terrible paranoia about people coming to the house when it doesn't look like it's straight out of a magazine.
Posted by: Lady in Black

Hang on, I'll turn the cat blanket over for you.

Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at December 31, 2022 07:51 AM (wE246)

191 Tawny Port ? Raquel Welch's daughter ?

Was she bottled?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:51 AM (TgNpw)

192 "Now they are mostly gone but I still settle on clean underwear, ...."

Are we talking 'Clean, clean', or just 'clean'?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:52 AM (uLr+K)

193 SBF cashes out $680K from a crypto exchange while on house arrest

Posted by: Fool Otto at December 31, 2022 07:53 AM (DB16e)

194 Time to make the kitchen shine. It feels so good to chat with you all.

Have a wonderful day, everyone. May you be blessed with health, the wealth of good people around you, and be the survivor those in 2024 will venerate.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 31, 2022 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

195 lol Salty and they were just sure I was going to be murdered by a bunch of crazies!!

Lady in Black, it went well. Still took 4 damn hours and the whole infusion should only take an hour and a half two at most. The nurse was a "floater" so she wasn't sure where everything was, doc took 30 minutes to sign off on treatment (this is done after he looks at the bloodwork).

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 07:53 AM (nxdel)

196 173 Happy New Year's Eve to all the Horde. I'd say better times await us all in 2023, but my hope-a-meter is running low right now.
Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 07:44 AM (sVtYq)

The totality of stupidity, evil and corruption does seem overwhelming and unabating. But one never knows.

Posted by: Ordinary American at December 31, 2022 07:53 AM (H8QX8)

197 Are we talking 'Clean, clean', or just 'clean'?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:52 AM (uLr+K)
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In that regard, we are talking clean clean clean. I do have some standards, you know.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:53 AM (pTb/Z)

198 Tawny Port ? Raquel Welch's daughter ?
Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022

***
Speaking of, I saw Tahnee Welch's Playboy issue -- she had the cover -- at an antique shop this week. They wanted $20 for it, and it was sealed in plastic.

Tahnee Welch and Tawny Kitaen would have made an . . . interesting . . . team.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:53 AM (KAKDL)

199 If you turn them inside out, they're 'clean', right? Askin for a friend...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:54 AM (TgNpw)

200 Be safe, Salty!

And an enjoyable New Years Eve with friends.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:54 AM (uLr+K)

201 .....And this is now at least a month with no Vic sighting.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 06:36 AM (uLr+K)

Sure hope he is OK. The world is a much more interesting place with his VNN and pithy comments.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at December 31, 2022 07:54 AM (UcAQV)

202 Zippers on boots? For a guy? Um, no.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at December 31, 2022 07:54 AM (oWBc3)

203 "If you turn them inside out, they're 'clean', right? Askin for a friend..."

Remember the 'You've gone nose blind' commercials?

Sorta like that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:55 AM (uLr+K)

204 Mrs. F. was able to score some Dungeness crab on Clement St yesterday $19.99/lb

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 07:56 AM (EZebt)

205 #2 son is moving out next month, moving to Atlanta to get an apartment with his brother. He just graduated and already has a job lined up. I'm happy for him, but a creeping melancholy has been stalking me for the past week or so. It will be just Mrs fd and I for the first time in 22 years.

Posted by: fd at December 31, 2022 07:57 AM (iayUP)

206 Remember the 'You've gone nose blind' commercials?

Hey now, if you're trying to ignore a skid mark, you're pushin the envelope. We did have a contest on a WestPac to see who could wear their flight suit the longest without washing it.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 07:59 AM (TgNpw)

207 Looks like Little VIA is spending the New Years weekend in Marseilles France.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 07:59 AM (uLr+K)

208 *pumps infusion of hope through Lady in Black's USB port*

--

*grabs USB and holds on for dear life*

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 07:59 AM (sVtYq)

209 170 Hi Eris! Doing anything special for NYE?
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 07:43 AM (pTb/Z)
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Nothing that requires a shiv-wielding wingwoman, BB. For now, anyway.

It's going to be a rainy day all day so no gallivanting around town. I'm not much for NYE anyway.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 08:00 AM (Dc2NZ)

210 "Hey now, if you're trying to ignore a skid mark, you're pushin the envelope."

We talking fresh skid mark, or Ships Laundry Leftover skid mark?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:00 AM (uLr+K)

211 Am I only one who say good riddance to 2022? What awful year that was, I can only hope 2023 is better.

More coffee.

Posted by: dantesed at December 31, 2022 08:00 AM (88xKn)

212 I'm not either, Eris. Early to bed as usual for me.

Tomorrow we go to my sister-in-laws for lunch, which is a nice tradition and always fun.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 08:02 AM (pTb/Z)

213 " I can only hope 2023 is better. "

We can hope.

But I fear that Reality is gonna bend Hope over like a BrokeBack Mountain cheap date.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:03 AM (uLr+K)

214 I'm sure 2023 will be a carousel of crapulence, but I am determined to live in happy obliviousness to their bullshit. My mind may be a crazy abandoned amusement park, but it is MY OWN.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 08:05 AM (Dc2NZ)

215 Am I only one who say good riddance to 2022? What awful year that was, I can only hope 2023 is better.

No, you're not the only one. 2022 sucked ass. Lost a dear family member, learned I had stage 4 cancer, lost another good person right before Thanksgiving, a dear sweet 24 year old with her whole life ahead of her.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 08:05 AM (nxdel)

216 It will be just Mrs fd and I for the first time in 22 years.

You'll be surprised at how quickly you adjust. The hardest thing to do will be to relearn how to shop and cook for two. And visiting for Christmas will put things in a completely different perspective.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:06 AM (TgNpw)

217 CDC LBGQT+ASDF Inclusivity Rules:
Mostly Cs is for “Commit to Changes” - (Minimally Inclusive) – You are not yet
well prepared to provide inclusive and supportive environments for LGBTQ students.
Commit to making changes, and you will move up the continuum in no time!

Prepared sound like the Camps did not work this time.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:07 AM (BRHaw)

218 lost another good person right before Thanksgiving, a dear sweet 24 year old with her whole life ahead of her.

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Oh my lord, that's terrible! Way, way too young to go.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 08:08 AM (sVtYq)

219 • Mostly Bs is for “Beginning to Break Through” - (Moderately Inclusive) – You
are working on the building blocks of inclusivity, doing some things that encourage supportive and LGBTQ inclusive environments, but you still have room to grow.
Work on broadening your horizons further, address your barriers, and expand your efforts further towards being an ally.

but you still have room to grow
Those 5 nights in the cooler seemed to have helped!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:08 AM (BRHaw)

220 Theme for 2023: There is no place to go but up.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 08:09 AM (EZebt)

221 I'm sure 2023 will be a carousel of crapulence, but I am determined to live in happy obliviousness to their bullshit. My mind may be a crazy abandoned amusement park, but it is MY OWN.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 08:05 AM (Dc2NZ)
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Hear, hear. My sentiments exactly.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (pTb/Z)

222 • Mostly As is for “Awesome Ally” - (Highly Inclusive) – You are doing great work.
You do a lot to support LGBTQ students and work toward an inclusive environment. Keep up your good efforts, while also recognizing there is always more you can do.
Like all good allies, you will want to continue exploring and learning and share your knowledge with others.

recognizing there is always more you can do
You will never live up to the rules and will just be a cog in the machine.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (BRHaw)

223 I see Mega Millions rolled over to $785 million. I sure could use that!

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (sVtYq)

224 You guys....

Gotta look forward to 2023, you cant look back. Nothing you can say or do will change what is passed. Be positive, look for and find the positive. Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (TgNpw)

225 "Theme for 2023: There is no place to go but up."

Hold my beer...

Posted by: Joe Biden at December 31, 2022 08:11 AM (uLr+K)

226 Theme for 2023: There is no place to go but up.

--

I haz ze different plans for you, serf.

Posted by: Klaus Schwab at December 31, 2022 08:11 AM (sVtYq)

227 "You'll be surprised at how quickly you adjust. The hardest thing to do will be to relearn how to shop and cook for two. And visiting for Christmas will put things in a completely different perspective.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead"

This phase has ended. I did the best I could. The next phase will be for us, but I miss my little guys and the fun we had.

Posted by: fd at December 31, 2022 08:12 AM (iayUP)

228

"Theme for 2023: There is no place to go, butt up."

Posted by: Groomers Theme at December 31, 2022 08:12 AM (enJYY)

229 Fog is slowly lifting.

Very slowly.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:12 AM (uLr+K)

230 Yay!! I get to work tonight!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:13 AM (C2ZTD)

231 This phase has ended. I did the best I could. The next phase will be for us, but I miss my little guys and the fun we had.

Posted by: fd at December 31, 2022 08:12 AM (iayUP)

Just enjoy the breather...grand kids are next...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:13 AM (TgNpw)

232
Gotta look forward to 2023, you cant look back. Nothing you can say or do will change what is passed. Be positive, look for and find the positive. Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan

--

I do cling to this. In these terribly troubling times, it's very comforting to me.

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 08:14 AM (sVtYq)

233 223 I see Mega Millions rolled over to $785 million. I sure could use that!
Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (sVtYq)
---

I'm feeling lucky.

Buy tickets, people! It's an investment in my future!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 08:14 AM (Dc2NZ)

234 Fog is slowly lifting.

Very slowly.
Posted by: Villag

Slowly it turns. Step by step. Inch by inch.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:14 AM (C2ZTD)

235 Fog is slowly lifting.

Very slowly.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Breakfast beer?

Posted by: Miklos understands at December 31, 2022 08:14 AM (PlMyH)

236 I see Mega Millions rolled over to $785 million

Let me know when it hits $1.7 trillion.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:15 AM (C2ZTD)

237 Gotta look forward to 2023, you cant look back. Nothing you can say or do will change what is passed. Be positive, look for and find the positive. Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan.

Amen!! Well said.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at December 31, 2022 08:15 AM (nxdel)

238 I see Mega Millions rolled over to $785 million

Let me know when it hits $1.7 trillion.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

pfftski

Posted by: V. Zelensky at December 31, 2022 08:15 AM (PlMyH)

239 "Yay!! I get to work tonight!"

Oh boy!

I'm guessing that NYE really brings in the 'interesting' cases.

Be safe and well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:17 AM (uLr+K)

240 I see Mega Millions rolled over to $785 million

What would you do with that kind of money? Me, I'd pay someone to pack this fucking house so I wouldn't be sweating moving day. ;-)

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:18 AM (TgNpw)

241 Gotta look forward to 2023, you cant look back. Nothing you can say or do will change what is passed. Be positive, look for and find the positive. Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (TgNpw)
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+100, NotsoCrotchetyOldJarhead. 😉

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 08:18 AM (pTb/Z)

242 His plan may involve my martyrdom. But that's okay.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at December 31, 2022 08:18 AM (I9VC/)

243 >>> Trust in God. He has a plan.

"Farther along we'll know all about it.
Farther along we'll understand why.
Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine.
We'll understand it all by and by.

Faithful 'til death, said our loving Master.
A few more days to labor and wait.
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing,
As we sweep through the beautiful gates."

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:19 AM (45fpk)

244 Yay!! I get to work tonight!

I can't even imagine what kind of dumbassery you have to deal with on such an occasion.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:20 AM (TgNpw)

245 "Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan. "

Yesterday morning Mrs VIA and I were discussing Fen's 'Don't be a cactus sitter' remark.

And how apropos it is in these times of challenges.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:20 AM (uLr+K)

246 The guys at Red Letter Media did an episode on the trend of VHS tape collecting and the market for professional tape grading (sounds like a scam). A mint wrapped copy of "Back To The Future" sold for $75,000.

So they found their best copy of "Nukie", a South African rip-off of "E.T." which is said by some to be the worst movie ever made, had it professionally graded, and have it up for auction. Proceeds go to charity. It's already hit $75,500!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 08:20 AM (Dc2NZ)

247 Grammie! How is your son? I haven't seen you in a long time to ask about him.

That's some convoluted language right there but I hope you know what I mean.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 08:21 AM (pTb/Z)

248
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 31, 2022 08:22 AM (ENBF0)

249 Hi bluebell! Son is doing very much better, he's doing great - thanks be to God.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:23 AM (45fpk)

250 Hiya Grammie !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 08:23 AM (T4tVD)

251 about fricking time!!

Cosby’s publicist and crisis manager, Andrew Wyatt, told NPR on Thursday that the tour is tentatively scheduled to occur “roughly around spring, summer or late summer” of 2023.

“We have so many — I mean, hundreds of thousands of supporters just asking for him to do a show,” Wyatt said. “We have so many promoters across the country. He is in high demand.”

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:24 AM (BRHaw)

252 Hiya JT! Lovely news about your birdbath!

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:24 AM (45fpk)

253 Gotta look forward to 2023, you cant look back. Nothing you can say or do will change what is passed. Be positive, look for and find the positive. Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:10 AM (TgNpw)
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Amen

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 08:24 AM (T4tVD)

254 Yes, all according to hashem's plan. But this third straight day of rain is a real bummer.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 08:24 AM (EZebt)

255 Oh grammie, that's wonderful. Hallelujah!

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 08:25 AM (pTb/Z)

256 Oh grammie, that's wonderful.

It truly is.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:26 AM (45fpk)

257 There is going to be a sudden stratospheric warming which will bring polar air to the UK next month.
Warming? Warming? Climate change brings cold air! Reeee! Well... not so fast...

During northern hemispheric winters, sudden stratospheric warmings, caused by the absorption of Rossby waves in the stratosphere, can be observed in approximately half of winters when easterly winds develop in the stratosphere. These events often precede unusual winter weather [16] and may even be responsible for the cold European winters of the 1960s.[17]

Climate change makes Rossby waves stronger! The models predicted it!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:26 AM (C2ZTD)

258 Gotta look forward to 2023, you cant look back. Nothing you can say or do will change what is passed. Be positive, look for and find the positive. Every you have is a day to be thankful for. And trust God. He has a plan.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

The Eternal Father Knows Best !

Posted by: JT at December 31, 2022 08:27 AM (T4tVD)

259 b"h for little winger

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 31, 2022 08:27 AM (EZebt)

260 "Lovely news about your birdbath!"

Yes...yes it is!

Posted by: JT's Birds at December 31, 2022 08:27 AM (uLr+K)

261 Headline on the local TV news. Trump is finished, his tax returns show he cheats and lies, we don't want such a President in the WH, do we?

Posted by: Colin at December 31, 2022 08:28 AM (4p2ug)

262
Gonna be a quiet New Years Eve at my house. Nobody gave me a Bob Ross Chia Pet for Christmas to celebrate with.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 08:28 AM (enJYY)

263 Outstanding, Grammy!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:28 AM (uLr+K)

264 Nobody gave me a Bob Ross Chia Pet for Christmas to celebrate with.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 08:28 AM (enJYY)

The nerve.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:29 AM (45fpk)

265 SCIENTISM:
Today the idea that weight is the main problem dogging Black women builds on these historically racist ideas and ignores how interrelated social factors impact Black women’s health. It also perpetuates a misinformed and damaging message about weight and health.

Indeed, social determinants have been shown to be more consequential to health than BMI or health behaviors.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:29 AM (BRHaw)

266 @240

>>What would you do with that kind of money?

Move to Montana and build a secret underground base of operations.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 31, 2022 08:29 AM (up/3i)

267 Anyone hear from Jane D?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:29 AM (C2ZTD)

268 See how long the government says you'll live. Remove space. Tinyurl isn't working for me. Goes to Social Security site.

https://www.ssa.gov /OACT/population/longevity.html

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:32 AM (45fpk)

269 "Anyone hear from Jane D?"

See bluebell's update at comment #118

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:33 AM (uLr+K)

270 Good morning everyone.

Verse for the Day:

"Fear not! I am with you;
be not dismayed; I am your God.
I will strengthen you, and help you,
and uphold you with my right hand of justice."
-- Isaiha 41:10

Posted by: Tonypete at December 31, 2022 08:34 AM (qoGsy)

271 So, now that Bennie is gone, does Big Frank move up to Emeritus?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:34 AM (C2ZTD)

272 SCIENTISM:
Today the idea that weight is the main problem dogging Black women builds on these historically racist ideas and ignores how interrelated social factors impact Black women’s health. It also perpetuates a misinformed and damaging message about weight and health.

--

*looks around, sees just as many overweight white women*

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 08:34 AM (sVtYq)

273
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, first pontiff to resign since 1415, dead at 95

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 07:15 AM

another grim milestone for the biden administration

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 31, 2022 08:34 AM (ENBF0)

274 turns out Hattie McDaniel, in spite of being a lesbian, was a poor role model

Posted by: REDACTED at December 31, 2022 08:34 AM (us2H3)

275 And my Pope has died. Ugh.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 31, 2022 08:36 AM (qoGsy)

276 Headline on the local TV news. Trump is finished, his tax returns show he cheats and lies, we don't want such a President in the WH, do we?
Posted by: Colin at December 31, 2022 08:28 AM (4p2ug)

Seems to be an anti-Trump theme running out there, almost like they remain afraid of him, very afraid!

In a den of vipers, an honest snake is dangerous.

Funny thing, as I have noted before, both the IRS and the rapacious NYC version of the tax Stasi had ALL the Trump family tax records for decades, yet he was never charged with tax fraud!

Would that we got to the Pelosi's, McConnell's, Schumer's, and Romney's tax return for the past ten years...

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana! ~ at December 31, 2022 08:36 AM (hOUT3)

277
Just cancelled Netflix. There's two of us in this house. My wife watches, I don't. My plan allowed two concurrent users. I saw no problem with daughter in another state using 'my share'.

So goodbye Netflix.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 08:36 AM (enJYY)

278 Just cancelled Netflix. There's two of us in this house. My wife watches, I don't.

We find ourselves watching BritBox more often than not.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2022 08:37 AM (45fpk)

279 My plan allowed two concurrent users. I saw no problem with daughter in another state using 'my share'.

So goodbye Netflix.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 08:36 AM (enJYY)

Concurrent users? So, who pays for it?

Posted by: dantesed at December 31, 2022 08:38 AM (88xKn)

280
And my Pope has died. Ugh.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 31, 2022 08:36 AM

At least we will always have, "Does a bear shit in the woods." The other one is on hold.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 08:38 AM (enJYY)

281 "Concurrent users? So, who pays for it?"

Somebody named 'Concurrent'?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:38 AM (uLr+K)

282 Yeah but he had a bank account in CHINA!!! He lost money in 2018! He had no charitable deductions in 2020!!! The walls are closing in! Impeach!

And of course, we need the records from all the years before he was pres, because that is what nixon did. Or something.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:39 AM (C2ZTD)

283 2022 Was the Year For Pushing Abortion, and Here's How the Left Did It:

1. Notable figures push the idea that the Bible and abortion go hand-in-hand.
2. Pro-Life centers and churches came under attack, and authorities didn’t care.
3. Celebrities encouraged fans to celebrate abortion.
4. TV shows and Hollywood push abortion stories down viewers' throats.
5. Businesses offered abortion incentives.
6. There’s an overwhelming dehumanization of children’s lives.

https://tinyurl.com/2xfb3996

Posted by: redridinghood at December 31, 2022 08:39 AM (NpAcC)

284 I'm happy for him, but a creeping melancholy has been stalking me for the past week or so. It will be just Mrs fd and I for the first time in 22 years.
Posted by: fd

When the last kid moved out, I realized I had at least one child in the house for 31 years. Thirty. One. Years.

Whose going to flip on all the lights in rooms they aren't using?

Posted by: Tonypete at December 31, 2022 08:40 AM (qoGsy)

285 My tell was the requirement in Obamacare to digitize records, which allows them to be cross-referenced with other government files.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Is in name of efficient care* for the masses, comrade, da!

*Evidence based euthanasia is very efficient!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana! ~ at December 31, 2022 08:41 AM (hOUT3)

286 And now they are pushing Transgenders are biblical because eunuchs.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:41 AM (C2ZTD)

287 looks like they got another DC sniper type in CA valley

bag count at 7, mostly hispanics

fucking white serial killers

the worstest

Posted by: REDACTED at December 31, 2022 08:41 AM (us2H3)

288
Concurrent users? So, who pays for it?

Posted by: dantesed at December 31, 2022 08:38 AM

I paid for it, but never watched. So I gave password to daughter in another state. So my wife could watch, and my daughter at the same time. But not three people at once. The deal seemed fair to me. But if they're threatening criminal prosecution for password sharing then I'm out.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 31, 2022 08:41 AM (enJYY)

289 Isn't 'Trump's Tax Returns failed to be audited for the first two years of his Presidency' an indictment of the IRS, and not the President?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:42 AM (uLr+K)

290 This is why social media is stupid. Someone gets the crackpot idea that biblical eunuchs were transgenders, therefore condoned by God. Tweets it out, and suddenly every NPC and pseudo religious scholar is shouting it. Before twitter that shit would go nowhere.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at December 31, 2022 08:43 AM (C2ZTD)

291 Venison steaks and eggs over easy, toast, hashbrowns and coffee. Steaks so tender they're totes worth the extra effort it takes to bag a buck.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at December 31, 2022 08:44 AM (geVLo)

292 "Whose going to flip on all the lights in rooms they aren't using?
Posted by: Tonypete "

And eat up what I was planning on having for lunch?

I said 22 years but it's actually 26. I suppose it's time for a change.

Posted by: fd at December 31, 2022 08:45 AM (iayUP)

293 Umm, would not Trumps personal finances during his time as President have been handled by a blind trust? He could not have directed anything about how they were handled outside of charity? His salary as president was donated every quarter?

Posted by: Jen the original at December 31, 2022 08:46 AM (/1teD)

294 "Someone gets the crackpot idea that biblical eunuchs were transgenders, therefore condoned by God. Tweets it out, and suddenly every NPC and pseudo religious scholar shouting it. "

Yet the message and warnings of Sodom and Gomorrah are ignored.

Funny, that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:46 AM (uLr+K)

295 213 " I can only hope 2023 is better. "

We can hope.

But I fear that Reality is gonna bend Hope over like a BrokeBack Mountain cheap date.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 08:03 AM (uLr+K)

Dear 2023 -- more lube. Please.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at December 31, 2022 08:47 AM (UcAQV)

296 *looks around, sees just as many overweight white women*

Posted by: Lady in Black at December 31, 2022 08:34 AM (sVtYq)

But the Scientism says fat kills white women but looks good on black women!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:47 AM (BRHaw)

297 I haven't heard anything about where Biden's salary goes. The press did a good job of not mentioning what Trump did with his though.

Posted by: fd at December 31, 2022 08:48 AM (iayUP)

298 So we have Baba Walters and Pope Benedict. Whose the third in the pool?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at December 31, 2022 08:51 AM (geVLo)

299 I can't take credit for the term "Cactus sitting". It is from a woman who does ministry and writes books, Joyce Meyer. The
entire saying is, "Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it." It's from a little encouragement book -with lovely pictures- on trust, worry and courage from the Bible and other people called, "When God is in the center everything will come together." which I picked up in Paradise, PA-PA Dutch Amish/Mennonite Country.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 08:51 AM (D+F6R)

300 That sounds like a lovely book, Fen. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2022 08:54 AM (pTb/Z)

301 The Krak of dawm. Have to face it sober as a...a....whatever.

Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2022 08:54 AM (eo57b)

302 290>> Social media is really just the public square amplified by anonymity. People say shit there that they would never say to your face, or say in public. I doubt that a significant number of the commenters are even real. However, in this case they're not stupid, they're evil.

What's really scary is the reaction you describe. NPCs are literally that. Just characters regurgitating what's provided without the willingness to question or even consider what they're being told.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 31, 2022 08:54 AM (TgNpw)

303 Sundowner's salary is a pittance compared to the millions he got from the Chinese

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 08:55 AM (xhxe8)

304 Their Roper "The Earl" is about 2x what I wanted to pay, 2x what a Justin boot would run. But they have 4 different colors.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 31, 2022 07:22 AM (KAKDL)

I got out of the Army in 94 and had combat boots galore. I tried a Justin boot so as to try and move on with civillian life only to return to my old combat boots. I have used up the worlds supply of surplus 10 1/2EE Desert Storm boots and finding anything that fits in civillian styles is next to impossable. Everything "W" is to narrow for my mutant duck feet. I am relegated to Corcoran (one of the few with consistent sizing) for my needs. I don't mind though as I love Jump Boots and work doesn't mess with me over steel toe.

Posted by: Reforger at December 31, 2022 08:56 AM (Pc6NQ)

305 Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 is the 250th anniversary of this famous hymn written by Rev. John Newton, an Anglican priest and former captain of slave ships, who later in life joined William Wilberforce and worked to abolish slavery in the British Empire.

Newton wrote “Amazing Grace” for his Anglican congregation — St. Peter and Paul Church in Olney Buckinghamshire, England — to sing on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 1773.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:59 AM (BRHaw)

306 Their Roper "The Earl" is about 2x what I wanted to pay, 2x what a Justin boot would run.

I have a pair of their Roy's. I need a zipper as my feet have freakishly high insteps and I simply cannot slip my feet into a normal boot. But yeah, Tecovas seem to run a bit small - but I have Barney Rubble feet so what do I know?

Posted by: Tonypete at December 31, 2022 08:59 AM (qoGsy)

307 The Powerline Week in Pictures, Happy New Year Edition:

https://tinyurl.com/5y5hka93

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sans-Culottes (except for the Book Thread) at December 31, 2022 09:00 AM (Dc2NZ)

308 Posted by: Paul at December 31, 2022 08:54 AM (rMIg3)

I realize you need attention, so here you go. Long time commenter Vic gave regular news reports. He took graciously jokes about his age, when I don't think he was that old-maybe 70's?. Those of us who have been here for a while tend to regard this place as a community so people are concerned when regulars as missing for a long time and we may have no way of getting in touch with them . I think it's insensitive of you to try to score a political point here when people are concerned, so I am going to pray for you and cease reading or responding to your points ever again.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 09:00 AM (D+F6R)

309 Grab your cup and head upstairs

Coffee Break NOOD

Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2022 09:01 AM (xhxe8)

310 And my Pope has died. Ugh.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 31, 2022 08:36 AM

Benedict is Mort?

Memory eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 31, 2022 09:01 AM (Wnv9h)

311 Posted by: rhennigantx at December 31, 2022 08:59 AM (BRHaw)

Thanks; I didn't know this was the date for that. Albert Finney gave a great performance as John Newton in the excellent movie, "Amazing Grace" which is the story of the English evangelical William Wilberforce and his attempts to abolish slavery in England.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 09:04 AM (D+F6R)

312 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 08:51 AM (D+F6R)

I sounded confused there, which is not unusual. Sorry. The entire book itself is by someone named Beth who does "Beth's creations" who I expect is an Amish or Mennonite woman.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 09:07 AM (D+F6R)

313 I am having my doubts about some comments being posted.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2022 09:12 AM (uLr+K)

314 Posted by: Just Sayin at December 31, 2022 09:10 AM (QumlO)

Here's Mr. Cactus Sitter again who was a odd fascination with people who supposedly had sex with or adored Castro (You were wrong about Poitier, dingbat) and eliminatory habits of people who are on the left and NEVER-has anything positive to share. Adios. Another person to add to the "Do not read or respond to" list

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2022 09:14 AM (D+F6R)

315 Grammie Winger @ 243-
Cheer up, my brother, walk in the sunshine....

Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2022 09:38 AM (eo57b)

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