Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

I certainly know that I need a cup or 8 of coffee this morning. And no, I won't be adding salt to it. My coffee, like my heart and soul, black and bitter.

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Before we get into the Prayer Revival just a couple of housekeeping matters:

1) Open thread opine and/or bloviate away your morning.
2) Be nice one to one another the alternative isn't pretty.
3) If you must run with sharp objects perhaps encase them with duct tape, I recommend Gorilla brand.
4) Lastly, have a fun weekend.

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
4/15 – Henry asked for prayers for his neighbor, Henry, who had a stroke about a month ago.
4/15 – Chopperpilot asked for prayers for Josh C., a USMC veteran who’s currently being treated for stage 4 colon cancer. He’s fighting hard.
4/22 – vmom asked for prayers as she considers applying for a different position within her current place of employment.

5/4 Update – vmom was offered the job!
4/22 – gp sends thanks for all the prayers for Brian (old age pain) and Al (loneliness) – she saw the results in their lives and appreciates it so much! She has a new request for her friend Larry, who received a bad news angiogram is afraid.
4/22 – Tonypete asked for prayers for himself and his wife as they continue training to be Stephen Ministers for their Parish.
4/22 - Swodog asked for prayers for his son, who was the student that the “Twerking Teacher” focused on at last year’s prom. The son started at UF last fall but couldn’t focus with all the legal and social media stuff flying around. He withdrew from school and is still depressed. His folks are praying he is able to get better and re-enroll in the fall.
4/26 – Sponge and his family could use prayers of comfort, as his grandmother just passed away. She was just a few months shy of her 99th birthday.
4/29 – Grammie Winger asked for prayers. Her doctor located a mass in her abdomen. She had a CT scan scheduled for 5/2.
4/29 – rhennigantx asked for prayers for his daughter. She needs some help with medical issues and mental issues.
4/29 – Prime Sister requests prayer for her son, Austin, in Singapore, who hasn’t been in touch for 6 months. Please pray he will contact someone soon.

5/8 Update – Thanks so much for your continued prayers. There hasn’t been any contact yet. But she has much more peace about this situation now.
4/29 – Morgan, longtime lurker, offers praise for God’s blessing on his Spanish studies and requests prayer for healing from his auto accident. He also prays for blessings upon the site and its moderators.

4/29 Update – Today he was pain-free! Praise be to God!
5/2 – Cat Ass Trophy’s father-in-law could use some prayers. He was admitted to the hospital last night. He was hit hard by the bronchitis going around. After more extensive tests, it was diagnosed as parainfluenza.
5/2 – Sponge asked for prayers. His father fell over the weekend and hurt himself badly. He has 6 broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, and a fractured right arm. Some of the ribs splintered, so they will do surgery to insert a plate to stabilize them. His dad wasn’t in the greatest health anyway, so this will take a toll.
5/2 – DaveT asks for prayers. He was trying to save his cats and his home, and then had an unfortunate court ruling, related to a family member who burdened the home with some debt. DaveT is over 65 and not able to work as much as he would like, and the cats have special needs, too (blind and older). He has a GiveSendGo set up, so please email Annie’s Stew for more information about how to contribute, if you would like to donate.
5/3 – Jewells asked for prayers for her niece, who had a biopsy done and they are pretty sure she has cervical cancer. She asked for prayers, please, for her sweet niece.
5/5 – gp asked for prayers for Ivan, who is in the hospital with heart problems. He is a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Thank you!
5/11 – FenelonSpoke again thanks everyone for the prayers and cards and donations to their church. They are blessed by your concern. The latest update is that the township Open Space intends to go ahead with the purchase of the land. However, the township committee still has to approve the purchase, so please continue to keep them in prayer. Thanks and God bless you all!
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.
Romans 8:26-27
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 09:00 AM

Comments

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1 Yes!

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:00 AM (UUBmN)

2 Break time

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 09:00 AM (xhxe8)

3 Howdy Mis Hum

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:01 AM (zddNi)

4 Have a fun weekend?

You're not the boss of me!!

(Thanks for all you do.

)

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:01 AM (qoGsy)

5 Prayers up for those that have asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone in silence and whose prayers are known but to God!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 09:02 AM (hOUT3)

6 Prayers for all intentions both asked and those known but to God.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:03 AM (qoGsy)

7 Made mine Bullitt Proof today. A little ghee, a little cream, a little coconut oil, a little cocoa powder, a little salt. Whoof, this is good.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:03 AM (p3lya)

8 Coffee is for closers.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at May 13, 2023 09:03 AM (X+Ku8)

9 hiya

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:04 AM (T4tVD)

10 Coffee is for closers.
Posted by: Dr. Varno

*Sets down coffee. Walks out of the room*

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:04 AM (p3lya)

11 Coffee is for closers.
Posted by: Dr. Varno

Always
Be
Closing

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:06 AM (qoGsy)

12 Prayers are good, and happily made.

Bless all y'all.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 13, 2023 09:06 AM (hABRf)

13 Hiya JT!!!

Posted by: Ladyl at May 13, 2023 09:06 AM (+4oV5)

14 I should do bullit covfefe but lazy so it's just heavy cream and stevia. Still zero carbs.

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:06 AM (UUBmN)

15 Good morning, coffee-drinking morons. Happy Mother's Day eve. Prayers for those who need them. I guess that would be all of us.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:07 AM (45fpk)

16 For the first time in my adult life, we are dog-less. Tough stuff, but (as I remind myself) other people have it worse. Many never had dogs.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 13, 2023 09:08 AM (hABRf)

17 Prayers up. And hello to the assembled Hordelings! 4 weeks til I get to see some of you at {super secret location} in Northern Virginia!

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:08 AM (zddNi)

18 Good morning, dear Hrothgar!

Posted by: Ladyl at May 13, 2023 09:09 AM (+4oV5)

19 With perfect timing, I managed to finish a few pesky and overdue lawncare chores, get the equipment put away, walk Conor, make a superb cup of caffeinated goodness, BUT before the rain started in earnest, AND still get in the top ten!
And my oldest grandson got married this week, so today is party day.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 09:09 AM (hOUT3)

20 Good morning my dear Ladyl.
Hope all is well with both you and your family!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 09:10 AM (hOUT3)

21 Congratulations for the marriage of your grandson, Hrothgar! I hope you have a grand time at the party!

Posted by: Ladyl at May 13, 2023 09:10 AM (+4oV5)

22 Commissar Hrothgar - Wow! Overachiever.

Wonderful news!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:10 AM (qoGsy)

23 Doof - looking forward to it!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:10 AM (DhOHl)

24 And my oldest grandson got married this week, so today is party day.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 09:09 AM (hOUT3)

How wonderful!

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:10 AM (45fpk)

25 LH&R to ALL Moms past & present!

Day before yesterday my dearly departed Mom would have turned 100 years old.

MISS You Mom!

Posted by: Katfish at May 13, 2023 09:11 AM (+Z2md)

26 Have coffee and a cinnamon raisin bagel 🥯

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 09:11 AM (xhxe8)

27 Salt in coffee? That's warped.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:11 AM (S6gqv)

28 14 I should do bullit covfefe but lazy so it's just heavy cream and stevia. Still zero carbs.
Posted by: lin-duh

Close enough for Horde work and exactly what I do as well!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 09:12 AM (hOUT3)

29 Salutations and Blessings to all the Mothers.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 13, 2023 09:12 AM (4I/2K)

30 Hiya JT!!!
Posted by: Ladyl

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:12 AM (T4tVD)

31 Oh look! Some covfefe from Sumatra roasted to a very light City+!

French press or Americano?

decisions, decisions

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:12 AM (YXHzG)

32 I put ghee in my coffee. I think that makes me a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:13 AM (DhOHl)

33 Batman also needs coffee.

Posted by: Durak Kazyol at May 13, 2023 09:13 AM (4zxRq)

34 Hiya Grammie !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:13 AM (T4tVD)

35 27 Salt in coffee? That's warped.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:11 AM (S6gqv)

You said it!

Posted by: Slugs everywhere at May 13, 2023 09:13 AM (PiwSw)

36 If you must run with sharp objects perhaps encase them with duct tape, I recommend Gorilla brand.
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Gaffer's tape also works well (less sticky residue when you remove it)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 13, 2023 09:13 AM (BpYfr)

37 Back in from a bit of fishing, catch and release this time. Even used garden hackle with a barbless hook, with an ultra light rod.

I came back early, the insect life was quite bad even using liberal quantities of Deep Woods Off. The black flies are beginning to emerge so in another week it's a hard pass for a while, I'm not that stupid or brave.

Posted by: irongrampa at May 13, 2023 09:14 AM (KATBx)

38 Batman also needs coffee.
Posted by: Durak Kazyol

How else would he be able to climb up the wall of that building?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:14 AM (qoGsy)

39 I tried to explain to him what he was getting into, but would he listen...NOOO!

But I am very happy for the two of them and think they're going to make it work over the long haul!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 09:14 AM (hOUT3)

40 I've been praying for everyone at work. It's a small agency, less than 60 people. Most work remotely or only come in once a week. A few core people are in daily like myself.
We have 4 people whose husbands have cancer. We have 3 girls pregnant. 2 with their 4th child and 1 on her 5th. A few dealing with issues with their elderly parents. Several dealing with personal health issues.
It seems like a lot for such a small group.

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:14 AM (UUBmN)

41 Doof - looking forward to it!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:10 AM (DhOHl)

Likewise!

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (zddNi)

42 May the lord strengthen and comfort my friends in the real world, and here on the Interwebs...

Off to the gym...BBL...

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (CCSxw)

43 Oh look! Some covfefe from Sumatra roasted to a very light City+!

French press or Americano?

decisions, decisions
Posted by: Reuben Hick

Sinatra made coffee ?

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (T4tVD)

44 #5 - Amen

Posted by: 496 at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (OEk9C)

45 I came back early, the insect life was quite bad even using liberal quantities of Deep Woods Off. The black flies are beginning to emerge so in another week it's a hard pass for a while, I'm not that stupid or brave.

Deer and horse fly season is starting up. Will have to change my walking course for at least three months. No more wandering through the oil fields.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:16 AM (YXHzG)

46 I put ghee in my coffee. I think that makes me a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

******

Have you tried the stuff that comes in the aerosolized can?

I think it's called Gheez-Whiz™

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:16 AM (kXYt5)

47 Hiya JT!

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:16 AM (45fpk)

48 Holy Sumatra, Batman!

Posted by: The Boy Wonder at May 13, 2023 09:17 AM (DhOHl)

49 KTE unexpectedly got up early for a bagel run and got me a big cup of my store favorite coffee.
Like a motherrday preview

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:17 AM (twjRB)

50 The black flies are beginning to emerge so in another week it's a hard pass for a while, I'm not that stupid or brave.
Posted by: irongrampa

The gnats are so bad around here that some of the neighbors have taken to wearing beekeeper veils or helmets when outside working in the yard.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:17 AM (qoGsy)

51 Sinatra made coffee ?
Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (T4tVD)

Yup. In New York first. He figured if he could make it there, he'd be able to make it anywhere.

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:17 AM (zddNi)

52 Oh look! Some covfefe from Sumatra roasted to a very light City+!

French press or Americano?

decisions, decisions
Posted by: Reuben Hick

Sinatra made coffee ?
Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (T4tVD)

Yes. Its branded "New York, New York"

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:18 AM (YXHzG)

53 No-see-ums are the worst

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:18 AM (45fpk)

54 Sinatra made coffee ?
Posted by: JT

******

Quite frankly I doubt it.

But I can earnestly assure you that Borgnine did.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:18 AM (kXYt5)

55 Prayers for all the horde in need

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:18 AM (twjRB)

56 We have 4 people whose husbands have cancer.

It seems like a lot for such a small group.
Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:14 AM (UUBmN)

It does

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:19 AM (twjRB)

57 But I can earnestly assure you that Borgnine did.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:18 AM (kXYt5)

So did that Hey Verne guy

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:19 AM (zddNi)

58 Huck Follywood,
I too am dog-less since my dog passed earlier this year. I still have everyone else's cats so that helps. I do want another dog but no one else does.

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:20 AM (UUBmN)

59 *He figured if he could make it there, he'd be able to make it anywhere.*

Ok, I snorfled.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:20 AM (DhOHl)

60 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:20 AM (u82oZ)

61 Yup. In New York first. He figured if he could make it there, he'd be able to make it anywhere.
Posted by: Doof

Regrets, he's made a brew,
But then again, too brew to mention.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:20 AM (qoGsy)

62 Prayers ascending for those listed and for those in need not on the list.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:21 AM (u82oZ)

63 Have you tried the stuff that comes in the aerosolized can?

I think it's called Gheez-Whiz™
Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:16 AM (kXYt5)

That's... horrible.

*golfclap for par*

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:21 AM (zZu0s)

64 Hiya JT!
Posted by: grammie winger

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:21 AM (T4tVD)

65 Sinatra had a great song about coffee:

https://youtu.be/zTbJBnkRkFo

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:21 AM (DhOHl)

66 Sinatra made coffee ?

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (T4tVD)

He did it his way.

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 09:21 AM (AwYPR)

67 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:20 AM (u82oZ)

Yo, Salty! Hope all is well!

Look up top - you should change your nic to NaCly Joe for coffee threads

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:22 AM (zddNi)

68 Salt in coffee? That's warped.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Cuts the bitterness. Plus, electrolytes!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:22 AM (p3lya)

69 Speaking of prayers, last week I went to confession for the first time in Many Years, and it was healing. I cried after.
Priest told me to give thanks for being led back

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:22 AM (twjRB)

70 I've been drinking lots of electrolytes lately.

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:23 AM (UUBmN)

71 Prayers ascending for those listed and for those in need not on the list.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:23 AM (T4tVD)

72 I changed my mind.

Found a dry processed bean from the Bei Poso Village in Flores, also roasted to a City+

For those who are unfamiliar, it has a syrupy sweetness and body. bittersweet juices of the pink grapefruit with the pith of the inside of the peel, notes of tart salmon berry, some leathery earth tones in the aftertaste.

The Sumatra variety would be a bit too muddy tasting for today.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:23 AM (YXHzG)

73 Salt in coffee? That's warped.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Cuts the bitterness. Plus, electrolytes!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:22 AM (p3lya)

I'm shocked. Does it still give you a buzz?

Posted by: Doof at May 13, 2023 09:24 AM (zddNi)

74 Salt in coffee? That's warped.

Posted by: Tom Servo

I put miralax in mine.

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 09:24 AM (AwYPR)

75 Speaking of prayers, last week I went to confession for the first time in Many Years, and it was healing. I cried after.
Priest told me to give thanks for being led back
Posted by: vmom

I know the feeling. I returned to confession after a 25 year or so absence. After I told father of my absence he was quiet for a moment and then said -

"Ah, the prodigal son returns!"

Good for you vmom.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:24 AM (qoGsy)

76 Speaking of prayers, last week I went to confession for the first time in Many Years, and it was healing. I cried after.
Priest told me to give thanks for being led back
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

Nice !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:24 AM (T4tVD)

77 Plants love us!

Posted by: Electrolytes at May 13, 2023 09:24 AM (DhOHl)

78 Here in the desert, the worst flying pests I get are a few moths and the occasional flying beetle.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 13, 2023 09:25 AM (qhbCT)

79 There's a whole Pickwick Papers episode about salt in coffee

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:25 AM (twjRB)

80 Have you tried the stuff that comes in the aerosolized can?

I think it's called Gheez-Whiz™
Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:16 AM (kXYt5)

"This butter sauce is really good!"
"I am glad you like it. Actually it is Ghee, I made it by heating it and straining out the solids"
"Oh, well thank you for clarifying that for me."

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:25 AM (xhaym)

81 I'm shocked. Does it still give you a buzz?
Posted by: Doof

No buzz. I just use a pinch or two of salt. It's evidently a common thing in of all places Norway.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:26 AM (p3lya)

82 For those who are unfamiliar, it has a syrupy sweetness and body. bittersweet juices of the pink grapefruit with the pith of the inside of the peel, notes of tart salmon berry, some leathery earth tones in the aftertaste.

********

That sounds like something Kris would post on the Art Thread!

😊

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:26 AM (kXYt5)

83 For those who are unfamiliar, it has a syrupy sweetness and body. bittersweet juices of the pink grapefruit with the pith of the inside of the peel, notes of tart salmon berry, some leathery earth tones in the aftertaste.

The Sumatra variety would be a bit too muddy tasting for today.
Posted by: Reuben Hick

(Watch Hordelings, I'm gonna make RH pass out)

I'll microwave stale coffee from yesterday and happily drink it.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:26 AM (qoGsy)

84 "Ah, the prodigal son returns!"

Posted by: Tonypete

I hear krak is prepping the feast for us lol

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:26 AM (twjRB)

85 Muldoon, I thought a Ge'ez Whiz was someone who found learning Classical Ethiopic to be a snap.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:27 AM (xhaym)

86 -willowed-

Andersonville is the only POW camp people know today. This is evidence of early 'history' manipulation. Most have never heard of the camp at Elmira NY, where my Great Great Great Grandfather died. Yeah, he was an old man when he died.
Posted by: Eromero
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IIRC, dimly, the union also used a lot of prison ships, didn't they?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

My maternal great something or other grandfather was in a union prisoner holding camp at Vicksburg along the shore of the river. Family legends say he swam the river there to slip away off.
Posted by: BifBewalski

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 13, 2023 09:27 AM (izvLG)

87 "This butter sauce is really good!"
"I am glad you like it. Actually it is Ghee, I made it by heating it and straining out the solids"
"Oh, well thank you for clarifying that for me."
Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:25 AM (xhaym)

*golfclap* *groaning*

Need to work in cow's blood somehow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:27 AM (zZu0s)

88 "Oh, well thank you for clarifying that for me."
Posted by: Kindltot

*****

Heh!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:27 AM (kXYt5)

89 Off to Stephen Ministry training.

Don't burn the place down!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:28 AM (qoGsy)

90 Notes of Tart Salmon Berry was the working title of a Yes album that was never released.

Posted by: Just making stuff up here at May 13, 2023 09:28 AM (DhOHl)

91 It's evidently a common thing in of all places Norway.
Posted by: Blutarski,

Isn't the eggshells in the coffee pot also a Skandi invention?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (twjRB)

92 Sadly I've reached that point in life where nothing gives me a buzz anymore, and nope I'm not gonna try fentanyl.i guess I've become immune to everything I ever did too much of.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (S6gqv)

93 Salt in coffee? That's warped.

I've been doing that for years. Which, I realize, does not refute your assertion.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (nfrXX)

94 I'll microwave stale coffee from yesterday and happily drink it.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 13, 2023 09:26 AM (qoGsy)

Yep, I don't toss coffee.

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (AwYPR)

95 Happy Saturday! I see the sun and a blue sky, phew!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (EdLEa)

96 I have a question for The Horde:

If there's a Government shutdown, who will spy on me, lie to me, waste my money, and have contempt for me?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 09:30 AM (a3Q+t)

97 Lord, we know You are the great physician, and heal those ill mentioned above. We also know You are our loving Father who comforts the weary mentioned above. We appeal in Christ's Holy Name,
Amen

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 09:30 AM (eo57b)

98 Sadly I've reached that point in life where nothing gives me a buzz anymore, and nope I'm not gonna try fentanyl.i guess I've become immune to everything I ever did too much of.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (S6gqv)

Tried holding your breath?

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 09:30 AM (AwYPR)

99 uts the bitterness. Plus, electrolytes!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Quit drinking stale coffee.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:31 AM (YXHzG)

100 92 Sadly I've reached that point in life where nothing gives me a buzz anymore,

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:29 AM (S6gqv)

*opens drawer full of stun guns*

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:31 AM (twjRB)

101 >>I think it's called Gheez-Whiz™

Churning 'em out, even on the weekend!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 13, 2023 09:32 AM (EdLEa)

102 No sugar today in my coffee
No sugar today in my tea
No sugar to stand beside me
No sugar to run in me

Got my lab tests back this week. I'm more sweet than I need to be. Lower than before but not there yet so gotta make another concerted push. Starting Monday.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 13, 2023 09:32 AM (4I/2K)

103 If there's a Government shutdown, who will spy on me, lie to me, waste my money, and have contempt for me?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 09:30 AM (a3Q+t)

I may know someone...gimme a call.

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 09:32 AM (AwYPR)

104 >>If there's a Government shutdown, who will spy on me, lie to me, waste my money, and have contempt for me?

facebook?
google?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 13, 2023 09:33 AM (EdLEa)

105 Duncanthrax - well, I probably can't really spy on you, but if you send me a bunch of your money I can cover the rest of your list.

Posted by: PabloD at May 13, 2023 09:33 AM (A04R3)

106 My wife bought me a Salmonberry plant, it is in my old raspberry patch where I re-planted it to thimbleberries and the blackcaps. It won't have fruit for a couple of years I think.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:33 AM (xhaym)

107 Sadly I've reached that point in life where nothing gives me a buzz anymore

*******

My hair follicles have reached the point that not even my barber can give me a buzz.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (kXYt5)

108 Starting Monday.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 13, 2023 09:32 AM (4I/2K)

Steak is the answer

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (twjRB)

109 The Coffee Song"

Way down among Brazilians
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they've got to find those extra cups to fill
They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil

You can't get cherry soda
'cause they've got to fill that quota
And the way things are I'll bet they never will
They've got a zillion tons of coffee in Brazil!

Posted by: Lyrics from The Coffee Song at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (DhOHl)

110 Steak is the answer
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (twjRB)

I like the way you think.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (4I/2K)

111 Lutefisk-flavored coffee is a Scandi tradition which oddly has not been exported to the rest of the world.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (a3Q+t)

112 Posted by: Eromero

Amen. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 09:35 AM (sn+wC)

113 Unsalted KerryGold butter in coffee. It is the way.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 09:35 AM (eo57b)

114 >> Sinatra made coffee ?

Psst, that's the secret for having a city that never sleeps.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (EdLEa)

115 for reasons that are not clear, I was just sipping a nice espresso reading the comments and next thing I know, I'm on the floor with my spouse waving smelling salts under my nose.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (YXHzG)

116 Iirc, prison ships were primarily a British thing because they always had a lot older ships around , no longer seaworthy, (aka hulks) that they didn't have any other use for.

Eromero knows that there was a civil war POW camp just north of Tyler, Camp Ford. It wasn't as notorious, although by the end food was as scarce there as anywhere. It was surrounded by a simple stockade and escape wasn't very hard. But what stopped most from trying was that if you did get out, it was a 900 mile cross country walk back to Federal lines. Not many were willing to try that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (S6gqv)

117 Quite frankly I doubt it.

But I can earnestly assure you that Borgnine did.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:18 AM (kXYt5)

No one was fonda Henry's.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (79KZ8)

118 Pulling ettes' hair is no longer on the banned list!
*evil grin*

Posted by: They love it - in the right context at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (FEapg)

119 My favorite question of Urban Lefties, before they all disowned me, was 'Going to Europe'. They ALL went to Sweden and Denmark, maybe London, hotels in Paris. And told me how Socialism works.
I go to Europe all the time, and it's mostly like a blue-collar neighborhood where you stay in someone's house and maybe there is hot water, maybe not.
Most of the time Europeans haven't met anybody like me since WWII.
Also, if anybody thinks Europe is gunless, think again.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (pqfA/)

120 Mornin' Horde and congrats to Hrothgar & family!

I've been in LA all week for a conference and I'm flying home today. I got to see an old friend I hadn't seen in 4 years, and we celebrated her birthday last night at Fogo de Chao. It was all great (except for the depressing number of conference goers wearing masks) but I'm ready to be home.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (2mBi+)

121 Lutefisk-flavored coffee is a Scandi tradition which oddly has not been exported to the rest of the world.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 09:34 AM (a3Q+t)

egg-coffee. It sound horrific to the uninitiated, I know.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (xhaym)

122 Steak is the answer
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

Someone on the last GAINZZ!! thread suggested the Carnivore diet (meat, just meat, mostly red meat. Oh, and eggs) is good for reversing diabetes.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (p3lya)

123 Mrs Hick roofied Reuben?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (twjRB)

124 113 Unsalted KerryGold butter in coffee. It is the way.
Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 09:35 AM (eo57b)

I have tried MCT in coffee (no thanks, like drinking an oil slick.) I prefer just doing shots of the MCT.

Does the butter misc better?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:37 AM (zZu0s)

125 Okay. I've got Salt all over the place now, I'm still bitter AF and my Coffee tastes like ocean water.
This getting rid of the "bitterness" thing doesn't really work does it?

Posted by: Reforger at May 13, 2023 09:38 AM (B705c)

126 {{{grammie winger}}}

Did your medical procedure turn out fine?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:38 AM (u82oZ)

127 115 for reasons that are not clear, I was just sipping a nice espresso reading the comments and next thing I know, I'm on the floor with my spouse waving smelling salts under my nose.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (YXHzG)

She gave you the roofies instead of the breakfast blend.

*shakes head*

You'd think she would not make that rookie mistake.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:38 AM (zZu0s)

128 Steak is the answer

Impatiently waiting for this evening when I can fire up the recteq and start smoking a 15# USDA Prime brisket. Should make for a great Mother's Day meal

The neighbors have already offered to bring over homemade pecan pie and some beans.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (YXHzG)

129 SID, I mistranslated Fogo de Chao as "goodby fire" and got told by a Brazilian friend that Brazilian steakhouses and barbecue are the best thing in the world.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (xhaym)

130 That's worrisome Reuben.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (S6gqv)

131 Does anyone else like their coffee mugs to be a certain way? I like large mugs with thin lips, because 1). Moar coffee! and 2). fat lipped mugs burn MY thin lips.

Posted by: Bamanarama at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (zV1uM)

132
If there's a Government shutdown, who will spy on me, lie to me, waste my money, and have contempt for me?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 09:30 AM (a3Q+t)

You married?

Posted by: Private sector solutions at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (FEapg)

133 125 Okay. I've got Salt all over the place now, I'm still bitter AF and my Coffee tastes like ocean water.
This getting rid of the "bitterness" thing doesn't really work does it?
Posted by: Reforger at May 13, 2023 09:38 AM (B705c)

I think it was a prank them navy guys pulled on each other and people started to believe it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (zZu0s)

134 Did your medical procedure turn out fine?

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:38 AM (u82oZ)

Yes, mostly. I found out I do not have cancer. I just have a couple other things that really cannot be treated. So it's a matter of managing the pain. I can do that. Thanks for asking.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:40 AM (45fpk)

135 131 Does anyone else like their coffee mugs to be a certain way? I like large mugs with thin lips, because 1). Moar coffee! and 2). fat lipped mugs burn MY thin lips.
Posted by: Bamanarama at May 13, 2023 09:39 AM (zV1uM)

I like a ceramic rim of a certain thickness. Not too thick and not too thin.*

*obligatory: TWSS

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:40 AM (zZu0s)

136 I've read somewhere about Jordan Peterson eating a diet of steak, water and salt.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (DhOHl)

137 I do want another dog but no one else does.
Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:20 AM (UUBmN)
====================
Lin-duh, my wife is all in on finding new dog (s), like you, but I'm in mourning. Or hesitating over taking on house breaking new animals. One of the two.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (N3hcX)

138 Blutarski, I am on the Carnivore diet. Around 6 years now but with a 18 month dumb break.during 2020-2021 due to election-covid induced depression

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (twjRB)

139 Yes, mostly. I found out I do not have cancer. I just have a couple other things that really cannot be treated. So it's a matter of managing the pain. I can do that. Thanks for asking.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:40 AM (45fpk)

Both sorry and glad to hear that, grammie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (zZu0s)

140 Lutefisk flavored coffee - why not just use syrup of Ipecac?

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (S6gqv)

141 grammie winger

May the Rev lay his hands on you and the pain recede.

Glad it is not the worst news.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:42 AM (u82oZ)

142 Iirc, prison ships were primarily a British thing because they always had a lot older ships around , no longer seaworthy, (aka hulks) that they didn't have any other use for.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:36 AM (S6gqv)

Have you read Robert Hughes' book, The Fatal Shore?

It's been eons, but I seem to recall the British prison ship thing was mostly a response to the fact that the British legal system at the time was incredibly harsh. People given long sentences for stealing loaves of bread, that sort of thing.

The death penalty was being used quite liberally too, because they just had too many damn prisoners. Hence, the ships, and then eventually, they got the brilliant idea of shipping all those unwanted prisoners off to Australia.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:42 AM (0aVwl)

143 Both sorry and glad to hear that, grammie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (zZu0s)

Thank you Aetius.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:43 AM (45fpk)

144 I like the coffee mugs at Waffle House.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:43 AM (DhOHl)

145 Glad it is not the worst news.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:42 AM (u82oZ)

I'm very thankful for that.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:43 AM (45fpk)

146 Blutarski, I am on the Carnivore diet. Around 6 years now but with a 18 month dumb break.during 2020-2021 due to election-covid induced depression
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

I started after that GAINZZ!! thread, I think it was two weeks ago yesterday. I'm a little surprised at the variety of meals I've come up with. Also, I am never hungry. I only eat because I figure I need to. I don't know about long term, but I wanted to reset my system. So far it's great.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (p3lya)

147 I used to sprinkle a tiny pinch of salt into my cup of office coffee, since the cheap stuff we used was fairly bad. The salt did mitigate the bitterness just enough to make it drinkable.

Posted by: PabloD at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (A04R3)

148 grammie winger , no cancer is good!
I hope your body finds a way to heal. Speaking of, carnivore is actually very good at helping the body heal itself as much as it can.
Prayers & hugs

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (twjRB)

149 Prayers up for the hordes intentions.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (fdMzR)

150 I have tried MCT in coffee (no thanks, like drinking an oil slick.) I prefer just doing shots of the MCT.

Does the butter misc better?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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You have to use a blender to emulsify it they it's creamy not oil slicky...dun! 🤪😜😎

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (UUBmN)

151 Tom Servo @ 116-
I believe those prisoners were captured around time of Spring Hill battle.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (eo57b)

152 Thanks vmom!

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (45fpk)

153 Lord, we know You are the great physician, and heal those ill mentioned above. We also know You are our loving Father who comforts the weary mentioned above. We appeal in Christ's Holy Name,
Amen
Posted by: Eromero

Amen !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:45 AM (T4tVD)

154 grammie winger

Right. We will need you the next time Kenosha has riots. You would be a force for good.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:45 AM (u82oZ)

155 96 I have a question for The Horde:

If there's a Government shutdown, who will spy on me, lie to me, waste my money, and have contempt for me?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 09:30 AM (a3Q+t)

Helllooooo!

Posted by: The Five Eyes at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (cupoy)

156 Oh, Ajax had his tooth extraction (5.) The doctor was worried about the inflammation in his mouth (but did not think it was cancer) so he is on steroids and anti-biotics. Also gave me a water additive (chlorhexadine based) to help try to keep his mouth clean, because Ajax does not even like the idea of brushing- never has.

Overall health was great. The doctor was amazed at how strong and lively he was at 13.

He should have seen him at 2.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (zZu0s)

157 I've read somewhere about Jordan Peterson eating a diet of steak, water and salt.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 09:41 AM (DhOHl)

Yes. It helps with some leaky gut and food allergy issues and of course gets you into ketosis.
It bumps you out of type II diabetes since that diet gives you nothing to convert into sugar, and makes your liver and fat cells disgorge all their stored sugars, and then allows you to start burning ketones instead.
It won't kill you in the short term, and worst comes to worst steak tastes better than meformin, and you can always go back to eating potatoes if you want to.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (xhaym)

158 Seriously Reuben, go see your doctor soon to check out that malfunction.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (twjRB)

159 Right. We will need you the next time Kenosha has riots. You would be a force for good.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:45 AM (u82oZ)

I'll be there with my Uzi. Third granny on the left.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (45fpk)

160 Went from dripping to as light drizzle as you can get

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (xhxe8)

161 Magwitch in "Great Expectations" escaped from a prison ship.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (5u1+1)

162 Yeah, I'm not usually up this early on Saturday, but it should go without saying, prayers offered for those who are here, those who aren't, those who've asked, and those who haven't.

We've had a major change in our living situation here, which is significant progress, and it's worth offering a prayer of thanks at this time, for being able to keep moving forward.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM (0aVwl)

163 You have to use a blender to emulsify it they it's creamy not oil slicky...dun! 🤪😜😎
Posted by: lin-duh

I have a little electric frother that mixes it all very well. I liked the frother so much I gave one to the Li'l Blutarskis for Christmas.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:47 AM (p3lya)

164 I had been using a Thermos coffee tumbler until we got a new Keurig machine. My tumbler's too tall for it.

Kinda' bummed about that. It kept 12oz of coffee hot for the duration. Now the ceramic mug I use has to be reheated in the microwave at the halfway point.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 13, 2023 09:47 AM (Q4IgG)

165 Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:40 AM (45fpk)

Thankful to the Lord that you do not have cancer. Will pray for lessening of pain and healing for other issues

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 09:48 AM (2Q0Pw)

166 {{{grammie}}}

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 09:48 AM (2mBi+)

167 Haven't read that one, BurtTC, but you're right that for a long time the British system was incredibly harsh. Mainly this was because the ruling classes were too cheap to spend any money on actually building a police force (that didn't start until Victorian times) so instead they just declared incredibly harsh punishments for everything, to keep people in line. This resulted in the infamous case where a 9 year old boy was hanged for stealing a pencil. The judge stated rhat he was probably going to grow up to be a criminal, so best to get rid of him early.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:48 AM (S6gqv)

168 > Does anyone else like their coffee mugs to be a certain way?

Yes. I have a Taylor mug that belonged to me dear old Mum. It's got to be 60 years old. She trained us kids to bring her tea.
I also have a plain white mug, vintage unknown, which I call 'the girlfriend mug'. It is (was) used on the morning after, to serve the lady a cup of coffee.

Posted by: DB - message: I care at May 13, 2023 09:49 AM (geLO8)

169 Daylight is burning and chored need doing.

Have. a wonderful day, filled with achievement, relaxation, and beauty.

Ad Astra Per Aspera.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at May 13, 2023 09:49 AM (u82oZ)

170 Went from dripping to as light drizzle as you can get
Posted by: Skip

Yep; just enough to mess up my glasses.

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:49 AM (T4tVD)

171 Thanks everyone. You guys are the best.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:49 AM (45fpk)

172 This resulted in the infamous case where a 9 year old boy was hanged for stealing a pencil. The judge stated rhat he was probably going to grow up to be a criminal, so best to get rid of him early.

A pencil can be a very dangerous thing.

Posted by: John Wick at May 13, 2023 09:50 AM (eOEVl)

173 You have to use a blender to emulsify it they it's creamy not oil slicky...dun! 🤪😜😎
Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:44 AM (UUBmN)

I have a stick frother (I think it's aeropress) that works great for that

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:50 AM (twjRB)

174 I have a little electric frother that mixes it all very well. I liked the frother so much I gave one to the Li'l Blutarskis for Christmas.
Posted by: Blutarski,

*******

I briefly considered making fun of you for this comment, but nobody likes a frother mocker...

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:50 AM (kXYt5)

175 It won't kill you in the short term, and worst comes to worst steak tastes better than meformin, and you can always go back to eating potatoes if you want to.
Posted by: Kindltot

I've seen YouTube testimonials from people who've been carnivore for as long as 13 years. While I appreciate their dedication, I'd still like a bowl of black eyed peas ad cornbread now and again.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:50 AM (p3lya)

176 Anyway, I like a plain simple coffee mug. White, no designs or cute sayings. This is coffee, not playtime.

Posted by: DB - message: I care at May 13, 2023 09:50 AM (geLO8)

177 Hiya Screamie !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:50 AM (T4tVD)

178 Kinda' bummed about that. It kept 12oz of coffee hot for the duration. Now the ceramic mug I use has to be reheated in the microwave at the halfway point.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Have you tried brewing into a cup and then pouring into the thermos?

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:51 AM (UUBmN)

179 SID, I mistranslated Fogo de Chao as "goodby fire" and got told by a Brazilian friend that Brazilian steakhouses and barbecue are the best thing in the world.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Yes. Yes, they are. Unlimited quantities of fire roasted meats served by handsome young gauchos. It's about as exciting as life gets for 3 middle aged librarians (except for Corsicana, in my case). We got a bottle of wine and all 3 desserts on the restaurant week special to share. Of course, I probably gained back the 10 pounds I've lost in the last 6 weeks, and I'm a lot poorer, but all worth it.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 09:52 AM (2mBi+)

180 Blutarski, research Berberine supplement too. It acts similar to metformin and is recommended by some people on its ability to affect glucose.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:52 AM (xhaym)

181 Just found out from a neighbor that our town is going to be voting on a referendum to ban chemical treatment of any kind on lawns.. including pesticides. This will be devastating to my doggo when he contracts Lyme disease after getting covered in deer tick.

Of course I live in a deep blue enclave where people who put forth these mandates are powered by the sanctity of their moral convictions and think that it is noble and good to enforce their beliefs on their neighbors.

Seems like I live under the environmental Taliban.

Posted by: Defenestratus at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (CGK6j)

182 The day my plain white coffee mug breaks will signal the opening of the Seventh Seal.

Posted by: DB - message: I care at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (geLO8)

183 Good morning all!
Trying a new blend of coffee beans this morning which includes French Roast. About to pour the first cup.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (Y+l9t)

184 This resulted in the infamous case where a 9 year old boy was hanged for stealing a pencil. The judge stated rhat he was probably going to grow up to be a criminal, so best to get rid of him early.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:48 AM (S6gqv)

Ouch! But yeah, he was probably right.

Even so, it's hard not to look at our own "justice" system and realize we're doing something horribly wrong. Yes, criminals are a menace, and ordinary citizens must be kept as safe as possible, but we sure do seem to be breeding them at increasingly exponential rates.

I don't know the answer. I just know building more prisons, and putting more people in them has been tried, and it didn't work.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (0aVwl)

185 Whazzup JT!

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 09:54 AM (2mBi+)

186 It acts similar to metformin and is recommended by some people on its ability to affect glucose.
Posted by: Kindltot

I thought berberine reversed arterial plaque. I didn't know about the glucose. Thanks. That explains why I always seem to hear metformin in the same sentence with berberine.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:54 AM (p3lya)

187 I asked this on a thread earlier this week, but nobody was familiar with this situation. Feisty patriarch- Korean War Vet- fell and broke his hip. He was in hospital and rehab and now home. He had a retired nurse working with him briefly- a friend of his son/in-law -but their personalities clashed so family is trying to consider other options. Is anyone familiar with geriatric case managers who supposedly help you figure out options based on your needs and insurance coverage. Thx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 09:55 AM (5rpT/)

188 184 This resulted in the infamous case where a 9 year old boy was hanged for stealing a pencil. The judge stated rhat he was probably going to grow up to be a criminal, so best to get rid of him early.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 09:48 AM (S6gqv)

He would've killed three men in a bar with that pencil. A fucking pencil!

Posted by: That Russian guy in John Wick at May 13, 2023 09:55 AM (FEapg)

189 I have a USN standard galley cup with no handle, probably WWII era.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 09:55 AM (eo57b)

190 Whazzup JT!
Posted by: screaming in digital

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:55 AM (T4tVD)

191 Speaking of, carnivore is actually very good at helping the body heal itself as much as it can.
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What I remember from the 60s when my parents were trying to reset their diet (against the trend) was that red meat is absolutely essential for trace minerals and repairs a lot.

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 13, 2023 09:55 AM (MIKMs)

192 @96 If there's a Government shutdown, who will spy on me, lie to me, waste my money, and have contempt for me?

----

Those are all considered essential functions, and won't be interrupted.

Posted by: junior at May 13, 2023 09:56 AM (PTw5h)

193 I've seen YouTube testimonials from people who've been carnivore for as long as 13 years. While I appreciate their dedication, I'd still like a bowl of black eyed peas ad cornbread now and again.

you can have the peas and you can make a version of cornbread with at least less (or replacement) sugar - the corn is still bad but if it's a non-usual thing it's ok!

Keto is great but I'm doing no added sugar (and very limited sucrose, fructose and white flour) and I don't find it hard at all. excellent so far and hope to stay this way for life!

sugar is poison

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 13, 2023 09:56 AM (w0NJk)

194 187- I'm asking not for a recommendation- because you all live different places, obviously but wanted to know if anyone has used this service?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 09:56 AM (5rpT/)

195 I've got a potter friend...he's given me some of his ooopsies.

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (AwYPR)

196 This resulted in the infamous case where a 9 year old boy was hanged for stealing a pencil.

*******

That's less miserable than the guy in France who got llife in prison for lifting a loaf of bread from a windowsill.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (kXYt5)

197 He would've killed three men in a bar with that pencil. A fucking pencil!
Posted by: That Russian guy in John Wick

I didn't want to sentence him to death. I felt I OWED it to him.

Posted by: Judge Smalls with a powdered wig at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (p3lya)

198 Of course I live in a deep blue enclave where people who put forth these mandates are powered by the sanctity of their moral convictions and think that it is noble and good to enforce their beliefs on their neighbors.

Seems like I live under the environmental Taliban.
Posted by: Defenestratus at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (CGK6j)

This kind of well-documented brilliance has been implemented in parts of the third world where they decided it wasn't safe to have pesticides sprayed all over the place, resulting in vast increases of malaria, which killed vastly more people than pesticide pollution.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (0aVwl)

199 That's less miserable than the guy in France who got llife in prison for lifting a loaf of bread from a windowsill.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (kXYt5)

Which is exponentially less miserable than hearing Russell Crowe try to sing.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:59 AM (0aVwl)

200 Oh, I forgot to say, I was really worried about leaving my mom for a whole week, but she seems to be fine. Sounds upbeat every time I call her, and I *think* she's been taking the right meds - we got one of those fancy boxes that hollers at you when it's time to take them. Someone has gone by to check on her every day.

I know as soon as I get back, she'll tell me she wants to go back to her home to stay, but I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 09:59 AM (2mBi+)

201 This kind of well-documented brilliance has been implemented in parts of the third world where they decided it wasn't safe to have pesticides sprayed all over the place, resulting in vast increases of malaria, which killed vastly more people than pesticide pollution.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (0aVwl)

But they were just little brown people so they don't really count.

Posted by: Rachel Carson, super white at May 13, 2023 09:59 AM (FEapg)

202 I thought berberine reversed arterial plaque. I didn't know about the glucose. Thanks. That explains why I always seem to hear metformin in the same sentence with berberine.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 13, 2023 09:54 AM (p3lya)

There is new research coming out that seems to suggest that arterial plaque has more to do with high glucose than cholesterol, it is all very controversial.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 09:59 AM (xhaym)

203 I’m having disgusting Starbucks iced coffee in JAX. Headed back from one free state to another. Sort of.

Posted by: RI Red at May 13, 2023 09:59 AM (nCaYE)

204
That's less miserable than the guy in France who got llife in prison for lifting a loaf of bread from a windowsill.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 13, 2023 09:57 AM (kXYt5)

iswydt

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 10:00 AM (AwYPR)

205 I'll be there with my Uzi. Third granny on the left.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 09:46 AM

The one with the Chicago Cubs cap?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 10:01 AM (a3Q+t)

206 Speaking of prayers, last week I went to confession for the first time in Many Years, and it was healing. I cried after.
Priest told me to give thanks for being led back

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:22 AM (twjRB)
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This is glorious news! God be praised!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:01 AM (llXky)

207 There is new research coming out that seems to suggest that arterial plaque has more to do with high glucose than cholesterol, it is all very controversial.

our bodies were not designed to process the amount of sugar we are eating

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 13, 2023 10:02 AM (w0NJk)

208 That's less miserable than the guy in France who got llife in prison for lifting a loaf of bread from a windowsill.

Unless we cack down on this sort of thing, people will start spontaneously breaking out in song.

Posted by: Javert at May 13, 2023 10:03 AM (eOEVl)

209 Is anyone familiar with geriatric case managers who supposedly help you figure out options based on your needs and insurance coverage. Thx
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 09:55 AM (5rpT/)

If he's a Korean war vet, he should be eligible for VA care. I know a lot of vets don't want nothin' to do with the VA, but it might be worth looking into.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:03 AM (0aVwl)

210 The one with the Chicago Cubs cap?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 13, 2023 10:01 AM (a3Q+t)

You betcha dontcha know

Posted by: grammie winger at May 13, 2023 10:03 AM (45fpk)

211 Muldoon I think taking selfies in the Capital and getting 5 years in a Gulag beats that.

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 10:04 AM (xhxe8)

212 A customer of the CVS my wife worked at gave her his Navy Coffee cups before he passed away. He was a Sub guy and my favorite cup since she brought them home has been a cup and a half sized USS Nevada SSBN 733 "silent sentry" cup. It's perfect in every way.

Prayer for all asked and unasked. I probably should get on the Goathead eradication I must do or I'll have a dog in pain and constantly licking his paws soon.

Posted by: Reforger at May 13, 2023 10:04 AM (B705c)

213 Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones. Prayers also for you his nation , we definitely need the almighties guidance

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 13, 2023 10:05 AM (lRky4)

214 Fenelon, I don't have any information for you but I would suggest if you know any Vets' outreach people, VFW or possibly some service organization like Lions or Oddfellows, ask there. The last two don't do anything specifically with elder care and vets but they attract older people who have been through this themselves and can give you an idea of what is available and what doesn't seem to work.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 10:05 AM (xhaym)

215
I don't know the answer. I just know building more prisons, and putting more people in them has been tried, and it didn't work.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (0aVwl)
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But it did work - look at the drop in violence crime over the last 30 years. New York was the safest big city in the world.

What happened is that the Upper Class decided not enough white people were in prison, and so we should just abolish it, and laws cause crime, police cause violence and everything will be swell.

The "three strikes" laws actually worked, though.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:05 AM (llXky)

216 But they were just little brown people so they don't really count.
Posted by: Rachel Carson, super white at May 13, 2023 09:59 AM (FEapg)

I just realized, Bill Gates prolly read your book.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:06 AM (0aVwl)

217 >>> Does anyone else like their coffee mugs to be a certain way?

Yes. First, I have a few favorite "happy mugs" - ones I love, sentimental value.
Second, we put boiling water (spout built into our sink) in the mugs to warm them up before filling w/coffee.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 13, 2023 10:06 AM (EdLEa)

218 Just tell us how much more money you need to leave the border unattended, defund the police, and not prosecute criminals.

Would doubling the debt ceiling better help you to not do your jobs?

Posted by: GOPe at May 13, 2023 10:06 AM (ptElO)

219 Posted by: Kindltot at May 13, 2023 10:05 AM (xhaym)

Thanks. That's a good idea.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 10:06 AM (nIZ9T)

220 I have a really nice CIA mug, but it has gilt decoration, so it can't go in a microwave. Given that I like my coffee temperature at something approaching lava, the mug is useless. Pity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:06 AM (eOEVl)

221 Is anyone familiar with geriatric case managers who supposedly help you figure out options based on your needs and insurance coverage. Thx
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Check with the VA, they have people that are pretty good at help aging vets.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 13, 2023 10:07 AM (fdMzR)

222 our bodies were not designed to process the amount of sugar we are eating

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 13, 2023 10:02 AM (w0NJk)
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It was always odd that animal fat - essential for survival - was bad for you and processed seed oil - unknown in human history - was somehow better.

And sugar, so much sugar. Not just quantity, but refined in ways hitherto unknown.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:07 AM (llXky)

223 Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones. Prayers also for you his nation , we definitely need the almighties guidance
Posted by: Smell the Glove

AMEN brother !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 10:08 AM (T4tVD)

224
Speaking of prayers, last week I went to confession for the first time in Many Years, and it was healing. I cried after.
Priest told me to give thanks for being led back

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 09:22 AM (twjRB)

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That's great. I was lapsed for over 30 years when I went back.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 13, 2023 10:08 AM (MoZTd)

225 {{{SiD}}}
That's wonderful news about your mom for many reasons.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:08 AM (Y+l9t)

226 Greetings from sunny Palm Beach, Florida.

Getting ready for an outdoor wedding in full formal attire in 85 degree temps.

The wealthy sure know how to throw an overpriced party.

Posted by: Trump's Penis at May 13, 2023 10:08 AM (nx2KQ)

227 But it did work - look at the drop in violence crime over the last 30 years. New York was the safest big city in the world.

What happened is that the Upper Class decided not enough white people were in prison, and so we should just abolish it, and laws cause crime, police cause violence and everything will be swell.

The "three strikes" laws actually worked, though.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:05 AM (llXky)

That was a change in policing, not increased prosecutions and prison sentences. And, dare I say, electing fewer Democrats.

But people like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris agree with you, lock 'em up is their motto too.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:09 AM (0aVwl)

228 That was a change in policing, not increased prosecutions and prison sentences.

?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:10 AM (eOEVl)

229 Tom Servo, I couldn't find a website/article on a case of a nine year old boy hanged for stealing a pencil in jolly old England. Not that the fascist Googles is very thorough or reliable beyond generating Google ads and left wing propaganda. But any chance you are conflating two cases, one of an 8/9 year boy hanged in the 16th century for arson and some other case of, say, a late teen hanged for petty theft?

Posted by: Bamanarama at May 13, 2023 10:10 AM (zV1uM)

230 Someone on the last GAINZZ!! thread suggested the Carnivore diet (meat, just meat, mostly red meat. Oh, and eggs) is good for reversing diabetes.

I'm down a line of thought recently where it's all the seed oils (polyunsaturated fats) that's causing the diabetes (and just about every other damned thing). It's pretty fascinating. Only been doing it a few months, though.

It shouldn't be this hard to simply eat, but when they're trying to kill you thru deception, you end up doing a lot of research.

Posted by: t-bird at May 13, 2023 10:10 AM (CaJIi)

231 {{{Sponge}}}

Bad run for you, guy. Here's a host of prayers for you, family and doctors.

Posted by: creeper at May 13, 2023 10:11 AM (cTCuP)

232 33 Batman also needs coffee.
Posted by: Durak Kazyol at May 13, 2023 09:13 AM (4zxRq)
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Can confirm. Justice League, Episode #32 (Only A Dream, Part 2). He also carries cash for such emergencies.

Posted by: Another Anon at May 13, 2023 10:11 AM (hwP7U)

233 I have a really nice CIA mug, but it has gilt decoration, so it can't go in a microwave. Given that I like my coffee temperature at something approaching lava, the mug is useless. Pity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:06 AM (eOEVl)

You know, I heard recently that "modern" microwaves don't spark and catch fire with metal. I haven't tried it yet myself, but that's what I heard.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:12 AM (0aVwl)

234
Two shows for Delilah today in Albuquerque, the all-breed Rio Grande KC show first, then the Turquoise Trail Borzoi Club specialty later this afternoon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 13, 2023 10:12 AM (MoZTd)

235 A.H. Lloyd, finished your Vampire book. Will report tomorrow.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:12 AM (Y+l9t)

236 Olive oil and avocado oil have fewer unsaturated fats and are generally thought to be more healthful the processed seed oils.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:12 AM (eOEVl)

237 Weekend coffee gets a little Fireball whiskey added. Because I can.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:13 AM (DhOHl)

238 Are you guys suggesting when you lock up criminals, less crime happens? I can’t even right now with this H8 speech.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:13 AM (cClah)

239 Fen. I worked with geriatric case managers for years. They are usually helpful especially if they know what they're doing, not all of them do. The ones affiliated with larger agencies seem to do better. Look up your "Area Agency on Aging" for your county and they may have a list of referrals.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 13, 2023 10:14 AM (EZebt)

240 Martini Farmer, I have an older regular Keurig, and when I take out the little removable drainage shelf the coffee cup sits on, my large Yeti fits under it perfectly.

Posted by: skywch at May 13, 2023 10:14 AM (uqhmb)

241 That was a change in policing, not increased prosecutions and prison sentences.
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Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:10 AM (eOEVl)

Probably not worth arguing here, but it is documented elsewhere, policing things like broken windows, petty crimes, patrolling neighborhoods, and breaking up "hot spots."

These were famously implemented in San Diego, then adopted by New York. Which resulted in significant decreases in crime. Other big cities, the ones run by Democrats, did NOT see reductions in crime, even when they locked up more people for longer periods, and of course these cities are where most of the rot in this country occurs.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:15 AM (0aVwl)

242 Trump's penis can type? Amazing.

Posted by: Not sure what to believe at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM (DhOHl)

243 {{{SiD}}}
That's wonderful news about your mom for many reasons.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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Yes - I should have less anxiety/guilt about leaving her for the NoVaMoMe and perhaps other ventures involving ettes, rons, and shooty things.

We still have to figure out what's causing the memory issues. So far, no one has found evidence of Alzheimer's or stroke (excellent), but also no clear cause has emerged. So right now we're figuring out how to function with mild cognitive impairment and continuing to make doc appointments.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM (2mBi+)

244 Speaking of my birdbath, I keep a 5 gal. bucket filled with water to refill it.

One evening, I watched a feral cat stand on his hind legs to drink from it. you know the way cats drink, it was a lotta work for a drink.

so, then I put a 2 qt. pot out there for the cats to drink.
I also have a 2 gal bucket to service everything else.
Do ya see how this is accelerating ?

I get a kick out of the sparrows landing on the rim of the 5
gal bucket to get a drink.

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM (T4tVD)

245 And sugar, so much sugar. Not just quantity, but refined in ways hitherto unknown.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:07 AM (llXky)

Also hitherto unknown in human history is the microwave. Generation X was the first to really use them. I've often wondered if there will soon be some malady blamed on the way about 60% all cooking is done now.

Posted by: Reforger at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM (B705c)

246 Obesity and crime are very similar in how they’re approached by the left. Both are now encouraged. And any attempt to stop it is considered racist, oppressive and the rest.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:17 AM (cClah)

247 That's great. I was lapsed for over 30 years when I went back.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 13, 2023 10:08 AM (MoZTd)

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Did you book a weekly rate for the confessional?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 10:17 AM (s12c9)

248 Probably not worth arguing here, but it is documented elsewhere, policing things like broken windows, petty crimes, patrolling neighborhoods, and breaking up "hot spots."

Policing things like broken windows, petty crimes, patrolling neighborhoods, and breaking up "hot spots implies punishments for violations. Criminals don't stop if the police don't arrest them. Look at modern day Chicago.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:18 AM (eOEVl)

249 One of my shipmate's wife was big into ceramics. I told her I was tired of other people grabbing my cup off the hook. She made me a white cup with HERPES in gold script. I guess you people will hammer my dcik if I say I still have it.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 10:18 AM (z3WCn)

250 If you're using a Keurig coffee maker to brew coffee into a Yeti cooler, see your doctor right away.

Posted by: The Center for Deception Control at May 13, 2023 10:19 AM (DhOHl)

251 Trump's penis can type? Amazing.
Posted by: Not sure what to believe at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM (DhOHl)

Meh, I'm not impressed.

Send moar money!

Posted by: Zelensky, At the Piano at May 13, 2023 10:19 AM (0aVwl)

252 It wasn't supposed to rain until 2 pm according to the weather report on my phone but it is already drizzling. I have found that the only accurate weather report to be had in the DMV is looking out a window.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:20 AM (Y+l9t)

253 Posted by: San Franpsycho

Thanks very much. I'm sorry to sound so ignorant but I am Spouses parents and mine were both gone by their early sixties and several older people in the congregation live with their kids. One friend went into a senior care place and was miserable.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 10:20 AM (nrgSm)

254 "Forgive me Fateher, for I have sinned."

"Today I will be covering the period from May 1996 through December 2000."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 10:20 AM (s12c9)

255 Mug guilt is but the first step on the road to the various forms of porcelphobia. If not treated promptly, it could move on to the Devil's own madness, Cauldrohydrophobia.

Posted by: Platefinder General at May 13, 2023 10:20 AM (xdU4O)

256 She made me a white cup with HERPES in gold script. I guess you people will hammer my dcik if I say I still have it.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 10:18 AM (z3WCn)

Heh...I never washed my cup at work...just rinsed it...no one ever "borrowed" it.

Posted by: BignJames at May 13, 2023 10:21 AM (AwYPR)

257 HERPES in gold script. I guess you people will hammer my dcik if I say I still have it.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 10:18 AM (z3WCn)

I hear herpes is forever so... no surprise.

Posted by: Reforger at May 13, 2023 10:21 AM (B705c)

258 I still make covfefe in my 20+ year old Technivorm Mochamaster drip covfefe maker. It still makes the best covfefe. I grind the covfefe beans from Ruta Maya (dark roast) right before. I now can't stand most other covfefe. The exception is the nitro cold brew which I love but it can give me the shakes.

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 10:21 AM (UUBmN)

259 I’m not 100% health nut and I will consume a delicious 2000 calorie burrito on occasion. But generally speaking, I avoid pre made food as part of my daily diet. No frozen stuff, no pre packaged stuff. Meats, vegetables, dairy. Basically stick to the perimeter of the grocery store, avoid shopping from the inner aisles. If it’s pre packaged it has all sorts of shit in it including sugars, lots and lots of sugar.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:21 AM (cClah)

260 'We need to be taken care of first!' Chicago community where 97% voted for Biden react furiously after finding out 500 migrants are heading their way - as some claim they have been bumped off housing waiting lists

I think I see your problem. Here's a thought. See to your own damn housing and quit waiting for someone else to provide you with everything.

Glenn Reynolds: "You are obsolete as a Dem constituency. You’re being replaced."

https://tinyurl.com/2p9nua48

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:22 AM (eOEVl)

261 Criminals don't stop if the police don't arrest them. Look at modern day Chicago.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:18 AM (eOEVl)

Actually they do, but like I said, not worth arguing on a Saturday morning.

As you said, look at Chicago. I think you'll find their problem goes well beyond the recent development of having a Soros prosecutor in town.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:22 AM (0aVwl)

262 screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM (2mBi

Sounds like it would be good for you to get away to the NoVaMr, dear. Prayers for both you and your mom.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 10:22 AM (nrgSm)

263 Four weeks 'til MoMe!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:23 AM (DhOHl)

264 Prediction: that same “community” will vote 97% for Biden again.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:23 AM (cClah)

265
Grey and gloomy here at Schloss Hadrian today. Rain expected later. Neither I nor the puppies are motivated to do much today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 13, 2023 10:23 AM (MoZTd)

266 Grey and gloomy here at Schloss Hadrian today. Rain expected later. Neither I nor the puppies are motivated to do much today.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 13, 2023 10:23 AM (MoZTd)

I just realized last weekend it hasn't rained here in over a month. I'm not missing it, but realize this is not really a good thing.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:26 AM (0aVwl)

267 9 hiya
Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:04 AM

Howdy JT! How ya doing?

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 13, 2023 10:26 AM (rbKZ6)

268 Life is short. Spend more time on the internet arguing with strangers.

Posted by: Eternal Wisdom at May 13, 2023 10:26 AM (DhOHl)

269 our bodies were not designed to process the amount of sugar we are eating

There was a 2010 paper that touched on that. Why is HFCS having such an effect on us? After all, when you analyze HFCS in water, as you do with sucrose, you get similar numbers for calories.

HOWEVER...when you analyze HFCS in a light acid, such as you'd encounter in your stomach, the polysaccharides disassociate into their glucose and fructose molecules and you find 4-8x the sugars you were expecting

I should see if I can track that down...
https://bit.ly/3o0Co3e
"Carbohydrate Analysis of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Containing Commercial Beverages"

Posted by: t-bird at May 13, 2023 10:26 AM (CaJIi)

270 A.H. Lloyd, finished your Vampire book. Will report tomorrow.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:12 AM (Y+l9t)
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Nice! Looking forward to it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:26 AM (llXky)

271 My new coffee blend turned out great. I also use an old fashioned Mr Coffee maker but grind the beans using a mix of medium roast and dark roast beans. I know the exact amounts to brew two perfect cups of coffee.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:26 AM (Y+l9t)

272 Howdy JT! How ya doing?
Posted by: Moonbeam

Mahvelous !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 10:27 AM (T4tVD)

273 As you said, look at Chicago. I think you'll find their problem goes well beyond the recent development of having a Soros prosecutor in town.

Of course the problems precede the Soroids, but crime has been getting sharply worse since they arrived. Ten years ago, you didn't see wholesale looting of stores. The problem has been an increasing refusal to deal with the perps.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:27 AM (eOEVl)

274 Quarter Twenty I wish I could go

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 10:28 AM (xhxe8)

275 Criminals don't stop if the police don't arrest them.

'Stop' is literally what the word arrest means. Which is why we don't do it.

Posted by: Chicago Police at May 13, 2023 10:28 AM (Sv58p)

276 Hs anyone noticed that the bugs take forever these days? One of my cars needed some simple work done. Took two weeks due to a combination of waiting for parts and shop being way backed out. My dentist is booking appointments in September. Even at work if I need to schedule a meeting with more than 2 people it’s impossible to find any time since everyone’s calendars are full at least a week out.

I dunno it just seems to me like society has ground down and getting anything done in a timely matter is impossible.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:28 AM (cClah)

277 I need to go to the grocery store but it's rainy... so...

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 10:30 AM (UUBmN)

278 Speaking of my birdbath, I keep a 5 gal. bucket filled with water to refill it.

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That reminds me, its time to scrub out the accumulation of red algae in the birdbath this weekend.

At this time of year it gets more use from the bees than the birds. The poor birds can't get near it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 10:30 AM (s12c9)

279 "Forgive me Fateher, for I have sinned."

"Today I will be covering the period from May 1996 through December 2000."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 10:20 AM (s12c9)
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I was 33 years old when I entered the Church so my first confession was...daunting.

I discussed this with the priest and (military folks will laugh) I broke my sins down to bullet points and ticked off each category I violated. Which was all of them, honestly.

Since then, I have found that from time to time bad memories will resurface and I will feel renewed regret over things I did, and so I bring them up during Reconciliation, and this has really helped me to accept the fullness of God's mercy and grace.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:31 AM (llXky)

280 "Less miserable" LOL

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:31 AM (S6gqv)

281 I dunno it just seems to me like society has ground down and getting anything done in a timely matter is impossible.
Posted by: Montec
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Well, we should add afternoon siestas to the mix...

Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 10:31 AM (UUBmN)

282 Ten years ago, you didn't see wholesale looting of stores. The problem has been an increasing refusal to deal with the perps.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 10:27 AM (eOEVl)

This is all post St George of Floyd. In 2019 this was not happening. In 2021 it was. The summer of Love 2020 changed everything. The word went out that criminals had nothing to worry about from the police. And I don’t see this changing any time soon.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:31 AM (cClah)

283 Herpes cup retired when I did and is now a pencil cup.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 10:32 AM (z3WCn)

284 276
Yes, I agree. If it can be done over the internet, ordering, questions answered, via mail....anything not requiring one to be physically present on either end of the transaction, it can get done efficiently. If you need to walk through a door somewhere for service, an appointment can take months.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:33 AM (Y+l9t)

285 Criminals are a protected class because.

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 10:33 AM (z3WCn)

286 Bamarama, look for John Dean, 1629. Likely the youngest person ever executed in England.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:34 AM (S6gqv)

287 Ours is an increasingly merciless age. No matter how long ago, or how young you were, people will cancel you if they get the opportunity.

That in turn makes us unable to either forgive others or ourselves. Accepting God's forgiveness - really internalizing it - took me a while, but what a blessing and a relief it has been! It has also allowed me to forgive others, though I am still working on this.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:34 AM (llXky)

288 "Prediction: that same “community” will vote 97% for Biden again."

Whether they do not, we got it covered.

Posted by: Dominion Voting Systems at May 13, 2023 10:35 AM (5u1+1)

289 Kind of wish it rained harder or not at all, still dripping too lightest drizzle

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 10:36 AM (xhxe8)

290 "Less miserable" LOL
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:31 AM (S6gqv)

100 comments later, heh.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:36 AM (3Fnyr)

291 Life is short. Spend more time on the internet arguing with strangers.
Posted by: Eternal Wisdom

I prefer to think of it as catching up with friends and occasionally asking for advice I never take.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:36 AM (Y+l9t)

292 SHAME: Homeless veterans tossed from NY hotels to make way for illegal migrants

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Seems fair.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:36 AM (FVME7)

293 Whether they do not, we got it covered.
Posted by: Dominion Voting Systems at May 13, 2023 10:35 AM (5u1+1)

Oh, you're gonna get sued! You are SO sued, buddy!!

Posted by: Dominion Voting Systems Lawyers at May 13, 2023 10:37 AM (3Fnyr)

294 289 Kind of wish it rained harder or not at all, still dripping too lightest drizzle

my garden loves exactly this; a light soft rain

perfect! I love it too

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 13, 2023 10:37 AM (w0NJk)

295 "Votes." Heh, that's cute.

Posted by: 81 million ballots at May 13, 2023 10:37 AM (DhOHl)

296 Time to get ready to head to the airport! Love and hugs to all y'all!

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 10:38 AM (2mBi+)

297 SHAME: Homeless veterans tossed from NY hotels to make way for illegal migrants

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Seems fair.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:36 AM (FVME7)

I'd make the same recommendation to homeless vets as I would to all other vets... get the F out of New York City.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:39 AM (3Fnyr)

298 This is how he border situation is being reported by the MSM

Texas (AP) — The U.S. turned the page on pandemic-era immigration restrictions with relative calm at its border with Mexico as migrants adapted to strict new rules aimed at discouraging illegal crossings and awaited the promise of new legal pathways for entering the country.

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The border situation is calm and under control everybody. Nothing to see here.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 10:40 AM (cClah)

299 I prefer to think of it as catching up with friends and occasionally asking for advice I never take.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:36 AM (Y+l9t)
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Yeah, I stay away from the "daily threads" for that reason. I like to pop in for discussion, talk about hobbies, faith and stuff.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:40 AM (llXky)

300 Safe travels SiD. Make sure you let us know when you land safely. This is a requirement whenever family travels. ❤️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 10:40 AM (Y+l9t)

301 Like King Kong v. Godzilla. Well, OK, King Kong v. Fabulous Godzilla.

Keith Olbermann joins the dogpile on Anderson Cooper and we’re loving it!

https://bit.ly/3nXHRbe

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:40 AM (FVME7)

302 Adding salt to coffee just makes salty coffee. Yuck.

Posted by: leber at May 13, 2023 10:40 AM (E7KPo)

303 The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee · 17h
Biden Says $10 Million Payment From Romania To His Cat Is Totally Legitimate

https://buff.ly/42SIAJk

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 13, 2023 10:40 AM (Vwz3I)

304 What A. H, Lloyd said @ 287-
.....and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debters.....

Posted by: Eromero at May 13, 2023 10:41 AM (z3WCn)

305 Kansas City, MO seeks to become "LGBT sanctuary city" in effort to defy state laws protecting kids from sex change surgeries

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Hey, I've seen this movie!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:42 AM (FVME7)

306 It is a great irony that if you ask people, they would tell you HOW VERY empathetic they are- to members of their perceived tribal group. However, actual empathy (the ability to look beyond the tribe and see the human) is in short supply.

Sociopaths and Psychopaths.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:43 AM (zZu0s)

307 But the Art Thread is a hoot!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:43 AM (DhOHl)

308 Hey, I've seen this movie!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:42 AM (FVME7)

I hired you to get some track laid...

Posted by: James Earl Jones as Mr Taggert at May 13, 2023 10:43 AM (zZu0s)

309 That Olbermann fight is more like King Dong vs Gayzilla.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:44 AM (S6gqv)

310 Kansas City, MO seeks to become "LGBT sanctuary city" in effort to defy state laws protecting kids from sex change surgeries

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Hey, I've seen this movie!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:42 AM (FVME7)

True story, they filmed part of Escape From New York in St. Louis because they didn't have to do much to make it look like a post-apocalyptic hellhole, overrun with criminals.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:44 AM (3Fnyr)

311 Two pair!

Alabama couple welcomes rare quadruplets – two sets of identical twins

https://bit.ly/42AY6Kk

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:44 AM (FVME7)

312 Why is Megyn Kelly teasing me? Damn it, Megyn.

Allow me to substitute for Charlize and I'll bring a bottle of your favorite wine.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 13, 2023 10:45 AM (KVGVf)

313 Safe travels Screamie !

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 10:45 AM (T4tVD)

314 Sinatra made coffee ?
Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 09:15 AM (T4tVD)

That old black magic.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at May 13, 2023 10:45 AM (X+Ku8)

315 Oh ffs, utube commercial:

'Do you like getting high but smoking hurts your lungs? Then you need to try these XXXXXBrand Gummies!'

Remember when it was just for easing of pain or nausea from chemo? Yeah.

Posted by: James Earl Jones as Mr Taggert at May 13, 2023 10:46 AM (zZu0s)

316 /off sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:46 AM (zZu0s)

317 It is a great irony that if you ask people, they would tell you HOW VERY empathetic they are- to members of their perceived tribal group. However, actual empathy (the ability to look beyond the tribe and see the human) is in short supply.

Sociopaths and Psychopaths.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:43 AM (zZu0s)

Part of the op, the one being implemented by leftists, is to increase factional fighting, and sadly, way too many people NOT on the left fall for it, hook, line, and sinker.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:47 AM (3Fnyr)

318 It is a great irony that if you ask people, they would tell you HOW VERY empathetic they are- to members of their perceived tribal group. However, actual empathy (the ability to look beyond the tribe and see the human) is in short supply.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:43 AM (zZu0s)
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No, it applies to those within their tribe as well. There has been a cultural shift to vindictiveness, a rejection of Christian forgiveness. You apologize, but it doesn't matter. You beg for mercy and they hit you harder.

Part of this comes from Yard Sign Calvinism, where Thomas Sowell's "Anointed" know they are saved, know they are just better, and you sinners need to know your place. But within the group the same dynamic is at work, and friend groups splinter, families break up with alarming regularity.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:47 AM (llXky)

319 I'm no sociopath, but my wife says i must have born without the guilt gene. I don't do bad things, but I never feel "guilty" about the things she thinks I should feel guilty about. Things like wearing the wrong colors or cleaning the back seat of my truck up.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:48 AM (S6gqv)

320 Criminals are a protected class because.
Posted by: Eromero

Because people don't like them for no reason at all.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:48 AM (FVME7)

321 When everyone is on Maunjaro, we will have a nation of skinny sick people instead of fat sick people. Winning!

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at May 13, 2023 10:48 AM (oWBc3)

322 But within the group the same dynamic is at work, and friend groups splinter, families break up with alarming regularity.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:47 AM (llXky)

It's a valid counter to the argument. So. Sociopaths and psychopaths by design.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:50 AM (zZu0s)

323 It's been raining here (central Texas) off and on since about 1 AM. That's great because we REALLY need rain after last summer's intense drought. However, the rain is sometimes accompanied by thunder and lightning, which scare the dog. Fortunately the vet said we could give her a Benadryl and we have a Thundershirt for her and those two things make her fears somewhat manageable.

No booming now so she's pretty well passed out on her bed.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 13, 2023 10:50 AM (fTtFy)

324 "Yard Sign Calvinism." Heh. First time I've ever heard that term. I like it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:51 AM (DhOHl)

325 324 "Yard Sign Calvinism." Heh. First time I've ever heard that term. I like it.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:51 AM (DhOHl)

It's weird that no matter what century you flip to, the arguments and heresies are the same.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:53 AM (zZu0s)

326 The Brits got enlightened and stopped hanging people for stealing a loaf of bread. Hence Australia.

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
"Michael, they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyan's corn
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlrsmEvv1Q

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 13, 2023 10:53 AM (RqMSv)

327 When everyone is on Maunjaro, we will have a nation of skinny sick people instead of fat sick people. Winning!
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem

Maunjaro sounds like a ride at a cheesy carnival.

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 10:53 AM (T4tVD)

328 Part of the op, the one being implemented by leftists, is to increase factional fighting, and sadly, way too many people NOT on the left fall for it, hook, line, and sinker.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:47 AM (3Fnyr)
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It's not an "op," it's who these people are now. The Boomer bleeding-heart liberals have raised monsters who are both certain that they are special and can do no wrong but also completely, abjectly miserable because they have no sense of God or true happiness. Everything is a pose, everything is about group acceptance and the only way to rise above anyone is to tear them down.

I was a senior in high school during the first Gulf War. The pages of our newspaper saw spirited debate over whether we should use force, how much force, etc. People argued, made sick burns, but no one was fired, or shunned or canceled. People argued but didn't hate each other.

My daughter attends the same school and had to quit the newspaper staff because only ONE opinion is allowed, ever. Disagree, and they don't even want to talk to you about anything.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:54 AM (llXky)

329 Gnosticism. Calvinism. The Eastern Mystery cults of the roman period.

'No matter where you go, there you are.'
-B Bonzai

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:54 AM (zZu0s)

330 MTG Says Prostitute Hired by Hunter Biden May Testify Before Congress

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Must be ratings week.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:54 AM (FVME7)

331 I'm no sociopath, but my wife says i must have born without the guilt gene. I don't do bad things, but I never feel "guilty" about the things she thinks I should feel guilty about. Things like wearing the wrong colors or cleaning the back seat of my truck up.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:48 AM (S6gqv)

Which, speaking of the sin of judges, I find it remarkably off-putting when a judge is sentencing someone, and gives that lecture about "not showing remorse."

F you, clown. Give me my sentence, if I want to get bitched at, I'll get married again.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:54 AM (3Fnyr)

332 "Yard Sign Calvinism." Heh. First time I've ever heard that term. I like it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:51 AM (DhOHl)
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By their yard signs they are saved. You know the type.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:55 AM (llXky)

333 Lavazza Classico with peppermint mocha creamer. Mmm. On my second 16 oz mug. Then out to weed. God willing, I'll weed all day and catch up.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 13, 2023 10:55 AM (Mzdiz)

334 @ 220 I have a really nice CIA mug, but it has gilt decoration, so it can't go in a microwave. Given that I like my coffee temperature at something approaching lava, the mug is useless. Pity.

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Easy workaround: Mike your coffee in a diff'rent mug and then xfer it to the CIA mug via a funnel ... problem-o is then El Solved-O ... no, don't thank me - I live to serve.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 13, 2023 10:55 AM (mu5GU)

335 F you, clown. Give me my sentence, if I want to get bitched at, I'll get married again.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 10:54 AM (3Fnyr)
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Meh, I'm more annoyed by the ones who give the big stern "talking to" and then let the perp off with a slap on the wrist.

Oh yeah, that totally showed him!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 10:56 AM (llXky)

336 Manchin Praises GOP Leadership on the Border

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Yeah, they've done a swell job.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 10:57 AM (FVME7)

337 I am left wondering 'Who WANTS to play a video game as Gollum from LotR?' Did I miss a meeting? What kind of twisted self image makes you want to play as fucking Gollum?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:57 AM (zZu0s)

338 I never feel "guilty" about the things she thinks I should feel guilty about. Things like wearing the wrong colors or cleaning the back seat of my truck up.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 13, 2023 10:48 AM (S6gqv)

Guilt makes the world go round. Your messy back seat signals the downfall of American civilization as we know it. When SHTF I'll know who to blame : )

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 13, 2023 10:57 AM (Mzdiz)

339 243- We still have to figure out what's causing the memory issues. So far, no one has found evidence of Alzheimer's or stroke (excellent), but also no clear cause has emerged. So right now we're figuring out how to function with mild cognitive impairment and continuing to make doc appointments.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM

From experience with my grandmother and sister, an overlooked causes is drug interactions. One doctor prescribes something and then another prescibes something else without considering the negative impact.

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 13, 2023 10:58 AM (rbKZ6)

340 "Stand back coffee. This is a job for...alcohol!"

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 13, 2023 10:58 AM (iZEhM)

341 My aunt Nancy would make Maunjaro for special occasions like birthdays. Delicious.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 13, 2023 10:59 AM (DhOHl)

342 >By their yard signs they are saved. You know the type.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

It's kind of why I'm having fun with my tagline, 'message: I care' (thanks Geo HW Bush)
because it's so easy to say- it means nothing, yet absolves one of everything
just claim that you care!

Posted by: DB - message: I care at May 13, 2023 10:59 AM (geLO8)

343 Criminals are a protected class because.
Posted by: Eromero

If you keep the criminals happy, they won't notice the real loot to be had in politics.

Posted by: t-bird at May 13, 2023 11:00 AM (CaJIi)

344 It's weird that no matter what century you flip to, the arguments and heresies are the same.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:53 AM (zZu0s)
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William Lane Craig is trying to push neo-Apollinarianism.

I guess he couldn't think of a good heresy on his own.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 11:00 AM (llXky)

345 Gnosticism. Calvinism. The Eastern Mystery cults of the roman period.

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There's a guy on YouTube who does deep dives /icebergs on Hitler's psychology /philosophy and he contends that he was a gnostic. CAUTION! For true nerds only!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 11:00 AM (FVME7)

346 While I appreciate their dedication, I'd still like a bowl of black eyed peas ad cornbread now and again.
Posted by: Blutarski

Wait until you get dreams of carby yumminess lol

But for me after a while non-carnivore food stopped looking appealing, and now they don't even register to me as food.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 13, 2023 11:00 AM (twjRB)

347 We know how to weed all day!

Posted by: B. O. and the choom gang at May 13, 2023 11:02 AM (DhOHl)

348 Guilt makes the world go round. Your messy back seat signals the downfall of American civilization as we know it. When SHTF I'll know who to blame : )
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 13, 2023 10:57 AM (Mzdiz)

I have to admit, I keep my vehicle tidy, but don't mind clutter in my home. I don't really understand it.

Part of me thinks when civilization does come to an end, clutter becomes a convenient form of urban camouflage.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 11:03 AM (3Fnyr)

349 I am left wondering 'Who WANTS to play a video game as Gollum from LotR?' Did I miss a meeting? What kind of twisted self image makes you want to play as fucking Gollum?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 13, 2023 10:57 AM (zZu0s)
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More to the point, what would you actually do? At least as Aragorn or Eomer you can clubber orcs and stuff. Gollum mostly whines, snivels and eats raw fish. So exciting!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 11:03 AM (llXky)

350 At least the House is doing its job. They actually passed a bill with cuts. They have passed an a border bill. The sad part is what could have been if they had managed to take control of the senate too. The only reason they actually have some leverage on the debt ceiling is because they actually did the work and passed a bill.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 13, 2023 11:03 AM (Y+l9t)

351 We know how to weed all day!
Posted by: B. O. and the choom gang

We're getting a marijuana store just down street. Conveniently located next to the muffin store.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 11:04 AM (FVME7)

352 260 'We need to be taken care of first!' Chicago community where 97% voted for Biden react furiously after finding out 500 migrants are heading their way - as some claim they have been bumped off housing waiting lists

Glenn Reynolds: "You are obsolete as a Dem constituency. You’re being replaced."
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"I told you so." - Donald Trump

I've been saying the same thing as the estimable Glenn Reynolds for many years now, frequently to unwilling ears. The Blacks have played their part but have nothing left to offer their Democrat masters. So now they will be replaced by non-scary (to suburbanites and gentrifying yuppies) Browns. The only good part of the story has been Mayor Frog begging Governor Abbot to stop sharing the pain. Well, now the pain is biting the South Side. I should pity them, but "pity is not what they need."

Posted by: exdem13 at May 13, 2023 11:05 AM (W+kMI)

353 William Lane Craig is trying to push neo-Apollinarianism.

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It will never take. Its been scientifically proven that the sun is not a golden chariot being pulled across the sky by four immortal stallions driven by a guy in a shiny suit.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 11:05 AM (s12c9)

354 So right now we're figuring out how to function with mild cognitive impairment and continuing to make doc appointments.
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One thing that anecdotally I think a lot of us have discovered is that undiagnosed infections (bladder, etc) really can mess up everything. Clear up that stupid infection, clear up cognitive issues.

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 13, 2023 11:06 AM (MIKMs)

355 Let me tell you about my muffin.

Posted by: Betty White at May 13, 2023 11:06 AM (DhOHl)

356 From experience with my grandmother and sister, an overlooked causes is drug interactions. One doctor prescribes something and then another prescibes something else without considering the negative impact.
Posted by: Moonbeam at May 13, 2023 10:58 AM (rbKZ6)

Yup. It should also be noted, Alzheimer's isn't diagnosed by tests, it's a matter of adding up the symptoms and saying, "yeah, this appears to be Alzheimer's."

Like everything else, cognitive impairment is on a spectrum. Mild forgetfulness is normal with aging. Forgetting important things is "diagnosed" by the level of it, and Alzheimer's is just one form of it.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 11:07 AM (3Fnyr)

357 Funny meme at PDW taking off Jim Acosta's long relationship with 'Dear Diary' fitted for Caitlyn Collins.

One commenter offered
“I couldn’t help but think, ‘Just grab it already’”.

Posted by: micky at May 13, 2023 11:09 AM (3byMq)

358 Well, there he is. A black white supremacist.

Music Legend Smokey Robinson Says “I Don’t Want to Be Called African-American, I Want to Be Called American American”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 11:09 AM (FVME7)

359 337 I am left wondering 'Who WANTS to play a video game as Gollum from LotR?' Did I miss a meeting? What kind of twisted self image makes you want to play as fucking Gollum?
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Gollum is a paranoid schizophrenic with multiple-personality disorder, who is a hardcore addict that can't/won't kick the habit, and a career felon who can't be trusted by anyone who's met him once and lived to tell about it. Maybe the Woke "fans" of LOTR find that sort of persona appealing.

Posted by: exdem13 at May 13, 2023 11:09 AM (W+kMI)

360 I do wonder if Republicans like being in the back seat giving directions the driver won't take.

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 11:09 AM (xhxe8)

361 Music Legend Smokey Robinson Says “I Don’t Want to Be Called African-American, I Want to Be Called American American”

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I'd pay to watch Smokey go up against commie Harry Belafonte in a cage match on pay-per-view.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 11:10 AM (s12c9)

362 We're getting a marijuana store just down street. Conveniently located next to the muffin store.
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Oh do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man, oh do you know the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane . . .

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 13, 2023 11:11 AM (MIKMs)

363 It will never take. Its been scientifically proven that the sun is not a golden chariot being pulled across the sky by four immortal stallions driven by a guy in a shiny suit.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 11:05 AM (s12c9)

I just went and took a good long look and I'm pretty sure you are wrong. Got a source on that claim?

Posted by: Reforger at May 13, 2023 11:11 AM (B705c)

364 Just a quick note before I go - not sure if anyone saw this, but GAFCON - that is, the traditionalist wing of the Anglican Communion actually voted to split over the Church of England blessing gay relationships. They claim 85 percent of Anglicans worldwide are with them.

Not sure what happens next, but they've basically excommunicated the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England. Strange days.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 13, 2023 11:11 AM (llXky)

365 The new Chrysler Apollinarian. With rich Corinthian leather.

Posted by: Ricardo Montalb�n at May 13, 2023 11:11 AM (DhOHl)

366 Been sifting compost this whole thread, almost done but about had enough for awhile

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 11:12 AM (xhxe8)

367 I'd pay to watch Smokey go up against commie Harry Belafonte in a cage match on pay-per-view.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Harry's voice changed after he died.

Posted by: JT at May 13, 2023 11:12 AM (T4tVD)

368 San Francisco Police Solving 3.6% of Reported Larcenies in 2023

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 11:12 AM (FVME7)

369 The gop house always “does its job” when they know it will never actually become law. They repealed Obamacare 188 times when Obama was president. They repealed it zero times when Trump was president.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 11:12 AM (cClah)

370 361 -I'd pay to watch Smokey go up against commie Harry Belafonte in a cage match on pay-per-view.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 13, 2023 11:10 AM

Agreed!

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 13, 2023 11:12 AM (rbKZ6)

371 I'd pay to watch Smokey go up against commie Harry Belafonte in a cage match on pay-per-view.

Harry finally got to go home.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 13, 2023 11:13 AM (eOEVl)

372 Note to self: go to SF and commit larceny crimes.

Posted by: Montec at May 13, 2023 11:13 AM (cClah)

373 Gollum is a paranoid schizophrenic with multiple-personality disorder, who is a hardcore addict that can't/won't kick the habit, and a career felon who can't be trusted by anyone who's met him once and lived to tell about it. Maybe the Woke "fans" of LOTR find that sort of persona appealing.
Posted by: exdem13 at May 13, 2023 11:09 AM (W+kMI)

Eh, he's probably more on the borderline/narcissist/sociopath spectrum, but same difference.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 11:13 AM (3Fnyr)

374 336 Manchin Praises GOP Leadership on the Border

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Yeah, they've done a swell job.
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So, he is praising Trump? 'Cause none of the GOPe - "they are all honorable men" - have done anything about it.

Posted by: exdem13 at May 13, 2023 11:13 AM (W+kMI)

375 Not sure what happens next, but they've basically excommunicated the Archbishop of Canterbury

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Big mistake, man.

Posted by: Henry II at May 13, 2023 11:13 AM (s12c9)

376
I'd pay to watch Smokey go up against commie Harry Belafonte in a cage match on pay-per-view.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Harry should be pretty easy to beat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 13, 2023 11:14 AM (63Dwl)

377 San Francisco Police Solving 3.6% of Reported Larcenies in 2023
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 11:12 AM (FVME7)

I was told recently, by someone who has done his share, another, similar big city won't arrest you unless you steal more than $600 worth of merchandise, so he left that place because he hated being that person.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 13, 2023 11:15 AM (3Fnyr)

378 William Lane Craig is trying to push neo-Apollinarianism

What is that, A.H. Lloyd?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 13, 2023 11:15 AM (Iw3uH)

379 Good morning, horde!

Busy, just popping in, making sure I remember you all in my prayers.

Mr. April is having shoulder replacement surgery Monday--if you could work us in to your prayer schedule, I would appreciate prayers for healing for his shoulder and his addictions, and for me for patience. Many thanks. I love you guys.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 13, 2023 11:15 AM (OX9vb)

380
Alabama couple welcomes rare quadruplets – two sets of identical twins

https://bit.ly/42AY6Kk
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

What an uplifting story.

Posted by: Infidel at May 13, 2023 11:15 AM (kHtnd)

381 Heretic!

Federal Reserve Governor: Climate Change Doesn’t Pose Material Risk to U.S.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 13, 2023 11:16 AM (FVME7)

382 Church of England sure seems it move out of Christianity and into Cultural Marxism

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 11:16 AM (xhxe8)

383 Note re Gollum

Gollum is SUPPOSED to be a vile character, but an empathetic one. You are supposed to hate him for his crimes (killing his friend as his first act, I have heard some content that he eats children) but you are also supposed to feel pity for him. There but for the grace of God, go I. That kind of thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 13, 2023 11:16 AM (zZu0s)

384 Harry should be pretty easy to beat.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 13, 2023 11:14 AM (63Dwl)

You don't say!

Posted by: Gay Necropheliac at May 13, 2023 11:17 AM (3Fnyr)

385 KT has another fantastic Nood I am sure
So let's go see

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 11:17 AM (xhxe8)

386 And no, I won't be adding salt to it.

My wife will sometimes get Cuban coffee: salt and butter in it. I think (almost) all coffee tastes like crap; that's why I don't drink it. Call me a Philistine if you like.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 13, 2023 11:18 AM (ynpvh)

387 Infidel or a nightmare

Posted by: Skip at May 13, 2023 11:18 AM (xhxe8)

388 359- Gollum is a paranoid schizophrenic with multiple-personality disorder, who is a hardcore addict that can't/won't kick the habit, and a career felon who can't be trusted by anyone who's met him once and lived to tell about it…
Posted by: exdem13 at May 13, 2023 11:09 AM

LOL! I was reading the comments up from the bottom and, for a moment, I misread that and thought you were describing Andrew Gillum, who lost the election to DeSantis. It fits!

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 13, 2023 11:18 AM (rbKZ6)

389 It seems like a lot for such a small group.
Posted by: lin-duh at May 13, 2023 09:14 AM (UUBmN)

It does, indeed. Prayers for healing, coping, and healthy babies and mamas!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 13, 2023 11:18 AM (OX9vb)

390 Homosexuality has no place in religion. Any religion.

Think about it. Transgressions can be forgiven, but they're not baked into the cake.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 13, 2023 11:19 AM (KVGVf)

391 364 Just a quick note before I go - not sure if anyone saw this, but GAFCON - that is, the traditionalist wing of the Anglican Communion actually voted to split over the Church of England blessing gay relationships. They claim 85 percent of Anglicans worldwide are with them.

Not sure what happens next, but they've basically excommunicated the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England. Strange days.
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Took them long enough. The Archbishop of Canterbury leans so far left he is in danger of falling over. He is a Marxist in shepherd's clothing who flies the rainbow flag, upholds climate change alarmism, disputes the authenticity of Scripture, and defends Mohammedism and everything it entails in the UK right now.

Posted by: exdem13 at May 13, 2023 11:19 AM (W+kMI)

392 At least the House is doing its job."

Yes. Zeldin failed to win the NYS governership but his run helped flip a few districts to give McCarthy his caucus.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 13, 2023 11:20 AM (RqMSv)

393 Maybe shakers. Or one of the other doomsday cults over the past three thousand years.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 13, 2023 11:21 AM (zZu0s)

394 Gollum was a hobbit once, before he was corrupted by the power of the One Ring.

This too is the story of Joe Biden ...

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 13, 2023 11:22 AM (RqMSv)

395 This was an odd one. I was half listening to something and someone was talking about some movie that depicted Aztec culture and religious practice. The person (a woman) was talking about how wonderful it was. I thought 'maybe as long as you are not on the slab at the top of the pyramid or its not your head being used as a ball.'

Worship of the primitive.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 13, 2023 11:23 AM (zZu0s)

396 Trump's penis can type? Amazing.
Posted by: Not sure what to believe at May 13, 2023 10:16 AM

Well, it IS prehensile, don'cha know?

Posted by: E. Jean Carroll at May 13, 2023 11:23 AM (a3Q+t)

397 Seems like I live under the environmental Taliban.
Posted by: Defenestratus at May 13, 2023 09:53 AM (CGK6j)

I give Conor "Bravecto" a vet approved anti-tick & anti-flea medicine (quarterly), and although I shudder to think what might be the very long term effects, he does not seem to have biting ticks anymore.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 13, 2023 11:54 AM (hOUT3)

398 Prayers to all & special greetings to Grammie Winger

I'm still here, still hanging in there. It's raining and school is almost over.

Love you all

Posted by: Katja at May 13, 2023 12:43 PM (GDvjU)

399

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