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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 2, 2023 20:02:16 GMT -5
I do understand that, Millring.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 2, 2023 13:49:22 GMT -5
The best piece of string advice has come at one time or another from each one of you over the years. It comes when I say I can't remember what kind of strings I use. "Keep the package so you can get the same thing next time". After being told that about 50 times over the past ten years I'm starting to remember to do that.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 1, 2023 22:06:37 GMT -5
Epaul sent me one and he was right. It made my voice sound exactly like Stan Rogers.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 1, 2023 21:59:33 GMT -5
And off Paleo and I went, and I'm glad I joined him. It was a pleasant afternoon among nice people, and music was involved. Can't have a better afternoon than that. Any good fights break out? I know you carry those brass knuckles just for such occasions. After Paleo got me to my car I beat the crap out of him.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 1, 2023 18:40:09 GMT -5
I'll be heading to Cedar Rapids this afternoon for the West Music jam, always fun. I heard Todd was going to be riding down with me. And off Paleo and I went, and I'm glad I joined him. It was a pleasant afternoon among nice people, and music was involved. Can't have a better afternoon than that.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 31, 2023 18:36:29 GMT -5
All of the Iowa Soundhole contingent is fine, which is suprising with everything that passed through eastern Iowa this afternoon. I find it so odd that while Minneapolis and the Vinton area are a four hour drive apart, one place has summer storms while the other place is experiencing a blizzard.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 31, 2023 10:57:20 GMT -5
It reminds me of jeans that are made to look old when you buy them off the rack new.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 30, 2023 20:27:33 GMT -5
Who is Gwyneth Paltrow?
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 30, 2023 20:09:14 GMT -5
I’m reminded of an Iowa town called Early. Here’s a picture I took one time as we were passing through Early, IA. It’s an abandoned and derelict motel I like to call “the late Early motel.” That reminds me of driving through Ladora on old highway 6. Unless they've torn them down there were three abandoned hotels like that.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 30, 2023 11:02:09 GMT -5
Warsaw is as big a town as I'd want to live in. It's borderline "city". It wasn't (city) when I moved here 45 years ago. Now we have three MacDonalds and two Culvers. As we contemplate scaling down I've considered nearby small towns. The drawback seems to be grocery shopping. It'd be nice to be within walking distance, but all the small towns nearby have closed their grocery stores. Walmart serves the county. You get milk (but no produce) from the gas station when you live in a small town. Yes, you need to have gas and groceries, and preferably a nearby hospital. Vinton at 5,000 has that. Small towns under 1,000 don't have all three. I would never live in a place where getting groceries was a 45 minute or more drive. As an aside, I really don't like seeing all of these Dollar Generals moving into small towns. They are popping up like mushrooms around here.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 29, 2023 20:28:16 GMT -5
The Fargo one?
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 29, 2023 20:22:26 GMT -5
I want his Airstream. But I want what he tows it with first.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 29, 2023 20:19:30 GMT -5
They are all dressed like Colonel Sanders.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 29, 2023 19:55:00 GMT -5
I didn't know there was such a day. It's good that there is. I'm old enough to know that they deserve a whole lot more positive recognition than they got back then.
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Crocs?
Mar 28, 2023 18:36:22 GMT -5
Post by Village Idiot on Mar 28, 2023 18:36:22 GMT -5
I'm with you on this, David Now as to garters, I do have a pair. I use them quite a bit, especially on days where I worry about my socks sagging during the course of the afternoon. I have never thought about hiding them when friends come over. Everyone else uses them, right? I don't know if that says more about me or more about garters.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 28, 2023 18:28:18 GMT -5
Great! I've actually done that twice, my Aunt, Uncle and cousins live on Cape Breton. Your Scamp will be perfect for this trip.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 28, 2023 12:30:06 GMT -5
Happy birthday, Mike. Instead of towing your camper, I got you one of these. It's a brand new 1968 model, made in Iowa.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 27, 2023 10:21:19 GMT -5
Good morning, all. We've been dodging severe storms for the past day or so. We are fine here, but there was a tornado about 45 minutes north of us that did some damage. It looks like the storms will finish passing through this morning. Thanks for letting us know you are OK, Shannon. The weather down south is unbelievable.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 27, 2023 10:18:27 GMT -5
Heart of Darkness is a great book.
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Post by Village Idiot on Mar 26, 2023 20:12:28 GMT -5
I'm familiar with the story, but when I hear the name Sam McGee the first thing I think of is Buckdancer's Choice.
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