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Post by theevan on Apr 25, 2024 4:16:04 GMT -5
What a mess one person can cause.
We were home when a car hit our house, narrowly missing Christine.
Houses can be repaired. People not so much.
Hadn't thought of a Javelin in years.
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Post by theevan on Apr 24, 2024 14:59:52 GMT -5
I stopped at home Depot for fencing. Sabre, foil, or epee? Engarde!
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Post by theevan on Apr 24, 2024 8:15:23 GMT -5
Another stunning day. On my way back from an early work outing to Lafayette. Before leaving town I stopped at home Depot for fencing. Same Home Depot where Wendy and I had a hot kissing session when dating. Coupla 60Somethings acting like teens.
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Post by theevan on Apr 22, 2024 19:01:12 GMT -5
Our little enclave is majority Vietnamese, followed by black, then Caucasian. And one Sikh...very nice guy.
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Post by theevan on Apr 22, 2024 18:59:49 GMT -5
Hmmm, Baton Rouge:
Population White alone, percent 37.2% Black or African American alone, percent(a) 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.2% Asian alone, percent(a) 3.8%
Missing percentages I see.
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Post by theevan on Apr 22, 2024 14:23:57 GMT -5
Howard, I don't think you'd like rural Utah. But I do. "As of the 2010 census, 797 people, 334 households, and 217 families lived in [Escalante, Utah]. The population density was 271 people per square mile (105/km2). There were 420 housing units at an average density of 143 per square mile (55/km2). The racial makeup was 95.4% White, 2.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Black, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, 1.5% from other races, 0.3% from mixed racial ancestry and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race." Wikipedia. Out of curiosity I checked out the population density of Comanche County KS, home of the Pyle family farm. 2.1 humans per sq. mi. I don't think there's a breakfast place in the whole county.
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Post by theevan on Apr 21, 2024 14:52:43 GMT -5
Backroads beckon! Maybe I'll run up to Lindstrom and grab a bratwurst. Washed down with coffee, of course. Cute water tower! Reminded me of the pair in Pratt, KS. I'm guessing they added a tower long ago instead of replacing with bigger. In an case some smart alec did this and the town liked it...
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Post by theevan on Apr 20, 2024 18:57:12 GMT -5
Hey Jan, found a picture of you with some actor. Yup, Princess Grace and Queen Jan. Polka music has lots of royalty. So the Cajuns play a diatonic button accordion. Is that your rig?
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Post by theevan on Apr 20, 2024 17:37:47 GMT -5
I do like a traditional wooden canoe. Canoes are a bit smaller than what I've mostly watched on YT. I've watched a few small sailboats and tenders being built. Generally bigger stuff though. A couple of amateurs on the 'Salt and Tar' channel built from scratch a wooden 38 foot gaff rigged ketch, it took seven years. Lovely thing. I have seen quite a bit about Port Townsend and environs wooden boat building. There are quite a few skilled people there. The rebuild of the gaff cutter 'Tally Ho' has been impressive. sampsonboat.co.uk/Sadly I am utterly inept at woodwork. I can go on and on about this stuff but luckily for Maggie Rogers fans and others here, I won't. A friend from Port Townsend/Hawaii/New Zealand/Marshall Islands helped his dad build wooden boats in Port Townsend until Aubie started wandering far and wide. Super interesting man. Are you familiar with the 85 year-old staysail racing schooner Nina that was lost in the Tasman Sea? My dear friends Ricky and Robin spent most of their considerable wealth overflying vast expanses of ocean looking for the Danielle, their only child. They're amazing people who have been helpful to me in my losses. They invested their lives into Danielle. My heart aches for them every time I think of it. An occasional Search for the Nina update comes across my Facebook feed. Sigh
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Post by theevan on Apr 20, 2024 3:57:09 GMT -5
I agree, Billiam.
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Post by theevan on Apr 19, 2024 19:57:35 GMT -5
That's a great clip. She's so nervous and then gradually gets into her own song. Very cute.
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Post by theevan on Apr 18, 2024 11:09:34 GMT -5
Hey, I thought *I* was the schmukler.
Anyway, retired guys complaining about losing sleep is rich, Howard.
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Post by theevan on Apr 16, 2024 17:25:46 GMT -5
Memories from long ago of righteous AG forumite Dan Brown of Lake Charles, La. NOT the novelist, believe me! SteveO was in Lake Charles along with his mule. What a memory, going there. Dan was from around Shreveport. He rode the bus to Jackson MS and I picked him up for the drive to Tupelo. Back in the Gathering Era. Um, stories.
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Post by theevan on Apr 16, 2024 17:22:21 GMT -5
The one pictured looks to be spruce. Looks nice. Nice = spruce. So spruce.
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Post by theevan on Apr 16, 2024 10:23:18 GMT -5
An interesting turn of events. 'NPR has suspended the senior business editor who penned a scathing online essay claiming the radio network had “lost America’s trust” by embracing a “progressive worldview,” prompting fierce right-wing backlash and calls to defund the public radio network. '
Saw that. Perhaps what he wrote prompted the suspension w/o pay. But what caused it was writing for another outlet w/o NPR permission. It's in their policies.
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Post by theevan on Apr 16, 2024 9:20:47 GMT -5
My grandpa's '66 Galaxie 500 had a factory-installed 8-track, the first one ever from a car maker. It came with two tapes...a collection of Mancini hits and one I can't remember by Chet Atkins. I never appreciated the music of many people, including Henry Mancini, when I was a kid. Growing up somewhat was necessary to acquire those tastes.
Bill Lear, the inventor of the 8-track, was quite the inventor. The 8-track was a second go-round for him. Long before, he invented the car radio. He christened it the "Motorola". He also designed the jet that bears his name, the Learjet, as well as all sorts of avionics. And yes, he named his daughter Shanda. Shanda Lear
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Post by theevan on Apr 16, 2024 8:20:24 GMT -5
There was a T-shirt in Carmel back in the day with that picture. The caption? "Curb your dog, by order of the mayor."
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Post by theevan on Apr 16, 2024 8:18:06 GMT -5
My grandpa's '66 Galaxie 500 had a factory-installed 8-track, the first one ever from a car maker. It came with two tapes...a collection of Mancini hits and one I can't remember by Chet Atkins.
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Post by theevan on Apr 14, 2024 7:41:31 GMT -5
CRIBBBBBBSSS!
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Amelia
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Post by theevan on Apr 13, 2024 9:34:06 GMT -5
Another great one From Rick. Joni is so great.
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