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Post by Cornflake on Aug 2, 2022 8:39:48 GMT -5
Good morning. It’s 58°. This morning we will be packing up and heading back to Phoenix. All good things come to an end. Enjoy your day.
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Post by Marty on Aug 2, 2022 8:54:52 GMT -5
Good morning
70F- 96F mostly cloudy and probably humid.
I'll be busy until nap time .
Had a memory from very long ago this morning. My mom kept a tea cup on the shelf above the washing machine for the picks she found in my jeans pocket. If I was out of picks all I had to do was look there.
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Post by majorminor on Aug 2, 2022 9:05:38 GMT -5
Hot hot hot. Fires are popping up all around us and no rain in sight.
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Post by TKennedy on Aug 2, 2022 9:10:22 GMT -5
Yeah I know we are way behind everyone else but I harvested the first tomato from the garden this AM. Still a big deal.
My mailbox is across the road on the neighbor’s property. They are meticulous yard groomers and even built a little rock feature around it. Before I put up the new giant one I asked his wife if she was OK with it. I think she was apprehensive.
Yesterday she left me a nice note in the mailbox indicating she loved it. Whew!
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Post by billhammond on Aug 2, 2022 9:44:25 GMT -5
My mailbox is across the road on the neighbor’s property. They are meticulous yard groomers and even built a little rock feature around it. Before I put up the new giant one I asked his wife if she was OK with it. I think she was apprehensive. Yesterday she left me a nice note in the mailbox indicating she loved it. Whew!  |
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Post by epaul on Aug 2, 2022 10:05:12 GMT -5
Morning.
Little known lexical fact, "August" is Norwegian for "Tomato Season".
(bet they didn't teach you that, did they, JDD!)
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Post by Marty on Aug 2, 2022 10:18:27 GMT -5
Morning. Little known lexical fact, "August" is Norwegian for "Tomato Season". (bet they didn't teach you that, did they, JDD!) And "Oof Da" is Norwegian for "You're gonna WHAT?" |
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 2, 2022 10:32:49 GMT -5
Jersey tomatoes are the best. The sandy soil there is the trick. My grand dad did it best dang they were good. Used to eat them like apples.
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Post by epaul on Aug 2, 2022 10:46:28 GMT -5
One of my favorite tomatoes is "Jersey Boy". It is a cross between Brandywine and Rutgers. Mmmm! So good!
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Post by t-bob on Aug 2, 2022 10:54:37 GMT -5
A beautiful day.
I enjoyed my sleeping. I can do some waving and a smile. I still have the covid19 - but it’s almost done. Just a little bit….. piano
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Aug 2, 2022 11:11:33 GMT -5
Chilly this am in Coos Bay. Foghorn off in the distance warning mariners not to run aground. French toast for breakfast. A lazy day planned.
Mike
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Aug 2, 2022 15:29:45 GMT -5
My Samsung refrigerator has not made ice for several years. It freezes up. I can defrost it and chip out the ice block and it might work for a day or two. Samsung refrigerators are notorious for this. Google if interested.
Last week on a whim I called Samsung and asked if they had ever figured it out. Even though I am way out of warranty, the nice lady said they would grant me a waiver and send a repair person.
Yesterday a young man arrived and spent a couple of hours sealing air leaks around the ice maker and doing other magic. So far, so good. He told me to call again if it quit.
Surprisingly good response.
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Post by billhammond on Aug 2, 2022 18:12:45 GMT -5
Minneapolis and Baton Rouge at present have identical dew points, 74 degrees, but Mpls' air temp is like 15 degrees higher than BR's, at 94.
Of course, it is raining in Baton Rouge.
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Post by millring on Aug 2, 2022 18:29:10 GMT -5
I did the same two routes again today in record time. I was driving so fast I was passing trees like they were standing still.
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Post by jdd2 on Aug 2, 2022 18:59:31 GMT -5
One of my favorite tomatoes is "Jersey Boy". It is a cross between Brandywine and Rutgers. Mmmm! So good! Can you cross apples and tomatoes? To confirm, tomatoes are like apples--all sorts of mushiness about what is/isn't one, and a spectrum of varieties? (and I used "mushiness" on purpose) |
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Post by Russell Letson on Aug 2, 2022 19:20:27 GMT -5
Via a Facebook link provided by my teacher and friend Tom Mitchell. The guitarist is Yiki Wang, the composer is Jimmy Van Huesen, and the guitar looks like it might be an early-Thirties Epiphone. The tune gets called regularly at the jazz sessions I sit in on--it's very interesting to accompany. (And no easy jokes about the title.)
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Post by Dub on Aug 2, 2022 19:43:10 GMT -5
Via a Facebook link provided by my teacher and friend Tom Mitchell. The guitarist is Yiki Wang, the composer is Jimmy Van Huesen, and the guitar looks like it might be an early-Thirties Epiphone. The tune gets called regularly at the jazz sessions I sit in on--it's very interesting to accompany. (And no easy jokes about the title.) He says the guitar is a 1930s Orpheum Model C. Beautiful. |
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Post by TKennedy on Aug 2, 2022 20:06:11 GMT -5
Really clean! No string buzz, great tone. All acoustic I assume.
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Post by epaul on Aug 2, 2022 20:43:56 GMT -5
Brandywine and Rutgers are both tomatoes.
The Brandywine tomato is one of the more famous, probably the most generally recognized and appreciated, "heirloom" tomatoes. It's origins are unknown but it first appeared as a named variety nationally in a Stokes Seed catalog in 1889. Stokes said they got their seed from a farmer in Ohio whose family had cultivated it for years. Some say it was named after Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania.
The Rutgers tomato was introduced in 1934 by Rutgers University plant breeder Lyman Schermerhorn. It quickly became a standout performer in both garden and field.
You don't see the Rutgers tomato offered much anymore but it is recalled fondly. Brandywine is probably the most widely grown "heirloom" tomato and has been riding a wave of popularity of late.
You can't cross a tomato and an apple outside of possibly in a lab via gene splicing.
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 2, 2022 21:03:52 GMT -5
Via a Facebook link provided by my teacher and friend Tom Mitchell. The guitarist is Yiki Wang, the composer is Jimmy Van Huesen, and the guitar looks like it might be an early-Thirties Epiphone. The tune gets called regularly at the jazz sessions I sit in on--it's very interesting to accompany. (And no easy jokes about the title.) Lovely song and performance. Talk about tasty! |
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