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Mornin' all. Agree on play it safe. Even before I removed booze from my diet (had to) I stayed in on amateur night. Will leave that to the younger folks and our friends on our friendly local police force. Be well and out of harm's way everyone. We will hit a small dinner gathering tonight and be in early.

Friend wanted to know if he should get a bushel of oysters for my sake. I answered...no thanks. Maybe he will just get a half. Got to be in the mood and unlike him, I am not this time... In the mood for a cup though... He is a fanatic, and a gator fan so, we may be watching the Oregon Ducks looking to somehow whip the peadumplins out of the Seminoles...I say fat chance...lololol

Happy New Year forum friends. We are celebrating with family and friends tonight just up the road a piece in beautiful Oneonta Alabama. Last good meal before getting back on something resembling a decent meal plan.

Morning Gang Impending party time Farm group has invited me out to the north 40 I will be going out today, but dam sure be home tonight This holiday is one we play safe.

wrong thread brother….may i suggest you post that in the Right This Minute thread?

hey, i don’t make the rules: we don’t need no education…we don’t need no thought control…no dark sarcasm in the classroom…teacher leaves them kids alone.

Privileged? This is the first pair of shoes i’ve ever owned…we used to have to walk barefoot 5 miles to school, up hill BOTH WAYS, over hot coals and broken glass, just to have the principal stomp on our toes with army boots if we answered a question incorrectly.

Woke up at 4 AM with a dachshund/chihuahua mix sitting on my face licking me--one of Mom's two twin dogs. Had some Krispy Kreme ground stuff for Joe. First time. Pretty good. Was up, so I decided to bake some banana bread. Made mom a loaf with black walnuts and Splenda to keep her sugar down. Made me and the wife a loaf with pecanns, Ghiradelli 60% chocolate chips, and a mix of white and brown sugar. Oh, then made some fudge with pecans from the same monster bag of Ghiradelli chips. Having made spaghetti from last night, no cooking until tomorrow morning: corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and black-eyed peas on the side. My singer/songwriter daughter is coming over tomorrow with her piano, mic, computer, etc. going to hook her up to the K-horns through the old Pioneer SX-9000 (which has PA capabilities) and turn her loose . . . and I do not even have to pay to listen to her concer in the house! Hope you all have a great New Year start and many blessings to come!

that’s why you have to be proactive … last year i showed my granddaughter (7 at the time) the Men Without Hats video for their song Safety Dance. She still remembers that and whenever I see her we do those hand gestures from that video. try it … it works.

it was…and i never cry.

when i said toes, what i meant were the bloody stumps remaining from having our toes sliced off with a butter knife. Oh yeah? Who had a butter knife Mr. Fancy Pants?

Toes? At least you had toes.

$97.50 to have the lap top scrubbed up and a free antivirus installed but I'm back. LF is coming over and we are going to a fundraiser dinner and dance for the Shrine club. Prime rib on the menu. May sneak one for Jake. Its cold for these old southern bones. If I wasn't such a fun guy I would stay home....safe and warm. Have a small bottle of Jack black to take and a lady driver to get me home. Getting ready for a cup to help me make it till midnight. Cheers Gents......and be safe. Talk again next year.

Same thing I cooked last night but with 10 here will have to cook again tonight. Going to make a fire outside by the bar, maby I can talk them into hotdogs on the fire ? Going for second cup right now, as soon as I press enter.......

She looks like she would feel fabulous.

I am 46 and proud to say that this was my 2014 resolution which I succeeded at. I was athletic in HS, and I am about as fit as I was back in my late teens. It took a while. I am 5' 10". When I started in January 2014, I was around 205-210 pounds and looked like I was in my 3rd trimester. First, walking an hour+ per day for a few months. Backing off of breads/cheeses and creams and giving more favor to fruits and vegetables. Target diet was roughly 1,500 calories per day. The high fiber content of fruits and veggies allows you to stuff your gut without too many calories. If you fall off the wagon a few days, you don't punish yourself or feel disappointed. You accept it as a short "break" and get back on the wagon. Then, some jogging. Then, torn muscles that had to heal (getting old made getting athletic a bit precarious). Also, calisthenics on a somewhat regular schedule off-and-on. Finally, 175 pounds, descent muscle and the beginnings of a 6-pack. My diet is not as strict as when I was losing weight. I eat pretty much what I want, including ice cream and cereal. Among my age group, I now often find myself to be "the most 'fit' person in the room." Good luck to you! It can be done.

Morning Again , Sleep seems to go by so fast....................................breakfast and coffee down now to continue research of Non-Oversampling Vs. Oversampling DAC's Happy New Years and be safe God Bless, I will be leaning back watching the last few episodes of "The Wire" series

And she looks fabulous too!

Good point, but you don't want that song stuck in your head.....la la la la

Magnificent Match Grandkids are here so I have this Elmo song stuck in my head lately........ la la la la,...... la la la la

With a good merlot?

It's true Boxx, and since were on the M words today, I occasionally also self medicate. Normally while you masticate.

An electrifying discussion.

Well it's all true.

I thought Adidas was pronounced AH D Da for the longest time.

Privileged, You were all privileged...............I wore 3 stripe Buddies from the dollar store, Talk about fun in school And no I dont have any for nostalgic reasons

The "Converse" were called Chuck Taylor high tops. That was my footwear until the Adidas leathers came out

28-29 degrees with wind chill here in las vegas... I am bbq'ing tri tip right now!

For all you 2015 dieters, the key is "calories in/calories out." There are no short cuts. You can eat all the fruits and veggies you want. Look at the pic below of chicken stir-fry. Sans a bed of rice, a very hefty plate of it is about 550 calories. That's pretty good considering the mass of volume you get. A plate that big is hard to finish. I did a fair amount of that, varying it up with all kinds of mixes. Fruits and veggies are a key to making the success easier. The entire pan as shown in the picture is probably 650 calories.

I can't wear Nike shoes anymore . . . not since I learned Greek and how to pronounce Nike correctly. Took all of the fun out of wearing the shoes.

I'm going to quit making promises I can't keep....

My audio ambitions were to own MTX speakers like my brother up until I was about 10. Never crossed my mind that there might be something behind the fact they were 12" woofers, but even I could lift the boxes. lol I'd say right now, my hopes are to get a pair of La Scalla II's or Epic CF-4's after graduation. I was going to be a meteorologist. Of course the older I am now, I realize I wouldn't be able to take all the flack. Those guys get seriously ripped on during the winter. Totally brutal! I always wanted to be a gynecologist but alas it never happened. Too much school. I still dabble as an amateur from time to time however. Good thing you didn't say proctologist ! Nothing worse than going to see one and feeling 2 hands on your shoulders.

Well, you ask a question that no one will know the answer to for about a month after you ask it. We have to pass the time somehow.

So where did you go. Come back and fight!

And anotha thing....

I got ya Philadelphia lawya right here, pal!

In case you haven't hear that term, it's more of a local term used in this area for people who will argue their point to no end until they beat your ears into submission to agree with them or you walk away in disgust. It's sorta like a term of endearment. A pigheaded stubborn person who doesn't waver from their opinion whether right or wrong, in a good way. As I was a Philadelphia lawyer (for real), I take exception to your characterization. Further, I will not change my view as to your inaccurate, nonsensical, belligerent, ill-advised, incoherent, foolhardy, baseless, insulting, meritless, libelous, tactless, moronic, cutting, self-serving, attempt to be whimsical. So's your motha!

:o

It's true Boxx, and since were on the M words today, I occasionally also self medicate.

Some how I knew that would spawn the "I had it tougher" poke as I set here and listen to lullabye by the cure which by the way my mommy never sang to me

Privileged? This is the first pair of shoes i’ve ever owned…we used to have to walk barefoot 5 miles to school, up hill BOTH WAYS, over hot coals and broken glass, just to have the principal stomp on our toes with army boots if we answered a question incorrectly. There we go again... The school principal gets the bum rap again....

when i said toes, what i meant were the bloody stumps remaining from having our toes sliced off with a butter knife.

yea in spring summer and part of fall we would go Barefoot also, Tough feet walk right across a gravel road without missing a beat, Winter in dollar store tennies walking to school was brutal at times

The "Converse" were called Chuck Taylor high tops. That was my footwear until the Adidas leathers came out Funny, i dont even remember wearing shoes, grew up in Newport/Balboa, do remember going barefoot everyday.

Mornin' all. Running slow. Sorry I missed all the talk about PF Flyers, decisive indecision over DACs and Tarheel's dilemma. Wish I could help, but my mom made we wear Keds, so I'm probably not qualified. Oh well. ( I did get Converse in Jr. High!) We have one awful cold spell out here. The 'high' today will be in single digits. The only solution is to stay in and play some rock 'n roll on the B. Be well and stay warm.

Morning Gang Hope Tarheel gets some tunes going for the new year. 32 outside temp, 55 in the cave, fired up the infrared, will be toasty in 10 min.

I went to school in Baltimore City and the three shoes you could wear were: Jack Purcells, Converse and the PF flyers. Man those kids were brutal if you wore some Keds or some phony Jacks. I wore the Jacks and I still have a few pair they are hard to find. I have a pair of Pink Floyd Jack Purcells, I found them about six years ago.....I had to get-em lol lol :-) I'll try to get a pic......if ya want to see them.....

I got my first taste of Islay this evening.