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[Foxfyre]

We had a little chipmunk in our garage yesterday. I saw it when I opened the garage to bring in the trash can in the early afternoon. When the little one got home from school, we looked for it, but didn't see it.

A bit later, I had her in the garage doing a little bit of cleaning of the door with a magic eraser, while I did cleaning in the kitchen. She yelled for me and came to get me. She said while she was cleaning she saw the chipmunk, and it grabbed her hand before running away. We found it climbing up the garage door rails. The little one got a small video of it.

I left the door open a crack, and later on we just left the door open completely, so it's almost surely long gone by now, but it was nice to have it there for the little one to ooh and aah over.

Unusual to find chipmunks in town in these parts--they are pretty much rural dwellers. So that would be a real treat.

 

[Foxfyre]

Reminds me of a solemn fact I ran across awhile back.

In Las Vegas, the casinos generally honor each other's chips as patrons carry them from place to place. But they also make the effort to sort them out as much as possible and get the chips back to their casino of origin. Not wanting to spend a lot of money for that, the owners all agreed to use a brother from a nearby monastery as the chip sorter as such person would likely be trustworthy and dependable.

They call this person a chip monk.

(sorry)

 

[williepete]

Reminds me of a solemn fact I ran across awhile back.

In Las Vegas, the casinos generally honor each other's chips as patrons carry them from place to place. But they also make the effort to sort them out as much as possible and get the chips back to their casino of origin. Not wanting to spend a lot of money for that, they owners all agreed to use a brother from a nearby monastery as the chip sorter as such person would likely be trustworthy and dependable.

They call this person a chip monk.

(sorry)

GROAN!

 

[Foxfyre]

Reminds me of a solemn fact I ran across awhile back.

In Las Vegas, the casinos generally honor each other's chips as patrons carry them from place to place. But they also make the effort to sort them out as much as possible and get the chips back to their casino of origin. Not wanting to spend a lot of money for that, they owners all agreed to use a brother from a nearby monastery as the chip sorter as such person would likely be trustworthy and dependable.

They call this person a chip monk.

(sorry)

GROAN!

Aw comeon. A little education never hurt anybody.

Glad to see you stopped by williepete.

 

[williepete]

Aw comeon. A little education never hurt anybody.

Glad to see you stopped by williepete.

I'm sending this to my brother-in-law. He loves all things pun'ish and cornball.

 

[Ringel05]

Reminds me of a solemn fact I ran across awhile back.

In Las Vegas, the casinos generally honor each other's chips as patrons carry them from place to place. But they also make the effort to sort them out as much as possible and get the chips back to their casino of origin. Not wanting to spend a lot of money for that, the owners all agreed to use a brother from a nearby monastery as the chip sorter as such person would likely be trustworthy and dependable.

They call this person a chip monk.

(sorry)

Okay, that was bad.......

 

[Ringel05]

I spent time in Houston back in 1989. They are still mopping up after Harvey. I spent time in Puerto Rico back in 1991 through 1993. They are getting smacked around by Irma.

I don't think I had anything to do with these disasters. After all, if you travel a lot things are bound to happen to some of those places. But, having made friends in those two wonderful places makes an impact and makes for great concern for those who live there. I lived for four years on the Gulf Coast of Florida, sunny Sarasota. Needless to say I am worried about my friends there too.

I've lived through two hurricanes. Elana in Florida and Jerry in Texas. I can tell you folks who have been fortunate enough to never experience storms of that magnitude that they are scary for real. There is nothing in my temperate climate experience to compare them to. Wind howls like no blizzard or nor'easter. Rain falls in sheets fiercer than any thunderstorm. Tornadoes spin off the system like confetti and power outages are just something to be expected. It is an awesome experience. Kids use the word 'awesome' to describe the mundane. I use it quite literally in that the power of nature in a hurricane inspires awe.

Some tracks of Irma suggest that she will eventually find her way, though substantially diminished, here by next weekend. We might expect rain and a stiff breeze. We are indeed lucky to live this far from the coast. We are indeed lucky to live far from any seismic fault lines. We are indeed lucky to live in a place blessed with abundant rainfall and not susceptible to,crippling drought.

I look forward to the winter and a fresh coat of snow. That muffles the sound, cuts down on the 'bumpkin factor', those knuckle heads zooming around on vehicles lacking a working exhaust system. Snow makes everything clean and even for a few days. The moon really does cast a luster of mid day in the night time.

Meanwhile Mom is doing great. Her new dentures are still something of a challenge for her and frustrating now because we are in the heart of sweet corn season. But she's getting out every day, luncheon no with her cronies, complaining about vegetable prices at farm markets and sitting on the back porch playing with her iPad.

My brother smoked a brisket on Labor Day. It was his first brisket having cut his teeth smoking pork shoulders and baby back ribs. He thought the brisket was not tender enough, but I found it tasty.

Anyway, continued,prayers for the brave Texans and the beleaguered Puerto Ricans. Both made me smile.

I've never tried to smoke a brisket. Do you use a pipe or rolling papers?

 

[Ringel05]

We had a little chipmunk in our garage yesterday. I saw it when I opened the garage to bring in the trash can in the early afternoon. When the little one got home from school, we looked for it, but didn't see it.

A bit later, I had her in the garage doing a little bit of cleaning of the door with a magic eraser, while I did cleaning in the kitchen. She yelled for me and came to get me. She said while she was cleaning she saw the chipmunk, and it grabbed her hand before running away. We found it climbing up the garage door rails. The little one got a small video of it.

I left the door open a crack, and later on we just left the door open completely, so it's almost surely long gone by now, but it was nice to have it there for the little one to ooh and aah over.

The chipmunk probably has a nest in your garage now, preparing for winter......... And as cute as they are, they are destructive.

 

[Montrovant]

We had a little chipmunk in our garage yesterday. I saw it when I opened the garage to bring in the trash can in the early afternoon. When the little one got home from school, we looked for it, but didn't see it.

A bit later, I had her in the garage doing a little bit of cleaning of the door with a magic eraser, while I did cleaning in the kitchen. She yelled for me and came to get me. She said while she was cleaning she saw the chipmunk, and it grabbed her hand before running away. We found it climbing up the garage door rails. The little one got a small video of it.

I left the door open a crack, and later on we just left the door open completely, so it's almost surely long gone by now, but it was nice to have it there for the little one to ooh and aah over.

The chipmunk probably has a nest in your garage now, preparing for winter......... And as cute as they are, they are destructive.

We haven't seen or heard it since yesterday, so hopefully not.

 

[Montrovant]

We had a little chipmunk in our garage yesterday. I saw it when I opened the garage to bring in the trash can in the early afternoon. When the little one got home from school, we looked for it, but didn't see it.

A bit later, I had her in the garage doing a little bit of cleaning of the door with a magic eraser, while I did cleaning in the kitchen. She yelled for me and came to get me. She said while she was cleaning she saw the chipmunk, and it grabbed her hand before running away. We found it climbing up the garage door rails. The little one got a small video of it.

I left the door open a crack, and later on we just left the door open completely, so it's almost surely long gone by now, but it was nice to have it there for the little one to ooh and aah over.

Unusual to find chipmunks in town in these parts--they are pretty much rural dwellers. So that would be a real treat.

We're somewhat rural here. It's not the middle of nowhere, but we do get the occasional deer or coyote in what little woods there is.

 

[Nosmo King]

I spent time in Houston back in 1989. They are still mopping up after Harvey. I spent time in Puerto Rico back in 1991 through 1993. They are getting smacked around by Irma.

I don't think I had anything to do with these disasters. After all, if you travel a lot things are bound to happen to some of those places. But, having made friends in those two wonderful places makes an impact and makes for great concern for those who live there. I lived for four years on the Gulf Coast of Florida, sunny Sarasota. Needless to say I am worried about my friends there too.

I've lived through two hurricanes. Elana in Florida and Jerry in Texas. I can tell you folks who have been fortunate enough to never experience storms of that magnitude that they are scary for real. There is nothing in my temperate climate experience to compare them to. Wind howls like no blizzard or nor'easter. Rain falls in sheets fiercer than any thunderstorm. Tornadoes spin off the system like confetti and power outages are just something to be expected. It is an awesome experience. Kids use the word 'awesome' to describe the mundane. I use it quite literally in that the power of nature in a hurricane inspires awe.

Some tracks of Irma suggest that she will eventually find her way, though substantially diminished, here by next weekend. We might expect rain and a stiff breeze. We are indeed lucky to live this far from the coast. We are indeed lucky to live far from any seismic fault lines. We are indeed lucky to live in a place blessed with abundant rainfall and not susceptible to,crippling drought.

I look forward to the winter and a fresh coat of snow. That muffles the sound, cuts down on the 'bumpkin factor', those knuckle heads zooming around on vehicles lacking a working exhaust system. Snow makes everything clean and even for a few days. The moon really does cast a luster of mid day in the night time.

Meanwhile Mom is doing great. Her new dentures are still something of a challenge for her and frustrating now because we are in the heart of sweet corn season. But she's getting out every day, luncheon no with her cronies, complaining about vegetable prices at farm markets and sitting on the back porch playing with her iPad.

My brother smoked a brisket on Labor Day. It was his first brisket having cut his teeth smoking pork shoulders and baby back ribs. He thought the brisket was not tender enough, but I found it tasty.

Anyway, continued,prayers for the brave Texans and the beleaguered Puerto Ricans. Both made me smile.

I've never tried to smoke a brisket. Do you use a pipe or rolling papers?

For Christmas last year I bought him a $300.00 Weber Smoky Mountain bag.

 

[Ringel05]

I spent time in Houston back in 1989. They are still mopping up after Harvey. I spent time in Puerto Rico back in 1991 through 1993. They are getting smacked around by Irma.

I don't think I had anything to do with these disasters. After all, if you travel a lot things are bound to happen to some of those places. But, having made friends in those two wonderful places makes an impact and makes for great concern for those who live there. I lived for four years on the Gulf Coast of Florida, sunny Sarasota. Needless to say I am worried about my friends there too.

I've lived through two hurricanes. Elana in Florida and Jerry in Texas. I can tell you folks who have been fortunate enough to never experience storms of that magnitude that they are scary for real. There is nothing in my temperate climate experience to compare them to. Wind howls like no blizzard or nor'easter. Rain falls in sheets fiercer than any thunderstorm. Tornadoes spin off the system like confetti and power outages are just something to be expected. It is an awesome experience. Kids use the word 'awesome' to describe the mundane. I use it quite literally in that the power of nature in a hurricane inspires awe.

Some tracks of Irma suggest that she will eventually find her way, though substantially diminished, here by next weekend. We might expect rain and a stiff breeze. We are indeed lucky to live this far from the coast. We are indeed lucky to live far from any seismic fault lines. We are indeed lucky to live in a place blessed with abundant rainfall and not susceptible to,crippling drought.

I look forward to the winter and a fresh coat of snow. That muffles the sound, cuts down on the 'bumpkin factor', those knuckle heads zooming around on vehicles lacking a working exhaust system. Snow makes everything clean and even for a few days. The moon really does cast a luster of mid day in the night time.

Meanwhile Mom is doing great. Her new dentures are still something of a challenge for her and frustrating now because we are in the heart of sweet corn season. But she's getting out every day, luncheon no with her cronies, complaining about vegetable prices at farm markets and sitting on the back porch playing with her iPad.

My brother smoked a brisket on Labor Day. It was his first brisket having cut his teeth smoking pork shoulders and baby back ribs. He thought the brisket was not tender enough, but I found it tasty.

Anyway, continued,prayers for the brave Texans and the beleaguered Puerto Ricans. Both made me smile.

I've never tried to smoke a brisket. Do you use a pipe or rolling papers?

For Christmas last year I bought him a $300.00 Weber Smoky Mountain bag.

Does he just hold his head over it and breath in the smoke?

 

[Nosmo King]

I spent time in Houston back in 1989. They are still mopping up after Harvey. I spent time in Puerto Rico back in 1991 through 1993. They are getting smacked around by Irma.

I don't think I had anything to do with these disasters. After all, if you travel a lot things are bound to happen to some of those places. But, having made friends in those two wonderful places makes an impact and makes for great concern for those who live there. I lived for four years on the Gulf Coast of Florida, sunny Sarasota. Needless to say I am worried about my friends there too.

I've lived through two hurricanes. Elana in Florida and Jerry in Texas. I can tell you folks who have been fortunate enough to never experience storms of that magnitude that they are scary for real. There is nothing in my temperate climate experience to compare them to. Wind howls like no blizzard or nor'easter. Rain falls in sheets fiercer than any thunderstorm. Tornadoes spin off the system like confetti and power outages are just something to be expected. It is an awesome experience. Kids use the word 'awesome' to describe the mundane. I use it quite literally in that the power of nature in a hurricane inspires awe.

Some tracks of Irma suggest that she will eventually find her way, though substantially diminished, here by next weekend. We might expect rain and a stiff breeze. We are indeed lucky to live this far from the coast. We are indeed lucky to live far from any seismic fault lines. We are indeed lucky to live in a place blessed with abundant rainfall and not susceptible to,crippling drought.

I look forward to the winter and a fresh coat of snow. That muffles the sound, cuts down on the 'bumpkin factor', those knuckle heads zooming around on vehicles lacking a working exhaust system. Snow makes everything clean and even for a few days. The moon really does cast a luster of mid day in the night time.

Meanwhile Mom is doing great. Her new dentures are still something of a challenge for her and frustrating now because we are in the heart of sweet corn season. But she's getting out every day, luncheon no with her cronies, complaining about vegetable prices at farm markets and sitting on the back porch playing with her iPad.

My brother smoked a brisket on Labor Day. It was his first brisket having cut his teeth smoking pork shoulders and baby back ribs. He thought the brisket was not tender enough, but I found it tasty.

Anyway, continued,prayers for the brave Texans and the beleaguered Puerto Ricans. Both made me smile.

I've never tried to smoke a brisket. Do you use a pipe or rolling papers?

For Christmas last year I bought him a $300.00 Weber Smoky Mountain bag.

Does he just hold his head over it and breath in the smoke?

The vagaries of spellcheck did not permit me to spell bong.

 

[Ernie S.]

I spent time in Houston back in 1989. They are still mopping up after Harvey. I spent time in Puerto Rico back in 1991 through 1993. They are getting smacked around by Irma.

I don't think I had anything to do with these disasters. After all, if you travel a lot things are bound to happen to some of those places. But, having made friends in those two wonderful places makes an impact and makes for great concern for those who live there. I lived for four years on the Gulf Coast of Florida, sunny Sarasota. Needless to say I am worried about my friends there too.

I've lived through two hurricanes. Elana in Florida and Jerry in Texas. I can tell you folks who have been fortunate enough to never experience storms of that magnitude that they are scary for real. There is nothing in my temperate climate experience to compare them to. Wind howls like no blizzard or nor'easter. Rain falls in sheets fiercer than any thunderstorm. Tornadoes spin off the system like confetti and power outages are just something to be expected. It is an awesome experience. Kids use the word 'awesome' to describe the mundane. I use it quite literally in that the power of nature in a hurricane inspires awe.

Some tracks of Irma suggest that she will eventually find her way, though substantially diminished, here by next weekend. We might expect rain and a stiff breeze. We are indeed lucky to live this far from the coast. We are indeed lucky to live far from any seismic fault lines. We are indeed lucky to live in a place blessed with abundant rainfall and not susceptible to,crippling drought.

I look forward to the winter and a fresh coat of snow. That muffles the sound, cuts down on the 'bumpkin factor', those knuckle heads zooming around on vehicles lacking a working exhaust system. Snow makes everything clean and even for a few days. The moon really does cast a luster of mid day in the night time.

Meanwhile Mom is doing great. Her new dentures are still something of a challenge for her and frustrating now because we are in the heart of sweet corn season. But she's getting out every day, luncheon no with her cronies, complaining about vegetable prices at farm markets and sitting on the back porch playing with her iPad.

My brother smoked a brisket on Labor Day. It was his first brisket having cut his teeth smoking pork shoulders and baby back ribs. He thought the brisket was not tender enough, but I found it tasty.

Anyway, continued,prayers for the brave Texans and the beleaguered Puerto Ricans. Both made me smile.

I've never tried to smoke a brisket. Do you use a pipe or rolling papers?

Either way, they're tough to keep lit.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good night darlinks, I really do love you guys.

And we continue to pray and/or send good vibes and/or positive thoughts and/or keep vigil for

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
Nosmo's mom,
Rod, GW's partner,
Kat's sister,
Boedicca, her dad, brother, and family,
Sherry's Mom for treatment to be successful,
The Ringels in difficult transition
Dana, Foxfyre's friend recovering from heart transplant
Mr. and Mrs. Gracie in difficult transition
Ringel's injured shoulder and general wellness,
Hossfly's knee rehab,
007's brother-in-law for a full recovery,
Saveliberty in difficult transition, his daughter, and for his brother-in-law and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Peach174 for full recovery from setback,
And for our students, job hunters, others in transition.

And the light is left on for Noomi, Freedombecki, , SFC Ollie, and all others we hope are okay and will return to us.

 

[Ringel05]

Jasper's been doing laps lately, mostly the wife's but occasionally mine........

 

[gallantwarrior]

I installed the battery in my Harley yesterday and the beast fired right up. A new front tire and I will take my first ride in over 6 months. Liz wants desperately to get some wind in her hair, so about a week to feel sure of myself, and I'm thinking a road trip is in my future.

Any destination in mind? I am assuming that Liz is the new lady friend?

Liz is... well, at this point, a lady friend. I am currently uncommitted. This all could change, but I'm enjoying being single right now. As far as a destination, I'm thinking I'll know when I get there.
If I have a passenger, it will likely be a weekend in New Orleans, if not, it might be Houston via Baton Rouge. There are, as they say, plenty of fish.

I'm thinking you took a pass on Houston?

 

[gallantwarrior]

I have been watching Hurricane Irma. The trajectory right now could put our friends in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in the bullseye. Don't the weather gods know we haven't recovered from Harvey yet?

It looks like it might hit Miami. As a category 4 or 5 that would be unimaginably bad. Trust me...everyone here in Florida is nervous.

I am sure there is a huge heads up in all of Florida. The trajectory I am seeing as of this morning could hit anywhere in Florida, eastern Alabama, Georgia. And they upgraded Irma to a Category 5 this morning. The only saving grace is that it is a fast moving storm that should hit and quickly move on unlike Harvey that sat parked over the Houston area for days. But Irma is so much stronger, the wind damage and storm surge will be much more severe if it hits.

I still remember Andrew and the utter devastation of the southern tip of Florida. I hope the folks just leave this time and don't put themselves at risk.

And bigger!!! I heard that Irma could hit both the East and West coasts of FL simultaneously.

 

[gallantwarrior]

if we were really hanging out in real life, i'd excitedly force you to listen to peste noire

Paste noire? Black pasta? Do you use a charcoal derivative? Of maybe squid ink?

 

[gallantwarrior]

Caught up...again. Sorry I missed your BD, Peach. Nice to know Ernie has his emergency procedures in place. A bit shout out to my bestie, Gracie!
It's unseasonably warm here, but if the precipitation keeps up, we'll have one helluva snow season. Tuesday night brought some tremendous wind storms and I spent most of Wednesday morning dragging stuff back up out of the woods. After the ladder blew up against the house, I didn't sleep much. Although our puny wind reached only 50-70 bursts, it was still unusually strong. It's rained so much and the poor goats are wading through knee deep mud. I will be glad when I get them moved to the Willow place. It's lots drier and nicer there.