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Ya, RG isn't the only one with a cute daughter.... And the silly pic at the end....

Em's travel team. They have not been together long. I expected to go and get our teeth kicked in this weekend. Team did really well. Won 2 and lost 1 on Sat. Got to Semi's on Sunday. Lost in Semi's to a very talented team. Won our consolation game for 3rd place. Ended up 3rd out of 8 teams. Emmy came off the bench in 3 games on Sat and contributed 15 points, plus various steals and rebounds. I didn't keep stats on Sunday's games. She continues to amaze me with her grit. In the game that we lost on Sat (to a very aggressive team) with two key defensive rebounds and drove the length of the floor to beat the press. The look of determination on her face was just priceless. A lot of the parents were laughing at her "pissed off face" She started our last game. Another girl got the tip and it went straight to Emmy. She turned and drove to the goal and drove right over the top of another girl who was out of position. Got the shot, the foul and connected on the free throw to put us up by 3. Really set the tone for the game. I told her coach that her game is softball. He laughed and said that he had never seen her play softball, but assured me that her sport is basketball now.

this is the actual machine we’re running today.

...this one is kind of unique. The guy only made a couple of hundred frames before he decided it was not much of a living. Sport touring geometry, with some unique custom features for the era in the 70's in which it was designed and built. Just put it back together, and still need to shorten the fender stays. I had some wheels that fit left over from another project, and pulled some stuff out of the garage that worked better than what was on it. The Ruffy Tuffy tyres are a nice upgrade.

A relic on the prairie

Italian Grandmother Doesn’t Have Heart To Tell Family Any Dipshit Can Make Lasagna EASTON, PA—Dreading the looks on their faces once they realized the recipe was “truly easy as fuck,” local grandmother Rosemary Guzzo, 79, confirmed Monday that she didn’t have the heart to tell her family that any dipshit can make lasagna. “No, I don’t think I can bring myself to do it. They’d be too crushed to find out I learned how to make ‘Nana’s famous lasagna’ from the back of a Barilla box,” said Guzzo, explaining that the dish involved not some old-world secret guarded by generations of Italian matriarchs, but the layering of pasta, meat, cheese, and tomato sauce. “You know what’s hard to make? Soufflé. Not lasagna. Any knuckle-dragging dumbass off the street can set an oven to 375 and pop in a baking pan.” At press time, Guzzo’s daughter had asked her to write down each step so they could enjoy the “family treasure” for years to come.

That's incredible! In an emergency situation, the pilot was still able to angle park that plane right between the lines.

Cute! Love the dimples when she's smiling. Does she get your bad-azz gene?

For the Mt Washington run. Thousands of people register, 1200 are selected. I got in to years in a row, they like me, I will get in this year too. Wanna join us? We're registered as a team. It's always near my birthday. Last year I ran it on my birthday, this year it's the day before. We are planning on going up anyhow and I'll run it Sunday with my wife driving as support even if I don't get in. I know where the start and stop are so I can time myself. Old people are crazy.

Wait... IPod Shuffle or wife??

Before I started my fitness path, I was following the family history of RGNB (round gut, no butt)! As I got in shape, the stomach reduction was most noticeable. However, even though the muscles were getting stronger, they really weren’t noticeable behind. Over the last year, I have been doing more work at the gym including squats and lunges and putting in more effort on spinning. Not with any body part in mind, just to be stronger overall. Last week we were getting dressed to go somewhere and WoW looked over and said “hey! You have a butt”! Again, that wasn’t a focus of mine, but if it gets results, I’ll take it!

Actually, he kinda looked like @Longjohn . Although, I don't think Longjohn would act like that. It would be more like snarky wise ass jokes if he said anything. Or, that is how I imagine it would be.

You will probably cringe, but we use what ever pair of scissors is handy. They at one time may have been used to shear a goat or sheep. They all can be washed in soap and water and taken apart if needed. We like Fiskars and have them sharpened frequently. Damn, I am beginning to sound and act more like a sheep herder every day.

You have a museum of children?

Lindy and Ryan picked up some hints to share with their coach tomorrow evening.

If I need extra money in retirement I can always make extra money building bike racks for the backs of motorhomes.

I think they are all the same kid, Couch, just different poses. Do I have to explain everything to you?

I was watching speed skating on the olympics last night where the TV person was talking to a skater from Norway on whether blue or red skin suits were faster The skater said "it's bullshit" And here I thought blue/red was only a forum thing

Pretty sunset tonight

Ohhh, a spin doctor, eh?

Hey, if you can't join em, beat em.

...I don't whine. I offer constructive critiques for the betterment of society.

Depends on how desperate I am for entertainment.

Except on the away team. On the other hand, they usually are the first to die.

Pre heat oven to 425 degrees Remove plastic wrap and cardboard sleeve. Loosen foil top and tent it to let steam escape If cooking from frozen, allow 120 minutes cooking time. Geez, I don't know, that sounds pretty complicated.

I am pretty sure these guys are both North Korean.

The gym I played at over the weekend had a pull up machine. I think it is similar to the one LJ told me about. It even has assist for bar dips. I used it and it seems that currently, I need about 7 #'s of assist on that machine. So, I am quite close. The colored bands that I have been using at my gym aren't really marked and I didn't buy them, so I have no idea how they are ranked in weight assist. One of my friends invited me to use the gym at her country club type place. It was swanky. I enjoyed myself, despite the bossy older man that decided that we needed to be schooled about how he works out and how it is superior to what we were doing.

Well not for pictures of my wiener dog but for pictures of the crazy Airedales. I love sending him those pictures.

I thought for sure this was a new @UglyBob novel.

You have to ask?

Haven't heard from him since I sent it.

February may not be the dreariest month, but it's certainly in the running.

You work in maintenance, you are seriously deficient in the quantity of coffee you drink for a maintenance man at the mill. You need to kick it up a notch.

Are you sure she didn't just say: "What an ass" and you took it the wrong way?

I'm surprised he looked like me if he's using girly weights and lots of reps. There is a guy at my gym that insists that is the "proper" way to do it and gives the best results. He told me I had too much weight on the ab bench. He said no weight and lots of reps. I work out with 70# he works out with 0 weights and lots of reps. He doesn't even do a full range of motion and he has a beer belly. He not only thinks he knows what he's talking about, he must be blind. I had to use 5# dumbbells after my rotator cuff surgery, it was embarrassing using them in the gym. I usually used them in the PT room if possible.

She is really cute, are you sure you are her dad?

Much, much better. She went out in the snow with Ylva and the boys to make sure they did not have too much fun. She is sleeping more but she is almost 12.

Can you pack heat in the community room? ummm....asking for a friend

Gotta love when people notice!

Trader Joe’s Sumatra. My daughter sent me a coffee aged in a whiskey barrel. Nice flavor on occasion but the next set of non-flavored coffee will be a cleanse of the grinder!

That's why they make kitchen scissors. Oh, and for the Stouffers, just cut off the corner of the bag and then pick it up by the end corner and one of the side corners. No runs, drips or scalded fingers. Good stuff. It reminds me of Navy food.

I was expecting this:

I've never tried their coffee, unless I had it at a restaurant without knowing it, but we live about 1/2 a kilometer from this company's roasting plant. http://reunionislandcoffee.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiA8P_TBRA9EiwAJrpHMyvDkaNnSerkiGLr8-XBztlOIUbptgWg6omHc3D2d7pw0WB2NfDhvxoCQ2EQAvD_BwE Whenever there is a southern breeze, wed can smell the aroma of the roasting java, and it's heavenly.

We've got some Peet's on-deck. However, I see a problem with your's: Unless there is no other option, don't buy ground coffee. Tom

You bastard! Couch

Had to take a morning ride while still cool. Should be in the 80's this afternoon.