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I am a mod here. There is no secret of that. I appreciate what SW has here for us and he makes being a mod here fairly easy. Now for my confessions: - When I started I really didn't know what to do but following SW's lead made it clear. - No one has ever, EVER tried to abuse me (that I know of) - I have never banned anyone - I have never even given anyone a warning point. - I have moved threads or hidden threads where SW has come by later and awarded points - I have a greater level of tolerance of both political and religious threads than SW. That has caused me some internal consternation. I found that I could allow peeps to discuss issues at greater length than SW. In the end those threads always turned heated and I would kick myself for not acting sooner. Others would warn me to shut something down but I appreciate open dialog - until it isn't just open dialog. My bad - I have learned my lesson. I now just hide the thread and move on. I have seen egregious crap (Nate comes to mind) but I believe in most cases (unless you are attacking SW) warning points aren't warranted. That's just me - not the boss' position. Shut the thread down and move on. - I believe that there are several here that need to grow thicker internet skin. No one here really hates on anyone - we do have differences of opinion. - If you are hassling SW for ANY reason you need to stop - you are not part of the problem - you are the problem. Leave him alone. If you were given a warning - learn from it and deal with it. If you don't like something I or another mod did - deal with it. If you want to step away - keep your mouth shut and do it. - I have learned to be a better mod but there is no way I or any other mod can take heat off of SW - You can. - Free speech isn't free and we are allotted the level of freedom that SW grants us. If you don't like moderation go to Bike Forums (www.bikeforums.net). You will love it there... (sarcasm) - SW created this site so he has a way of socializing with people with like interests not to be the bearer of complaints and crap. And in conclusion, you don't have to agree with any of this stuff but if you give me crap about it you might get my first Warning Points. Have a wonderful internet day. Kzoo

the world first got to hear Abbey Road. (in the UK - US release was Oct 1). If I make a list of all time favorite albums this is likely to be at the top.

Saturday I bought some spicy rapini ravioli at Wegmans. Made a San Marzano marinara sauce last night. I wanted to make toasted ravioli cause it sounds good. Looked up the recipe online. It’s freaking deep fried in three cups of oil. I’m not doing that garbage. I think ok, how can I pull this off. Heat oven to 350, boil salted water and cook ravioli three minutes. While that’s boiling I use a large cast iron skillet and heat a tblsp olive oil and red pepper flakes. Drain ravioli and add to skillet. Shake pan to coat ravioli, top with bread crumbs and Parmesan. Bake five minutes while I heat the marinara. Broil to brown too. Remove from oven and serve with sauce and more Parmesan

I'm pretty sure you are now destined to burn in hell. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you DID have your chance

Installing the siding on my shed. 6D nails every 12" and every 6" along top and bottom. I wanted to pound nails. I was getting tired. My aim was no longer good.

File this under “things debate coaches say.” Heres the story. Weak debaters refer to their evidence cards only by source name. A quote from a source named Johnson would be referred to as “the Johnson card.” When an argument carries over from one speech into the next, we say, “Pull that argument across.” A debater might then say some combination of the two. “Pull the Johnson card across,” would be their jargon for stating that their evidence carried the argument forward. I remind them to argue ideas, not jargon. Especially with a community volunteer judge. So, “...quit telling the judge to ‘pull your Johnson’” has become one of our team’s inside jokes. @Randomguy, now that we’re shifting to pornography, I can post this stuff, right?

Thank you. Another day at the beach. Yesterday I had one almost all to myself about 20 miles up the coast.

4.4% And honestly, I've been doing minimum. With my dad aging and trying to keep two households running -- my head just hasn't been in the game here. It's been real challenging and I've questioned my own life path many a times. So what I'm telling you is, I did bare minimum and still got a raise. Obviously, I like my manager but I feel weird. Yes. Yes. Not that weird. But strange nonetheless. If I could package this formula -- get a pay raise while doing absolute minimum -- I'd be glad to do it and probably sell it for millions.

I'm not tuned in to notice when a lady is interested in me. They start a conversation and I talk to them and then later whoever was with me and saw/heard the conversation tells me that lady was hitting on me. I'm much better off that way.

Doggie must have thought he said "hump". And you thought a dog humping your leg was bad...

My Methodist in-laws were a little put off with their daughter marrying a Catholic boy. When I enlisted my mom wanted me to wear a cross so I did. That didn’t set well with them either. A white southerner with deep roots in the south marrying a brown catholic boy was a bitter pill for some of her family. They got over it...

I told you I don't keep up. She scares me. Don't let her know I said that.

I was raised Southern Baptist. Wife was raised Catholic. My mom absolutely hated the idea. We didn't really give a shit. We were both flexible. It was the parents that were not.

No, but I am pretty flexible in my beliefs and could adjust if the other side was not too radical. I have problems when folks are too radical about most things, even when I agree.

Yes it does. This is a do-over. The San Marzano tomatoes cost more but they are worth the extra. Easy tomato sauce to make and much better than a store bought sauce

Ow. Good job. Not surprisingly, not the worst self inflicted hammer finger I've ever seen. FFIW, I see better results with 800 mg of ibu and an ice pack.

We are shot on sight if we have alcohol.

After PT this afternoon, I ran by the grocery store to get some beer. Got in line behind a lady who was around my age, very attractive and dressed to go out. She got real close and started asking questions about the beer - questions that ensured a ‘guy’ would engage in conversation. She laughed and “honey’d” and honestly, had I wanted her number it would have been mine. And believe me, even the employee’s were noticing. However, I’m sitting at home drinking alone... ?

She took a bath and could not get out of the tub...she pulled her emergency cord. I am the responder during the day. We dispatch 911 for a "tip up". I laughed and introduced myself..asked if I could get her a robe or something before the fire department shows up..she laughed and said she would just close her eyes. She stopped in later (fully clothed ), we chatted a bit..and she commented on how good looking the firemen were. ?

You are correct, sir. ?

I'm so low on the ladder that I dodge feeding carp..

I like that so much, I want it on my epitaph.

Oh, not all religious folks are created the same. I have dated both and would do so again if I ever became available again. The best part is I hope I'll never face this issue. I'm pretty happy with Mrs. Dottie. Go for it @Reverend_Maynard! Life is too short and you never really know how it's all going to work out. The experience you gain now will either become not important later because you've hitched up -- or the life lesson for you will be invaluable.

But now all our tempa spares have 60 psi and I renewed the civic registration just in time. No bike ride though.

Who the hell let Krazy be a mod... What the hell is the world coming to??? He can't even figure out how to tie his shoes in the morning!

Not really an Abby Road post but one of my all time favorite memories... Summer of 1985 0530 and just posted at Wright Gate of Ft Myer. I turn on a small radio we have at the gate, tuned to DC 101 and I take a deep breath of the thick warm summer air and get ready for a 12 hour shift on the gates. As the sun starts to rise over the trees of Arlington Cemetery lighting up the Washington Monument & DC in the background Here Comes The Sun plays on the radio. It was a perfect moment.

My wife and I fit this category. My wife had 16 years of Catholic education; I was not raised with religion. At the time we started dating I would have labeled myself agnostic. But we got along so well that we decided we couldn't let this come between us. "Love is the most important thing." She has never tried to change me, though I have agreed to raise our kids in her faith. They can decide how much faith they want in their lives when they strike out on their own. We did meet with her priest when our relationship became "serious", to talk over this issue; that was well before the pre-cana which we also did. That priest was cool and he ended up officiating at our wedding. I really lucked out with her parents and sisters, who never once made me feel like this was a problem. They saw how I treated their daughter and that was more than enough for them. (I still miss her parents terribly) I attend Mass with the family once or twice a month (since I'm not prepared I don't partake of the Eucharist). It is generally a tranquil hour for me. Our daughter does readings sometimes so I try not to miss those. For us this has been a non-issue, really. 18 years in and I would marry her again in a heartbeat. But I would imagine this might not be typical. Thinking back, her affinity for "Today's Country" music has been a much bigger issue for me than religion. If this topic is especially meaningful or relevant to anyone here, feel free to PM me if you want to discuss.

DH?!? Bloody hell.

But a funny side story.... We had to do some classes to get married in the Catholic church. Ok, fine. I will do that for the wife. I'll take one for the team. They wanted me to sign some document that promised that I would raise my kids in the Catholic church. Um, I'm sorry? How about kiss my ass? I will do a lot of stuff for the wife, but I wouldn't sign that horse shit. They persisted. I told the dude to take his bullshit out of my face.

I found one on the counter over by the sink

My buddy @wilbur, I am not of the opinion he is blaming anyone. I think what he is saying is folks on an internet forum are gauranteed to say things we don't like or agree with. In fact, probably more often than not. How I interpreted those Kazie words is that instead of trying to control the speaker, the listener needs to handle their own reactions. That's all we can control anyway. Also, RE lives in D.C. so please stop attacking us out West. Hmmmm.... what I meant to say was you can attack us out West for all I care because I love you, man. ?

Yes, good times. He'll be 15 in Jan. Won't really NEED his own car yet, but I want him practicing on the car he'll be driving. He certainly doesn't need to start off in my truck. Too big, powerful and expensive.

I always feel that one day you wake up, look around and say. ..what the hell happened to the last 25 years. One day you're bringing this little bundle home from the hospital and the next thing you know he's borrowing the car, sleeping on the couch till noon and eating all your pizza.

Just one more day and I am off for a week to the Terrier Nationals. I'll have to work from there but it wont feel so work-ish

How can it even be possible that G-man will be driving. I feel so old. Remember when a special friend gave him his first real bike. That was yesterday.

If SW nukes the forum, I want my display name to be Couch_Incident. This will be the last time I change my name. Mudkipz

My boots were only a month old when I retired. They cost $189. I couldn’t just throw them in the trash. I brought them home along with a work uniform and my hard hat and safety goggles and made a scare crow for the garden. It was scary, my wife saw it and was creeped out.

I left my oil soaked greasy worn-out steel tip boots in the garbage when I walked out of the spring factory for the last time.

The best tends to be the one I'm listening to now. Diana Krall is often on the list. Sade, Roberta Flack, Amy Winehouse...too many to list. And... It's music, not a competition, enjoy them all

Only when she leans over. They’re pert when she stands upright.

You’re right.

I try not to fall riding. Too many broken bones.

I keep a container of half and half in the staff room fridge for coffee. A few years ago I brought Bailey’s brand coffee creamer, which is Irish cream flavored. It went missing, so I went looking for it. I found it in the principal’s mini fridge.

Curtains and a door mat..... I call she shed.

Him? Get the daughter involved also! My youngest daughter is a mechanical engineer in part because I had her working on cars at a young age. If you told my son to turn something clockwise, he'd look at his digital watch and get confused.

Foud the problem after crawling about 100 feet down the tunnel. And Joe and I are just friends. But he does let me lead while dancing.

Sounds like she will be a good person to have around with her sense of humor.

Why did you do this?....why did you do it more than once