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So I was doing my usual crossword the other day and the clue for 25 across was, "college degree, 3 wds". The answer was, "Bachelor of Arts". But when I wrote it out on the puzzle page, it looked like this, "BACHELOROFARTS". Of course, the first thing my 15 year-old brain saw was, "Bachelor O' Farts".

Setting up for the turn

Mrs got a new pup last weekend. He's a Toy Poodle, cute as heck, but a little nipping terror. One minute he and Maggie are at fist-to-cuffs, the next minute, Maggie cries when she thinks he's in distress, will try to break him out of his kennel, or chew up his hard to chew apple slices and set them in front of him to eat. He is yet to be named, we wanted to let his personality decide. We want to name him Teddy (bear) but our grand son's name is Theodore. The breeder called him Sunny, we've been calling him Buddy, but neither seem to fit. Something like Scamp or Rascal maybe? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

From last weeks hike.

Ok.. as someone asked for it..so here goes.. Been working on getting the '29 Chevy to kick over and run.. guessing there is an issue with the plugs, so I am heading out in a bit to get a spark plug blasting kit so I can revamp them and not have to buy new ones. Also I don't think the engine fired over in the last 20+ years from the previous owner.. who knows what all he tinkered with that could have caused issues.. I know for a fact he screwed up the vacuum tank that I already fixed. Once I can get it running I will feel better about taking my time and getting all the paneling removed to access the wood and start rebuilding the frame to get the few dry rotted parts out. As my garage looks from the street.. kind of funny how people stop to look when the door is open. I'm guessing it's because how much crap I have shoved in there and not the cars. For the Valiant.. We had it out again last night to a small cruise-in in downtown Grapevine. There were about 20 other cars there. Wish one of these days that I'll remember to get pictures, but it's hard to do when we get surrounded as we back in by people wanting to see the car and ask questions. Last night was one of them times.. It was awesome... as soon as I backed into the space, we were met by a kid (about 15) with autism. MAN.... did that kid have a lot of questions and also knew a lot about the car already... I LOVE taking to younger kids that are excited about vehicles. I really wish I would have gotten his name. He was so full of questions and was a really great kid.. his parents did a fine job raising him so far and he defiantly has a future in older cars if he ever gets deeper into them. Here is the Valiant from the show last Sunday, and the trophy it got. As I was getting all packed up from the show (throwing my chair and trophy in the trunk), An older gentleman approached me and told me how I should have taken overall for the show. This was his favorite car by far and said it was a shame I only got second for my division. I told him there will be many more shows I'll be going to and maybe one day I'll walk out with the bigger trophy. Personally it is not the trophies or awards I like getting, it's getting to talk to all the other vehicle nuts out there. They are good people and fun to talk shop with. I'll be taking the Valiant out to another show just around the corner next weekend. Figured every couple weeks is good enough for me, you can really only see the same cars a few times before getting burnt out. I still have to sign up still for the Nov 14 paint and pistons show before all the spaces are filled up. That one is going to be a long day.. cars show up before 8am, and then pack up and leave at 6pm.

My boss wants a helicopter and would like me to accompany him next summer learning to fly rotary wing. This is not easing into retirement.

About 2 miles..then lunch at Northfield..changes in town

And who is that cute little girl

Rod Stewart, of course.

Ha, I like it! It reminds me of the Benny Hill "Therapist" bit.

Played my first game of hockey last night, first time on the ice since February 2020, right before Covid shut everything down. In spite of being active, it is obvious that I use muscle groups playing hockey that I don't use doing anything else. Walking down the hall is like "ow..., ow..., ow.."

I would say host the forum meet up if we weren't all just planning to show up at @smudge shed.

He's going to need your help in picking out the one that's right for him:

Gumpette. She cooks she cleans and refuses to let me help.

F-1 and F-2 AKA modern sidecars are all left hand chair on vintage it's personal preference. Before I built my sidecar I looked at every track and counted every left and right hand turns and a majority of the race tracks run clockwise with just a few that run counterclockwise. Most of the sidecars that we race against came from the United Kingdom and majority of them are right hand chair. We are the only team racing in the AHRMA series that built our own sidecar from scratch. When you think about how crazy I was to do this I never raced or driven or even monkey on a sidecar but I built one from scratch and went racing. When I decided to do this I went on line and asked what rake and trail are people running, wheelbase, 3rd wheel offset and what handling issues they have. I had six sidecar racers responded and I took this information and started doing the math and came up with the geometry that we are running.

I finally worked up the energy to return the carburetor I bought for the generator that didn't fit. One day left on the 30 day return window. As God as my witness, I thought it was longer with Amazon. So when you take it back to Kohls they give you a $5 coupon with a week or two life, so of course that forced me to check oot the clearance rack (which those sneaky bastards moved BTW), so got a nice shirt for $4.50. Almost got a free one but an XL slim fit did not balance oot quite enough. Now I need to try another carburetor for the generator. I was joking with my brother who is sirius aboot buying an electric riding mower that an electric generator would be nice so you don;t have to worry about the carburetor plugging up!

Ok..more than just a breakfast thread So I blended 2 recipes and made a batch of pumpkin pancajes..yummy..but a few tweaks would improve them. Also..I think I need to get a grill thingy that has a flat surface and a rippled one..my skillet is a tad small. Tea is cooling to tha absolute perfect temp..from the Rare Tea Company. Not sure what shenanigans the day will bring.

The microwave.

This is probably what will happen. Maybe a trip to Rome..

I imagine for that many points you could convince Marriott to give you for a weekend a rather upscale penthouse pig sty.

Fork and a knife

Just because you keep your sex toys in the kitchen does NOT mean the are 'kitchen gadgets'

Killer Actually.... Sam

For me it is the lowly potato peeler. I just used it to freshen up some apple slices that daughter #2 left here a week ago, and the lemon juice was not up to keeping them non-brown for that long. It is nice because you can cut such a thin layer off. Second is the also lowly pot scraper. Both are the cheapskate's allies.

Broken and tired. Call me Fragile.

Aspiring Flahute

Just beginning to change here.

I have 212 S&H green stamp books that I'll trade for your Marriott points.

I have always said the same but I no longer have to worry about dying young.

Today I am going with hot sauce and leftover pickled banana peppers. Yesterday I went with red chili peppers. Hmm, I do have scallions so them too today. Thinly sliced jalapenos are my normal go to for this porpoise, but I bought the Yowsers chili peppers instead this time. They are good, but just don;t have that crispiness that jalapenos are so good at. This is one more reason I love the cheap froot and veggie place. They often have new to me items. These say sweet but they do have some heat.

Peeve. Your pet peeve.

Agree to the helicopter but only if he gets a dirigible too.

Keeping the citizens out of the hospitals is pretty far fetched...

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Nipper or Cheese Nips

Well..I like Sam....Samuel L. Jackson for those killer instincts Sam or Sammy for short... Just saw pics of RO holding a puppy...now I want a dog

Hmmm..I wonder what a little cornmeal would do...

It's not meat. A bavette is an undersized loaf of bread that the baker charges too much for that somebody left out so it got so stale the outside crust will break your teeth, while the inside is so full of air holes there's no room left any real amount of bread which means you've paid far too much money for a stale, hollow piece of bread and you got swindled.

Not quite. When the only other car on the road is an SUV with a K9 officer doing 90 on his way home and you pass him and then try to explain to him that you were only travelling with the traffic flow it's a near miss.

Are you trying to put my security classification at risk? I need the job at the sewage treatment plant but they'll never let me work there if I lose my security classification.

The peace of mind that only we can provide; another service of the sunshine committee

iPhone poster here. It’s where my photos are. I’m not uploading to my laptop to post photos I took with my phone. Post from bedroom, kitchen table, red lights, the office, the office shitter. You get the idea.