Post by: CigarBanter on February 17, 2020, 12:00:12 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 05:55:22 AM
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 06:06:14 AM
Happy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 06:11:14 AM
#sameHappy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 06:17:21 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 06:24:31 AM
Wife and kids are off though. They have all sorts of plans, in fact.Mine are all off as well, though my wife's plans mostly include sleeping in, then complaining about not wanting to go grocery shopping when I get home. Lol
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 06:26:33 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 06:37:48 AM
morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work. 😞Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:03:40 AM
Me neither.#sameHappy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 07:08:29 AM
Ha.Me neither.#sameHappy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 07:09:41 AM
At least traffic was light. Hoping to catch up on things today. Only one meeting on the docket.morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work.Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:13:43 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:20:18 AM
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president.
On this date:
In 1815, the United States and Britain exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
In 1863, the International Red Cross was founded in Geneva.
In 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sunk in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley in the first naval attack of its kind; the Hunley also sank.
In 1933, Newsweek magazine was first published under the title “News-Week.”
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces invaded Eniwetok (ehn-eh-WEE’-tahk) Atoll, encountering little initial resistance from Imperial Japanese troops. (The Americans secured the atoll less than a week later.)
In 1964, the Supreme Court, in Wesberry v. Sanders, ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be roughly equal in population.
In 1965, comedian Joan Rivers made her first appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson.
In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon departed the White House with his wife, Pat, on a historic trip to China.
In 1986, Johnson & Johnson announced it would no longer sell over-the-counter medications in capsule form, following the death of a woman who had taken a cyanide-laced Tylenol capsule.
In 1988, Lt. Col. William Higgins, a Marine Corps officer serving with a United Nations truce monitoring group, was kidnapped in southern Lebanon by Iranian-backed terrorists (he was later slain by his captors).
In 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM supercomputer “Deep Blue,” winning a six-game match in Philadelphia (however, Kasparov lost to Deep Blue in a rematch in 1997).
In 2006, ten U.S. service members died when a pair of Marine Corps helicopters crashed off the coast of Africa.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:21:46 AM
Five years ago: Vice President Joe Biden opened a White House summit on countering extremism and radicalization, saying the United States needed to ensure that immigrants were fully included in the fabric of American society to prevent violent ideologies from taking root at home.
One year ago: In an interview airing on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said a “crime may have been committed” when President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI and tried to publicly undermine an investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia. George Mendonsa, the U.S. Navy sailor who was seen in an iconic photo kissing a woman in a nurse’s uniform in New York’s Times Square to celebrate the end of World War II, died in Rhode Island; he was 95.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:32:37 AM
Actor Hal Holbrook is 95.
Actor-comedian Barry Humphries (aka “Dame Edna”) is 86.
Country singer-songwriter Johnny Bush is 85.
Actress Christina Pickles is 85.
Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown is 84.
Actress Brenda Fricker is 75.
Actress Becky Ann Baker is 67.
Actress Rene Russo is 66.
Actor Richard Karn is 64.
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 58.
Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is 57.
Actor-comedian Larry, the Cable Guy is 57. TV personality Rene Syler is 57.
Movie director Michael Bay is 56.
Singer Chante Moore is 53.
Rock musician Timothy J. Mahoney (311) is 50.
Actor Dominic Purcell is 50.
Olympic gold and silver medal skier Tommy Moe is 50.
Actress Denise Richards is 49.
Rock singer-musician Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) is 48.
Rock musician Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) is 48.
Actor Jerry O’Connell is 46.
Country singer Bryan White is 46.
Actress Kelly Carlson is 44.
Actor Ashton Holmes is 42.
Actor Conrad Ricamora is 41.
Actor Jason Ritter is 40.
TV personality Paris Hilton is 39.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 39.
TV host Daphne Oz is 34.
Actor Chord Overstreet is 31.
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is 29.
Actress Meaghan Martin is 28.
Actress Sasha Pieterse is 24.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:33:18 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 07:36:07 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 07:50:22 AM
Morning FloriDean, WorkingStiffTony and NoseToTheGrindstoneDave.morning Dave.
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 07:55:27 AM
#indeed#sameHappy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 07:56:29 AM
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 07:56:41 AM
Light traffic but I still hit two red lights. WTF?At least traffic was light. Hoping to catch up on things today. Only one meeting on the docket.morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work.Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 07:58:19 AM
Pack of 10 Diesel Uncut connies for $30 at the Sis today.Good deal on those.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 07:59:12 AM
Might as well turn around and go home.Light traffic but I still hit two red lights. WTF?At least traffic was light. Hoping to catch up on things today. Only one meeting on the docket.morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work.Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 08:03:22 AM
Morning Mr. Bean. Had no doubt your HR ba$tards would have you working. Then again, you did play hookey yesterday.#indeed#sameHappy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 08:05:22 AM
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 08:06:07 AM
All true.Morning Mr. Bean. Had no doubt your HR ba$tards would have you working. Then again, you did play hookey yesterday.#indeed#sameHappy Monday!Good morning, Dean. No holiday here.
and Happy Holiday!
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 08:06:32 AM
You've gotten spoiled.Light traffic but I still hit two red lights. WTF?At least traffic was light. Hoping to catch up on things today. Only one meeting on the docket.morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work.Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 08:13:10 AM
Probably. I got lucky twice last week....You've gotten spoiled.Light traffic but I still hit two red lights. WTF?At least traffic was light. Hoping to catch up on things today. Only one meeting on the docket.morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work.Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 08:19:36 AM
And the lights were all green as well, look at you!Probably. I got lucky twice last week....You've gotten spoiled.Light traffic but I still hit two red lights. WTF?At least traffic was light. Hoping to catch up on things today. Only one meeting on the docket.morning Tony and Dave. sorry to hear you guys have to work.Well, if I was off, I wouldn't have the chance to bank any OT this week, so in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 08:30:23 AM
Good morning Daves, Dean, and Mr. Mayor. As my mom liked to say, it's Birthington's Washday. Silly but fun to say.morning Mark.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 08:53:01 AM
Good morning Daves, Dean, and Mr. Mayor. As my mom liked to say, it's Birthington's Washday. Silly but fun to say.I'll have to use that one tonight. Although technically, it's not until Saturday.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 09:08:39 AM
cigar time before I run to the store for a few things.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 09:19:13 AM
changed filters in the hottub and re-treated the water, load of laundry in, scrambled eggs and bacon done.I need a cigar. It's warmed up a bit so I'll have to enjoy a commute home smoke today.
cigar time before I run to the store for a few things.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 09:21:57 AM
by David Van Alstyne
CNS – Creative News Service
In heretofore unseen fits of passion, normally good-natured historians have been breaking into fistfights recently over the birthdate, and even the correct name, of the father of our country.
The maelstrom was ignited by a recent discovery, in the attic at Mt. Vernon, of an old daybook containing work assignments for the involuntary household help (sometimes insensitively referred to by us as “slaves”). This ledger apparently dates from the early childhood of George Washington (or whatever his name was) before he had grown big enough to wield a hatchet.
The problem lies in a surprising notation wherein February 22 was clearly set aside not for the boy’s birthday, as tradition would have it, but as the day for little George's annual bath.
What could this mean? Less volatile pundits at least agree on two possibilities: either that
1.) his parents, with typical early American resourcefulness, thought, “Birthday? Birthday suit. Hmm. Yes! Let us bathe the lad upon his birthday. Thus we’ll not forget to do it at least yearly, whether he needeth it or not,” and the routine recording of this in the daybook was rendered slightly askew by someone’s dyslexia; or, more embarrassing,
2.) that the notation was correct, and we have mistakenly made a national holiday not of George Washington’s Birthday, but of what was actually just the Washday of some local kid named George Birthington.
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 09:34:05 AM
George Birthington’s WashdayCNS
by David Van Alstyne
CNS – Creative News Service
In heretofore unseen fits of passion, normally good-natured historians have been breaking into fistfights recently over the birthdate, and even the correct name, of the father of our country.
The maelstrom was ignited by a recent discovery, in the attic at Mt. Vernon, of an old daybook containing work assignments for the involuntary household help (sometimes insensitively referred to by us as “slaves”). This ledger apparently dates from the early childhood of George Washington (or whatever his name was) before he had grown big enough to wield a hatchet.
The problem lies in a surprising notation wherein February 22 was clearly set aside not for the boy’s birthday, as tradition would have it, but as the day for little George's annual bath.
What could this mean? Less volatile pundits at least agree on two possibilities: either that
1.) his parents, with typical early American resourcefulness, thought, “Birthday? Birthday suit. Hmm. Yes! Let us bathe the lad upon his birthday. Thus we’ll not forget to do it at least yearly, whether he needeth it or not,” and the routine recording of this in the daybook was rendered slightly askew by someone’s dyslexia; or, more embarrassing,
2.) that the notation was correct, and we have mistakenly made a national holiday not of George Washington’s Birthday, but of what was actually just the Washday of some local kid named George Birthington.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 09:42:08 AM
changed filters in the hottub and re-treated the water, load of laundry in, scrambled eggs and bacon done.Got those on sale at the Page today.
cigar time before I run to the store for a few things.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 17, 2020, 09:44:03 AM
good price too.changed filters in the hottub and re-treated the water, load of laundry in, scrambled eggs and bacon done.Got those on sale at the Page today.
cigar time before I run to the store for a few things.
Post by: bluecollar on February 17, 2020, 09:47:25 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 09:53:06 AM
Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 09:59:10 AM
I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 10:02:19 AM
Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
Post by: bluecollar on February 17, 2020, 10:09:16 AM
Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: bluecollar on February 17, 2020, 10:27:33 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 10:35:49 AM
I have a newfound respect for Cody Bellinger. Anyone who follows baseball has heard his comments.Hasn't he said what pretty much everyone not on the Astros has said? Or did I miss something new?
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 10:52:54 AM
What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 11:08:27 AM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/YC1RQd6Gsp1Cg/giphy.gif)What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 11:11:31 AM
That one being re-released this week then? ;)(https://media.giphy.com/media/YC1RQd6Gsp1Cg/giphy.gif)What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: Threebean on February 17, 2020, 11:20:19 AM
Seems like an appropriate selection for MrMomTony's family.That one being re-released this week then? ;)(https://media.giphy.com/media/YC1RQd6Gsp1Cg/giphy.gif)What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 11:29:33 AM
No arguments here.Seems like an appropriate selection for MrMomTony's family.That one being re-released this week then? ;)(https://media.giphy.com/media/YC1RQd6Gsp1Cg/giphy.gif)What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 12:00:28 PM
I'm not interested in that one but I've actually heard good things about it.Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 12:01:11 PM
I have no idea.What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 12:02:33 PM
We watched Beetlejuice at home last night. Recently saw the Broadway show which was much better than the movie.(https://media.giphy.com/media/YC1RQd6Gsp1Cg/giphy.gif)What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: bluecollar on February 17, 2020, 12:26:22 PM
I seen a production of Cinderella with my niece on Saturday for her high school and was actually impressed.We watched Beetlejuice at home last night. Recently saw the Broadway show which was much better than the movie.(https://media.giphy.com/media/YC1RQd6Gsp1Cg/giphy.gif)What about you, Tony, what's your family seeing?Yeah movies aren't cheap but something's are better on the big screen.Between tickets and concessions, I suggest a second mortgage.I was just about to ask the same. My family is also taking in a movie today, while I figure out how to pay for it.Good morning Gentlemen. Morning cigar before lunch and a movie with the Fam.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200217/20762683b3eb8a3e6e9ddfcfeb6ff176.jpg)What are you seeing?
We are going to see Sonic the hedgehog.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 17, 2020, 02:21:40 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 03:16:39 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 03:18:09 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 03:18:28 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 03:19:02 PM
Getting closer to page 5 on this holiday Monday afternoon is more than we could have expected.You set your goals too low.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 03:33:39 PM
Fine afternoon on the patio.Definitely. I'm thinking about sneaking out early to do the same. Still haven't looked to see what I have available for smoking.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 04:11:14 PM
I'm looking at a Back2Back Nicaraguan by Davidoff. It's supposedly the reincarnation of the Room 101 Big Payback. Not that those were anything too special but it's got over a year of age on it and now's as good a time as any.Fine afternoon on the patio.Definitely. I'm thinking about sneaking out early to do the same. Still haven't looked to see what I have available for smoking.
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 04:56:16 PM
So far, just getting a mouthful of pepper and some notes of leather. I lit this robusto about 10 minutes ago.I'm looking at a Back2Back Nicaraguan by Davidoff. It's supposedly the reincarnation of the Room 101 Big Payback. Not that those were anything too special but it's got over a year of age on it and now's as good a time as any.Fine afternoon on the patio.Definitely. I'm thinking about sneaking out early to do the same. Still haven't looked to see what I have available for smoking.
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Post by: bluecollar on February 17, 2020, 05:03:19 PM
Post by: bluecollar on February 17, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Smoking a Boneshaker Tombstone by AJ
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 17, 2020, 06:09:55 PM
Just kidding bro. I got back from the movies and the Sonic movie wasn't half bad.Kidding or not, you should play the lottery.
Smoking a Boneshaker Tombstone by AJ
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 11:03:32 PM
The Big Payback was one of my least favorite Room 101s.So far, just getting a mouthful of pepper and some notes of leather. I lit this robusto about 10 minutes ago.I'm looking at a Back2Back Nicaraguan by Davidoff. It's supposedly the reincarnation of the Room 101 Big Payback. Not that those were anything too special but it's got over a year of age on it and now's as good a time as any.Fine afternoon on the patio.Definitely. I'm thinking about sneaking out early to do the same. Still haven't looked to see what I have available for smoking.
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Post by: Travellin Dave on February 17, 2020, 11:04:55 PM