Post by: CigarBanter on December 07, 2023, 01:30:14 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 06:00:21 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 06:01:06 AM
Alec Bradley Black Market Churchill - 10/44.99
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Door #1 - JAVA by Drew Estate Robusto Maduro - 10/59.99
Door #2 - Man O' War Virtue Toro - 15/54.99
Door #3 - La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte Toro - 10/34.99
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 06:23:36 AM
Connections
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 06:51:17 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 06:53:55 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:05:45 AM
Did I mention that I got my new work email and am already responding to meeting invitations and such?So it begins!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 07:15:08 AM
I think it will feel real when I get my first paycheck.Did I mention that I got my new work email and am already responding to meeting invitations and such?So it begins!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 07:16:14 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:20:24 AM
It's bitter cold out there but the sunrise was gorgeous. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get the camera out in time. You'll just have to trust me.Not up here yet, so I don't trust you. :D
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:21:13 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 07:28:46 AM
Couple of warmer days coming up tomorrow and Saturday, getting into the mid to high-50s before dropping back down. So that'll be a nice change.I think it's warming up but we are also expecting some rain.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:46:25 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:46:46 AM
Ours is coming in after the temps go up, bringing the cold temps back with it.Couple of warmer days coming up tomorrow and Saturday, getting into the mid to high-50s before dropping back down. So that'll be a nice change.I think it's warming up but we are also expecting some rain.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 07:47:14 AM
Patriots/Stillers tonight has the potential to be very blah.What? I'm sure it will be riveting.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 08:09:09 AM
LALTS, the race to get that fourth field goal will undoubtedly be white knuckle time.Patriots/Stillers tonight has the potential to be very blah.What? I'm sure it will be riveting.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 08:16:37 AM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 08:50:15 AM
Got there eventually.This one is tricky. I got the blue and green with one misstep. Now I've got only a couple more chances to get purple and yellow.
Connections
Puzzle #179
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 08:59:33 AM
ConnectionsGot there eventually.This one is tricky. I got the blue and green with one misstep. Now I've got only a couple more chances to get purple and yellow.
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Puzzle #179
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It wasn't so bad after all. Sometimes you just need to step away and look at it with fresh eyes.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 09:23:40 AM
Yea, but he's happy about it...Did I mention that I got my new work email and am already responding to meeting invitations and such?So it begins!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 09:29:08 AM
Very.Yea, but he's happy about it...Did I mention that I got my new work email and am already responding to meeting invitations and such?So it begins!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 09:37:45 AM
Well, his checking account is, anyways.Yea, but he's happy about it...Did I mention that I got my new work email and am already responding to meeting invitations and such?So it begins!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 09:37:57 AM
TWHSConnectionsGot there eventually.This one is tricky. I got the blue and green with one misstep. Now I've got only a couple more chances to get purple and yellow.
Connections
Puzzle #179
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It wasn't so bad after all. Sometimes you just need to step away and look at it with fresh eyes.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 09:40:40 AM
There are 24 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight
On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippines and Wake Island; the United States declared war against Japan the next day.
On this date
In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1796, electors chose John Adams to be the second president of the United States.
In 1917, during World War I, the United States declared war on Austria-Hungary.
In 1963, during the Army-Navy game, videotaped instant replay was used for the first time in a live sports telecast.
In 1972, America's last moon mission to date was launched as Apollo 17 blasted off from Cape Canaveral.
In 1982, convicted murderer Charlie Brooks Jr. became the first U.S. prisoner to be executed by injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas.
In 1988, a major earthquake in the Soviet Union devastated northern Armenia; official estimates put the death toll at 25-thousand.
In 2001, Taliban forces abandoned their last bastion in Afghanistan, fleeing the southern city of Kandahar.
In 2004, Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president.
In 2017, Democratic Sen. Al Franken said he would resign after a series of sexual harassment allegations.
In 2018, James Alex Fields Jr., who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia, was convicted of first-degree murder.
In 2020, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who in 1947 became the first person to fly faster than sound, died at 97.
In 2022, Aaron Judge signed a nine-year, $360 million contract – baseball's biggest free agent deal in history to that point – to remain with the New York Yankees.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 09:44:33 AM
Linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky is 95.
Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 92.
Actor Ellen Burstyn is 91.
Broadcast journalist Carole Simpson is 83.
Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench is 76.
Actor-director-producer James Keach is 76.
Country singer Gary Morris is 75.
Singer-songwriter Tom Waits is 74.
Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, is 71.
Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird is 67.
Actor Priscilla Barnes is 66.
Former "Tonight Show" announcer Edd Hall is 65.
Rock musician Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) is 65.
Actor Patrick Fabian is 59.
Actor Jeffrey Wright is 58.
Actor C. Thomas Howell is 57.
Actor Kimberly Hébert Gregory (TV: "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World") is 51.
Producer-director Jason Winer is 51.
Former NFL player Terrell Owens is 50.
Rapper-producer Kon Artis is 49.
Pop singer Nicole Appleton (All Saints) is 48.
Latin singer Frankie J is 47.
Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 47.
Actor Chris Chalk is 46.
Actor Shiri Appleby is 45.
Pop-rock singer/celebrity judge Sara Bareilles is 44.
Actor Jennifer Carpenter is 44.
Actor Jack Huston is 41.
MLB first baseman Pete Alonso is 29.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 09:44:52 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 09:53:04 AM
Today's Over/Under is 75
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 10:18:22 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 10:58:13 AM
Looks like the first 75% of our year end bonus should be hitting the account next weekend. Huzzah!Nice!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 11:00:41 AM
Today's Over/Under is 7Six.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 11:06:38 AM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 11:09:08 AM
After a slow start to the year, the factor that determines the amount of the bonus has been on a steady rise. Hoping it keeps climbing, especially after last year's, which was our lowest in quite some time.Looks like the first 75% of our year end bonus should be hitting the account next weekend. Huzzah!Nice!
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 11:20:40 AM
I keep hoping things will settle down, but they show no sign of doing so. Seems I get all of the chaos of being a rock star, with none of the money, fame, or women. Go figure.
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 11:21:56 AM
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 11:42:55 AM
Wordle 901 2/6At least we know why you dropped by today. ;)
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 11:49:22 AM
Morning, muchachos.At least your puzzle game is on point.
I keep hoping things will settle down, but they show no sign of doing so. Seems I get all of the chaos of being a rock star, with none of the money, fame, or women. Go figure.
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 12:05:32 PM
Today's Over/Under is 7Nine.
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 12:06:26 PM
Nah. Purely coinkydental.Wordle 901 2/6At least we know why you dropped by today. ;)
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Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 12:08:14 PM
Been pretty hit and miss, lately. It gets really hard to be enthusiastic about it when you've spent hours solving problems on a guitar fretboard or piano keyboard.Morning, muchachos.At least your puzzle game is on point.
I keep hoping things will settle down, but they show no sign of doing so. Seems I get all of the chaos of being a rock star, with none of the money, fame, or women. Go figure.
Morning, T.
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 12:12:18 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 12:30:07 PM
This is cool. My dad gave me this a few days ago. It's a hand-built electric mandolin he's had stashed in his office for years, and I had no idea.Very cool.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 12:30:27 PM
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Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 12:35:36 PM
Wordle 901 4/6*I have a friend in Las Vegas, a former Army tanker, who has a frightening ability to guess it in two. A couple of weeks ago he did it four consecutive days. It's giving me a complex.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 12:58:30 PM
I can see how that would cause consternation.Wordle 901 4/6*I have a friend in Las Vegas, a former Army tanker, who has a frightening ability to guess it in two. A couple of weeks ago he did it four consecutive days. It's giving me a complex.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 12:58:49 PM
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Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 01:28:36 PM
And he did it again yesterday. The guy is just scary.I can see how that would cause consternation.Wordle 901 4/6*I have a friend in Las Vegas, a former Army tanker, who has a frightening ability to guess it in two. A couple of weeks ago he did it four consecutive days. It's giving me a complex.
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 01:49:39 PM
This is cool. My dad gave me this a few days ago. It's a hand-built electric mandolin he's had stashed in his office for years, and I had no idea.Looks beautiful. How does it sound?
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 01:50:32 PM
Work meeting smokeThat makes the meeting tolerable.
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Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 01:56:48 PM
Pretty good, actually. It's not like a "real" mandolin. It isn't intended to be. It's its own thing. Through my 65 Twin, cranked up just to the edge of distortion, it makes a real mean sound.This is cool. My dad gave me this a few days ago. It's a hand-built electric mandolin he's had stashed in his office for years, and I had no idea.Looks beautiful. How does it sound?
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 01:58:40 PM
It certainly helped.Work meeting smokeThat makes the meeting tolerable.
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Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 03:21:53 PM
This is cool. My dad gave me this a few days ago. It's a hand-built electric mandolin he's had stashed in his office for years, and I had no idea.I do like me a nice mandolin (listen to, not play).
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 03:23:20 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 03:49:14 PM
Afternoon!That's a nice smoke right there. Haven't had a Garcia in too long.
Post by: bluecollar on December 07, 2023, 05:03:08 PM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 05:33:16 PM
JFR ConnecticutHa. I guess I can't have one then.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 06:01:27 PM
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: bluecollar on December 07, 2023, 06:38:57 PM
This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 06:40:37 PM
This will be a much more reasonable drive.Interesting.
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:53:37 PM
Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 07:56:01 PM
I got curious and looked it up and there seems to be some dispute about whether it's Cincinnati or Charlotte. Cincinnati is always the one I've heard with that nickname, probably a regional thing.Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 08:22:26 PM
I got curious and looked it up and there seems to be some dispute about whether it's Cincinnati or Charlotte. Cincinnati is always the one I've heard with that nickname, probably a regional thing.Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
I could have sworn the Queen City referred to Newark, NJ. Or maybe Newark is the carjack capital of the world. It's gotta be one of those.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 08:30:59 PM
LALTSI got curious and looked it up and there seems to be some dispute about whether it's Cincinnati or Charlotte. Cincinnati is always the one I've heard with that nickname, probably a regional thing.Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
I could have sworn the Queen City referred to Newark, NJ. Or maybe Newark is the carjack capital of the world. It's gotta be one of those.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 08:44:51 PM
Almost forgot to tune in. Turned it on, in time for the Steelers field goal.LALTS, the race to get that fourth field goal will undoubtedly be white knuckle time.Patriots/Stillers tonight has the potential to be very blah.What? I'm sure it will be riveting.
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 08:45:30 PM
Charlotte has the older and more rational claim, being named for an actual Queen. But Cincinnati was dubbed Queen of the West by Longfellow. The problem is, Cincy isn't in the west anymore, and was rapidly losing that distinction by the time Longfellow gave it to them in 1854. But...if it came down to fighting over it, Charlotte is a goodly bit too genteel. Give the odds to Porkopolis.I got curious and looked it up and there seems to be some dispute about whether it's Cincinnati or Charlotte. Cincinnati is always the one I've heard with that nickname, probably a regional thing.Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 09:12:30 PM
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 09:12:44 PM
There you have it then.Charlotte has the older and more rational claim, being named for an actual Queen. But Cincinnati was dubbed Queen of the West by Longfellow. The problem is, Cincy isn't in the west anymore, and was rapidly losing that distinction by the time Longfellow gave it to them in 1854. But...if it came down to fighting over it, Charlotte is a goodly bit too genteel. Give the odds to Porkopolis.I got curious and looked it up and there seems to be some dispute about whether it's Cincinnati or Charlotte. Cincinnati is always the one I've heard with that nickname, probably a regional thing.Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 09:21:13 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 09:52:46 PM
Where'd this Patriots team come from? Obviously, the Steelers continue to love losing to 2-10 teams. Sheesh.They're a pretty shitty team, they're liable to blow it for you soon enough.
Post by: razgueado on December 07, 2023, 10:03:39 PM
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 07, 2023, 10:27:32 PM
Stillers fans are hilarious. They boo when the QB converts, but when the following play is a trick play gone really ugly, nothing but mild cheers.And then they boo the guy throwing it away with 4 guys about to lay him out.
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 10:40:55 PM
Is that an LBGTQ....issue?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: Travellin Dave on December 07, 2023, 10:42:53 PM
Beat me to it.Charlotte has the older and more rational claim, being named for an actual Queen. But Cincinnati was dubbed Queen of the West by Longfellow. The problem is, Cincy isn't in the west anymore, and was rapidly losing that distinction by the time Longfellow gave it to them in 1854. But...if it came down to fighting over it, Charlotte is a goodly bit too genteel. Give the odds to Porkopolis.I got curious and looked it up and there seems to be some dispute about whether it's Cincinnati or Charlotte. Cincinnati is always the one I've heard with that nickname, probably a regional thing.Cincinnati?This will be a much more reasonable drive.3.5 hours from me but I rarely leave the Queen City
https://halfwheel.com/cigars-international-plans-pittsburgh-area-store/432398/?fbclid=IwAR1STpFdjlpJKfJn_ScFiSxj3wzF8D58AsfXn_EU1Fb9txV9zpJFHiSr45I
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 10:43:23 PM
I was booing too on that one. There were at least 3 receivers open and he throws it away?!?Stillers fans are hilarious. They boo when the QB converts, but when the following play is a trick play gone really ugly, nothing but mild cheers.And then they boo the guy throwing it away with 4 guys about to lay him out.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 07, 2023, 11:22:18 PM