Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

The kale chips at the meeting were a hit. Several people came up to me and were amazed at the taste. There was one guy that had started the WFPB diet 2 months ago because his Dr. told him to, because of his cholesterol and problems with statins. He said he is about 80% compliant and was having a hard time giving up bacon but my kale chips have filled that void - now that was a compliment! The combination of ingredients are special to satisfy the umami taste buds.

Next month we head to a local restaurant where they will prepare a "special" meal for our group. Everyone expressed an interest in starting a potluck get-together but that will have to wait a tad longer when we are out of the red covid zone.

Only a few wore mask at the meeting and I had an interesting discussion with one mask wearer. The vaccine does not work on him. He has had 3 Moderna shots and has been tested 4 times at different locations and has zero antibodies. Everyone is different. However he has joined the right club. There are excellent results, in one study they found plant-eaters had a 73% reduced rate of moderate to severe covid-19 compared to others and "high protein low carb" eaters in the study had almost a 50% increase in moderate to severe covid compared to others.

 

[Rich B1]

A glass of bourbon would be a better choice
After reading your post, I had a shot of Maker's Mark chased by a PBR...

in my house….Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams BIB, or Bulleit Rye. And chased with nothing….except another one

 

[buckeyefarmer]

endless school board trustee education zoom over.
learned more acronyms
BIPOC black, indigenous people of color
DEIJ diversity, equity, inclusion and justice
Historical complicity...hmmmm. So not going there.
The South has risen (everyone is moving there)
Men are on the decline. It's true...
Half of our new births in this country are non white, hence the browning of America.
Plus the number of school age children is dropping, our society is really aging
The George Floyd incident was the largest protest in the history of the US.
Folks seem more on edge.

I think I need a glass of wine after all that.

That’s enough to make anyone start drinking. I’m trying to figure out what any of it has to do with a school board meeting.

Artificial tree is best thing I bought. Used to get the live tree, spend hours getting it, putting in stand, stringing lights. Now just carry 3 sections up from basement, stack together, plug in. My jobs done.

Had to check the news to see if Kenosha was on fire yet. The mob is ready, going to be ugly.

Got off interstate an exit early on way home to get food. Didn’t get food because of long lines. Driving backroad next to interstate, I see interstate is stopped. That worked out.
Heated up food at home, missed mid week Bible study.

Need to get to bed to repeat tomorrow.

 

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Dehydrating 8 bunches of kale produced 10 pounds of spicy kale chips. At the store $400.00 value.

Looks like lids of Marijuana to me!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 42F for the start, mostly clear sky, windy. Windy day today, sky clouded up some, and high temp was 77F, DP 53F and falling. Low temp forecast is for 48F at midnight. Men's meeting to start day, then cart dealer driver stopped by to change Velcro strip on windshield that hold weather seal in place. No one knows how wrong one got there Seal now working better. Should have gone out to split wood but unable to get motivated. Did get nap in.
Covid update: Cooke 4205 confirmed cases, 7 active cases, Montague 2680 confirmed cases, 6 active cases, Grayson, 16,414 confirmed cases, 51 active cases. Cooke 0, Montague 9, Grayson 4, new cases.
Ron glad you got leaves under control and no trac-vac. good luck with tree branches, good to hear you and Sassy on same page on his diet. nice deer pic
Roy hope Dr visit goes well.
Phil sorry about early wake up. Have fun at lunch
Rich that has to be a frustrating call
Thomas good luck with leaves
Drew glad you are getting truck in shape, glad you had nice chat with ex-wife. Good luck with school board.
Mike good you are getting to work outside.
Bill on laptop are all fans working correctly? I hate freezing rain
Paul glad you caught a slow day.
Eric nice pic glad you get a break.
Ken Had a lawn sweep in STL worked ok if you went slow enough and got height adjusted correctly.
Bird Thursday/Friday next week won't be pretty
Don impressive project.
Drew pics of lights when up.
RNG did not know you could specify origin with bearings. Sorry about the low ball settlement offer. Nice pic
PJ funny time of the year to molt.
Ken hope lawn sweeper works, nice gate
Randy sounds like fishing was ok
Thomas and no mention of dragging back pockets
Drew glad you only want wine after that
Don glad chips were a hit.
Dennis sorry about the long lines.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don,whipper/more tests,ring bearer/back broken & infections, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL covid, /cancer surgeries, PJ/FIL fall and stroke, Dennis /wife wrist surgery and recovery, Roy/ palpitations/ angina, wife/ankle recovery, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies/new cancer on arm /lingering cough, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, RS wife/ dog bite recovery, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Mike/elbow pain, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all

 

[txdon]

Looks like lids of Marijuana to me!

Nope, Marijuana is illegal in Texas.

 

[PJSprog]

I’m trying to figure out what any of it has to do with a school board meeting.

Yeah, one doesn't have to look to deep to figure out why US test scores are quickly on their way to the septic tank. Too preoccupied with social engineering instead of teaching them the stuff they'll need to succeed in life.

 

[mpham]

Morning all! 50 here going to the 60's. Big difference from yesterday!

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I've tried every attachment I could find to do leaves and this with a small blower is the best there is. It chops up the leaves into small enough pieces that I can pick up leaves for about 20 minutes without stopping. It fills it up full every time.

Only minus is it doesn't dump good,(I use a rake to pull out the leaves)and it is really big the rest of the year.

 

[RoyJackson]

in my house….Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams BIB, or Bulleit Rye. And chased with nothing….except another one

Bulleit Rye...great stuff!!

The only reason I bought the Maker's Mark is my stepdaughter wanted to try an Old Fashioned. Bulleit would have worked too, but I thought I'd go with a standard bourbon. She didn't care for it, so I'll sip it over the next week or two and she can stick with the Jameson (loves that, and so do I)

 

[RoyJackson]

Morning all! 50 here going to the 60's. Big difference from yesterday!

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I've tried every attachment I could find to do leaves and this with a small blower is the best there is. It chops up the leaves into small enough pieces that I can pick up leaves for about 20 minutes without stopping. It fills it up full every time.

Only minus is it doesn't dump good,(I use a rake to pull out the leaves)and it is really big the rest of the year.

I'm considering the same leaf vac...had any problems, other then the dump thing?

What do you mean by "and it is really big the rest of the year."? Hard to store or park, or takes up too much room?