Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Bill boss like clean shaven, 3 days growth rubs her cheeks raw

I haven’t been clean shaven in a very long time. Boss would likely not recognize me if I was. This was 48 years ago.

Its 30 degrees here and going to be a decent day, unlike yesterday where it rained or dropped huge wet snowflakes and sleet all day. Zero accumulation, but not nice out. I did get up on a ladder and unclog a gutter on the shop, but that was it for outside chores.
Worked on FAA and airport authority stuff most of the day, zoom meeting in the evening.

Heading to the airport shortly to get a quick look at some palm trees should be back in the early afternoon.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
30 going up to 50 today in clouds.
Looks like a messy weekend with rain and a little snow Sat night.
then forecast is marvelous, in 60's following week.

Paul, wonderful pic, thanks for sharing.
I wonder how much money you have saved on razor blades and shaving cream over a lifetime...

when I shaved mine off last week I was reminded how much sun damage I have. Little brown spots here and there.
Guess it comes with "maturity", right?

am off to hospital this morning to get blood work done for routine oncologist visit next week.
Next week back to dermatologist for what she described as a "scrape and burn". Sounds like a motorcycle accident...
one of my spots was squameous; I've lost count how many I've had. Doc sent scrip to CVS for Mometasone furoate, aka Clarinaze to
put on my flaky spots. Greasy white stuff with steroids, might help.

Hope you all have a nice day.

 

[daugen]

2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz First Look: Patience Still Required for the American Version

Finally, VW’s all-electric modern Bus is here.

www.motortrend.com

RNG, two more years to wait...and no Synchro model yet.
Just pack it full of friends and head for Woodstock III

 

[Buppies]

37 high of 50 today no precipitation in forecast until Friday evening

Check glad wife made it thru surgery prayers sent

prayers for Ukraine

Prayers for our Country

Prayers for all

 

[Bird]

toppop52 said, "I sleep pretty well for 2-4 hours, then toss and turn until I get up."

You have my sympathy. In fact, I first thought you were taking about me. I can't even remember the last time I slept more than 4 hours continuously.

 

[Bird]

check said, "Good evening, guys, Sharon’s surgery on her broken arm went very well today, and she is now resting comfortably back at home. Very good prognosis, very good outcome, couldn’t ask for more."

Always glad to hear good news.

 

[Buppies]

New growth appeared on chest off to dermatology doc tomorrow more slice and dice

 

[newbury]

While on R&R in Australia I had a kidney stone. Urologist removed surgical via existing orifice.
Some months later I was evacced to Army hospital in Japan (Camp Zama) for unrelated event. Befriended a fellow soldier being treated for kidney stone. Treatment was regimen of beer. He hated beer and would just pass it on whenever he could. I was appreciative.

My Australian urologist told me that without a doubt I would get another, likely in 20 years. That was 1968. I’ve been an avid advocate of drinking beer for its medicinal value and to this date have not had a reoccurrence. I do have to make a brewery resupply run this week.

Finally a good excuse to brew again!
What is the daily recommended dosage?

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 27˚F. bright sunny skies, heading to the mid 70s, South wind. One more Ace Hardware to check for a EGO battery on the way to the Dentist. Time to star combining car trips to minimize gasoline consumption. If they are out also I'll have to order and pay for shipping, which would be the same if I had to buy gas to drive to Austin.

Even with gasoline over $4 if you have an electric car you are paying more per mile IF you cannot charge at home.

Filling a gas-powered vehicle can still be cheaper than charging an electric one

Charging an electric car at a public charging station can cost as much or more than filling one with gasoline in some cases.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[txdon]

Finally a good excuse to brew again!
What is the daily recommended dosage?

For that answer just look into the studies.
"Conclusions: While smoking is one behavioral factor that seems to have some association with KSD, no clear effect of alcohol and physical activity has been demonstrated."

Do Lifestyle Factors Including Smoking, Alcohol, and Exercise Impact Your Risk of Developing Kidney Stone Disease? Outcomes of a Systematic Review - PubMed

<span><b><i>Introduction:</i></b> With a rise in the incidence of stone disease, more research is needed to understand the lifestyle factors associated with it. We evaluate available evidence for association of smoking, alcohol, and exercise with kidney stone disease (KSD)...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

"Does Alcohol Cause Kidney Stones?​

No direct link between alcohol and kidney stones has been proven. However, alcohol can cause dehydration, which is linked to kidney stone formation. For this reason, alcohol use is not recommended if you have kidney stones or are trying to prevent them.

In addition, there are other factors to consider:

• Dehydration: If you drink, particularly in excess, it can cause dehydration, which is linked to kidney stone formation.
• Weight gain: Drinking excessively means you are getting a lot of empty calories, which can cause weight gain. Being overweight or obese are also risk factors for kidney stones.
• Uric acid: Alcohol like beer contains something called purines, which are the building blocks of uric acid. Purinescan lead to the formation of uric acid kidney stones, and beer could exacerbate problems that you have with high purine levels."

Alcohol Abuse: Signs, Risks & How to Get Help

Alcohol abuse is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Learn about alcoholism, including signs, risks and getting help.

www.therecoveryvillage.com

There are other studies also.

How to Treat Kidney Stones with Diet | NutritionFacts.org

Decreasing animal protein and sodium intake appears more effective in treating calcium oxalate and uric acid kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) than restricting calcium or oxalates.

nutritionfacts.org

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 28 with a hard freeze last night. sun is up! and going to 52. Must be spring coming along...

Check- glad to hear Sharon is through the operation and all is well. Healing time!
Lou - while I miss bears at the trees like we had up north, I don't miss the bears messes. Hungry from hibernation, everything starts to look like food

Roy- glad to hear your in better shape today!

Buppies - hope this one is quick. Too many Dr. visits, time to eat an apple ?

I only sleep 4-5 hours per night, and everything wakes me up.


Stay safe and be well,

I am still trying to find more of my Belize pictures. I have looked online recently and the area of Placentia where we stayed is now built up, everyone forgetting about the hurricane that wiped out most of the area in the early 2000's.
Some of the rooms of our hotel. At one point covered in tiny (about 1" total length frogs).

Lots of mangroves. Airport has a road running through it, sometimes with goats, we bicycled over the runway to get to town.

This is me taking a picture of a pro photographer taking a picture of a small whaleshark.
Some of the ones we saw where much much bigger. Weird swimming along something the length of a school bus. One almost swallowed me by accident.

That's my fin upper left
. Before I moved on from the opening mouth.

 

[LouNY]

Morning all;
My wife got a few pictures of the danged critter that disturbed my sleep last night;

This is looking out the kitchen window, the bottom of that feeder is about 6' above the ground

And here he is enjoying the bird seed while destroying the feeders, just before I ran him off!

Then it was a couple of hours before my wife would calm down and let me sleep,
at least I got to sleep in a bit she had to get to work, saw her off at 7 and took a nap till 9 breakfast time now.

 

[Buppies]

I must have his sister Lou she came last night and got my feeder

 

[toppop52]

Here on Delmarva we only have a few bears, some say none but pictures say otherwise. Still they’re not a problem here as they were where I grew up in northeastern NC. what we do have are nuisance coons, they tear up feeders, dig up flowers, dig holes looking for grubs, eat cat food, etc… We had a rabid one in the area last weekend, sheriff’s deputy shot him about a hundred yards from the house. Had another one about 5-6 years ago, he was near death and didn’t hang around long. We also have skunks that dig holes all over the place.

 

[PJSprog]

31°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 45° today. Looks like the snow will arrive just after midnight, with 1-3" tomorrow they now say. Sunny and 60° forecast for Sunday, and mid-70s by the end of next week. Weeeeee!!!

We've had a couple of cameras in the kitchen and sunroom for awhile, which my Wife calls "The Dog Cams." After the home invasion and hostage thing that happened just 15 miles from us a few months ago, she decided we should have a better camera system. It kind of shook her since she's home alone much of the day. We had someone come in and install four inside cameras that work through Google Home. Yesterday, they came back and installed the four outside cameras that they couldn't get to then due to ice we had at the time. They also left two more cameras for us to install, one in the garage and one in the barn. I'm still a bit torn on the idea, but she seems more at ease knowing if something does happen there will at least be a record of it.

The taco conversations didn't work, Mostly_. I ended up making chicken alfredo with bowtie pasta for dinner last night.

You're wife trekking to Boston sounds like she's doing much better, Roy.

 

[PJSprog]

No bears here in southern Illinois, but the skunk population sure seems to be thriving this year.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I haven’t been clean shaven in a very long time. Boss would likely not recognize me if I was. This was 48 years ago.
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Its 30 degrees here and going to be a decent day, unlike yesterday where it rained or dropped huge wet snowflakes and sleet all day. Zero accumulation, but not nice out. I did get up on a ladder and unclog a gutter on the shop, but that was it for outside chores.
Worked on FAA and airport authority stuff most of the day, zoom meeting in the evening.

Heading to the airport shortly to get a quick look at some palm trees should be back in the early afternoon.

Look like a bassist to me!

New growth appeared on chest off to dermatology doc tomorrow more slice and dice

Prayers. Sorry about this.

 

[toppop52]

37 early and 52 later, cloudy, damp and miserable.
I’ve got to service the MMM the ZTR and the push mower, grass is already turning green, wild onions and garlic are standing tall. Most trees are budding and the willows are getting leaves. Spring is upon us.
DST starts Sunday.

 

[Eric Salop]

Kyle, only just catching up on here and reading about your bent cylinder rod woes. What a bummer.

I am sure a talented machinist like you will not have to succumb to JD's extortionate prices to fix it. Some less skilful cheapskates like me would be thinking along these lines...

 

[LouNY]

You don't see many of yhose old single arm loaders anymore, they weren't real popular over here even when new.