2020 was a strange combination of a turn-of-century pandemic, 1960s civil-rights protests, ...

johnnyrobish comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Great post!!!

glennlab replies on Jan 1, 2021:

thanks

Well on we go into the new year

Pralina1 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

The guy on the left is hideous . From watch to glasses to posing to belt , ewww . I rather sleep w the guy on the right , he looks more real .

glennlab replies on Jan 1, 2021:

good, because that is c;loser to me

To close out 2020, yesterday I was scrolling through useless news and ran across this gem of an ...

Freedompath comments on Dec 31, 2020:

This Nugent article is sickening. Nugent is the leader of the barbarian cult! And, he has his son sitting there as proud as a peacock! One hopes that he will develop more self respect. Sorry about your error in judgement...learning sometimes must have experiences to prove some things! So ...

glennlab replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@SeaGreenEyez Well he did shit his pants for a month before going in for his draft physical, so it must be important to him.

But we survived it.. that was one hell of a ride.

glennlab comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I survived cancer, covid, and isolation. Bye, bye 2020

glennlab replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@Killtheskyfairy None of it was by choice. Thanks to the doctors and medical personel, the internet and good drugs.

Alex Jones speaking for all Conservatives here : PragerUrine

glennlab comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I couldn't listen, his voice makes me want to puke.

glennlab replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@Hages Both

2020 was an awesome year! I see so many posts here and elsewhere bemoaning 2020, how awful it ...

glennlab comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I started 2020 with cancer surgery, I lost at least 10 friends and family to covid, I had covid, I had a second cancer scare (came back benign yesterday). I had multiple trips canceled. 2020 was a bad year, but I survived, so far. I'm not going to sugar coat it, but I hope 2021 is much better.

glennlab replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@LovinLarge, @Lorajay It was a tough year, but it didn't dampen my optomism, tempered with a bit of reality. Not being able to attend the funerals, actually made it easier to accept.

Yeah, me too...

glennlab comments on Dec 31, 2020:

Might be nice to get back to normal

glennlab replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo Yes mam

My feelings exactly

dalefvictor comments on Dec 31, 2020:

I live near Portland Oregon. I have heard that there is a large homeless problem in LA, looked it up on YouTube and found several good videos on the problem. Then I went to San Francisco to see what was happening there and the same, then to Portland, the city is not what I remember, I used to walk ...

glennlab replies on Dec 31, 2020:

companies will not just do the right thing, they have to be forced either through higher taxes or restrictive laws.

How some of us oldsters sound

tinkercreek comments on Dec 30, 2020:

I really hate it when I find myself sounding like that!!

glennlab replies on Dec 31, 2020:

kind of irritating isn't it.

I can't reply to posts. I can post. Anyone else having this problem? Am I in Agnostic jail?

glennlab comments on Dec 30, 2020:

I think the problem lies in the new comment box. click once to open it, then you start.

glennlab replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Sticks48 My fingers don't like to type on the phone, so I limit my phone usage to only in airports or similar situations.,

The shortest day of 2020 is now behind us and each day brings us closer to planting season in 2021, ...

Zoohome comments on Dec 30, 2020:

I would love to plant garlic. So healthy and delicious. But I have not had a chance of dedicating time to learn. Here in Austin TX climate, I have been working on learning the weather and keeping my citruses trees alive and with their fruits. It is windier than I expected. It has burnt-out my ...

glennlab replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Zoohome Up until mid Feb. It should have a long enough season to mature and not bolt.

The shortest day of 2020 is now behind us and each day brings us closer to planting season in 2021, ...

Zoohome comments on Dec 30, 2020:

I would love to plant garlic. So healthy and delicious. But I have not had a chance of dedicating time to learn. Here in Austin TX climate, I have been working on learning the weather and keeping my citruses trees alive and with their fruits. It is windier than I expected. It has burnt-out my ...

glennlab replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Surfpirate In Texas it is a winter crop, the heat here is too much if it is planted past Feb. For best results mid to late Oct.

I always wondered how paranoid they were

FrayedBear comments on Dec 29, 2020:

In her defence it does save a lot of time if you are repeatedly getting in and out of your car. I suggest that you are identifying your ignorant belief in entitlement to endanger everyone around you by failing to recognise that what she is doing is not for her good but to protect you from any ...

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

It would be far better if you commented on the meme as presented instread of going off on a tangent.

The good ol boys, stand up and stand by.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2020:

GAWD FERBID the 2 in the middle fall on anybody!!!

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

They get wounded it's like losing 6 men, just to carry them out

I always wondered how paranoid they were

Wisterious comments on Dec 29, 2020:

I try to give them the benefit of the doubt, cuz we don't know where they just left or where going,. Remember, proper usage of PPE is that we are not supposed to touch it after donning it and until duffing it. This one seens a little much, with wearing both, but I'll pass on judging her.

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz It stops the droplets from entering the eyes, in cases where they are too close.

I always wondered how paranoid they were

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Funny these guys are the ones who report mine....

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

I couldn't find one of someone with a stick up their ass, so I settled.

What is this lovely plant? It is like a “grass” with lovely blue “berries”.

glennlab comments on Dec 29, 2020:

looks like liriope grass, a grass that gets about 12 inches tall and has blue or white flowers with blue to blueblack berries.

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

It is easy to divide and create new plants, It will have nodules on the roots where it stores food for the dormant season. Dig a full clump, separate by gently pulling apart, trying to keep some nodules on each clump. I have separated a single large clump into as many as 20 smaller clumps. Best to do at the end of winter, since it sprouts in early spring and that single growth is all that it does all year. Very hardy and perinial, I have had it under my magnolia tree in full shade for 35 years. I have no idea of the mother plants age.

I think I met her

Wisterious comments on Dec 29, 2020:

...another 'females are dumb' stereotyping joke? I hope not.

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

no, it is about one of the herd, not the whole herd.

Please pay attention, shite is reel.

RussRAB comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Hmmm, must have been that free cooking site, huh?

glennlab replies on Dec 29, 2020:

thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Hillbilly hot tub

scurry comments on Dec 28, 2020:

You expect it now...

glennlab replies on Dec 28, 2020:

You know I have already stolen that and used it.

Makes sense to me

callmedubious comments on Dec 28, 2020:

yeah, but we know how long viagra lasts.

glennlab replies on Dec 28, 2020:

You don't want to get a shot every day?

Call them like they are

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 27, 2020:

BRAVO, Glenn! Wouldn't it be fun to hear what Groucho would say about the world today?

glennlab replies on Dec 28, 2020:

Yes it would

Some of the doll expressions really need more work. But you can give them great back stories

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 27, 2020:

Too smiley! She looks more like she farted in someone else’s box and now they are suffering.

glennlab replies on Dec 27, 2020:

You have a devious mind, thanks, well done

Hillbilly hot tub

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 27, 2020:

They gave meth to Japanese and German soldiers during WWII. I don’t think this is something meth heads would do.

glennlab replies on Dec 27, 2020:

They gave a high grade amphetamine to the soldiers (we still give it to pilots), not the same thing. Meth is highly contaminmated and has some really strange side effects/

The struggle is real

SunshineTrin comments on Dec 27, 2020:

It is too cold in this house, CONSTANTLY! I am the only one who is cold :(

glennlab replies on Dec 27, 2020:

Have you tried thick fluffy socks

Happy Sunday Everyone! It has been a very long week.

DaisyMaeNot comments on Dec 27, 2020:

If you celebrate Christmas, what gift did you get this year that you love the most? I got...gasp...an engagement ring.

glennlab replies on Dec 27, 2020:

Congratulations!

Happy Sunday Everyone! It has been a very long week.

ZantiMisfit comments on Dec 27, 2020:

What's your favorite way to exercise? I'd have to say swimming 🐬🐟🐠

glennlab replies on Dec 27, 2020:

Hiking and walking. I miss being able to take long road trips with lots of hikes interspersed in the driving.

Yes Joseph good idea

silverotter11 comments on Dec 27, 2020:

It amazes me this tale actually grew legs and took off.

glennlab replies on Dec 27, 2020:

Not much difference from the myth of Hercules, God father, human mother ect ect

Fun decorating tips

gigihein comments on Dec 26, 2020:

I can't tell what it is. I have used long scarves ,sarongs and tapestries just thrown over curtain rods. You can easily wash them and it keeps my haphazard decor in tact.

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

toilet paper rolls

The struggle is real

Wisterious comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Your husband, Glennlab? (hehe)

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

I can't always steal gender correct memes, funny is funny

How do they do this without even cracking a smile? [youtu.be]

glennlab comments on Dec 26, 2020:

I had never seen that episode before, thanks

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@azzow2 If I remember right from my film course, the average take is 12-20 seconds.

How do they do this without even cracking a smile? [youtu.be]

glennlab comments on Dec 26, 2020:

I had never seen that episode before, thanks

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

To answer your question, you don't know how many takes they had to do to get it right.

Just finishing up Xmas

JackPedigo comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Theses can't be in Dallass (I'm from there) as there's no beach in Dallass.

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@JackPedigo You missed the play on Sunny beaches (bitches) and since you're from dallas I assumed you knew the freeway. They lose something when you have to explain them. The nearest "clean" beaches to here are Corpus Christi.

Just finishing up Xmas

JackPedigo comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Theses can't be in Dallass (I'm from there) as there's no beach in Dallass.

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

There's plently of sunny beaches, just get on 635, you'll see them all around you.

Got to love the holiday spirit

RussRAB comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Was that holiday spirit or spirits?

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

yes

Need to test that left over cookie dough? here's a test

Wisterious comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Omgosh, am forwarding that one to friends!

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

glad to be of service

almost done

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Wait! Santa's a sperm?

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

according to the light

One for those late night get togethers if we ever have them again

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Tell THAT one to your mother! Go ahead. I'll wait!

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

going to pass and not just because she's dead.

Just finishing up Xmas

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Glenn...I'm sensing a theme here....😊

glennlab replies on Dec 26, 2020:

Yes there is

One for those late night get togethers if we ever have them again

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Dec 25, 2020:

....................................

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

two for one is a fair trade.

A few for his way out the door

Hathacat comments on Dec 25, 2020:

If I die before him, could someone go dance on his grave for me? Please?!

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

Will do, promise me the same.

Some gave a little, some gave their all.

Wisterious comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Oh my. Dark (meat). Lol

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

well pluck a duck lol

Santa's in for a rough ride

Wisterious comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Like solid rocket booster fuel!

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

or gas jets

Grandma has a sense of humor

Wisterious comments on Dec 25, 2020:

...and the photo: priceless!

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

At least she could have gotten something good from the frozen section. Mixed veggies is not a real favorite of mine either.

Lighten up!

Wisterious comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Good one, glennlab. Thanks!

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

Got to get as many of the christmas ones out as I can.

Anyone celebrating? How do you decorated?

glennlab comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Not like that!

glennlab replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@FrayedBear I did enough formal stuff growing up and then later in the corporate world. I prefer simple.

Based on the responses I got, I should have posted this here.

Buttercup comments on Dec 24, 2020:

I don't remember the pork but the beef was abominable, shreds of utility beef in hard congealed fat and water. The spiced ham loaf (generic Spam) was pretty good.

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

welcome to the group

Based on the responses I got, I should have posted this here.

AnonySchmoose comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Does anyone know if the USDA surplus program was around during the depression? My mom told me that at that time her seven-person family were homeless, camped next to their car in the southwest US (CA, AZ, UT), ate mostly rice with whatever food they could find or buy, while dad occasionally found ...

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

I belive they came out of the 60s as part of the renewed interest in social welfare. Prior to the new deal, there were no crop supports or crop insurance. The market stability of the 40s and 50s and the lack of WW II distruction in the US meant that US farmers were out producing the needs of the US. Agriculure represented the largest sector of the economy and to keep it running the USDA stepped in to act as a purchaser of last resort. When its warehouses were full and farmers were dumping 1000s of gallons of milk perday down the drain because it cost more to process it than the wholesale price. THe program first supplied institutions, but that barely dented the supplies, that is when they went whole hog and started shipping directly to communities that made the last mile deliveries. They either went to an existing local gov't facility or rented space with people picking up their allotment with a USDA coupon. short answer no.

Based on the responses I got, I should have posted this here.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 24, 2020:

When my father retired, he used to get that stuff. He would give some of it to me and my family. The cheese was only good if used to make mac and cheese for the kids. Never did try the pork - passed that on to others in real need.

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

Originally the program was started to make civil defense food along the same lines as the military K rations. No bells, no whistles, no regionalizations. Just made to last years and still be edible. Though I can say that even new, that was a stretch.

I made brownies for my coworkers. Can't imagine why no one is eating them.....

scurry comments on Dec 23, 2020:

That's some evil genius!! Alternating between laughing and gaging

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@scurry finally remembered to steal your tiger.

Merry Christmas

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Actually that looks pretty good. My father worked for American Friends Service Committee when I was a little girl. He made our family eat what they were sending to starving in Asia and Africa. It was a sort of a gruel which we ate for all meals for several weeks to get the full effect. I have ...

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@Killtheskyfairy My grandmother was a Calvinist Baptist and believed that unless she saw blood, you had not been punished sufficently. One reason I never spanked my son. Yhe other was he never did anything that would warrant it.

Merry Christmas

JazznBlues comments on Dec 24, 2020:

I know nothing about this. When did this happen? Have a feeling I am too young, which I never get to say anymore...

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

It would have been the 60s and 70s

You better believe it

glennlab comments on Dec 24, 2020:

May he bring them prison jumpsuits

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@Beowulfsfriend The former presidents' SS protection is determined each year in the budget package as well as their pensions. It is normally proforma legislation in the gov't spending bill simply cut and pasted from the previous year, but there have been major changes in the past.

36 Questions. Happy Holidays ... so does the word holiday have anything to do with holy?

Pralina1 comments on Dec 24, 2020:

We celebrated birthdays big x all my life in my family , and New Year’s Eve . Birthdays were always a huge deal ♥️ New Year’s Eve was a day of playing cards pretty much the whole day , eating and snacking and drinking , and trying to get the last pranks of the year on each other . I ...

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

What card games? We used to play pinnocle and spades and hearts.

Merry Christmas

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Actually that looks pretty good. My father worked for American Friends Service Committee when I was a little girl. He made our family eat what they were sending to starving in Asia and Africa. It was a sort of a gruel which we ate for all meals for several weeks to get the full effect. I have ...

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

My grandmother made us eat the stuff for a week, so that we would know how good we had it. A week was more than enough. We had one of the larger warehouses in town and were on main street, so our store was the distibution point for a lot of the local aid.

Merry Christmas

Wisterious comments on Dec 24, 2020:

...and where's the cheese? Remember that?

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

bottom center

Merry Christmas

Surfpirate comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Oh the good old days, back when people knew their place and knew to be quiet and take what they were given.

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@FrayedBear This is what they were giving to Americans, it was a bail out to the farm industry, the government bought all that they could not sell on the open market, then when the markets did not magicly reopen, rather than allow people to recieve money and chose for themselves, they got the excess produce.

Newsmax issues humiliating retraction of its OWN bogus “election fraud” reporting ON AIR ...

glennlab comments on Dec 23, 2020:

They've been served along with Rudy and that weird woman lawyer with a notice to not destroy evidence because a lawsuit is pending. The retractions may be used as well as all the working papers leading to its posting,

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo Not really, but even Nixon feared the reaction of the judicary over destroying evidence.

Another Dr.

glennlab comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Profiteering during a crisis should be punished

glennlab replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@FrayedBear False arguement, the question was what about the people profiting, if you want to go down that road, then ask that question seperately

How is everyone celebrating the "Greatest Lies Ever Sold"?

glennlab comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I just started a brisket, should be ready tomorrow sometime, going to freeze most of it, watch a little football and play in the hot tub. Mostly hot tub.

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@Larimar I ordered mine and thought I was getting the small smoker, I can do 6 turkeys at a time in mine. can, but the most I've done is 3. two for friends.

How is everyone celebrating the "Greatest Lies Ever Sold"?

glennlab comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I just started a brisket, should be ready tomorrow sometime, going to freeze most of it, watch a little football and play in the hot tub. Mostly hot tub.

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@Larimar Last christmas I got myself an electric smoker, I've got it set low enough that it should be ready for lunch tomorrow. I injected it with beef broth and have a catch pan for the drippings. I was amazed at how little wood the electric one takes,I had bought 20 pounds of 2 different types, so my son will inherit it.

I would too Rudolph! Lol!!!

Wisterious comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Such carnage! Venison for everyone

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@Wisterious Not at first, but I do now, good catch.

I would too Rudolph! Lol!!!

Wisterious comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Such carnage! Venison for everyone

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

Damn and I just put on a brisket

Getting my COVID vaccine today.

Fernapple comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Yes, I suspect it is just an example of sloppy lazy writing. What they mean when they say 'prevent' Covid-19 is. 'After a week or two, you are less likely to develop the full range of symptoms usually associated with Covid-19.' Using the diseases name as shorthand to stand for the range of ...

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

I don't think it is lazy writing, it is more likely the PR people wrting the pamphlet than the medical professionals.

Newsmax issues humiliating retraction of its OWN bogus “election fraud” reporting ON AIR ...

OldGoat43 comments on Dec 23, 2020:

The threat of getting sued sure makes them jump in line. Were they chickens or did they realize that their defense budget is failing?

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

You know their color bias is toward green. They hate seeing it leave.

36 Questions: Wild and Wacky Wednesday, anyone?

Wisterious comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Lmao. Had to go and try it in front of a mirror. TDFunny!

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

pics or it didn't happen

I looooove California rolls, every time i have them i sink into a dark void and all i see is the ...

Surfpirate comments on Dec 23, 2020:

My stepmother is from Osaka, Japan and she taught me how to make sushi and sashimi back when I was still a teen, you really want to try sushi made fresh, right in front of you at a good sushi bar instead. The difference between Walmart California Rolls and the real deal will blow the top of your ...

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@Surfpirate That's where I was going to go.

I looooove California rolls, every time i have them i sink into a dark void and all i see is the ...

Surfpirate comments on Dec 23, 2020:

My stepmother is from Osaka, Japan and she taught me how to make sushi and sashimi back when I was still a teen, you really want to try sushi made fresh, right in front of you at a good sushi bar instead. The difference between Walmart California Rolls and the real deal will blow the top of your ...

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

Well said. Much better than the rant I was going to do.

Homemade tamales for all?

glennlab comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Not a very good recipe, I've got to agree with Michelle.

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@FrayedBear all of the recipes I know of serve 100 tamales or more and the few times I have made them it was as a communal experience where each person was responsible for only a portion

Alaska the northern most state and easternmost and westernmost [getpocket.]

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 22, 2020:

I am now prepared to be a Jeopardy Champion!

glennlab replies on Dec 23, 2020:

I'm, sure you were prepared well before now.

Don't get into a fight with loved ones around the holidays, it can be expensive.

Lorajay comments on Dec 22, 2020:

I hope she won.

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@Pralina1 you win

Trying to get that last chip...

Wisterious comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Made me think of the old Lays potato chips ad. 😋

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

got to eat more than one (ce)

It's Tuesday! One of my idiosyncrasies is that I have to have the volume on an even number.

Sticks48 comments on Dec 22, 2020:

I like to set the cars on fire of people with Trump stickers on their vehicle.

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

Hopefully they are still inside.

It's Tuesday! One of my idiosyncrasies is that I have to have the volume on an even number.

ZantiMisfit comments on Dec 22, 2020:

I like to have my cash all facing the same direction and arranged from smaller to larger bills 🤑

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

that's not weird at all, being raised in retail, I got uised to doing that in the cash register, so still do it in my wallet

I had seen this on F/B

glennlab comments on Dec 22, 2020:

It was 30 years before most of it was declassified and I still don't want to talk about some of it.

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@of-the-mountain I know that there are hundreds of documents I saw that will never be declassified, but that makes them easier to forget.

Don't get into a fight with loved ones around the holidays, it can be expensive.

Lorajay comments on Dec 22, 2020:

I hope she won.

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

they always win. At least that is my experience.

With the holidays and covid-19 upon us>

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Counting the days, hours, minutes until Biden gets sworn in...!!

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

Can't come soon enough

@admin, why do my posts not earn me points?

glennlab comments on Dec 22, 2020:

It seems to go really slowly from 7 to 8, extremely slow from 8-9, and forever 9-10, the reason is increase in points between levels.

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

between 1-2 100 2-3 100 3-4 300 4-5 1000 5-6 2500 6-7 6000 7-8 40,000 8-9 150,000 9-10 800,000

Did anyone catch the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction tonight?

glennlab comments on Dec 22, 2020:

I've been following it for the last month, but last night was cloudy in North Texas.

glennlab replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@mistymoon77 I had one for years, back when mars was the closest to us in 80 years, they are not good for those of us that get impatient, a slight tap can move you so far off your target that you have to start all over. But the views when you get it right are spectacular.

Happy Saturday Everyone. What are you up to?

BTHT comments on Dec 19, 2020:

We did some cleaning and are heading out to get some ingredients for some baking and some seed for the birds. We have a nice selection this year. Cardinals, carolina wrens, chicadees, thrushes..

glennlab replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@BTHT Most of the ones i have bookmarked are decidedly Texas and gulf coast, I checked out the local botanical garden and the local butteyfly gardens, we even have a butterfly society on the state fair grounds. Local is almost always the best source.

Happy Saturday Everyone. What are you up to?

BTHT comments on Dec 19, 2020:

We did some cleaning and are heading out to get some ingredients for some baking and some seed for the birds. We have a nice selection this year. Cardinals, carolina wrens, chicadees, thrushes..

glennlab replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@BTHT Depending on your area, it can be a wonderful undertaking, even swapping out plants to coincide with migrations. The best choices tend to be native plants that the birds and butterflies time their migration to. You'll probably want both host and nectar plants.

"I'm not saying God doesn't exist, I'm saying it would be nice if God existed"- one of my all time ...

StarvingArtist comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Which god?

glennlab replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Ashwin Of course it matters, there are good gods, mean gods, evil gods, vengeful gods, men and women that claimed to be gods on earth and were worshiped as such. You have to dewfine your terms before we can tell how full of shit your idea is. The Hindus alone have 33 million gods, the western countries somewhere over 2000, you've got to be specific so we can know what powers you want to believe they have.

Happy Saturday Everyone. What are you up to?

BTHT comments on Dec 19, 2020:

We did some cleaning and are heading out to get some ingredients for some baking and some seed for the birds. We have a nice selection this year. Cardinals, carolina wrens, chicadees, thrushes..

glennlab replies on Dec 19, 2020:

The cedar waxwings arrived today for their annual stripping of my chinese photinias. There were only about 20 out earlier, but I expect hundreds before they are finished.

Yeah I've been wondering about that

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Especially the last one!

glennlab replies on Dec 19, 2020:

same here

Deep thoughts

tioteo comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Happens to you too???

glennlab replies on Dec 19, 2020:

yep

Sad story, 2 don't exist and one shouldn't

scurry comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Who's bright idea was it to not tax churches (or religious institutions) in the first place?

glennlab replies on Dec 18, 2020:

@scurry They try to bring it up every couple of years, it will have to be included in a major tax reform bill that has lots of things that people are fighting over to allow it to sneak through

Sad story, 2 don't exist and one shouldn't

scurry comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Who's bright idea was it to not tax churches (or religious institutions) in the first place?

glennlab replies on Dec 18, 2020:

It was a compromise By then senator LBJ, If churches would stay out of politics they would enjoy preferencial tax treatment. It was a move to stall the civil rights movement by conservative, they wanted to just keep churches out of politics he wanted a way for the black churches to serve as community organizing points.

Sad story, 2 don't exist and one shouldn't

bookofmorons comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Always thought it should be "Ol-Steals"

glennlab replies on Dec 18, 2020:

good one.

gift ideas

Wisterious comments on Dec 18, 2020:

That's funny. (Well, when young, had a bf that would give me things HE wanted. 🤪🤪🤪) We were all young and dumb at one time though.

glennlab replies on Dec 18, 2020:

@Wisterious I was the shopper and cook in that relationship, shopping was never a problem. I have a tendency to buy gifts because I want people to have them rather than for specific dates. I was also the one that dropped hints as to when my birthday was.

gift ideas

Wisterious comments on Dec 18, 2020:

That's funny. (Well, when young, had a bf that would give me things HE wanted. 🤪🤪🤪) We were all young and dumb at one time though.

glennlab replies on Dec 18, 2020:

@Wisterious She really preferred to have her own, then demanded that she get her own tackle box.

gift ideas

Wisterious comments on Dec 18, 2020:

That's funny. (Well, when young, had a bf that would give me things HE wanted. 🤪🤪🤪) We were all young and dumb at one time though.

glennlab replies on Dec 18, 2020:

For our first anivesary I bought my wife and I rods and reels. We were both avid fisherpersons and That way she wouldn't have to always use one of mine.

Presidential Records, and More? [rawstory.com]

glennlab comments on Dec 16, 2020:

The archivist for the Whitehouse do a fantastic job of saving things. Trump may believe that if he super classifies material that it can't be released. The authority to classify and declassify rests with the person occupying the office and is not bound by the previous administration, including ...

glennlab replies on Dec 17, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo SAC & 15th AF

Canadian Problems (2 memes)

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Re: #2 the answer is that you are sarcastic not Canadian....

glennlab replies on Dec 17, 2020:

@scurry I remeber going out in shorts my last winter in Spokane when it got up to freezing, so Ifeel you.

Presidential Records, and More? [rawstory.com]

glennlab comments on Dec 16, 2020:

The archivist for the Whitehouse do a fantastic job of saving things. Trump may believe that if he super classifies material that it can't be released. The authority to classify and declassify rests with the person occupying the office and is not bound by the previous administration, including ...

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo Military, I first worked with nuclear weapons then cross trained to War planning.

Canadian Problems (2 memes)

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Re: #2 the answer is that you are sarcastic not Canadian....

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@scurry As someone that saw snow at -50F it is never too cold to snow, Yhe snow is as small assand, but it is still snow. found a reference https://weather.com/wunderground/news/news/can-it-be-too-cold-to-snow

Presidential Records, and More? [rawstory.com]

glennlab comments on Dec 16, 2020:

The archivist for the Whitehouse do a fantastic job of saving things. Trump may believe that if he super classifies material that it can't be released. The authority to classify and declassify rests with the person occupying the office and is not bound by the previous administration, including ...

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo For six years I had to deal with classifying and declassifying material as well as the governing rules and regulations. Depending on the level of classification, there are varying levels of accountability for its storage and distruction. This includes working papers as well as finished documents. If you'd like more info let me know.

I was born on the bayou, so every now and then I have to acknowledge some of their strange humor

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Crabs are delicious. I prefer lobster but I’ll take an Alaska King as close second.

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

Cold water lobster is my favorite, followed by dungenes crab, king crab, snow crab, the blue crab then warm water lobster.

A little local humor from Cajun country

Killtheskyfairy comments on Dec 16, 2020:

So they name the girls down there after vegetables and candy?

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

Some of them I don't know where the names came from. My great granfather was Ozeme pronounced O-ze-May, he had a younger cousin with the same name but they called him T-ze-May

A little local humor from Cajun country

scurry comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Cute. T-Boo Dugas. Also sounds like a name from Ottawa-Hull region. LOL

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

Those were the ones we left, when the smart ones left the land of snow and ice for the land of mosquitos and alligators

Beautiful voices, subject matter not important [youtube.com]

Joanne comments on Dec 15, 2020:

I love this song. But, I find it odd that it is taken to be religious. Yes, it uses the language of religion, but it is about erotic love, sex, longing and heartbreak.

glennlab replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@Joanne So was the bible story lol