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I have decided that, in order to refine the content of what I post, that I will no longer look for opportunities to post "That's what she said".

Fans of The Office know what I mean.
 
I have been trying out my new Goodwill hickory cane for a few days now. After fastening a new rubber to the tip, I find that I usually get a good grip on the handle and it is stiff enough to serve my purpose (as opposed to the rattling insecurity of the extendable metal one I had been using recently). I just wish it were about an inch longer.
 
Amazon customer service number is 888-280-4331, which my phone thinks is in Washington (not sure which one) but by the accents of the operators could be anywhere in the world (my wife says PI). My problem will supposedly be resolved by Friday - final report then. I put the phone number here because it took me a long time to find it.
 
espola said:
After fastening a new rubber to the tip, I find that I usually get a good grip on the handle and it is stiff enough to serve my purpose. I just wish it were about an inch longer.
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Fixed that for you ... and most men also wish it were about an inch longer ... or so I hear ... :p
 
I have lost track of the number of times I have seen the word "dominate" where "dominant" would make more sense in the context, passages such as our team was so dominate" and the like. I guess I could blame weak spellchecker software, but Grammarly is flagging that misusage just to the left of the current cursor position (and now right above it).
 
Can't wait to see what the winning flavors are here --

www.abc6.com

Ben & Jerry's TV series set to air in August on Food Network | ABC6

“Ben and Jerry’s Clash of the Cones” is offering $20,000 to whoever comes up with the flavor that most impresses the company’s co-founders. Six “ice cream creators” are going to create new flavors on a new four-episode TV series set to hit the food network in August. The creators must create...
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My choice would be Summerberry - plain white ice cream (not vanilla) with whole raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and wild (not cultivated) strawberries mixed in. No chocolate swirl, but you can add your own.
 
espola said:
High school soccer team photo my Freshman year. I'm #75, in the middle row two faces to the left of Coach Brendler.

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I should point out that the goal is made from a 2x6 bolted to two raw cedar posts, and no net. Country style.

That school was 7-12 and a little over 300 students total, so there were slightly fewer than 100 boys eligible to play, 27 of them (including the managers) are in the photo.
 
espola said:
The news says that the Navy will scrap the Bon Homme Richard amphibious carrier because it will cost too much to repair the damage from the 4-day fire last summer. The first story was that a lot of flammable junk had been stored in an area intended to carry amphibious vehicles in normal operations caught fire when no one was working in the area, and that the shipboard fire-fighting systems had been disconnected while they were being upgraded as part of the shipyard work.

Also in the news are hints that the NCIS is investigating a sailor for arson. NCIS always looks so good on their TV show but not so good in real life. When I was in the Navy, we had a few NIS (as they were called at that time) snoops running around the base. The feeling I heard expressed at that time was that an NIS agent couldn't find his own ass with both hands in his back pockets, a feeling that was borne out in their attempt to blame the USS Iowa explosion on some sailors who had been killed. I guess they felt that no one would find out about the unauthorized gunnery experiments and the use of defective ammunition.
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Last week NIS let the other boondocker drop when they charged Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays with arson. NIS says that he not only started the fire, but also sabotaged shipboard firefighting equipment nearby and destroyed evidence of his involvement afterward. That may or may not have been related to his failure to completes BUDS training and thus failing any chance to become a SEAL.

www.navytimes.com

Sailor accused of starting USS Bonhomme Richard fire identified in warrant

Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays told investigators he was "setup," according to an affidavit.
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