Greetings, my friends, and welcome to Big Boob Friday. Normally, this weekly feature on dis here fine blawg includes some funny gifs, some odd history sometimes. Mine’s going to try and get it right, but I’m prepared if it doesn’t. So grab a mug of your favorite morning beverage and keep on scrolling, cats, so you can have a look.
July 21 in history! No gifs, that stuff is a crapload of work.
1403 Henry IV defeats the Percys in the Battle of Shrewsbury in England.
1667 The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War and cedes Dutch New Amsterdam to the English.
1711 Russia and Turkey sign the Treaty of Pruth, ending the year-long Russo-Turkish War.
1718 The Treaty of Passarowitz is signed by Austria, Venice and the Ottoman Empire.
1773 Pope Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit order.
1798 Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Arab Mameluke warriors at the Battle of the Pyramids.
1861 In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run.
1865 Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel.
1873 The James Gang robs a train in Adair, Iowa.
1896 Mary Church Terrell founds the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C.
1906 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is vindicated of his earlier court-martial for spying for Germany.
1919 The British House of Lords ratifies the Versailles Treaty.
1925 John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100.
1941 France accepts Japan’s demand for military control of Indochina.
1944 U.S. Army and Marine forces land on Guam in the Marianas.
1954 The French sign an armistice with the Viet Minh that ends the war but divides Vietnam into two countries.
1960 Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes the first woman prime minister of Ceylon.
Now today’s model has been here before and needs no introduction. Pupster had a suggestion, but I decided to go with a classic. Her measurements are just right-perfect-oh my, and she weighs slightly more than she’ll admit to but carries every ounce of it well. Please to be welcoming back Miss Erica Campbell!
And some creepy fungus.
FRIDAY!!!
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Changing Headers since March 2009 
Thanks Leon, nice job.
Whack ’em if you got ’em. Foist!
Racktastic job, leon.
You have made Wiserbud so happy today. He’s goofy for this broad.
I just saw a bird fly into the porch windows. It’s outside sitting on my shallots that are drying on the table under the eaves. Stunned but not dead.
Can’t miss with a classic.
Scott convinced me to throw away my last ‘taper off’ prednisone yesterday morning. Thank goodness. Finally got a good night’s sleep last night, after a week of miserable 3-hour naps. I feel like I could jump over the sun.
Leon, should I start low-carbing for a while before I do IF, or just dive right in? I read some commenter on Ace’s site that said it’s best to acclimate to fat burning in advance.
Did MJ really get banned at AOS?
LCHF first has worked better for me. I think it’s a gut flora thing. If I’m eating carbs regularly, hunger is a painful experience and it’s very hard to fast. If I’ve been in ketosis or even just low on carbs for a while, hunger is a completely different experience. I imagine it has something to do with the population of microorganisms that survive better on carbohydrates also being better at manipulating the gut-brain axis. After a few weeks low carb, they are much smaller in number. Just a hypothesis, though, to explain what many have seen anecdotally.
Also, I highly recommend this book. It’s a short read, the science is pretty good, and the explanation of and recommendation for salt intake made things really click for me. You don’t need any of the lab-test supplies they suggest to get a lot out of it. The “Living” book by the same authors is good too, but this helped a lot when I was on 0 carbs and still had to get workouts in or work on the farm.
If I’ve been in ketosis
Doesn’t penicillin work for that, or are you allergic
*clutches pearls.
*wonders if Car in’s house is on fire yet.
Good morning, good people!
Can never go wrong with Erica
Oooh, nice book recommendation. But I’m not an athlete or a lifter and probably never will be. Still useful?
Never mind, bought it.
OK, gotta go do some shopping. Stim you later.
That’s one thing about the hostages. If it’s a book they will buy it. Doesn’t matter if it’s useful or not.
The other book for non-athletes is good, but the chapter on salt intake for activity was a clincher for me. ‘Living’ is also very science heavy – which has its place – but ‘Performance’ is much more of a practical manual, IMO.
Yes, but it’s kind of funny.
I took the comprehensive quiz on isidewith.com
Apparently I am in 87% agreement with Trump, and 13% with Hillary.
I think that 13% came about because I said yes to ‘should nasa fund space travel’
I was not siding with Hillary, I was siding with Roamy and Mrs Peel.
Mornin’, you paste eating window licking sonsabitches.
TL,DR: skip this comment. It is not important.
Privacy vs Security
60
You side moderately towards “Security”, meaning you believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is more important to you.
Environmentalism vs Anthropocentrism
60
You side moderately towards “Anthropocentrism”, meaning you believe humankind is the central element of existence. This theme is more important to you.
Globalization vs Protectionism
54
You side moderately towards “Globalization”, meaning you believe globalization is necessary in order to increase the economic strength, prosperity, and standard of living of the nation. This theme is more important to you.
Regulation vs Deregulation
52
You side moderately towards “Deregulation”, meaning you believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is more important to you.
Capitalism vs Socialism
86
You side strongly towards “Capitalism”, meaning you strongly support an economic system that features private ownership of wealth. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Collectivism vs Individualism
82
You side strongly towards “Individualism”, meaning you strongly support free market policies that create opportunity for personal liberty and success. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Tough vs Tender
74
You side strongly towards “Tough”, meaning you strongly believe in tough love and have little sympathy for those that break the law or make bad choices. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Pacifism vs Militarism
56
You side moderately towards “Militarism”, meaning you believe we should use whatever force necessary to protect ourselves against foreign threats. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Small Government vs Big Government
82
You side strongly towards “Small Government”, meaning you strongly believe the government is overly bureaucratic, inefficient, and wasteful. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Laissez-faire vs Keynesian
82
You side strongly towards “Laissez-faire”, meaning you strongly believe government intervention in economic markets leads to long term negative results. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Centralization vs Decentralization
100
You side extremely towards “Decentralization”, meaning you very strongly believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Multiculturalism vs Assimilation
68
You side moderately towards “Assimilation”, meaning you believe we should be a unified culture. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Traditional vs Progressive
40
You side moderately towards “Traditional”, meaning you believe we should be a civilized nation that honors traditional morals and values. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Isolationism vs Imperialism
18
You side slightly towards “Imperialism”, meaning you more often believe we should proactively address potential issues before they turn into a serious and immediate threat. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Religious vs Secular
26
You side slightly towards “Religious”, meaning you more often support policies that reflect religious values and principles. This theme is only less important to you.
Where’s that from, Tushar?
Who the hell is Darrell Castle?
Multiculturalism vs Assimilation
62
You side moderately towards “Assimilation”, meaning you believe we should be a unified culture. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Populism vs Elitism
48
You side moderately towards “Elitism”, meaning you believe important decisions are best made by those with the most experience and knowledge. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Tough vs Tender
72
You side strongly towards “Tough”, meaning you strongly believe in tough love and have little sympathy for those that break the law or make bad choices. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Laissez-faire vs Keynesian
64
You side moderately towards “Laissez-faire”, meaning you believe government intervention in economic markets leads to long term negative results. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Small Government vs Big Government
88
You side strongly towards “Small Government”, meaning you strongly believe the government is overly bureaucratic, inefficient, and wasteful. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Collectivism vs Individualism
76
You side strongly towards “Individualism”, meaning you strongly support free market policies that create opportunity for personal liberty and success. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Traditional vs Progressive
84
You side strongly towards “Traditional”, meaning you strongly believe we should be a civilized nation that honors traditional morals and values. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Centralization vs Decentralization
66
You side moderately towards “Decentralization”, meaning you believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Environmentalism vs Anthropocentrism
60
You side moderately towards “Anthropocentrism”, meaning you believe humankind is the central element of existence. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Capitalism vs Socialism
50
You side moderately towards “Capitalism”, meaning you support an economic system that features private ownership of wealth. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Regulation vs Deregulation
42
You side moderately towards “Deregulation”, meaning you believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Privacy vs Security
34
You side moderately towards “Privacy”, meaning you believe the government should not undermine the rights and privacy of its citizens under the guise of national security. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Isolationism vs Imperialism
30
You side moderately towards “Imperialism”, meaning you believe we should proactively address potential issues before they turn into a serious and immediate threat. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Globalization vs Protectionism
12
You side slightly towards “Globalization”, meaning you more often believe globalization is necessary in order to increase the economic strength, prosperity, and standard of living of the nation. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Pacifism vs Militarism
4
You are a centrist on Pacifism and Militarism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
And then I banged your mom for the $20 I found.
Small Government vs Big Government
100
You side extremely towards “Small Government”, meaning you very strongly believe the government is overly bureaucratic, inefficient, and wasteful. This theme is most important to you.
Regulation vs Deregulation
58
You side moderately towards “Deregulation”, meaning you believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is more important to you.
Laissez-faire vs Keynesian
82
You side strongly towards “Laissez-faire”, meaning you strongly believe government intervention in economic markets leads to long term negative results. This theme is more important to you.
Environmentalism vs Anthropocentrism
62
You side moderately towards “Anthropocentrism”, meaning you believe humankind is the central element of existence. This theme is more important to you.
Globalization vs Protectionism
50
You side moderately towards “Globalization”, meaning you believe globalization is necessary in order to increase the economic strength, prosperity, and standard of living of the nation. This theme is more important to you.
Capitalism vs Socialism
18
You side slightly towards “Capitalism”, meaning you more often support an economic system that features private ownership of wealth. This theme is more important to you.
Multiculturalism vs Assimilation
50
You side moderately towards “Assimilation”, meaning you believe we should be a unified culture. This theme is more important to you.
Collectivism vs Individualism
80
You side strongly towards “Individualism”, meaning you strongly support free market policies that create opportunity for personal liberty and success. This theme is more important to you.
Traditional vs Progressive
72
You side strongly towards “Traditional”, meaning you strongly believe we should be a civilized nation that honors traditional morals and values. This theme is more important to you.
Isolationism vs Imperialism
68
You side moderately towards “Imperialism”, meaning you believe we should proactively address potential issues before they turn into a serious and immediate threat. This theme is more important to you.
Pacifism vs Militarism
76
You side strongly towards “Militarism”, meaning you strongly believe we should use whatever force necessary to protect ourselves against foreign threats. This theme is somewhat important to you.
Tough vs Tender
88
You side strongly towards “Tough”, meaning you strongly believe in tough love and have little sympathy for those that break the law or make bad choices. This theme is somewhat important to you.
What’s weird is that I think of myself as a protectionist, so I’m not sure how I ended up slightly globablist, and I answered a bunch of questions in favor of religious liberty and right to refuse service and it didn’t make the summary.
http://departed.co/mexico-threatens-trump-wins-will-call-back-citizens
Please, please no, don’t send me to Castle Anthrax. I cannot endure the peril.
So if Trump wins the illegals are threatening to leave?
And so are the insufferable celebrities?
VOTE TRUMP!
This seems like it might el backfire-o
That has to be satire.
http://www.snopes.com/mexico-border-trump-elected/
If Trump wins? Not fucking likely. What’s to stop widespread electoral fraud on behalf of the Progs? Seriously. Considering the FBI’s recent performance….What’s to stop them?
Dammit, I got snowed, but so did whoever posted that at Instapundit.
What I said about Castle Anthrax stands. Too perilous. Please do not send me alone and unescorted, and if you do and I don’t report back, best not to send a rescue. The peril would simply consume them too.
Excellent BBF, Leon.
She is well-rounded.
Did anyone click the links?
Finding gifs is what took the most time and caused me the most mental anguish.
Yo. Just skimmed the last few threads. Seems I am on the same page as Her Humpiness.
I have pissed off Trump lovers and Trump haters. Was told twice yesterday that I am blinded by my hate of Hillary….’cause Trump is as bad as she is….he has the same traits….and IF he had the same positions of power, he too, would have just as many dead bodies in his wake and apparently secret servers, selling favors to foreign governments, etc etc.
Pick your poison. VD is treatable. Ebola, rarely so.One of them gets the Golden Ticket. Why let the worst of the lot have it? (that worst of the lot using every cheat tactic she can…..which has already begun with most likely democrat appointed judges throwing out Voter ID. Bet you can’t wait ’til she appoints more of them. Can’t wait ’til NeverTrumpers start bitching about gun bans and lefty judges.)
OK, tracked down the quiz and took it. I need to find out who this Darrell Castle fella is…
Try Julia Benson next week.
Shooting at a Munich shopping mall.
24 hr rule in effect. The effn reporters won’t get it right til then.
>>24 hr rule in effect. The effn reporters won’t get it right til then.
I predict it is motivated by religion. Most likely: Amish, Mormon or Buddhists.
Aaaaaaaaaah, the lovely Erica…..
She was so much prettier before she work done to her face.
Yeah. Her cheeks were so much cuter with a little baby fat.
One more thing to shove the Hildebeast’s VP pick off the news cycle.
The traps have gone silent.
I have won the war on rodents.
Or they’ve learned and are preparing to ambush you……
Liveleak has video of the shooter in Munich attacking the McDonalds customers.
It also has a lot of emails from DNC insiders, including SSN’s and credit card numbers, so there’s that.
Watch out, scott:
https://is.gd/VnpQ7C
I was wondering what Jewstin’s new job was gonna be.
It is Friday. We all know what Pupster is doing.
https://is.gd/wyuw02
Not exactly NSFW, but funny. Use a bit of caution.
Afternoon Hostages.
DAMMIT TUSHAR
Heh, Brent clicked on a Tushar link.
Yeah, right as I was firing up the cigar. My neighbors probably think I have lung issues.
I have won the war on rodents.
Yeah, I no longer see any vole holes and the baby bunnies have either grown up and sought greener pastures or were eaten.
My front garden is flourishing.
BAHAHAHAHAHA….Tushar!!
Brent, sorry about that. My links are generally not mild. In my defense, everyone knows not to click it unless you can take it.
Oh it was funny. Just caught me off guard. While inhaling on the cigar. Lol.
It was quite amusing in light of the fact beasnette was telling us about some of the conflicts she had to resolve while in charge of her dorm, with socially challenged residents.
In case there was any doubt….Wiser is a heathen.
Can anyone be a heathen? I mean is it like a exclusive club or can anyone join? Do we get to claim and wear special colors? Is there a secret heathen hand shake? Does one have to take a heathen oath or is it less formal? I am expected to give heathen HQ money every week?
Last sentence should have started with “Am I”…..not that half you illiterates would notice…
Wiser is a heathen because he thinks cigs are better than cigars. “Cigars smell disgusting. Can’t stand them.”
You? Well, I don’t know you quite well enough, but the fact that you’re here goes a long way towards your Heathen Cred.
TT, did you ever download WoWs?
xbradtc, what have you been up to?
Miss you around here.
He’s playing Battleships.
I’m here, Mare. I’m *always* here.
Watching you.
I just don’t have much to say, that’s all.
Yo, xbrad, have I missed it, or are we lacking in some load heat for a while?
Mostly lacking. It’s a surprising amount of work to come up with suitable models.
As an awful human being, I bet I could throw a few your way. If you want, email me your requirements.
Or…alternatively…tell me to fuck off and mind my own damn web crap. Lol. Either way.
>>I just don’t have much to say, that’s all.
That hasn’t stopped the rest of us.
Well, another thing is, I pretty much quit watching television, which, that’s where I found most of my subjects (pretty much every female that ever appeared on One Tree Hill eventually made a Load HEAT appearance).
Afternoon, all.
Way to snuff out the thread, Andy.
First cucumber from the garden. Sliced and made into cucumbah watah.
PC lives in the 17yr old sons room. When the subject was broached he became territorial (which I kinda understand ) and wasn’t openly supportive. So, when he went to work, I threw all his shit in the front yard, changed the locks and sent him a text telling him he was emancipated. Yeah I couldve waited til next year…..but kids are such a pain in the ass.
It is Friday. We all know what Pupster is doing.
Am not.
Did anyone click the links?
If you are asking about the poat links, yes I did. I always do.
Finding gifs is what took the most time and caused me the most mental anguish.
Word up to your mother. I tend to collect gifs during the week and save them for when I craft the BBFs.
Load HEAT reminds me that I still haven’t got my poating abilities at XBrad’s straightened out. I have the email and link, need to try something other than Firefox.
Ummm…does he expect Cruz supporters to line up and vote for him after this?
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-22/trump-would-fund-super-pacs-aimed-at-taking-down-cruz-kasich-iqybu9m1
I was siding with Roamy and Mrs Peel.
**squishy hugs for Tushar**
Though we really need to break the civil servant unions and get rid of some dead wood. Holy cow, it was sad today. Nebbish had a one-year tour of duty in my group. It ended in April, and we didn’t want to keep him. Jackhole liked to appear in my doorway at 2:30 and ask if he could help with anything. Sure, where were you at 8:00? He kept dragging ass on moving back to his original group and finally packed up this week. Two of the techs made up a song for the occasion.
It’s, like, a million degrees out right now.
117.
142
We hit 98 today.
99 with 10% humidity. Left the Swamp Cooler on for MA and 4 fans. It is still 81 in the Condo.
Lippy!!!! 😘
Osita! How are ya?
I was forced to lake.
Hot, but doing well. How are you?
LIPSTICK!
https://is.gd/j3IuTZ
You need to check in more often, girl. LW was just looking for you.
You need to check in more often, girl. LW was just looking for you.
Huh. For me, that usually means I ought to hide somewhere.
https://is.gd/NSFW_Creampie_with_23_Girls
It was his birthday.
99 with 10% humidity. Left the Swamp Cooler on for MA and 4 fans. It is still 81 in the Condo.
So cute. At 7pm it was 88, felt like 98, with 65% humidity.
Was Naked Man there?
LIPPY!
Comment by scott on July 22, 2016 8:24 pm
I was forced to lake.
Your life is one of endless toil and struggle.
https://is.gd/_hey_Sean__whats_for_dinner
https://is.gd/Uhm__no_thanks_you_go_ahead
I had the place to myself, so yes.
Mmmm. Now with extra butcher’s twine!
I don’t even want to know how you found that shit, Pups.
*hires a hitman to break into Sean’s place and just rearrange the furniture*
You are one sick fuck, Pup.
Yeahhh. This is some diabolical psychology shit.
https://is.gd/Uhm__no_thanks_you_go_ahead
Kinda reminds me of your mom on a Saturday night.
Teat
Teat is how we say test in the UP.
How are you surviving amongst the savages of the wild yoop?
I bet they don’t even know what a thruster is.
Do you have electricity? Running water? Paved roads?
Big Teat Friday
So Troy, has he tried to come home yet?
I haven’t seen a crossfit box anywhere. It’s truly a challenge.
Everybody loves a good teat.
All she has are a pair of 15 lbs dumbbells, a length of pvc pipe, and a bicycle tire.
We did mackinaw today. After our serpentine belt blew up while getting some coffee. Fixed that and still made it to the island by 10. Biked the whole thing, ate a bunch of food. Just kicked everyone’s ass in scrabble now a little fire then bed.
Have fun CARin. Try not to think about going back to work in 5 days.
Lil bastard snuck in the bathroom window. Held the bathroom hostage til his mommy intervened…….
You are one sick fuck, Pup.
I’m surprised it didn’t become more popular.
*looks longingly at sausage-flan stock certificates*
*looks longingly at sausage-flan stock certificates*
That is one helluva euphemism
They always know the weak points, Troy.
Sneaking in and out of the house since 2009.
Troy, how’s the ticker?
*looks longingly at sausage-flan stock certificates*
That is one helluva euphemism
Oh, I see. Kick the dog.
We did mackinaw today. After our serpentine belt blew up while getting some coffee.
Nothing? Nothing at all there?
Dang. I had three pretty big rum and cokes pretty fast. I can hear the roaring in my ears.
Nighty night blog friends.
Won’t know more until I see the cardologist next week. I figure I’m ok, as no one has called and told me to come back. I hope worse case scenario is another stent.
Your mom blew up my serpentine belt.
Welp. So much for my protected cucumber tower. Storm just came through and ripped it to shreds. faaaack
Goodnight, Pupster.
One of the gardening youtubers I follow uses electrical conduit and tie wire for all his vertical stuff. I’ll be doing that next year, I think, at least the conduit for the staking.
Cucumber tower is actually a pretty good euphemism.
Um, Leon…..
Today is July 22nd, not July 21st.
Someone finally noticed!
I feel kind of bad looking at Ms. Campbell’s pictures, since apparently she found God and got out of porn back in 2008.
Well, Lippy is here so today was a good day.
Is this real life?
My verb tenses need work.
And so does my spelling.
The structure of the tower is fine, the insect fabric ripped off.
Lauraw, are you talking about my verb tenses?
Where is Chrispy when we need him?
I feel kind of bad looking at Ms. Campbell’s pictures, since apparently she found God and got out of porn back in 2008.
I pretty much feel bad looking at any woman who takes off her clothes for money or worse than that. May God bless her and give her the grace to leave that life fully behind her.
Yes, Mare. The insect fabric is no longer protecting your verb tenses.
aaaand goodnight, all.
I feel kind of bad looking at Ms. Campbell’s pictures, since apparently she found God and got out of porn back in 2008.
I pretty much feel bad looking at any woman who takes off her clothes for money or worse than that. May God bless her and give her the grace to leave that life fully behind her.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Anita and I each got a friendly letter from the state prosecuting attorney today, that informed us:
“YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear in Pierce County District Court Number 1,,,”
COMMANDED?
Who the fuck are you to COMMAND me?
We are “to give evidence on behalf of the Plaintiff, the State of Washington.”
Based on the date of “the incident (Nov 4, 2015)” it’s about the dumbass that ended-up in his Corolla, resting on the passenger-side, at the end of our driveway that morning.
The deputy said this might happen, as this clown always fights his DUIs.
I went back in the blog archives and found my description of the event here, just to refresh my memory.
What a PITA…
I bet Mare’s verb tenses are just fine.
But her spelling … eesh!
My verb tenses were a joke Lauraw didn’t get. Damn it.
Sean, saying that sort of thing often enough – out loud even – is helping me with my particular demon.
Has anyone else read The Great Divorce?
Aww, thanks Mare! I was laying low awhile.
We missed you.
I went back in the blog archives and found my description of the event here
The H2: Keeping our stories straight since 2009.
Troy, you have my sympathy dealing with the cardiologist. I finally have an understanding with mine, though they are still terrible about “hey, burn vacation time and come in so we can charge another $80 to tell you test results that mean bupkis.”
Leon, no, but I’ll put it on my list to read.
Audible has a pretty good audio version, you can listen to the whole thing in about 3 hours. There are some really standout moments.
My last stress test was when I got to peak heart-rate and they shot the radio-isotope into my vein, the shunt blew-out and the radioactive shit went all over the treadmill, the floor, and me.
It was way cool…
Whenever my verbs get tense, I go the the combination Korean massage/Book store for a happy ending.
Sean, saying that sort of thing often enough – out loud even – is helping me with my particular demon.
Sorry, man. I forget sometimes that you actually take that pretty seriously. My bad.
I’ll stick to needling you about your sexuality on Mondays, from now on.
Watching the first couple of episodes of a Netflix series here at work tonight. It’s called “Stranger Things.” Has Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine. Seems promising.
I’ve heard good things about it, but would like to know a thumbnail sketch of the premise.
Boy disappears, and it likely has something to do with the mysterious research facility nearby and the strange girl who shows up in town the same day.
That is what I had also garnered from the first two episodes.
Oh, and it also takes place in 1983, and they do a really good job of capturing the feel of that time. Even the main titles look like the beginning of an 80s paranormal thriller.
No it’s not a derp it’s cards on the table time
Yes I could have phoned
I could have wrote
But how to break the news without breaking your heart
The other day as I was looking over some comic books at the shop a guy was raving about Stranger Things on Netflix. A lot of weirdos frequent the comic book store (don’t I know it!) but this guy looked like a citizen…mid 30’s, wearing a chef uniform minus the hat, speaking complete sentences. I made a mental note to check it out.
Good morning!
I let my mom know my vacation dates about 2 months ago and she mentioned she’d like to visit when her sister came up and she half committed to this week. Other than a few phone calls and texts along the way to let her know how things are going we haven’t talked about her trip. Fast forward to yesterday afternoon just as I finished a case my phone rang with a text from my mom telling me she was picking her sister up at Logan in the morning and they were coming up after that. BAM! She’s actually a great guest and prefers to stay at a hotel rather than at the house. When my dad was alive they’d stay at a B+B in my town and now she’s staying in Orono which is one exit down from the camp road.
Sorry, man. I forget sometimes that you actually take that pretty seriously. My bad.
Don’t sweat it, you gave the Hostage-appropriate, nuanced comment that statement deserved.
I should say she’s coming Sunday morning. She’ll probably stay a couple of days. The longer I live in Maine the less often I make the trip to MA. I think the combination of having my inherited family here with Paula and the boys keeping me busy, work obligations and the number of years since I lived down there all add up. Not to mention it’s a long ass drive to make on a whim. A group of my med school friends are making a road trip next weekend. Five of them all from MA. I’ll splurge for some good scotch and a box of decent cigars.
Birthday party for Possum today. Going to be 98F. I’m planning to grill.
This is one reason I don’t grill. Cause “hey lets have a cookout” equals “Troy gets to sweat “around food”. I end up too hot to eat.
98 degree and grill? That’s a no go Ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Hope possum has a very happy birthday.
95 here. Gonna be another week of this. Oh well, at least my garden is watered and the rainbarrel is full.
Slept straight through the whole night again and woke up at 7. This is incredible.
Happy Birthday, ‘Possum!
Happy Birthday, Possum!
I should go pull weeds while it’s tolerable outside.
@ Roamy…..I’m right there with you. 60 dollar copay for visit to adjust me meds. The freaking conversation (there was no exam or need to take “vitals”) could’ve occured over the phone.
And they are always like “well you have insurance”. I keep telling them things are so tight it is extremely difficult to pay my 20%. Its like they don’t get it. Then they hand me a 47 page application where I’m supposed to itemize all my expenses and attach my last tax forms inorder to recieve charity that I don’t want to begin with.
I’ve decided I’m not going to see end stage of nothing. Once diagnosed as terminal, I’m going to stock pile the narcotics, throw one last party and then I’m going to check out. Not going to put the family through that cost / care wise.
If you’ve ever been through someone trying to teach you the proper golf swing, the first panel of Achewood cartoon from yesterday is very funny.
Actually, I’m not sure Achewood is funny when you haven’t followed the characters around for years. It’s one of those things. Eh.
Happy birthday to Possum (and happy anniversary to Mr. RFH)
Happy Anniversary Romacita Bonita! Lovely. Today is awesome.
We are somehow not at 100% humidity yet. Horse trough was almost dry when I went out there. I think it lost 20 gallons overnight.
Jimbro’s vacation with parents, gotta love it.
I have this conversation with my mom 4x a week. Gotta love Alzheimer’s
*Mom* When are you going to come and visit?
*V* I was there a few months ago for a week.
*Mom* Really? I don’t remember.
*V* —
*Mom* Well when are you going to visit again?
*V* I only have so much vacation.
*Mom* When are you going to visit?
*V* Sigh
Fin
Happy Anniversary, Roamy. Hope it’s a fun day for you both.
Going to Meijer for cheese, ice cream, and sugar. Anyone need anything?
Happy anniversary Roamy
Vmax, that’s my dad, but he doesn’t have Alzheimers. He would visit his parents every month and doesn’t see why I can’t do the same.
I have a Krav Maga self-defense seminar with Mini-me then punkin chunkin friend’s funeral. Probably going out for a nice dinner tomorrow to celebrate.
Happy Birthday, Possum.
Happy Anniversary, Roamy.
One reason I don’t comment as much anymore is since Sean quit drinking, I had to pick up his slack.
And since Leon quit ‘bating, my poor dick is taking a beating.
Obama is out in less than six months. This election is screwy, but I can be happy about that.
Ribs are smoking. Trying a new method to cook low and slow, not sure if it will work with my grill, seems like I have it too hot or not hot enough, there is no in-between. I stacked the charcoal in a “C” around the edge of the tray, and it is working, but it is not getting hot enough to cook the meat, just smoking it slow. I’ll let it go for an hour with the lid down and see if I get any heat. I don’t have a lot of patience for this stuff. I want ribs now.
Happy Birthday Little Possum.
Happy Anniversary RFHs.
Happy Birthday Possum. Happy Anniversary Romacita.
https://is.gd/4qyf83
Pupster, that cat needs the keys to this dump, ASAP.
Aaaand now it’s raining. No heat on the grill, just smoke. Dagnabbit.
Have three rum and cokes and add a couple of dry logs to the fire.
We’re hosting Paula’s friends today. They’re regular visitors who I find tolerable at best. There’s too many stories to tell to give you the full picture so I won’t even begin. I’m just in a corner enjoying a cigar and beginning a book. Trying to decide on either WOOL or Cheatgrass. I think I’ll go with Cheatgrass which is shorter. Too early for me to begin drinking since I’m a light weight.
Kicked it up a notch with more charcoal. Too early for the captain and cola. Coffee and captain? You don’t know.
My weight loss challenge at work ended on Friday, I was the only participant who posted the results, I guess I win? I’m down 14lbs from May 30th without really trying too hard, high fat low carb smaller portions no sweets. If I really tried I could do more better.
I’m reading this guy’s book, haven’t started the program though.
http://www.drgundry.com/
I’d be interested in Leon’s take. His theory is that your genes are automatically programmed to make you fat and kill you if you eat the wrong things the wrong way. He dumbs down the science to my level so Leon probably won’t like it.
https://is.gd/U2csqS
Saw 3 Jill Stein yardsigns on our way across town. 5 Bernies.
No Hillary. No Trump.
I just figured out ho Jill stein is when she came across my twitchnutz feed the other day. She’s as fucking batshit as any of them.
I had to look up Jill Stein. No thanks.
Might have a place lined up. Guest house on an avacado farm. Keep your fingers crossed.
Good luck, Alex. California, right?
Watched the first episode of Stranger Things, seems pretty good, although I don’t care for the “never show the monster” genre. They captured 1983 pretty well.
Guests gone. I managed to pass on all the cupcakes and ice cream. Possum is overtired and overstimulated but she’s bound to nap soon*.
Four bratwurst left. Be a shame if they didn’t get eaten. Real shame.
*he said, optimistically
Albuquerque loves the Commies and the batshit crazies
And the commies and batshit crazies love Albuquerque.
Just got back from shooting a few rounds of trap.
Damn it was stupid hot. 97 and about the same humidity.
Wife, kids and wife’s friends we’re planning on seeing Mamma Mia at the Muni (outdoor theater in St. Louis) tonight.
Meeting of the moms happened a few a minutes ago and decided to go out to dinner then come back to the pool and drink moscow mules instead.
I was looking forward to a full night alone, but I’ll take a half night and moscow mules.
Happy birfday, Possum! Happy anniversary roamy and mr. roamy!
I don’t wish any specific harm to the rest of you, so you’ve got that going on.
As long as it’s not specific I guess.
Ribs turned out OK, a little too smokey for the boy’s tastes. I used too much cherry wood and with the mesquite charcoal I kept having to add to keep the temp up, it was pretty strong flavored. I need to get one of those charcoal chimney things and light the briquettes in there instead of adding it to the ones already lit in the grill.
My mamas idea with ribs was to put them in a pressure cooker with some water and some BBQ sauce. Kraft. My daddy didn’t grill much. Maybe th occasional burger.
I didn’t eat a smoked pork rib until I was about 25 yo. I been hooked ever since.
We had an old cast iron hibachi the old man would cook some burgers on in the back yard. It was stationed on the rock wall next to the picnic table. At some point when I was in college we got a gas grill but barbecue was pretty much burgers, dogs and chicken until recently. Recently as in since I got hooked on smoking meat by you guys.
Heh. Hooked on smoking meat.
There’s a windstorm at Fenway Park blowing dirt and trash everywhere. Never seen it like that there. The players are all rubbing their eyes with the dirt that’s in there. It carried a ball by a Twins player for a triple.
Smokes a specific meat just for Sean
NTTAWWT
Oh Leon…
Meeting of the moms happened a few a minutes ago and decided to go out to dinner then come back to the pool and drink moscow mules instead.
I was looking forward to a full night alone, but I’ll take a half night and moscow mules.
Drunken MILF pool party at Phat’s…
Why is your mom blowing the whole ballpark?
Sox fan
She’s not blowing the whole ballpark.. Just the dirt and trash.
Oh, wait…
Oh Leon…
Robust.
Another video…
We have a Lodge Hibachi from Wal-Mart Site-to-Store. SWIDT? It is awesome. We use it when we break the law and cook on our balcony.
I love how the guy who made that second video is just a shameless ass man.
Volleyball camp at UNM. We went to pizza place by university. Poor Dan. We couldn’t tell if they were legal or barely legal. Good thing there was golf on TV.
As if there’s any shame in that.
Volleyball butts everywhere and he wouldn’t look!!! 😂😂😂
He wanted to, but HS or college butts? That is the question?
He’s a stronger man than I. I can barely keep custody of my eyes at my office.
https://is.gd/GbUVqQ
Too late, Mark.
So Oso, where you sitting there pointing out particularly nice specimens just to torment him?
There’s no shame in looking at butts. The shame comes later. The dirty, dirty shame.
I might have been egging him on. Just asking questions. Oso: So, do you think it is HS Volley or collegiate tryouts? Why are they all blonde? No way they are soccer or softball. Why are their shorts so short? Lobo tryouts? HS camp? I can’t tell.
Watching Pixels again. ❤️ It. I have no regrets. Guinness World Record paste eater. I am the champion.
Speaking of crap movies, I’ve been seeing Paul Feig, director of the Ghostbusters SJW Sisterhood reboot, all over the teevee as of late.
Has anybody ever seen him and Scott Thompson in the same place at the same time?
Evenin’, eaters of paste.
I’m sitting in my sunroom with all of the sliding doors open and the paddle fan on high. It has dropped to a pleasant 79°, sun has set, and I watched the solar landscape lights come on one by one. Third Chardonnay. One candle for light. Summer.
Spy and The Heat are hilarious. As is Pixels.
Record heat wave in the Duke City. All fans on deck. Swamp on full steam ahead. 80 in the Condo.
Love Spy
Funeral sucked. Friend deserved better.
And who the hell thinks they are so important that they sit in the front two rows, leaving the widow and kids on the third row?
Sorry, Roamy
Sorry to hear that, Roamy. Bad eulogy or what?
Ouch. Sad to hear, Roamy.
Evening Hostages.
Sorry to hear, Roamy.
Bad eulogy (started off fine with Psalm 23 then wandered into the weeds about reading speeches, pet peeves, what will and won’t get you into heaven, and the Rapture), rude people, and a soloist singing more for the glory of himself than of any glory to God or benefit to the rest of us mere mortals.
Homemade root beer makes an excellent float.
Who sits in the front row of church, much less at a funeral!
Assholes Jay, assholes.
Sounds like something the Obamas would do. Sorry Roamie.
On the other hand, if it was the Obamas’ funeral, the front row seats would sell like hotcakes. Especially if you specify “spitting distance”.
Thanks, y’all. I felt awful for putting Mini-me through that.
It was the funeral home chapel, and the first four pews were reserved for family, so I’m guessing they were brothers and sisters. I was just astonished that no one moved to let the widow and kids sit at the front. Soloist sang as if he were in a church holding 1,000 people, not a chapel holding 60 or so.
Mr. RFH had a good point – he said that he can’t believe our friend would have liked that.
Sorry, Roamy.
Sounds like something the JEF would do. Make it about himself, rather than the departed…
I’m sorry for the loss of your punkin’ chunkin’ friend, and sad to hear his funeral wasn’t what it should have been.
Rocketboy has been cheering me up by quoting lines from “Airplane!”
“What can you make out of this?”
“I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl…”
/proud mama
Funerals are a scam.
Funerals are a scam.
bzzzt wrong!
Sean has never picked up chicks at a funeral has he?
Naw, Vamn, I’ve never. But a sober fella at a wake? That’s my time to shine.
heh
Wakes are a theory in my world, but I don’t have a lick o’ Irish in me.
I have it in my will that for my funeral everyone gets handed a 6 pack of cheap beer as they walk in. AC/DC Hells Bells is too be played. Strippers or Hooters Girls are to be hired as the pallbearers and no eulogies. My 17 year old niece is the executor and she has good taste so I think she will follow thru.
If you drive a car, I’ll derp the street,
If you try to sit, I’ll derp your seat.
If you get too cold I’ll derp the heat,
If you take a walk, I’ll derp your feet.
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More Muslim sickness in Germany. Merkel needs to be ousted.