Engorgeous George

Tim is the keeper of what the vast majority thinks.

I was never a summer camper nor a counselor at one. I imagine some here have had that experience and might talk about it. I have been in charge of up to 60 young kids, aged 15 down to 8 on the water, in sailboats, as their instructor as storms approached and I had to get them all off the water safely. It could get a bit hectic but I prepared and practiced the matter and of course this was always during daylight. Disoriented kids waking in thre dark to shifting danger and uncertainty is a whole nother animal and is simply foriegn to my life experience.

I imagine the river has changed some. Channels moved a bit, old sand bars gone and new ones added. Undercuts and trees swept away.

I wonder how soon that riparian ecosystem bounces back. Obviously not an immediate concern by any means with the loss of life, but something which occured to me when I saw the sediment and the flotsam rushing downstream. I imagine trying to locate bodies along the pathway would be difficult with all the debris littered all over. I suppose cadaver sniffing dogs are employed. What a sad task that would be to work those dogs. I can't imagine the grief some are going through.

As I read Musk's comments he is not looking for a candidate for President, at least not yet. He is hoping he can gain a handful of senate and congress seats believing that handful would need to be courted by the main parties to enact any agenda. He is looking to leverage a few wins to have a seat at the table.

Time for me to cook my last meal of the weekend.

LOL @ Seafoam thinking Bier's menu choices for a 4th of July BBQ indicate anything other than Bier prepping a meal for a diverse crowd to eat outdoors while leaving him time to enjoy the holiday himself. The holiday is not a contest to show one's most advanced culinary skills, it is for welcoming and comfortable enjoyment of guests in an informal atmosphere. Such a strange subject to decide to have a pissing match over. I know this. I am no cook, but i can serve up food which my guests enjoy as part of their now traditional holiday as they keep coming back year after year. That is what the holiday is about, friends wanting to gather and the host being able to enjoy the day too. Next week I am likely to make chicken sandwiches, breast, choice of grilled pickeled red pepper or pineapple on a bun; diced potatoes, onions, mushrooms green and orange peppers and some diced ham wrapped in foil, grilled corn on the cob soaked overnight in brine, orange slices topped with sweet vidalia onion slicees and a bit of ranch dressing and Schaum Torte for dessert. I cheat on this meal and buy the potatoes already diced and the red peppers already pickled Most of the prep I do long before guests arrive so i am throwing things together that have been prepped and i can enjoy the guests, play a bit of cornhole, have a beer or ten. Basically simple has its place, and I am simple. Oh, i also buy the ice cream though as a kid we made our own. The adults thought it amusing to see us kept busy for a bit and out of their hair.

The nearest i ever got to citrus on the grill was a slice or two of lemon on the trout as they finish. Sauces and dressing are not really in my repertoire. Sometimes i will mix some marmalade or chili jelly into the BBQ sauce before hitting up the chicken, but that is about it. I am pretty rudimentary. Otherwise my sauces and dressings are straight from the store brought bottle.

I forgot about grilling peaches. My wife had me do it a few years back. I used some olive oil and brown sugar if I remember. They were pretty tastee. I have to bring that back into my rotation. I do apples, pineapples and bananas but forgot about peaches. In the end I am not much of a cook.

It is not cruel or bleak unless and until they start pumping in Barry Manilow music 24/7. That is where I draw the line.

Wrong thread.

Well I suppose you could ask for the taxpayers to shell out for a nice Duxiana or Comfort 360 mattress on custom Ethan Allen funiture in enclosures fung shui'd by the Queer Eye for Straight Guys folks. Me, I am comfortable with spartan but essentially human conditions. I suppose the conditions would be a bit less bleak with a few jai alai courts, a bowling alley and a disco, but I don't care. They are in quarters we would find acceptable in American jails for Americans or in Boot Camps for American soldiers. That is enough.

Curious how you know who created that video clip? Depending on view one could think it is celebration or denigration of callousness

Weather happens. Be aware and be prepared. Be proactive. Save yourselves. Reliance on government to save you is courting disaster.

How do I contact Elon to fund my campaign for Senate?* * Joking of course, who wants to spend 6 years in Washington and flying back home only to be excoriated by an ignorantc press and a bunch of mouth breathers on the internet. Of course it might be fun to challenge Fetterman for worst dressed.

Deflecting. Just because stupid people are among the people who take your side that does not discredit your side. Let the stupid people discredit themselves while you maintain your own dignity by not defending them.

Ground hornets nest. Funny because my brother was standing near it, did not notice it, and I tossed a firecracker down the hole. I started running for the lake. He got the joke a bit slower. He only got stung once but they were close behind when he dove into the lake.

I'm not much for chicken or the egg arguments as they distract from the present reality that I have no chicken wings on the grill. Certainly Limbaugh revelled in portraying the left in a negative light. Wjhether he was the first, the worst, or whether he was a response to something earlier I do not know nor do I care. I wish both extremes could reign it in and attempt to find common ground.

Dirty Dozen Midway

Carp

I'm just silly like that, thinking words have meaning and that those that publish their words might take responsibility for the thoughts conveyed. Yep, silly ol' EG.

As for Trump and his comments, well almost every time he opens his mouth he says something with which I would take exception as he did this time..

Interesting. America or Americans? If America i presume that would be the Government which controls the military, a rather chilling and dangerous statement. As for the 'Make War" portion of your comment I find that disturbing as well. It is one thing to counter an idea or to challenge it, to make war upon it speaks of violent and final action.

Battle of the Bulge

I didn't hear his announcement either, not live, but it is linked above.