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2.16.2016

Welcome to another 5k

OK. So you all have reached 5,000 posts, so THT has asked that I make a new thread. I'll gladly acquiesce. But first, a photo of the always-lovely Jenna Fischer to user in a new post. Please enjoy.

4999 Comments:

bubbs said...: LOLZ @ E-Bro; 3:49 PM
E-Bro said...: Oh, move to Alaska already, would ya?; 3:57 PM
bubbs said...: I wish I could ...

*sad bubbs*; 4:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I wish you could too, bubbs. Then I'd have a free place to stay when I finally decide to go to Alaska.; 8:49 PM
bubbs said...: I don't understand this article. It's like they think Leff is an under dog story.

http://www.oanow.com/sports/college/auburn/football/strong-senior-season-puts-former-auburn-ot-robert-leff-in/article_3c23f95a-27e1-11e7-92f0-4b8b4ce4e34c.html; 9:08 AM
E-Bro said...: Leff fools 'em again.; 10:08 AM
bubbs said...: Guess it's a busy Monday for some of you folks. Frankly, it's been pretty slow over here.; 1:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: busy? I've done a little map research and that's about it. Tomorrow will be busier from a mappy perspective, then back to the Buy More on Wednesday; 2:17 PM
bubbs said...: Maybe I should do a little map research.

Hey, where do most of these old maps get found? And do people actively hunt for rare maps?; 2:31 PM
bubbs said...: Hey Cincy,

How long have you gone to MBCC?; 2:31 PM
E-Bro said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3:32 PM
E-Bro said...: Sorry, spent a solid portion of the day reading this article about Percy Fawcett after seeing The Lost City of Z yesterday.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/09/19/the-lost-city-of-z

I'm sorry, I meant to say that I've been busy working.; 3:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: where do most of these old maps get found?
here and here. Oh, and of course, from here.

Fortunately, there are more reputable sources, like here, and here, or <a href="http://www.maprecord.com/Dealers_International.html>this place</a>.

<i>And do people actively hunt for rare maps?</i>
I rarely hunt for them while I'm sleeping.; 6:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: oops, forgot one "

Also, re:

And do people actively hunt for rare maps?

And do people actively hunt for rare maps?

first one is retyped, the next copied and pasted from the previous post. They are absolutely identical. I have no idea why it didn't italicize in the prior post.; 6:24 PM
michael said...: If you hyperlink more than 4 times, blogger just thinks you are showing off and stops listening to your formatting cues.; 10:11 AM
bubbs said...: I need to find The Map Thief. That sounds like a good read/listen.

Have you read The Ghost Map? If not, I highly recommend it.; 11:20 AM
bubbs said...: Speaking of. The library just emailed this to me: http://www.bplonline.org/resources/exhibits/galleries/AL200/

You should swing by and visit us, THT!; 11:22 AM
michael said...: Ghost Maps? LOL bubbs, there is no such thing as maps.; 11:25 AM
bubbs said...: Well, there used to be.

In your face!; 11:34 AM
michael said...: Well you know what they say; 11:39 AM
bubbs said...: Nothing rhymes with "orange?"; 11:50 AM
michael said...: Among other things, yes.; 1:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: aurenje rhymes with orange, but I'm not sure what it is.

Rucker Agee Map Collection at Birmingham Public Library was one of the earliest collections in the country digitized and put on the internet. The original web site alabamamaps.ua.edu (yes that other school's smelly domain) has a nice index page but still uses the original and extremely painful to use display software.

The BPL now has the digitized maps on their domain, but is completely unorganized and uses only a slightly better viewing software.

Snow's cholera map is not the earliest thematic map (not even close), but it is the most well known one in the "map world".

In other news, looks like you'll now have to write-in CTT's name on the ballot.; 4:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: y'all are a bunch of slackers; 1:07 PM
bubbs said...: Your FACE is slack!; 1:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: slacker bubbs can't keep up. I had botox injections this morning. My face is as taut as a brand new tee-pee.; 1:29 PM
michael said...: I have been working hard on the greatest post of all time, but now that THT has hurt my feelings and called me a slacker, I'm not posting it.; 1:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Why are you even here? You should be in your safe space.; 1:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's been a looooooooong two nights. We finally have hockey again tonight. By tomorrow, y'all will think I must have had a Snickers bar.; 1:45 PM
bubbs said...: You mean because of your super tight face? It'll look like you reacted to the peanuts in a Snickers?

You should probably ease up on the Botox, THT.; 3:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Threre's nothing like relaxing with a 12 oz can of ice cold Botox while watching Stanley Cup hockey.; 8:08 PM
bubbs said...: Have to admit a comparative activity doesn't readily come to mind.; 8:16 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It was a struggle but, thanks to the Botox, I was barely able to keep my eyelids up til the end of the west coast game. Two road wins last night/this morning. I hope that trend continues in D.C. tonight.; 8:58 AM
michael said...: Memphis-San Antonio tonight at the Grindhouse. Big one for my Grizz, facing elimination. I'll let you know how it goes, THT.; 9:17 AM
E-Bro said...: Stop leaching the Spurs' limited reserves of energy so that we can have a somewhat competitive Western Conference Finals!; 9:35 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Go Spurs! If they make the Finals, I may watch.. or not.; 9:48 AM
michael said...: You guys are a bunch of energy vampires. Grizz are going all the way this year!; 12:42 PM
bubbs said...: All the way to back home to that DUMPSTER FIRE of a city!; 1:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Talk about some tough love. That ought to teach them a lesson.; 1:31 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Look folks, I don't have all day.; 1:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's time for...; 1:32 PM
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As punishment, I will not get to post at the next meaningless nonconference HABOTN away thread.; 1:34 PM
bubbs said...: Finally finished that article, E-Bro. Good stuff.; 1:54 PM
bubbs said...: Early to work, late to home
Early to work, late to home
Early to work, late to home
That's the rhythm of the hippodrome; 7:31 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: long day yesterday but got home in time to see Penguins beat the Capitals. Penguins all-time are now 2-8 in Game 1 vs Caps. Game 1 has proved irrelevant; the Penguins have an 8-1 series lead vs the Caps, including two series wins after trailing 3-1.; 7:55 AM
michael said...: Stupid Spurs.; 8:32 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm getting orange Cheetohs dust all over the keyboard as I type this; 8:41 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: "as much as I hate Cam, he is a decent quarterback. When he played at Southern Cal, LSU tried to recruit him. After his first year, Cam's father said, if you want Cam to play for you, it will cost $100,000."

I overheard that today from someone talking in the next room. I'm guessing the person who said it probably watches CNN or MSNBC.; 9:56 AM
michael said...: haha. Love it when knowledgeable people share their knowledge.; 10:57 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: the guy is a d(*^yankee, bless his heart. There was a lot more, but I couldn't type fast enough to get it all.; 11:14 AM
bubbs said...: I'M RIGHT HERE, GUYS!; 11:27 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: A "here" hyperlink containing GPS coordinates would have been a little more helpful.; 11:29 AM
bubbs said...: I'm not going to make it that easy for people to track me down.

Plus, I can't ever remember the right tags for a hyper link, and it's way too much work to look it up.; 11:40 AM
michael said...: Hey bubbs, to hyperlink do this:

< />www.yourlink.com< /bubbsissuperdumb>

Just take out the spaces to make is work.; 11:47 AM
bubbs said...: tiny.cc/bubbsishere; 12:02 PM
bubbs said...: Well, that didn't work. You must not be very good with computers, MJT.; 12:02 PM
michael said...: Clearly you have issues following easy instructions to complete simple tasks. Maybe you should do something simple with your life, like becoming president.; 1:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'll vote for bubbs if he'll close down sanctuary campuses for idiots and jerks, aka ua-t.; 1:38 PM
bubbs said...: Agenda item #1 would be to find all uat violations, and have all their "titles" stricken from the record book. Then I'd walk it back from there. Death Penalty all the way to demolition of the campus.; 2:59 PM
michael said...: But you can't even hyperlink. That's a lot to take on.; 3:20 PM
bubbs said...: I'll have people that actually do all the details and doing of things. My main focus will be on tweeting out promises and threats. Very similar to being POTUS.

I know how to twitter.; 3:39 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've sent a contribution of $19.95 for your campaign to Dear Leader. Now I've just got to find an Alabama voting booth near my house.; 10:39 AM
michael said...: I took a withdrawal of 15.75 from your campaign, bubbs. I am going to eat a real nice lunch with it. Thanks!; 11:01 AM
bubbs said...: No worries. I transferred all the money in Tubs' fund since he isn't going to need it.

So far so good. I'm meeting with Victory land people today. The bagman hooked me up with folks that seem really eager to get me elected. This should go quite well.; 11:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I bet he went to Pat's for a real Philly cheesesteak; 12:13 PM
bubbs said...: You spelled Chili's wrong, THT.; 12:40 PM
michael said...: No, he was right. My friend Pat ordered Chili's to-go.; 1:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think I saw Feng doing highway maintenance. He still has a tracheotomy but other than that and the bilateral foot prostheses, and the right eye prosthesis, and the internal defibrillator, he looked great.; 1:21 PM
bubbs said...: I stand corrected. Sorry for the false accusation, THT.

What's Pat having for dinner? I might be interested.; 1:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: My spelling is awesome. I spel like a chump.; 2:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: talk about demoralizing. Instead of a 3-0 series lead, Penguins now lead 2-1 and will likely be without their best player the rest of what could be a very abbreviated postseason. They have already been without their best defenseman for more than a month and without their starting goalie since the last week of the season. At one point last night, 3 of their forwards were knocked out of the game with injuries; only one of them returned later in the game. There was so much empty space on their bench they should have sold seats there.; 7:37 AM
michael said...: I noticed errybody on Twitter freaking out about the Penguins game. Maybe you should pick a new team for the rest of the playoffs. That's what I do when the Grizz get knocked out. Go Cavs!; 10:38 AM
michael said...: Reading your link, THT, and the story had this line:

"There is no sorrier sight in the Stanley Cup playoffs than to watch the world's best player struggle to skate off the ice, not knowing the severity of his injury but certain that he won't return."

Since it is a hockey article, I know it's pronounced "soar-ier." Buncha Canadians.; 10:42 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: GO PREDATORS! GO ANYBODY BUT CAPS & RANGERS!

Trivia: The Rangers original owner was Tex SomebodyorOther. That's where the team nickname came from. The team was Tex's Rangers. Seriously.; 11:07 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm guessing none of y'all watched Edmonton & Anaheim the other night? Absolutely awesome rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, a cappella, by the capacity crowd.. IN EDMONTON. The singer's mic didn't work, so he yelled out to the crowd to start singing. They did it waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than we would do with our own anthem, much less a neighbor's anthem. Absolutely amazine, eh?; 12:45 PM
michael said...: Those Canadians can sing our national anthem so good because they all want to be Americans deep down.; 4:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: A Bammer softball player hit a home run, but in the celebration missed tagging home plate, the Ole Miss catcher then tagged her out, Ole Miss won, 5-4. It was glorious.; 4:37 PM
bubbs said...: Frankly, I don't know how I feel about Canada. And frankly, I don't know what that says about them. They can't even elicit an opinion from me.; 9:53 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The Flower has been standing on his head in goal for every playoff game. He's due for an off night. Combine that with absence of two players from the Penguins top line (Crosby & Sheary) and I'm thinking tonight could be an ugly blowout. It's almost a blessing that I'm stuck at the Buy More until midnight.; 11:17 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 40BEASLEY!!!; 11:17 AM
E-Bro said...: Canada celebrates Boxing Day. Can't trust 'em.; 1:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Celebrate is a pretty strong word for someone who shops, eats leftovers, and lounges in front of the TV. Unless, of course, you were talking about the those mummers in Newfoundland.; 1:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I feel like King George VI stuttering behind this keyboard.; 1:10 PM
bubbs said...: You have a point about Boxing Day, but what aboot maple syrup, Wayne Gretzky, and all rock band trios?; 1:21 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I get my maple syrup from Vermont. I'm a bigger fan of a healthy Mario. You can't count; it was the Five Man Electrical Band. Can't you read the sign?; 1:25 PM
michael said...: lol you guys think Boxing Day is a real thing.; 1:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Boxing Day doesn't hold a candle to Irony Day. But then, why should it. The whole world is it up with LEDs.; 2:10 PM
E-Bro said...: MJT...If the French hadn't of bailed us out, we would be forced to think that.

We'd also be speaking the Queen's English and talking about things "hotting" up instead of "heating" up. Think about that the next time you're playing NBA Jam.; 2:14 PM
michael said...: You can't tell me what to think next time I play NBA Jam. You can't make me do ANYTHING.; 2:22 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Forget Queen's English. Feng will probably have the entire western hemisphere speaking Mandarin before ua-t wins another championship. I'm guessing he's got about 80 years to get it done.; 2:23 PM
E-Bro said...: No I can't, MJT, because this is the USA, not Canada or some other Commonwealth nation.; 3:20 PM
michael said...: I heard a guy on NPR doing a TED talk the other day about how 50 years from now, any schmo will be able to make a pandemic causing biological pathogen at home that will destroy the human race more or less, so maybe bama will never win another championship at all.; 3:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: whatever it takes; 3:42 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: "It wasn't the best possible offense to translate to the professionals. "

Hey Leff, that hurts.; 4:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that must have been an interesting prayer

Still, it was probably a better decision than the 'Tyson brand' on the side of her head

ok, back to stocking shelves. See y'all tomorrow; 4:26 PM
bubbs said...: I'd rather hang out with the Tyson lady vs. the prayer lady. Just saying.; 5:04 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The Flower has been standing on his head in goal for every playoff game. He's due for an off night. Combine that with absence of two players from the Penguins top line (Crosby & Sheary) and I'm thinking tonight could be an ugly blowout

It worked!!! GO PENS!!!; 9:29 PM
michael said...: I was in a meeting all day today that I really had nothing to do with, but it was being held in our facility to I had to "babysit." It was almost as bad as watching hockey.; 6:19 PM
bubbs said...: You could have stopped at "I was in a meeting."

Meetings are stupid.; 8:35 AM
michael said...: I disagree. While all meetings are stupid, the details I provided showed that this was a worse meeting than normal.

Don't tell me how to post.; 9:45 AM
bubbs said...: Don't tell me how to talk to you. YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!; 9:47 AM
michael said...: HEY BUBBS I WILL TELL YOU TO TALK TO ME HOWSOEVER I FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD TALK TO ME AND I THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO ME NICE!; 11:44 AM
bubbs said...: YOUR FACE IS NICE!; 12:50 PM
michael said...: THANKS MAN!; 2:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: despite my presence, the meeting I attended today was not stupid. I heard several superb and educational presentations. Plus somebody from Richmond, KY, brought a bunch of these incredibly tasty treats.; 8:22 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'll save y'all the trouble of an internet search for the answer to the question on y'all's minds this morning.

Yes, the Penguins do have recent experience in blowing a 3-1 series lead and losing game 7. They are also one of only 4 teams in NHL playoff history to have blown a 3-0 series lead and lost game 7.; 7:40 AM
michael said...: I wish I had checked the comments here before I wasted so much time this morning searching the internet about the Penguins' history of blowing 3-1 leads.; 9:55 AM
bubbs said...: Always come here first before doing any type of research.

TGWOS; 11:05 AM
bubbs said...: Woody Barrett Express has left the station. Taking his train cars elsewhere.

Best of luck!; 11:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: reminds me of the yard work this weekend, getting rid of all the dead wood from the trees so the new growth can thrive; 11:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Always come here first before doing any type of research

Just think how much quicker Einstein could have figured out that whole relativity thing. Stupid Einstein. He never HABOTNed.; 11:26 AM
bubbs said...: I feel like the recent transfers and two new comers have made for better quality depth at that position.; 11:27 AM
bubbs said...: To be fair, I'm almost positive Einstein visits HABOTN these days. Slow learner.; 11:27 AM
michael said...: My dad used to always tell me "Great thinking, Einstein," so you are basically correct, bubbs.; 12:32 PM
bubbs said...: "used to?"; 1:47 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: My dad used to always tell me "you'll never get out of prison."

HA! PAROLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See y'all later.; 2:02 PM
bubbs said...: You'll be back. You seem like a return visitor, THT.; 4:27 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Go Predators!; 8:39 AM
michael said...: Don't lose hope, THT! Game 7 is in the bag!; 10:18 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: All I got is hope for the Penguins. I sure don't have any confidence for them. They have just gone AWFUL. They look like they don't know the first thing about hockey.

GO PREDATORS!

At least these sorts of things pop up to distract me from the Penguins-induced misery.; 11:42 AM
bubbs said...: Pens have never lost a game 7 on the road.

How do you feel about that?; 9:07 AM
michael said...: I imagine his feeling is something like "GO PREDATORS!"; 10:05 AM
bubbs said...: He must still be distracted by those maps.; 11:09 AM
THT said...: howdy. I was distracted by maps this morning, then a trip to Sutton's Drugstore for an awesomely delicious bacon cheeseburger, fries, and cherry diet coke. Then a walk over to the campus library to check out a book The Merchant Venturers of Bristol to see what they had to say about Nicholas Pocock, then home and back to map stuff. Except I can't concentrate on it because a grandpuppy in my lap is making me very very sleeeeeeeeeeeeeee; 2:02 PM
THT said...: this is the fifth consecutive year the Anaheim Ducks have had a 3-2 series lead in the playoffs and lost game 6 on the road. In 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 they also lost game 7 at home. Game 7 is in Anaheim tonight.; 2:26 PM
bubbs said...: So you're saying they're due for a win?; 3:27 PM
michael said...: I bet the penguins have never beaten the Capitals in a game 7.; 4:51 PM
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BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!; 9:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: IN. THE. BAG.!!!

GO PENGUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The FLOWER with Game 7 SHUTOUT!!!; 9:09 PM
michael said...: WAS THERE EVER ANY DOUBT?!?!??!

My bag is undefeated.; 9:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: no doubt at all... just a little uncertainty. The Penguins game 7 road record is the main reason I had the courage to watch the game. Penguins 41yo forward Matt Cullen's undefeated record in game 7s also helped, as did the Penguins all-time undefeated record in game 7s vs the Washington Generals.... er, Capitals.; 9:55 PM
E-Bro said...: And the Ducks won a Game 7 at home. Don't know what to believe anymore.; 8:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I confess, after running on 3 hours sleep the previous night, I fell asleep as 3rd period was starting in Anaheim. I woke up just after the handshake. I'm hoping for an all-P Finals. GO PENGUINS! GO PREDATORS! I'm just happy the Caps, Bruins, and Rangers were all sent home.; 8:27 AM
bubbs said...: E-Bro, we clearly stated that the Ducks were due for a win. How is this confusing?

We called both games. Feel free to place bets based on our predictions.; 8:59 AM
bubbs said...: You know what I find interesting? When you blow your nose after a dusty cutting of the lawn.; 9:00 AM
michael said...: I won both my car and house back with well placed hockey bets. It's nice being a hockey expert.; 9:01 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: cutting of the lawn? That message must have been for MrsTHT. I found it incomprehensible.

I'm pleased with your good fortune, michael.

Guess what? Ducks may have won a game 7 for the first time in forever but, if they play their cards right, for the 5th consecutive year they could exit the playoffs with a Game 7 loss on home ice. Go Predators!; 12:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: highly enjoyable article

Includes comments like this: Unfortunately, that has been the Caps’ response to playoff losses since Biblical times, when they blew a two-game lead to the Pharisees. (2013); 1:01 PM
E-Bro said...: THT, I didn't realize until this Oilers-Ducks series that Gretzky was back with the Oilers as a front office exec, and I have to admit, that "Prodigal Son returns" storyline (and Edmonton's general underdog status) made it hard to pull against them last night.

But then I remembered that Edmonton is in Canada.; 1:11 PM
bubbs said...: I'm starting to wonder if "Canada" is a scam. Have any of you been to this mythical place? Have you ever even heard someone speak Canadian?; 1:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was in Montreal 2 months ago and not a one of them spoke Canadian. I heard French, English, and even a little Greek, but no Canadian. The lines to get through customs may have been a ruse to make me think I actually had left the country.; 1:28 PM
michael said...: I've never met a real person anywhere, I don't think.; 2:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Apparently you haven't met Jan Terri.

As of 3 days ago, she's STILL IN THE NEWS!; 2:59 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Jan Terri's world; 3:21 PM
michael said...: You're right, I unfortunately have never met her. Good to see she's still doing well.; 3:29 PM
bubbs said...: "I'm like a dinosaur before my time."

"I throw Milky Way bars at my concerts."

I feel like her publicist is not very good. If you can monetize Honey Boo Boo, I think Jan Terri can go far.; 4:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I thought "Dinosaur before my time" would be a great Jan Terri song.; 4:36 PM
michael said...: Jan would never sell out, man. She's different.; 4:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: very different. She's so different she's almost the same.

Not much hockey left. Only 1 game per day :(; 7:42 AM
bubbs said...: Remember how we talked about trying to find a centered media outlet, MJT?

I started following The Economist. As they were considered right leaning by that liberal chart. They've not been real keen on Trump of late. I'm not sure if I need to go further right or Trump is not that good at this.; 8:59 AM
michael said...: I'll give em a follow.

It's really hard to judge a media outlet on their handling of Trump. He is a democrat who ran as a republican who is an idiot and a winner and a guy used to living and working with zero accountability. Most of his support by repubs is pragmatic in nature, so it's been interesting to see who has stuck with Trump and who hasn't.

Unless something weird happens, I expect the repubs will get absolutely slaughtered in the midterms. Trump will probably switch parties and be signing single payer health care reform in 2019.; 9:16 AM
bubbs said...: Sounds plausible.; 10:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Y'all should just watch FoxNews. Everything else is fake.

The Economist is run by a bunch of liberal foreigners who should keep their nose out of our business (and vice versa). Other than that, I know absolutely nothing about it. Never seen it, never read it. But hey, who needs knowledge to form a sound opinion?; 10:28 AM
michael said...: LOL like I'd ever "watch" news.; 10:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: MrsTHT DVRs the nightly news! The closest I come to watching news is "NHL Overtime" on NBCSN; 11:24 AM
bubbs said...: Once in a blue moon I'll turn on the TV and catch some (local) news. I usually get frustrated from how many breaks there are to commercial. And at the end of it, I feel like I didn't really learn anything.; 12:21 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: You'd think by now everything ever written or published would be available in a text searchable format on the internet. Alas, looks like I will waste a lot of time tomorrow scrolling through the 1767-1782 microfilms of Felix Farley's Bristol Journal. Feel free to join me and we'll get done a lot quicker.; 1:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Lady walks in to the Buy More and starts telling the clerk about a bad headache after attending a mime conference. Yes, a MIME conference. When she got home from the conference she engaged in other activities that did not require speech (of which she provided waaaaaaaaaaay more details than necessary) and the headache got worse. I think she needs an aspirin. Bubbs, I can send you her phone number.; 1:46 PM
bubbs said...: Probably more up MJT's alley. Didn't he kill all the mimes? Sounds like he missed a few.; 1:52 PM
michael said...: I got hit in the nose playing basketball last Sunday, and I've had a headache since then. Did she mime playing basketball?; 1:59 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: she didn't mention anything about baskets; 2:03 PM
michael said...: Did she mime anything about baskets?; 2:23 PM
bubbs said...: Maybe it's a tumor, MJT.

Hmm. Well, now I'm just confused. I was starting to suspect there were was scoring in her game. But no baskets ... I dunno.; 2:26 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: No, once she left the conference she wasn't allowed to use any gestures at all. She could only speak and thankfully, it wasn't to me.; 2:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: the weekend is here!; 3:56 PM
michael said...: No it isn't.; 4:27 PM
bubbs said...: Your face is here!; 4:45 PM
Cincytiger said...: Blogger bubbs said...
Hey Cincy,

How long have you gone to MBCC?

Bubbs, about 11 years. We started there when we moved to B'ham. Are you going there? Did I miss seeing you?; 10:10 PM
bubbs said...: Used to go there. Not quite 20 years ago. Was wondering if we had unknowingly crossed paths a long time ago without knowing it.

Living in Leeds, it's a bit too long of a haul for it to be in consideration. Also ended up becoming Presbyterian (PCA - think Briarwood).; 8:18 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: MrsTHT and I were members of BPC for 12 months. I'll never forget Frank Barker using scripture to describe the 1983 Iron Bowl the morning after the game. He got a big AMEN!; 1:59 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Why are y'all making me watch the Penguins tonight? Do y'all not have an ounce of decency?; 7:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ok, now I see why. Penguins really gutted that one out. Unfortunately, two more Penguins suffered significant injuries very early in the game. Penguins were already without their two best defensemen and now their 3rd best may have broken his collarbone. At that point, I told 2.0 that The Flower would have to be perfect, and he was, getting his 10th career playoff shutout. I'm afraid he'll still need to be perfect.; 12:02 AM
Cincytiger said...: Glad the Pens are doing well, THT. Hope the Auburn ball teams can do well this weekend.

Bubbs, you must have gone to MBCC when they were on Montevallo Road. We have been out on 280 for about 15 years? Just celebrated our 25th anniversary of being a church. We are on the old Southeastern Bible College campus, which used to be the Briarwood Presby Campus. MBCC feels like a Presbyterian Church, most awesome church I have ever attended. Was Tim Kallam the pastor when you attended? We used to drive 30 minutes from Chelsea to attend, sure is nice to be 5 minutes away now.

Where are you hoping to move if you sell your house?; 9:21 AM
bubbs said...: Yep, they were still over there when we attended. Tim was, indeed, the pastor at the time. Being 5 minutes away is a much better situation. It can be hard to stay connected with folks during the week when you're too far away. Glad you're a part of that body!

If the house sells, we want to stay in the Leeds school system. We talked about starting over. Looked at moving out West/North West. We knew it was either that or stay in our community and find something that's a little bigger so there's room to breath as the kids start becoming teens. After some back and forth we decided to stay. It's a much more manageable task, but I'm sad I'll continue to experience Alabama summers. :(; 10:08 AM
michael said...: Leeds school system? Thought yall were homeschoolers. Didn't think you cared about those devil schools.

THT, the Penguins have the Stanley Cup in the bag.; 10:25 AM
bubbs said...: Since you asked. Some background: bubbs attended public, private and home schooled growing up. Mrs. bubbs was a home schooler. Likely the reason I was able to scoop her up. She was young and naive.

The oldest home schools. That's what you're remembering. Remember we had that Dyslexia and Dyscalculia discussion a while back?

The other three go to the devil's learning system.

THT, the Pens will probably never win another game.; 10:34 AM
michael said...: Well if you'd just accept my friendship request on facebook I wouldn't have to remember all this.; 10:37 AM
bubbs said...: You clearly have friend requested some other bubbs. Sad!; 10:52 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Where are you hoping to move if you sell your house?

They are moving to Alaska if he can get enough courage to tell his better half. bubbs signed a contract as the house band for the Blue Loon in Ester.; 11:32 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 41BEASLEY!!!; 11:32 AM
E-Bro said...: Why not move to the real Leeds in England?

It rains a bit but they otherwise have nice weather.; 1:10 PM
bubbs said...: If we went international, I don't think England would be my first choice.; 1:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I like England because they speak American. You could do a lot worse.; 2:53 PM
Cincytiger said...: When you said west or north/west, I thought you were talking about Gardendale! I didn't know you were talking about changing states. You know you don't want to go so far away from Auburn football. :)

Kathryn and Aaron have bought 5 acres in Irondale, just outside the Mountain Brook city limits. They are going to continue to homeschool. so no worries with school districts. They want to build, but are unsure about timing. Thinking they may wait a year and a half or so until Aaron makes partner. They would be able to better afford what they want to build. They really want the kids to have room to run around in the woods.; 3:04 PM
E-Bro said...: And a bit better.; 3:07 PM
michael said...: Land would be cool, but I'm never moving again if I can help it. Moving stinks. I'll just stick to the suburbs we're at.

We're in Alabama, woods are never more than 100 yards away anyway. If they want to bad enough they'll find them some woods.; 5:13 PM
bubbs said...: I would like to own land, but like a LOT of land. I would want to make it a homestead and be a mile from any other folks. But that would require more wealth than I ever see me having.

Yeah, when I said "start over" I meant it. Massive change. But that didn't happen. Closer to AU but also closer to all these bammers. bleh.

Irondale is just down the road. Maybe we'll end up running into each other here and there!

THT, I figured I could just pretend we're moving into a Leeds house. Tell the wife we got that house over there. When we pack up I'll start driving and just keep on driving. Past that house and all the way to Alaska. That's my current plan. But don't mention it to anyone.; 5:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Wow! Check out the view of Mount McKinley/Denali from the deck of bubbs's new house. How could Mrs. bubbs not fall in love with that?! Within months she'll be out trapping and fishing and just having a grand ol' time.

Don't worry, bubbs. Your secret is safe with me.; 5:56 PM
michael said...: Denali doesn't look all that cool. It's no Monte Sano, that's for sure.; 6:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: are there moose at Monte Sano? How can you say it's better than Denali if there are no moose?; 7:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ...and don't go waving your clinoids and blastoids at me. They aren't all that special.; 6:14 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: *crinoids.

You can wave your clinoids all you want.

Now, let's see what's up next...; 7:01 AM
bubbs said...: pop... it's a page flop.

I blame Norm.; 10:23 AM
bubbs said...: I can feel MJT waiting for someone to miss the turn. SUCKA!; 10:24 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: MJT's probably out hiking on his beloved Monte; 10:38 AM
bubbs said...: I bet he's never even been there.; 11:33 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I dare not take that bet, not even for a nickel. But I'd bet he's seen it.

Trump: "No politician in history has been treated as harshly or unfairly than me."

The Dutch once lynched and then partially ate their Prime Minister, so Trump should count his blessings for now and hope the wacko liberals don't do the same.; 11:49 AM
bubbs said...: When everything you say gets spoken in hyperbole it gets difficult to listen to you. Or at least I have a hard time listening to you.

"No politician in history ..." - Just stop right there. Whatever you follow that with is almost assured to be factually incorrect.; 12:55 PM
michael said...: Blastoids! You saw the page turn coming.

There has never been a defunct blog commentor who has been treated as harshly or unfairly as me.; 1:36 PM