The Hunting of the Snark - Beckerized

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rkmoore said:
Gshark - sorry about my rant earlier. Just a crappy day/night at work and some things at home. So I apologize for the tone and in truth I hope you enjoyed your time off and get to spend your holidays with your family and friends.
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Hey rk, no need to apologize. We all have those days once in a while, sometimes in a greater succession than we'd like to though, but such is like.
I hope you'll be able to spend some quality time with your loved ones sooner rather than later and that good fortune finds your war.
I'm sorry as well if my post offended you in some way, which was never my intention and I'm sad it did trigger something.
Good night, friend.
 
Hmmm, I am amused with your daughter stories. My daughter is 11 and I have yet to experience her bringing a boy home. I figured the way I would handle it is just shoot the first one that comes knocking on the door for her and leave his body to rot on the porch for all the other boys to step over. Figure that would get the message across.:D

So, today, is actually a well deserved layed back day for me. The wife and daughter have gone to town for a few hours. Im on the kitchen table cutting out sheaths. My son, who is bored decides since he cant go outside. (29 degrees today) hooks up the old play station and plays some video games. I figure its been a couple of years since its been played. He turns on Mario cart and challenges me to a game. To which I could not resist. So, I put the tools down and beat him 3 out of 5 games. Lol. Seems the old man's still got it. He of coarse had a list of excuses a mile long on why I beat him. :D

Aaaaannnnnnddddd, I have a big pot of venison vegetable soup on the stove. Cant wait for that later. :thumbup:
 
A couple pieces of intarsia my father finished up. There is no paint, its all the natural colors from the wood with only a clear coat varnish when its finished. Each piece is cutout separately and then hand sanded. He has been doing this for going on 20 years. I made a trout as a kid and it sold as well. Its a LOT of work.

He is going to do my Worldwood logo for me!!

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Chameleonbear said:
So, it started to snow here (and sort of stick)

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It's so pretty! I can't wait for winter for real! But as such, I decided it was a good time to make chili!!!!

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I didn't do the Rockcastle chili, just cause my mom complains it's too spicy and my sister complains it's too fatty when I make it (personally I think they are both crazy!) I instead I did my old standby chili. Still yummy, but it's more beans, and it's ground beef instead of steak, and it's got andouille in it as well. Then for my bowl I just dress it up with some tobasco and sriaccha, and some sour cream and some cheese... This is slightly soupier than usual as well, but I wanted to make sure there was enough for EVERYONE and I'm letting it simmer (covered) for a good 4-5 hours (for that extra nom-nom-nom-ness). So it should be lovely!
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That looks really good cbear. I've really been wanting to make a pot of chili lately. Maybe I'll have to make some this week on my days off. I make mine spicy, with big chunks of onion and stew meat. Yep, definitely gonna make some this week.
 
worldwood said:
You must live in a great fantasy place. Let me know if there is any more room and ill join you :D

I was having sex regularly at 14. And trying to talk every girl into it within 100 yards of me.

I was, what i now fear.



My buddy, Smart man!!

Did you turn her phone into a bug and set up game camera in the front and back of the "friends" house, then pour sugar sand on the ground near all windows so you could check footprints the next day??

I have a whole book of plans for mine.
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Trying to talk a girl into it means nothing until she decides to say yes....and her saying yes has nothing to do with threatening boys. Hey, we're human, and that's what we wanna do, boy or girl. Arm your kids with RESPECT of themselves (as well as others) and knowledge of consequences and they should do alright. Are you gonna meet your son's girfriends with the same attitude or are you just gonna lock him up until he turns 30?
Trust me when I say I wanted it pretty bad when I was a teen.....but it wasn't until a girl kicked my feet out from under me that I got it. Takes two to tango, as the expression goes.
 
Watching a documentary on Burt of Bert's Bees on Netflix. Interesting at the very least.
 
NathanJ said:
Fella's how it going? Feeling the heat here down under already, although it's only spring we hit 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) so I am not looking forward to the official start of summer in a few weeks. We've had F/A-18's and Blackhawks flying over our suburb (literally right over our house) for the past week, but with the G20 over it should be back to normal.
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It was about 50 degrees C cooler than that when I crawled out of my hammock this morning. (18F)
becker content from right before dinner time yesterday:
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those who were at the fall gathering might recognize the contraption on the left -- pre-ignition
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post ignition -- with secondary burn of the wood gas. :D

once the twig sticking out of the top had burned own a bit, I dropped a skillet on the stove, added a pint of ice cold water, and had a rolling boil in about 30 seconds.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Trying to talk a girl into it means nothing until she decides to say yes....and her saying yes has nothing to do with threatening boys. Hey, we're human, and that's what we wanna do, boy or girl. Arm your kids with RESPECT of themselves (as well as others) and knowledge of consequences and they should do alright. Are you gonna meet your son's girfriends with the same attitude or are you just gonna lock him up until he turns 30?
Trust me when I say I wanted it pretty bad when I was a teen.....but it wasn't until a girl kicked my feet out from under me that I got it. Takes two to tango, as the expression goes.
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Im two-sided as hell when it comes to my son. I cant justify it, but i am honest about it. If i only had sons i wouldnt even worry about it. I know thats not right, but like i said i cant justify it.

Because i cant treat one differently than the other i will have to keep him from dating too.

I have been with more than my share of women/girls. I think i was 18-19 years old the first time a "new" girl approached me for sex, at that point i had already been with a handful of girls. None of them approached me and wanted it... It took lots of persuading and peer pressure. I was good at persuading. I told all types of lies. I wasnt the only teenage boy persuading girls either, and its not likely stopped in recent years i wouldnt think.

Your approach is the right approach bud, but im not taking any chances that my daughter meets a punk like i was at that age. My first pregnancy "scare" i was only 15. My sister did get pregnant in high school. Granted the guy is a great guy, they got married and still live together and both have decent jobs but thats not always the case.... I have been planning this out since the day i found out i was having a daughter. I have been told your kids will be 3 times as bad, and 3 times as good at getting away with stuff then you were at their age... I'll be ready.
 
Murphnuge said:
Watching a documentary on Burt of Bert's Bees on Netflix. Interesting at the very least.
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The other day, the kid that sits next to me in zoology explained how putting Burt's bees on your eyelids elevates your high, how did some one ever figure that out :confused:
 
"Bitch-gloss", my ass, son. Spend 40 years in Northern WI winters and you'll learn to appreciate chapstick. Having your face fray around the edges and your lips peel off in painful bloody strips ain't much fun.

So if y'all are callin me a "bitch" or "feminized"... heh. Come up North with me for six months of my choosing. We'll see who's beggin' for some Carmex or Burt's Bees. :D

On the other hand, wannabe-biker sissies with palm-lotion and knuckle-balm... that's news to me. :rolleyes:

Also, some Beckerhead (whom I forget at the moment) a couple months ago suggested using chapstick as a food-safe "coating" on plain carbon knives to prevent undue corrosion, and I subsequently discovered that it works pretty well for that, too. :thumbup:


I do draw the line at the stuff with sparkles in it, though. :p


In other news...

Never been real big on the winter holidays myself. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite, because it has the least "commerical" feel and the most "let's just get together and celebrate the harvest" kinda thing to it. Y'know, like a Beckerhead Gathering. Where everybody just chips in together and it's a blast.

Sadly, all that changes a bit when you become a "grown-up" and start actually hosting the Turkey-Day festivities (whether you wanted to or not). Suddenly, everyone coming over to your house has requests for their traditional home-cooked favorites, and of course they're only gonna bring a crappy store-bought pie in a box or a six pack of warm mediocre beer. Meanwhile, you and your wife are working your behinds off and spending scads of money so these rascals can come have a glorious feast in your home once a frickin' year... and you never see 'em or hear from 'em the other 364 days. The wife is stressed as hell for three weeks in advance and after, and the whole time, you're sitting there going "Got-dang, this was a lot more enjoyable when I was a kid and didn't realize how much work went into it".

Wow... sorry guys and gals, I got a little snarky there. :o I do still love Thanksgiving very much. Just sometimes I wonder... damn... ain't it supposed to be fun? :confused:
 
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Murphnuge said:
Good thing you moved South then.
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I'm doin' my part to raise the average IQ level and general goodlookin'-ness factor 'round these parts... it's a dirty, thankless job, but someone's gotta do it. ;)


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Finished supper. Made cornbread to go with it. Grilled the corn then stripped it off the cob and mixed it in with diced jalapeño and cheese. Oh and baked it in the cast iron skillet that made the bacon in this morning.

Now I'm in the jacuzzi with a glass of chocolate wine.
 
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