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I used to be one of those guys that would wait until Nov 1st before turning on the heat, no matter the outside temperature. Then as time went on, it became anytime after Oct 15th but only at night. After a few more years, it became anytime after Oct 1st to just take the "chill out" of the house and once warmed up, would shut it off right away. And I love to drive so I'll do most, if not all, the driving. Makes the time go by faster. I'm a poor passenger, get bored easily.

Back home from my first trip to Atlantic City in almost 3 years. Was there for 3 days/2 nights at the Hard Rock Casio, with the 2 nights being "free". The reason for the quotes is they still charge a resort fee + tax on the resort fee. Still, it was only $35 per night vs $200 night it would've been. Complimentary drinks were plentiful on the casino floor so the only things I needed to pay for was food, gas & tolls. Oh, and I came home with the same amount of money I left with. Breaking even at a casino is as good as winning to me. I didn't realize yesterday Yankee game was a day game so when I went to the hotel bar early to grab a good seat, I was surprised that it was the 8th inning. At least I go to see them win at the end. Much is being made of how the long Cleveland series and rain delays will leave the Yankees "exhausted" and they will just roll over for the "well-rested" Astros. I don't get it, position players usually play 6 days a week for 6 months. Continuing to do so for another 2 weeks in October should be not be a concern. The Astro's played 3 games in the last 2 weeks. I'd be more concerned about their players being rusty. And while the Yankees won't have their best pitchers available for for the first 2 games, tonight's starting pitcher for the Yankees - Tailion - last started a game on Oct 4th, so he will be "well-rested". Yes, the Astro's have a better overall pitching staff and are the heavy favorites but if the Yanks can steal a game or two, it's anybodies series. This is the year of the upsets!

I'm pretty sure there are no restrictions on topics here so music chat to your hearts content. ♥️

Nnoooooo. Lol, sorry. I'm one of those guys that take my holidays one at a time. No thinking of Christmas until after Thanksgiving. Which is an improvement for me. Used to be no Christmas until the first week iof December. I might be in the minority with this. 🙂 However, as the song goes. We need little Christmas

Weird place to put a lighthouse. Just to the left of the glass skyscraper. Oceans casino in Atlantic City. I'm next door, 30th floor of Hard Rock casino. Zoomed in. I'm guessing when it was built, it was the only thing there & the rest of the city was built around it.

That's right, I forgot you had traveled for a wedding (niece? nephew?) and your moms funeral. Wide range of emotions, hope things went as well as they could.

I mowed the lawn. A whole 1/2 acre. Took almost an hour. And packed my bag for a 2 night stay in Atlantic City. Oh, and made a pot of coffee. So yeah, I was pretty busy too.😆

Yankees live to play another day. No 9th inning magic today from the Cleveland Indi, er, Guardians. Very routine and boring 9th inning. Considering that the Yankees were 1 strike away from winning last nights game, this series could've been over. Should be a good game tomorrow. My fearless prediction: one of the teams is going home. Also, Jets, Giants and Bills won. Good day for NY sports.

Deep down inside, everyone is a Yankee fan. Some just don't know it yet. 😂😂😂

Why ? @A&L_Ont Lenny is a Met fan. To the best of my knowledge, the only other Yankee fans here are @George C and @BonTexasNY, proudly representing the Bronx Bombers deep in the heart of Texas. Apologies if I overlooked anyone.

Maybe the admins are messing with you? 😉😇

I agree but for a different reason. One of my favorite beers - a fine Texas brew called Shiner Bock - is only available the first day, up to the 12 mile limit out, although the folks in the English pub were a bit slow to take it off the shelf so I got to enjoy it well into evening, probably a little longer than I should have.

I usually look at TripAdvisor, Expedia and Hotels dot com reviews. As you said, everyone has their own standards so I focus on the rating percentages rather than the actual written review. For example, the reviews for hotel in question are all over the map with 54% of the people saying it was good or excellent and 38% poor or terrible. While there might be exceptions, usually budget, I generally won't consider a hotel with anything less than 80% good/excellent rating or has a poor/terrible rating in the double digits.

No worries, it's all good. NY Rangers are playing tonight should the Yankee game going south quickly. 😇 It certainly seems like the year of the underdog, with the exception of the Astro's. San Diego, Cleveland & Philly are all playing exceptionally well, much better than their regular season records would indicate. Most shocking upset is the 89-win Padres beating 111-win Dodgers 3 games to 1. LA was an unbeatable machine all season long. It is great to see some new blood in the postseason but I do agree with your assessment, MLB would love to keep TV ratings high.

But you can come home with a Pirate's Booty. I'm not talking about the snack food or a girl on the side but bounty, ships treasure or what some people would call, winning tickets from Casino Royale. 🙂

For @Ocean Boy A different kind of Lighthouse. This one is in the Hudson River, just north of Hyde Park, home to FDR, the Vanderbilts and a few other Gilded Age old money millionaires, about 100 miles north of NYC. There is a state park with hiking trails, abandoned mansions, etc. Can't see it? Let me zoom in a bit. Those are the Catskill mountains in the background, not clouds. One of the mansions being restored to become a museum.

Can't say I'm shocked. The Yankee bullpen is depleted due to injuries. Allowed 3 runs before getting 3 outs. Good thing there are 2 more games to play.

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I had fried alligator once when I was in Louisiana but it was more fried breading than actual alligator. It was at a chain restaurant - maybe Landrys or Saltgrass - so it probably wasn't representative of what actual fried alligator tastes like

Here in the states, the Yankee game is supposed to be on TBS but has been mover to TNT since Seattle & Houston decided to play 2 games for the price of 1. 😆

Always the kind and considerate gentleman. Seriously. Maybe a bit happier. But I won't be truly happy until the game is over with a Yankee win.

Pretty cool pics and timely considering tonight's dinner but I have a few questions. Was the baby alligator caught in the pool? And isn't Nate just a bit worried standing in the water where Momma alligator may be lurking?

@Luckynana So sorry to hear your husband needed surgery and had to cut the cruise short. Glad to hear he's back on the mend and the people of Halifax treated you kindly. Being Canadian, I think it's a law. 😁😉

Congratulations on the Phillies moving on. They sure made it look easy. Great to see the crowd exceptionally enthusiastic. Is the picture Hoskins spiking his bat after hitting a home run? I noticed a few Phiile players were extra celebratory when they got big hit. Such showmanship. 😉 I forgot to record the Yankee game & missed Judge's 2 run HR. Did anybody boo?

That you for the reminder. I forgot chowderfest was reschedule. Not to mention the warm and sunny weekend is going to have sun worshipers tying to get the last of the beach days in. EDIT: And feel better. Hope the symptoms are mild and wishing for a speedy recovery.