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Safe trip Greg!  Always enjoy following!  Hope weather is better in Florida!

Sid...that filing cabinet is awesome....Maluhia....I hope you get checked out by a cardiologist...sending good thoughts to you...heart issues are scary...especially when you're not sure what is causing them!  Deedle...you can pity party all you want to here!! Hugs!

been lurking again...Doc...so glad your dh doing better...Greenpea...sorry about you bil...being a caretaker is hard stuff....Sid...so glad you went to the doctor...one of our officers years ago...when I was working...had a "bump" on his nose....it was getting bigger...so he went to the doctor..they put him in the hospital and gave him IV antibiotics....take care of yourself.

A close friend...her husband is 91 but active...has Covid..and he just had third or fourth booster last week....it's still out there....everywhere!  

Cousin coming from Mass tomorrow...so I'm cooking today..chicken soup...bc it's going to turn cold...chicken salad...and lemon pound cake...

To all the tribe...I read every day...and think of everyone...so glad we have this place to come to and share the good and not so good...

Following....Great pictures..and the hotel looks good!   Have sailed out of Charleston a few times...even on an NCL ship years and years ago!! Thanks for sharing!

Following!   Have a great time and congrats on reaching Platinum!  HMC....my favorite place ever!  

Happy Birthday Sid!

2 hours ago, maluhia87 said:

Sunset before we sail

Bon Voyage!!!!

Been lurking lately....heck I gave the costco guys enough of a tip for lunch when they brought my new recliner yesterday...probably why that lady has money...and I don't...lol...but it's a good feeling to tip people...be kind...be generous....

8 hours ago, pebbles1102 said:

My husband and I renewed our wedding vows for our 30th wedding anniversary yesterday. Here is me in my dress. 
 

Happy 30th Anniversary!!

Greg...I'm really enjoying your review!  great photos...and almost feel like I'm there....can't wait for Bermuda....I have been there a few times....great place and I would go again in a minute!  Have a good day today!!

So sorry Amy....totally agree with you...oldest son has all the info....Covid sucks....so so sad people are still dying of this...hugs....

3 hours ago, Hogladyrider said:

Today is my mom's 94th birthday...she started it off like she does every Friday morning...heading to the gym at 5:30 am and she was greeted with a HUGE birthday celebration.  She does not realize what an inspiration she is to others.  She even got a pink tiara to wear!

Happy Birthday to your Mom!!

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

 

I've seen some hee haw but probably wouldn't remember the people. That was a long time ago. I remember a guy with a banjo. some people of the corn. And I think someone getting kicked by a fence in the but tocks.

Roy Clark....one of the greatest banjo...guitar players ever....first husband was a musician...and guitar player...Roy Clark was kind of up there with Chet Atkins...lol...I'm showing my age...

Been following the past few days...but major issues in living in an "older house"...crawl space....getting ready to spend about 4 cruises worth...fixing crawl space!!  I'm still getting over the shock...but it has to be done...should have been done a long time ago...so fingers crossed all the work gets done and I have a dry mold free critter free crawl space!!

Sid...oldest grandson visiting a friend in Atlanta this weekend...he said friend was in high rise apartment building in "Mid Town"?  Any suggestions for places to eat for just graduated 20 somethings?   Grandson has celiac...but can usually find some things on a menu that are GF...but any ideas...I will pass on to him....Thanks!

I have flown over NY many times....landed once...driven thru a few times....but never got to visit!  Now...not so much on my list...but I will get to visit thru your review!!  Love your map with all your places mapped out!  Thanks for sharing....love your reviews!

So sorry Sid...about Mom...May she Rest In Peace....and all the thoughts and advice here is spot on...Sometimes I think people expect too much out of this thing we call life....Relax...enjoy...be kind..have faith....and just keep on going....that is all we can do.  

so sorry

11 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

While the artichoke was steaming I decided to paint the trim on my front door... Of course, the water ended up running out while I was painting, and I burned the pan. I cleaned it out and finished the artichoke, which turned out fine. I also bought some catfish fillets for dinner and cooked them up in the toaster oven, and those are gone now already. It's seven o'clock and I've already chugged four beers, so I guess that my non drinking night is toast.

 

 

Artichoke looks good!  the first house my parents ever bought was a tract home south of San Francisco....in what was fields of artichokes. Here in NC people sell their farms...and houses are built where tobacco fields were....how did you cook the catfish in the air fryer?...I'm trying to eat more fish...but most fish I cook I don't like...I do like fried catfish though...but have never cooked it.  

1 minute ago, sid_9169 said:

Things aren't looking too good with "mom"... They're setting up a hospice at home for her, and she's probably only got days to go... No more of our daytime adventures or fancy dinners out. I'm going to miss her sassy mouth, as she's a lot like me in that respect. She definitely tells it like it is, and never holds her tongue for anything... Looks like I'm going to be spending a lot more time here in the store, which sometimes makes the day seem to last forever. She's probably going to be missed by me most of all... I don't even know what else to say... 

😞

So sorry Sid…hard times lately…a blessing she will have hospice though.  Hugs. 

28 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

Another Monday TRIBE!

 

I want to THANK all TRIBE members who offered insurance information, very helpful and gives me plenty to research for sure.

 

So much to consider as we biologically progress in life.....I hit another milestone later this week, I keep telling myself age is just a number mentally I still feel 49, ha ha, until the aches set in again.

 

Have a great day...here in New England we are ready for this heat wave to END, we feel like prisoners in our AC home!

It's finally going to drop below 70...here in the middle of NC...later this week...even though I have A/C...it's old...I keep it at 76 and use fans...don't want it dying on me....and haven't been out much...just cannot deal with the heat anymore!

In regards to insurance...we have always just gotten the ships insurance...main thing imho...is if you would need to be flown back to the states...We were in MVA in ST. Thomas and one friend we were traveling with was hurt pretty bad....I remember the wife being told that before they could order the plane to come...they had to verify she had insurance...or she would need to write a check for 10,000...this was probably 20 years ago so would probably be double now if not more...he had surgery in St. Thomas and they flew him and her out that night...we spent night in St. Thomas....and flew home the next day...the port authority people were very good to get us to hotel..travel agent to get plane tickets...airport....we had to pay for everything but were reimbursed...this was Carnival's insurance.  Last few cruises with Hal...we just got the Platinum which I think allows you to cancel for any reason up to time of the cruise..but I've traveled so little in the past three years not sure.  Whatever you get...I think insurance is important!!  Another thing...I always carry the port authority or emergency numbers that are usually listed in the daily thing.....

12 hours ago, meatball_nyc said:

don’t worry about it..life is short enough. I MHO social media sucks

Good to see you Meatball!!

12 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

UFC is MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). It's boxing, wrestling, jujitsu...These fighters have to train in everything. Perez has a purple belt in Brazilian Jujitsu.  Nunes has a black belt in Brazilian Jujitsu and a brown belt in Judo.

 

The times in the video where Perez had a chance..there are a few times on the ground where she had Nunes' arm tied up. That's an armbar where the arm bends in wrong direction. If they are able to hold it the other fighter is forced to tap out of the fight before their arm gets broken. Women seem to have more flexible arms than men though.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks…learned something today…didn’t Anthony bourdain’s wife do something similar..but maybe not in a ring?

19 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

My little highlights of the parts of the main event I captured Saturday 

 

 

Neat video....thanks for sharing...I can remember watching boxing as a child...on TV...so guess my Dad watched a lot....he also took us to roller derby games....lol...now that was pretty exciting!  I have never seen woman boxing...but this looked more like wrestling/boxing...what is it called exactly...

11 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I'm so relieved to finally have a decent steak at home for the first time in quite a while... Not dry aged, not prime... Just a regular 'ol piece of angus beef from Whole Foods. I was beginning to think that I'd lost my touch, but this gives me some kind of hope for the future.

 

 

 

Steak looks great....I think sometimes a good steak is just the luck of the draw....unless you spring for Prime....I've gotten good steaks at food lion...and not so good at other more expensive places....There's a Butcher/Restaurant  Kau...in Greensboro that sells Prime beef...its really good...but really expensive!