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Fast Harley

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Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« on: November 11, 2015, 08:53:03 PM »
Today I was blessed and honored to be able to shake my father's hand, (at nearly ninety years old,)
and wish him a happy Veterans Day. (WWII.)
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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2015, 09:28:02 PM »
Yes indeed,

A real blessing for both of you.

Vaya con Dios,
Keystone
Never get in a gunfight with seven men when you only have a six-shooter. W.J. Vogel

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2016, 08:15:26 PM »
I'll post this here since It's WAY OFF TOPIC!
It was indeed, Late Night, when I wrote it.
Mongo, and Kitty Kat will get it, and probably Jackalope, and Anita.
After that, it's just whatever entertainment value it might have.

                               The Feral Cat
A boy and his feral cat
They loved each other, imagine that
They didn't trust each other much
Till a bond was formed by gentle touch
But Cat loved squirrels, and birds, you see
Boy: "I want you to bring dead rodents to me!"
So began a battle of their wills
Cat wanted to please, but loved the thrills
What's to become of the boy and his friend?
Of course, friends are together till the end.
Harley, '16.

Anita Margarita

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2016, 10:04:27 PM »
Dead rodents.... or lizards (missing their tails).   Gifts beyond measure.

AM

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2016, 12:27:59 PM »
I always marveled at how our last outdoor cat could perfectly center a chipmunk head on the welcome mat in front of the front door.  Other times there were other delicacies, but normally she preferred to leave us chipmunk parts. 
« Last Edit: April 25, 2016, 09:40:17 AM by TN Mongo »

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2016, 11:17:02 PM »
My sister had a cat who left us a nice bat head on the front porch. This cat was a three legged cat named AJ, after the famous 4 time winner of the Indy 500, AJ Foyt.

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2016, 10:41:29 AM »
I have learned that 48 degrees in May feels just like 18 degrees does in February.
F.H.

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2016, 11:03:05 AM »
Howdy,

Refreshing, ain't it? :-)

Hasta Luego, Keystone
Never get in a gunfight with seven men when you only have a six-shooter. W.J. Vogel

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2016, 12:35:29 PM »
Looking forward to better weather tomorrow.  I need to get out and work in our yard.  The storm that came through on Monday afternoon hit pretty hard here and the front yard is a mess of broken plants and leaves everywhere.   The road into our subdivision even made the 11pm news on channel 10.... 7 power poles knocked over (one snapped in half) along with a few trees. Two houses had trees land on them. Pretty good sized hail too.

AM


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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2016, 07:54:34 PM »
Wow, hope ya'll didn't have any other damage.
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Anita Margarita

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2016, 09:16:36 PM »
No real damage at our house other than the plants, but its not serious.  The 1" hail did not even dent the roof, which was surprising to me. We did lose power for a while.

AM

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2016, 08:43:40 PM »
I mention this with full respect and do not intend to be funny, here.
I read a thread on the SASS wire about a shooter in N. Y. who had just shot a fast, clean stage,
then collapsed at the unloading table. No amount of CPR could save him. He loved CAS and was
an important member of the club. I guess if you have to go that would be the way. RIP.
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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2016, 04:05:42 PM »
Harley,

Congratulations on your Father's 90th and for serving our country!!  What a great poem!! Thanks for sharing that. So sad about the cowpoke in NY but what a way to go and with his boots still on...Sam Buca

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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2016, 09:24:05 PM »
Seems off topic, but really not, because I was thinking, see.
For about a week in this current phase, I have been doing home repairs. When you live in a 116 year old house,
you have to keep up. Try as you might, there is rot and decay, deterioration, etc. Of course it hasn't rained in
weeks, and I thought I would have a big window, but there is a chance of rain tonight. So.....this phase had to
end, today.
Working by myself, naturally, and having removed many roof panels it was imperative to complete the work.
I did, with a half hour of daylight left! What I was thinking was that I had used up another of my nine lives.
Thinking back on my life, nope, there's no way any are left. Did this one running on empty. Hope ya'll will wish
me luck, hear-after, there's lots more to go.
Reminds me of my hero, Wild Bill. He liked to tell tales and in the end a listener would say: "But, Bill, what happened
then?" And he would say: "Why, I got killed, of course!"
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Re: Various Thoughts and Cogitations
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2016, 07:12:40 PM »
I recently did the DNA testing and among other things I found that I had more Neanderthal markers
than most. My wife said something that sounded like: "I knew it! I knew it all along!"  ;D
Harley.