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08-05-2019, 04:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Eastern WV Panhandle
Posts: 25,346
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Originally Posted by Ronstar
I took the grandniece and grandnephew fishing. The grandniece said "Tell me when my bobber goes under".
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She learns fast... 
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08-11-2019, 11:05 AM
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#1822
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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A Sunday stroll in Belleville:
City Hall
Bridge to Prince Edward County:
Turtle pond:
Northern Water Snakes, (AFAIK):
Shoreline:
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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08-20-2019, 10:31 AM
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#1823
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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08-27-2019, 07:11 PM
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#1824
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Peru
Posts: 6,335
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Nieces, Mazie 7, Maddie 5, and Marisa 3.
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
--Dalai Lama XIV
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08-27-2019, 08:00 PM
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#1825
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,140
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I love those names! And all 3 such cuties. Especially that little one and her pigtails.
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And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.- Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
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08-30-2019, 02:57 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Peru
Posts: 6,335
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Update on Riley
Granddaughter Riley
Still 10, going in to 2nd grade. First day of school.
First pic I posted was back here in 2013..... http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ml#post1292344
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
--Dalai Lama XIV
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10-06-2019, 06:16 PM
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#1827
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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DW and the 5 granddaughters...yesterday:
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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10-10-2019, 05:35 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,140
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Picture day at Kindergarten.
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And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.- Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
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10-10-2019, 09:15 AM
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#1829
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 5,867
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Love seeing all of the kiddos!
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Give a Man a fish, he will eat for a day.
Teach a Man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime.
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10-10-2019, 06:13 PM
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#1830
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
Posts: 11,447
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pacergal
Love seeing all of the kiddos!
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Me too !
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10-22-2019, 01:40 PM
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#1831
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 50,022
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And now for something completely different...
Not a particularly good photo other than the subject matter. A tarantula hawk makes off with its kill paralyzed victim on my sidewalk.
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They are one of the largest parasitoid wasps, using their sting to paralyze their prey before dragging it to a brood nest as living food; a single egg is laid on the prey, hatching to a larva which eats the still-living prey.
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Numbers is hard
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10-22-2019, 02:04 PM
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#1832
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Conroe, Texas
Posts: 18,731
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
And now for something completely different...
Not a particularly good photo other than the subject matter. A tarantula hawk makes off with its kill paralyzed victim on my sidewalk.
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Nasty little buggers....
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The U.S. state of New Mexico chose a species of tarantula hawk (specifically, P. formosa, now known as P. grossa) in 1989 to become its official state insect. Its selection was prompted by a group of elementary school children from Edgewood doing research on states that had adopted state insects. They selected three insects as candidates and mailed ballots to all schools for a statewide election. The winner was the tarantula hawk wasp.
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Now I understand why NM is so screwed up... 
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10-22-2019, 02:09 PM
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#1833
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 50,022
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Additional interesting information:
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Tarantula hawk wasps are relatively docile and rarely sting without provocation. However, the sting—particularly that of P. grossa—is among the most painful of all insects, though the intense pain only lasts about five minutes.[8] One researcher described the pain as "...immediate, excruciating, unrelenting pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except scream.
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Numbers is hard
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10-22-2019, 03:24 PM
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#1834
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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Recent Photo
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”...immediate, excruciating, unrelenting pain that simply shuts down one’s ability to do anything, except scream...”
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Sounds like the morning staff meeting...
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Have Funds, Will Retire
...not doing anything of true substance...
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10-22-2019, 05:09 PM
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#1835
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Holland
Posts: 8
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Recent Photo
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On a less creepy note. The Mackinaw Bridge from the water.
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10-22-2019, 05:45 PM
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#1836
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Santa Paula
Posts: 4,077
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White Pass and Yukon VIP car. DW is 2nd seat on right. A Blow That Dough experience
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Retired Jan 2009 Have not looked back.
AA 60/35/5 considering SS and pensions a SP annuity
WR 2% with 2SS & 2 Pensions
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10-22-2019, 09:40 PM
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#1837
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Illinois
Posts: 16,603
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Out for a stroll.
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10-23-2019, 08:19 AM
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#1838
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Mid-Atlantic
Posts: 2,676
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Wow, I hadn't seen this thread before! This forum must be like the online version of Lake Woebegone, where everyone is above average!
In an attempt to lower said average, here's a photo of me in my natural habitat, at a local brewery:
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10-23-2019, 10:03 AM
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#1839
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sugar Land
Posts: 265
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We did the VIP car on our Alaskan cruise last year. In my mind it was definitely worth the extra cost when you looked back at the other cars "full" of people. The rest room alone justified the cost!
t.r.
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11-04-2019, 01:33 PM
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#1840
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Syracuse
Posts: 3,502
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Looking good CA!
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