made it to 40 and still have never had a cavity. 🦷
I’m still cavity free and even have all of my wisdom teeth!
That makes me extra S-M-R-T, right…?!
Love that reference ha!
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Britain missed that boat. 
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Bartender handing over a bottle of Macallan 12:
I can't get it open, if you guys can open it, you have a free pour.
😀
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
@kelly-red Kelly—when I was young, I did a lot of reading. When I got into college I stopped reading. 40 years later I decided to try to get back into reading, but wasn’t sure where to start. At the same time (a couple years ago), you mentioned the Prey series. So I started on book 1 and got hooked. Thanks for helping me get started again. I also now mix up the genres as I go. I’m on 12 now. Again—thanks.
@kelly-red Kelly—when I was young, I did a lot of reading. When I got into college I stopped reading. 40 years later I decided to try to get back into reading, but wasn’t sure where to start. At the same time (a couple years ago), you mentioned the Prey series. So I started on book 1 and got hooked. Thanks for helping me get started again. I also now mix up the genres as I go. I’m on 12 now. Again—thanks.
Ditto for youth reading, then started taking group vacations (aka Gopher Road Trip Crew) and found I needed to "unplug" for a couple hours, started reading again. That seed grew into a plant. Although I will admit I am generally not a fan of fiction, I save that for movies. Sports, pop culture, organized crime, and music are what I read about.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
if anyone is looking for a book or books… I have a three stall garage full of boxes and boxes and boxes of books. My wife finds school libraries or local libraries given away their books before they throw them away and she “saves” them. She sells majority of the books one by one online. And donates them back to used book stores. The main bookstore is a bookstore up in Duluth named Gaberial’s. Yesterday my wife and I drove up to Duluth for a day drive and dropped off over 30 boxes of books. The main volunteer told us the building they use is being torn down this summer and they have no idea what the future holds for them. We are hoping to drive up 1 or 2 more times to donate books.
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Im so glad you like the Prey books! I’m now working my way through Alex Cross series and The Women’s Murder Club books, both by James Patterson. And a YA sci-fi series by Michael Grant. Imagine a modern day Lord of the Flies when everyone over 15 suddenly disappears and kids are left to survive on their own.@kelly-red Kelly—when I was young, I did a lot of reading. When I got into college I stopped reading. 40 years later I decided to try to get back into reading, but wasn’t sure where to start. At the same time (a couple years ago), you mentioned the Prey series. So I started on book 1 and got hooked. Thanks for helping me get started again. I also now mix up the genres as I go. I’m on 12 now. Again—thanks.
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
Thanks, I’ll take a look.
Bartender handing over a bottle of Macallan 12:
I can't get it open, if you guys can open it, you have a free pour.😀
I don't know what is worse...that the bartender can't open a bottle of scotch or that he "rewarded" you with a mediocre vintage. 😜
Given the bar that I'm almost certain he's talking about, it's probably the best whiskey they've got.Bartender handing over a bottle of Macallan 12:
I can't get it open, if you guys can open it, you have a free pour.😀
I don't know what is worse...that the bartender can't open a bottle of scotch or that he "rewarded" you with a mediocre vintage. 😜
As to opening the bottle, I have to admit, the new Macallan bottles are really annoying to open at times. Yes, it's a cork, but you absolutely have to twist to open as well the first time to disengage a lock at the bottom of the cap holding the cork.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
And the Sigma Force series by James Rollins! Those are great.Thanks, I’ll take a look.
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
Bartender handing over a bottle of Macallan 12:
I can't get it open, if you guys can open it, you have a free pour.
I don't know what is worse...that the bartender can't open a bottle of scotch or that he "rewarded" you with a mediocre vintage. 😜
The bar was slammed, and she was the only bartender for some reason. And when I say she couldn't get it open, I mean this was a fresh bottle, and she couldn't get the tab-thing to peel off the plastic.
And yes, that is the best whiskey they have, and it's 3 fingers for $11. 😉
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Damn right it did.
But, I admit, it was a tough tab-thingy. My buddy and I are blue collar, we don't have the fingernails to necessarily get it to start peeling. 
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Better of keeping it closed and drinking rail...still pretty sad she couldn't open it.
It’s my wife’s birthday today. It was here request to sell our hockey tickets for tonight and as a family to go serve at a Drive Thru Food Distribution. We boxed up 189 boxes of food and distributed the boxes to anyone in need. Only had to turn 7 vehicles away which we offered extra bags of bread, bagels or muffins.
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I type prideonice.com and nothing comes up and I thought GPL was down. Then I realized it was POI I typed... lol!!!
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Our PC conked out 4 weeks ago. I never did figure out how to get GPL on my phone, just a bunch of computer jargon kept coming up. Now we got a new PC. Man I have a lot of catching up to do on GPL. But it's nice to be back!
Quite a powerful American photo at the funeral for Jimmy Carter today.
President: Joe Biden.
President elect: Donald Trump.
Former Presidents: Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama.
Former Vice Presidents: Al Gore and Mike Pence.
Former presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
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Last night we were driving home from a game in Hastings on Hwy 61 when a car travelling in the opposite direction lost control and came across the median, heading straight at us at full speed. Luckily the cable fence in the median grabbed the car, spun it around and slowed it down. The car landed (it was airborne) on our side of the highway directly in front of us. Due to the slick roads my wife was just barely able to avoid the car and the debris. We did not stop as it was very unsafe with the icy conditions and cars approaching from behind at high speed. As we drove by we slowed down and drove on the shoulder and I looked down into the ditch to see the taillights of different car about 30 feet below the road's surface. I have no idea if the person in that car was OK or not. If they weren't, there would be no way for a person to see the car on the hill that far down. We called 911 for both cars.
It's weird how this terrible accident may have helped another driver who might have otherwise been in a tough spot with no body to otherwise find them.
I'll admit I felt a little guilty for not stopping (I may have if it were just me in the car) but as we drove west on 694, there was a huge pileup of cars that shut down the entire eastbound side of 694. And I knew it was the right decision to keep moving.
Imagine being at an event as the former President of the United States and you're damn near seated in the third row. The pews were just big enough for that group to avoid an awkward decision for someone. RIP Jimmy
Quite a powerful American photo at the funeral for Jimmy Carter today.
President: Joe Biden.
President elect: Donald Trump.
Former Presidents: Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama.
Former Vice Presidents: Al Gore and Mike Pence.
Former presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
If conditions weren't safe for you to be getting out of the car to assist (and is sure sounds like they weren't) and you called 911 (which you did), then don't feel guilty. Adding more people in danger to the mess that emergency services needs to clean up doesn't really help.I'll admit I felt a little guilty for not stopping (I may have if it were just me in the car) but as we drove west on 694, there was a huge pileup of cars that shut down the entire eastbound side of 694. And I knew it was the right decision to keep moving.
If you're out in the middle of nowhere, and it's going to take 30 minutes before help could possibly show up? OK, stop and try to do what you can. In the area you were at? Getting yourself to safety, and making sure that emergency services knows about it is the best move.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
When I was not married I would almost stop always if I saw something or came across something wherever. Since getting married and 3 kids, especially if I’m traveling with them. I just call that state’s State Troopers or Highway Patrol and call it in.
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I used to keep a shovel in the trunk for the remote possibility it might help me dig someone out of a sticky situation. It actually came in handy 3 times in about a five year stretch.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
The Wild are probably only 1 or 2 injuries away from actually needing this kid to play.
IMHO the most iconic magazine cover ever.
RIP Heinz Kluetmeier
https://twitter.com/jimmycolton/status/1879277435881222586?s=46&t=UoTCikmOZyJ29kktoNzh-A
EDIT - Didn't realize he took this picture, too. Amazing.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Is this guy from the future? Totally looks like a modern cell phone. 😬
Is this guy from the future? Totally looks like a modern cell phone. 😬
LoL... I went and looked to see by chance if this photo was edited. Though after seeing a few, they were all the same. Pretty sure it's a portable radio.
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So, there IS time travel, and he knew exactly where to be…
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Meant to post sooner, got busy... Here's another pic, not the SI version... but guy was doing the Hak Salute, even double fisted before Hakstol... lol!!!
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This popped up on my fb… lol!!! UND fans posting about how close they were to landing Crosby as a recruit. Never in a million years was Crosby going to play a year in college. Only fools believe that.
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I've been designated as the go to for vehicle problems at work. Yesterday my coworker in the lab had dead battery and asked me to jump her vehicle. It was a challenge, but I got it started. So she brought be caramel rolls tea from Sri Lanka! In the past I've jumped a coworkers cars, fixing a minor thing or getting them unstuck when it snows. And all I would like is a thank you. The food is a nice gesture and I've been offered money which I always turn down.
Though the one thing that surprises me and is somewhat of a pet peeve. The number of people who don't carry jumper cables.
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Avoiding shipping out 24 pallets' worth of ice melt (of which most orders were <pallet, so one has to hand-stack them). Delivery came in yesterday, and every box had back-orders. I had the day off.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
We sold one of our kid's bunkbeds on marketplace last week. The couple lived outside of the metro so we agreed to hold on to it for a day or so. A day or so turned into a week. Really didn't want to store a bunkbed set in our living room (don't ask about the garage... lol!!!). Last night the couple msg'ed my wife to see if everything would fit into their car... lol!!! My wife informed them to look at the pictures of all they bought. A bunk bed, railings, stairway with drawers, OSB and several 1x6" planks. So they ended up bringing a SUV. Fun to watch them load it from the Ring camera.
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This resilient little girl...just love her. Been a couple of days of praying and worrying for her. Started Sunday night my daughter noticed her daughter, my granddaughter, having these little shudders or shivers. Some were worse than others and they were happening often enough to make her and my SIL nervous. So they took her in to the ER, which was slammed on Sunday night. Now Harper would be fine after each of these shivers and would go back to playing or eating so there wasn't a huge concern but there was some. So at 12:30 am on Monday morning the attending doctor consulted the Neuro Peds Department at Mayo and they wanted to admit her for tests and observation. So my wife went with my daughter in the middle of the night to drive Harper to St. Mary's in Rochester.
The Ped Neuro Department observed her do these shivers and their initial impression was infant shudders. Google it...never heard of it. They went ahead and did a 12 hour test of watching Harper's brain wave activity through the sensors you see in the picture. They had it covered with a cap during that 12 hours. Throughout the day and night Harper had her amazing attitude and played and wowed every nurse and doctor. This morning they got to deliver the best news after reviewing the scans and even consulting with the Epilepsy Department that her brain activity was normal...no seizures and even better no shudders.
So now they are packing up and waiting for their discharge papers to come home. Mom and Dad are happy and Grandma and Grandpa are over the moon happy with the results. The cherry on top was the Peds doctors commented on how advanced Harper was in her activity...not sure what that means but Grandma ate that up!
Just a story with a great ending for an amazing little girl...even though she is a Purple Cow fan. 🤣
I am the official Iowa Hawkeye football fan of GPL!
Reminds me of the warming house at the US Pond Hockey Championships. Paint blistering on the wall and nose hairs melting…
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I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
I think that room is in violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol as well as the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
I worked a warming house for a couple years (so we could "reserve" the rink for boot hockey), as my friend did before me. Oh that smell, that smell, (c) Lynyrd Skynyrd.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
“Do you believe in miracles”… 45 year anniversary!!!
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Hockey funk should have its own definition in the dictionary, it’s a special kind of assault on your olfactory senses for sure. There’s a couple guys on our Tuesday night league I just can’t stand to sit next to on the bench. 🤢 For a couple years we had first row seats behind one of the benches at the final five. We moved in part because of the smell (but also bc of the nodak biotch that sat next to us.)
Hockey funk should have its own definition in the dictionary, it’s a special kind of assault on your olfactory senses for sure. There’s a couple guys on our Tuesday night league I just can’t stand to sit next to on the bench. 🤢 For a couple years we had first row seats behind one of the benches at the final five. We moved in part because of the smell (but also bc of the nodak biotch that sat next to us.)
If one has ever had a stout that has gone bad, the smell/taste is what a hockey locker smells like.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Hockey funk should have its own definition in the dictionary, it’s a special kind of assault on your olfactory senses for sure. There’s a couple guys on our Tuesday night league I just can’t stand to sit next to on the bench. 🤢 For a couple years we had first row seats behind one of the benches at the final five. We moved in part because of the smell (but also bc of the nodak biotch that sat next to us.)
Around 3 years ago between a Hopkins/Apple Valley JV and Varsity game at Apple Valley. I was over by the Zamboni entrance talking to a guy. This JV Hopkins kid came of the locker room still in full equipment and in all my life I’ve never smelt someone so bad. And I work health care and have distributed food to homeless encampments. No clue how his parents let it get so bad.
As for sitting near player benches at the Tourney. I’ve heard from few photographers that between the benches can get bad. One photographer told me Hermantown was the worse.
I’ve sat behind the players bench at the Gophers tunnel twice at Mariucci and never noticed a smell. As for Wild games, the smell is not the problem. It’s the language amongst teams.
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