The Coffee House

[vintagesnaps]

I thought you meant there were fireworks and a storm tonight and started wondering what holiday is on June 15?!? lol realized you meant the dog is scared of both, not that they're both happening tonight. Yeah, the weather here has been weird too, unseasonably hot for June with some storms off and on.

Big crowd at that ball game, had about 24 thou and usually it's maybe 12-13 thou.

 

[snowbear114 46]

I thought you meant there were fireworks and a storm tonight and started wondering what holiday is on June 15?!? lol realized you meant the dog is scared of both, not that they're both happening tonight. Yeah, the weather here has been weird too, unseasonably hot for June with some storms off and on.

Big crowd at that ball game, had about 24 thou and usually it's maybe 12-13 thou.

We have fireworks after some of the ball games at the stadium down the road.

 

[jcdeboever]

I like fireworks

 

[snowbear114 46]

Anyway, I've actually been kind of watching some baseball tonight, the Congressional game, which has been pretty cool. I'd usually be watching a Caps hockey game!

Have they talked much about the shooting?

 

[vintagesnaps]

Not much that I heard, but they made reference to it during the open. C-Span at first just had audio from the stadium, crowd noise and the game announcer in the background; then all of a sudden audio of announcers came on from a radio station in DC that I think carries Nationals and Caps games. Said MLB and the Nationals were providing the video.

The Capitol police officer that was injured at the practice the other day came out on crutches and tossed out the first ball with Joe Torre to catcher Roberto Clemente Jr.

End of the game the winning Dems gave the trophy to the Republicans to take to Representative Scalise's room at the hospital.

 

[vintagesnaps]

C-SPAN started replaying the open and the game after it was over. Don't know if they'll show it again.

 

[Gary A.]

All the shootings yesterday marked another unnecessarily sad and violent day in the USA.

The cable news channels are broadcasting live from the game, lots of interviews and the occasional play-by-play by Speaker Ryan. One of the Capitol Police agents, David Bailey, who was injured when he engaged the shooter, threw the first pitch. That was the best and most touching part of the game.

Personally, if Congress was sincere about diminishing the polarizing, partisan, vitriol that seems to have enveloped our political process ... Gary thinks it would have been much nicer if both baseball rosters reflected a mixed lineup of all parties and independents playing on the same teams. In other words, not the Republicans versus the Democrats ... but simply Americans playing Americans.

 

[Gary A.]

A night shot from the Playboy Jazz Fedtival.

 

[Gary A.]

Some peppers collected in the morning.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I finally watched the press conference with the three doctors who are treating the young man returned from N. Korea. He isn't actually in a coma, it's a state of wakefulness where he opens his eyes and blinks but hasn't responded to speech and doesn't seem to be aware of his surroundings. There was apparently tissue damage that means dead brain cells, but there's been new cell growth since.

They received two scans and those are consistent with what they're seeing now so they seem to think some sort of trauma happened not long after his detainment over a year ago. They said usually what they're seeing happens related to respiratory or cardiovascular distress. At his age they usually only see that caused due to alcohol or some type of trauma. He didn't have any broken bones and they didn't detect botulism but said that wouldn't have stayed in the system that long anyway. No prognosis given at the family's request.

Other than that, I'm puttering around the house and it's actually not raining. But hot and I'm staying in the AC. My best friend is using a few 'staycation' days next week and the weather's supposed to be - nice! whad'ya know!

 

[smoke665]

Well it's 7:27 p.m., it's still 91 degrees outside and a big ole' thunderstorm is about to roll through town. 70 mph winds, golf ball size hail, torrential rain, the typical flat lands thunderstorm. Hatches are battened down and the wife is on the road to Chicago for the weekend. Two cats and one dog are pertnear dead asleep, and the other dog would be watching the weather channel with a frown on her face if she could operate the remote. She hates thunder and fireworks.

So does this mean Toto has left Kansas ---Again?

And another thing around here its "purtnear" with a "u". Is this a regional thing up there to spell it with an "e" , or was that spell checker trying to figure out what you were saying. To me the "e" doesn't sound as good especially when used in the past tense adjective version - "purtneart". As in "I purtneart got shot last night when I drew that straight flush on the last card".

 

[smoke665]

They said usually what they're seeing happens related to respiratory or cardiovascular distress. At his age they usually only see that caused due to alcohol or some type of trauma.

Dealing with a disabled vet (son) with PTSD and TBI, from experience I can say that the effects of trauma and/or lack of oxygen to the brain are cumulative. Each time cells die the brain does its best to rewire itself. Unfortunately it's never as good as the original.

In other news we are kicked back in our home away from home. Enjoying the cooler breezes of the Smokies.

 

[table1349]

Well it's 7:27 p.m., it's still 91 degrees outside and a big ole' thunderstorm is about to roll through town. 70 mph winds, golf ball size hail, torrential rain, the typical flat lands thunderstorm. Hatches are battened down and the wife is on the road to Chicago for the weekend. Two cats and one dog are pertnear dead asleep, and the other dog would be watching the weather channel with a frown on her face if she could operate the remote. She hates thunder and fireworks.

So does this mean Toto has left Kansas ---Again?

And another thing around here its "purtnear" with a "u". Is this a regional thing up there to spell it with an "e" , or was that spell checker trying to figure out what you were saying. To me the "e" doesn't sound as good especially when used in the past tense adjective version - "purtneart". As in "I purtneart got shot last night when I drew that straight flush on the last card".

Nope, I got Toto, her sister and the two cats. The Wicked Witch of the West is gone though, until late Sunday Night that is.

FYI... It's a Texas thing.

 

[JonA_CT]

One of those weird weather days. My coworker who lives 30 miles west of me got 0.1 inches of rain today. I've nearly had 3 inches. The wind is blowing at just the perfect direction and speed over Long Island Sound to kick up moisture and drench us.

 

[table1349]

One of those weird weather days. My coworker who lives 30 miles west of me got 0.1 inches of rain today. I've nearly had 3 inches. The wind is blowing at just the perfect direction and speed over Long Island Sound to kick up moisture and drench us.

Sounds like a distance thing.

If I can find it I will scan and old b&w I took as a kid. Neighbors down the road had their house taken by a tornado, 20 feet from the house was their picnic table. On the table were a pair of wellingtons and a glass of ice tea. They and the table were untouched, while the house took a Wizard of Oz ride. None of us could figure out how that tornado could take the house and not disturb the picnic table.