The Coffee House

[ceemac]

That's the bad thing about being retired. You don't have the same appreciation for holidays that you once had.

Know what you mean. My wife doesn't give me any days off. (or pay).

 

[davidharmier60]

Oh man!!!!!!!!!! Just got in from weed eating, and I'm soaking wet. Not that hot but the humidity is almost unbearable.

Sounds like my part of the world pretty soon. 4 and almost a half hours today.
19.13 for the week so far. Trish was here earlier but is gone. Susan isn't as trusting as Trish. A checker weighed every roll.
But finally I got paid for them.
Brunch down at the deli.
I'm supposed to take AC filters home with me. Blue Bell is only $4.88 so a half gallon or two of those as well.

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[SquarePeg]

Perfect day here today. Currently hovering just under 70 and it's sunny with a few fluffy clouds. Humidity is low and a nice breeze but not enough to call it wind. Top 10 day, IMO. Coaching a game tonight and it's going to be a beautiful night for a game. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 88 and sunny and breezy. Not the best cleaning out the garage weather but I'll take anything above 60 without rain!

As said earlier- I'll be cleaning out the garage prepping for our renovation project. What's everyone else up to this weekend? Anyone heading to the beach? Who is off tomorrow? I'm working most of the day but I expect to get 0 calls or emails as everyone else in the world seems to have taken tomorrow off. I do have Tuesday off for a 4 day weekend but with tomorrow expected to be so quiet, it will be more like a 5 day...

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Last night's Paul Simon concert at the Hollywood Bowl was an incredible experience. One of the best concert Gary has ever attended. Half a century of history rolled out to 17,000 awe stricken and standing participants. (Yes, participants, we all sang and danced and all were touched by the music and Gary thinks we collectively touched Simon.)

It was a very cool evening, the cloudless night sky worked with the surrounding hills dropping the temps into the upper 50's. The 'show' part was wonderful. Simon is master guitarist and a musical genius as he seamlessly wove the percussion, brass and string elements of his sizable band into a single voice. Simply mesmerizing.

That was merely the show part, the encore lasted an hour ... the show went from mesmerizing entertainment ... to an emotional experience. Simon communicated with the audience on a level deeper than the ear. The second half of the encore was pure Paul Simon, no band. The man, alone in the middle of the stage, illuminated by a single light from above, the bowl barely visible in the darkness and Simon magically playing his songs using chords and notes not written on paper but from his heart. The concert ended as an emotional experience, a spectacularly high note.

 

[Gary A.]

Perfect day here today. Currently hovering just under 70 and it's sunny with a few fluffy clouds. Humidity is low and a nice breeze but not enough to call it wind. Top 10 day, IMO. Coaching a game tonight and it's going to be a beautiful night for a game. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 88 and sunny and breezy. Not the best cleaning out the garage weather but I'll take anything above 60 without rain!

As said earlier- I'll be cleaning out the garage prepping for our renovation project. What's everyone else up to this weekend? Anyone heading to the beach? Who is off tomorrow? I'm working most of the day but I expect to get 0 calls or emails as everyone else in the world seems to have taken tomorrow off. I do have Tuesday off for a 4 day weekend but with tomorrow expected to be so quiet, it will be more like a 5 day...

It may hit 70F today.

 

[snowbear139 70]

As said earlier- I'll be cleaning out the garage prepping for our renovation project. What's everyone else up to this weekend? Anyone heading to the beach? Who is off tomorrow? I'm working most of the day but I expect to get 0 calls or emails as everyone else in the world seems to have taken tomorrow off. I do have Tuesday off for a 4 day weekend but with tomorrow expected to be so quiet, it will be more like a 5 day...

We have a little cleaning to do and I'll try to hit the local trout pond one day. We need to get the oil changed in the car and then off to Maine on Tuesday (we don't go anywhere on the actual Holiday weekend). Monday night is the first game of the finals.

 

[smoke665]

Current condition here. Highly likely that humidity and temperature will be the same before the day is over.

 

[davidharmier60]

Glad to hear it Gary. Seeing as how by 8pm I'm nearly asleep unfortunately no concerts for me. Fortunately 106.9 Houstons Eagle is on 24/7 and doesn't cost a thing.

 

[terri56]

Perfect day here today. Currently hovering just under 70 and it's sunny with a few fluffy clouds. Humidity is low and a nice breeze but not enough to call it wind. Top 10 day, IMO. Coaching a game tonight and it's going to be a beautiful night for a game. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 88 and sunny and breezy. Not the best cleaning out the garage weather but I'll take anything above 60 without rain!

As said earlier- I'll be cleaning out the garage prepping for our renovation project. What's everyone else up to this weekend? Anyone heading to the beach? Who is off tomorrow? I'm working most of the day but I expect to get 0 calls or emails as everyone else in the world seems to have taken tomorrow off. I do have Tuesday off for a 4 day weekend but with tomorrow expected to be so quiet, it will be more like a 5 day...

We just can't escape this weather system that's rolling north from the Gulf - we're going to be sodden over the long weekend! You all will likely have better weather for most of the holiday weekend. No beaches around here worth running to, given the forecast - Atlantic or Gulf Coast!

 

[vintagesnaps]

What beach? you have a beach??! lol Those of us in the middle of the two coasts don't have any damn beach, although the state park near me has one if you can call it that, it's along a lake (but I don't know if it's even open yet).

It's been nice and I'm terrible. lol OK not that bad but been on allergy meds etc. since the last Dr. appt. and just when I was thinking how much better I was doing, I woke up today with my mouth hanging open drooling on the pillow. Sitting here I still can't breathe without my mouth open, oy.

It's supposed to heat up and get back to last weekend's late day storms so thanks a lot Terri for sending your weather this way when you're done with it! lol Since I took early retirement I still feel like it's a holiday weekend even if I'm not doing much, it's the principle of the thing! It's a holiday dammit!

Realized there is a local connection to the Caps, and here I was rooting for the Bolts. When all of 'my' teams are out of the playoffs I hope for whoever has someone that used to play/coach here, so I'm leaning more toward Vegas. I just think they could ditch that gila monster mascot and stick with the lit up drummers.

 

[waday]

Oh man!!!!!!!!!! Just got in from weed eating, and I'm soaking wet. Not that hot but the humidity is almost unbearable.

Couldn't you just eat the weeds inside the house?

 

[snowbear139 70]

What beach? you have a beach??! lol Those of us in the middle of the two coasts don't have any damn beach, although the state park near me has one if you can call it that, it's along a lake (but I don't know if it's even open yet).

It's been nice and I'm terrible. lol OK not that bad but been on allergy meds etc. since the last Dr. appt. and just when I was thinking how much better I was doing, I woke up today with my mouth hanging open drooling on the pillow. Sitting here I still can't breathe without my mouth open, oy.

It's supposed to heat up and get back to last weekend's late day storms so thanks a lot Terri for sending your weather this way when you're done with it! lol Since I took early retirement I still feel like it's a holiday weekend even if I'm not doing much, it's the principle of the thing! It's a holiday dammit!

Realized there is a local connection to the Caps, and here I was rooting for the Bolts. When all of 'my' teams are out of the playoffs I hope for whoever has someone that used to play/coach here, so I'm leaning more toward Vegas. I just think they could ditch that gila monster mascot and stick with the lit up drummers.

Sorry to hear you're feeling bad. Hoping the pollen goes away soon.

Don't they have sand along the side of Lakes Michigan and Erie (though that's a bit of a haul for you, I suspect)?

When we went to Seattle a few years back, MLW wanted to "go to the beach." I told here they were probably not like what she was thinking of because of the geology - pebbles, not sand.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

That's the bad thing about being retired. You don't have the same appreciation for holidays that you once had.

If you're like me, holidays would just ruin all those places you have to yourself through the normal workweek
I am not retired, but imagine that is how it would be for me

 

[RowdyRay]

Back home. What a blast. We're definitely getting better at this. LOTS of walleye caught this year. Many too big or too small that were released. There are HARD rules on too big. Size limits that cannot be ignored, or face fines. There aren't any rules on too little, except those imposed on ourselves. Bet we threw back 50-60 in the 11-12" range. Catch them next year. Had two fish fries and still came home with some.

So focused on fishing, not many pictures. Did get some, but it was overcast and raining most of the time. Chased a black billed magpie all over trying to get a shot. I've never seen one, and they certainly are not common in Wakish Minnesota! It finally got irked with me and bailed. But I have witnesses. Lol.

Can't wait to go back again next year. Here's my 26"er and one of my brother's 24"er.

 

[smoke665]

If you're like me, holidays would just ruin all those places you have to yourself through the normal workweek

Yup we travel during the down times to avoid the crowds.