106 thoughts on “Happy Birthday Jeff!”

  5. EXCERPT: “….Around noon on Thursday, initial alerts from FSU’s X account were sent out to students at the Tallahassee campus, advising them to seek shelter as an active shooter had been “reported in the area of the Student Union.” Appearing on NewsNation’s “Cuomo” to recount her experience, Heeter said she had been walking out of “the Union” when she heard the first gunshot.

    “I was walking out of the Union with my food for lunch, and I noticed an orange Hummer parked at this little service road near the Union,” Heeter said. “So as I’m walking, I walk right past the Hummer — right past the dude. I’m walking. I have one of my AirPods in, playing music. What caught my attention, I think it was the gunshot, the first gunshot he made with a shotgun.”

    “I thought originally [it] was a rifle, but it turns out [it] was a shotgun. So he makes that shot in our direction and misses. That’s when he turns around and goes to the Hummer, and he grabs his pistol, and he shoots the lady walking in front of him. That’s when I knew that there was no target. There was no one specific. It was just anybody he could see,” Heeter added….”

    https://thedailybs.com/2025/04/18/it-was-just-anybody-he-could-see-fsu-student-describes-terrifying-moment-she-noticed-school-shooter/

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  8. The Chipmunk War continues…
    last night hubby set the larger trap for the raccoon. He filled the bait cup with Tomcat bait we use for the mouse bait boxes–they love it…sigh. Anyway 2:30 this morning we were awaken by a loud ruckus on the deck. Yes, we caught the chubby raccoon in the trap but before he went into the trap, he rolled around the deck on the near empty (but completely sealed) bait bucket. literally rolled around on it–we caught it all on the trail cam. Hubby dispatched it when we got up.
    The chipmunk is toying with me. We had the feeder on the table between the adirondack chairs. Chippy was getting up on the arms of the chairs and then jumping to the table. So I moved the table out a ways from the chairs. Last evening he didn’t attempt the distance but he must have taken his geritol this morning because he took a flying leap and landed right on the table. Since i was watching, I chased him immediately-getting some good cardio exercise while screaming “ain’t gonna happen tree rat!”
    So, i moved the table even further away from the chairs and now he is beside himself. running all over the deck trying to find someway to get high enough to jump down on the table because he’s not getting enough runway to make the new jump.

    I may not win this war, but i am keeping hubby laughing at least.

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  9. T. Turtle

    T. Turtle

    April 18, 2025 8:30 am

    This is how they operate.

    “Muslims Threaten to Sue Spain in Strasbourg Over Holy Week Processions, Claim They “Offend Islam”.”

    Excerpts:

    A group of British Muslims of Iranian origin, led by Anjem Choudary, is threatening to file a lawsuit before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

    They allege that Spain’s traditional Holy Week processions are an “offense to Islam” and to the Prophet Muhammad, demanding their immediate ban.

    It’s an offense to the thousands of Muslims forced to live in secrecy ,” declared the leader, known for his history of radical statements. The legal challenge seeks to have Spain suspend these centuries-old celebrations, triggering a strong backlash throughout the country.

    These cases reveal a troubling pattern: the imposition of cultural restrictions under the guise of “tolerance.”

    https://gatewayhispanic.com/2025/04/muslims-threaten-to-sue-spain-in-strasbourg-over-holy-week/

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  11. Wheezer snuck in at some point this morning and was curled up on the chair. Two days ago, I had the patio doors open and had covered the doggie door so Jake could get some patio time, then forgot to take it off. I remembered last evening and took it down – he probably tried yesterday morning. Ooops!

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  12. NF: I always liked him and he always had a unique hat – I’ll never forget the cheese-head hat!!!

    “After 40 Years On The Air, Lee Corso Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Light And Laughs”

    The Federalist, By: Shawn Fleetwood, April 18, 2025

    Lee Corso picking ND to win the national championship.

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “After a nearly four-decade run, legendary sports analyst Lee Corso has decided to hang up his mascot heads. On Thursday, the longtime co-host of ESPN’s College GameDay announced that he will be retiring later this year, capping off a broadcasting career that began in 1987. In a statement released by the network, Corso, 89, extended his gratitude to ESPN and colleagues for the “opportunity” to grace the airwaves “for nearly 40 years.”

    “I have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement,” Corso said.

    The famed announcer’s final GameDay broadcast will take place on Aug. 30, according to ESPN, with “additional programming to celebrate Corso” slated to occur “in the days leading up to that weekend.”

    For longtime college football fans, Corso’s absence will undoubtedly leave a gaping hole in the Saturday morning GameDay experience. His good-natured humor and quirky antics were staples of the game as much as a school’s battle cry or marching band halftime performance.

    Among Corso’s most well known lines was his infamous, “Not so fast, my friend!” While typically directed at co-host and former Ohio State quarterback Kirt Herbstreit to express his disagreement with Herbstreit’s game picks, the former Indiana head coach was never afraid to use the phrase when challenging the choices of other panelists.

    One of Corso’s funniest “Not so fast” moments came ahead of a 2012 matchup between Harvard and Yale, in which GameDay‘s guest “celebrity” picker — a 5-year-old boy — picked Yale to win the game. Without missing a beat, Corso added a creative twist to his famous line, jokingly telling the young boy, “Not so fast, midget!”

    The moment left Herbstreit with his head in his hands, crying with laughter.

    But above all, the legendary broadcaster is widely known for his “unique” apparel when announcing his weekly picks. Since starting the tradition in 1995, Corso has donned the mascot head of whichever team he’s picking to win in the major game of the week. He’s even gone as far as dressing up as the Fighting Irish leprechaun when selecting Notre Dame.

    (Check out this hilarious bit alongside celebrity guest picker Ken Jeong before the matchup between Notre Dame and Duke in September 2023.)

    Even when battling personal medical issues, Corso never allowed his own struggles to hinder his willingness to keep millions of college football fans entertained and smiling every Saturday. While it’s sad to watch him go, his retirement from College GameDay is a well-deserved ending to an incredible and legendary career.”

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  16. “The license plate number below reads C6H1206. Who can figure out what it all means?”

    To be clear, this is true for both genders.

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  17. “The weather is getting above 80 degrees today – we have a farrier coming, a trip to the dump planned, lots of planting in the raised vegetable gardens to do, and we plan to go out and do some “foal wrangling.” This photo was taken a few years back:”

    I hope your day is as productive and great as I plan mine to be!”

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  21. “Damn, I’m old!” (NF: This is the kind of pot I used when we went camping)

    Yep! Had one of these, too!

    And this…..except I ran away and they had to catch me first!!!

    Again, we also had one of these….

    And I still have one of these, altho not McD’s!

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  22. Ours was beige….

    Yep! This is what I used when I learned how to shave my legs!

    Again – had one exactly like it! I have a more modern one now, with a spotlight that shows the time on the ceiling.

    I still have my Mom’s….of course I never use it! LOL

    Great for sifting the seeds and sticks from weed…..

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      1. She was such a happy baby/toddler….until her Dad totally abandoned her/us. That’s when it went off the rails for her…..

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  25. (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Thursday opening 400,000 square miles in the Pacific Ocean back up to commercial fishing.

    The area had been protected by two proclamations from former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to “protect and preserve the lands and marine environment around Wake, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Islands; Johnston and Palmyra Atolls; Kingman Reef; and the historic and scientific objects therein.”

    However, in the “Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific” proclamation, Trump says that the previous proclamations were redundant with existing law and that commercial fishing and the preservation of the ecosystems and wildlife in question aren’t mutually exclusive.

    “Following further consideration of the nature of the objects identified in Proclamations 8336 and 9173 and the protection of those objects already provided by relevant law, I find that appropriately managed commercial fishing would not put the objects of scientific and historic interest that [they] protect at risk,” the proclamation reads.

    The proclamation claims that the area’s “vulnerable marine species” and habitats are already protected by at least nine different federal laws and its fish populations are “effectively managed” by fisheries like the National Marine Fisheries Service, while the earlier proclamations’ prohibition on commercial fishing has served only to stifle American business.

    The proclamation aims to re-open “nearly half of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone in the Pacific Islands” to commercial fishing.

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      1. “Good god, it’s ugly! The Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, Chicago looks a giant concrete cremation urn.”

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  27. Clarion

    Clarion

    April 18, 2025 2:03 pm

    “Today, we’re announcing that we’re removing Pharma Members from the FDA Advisory Committee…and we’re going to be replacing them with patients and family caregivers…” -FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary

    This is WINNING 🏆

    “Today, we’re announcing that we’re removing Pharma Members from the FDA Advisory Committee…and we’re going to be replacing them with patients and family caregivers…” -FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary pic.twitter.com/KMG3wclxfE

    — Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) April 18, 2025

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  38. “A green stone located in the ancient city of Hattusa (Çorum, Turkey Today)…”

    “This is a lawn mower’s worst nightmare! In England you sometimes see these “wavy” brick fences…

    And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall…

    A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves…Awesome architecture…”

    Wiki: A crinkle crankle wall, also known as a crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, serpentine, ribbon or wavy wall, is an unusual type of structural or garden wall built in a serpentine shape with alternating curves, originally used in Ancient Egypt, but also typically found in Suffolk in England.”

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  40. Just The News: “House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Friday rejected a request from two Democratic committee members that the committee fund their travel to El Salvador to meet with a deported migrant.

    Democratic Reps. Maxwell Frost of Florida and Robert Garcia of California asked the committee on Tuesday to fund their travel to visit Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was deported by the Trump administration over allegations he was connected to the violent gang MS-13. 

    Comer rebuked the two lawmakers, claiming that it was “absurd” they were requesting the committee pay for the travel when they have been “hostile” to the committee’s oversight of the border crisis.

    “I write in response to your letter of April 15, 2025 requesting that I approve, from the Committee’s budget, official travel for you both to visit the country of El Salvador to meet with a foreign MS-13 gang member whose wife accused him of crimes and who is strongly suspected of human trafficking,” he wrote in a letter shared with Just The News. 

    “If you … wish to meet with him, you can spend your own money,” Comer continued. “But I will not approve a single dime of taxpayer funds for use on the excursion you have requested.”

    Abrego Garcia has emerged as a focal point in the legal debate surrounding immigration and deportation. He entered the U.S. illegally but was shielded from deportation by a judge in 2019, over concerns about his safety. He had been living in Maryland until his arrest and subsequent deportation.” 

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  43. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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