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by Woost2
Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:30 pm
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Topic: British National Theatre -- at your local movie theater
Replies: 5
Views: 5278

Re: British National Theatre -- at your local movie theater

We have live streams of the Met, as well. Because they are live, they can be a bit tricky with weather issues. Had the whole thing fail once. Because of thunder storms.
by Woost2
Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:30 pm
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Topic: British National Theatre -- at your local movie theater
Replies: 5
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British National Theatre -- at your local movie theater

Do folks know about this? Plays, starring all your favorite BBC actors, filmed live and broadcast to movie theaters around the world. I have been enjoying it greatly. Have managed to catch 4 or 5 a year. Just search for a theater near you. http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ I missed some good one...
by Woost2
Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:04 am
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Topic: Show us your pets!
Replies: 54
Views: 35768

Re: Show us your pets!

My half lease Duke

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Best bud Zibi

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by Woost2
Fri Oct 14, 2016 4:23 am
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Topic: The company I work for is being sold...
Replies: 11
Views: 10077

Re: The company I work for is being sold...

I worked for a corp that was sold twice in one year. I had a mega stack of business cards with three different logos in my desk. It was a complete PITA and the change in "culture" was the first shock. With the final one I was offered a job in Texas at the corporate office. I declined. I'm ...
by Woost2
Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:08 pm
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Topic: Updating your showring bling on a beer budget
Replies: 17
Views: 13690

Re: Updating your showring bling on a beer budget

I'm so out of touch. We are blinging up helmets now?

Edit to add question mark!
by Woost2
Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:25 pm
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Topic: And we're lambing!
Replies: 13
Views: 10574

Re: And we're lambing!

What long tails they have!
by Woost2
Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:44 pm
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Topic: JOKE THREAD
Replies: 43
Views: 24134

Re: JOKE THREAD

Why are elephants gray?










So you can tell them apart from a blueberry.
by Woost2
Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:35 pm
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Topic: Men of Mayham Dogs
Replies: 5
Views: 5274

Re: Men of Mayham Dogs

A litter of puppies Sac/Acolori rescued in OK and sent out into the UDBB universe.
by Woost2
Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:27 pm
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Topic: Men of Mayham Dogs
Replies: 5
Views: 5274

Re: Men of Mayham Dogs

I'm not sure Toenell and MagicCharm made the leap to DDBB. Nell's Opal is doing great and is a lovely soft-looking gal. But doesn't look anything like a NSDT to me. They have more hair, for one thing. I've seen MC's dog on FB but can't quite remember her name ATM.
by Woost2
Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:15 pm
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Topic: Did We Get HACKED??
Replies: 17
Views: 12812

Re: Did We Get HACKED??

Is PMing everyone at once something that anyone can do? Or does that take special skillz?
by Woost2
Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:00 pm
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Topic: In home cell phone ringers ...
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Views: 2390

In home cell phone ringers ...

anyone have one? Amazon is currently spamming me on FB with a Renny HOME loud wireless ringer to make your cell phone more useful as a home phone. Just what I need since I can't hear my phone no matter that I have chosen the old fashioned phone ring tone which seems to be the loudest.
by Woost2
Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:34 am
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Topic: Deadwood Update
Replies: 31
Views: 18400

Re: Deadwood Update

Just because I love these folks so much and they have a grassy roof in a rainy place. Decidedly NOT flat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhDgi9YnrqU
by Woost2
Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:27 pm
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Topic: Damn Porcupine!
Replies: 21
Views: 14579

Re: Damn Porcupine!

I forgot you have a MoM dog.
by Woost2
Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:38 pm
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Topic: Hulu, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick etc etc etc
Replies: 24
Views: 16219

Re: Hulu, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick etc etc etc

... but I cannot watch my local CBS news. Which is the reason to have an antenna if there is any hope to get local channels on it. I only get the regulars. I'm flabbergasted at what my SIL gets on her antenna at cabin in Michigan. Tons of channels from MI and Chicago and N. Indiana. The PBS choices...
by Woost2
Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:58 am
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Topic: How would you tackle kids claiming they've seen Slenderman?
Replies: 16
Views: 14260

Re: How would you tackle kids claiming they've seen Slenderman?

And the girls are going to be tried as adults. At least for this week. They aren't being IDed because who knows, the whole thing could end up back in juvy.
by Woost2
Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:27 am
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Topic: Lumo Lift
Replies: 2
Views: 3412

Re: Lumo Lift

Never heard of it. You forgot the link.
by Woost2
Sat Jul 23, 2016 2:00 pm
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Topic: Speak to me of spiralizers
Replies: 9
Views: 9195

Re: Speak to me of spiralizers

Machine and a large sack of zuchs were on my door step last night. Instructions sadly lacking, but after a few youtubes I just had a large bowl of zoodles, garlic and sprinkle of parm for breakfast. Easy peasy.
by Woost2
Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:40 pm
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Topic: Hulu, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick etc etc etc
Replies: 24
Views: 16219

Re: Hulu, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick etc etc etc

... but I cannot watch my local CBS news. Which is the reason to have an antenna if there is any hope to get local channels on it. I only get the regulars. I'm flabbergasted at what my SIL gets on her antenna at cabin in Michigan. Tons of channels from MI and Chicago and N. Indiana. The PBS choices...
by Woost2
Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:35 pm
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Topic: Hulu, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick etc etc etc
Replies: 24
Views: 16219

Re: Hulu, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick etc etc etc

Thanks for the topic. I'm also confused. Have never had cable. We do have it at the cottage and there is absolutely nothing to watch on 200 channels. Still using rabbit ears which work fine for local channels and the PBS three. BIL gave me a Roku but the cord is iffy. I'm doing a Netflx trial on my ...
by Woost2
Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:14 am
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Topic: Speak to me of spiralizers
Replies: 9
Views: 9195

Re: Speak to me of spiralizers

So you need Prime to get that price? May have to ask my sister to get if for me. Early BD present!
by Woost2
Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:45 pm
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Topic: Speak to me of spiralizers
Replies: 9
Views: 9195

Speak to me of spiralizers

I want to spiralize all this damn zucchini. The internet is once again making me crazy. Too many choices, too many different price points and wildly contradictory reviews. I CAN'T DECIDE ... :cry:

Help! What is your experience?
by Woost2
Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:36 pm
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Topic: Horse Sculptures Installed Nearby
Replies: 6
Views: 6044

Re: Horse Sculptures Installed Nearby

And now everyone is stopping in the middle of the roundabout to take photos??? Very nice installation. He captured wonderful motion.
by Woost2
Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:34 pm
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Topic: Rant: Eating in Public
Replies: 37
Views: 17863

Re: Rant: Eating in Public

AmityBee wrote:...but, eating with your fingers is so... ...satisfying!!! I love doing that. Mind you, not in public, but I'm not opossed to eat yogurt, icecream or even pasta with my bare hands... :oops: :D


And jello. Don't forget jello.
by Woost2
Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:27 pm
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Topic: Fireworks and Horses...how'd everyone do?
Replies: 18
Views: 13813

Re: Fireworks and Horses...how'd everyone do?

I've just been assuming tonight is the night. Horse is out of town amid many acres of cornfields. My dog isn't too bothered but the loud crack out of nowhere can send him into a barking fit. I'm proactive because one big startle can be the start of a slippery slope to big fear. So, windows closed, A...
by Woost2
Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:59 am
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Topic: Growing Vines on a house - yay or nay?
Replies: 15
Views: 13277

Re: Growing Vines on a house - yay or nay?

spend my life pulling Virginia creeper off everything. It's like giant bindweed. Surprised to hear people actually plant it. I rented a little brick house in Colorado which had ivy growing on one garage wall. Loved the look. Then I noticed a crack along the brick and the ivy growing inside the garag...
by Woost2
Tue May 31, 2016 2:03 pm
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Topic: The Gorilla Story
Replies: 53
Views: 30384

Re: The Gorilla Story

It wasn't apparently threatening to the child until the screaming caused the gorilla to yank and drag the kid through water by the leg and then out of sight. The simple size differential made interaction a threat. Think Chihuahua puppy and adult Great Dane. Don't know about zoo policy on weapons, bu...
by Woost2
Mon May 30, 2016 6:25 pm
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Topic: For Boots - Posting More
Replies: 35
Views: 20444

Re: For Boots - Posting More

Apropos of nothing ... Wish I had your camera and skills at Al's Auto Body Shop and Hosta Arboretum yesterday. Shots from my phone, in the deep woods, are dismal.
by Woost2
Sat May 21, 2016 2:31 am
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Topic: Who uses a Kindle? Do you like it?
Replies: 22
Views: 15709

Re: Who uses a Kindle? Do you like it?

I know lots of people are huge fans and have 100s of books at their fingertips. I don't have an actual kindle but do have the app downloaded on an Ipad, phone and computer. My ipad is version 1 so just about all it can do these days is be a reader. Apple no longer supports it. I went several years o...
by Woost2
Wed May 18, 2016 4:10 pm
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Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22990

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

Welcome back. Altho able bodied, I tiptoed back to sort of riding (mostly walking) at age 66 after 30+ years not. When we get to stroll around the greater out of doors, it makes me heart sing. I also don't really know your story but I can attest to the number of times over the years that someone que...
by Woost2
Wed Apr 20, 2016 2:13 am
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Topic: Tell me about Galveston/Houston!
Replies: 11
Views: 10623

Re: Tell me about Galveston/Houston!

Just catching up on the most recent historic flood. Why are you going there again???
by Woost2
Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:23 pm
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Topic: Tell me about Galveston/Houston!
Replies: 11
Views: 10623

Re: Tell me about Galveston/Houston!

Not a clue. Good luck.
by Woost2
Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:20 pm
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Topic: Just joined a CSA
Replies: 28
Views: 18347

Re: Just joined a CSA

I will have to try this. I'm batting a big fat zero on kale chips. I know people rave about them and I know more than one who makes them nearly every day. Mine of been mostly inedible. The first recipes had too much oil and too high heat. Scorched. Then Jacque Pepin told me to just rub some oil on m...
by Woost2
Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:15 pm
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Topic: OMG this is actually worse than horse shopping
Replies: 5
Views: 6532

Re: OMG this is actually worse than horse shopping

I had the same issue. Ended up with gray interior with half black dash. The only saving grace is that new cars all have tinted windows to a greater or lesser degree. Back when my Ford Pinto's black dash split because of the sun (and I resolved to never have black again), it was getting fully cooked ...
by Woost2
Mon Apr 11, 2016 4:13 pm
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Topic: About a dog...
Replies: 40
Views: 23281

Re: About a dog...

Puppy breath.

Interesting there are styles of ear cropping. 7-8 weeks per this site.
by Woost2
Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:29 am
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Topic: ID the dog breed?
Replies: 14
Views: 11739

Re: ID the dog breed?

Shar Pei's have been overly wrinkled up in the past few decades. There are two kinds of head/muzzles ... bone mouth and meat mouth. Truth. The original dogs (bone mouths) weren't wrinkled at all. This photo shows the progression from bone mouth on the right to modern mess on the left.
by Woost2
Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:32 pm
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Topic: The end of the story..
Replies: 53
Views: 28513

Re: The end of the story..

Jingles and cyber hugs for all who loved him.
by Woost2
Tue Mar 15, 2016 3:26 am
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Topic: How would you tackle kids claiming they've seen Slenderman?
Replies: 16
Views: 14260

Re: How would you tackle kids claiming they've seen Slenderman?

The murder trial (and thus Slenderman) is still regularly in the news in WI because it keeps being postponed. Saw an article just yesterday.
by Woost2
Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:10 pm
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Topic: What can you tell me about going on a cruise?
Replies: 26
Views: 21094

Re: What can you tell me about going on a cruise?

Did the giant Princess cruise to Alaska (collegiate fjord) with my disabled dad and sister -- for my 50th. It was not my thing AND I enjoyed it very much. For Alaska, the cruising part is the point ... stunning vistas and critters on view during all daylight hours. We got a balcony at the suggestion...
by Woost2
Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:05 pm
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Topic: Photo essay on American water-driven grist mills
Replies: 3
Views: 3695

Re: Photo essay on American water-driven grist mills

I've only seen cups, quarts or gallons. And crispy out of the fat unadulterated donuts.
by Woost2
Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:46 pm
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Topic: Photo essay on American water-driven grist mills
Replies: 3
Views: 3695

Re: Photo essay on American water-driven grist mills

They seem to have missed the Franklin Cider mill, in Franklin Village, MI. My hometown. Originally a grist mill, but the wheel has been squeezing apples since 1918.
by Woost2
Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:18 am
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Topic: Just joined a CSA
Replies: 28
Views: 18347

Re: Just joined a CSA

Our CSA farmer is very very careful to have a variety (even in the early weeks) and not to overload with one thing. It takes meticulous planning, skill and good luck. He plants a huge variety of stuff so even if somethings fail, there are other choices. One of my favorite things is the newsletter th...
by Woost2
Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:11 pm
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Topic: Unusual Ear Piercings
Replies: 5
Views: 5005

Re: Unusual Ear Piercings

Google says rook is way painful. I only know this because I had to google, having no idea what any of that meant.

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