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Good mornin’, and Happy Hump Day! One week til the real Big Guy gets here! The info on this one says it’s not AI. Technically, it’s an espresso machine, but you gotta like the cool factor. Keep your head on a swivel and Carpe’ your coffee!
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Good morning, Texan! I enlarged the photo and seems that there already is a great looking cup ready to accept the delightful brew…so instead of finding new cups/mugs, I’m sending over this wonderful edible which I’m sure will hit the spot throughout the day….
It Doesn’t Get More Southern Than Chocolate Gravy Pie
Bring the goodness of Southern chocolate gravy to the dessert plate
By Amanda Holstein – Published on November 5, 2024
https://www.southernliving.com/chocolate-gravy-pie-8729459?
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Good mornin’, Lucille! I am heading down the rabbit hole shortly to research this chocolate gravy you speak of. One of the gravy family that I’m not familiar with.
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Let us know if you’re able to convince anyone to rustle you up some chocolate gravy.
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You got it!
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It is neat how the grate at the bottom is colored like there is a fire heating the coffee.
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Good mornin’, czarina! I’m glad there are people out there who are much more creative than I am. Enjoy your coffee!
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Mornin’ and garcias, T!
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Good mornin’, Miss Wee! The schtruggle is real!
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Mornin’ Tex! Got the tree decorated yesterday, and a very few cards mailed to rellies. Now to finish wrapping presents and cleaning house!
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Good mornin’, Miss Stella! Sounds like you’re in real good shape for the holiday festivities. Mrs. T has been trying to make some last minute peanut brittle but the humidity has been hovering over 90%, so a whole bunch of folks may get New Years brittle!
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Understand about the brittle. I may do a bit of baking myself, but won’t go too crazy.
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I am not making cookies this year for the first time in…early years of marriage? I don’t even remember. My husband is still on prednisone, and having trouble with his blood sugar.
I’m reserving the right to make gingerbread men with my youngest grandson who’s the only one in the family besides me to love gingerbread. And he has loved to make cookies with me since he was a toddler standing on a chair.
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I am not making cookies this year for the first time in…early years of marriage? I don’t even remember. My husband is still on prednisone, and having trouble with his blood sugar.
I’m reserving the right to make gingerbread men with my youngest grandson who’s the only one in the family besides me to love gingerbread. And he has loved to make cookies with me since he was a toddler standing on a chair.
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Stellars….
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Mornin’ Lucille!
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Good morning, Miz WeeWeed!
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Happy Wednesday to you, Lucille!
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And the same to you, Stella!
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The picture above reminds me of the famous Chattanooga Choo Choo lobby, a favorite place for parents to take their Christmas pictures. Here’s the tree in the lobby. This year they have a walk through light display. The grounds are as beautiful as the old building.
If you ever come through Chattanooga and want a special experience, stay in one of the cars for a special experience. It’s right in the heart of downtown, and many great restaurants are walking distance, as well as the ones at the Choo Choo complex.
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Mornin’ Menage! One of my grandfathers worked for the Santa Fe RR – I still remember a few train trips with them and the koi pond at the station in NM…the berths and dining car, pure class in my juvenile opinion. 🙂
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The picture above reminds me of the famous Chattanooga Choo Choo lobby, a favorite place for parents to take their Christmas pictures. Here’s the tree in the lobby. This year they have a walk through light display. The grounds are as beautiful as the old building.
If you ever come through Chattanooga and want a special experience, stay in one of the cars for a special experience. It’s right in the heart of downtown, and many great restaurants are walking distance, as well as the ones at the Choo Choo complex.
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That looks like a really neat place to stay.
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To continue our math discussion from the other day…
I despair.
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‘Like’!
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Can I get this person as my bank teller?
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To continue our math discussion from the other day…
I despair.
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Good mornin’, Menage! All I can tell you is that it did start getting harder once they put the alphabet in math.
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😀😀😀 Morning T!
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Yeah, that did it for me. Later I saw where they were making up squiggly symbols and adding them. }{][¥£€§. I’ll just stay in third grade with long division.
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Some facts about Canada and their Medically-assisted dying. What is wrong with these people?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/canadians_exterminating_themselves.html
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https://www.facebook.com/TheBabylonBee/posts/pfbid022ZuPohXtE7ivuuJcdbB1L85qb91akHJWjcsY7MrPjbp9WTrxsWSMU3Z1xsJX4Lg2l
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Much like our beloved conspiracy theories, the Bee is now only a few weeks ahead of reality.
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I don’t know. It’s crazy, but seems to be part of the plan for human population extinction.
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Mornin’ kids! 😀
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Love love love!
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Mornin’ Wee! I’m surprised somebody hasn’t already tried this. Maybe they aren’t low enough.
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Mornin’ Stella!
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😀 😀 😀
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Fact Checkers: True
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Afternoon all,
Coffee: The life blood of innovation.
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True fact!
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Every day it’s something different for me with WordPress. Today, every time I post, I am relieved to see that it is only one post. But when I log on again, I see that most of them have become doubles again.
I can only wait breathlessly for tomorrow’s surprise.
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Seeing on right here. Be interesting to see if that holds when I check in later.
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Travel day back home to MS. Be good to get back to my bed, dogs, yard, and coffee.
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Safe travels!
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Yes, be careful!
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Safe travels, czarina!
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Not a bad trip today, now gratefully at home.
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Oh, yes…oh, YES!!!
3 Businesses Working To Keep San Antonio’s Christmas Tamale Tradition Alive
By Cat Cardenas – Published on November 30, 2024
https://www.southernliving.com/san-antonio-tamale-businesses-8740294?
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ABLECHILD: Flawed Report Ignores Key Facts, Leaving America Vulnerable to Future Assassination Attempts
By Guest Contributor Dec. 18, 2024 7:30 am
The Reality of the Bipartisan Task Force Investigation into Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
The Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump Final Report. Sounds impressive. A Task Force. Like Storming a beachhead or cracking down on organized crime. Unfortunately, in the case of this Congressional committee, the American People did not get its money’s worth.
In fact, after months of “investigating” the result of those efforts consists of what the People already knew…the Secret Service did an extremely lousy job of protecting the then former President.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/ablechild-flawed-report-ignores-key-facts-leaving-america/
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I hope we weren’t paying big money for that thorough and in-depth 2nd grade book report.
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Found this on the net.
Katharine Hepburn, in her own words:
“Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. That family made a lasting impression on me.
There were eight children, all under the age of 12. From the way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have much money, but their clothes were clean, very clean. The children were well-behaved, standing in pairs behind their parents, holding hands.
They were so excited about the clowns, the animals, and all the acts they would see that night. From their excitement, you could tell they had never been to a circus before. It was going to be a highlight of their lives.
The father and mother stood proudly at the front of their little group. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking at him as if to say, ‘You’re my knight in shining armor.’ He was smiling, enjoying seeing his family happy.
The ticket lady asked how many tickets he wanted, and he proudly responded, ‘I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.’ Then she announced the price.
The wife let go of her husband’s hand, her head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver. He leaned in closer and asked, ‘How much did you say?’
The ticket lady repeated the price.
He didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t afford to take them to the circus?
Seeing what was happening, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and dropped it on the ground. We weren’t rich by any means. My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder, and said, ‘Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.’
The man understood what was happening. He wasn’t being handed charity, but he gratefully accepted the help in his desperate, heartbreaking, and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed the bill tightly, and with trembling lips and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, ‘Thank you, sir. This really means so much to me and my family.’
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 my dad gave away was what we had planned to use for our own tickets.
Although we didn’t see the circus that night, we felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus.
That day, I learned the true value of giving. The Giver is greater than the Receiver.
If you want to be great, greater than life itself, learn to give. Love has nothing to do with what you expect to get, only with what you expect to give—everything.
The importance of giving and blessing others cannot be overstated because there is always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy through acts of giving.”
— Katharine Hepburn
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To put some context on that she was born in 1907 so a $20 bill would be a double eagle at the local bank. Put another way a working man’s wages for a week (at the time.)
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Beautiful story! Good afternoon, Reflection.
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Like! Since I can no longer hit the like button. Thank you!
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If you by chance were wondering where all those stories about evil Elon and his terrible companies were coming from, your wait is over. Looks like Brain-Freeze and his brain-trust gave over $300M to Reuters to “explore”. They in turn created headlines for those hard-charging enterprises like the NY Times and WaPo to really hammer them. Sort of like SanFranNan’s “wrap-up smear” process. So, if you were wondering why Elon is on board with cleaning up some of this mess, this might help explain his conversion.
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/12/17/biden-admin-sent-300m-to-reuters-to-look-into-musk-and-his-companies-n3797989
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Love this!
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This is devastating news……..Meghan’s cooking show on Netflix may be cancelled since her and Red’s latest effort is currently swirling around the loo. I’m all tore up!
https://www.themix.net/celebrity/celebrity-news/after-polo-flop-netflix-may-cancel-meghan-markles-upcoming-cooking-show/
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Btw, I have been getting begging email after email from Netflix trying to get me back. They can suck eggs.
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I have such a low level of interest I had to read some of the title who see who it was talking about…
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😀 😀 😀
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