Random Thoughts XI (Eleven Pipers Piping)

[BCClone]

Forgot to mention a first sighting for me today. Saw roughly 8 swans flying in migration today. Had to doublecheck on what they were. Fly kinda low.

Also seen many bald eagles lately.

 

[Rabbuk]

Forgot to mention a first sighting for me today. Saw roughly 8 swans flying in migration today. Had to doublecheck on what they were. Fly kinda low.

Also seen many bald eagles lately.

I had no idea Swans were migratory.

 

[BCClone]

I had no idea Swans were migratory.

No idea, but these seemed to be doing that. Flying in a V and everything.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi tonight. Very interesting. Repeat with President Obama cameo dining on Vietnamese street food (Bun Cha which looked yummy) with Anthony. Very cool.

@cyrocksmypants , we need to go out and find a good Vietnamese restaurant here.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi tonight. Very interesting. Repeat with President Obama cameo dining on Vietnamese street food (Bun Cha which looked yummy) with Anthony. Very cool.

@cyrocksmypants , we need to go out and find a good Vietnamese restaurant here.

Lotus, Jasmine Deli, Pho 79, My Huang, all really good food. Jasmine is probably my favorite. It’s a little hole in the wall place on Nicollet and just off of 26th.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Lotus, Jasmine Deli, Pho 79, My Huang, all really good food. Jasmine is probably my favorite. It’s a little hole in the wall place on Nicollet and just off of 26th.

Just looked at web for Jasmine Deli. Want.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Just looked at web for Jasmine Deli. Want.

It’s like 4 or 5 blocks from my office. I walked down there regularly for lunch this summer. And their spring rolls with peanut sauce are phenomenal.

 

[BoxsterCy]

It’s like 4 or 5 blocks from my office. I walked down there regularly for lunch this summer. And their spring rolls with peanut sauce are phenomenal.

Those look good. And the regular egg rolls with the fish sauce.

 

[SCyclone]

Because of JBS [Cargill] here in town, we get the not so pleasant smelling days. (Such as today) But, in the past two weeks, there have been three days of a distinct smell of dog crap. And it's been smelled in different parts of town. The "pig" smell is kinda welcome compared to dog crap.



See, here's my idea. Chip in for a large bus. Boxster, Pants, jc, and Velo start out in TC. Stop in Mason City for BC & NW. Stop in Ames for KC, Birdy, and Erik/Rev/Z. Could stop in DSM for any others. (Hopp & WDSM) Stop in Osceola for myself & carvers. (I'd make the drive) Stop in KC for cooler, and then we all crash at GTO's. 8 & nickels might have to get to KC for us to pick them up. Can wxman make it to DSM? Unfortunately, my plan can't figure out how to include the Wisconsinites.

I would drive over from Fort Dodge to meet the bus at I-35, if you'll have me!!!!

 

[SCyclone]

Yep! I have badger season tickets, and got there pretty early, so I was about 10 rows from the field, and it was a great game to watch. But we had a really dumb student behind us. Before the game the band was playing "God Bless America" and you hear "oh, they're playing the national anthem" *someone else*: "No, they're playing God Bless America" Her: "yeah, the national anthem"

She probably thinks Busch Light is the national drink, too.

 

[oldman]

Gave our dog a bath yesterday -- boy did she need it. It's always a struggle to get her into the bathroom AND tub, because she doesn't like being wet, and she is very strong.

I slipped her collar on, and grabbed a couple doggy treats, and she walked right into the bathroom and climbed into the tub! Unbelievable! She got a bunch of praise and both treats, and now she doesn't smell like fritos. Success!

 

[cycloneG]

Gave our dog a bath yesterday -- boy did she need it. It's always a struggle to get her into the bathroom AND tub, because she doesn't like being wet, and she is very strong.

I slipped her collar on, and grabbed a couple doggy treats, and she walked right into the bathroom and climbed into the tub! Unbelievable! She got a bunch of praise and both treats, and now she doesn't smell like fritos. Success!

What the hell are you doing with your dog?

 

[jcyclonee]

We did get an early start. Took the kids to soccer practice.
You want me to jump that catus? Alright.
That lady's awesome.
I don't see a possum.

That commercial with Flo on the motorcycles makes me laugh.

BTW, I did see a real possum this afternoon. Think that is a first after living here 30 years.

The neighbor across the street put down some new sod in his backyard and it was getting all torn up at night. He put out a trap and got a possum. Sod was till getting torn up and he caught another one... and one more time. They are ugly little creatures and don't seem to like being in a cage.

 

[jcyclonee]

I got the rock to throw in. You want to before or after the manure gets spread on the field?

What were you feeding the livestock?

I said ask them out, not ask them to marry you. I didn't consider solving math equations on dates as my idea of fun, but I know I'm old.

I did date a 19 yo when I was 24. We didn't know our ages at first, were kinda set up. I remember, she thought I was old and I thought she was a little young. She wanted to go to keggers and my job frowned on me drinking with under agers. It was a terrible date, didn't know what to do after supper so I decided to call it and took her back to her home.

Just because Woo wants a smart girl doesn't mean he wants to do math equations on a date. He's more into tort reform and constitutional interpretation.

 

[jcyclonee]

I would drive over from Fort Dodge to meet the bus at I-35, if you'll have me!!!!

We are not meeting you at Boondocks. In high school, we ended up stuck there for 2 nights when we couldn't make it back from Waterloo on a bus due to a snowstorm. I really don't feel like going back.

 

[BCClone]

What were you feeding the livestock?

Times are tight man




Just because Woo wants a smart girl doesn't mean he wants to do math equations on a date. He's more into tort reform and constitutional interpretation.

Ok that is different.



I must have been the only person who went on a date because it seemed like it would be fun, and no innuendo here.

 

[BCClone]

We are not meeting you at Boondocks. In high school, we ended up stuck there for 2 nights when we couldn't make it back from Waterloo on a bus due to a snowstorm. I really don't feel like going back.

Trumps, way better now.



It's on the west side of the interstate. Boondocks is really ran down last I ventured in.

 

[jcyclonee]

Trumps, way better now.



It's on the west side of the interstate. Boondocks is really ran down last I ventured in.

It was actually the one on the west side that we were stuck at but it doesn't have a cool name so I've never known what to call it.

 

[wxman1]

Busy weekend. Gave up tickets to the game on Saturday in order to stay married as we had our daughter dedicated yesterday and being gone all day the day before we had 20 people over didn't seem smart. 5 week fitness testing went better than I thought. Cut just over a minute off my mile time, did 12 more sit ups, lost 7 pounds, down a total of 7 inches and according to my FitBit my resting HR has dropped 10 BPM. Feel a lot better about my progress after seeing that.

 

[wxman1]

Also Christmas is looking cheap this year since all LittleWx wants is snow.