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Balogreene posted on Sports I cross posted this on the Nostalgia wall too.
For a gift today, I was given two wonderfully amazing gifts. A baseball autographed by Sweet Swinging Billy Williams, and a coffee mug from 1969 with the Cubs Battery's autographs, Ferguson Jenkins, Randy Hundley, Ken Holtzman, Rich Nye, and more. I remember when you got those at the gas station (or something like that ). I'm pretty sure we had the whole set. I'm told they are now selling on eBay for decent money.
Yesterday at 00:41 EST .
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Rake King Balo, I have a home run ball hit by Cubs catcher Mickey Livingston at St Louis Sportsman Park against the Cardinals in 1946, the year the birds beat the Red Sox for the World Series. I was seated in the the left field foul line upper deck, last row.
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Balogreene posted on Nostalgia For a gift today, I was given two wonderfully amazing gifts. A baseball autographed by Sweet Swinging Billy Williams, and a coffee mug from 1969 with the Cubs Battery's autographs, Ferguson Jenkins, Randy Hundley, Ken Holtzman, Rich Nye, and more. I remember when you got those at the gas station (or something like that ). I'm pretty sure we had the whole set. I'm told they are now selling on eBay for decent money.
Yesterday at 00:40 EST .
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Ole buzzard I'm jealous!! But who can ever forget the swoon of the 1969 Cubs? That is the stuff of baseball history.
Yesterday at 11:24 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Dogs, Cats & Critters Bird and Hagar, birds are pretty, but, are you telling me, you have one that begs like a cat or dog?
May 13 at 20:05 EST .
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Hagar Actually more than one, 4 in the office and one in the work room. They know the sounds of a potato chip bag being opened, the smell of fresh popped popcorn. Do not even think about eating ANYTHING without sharing!!! The noise is incredible.
They only get a tiny bit for a snack BUT you will offer it or else.
I often eat in the work room and my plate is observed for foods that "Melvin" likes, there is quite a drama acted out if he does not get a wee bit of everything. He is a seafood addict, shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, and fish.(No to oysters ). Melvin is a Quaker parakeet with an extensive vocabulary and has 2 songs that he sings(Lullaby and You are my Sunshine. He sings them in his own way, in the 1st person. )
May 13 at 21:01 EST .
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Balogreene That's so neat.
May 14 at 07:45 EST .
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Gerty Prove it. :- )
May 15 at 12:11 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Recipes What Bird said below, reminded me of something I've known a while. Some foods taste better the second day. (Though I wouldn't have thought Quiche was one of those things ). I have a wonderful cookbook called "Moosewood Restaurants Cook at Home", it is from the Moosewood collective in NY. It is vegetarian. Many of their recipes tell you how long to cook them, then tells you how to serve them. Then they say, is better the second day, when the flavors have melded better. Since I cook on weekends, I do eat stuff later during the week. Stuff I eat immediately is not as good as it is the second, third, and fourth day.
May 13 at 20:04 EST .
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Escaped commieny any time you put together a stew, chili or spag sauce, it is always better the second day. What surprises me, is the scrimp scampi the DH makes is better the second day too, you would think it's best fresh, but it is something about that carved up (my job ) of fresh garlic that needs to meld. yumm
May 14 at 17:04 EST .
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Escaped commieny shrimp, geesz I hate this firefox speller
May 14 at 17:12 EST .
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Balogreene I too am surprised by Shrimp Scampi, but, my deviled eggs with onion, dry mustard, and white pepper taste better the second day too.
I made a ragout one day and was told I didn't need to keep the recipe (even I wasn't thrilled ). Then everyone ate leftovers and made sure I hadn't thrown the recipe out!
May 14 at 19:02 EST .
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BirdsNest Balo, the quiche mentioned was made with fresh picked spinach and some really mild deli ham. The first night it was bland but the next two nights it was flavorful. Even broccoli quiche tastes good the next day.
May 16 at 08:17 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Suggested Reading Executive Power, by Vince Flynn. I'm listening, not reading, but Mitch Rapp is married, and there are some wonderfully funny moments.
May 10 at 18:12 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Sports Rake?
 May 10 at 18:10 EST .
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Rake King Someday the worm will turn. All you Cubs fans should keep the faith. Mean time we are enjoying our good fortune.
May 12 at 09:02 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Pet Peeves Sequester.
My government contact is sequestered every Friday for a while, so, when I asked if I could submit files for approval, she said no use. She's off on Friday's then switches to another project for a couple of weeks.
Also, my company has declared no raises for at least a year, benefits and copays will increase substantially.
They blamed the sequester and ObamaCare. Doesn't matter who they blame, I am taking a pay cut.
May 2 at 18:54 EST .
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BirdsNest Sorry to hear that Balo, you live in a high cost area. Hope you can manage to make do with less.
May 3 at 07:57 EST .
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Balogreene I'm not too worried. We can do it if we cut back, coupon more, bake more bread, and deserts. We already do most meals from scratch. I'll skip my vacation and work around the house more, make more gifts, etc. I've lived like this before, just hoped I'd gotten beyond that. It's one thing when you're starting out, another when you're ready to retire.
May 3 at 08:40 EST .
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Escaped commieny Obamacare will destroy what's left of our economy. I know the feeling about having to start over, it stinks.
May 3 at 19:58 EST .
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Balogreene My company made no bones about it. The stuff they sent out said, because of Obamacare.
EC, I moved from Chicago to Albuquerque, to NYC, to the DC area. Starting over in a new place doesn't bother me. I've been here 15 years anyhow. But, our combined income has been going backward for two or three years now. Then my company says, sorry, it's going backwards again. Isn't America about going forward?
May 3 at 20:22 EST .
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StarFire My daughter does second tier tech support for a Dept. of Defense contractor. Between the sequester and Obamacare, they have been hit hard. All the employees were given a 25% pay cut on March 1st. They're still working 40 hour a week, but at 75% of their former pay.
May 3 at 20:50 EST .
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BirdsNest It's folks like us that will cut back on luxuries and make do with what we have or make it out of spit and toothpicks, others not so much. They will still eat take out food and order in pizzas while we make our own. I'd rather make my own-already we make our own pizza, ricotta cheese, yogurt,baked goods, etc. But you're right Balo, "It's one thing when you're starting out, another when you're ready to retire. " It's the first of the month again and the stores were brimming with freshly loaded EBT cards. And they want to allow MORE illegals in to go on the dole and clog up our country??
May 3 at 21:12 EST .
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BirdsNest Balogreene, if it were me I would be more concerned about my mother than myself and I have a feeling that is the case with you.
May 3 at 21:13 EST .
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Balogreene StarFire, so sorry for your daughter.
Yes Bird, I'm upset mom's lifestyle isn't what it should be. Thank goodness she has SS and daddy's pension, and good insurance. I actually have two sisters who won't let mom go hungry, or my other sister, either.
I'm sure StarFire's daughter knows like I do, you can't even go to another company, they are all in the same boat. But, I have a job, and insurance, and a home we are not under water on, and a car that is paid for. I have good friends, God, and family. I really shouldn't complain.
May 4 at 10:09 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Health & Diet Bit you guys, no health posts?
When my doc and I talked a couple of weeks ago, she said I didn't have to take my insulin all at once. Since I split it, my sugar has stayed between 100 and 160. Since it was always over 200 in the morning, and over 170 after eating. I'm happy.
For the uninitiated, it's supposed to be 120 or less in the am, and 150 or less 2 hours after meals.
Isn't it amazing how much the right info helps?
May 1 at 00:25 EST .
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Gerty This is good news, Miss Balo--keep up the good work!
May 7 at 15:28 EST .
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Balogreene posted on Suggested Reading For inexpensive (sometimes free ) e books, try www.bookbub.com. Sign up for their daily emails. I get a lot of the free books, don't care if I like them or not, they are free, I just quit reading and delete them if they are no good.
I have found several I like. I'm such a reader, it gets too expensive to buy books, so these emails work well.
April 30 at 08:36 EST .
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