Bless her heart.
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A forum friend sent me this.
I told him it was something you'd expect to see in a gastrointestinal doctor's waiting room.
I told him it was something you'd expect to see in a gastrointestinal doctor's waiting room.
THE PILGRIM
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A trip to Seabourne Creek Park where Mom used to work in the butterfly garden. Was taking some of her old gardening tools and the leftover glass butterflies that we laid out at her funeral as keepsakes for her fellow Master Gardeners/Naturalists. Took a hike around the marsh area after.
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A pretty sky as seen through my windshield early this morning on the way to the range:
My first shot was dead center of the bullseye, too! (Had to walk over and take a look because I couldn't see the hit.)
The day's off to a good start!
My first shot was dead center of the bullseye, too! (Had to walk over and take a look because I couldn't see the hit.)
The day's off to a good start!
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My office.
The view from my office.
The view from my office.
Pro Bowl linemen.
THE PILGRIM
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We have a few generations of feral cats that have staked out a territory that includes our yard, the next door neighbors yard and her next door neighbors yard. So, three back yards in a row. They spend a lot of time in our back yard since there are no dogs here any more. Momma kitty came sauntering back in with a Carolina wren in her mouth. Her daughter from a litter six months ago came running up and was presented with the dead bird. The daughter started playing with it, and then the latest litter showed up to get some milk from Mom. This is why so many bird lovers hate feral cats. The coyotes and other predators keep the ferals in the country knocked down, but here in the city it would take a concerted effort of catch, spay/neuter and release to make a dent. Funny how so few of the bird lovers are willing to fork out some extra to help finance this as most cities have other priorities for our tax dollars. I tend to just think of them as part of the city's ecosystem.
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This Cromwell IV was hit by a high velocity 75mm round from a German Panther tank during the Battle of Overloon in 1944. You can see the impact hole at the right rear. The round hit the engine, caught it on fire, which in turn ignited the ammunition.
The Panther tank in the background was knocked out, and its crew were killed, during the same battle.
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When the wife and I have steak,, we usually share one large ribeye, or T-bone,, etc,
The steak is usually close to 1 pound,, enough for us, and trimmings for the cat!!
Recently, we saw Alton Brown demonstrate a "new to us" method to cook a steak,,
We have used the method over a half dozen times,,
As usual, you light the charcoal in the charcoal chimney.
There is only one layer of charcoal in the chimney,, the charcoal is about an inch deep.
That is about 20 pieces of charcoal about as big as your thumb,, see the pic.
When Alton did it ,, he filled the chimney,, I think he did that just for an impressive video.
Rather than putting the charcoal on the lower grate, the charcoal stays in the chimney,,
The chimney is placed OVER THE STEAK!!
So, the cooking is from above,, rather than underneath,, (I think that is radiant cooking)
Since there is no heat under the steak,, there is NO SMOKE!!
The drippings have nothing hot to cause smoke.
Here is a look through the vent hole,, the steak is "sizzling",,
The steak cooks pretty fast,,
2.5 minutes first side, flip then 2.5 minutes the second side, flip 0.5 minute first side, flip, 0.5 minutes second side.
Adjust the time for steak size, and "doneness" preferred. we like a little more than rare,, but not quite medium rare,,
This time is for a typical ~one pound ribeye.
I usually get an internal temp of 130 to 135 degrees,, if the temp is too low, flip, and another 0.5 minutes.
(a 3/4 pound steak time is 2min, 2min, 0.5min, 0.5min,, we have done that)
These are the best steaks we have prepared.
A little charcoal drops on the steak,, that is probably good for you ,, so as Alton explained.
Not only is this FAST,, (less than half the usual amount of time) it uses virtually no charcoal.
We have not tried "Kingsford", so I have no idea how many briquettes are required.
Probably around 5 or 6, is my guess.
The steak is usually close to 1 pound,, enough for us, and trimmings for the cat!!
Recently, we saw Alton Brown demonstrate a "new to us" method to cook a steak,,
We have used the method over a half dozen times,,
As usual, you light the charcoal in the charcoal chimney.
There is only one layer of charcoal in the chimney,, the charcoal is about an inch deep.
That is about 20 pieces of charcoal about as big as your thumb,, see the pic.
When Alton did it ,, he filled the chimney,, I think he did that just for an impressive video.
Rather than putting the charcoal on the lower grate, the charcoal stays in the chimney,,
The chimney is placed OVER THE STEAK!!
So, the cooking is from above,, rather than underneath,, (I think that is radiant cooking)
Since there is no heat under the steak,, there is NO SMOKE!!
The drippings have nothing hot to cause smoke.
Here is a look through the vent hole,, the steak is "sizzling",,
The steak cooks pretty fast,,
2.5 minutes first side, flip then 2.5 minutes the second side, flip 0.5 minute first side, flip, 0.5 minutes second side.
Adjust the time for steak size, and "doneness" preferred. we like a little more than rare,, but not quite medium rare,,
This time is for a typical ~one pound ribeye.
I usually get an internal temp of 130 to 135 degrees,, if the temp is too low, flip, and another 0.5 minutes.
(a 3/4 pound steak time is 2min, 2min, 0.5min, 0.5min,, we have done that)
These are the best steaks we have prepared.
A little charcoal drops on the steak,, that is probably good for you ,, so as Alton explained.
Not only is this FAST,, (less than half the usual amount of time) it uses virtually no charcoal.
We have not tried "Kingsford", so I have no idea how many briquettes are required.
Probably around 5 or 6, is my guess.
Snapper migrating to the Creek From shallow wet land
this happens every year this is 3rd one this year, coffee can for size comparison
this happens every year this is 3rd one this year, coffee can for size comparison
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This Sherman belonged to the US 7th Armored Division, better known as the "Lucky Seventh". The nickname was based on the relatively few losses it suffered from the beginning of the liberation of Europe. But the Battle of Overloon would end dramatically for the Lucky Seventh, with huge losses, before the division was taken out of the battle on October 8th, 1944.
This Sherman was struck by several direct hits which ended up killing the crew. You can see the turret has been knocked askew. The crew's graves can be found at the American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle in Verviers, Belgium.
Displayed at Liberty Park, National War and Resistance Museum, Overloon, Netherlands.
Local folks helping out the folks out in western NC.
That is a sobering image. It looks like there are two shaped charge hits on the mantle, and it is missing one of its suspension assemblies.
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This Sherman was struck by several direct hits which ended up killing the crew. You can see the turret has been knocked askew. The crew's graves can be found at the American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle in Verviers, Belgium.
Displayed at Liberty Park, National War and Resistance Museum, Overloon, Netherlands.
I once watched an anti tank demo against some old Sherman hulls, and went downrange after the demo. There were relatively clean round holes about an inch and a half in diameter in the hull exterior, with radial gouges, but looking inside, the inside face of the hull was badly spalled, a mass of metal 8-12 inches in diameter detached from it around the holes the projectiles made. That's several pounds of red hot shrapnel ricocheting around the crew compartment. God rest their souls.
There were several impact holes right at the turret ring that penetrated into the turret as well. This Sherman was hit pretty hard many times.
