Armybrat

So, the “heat index” in my back yard is 129?

That’s the black sand beach near Yilan on the NE coast. Lots of development in the area since we last went there in 1958. Our group of two families were the only beachgoers whenever we went over for the day trip from our Taipei suburb (Tianmu). The local fishing villagers always stopped by to gawk at the Americans, but were very polite with their curiosity.

My favorite relaxation spot in Taiwan….

I miss my 1974 Glastron V156 with its little Johnson.

Hijo de la Familia.

No wonder you laugh at some of my joke posts.

That’s a brutal thing to say.

Just et tu scrambled eggs from HEB this morning - no problems so far.

I just saw the red notification NFA update line at GaG ……

As posted before - This is my new ride - a generic Honda CR-V. But now: It has a 600+ page owners manual that is worse than my old calculus textbooks from the college days. At the time of purchase last month, I had the sales lady turn off most of the audio warning signals that I was aware of (from my little 2024 Civic). But soon discovered there is a new one we skipped - the onboard computer will yell in a loud female voice things like “WARNING - APPROACHING RAILROAD CROSSING!” or “WARNING- VEHICLE ON SIDE OF ROAD AHEAD”. I have at least a 50% hearing loss, but that AI computer woman bellowing at me makes my real wife sound like she’s whispering.

Taylor Farms lettuce.

First you make a roux……

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My grandson’s vacant reserved seat at his twin sister’s wedding two years ago was similarly sad.

My brothers & I arranged for a limo service to pick him and a lady friend up to take them to a Christmas party at someone’s estate. We stood by the retirement home entrance ready to record them getting into the limo, and were surprised to see Dad come out with three ladies in tow.

My parents bought their retirement house on Elmhurst Drive (1 block over from Parker Lane) in 1959. Dad sold it in 1993 after Mom passed. Then he moved up to the Renaissance retirement home in Northwest Hills. He was one of 3 eligible widowers among 100 or so ladies. He had a good time for several years until a stroke slowed him down & into a wheelchair. F cancer.

Our Windsor Hills house with our ‘67 Malibu and my grandma’s ‘58 Olds 88..

We bought our first house in Windsor Hills in 1971 (East Rundberg had just been paved a couple years before) - then moved to the Four Seasons neighborhood up on Braker in 1976. Lived there for 19 years until moving here to Brushy Creek. Glad we got out of those first two when we did.

Not me - I don’t own a donkey.

Not the old LBP phrase again?

Nutcracker ftw….

Family never had a problem with this set twisting up from 1924 to 1971.