THUNDERSTORMS WITH A CHANCE OF MEAT BALLS - SHADOWS OVER TARA - DEFEATING AI - CHICKEN IN A POT - JIBBER JABBER

Weather complaining still alive here. But the heat and humidity may have run its race this year as cooler temperatures come this next week. One big thunderstorm last week cooled and cleaned the air. Soaked the ground to the point of leaving puddles in the yard. A sign of change in the air? Locals also tell of feeling fall "in their bones". I pay attention to things like this. Also, plants at the entrance of our driveway are "leggy", showing signs of season changing. Both cats are eating more.

And yes, the bride made a batch of meatballs the same day.  

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 FROM THE FERAL IRISHMAN 

THE CRACK TRACKS....SHADOWS OVER TARA 

Put on head phones, turn the sound up some and listen and read. Four minutes of your time. 

ht to fi.

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HOW TO DEFEAT AI 

Found on Ace of Spades 082325

You may have to expand some to read.

It is the human spirit, of thinkers and problems solvers, that continue to amaze me. AI is a "thang" consuming some of my head time. In the blink of a technological eye, AI has woven its way into our lives. The old man in me is still wedded to those ways of old. How to cope. I have read this a dozen times and smile every time. A wooden shoe in the gears of change. 

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"This is where I enjoy my coffee in the morning.  It’s heaven." 

An email sent to an old friend with some complaining of "the times they are a changin." He writes back and ends his email with this photo and how he spends some of this time. Puts a smile on my face.

thankyou J  

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CHICKEN STEW

1. Add a whole chicken, stuffed with a whole onion, to the big soup pot.

2. Cover with water and simmer 5-6 hours.

3. Bone chicken and strain the broth.

Plenty of rich broth for soupmaking and chicken meat meals.  This will help cure colds and flu-s this coming winter. 

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JIBBER JABBER

Aging will continue to be talked about here.  In a nutshell, I am slower. Not yet dead in the water, but slower in moving, positioning, getting up, sitting down and walking, making sure I do not stumble or lose my balance. Most everything seems not to be done without some thought of that which I am doing. Driving in heavy traffic is avoided. Driving the back roads of Texas is the slower pace I wish to live. I see scenery now, not the blur. 

Sydney Sweeney has been fun to watch these past weeks. I did not realize she was an actress with credits beyond wearing jeans. Good for her.

Cracker Barrel has gone full Woke and has lost millions and millions of dollars overnight. Cracker Barrel has long been a place I have enjoyed eating at. My recent visit with my wife and her sister and sister's husband took place just a few weeks ago. The food was great, service staff excellent and atmosphere relaxing. I could always count on all of that at any of their resturants for so many years. My last meal there was a cowboy chicken lunch and may have been one of the best meals I have had there. But those days are over for us. Cracker Barrel resturants are now but a memory. I cannot comprehend this self-inflicted mortal wound Cracker Barrel brand brought upon itself. 

Appreciate the visit this week.