CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Monday, all.   Another hot one today...

It is indeed. It's also kinda warm and muggy outside.

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

No. I just mussed it a bit. He likes that.  

And scratches behind the ear and tummy rubs ... uhm, sorry ... I got him mixed-up with the other cute fella who cuddles with me. 

[dughlas]

The NHL has it's first active out gay player, Luke Prokop of the Nashville Predators.

[clochette]

6 minutes ago, dughlas said:

The NHL has it's first active out gay player, Luke Prokop of the Nashville Predators.

A month after the NFL player. Things are moving in the right direction. 

Funny I've been reading those kind of books lately.

[Page Scrawler]

43 minutes ago, dughlas said:

And scratches behind the ear and tummy rubs ... uhm, sorry ... I got him mixed-up with the other cute fella who cuddles with me. 

Hey, Dugh, Mum, and Thistle!  *scratches Thistle on his belly*

[Page Scrawler]

43 minutes ago, dughlas said:

And scratches behind the ear and tummy rubs ... uhm, sorry ... I got him mixed-up with the other cute fella who cuddles with me. 

Hey, Dugh, Mum, and Thistle!  *scratches Thistle on his belly*

[Albert1434]

[Albert1434]

[clochette]

33 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh, Mum, and Thistle!  *scratches Thistle on his belly*

Why Mom and Dugh never get scratches behind the ears or on their belly? Maybe they'd like some too

[Albert1434]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

Why Mom and Dugh never get scratches behind the ears or on their belly? Maybe they'd like some too

Your nuts Clo 

[Page Scrawler]

18 minutes ago, clochette said:

Why Mom and Dugh never get scratches behind the ears or on their belly? Maybe they'd like some too

Hey, Clo. 

[Marty]

3 hours ago, clochette said:

Hair gel always makes me think of this scene

Here's a YouTube clip of the same scene...

 

Edited July 19, 2021 by Marty

[Marty]

Continuing from my collection of photographs showing signs, here's one I saw on a wall in the centre of Lancaster, England on Christmas Eve 2015...

[Albert1434]

Were having a thunder storm oh good new fires

Edited July 19, 2021 by Albert1434

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh, Mum, and Thistle!  *scratches Thistle on his belly*

Page!

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh, Mum, and Thistle!  *scratches Thistle on his belly*

Hi!

Thistle isn't quite 100%. He tweaked his back yesterday. Fortunately we have some meds for pain and an anti-inflammatory and they are helping him be more comfortable.

Edited July 19, 2021 by dughlas

[Page Scrawler]

34 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Thistle isn't quite 100%. He tweaked his back yesterday.

Poor pup.  Hope he recovers quickly.

[Albert1434]

Tonight we had for dinner

Parisian Bistro Chicken

with dauphinoise potatoes and Vichy carrots

[Albert1434]

[Page Scrawler]

24 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight we had for dinner

Parisian Bistro Chicken

with dauphinoise potatoes and Vichy carrots

Morgan made Pappardelle pasta with beef-and-proscuitto meatballs in tomato sauce. I made the garlic toast and green beans that went on the side. 

[Marty]

Happy Tuesday, all!

Been fasting for the past 14 hours or so. Heading to the health centre shortly to have blood samples taken.

 

[Marty]

Oregon wildfire: Biggest inferno in US is now larger than the city of Los Angeles

The blaze has prompted over 2,100 evacuations and destroyed 67 homes.

https://www.thejournal.ie/oregon-wildfire-burns-300000-acres-5500095-Jul2021/

 

[dughlas]

10 minutes ago, Marty said:

Oregon wildfire: Biggest inferno in US is now larger than the city of Los Angeles

The blaze has prompted over 2,100 evacuations and destroyed 67 homes.

https://www.thejournal.ie/oregon-wildfire-burns-300000-acres-5500095-Jul2021/

 

While this fire is enormous it currently ranks fourth in overall size and second in forest fires in Oregon's history. It's burning in a sparsely populated area, no one has died, property loss has been low. It's current spread is into even less populated areas consisting primarily of ranches and secluded forest. Were this fire to be in more densely peopled California the situation would be dire. Locale matters greatly. From what I read this morning. Fires of this nature typically burn until autumn rains put them out.

[dughlas]

10 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Poor pup.  Hope he recovers quickly.

Thank you. He's still hurting this morning, when he tucked his rump to do his business there were groans and whimpers. He manages the single step in and out of the house with a slow gentle step rather than his usual hop and wants lifted up to sit with me in the recliner. Where he is able to rest quietly. Massaging gently along his spine does not cause any flinching or whimpers indicating pain. I can't feel anything out of joint. He isn't limping or favoring a leg so I don't think it's an injury to his weak knee. I'll continue pain meds and rest. I'm holding off on a vet visit as we're due to leave for PA next Wed. and I'd prefer to wait for our vet. He's sleeping now.

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

While this fire is enormous it currently ranks fourth in overall size and second in forest fires in Oregon's history. It's burning in a sparsely populated area, no one has died, property loss has been low. It's current spread is into even less populated areas consisting primarily of ranches and secluded forest. Were this fire to be in more densely peopled California the situation would be dire. Locale matters greatly. From what I read this morning. Fires of this nature typically burn until autumn rains put them out.

Thanks for the clarification, dugh.

The Guardian are also carrying a news story today on this fire (and others in the Pacific west of the US)  which, although somewhat less sensational, does include the following:

Climate change has made the US west much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. Firefighters said these conditions in July are more typical of late summer or fall.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/19/oregon-bootleg-fire-latest-news-largest-us

[Albert1434]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

While this fire is enormous it currently ranks fourth in overall size and second in forest fires in Oregon's history. It's burning in a sparsely populated area, no one has died, property loss has been low. It's current spread is into even less populated areas consisting primarily of ranches and secluded forest. Were this fire to be in more densely peopled California the situation would be dire. Locale matters greatly. From what I read this morning. Fires of this nature typically burn until autumn rains put them out.

They said it may not be put out till Nov.