The second time I've watched this happen during an NBA game.

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Tom Brady told us just now that this is a real shot, but he doesn’t consider it a hole-in-one, because they put the ball in the middle of the fairway in a created tee box on a par four. Still calls it a “once in a lifetime shot.” https://t.co/POQnufLR2q


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My mom was a nurse for a GP Dr when I was a kid. I never had it done to me that I remember, but she's told me about the hot needle. From what I've heard, there's no real reason for the orderlies. It's not supposed to hurt and should only provide relief.

The reason is fear. Fear is an incredible source of fuel for adrenaline.

My daughter is deathly afraid of needles. As a 5-year-old, she had a mishap that required stitches on the underside of her chin. The blood and wound didn't bother her (no crying--tough kid), but the second she saw the needle that was going to numb her chin for the stitches, she went into full panic mode. Took me (220+ pounds) and a nurse to hold her down so doc could do his nasty work.

I've never felt so horrible in my life, seriously. The look she gave me and the crying she was doing made me feel as if I truly was harming her.

Man weather predictions have been so far off lately that they've exceeded their 50% error rate. For the past two weeks they've been forecasting severe thunderstorms, hail, damaging wing and cyclical wind. We've gotten some rain and that's all. I realize that it's not exact and doom and gloom sells but jeez.

This week my wife volunteered as a chaperone for our grand daughter's class trip to the zoo. At one point she and one of the mothers were sitting on a bench and my wife remarked, "Well, here we are on the Group W bench. " the mom gave her a blank look.
"You know: Alice's Restaurant?" Still the blank look.
She sings,"You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant. " Nothing.
Then my wife remembered this lady was younger than our son.
Sigh.

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Les

eeuh, no idea either?

Mr Bibendum, ("The Michelin Man") who was created in 1898, is white because pneumatic tires were white or beige until about 1912 or so when carbon was mixed into the rubber compound to provide strength and increase longevity.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1656163525.jpg

American folk singer Arlo Guthrie wrote and performed "Alice's Restaurant" in the mid '60s. It is a rambling story about arrest for littering and subsequent ineligiblity for the draft. A protest song.
My son had a buddy who could recite the whole thing, while I played the guitar accompaniment.
Look it up have a listen and watch for the reference to the "Group W Bench".

Classic.
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Les

That is a funny song. Classic rock stations usually play it on Thanksgiving.

That reminded me of the scene in Big Wednesday at the Army induction center with Gary Busey's character putting on a crazy persona to avoid service.

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I wonder why that car he is riding in has mismatched tires, or "tyres"?
Maybe those were the tread patterns that Michelin offered at the time?

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Big Wednesday. One of my favouritest movies of all time.

I noticed the same, and think that's exactly why it's like that.

Or "Pneus"?

Posted without any comment other than what a blessing these people are.

https://www.catersnews.com/stories/real-people/adopted-five-year-old-adapts-to-life-without-sight-after-ultra-rare-syndrome-meant-her-piercing-silver-eyes-had-to-be-removed/

Incredible!!
 

46 year old cold case solved.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/20/1112475373/coffee-cup-dna-murder-case#:~:text=David%20Sinopoli%2C%2068%2C%20was%20a rrested,that%20Sinopoli%20became%20a%20suspect.

^ that is incredible! I wonder how many more cold cases can be solved by connecting the DNA to groups of relatives- genealogy tracking. Takes hard work, and CeCe Moore is a story herself:

https://www.cecemoore.com/

What would you do if McD's served you a half eaten burger?

https://delishably.com/news/woman-mcdonalds-order-mishap

imagine a whale breaching onto your boat
 

:eek::eek:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/whale-lands-on-boat-off-massachusetts-coast-in-e2-80-98insane-e2-80-99-moment-caught-on-video/ar-AAZWlOk

Good catch bro!
 

that was close! looks like the hero caught a pedal or some such in the leg.

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Seems odd the little girl was going that fast unless she came down a hill. Great save!

Pretty cool but she still throws like a girl

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1555925051442188289

This current weather pattern is interesting / frustrating as heck. I've watched one storm cell after another on radar evaporate literally before the rain can reach the ground.

Is anyone else having internet speed issues? Streaming services are constantly buffering and loading speeds are slow. Could it be heat related?

We've had many days over the last 2 months where we might get rain. Most of those days, I can go out at the right time of day, and look N, S, E, and W and see rain coming out of clouds. Not at my house. But in every direction around me. LOL.

Per the Internet, the avg rain for my area for July is 4", and last month we got 0.45". June was a little better. The June avg is 5" and we got 1.75".

Usually starting in April/May we have to mow once a week, and I think that usually lasts through Oct/Nov. We haven't mowed since Feb or maybe early Mar this year because we've had so little rain that nothing is growing.

Heat can cause problems for network equipment, but the equipment is usually in rooms that are heavily air conditioned. I wouldn't expect hot weather to have much of an impact on capacity of the connectivity which is almost all fiber.

It's more likely capacity (more people streaming more stuff on a shared network getting congested) related.

Hardly a hero. That is what any dad is supposed to do. It is his job to protect his kids from injury. Good reactions from the dad, he needs to teach his daughter how to use the brakes on the bike.

Dig This!
 

https://madison.com/sports/baseball/beaned-little-league-batter-consoles-pitcher-in-show-of-sportsmanship/article_68448684-1559-57a3-b12d-c90dca1231ca.html

The kid gets beaned but is OK. The pitcher breaks down. The beaned kid comforts the pitcher. Cool kid.

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kudos to both kids.

Yeah just like the "heros" people worship in MLB, NFL, NBA...

Bezos' super yacht
 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/first-close-up-look-at-jeff-bezos-y721-megayacht-shows-gorgeous-hull-towering-masts-195540.html#agal_3

holy hanna, $500 million for a yacht!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1660231769.jpg

Not just a yacht, but a yacht with sails!

Tactical bra
 

Huh...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-the-army-is-designing-a-tactical-bra-for-female-soldiers/ar-AA10jJgQ

An "Army Tactical Brassiere," designed to give female soldiers enhanced protection and performance, is currently being tested at the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM). A prototype team expects to present an initial evaluation of the product to the Army Uniform Board this fall, reported Army Times.

Beach Sweep
 

This morning my grand daughter and I rowed across the river to a beach which tends to collect debris, courtesy of prevailing winds and people who DGAF. The haul included bottles, disposable lighters, shotgun shells and wads, a propane cylinder, a pair of splash pants, a kit bag, two backpacks and an 8x8 tent. About 50 to 60 lbs in all.
As we approached the beach, my grand daughter was excited to see some young coyotes playing on the shore. From the tracks, I would say they had been having a lot of fun for a while.
The sweeps are a tradition which started 35 years old ago with my son and daughter.

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Les

Good on ya, Les. I don't imagine you've seen the commercials where a guy has a drag he hooks up behind his SUV and he runs around a beach collecting 'stuff'. He then bags it all up and puts in his car. Then watches as the sea turtles come on shore to lay their eggs in the sand.
Can you drive to the beach you collect stuff on?

That's an awfully big hole in the water to throw money into, but I suppose he has more than enough to fill it up.

Scott, the river is about 1/4 mile wide where we live. It would be a 15 mile drive, then a couple more miles on farm tracks and a walk through a corn field and a grove of bushes to get there. No one goes there, just us and the coyotes. The river gets wider below the bend and, as I mentioned, the prevailing winds collect the detritus.
It is an easy row in the little Skunk dingy.

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Les

Psilocybin and LSD is good for you....sorta
 

I guess we were ahead of the curve back in the 60's and Leary was on to something.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269881116675512?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&

Methods:
In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, 29 patients with cancer-related anxiety and depression were randomly assigned and received treatment with single-dose psilocybin (0.3 mg/kg) or niacin, both in conjunction with psychotherapy. The primary outcomes were anxiety and depression assessed between groups prior to the crossover at 7 weeks.

Results:
Prior to the crossover, psilocybin produced immediate, substantial, and sustained improvements in anxiety and depression and led to decreases in cancer-related demoralization and hopelessness, improved spiritual wellbeing, and increased quality of life. At the 6.5-month follow-up, psilocybin was associated with enduring anxiolytic and anti-depressant effects (approximately 60–80% of participants continued with clinically significant reductions in depression or anxiety), sustained benefits in existential distress and quality of life, as well as improved attitudes towards death. The psilocybin-induced mystical experience mediated the therapeutic effect of psilocybin on anxiety and depression.

Conclusions:
In conjunction with psychotherapy, single moderate-dose psilocybin produced rapid, robust and enduring anxiolytic and anti-depressant effects in patients with cancer-related psychological distress.