El's Kitchen

[Deer Whisperer]

Wishing the Kitchen-eers are having a fine Sunday at the back end of this weekend!

Proudly wearing my El's Kitchen tee shirt, but .... are the hats available yet?!

:)

[Deer Whisperer]

RMQuinn37 wrote:

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Was it Jimmy Buffet who said its 5 o'clock somewhere?!

Yah girl, believe so.

He also said "changes in latitudes ...." and crooned about "cheeseburger in paradise" !

:)

[Deer Whisperer]

eleanorigby wrote:

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Hi Flower....just cutting in here while the subject is 'hot' lol
I honestly 'don't get' why you call your football just that,'football'. In our football, if the ball as much as glances on a player's arm or hand, then it immediately called 'hand ball' and is considered a foul. The opposition would be given a free kick, or if it happened in the penalty area, given a penalty. A penalty being a chance of scoring from the penalty spot, just between the player and the goal keeper, no other players inbetween.
As far as referees are concerned...their word should be gospel...unfortunately some get it wrong and this can 'throw' the game, I sometimes think the ref is the 12th man on the other team, lol.
Rugby and your football are alike in that the men huddle together a lot, imho. Sorry Tony and Kryteia..but ain't it the truth? lol

A missing post here was mine as I offered an answer to why we Americans call our game 'football'. Topix gave me a warning about offensive, profanity, etc and etc with the reply box but for the life of me I could not fathom why it was objectionable so 'sent' it anyway. They win, of course.

So, another try do I (amended a bit to bypass the censor):

"American football" is technically gridiron football; but, it's not just American either. There is Canadian rules gridiron football and there is Australian rules gridiron football. Months ago here I linked in a Wikipedia article on gridiron football. Wikipedia could be referred to for a refresher. If I remember correctly, there is some attachment of this form with Celtic/Irish football, and first people games in America, South America, South Pacific, etc.

Yardage increments must be gained within a certain number of chances to continue possession; the end destination is the goal line for a touchdown.

In the very old days of gridiron football, running plays were the mainstay of yardage gain. This and other aspects have some commonality with rugby; not just the huddling (lol), but also when most plays start the opposing players are lined up in proximity to each other, scrums when a gridiron runner is tackled and/or the ball is fumbled.

As with rugby, there are kicking plays; i.e., punting, but other kicking plays too. A team can score, though fewer points than a touchdown, by kicking the ball through a space between two post segments in the end-zone where touchdowns are scored.

In context of other stick and ball sports played in U.S, this game involves kicking; hence, football for short.

[Boomer7]

Deer Whisperer wrote:

<quoted text>Yah girl, believe so.

He also said "changes in latitudes ...." and crooned about "cheeseburger in paradise" !

:)

The original was by Alan Jackson. He and Buffet did a duet years later.
YouTube, Alan Jackson.
Sunny and warm in Columbus, Oh today!
Good day to all in the kitchen.

[Deer Whisperer]

Boomer7 wrote:

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The original was by Alan Jackson. He and Buffet did a duet years later.
YouTube, Alan Jackson.
Sunny and warm in Columbus, Oh today!
Good day to all in the kitchen.

Cool beans ... sunny and warm over here in Indiana too. Praise be!

[RMQuinn37]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>The original was by Alan Jackson. He and Buffet did a duet years later.
YouTube, Alan Jackson.
Sunny and warm in Columbus, Oh today!
Good day to all in the kitchen.

Hey there Boomer! Have a splendid day!

[RMQuinn37]

Deer Whisperer wrote:

<quoted text>Cool beans ... sunny and warm over here in Indiana too. Praise be!

Ditto that! I'll take it. Always better than ice & snow and 10 below. I don't like to be cold! Snow on Christmas Eve and then it should melt on Boxing Day. End of story!

[Fisherman 808]

Hi RM. I saw your car out front of the kitchen and thought I'd stop in to say I'm thinking about you. Hope you have a nice holiday season.
(Hi El and the rest of you kitcheners too.)

[Paisley_Posey]

Grace Nerissa wrote:

Winter sunshine but c-o-l-d! here.
brought Ali to dog run..
hands numb on return, could hardly drive...
El and other animal lovers here,
would like 'your' take on this>
every morning when Ali gets up, I put her out,
and before she goes out, she *insists* in
finding ANYTHING to hold in her mouth, when she sees me, be it an old sock-a ball- a morsel -
a piece of cardboard- broken toy
an old bit of chewed bone > ANYTHING..
I just wonder if it some kind of instinct
and if so, what might be behind it!-
kinda like when a cat brings in a mouse,
isn't it meant to be a trophy and they want to
present it to the master!
El,
Thanks re the poem,
glad you enjoyed it..
I saw you mention movies recently,
I went to see SKYFALL,
very good indeed,
007 hasn't lost his sheen.
Wishing all the regulars here a
pleasant restful wkend.
or their little way of trying to make the owner
feel appreciated!

Grace whenever my dogs have done that, they want you to throw the object, it means they're in the mood to play and seeing if you're game.
You too, hope you've had a good weekend and are having a nice Sunday.

[Paisley_Posey]

Good afternoon/evening to the fine folks in the kitchen. I've been out a couple of days, ill yesterday and still somewhat queasy today. But reading the last hundred plus posts since I've been gone, it dawned on my how good a read it is.
El you have a great group of folks here.

I'm feeling a little panicked, my oldest daughter is set to go into full labor with her firstborn at any time, and I can't go to the hospital until I'm symptom-free. That means not today, and am praying she doesn't go today or tonight.
Been watching birds.
Hopefully my Colts will trounce the Patriots in their house, today!
Y'all have a great Sunday!

[RMQuinn37]

Fisherman 808 wrote:

Hi RM. I saw your car out front of the kitchen and thought I'd stop in to say I'm thinking about you. Hope you have a nice holiday season.
(Hi El and the rest of you kitcheners too.)

Long time no speak Fish! How are you and Mrs Fisherman? Family coming in from the neighboring island for Thanksgiving? In spite of a Midwest drought the corn was very good. There was a farmers market near my job so I picked up a lot.

Mele Kalikimaka!

[RMQuinn37]

Paisley_Posey wrote:

Good afternoon/evening to the fine folks in the kitchen. I've been out a couple of days, ill yesterday and still somewhat queasy today. But reading the last hundred plus posts since I've been gone, it dawned on my how good a read it is.
El you have a great group of folks here.

I'm feeling a little panicked, my oldest daughter is set to go into full labor with her firstborn at any time, and I can't go to the hospital until I'm symptom-free. That means not today, and am praying she doesn't go today or tonight.
Been watching birds.
Hopefully my Colts will trounce the Patriots in their house, today!
Y'all have a great Sunday!

Congrats on the new addition to your family Paisley! Hope you feel better soon. Be well.

[Boomer7]

Paisley_Posey wrote:

Good afternoon/evening to the fine folks in the kitchen. I've been out a couple of days, ill yesterday and still somewhat queasy today. But reading the last hundred plus posts since I've been gone, it dawned on my how good a read it is.
El you have a great group of folks here.

I'm feeling a little panicked, my oldest daughter is set to go into full labor with her firstborn at any time, and I can't go to the hospital until I'm symptom-free. That means not today, and am praying she doesn't go today or tonight.
Been watching birds.
Hopefully my Colts will trounce the Patriots in their house, today!
Y'all have a great Sunday!

Good luck!
Prayers.

[Fisherman 808]

RMQuinn37 wrote:

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Long time no speak Fish! How are you and Mrs Fisherman? Family coming in from the neighboring island for Thanksgiving? In spite of a Midwest drought the corn was very good. There was a farmers market near my job so I picked up a lot.
Mele Kalikimaka!

It has been a while. We are doing OK. Not sure about daughter and grandson coming Thursday, probably not.
How do you like the job?
I didn't try to grow any corn this year, didn't see any in the store either. It's been real dry for a long time. I do have a green pepper plant and a tomato plant still growing, but not much to eat off them.

[Boomer7]

Fisherman 808 wrote:

<quoted text>It has been a while. We are doing OK. Not sure about daughter and grandson coming Thursday, probably not.
How do you like the job?
I didn't try to grow any corn this year, didn't see any in the store either. It's been real dry for a long time. I do have a green pepper plant and a tomato plant still growing, but not much to eat off them.

Bring them inside if you are doing a potted thing. I grew from my patio window for 3 extra months!

[Fisherman 808]

Boomer7 wrote:

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Bring them inside if you are doing a potted thing. I grew from my patio window for 3 extra months!

Thanks for the thoughts.
The plants are in a big container I found at the beach, it's about the size of a 55 gallon barrel, seems to be working pretty good. I'm trying out ideas for raised beds.
(we are at about 1600 feet on Lanai, but usually tomatoes don't grow to good here at this time of year)

[RMQuinn37]

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Subject: Urgent Update: Macy's & Donald Trump
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[RMQuinn37]

Fisherman 808 wrote:

<quoted text>It has been a while. We are doing OK. Not sure about daughter and grandson coming Thursday, probably not.
How do you like the job?
I didn't try to grow any corn this year, didn't see any in the store either. It's been real dry for a long time. I do have a green pepper plant and a tomato plant still growing, but not much to eat off them.

Bumber about your veggies this year. I was hoping the islands fared better weather wise than the mainland did.

The job is great! The company was recently named one of the top 100 companies to work for in either all if Illinois or northeastern Illinois. Still a temp but it's going on 7 months now.

[RMQuinn37]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>Bring them inside if you are doing a potted thing. I grew from my patio window for 3 extra months!

My friend does the same thing since Chicago is not a year round planting zone. Then she also has starters in the spring.

[eleanorigby]

Grace Nerissa wrote:

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Tks RM,
Yes, Ali is a lab crossed with a collie,
tall, jet black, just the giveaway 'collie' patch
of white in the chest area and on the tips
of the front paws, VERY bright and alert..
The beagle is so cute,
must bring you hours of joy..
As you very rightly say,
they all have their own quirks,
like humans too, I suppose..
A close friend of mine has a dog much like Ali,
but cannot let her in the playground with others
as she is SO possessive about the ball, she starts
a vicious fight if ANY other dog catches it!
whereas Ali will peacefully share with all dogs -
then, opposite to that, my friend's dog is fine with
humans & will go peacefully to any person to be patted..
whereas Ali can be very unpredictable with 'people'
*especially* men and can become quite
snarly with someone at a moments notice,
NO way of telling in advance,
tho' she loves kids and cats!! wags her tail at them!!
just an example of HOW different they all can
be, like you said.

Although our Lab/cross 'Lady' had her own ball, she would
run up to other dogs on the beach or wherever, and run off
with theirs! Gave us endless amusement!
We returned the balls, of course.
Funny how the majority of suggestions as to your query Grace,
favoured instincts rather than sentimental reasons as mine did.
Completely forgetting her breed, so other suggestions make more
sense.