real turf fan
| Favorite team: | Tennessee  |
| Location: | East Tennessee |
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| Occupation: | Retired geologist |
| Number of Posts: | 11293 |
| Registered on: | 12/22/2016 |
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re: Does anyone know anyone who actually celebrates Kwanzaa?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/27/25 at 3:52 pm to fr33manator
In Houston, a decade or so after it was first invented, it got a lot of publicity. Our office decided not to send Kwanzaa cards although they were available.
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re: How much of a chance do you give the Browns in beating the Steelers tomorrow?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/27/25 at 12:18 pm to 308
And Rodgers will make bank if the win does good things to his contract (see the article on ESPN).
eta rodgers, baker mayfield, etc.
eta rodgers, baker mayfield, etc.
re: Waitlist at Casa Bonita is pretty long
Posted by real turf fan on 12/27/25 at 12:17 pm to ob1pimpbobi
It has ALWAYS been about the experience.
FWIW there used to be a Casa bonita in Tulsa and it had food and nothing else. Once was enough.
The one in Denver was worth repeat visits just for the ...ambiance isn't the right word, it's more basic as in "fun to be there" and people watch. Especially the children reacting to the divers.
FWIW there used to be a Casa bonita in Tulsa and it had food and nothing else. Once was enough.
The one in Denver was worth repeat visits just for the ...ambiance isn't the right word, it's more basic as in "fun to be there" and people watch. Especially the children reacting to the divers.
re: Bodywash sucks
Posted by real turf fan on 12/27/25 at 12:05 pm to baytiger11
A lot depends on the pH of your bath/shower water.
We have well water that comes from limestone caverns. (Our ice cubes have lime precipitates).
Husband uses bar soap, I use 4711 liquid soap.
Years ago I went to a meeting at U Michigan. The water there was the softest I ever encountered. I soaped up and then took a thirty minute rinse to get all the suds off until my body felt clean.
We have well water that comes from limestone caverns. (Our ice cubes have lime precipitates).
Husband uses bar soap, I use 4711 liquid soap.
Years ago I went to a meeting at U Michigan. The water there was the softest I ever encountered. I soaped up and then took a thirty minute rinse to get all the suds off until my body felt clean.
re: You probably shouldn't crash into an ICE vehicle if you are an illegal
Posted by real turf fan on 12/27/25 at 10:28 am to SloaneRanger
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Do all middle aged women from Honduras look like this?
More like twentysomethings and older. The more children, the wider they become.
As observed in a local Walmart.
re: The predator randomly picked a woman yet again
Posted by real turf fan on 12/26/25 at 10:14 pm to Narax
In the (retrospectively good) old days, he would have been unalived rapidly.
re: Has the Biloxi Saenger carpet disaster been posted yet?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/26/25 at 10:11 pm to Havoc
Leave it and make it a tourist attraction with some watchable old movie on Saturday morning.
What year was the theater opened? Feature films from that year one year, for starters.
What year was the theater opened? Feature films from that year one year, for starters.
re: Has the Biloxi Saenger carpet disaster been posted yet?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/26/25 at 8:43 pm to SallysHuman
Why did TPTB choose that carpet, anyway? Unless people go there to look at the carpet?
I've been to most of the 'name' theaters in London and New York City and I do not remember ever looking down to appreciate the art of the carpet.
Leave it there. It makes for a story for the future. Don't throw more taxpayers money after that they have already foolishly spent.
I've been to most of the 'name' theaters in London and New York City and I do not remember ever looking down to appreciate the art of the carpet.
Leave it there. It makes for a story for the future. Don't throw more taxpayers money after that they have already foolishly spent.
re: What Roman builders added to their concrete to make it last centuries has been identified
Posted by real turf fan on 12/26/25 at 11:43 am to AllDayEveryDay
If you follow the link and within that link is the original paper with a lot more color photographs showing how the mix worked. It's a good read.
re: The “zero sugar” labels on 2 liter soft drink bottles should be more prominent
Posted by real turf fan on 12/26/25 at 11:19 am to pankReb
When something says "Zero Sugar" that's what it means. No sugar, it doesn't mean zero sweeteners, nor does it mean no artificial sweeteners.
You have to read the fine print. And then decide what works and what doesn't work for you.
You have to read the fine print. And then decide what works and what doesn't work for you.
Ruth Reichl's newsletter: a look at Historic New Orleans from her own words decades ago
Posted by real turf fan on 12/26/25 at 11:12 am
It's a fun read, with recipes, with the ads from the magazine pages.
It makes me want to cook and it gives me sadness from the days I'd wave at Paul Prudhomme driving down Chartres to his restaurant. He always looked so pleased to be going to work.
LINK
I hope the link will open for you.
It makes me want to cook and it gives me sadness from the days I'd wave at Paul Prudhomme driving down Chartres to his restaurant. He always looked so pleased to be going to work.
LINK
I hope the link will open for you.
re: National Cathedral being broadcast nationally with a female priest overseeing Christmas.
Posted by real turf fan on 12/25/25 at 10:42 pm to _Hurricane_
Glad I missed it.
I remember the first time I went into that Cathedral. The elderly lady at the door reminded me of my Grandmother in a very nice way.
I can only imagin who fill that niche nowadays.
I remember the first time I went into that Cathedral. The elderly lady at the door reminded me of my Grandmother in a very nice way.
I can only imagin who fill that niche nowadays.
re: Probably an unpopular opinion, A Christmas Story sucks
Posted by real turf fan on 12/25/25 at 10:40 am to SmelvinRat
We have one pet who tends to bully the others. We named the bully "Farcas".
re: Today in 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware River to kill people for taxing tea at 3%
Posted by real turf fan on 12/25/25 at 10:04 am to jizzle6609
compare the ice on the river to what's there now.
Global climate change could have gone in the opposite direction.
Global climate change could have gone in the opposite direction.
re: When did you/your kids stop believing in Santa?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/25/25 at 9:59 am to BamaCoaster
I remember when my childhood best friend told me in a horrified voice that her across the street neighbor, Shirley Ann who was a year olde, had told her there was no Santa Clause. I think we were in the First Grade.
We decided not to tell her younger sister.
We decided not to tell her younger sister.
re: Is anyone following the fraud scandals in Minnesota?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/24/25 at 3:56 pm to bad93ex
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He was likely in on it to some extent but we will never find out "What did he know and how long did he know it?"
AND when did he forget it?
re: Travel route question…
Posted by real turf fan on 12/24/25 at 1:28 pm to DoUrden
If it's territory I don't know, I'll watch traffic for a week during rush hours before we travel.
Some of our better options have been the 'old' US highway system that were four laned and are a county or two away from interstates. They mostly lack the big trucks and have county seats with restaurants and (if there are no casinos nearby) reasonably prices lodgings.
Some of our better options have been the 'old' US highway system that were four laned and are a county or two away from interstates. They mostly lack the big trucks and have county seats with restaurants and (if there are no casinos nearby) reasonably prices lodgings.
re: Did unlv throw the Frisco bowl?
Posted by real turf fan on 12/24/25 at 10:15 am to theCAW
IF they threw it, I think it would have been player driven.
I still have respect for coaches who worked the SEC and didn't stick. Dan Mullen had worked with Urban Meyer (maybe not a positive) and then did time as head coach at Miss State and then Florida. I don't think he would have been affected by the UNLV, emphasis Las Vegas, culture. I hope.
Players now get NIL money to play, maybe they extrapolate that to
Get mo' money to play not so well.
I still have respect for coaches who worked the SEC and didn't stick. Dan Mullen had worked with Urban Meyer (maybe not a positive) and then did time as head coach at Miss State and then Florida. I don't think he would have been affected by the UNLV, emphasis Las Vegas, culture. I hope.
Players now get NIL money to play, maybe they extrapolate that to
Get mo' money to play not so well.
re: A little Christmas humor: “The Bethlehem Brawl” incase you haven’t seen it yet.
Posted by real turf fan on 12/24/25 at 10:09 am to loogaroo
And the kid on the left got a serious case of the giggles.
re: Raise your hand if Amazon didn’t get your gifts delivered in time
Posted by real turf fan on 12/24/25 at 9:38 am to dyslexiateechur
Some things I ordered are delivered that afternoon. (The distribution center in east Knoxville is less than 20 miles from us). Others take longer.
That's the way of the world right now and it beats running all over town and still not finding what's wanted or needed.
That's the way of the world right now and it beats running all over town and still not finding what's wanted or needed.
re: Brutal ratings for the two playoff games with G5 teams
Posted by real turf fan on 12/24/25 at 9:35 am to Hamma1122
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On TNT going against NFL games it’s expected
So TNT pays money to feature two games. How many "try this for a week for free" were downloaded because (and only because) they were featuring those games?
The bottom line should be: did TNT make money from advertising dollars and did they attract new customers?
Did anyone see new and clever ads there or just the SOS that they had already seen multiple times on ESPN?
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