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My daschund ate an entire Halloween size bag of Reeces out of my son’s backpack and nothing happened. Weenie dogs are indestructible assholes though. He also fished a box of Popeye’s chicken bones. I stared at his shite for a week looking for blood with negative results. He made it 17 years and died peacefully. He was a loveable dick and did what he wanted to.

re: Old Retail Stores You Miss

Posted by mworld938 on 11/11/23 at 6:09 am
*Spencer’s Gifts

While technically still around, it’s a shell of its former self. In the 80’s it was a magical place to hang out for awhile during any trip to the mall.
He is a great Sheriff and worked his way up from corrections to the top. My wife works for JSO and loves working for him. Solid Republican too.
There are many good options, but an easy to use product is Helmsman Spar Urethane in the oil modified waterborne version. Good enough for front doors, treated as a water based product and won’t yellow or give you mold issues that happen with true oil based products. You can get at Sherwin-Williams or Lowe’s. Marine grade varnish is awesome too but more difficult to work with and probably overkill for your project.

re: Deep thought provoking lyrics

Posted by mworld938 on 6/13/23 at 5:05 pm
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Were people saying, My God, that's tough
She stood him up
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about, God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally
Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally

Gilbert O’Sullivan. LINK
I work for Sherwin-Williams in Florida. You will be converting a maintenance free exterior to one that will require regular repainting. If you use SW products, I recommend Loxon Brick & Masonry Primer first then top coat with Duration or Emerald Rain Refresh. They are expensive but will greatly extend the time before you need to repaint.

I recommend spray and then back roll with a Purdy Colossus 1” roller. Your local store will be happy to print you out data pages which specify which tip to use for each product. Satin finish will clean easier and trap less dirt. Also tint your primer to 75% of your top coat color. Plan on roughly 300-350 sq ft per gallon. They also have a variety of shields. Use good caulk too - Sher Max or Pristine.
Maybe she took an axe from a fire hose station? Some fire hose stations have an axe in them which would be questionable to have in a psychiatric hospital.

re: The Holiday Inn Holidome

Posted by mworld938 on 3/19/23 at 5:55 am
I took my family to that exact hotel on a cross country trip circa 1996. It was a great stay as we posted up in the tiki bar while the kids played for hours. I felt like a baller as I never experienced anything like that as a kid. It was definitely a “we’ve made it in life” experience.

re: Best Tribute Bands/Performers

Posted by mworld938 on 2/4/23 at 1:54 pm
Brown Sabbath Fairies Wear Boots
The Wizard

Kinda of a funky spin on one of my favorite bands.
I’m glad those places exist. I don’t want the people eating at those places invading my go to seafood places.

re: What is the best dog breed?

Posted by mworld938 on 1/13/23 at 5:59 pm
Definitely not dachshunds. That being said, I have three and they are awesome to have around the house. I can’t bring myself to foist them upon society so they stay in the house or fight , frick and hunt lizards in the back yard. Everyone that comes over loves them but they are not the best breed - just fun and I am used to their quirks.
Cool town with lots of nice bars and shopping. We enjoyed The Annex and FLG Terroir Wine Bar. McMillan had good cocktails and a surprisingly good pozole that warmed us up nicely. I look forward to going back and trying some more places. Sedona is nicer overall but I really liked hanging out in Flagstaff.
My father in law has a house off Seminole Road he bought for 90k. It’s worth a million now lol. Thank God he has a disabled vet property tax exemption. We could only afford the Royal Palms area so we got a nicer place in Jax Beach and just golf cart it around. Atlantic Beach is far nicer than Ponte Vedda in my opinion just due to proximity of bars and restaurants and the layout of the Beach access points.
I retired here as it’s my wife’s hometown. Jacksonville proper kinda sucks in my opinion. Downtown is dead. Riverside area has awesome restaurants and bar scene with cool historic homes but no good schools nearby. St. John’s is the hot new area with big cookie cutter subdivisions and good schools. Fernandina Beach is great if you’re old and like to golf. The beach communities are really nice with Atlantic Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach being the nicest although I think Ponte Vedra is boring and pretentious. Jax Beach and Neptune Beach are nice and where we chose only because Atlantic Beach has limited inventory and expensive for what you get. Good schools in the beach communities but land is scarce so homes are close together. Street legal golf carts really make living here more enjoyable and I rarely leave the beach. The area you choose really depends on your lifestyle.
My daughters Masters from University of Edinburgh was cheaper and 6 months shorter than the same program at LSU. Crazy enough the rent was also cheaper than Baton Rouge. Student visa allows you a chance to work 20 hours per week so she could make some fun money.
I was Ireland 2 years into a Trump presidency and the two most MAGA people I met were immigrant cab drivers. One was Indian and spoke and carried himself like a doctor or executive and a Nigerian in full Kente wardrobe. I kept waiting for the Nigerian to start playing the Eagle’s Take it Easy to be the cherry on top.
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Looks like most of his career was in the military prior to being a politician. Not sure what a JAG lawyer is paid or what benefits they have...I wouldn't be surprised is was lower than a civilian lawyer, but 320 seems really low...I would bet his military pension (if that's a thing) is not being counted.


As a Navy Lieutenant his basic pay was around 6k per month and approx additional 2.5k in housing and food allowances. He did not serve long enough to earn a military pension though he could be entitled to certain VA benefits (I seriously doubt he filed for any).

Glad he is my Governor and would love to see him in the White House, although I wouldn’t mind another term of him running things in Florida.
Also why did his GI bill not cover the student loans?

GI Bill doesn’t work backwards. He attended the Ivy League schools before entering the Navy. His parents were working class. I assume most of his education was done on scholarship given the low loan amount for Yale and Harvard.
Another vote for Shibumi. They make a slightly smaller one for 190 That provides shade for 3 people and gear. I live at the beach and use it 3 times a week. Very well made with marine grade stainless connectors and snaps. One of my best investments ever.

re: Father Son trip ideas

Posted by mworld938 on 5/20/22 at 9:39 pm
Another vote for Chicago. My son is 26 now and still talks about our trip to Chicago when he was a young teen. Did the architectural boat tour, concert, museums, watched soccer games at a cool Irish bar, Sears Tower, etc. Easy SW airlines flight to Midway, then elevated train right to hotel. Stress free and humidity free. (We have been to DC, NYC, but something about Chicago in the summer…)