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BluegrassBelle

Favorite team:	Kentucky
Location:	RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Biography:
Interests:	Bourbon, Cooking, and Sports. Is there really anything else?
Occupation:	Corrupting the next generation a mind at a time.
Number of Posts:	98918
Registered on:	11/18/2010
Online Status:	Online

re: Happy Perfect Date, M/TV Board!

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/25/24 at 2:10 pm

It really is not too hot, not too cold today. Wearing a light jacket as we speak. :lol:...

Movie/TV Board

re: Alpha male Andrew Tate wants you to know enjoying sex with women is gay

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/25/24 at 12:54 pm

[quote]You can say all you want about Tate and how much of an a-hole he is, but you can’t deny that he preaches facts. He gave me a reality check and inspired me to get off my arse and do something productive with my life. Take for that what you will.[/quote] I’m genuinely curious what it was he ...

re: Cal making moves! Lulz

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/25/24 at 12:48 pm

It appears none of us want to pay him what his Dad is asking for. Except maybe Louisville. [embed]https://x.com/HitmenHoops/status/1783547627872698576[/embed]...

re: I never order pizza, but when did Papa John’s start Sucking arse?

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/25/24 at 8:42 am

Like many other chain restaurants, it hasn’t been good (and I use that term loosely) since they started using commissary kitchens and freezing everything to be brought into the store. So basically since the late 90s/early 00s. ...

re: Tornado historian Thomas Grazulis with an incredible stat regarding violent tornadoes...

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 10:54 pm

[quote]2. The Mayfield, Kentucky tornado was an EF5[/quote] Second this one. [img]https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/12/11/12-11-2021-mayfield-ky-at-least-high-end-ef4-damage--total-destruction--drone.00_00_08_01.still001_custom-8a0f2c4d30b710cfbbda939d40e4b36fe9731f14.jpg[/img]...

re: Rules of Engagement - Early Morning Mowing/Yard Work

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 6:46 pm

Variables to account for: - Do you live in area where you can get swamp arse before 9:00 am? - How close are your neighbors? - How shitty are your neighbors? I say in summer when it doesn’t get below 80 and 80% humidity at night, 7:00 am can be acceptable. ...

re: Pope rounding out staff, hires AB3 from Baylor

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 6:26 pm

[quote]Wanted Baylor HC but settle for a mid coach and a Baylor assistant [/quote] Tell us you don’t know ball without telling us. Alvin Brooks III is one of the best assistants (especially recruiting) in the business. ...

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re: Thoughts on Performance Improvement Plans?

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 4:45 pm

CYA for the company when they fire them a few weeks later. ...

re: Pope rounding out staff, hires AB3 from Baylor

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 4:42 pm

Looks like they just made his hire official a bit ago. [embed]https://x.com/KentuckyMBB/status/1783240302620545202[/embed]...

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re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 2:27 pm

Some other backyard shots from lunch today: Downy Woodpecker (Female) [img]https://i.imgur.com/H6akPiw.jpeg width=500[/img] House Finch (Male - they have a nest in my wreath over my living room window) [img]https://i.imgur.com/om0yNin.jpeg width=500[/img] Red Bellied Woodpecker [im...

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 2:24 pm

[quote]cajunangelle[/quote] I went and grabbed a couple of picks from the backyard at lunch and you must've spoke this guy into existence. He's almost never around the feeder long enough for me to get good shots of him. [img]https://i.imgur.com/K93y868.jpeg width=500[/img] [img]https://i.i...

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 2:04 pm

[quote]That is awesome. I don't know how y'all are able to get those photos like that. By the time I get the camera app opened and the zoom right the birds are usually long gone [/quote] :lol: I'm using a DSLR camera (Canon Rebel T7i) with a EFS 55m-250mm camera lens. It does a lot of the work...

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 1:57 pm

[quote]North Dallas Tiger[/quote] I have these from early April out at Broad Run Park (The Parklands) here. They're all over the place there (about 10 minutes from my house). Derpy head + cool wingspan/feather pattern [img]https://i.imgur.com/DEFYbRS.jpeg width=600[/img] [img]https://i....

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 1:46 pm

[quote]Saw me a couple eating some carrion the other day. Wingspan is surprising long on those birds when they take flight[/quote] I have a soft spot for them. We’re close enough to three large parks that we see them fairly often. They have the absolutely most derpy head but a really pretty wing...

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 12:36 pm

[quote]I heard a rumor a few years ago avian flu took out blue jays. I have only seen a few in the past couple of years[/quote] We have some nesting on the other side of our privacy fence and they seem to have bounced back some locally. For OP, been doing a little birding in the area and supp...

re: Summer Plans?

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 12:18 pm

Have started doing a lot of long weekend trips within a day's drive, starting with this weekend heading to Asheville, NC (doing the Biltmore two days with the spring bloom). The fiancé's parents have a Gatlinburg time share so we might hit it for 4-5 days in June. Just hate how big of a tourist t...

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re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread Spoilers

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 10:45 am

Really enjoyed the finale. Thought it wrapped things up well and within the tone of the show overall without hitting folks over the head with the ending. I haven’t read the books but it’s my understanding Clavell has other books from his Asian Saga that cover different periods and characters. I ...

Movie/TV Board

MBB Grad transfer deadline changes (NCAA rule changes from last week)

Posted by BluegrassBelle on 4/24/24 at 10:16 am

Apparently MBB grad transfers, who previously didn’t have to adhere to a portal deadline, now have to be in the portal by May 1st. [embed]https://x.com/jeffborzello/status/1783148557001720286[/embed]...