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  1. Winter finally showed up about 2 weeks ago. Before that it had been the mildest winter we've ever experienced. Less that 2 feet of snow total and it had only been below zero a handful of times. Then the bottom dropped out. Got to 63 below at the cabin last night. It's been below -40 at the cabin for 11 straight days. Supposed to start warming early next week. The shitty thing is the Lights are usually spectacular when it's this cold, but we've had nothing in that regard during this stretch. Burned more wood in the last couple of weeks than we had in the last couple of months combined. We have noticeably more daylight now. The sun will eventually win and spring isn't that far away. Cheers Wally
  2. You a very welcome. We checked Jolie’s mouth and gums for a couple of weeks after her porcupine encounter. The vet said on xray it only looked to be 5 or 6 mm long. Probably broke off under the gum during the incident. Give Charley and Emmy pets from the Great White North.
  3. While true, a porcupine quill ultimately did in my chocolate lab Jolie. Unknown to us, one broke off in her mouth, embedded in her gum. A curious thing about quills is they continuously bore into whatever they are stuck in. She started having recurring infections. Antibiotics would knock it out for a week, then it would return. We played this game for a few months, then finally an xray revealed the problem. By the time we had this info it had drilled all the way into her jaw bone. She was 14, the infections had weakened her to the point that the vet had doubts she would survive the surgery. We took her home to the woods and managed her pain until it was time. My wife called me at work to let me know what I had to do when I got home. Fed her a moose steak and gave her one last wheeler ride to the river she loved to swim in. Hardest trigger I’ve ever pulled. Put her in the river she loved. I’ll be hoping Charley and Emmy fully recover.
  4. No clue, should I have? made cheese enchiladas instead of chicken and dumplings
  5. There is a Denali Mac on the menu up here. A Big Mac made with two Quarterpounder patties. Solid.
  6. Chicken and dumplings weather
  7. This has been the mildest winter in the 14 years we’ve been up here, but it finally decided to show up next week
  8. Fuck him Reminds me of my favorite Sooner joke Q: What’s orange and red and looks good on a Sooner? A: Fire
  9. I saw my first in Fairbanks this weekend. Actually there were two. One right after the other. Must be doing some cold weather testing or something.
  10. It’s not what you fling. It’s the fling itself.
  11. Happy Solstice! We start gaining light now, which is much appreciated Sunrise is around 11, sunset is at 3 Shortest day of the year
  12. For a mom and pop environmental lab in San Antonio. I ran semi-volatile and volatile organics by GC-MS for them. Neither of the two owners were chemists nor had they ever operated analytical instruments in their lives. I have no idea how they've been in business for 30+ years. A complete shit show. The stress and angst from that job was literally making my hair fall out. I felt physically ill whenever I'd walk through the lab door in the morning. I'd rather dig ditches.
  13. I was also there sitting with Huston Street’s family. A cousin of Huston’s, who was dating a good friend of mine, told me to leave if I was going to keep cheering for Ced. Told her to fuck right off, that kid is gonna have a steer on his helmet next year. I don’t give a fuck about Westlake.
  14. We have a “pet” ermine that lives under our cabin. We call him Ernie. I haven’t gotten him to take food out of my hand yet, but he will take it if I put it on the toe of my boot. He comes out when I call his name for his free hand out. Fascinating little creatures. He keeps the voles out of the cabin.
  15. Neither cold nor snow will deter chewing on the moose bone
  16. Jay’s is solid. Good brisket and as good of a jalapeño cheese sausage as I’ve ever had. Glad to hear it’s back up and running. Last time I went to Abilene in May it was shut down for renovations.
  17. Elk are a type of deer. So are moose and caribou. In the family Cervidae.
  18. Appreciate the input and responses you degenerates. I will plan accordingly. Perini's is always a stop on my twice yearly Abilene sojourn, along with Taco Bueno, Whataburger, Allsup's burritos, and a blizzard from Dairy Queen.
  19. My wife and I are leaving the woods of the Great White North and heading to Texas to spend Thanksgiving with my mom. We're hitting Corpus Christi to visit some friends on the front end of the trip and then heading for Abilene. Good BBQ is nonexistent where we live so we are both looking forward to indulging. What I ask of Surly is to plot me out a BBQ route from CC to Abilene with the best spots to stop along the way. Time isn't really a consideration, because who wants to get to Abilene anyway?
  20. Killing Them Softly with Brad Pitt Never heard of it before. Good flick.
  21. I got your back I’ve never seen the appeal of it
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