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Wasn’t there a big flap about who was going to play Snape? Or was that just a publicity stunt ? Personally I would not want to try to take up any role that has starred Alan Rickman… Those are big shoes to fill.

Church this AM then picked up a submarine sandwich, chips and a soft drink at a local deli. Enjoying the breeze in the yard now.

Starting to plan for a visit to my daughter’s mid-October to hopefully catch some of the autumn colors in the N GA mountains and catch up with her and the grand girls.

Y’all have a good day!
I saw a picture somewhere on social of Snape's replacement. It was pretty good pick, I thought.
 

Good morning, everyone.

@MarkD, wow a earthquake is so scary. I was in one once in California and it was scary but not a big one. However, I could feel the movement. I am glad you are safe.

Three disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean now. One is Hurricane Gabrielle and the other two are waves, one off Africa and the other just came up on its own. It looks like they might go North but too soon to tell.

I will be going to get a blood test this morning and then will just see how the rest of the day goes as no particular plans.

Make it a good day, everyone. :)
 
Good morning, everyone.

@MarkD, wow a earthquake is so scary. I was in one once in California and it was scary but not a big one. However, I could feel the movement. I am glad you are safe.

Three disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean now. One is Hurricane Gabrielle and the other two are waves, one off Africa and the other just came up on its own. It looks like they might go North but too soon to tell.

I will be going to get a blood test this morning and then will just see how the rest of the day goes as no particular plans.

Make it a good day, everyone. :)

Much better! Ended up getting 8 hours sleep somehow. It was hard to get to sleep because of bladder issues but even that seems cleared up. Maybe the earthquake settled something. ;)

We've always found earthquakes exciting and fun as forces of nature. My wife always feels them and there was no missing this one. The largest one I've been through was the 6.9 one centered in Loma Prieta near Santa Cruz. That was most destructive one around here in my lifetime. But I have to say I've always thought the prospect of being in a hurricane to be far scarier.
 
Itch is easy to deal with by simply using my hair blow drier on the few skin bites that I also use whenever I get a bit of poison oak on skin. That will last several hours itch free.
I've never heard of that hack. Does it also work with other insect bites?

What a drag to have picked up bedbugs. I hope this is a very short infestation.
 
Today's hunt was a bust, after a tiny rain yesterday afternoon, clearing skies, and a prediction of 39°F I thought it was going to be active. Turns out it was warmer, only 45°F so the elk were just in a blah mood. This was one of only 3 hunts out of 16 I didn't see an elk. There was 1 or 2 bugling from the bedding area but they quit around 8am. I even broke out my cow in estrus impersonation and got one of them to move closer, but he eventually shut up and stopped moving towards me. I did hear several bugling on the walk out so maybe an increase in rutting behavior is imminent.

To date I've seen +- 120 elk, 9 deer, and no lions. I have an elk, deer, and lion tag. The Wx looks stable through the remainder of the season so no real wx triggers in the forecast, unfortunately.

Off tomorrow, back in the tree Wednesday.
 
@Pinky ...I foud that blank parking ticket in my pcket today.... the one I said where there was no contact details on it to get a refund, if you remember....

Here it is...

the blank side is where the time and payment details should have been printed...

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...and all that's on the other side is this...
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I've never heard of that hack. Does it also work with other insect bites? What a drag to have picked up bedbugs. I hope this is a very short infestation.
The pharmaceutical industry hates finding public information relating heating itching skin can be relieved so. On medical websites, they make sure such is not suggested. Using heat on itchy skin has been known for decades. Briefly heating itchy skin with just bearable hot temperatures releases histamine that for a few hours locally depletes that chemical on affected itching areas. Either hot water or hot air will work. Just don't cook yourself, haha as it doesn't take but a few seconds to deplete the histamines that for a few moments will feel extra itchy as the histamines release and then become locked away on ligand sites. Works for every surface skin itching condition I've experienced including poison oak, mosquito bites, bedbug bites, shingles.

Histamine's in the context of an allergic or inflammatory response, when released from immune cells, such as mast cells, histamine signals other cells to increase the blood vessel's permeability. This process leads to inflammation and allows immune cells and fluids to reach the affected area.
 
The pharmaceutical industry hates finding public information relating heating itching skin can be relieved so. On medical websites, they make sure such is not suggested. Using heat on itchy skin has been known for decades. Briefly heating itchy skin with just bearable hot temperatures releases histamine that for a few hours locally depletes that chemical on affected itching areas. Either hot water or hot air will work. Just don't cook yourself, haha as it doesn't take but a few seconds to deplete the histamines that for a few moments will feel extra itchy as the histamines release and then become locked away on ligand sites. Works for every surface skin itching condition I've experienced including poison oak, mosquito bites, bedbug bites, shingles.

Histamine's in the context of an allergic or inflammatory response, when released from immune cells, such as mast cells, histamine signals other cells to increase the blood vessel's permeability. This process leads to inflammation and allows immune cells and fluids to reach the affected area.
Can confirm; I've had multiple ivy, oak, and laurel poisonings. The hottest water you can stand feels incredibly good and does take the itch away.
 
Before sunrise I put away the rest of the Costco haul, made my prayers and did accounting for my son and me.

By 8:50 I had gone to the post office and joined HS#3 for the train ride to Hoboken, N.J.. He took the Path from Hoboken to New York to attend classes. I walked to a Mickey D’s to get an egg and cheese biscuit and got OJ this time, instead of coffee. I had a conversation with Jennifer, a nanny to a cute little platinum blonde toddler (15 months). She sat at the table next to mine and I noticed how good she was with him. She said he’s such a good baby. He made me think of my friend Bill, a cutie who also had platinum blonde hair. When we were 18, we worked at Korvettes and used to have lunch together. He promised to never forget me. I never forgot him.

After breakfast I walked a couple of blocks to the waterfront park. I was too tired to walk the promenade like I usually do. Today showed me how out of shape I’ve become! Time to get back to the gym!

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