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Been so long since we brought a new cat in that I forgot how hard it was to get them to get along. Since nobody claimed her we finally brought her home Sunday. We thought our old Male cat was going to be the problem but it turns out 'Prissy'; what I call her since we found out that her name was Priscilla, is gonna be the hater. Hisses and growls at him every chance she gets lol, he just looks at her like whatever and goes back to napping. Hopefully she'll calm down after a few weeks otherwise we might have to re-home her to someone that just wants 1 cat. With all the migrating birds I've seen a few different ones at the local parks the last week, got a few pics of an odd woodpecker, red breasted grosbeak and a bird that looked like a sparrow but with markings I've never seen before, also seen an oriole and a few other birds that were quicker than I was to press the shutter button on the camera lol. If you live in an area, especially around the Great Lakes where the bird migrations are happening get out there with a pair of binoculars and enjoy the view.

Sending good thoughts and prayers Meadowmuffin.

Figures...I plant carrots yesterday and now there's a frost advisory for Sunday morning

Talladega is this weekend, Cup Qualifying is on Fox Saturday afternoon and the Cup Race Sunday. Hopefully it won't be a follow the leader race.

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Well court was interesting, only ever been to court as a witness to accidents before, Prosecutor talked us down to a lower degree charges that he knew he would win in court that hopefully still includes jail time. The guy listened to his public defender and ended up pleading guilty to the lesser charges and sentencing will happen sometime in the next few months. The arresting officer was happy we showed up, he told us he was sick of arresting this guy over and over and he would just get off because the victims or witnesses would never show up to court which kind of happened to us too as our witnesses didn't show up either. Unfortunately the wife was not able to get a protection order, magistrate she talked too said no since this is the first time he threatened her even though she also told him he's threatened other people on the property before. So it looks like we'll be doing some gun shopping and CCW classes sometime over the summer. Neighbor is pissed at us and is trying to goad us into reacting to his childish BS since it was his "buddy" that got arrested, we just ignore him. Got some seeds started over the weekend, Tomato's, green peppers, sunflowers, sweet corn and cucumbers. Easter was good for us, went to the in laws, I ended up ordering a pizza as I didn't want chicken lol. Hope everyone else had a good one.

Nascar is altering Qualifying again... for entertainment... https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/04/11/nascar-alters-cup-qualifying-format-for-richmond/

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Haven't visited the site in a while as it has been a tumultous couple of weeks. I'll get the bad news out of the way 1st... The wife and I were involved in a scary violent incident Monday instigated by a person that doesn't even live here and hopefully after the wife's restraining order gets approved we won't ever have to worry about dealing with him again. That's about all I'll say till after the court hearings. Me and the wife are ok though but our nerves are still a bit rattled. We're now thinking about getting our CCW permits and buying a gun which we never really ever thought we'd need before. Now the good news... This little lady walked up to our place a few weeks ago. Have no idea where she came from or who owned her since nobody has called to claim her even the person who spent the money having her microchipped, so we're bringing her home in a couple of weeks. Have her at my dads right now till everything calms down here and we can introduce her to our cat.

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2020 Schedule released. First big changes since 2002 include new championship track ISM/Phoenix Raceway, For the first time in my memory there won't be a Daytona race around the July 4th weekend, instead the Brickyard race is moved to July 4th weekend. https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/03/26/2020-nascar-schedule-revealed-playoffs-championship-race-changes/

Considering how many Truck and Xfinity races he did along with the Cup series, what he's accomplished isn't much different than the 60's and 70's era, also considering he's in top tier equipment with Gibbs/Toyota racing just like Petty was with Chrysler backing. .He's the reason for the rule that Cup series drivers can enter only 5 truck and xfinity series races. There is no comparison though, I don't think he'd last 5 seasons if even that in Petty era Nascar cars,they were a lot harder to drive than the ones they do now. Kyle's 11th in all time Cup Wins but I can see him making it up to 9th but I don't think he'll surpass Dale Earnhardt sr's 76 wins. AJ Allmendinger to get back behind the wheel in the Xfinity series for Kaulig racing driving the #10 Camaro https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/03/21/a-j-allmendinger-joins-kaulig-racing-for-multiple-xfinity-races/

It is in the Onion family and comes in several colors nowadays. If you have pets plant them where they can't get to them as some Allium varieties are very toxic. Bad Guy

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Sometimes living in a suburb that allows certain farm animals has its days... Yesterday while going to check the mailbox I seen a black chicken or rooster chasing one of my neighbors into their car . By the time I got back to my place to get my camera it disappeared. We have these condos next to the apartment complex so I'm guessing it came from over there.

I tell ya it doesn't pay to have nice vehicles. Last weekend my car was hit in a parking lot and this weekend the wife's. Of course there were no notes . At least the damage should be able to be buffed out on both cars although it sounds like something is broke behind the bumper on my car.

I think he does some broadcast stuff for NBC, other than that I think he's enjoying retirement.

An amateur-ish pipe bomb was found at one of the local parks last weekend luckily the bomb squad was able to defuse it. It's one of the last things you'd think about looking for around here, kind of scary. Hope no others are found and I hope they catch the person who left it there.

He's pretty good. Best thing to happen to him was Joe Gibbs giving him the boot as that lit a fire under him. I think him, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson are the best wheelmen in Nascar today.

Vegas was a bit better than Atlanta but not by much though with 0 cautions it went by quick. Just love how Nascar is hyping the changes this year like it's the best thing since sliced bread .

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I used to watch streams of all the races that weren't on Fox or NBC on the computer but I stopped doing that about 2 years ago and you know what I don't miss it. If Nascar does what WWE did and starts a Streaming service like they've been talking about there will probably be a lot less races on tv when the new TV deals are brokered in 2020-21. As long as they air Daytona and Talladega and a few other races I'd probably be fine with not seeing the rest of the season too. Daytona & Talladega almost always is which is why some people watch it. Just wish they could come up with a car package that won't be so aero dependent on being in clean air. The late 90's and early 2000's cars seemed to be great aside from not being as safe as today's. Should do away with that dang splitter and go back to the flat front ends. Elliot Sadler coming out of Retirement for 2 Xfinity races https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/28/elliott-sadler-im-back-will-run-two-xfinity-races-for-kaulig-racing/ Kyle Busch signs contract extension with JGR https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/28/kyle-busch-signs-contract-extension-with-joe-gibbs-racing/

Had an interesting weekend... Had to deal with an ant invasion Saturday. Guessing the neighbors in the apartment behind us had the same problem Friday as we heard a lot of noise from them that night. Had to take all the pots and pans out from the kitchen cabinet below our countertop and sprayed some organic ant repellent along the back of the cabinet and around the pipes as that was how they were getting in. Spent Sunday morning cleaning all the pots and pans to put back in the cabinet. Had 60+mph winds Sunday so that made watching tv fun as we've cut the cable cord and use an antenna. Only 1 channel came in clear and unfortunately it wasn't fox so watching the race was interesting 5 seconds at a time as could only get about 5 seconds of continuous video before it would turn pixelated for a few seconds then back and forth etc... At least our power never went out and there wasn't any tree damage here this time.

If that's the type of racing we get to look forward to the rest of the season for bigger than 1 mile tracks there's going to be a lot of boring follow the leader races as it seemed like it was really hard to pass after the tires were worn due to the new aero package. The only action was on restarts and on pit road. I wish the bigwigs at Nascar would just find a formula that works and leave it alone for a few years instead of changing the car every year.