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Vikings News
Brian O’Neill is bonding with the new Vikings offensive linemen, per Vikings.com. Also at Vikings.com, on Lunchbreak, Donovan Jackson and Kobe King made ESPN’s list of top 100 picks, steals, and fits.
NFL News
From MSN, eight teams will debut “Rivalries” jerseys in 2025. It’s a way for Nike to make money.
Check out the latest news from around the NFL in NFL.com’s NFL news roundup. One of the stories is that the Browns are not picking up Kenny Pickett’s fifth-year option. No surprise, they have enough QBs on their roster.
Bettors are high on the Bears, according to Yahoo Sports. Good luck.
Media Selection
This is funny, some of you can relate. I’m not quite THAT old yet. Enjoy!
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It’s pretty limited, I posted from my phone in the middle of nowhere.
A former Biden administration State Department budget analyst has pleaded guilty after being accused of embezzling over $650,000 over two years.
64-year-old Levita Almuete Ferrer of Maryland illegally wrote 60 checks to herself and three to someone she had a personal relationship with, as she held the signature authority over a State Department checking account.
Ferrer was actively stealing the public funds between March 2022 and April 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C.
Apparently there are others who have done the same thing, and more prosecutions are coming.
Not sure what that last sentence mean but it could be bad for her.
She could face a maximum of 10 years in prison.
As part of her plea agreement, Ferrer agreed to pay the stolen amount in restitution to the U.S. government and be liable for a forfeiture money judgment in that same amount.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-state-department-analyst-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-than-650k
I saw where other folks have been detected doing this, and they will soon meet the same fate.
They were not expecting anyone to be paying attention.
They expected Cackles to in win so that they could continue their theft unimpeded.
The was the expected outcome of the Woke/Liberal mindset.
Dims idea of government efficiency.
It is ‘efficient’ in helping make their personal fortunes greater.
Funny how the NCAA Girls Beach Volleyball Championship came down to two religious schools, Loyola Marymount and Texas Christian.
Yes I am not opposed to watching attractive, athletic, scantily clan, young ladies, doing ‘their thing’.
My personal favorite women’s sport.
Women’s Softball has lot of bright, wholesome, attractive, athletic, hardworking young ladies as well.
And their uniforms are agreeably snug. #grin
Womens beach volleyball in those skimpy outfits. Beats the hell out of watching Twins.
But the Twinkies won yesterday.
All but one Womens beach volleyball teams lost this weekend.
I’m a fickle fan, easy to do in Minny.
So, as I said yesterday, I don’t bet the ponies. Sovereignty won the Derby at 7/1, followed by Journalism at 3/1, and Baeza at 13/1.
I have a friend who said he was betting Flying Mohawk at 26/1, and that horse finished second to last.
Ponies seems like one of the things you should only bet when you know ‘The Fix Is In’.
And of course know what the ‘Fix’ is and trust the person doing the ‘fixing’.
And ‘Trusting the Fixer’ seems like an Oxymoron.
A long time ago, I had a friend who lost everything and way more betting sports. He ended up living with his elderly mother, and went to work for Walmart after losing his security clearance and six figure job.
I have that the worst thing that could happen to a gambler is to win big early in life. They then spend the rest of their lives chasing that next big win.
Luckily being a Viking Fan I have never had that problem.
‘May the 4th be with you’ all!!
Cinco de Mayo tomorrow.
Good morning SoCal and SKOL!
Top of the morning to you as well NLNF.
And Rookie Mini Camp to start on the 9th.
Maybe a FA signing or a Vet Extension to give us something to talk about this week as well.
One could hope.
Yeah, we’ll see. Really not much out there to pursue. A CB who real talent would help, but no need to spend the money at this point.
Probably lots of McCarthy throwing balls against air and acting like they’re spectacular throws.
Boring when we have only Golf, Twinkies and Basketball to entertain us.
I see Canelo became Undisputed Champion for the 2nd time last night, but it was a very dull fight.
Yeah, Scull was dull.
At least it sets up what should be a pretty good bout in Sep with Terrance Crawford.
But with NO democrats, the press and district judges.
No point following the legal drama until it reaches the Supreme Court.
District Judges can only delay the Trump Agenda.
We’re heading back to the house, I’ll get a weekend thread posted after we get there
Something going on Sunday that we think we will need a new thread for??
Although sometimes it is nice to have shiny, new, things.
I guess Brad decided that a new thread for today was not warranted.
We got some wind and rain here yesterday so it looks like it will be a few days until the ‘summer-like’ weather returns.
I dropped the ball as a backup to the backup admin.
@I’d cut my pay@
Or maybe a promotion?
Head Backup to the Backup Admin.
More work for the same pay.
That’ll Learn You!!
Great night
Mucho fisho
Small or is that perspective.
It feels ‘weekend-y’.
Of course being retired most days feel like that.
Looks like it is going to be a quiet Sat here today.
Hope everyone has plans to enjoy the nice weather.
In a shocking display of unchecked political hostility, a Maine high school teacher has openly called for the Secret Service to “take out” President Donald Trump and members of his administration. This dangerous rhetoric, which would be unthinkable if aimed at any other president, underscores the growing culture of violence and intolerance on the left.
Yep, She/they/it even said that ‘this needs to be said even though it means I will be fired’.
The District is ‘looking into the allegations’.
https://www.outkick.com/culture/joanna-st-germain-death-threat-trump
If any one of us had said that about Biden, the secret service would have been in our house in about 5 seconds.
Different rules for different folks.
They already tried
Caught a catfish, then I caught a fishing pole.
Nice one, too
That’s hilarious GF…
I’ve been fishing for nearly all of my 51 years, I don’t think that’s ever happened to me before
51 years?
Took you long enough!
#grin
Was the catfish caught on the fishing pole when you caught the fishing pole?
Nope, I caught the catfish about five minutes before the fishing pole
I don’t fish. Is it like golf when you hit a terrible shot?
In another win for the Trump administration that underscores the strength of President Trump’s America First economic agenda, China has signaled its openness to talk with the president about lowering tariffs. This development clearly acknowledges that the tough stance on trade, long dismissed by globalists and the mainstream media, is yielding results. After years of America being taken advantage of through one-sided trade deals, Trump’s firm approach seems to be bringing Beijing to the table.
Trump-Winning-MAGA
China, export driven economy. They will lay off people. Sometimes you need to kick someone in the nuts. I blame Trump.
The Dem’s keep harping on how terrible everything is under Trump, but every single “crisis” they rant about, gets slapped down. Once the Supreme Court steps in and shuts down these District Judges that are issuing injunctions though, there will be another spurt of character assassination efforts. Someone, somewhere will come out of the woodwork claiming Trump raped them or something.
Low level judges are a fucking joke. Supreme Court better get it done. So sick of the stupidity from those idiots. How the fuck did we get to this state of affairs?
The Dems very cleverly loaded the courts with activist judges who want to legislate from the bench. How did we get here? Here’s how:
Following are the number of Article III federal judges serving in the federal judiciary as of May 2, 2025, organized by the president who appointed them.
Appointed by Democrat presidents:
Joe Biden: 236
Barack Obama: 239
Bill Clinton: 30
Jimmy Carter: 0
Appointed by Republican presidents:
Donald Trump: 238
George W. Bush: 113
George H.W. Bush: 10
Ronald Reagan: 11
Gerald Ford: 0
Soooo frustrated with these lefty activist judges.
Hi Kathy. I agree, and hopefully, the Supreme Court starts putting its collective foot down and does something punitive to judges who overstep their bounds.
In case you need a laugh heading to the weekend. There are some creative people out there.
They need to show this video to all the idiots calling to defund the police.
Slow Friday. Twins@Bosox. I mean,does it get slower?
So as of today, the Vikings still only have 32 players on contract for 2026. Thus we are still 21 players short of a full roster.
Here is what those 32 players alone cost:
Total Cap Liabilities: $327,925,321
Top 51: $326,297,321
Team Cap Space: minus $32,425,321
Offense: $177,804,010
Defense: $147,375,656
Special: $1,117,655
$32.4M in the hole, and missing 21 players.
We went down to Tampa and met some friends for lunch. Beautiful day, but hot. You guys went to town while we were out.
Going to West Palm this evening for dinner. If Donald is in town and I run onto him, I’ll say high for everyone.
Folks down here love him.
Reasonable, rational, sane people like Trump.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI)
41,317.43
+564.47
+(1.39%)
Only 4000 more points to go and I’ll be back to even!
Even? You must have invested when the market was at $45K then.
I’ve been trying! Time to pass the baton to you east coasters.
Man, I was just flipping through the main LA Kings blog. Poor bastards. No way I’m going to be “that guy” and say “Edmonton fan here, you guys have a hell of a team and after game 2 I thought it was going to be a sweep” – everyone hates “that guy”.
Change the team name and it is exactly the same as the Vikings blogs last season with the nice 1 – 2 knockout punch from DET and LAR.
Some times you are just cursed.
Ummm…the Kings and Oilers have won championships (Cups) in our lifetimes. They aren’t cursed or at least their curse hasn’t been for the entirety of the franchise life (Vikings).
The sun just came through, it is an absolutely beautiful day here.
Don’t get many days up here in the spring without the wind blowing.
Good place for some “un-fans”.
I HATE those things.
Had to poke my head out of the door at the office
Just finished my last inspection in Stanton. Gonna head home and get ready to go camping.
I drove 85 mph on the way here, only saw maybe three cars. I’m gonna go at least that fast on the way home.
Murderer! (of bugs)
Someone has to kill the mosquitoes
Drive fast, take chances.
At least until I get home. Once I’m heading out to go fishing, I can kick back.
No!!
Those bugs are committing ‘Insecticide’.
I’ll see myself out.
Damn, gotta love that 60s soul
This is what AI and the internet was made for
Not a bad backup for Turner.
Could very well happen at some point in the season!
Mild one and done. Shocking, i know.
@We still have the Twins@
Trump defunding PBS and NPR.
Oh the humanity !!!!
Thought Congress had to do that?
Would be nice if he could though.
Yeah who knows.
Likely not going to pass the Judicial branch.
Not sure who determines what funding gets used after congress passes the budget.
I think Trump is just trolling the dems on this stuff.
Yeah, creating headaches for them like they do for him. Gotta keep them busy somehow.
How will Welfare Radio survive??
Nobody would know it was gone since nobody actually listens to it.
Oh…poor NPR.
It’s about damn time
And I even listen to NPR. Good music in the evenings & on weekends. Their news coverage is garbage.
Name idea for a vintage toilet fixture store…..
Back in the Bidet
🔨🔨🔨
Build Back Better
Gasp!!
You are not saying we are ‘Sitting Pretty’ are you???
Oh the horror!!
Beat me to it 😂
Stahp it! Doomers are running out of things to bitch about.
No worries mate. We always find something to bitch about.
oh no
Hey Bow, your graphic is incomplete so I’m not sure the author accounted for everything.
It looks like we have at least 17 players that aren’t showing up as a cap hit yet, because they’re free agents. So how much more money do we need to field a 53 man team?
This is so nuts.
That alone would eliminate most of the deficit.
Some people will claim this isn’t true, or ignore it because they know that money is going to them and their friends.
But it is your Tax Dollars so the woke/Dems can do what they want with it.
The closing price for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) on January 20, 2016 was $15,766.74. It was down 1.4% for the day (down 1.6% from previous close).
On inauguration day, January 21, 2016 the closing price for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) on was $15,882.68. It was up 0.7% for the day (up 0.7% from previous close).
When Trump left office on 20 Jan 2021, the closing price for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was $31,186.20. It was up 0.5% for the day (up 0.8% from previous close).
That equals an improvement in Trump’s first term of $15,303.52 That kind of growth from today would put the DOW at around $80,300 in the next four years.
So the Dow Jones Average doubled in his first term.
If Tariffs, the Tax Package, Deregulations and all the Investment coming in it could happen again.
Looking forward to it.
It could happen!
Sad but true
Come hop on the Oilers bandwagon, HUN. It wasn’t the Bruins year.
Indeed it wasn’t. Neely needs to be fired. As mentioned somewhere below, rooting for Marchy right now so he can win another cup. Wouldn’t mind the Oilers winning it all, though, at all.
Oil down to 58 dollars a barrel – when it gets under 60 the Baaken slows down.
Damn Trump….
What was the gas price is Nazi Germany??
Bet DJT is following their model.
ooh good point…I need to check that out. That for sure is he blueprint.
You would have to ask Russia, that was where they were getting a lot of their oil from, that and or Africa I believe?
1 Reichsmark per liter. Grandpa told me.
I remember having to do lots of conversation math when I was stationed in Germany. Liters to Gallons and $$ to Marks/Euros.
And they figure their gas milage as Liters per Mile not Miles per Gallon like we do.
IIRC when I opened my first bank account funded with money from birthday gifts at Deutsche Bank, it was a bit of a windfall converting Canadian dollars to Deutsche Marks.
Wait till the “drill baby drill” effect really kicks in.
Trump has the world’s oil producers by the nuts. He can drive oil prices so far down that he can literally wreck their economies. Countries like Russia for instance.
Yet natural gas is flying high somehow? I don’t get that – I thought natural gas was a byproduct of oil production.
The high energy prices during Joe Biden’s presidency directly resulted from increased environmental regulations on energy production. The regulations slowed down domestic energy production and consequently led to increased costs. Biden also implemented the Waste Emissions Charge, which is the equivalent of a natural gas tax, in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency in November 2024. Trump has now rescinded this charge, and you’ll see Natural gas prices decline as well.
It depends on what the exploration survey says about the deposits. Natty can be the byproduct of an oil well. Oil can be the byproduct of Natty well.
https://group.met.com/en/media/energy-insight/how-is-natural-gas-extracted
One thing that I haven’t seen happen yet is gas prices bottoming.
The crude oil prices dropped similar to the Stock Markets, but prices at the pump haven’t changed much. It’s been $3.09 for weeks out here.
Not sure why yet. Maybe oil companies are waiting out the tariff results.
Maybe the Whitehouse is filling the SPR back up after Biden drained it, keeping free market supply levels the same.
He drained it by hundreds of millions of barrels. I still can’t believe more people weren’t up in arms about that. Oh wait, all the media is in his back pocket…
It was at post WWII levels.
Some of the lowest levels since it was created.
The oil companies don’t seem to have any discouragement for collusion (my word for it), they all seem to put the markup at what they want as long as it’s competitive to their competitors. The fact that they all are flush with profits points to them all not trying to “compete”.
You’re absolutely right. They’re crooked as hell.
On to Las Vegas for the boys on the bus.
If the Jets can close out tonight, there will be 3 Canadian teams left in round 2, not bad. I like our odds!
Congrats to the Oilers! Great job!
After some years of bitterness post Gretzky trade, I really don’t dislike LA anymore. Strong fan base, a big revenue generating team in the NHL, always competitive. Unfortunately for the fourth year in a row they met the Oilers in round 1 and despite brimming with confidence after winning the first two games at home, eventually the sleeping giant awoke.
Do you ever travel to Edmonton for a game?
No. It is so far from here…the closest venue would be Winnipeg. If I was to go, I’d probably drive to Regina, catch a flight to Calgary and then Edmonton.
I have gone to an Elks/Roughriders game at Mosaic in Regina.
LOL…..
You have traveled to Florida & Hawaii recently.
But that was going 1st class…
My internal comment was yah spending money to go to Hawaii (no more annual Florida trips thank goodness) is worth it for the educational experience, sun, sand, waves, etc…versus…Edmonton.
I figured that would be your take.
The Oilers aren’t worth your cha ching.
Did Earl Campbell score a touchdown?
Saskatoon boy Kuemper found out the difference between a Vezina finalist goaltender and a Conn Smythe winning goaltender. Played a fine series but it is hard to play a defensive shell against the same team night after night.
Congrats, Oilers look legit. With clenched teeth and throwing up a little in my mouth, I’m rooting for the team that Marchy plays for right now. Hope he wins the cup with them and returns to where he belongs for next season. Go BRUINS!
Ugh…the Panthers?? Gag me with a spoon.
Yup, verily. Seeing Marchy in that uni still makes me want to throw up every time. In it for #63, solely.
ND finally gonna raise the speed limit.
House lawmakers reject, then pass bill for speed limit increase
The only pushback they’re getting is that some lawmakers don’t want to raise the fines for speeding. I like our State House, good folks.
Yep,,,still spending a bit too much though. They need to take lessons from South Dakota.
Agreed, they absolutely need to tone down the spending. I think that’s more the Senate than the House, though.
I mean the budget for the State of North Dakota is around 10 billion, South Dakota’s is just over 7 Billion and they have a few hundred thousand more people.
SD has more tourism with the Black Hills and Deadwood, we got more oil lol
That was just for interstate right? I already drive 82 on cruise. So now im gonna go 85-87. Wish they would up 65 to at least 70. There’s several streets in Bismarck that should go from 25 to 35/40 as well imo.
Agreed
$20 is nothing. Check out speeding tickets in Wisconsin.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Yeah thats insane. SD’s are way up there too. And yet, they lead the nation in binge drinking (stat fact) and DUIs (probably). This has to be a major form of income for the state lol
Holy shit, what a bunch of commies
I personally think the fines for speeding should be high. There are way too many speeding a-holes on the roads, and many of them are dangerous with how fast they go, changing lanes and weaving through traffic. Now, this may differ from the opinions of people who live in rural areas, where speeding can certainly seems less hazardous, but in the cities, it needs to be addressed.
In larger cities that is a problem for sure. In NoDak the most people that cause accidents are the people driving 8-10 mph UNDER the speed limit and aren’t paying attention or cant pay attention because they are ancient in age. That slows down traffic and people driving at or above the speed limit are going to get around them ASAP and thats when accidents happened. If everyone just paid a little more attention and drove a little faster, there wouldn’t be an issue. I know that sounds agest but do you know how many times iv been in a hold up in traffic and I finally get around the culprit and all i see his a big head of grey hair, glasses and a handicap tag on the vehicle? Almost every time. Stay off the road.
The biggest problem makes is people not being able to drive. There are some horrible drivers in Bismarck.
Moron drivers is not a totally independent issue vs speeders, but yes, there are many poor drivers on the roads. Another issue might be that people don’t wear their glasses when they drive (many are not legal to drive without, yet they refuse). I cannot tell you how many people tell me they drove to exams without their glasses (“they are at home” or “I don’t really need them, I see fine” – which isn’t true). I cannot also tell you how many people have told me they didn’t pass their driver’s test, but the clerk gave them their license anyway (some being told they should “probably” get their eyes checked). That itself is infuriating.
I know I cant drive at night with out them, they are always with me
There is no escaping physics, leaving the road at higher speed means more significant injuries. Plus you can always count on the freedom lovers to not wear their seatbelt, nothing like flying through the window of a rolling car at 65 mph to test Darwinian theory.
I have heard ‘Freedom Lovers’ explain how seatbelts trap people inside burning cars and cost lives.
People can convince themselves of whatever they want to seems like.
Seatbelt laws are stupid as shit. I agree they’re a good idea, but making it a law is dumb.
Don’t leave the road.
Rec for Logic.
Unfortunately not everyone has logic. And those people sometimes run those of us with logic off the road.
That’s why it’s a good idea to wear a seatbelt. It still doesn’t need to be a law.
I love freedom, so I think the seatbelt law is a dumb fucking idea. I’m also smart, so I wear my seatbelt. I don’t need the government to tell me to do so.
It’s cuz we the taxpayers pay all the bills for someone that miraculously survives getting a AIS B cord injury, etc…
That was the logic they used when the required motorcycle helmets in Commifornia.
Helmet law also a good idea, regardless of what GF might say.
I don’t give two shits if some dumb ass wants to drive without a helmet. Doesn’t hurt me any.
If you’re worried about safety, we should actually make riding motorcycle illegal, shouldn’t we?
We could eliminate all automobile accidents if we just banned automobiles.
Awesome, I was waiting for this argument.
Using this logic, obesity should be illegal. We should shut down all the McDonald’s, imprison, any overweight person that goes to McDonald’s. Paying for diabetes treatments cost. The test pays a lot of money.
Also, sexual promiscuity should be disallowed as well as homosexuality. HIV treatment costs the taxpayers a lot of money.
could go on forever. It’s a dumb argument.
Most diabetics and overweight people contribute to society by working and paying taxes. Same with HIV+ people.
A 16 year old with a massive brain injury is going to be on the public dole for a long long time.
Nonetheless, you are free to run for public office, even governor, and if you get enough support abolish seatbelt laws or outlaw McDonalds. You should do that.
I’d love to get rid of the seatbelt lol, I think it’s dumber than shit. It shouldn’t be part of a free country.
The 16-year-old would have to wear a seatbelt. They’re not an adult.
Why does the law apply to a 16 year old but not an 18 year old? Can’t parents decide about talking about gender reassignment, school choice, immunizations? Why not seatbelts?
Read lots of bad things happening with youth. Death. Last line says none wearing seatbelts. None of my business what people do, if someone hits me both doing 30 mph my face could go through windshield w/o belt/shoulder strap. To each there own.
Agreed
Cray cray, man, cray cray.
Why do we have laws against drinking and driving? To each their own?
Huh? Comparing belts to driving drunk?
Absolutely. You could be reaching way over beltless to get that Celine Dion CD and lose control, get thrown out of your seat, and your 18-wheeler mow down the left side of a school bus.
I can tell you that when they haul your ass to the ED after you drive your drunken ass into a light pole everyone has a thought balloon saying, “Idiot”.
I can tell you that when they haul your unbelted ass to the ED after you pull a Richard Petty in the highway median everyone has a thought balloon saying, “Idiot”.
Seat belts are a no brainer. Not going to tell some to wear one. It’s the new world, stupid parents raising stupid kids. This country is in deep shit. Logic is a thing of past. GO OIL!
i’m open to that discussion. However, we already make it illegal for minors to drink and smoke.
Well, since you’re using the very extreme percentage of the people who get wrecked, I’ll do the same.
i’ll argue that the 600 pounder scooting around on the cart in Walmart is in fact, not contributing to society. Most likely unemployed.
Well if ‘contributing to society’ is the benchmark then I guess us retired folks got to go.
My Nana was in her 90s and often said ‘no reason for me to be here anymore’. Finally signed a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ and stopped taking her meds. She was gone within a month.
Bit removed from 90’s but i think i know what she was thinking.
Screw that, some of us have testicles
Nothing to do with that. Its about being an a-hole and putting your and, more importantly, others’ lives at risk. Most people who speed significantly (meaning more than 10 over) are also reckless drivers in general IMO.
JRo and I are on the same page…North Dakotans love to pay speeding fines on the 65 mph stretch of MT 16 between Glendive and Sidney (connecting Williston to the west bound interstate – Billings commercial stores) and I have learned to be very mindful of someone swinging out to pass on the bridge (double yellow line) right next to my turnoff (and subsequently having a head on collision as I turn onto the highway not expecting traffic in my lane) or passing as they are going up a hill on the double yellow. I could GAF if they are written off, hopefully they all die instantly, but it is the innocent family coming the other way that gets the shaft.
I would dispute that. I’m selective where I speed, if I’m on an Open Rd.,, I’ll drive fast. If I’m in town around traffic, I’m careful. I also don’t speed in residential areas.
In Commifornia it is worse, unless you play the Poor Card, then they can be greatly reduced.
MPH over speed limitTotal estimated cost of ticket
1 to 15 $234 ($35 base fee + court penalties/fees)
16 to 25 $363 ($70 base fee + court penalties/fees)
26 and over $486 ($100 base fee + court penalties/fees)
It’s easier than arresting all the drunk drivers. (I’m only slightly joking)
How do they know how long you were speeding for? That seems very weird. Is the car GPS tracking you, and they have access to it? Very interesting language, to be sure.
My wife and drove from San Antonio to El Paso which is a long stretch of dessert. And like ND is very sparsely populated. The speed limit on the interstate was 80 mph. I had the cruise set around 87 iirc. As it is in ND, the interstate there was built for higher speeds. Even going that fast, it was around a 9 hour drive. A very boring drive.
Traveled that strip often when stationed at Ft Hood and headed to So Cal for leave. Very empty especially traveling along I1o.
Kiddo and I gonna go camping tonight, first camping night of the year. Found a new spot earlier this week, gonna try it out.
Should clear up this afternoon and be beautiful out. Last chilly night until the fall hopefully. Going golfing at Muni tomorrow! Knock the rust off
We’ll have our little camp stove with for breakfast, it’ll keep our tent toasty, if needed.
You doing Harmon or something? Or going a little more off the beaten path?
South of Mandan on the river. South of Huff. Not quite to Ft. Rice. There are some hidden spots along there, just gotta know where to look. Spent a LOT of time drinking/fishing/camping along that side of the river in high school.
Oooo id be interested in that area.
I know all the spots
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Just sent
And yes, definitely taking bacon along for morning.
I’m certain you are aware, that cooking bacon outdoors like that attracts bears. Always be careful.
LOL, no bears in this neck of the woods. We always keep the camp site clean regardless.
Ahh sooo… good that you know the lay of the land. I’ve seen a lot of very, very dumb campers in my time.
Me too, i’m not one of them, thankfully. Been an outdoorsman since I was a yoot.
Good, and I’m sure your son will never do this…
That pretty much happened to us back in the day when we were tenting in Door County. The two of us and the dog perched on an air mattress surrounded by a moat within and without the tent.
You aren’t alone. So many folks think it’s best to find a nice flat spot with very little vegetation to set up on. They don’t take a second to look at elevation and drainage.
What is wrong with a campsite with a view of the water??
#grin
Is that Freezyface’s lake property?
Laughing… maybe.
LOL nope, and he’ll never litter. One of our rules is you always leave your camping spot better than when you got there, we have to pick up at least one piece of garbage while we’re there.
Nice. That and collect some firewood for the next person (at least in the BWCA, we did that)
We always bring a shit load of firewood, we have a big stack at the house. We always end up leaving some. My brother has a couple hundred acres 45 minutes from here, I have an endless supply of firewood at my disposal.
Who chops and splits it?
I did a lot of that after I got out of the Army. Taught my nephews to work hard, work safe, use tools and support family.
Also took them to do something fun afterwards so they would learn ‘first do what you have to do then you can do what you want to do’.
Fun Times.
My brother has a hydraulic log splitter that attaches to the three-point on his tractor. Slicker than whale shit.
When people need to take a dump they find a toilet which has water in it. Do you think when whales have to take a dump they look for an island?
They are coming GF!!! Get ready!
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Yikes, I hope not. One thing a like about the out doors here, theres very few animals that could actually kill you unless you are very very very stupid.
I always carry my 9 mm with both magazines full, hopefully 32 rounds is enough if I do see one
A 9 would just piss it off unless you mag dump it in the head
Well, I can always bring the 30.06, or something else. I have plenty of guns to choose from.
Bear spray, boys, bear spray.
Id end up spraying myself with it lol
LOL, same here probably.
I remember the gas chamber
I used to get to run those.
Remember causing the dental clinic on Ft Carson to evacuate due to the wind carrying the CS to their AC intake.
Good times.
That was awful for me, but we had a guy in our unit that wasn’t even phased by it.
A friend of mine was telling me the story of how they were a day out on a trail and getting low on water and then his buddy sprayed himself in the face by accident with his bear spray. Funny stuff if you are not the one with bear spray in your face.
Oh God lol, did they use that precious water to wash his eyes out?
They did use some of the precious water to wash his eyes out. That guy was hurting for awhile though.
A pair killed two calves and a cow se of Wibaux few years back, so they definitely get real close to North Dakota. Which is not to say that I wouldn’t be stunned to encounter one on my dog walks at my place. That would be a holy shit moment.
Are there any wooded areas in ND?
Depends on your definition of ‘Wooded’.
Yeah, that telephone pole is made of wood.
Prolly throw together some foil packs of taters, keep em in the cooler for morning.
i’m hungry now
Supposed to clear up around 4:00, perfect timing. No wind at all, gonna be perfect. We’re trying a spot south of Huff, kind of a hidden spot, not much activity there.
Perfect golfing weather going at 2:30.
Im going out tomorrow 1:12 tee time. Really looking forward to it
Hit em straight!
Which course….all of those courses are just fine down there…even the 9 holer by the Golf dome is just fine.
No promises on hitting straight. I have a few mechanical things I want to try, specifically my grip and foot placement. And Mandan Muni, its a small very forgiving 9 hole course, like Mandan’s equivalent of Pebble Creek which is by the dome you speak of.
That’s a nice course.
Go try new Salem one time, five dollar green fees.
sand greens?
No. real greens, the fairways are not irrigated though, so they tend to get really hard by the end of June.
Not anymore! They were when I was in high school, but they’re grass now
I want to go back to Painted Woods, I talked to their co owner at a bar in town a month ago and they are remodeling the club house completely and the course is already really nice.
I like Mandan Muni just fine, played it a couple of times. Great place to work on stuff, fairly open, not a lot of trouble.
Thats the idea!
Beware that hole with the windmill, I can never get it through that little hole under it.
I have an 8 am tee time tomorrow. 40 degrees.
Ish. Still golfing
Tit bit nipply, should be nice by time you finish and can chill at the club house
Jake Reed replied to me on Bookface.
He posted a picture of him, Moss and Carter from 1998 training camp. I told him how I went to the scrimmage that year. My friend and I walked across the field after, and my friend accidentally bumped into Reed. “Excuse me,” Reed said like we were a couple of regular folks on a sidewalk.
He said, “Great story.”
Hey, I never said it was a great reply, just that he replied!
I always liked Reed. He is why I liked Latavius Murray. Murray’s body type reminded me of Reed, which is an odd body type for an RB…
Taller RB, not really short and stocky like a bowling ball. Cool story! I somehow got Anthony Barr to add me on Snapchat back in…2017 I believe, early in the season. He would occasionally just post a story with him in his apartment in downtown Minny and for some reason I was going to an ugly sweater party, and I grabbed an old sweater of my Dads with a Pheasant on it on, and I sent out a snap to a bunch of people asking Yes or No to the sweater? And he actually replied “big yes” and I went “Your Yes makes none of the no’s matter lol” and he replied “ayyyy, lmao” and that was it. But it made my week lol
“S&P 500 has longest winning streak in 20 years”
Darn Trump and his tariff chaos. Doesn’t know what he’s doing.
So one more Dem criticism and “crisis” dies on the vine. Bet the liberal media says nothing about this, after spending half their time bitching about it for the last two months.
Yep.
Jobs report was good. “Defying expectations” in their world.
Here’s a hint… never listen to anything the liberal media says.
But then where we get our laughs and entertainment?
Well there is that…
It is still well below 52 week high. Just sayin’
One can always find negatives if they want to look hard enough.
That is what the woke/fake news is doing.
About 8% lower than the 52 week high.
Are you saying that stocks should never move down?
You guys are pretty sensitive today. Might want to take a Midol.
Stocks absolutely go down, but the long term trend is about 10% growth so in the long term yes they should never move down.
The overall growth rate over the last 52 weeks trended into Trump’s first days, not a stratospheric jump.
Nonetheless, those of us that hold mutual funds in the market (depending on what the core strategy of the funds is) probably have less value in equities currently than in January. 8% is 8%. Just sayin don’t hang the banners quite yet.
I believe I saw SP500 growth averaged 19% the last 5 years (to January), so a cooldown is necessary and quite expected, regardless of the tariff stuff IMO.
Correct.
20% a year for at least two straight years should never be expected. Yet here we are with people expecting it for some reason.
Haha yeah, and it’s averaged that for 5! Crazy. Partly (maybe mostly) due to inflation, but they always teach that around 7% is the norm.
So you are blaming Trump rather than normal market fluctuations?
The people who need a Midol are the ones complaining and blaming Trump for just about everything. Just my take.
Haven’t said a word about Trump. Are you trying to twist this into an argument?
And when was that 52 week high MT? Yeah, right after Trump was elected.
Anyone betting the Derby tomorrow? Gonna be a wet track… need a mudder.
My mom watches horse racing and always makes picks on a piece of paper before the race. She actually does pretty well.
I should make her use real money.
You should. I have never bet the ponies, but obviously bettors mostly lose in any betting event. Otherwise Casino’s and bookies wouldn’t be making so much money.
I used to go to Canterbury Downs when it first opened in MN. I was single, bartender-musician, and had days free and time. I am nerdy enough to track all expenses including gas to the track and the cost of admission and racing forms.
After making every racing day one summer, I was up a total of $543 dollars. I realized I could just pick up one bartending shift per week and be better off and have more free time. Only been back a few times for the corgi races or Fathers day.
That said, you are betting against other people, not the casino. They take their cut, just like the rake on a poker table. Casino does not care who wins with pari-mutuel betting, they just want the action to be big.
It is very gratifying to pick a horse getting no respect. I hit a 90-1 at Tampa Bay downs back in the day on spring break in the early 80s. $2 bet got me beer money for days. That kind of got me hooked.
Very insightful Surly. I have seen some folks get hooked on gambling, and end up losing everything and more. I guess that is what has always kept me from partaking.
I avoid gambling much. Put the occasional $20 in the pull tabs, and we buy scratch cards when we travel. Again, not a lot.
i’ve seen what gambling addiction can do, it’s as bad or worse than any substance use disorder.
Worked with a guy that loved to gamble and bet on everything and went to Vegas several times a year. He used to say even the “very best gamblers” still lose money and the others lose big. From a monetary standpoint, putting aside the thrill, there are no good gamblers.
Yep.
My only consistent gambling is a lottery ticket every other week.
I buy maybe one of those a year.
Yeah, gambling is bad. I still bet on football, but it was a total of $50 last season. Stock market is also a hell of a gamble if you play that day trading or options thing. I do not attempt that, but have some friends that tried the day trading thing. Not for me.
I look at my football wagers as buying a lotto ticket. I realize I am throwing money away most probably, so I keep the amounts very small.
That is how I treat casinos. I will go into them and blow a $20 sometimes. I think I am about $20 ahead lifetime because I quit as soon as I get up.
I view the $20 as an entertainment expense, no different than going to a movie and getting a ticket, popcorn, drink and candy.
So much for happy endings…….
Well Plaid.
I stopped at 4 Bears on Wednesday on my way home from Williston. Put $50 in, hit $160, hit another $60, cashed out when I was at $200. Probably there for 20 minutes.
Those are always fun. My $40 to accidently win $800 in Deadwood will be my shining gambling moment so far. Iv been in a group where we won $1200 – $1500 in pull tabs but it was split between 3-8 ways.
Most I’ve won in pull tabs was $600, that was at Sickey’s many years ago. I play very rarely these days, played more when I drank.
Or you could bet on her pick yourself.
Would be cool if they turned the Kentucky Derby into the Kentucky Demolition Derby. Add a whole new twist, would be great for viewership. I’d watch.
That would be pretty rough on the horses one would think.
It’s rough on cars and nobody cares.
What is a horse but a Montana car?
Libs would love it if Teslas were involved.
Sad for the Wild, they put up a good fight.
Agreed. I actually watched a bit. fun games, but rough ending.
Any real Wild fan would not be disappointed. They have a long record of playing abysmal playoff hockey. Hopefully they softened up the Golden Knights a bit.
Quote from some dude on Bookface: “The Wild are the first team in MLB/NFL/NHL/NBA history to make the playoffs 8+ years in a ten-year-span and losing in the first round every time”.
Sad. Just sad.
It’s essentially the same with the Vikings, yet here we are.
Yeah, but at least the roster is sitting pretty now
Think the Purple have a shot at winning more than Twins.
Indeed, pretty much. Masochism is real.
Good morning. If you guys have not watched the video GF attached in the Media Section up top, you gotta watch it. Hilarious.
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Fighting with a fellow fan?
i can’t take ANYONE wearing a “sports team pancho” seriously….
also, i thought this only happened in the US…
They can’t fight worth a shit
Canadians are pansies….
It’s a mosh pit. These little scrums happen.
Not much of a fight there. More like bro hugs.
I’ll never forget the first raccoose I shot…
My buddy calls them a trash panda.
Fishing buddy in Mississippi sent that pic to me.
Never shot one before, plunked a few badgers and muskrats before.
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