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From my days in college, we had a roommate who liked to help himself to some of our things. One such thing was in a clear vodka bottle. The contents did not contain Vodka. The vodka bottle was used by my other roommate to make solution of concentrated caffeine so it would help him wake up in the morning for early classes. Needless to say, the thief was climbing the walls thinking the Vodka had a funny taste. He was not the brightest.
Sounds like Karma got him! 😆😅🤣
 
Yer people were about three hrs south of mine. We were from the Inner Hebrides around the Port Appin area. Considered the Highlands. Greylag could probably school us both on this. I’m guessing Galway was the port of call in Ireland for the settlers leaving Scotland to load provisions for the long journey?

I think I’ve relayed this before. The Shamrock&Thistle was a Celtic music show that NPR used to put out in the early aughts…it was run by Fiona Richie and she’d do some interviews. It was based out of Mathews, NC just outside of Charlotte. She had a prof from Glasgow and he was running the ridges in the Blue Ridge MT’s around NC, TN, and VA; studying country musics link to Celtic music.

He kept hearing a peculiar term, to him, Scotch-Irish? Locals around these parts referred to themselves as being Scotch-Irish.

He figured out that the boat would leave Scotland full of kilt wearing whiskey slugging lads and stop in Ireland to pick up shamrock’s in their hair lasses! 😂. Boy meets girl and both having strong cultural ties to their homeland, their offspring referred to themselves as Scotch-Irish!

Or so he says…good yarn notwithstanding! Seems kinda a no brainer to me.😂
Could very well be! My father's heritage is firmly Scottish; my mother's is Irish from around County Cork.
 
I did fall asleep within about a half hour. 25mg, just enough to take the edge off. Also worked on staking out the new garden fence, so a lot of allergens were in the mix. And maybe, just a little, bedtime cardio an hour before...
25 is a good starting dose. It will help with your allergies, too. Be careful not to take it on a regular basis, though. If you need a sleep aid, check with your PCP.

Bedtime cardio is the BEST sleep aid! 😆😉😈
 
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We did it!

We actually did it!

We went to a picnic at the reservoir!

I was nice. Lots of people for a weekday tho. I guess with the holiday weekend it filled up fast.

We didn't stay long but we walked along in knee deep water with the little one and pointed out the minnows. I'm sure by Saturday it will be overflowing with people, music and swimmers.

Bottom line we had fun and it was a little reset too.
I'm so glad you were able to go, Mitt! Sounds like you all had a good time! 🥰🥰
 
Hopefully you pull out of it soon! I'm sure you will, we all have those weeks!

Seems slow here, in general...

Busy last night putting up some garden fence posts. Two corners in, need to get the other two set, then start filling them in. cherries are in full bloom, but it's been in the 40's and 50's, so not sure if there are many critters pollinating them.
Tell those girls to get to being busy bees! 🐝 🐝
 
1990 - state college in landlocked Midwest...
Mid-winter... cold, snowy, gray - no sun for days gray
I came back to my dorm from a long day of classes
Punch in my door code and...
am welcomed by my roomie and her BFF in their swimsuits laid out on the floor on beach towels with EVERY LIGHT AVAILABLE turned on and directed toward them... Jimmy Buffet on the stereo

Their vibe? Sometimes the beach needs to come to you
🫂 🏖️
I. LOVE. That! 🏖🌞⛱️
 
Can I join in if I swear I'll behave, tip the waitress, and not yell out "PLAY FREEBIRD!!!" at the band?
Hi, Carson! Welcome to the pub! In case you haven't gotten it, here's the message we give ti all newcomers:

We run this thread a little differently.

Read the first post...goes over the "rules" so to speak.

I will summarize:
1. No religion
2. No politics
3. No drama
4. No hitting on the women-- dm the person if interested.... if they don't respond.... there is your answer.

I will add
5. For God sake read a profile before you dm the wrong person.
6. If your first post is heavy on the innuendo ..... you need to slow your roll

This thread is like the bar cheers or the corner coffee shop. We are FRIENDS here and not like other threads...we are fiercely protective of the vibe and each other. If this sounds like a place you would like, stick around.... if not there are eleventy billion other threads on Lit that will suit your needs.

To get an idea of the vibe I would scroll through the last 10 pages or so and you will see.
 
1990 - state college in landlocked Midwest...
Mid-winter... cold, snowy, gray - no sun for days gray
I came back to my dorm from a long day of classes
Punch in my door code and...
am welcomed by my roomie and her BFF in their swimsuits laid out on the floor on beach towels with EVERY LIGHT AVAILABLE turned on and directed toward them... Jimmy Buffet on the stereo

Their vibe? Sometimes the beach needs to come to you
🫂 🏖️
Jimmy Buffet made a fortune off of that vibe! Sometimes you just need a day with a drink in your hand and your toes in the sand…whether that trip be in yer head or for real! Even though Jimmy’s gone, the vibe will never die. Others have picked up the torch but nobody sang it like JB!

Back In the 4 a.m. club. When they get me on the dawn patrol, I stay there. Hope everyone has a nice Saturday. Go do some beach vibing if you need a mental trip!

The Morning Z.

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