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#31
The Front Porch / Re: Photography
March 28, 2021, 12:57:30 PM
Quote from: LennG on March 28, 2021, 11:39:28 AM
We are all not professionals here. Sure some pix MAY be better than others, but, I know, I would want to see anyone's pix, so go ahead and post it.

I look at so many other people's pix just to get ideas as to what others think is a good pix. Some are good and others not so good but it is the idea more than the actual pix.

If YOU like it, that's good enough for us.

Ok here is a stab at it, as I said cell phone pics and I have an old cell phone



just after the kill


after it tried to fly away with it

BTW the "art work" in the background is a result of my grandchildren.
#32
The Front Porch / Re: Photography
March 28, 2021, 11:29:20 AM
Quote from: LennG on March 27, 2021, 02:02:36 PM
Great shots Lou. How do you get so lucky to get all these birds in your backyard? I think I get a crow if I'm lucky.   :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

The difference Lenn, is he lives on the ninth fairway (just assuming - I know the community he lives in - very few are on the golf course) of Fire Wheel golf course, where it is already 60+ every day and you live in Brooklyn. Where are birds going to go in Brooklyn?

As a side note, I watched an eagle kill a rabbit in my back yard Thursday morning. Got a picture on my cellphone, but it is not even close to being worthy of posting on this thread.
#33
Quote from: LennG on March 17, 2021, 06:33:24 PM
Take a relook at the tow you didn't get on my last group.

#1 should really be a softball--a really old movie, and a laugh-out-loud comedy. Read it carefully and see who would say something like that.

#3-- a more modern 'epic' movie. Not the main quote (one of many) but very recognizable.

#1 is from the actor who is famously quoted "I don't drink water. Fish f*** in it."
#34
The Front Porch / Re: Your home town
March 13, 2021, 12:15:11 PM
Great post JBG.

Can't believe I missed Johnny Hart too!

I met and got to know him somewhat in Nineveh. He at the time had become a deeply religious person.  I lived in Harpursville, but a very good acquaintance of mine was his "next" door neighbor.  We would be working on my friends house / yard and Johnny would come over and talk to us all the time. We might have a beer out at 11AM (we started working usually at 5 AM), he would just comment that we knew better, then we would have conversations for over a half hour. What a great guy.
#35
The Front Porch / Re: Your home town
March 12, 2021, 05:46:53 PM
Good job JBG,

Can't imagine how I failed to mention Link's (now Singer Link) in my original post.  What an impact he (Edwin Link) had on aviation - the flight simulator. Used to train over half a million pilots in WW2.

To make matters worse for me - I walked through the Link's parking lot every day (up hill both ways =))) to go to and from elementary school from Sep 1964 - June 1970.  How could I not mention it??????? Old age
#36
The Front Porch / Re: Your home town
March 11, 2021, 07:35:51 AM
Quote from: Sem on March 10, 2021, 10:16:51 PM
By the way Philo in your opening post you mentioned EJ and IBM. I actually worked for both companies. I dropped out of college and bummed around a bit, then decided having a few bucks in my pocket would be a good thing. I got hired at EJ in one of their three warehouses. Stayed there about 18 months when IBM called. Left EJ for IBM where I worked for over 35 years until they "retired" me.

Interesting.  IBM used to be the big thing in the area, until they screwed the pooch by concentrating on hardware not software, as well as becoming bloated with dotted line management to appease employees.  My dad retired from IBM Owego in the early 90's and he told me about the many dotted line promotions to keep people happy.  Used to be that once you were in, you were set for life.

When I graduated from CV in 1976, roughly 25% of my classmates were going to college, 10% were joining the military and about 33% were looking for a job for 1-2 years (that was about the time it took to get into IBM after putting in an application) before going to work for IBM.

As a side note - my sister in law started in IBM Endicott in the late 70's on 3rd shift - worked over 20 years - was laid off - has worked for the 2 iterations of IBM since then.
#37
The Front Porch / Re: Your home town
March 10, 2021, 09:07:26 PM
SEM, never heard of him. Please enlighten

edit to add: even though we grew up 10 - 15 miles apart at basically the same time, the vast differences of the 60's was huge.
#38
The Front Porch / Re: Your home town
March 10, 2021, 07:00:52 PM
Quote from: Bob In PA on March 10, 2021, 06:32:19 PM
PS.  I seem to remember a company called Endicott-Johnson which (assuming I'm not dreaming LOL) is likely the same as the company to which you referred.

You are correct - what was the cable company - and you are a failure - not shutting down the entire state government =))
#39
The Front Porch / Your home town
March 10, 2021, 05:49:56 PM
On the what are you watching thread, Ozzie had mentioned a show by Stanley Tucci about Italian cooking.  I replied, knowing where he lives there is really no good Italian food. Got me to thinking about starting this thread.

I grew up in the Triple cities of NY (Binghamton, Johnson City and Endicott) I know SEM and JBG are from the area as well.

Some of the interesting things about this area are as follows.

1) A company called EJ (therefore the Endicott and Johnson City) was huge in the area in the beginning of the 1900's. They were a shoe manufacturing company - depending on what you read -they supplied 50 - 80% of the foot wear for the military in WW2.  Many immigrants coming through Ellis Island in the early years knew 2 English words and an abbreviation - "Which way EJ?".  Led to a large ethnic population in the early to mid 1900's - as SEM pointed out, to this day (minus COVID) there are still huge festivals for many of the ethnic groups.  1957 in Appalachian, the mafia gathering was busted up and J Edger Hoover was forced to admit there was an organized crime syndicate in the US.  The unique ethnic backgrounds and enclaves led to many great foods in the area.

2)  IBM started here, was only here for a long time, was headquartered here until the mid 80's when they moved their HQ

3) Dick's Sporting Goods started here in 1948,  Dick Stack had a 2 stall garage / gas station that he borrowed $300 from his grandmother to open his first bait and tackle shop.

4) On the sports side - there was the Binghamton Triplett's (Yankees top farm team) for over 50 years (1932-1968 minus 4 years in the 60's).  Many of the Yankee greats came through from Whitey Ford through Thurman Munson.  The major league Yankee team played an exhibition game every year here for many years.

Unique things about your home town?
#40
Quote from: ozzie on March 08, 2021, 05:28:28 PM
I just posted about this in the photography thread after seeing Lenn's beautiful shots of Italy.
There is a show on Sunday nights on CNN called "Stanley Tucci - Searching for Italy". Tucci, of Italian descent on both sides, will be covering every region of the country and discussing the food and how it reflects the people and the history there. We have found it quite interesting. Nice scenery and great looking food too.
Being of Italian descent myself, we  find it quite interesting.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/stanley-tucci-searching-for-italy-restaurants/index.html

Ozzie,

I feel sorry for you living in Garland being from Italian descent, from 1st hand knowledge( 20 years ago) there isn't much decent Italian food in the area.

I grew up in the Triple cities of NY - great Italian everywhere - all 3 of the distinct sauces present. Very heavy Italian presence (not me).

Appalachian ( 1950's) ring a bell? 20 miles from my house
#41
#42
The Front Porch / Re: Let's Try Movie Quotes Again...
February 28, 2021, 06:19:46 AM
Quote from: LennG on February 27, 2021, 06:26:15 PM
Let's try a few more

We'll start with a big-time softball

#43
The Front Porch / Re: Books and Authors you love
February 26, 2021, 03:30:09 PM
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on February 25, 2021, 11:06:16 AM
Okay, I'm a big reader and love certain genres like action/thrillers, mysteries, legal thrillers, and certain times of my life, history (middle ages, Egyptian, ancient Chinese, European, Early American, etc.) Since settling in with a girlfriend for the past 3 years or so and my getting into the stock market, I've not had the time or inclination to read a book a week like I did for many years. I'd like to get back to that but it doesn't fit in well with keeping my girlfriend happy and adequately playing the market.

My favorite authors are: David Baldacci, Vince Flynn (may he rest in peace), Daniel Silva, Robert Crais, Lee Child, Preston and Child (not Lee, but Lincoln Child younger brother of Lee Child), Michael Connelly, Clive Cussler (may he rest in peace), Michael Chrichton (may he rest in peace), John Grisham, John Lescroart, etc.

Anyway, to get to the point of this thread, whoever on here suggested I give Carl Hiaasen a try, I want to thank him. I picked up "Bad Monkey" and "Razor Girl" a few months ago but just finally got around to reading one of the books...i.e., "Razor Girl". I haven't had a book captivate me like this since I read Chrichton's "Jurassic Park" in 1990 when I pick up the book at an airport and read it on my way to San Francisco for a business trip (probably the best book I ever read and the worst movie about a book ever made - turned a great story into multiple chase scenes...for visual effect and excitement I suspect).

I like thrillers that take place in various parts of the world because it's like taking a free trip. I like novels about Florida (as I've lived there in the past) and have read many of Randy Wayne White's novels, but by far, Hiaasen really paints a picture with words, develops a keen interest while injecting just the right amount of humor to keep me both deeply interested in the story while finding myself chuckling along the way. I think the term, "couldn't put it down" is a grossly overused term in book reviews - IMO, but it actually applies to "Razor Girl" (for me anyway).

Regardless, I want to thank the guy on here again for suggesting giving Hiaasen a try. Great author!

Great topic.

I agree with all the authors you mentioned and add to it Tom Clancy (may he rest in peace, favorite is Without Remorse), Stuart Woods - just humorous, Brad Thor and Brad Meltzer.  Hiaasen is great as you mentioned.  One of the things I like is authors like Flynn (Mitch Rapp), Clancy (Jack Ryan) and Cussler (almost all of his series - Pitt, Oregon Files, Fargo  etc) brought on coauthors so that their franchises continue after their deaths.

I probably have not "read" more than 2 or 3 books in the last 10 years, I fall asleep about a chapter in.  However, I have consumed 400 - 500 books (probably more ) in that period through audio books.  I have a free account to the New York Public Library (which has thousands of titles available) that I get my books from.  Anyone in NY can get an account.  My daughter gets hers through the Richmond VA library, so I assume the service is available in every state.

No purchasing a book and feel obligated to read it, no trips to the library to check out and return it.  Have tried many new authors this way - a few good, many not so - just quit listening and delete.

While you don't retain as much listening as opposed to reading, it was a great find for me.  80% of the time I am not being paid on the books, I have an earbud in and listening to a book.  Especially great when mowing the yard, doing menial labor, digging out stumps etc or traveling.  Never listen when working with power tools!
#44
The Front Porch / Re: What are we watching these days?
February 19, 2021, 04:17:17 AM
Wife and I started to watch Shooter on Netflix, based on the movie, which is based on Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter.

Who couldn't like the movie - Kate Mara is in it  ;)

Only have seen a few episodes - haven't decided yet.
#45
The Front Porch / Re: Let's Try Movie Quotes Again...
January 16, 2021, 02:32:48 PM
Quote from: jimv on January 16, 2021, 01:36:19 PM
Yes, Lenny, a REAL softball for me.  But, let's see if somebody like philo can get it.  Or, maybe some one else?

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