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From your list, Rio Bravo, The searchers The Magnificant 7 w Yul Brynner Dances with Wolves was good The Cowboys was decent. Some Clint Eastwood's were good but not all

I'm doing my best to take it easy. Even though painful I thought that it was fairly routine. Geez you guys are a reminder to not take it too lightly. If the pain comes back before the surgery I'll make sure not to mess around and get to the doc or the hospital ASAP. No wonder my wife is paranoid at my every minor wince. Thanks for the input.

I hear ya. I had a blowout as well but they said that it was very small, opened but didn't actually leak anything other than air. If the size of the blowout is proportional to the pain I couldn't imagine a large one. holy be jeepers that hurt!!! That whole what you can & cannot eat is kind of confusing. My doc says avoid anything with seeds. Online ( Mayo clinic ) says that is old school and has not been proven. It says that in some cases particularly with men that seeds can be helpful. I don't want that pain so I will avoid the seeds to be safe. Man some of the things I love and that are some of my healthiest are history. Goodbye strawberries, nuts, pumpkin seeds & blueberries. You can remove the seeds from cucumbers & tomatoes ( oh boy that sounds like fun. The "almost bought the farm" statement sums it up, thanks for the reminder.

Anyone ever had it? Man it sucks depending on the severity that you had. I had my 1st ever bout approx 4 weeks ago and that hurt. I spent 5 or 6hrs in the E/R & took antibiotics via IV then was on them @ home for a week. I was back to work in one day & not that big of a deal. The antibiotics didn't totally take care of it and 2 weeks later it came back in a more seious form. Man that pain was a whole new ballgame. Eight days in the hospital with IV antibiotics and a week of them from home. They ran out today so fingers crossed. I have to get healthy enough in the next 5 weeks so they can operate. In short if you ever hear of someone having this trust me they could be in some serious pain! FFI - AKA Matt Crum

BTW, What's the budget? When I looked for mine I never saw much in the way of just a boat almost everything was a boat, mtr & trailer. Then again that was what I was looking for soI might have overlooked some. Be careful on what you get I've got a 14ft albeit extrawide and no way you are going to pick that up by yourself. Heck one of those 2 man fiberglass Basshunter's was a chore to load solo. I found my 14ft extra-wide with a small deck on it with a 9.9hp Johnson ( that is actually a 15hp disguised) and trailer for $900. The guy threw in an older TM. My buddy found a 14ft Semi-V with mtr & 9.9 and a pivoting trailer for $800. The boat was fully carpeted, the boat, motor & trailer were like they were off the show room floor. Good luck - FFI

Kind of a cracker spread more than a dip cream cheese small amount of beer of choice ( enough to make a thinner spread but don't overdo it ) small amount of chedder cheese finely chopped or grated. This came out once as a little side or extra with my 1st ever ( and the best ever ) blackened NY strip steak. The spread was good enough that I asked for the recipe & the chef obliged.

Thanks Sam, That is one of the best I've heard. FFI - AKA Matt Crum

x2 on the scam I've never bought a re-fill kit let me know how it goes. I've gotten them re-filled at Walgreens before if I remember right. Had mixed results mainly ok but 1 no go if I remember right. I might try them again.

I'm pretty sure anybody they picked to be on their show about dumpster diving would have been a little greezy and rat like. You might have a point there. lol

I get a kick out of Pawn Stars I think it is funny. I also like the historical aspect of the items you learn history at the same time. Yes it's staged but who cares it's still entertainment. I saw the $12k Faberge egg episode, after he saved her butt then she wanted to argue over a higher price! She was an idiot. As for American Pickers the premise is great but the 2 guys they chose are creepy and skanky weasils. I seldom watch it for that reason. FFI- AKA Matt Crum

I hope he didn't have surgery that's gonna hurt! Get well Burl's

I wouldn't want to be the guy changing the spark plugs in that thing.

It is still so far so good. The daughter has not been sick again since the day she started on the medication. She has been close once or twice whent he medicine ran out but she managed to get it in time. Would never have thought after 30-40 total weeks of hospital stays that a medicine would come along that was this good. Thanks again.

Nah I go to sleep fine I just get woke up on occasion with a cramp. I think they all happen when I go to stretch my legs our but hard to really tell as I'm sleeping. I've noticed when I was awake enough to tell that it is always when I point my toes. Man Little Luey's post about Chicago vs Arizona really surprised me. Hard to beat that for evidence. Evidence of what I'm not sure but it says something, humiduty? temperature? who knows.

I finally did find out that it was always when I pointed my toes. Now I just avoid pointing my toes and it seems like they are greatly reduced or gone altogether.

As it turns out it wasn't Joe's uncle after all it was a roommate. I didn't know there was one I'd never seen one in the 10+ yrs that we've lived here. They had taken the roommate by ambulance the night before. Oh well we said prayers for someone who needed it.

Joe's uncle could use a prayer

Man how about everyone take a breath? lol other - don't take it all personal some are just having some fun at your expense. Some is confusion as you are trying to be discrete to respect the girl. Some are offering excellent advice. For instance, things have changed since the old days. You can get yourself in some serious PERMANENT trouble nowadays so don't take that lightly & I don't recommend using Root Beer's legal advice as being the letter of the law (no offense RB ). As far as the maturity thing it was kind of a figure of speech not meant nor expressed as a scientific fact. What I meant was along the lines of the old adage that boys / men have 2 brains and that in the early years especially the pointed one gets used a lot more than the basketball shaped one! I know it worked that way for me and a lot of others back in the day. As a parent ea one has to decide what they think is right in raising their children. Except for very special circumstances a 1yr age difference is my wife and I's limit ( she's in fact a year older than me ! lol ). The girl was younger but she made a mistake as well, it takes 2 as they say. You've handled the aftermath fairly well at this point just learn from your mistakes and remember to think with the brain that is attached to your shoulders not the other one. Good luck, FFI - AKA Matt Crum

At my house it is 1yr age difference maybe, 2 years forget it. As far as the maturity thing that is not the way I see it. A boy's testosterone is about 7yrs ahead of his age so that trumps all.

Thanks guys, Here's a pic not the greatest but at least the bride is smiling. The father of the bride can't smile to save his butt. In the full wedding party pic the bride, the 2 to the left and the 2 junior bridesmaids in pink are our daughters. FFI - AKA Matt Crum

You'll think I making this up but not more than 5 hrs after I posted my wife comes home from the wedding day hair deal. "She says how does my hair look?" My 1st reaction was that it made her head look like a clothes iron! I was wondering how many points just thinking it costs, and how many for actually saying it? I can tell you what it already has cost! :'( just curious FFI - AKA Matt Crum

As a father of 5 daughters and the fact that the kids said " dad our ( male ) friends are afraid of you" I might be the resident expert! You've got nothing to lose by talking to him. Not talking to them just makes you look like a slimy little weasel. Obviously make eye contact and be sincere or forget it. I would leave out the gory details simply say " I acted inappropriately" etc The odds are that you are not going to marry her so don't beat yourself up over it, speak your piece and move on. M. Star although a rookie ( lol ) if pretty good. As far as consequences lets face it you were a snake to their daughter. They will set limits on when and what times you can see her. Some sort of chaperon will possibly be in order or at least you will be limited to group settings only for a while. Let us know how the meeting turns out it will be an enlightening post for us parents.

Man I never thought this day would ever come but it was of course inevitable. When you have a child you think they will be that way forever. The 1st of the five to be married is today. I took some vacation time from work to help get things set up. For the record I don't recommend that to any guy. It is like rearranging the funiture with a woman for hours and hours! LOL ( mostly kidding )

That's a classic right there

I doubt an avatar would make that much difference. To judge someone soely on that would be stupid. Heck in your case I can't even see it well enough to know what it is. I don't know if it is yur family or a pic from a movie? Re Burley's pic: Man what a true outdoorsman; did anyone else notice him wearing a woolen t-shirt? Then the shirt that reads "Certified Nut Western authority" is very befitting don't you think? J/K Burls,