Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

Hathacat comments on Dec 20, 2018:

I am so glad you are going to start building again. It would be a waste to not use your talent.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

Thanks for your support! ?

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

stinkeye_a comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Gorgeous. Well done! :D

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

Thanks!

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

MissKathleen comments on Dec 20, 2018:

You’re an amazing craftsman.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

Thank you ?

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

creative51 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

I live by Kalamazoo, where Gibson was originally founded. They left in the mid 1980's. Luthiers who did not want to leave stayed and started Heritage Guitars. Still in business, but having some financial troubles.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

I worked in the Gibson plant in Bozeman, MT. Sadly, Gibson has always struggled with a decent product and poor management:/

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

moonmaid comments on Dec 20, 2018:

That's beautiful! I hope you get back to building too.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

Thanks everyone! I’ve purchased a home and adjacent building which will become my shop - after some rehab work:)

What is love?

moonmaid comments on Dec 20, 2018:

That's the best question I've heard today. In some cases it borders on obsession?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

I think obsession is an early stage in a continuum of a love relationship - one where obsession remains, but is only a small part of a greater whole.

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

Freespirit64 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

I've wanted to learn to play the mandolin...it's lovely So what makes a good mandolin...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

@Freespirit64 If you’re not already familiar with him, Chris Thile is a monster musician/mandolin player.

Do you ask or let them tell?

jondspen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Is there a problem? Is he unhappy? Does he have friends, doing well in school, and seems to enjoy life (as much as any 16 y/o can)? Let's say he said no...or let's say he said yes to being gay...is there anything in your day to day that would change? I would say if there a change you would make,...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

@jondspen Reminds me of one of my daughter’s friends. As he was leaving the house for an after school activity he said “ by mom- I’ll be back in a couple hours, and I think I’m gay.” It wasn’t a huge surprise to anyone, but he made his decision to come out. His mom stopped him and they talked a bit more about his announcement. He had lots of support from both parents, and is doing well in college now.

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

Freespirit64 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

I've wanted to learn to play the mandolin...it's lovely So what makes a good mandolin...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

Look for one that’s made with solid woods (maple body and a spruce top are most common), as opposed to plywood instruments (often made in China) Beyond the materials, it’s a matter of graduating the the thickness of the top and back as well as proper bracing that separates the good instruments from lesser ones.

Here’s a mandolin I built several years ago.

Spinliesel comments on Dec 20, 2018:

A pretty instrument. How does it sound?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

? I’m very pleased with its tone, and some of the professional guys who played it were complimentary about it:)

Here are 11 kinds of Bible verses Christians love to ignore | Alternet

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 19, 2018:

The not eating certain water animals in Leviticus should cover beaver, but the Catholic Church issued a dispensation for Catholics in the Americas to eat them and muscrats because the lent probation of meat allows animals that swim in the water. To this day, during Lent, especially in Louisiana and...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

@mikebeed I heard the only meat a priest could eat on fridays was Nunn

Apparently my first posting of this was rejected according to this site’s e-mail. ??

hippydog comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Weird.. I think it meets all the possible censorship rules on fb.. no nipples . No pubic area .. I see more at the beach .

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

@hippydog I was hoping for something closer to home:)

Apparently my first posting of this was rejected according to this site’s e-mail. ??

hippydog comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Weird.. I think it meets all the possible censorship rules on fb.. no nipples . No pubic area .. I see more at the beach .

Haemish1 replies on Dec 20, 2018:

What beach is that? (Asking for a friend:)

Feliz Navidad Walk off the Earth [m.youtube.com]

Spinliesel comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Great musicians. just think , if they had each their own instrument!

Haemish1 replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Sometimes they each have something to play individually- but it’s often something from the toy department or the vacuum cleaner aisle;)

I have always been a big Mark Knopfler/Dire Straights fan.

Dougl35534 comments on Dec 17, 2018:

This is not Knopfler but is Sultans of Swing https://youtu.be/EFDFpS9_ZWY

Haemish1 replies on Dec 18, 2018:

Tommy is a great player too!

Monkey see monkey do.

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 16, 2018:

I don't get it...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 16, 2018:

I’m lost too?

Start the day in a RED way

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 16, 2018:

You like redheads ? Watch my next post lol

Haemish1 replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty I found it - it was worth the search:)

Start the day in a RED way

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 16, 2018:

You like redheads ? Watch my next post lol

Haemish1 replies on Dec 16, 2018:

I’m waiting!

Go ahead, try and sleep now

Paracosm comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Meh. Looks like my brother.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

I’m sorry;)

Unpresident trump, she didn't had to die to show us who you are... we already knew. [cbsnews.com]

freeofgod comments on Dec 15, 2018:

This made me cry. How twisted can people be to deny water to a child. I also hope there's a special place in their imaginary hell for these people.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

Oh wait... all these illegals get free healthcare ?

One of my favorite singers - Emmylou Harris. She still looks amazing with gray hair:)

Humanistheathen comments on Dec 15, 2018:

I love me some Emmy Lou. She's super Christian, but hey no one's perfect.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

I’d wager she’s got a very humanist slant to her version of Christianity - I’m just guessing though.

Apes, Men, & Morons

Haemish1 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Exactly what is the title implying?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@djs64 I guess that’s tough to argue:)

Here is an interesting thought.

jerry99 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

At this age I get frequent ads in the mail for hearing aids and cremation services. I think they get the info from the state drivers license records.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

I overheard a man on his cellphone recently saying, “I just got new hearing aid batteries - I don’t have time for this shit!”

Here is an interesting thought.

sewchick57 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

One of my friends and I have this discussion all the time. I buy a particular brand of pot pies at my local grocery store and use my card and I get ads on facebook for that brand of pot pie. As for your other question, I told my oldest I'll be dead and won't care. Do what you want and have a ...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

I still use my ex- wife’s card number. I’ll bet she's wondering about some stuff:)

One of my favorite singers - Emmylou Harris. She still looks amazing with gray hair:)

Rossy92 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Was wondering how recent that picture of her greyed is b/c it was some time ago (perhaps a decade) that this older version of her had caught my eye. But damn, that photo from back in the day is gonna send me searching for a better photograph of that pic.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

Wish I could have been at that concert!

One of my favorite singers - Emmylou Harris. She still looks amazing with gray hair:)

Marionville comments on Dec 15, 2018:

She does suit that grey....I’m not sure I do, so get the hairdresser to colour it. I’m afraid to let it grow out!

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

Short hair definitely simplifies a lot of the daily routine.

Well, hello Sat morning!

Haemish1 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Had a gorgeous sunrise here in NoDak too!

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Nightshade1313 It’s grown so fast, they’ve built 2 bypasses since I started working out here in 2011. There’s even a fast food franchise here!

Well, hello Sat morning!

Haemish1 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Had a gorgeous sunrise here in NoDak too!

Haemish1 replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Nightshade1313 I’m in the greater Watford City Metroplex. On the way up past Williston for work today. I grew up in Colorado (front range), but much prefer Montana:)

BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:40 PM: Trump has picked Jarred Kuschner as his new Chief of Staff.

MissKathleen comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Keeping it in the family...no leaks there.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@MissKathleen True - but in Trump’s mind...?

BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:40 PM: Trump has picked Jarred Kuschner as his new Chief of Staff.

MissKathleen comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Keeping it in the family...no leaks there.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 13, 2018:

Could it be that Jared would be unable to testify against Trump if he were chief of staff?

Itty bitty, teeny weeny... you know.

Wildflower comments on Dec 12, 2018:

But... it's not a yellow polka dot bikini!

Haemish1 replies on Dec 13, 2018:

There’s not enough room for polka dots on that bikini:)

Yup, that they do...

pinefox comments on Dec 12, 2018:

It's like inflection: I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 13, 2018:

Punctuation is important too

If you could only pick one thing, what would be the most important quality in a significant other?

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Absolute obedience...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty Maybe you need a paddle?

My favorite pinup artist Alberto Vargas.

Humanistheathen comments on Dec 12, 2018:

In my bedroom I've got 1 Vargas and 2 Olivia Bettie Page's hanging up.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Wildflower Now I’d only hide it to keep from obsessing over it.

My favorite pinup artist Alberto Vargas.

Humanistheathen comments on Dec 12, 2018:

In my bedroom I've got 1 Vargas and 2 Olivia Bettie Page's hanging up.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@Humanistheathen Just kidding:)

My favorite pinup artist Alberto Vargas.

Humanistheathen comments on Dec 12, 2018:

In my bedroom I've got 1 Vargas and 2 Olivia Bettie Page's hanging up.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

My mom won’t let me have stuff like that in my room:/

Saying goodbye to a coworker, and fellow atheist today.

MissKathleen comments on Dec 12, 2018:

There is no instant feel good when one loses someone one loves, religion or not. Grieving is a process and you must go through it. Live in the now and be grateful to have known this person. Their circle of life is complete. If they cared about you, they would want you to be happy. You will ...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

You stole the words I would have said far more eloquently than I could ever have.

Is there life after divorce?

DalasM comments on Dec 12, 2018:

I find my life slowly returning after a very painful divorce. I am discovering aspects of me that have remained hidden for a number of years. I get out more. I am meeting more people. Becoming less of an introvert. I discovered I have an affinity for karaoke, now. :-) Life continues to ...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

Sounds like you’re making strides! It’s almost been 2 years for me - being a flaming introvert makes it a bit more difficult.

You can tell you have been on the dating sites too long when:

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Dropping off all dating sites has been a relief.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 10, 2018:

@HippieChick58 I can understand that from my own experience.

Elegiac- relating or characteristic of an elegy.

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 10, 2018:

What is elegy?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 10, 2018:

Elegy - A poem of serious reflection - typically for a dead person. I’m guessing there’s a tie in with the word “eulogy”

You can tell you have been on the dating sites too long when:

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Dropping off all dating sites has been a relief.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@IrishTxJudy @ HippieChick58 I think the key word here is lonely, and it’s a human condition- not limited to one gender or another. Like Jake and Elwood Blues said - Everybody needs somebody:)

You can tell you have been on the dating sites too long when:

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Dropping off all dating sites has been a relief.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@IrishTxJudy Who’s more guillable, men or women?

You can tell you have been on the dating sites too long when:

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Dropping off all dating sites has been a relief.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 9, 2018:

@IrishTxJudy I thought only women (people?) from Ghana did that;)

Happy evening!!!!!!!

Haemish1 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I was asleep- I got called back out to a job site about 45 minutes after I shut my eyes :/

Haemish1 replies on Dec 7, 2018:

@Pralina1 Oilfield work in North Dakota. It’s almost 2:00 now, and I’m back in bed - hoping for sleep to revisit me soon:)

How the Egyptians moved the huge stone blocks to build the pyramids.

Cast1es comments on Dec 6, 2018:

So wet sand acts as tiny ball bearings ?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 6, 2018:

@Elganned Perhaps - one explanation seems to lead to other questions.

How the Egyptians moved the huge stone blocks to build the pyramids.

Cast1es comments on Dec 6, 2018:

So wet sand acts as tiny ball bearings ?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 6, 2018:

@Elganned I’m thinking that’s a lot of water skins.

More than words...

WayneDalton comments on Dec 6, 2018:

Beautiful,still I could do without the tats☺

Haemish1 replies on Dec 6, 2018:

The nose ring is something I find more disconcerting than the tattoos, but still a very attractive lady!

How the Egyptians moved the huge stone blocks to build the pyramids.

Cast1es comments on Dec 6, 2018:

So wet sand acts as tiny ball bearings ?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 6, 2018:

What I got from the article was that it stiffened the sand, and kept it from piling up in front of the load. My question is, where did they get all that water, and how did they move it?

Conspiracy Theories Are Alive and Well! One of the mainstream topics that the "Right Wing Watch" ...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 6, 2018:

I read these headlines and often meet those who believe them outright. It makes me want to vomit.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 6, 2018:

Makes it tough when your mother is one who believes many of them. Pathologically guillable is the phrase that comes to mind.

Who is the “time being”? And why are we always doing things for this entity?

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 3, 2018:

Sometimes dogs are brown.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 4, 2018:

@silverotter11 It could be a gender thing - Mr Peabody said— every dog should have a boy.

Who is the “time being”? And why are we always doing things for this entity?

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 3, 2018:

Sometimes dogs are brown.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 4, 2018:

@germangirl90439 Now that I think about it - I had one too?

Who is the “time being”? And why are we always doing things for this entity?

BillLittleford comments on Dec 4, 2018:

to quote the late Douglas Adams Time is an illusioun lunch time doubley so

Haemish1 replies on Dec 4, 2018:

From which the mysteries of bistro mathematics arise?

Who is the “time being”? And why are we always doing things for this entity?

WayneDalton comments on Dec 3, 2018:

I don't know who this being is,but I have often heard time is fleeting?

Haemish1 replies on Dec 4, 2018:

Is that a navy thing?

Who is the “time being”? And why are we always doing things for this entity?

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 3, 2018:

Sometimes dogs are brown.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 4, 2018:

I saw a black one once.

Something I can identify with.

Count_Viceroy comments on Dec 3, 2018:

Yeah. But with Keanu, all it takes is a trip to the local pub to not be alone, if you catch my drift

Haemish1 replies on Dec 3, 2018:

He can probably afford to have fun time too. (Although I’ve heard he is extremely generous with his money)

Yes, why is that?

Haemish1 comments on Dec 3, 2018:

How did income inequality get to be so bad? Even worse is, it’s used to divide us further.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 3, 2018:

@glennlab Yep - trickle down economics- we can’t get away from it.

Raggle Taggle Gypsy Jalan Crossland A western take on the song:) [m.youtube.com]

FrayedBear comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Interesting. The song is over 200 years old and has been popular from the Scottish Borders (Child Ballad 200) through Ireland, Scotland, the North of England and over to America. In recent times probably the Irish have had the greatest number of different artistes perform it. Interestingly the ...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

@FrayedBear I enjoy folk music (primarily acoustic) music too. I’m fascinated by the changes music and songs take on as they travel about the globe. My mother remembers a Paul Robeson performance in the Colorado town where I grew up. He was unable to stay at a hotel in town because of the discriminatory laws at that time - and my mom wishes things could go back to the way they were :/

Would you stand over a storm drain handling expensive jewelry?

Haemish1 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

It sounds like a decent idea for camping in bear country, although it may not have been perfectly executed.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

@LiterateHiker Raccoons could/have scared the dickens out of me. Imagine stepping out your front door, to grab the Sunday paper in a Minneapolis suburb and a giant raccoon is hissing at you from the oak tree two feet from your door!

Raggle Taggle Gypsy Jalan Crossland A western take on the song:) [m.youtube.com]

BanjoBang comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Wow. I love Japan's guitar styling, but the school kids were having so much fun it was contagious! Both great. I'm going to have to try playing this song.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

Jalan’s main instrument is banjo - take a look at some of his other videos. Trailer park fire is fun one, but doesn’t really display his talent.

I never regret anything that I haven't already gretted once.

Boxdoc comments on Dec 2, 2018:

My biggest regrets are all the temptations I managed to resist

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

Terrible how those continue to haunt us;)

I never regret anything that I haven't already gretted once.

thislife comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Just gret it right the first time.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

@Sticks48 Or “grets”?

Bush memorials keep rolling in!

Haemish1 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/george-h-w-bush-and-george-w-bushs-liberal-image-rehab.html

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

@Snickers77 Yep - “we’re” willing to make anyone look good - if it makes “us” look good in the process.

Raggle Taggle Gypsy Jalan Crossland A western take on the song:) [m.youtube.com]

FrayedBear comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Interesting. The song is over 200 years old and has been popular from the Scottish Borders (Child Ballad 200) through Ireland, Scotland, the North of England and over to America. In recent times probably the Irish have had the greatest number of different artistes perform it. Interestingly the ...

Haemish1 replies on Dec 2, 2018:

Ever consider a career in ethnomusicology?

Leo Kottke / Vaseline Machine Gun [youtu.be]

whispers comments on Dec 1, 2018:

He's a master, but I'm glad he didn't sing on this one ;)

Haemish1 replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@whispers A guitar maker I used to work for played me some of the messages Leo left on his phone - Leo was always a hoot!

Welcome to five new members to the group: - @Blindbird who is into blues, bluegrass, sad Irish ...

FrayedBear comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Welcome to @Haemish1. Pull up a stool to the fire and join in the craic, perhaps telling us about yourself and your likes and dislikes.

Haemish1 replies on Dec 1, 2018:

I’m partial to some of the West Texas song writers - Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Hays Carl, Steve Earl, Townes Van Zandt. There’s some Canadian groups I really enjoy The Dhuks, The Bills, Le Vent Du Nord. John Prine, Steve Goodman and Gordon Lightfoot were early inspirations for guitar and banjo playing.

Leo Kottke / Vaseline Machine Gun [youtu.be]

whispers comments on Dec 1, 2018:

He's a master, but I'm glad he didn't sing on this one ;)

Haemish1 replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@nvrnuff Even if his voice sounds like wounded duck farts, I still like him:)

No comment really needed.

Delaroux comments on Nov 30, 2018:

Technically, you have 2 hands ? lol

Haemish1 replies on Nov 30, 2018:

I guess they assume all masturbators are right handed?

Hip hop man

Pralina1 comments on Nov 30, 2018:

I bought one of those last year from game stop !!! ??I saw it and I thought it was hilarious ??? I have it in guest bathroom down stairs , next to toilet brush , no joke . ???

Haemish1 replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@Pralina1 So Jesus cleans your toilet? Holy Crap!

Taut 'n' Tasty Treat

TDSkully comments on Nov 29, 2018:

She sort of reminds me of ole girl from Will & Grace. I always liked her...??

Haemish1 replies on Nov 29, 2018:

I was thinking the same thing!

Times have changed.

Haemish1 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

LOL! A musician I know of related how his son excitedly came up showing him a vinyl record and said “Dad! These have music on BOTH sides!”

Haemish1 replies on Nov 28, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow I haven’t listened to vinyl in years. I’ve been told that the digital recording format misses some of the music, and that a conversion process is used to attempt to restore the analog quality. Honestly though, I’m not sure I have the ear or high fidelity gear to notice a difference. Is it that discernible to you?

Must be a valley chick

Haemish1 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I’ve read about synthetically produced meat. (Meat produced in a lab in a sheet form- shmeat). Perhaps this is from the future where this may be a common product? ?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

@mistymoon77 I remember that one, but I think the recipe is different here:)

I've always though DD/MMM/YYYY was the best.

Xanadutoo comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Can anyone tell why would you want to put month date year Is there any logic. It is like going into a restaurant and your order taken ,main ,starter then sweet. I have made so many mistakes when looking at dates in the US format and I can only assume visa versa.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

Yep ?

Fruitcake...

Elganned comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Like Rosanna Rosannadanna said, "Life is like a fruitcake: Outside it's all sweet and gooey and stuff, but you cut it open and there's these hard little green and red things you don't know *what* they are!"

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

That’s so true - what are those green and red things?

Folks in this group might enjoy listening to Chrysti the wordsmith on Montana Public Radio ...

Marionville comments on Nov 27, 2018:

We have our own wordsmiths here in this group. I don’t think I can access your radio programme from here, but I will have a look at the website.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

You can listen to the radio station online, @ MTPR .net (I think). They have a nice variety of programming, but I imagine you’ll find her website to be all you need:)

Folks in this group might enjoy listening to Chrysti the wordsmith on Montana Public Radio ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Thanks but I'm learning enough words right here ?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

Chrysti’s are just two or three minute explorations into a particular word each day - she’d go nicely with your morning coffee:)

I just learned that what I had previously thought of as a crazy, zither kind of thing is actually a ...

GuitarDoctor comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Zithers came originally from China maybe 2 or 3,000 years ago. They are called Guzheng. My wife plays. https://youtu.be/zWUWCddcQTY

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

Wow! What a great video - I love the music, instrument, performer and the setting! That looks similar to a hammered dulcimer. It’s interesting to see how instruments evolve. Thanks for sharing this!

What is everyone’s experience on Tinder, for those of you who have it?

Flexymorals comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Tinder is a train wreck. There seem to be fewer toothless women on Bumble. I’ve had better luck on that one too.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

So if you had 3 tinder dates in the same room, you might get a complete set of teeth?

Some mysteries to be found in the sweet potato! [blog.helix.com]

Lucy_Fehr comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Ive always loved them although my grandmother called them yams so I did as well until I started working in grocery. But anyway. Side note. Last year I went on a camping trip and took a crock pot and both white and sweet potatoes. Due to time constraints, I put both potatoes in the crock and ...

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

@DianaGuarino A Dutch oven in a bed of hot coals is pretty simple too:)

Some mysteries to be found in the sweet potato! [blog.helix.com]

Lucy_Fehr comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Ive always loved them although my grandmother called them yams so I did as well until I started working in grocery. But anyway. Side note. Last year I went on a camping trip and took a crock pot and both white and sweet potatoes. Due to time constraints, I put both potatoes in the crock and ...

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

Sounds yummy, but is it really camping if you have a place to plug things in?

Some mysteries to be found in the sweet potato! [blog.helix.com]

Looking4-Others comments on Nov 26, 2018:

I think I may get sold on the sweet potato as opposed to the other stuff I have been eating throughout life. I know of Vegan Bodybuilders swear by them. I actually enjoy potatoes more and those sweet potatoes may convince me to think about having them more often than on the holidays only. Thanks for...

Haemish1 replies on Nov 27, 2018:

The traditional potatoes we eat are members of the nightshade family, sweet potatoes are from the morning glory family. Some people find that nightshade plants cause an inflammatory response.

For those with math anxiety this guy’s number is a bit more accessible.

Mets comments on Nov 26, 2018:

The number of fish in the sea !

Haemish1 replies on Nov 26, 2018:

So he should have posted on Plenty of Fish?

For those with math anxiety this guy’s number is a bit more accessible.

btroje comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Ididnt know avagadro was so hot

Haemish1 replies on Nov 26, 2018:

He had to fight the ladies off with his abicus!

Does age really matter in a relationship?

LadyAlyxandrea comments on Nov 26, 2018:

For me yes. I am uncomfortable dating anyone more than 8-10 years older than me, or over 4 years younger. For me it's just a preference, and it just always seems like theres a generational disconnect on some level.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@LadyAlyxandrea Sixteen will get you twenty!

I was looking for a way to telegraph to randoms I meet that I like Shibari.

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Now you gotta get them to look at your feet lol

Haemish1 replies on Nov 26, 2018:

That’ll happen if he hangs outs with introverts;)

Lot's of trouble

Haemish1 comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Does team ginger need a manager?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@RobertNappi LOL

???....

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 24, 2018:

She would look very sexy without the tattoos, especially the crappy arm tattoos...

Haemish1 replies on Nov 24, 2018:

I think the ones on her right arm are just in the initial stages. I’m not a huge fan of tattoos, but I think it kinda works with her.

Red necks everywhere!

Shouldbefishing comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Is that "whitetrash" rafting?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@KKGator I’m not so sure - the Bitterroot isn’t the wealthiest place around;) It does look pretty new though.

Red necks everywhere!

Shouldbefishing comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Is that "whitetrash" rafting?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 24, 2018:

Who cares if the cattle get thirsty?

Another way to see things:)

MsAl comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Or a woman and a naked woman ?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 24, 2018:

I guess the picture does make it difficult to identify gender:)

Warning, warning, danger ahead Will Robinson!

Rossy92 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

The only type of crack I'm into.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 24, 2018:

I like Trivia Crack too, but that’s pretty much it:)

This weeks scavenger hunt.

Haemish1 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

The brunette on the right is now a newscaster in Missoula, Montana.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty Heidi Meili is her name. It’s in the photo, but I guess I should have added it - my faux pas :/

Good morning all.

CuriousCreature comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Happy Thanksgiving! It is fucking freezing in NY for sure. Enjoy the day, and the wine!

Haemish1 replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@Ignostic_Skeptic My daughter is going to school in Poughkeepsie - she laughs at all the kids that get in a panic when it gets below 30 and a couple inches of snow is in the forecast. Of course they probably don’t get lake effect snow like you do. Out here it can be done snowing and we’ll still be having ground blizzards 4 or five days later:/

Lithsome Legged Lovely (redux 1)

Haemish1 comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Those are lovely legs

Haemish1 replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@Rossy92 Lasciviosly longing for luscious legs?

Good morning all.

CuriousCreature comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Happy Thanksgiving! It is fucking freezing in NY for sure. Enjoy the day, and the wine!

Haemish1 replies on Nov 22, 2018:

It’s 23 in North Dakota- we’re enjoying the heat wave!

Something as simple as Salmonella is not the sort of bacteria that we think of as lethal but if you ...

Haemish1 comments on Nov 21, 2018:

How many have read Guns, Germs and Steel?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@MojoDave It’s a great read. Collapse by Jarrod Diamond is a good read too, but not quite as entertaining in my opinion.

Looking forward to the second day of January.

Haemish1 comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Why is that? What am I missing?

Haemish1 replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty Hmm - I’ll be working pretty much all of that time - hadn’t even considered that? My daughter will be home from school during that time so I’ll get to see her for the first time in four months - so I’ll look forward to that.

I’m not sure if any words are needed

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 21, 2018:

No thanks... She has no head...

Haemish1 replies on Nov 21, 2018:

Hmmm - I can see your point. Getting some head does enhance the experience:)

Getting my holiday decorations out.

memorylikeasieve comments on Nov 20, 2018:

I especially like the multiple Darths Vader and the colourful fellow in the foreground whose name escapes me but who I remember from a comic book... erh, the name of which also escapes me.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 20, 2018:

I have no idea who all the characters are, but I think it’s a lot more fun than the traditional nativity scene - shouldn’t Bill and Ted (the Wild Stallions) be playing for everyone’s birthday?

I've been raking my yard. So I don't have...you know....a forest fire.

brentan comments on Nov 19, 2018:

I read some time ago that forest land needs to have fires to burn off the topsoil so not to die. I have no idea if this is true or not but if it is, that might mean that fires need to be managed, not stopped.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 19, 2018:

Fire is a natural part of the western ecosystem. We’ve made things difficult here by over harvesting trees in some places, actively doing every thing we can to eliminate fires in other places and now we have sizable populations living in fire prone areas. Mature trees have evolved to be fire resistant from smaller fires. Now we have an abundance of fuels from drought the creates the intense fires we get now.

How can you tell if an introvert likes you? He stares at your shoes instead of his:)

LostParaih comments on Nov 19, 2018:

Hey, I lived in Butte for a few years. Zoo Town is my hometown. Or was. I liked the place, for what it was.

Haemish1 replies on Nov 19, 2018:

I’ve only been in Butte for a year. I was in Hamilton for 17 years before that. How bout this? - my dad lives down the road from you in Port Angeles:)