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My bird dog of a lifetime was Molly. Probably not a coincidence that I put the most time and effort into her training. She’s also the dog my kids grew up with. She was a great gun dog, but was kinda hard-headed around the house. Lived for food and would do whatever she could to get it. Didn’t mind the consequences. I’ve got her ashes in a container in my office. Some day I’ll scatter them, but I haven’t settled on where yet. We sure do miss her.

I was out hunting western KS several years ago. I had permission to hunt a field and as we pulled up a few guys were getting ready to hunt the field across the road. They asked us to join them. One of the guys pointed to a liver and white Brittany and kinda said under his breath, 'You know who that is?' I said I didn't and he told me it was Shambo's Dark Shadow, which didn't mean anything to me then. He had racked up a bunch of wins by that time and ended up in the Brittany Hall of Fame. We spread out quite a bit and for whatever reason he stayed fairly close to me. Now that dog was a freakin' machine and would hold a point forever. It was a very cool experience to hunt behind that dog. Our Max A’Million is a great grandson of him.

Never met a GSP I didn’t like. A guy in our group had one and he was a machine. Hunted in fairly close, always found birds. Great personality too. Another guy had an English Setter and it was a mess. But I wouldn’t draw a negative conclusion from that one data point. Another buddy has gotten into Deutsch Drahthaars big time and loves them. Haven’t hunted with him lately, so no firsthand experience with them. I’ve had Brittanys for 30 years and I love them. Go with what you like. Buy from a reputable breeder, put in the work and get them on birds as much as possible and you’ll have the best chance for success.

Hah! Just a screen grab to show what they look like. Not mine.

Markings make me think it's a Sparrow Hawk A/K/A Kestrel. That would be a fairly small falcon -- about the size of a Blue Jay. Kind of rust colored, right? Very beautiful and cool birds. We banded some of those in college.

Maybe so. I think I've waited long enough. Order was from Adorama -- I guess we'll see how they handle this. January 22, 2021 In Transit, Arriving Late Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility. January 18, 2021, 12:13 am Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility KANSAS CITY KS NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Still not here. USPS stopped giving location updates. Now it just says my package is gonna be a leeetle late.

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So did I. Should we read anything into that?

I like the creativity...

I remember you posting about that. Propane version?

Koda 16. Propane powered and the larger deck. He likes the control and ease of use of propane and I think I’d agree. There may be some flavor from wood, but at 90 seconds it probably won’t be much.

Future son in law got himself an Ooni and he and my baby girl have been working on Neapolitan pizza lately. Headed over today to try things out and I gotta say the results were excellent. Homemade dough and sauce, fresh mozz and basil. About 950 degrees on the deck and 90 seconds to cook. Great leaoparding on the crusts and great texture. A slight crispiness and char on the outside, soft and chewy. Just excellent.

They're a little noisy, and will scatter the other birds sometimes when they come blasting into the feeders. But I don't mind them. They do help keep the group feeders happy.

I think I read that our beloved @Mitch f is a meterologist. Any insight on that fog? What size is it?

I love pasketti!

I'm just spitballing' here, but could it maybe be @oneshot or even @oneshot 1?

Not even sure why UPS would have handed this one off. There are UPS deliveries up and down this street every day. This one's not a big deal for me, more funny/crazy than irritating. On the other side: I sent my sister some BBQ for Christmas last month. I'm careful about tracking food deliveries because I've had it thaw sitting on the front porch before. I had warned my sister about the delivery, but FedEx delivered it a day EARLY. Fortunately she noticed it sitting out there. Lesson learned -- check daily.

The real problem was when UPS handed it off to USPS on 1/12. USPS has supposedly still got a backlog of packages from before Christmas. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/usps-tracking-package-shipping-delays-philadelphia-december-20210116.html

Journey of a $40 camera filter to my house... so far. Summary: New Jersey, KCMO, Olathe KS, KCMO, KC KS, KCMO, Shawnee KS, Olathe KS, KCMO, KC KS... Detail - Read bottom up: January 18, 2021, 12:13 am Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility KANSAS CITY KS NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER Your item departed our KANSAS CITY KS NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER destination facility on January 18, 2021 at 12:13 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination. January 17, 2021, 9:56 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility KANSAS CITY KS NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER January 16, 2021 In Transit to Next Facility January 15, 2021, 10:02 pm Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility KANSAS CITY MO DISTRIBUTION CENTER January 15, 2021, 7:33 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility KANSAS CITY MO DISTRIBUTION CENTER January 13, 2021, 1:19 pm Arrived at USPS Facility OLATHE, KS 66061 January 12, 2021, 6:20 pm Arrived at Post Office OLATHE, KS 66061 January 12, 2021, 5:05 pm Accepted at USPS Destination Facility SHAWNEE, KS 66226 January 12, 2021, 11:01 am Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item KANSAS CITY, MO 64120 Shipping Partner: UPS MAIL INNOVATIONS 01/18/202112:13 A.M. Kansas City, KS, United States Package processed by post office 01/15/2021 10:02 P.M. Kansas City, MO, United States Package processed by post office 01/15/2021 10:01 P.M. Kansas City, MO, United States Package processed by post office 01/15/2021 7:34 P.M. Kansas City, MO, United States Package processed by post office 01/15/2021 7:33 P.M. Kansas City, MO, United States Package processed by post office 01/13/2021 1:19 P.M. Olathe, KS, United States Package routed to wrong post office. Package will be transferred to correct post office for delivery. 01/12/2021 6:20 P.M. Olathe, KS, United States Received by the post office 01/12/2021 11:01 A.M. Kansas City, MO, United States Package departed UPS Mail Innovations facility enroute to USPS for induction 01/12/2021 7:37 A.M. Kansas City, MO, United States Package received for sort by destination UPS Mail Innovations facility 01/11/2021 2:52 A.M. Avenel, NJ, United States Package transferred to destination UPS Mail Innovations facility 01/10/2021 9:25 P.M. Avenel, NJ, United States Package processed by UPS Mail Innovations origin facility 01/10/2021 5:56 P.M. Avenel, NJ, United States Package received for processing by UPS Mail Innovations 01/10/2021 5:55 P.M. Elizabeth, NJ, United States Shipment tendered to UPS Mail Innovations

Family time and keeping the tradition going. Nicely done!

Just saw Kelce got the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Good for him!

I can get excited and loud watching football. That pass on 4th and 1 from Henne to Hill had me up outta my chair and sent the dogs running for cover! Also, a great call by Nantz and Romo

Watched a couple episodes of 'Live from Daryl's House' on Youtube over the weekend. It's hosted by Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates. He has folks over and they do the guest's music, or whatever. There are dozens of episodes, and lotsa different types of music represented. I watched episodes with Joe Walsh and Tommy Shaw. Good stuff.