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How are y'all doing? I'm so glad it's Wednesday. It has been crazy at work, and I'm ready for the weekend already; I get to sleep in. Have I mentioned that I LOVE sleep? I blame my new bed. lol
Anyway, I was happy to spend some time in my craft room last night. There were a couple of challenges I wanted to play along with, before I missed the deadlines. Here is what I created.
I love the bright, cheerful colors on this card! These gorgeous Spring Fling Quick Card Panels from Reverse Confetti were just what I was looking for, for this card. I've got a lot of new goodies on this card. My goal is to use my new stuff within the month I purchase them. I seem to accumulate stuff, and then never get around to using it. I hope to bring a smile to the recipient of this card. I know it sure makes me smile. I'm going to submit this card for the following challenges.
Sketch For You To Try #23: Sketch
Virginia's View #14: Layers & Dimensions
Sparkle & Shine #3: Spring/Easter (inspiration photo)
The Shabby Tea Room #249: Rainbow of Colors (inspiration photo)
That's all for me. I'm off to make dinner, and then veg out with my daughter, watching this weeks Voice episodes. Do any of you watch? Who's your favorite this season? We are pretty partial to Adam Levine. lol Here's one of our favorite pictures from the Maroon 5 concert a few weeks ago (thanks for sharing your pictures with us Amy!). We had the BEST seats!! He's so much more attractive in person. Enjoy! :-)
Have a wonderful evening!
What's In It?
Paper: Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock, SU! Pumpkin Pie, Reverse Confetti Spring Fling Quick Card Panels, Text Paper (sorry, I don't remember by who)
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Happy
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Detail White Embossing Powder, Pretty Pink Posh Marshmallow Sequins, Reverse Confetti Tag Me Dies, MFT In & Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle Dies, MFT Vertical Stitched Strips


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One thing which I am always looking forward to when a new month started is that there is going to be a new melt box arriving as you know I am someone who loves burning candles and tarts. With this weather which is coming colder, I can see myself burning some of these fast. Today I am going to share with you September's edition I know this is super early for me to put one of these up but I have some amazing content which is going to be coming up in the next few weeks.
If you are unsure what the melt box is it is a monthly subscription box from flamingo candles each box has 8 wax tart melts. They are a combination of old favorites, current scents and some which are still yet to be launched as well as some exclusives to the melt crowd. As a member, you receive a wax burner with your first box which allows you to burn the wax as well as a 20% discount code with every box which is useful for us candle addicts.
Bubblegum is not one which I would have selected should I have gone into a shop which sells the wax tarts because of the fact that I am not a huge fan of sweet scents. This does actually remind me of the scent of the cheap chewing gum which I used to get when I was younger. This does mean that I am going to be more likely to actually burn this at some stage in the future maybe before Christmas. If you love sweet scents this for sure one is which you will love more than me. I do love that this month because the theme is Grl Powr it comes with really cute little saying to make yourself feel better about yourself. I do love thinking I am magical and this is something which I think a lot of people are going to love.
Black Raspberry and Vanilla which is one which for sure is one of my favourites the reason behind this is because I like vanilla however for me it has to be mixed with something otherwise I find it a little bit too bland and boring. The black raspberry in this tart gives me something which actually which is not too fruity it gives it an element which I love that I can not describe but it is almost like a spicy edge, however, it can not be but this is what makes me actually love this. This for sure is going to be one which I am going to be burning very soon because we all know that I cannot wait once I have my tarts. I also feel like I have a life at the moment and that is very rare for me because I do not usually have my shit together.


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Seeeriously: As soon as you start treating any group as if they are fragile, you run the risk of insulting their humanity, their collective capacity for self-reflection and action. Ever met anyone who feels good about being called "vulnerable"?
So if anything,this show may even defuse class struggle by giving downward envy an outlet.
It might get funnier too if we give it a chance. Some of it was funny, like the rap anthem.
If you are thinking of joining a lynch mob tho, just remember the structural problems (don't mention the "C" word*) that cause the family breakdowns, the mental illness, the dislocation, the wasted lives, the addictions, the gambling, etc etc that created us subprime folks. It could happen to you...
Someone should tell SBS they're being ripped of though. With every 3rd word being "fucken", they're only getting 20 minutes of script for every 30 they pay for.
* Not that "C" word, dickheads!. The "Cap#@**$alism word.
For a really classy review of this show, check out the collective wisdom of the Brown Couch's Cultural Studies A-Team


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There are a small indefinite amount of online bugle call directories that viewing up in supreme main prod motor searches. Are these directories any best and if so, which ones are better? This nonfiction compares several of these top drumbeat directories to try to response these questions.
If you do a force out today, the day this nonfiction was written, of "tattoo directory" short the ""s, you will discovery a detail of the top drumbeat directories. Lets lug a facial expression at these and compare by taking two cities in the US and sighted what grades come up up.
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a. For San Jose Ca, JustTattoo.com has 20 listings. Plus for all list you not sole get the phone booth figure and address, but you have an chance to create a reassessment of the hair salon. Also, all register has it's own folio beside a outer map to assistance you breakthrough it.
b. Dallas Texas has 19 results and over again within is a way to reassessment all parlour at the parlors own separate page.
JustTattoo.com also has whichever else characteristic advantages specified as asunder directories for bugle call rations and equipment, strident and natural object art listings, and even activity salons.
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The goal of this upcycle project is to create vibrant art pieces that you would want to hang on your wall, all for the low price of some milk jugs or buckets. What I will be melting down is HDPE plastic, or High Density Polyethylene. You can find this plastic in every day milk jugs. You recycle them anyways so why not make some art?
Unfortunately it can be difficult to get the the really bright and clean colors from milk jugs, so what I used are colored five gallon buckets. During this project my design process varied greatly from that which my team and I came up with in class.
As you can see my team and I came up with the looped design process as shown on the left. However, in this project I followed the more linear design process on the right. The process I used was a much more hands on as I did little actual preliminary design work and instead I decided to just try it. Luckily I did not run into any issues or my process would look a lot more like the one on the left.
I was originally inspired to do this project by a YouTube video by Peter Brown on an HDPE mallet. In this video Peter shows the process he used to melt down milk jugs and forming them into the shape he wanted. I thought this was a cool idea and I wondered if I would be able to create blocks of HDPE for machining.
After more research I found that there is a whole community of people who use HDPE melted from milk jugs and buckets for home projects. I found a lot of videos on HDPE sling shots. I felt that these sling shots were very aesthetically pleasing as the producers used really bright colors and took advantage of the viscous property of melted HDPE.
The video above describes the overall process I used to melt my plastic. It also shows how easy it is to get really cool designs with such a simple process. I started by acquiring my material and prepping it to melt. To prep the material all I did was cut the buckets into strips.
After I had my material prepped I could start melting plastic. To start I added a primer layer to the bottom of the pan. This prevents the strips from heating up two fast, without melting, which could cause burning. This layer also serves as excess material that can be removed after the plastic cools.
With the primer set, and the material placed the way I liked it was time to put it into the oven. I set the oven to preheat to 360 degrees before I placed the tray into the oven. From here it took around and hour to full melt. Once the material melted completely and was fluid enough that I could drag a metal rod through I could create my pattern. I decided to use a swirl pattern as I wanted to achieve a peppermint candy, or candy stripe aesthetic. Looking back I feel I could have achieved the peppermint swirls more easily if I had arranged the strips differently.
Often times the plastic will melt two fast and will trap air underneath. These bubbles will remain after the material cools and could potentially ruin the project. For this reason after I combed the plastic to create the design I left it in the oven for fifteen minute intervals, taking it out to pop the bubbles that make it to the surface. I did this until no bubbles were left in the plastic and allowed it to cool.
As the plastic cooled I had to clamp it between two pieces of plywood to prevent it from warping. In the end the block was relatively flat, however there was a bit of warping. With the cooled piece of plastic I had to face the the sides to get it square and flat. Afterwards I sanded and cleaned the display side to remove machine marks and make it more presentable. In the end I am very happy with the outcome.
In terms of my functional goals I am very happy with the results. I originally wanted to find a cheap material that is machinable out of recycled goods. I feel as though I succeeded in this aspect and as a bonus I was able to find a material that could create cool and unique patterns.
As for my aesthetic goals I think I captured the candy stripe aesthetic well enough, but I think if I organized the strips and stirred the plastic differently I could have gotten a much smoother pattern.
For the future I think I will be able to try this again. I want to try different colors and different patterns to really explore what I can do with this material. As for my artifact I can finally have something hanging on my wall that I can say I made.
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I like that you machined the piece to give it such a great finish and form.
It feels almost waxy, it's a really interesting material. This would look great if you made a few more with different colors, and hung them up on a wall. Choosing the right colors could give it an Andy Warhol pop art look.
Very cool! I never knew you could melt down old milk cartons or buckets like that. You could make some cool coasters out of this!
Great looking material swatch you've created. I imagine this sheet scaled up and molded into furniture.
That's an awesome use of plastic! It prevents the waste and minimizes the energy needed to actually recycle it. It looks really nice too! Good job!
So awesome! I love the whole process you go through to produce this, definitely something I can do at home.
You nailed the candy cane/peppermint aesthetic. Do you have plans to make anything with the plastic or are you going to simply hang it as it is? That would be a super cool way of making cheap HDPE blanks to machine for other projects.
I was really impressed after getting to hand the final product in class today. You did a really great job of prepping the final product – it has a great texture and heft to it! While you may not have been fully satisfied with the final pattern, I think it looks pretty sweet! It would be really cool to see if you could carve something out of it!
Did you try pouring any stock into a mold? It would be interesting to see how moldable it appears to be, and how this effects the outside texture, as well as the air content. I'm curious as to how many buckets you ended up having to use to create this piece – did you lose much material in the process? I'm also curious as to whether or not you could add color to stock after you've melted it down.
Thanks for providing the videos, I think I may try doing something with this plastic sometime soon. If you could add the links to the slingshots that would be awesome. You showed a picture of one today in class, and it looked amazing. Really awesome project!
This would be sweet to tile your house/bathroom with. I really like how smooth the piece looks and feels. nI cant help but try this out myself asap
Super cool, I love what you did with the colors. I might try it, you made it seem fairly easy but you also made it very impressive.
Very cool final project as well as approach. Interesting way to think of finding a machinable material, and the final product definitely has an artistic feel!
It looks really good for a first attempt. You could make really cool coasters with it. Nice work!
I really like your aesthetic, I think you captured the look you were going for. It was also interesting to see where you inspiration came from. What obstacles did you face? Do you have any plans for the plastic after this project?
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I like the aesthetic you chose, very creative. I'm glad to hear that there aren't any fumes produced when you melt the buckets, you could really do a lot with this material. What are your plans for the piece? I bet you could 3D print, or otherwise make a mold to press into the semi solid plastic to get a sort of carved/sculpted look to it.
Is this something that you could translate to making cups or bowls with? I'm not sure how dangerous it would be to reuse HDPE over and over again when interacting with food or drink, but I think the color-swirl aesthetic would make for really interesting dish-ware (is that even a word?).
Your project looks really slick, reminds me of 70's aesthetics for some reason. I love it as art and it would definitely be neat to see different colors but I really like the simplicity of your original design. It definitely evokes thought and emotion.
It is a very attractive use of milk bottles and seems very sturdy. It may be interesting to do in unique shapes that reflect its function more clearly.
I love how simple this is at first glass, but yet intricate in the process and final design. When I imagined you melting the plastic down, I imagined you in some sort of forge with fire everywhere, but it's pretty cool that you were able to just use your oven!
Really neat process, and I find the swirly red plastic aesthetic very pleasing. It reminds me of this artist named Jimi Gleason, who makes art work by spreading hundred layers of paint and acrylic over a canvas until it has a plastic metallic feeling. The process for making it seems fairly safe since no fumes were produced. I do agree with our Professor that the Candy Stripe artwork could make a really cool cutting board.
I like the finished CNC look! these are awesome place settings or cutting boards too.
This was a really interesting idea. I'm curious If it is possible to melt these into forms like climbing holds or something. If it is fairly easy to create things from old jugs in your own oven that would be great!
This looks great, and it seems like a fantastic way to make stock pieces of HDPE too.
Very creative process… I'm definitely interested in trying this out with different color schemes.
Nice work! The milled surface really adds a touch of professionalism to it.
What did you mean by choosing this project/material because of machinability? Is there a specific object that you plan to form with it now?
Interesting use of recycled materials. I never considered melting down and reusing plastic. This seems like an interesting first step towards fabricating all sorts of projects. You could easily machine the slab in to new parts or make a casting!
Great use of non-diffusive mixing! Lovely tactile aesthetic too, very nice on the fingers.
I love the swirl design you were able to create! I never would have imagined creating something like this from milk jugs! Do you have any interest in expanding your design to something bigger or multiple pieces for wall art?
This is a really unique idea. I would never have thought that you would be able to melt milk jugs and buckets, and make a usable material. The multi color ones above have a tye dye like aesthetic. It would be fun to make a bunch of pucks and turn them into drink coasters.
Awesome Aesthetic. I know it's not edible but it looks tasty. It is a great idea for an inexpensive and accessible molds. Its good to see that your design is linear. Thanks for giving credit for the Youtubers. Well done!
I like how square you managed to make this! Ah you machined it, that's how. Very cool. I bet you could have a blast machining this stuff.
That's a very cool project never heard of such aesthetic/art. I wish if I seen more pieces with different shapes but still this is a cool piece, I would hang it on my wall.
I like the candy stripe aesthetic you went for. This was a really unique idea and the project turned out looking sleek and smooth.
That's a subtle way of thniking about it.
Cool idea. I really like the natural design look from the swirls. I think it would be awesome to make a slingshot out of it like your original inspiration.
That makes me hungry. Could you try to make other patterns, or is the pattern completely random? Could you make dinner plates/other kitchen stuff?
This is a really creative idea. It looks like an ingenious way to recycle old milk jugs, and it turned out very aesthetically pleasing. Next time you should go psychedelic and add a whole bunch of colors!
The final product definitely has a really nice marbled pattern. Is there a potential for something functional to be made out of this recycled material (after it's been melted and marbled)?
One thing that I didn't get from the post was how thick it is. I am curious about how heavy it is. I wonder, instead of hanging it on the wall, if you could use it like a hot plate or a center plate on a table.
This is really cool. I like how creative it is and that it is purely a wall decoration in art's name. I think it turned out really well and like what materials you used.
I really like the final look, very artistic
Brandon, this is really a cool project. I had no idea that you could use this type of plastic in so many ways! One thing that could be cool for the next time is to look up designs in the tops of coffee. Often times, baristas will add a bit of flare by creating images in the foam. I think that you could definitely do this with the plastic by doing a combination of clever laying out structures and by using precise marks with the metal rod. One thing that could be really interesting as well is to try to add a third dimension to the art. Could you do something like pouring the plastic so that it forms mountains and valleys of plastic? Maybe this would look too much like a 3-D printer with different layers but something to consider. One other thing that would be good to know is what aesthetic inspired this, or what aesthetic were you going for? I really like the "peppermint" look and I can almost taste the peppermint as I look at this work of art.
Overall, really good job. It looks fantastic.
I think you had a cool idea for your project. You came pretty close to achieving a nice candy cane aesthetic. You're design process might have been linear, but I think that your loop should have looked more like the loop you drew up. With a design that is as artistic as this, it's usually not likely that one will get the desired look in the first try. I think there are a lot of opportunities to experiment with this, and it would have been really cool to have seen that. For example, maybe there are some other things you could add to the plastic to get different looks (glitter comes to mind, but there are probably better options out there). Also, I think maybe making the ornament circular instead of square seems appropriate. Overall, I say you did a really good job. I'm surprised how well it turned out on your first attempt.
I am really digging the looks of your project. I like the color choice of red and white. I find it funny that it looks tempting to eat 🙂 . Great job on the procedure (you described it very clearly also). Thanks for giving credit to your inspiration, its important to be clear about that. There is a great deal of aesthetics in your project. Its nice to see a linear design pattern like yours, maybe that happens when you end up feeling good about the firs attempt of the design you had. I think it was going to be hard to get the peppermint swirls since you are steering it after melting. Maybe you can make the swirls with the plastic first and then melt it the way it is without steering. However it is hard to predict how it will look like. How will you hang this on the wall? I was thinking you might want to avoid drilling a hole in the back, because you can actually use the two faces for good aesthetics. You can use a wide enough paper binder clip to grip on the pallet and you can hang it from the clip. This way you can flip sides or orient it differently. Great warm up project, Good Job!


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Readings and Software
All the class readings are online and listed in the schedule. Mostly we will use Safari online, a large database of practitioner's books spanning from computer science to finance. Access to Safari Online is free to UVA students, but it requires to be on grounds. If you would like to access from other locations, you need to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). If you do not have it installed already, this page will guide you through the free installation process for either Macs or Windows machines.
Visual Studio
Visual Studio (VS) is installed in every computer in every McIntire lab. Many students choose to work from the labs. This
is the easiest option.
If you want your own copy on your own machine, download it from the ITS site. Go to the McIntire and Computer science option, then "UVa Software" page. Download VS 2017 Enterprise (NOT the "Community" version).
If you have a Mac you need to first install a tool such as Boot Camp or Parallels, and then install on it 1) Windows, 2) Office, and 3) Visual Studio on it. The version of VS for the MAC at this point does not have all the extensions that we need.
Spring 2017: Many students have had trouble installing VS. The following has a high success rate, but it is not a guaranteed
1) Make sure Visual Studio and all other Microsoft programs are closed
2) Open the Control Panel. Click "Programs and Features". In the left sidebar, click "View Installed Updates". At the very top-right of the "Uninstall an Update" screen, type into the Search box: KB3115135. There may be one or more entries labeled "Security Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3115135)". Select and click Uninstall. Uninstall them all. Lastly, reopen Visual Studio, which should now work.
On the McIntire domain, we have blocked this update from all machines. Home users: this update may come back again in the future. Either repeat the steps above or download the "Show or Hide Updates" tool from Microsoft to permanently block KB3115135: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3183922/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-windows-update-from-reinstalling-in-windows-10
Connecting to the Database from home
If you want to use Visual Studio to connect to the DB server from home, you need to do the following:
1) create a text file containing the following line:
runas /netonly /user:"mcintire\sg6m" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
2) change the line above as needed with your mcintire userid, and the exact location of the version of Visual Studio that you are using.
3) Save the file as "VS from home.bat"
4) Start the VPN to Mcintire
5) Click on the VS from home.bat file and enter your McIntire password if requested
6) Make sure that in your code you refer to the server with its full name: f-sg6m-s4.comm.virginia.edu
Additional resources
If you want to deepen your learning about options and derivatives, I recommend Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by John Hull. It is a very well-regarded reference book, albeit pricey. Any recent edition will do.
If you are a coding beginner, then Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2015 in 24 Hours by James Foxall, is a very good free option to get you started quickly or to fill some gaps in your knowledge. The Visual Basic official reference by Microsoft is not really intended as something that you read from top to bottom. It is best used as a reference dictionary for the language and its keywords. Use it that way.
To learn more about SQL, look into Getting Started with SQL by T. Nield.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — The so-called "Dogs of the Dow" may deserve their title.
That's because their performance over the last 15 years has been disappointing at best. Investors looking for strategies on how to best invest in high-yielding stocks have better-performing options from which to choose.
This would be important advice at any time. But it is especially so right now, since advisers for some time now have been forecasting that stock market leadership would soon shift towards blue-chip dividend-paying stocks. This was a theme I heard over and over again at last week's Chicago Money Show, for example.
Back to 1987
for stocks?
Our Trading Deck has been home to a spirited debate over whether we're in for a crash.
• L.A. Little: Don't worry | Michael Gayed: Worry
• The warning signs of a 1987-style crash
• Hulbert: Stocks as overvalued as at 2007 high
Unfortunately, the most popular dividend-stock strategy among retail investors is the Dogs of the Dow, which calls for buying and holding the 10 stocks from the 30 in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.70% with the highest dividend yields as of each Jan. 1.
The strategy took the investment world by storm in the early and mid-1990s, on the strength of both its simplicity and excellent long-term track record — at least when back-tested.
A funny thing happened on the way to the bank, however: In real time since then, the strategy has failed to keep up with a simple index fund. For example, the strategy has beaten the Dow itself in just 5 of the last 15 calendar years. And those five winning years have not come close to making up for the losses incurred in the 10 losing years.
By the way, I am not aware of any variants of this strategy that have an appreciably better record. Perhaps the most popular of these variants is the one that calls for investing in the five lowest-price stocks among the 10 highest-yielding of the Dow 30.
One of the investment newsletters monitored by the Hulbert Financial Digest maintains a model portfolio that follows this five-stock strategy: Mark Skousen's Forecasts & Strategies. Over the last 15 years, the letter's so-called "Flying Five Portfolio" has lagged a buy-and-hold strategy by more than two percentage points per year on an annualized basis, according to the HFD.
The HFD tracks two other dividend-oriented services with better records. The first is Investment Quality Trends, edited by Kelley Wright, which the HFD calculates has outperformed a buy-and-hold by 2.5 percentage points per year on an annualized basis over the last 15 years. The second service is Roger Conrad's Utility Forecaster, which has beaten a buy-and-hold over this same period by more than four percentage points per year, on average.
There currently are six stocks that are recommended for purchase by both of these services:
— AT&T Inc. T, +1.04%
— Atmos Energy Corp. ATO, +0.89%
— Chevron Corp. CVX, +0.21%
— Connecticut Water Service Inc. CTWS, -0.06%
— Exelon Corp. EXC, +0.52%
— Southern Co. SO, +0.30%
It is interesting to note that only one of these six currently qualifies as a Dow dog: AT&T.
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I'm in central Ohio, Delaware and Deer Creek are closer to me. How bout those areas? I think a group hunt would be fantastic!
Hey yall iam so excited for sept 1st dove n goose season opens iam no waterfowler but i love me sum dove breast on the grill . Ill be going out opening day to the killbuck swamp area to hunt doves now yes i expect other hunters n yes it is public land but hey its opening day i was wondering if any fellow members might wanna meet up before sunrise n sit a field for the day and do some dove shooting that day so there is the invite i hope least a few ppl will reply n wanna come along like i said its public land so i dont mind if the whole bho member list replys n wants to come i know a few fields managed for dove so we can make it happen let me know guys its rite around the cornor thanks for reading hope to meet sum new ppl n share good time . .........whitetailfreak
I'm in central Ohio, Delaware and Deer Creek are closer to me. How bout those areas? I think a group hunt would be fantastic!
Boy I sure wish I had time to head down for something like that. Can't hunt them up here in Michigan but have always heard how much fun and good eating they are. Good luck to you guys if you do get out, take plenty of pictures!!
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
- Thomas Edison
1robertE iam sry man i just cant swing that kinda distance rite now with work n single dad of two girls i have to stick closer to home in case somthin happens to em while iam out afield . Id sure like to have ya come though offer still stands if ya wanna come more than welcome to come my way hope ya understand no hard feelings ?
Holla .....Hey buddy we wish ya could make it tell ya what u let me know what day u can tear away for a day n ill use a vac day n ill sit the fields with ya n shoot sum doves together ur a heck of a guy n always enjoy ur company n stories we will take plenty of pics thats for sure weather it be two of us members or the whole bho board pm me ur number Holla and ill send ya pics from the field to ur phone n u can upload em on site fpr me if ya wouldnt mind idk how to do ot from my phone no comp at home lol
That is the longest sentence in the history of hunting sites.
ive hunted my whole life, the rest I just wasted
Come on guys someone has to wanna go n hangout for a day n enjoy the start to a new hunting season . Gonna go shoot sum clays this wk to brush up on my wing shootin lol n get a few xtra boxes of shells as if 400 werent enough lol better safe than sorry lol as my pappy used to say always bring home what ya dont use lol
Looks like Whitetail Freak couldn't wait for dove season!!
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
- Thomas Edison
Wow iam the only one gonna be dove hunting id have thouht id have at least one person wanting to go
i am going out tomorrow if you where closer i would meet up with you i will be in Delaware tomorrow
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