With Wolfie's permission, and in preparation for the election season of 2020, I present to you the first annual MEME WAR THREAD. Post what you have, no bag limit, awards for best MEMES in class (cookies/apple pie/prime rib/aged bourbon/bacon). This way others can copy and share. Special divisions/ideas to get you started: Nancy PelosiShifty SchiffNadlerAny … Continue reading 2020 Meme War Thread →

From FG&C: Twas the night before Christmas,he lived all alone,In a one-bedroom housemade of plaster and stone. I had come down the chimney,with presents to give,and to see just who mightin this home did live. As I looked all about,a strange sight I did see,no tinsel, no presents,not even a tree. No stocking by the … Continue reading To Our Soldiers, Thank You. →

Along with the preparation of Thanksgiving nibbles, last minute business, unexpected visitors, I read today where Dep had major power outage. In the background, we see "bomb cyclones", two of them, working their way across the states. Hope you guys are okay, safe and sound, with family. But it reminded me of all the travel … Continue reading Holiday Travels ~ Can Bring Out the Best In People →

Good Morning, Q Treepers! Merry Christmas! I promised Plain Jane a recipe for her Prime Rib, but thought the recipe might get lost in the comments, meaning she would not see it. Therefore, a post might grab her attention. Yet, we can use this post as a recipe thread for all kinds of wonderful tidbits … Continue reading Recipe Thread: How to Cook Prime Rib, and Other Christmas Dishes →

This is a good story about community spirit, appropriate for our Christmas season at Q Tree. Curl up with a hot coffee and join me. Because we have a B&B, our annual holidays are little different than most families. Years and years of retirement parties, birthday celebrations, weddings, corporate events, etc., meant that the townspeople … Continue reading Christmas Greens – Hanging the Boughs of Holly and Evergreen →

People are nicer during Christmas. Strangers hold a door open a little longer, we give of ourselves a little more freely. We more kind to each other. Even poorly mannered children say "Please" and "thank you" because Santa is watching. I wish it was that way all year long. The world would be a better … Continue reading Christmas Spirit →

Here's the video: He's cagey. Doesn't appear to like Comey. No determination yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2LMYIzN1M&feature=emb_logo

Welcome to the Open Thread! Wow, December is flying by quickly. We've decorated, wrapped gifts for friends and family, and we've partied with our buddies. This weekend, right before Christmas, is our most holy. Take a moment for remembrance and charity. Give of your time or your money. It means so much. This Justice Is Coming … Continue reading Dear KMAG: 20191220 Open Thread →

It was Mitch McConnell's finest hour. Pushed to make a stand by rabid behavior of Lawfare Dems and Nancy Pelosi, Mitch sheds his RINO NeverTrump skin, and takes to the podium in the well of the Senate. What followed was the speech of a Statesman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cv5vhF77f_I&feature=emb_logo Link to transcript: https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/mcconnell-remarks-on-house-democrats-impeachment-of-president-trump- McConnell Remarks on House Democrats’ … Continue reading 20191219: Mitch Becomes a Statesman, with responses from Schumer, Pelosi, McCarthy →