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ApisMellifera
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re: 2026 Spring Garden Thread
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/23/26 at 4:08 pm to PillageUrVillage
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That is the one I was thinking about. Thanks :cheers:
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I'm sorry to hear that. That's rough! My wife and I went through that as well so I understand the heartbreak.
Yeah, it has been a rough week and Mardi Gras will probably always be a reminder for us unfortunately. Time should help things get better though. It has also given me a new appreciation of the time that I have with our other healthy children.
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re: 2026 Spring Garden Thread
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/23/26 at 5:54 am to PillageUrVillage
What are some good online sources for native wildflowers?
My wife and I found out on Mardi Gras that she had a miscarriage. Obviously it has been a rough week since then. She has mentioned the idea of planting something or doing something else as a kind of reminder for the baby.
I have an old raised garden bed that I'm not doing much with now and thought a wild flower garden might be a good idea. I know a couple of websites have been posted here in the past but couldn't remember the names.
TIA
My wife and I found out on Mardi Gras that she had a miscarriage. Obviously it has been a rough week since then. She has mentioned the idea of planting something or doing something else as a kind of reminder for the baby.
I have an old raised garden bed that I'm not doing much with now and thought a wild flower garden might be a good idea. I know a couple of websites have been posted here in the past but couldn't remember the names.
TIA
re: LSU’s got Wood- new uniform patches for all athletic teams starting this year
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/16/26 at 11:22 am to SEC Doctor
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Those patches are much less intrusive than I thought they might be.
Agreed.
I still hate it though. Sponsor patches do not belong period.
re: Any athletic parents with unathletic children?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/14/26 at 10:19 pm to TRUERockyTop
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I'm learning though and doing my best to adapt as I go.
That’s all we can do man. No one is perfect and if we try to make ourselves the perfect parents or our kids perfect, it’ll will drive us all crazy. I go through the same exact struggle and I’m sure most parents do.
The fact that you care so much and have a good enough head on your shoulders to step back and reflect upon everything tells me you’re a damn good parent.
:cheers:
re: Bad weather tonight?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/14/26 at 8:59 pm to LSURoss
re: Bad weather tonight?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/14/26 at 8:54 pm to stout
Pretty nasty in that area
re: Any athletic parents with unathletic children?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/14/26 at 8:49 pm to TRUERockyTop
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There's probably some truth in that. My daughter's a warrior though and fearless to a fault. She loves sports, she's a fierce competetitor, shoots guns with me, loves to be outside & active. She's confident in herself. It's like a 180 from my son who enjoys those things as well - just not as much. I don't know. It's got me scratching my head at how different they are.
Brother, you’re describing my 2 oldest boys to a tee.
The oldest is not athletic, unsure of himself, and would rather play the piano than toss a baseball.
His little brother is the complete opposite. Very competitive, keeps up or excels with kids he is playing with despite always playing up a level, and constantly wanting to be outside.
Sometimes, kids are just different. Like others have said, just start getting interested in what they enjoy.
Btw, my wife and I have always taken the position that the kids need to do 1 sport/physical activity. My oldest bounced around from baseball and soccer but it was the same story with yours. This past fall, we put him into golf lessons and he enjoyed the hell out of it so you could give that a try. Look up Operation 36.
re: LIVE link to Chambliss hearing-amazing you can get an MD to say anything
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/12/26 at 7:08 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Wrong. The offer of $$ makes it level 1.
If the OM AD was made aware of the situation and did nothing, I think lack of institutional control could be up for grabs.
re: Playhouses/Tree House Type of Play Equipment Ideas
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/12/26 at 11:35 am to b-rab2
As another poster said, the problem with the kits is that they don't last. I'm on my 2nd one. The first disappeared during Laura in 2020 (completely gone except for 3/5 of the boards bolted to ground anchors). I don't really fault it for that but it was deteriorating before and was purchased at the end of 2018.
The current one I bought at the end of 2021 is on its last leg. Within the next year I'll likely tear it down, cann the slide and rock wall, and build one from scratch that will last until my soon to be 5th kid wants nothing to do with it anymore.
If you plan on having more kids, and even half-way know your way around a tape measurer, I'd highly recommend you find plans and build it yourself. You could even do it in phases. Start with a swing set and slide, then a simple playhouse, eventually add a 2nd level, etc.
The current one I bought at the end of 2021 is on its last leg. Within the next year I'll likely tear it down, cann the slide and rock wall, and build one from scratch that will last until my soon to be 5th kid wants nothing to do with it anymore.
If you plan on having more kids, and even half-way know your way around a tape measurer, I'd highly recommend you find plans and build it yourself. You could even do it in phases. Start with a swing set and slide, then a simple playhouse, eventually add a 2nd level, etc.
re: Check in if you're a moron and have a Valentine's dinner tomorrow night
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/12/26 at 11:20 am to Kajuntiger121110
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Doubt people care that much about a game against MILWAUKEE.
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Do people care about a February baseball game this much for this thought to even enter their minds?
First game of the season coming off a national championship in which there are again lofty expectations?
Yeah, I'd say it isn't crazy.
re: Lawn care: granular or liquid
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/10/26 at 1:56 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
Depends on what your budget can handle (monetary and time).
Granular is easier/quicker but more expensive.
Liquid is cheaper but takes more time.
My pre-emergent application was granular because I don't have the time right now to spend most of a day spraying the yard. During late spring and summer, I will use a backpack sprayer for applications. I always use the sprayer for spot treatments like this past weekend with the burweed.
I have half an acre. I'd love to get a sprayer I can pull behind the zero turn so I can spray year-round.
Granular is easier/quicker but more expensive.
Liquid is cheaper but takes more time.
My pre-emergent application was granular because I don't have the time right now to spend most of a day spraying the yard. During late spring and summer, I will use a backpack sprayer for applications. I always use the sprayer for spot treatments like this past weekend with the burweed.
I have half an acre. I'd love to get a sprayer I can pull behind the zero turn so I can spray year-round.
re: Henry Cavill was correcting lines of lore at 4am, guarding Warhammer 40K like sacred text
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/6/26 at 4:40 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Imagine a Mass Effect HBO series with him as Commander Shepard
re: Mike Pence comes out against the SAVE Act saying this is a state issue
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/6/26 at 11:13 am to Toomer Deplorable
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The main problem is Federal overreach, yet trying to secure election integrity is the symptom, not the malady. If the Federal government operated largely within its constitutionally enumerated powers, the prospect of corruption at the state level influencing a federal election through electoral manipulation would be of limited practical consequence and such corruption would have little direct effect on the daily lives of most citizens.
Yet that constitutional equilibrium no longer exists; federal statutes and regulations extend across nearly every domain of civic and private life. This includes both the most mundane matters — such as the flush rate our commodes — to the most consequential — such as our healthcare choices.
Under these conditions, the manipulation of federal elections by a small number of corrupt or unaccountable states carries profound national consequences. Elections shaped by blatant theft in distant states now determine policies that affect Americans in all states.
The principle of strict state control over elections is thus defensible only when accompanied by a corresponding restraint on federal authority, consistent with constitutional design. Absent that restraint, electoral misconduct at the state level ceases to be a localized pathology and instead becomes a mechanism for imposing increasing authoritarian control without voter consent.
Without restoring constitutional limits on federal power, “states’ rights” over elections become not a safeguard of liberty, but a convenient cover for consolidating authority through fraud. Is this contradictory?
Without a doubt. Yet this inherent contradiction only underscores the reality that some form of political separation between Red and Blue States is the logical solution to the deepening crisis.
:bow:
re: Dual Source BBQ Pit
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/6/26 at 8:30 am to WillFerrellisking
I had this Oklahoma Joe for years that my parents bought me as a welcome back gift from a deployment. It was great to have the flexibility like you are talking about. I could do quick burgers or grilled chicken on weekdays and longer cooks on weekends.
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Looking at the post above, I remember that mine had a side burner. I'd highly recommend finding something with that so you can cook sauces or keep them warm.
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Looking at the post above, I remember that mine had a side burner. I'd highly recommend finding something with that so you can cook sauces or keep them warm.
re: Pre-emergent in South Louisiana
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/5/26 at 3:47 pm to CrawDude
Celsius would do the trick? I didn't think it was effective in low temps.
re: BPB baseball February 5th
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/5/26 at 2:01 pm to Glizzy_gang
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For the BPBs I've followed, our defense has seemed to be pretty tight. Good signs
:casty:
re: Pre-emergent in South Louisiana
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/5/26 at 11:38 am to CrawDude
I'm going to do a pre-m application this weekend, but wondering what a good post-emergent would be for burweed in bermuda.
MSM Turf?
MSM Turf?
re: What is going to be Lane’s LSU turnover/touchdown player sideline celebration?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/3/26 at 2:55 pm to sidewalkside
Hopefully push pole-ing a pirogue up and down the sidelines
re: Baw shite your dad did when you were growing up...
Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/2/26 at 12:29 pm to TigerBait1971
My dad is 6'0 but has the presence of someone much larger. He is an very friendly person but if you didn't know him, he looks very intimidating. My mom's co-workers always talked how he had to work for the FBI or something because of the way he carried himself.
One time, we were all in his car about to take a trip to see extended family and stopped at Wendy's. As soon as we pull up to the menu in the drive-thru lane, a car pulls up behind us with a punk early 20's kid and his girlfriend. Within 10 seconds, he starts honking for us to hurry up.
1st time, dad looks back and is annoyed.
2nd time (10 seconds later), dad looks back and is a little more irritated.
On the 3rd time, his seat belt comes off, door flies open and immediately starts walking back to the car while my mom is yelling at him "Don't do it!" At this point me and my sisters are cracking up because we get to see someone else face dad's wrath and not us.
He has a very short conversation with the kid but is obviously ripping him a new one. As he walks back, the kid pulls around us and drives off. He gets back in the car, buckles up, then looks at my mom waiting for her to say something.
She asks him what he said. My dad just calmly says that he explained to the guy that if he kept trying to show off in front of his girlfriend that he was going to be even more embarrassed than if he just drives off right now.
One time, we were all in his car about to take a trip to see extended family and stopped at Wendy's. As soon as we pull up to the menu in the drive-thru lane, a car pulls up behind us with a punk early 20's kid and his girlfriend. Within 10 seconds, he starts honking for us to hurry up.
1st time, dad looks back and is annoyed.
2nd time (10 seconds later), dad looks back and is a little more irritated.
On the 3rd time, his seat belt comes off, door flies open and immediately starts walking back to the car while my mom is yelling at him "Don't do it!" At this point me and my sisters are cracking up because we get to see someone else face dad's wrath and not us.
He has a very short conversation with the kid but is obviously ripping him a new one. As he walks back, the kid pulls around us and drives off. He gets back in the car, buckles up, then looks at my mom waiting for her to say something.
She asks him what he said. My dad just calmly says that he explained to the guy that if he kept trying to show off in front of his girlfriend that he was going to be even more embarrassed than if he just drives off right now.
re: Custom Self Contract Home Build Questions
Posted by ApisMellifera on 1/29/26 at 10:45 am to 985_Tiger
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Anything you didn’t do in your home that you absolutely wouldn’t leave out if you were to build again?
If no NG in the neighborhood, propane tank buried in ground for cooking, water heater, fireplace (even if wood burning), and at least 1 drop on the back patio. The cost for this rolled into the note of the house is minimal. If I could change 1 thing about my house, it's this.
Plan where you want your entertainment cabinet and have conduit run down the wall to easily run cable/wires for surround sound, ethernet, etc. Like someone else said, go ahead and have cat 6 ran in conjunction with all coax.
Extra outlets around front and back patios.
Inlet box with interlock kit on main panel for back feeding home during power outages.
Additional attic door in garage with decking above to store Christmas decorations and other crap.
Things I did that I absolutely will do again:
Have outlets put in the soffit with a switch inside for Christmas lights. Make that switch a smart one.
If you have the room, at the very least put in a counter with cabinets and sink. Even if you don't want a full-on outside kitchen, just having the sink is a game changer when grilling.
Look at the plan and take out unnecessary extras. Our floorplan originally had a wooden vertical beam inside near the front door and another right in the middle of the back patio. Very glad we told the builder not to put those in.
If there is any doubt about the size of the back patio, add more concrete. Builder thought we were nuts for doubling the pour, but we now wish we would have done more.
re: Mississippi River Lost 47% Of Its Water In Three Days - November 3rd, 2024
Posted by ApisMellifera on 1/26/26 at 9:54 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Once you start holding nature back, it’s a continuous battle.
A battle you can only lose. We may delay defeat, but nature will win in the end. The longer we delay, the worse that defeat will be.
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