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People are calling me out, but I didn't say I wanted my kids to lose. Once, back in the early 90's my daughter loved soccer and she was a very good athlete. When we moved to BR the only girl teams were low skill level and they were only for girls up to 9th grade.

One coach of a HS boy's team saw my daughter play and encouraged her to try out for his team, well she made the team, not a starter, but she played a lot on 2nd string. The problem was that she was 5'9" 130 lb, the guys were all much bigger, I was worried about her safety, but she was fast and agile and avoided heavy contact. Until the team went to Alexandria for the state championship, the other team looked like all football linebackers. During warmups I went up to the coach and gave him this look, thanks God she never got on the field that day. She pouted all the way home about not getting to play, but they won and she didn't get hurt.

By the next year she decided that she wanted to be a model, at least she never fell off of a runway.

re: Ryan clark stirring shite

Posted by andouille on 4/28/25 at 8:50 pm
Who is a bigger embarrassment to LSU? RC or Carville?
I've been using my Brother MFC for 12 years, great products.
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I thought I read the hardware hack only works for the initial install. It won't let you update Win11?
So you're in the same security vulnerable operation system boat if u had just stuck with win10... I saw lots of complaints about it on the web a few weeks ago..


The first method I tried had this flaw, the one I use now updates, the only downside I see is that the system is not optimized for AI.

Here is a how to install LTSD Version LTSD Version

The following is my favorite one: Win 11

He guides you though the process.
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There are ways around the hardware checks


Yes, I'm doing about 10 systems a week from Win 10 to Win 11, hardware check be damned.

re: VHS tape transfer to DVD

Posted by andouille on 4/27/25 at 8:05 pm
Even if you get a perfect conversion, you will be shocked at how primitive VHS looks, even converted to DVD or to any drive.

re: Swapping Computers?

Posted by andouille on 4/27/25 at 8:02 pm
I can install Win 11 on a brick. I'm not a tech genius, any techie worth a damn can do it.
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Rfk is a crack head. We're not fat because of seed oil and food dies. The us is fat because we don't walk anywhere, and we don't eat fruits or vegetables.


McD franchise owner?
I have to go with George McGovern. In WWII he was a bomber pilot who flew 35 combat missions over Europe, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The Air Medal and stayed in the Air Force to train pilots. Anyone who flew combat missions is a tough MF, regardless of their political beliefs.

Another high up on my list, Barry Goldwater.

BTW, I don't know of any great women who have lost.
Thanks for the prayer and encouragement. I had testing yesterday, retina specialist gave me a thorough exam and pronounced my symptoms as temporary, said they will likely disappear within a few weeks. With pre-diabetes I didn't want to take any chances. Deaf I could live with, blind is another matter.
There was a Mexican family on our block growing up in Metairie, dad was an engineer, mom was stay at home as were most moms. The son my age was a great friend and a terrific baseball player. He was chubby until he hit puberty, then he turned into a muscular refrigerator, the kids who bullied him for being a sp*c, stopped that shite or paid for it. His sisters filled out nicely.

He loved my mom's Italian cooking, his mom made these things called empanadas, I count eat as many as she gave me. Of course, all the white kids were skinny, what we called a fat kid would be a medium today.

Junk food it the ruination of fitness, I'm behind RFK, let's get rid that crap, destroy all the video game and buy sports equipment.
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my brother in Christ you need to get out more. “Bianka Hooka Bar and Lounge” didn’t tip you off?


I can't argue with that, but I'm pretty old, 75, I get around about as much as I can.
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The Shed is absolutely horrible. I don't understand why people rave about this place.


I find almost all Mississippi BBQ to be way too sweet for human consumption, although I do like Strick's in Hattiesburg.

Is the Blow Fly Inn still open in Gulfport?
I had to look up what a hookah lounge is for, interesting. Are they mostly patronized by POC? That part of town is a BBQ desert, with all due respect for Jay's and Podnuh's, but I want the meat smoked, not me. That's what I was hoping for.

No, I said it is a better location for the type of noise and crowds that Boil & Roux attracted.

Bianka, the Boil & Roux's replacement.

Posted by andouille on 4/23/25 at 6:17 pm
On Coursey, in a building that has been many different eateries, now sits Bianka. It just opened this week, I heard it was a BBQ place, sounded OK, so we stopped. Let's just say they have a very long dress code posted on the board outside the door, you can't miss the symbol for "no firearms allowed".

If an establishment has to make a point of telling patrons that they can't bring in a gun, not my kind of place. I did get a chance to see the diners sitting on the 2nd floor patio, not a lot of Republican votes up there.

This is a much better location for the Boil & Roux crowd, it is not adjacent to a quiet residential neighborhood, so if they want to party hearty, they won't keep the boomers awake.

re: How queer/lame is pickleball lol

Posted by andouille on 4/23/25 at 2:03 pm
The "Crush" was partly because we rarely got the see that side of the family and I liked competing with her athletically. She would kill me at tennis, but I was a faster sprinter. But I always knew if she was going to be at a family get together, I wasn't going to be bored.

re: How queer/lame is pickleball lol

Posted by andouille on 4/22/25 at 11:10 pm
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I support anyone wanting to exercise, especially as they age. If it keeps them active, having fun, and socializing, it's a win.


True, I have a female cousin who is 78 and an extreme athlete her entire life. Now things have caught up with her and she is a PB champ, I envy her ability, but at least she envies my culinary skills.

She is in a PB league, she crushes the woman, but some of the guys return the favor.

I have has a crush on her all my life, but neither of us are Alabama.

re: Need Hoover, AL recommendations

Posted by andouille on 4/22/25 at 10:10 pm
Do not stay at the Hyatt on 280 near Inverness, they host a lot of youth sports teams, the chaos is over the top. The free buffet looks like an Animal House food fight. 2 elevators, one was out, the kids were playing in the other, had to walk to the 4th floor.
Getting old sucks, even with the alternatives. I'm 75, had a nice life, great wife and family, money has not been a problem, but damn, enjoy your younger, healthier years. Somewhat crippled from a spinal injury, I've dealt with that, now they're debating over a brain tumor or optic damage.

I shouldn't complain, so many bear heavier crosses, but not being able to watch LSU games is hard to take. But, I'm not a child with cancer, or their parents. My escape valve is helping those worse off and posting this to inspire you, don't waste a day, Shut off the trash TV, eschew video games, get out and live.