Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! Beth and I got everything done around the house as planned plus more. Smoked a number of my favorite cigars and paired them with local beers which were spot on. Today I'm heading to the office to catch up for the week and then get ready for the weekend where 8 of us are heading to Pomona, NY in the morning:

https://www.facebook.com/events/320849685694688

https://www.facebook.com/KruckersGrove

The weather is looking good for tomorrow according to NOAA so definitely going to be a great day for all. Enjoy everyone........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday. We had a great weekend as the Oktoberfest was superb and yesterday was a Sunday Funday relaxing out back all day. I hope you all have a great week and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's looking like we'll have rain for the next couple of days according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...5#.X3MA2_J7mi4

Enjoy your day everyone and hopefully you get to enjoy a favorite or two as well....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". Congrats to the Yankees on their opening win of the Wild Card series against the Indians 12 - 3. These two teams will be back at it tonight, lets hope the bats stay alive for the Bombers. Enjoy all...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's Thursday which means we'll be at Schlesinger's Hudson Valley Cigars this evening. A big congrats to the Yankees as they advanced to the ALDS:

https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yan...nch-alds-berth

Enjoy your day everyone and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's, the usual crowd was hanging out and all. This weekend, the NASCAR drivers are in Talladega, AL which is the largest track on the circuit (2.66 miles around):

https://www.nascar.com/weekend-sched...yoffs-weekend/

Also this weekend, Army football is taking on Abilene Christian tomorrow with a 1330 (1:30 pm) kickoff. We'll be in the EOC starting at 0800 (8 am) and remain there until 2 hours after the game finishes. Enjoy your weekend all, be safe and relax as well....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0420 and it's back to Monday already. Beth and I had a good yesterday driving around the country side and hitting a couple of breweries as well. Congrats to the Army football team with a win and a final score of 55 - 23. Also a big congrats to the Philadelphia Eagles on their comeback win last night over the 49ers. Lastly, congrats to Denny Hamlin for taking the checkered flag in yesterday's NASCAR race. Tonight, the Yankees will be down in Tampa Bay kicking off the ALDS starting at 2005 (8:05 pm). Enjoy your week everyone and remember to stay safe out there...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's looking like we'll have another nice Fall day here in the Hudson Valley:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...5#.X3w64PJ7mi4

A big congrats to the Yankees for taking game 1 in the ALDS with a final score of 9 - 3. Stanton hit a grand slam in the top of the 9th to seal the win and all. They'll play again tonight and hopefully the bats stay hot again. Enjoy all....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0420 and it's already "Hump Day". Unfortunately, the Yankees came up short last night loosing 7 - 5. The bats were hot again but the pitching was off a bit. Hopefully the Yanks put up a "W" tonight as they'll be back at it starting at 1905 (7:05 pm). Enjoy everyone and I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two or........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which means we'll be at Hudson Valley Cigars this evening. The Yankees came up a little short again last night and have their backs against the wall. They'll need to win tonight in order to play game 5 and see who advances to the next round. Enjoy all and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's Friday! We had a good time at Schlesinger's last night, the usual crowd was there plus more as the cooler temperatures are approaching. Congrats to the Yankees on the win last night forcing a game 5 this evening. Lets go fellas, you got this! Also this weekend, Army football takes on the Citadel tomorrow here at West Point and the NASCAR drivers are in Charlotte, NC racing on the Roval. Enjoy all and be safe out there...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Tuesday. Army won over the Citadel 13 - 9 on Saturday; our sponsored West Point Cadet and his girl friend as well as his mom and dad spent the day at our home on Sunday; and it rained all day yesterday. The rain will continue throughout today and we'll sunny days Wednesday & Thursday to dry things up a bit:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...5#.X4V2BfJ7mi4

Enjoy your week everyone and remember to stay safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0420 and it's already "Hump Day". I'm gonna do some yard work today as well as cut the grass (hopefully it's the last time of the season). We're having a gazebo delivered for the backyard that's been custom built by the Amish in PA. Ordered it 2 months ago and we know that it'll look great out back. Enjoy all...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's Thursday which means we'll be at Schlesinger's Hudson Valley Cigars this evening. I hope everyone has a great day and we get to see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Friday! I have a short day in the office this morning as they are delivering the gazebo today between 1100 and 1400 (11 am and 2 pm). We had a great time at Schlesinger's last night as we got to see a few of our ole' friends that have been away for a while. Sports wise this weekend, the MLB playoffs continue, the NASCAR drivers are in Kansas and Sunday we'll have NFL all day starting at 1300 (1 pm). I hope you all get to enjoy this weekend and relax as well....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Monday already. We had a great weekend overall, the rain on Friday delayed the delivery of the gazebo until Saturday morning. We had a super time Saturday afternoon / evening with friends over from work enjoying German and Hungarian foods, drinks and cigars. Yesterday was a relaxing day out back smoking cigars and all. Congrats to Joey Logano on taking the checkered flag in yesterday's NASCAR race and being one of the final four in the championship race which is in 3 weeks. The Eagles almost came back to win yesterdays match up against the Ravens losing 30 - 28. I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's looking like we'll have a little rain off and on for the next two days according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4#.X46yBvJ7mi5

Hopefully it holds off for a bit as I have some yard work to do this afternoon. If not, I'll get it done Thursday as the sun will be back out with a high of 70 °F. Anyway, enjoy all and remember to be safe out there...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's already "Hump Day". I got half the yard work done yesterday as I cut/miter sawed all the base board finish cuts done on the gazebo. All I have to do is pre-drill them this evening and set them in place. I used a PVC trim board from Lowe's versus wood for a longer lasting and rot free finish:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/AZEK-Actual...Board/50414710

Enjoy your day everyone and I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two as well...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's Thursday which means we'll be at Schlesinger's Hudson Valley Cigars this evening. I got the base of the gazebo all buttoned up and sealed from the elements and especially from the local varmints, i.e., ground hogs, skunks, etc. The gazebo sits on a foot of packed gravel but I didn't want anything to nest under it for the winter season. This evening, the Eagles take on the Giants which should be a good one. Anyway, hope to see some of the local S/BOTL and enjoy....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's as always, got to see an ole' friend that is in the middle of relocating to Virginia. Congrats to the Eagles on their comeback win over the Giants last night. The NASCAR drivers will be in Texas this weekend with races tomorrow and Sunday:

https://www.nascar.com/weekend-sched...yoffs-weekend/

Lastly, the Army football team takes on Mercer University tomorrow here at West Point with a 1200 kickoff. We'll be in the EOC from 0700 until 2 hours after the game as always. Here's the rest of the Army Football schedule:

https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/football

Enjoy your weekend everyone, smoke a favorite or two or........ :-)
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