My alma mater beat Notre Dame yesterday. Gimmie a Bears win today and my weekend is complete. :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on for a while and it's a brisk morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had a relaxing weekend over all: Saturday, I went to Aroma for a while and then came home to a nice home cooked meal and watched Army win again for two weeks in a row. The Eagles won Friday night, the Yankees won 2 out of 3 this weekend over the Cubs and Joey Logano took the checkered flag in yesterday's NASCAR race. Weather wise this week, NOAA is predicting sunny days through this coming Sunday:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...lon=-74.035673

Have a great week everyone and enjoy a favorite or two or....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the espresso was on early today and I'm already back from my 4 mile walk. I see that the Yankees lost to the Royals last night 5 - 0, come on fellas and turn it around tonight. I hope you all have a relaxing "Hump Day" and enjoy. Remember the fallen from 9/11 and be America Strong...... 🇺🇸
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Good morning all, the espresso coffee is on and it's looking like we'll have another beautiful day here in the Hudson Valley. We had a good time at Aroma last night, a number of the regulars were out enjoying primo stogies and all. Congrats to the Yankees on their win last night in extra innings against the Red Sox which was the first of a four game series this weekend. The NASCAR racers are up at Watkins Glen, NY road racing this weekend which is always a change in pace. Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it was and still is a beautiful weather time here. We had a great weekend with friends on Saturday and yesterday Beth and I relaxed out back. Congrats to the Yankees for taking 3 out of 4 from the Red Sox and are 3 games ahead in 1st place in the AL East. Chris Buescher took the checkered flag in yesterday's NASCAR race and I hope your favorite NFL team won. The Eagles play tonight and I'll be cheering them on to victory, Fly Eagles Fly. Enjoy your week all and remember to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the espresso is on and it's looking like we'll have some rain off and on later today. Congrats to the Yankees on their win last night and hopefully they do it again tonight. Beth and I went to a Hudson Valley Renegades playoff game last night (they are a Yankees High-A team affiliate) https://www.milb.com/hudson-valley. Great game as they won last night as well and the final game for the South Atlantic League Championship is tonight. Have a great day everyone and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on for a while now and it's a pleasant September morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had a good time at Aroma last night, a number of the regulars were hanging out along with a few new faces. The Yankees lost yesterday 3 to 2 and the Orioles won giving us a 4 game advantage still in the AL East. The Yankees will play the Athletics in Oakland this weekend and the NASCAR drivers are in Bristol, TN with racing this evening and tomorrow tonight. Also tomorrow, Army football takes on Rice at home and then Sunday the Eagles take on the Saints in New Orleans starting at 1300 (1 PM). Have a great weekend all and I hope you get to enjoy a favorite or two or....... 🥃
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Good morning all, the espresso is on and it's officially Fall. We had a relaxing weekend full of BBQ, cold beers and a number of top notch cigars throughout. Congrats to the Yankees as they swept the Athletics this weekend, the Eagles were victorious over the Saints and Kyle Larson was the winner in Saturday night's NASCAR race. 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 couple of rainy days here in the Hudson Valley according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...lon=-74.035673

The Yankees lost last night against to Orioles, come on fellas, you got this. I hope you all stay dry especially everyone in the path of Tropical Storm Helene....... :-)
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Good morning all, the espresso is on and it's a muggy Friday morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had a great time at Aroma last night, the place was packed and all were enjoying primo stogies as Army Football be Temple and the Yankees clinched the AL East. Unfortunately the Giants lost to the Cowboys, all I can say is Fly Eagles Fly. The NASCAR racers are in Kansas this weekend and the Yankees play the Pirates to close out the regular season. The Eagles play Sunday in Tampa against the Buccaneers, hopefully everything is cleaned up in time after the hurricane. Enjoy everyone and I hope all of you in the storms path is okay...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on for a while now and it's cool and foggy morning as we speak. We had a good weekend overall: Beth and I helped out at the American Legion Clam Bake Fundraiser on Saturday and then yesterday we attended the annual Auxiliary Luncheon for Post 1796 in New Windsor, NY. I see that the Eagles lost, the Yankees won and the Mets have to win at least one of the two games in today's double header to make the playoffs. I hope you all have a great week and enjoy...... :-)
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Time to give the coffee pot a break greetings.
Gym this morning and broke out the insta-pot for dinner. Roast with potatoes and carrots was delish.
Just heard Pete Rose passed........RIP!
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Good morning all, the espresso has been on since 0400 (4 AM) as I put an 8 pound pork shoulder on the smoker and it'll be ready for dinner this evening. Congrats to the Mets and to the Braves as they split their double header and both will play today in the first Wild Card games. Have a great day everyone and enjoy...... :-)
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Let's Go Tigers! :-)

Please excuse the brief interruption, Charlie. :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's a beautiful Friday morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had a great time at Aroma last night, the place was packed and it was good to see the Mets advance in the MLB Playoffs. The playoffs continue this Saturday as shown below:

https://www.google.com/search?client...p14;mt;fp;1;;;

The NASCAR playoff continues this weekend as well with racing at Talladega Super Speedway starting tonight with the truck racing. Have a great weekend all and I hope your NFL team does well on Sunday....... :-)
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NHL regular season starts at 11AM EDT! :-)
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:-):-):-)
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Good morning all, the espresso is on and it's a brisk Tuesday morning as we speak. We had a busy day yesterday as one of our long time American Legion members passed away last week and yesterday was the burial and life celebration followed at the Legion. Beth and I along with a few others set up the Hall and made sure everyone enjoyed their lunch and all. The Yankees lost last night in game 2 of their playoff series with the Royals. They each won a game and it's the best of 5 in this round. Have a great day everyone and all those in Hurricane Milton's path, prepare and we will pray for you...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's currently a chilly 41°F here in the Hudson Valley according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...lon=-74.035673

We had a good time last night at Aroma, the place was hoping and a big congrats to the Yankees on advancing to the ALCS. They won't play until Monday night and that will be against the winner of the Detroit vs. Cleveland series. Today, I'm smoking a 6 pound chicken on the smoker Spatchcock style. It'll take a good 3 hours and then a half hour of rest time before we can eat it. The NASCAR racers are in Charlotte, NC this weekend with racing tomorrow and Sunday afternoon. Lastly, I hope your favorite NFL team does good this weekend, Fly Eagles Fly...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on for a while now and a happy Columbus Day to everyone. Congrats to the Eagles on their win yesterday even though it wasn't great. Also, congrats to Kyle Larson for taking the checkered flag in yesterday's NASCAR race. There's only four races left in the playoffs and they are down to the 8 racers eligible to take the championship:

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/20...te-roval-race/

Today, Beth and I are packing for our European trip that starts tomorrow. We have a car service picking us up around 1230 (12:30 PM) and our plane takes off for Munich, Germany at 1700 (5 PM). We land at 0720 (7:-)0 AM) on Wednesday and will spend 3 1/2 days in Center City Munich. On Saturday, we catch a train at noon to Budapest, Hungary where we will spend 4 1/2 days touring both sides of the Danube River as Buda and Pest are seperated by the river. We've been planning this trip before COVID, finally are going to enjoy our European Vacation. Have a great week everyone and I'll try and stop in now and then when I can find a WiFi cafe / hotspot....... :-)
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