Now for the fun part:
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I am not even sure what the prizes are but i just thought it would be good for my own mental well being to post something nice each day.

For now my coffee is great.

I slept till 11.

But I didn't get to sleep until 3:30.

I slept in until almost 7 this morning.  It was kind of awesome.

It isn't snowing.

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On Feb. 25th, 1779
British surrender Fort Sackville

On this day in 1779, Fort Sackville is surrendered, marking the beginning of the end of British domination in America’s western frontier.

Eighteen days earlier, George Rogers Clark departed Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River with a force of approximately 170 men, including Kentucky militia and French volunteers. The party traveled over 200 miles of land covered by deep and icy flood water until they reached Fort Sackville at Vincennes (Indiana) on February 23, 1779. After brutally killing five captive British-allied Indians within view of the fort, Clark secured the surrender of the British garrison under Lieutenant-Governor Henry Hamilton at 10 a.m. on February 25.

Upon their arrival in Vincennes, French settlers, who had allied themselves with Hamilton when he took the fort in December, welcomed and provisioned Clark’s forces. Inside Fort Sackville, Hamilton had only 40 British soldiers and an equal number of mixed French volunteers—French settlers fought on both sides of the American Revolution—and militia from Detroit. The French portion of Hamilton’s force was reluctant to fight once they realized their compatriots had allied themselves with Clark.

Clark managed to make his 170 men seem more like 500 by unfurling flags suitable to a larger number of troops. The able woodsmen filling Clark’s ranks were able to fire at a rapid rate that reinforced Hamilton’s sense that he was surrounded by a substantial army. Meanwhile, Clark began tunneling under the fort with the intent of exploding the gunpowder stores within it. When an Indian raiding party attempted to return to the fort from the Ohio Valley, Clark’s men killed or captured all of them. The public tomahawk executions served upon five of the captives frightened the British as to their fate in Clark’s hands. Their subsequent surrender revealed British weakness to the area’s Indians, who realized they could no longer rely on the British to protect them from the Patriots.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-surrender-fort-sackville

Entry 1 for today. Despite having to reroute to get to McDonald's due to icy roads, I was successful in getting an Egg McMuffin for breakfast this morning.

For entry 2 today, I've got the day off work, and it's looking like the track in Atlanta is going to get dried off and we'll get to watch some racing today!

On Feb. 28th, 1938
Miami drive-in debuts

American drive-in movie theaters experienced their golden era during the 1950s, but some Floridians were watching movies under the stars in their cars even before then: The city of Miami gets its first drive-in on this day in 1938. The Miami drive-in charged admission of 35 cents per person, which was more than the average ticket price at an indoor theater, and soon had to trim the price to 25 cents per person.

America’s first-ever drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, on June 6, 1933, and was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead, whose family owned an auto parts company. The inaugural feature was a 1932 film called “Wives Beware,” and admission was 25 cents per car and an additional 25 cents per person. The sound for the movies was provided by three large RCA speakers next to the main screen. (The quality of the drive-in experience improved during the 1940s with the advent of the in-car speaker.)

Following World War II, the popularity of drive-in theaters increased as America’s car culture grew. By the early 1950s, there were more than 800 drive-ins across the United States. Although they earned a reputation as “passion pits” for young couples seeking privacy, most drive-in customers were families (parents didn’t have to hire babysitters or get dressed up and their children could wear pajamas and sleep in the car) and often featured playgrounds, concession stands and other attractions. Some drive-ins were super-sized, including Detroit’s Bel Air Drive-In, built in 1950, which had room for more than 2,000 cars, and Baltimore’s Bengies Drive-In, which opened in 1956, and claimed the biggest movie screen in the U.S.: 52 feet high by 100 feet wide. Over the years, attempts were made to develop a daytime screen that would enable drive-ins to show movies before it got dark, but nothing proved successful.

At their peak in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there were some 4,000 drive-ins across America. However, during the 1970s and 1980s the drive-in industry went into decline and theaters shut down, due to such factors as rising real-estate values (which made selling the land for redevelopment more profitable than continuing to operate it as a drive-in) and the rise of other entertainment options, including video recorders, multiplex theaters and cable television. By 1990, there were around 1,000 U.S. drive-ins. Today, they number less than 400 (states with the most remaining drive-ins include Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York).

New Jersey has the distinction of being the home of not just the first drive-in but also the first fly-in theater. In June 1948, Ed Brown’s Drive-In and Fly-In opened in Wall Township and had space for 500 cars and 25 planes.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/miami-drive-in-debuts

I'm in!

Maybe I'll win after ALL these years!

Anyhooo... I can be a pretty marose fella IRL... This place is my escape! I come here to laugh and hopefully make others laugh! All of you bastards are awesome! Even when you are swinging your purses at each other!

My 1st grandson was born this weekend!  I got to hold him when he was less than a day old.  Now I have a grandson to leave my guns to!

I think I found a home for my acog

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After days-n-days of rain, the sun is out, temps in the 50's. I'm headed out for a bike ride!

Granddogter

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"Life and death, light and darkness, hope and despair. The rift was created, and on that day, the Ori were born."
"Hallowed are we; hallowed are the Ori"
"The power and the greatness of the Ori cannot be denied."
"Hallowed are the children of the Ori"

I had a great weekend taking my daughter to the motorcycle show in DC.

Gd hates burgers. But that’s ok!

I like all of them!

Are we at 10 yet?

The Monk on Keb:
"Lightning flashes, sparked showers, in one blink of an eye, you have missed seeing."

"If you immediately know the candle light is fire, then the meal was cooked long ago."

Hogg needs his ass kicked

OPs spring cleaning. Congrats on 10k. MAGA

It's great to be home!

FTMFW

Will Carl survive and other intriguing questions answered in about 10 minutes.

Today is my friday. Lovin it

Noooooo, not Corrrrrrrallll!!!!

walking dead is back on!

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Words to live by

My first time doing anything related to reloading in a couple months. Deprimed and wet tumbled some brass. Attached File

When you need a spoon for your burger, you know it has to be good.

I’m in!
Wife is pregnant with our first!

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Your above comment tickles me in the deepest cockles of my soul... ney the subcockles. Your remark indeed has changed the entire scope of our conversation onto a path of new and exciting possibilities in which anything could happen. I thank you for your slightly amusing comment in which I will indubitably laugh at as soon as my consciousness sinks to the appropriate level.

Congratulations

I love bacon

Supposed to be 43° today.
Spring is close.

I signed my teenage son up for a youth trapshooting league over the weekend. At this point, I'm just a "parent volunteer", but after taking the requisite NRA Shotgun Instructor class in March, I'll be one of the coaches.
Teaching kids to safely shoot guns for fun - woohoo!

That Sir, is one beautiful dog!

I'll be your Huckleberry.

I just put some garlic rubbed short ribs in the oven.  In 8ish hours we shall feast upon savory, butter like meats

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LOL!

Is Vanna White?

There's reported to be a huge jump in NRA membership, and I'm predicting Feb/Mar NICS checks being interesting.