Jim Bauer

@porwest (93102)

United States • Age 51

Joined myLot 7 years ago

Just a simple guy with nothing better to do than to waste a little time with my myLot friends. Dabble in some music here and there, and just lead a simple life.

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Jim Bauer's Discussions

Sharing a Very Harsh Reality

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 1 Jan

This is not a brag, nor is this a scolding. What this is, is a harsh reality that I face not only here but in many other places. I've managed to save a little bit of money. My wife and I have been fortunate. [i]By...

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A Fitting Sendoff

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 1 Jan

If you know Glenn McCoy, he's a cartoonist most well-known for The Flying McCoy's cartoons he did with his brother, Gary. He's got quite the sense of humor. I used to enjoy his conservative political cartoons, but he stopped doing...

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Maybe Some Overseeding Today

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 1 Jan

I waited too long. Or at least, longer than usual to overseed, but I generally do it every year, and for whatever reason, the front yard needs it badly this year. I did get some grass seed recently since I was plum out of it, it's...

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Onward and Upward and Happy New Year

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 31 Dec

Gosh. This burn out has lasted longer than I thought it would, but it happens to the best of us, of course, and you just have to let it run its course. I am terribly behind getting to several notifications as well as reading new...

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Yummy, Simple Good Eats

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 30 Dec

Are you five? Yes, actually, sometimes I am. I can't deny it. Sometimes you just want something for dinner that is simple and fills the bill, and hot dogs wrapped in crescents, also known as Pigs in a Blanket is exactly...

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Merry Christmas, Y'All

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 25 Dec

I know, I know. The ever-ubiquitous Merry Christmas posts—they're everywhere. And as I say most of the time about these kinds of posts, I'd be remiss not to contribute my own obligatory one. After all, we spend a lot of time...

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The More I Thought About it...I Said No

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 23 Dec

I have written more than once about my absolute disdain for throwing food away. But I wound up doing that yesterday on second thought. Thing is, we usually always have ham and turkey on our Thanksgiving, and I am always the lucky...

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Frosty the Snowman

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 22 Dec

I guess it could be considered to be a good habit or a terrible habit, but then that would depend on one's perspective, that when I do covers of songs, a lot of the time I like to put my own twist or take on them. To me it's just...

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Crime is Out of Hand!

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 21 Dec

It was reported by our local Crime Stoppers that a man walked into a Total Wine store, opened a case of beer and literally jammed 23 cans of it into his pants and tried to walk out. He was stopped by security and the cops were...

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And There Goes Party City

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 21 Dec

As Party City, which shortly followed Big Lots, marks yet another business going out of business, one theme continues to mark at least part of a rationale for the reason why, the big excuse being growing...

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It's a Wrap

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 20 Dec

I set up the folding table in the guest bedroom since Dawn wants to start wrapping Christmas gifts. But of course, cats will soon stake claims on anything we want to use as their own territory, just so they can be close and of...

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Clemency for Murder?

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 17 Dec

At what point does killing someone become justified? Certainly, I support self-defense cases and am a proponent of stand your ground and castle law. People not only have the right to defend themselves, but also to protect...

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Grammar Is Fun?

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 17 Dec

Grammar can be fun. But let's face it. It can also be hard and confusing. For one thing, there's just too many nuances to a lot of it. And then there's the age old argument between whether it's an issue of proper grammar, or...

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Wait...You Actually CAN Make a Rubber Band Sound Good???

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 16 Dec

It has been a long standing joke with me that if a guy really knows how to play guitar, he could play with rubber bands and make them sound good. In my references I have mentioned guys like Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Eric...

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Sometimes I Could Strangle My Sister

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 16 Dec

Sometimes the nonchalance my sister and brother-in-law have about throwing food away just really gets under my skin. Not only is it ignorant, in my opinion of course, and I don't mean that in a mean way, to throw food away, it's a...

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On the Other Side of the River

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 15 Dec

Without divulging too much, my wife and I live in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, Missouri and my wife works "on the other side of the river." These are terms we use often around here since we essentially live "on the...

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Good Eats Corn

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 14 Dec

I tend to prefer frozen corn over canned, so I generally buy Great Value frozen corn in a 2-pound package for around $2.48 at Walmart. One of our favorite ways to eat it is cooked in the microwave with a little bit of butter or...

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Ollie's is Coming to Town

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 14 Dec

I have written a few times about Ollie's Bargain Outlet, which is something kind of like a Big Lots, but bigger and better than one. There's one near us, about 35 minutes away a few towns over, and we go there to browse around at...

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Chew, Chew, Chew

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 12 Dec

Sausage, egg and cheese croissants, or the Croissanwich as Burger King calls them, are a favorite of mine, although when it comes to buying them in the store, I rarely buy them. But occasionally, I will pick up a box. This time I...

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Got Dad in on the Elf on a Shelf Parodies

Jim Bauer @porwest (93102) • United States 9 Dec

Sometimes when you do YouTube videos, it's more about the fun of doing them than about the substance of them. I don't make any money from them. The audience on any of my channels is small. It's just about putting something...

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