@DEEPDIVERDAVE congratulations!
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Humbled Grow Bro and appreciate the compliment.
likewise on this including the wait time 
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Congratulations @DEEPDIVERDAVE Well deserved 
You have been contributing to this forum , Sharing and helping others for a long time.
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Congratulations @DEEPDIVERDAVE !!! Serving up tips and advice like hotcakes!
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I never paid attention to the “badges”, after not receiving color on these three.
I just decided participating on this forum was assisting my ability to learn faster.
While participating does not require knowledge of the rating system, upon reading some of it, I am further impressed and blessed.
Mea Culpa, I, regretfully, may have not properly recognized others who received this award, while I read forum contributors. Clearly, without those before me and forum friends, I would not have enjoyed sharing or caring as much. Thanks to ILGM Forum & All.
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Congrats!! As a new grower i appreciate input from the veterans of this site and after conversing with you an hour ago i now find you as member of the month. Way to go!!!
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Imagine my surprise upon being notified.
Thank you.
“Caring is Sharing”, should be a shirt, like “Shit Happens”.
It is also a way to teach or train oneself.
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@DEEPDIVERDAVE, congrats on the award, I have really enjoyed your open and honest conversations, as this is very difficult to do nowadays, because of the fear of stepping on someone’s toes.
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Ever see the movie with Paul Neuman, Judge Roy Bean?
I would vote for him.
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So true!
If my memory is correct, I saw that movie in 1970 at a drive in. While in my 1956 Ford pickup, man I wish I still had that truck now!
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Quick question…
Do my plants “Participate” in Daylight Savings?
They just got an extra hour of lights!.
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Our dogs don’t recognize the time change, since they eat at the same time each day. They don’t give a damn what the clock says it is 5:00 pm by their clocks.
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Can’t blame them, I have the same issue.
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Veterans Day, 11-11-2023 is upon us.
First and foremost, my deep thanks to all who served or supported those who have.
Nobody knows your sacrifices, but this I know to be true, “All gave some and some gave all”.
Allow me to share a personal story and Veterans Day PSA for all (not just Veterans).
Growing up, our house was a two story, with 4-siblings sharing 2-bedrooms (and a half bath, upstairs). Downstairs was a full bath and another bedroom (my parents).
As a rebellious teenager, I was often at “odds” or received the brunt of my father’s voiced displeasure. I am not saying I was innocent, just sometimes I got into more trouble than I could escape. The FBI following us “teenagers”, for weeks, was one situation, not for today’s share.
Our “upstairs” parental supervision seemed to be non-existent. Very few times, were M/D seen upstairs. It was “our” domain and responsibility. We kept it clean and orderly (for teenagers). Not that we were exceptionally fastidious, but were so active as teens, we were gone or sleeping mostly. The 1960’s were an interesting time to grow up in Chicago, on the South Side. The house had no air conditioning and upstairs was ungodly hot in the summer. Again, we stayed gone to beat the heat.
The issue of contention was “Making the bed”, my bed, in particular… My father grew up during the depression, in a house with two bedrooms for six people. I am told the sleeping was M/D had a room and the two sisters (girls) had the second bedroom. Dad and his brother had no bedroom and “slept“ somewhere, not in a bedroom and maybe no bed, either. I had a bedroom (shared with my brother) and my own bed. I never understood the significance or need to “make my bed”, daily. I was too young for entertaining female company, which would have gotten me in worse trouble. Straightening the covers before re-entry was sufficient, in my mind. Often, this would not set well with Dad, so we continued to be at odds on the “make your bed issue”. Friends didn’t visit, much, as we could find better mischief was available elsewhere.
The USN forced bed making, starting in bootcamp, on everybody. Discussion or opposing views were never entertained, so for years, I made my bed, upon exit. With sufficient rank, the bed making responsibility becomes transferred to someone else (or can be). I always made my own bed, when not sleeping in it, because I have a dead fish story, not for today’s share, either.
My USN shipboard activity always had others watching our actions. I made my own bed as to ensure how it was made and that nobody placed foreign objects for my entertainment. The dead fish story actually occurred twice (probably in recognition of me being a nice person).
Fast forward 35 years and I am done with USN shipboard travels. I came across this video and the revelation was like lightning striking, me. In the Navy, an Admiral is a smarter than average person. He lays out an argument for “making your bed” and I am amazed at all the years I missed the lesson. My Father, the Navy, and now my wife, all telling me do make my bed. It’s not just a Navy thing (Dad learned it somewhere, USArmy B17 Navigator/USAF experience and retired as a Major). In retrospect, I never saw my parents’ bed, un-made (withing an hour of their retreat from the night’s sleeping).
LSS I wish to share this “url”, story, and important PSA for everybody. Parents, children, and anybody can benefit from learning the lesson. Resistance is futile, or an just an unexplained lost opportunity.
I make my bed, daily, during the morning coffee routine. Here is the link:
Admirals Commencement Speech “Make your bed”. https://youtu.be/sBAqF00gBGk
I make my bed, daily, now
Best wishes to all who served their families and loved ones.
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Congratulations @DEEPDIVERDAVE
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Should have included an “coma.”(s)
Best wishes to all who served, their families, and loved ones.
Likes selected and allow me to re-iterate, Thank you to Forum and contributors for their kind words of recognition and support to me for the Vmom award.
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All set! Thanks! 
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Nice work @DEEPDIVERDAVE. Over this past year you have definitely made a positive impression on the growing community. Keep up all the amazing work. Grow on brotha!
Happy farming… 
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