what did you do today? (2008-2015) (closed)

[W2R]

After (1) another free, lavish breakfast buffet, (2) doing some real estate drive-bys all morning, and (3) hitting Boston Market for our Easter dinner, we drove a little over an hour up I-44 to Lebanon, Missouri to look around. One more place to cross off our list - - it didn't really do much for us. I hadn't seen it since the 1960's, but Lebanon is still a little too small and quiet for me.

Tomorrow we may wander about through northern Arkansas.

 

[freebird5825]

We went to a local American Legion for a fundraiser breakfast buffet, all you can eat mode, for the ungodly price of $7 per person. I had a fabulous western omelet, sausage links, pancakes, bacon, home fries, coffee, OJ.
We left stuffed to the gills.
I had looked at Easter brunches and saw stars at the $35 per person price at a casino nearby. NOT!

 

[Alan]

We went to a local American Legion for a fundraiser breakfast buffet, all you can eat mode, for the ungodly price of $7 per person. I had a fabulous western omelet, sausage links, pancakes, bacon, home fries, coffee, OJ.
We left stuffed to the gills.

If you have lost weight again on your Wednesday weigh-in this week, I am going to feel really aggrieved, and very envious (the breakfast sounded wonderful - I had a banana and nut bagel with cream cheese, and several cups of macadamia nut coffee after riding our bikes to our regular Sunday coffee shop)

 

[RonBoyd]

After (1) another free, lavish breakfast buffet,

TANSTAAFL - If you paid for lunch, the beer would be cheaper.

 

[W2R]

TANSTAAFL - If you paid for lunch, the beer would be cheaper.

You're just envious...

I chose freshly scrambled eggs, enough bacon to satisfy an ER-forum member, hot biscuit, orange juice, coffee with real cream, and more.. Frank selected raisin bran, yogurt, biscuits, hash browns, milk, and more... and only two guests at the motel other than Frank and me showed up for it by 8:30 AM. What a great way to start the day!

Oh, and Boston Market gave us 20% off on our lunch due to a seniors discount! They didn't even ask (yes, we look THAT old! ). Doesn't bother me. I'll take it.

 

[freebird5825]

If you have lost weight again on your Wednesday weigh-in this week, I am going to feel really aggrieved, and very envious (the breakfast sounded wonderful - I had a banana and nut bagel with cream cheese, and several cups of macadamia nut coffee after riding our bikes to our regular Sunday coffee shop)

Not likely...I gained back 3.5 lbs since my lowest point of 168.5 lbs. HOWEVER, I have 3 days until weigh-in to do some yard w*rk and burn some of that breakfast off. My habit is to have 1 big meal a week where I totally misbehave and eat spartanly the rest of the time. My weekly Chinese buffet habit is on Wed BTW, AFTER weigh-in

 

[Moemg]

My So & I have gone on a low carb diet and so far we are both losing weight . Of course today was not great I made a ham ,scalloped potatoes and asparagus with hollandaise sauce . We need to get back on track tomorrow .

 

[TromboneAl]

I'm enjoying my no-responsibility day -- morning stormy with a cozy fire and lots of piano practice. I have a boneless leg of lamb in the oven with mondo amounts of garlic stuffed into it, plus rosemary from the garden and carrots. If it tastes as good as the free sample we got from the hairnet brigade at Costco, we're golden.

 

[Goonie]

Got up about 9 o'clock and skipped breakfast so I'd have room for a really good, early dinner! We went to our favorite restaurant a few blocks from home, and had their Easter Special.....a nice tossed salad, tomato juice, Roast Leg o' Lamb (lots of it!) with mint jelly, seasoned rice, green beans, a toasted English muffin (which I has them slather some melted garlic butter), and cherry jello for dessert.....all for a whopping $9!!! It was excellent!!!

 

[friar1610]

After Easter morning church, had a nice breakfast at home. Drove to Burlington (VT) and "socialized" our new dog by walking on the Bike Path along the Lake. (Lake Champlain.) He was happy and so were we looking at the beautiful lake and the Adirondack Mountains across the water. (It can be wicked cold here in the winter but a day like today just brings everyone out.) After we got back home, went to dinner at a nice restaurant near our home. A nice day.

 

[Khan]

Another clothesline day

 

[Nords]

Easter surfing. In the pouring rain.

An Army friend has had a tough few months since returning from Iraq (mother passed away suddenly from kidney cancer) but we finally got together at Sunset Beach. We started out on the Sunset break, which died fairly quickly, and decided to paddle south to Kammie's. We arrived just in time for the 8-12 footers and learned a lot about "toilet bowl" paddling.

Great surfing, and possibly the last of the North Shore winter season. Lots of good conversation about the state of the military (no better), his next duty station (six months), his retirement prospects (about three years) and what he'll be doing all day... he's not exactly struggling to come up with ideas.

Had a good nap, made fresh spaghetti sauce for dinner, and I'm looking forward to [-]a leisurely day[/-] finishing our tax returns tomorrow. Yeah, tax returns. That's it.

 

[RonBoyd]

and learned a lot about "toilet bowl" paddling.

Oh! How icky.

"toilet bowl" +paddling - Google Search

or would my curiousity be better spent here?

"toilet bowl" +paddling +surfing - Google Search=

(Click to enlarge)

 

[Nords]

That was messy, turbulent, face-smacking varsity paddling with a little extra current to make it even more challenging. I frequently come home with tired legs & glutes from controlling the board but it's been a while since my pecs & deltoids have been this sore for this long.

There are plenty of places on the North Shore where you don't want to wipe out due to shallow water & coral-- Pipeline, Velzyland, Haleiwa, parts of Pua'ena, the beach break of Kammie's. Places I'll stay away from. A tube may be a wonderful experience, too, but the physics that create it require shallow water and a reef. Of course there are plenty places with (slightly) deeper reefs, great rides, and easier paddles-- Pua'ena & Kammie's again, Sunset, Freddie's, Monster Mush, many more I'll probably never get around to surfing.

I don't know what drives the guys who surf in waves over 20 feet. Of course younger guys (and they're almost always guys) are invulnerable and immortal. Technology & tactics are much better even over the last 10 years, allowing everyone to push the envelope. But I'll never get used to that "Oh, crap" feeling-- even looking up at a 15-20 footer, knowing that you should have paddled more outside but now it's too late, is the kind of life-changing anticipation I can live without.

The more I know about the North Shore, the more I prefer the south shore. North Shore just gets more crowded (and more tournaments) every year. South shore breaks tend to be wider so that there's not a crowded lineup clustered around one spot, the surf tends to be "smaller" (6-10' instead of 12-20'), and it's summertime so the [-]bikinis are a lot smaller[/-] water is a lot warmer.

 

[bbbamI]

Said my goodbyes at the police dept this morning. The women were fun and took me to lunch. Funny thing is...the men teared up and had difficulty speaking...this was something I did not expect.

I will miss them all.

 

[Alan]

Said my goodbyes at the police dept this morning. The women were fun and took me to lunch. Funny thing is...the men teared up and had difficulty speaking...this was something I did not expect.

I will miss them all.

and I'm sure they will all miss you. Congratulations again

 

[freebird5825]

Got up really early , had coffee, and emptied the dishwasher. I did some online [-]ladies' body shapewear[/-] product research until 2 PM, and promptly fell asleep in the bright sunlight in the leather recliner.
Just woke up a little while ago. Did I miss anything good?

 

[Dawg52]

Went to a funeral this morning. An old golf buddy who was 71 died from cancer. Three years ago he had colon cancer surgery, but knew it was advanced colon cancer. Sure enough, a couple of years later it shows up in his liver. He actually did well with it for over a year. Played golf, went to a lot of college football games in his RV(a fine one too) and truly looked fit. But first of this year the chemo treatments stopped working and he went down fast. And during his battle with cancer, his wife died from a sudden heart attack. So a sad final couple of years for him.

This afternoon took the mutt on a 5 mile hike on a pretty trail. He enjoyed cooling off in the lake. Now, time for a med.

 

[M Paquette]

Wheee! The cabinets for the Great Family Room Refit of 2010 arrived today. I stood around and watched some folks with more youth than sense unload a truckfull of boxes. Tomorrow they'll carry the cabinetry up to the second floor and install it while the master carpenter and I watch.

I also made great progress on the master bathroom, installing the two single vanities, plumbing and trimming them. The only trick was stretching the drain lines. Hacksaw and glue ABS pipe as needed...

Hey, it turns out that ABS cement contains all the neat stuff that model airplane cement had in it back in my misspent youth. Yow. The headache is fading now...

 

[Goonie]

Got up early and went to see my Doc for my normal visit...b/p, etc. Got to his office half hour before he open...as usual....and visited with him and the nurse for a few minutes, then got down to business. Everything was good as usual!!! I was out the door and back home before he was officially open for business at 9 o'clock....as usual!!! Then I headed to Burger King for breakfast and coffee with the gang.

This afternoon I cleaned up one of my rose gardens, pruned them, and put down new mulch. Hauled the rose clippings and debris to my friend's burnpile, and came home for supper.....pasta shells & cheese, and ham with a bit of 'Bruce's Wasabi Pepper Sauce'.....Mmmm-Mmmm Good!

 

[happy2bretired]

For some reason, I don't read this forum until the next morning. So, if I want to add to this thread, I always need to report on what I did YESTERDAY. Anyway, YESTERDAY, I bought a bike! - on sale too!

Probably nothing fancy, but I like it. It's a Trek with coaster brakes - just my speed. It shifts automatically - also just my speed. I'm a little rusty on my bike riding so wish me luck in not killing myself.

 

[IndependentlyPoor]

Got my tax return back from the preparer and reviewed it. Found out that he hadn't given me credit for my quarterly payments, turning a painful amount of taxes due into a nice refund.

It was all my fault too. I paid the first three quarterlies, then skipped the last one (figured I didn't need to), but my notes to him were so badly worded that he though that I hadn't paid any.

All fixed now and waiting for the refund check.

Life if good.

 

[W2R]

Yesterday we drove south through Missouri and the hills of NW Arkansas (beautiful!) to Fayetteville. It is lovely, but after just a cursory drive around town we decided that it is not on the top of our list as a possible retirement hometown. Then, we drove back to New Orleans, arriving here in the wee hours.

It's great to be back home. I think we'll stay here for a few years until the housing market recovers (at least).

Looked at my portfolio and love the way the market has been behaving lately.

 

[freebird5825]

I had a pure unadulterated DDS day.

I'm expecting "The Party" in my mailbox from Netflix. All I have to do is walk down the driveway and get the mail. In a few minutes...

I redeemed myself in the later hours. I did all my Points of Interest research for upcoming trip. Got my printouts, contact info, and hours of operation all set.

 

[Khan]

I took a nap & now I can't find my glasses; aging is a total pain..