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03-13-2011, 08:27 AM
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#7081
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
Posts: 9,037
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We woke up to snow again. It is merely a dusting vs the lake effect mess.
Mr B's desktop is alive and kicking. The problem was a corruption of one of the file directories. He is backing up all of his user files to a network drive we have on deck for this very reason. My guess is his computer will fail again. He will keep running it until it croaks completely. He's cheaper than I am. 
I'm watching Naked Gun 33 1/3 on the Comedy Channel. Leslie Nielsen is wrestling Raquel Welch for the Academy Award envelope. 
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03-13-2011, 08:48 AM
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#7082
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 280
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We're spending a couple weeks in Texas Hill Country before we start traveling west. This is one of our favorite places in the country- except in the summer.
We have tried 3 BBQ places so far- Blacks, Coopers and Salt Lick. We rode the motorcycle to Salt Lick yesterday, and met 2 friends of DW's son that are going to Paris in a few days. We gave them a few tips on travel there, and several must-sees.
We rode back through Wimberly, Blanco and New Braunfels. Got tired of waving to all the other motorcycles.
Day off today. Maybe a few small fix-it projects.
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03-13-2011, 09:55 AM
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#7083
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Cavalier
Posts: 2,317
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Just finished shoveling snow. We had a small blizzard go through here on Friday night, not much snow but wind gusts over 45mph. Yesterday the wind was still blowing a steady 30 mph so I never left the house. Now the snow is shoveled it's on to laundry and tax prep.
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03-13-2011, 10:34 AM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,924
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Cleaned the house.
I really dislike housework.
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03-13-2011, 10:46 AM
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#7085
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,401
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Originally Posted by Nodak
Just finished shoveling snow. We had a small blizzard go through here on Friday night, not much snow but wind gusts over 45mph. Yesterday the wind was still blowing a steady 30 mph so I never left the house. Now the snow is shoveled it's on to laundry and tax prep.
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Are we twins as well as neighbours? You have described my weekend exactly. The only difference is that I was a passenger in a plane landing during the Friday night blizzard. It was "interesting" enough that a man sitting opposite me went quite green!
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03-13-2011, 10:51 AM
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#7086
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Cavalier
Posts: 2,317
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I'm just hoping that was the last blizzard of the season, the forecast looks good but we shall see.
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03-13-2011, 11:10 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 996
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Got together with 4 friends where we all went through grade school & high school together. Grilled some T-bones, had a few cold ones, played some Texas Hold'em while catching up with one another.
Poker buy-in: $20
6666's: Priceless
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(In other words, no whining!)
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03-13-2011, 03:04 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,250
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brewer12345
We will get maybe another couple of weeks and that is it. Its hard not to feel like my heart is breaking.
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Went through similar situation with my four legged furry child (almost 10 yrs old at the time) back in 2004. Still feels like last week some days. At the parade yesterday, I got some great mutual puppy love from strange dogs! All were happy with tails wagging, rump/shoulder scratches and kisses! Their people did not seem to mind - their loved ones were getting wonderful attention!
My heart goes out to you Brewer (and your family)
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03-13-2011, 03:33 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
Posts: 11,447
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So sorry Brewer & Simple Girl for your losses !
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03-13-2011, 03:34 PM
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#7090
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
Posts: 9,037
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I'm watching a totally cool program on lightning on Raging Planet. It's amazing how camera technology has made it possible to capture images for later slow motion playback.
Click on the lightning video shorts here for a sample
Search Results : raging, planet : Planet Green
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03-13-2011, 03:35 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
Posts: 11,447
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Khan
Cleaned the house.
I really dislike housework.
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Since you are having a visitor this week -end and a man cleaning is your fantasy maybe you should take advantage of the situation ? 
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03-13-2011, 03:42 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,924
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03-14-2011, 08:33 PM
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#7093
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oahu
Posts: 26,860
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Came home from taking care of my Dad. I think the only good thing about leaving Hawaii is the way it makes you feel when you come back.
I'm still catching up on sleep and I might've burned myself out a little. Lots more to do for my Dad on the legal and possessions aspects, but he's being well cared for in the skilled nursing facility. He feels happy anyway.
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ml#post1047196
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03-14-2011, 11:54 PM
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#7094
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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Nords, glad that your father is safe and in good hands, and that you are back home.
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Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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03-15-2011, 06:32 AM
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#7095
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mid Hudson Valley
Posts: 1,781
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In a panamax down by the river.
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03-15-2011, 12:15 PM
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#7096
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
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I got up at 4 AM with Mr B to see him off to Albany for "Hill Day" (as in state capitol hill). He forgot his Legionnaire hat, but I wasn't about to jump in my car in a bathrobe  and try to catch up with him at the carpool meeting point.
I went bad to back and slept in until 1 PM. Lazy lazy lazy 
It is sunny and 46F today. Ground is still snow covered but I am seeing more and more bare ground at the edges of the driveway and around the base of the trees. Spring is in the air. The lilac buds are getting a bit bigger and I am hearing different bird songs (migrating back north).
I'm headed to Cazenovia for the afternoon to visit a friend.
ROAD TRIP!  So nice to be able to drive without being glued to the weather forecast.
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03-15-2011, 01:24 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hagersville
Posts: 794
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I saw three robins on the front lawn today
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03-15-2011, 01:28 PM
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#7098
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,483
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freebird5825
No mooses or gooses found here... 
I goofed all ALL morning... . I deserve that after completing my tax returns last week and re-executing my Trust-Will-HCP-Durable PoA-Schedule of Assets package earlier this week.
Well...OK...I did two loads of laundry. We had rain all day, added to already melting snow. This means my back yard will be deeply saturated, which means my leach field will not function as well, which means I have to limit washing machine water output for several days until natural ground water drainage puts the septic system process back to business as usual. Toilet and shower water usage is not an issue unless I host a really huge party. 
Ah...the joys of country living. |
Maybe you can wash your clothes in the "See-ment Pond"??
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03-15-2011, 01:58 PM
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#7099
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,645
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I rooted my Color Nook.
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03-15-2011, 02:28 PM
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#7100
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Portland
Posts: 4,946
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bimmerbill
I rooted my Color Nook.
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Awesome! Total pwnage!
(This turns the Nook into a cheap Android tablet, that is, you can use your Nook to play Angry Birds....)
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