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Old 09-29-2016, 11:29 AM   #2001
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On monday, spent a beautiful day hiking into the san juan mountains for some fall color.

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Old 09-29-2016, 11:49 AM   #2002
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On monday, spent a beautiful day hiking into the san juan mountains for some fall color.

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Awesome color.

Took this one of a Mule deer resting, didn't notice the other one till later.
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Awesome color.

Took this one of a Mule deer resting, didn't notice the other one till later.
Thanks -
you must also be in the same geographic area - that landscape looks very familar!
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you must also be in the same geographic area - that landscape looks very familar!
Probably 70 miles East of where I think you are. That's taken just below our home, the edge of SJNF.
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On monday, spent a beautiful day hiking into the san juan mountains for some fall color.



Stunning photos. It's hard to beat the San Juans in the fall. Gorgeous!
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Stunning photos. It's hard to beat the San Juans in the fall. Gorgeous!
thanks, and yes you are right about that
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I'll miss having an office/secretary in the CBD and most of the people, but otherwise no big deal given my circumstances. More concerned with some of the younger people whose careers will be disrupted. I'll probably spend some time over the next few weeks helping them polish cvs etc.
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I also walked 18 today on a course that's just 5 minutes from my house with a friend I had worked with for 25 years (he still has 3 to go). We then had a couple "pops" after the round on my deck and I bbq'd some burgers.
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Went to a Pink Floyd tribute band concert last night. Not really a fan of tribute bands, but tickets were inexpensive, so what the heck... I'd give the band a "B-" musically, but the laser light show was pretty good.

Perhaps being a guitarist, and having done front-end mixing in the past, makes me overly critical, but the lead guitar was painfully louder than the rest of the band, vocals were so-so, and the band struggled on a couple of tunes. Doesn't help that I saw the real PF three times...

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Oven was pre-heating when a flash and a small sound was noticed. So much for the planned cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Stove part still working. Did some investigating and determined the electronic control board for the oven had a portion of the circuit burned out and let the smoke out, under the relay area. A high current location, but why now vs being several years old? In good LBYM fashion found a rebuilt board on ebay for $79 vs $190 range for a new board. Rebuilt board has 6 mo warranty and claims to be fully tested, so hopefully it is good for longer than warranty. Looks like no baking for next week approximately until the new board gets here.

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Also visited our neighbor. Poor folks - they're in their mid-80's, he has Alzheimer's and is declining rapidly. She needs help, and I've been going over 2 or 3 times a week to help her make their living environment more suitable for their situation, and also to help fix things - mostly computer and A/V. And to sit and visit. She has a hard road ahead.
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