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Old 05-04-2010, 04:06 PM   #141
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:10 PM   #142
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Any nerd needing just a TI scientific calculator?

PS. Arghh! Who the h*ll cares about netbooks or 21" notebooks? My stock portion alone is down 3.17% today. Still waiting on MF reporting. Where's Dawg52 when I need a commiserating poster?
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:19 PM   #143
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I was going to say that my iPhone would be sufficient, but you beat me to it!
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:23 PM   #145
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OK, no hiding, here is a much larger shot of me (and DW) taken this week on a walk up "S" mountain in Salida, Colorado.
I do love seeing the person behind the funniest dating stories ever. And Mrs. Alan is adorable!
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:49 PM   #146
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I do love seeing the person behind the funniest dating stories ever. And Mrs. Alan is adorable!
Thank you - she has the patience of a saint, and has needed it living with me all these years.
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Old 05-04-2010, 05:03 PM   #147
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And Mrs. Alan is adorable!
She reminds me a *lot* of one of my college professors.
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Old 05-04-2010, 05:30 PM   #148
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Just make sure the webcams aren't enabled:

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Old 05-04-2010, 05:39 PM   #149
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She reminds me a *lot* of one of my college professors.
This prompted me to look for a picture of her in cap and gown on graduation day and I don't have one of either of us in our finery on that day. Bit sad - a lost photo of a great memory.
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Old 05-04-2010, 05:40 PM   #150
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Any nerd needing just a TI scientific calculator?

PS. Arghh! Who the h*ll cares about netbooks or 21" notebooks? My stock portion alone is down 3.17% today. Still waiting on MF reporting. Where's Dawg52 when I need a commiserating poster?
Damn, what happened today?
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Eeek. This feels weird, but here goes...just ignore the wall sconce growing out of my head.

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OK, no hiding, here is a much larger shot of me (and DW) taken this week on a walk up "S" mountain in Salida, Colorado.
You guys look like you are having an AWESOME time in Colorado. I lived outside Denver for 3 months many moons ago. Hope to go back and visit someday.
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Old 05-04-2010, 07:56 PM   #155
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Old 05-04-2010, 08:00 PM   #156
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Eeek. This feels weird, but here goes...just ignore the wall sconce growing out of my head.

Sconce or no sconce, You look marvelous!
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Just caught this thread. Very interesting people we have here! Nice to put faces with names. Here's my contribution from a trip in 08.
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