DavidKuhnsSr Member

Good morning BBB friends. I have a coffee pot with a timer. My first act upon coming downstairs in the morning id to pour a large mug of hot coffee. I'd never survive if I had to wait until I drove to a coffee stand. Still experiencing some residual cold symptoms, so I guess we'll skip the wedding we were to attend this…

Good morning gentlemen. Still some residual symptoms. This cold just wants to hang on, I guess. We were supposed to go to a wedding today, but I suppose we'd best bale out. We're having a "wintery mix" this morning. It's 34 degrees with rain and snow mixed. About as miserable as it gets around here. Always feel sorry for…

Good morning BBB friends. It is a late start to the day when the West Coast checks in this high in the group. Pouring rain all day, today. A good day to stay indoors. Rita and I have been binging Downton Abbey. It's been long enough since we watched the series that it seems reasonably fresh. Might spend some time with that.

Good morning gentlemen. Feeling better, almost well. The rains have returned. It's 40 degrees and pouring outside. Going to keep it up for a while, too. Rain or rain and snow for the next week. This is far more the norm for this time of year. Failed to turn some maple logs my sister gave me. They were too rotten to…

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Good morning gentlemen. Feeling a little better, not well. I'll probably skip choir practice tonight. Used to love oysters on all their varieties and recipes. Last couple of times I had unfortunate intestinal consequences, so I have avoided them for the last few years. Miss 'em. Take care all.

Good morning BBB friends. The cold refuses to go away. Either in my sinuses or the weather outside. Sigh. Praying for Joanne and her caregiver.

Good morning, gentlemen. The cold that won't go away. A handful of pills and a hot mug of coffee have me feeling a little better anyway. A lifetime of frugality made retirement decisions easier, I found. Fourteen years after I quit working, we still save more than we spend. We know people in their 60s making very good…

Good morning BBB friends. Still suffering through this head cold. I need to toughen up and get to the grocery store today. I'm out of cream for my coffee.

Good morning gentlemen. Sorry about Connie's diet challenges, Steve. Hope you find a path forward. Still chilly and dry here. This is really strange for us. Hardly any rain in the entire month of January. There is a slight chance of snow to start February off. Still suffering a head cold. I start to feel better, then…

Good morning BBB friends. Sorry about the Commanders. Hard to win with no defense against the run. I was rooting for KC, so I will say the 4th down was too close to change the call. Still suffering a bad head cold. Going through periods where I feel almost human - when freshly medicated and sipping a hot drink - to feeling…

Good morning gentlemen. Well, I like KC, so I was happy they won a very good game. I have always disliked both DC and Philly but was rooting for the underdog. So, it goes. Still suffering a nasty head cold. I feel human when medicated and sipping a hot drink. I too made white bean, chicken chili last night. I don't really…

Good morning BBB friends. That looks nice and warm, Steph. Color me jealous. Corona makes one of the best alcohol-free beers I have had, too. Just saying. I have come down with a cold, so I am heavily into feeling sorry for myself. I'll probably catch some football. I'll pull for the Commanders and Chiefs. I think that…

Good morning gentlemen. Yes, Pete was fired after the 2023 season, just like Bill Belichick. As a 49ers fan, from the Bay Area, I'm not surprised Bill doesn't like Coach Carol, but we loved him up here. I have come down with a cold, it seems, my first in about a year. So, I might actually watch some football today, while…

Good morning BBB friends. Grilled some brats for supper last night. When I took the cover off the grill, I found that something had gnawed at the control knobs and even pulled out the button that controls the igniter and chewed up the rubber gasket around it. My thought is rats. Buying some traps today. War has been…

Good morning gentlemen. Well, Lee, Pete left the Seahawks a year ago. I wish him well, though the Raiders are a team I have rooted against since the AFL days. As you say, at least it wasn't the Cowboys. We have reservations in Vegas in June, so no football. Airline prices are up (along with most things) so Rita says she'd…

Good morning BBB friends. Not quite as chilly this morning - only 35 degrees. Might convince DW to get out for a walk. Need to make an appointment for her to get physical therapy for balance issues, too. Finally used a gift card to a little butcher shop in Olympia - DS gave it to me last March. Anyway, I had a mortadella…

Good morning gentlemen. Hurray! It's 35 degrees this morning. We'll be back frosty again tonight. Haven't walked in several days, not because I am a wimp, but my walking partner - the one with two legs - eschews cold-weather walking. I have been busy with other pursuits, anyway. We'll try to get out this morning. Cleaning…

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Good morning gentlemen. I finally used a gift card from last year's birthday (in March), yesterday. It was for a small boutique butcher shop. I picked up some sweet Italian sausage, fresh brats, locally raised smoked turkey and some mortadella. None of that is especially point friendly - except the smoked turkey. We…

Good morning BBB friends. Kind of cathartic to visit the empty house in Salem. It doesn't feel much like home anymore. It's just a house. Had a chat with the account manager for the trust, too. Nothing much to do there, for now. We did move some funds from one type of account to another, where it will accrue better…

Good morning gentlemen. Had a good meeting with the guy managing the trust. Also inspected all the work that has been done on the house. Still a bit to finish before it gets officially listed. Our weather isa the same - 25 degrees this morning, heading to 41 this afternoon. I am waiting around for a guy to come and fix my…

Good morning BBB friends. Congratulations to our Buckeye fan. Heading down to Salem in the Tacoma, to visit the old family home one last time before it goes on the market, and to meet with a banker about the trust that holds mom's estate. Once the house is sold, we have to pay the estate taxes, then divide everything up…

Good morning gentlemen. Heading down to Salem, Oregon today. My siblings and I will visit the old house one last time before the for-sale sign goes up, then we'll meet with the account manager about the trust that holds our mom's estate. We need to start looking at terminating the trust and dividing everything up, after…

Good morning BBB friends. I didn't catch any of the football, yesterday. I was pulling for the Rams and Ravens, so it was just as well. It's 25 degrees in Tumwater this morning. Cold enough to turn on both the space heaters in my shop, I think.

Good morning gentlemen. The coring of walnut blanks didn't go as well as I hoped, yesterday. The guy who did it was generous with his time, but didn't really know what he was doing. The cores he took were not nearly deep enough, so I need to do a lot of additional turning on the bowls and the cores he cut out are too small…

Good morning BBB friends. I watched the fourth quarter of the Commander's win. Great to see an underdog come through. The head coach and a bunch of others are former Seahawks and Mariota is the greatest Duck of all, so, there's that. It's chilly here, at 26 degrees, but climbing to 42 later. It's dry and sunny. Church this…

Good morning gentlemen. Glad to hear Joanne is getting through things as well as can be expected. That name looks made up, doesn't it, Mike? Love the Anglicized spelling of indigenous words. We have a lot around here, too, but they aren't super long, just hard to pronounce sometimes. We're in the 20s this morning, heading…

Good morning BBB friends. I'll root for KC and Washington, today, but might not actually watch a game. Shop time and cooking will get in the way. DS is a bachelor for the weekend - DDIL and kids are off to the Oregon Coast. He's coming over for supper. I am making a pot of chili and baking corn bread. I need to get rid of…

Good morning gentlemen. Yeah, Steve, it's always something. This is the first house we have lived in long enough for things to wear out. Lots of cold weather coming for most of the country, it seems. Of course, our cold - lows in the 20s - is not like Midwest cold - minus-20s. Third grade concert was great, last night.…