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Good morning BBB friends. The bomb cyclone kind of missed Tumwater. It was windy and wet, but not extreme. From 20 miles north of us and on up it was a lot worse, with power outages and even a couple fatalities. Now, the follow-up atmospheric river is mostly to the south in California. So we dodge the bullet again. Just…
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Good morning gentlemen. Rita went through a biopsy then lumpectomy many years ago. Pretty traumatic. It turned out benign. Hope you see a similar outcome, Sam. A small house would better accommodate your canoe and camping equipment, too, Mike. I need to be on the road for Salem by 7 this morning and overslept until 6. I…
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Good morning BBB friends. We're doing our Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, and it will just be six of us. That will be quite enough. I do the holiday cooking, generally. This one will be a two-day process. Friday, I'll make my corn pudding and use the neck, giblets and wing tips to make turkey broth for the gravy and to…
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Good morning gentlemen. Sorry about all the pain/medical issues. They seem to pile up at times. I look forward to hearing how you MacGyver the move of that piano up to your apartment, Mike. The big bomb cyclone didn't affect us. Lots of power outages to our north and west, and heavy snow in the mountains. Just cold and…
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Good morning BBB friends. Sorry about the ongoing headaches, Skip. I grew up with a mother who was a home economics major in college. She never tired of trying out new things, so I was exposed to an endless variety of experiments, including all kinds of cold soup. I love that my horizons were expanded but, leave cold soups…
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Good morning gentlemen. Stormy day expected today. The coast and the Cascade foothills could see winds over 80 mph. They are telling people to plan for power outages. It's good that most of the leaves are already down or outages would be more widespread. There are constantly plans to expand Medicare to include hearing,…
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Good morning BBB friends. Great losing, Mary. Inspirational. Hope you can solve the headache dilemma, Skip. Not a cold soup fan - cold pizza, yes, cold soup, no. With the push toward the holiday bazaar over, I can now turn to Thanksgiving. We're celebrating early, on Saturday. The clan will be up in Seattle at DDIL's…
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Good morning gentlemen. I had a good day, football-wise, yesterday. Miraculously, the Seahawks beat the 49ers, and my two Duck QBs, Nix and Herbert, both won. Making some white bean chili is one of my go-to low-point meals. Sadly, I have no pheasant in the freezer, so I use Costco chicken. With a good shake of green…
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Good morning BBB friends. The bazaar went well yesterday. We brought home a lot of money. I won't call it profit, since I spend far more on tools and expendables - sandpaper, finishing supplies, new tools, etc. - than we could ever realize on this sort of sale. But buyers seemed genuinely thrilled with their purchases, so…
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Good morning gentlemen. The bazaar went well, yesterday. We took home more than we have the last two years. It was funny, too. Last year I had a platter I loved and did not really want to sell, so I put what was, for me, a very high price on it - and someone bought it. This year, I had a truly impressive natural edge vase…
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Good morning BBB friends. I checked an update of the fight in the last round. Paul had landed 77 punches and Tyson only 17 - in the entire fight. He is certainly a tough old guy, but still an old guy. Silly waste of money for those who paid. It's kind of sad how far boxing has fallen since the golden days of my youth.…
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Good morning gentlemen. So, today is the holiday bazaar I have been focusing on the last couple months. The car is all loaded and ready to go. We set up at the church at 8, with sales from 10 until 4. That's a long time to leave Sassy. I might run home in the early afternoon to let her out for some relief. In the past,…
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Good morning BBB friends. (((Skip))) Yes, the Badgers are next on the list for the Ducks. I'm glad it is a late game, since I will be at the annual holiday bazaar where I (hopefully) pass on many of the things I have turned over the last year. The bazaar runs until 4 PST and the game starts at 4:30. Lee, I see that the…
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Good morning gentlemen. As Kirk Herbstreit said in his emotional tribute to his dog Ben, the only fault dogs have is that they die too soon. Made it into the shop for much of the morning yesterday, turning a vase from some walnut. Didn't finish sanding the inside. I hope it hasn't warped overnight. I'll get to it this…
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That's great news Bill. Glad it is all falling into place for you and Heather.
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Good morning BBB friends. You got this, Skip. Look forward to you checking in later. I had a buddy who got a new '68 Camaro right after we graduated from high school. It had a 350 cubic inch V-8 and wood burn rubber for a city block. Sadly, the car was totaled a year later. Showed the folly of giving such a beast to an…
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Good morning gentlemen. More rain and wind, here. I really want to get out to clean up in my shop. Hope Rita gives me the time to do so. I was driving her one place or another all day, yesterday. Tomorrow should be a break in the foul weather, so I will plan to gather the last of the leaves for this year. Saturday we'll be…
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Good morning BBB friends. Sorry about your brother, Lou. Hope he finds a good way forward. I too am at nine vehicles, but I am 74. Bought my first car 54 years ago (1966 Plymouth Valient Signet, $590). Most of my vehicles have stayed in my possession for well over 10 years. Skips rarely seem to make 10 months. I, for one,…
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Good morning gentlemen. Made it to my woodturning club meeting last night. First meeting I have made in several months. Always entertaining. We had a rainy, windy night, so I am sure most of the remaining leaves are on the ground. Next time we get a dry day I'll run the mower through them and haul the result to Rita's…
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Good morning BBB friends. Welcome back, Lou. Hope you brother does better. You keep a smile on my face, Skip. I car shop vicariously through you. My granddaughter baked me a pair of apple tarts for Veterans Day, and she and her brother each made me a card. We were out when they dropped them off at the house, so we…
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Good morning gentlemen. We have three trees large enough to add a leaf-gathering burden. I ground everything with the mower on Sunday. Sunday night we had rain and wind all night, and the yard is covered again. I think I'll mow/mulch one more time. Not today, as we will have rain all day. Rita got through her balance/inner…
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Good morning BBB friends. Salute to all my fellow veterans - and National Guard counts, Lee. Seahawks didn't lose - they had a bye, too. Bo Nix played well (former Duck) but brilliant special team formation robbed Denver of the chance to win in KC. Justin Herbert continued excellence (former Duck) as Chargers won. I didn't…
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Good morning gentlemen. Lousy weather, today: rain and wind. Rita has a mid-day appointment for a balance test at a hearing and balance clinic. She did one of these 18 years ago, and it made her dizzy and nauseous for the rest of the day. Hope the aftereffects of this one aren't as bad. A couple years back Costco had…
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Good morning BBB friends. Hope the long trip home has few hassles, Lou. I spent 10 hours watching college football, yesterday, without a single sarcastic comment from Rita. No wonder I love her. Ducks played a lousy game and still won by three touchdowns. Yay team!!! Church this morning, then driving Miss Rita this…
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Good morning gentlemen. Well, I haven't fallen down for a few days, so that's something. Not much chance, yesterday, anyway, as I spent about 10 hours watching college football. The Beavers looked bad, but the Ducks and WSU Cougars rolled. Way to go Lucy! Love the photo. Church this morning, then whatever Rita wants in the…
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Good morning BBB friends. Great looking trip, Lou. Rather than do something truly productive, yesterday, I drove to Tacoma and shopped for some really expensive (for me, at least) casual shoes. I now have a pair of Red Wing Iron Rangers to break in, part of the Heritage line. They'll last me the rest of my life. First time…
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Good morning gentlemen. Glad you weren't hurt, Lee. Good luck to you and the girls. We're back to rain today. Have the grandkids coming over for the morning, then dropping them off for a sleepover at a friend's house. Bought a new laptop for DW last month and now it won't run on battery. I hate when technology fails us.
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Good morning BBB friends. Very sorry to read of your heart issues, Skip. Good to have a diagnosis, though. Stay strong. We'll be praying. Cloudy, cool day - pretty much a normal November. I didn't get out with Sassy yesterday. Rita had me drive her to a local casino instead. She won $300, I broke even. Par for the course.…
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Good morning gentlemen. I picked up a new prescription Rita has for dry eyes. The doctor mentioned that it was expensive, so Rita asked me to see how expensive it is. I was aghast. A month supply was up to $780, if without insurance. Now, we pay nothing because of the coverage the Army gives us, but that price is obscene.…
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Good morning gentlemen. I have waited for someone else to start us off, but you are all sleeping in, I guess. Should be a beautiful fall day on Puget Sound. l I might take Sassy for a forest walk in a state park. She loves that.
