DavidKuhnsSr Member

Good morning BBB friends. I got a few things done yesterday, including a nice nap. That put a better shine on my week. Waiting for a guy to come over this morning to give us an estimate for cleaning our gutters and spreading moss preventive on the roof. This is the sort of task I always did myself but have had to forgo as…

Good morning gentlemen. Things took a better turn for me, yesterday. I finished a really nice madrone plate, yesterday morning. That always puts a positive spin on things for me. Then the catalytic converter security covers arrived in the afternoon, while I was taking a nap. I took them out and successfully installed them…

Good morning BBB friends. Hope the new job goes smoothly, Skip. Traffic there will never get better, so I won't waste my sympathy on that score. Traffic in the Capitol Region was awful 40 years ago when I was stationed there and I am sure it has only gotten worse. All my plans for yesterday came to nothing. The financial…

Good morning gentlemen. My day was a near zero, yesterday. The account manager who handled the estate breakup in Salem had not granted access to the new guy in Olympia, so nothing got done on that front. Then I realized that I made a typo on the address for the shipped parts for my Tacoma, so I had to spend an hour trying…

Good morning BBB friends. Skip is getting too cryptic for me to follow. Whatever the issue, hope it turns out well. We will have another beautiful day, with sun and 73 degrees. I'll waste the first part of it talking to a financial advisor/manager. Hope all the appointments and procedures go well today.

Good morning gentlemen. Should be another nice day: 73 and sunny. Maybe I'll wash the car. I have an appointment with a financial advisor/manager this morning to talk about what I inherited from my mom's estate. Makes me think of a T-shirt I saw that said, "I want to go for a hike and forget about my adult problems." Need…

Good morning BBB friends. Missing church this morning, so we can attend a thing with the grandkids that was oddly scheduled at 11 a.m. on a Sunday. Have a great day, everyone.

Good morning gentlemen. No church today. The grandkids have a school thing at 11 a.m. Need to do the final buffing on a pair of projects in the shop, then on to something new.

Good morning BBB friends. Wish we could hoist a few brews together, Skip, and curse the powers that be. As others have said, it will work out in time. You have so much to offer. DGS soccer game this afternoon. Nothing else on the calendar.

Good morning gentlemen. We’re on a warm-cool cycle, it seems. Yesterday was 80, today will be 65. Still pleasant. DGS has a soccer game this afternoon. I’ll work on the finish on a pair of projects in the shop this morning. I’m not sure what you are talking about, Mike, but it fascinates me anyway. Yesterday I bought a…

Good morning BBB friends. How do you take a game into extra innings and still lose by 9? The Mariners know. Grandkids are in a talent show at school this morning, then I’ll try to enjoy a very nice, sunny afternoon. Maybe a nap is in order. I slept lousy last night.

Good morning gentlemen. Rita has had great success trapping moles. A few years back our backyard was really torn up by a single mole. Since then she has used a scissor style trap and caught a bunch before they could do much harm. Grandkids are in the school talent show this morning so that’s where we’ll be. back up to 80…

Good morning BBB friends. I don't know about Virginia, Skip, but out here, you need a teaching certificate to teach and that requires specific course work and things like student teaching. They don't waive those requirements. Welcome back to the homeland, Steph and Ron. Hope the car started. We have a gentle rain, this…

Good morning gentlemen. We have a bit of rain, here, this morning, too. It should clear this afternoon, so I can get the lawn mown. I am yearning for a trail fix. Can't go today and can't go tomorrow (grandkids school talent show), so I might actually break my rule and head out on Saturday. I generally avoid weekend…

Good morning BBB friends. Should get well up into the 80s today, warmest day of the year, so far. Shop time this morning, for my mental health; Rita's errands in the afternoon.

Good morning gentlemen. You're a kind man, Lee. Those families appreciate how you have helped their friends pass on. Going to be the warmest day of the year, so far, today: 86. Fifteen degrees cooler tomorrow. Wonder if the AC will kick on.

Good morning BBB friends. Should be a nice day, here. Sadly, my morning will be spent meeting with a financial advisor. I’d rather be hiking.

Good morning gentlemen. Traffic is back to normal today. Yay! We can drive somewhere without a traffic jam. Limited main routes here lead to problems on most holidays. I have an appointment this morning to discuss how to handle my share of my mom’s estate. Not my favorite way to spend a pretty spring day. Weight was back…

Good morning gentlemen. Yesterday I kind of told off a friend for wishing a happy Memorial Day. He replied that it has become a weekend for family and friendship and he felt joy was appropriate. On reflection, I kind of think he is right. Honoring and remembering the fallen doesn’t need to mean a day of gloom. I raise a…

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Good morning gentlemen. We still get a bit misty eyed when we think about the demise of our first dog, Princess, and that was 16 years ago. But we are also still grateful for the gentle, caring attitude of the vet we had. I am sure you make a tough choice easier for both patient and owners, Lee. I have a mouth guard, Lee.…

Good morning BBB friends. The return key on my laptop won't work, so this will be an entry in one block. Skip seems to be in an unusual mood today. Took Sassy for a nice forest walk yesterday. No plans for the weekend. I have already cranked up the chainsaw and cut up a big piece of cherry. I am making Rita a charcuterie…

Good morning gentlemen. I am always amazed at the rain totals from some of your storms. We are known as a rainy part of the country, but we never get 6 inches of rain in a month, much less a day. The holiday weekend promises to be a beautiful one, here. Sunny and 76, today. My goal is to avoid traffic this weekend, so…

Good morning BBB friends. Sassy is on a twice a day feeding schedule. If she doesn’t eat her morning offering I add in the evening. She generally scarfs the whole thing down then. We just add some taste to her kibble as a treat: sometimes a little bit of unseasoned broth, or a few shakes of grated Parmesan cheese. No plans…

Good morning gentlemen. Got through another day with multiple bank visits. At least one more to go. Have an appointment Tuesday to talk to a financial manager. Not my favorite way to spend my time. Today I will cut stuff up. Have the frame from my rejected recliner back to demolish also want to cut up a large cherry log…

Good morning BBB friends Got through the financial stuff yesterday and driving across Portland twice. One task about as pleasant as the other. More today, as I have to find an advisor/manager to handle my new account. This feels a lot like a job. Something I put behind me 15 years ago. So, more banking today, as well as…

Good morning gentlemen. Got the trust divided, yesterday, then closed the trust's bank account. Now I have to park a large cashier check somewhere and talk to an advisor on how to manage my share of the estate. It feels like work. Since I don't need it, I think I'll look for a strategy aiming at helping my son, down the…

good morning BBB friends. Loved getting out with DS and DDIL yesterday to get a load of firewood. I cut, they loaded. Took me back to my days working in the woods, 50 years ago.

Good morning gentlemen. Had fun getting firewood with DS and DDIL yesterday. I bucked the logs with my chainsaw and they loaded it in the truck. Felt like my old days working in the woods 50 years ago. Heading down to Salem this morning. We have an appointment to terminate the trust and divide up our mom’s estate. That’s a…

Good morning BBB friends. My furry buddy doesn't need to jump. She does push a cold wet nose into my face on occasion, when she has decided it is time to get up. Cutting firewood with DS and DDIL this afternoon. I am a popular guy, since I have both a truck and a chainsaw. They have a permit to get firewood in a nearby…