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Mornin' BBB I thought you'd maybe do the professorial thing and help shape young minds, instead of the office thing, Skip. Either way, best of luck. Hope there will be video of your oratory efforts. Prayers for Joanne and Kelly's DBIL. BBB OP ;-)

Afternoon BBB We have an American Pope. Who woulda thunk? Hannah is one fine looking hound. Prayers for Joanne and Kelly's DBIL. Amputation is radical, but prostheses and rehab have come a long way. BBB OP ;-)

Afternoon gents. Dog training this am. Grocery shopping on the way home, then stopped by DMV to get duplicate registrations and stickers for my boats that I some how lost. Probably got thrown out with junk mail when sorting. Anyway, you can't just walk in anymore, it is all by appointment and the first appointment is June…

Afternoon BBB

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Mornin' gents. The spots on the fins identify it as a Northern Pike. I didn't messure the length, but am guessing 20 + inches. That would be a monster pickerel. The lake I was fishing used to be managed for pike, but I guess the powers that be decided that the population was doing a good enough job propagating itself, so…

Afternoon gents. The nicest one of a few takers this am. Nice little pike. Very cool about the song, Mike. I'd love to see your lyics. Wish I could say I was productive this weekend, but I can't. But I did catch a few fishies, and confirmed that my outboard is running as it should. Onward and downward ;-)

Afternoon BBB Good race indeed. Fun to watch. No $$$ on it. Got boat wet. Running very well. Now just need to degrunge it from when it was sitting in mechanic's shop yard. Caught a little pike, I would like to post the photo but somehow I cant get permission. I used to but not since they updated the site. BBB OP ;-)

Mornin' BBB " I hate being alone." So Tucker is chopped liver? Not working, so off to train dogs with BTG. BBB OP ;-)

Mornin' BBB Great sib pic. No obvious resemblance there 😉 Great day dog training yesterday. Then grabbed a couple of steaks and salad fixings and went over to cook dinner for a bachelor food critic buddy who just had shoulder surgery. One steak was from Aldi's and one was from a local butcher. The prime cut from the…

Sorry to hear about Heather being in a bad "pain season". Somehow I missed that she had chronic pain too. The pro mowers around here tend to mow unless it is a straight up deluge. My biggest problem is getting my guy to mow high, sometimes they forget because the next door neighbor they also mow for likes it low and it…

Mornin' BBB Who is doing the doctoral research presentation? Good to hear the last interview was encouraging. Didn't Dennis used to work for IBM? Happy belated ….wait, wrong Sam. So sorry about your Emmaus group member, Dennis. Those dermatologists, alway digging deeper. Cecelia could be right about the sandbagging. Since…

Sam Threewood has a Japanese Chin, maybe Leo would enjoy a playdate.

Mornin' gents. Am guessing today is really Monday. "Dew hampers"? Is that when the overnight dew fall hampers cutting the lawn in the morning before it dries off? Yup, rarely see 80 degrees this time of year in New England. Got cold and windy yesterday and I felt the crud coming on that has been making the rounds at work,…

Mornin' gents. Beautiful day. Lots to do. Onward and downward ;-)

Mornin' BBB Drying out from rainy Saturday. Chomping at the bit to get going on the day. Buddy dropped in last night from VT. His kid has a lacrosse match in Middletown, so I invited him to use our guest room. Pizza and non alcholic IPAs (he is sober). Good company. BBB OP ;-)

Looks like it came out perfect. Yum!

Mornin' BBB Love the Lexus. My Saturday off and its raining. This means I have to do housework. I swear, I gotta get a cleaning person. I just hate doing vacuuming and dusting and mopping. I enjoy being orderly, and cleaning up after myself in the kitchen and bathroom is automatic, and making the bed and laundry is oddly…

Mornin' gents. Meant to mention yesterday that I read about the hiker mom that fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm in Massachusetts. Isn't that an area that you go hiking, Mike? Really bizarre accident. Its raining here all day, of course, its my Saturday off. I'll probably get to the lake and swim the dogs, and I might…

TGIF gents. Its been a dry spring in CT so far. Here is an Aussie campfire bread recipe that is yeast free. The poster of the recipe makes it sound pretty good. I am not a baker, but it looks doable. www.recipetineats.com/sandwich-bread-without-yeast-quick-easy/ Long day training dogs yesterday. I was pretty tired when I…

Mornin' BBB "When is your next trek to CO, Doc?" Planning on late July. It's kitten season. A cat just had 4 kittens at the clinic yesterday. She came in last Friday as a stray, hypothermic from being rescued from a backyard in ground pool, ready to pop. Staff wanted to let her have the kittens in house instead of sending…

Mornin' BBB (((Skip))) Work has been busy, but good busy. New doc is awesome but likes to discuss cases, a lot, but I love her attitude and the staff loves her. Just need to find another doc to pick up the slack when I depart for CO. Dog training and grocery shopping today. BBB OP ;-)

Work, sleep issues, and being a bachelor has really affected my time for checking in. Sleep is better with melatonin, but still not great. Per my fitbit, my best sleep is occuring after 1 am and through to when I force myself up (usually 6 am at the latest). Before melatonin, I would consciously struggle from 9 pm to…

Afternoon gents. Wish I was fishing. Onward and downward ;-)

Mornin' gents Well, I reversed seared a nice NY strip for myself last night. I splurged by topping with cowboy butter while it rested. Had a nice salad and oven roasted green beans as sides. I was prepared for company, but my field trial buddy had a 4 hour drive home and a very unpredictable environment when he got there…

Happy Easter BBB Warm and breezy. Great day for Easter Egg hunt. BBB OP ;-)

Shaping up to be a beautiful day. Already on my third cup of coffee. Hit the hay at 9 PM and got up at 4:30 am. Melatonin seems to be doing the trick, for now. Depending on what and who you read, the melatonin as a sleep aid, is controversial. I think, and I tend to be a skeptic, it helped because my issue was due to a…

Evenin' gents. Worked today. Then shaved down a couple of spaniels that were getting a bit shaggy. Used up all my PT this week. PT guy says I am doing well, but to keep at it. I still am aware of the replaced knee going up and down stairs. I have 127 degrees flexion, and I want to improve that to 135. Easter plans with…

Steve, that is a lot of ticks. Sounds like when we were living in a house deep in the woods in Cornwall CT. I do the same as Bob. Permethrin spray on clothes and deet on bare skin when it is tick season. Score another decent night of sleep for melatonin. I plan to discontinue after a week or so to see if I just needed to…

Mornin' BBB Good luck today with 4th round. Skip, you are a man with many incisions. How many surgeries/procedures, in total, have you had? Yup, we have an unmatched washer and dryer. They are a mixed couple, and they work great together. Yesterday was a long, physical, day. A little achy breaky this morning. BBB OP