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Looks like mostly dry here in PDX area south of Dave (Tumwater/Olympia WA) dry walk this morning. Yup Lee try to get out and bike daily. I have ridden 332 days so far this year so not missed too many days for travel, weather, or medical stuff. I try to get in at least one ride daily and hopefully not during the wettest…

Yup same ole same ole weather. And sneaaker wave hi surf too I'll bet near Florence. Big congrats to Steve and Connie on their anniversary. Luved the photo of your DGS Lee! I iked the photo of the Piano guts too Mike!!! Onward and downward.

Morning gentlemen!! Yup our 10 day forecast is monotonous too. Showers and spits followed by some rain, brief clearing. Repeat. Yup take care of those ribs Steve. Sam ; I too am grateful that the lump turned out to be nothing cancerous Got out for a nice ride this a.m. with just a couple of spritzes and only one that was…

Awe Sam that just seems like great news about your wife and the new diagnosis. Wow Lee I could just eat that picture of prime rib and eggs. Wow indeed. Yup Dave. Lots of snow in the cascades now. We had a very wet Christmas day with over an inch. Still some local flooding near us and ducks swimming on the adjacent golf…

wonderful photo of the you and the grand kid Lee. sounds like you had a nice Christmas and wonderful eats. I enjoyed watching Northern Illinois beat Fresno State a couple of days ago in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl..I finally remembered that they beat Notre Dame in South Bend this year. No football or basketball for us…

Prime rib sounds great Bill my DSIL is doing smoked brisket which should be great Sorry about your rib Steve. Glad ya got to meet up with Lee! Rainy as heck here early this morning during my bike ride. Sheesh. oh well onward I go. Stay comfy all.

Ha ha. Yea my DW broke a rib landing atop a 14" terracotta flowerpot. Hers was only slightly displaced but still hurts much later. It was on same side as her mastectomy previously which exacerbates the situation. I would say that breaking a rib is one of the worst choices for a first noticeable broken bone. Mike that just…

Mike the piano looks amazing. Not surprised that your HO rules are just limiting piano teaching and the usual stuff. Pretty typical. Glad ya got it moved and all in one piece. Beautiful. Steve: so sorry about your ribs. OUCH. I have had some broken ones and one that was disarticulated (pulled away)from the backbone…

RocKy mOuNtain HiGh innnnnnn Colaraaaaaado!!! Good on ya Lee! Mildly chilly but wet in PDX. Hmmmmm. thinkin' the Sarge on these boards might be rootin' for Army???? Best game today. Also I am waitin' for the upcomin' "Tidy Whitey Toilet Bowl" featuring Appalachian Frontier community college A&M vs University of OMG…

Sounds great Bill with your new house plans. sometimes crowns and repairs last a long time. I had a temporary 3/4 crown cleaned, sanitized and re-cemented by a dentist in Australia as a "temporary fix" that lasted just fine another 20 years or so. Chilly and wet here in the upper 30s/low 40s. Not a great bike ride but OK.…

Good grief Lee I am with you RE CEO shooter. Fortunately I don't know of anybody that is making excuses for the horrible action. Looked up peanut butter ball OMG decadent indeed! Gosh Dave 14 years and still get in Rita's way. Longer than that for us especially in the kitchen. Had to LOL at that one. Oh Sam lots of Ts and…

Yeah Mike hope you had fun with your debut. Glad you are getting the CRV back Dave. Always annoying to have bodywork done. Enjoy the kids for one more day. Yup nice photo Lee . Never hunted Pheasants in the snow. Where I hunted them in California Central Valley it didn't snow whilst I was living there. I have just been…

Luv it Mike. My DW is one of those bell ringers in church. I too took a pict of a Bald Eagle from yesterday's bike ride but at a distance w my cell phone so not as pretty as Steve's. WOW those geese are amazing!!!! WOW Sam that suxxx about the water heater. Our water heater outfit did ours on short notice with no fuss.…

Dave: waved at Tumwater when we went to and fro to Seattle by AMTRAK train. Colder at our house than Seattle or Olympia. 26 degrees this morning and I panicked and went outside to start dealing with the outside faucet. It's OK. Had a wonderful time in a place near Gig Harbor Washington visiting the Bacon Christmas Tree…

Yeah some advantage to old mechanical auto set-ups. We drove "old" Russian vans in the Gobi Desert that had distributors, points etc. Easy to fix when they broke down. Off to Seattle by train and likely wont log back in. T-day w DS and DDIL

Yup Bill nice weather. Hope you have good luck with a place in Florence. Glad Colin did OK working so far. Off to Seattle by train tomorrow for T-day weekend.

Yeah back in the day we used to change out spark plugs and gap them ourselves annually. adjust distributor points too. One time my car was faultering after I had it tuned and I stopped at a bar parking lot and opened the hood and pulled off the cap . The guy who tuned it forgot to put the retainer atop the rotor. I went…

Late to the party here had trouble w myfitnesspal. wishing the best for Colin. Hope your new regimentworks for you Steve. I couldn't get on either Bill. Have fun walking the shoreline.

Yup Steve take care of yourself. We are all in your corner!! Yup damp and cold Bill is the norm where you are. II am suffering a bit from a stomach/intestinal bout. Wouldn't ya know it our Weightwatchers zoom group started out talking about colonoscopies to wit I said "well I guess I would be good to go". haha. got to get…

Good luck with the biopsies of DW Sam and also your pesky shoulder. Your Lodge sounds great and your cooking. Good luck Lee taking care of business and transitioning to Colorado. Filson Jackets are great as you know Dave. Have safe travels between Salem and Tumwater. Off to do stuff.

Pianos are just not fun to move for sure. Safe travels Dave. MY DW got pretty sick from the anesthesia for a lumpectomy and also for the mastectomy too. Hey lots of Ts and Ps for all and their loved ones.

Steve. Good luck getting the door handle and brakes fixed. Wow Mike sorry about all the drought and dry conditions on the East Coast. Glad you found a nice piano!!! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your wife Sam. Yup no bomb cyclone issues here either. Really less than normal somewhat gusty winds. Plenty of rain…

We ended up getting upwards of 2" of graupel mixed with hail on the roads near my house yesterday. Some folks did get some snowflakes at times too. Kinda a wild weather day. Yeah we are getting the same weather prediction as Dave with the higher wind gusts probably just offshore and some in the foothills. We might possibly…

Yup Seahawks pulled one off against the SF 49ers. I agree the ducks lack the luster of a number one team but then the also-rans have lost games. Finally the Ducks have a bye week to recuperate and get ready for Washington (never an easy game) Lee's pheasant soup sounds great for us peasants teehee. Glad ya made some money…

Yea Lee I like that quotation. My condolences added too for Babe's litter mate. All my dogs have been sweethearts and my cats too. Lots of Ts and Ps for your DW Sam and her upcoming biopsies. Glad you got an offer on your old place Bill and good luck hunting (for homes not pheasants) in Florence. Wow not familiar with…

Oh my leaves falling like crazy. Put a bunch of dry ones just before the rains and drop them off a free leaf drop site on Saturday. Also was able to mulch in some leaves with a lawn mower before the rains too. Fair amount of rain last couple of days adding up to almost 1.5" so glad I got some leaves up before the rains.…

Dave is smart about watching returns out here. We voted in a drop box and also had signed up for notification that our vote was received. I have no interest in spending too much time watching "early returns". We have stuff recorded to watch. Oh my coffee timer not working. YIKES. Sadly I push a button first thing in the…

Lee: Sounds like Colorado has your name on it!! Gosh Lee ya always have to see a man about a dog. It's what ya do. Yup Dave enjoyed the Ducks playing in the big house but the Seahawks? eh not so much. At least I have started back on my bike a bit. Cheers.

We loved loved loved staying at Honeyman State Park and experiencing the Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area. I didn't realize it goes for about 40 miles and. is the largest expanse of Dunes in North America. Also one of the largest Dunes in temperate climate. Great memories for sure!! I really haven't ridden a decent…

Back from Depoe Bay on Oregon Coast. a "TON" of rain there (over 2 inches on Saturday for sure) Nice wave crashing watching and good times celebrating DW's big 80 BD. She really is just a kid at heart!! We got over 1.33 inches in the storm From Friday to Sunday at our house in Beaverton near PDX and over .94 inches in one…