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Yup another belated Birthday wishes here for you Steve. Good work with the weight!!! Sorry about your wife's hip Sam. Hope your knee is doing better too. Yup briefly dipped into the 30s here this morning. Below normal indeed. Hang in there folks

Oh gosh Steve it will be good to get away from toxic work city!!! Have fun at farmer's market. Have fun Daave at DGS soccer game. Off for walk with DW.

Ouch Dave sorry about your face plant. Last time I tripped hiking I totally dislocated my little finger. Sorry about Sassy but Lee has ideas. Glad there is some progress Bill with the spine surgery and activity. Easy going I guess for now. Hang in there.

Awe Sam I am soooooo sorry to hear about your DGD's running away. Oh I see you posted above that the found her safe and sound. Wow Steve that just suxxxxx#! big time how you are treated. HRMPH!! I am hoping for the best for you Bill with your back Doc. wow lots going on here. Can't leave you guys alone for a minute. I have…

Mornin' Gents. I am off to the zoo with our grown grandson today. Good luck Steve with your job ending stuff. Yeah Mike I got buzzed by a hummingbird way up opn Mt Hood that came out of nowhere. Turns out I was wearing a red Wisconsin Badger cap my wife gave me. Sending my best thoughts to all with there job stress aches,…

Wishing all the best out there for moms. Nie early ride this a.m in 49deg.

I have seen the northern lights in Oregon and Washington before but not spectacular and need dark skies. Went for early ride today as it may approach 90deg again.

sorry about that Dave. We actually open up a lot and the temps come down (no heat on) and it will probably beat 88 degrees here today. Yesterday was 81 deg when it was predicted to pop up from a high of 59-60 deg to 71deg it shot past that to 81deg. Thanks for the info Bill sorry about your lingering effects. Hoping for…

Good luck with the contractor Steve!! Holy cow Dave that is awesome indeed. So Bill remind us again of how long it has been since you finished your radiation treatment?? I feel blessed that my gut issues aren't as bad as yours. I seem to be doing a bit better. Yea I did better with a plan other than the ole "wishing my…

Good job Lee we knew you weren't the "dainty bud" type of guy anyway. Nice Steve . Glad you got to go w Connie to the lake w Panera salads for some peaceful time!! Sounds likea great hike Dave. Have fun! Hang in there Sam with your eye and knee appts. Sending good Ts and Ps for that. Gosh Bill I hope you are doing better…

Wow Steve! So sorry about all the rain and flooding. Hope Sam is healing up nicely. Sending good Ts and Ps. Yeah Mike I hate ticks too. I like my bug off type clothing and also have the spray which does the same thing.Keeps the mosquitos (and ticks) away when used with a pinch of repellent around the neck etc. Glad you…

Yeah my wife takes benedryl sometimes to sleep. Yup suppose to be ridiculously warm this week-end. Jumping from upper 40s/low 50s up to 80s and maybe even Saturday in upper 80s?? Wow and without warning. Upper 40s and wet for my ride this a.m. Meant to tape the Derby but forgot. Oh well! Good luck Sam with yur medical…

I was having some issues with car batteries and then when I wasn't driving much I got an "intelligent" trickle charger which is thought to greatly extend the life of batteries. So far it is working great indeed!!! Wow Dave that is a long Dave including round-trip from Tumwater to Salem. Prayers indeed for the family! Glad…

Haha Lee and the Fourth back at ya! Ooh Lee like your no mow May. Too wet and cold for tomatoes and such right now but of course other garden stuff likes the weather. My lettuce is wonderful and my peas are growing well too. I like your plan Steve. Sorry about th battery Dave. Knock on wood mine is giving me a bit of extra…

Yup keeping my fingers and toes crossed for Annie and Colin. Hoping too that Frankie is OK. Sorry about the Pizza and your GI issues Bill. Hope Heather gets better sooooon. Yeah a nice day here too. Maybe rain later today. Wow Mike paying for acupuncture with mangoes. Nice. Hanging in there.

That's great Dave on your weight loss. Sorry about Heather and her bronchitis. hangin' in there.

Thanks Bill. I have minimized some things in my diet for now including real coffee and hot sauce. Don't know how long the gut stuff will last. Yea Lee hope your skin stuff is maybe psoriasis. I did have a Squamous cell CA removed from one of my ears with MOH surgery. Nice Lee fresh rainbow trout is my wifes favorite!! Oh…

I am done doing my short course radiation and like many others it is the aftermath that is an issue. I wasn't really expecting quite this much gut issues for sure. I read bill's comments and totally get it. BBL

It was a delight to watch our grandson get his MAT degree (Masters in Teaching) from George Fox on Monday early evening. It is a small enough campus and they chose to do a number of separate graduations and hooding ceremonies over the week in a smallish auditorium. Great fun. He has a B.A. and an MBA from St John's in NY…

Wow Lee fishin' beats workin most days even when trout aren't bitin' . Early ride in 39degrees but nice to be out. Sorry you are so tired Steve. Hope Collin works out with job situation. Ouch Bill sorry about the tummy thing. Finally back to 159 lb here but I am way shorter than Dave I think. Hang in there all!

Oh goodness Steve hope Frankie is OK. I enjoyed an early ride this a.m.. Just a teensy bit frosty but not serious. Nice to see weights creeping downwards. I probably only gained about 1.5 LB in Texas for the elipse and have now dropped about 1 LB of that. so far so good had to redo the pre radiation prep work on Friday.…

Thanks guys for the good Ts and Ps. I go to my third radiation session today. So far so good. Congrats Steve on deciding to retire. I liked working but nto the "politics" when they come along. Don't miss that stuff. So sorry about your DW Sam. Sending my best Ts and Ps for her to get better ASAP. I too am glad your eyes…

Gosh Steve sorry about the snafu at the DVM. Sounds like a thorny issue day including the wild rose removal too. Congrats on the weight! I too watched the Master's a bit. Some amazing golf on a difficult course. Yup gotta be careful with doing yard work for sure. Yeah I hear ya Bill Our taxes looked OK so I sent them off…

I know many may think eclipses as science nerdy but really they are also one of the most spiritual events that many of us may experience in our lifetimes. Takes us way beyond ourselves indeed with blessed feelings. Wow Steve as you say a lot of damage from the hail storm. Dave you are right about batteries costing about as…

Back from the hill country of Texas NW of Austin. this was our best eclipse experience ever. Soooo emotional indeed. I knew in my heart of hearts there would be some breaks in the clouds and there was indeed at Horseshoe Bay TX. The sun sun peaked thru and was blocked by the moon. Extremely bright Bailey's beads and a…

Going to be 86deg in Austin TX today and 56deg near PDX in Oregon. Probably about 80deg when we arrive. Yup good luck with your rheumatologist Sam!

Hope all are coping with the snow in the North East! Yikes!! Off to Texas to see the eclipse. Hoping T-storms hold off a bit.\ Stay safe all and as pain free and healthy as possible.

Mike: YUP room rates are now sky high for eclipse and unavailable. Folks renting tents in their yards albeit with cushy bed and chairs inside. I too have ween two total eclipses and they are truly amazing. the temperature drop is something else too! Glad to hear the doc is onto your A-fib drugs. Hoping that works out. Wow…

Good grief Dave another big word to look up. Glad the oral surgeon apparently took care of it. I googled the NYC parade. Kinda fun with guys in tuxedos with flat broad rims on their heads sprouting flower bouquets. What EV! Luv going to the Museum of Natural History where one of our students (decades ago before me) was…

Mornin' gents. Happy Easter. Church today but sadly they stopped doing sunrise service. Best wishes and good health indeed! Will be 60's today possibly upper 60s in PDX