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2026-09-04 02:31:02 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1. Did some tidying in my workspace/craft space.
2. Tried a new recipe for leftover chicken. There are so many recipes available online. This was a good one that included buffalo sauce for a kick.
3. Picked up my fused glass from the studio and talked over next steps with the owner.

2026-08-30 02:49:33 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1. My snuggie.
2. Naps.
3. Hubby decided to work on IKEA assembly and we made good progress today.

2026-08-12 12:01:25 UTC

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Do they allow drip systems? We have been in extreme drought until recently and we quickly installed drip systems earlier this year. It got us through the worst of it.

2026-08-03 14:25:04 UTC

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WTF? 7 years old? That is ridiculous!

2026-07-31 02:44:19 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
Sometimes things that seem bad turn out to be good. Today was not a great day, but good things happened.
1. Finished another IKEA KALLAX assembly.
2. Packed up some of my glass supplies that were making it hard to access the electrical panel.
3. The dishwasher installation went very badly. Hubby broke a wire in the new junction box. When I went online to find a replacement part, I learned these junction boxes tend to destroy themselves and even catch fire. We will use an alternative method to hook up the dishwasher and will not be using this dangerous part. I'm so glad he broke it.

2026-07-01 02:55:59 UTC

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I hope you are able to stay cool in this heat wave.

2026-06-18 16:08:09 UTC

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Martin, I'm going to throw a link at you. If you want to critique my gaps in Swedish knowledge, have a look at this. I actually am open to a critique, as I do the best I can while knowing I can't always get it right.
https://scrappinmyhistory.blogspot.com/2023/12/untangling-batsman-johan-duhan-52.html

2026-06-18 14:46:46 UTC

@npub17x4…u7yh
The daughter who died at age 22 lived briefly in Nacka parish. My notes from ArkivDigital.
Nacka (AB) AI:5 (1810-1821) Image 300 / Page 24 (AID: v88816.b300.s24, NAD: SE/SSA/1542)
[Index is totally messed up on this. There is no birth parish in this record.]
First name Cajs Anna
Last name Wolin
Birth date1797
Birth parish (norm) [ignore this]
Parish Nacka, Stockholms län
Place Damtorp
came from in 1813 Sicklaö
died 1819-11-21 Anna Catharina Wohlin, age 23 [sic], piga, Lungsot, of Tintorpet
Danvik-Sicklaö (A, AB) F:1 (1782-1853) Image 67 / Page 64 (AID: v84343.b67.s64, NAD: SE/SSA/1495)
https://mindly.social/@bethroots/116757556040949950

2026-06-18 13:42:34 UTC

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I thought that was a familiar parish name, but had to check. A person in a recent OTD post lived in Nacka parish about 1813-1814. It's interesting to learn about the gunpowder mills.

2026-06-17 14:18:57 UTC

Melody grumpily asserts that helping Dad caulk was a big mistake. Those clumps do not belong in her majestic whiskers.
#Cats #WhiskersWednesday
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2026-05-20 02:50:25 UTC

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Miss Melody says hello from her perch on the kitchen counter.
#Cats
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2026-05-19 13:43:07 UTC

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I hope you get this one.

2026-03-30 12:01:26 UTC

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Yikes! Mine was also a murder trial and we ended with a hung jury.

2026-03-30 11:54:01 UTC

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It all depends on the trial. Sure a day or two might be good, but I once spent 2 weeks on a jury. Civic duty calls sometimes and I applaud your willingness.

2026-03-30 11:46:28 UTC

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I hope your jury duty turns into nothing.

2026-03-25 11:15:27 UTC

My guess on line 3 was a smarter choice than line 2.
#Wordle 1,740 3/6
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Happy Wednesday.
#OldGal #YoungPups

2026-03-03 12:26:28 UTC

I prefer fabrics that don't wrinkle easily.
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Happy Tuesday.
#OldGal #YoungPups

2026-02-05 12:28:26 UTC

We enjoy watching the birds flying in to grab some goodies from the fly-through feeder.
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Happy Thursday.
#OldGal

2026-01-22 13:23:13 UTC

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🤣

2025-10-25 11:52:27 UTC

Does a three measure up?
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Happy Saturday!

2025-09-18 11:42:06 UTC

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I hope your dentist keeps you as pain free as possible. It's never fun!

2025-09-14 03:35:34 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1. Crab cakes.
2. Internet Archive.
3. A beautiful day on a Saturday.

2025-09-10 03:15:33 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1. A decent first workday after being on vacation and holiday.
2. Miss Melody got to enjoy cleaning up my cooking mess on the stove. She left me cute little footprints in exchange.
3. Several deer came to the backyard at dusk.

2025-09-03 02:34:16 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1. I'm on vacation this week and hubby is going to work. A very peaceful and productive day.
2. Tackled getting rid of a pile of empty gadget boxes. I keep them in case the item has to be returned and then forget for months to do anything about the box!
3. Also tackled a series of special washer loads. Including after I spilled juice from raw chicken all over myself. 😂

2025-08-23 03:28:25 UTC

#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1. Conjured chicken soft tacos from leftovers.
2. Grabbed a Lucky Day/Skip the Line e-book.
3. Taking a break from huge calcium pills and enjoying Viactic chews for a few months. IYKYK

2025-04-20 17:54:51 UTC

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Looks like my instance uses LibreTranslate. So that leaves a question as to whether #Mona uses the server translation service. @npub1frs…09cc

2025-04-20 17:03:24 UTC

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It does seem slower than it used to be, so it could be happening at the server level.

2025-04-20 16:35:21 UTC

Translation question for the #fediverse specific to #Mona for #iOS and #Mastodon.
I have noticed that translations have recently been getting worse. I just now saw a horrendous error in a Swedish to English translation.
Where is the translation coming from? Apple, Google, Mastodon, other?

2025-04-13 12:43:39 UTC

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I'm impressed! What a great score!

2025-04-03 11:27:03 UTC

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I'm stealing that! 🤣

2025-01-26 15:01:09 UTC

Sunday mood.
#CatsOfMastodon
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2025-01-13 09:58:15 UTC

And now offline to get rid of a cataract. See you all more clearly when I return. 😁

2025-01-11 23:58:45 UTC

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Sorry to hear you're having to make this decision.

2025-01-11 16:51:36 UTC

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That 500 is really a sweet limit that keeps us sane. But more is useful. Maybe bump to 1000 or 1500 and see how it goes? Or 1024 to be techie!

2025-01-11 16:48:23 UTC

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Mindly.social is 1500 now. It lets me slide past the 500 when I need to. I hate when super long posts hit my timeline and rarely read past maybe 2000. At some point it's a blog, not a toot. My opinion only. 🤷‍♀️

2025-01-10 12:31:43 UTC

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We should get the storm between 3 and 4 and I am hoping we are in the 1-3 inch snow zone. My biggest concerns are DH in the evening commute and the potential for ice causing power outages. And being on-call during this event. 🙄
Stay safe, everyone! Time to charge devices.

2025-01-09 13:20:47 UTC

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Wishing you all good things and the best of luck!

2025-01-08 13:05:09 UTC

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Believe it or not, I once had a technically focused blog. It had to do with using tools to probe a specific SQLite database generated from a browser extension. Others and myself tried to answer questions from the discussion mailing list. So I used questions to drive my content. I took it all down a couple of years after the extension was dropped.
So my thinking is it helps to have a purpose. Even my mini genealogy posts have a purpose -- they are going into documents for my family.
If you find a purpose, you can get your mojo back.

2025-01-04 16:29:05 UTC

Melody is fantasizing about catching a bird on #Caturday
#CatsOfMastodon
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2025-01-03 13:57:57 UTC

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Happy Friday, Cliff. I hope your day is just the right amount of busy.
We're just doing home stuff again. 🙄

2025-01-02 15:35:20 UTC

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Good morning, Cliff. We're both on vacation and doing organizing stuff. Not particularly fun, but a nice break from computing.
Have a good Thursday!

2024-12-30 01:14:43 UTC

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Summer looks so happy in all that water!

2024-12-28 19:49:56 UTC

Melody loves some sunlight and wishes it were like this today instead of cloudy.
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-12-26 15:37:59 UTC

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17 is a good age. I hope she stays healthy.
Melody was a stray for a while, so who knows what all she got into. She's only about 8.

2024-12-26 15:26:14 UTC

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LOL, don't jinx yourself! She eats something called Urinary SO that comes in dry and cans. It controls the amount of protein in her diet. Her lab work has been good, so I guess it's working.

2024-12-26 15:01:59 UTC

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The cat has kidney troubles, so is on special food and has been for several years. It's expensive, but our fur baby is worth it.
Your day sounds like a pretty mellow one, too.

2024-12-26 14:54:52 UTC

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Good morning, Cliff. I'm off today and DH is WFH. He and his team have very few tickets, so we are having a mellow day. The only thing on my agenda is a trip to the vet to pick up Miss Melody's prescription cat food. I should drive a few extra miles, as my poor baby truck doesn't get long drives very often. All those little trips are so bad for it.

2024-12-21 14:50:59 UTC

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YAY!

2024-12-21 13:26:49 UTC

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Wow! At least you got there. It's definitely one of those words!

2024-12-21 13:22:37 UTC

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How did you get it? Via a European connection? I am also envious.

2024-12-19 12:45:47 UTC

This past week I had to do one of the saddest tasks for me in #genealogy . That is entering into the family tree the death of a family member that I know. We may start this sad task with grandparents and their generation, then it's our parents' generation, then it's our own generation and possibly the next. 💔
Hug your family. You don't know how long you'll have them. 🤗

2024-12-19 12:07:33 UTC

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I'm making a very slow switch, I acknowledge. With some vacation time on the horizon, I should find some time to experiment.
Last night I watched a funeral feed and debated which computer to use. Picked Windows rather than encounter any tech challenges with using ethernet or headset (USB-A). Both of those items I now have been reminded need to work at times. They are on the solve it list.

2024-12-19 00:22:10 UTC

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The MacBook Pro is beautiful, but not getting much use yet. I absolutely fell in love with Local Send, though. I'm so glad you introduced me to it! I'm using it a lot between iOS and Windows.

2024-12-18 14:25:03 UTC

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Good morning and Happy Hump Day. Taking Tuesday off always means walking into a surprise on Wednesday morning. Yesterday must have been a pretty quiet day for the team, thank goodness.
This afternoon I am conducting a work session to teach/turn over an end-of-year process to the team. One of them will own it next December. 🎉

2024-12-17 12:42:08 UTC

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That is so sweet. What a lovely keepsake.

2024-12-14 17:52:31 UTC

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We are headed to the Teeter this afternoon. I'm hoping it won't be too awfully crowded. Early would have been a good idea. You were wise.

2024-12-14 16:05:43 UTC

Who's in my #FediTree @npub1tud…8du9 ?

2024-12-03 12:14:54 UTC

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I'm envious. We didn't get anything that stuck around. Not that I want a lot, but this 1000+ days without measurable snow is ridiculous.

2024-11-28 14:11:31 UTC

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Sounds good. Happy Thanksgiving, Cliff!

2024-11-27 15:08:08 UTC

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My must have genealogy program (Roots Magic) is now 50% off, so I will be off to a good start. Top of my agenda for today is taking the old Mac to UPS and getting a Covid booster. Then time to buy that app. I also need to figure out if I will do taxes on Mac or Windows and get that one bought.

2024-11-27 14:57:54 UTC

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I have not jumped in. I have spent several hours fiddling around in the settings so far. Last night we collaborated on prepping our old 2017 MacBook for trade in. Long story on that lab experiment he tried, I tried, he tried.
I think that LocalSend is going to be the way to transfer my files from Windows. I really appreciate your write up on that application.
Now that the holiday sales are going, I will be buying the applications that I need for my genealogy. It's going to be a marathon, not a sprint.

2024-11-27 14:50:38 UTC

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For just the two of us, it's easiest and minimal leftovers. No turkey to carve up. I will toss the tenderloin in with gravy tomorrow morning and it will be ready in about 4 hours. I started with this recipe and made my own tweaks.
https://www.plainchicken.com/slow-cooker-turkey-gravy/

2024-11-27 14:39:08 UTC

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We do crockpot turkey tenderloin. So none of the above! 😂

2024-11-25 11:48:31 UTC

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That's very pretty. The simplicity of one color looks so elegant.

2024-11-23 16:45:47 UTC

Melody is intently watching the outdoor critters this morning.
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-11-21 12:38:23 UTC

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I was coming here to say that, Jason! That wind was wild last night. I agree that yay is incomprehensible.

2024-11-20 13:08:28 UTC

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It arrived, but I have not had a chance to work with it. I plan to get started after work this evening. I have vacation next week, so that will be when I really dig in. I have to figure out how to migrate my folder structure from Windows into a structure that will work for me. That's the most challenging part I foresee.

2024-11-20 12:36:13 UTC

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Good morning, Cliff. I'm glad you're doing OK. Now you have extra time to play with your new toy. 😁

2024-11-18 13:26:06 UTC

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You won't be lazy -- you have a new toy! 😂

2024-11-18 12:57:43 UTC

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Happy Monday, Cliff. Sorry to hear about the upcoming dental work.
My manager is back after a week's vacation. That means more meetings this week, but no clue as to what will pop up. We did storage system maintenance on Saturday, so the weekend just flew by and it feels like it didn't happen.

2024-11-17 15:59:22 UTC

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Count me in on this list! I will be starting from zero this week with my new Mac.

2024-11-16 23:25:13 UTC

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I've dabbled with a Mac, but not embraced it. And I have a background in Unix, so there's that. But I get tripped up on scrolling and finding. When we had malware at work, I brought in an old Mac from home and had to use it for a few days while they reimaged our Windows workstations. But there were other Mac guys to answer my dumb questions. Now I will have to ask the fediverse or the internet. 😁

2024-11-16 23:16:51 UTC

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I wish us both quick learning! I was begging the guy at work to leave my PC on Windows 10 until I retire. He was not receptive! I just do not trust Microsoft!

2024-11-16 23:11:41 UTC

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I went all in. This will be my genealogy computer as I am tossing Windows out the window. No Windows 11 for me! It is arriving this week and I will have a LOT to learn about using a Mac.
14-inch #MacBook Pro - Space Black
With the following configuration:
- 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display?
Standard display
#Apple M4 chip with 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
24GB unified memory
2TB SSD storage
70W USB-C Power Adapter
Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, headphone jack, MagSafe 3 port
Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - US English

2024-11-16 23:03:15 UTC

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I'm right there with you, Cliff. I ordered a MacBook Pro before tariffs might kick in. I'm on the fence about replacing my tablet and phone right now.

2024-11-15 15:03:39 UTC

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Thank you, Cliff.

2024-11-09 16:53:02 UTC

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Yeah, I know the part C pushers would not be helpful. I will have to find a local advisor and also do some math. Thank you.

2024-11-09 16:21:28 UTC

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The breakfast menu is my favorite. We no longer have a Denny's near us. 😢

2024-11-09 16:19:07 UTC

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Seriously? My grandkids think Denny's is a real treat.

2024-11-09 13:31:07 UTC

To fellow boomers, I am debating about Medicare and would value your input. I anticipate one more year of excellent employer health insurance. But we are in a Medicare open enrollment period right now.
I have cataract surgery scheduled for early 2025. Should I enroll in Medicare now or wait it out until next fall and enroll due to employment termination? Cost might be close to my insurance copay for surgery.
I am also debating original + gap vs. part C. It should not be this hard!
#Medicare

2024-11-07 12:54:44 UTC

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I'm not used to a 12 hour day, for sure. I had the choice to stop yesterday, but was glad I chose to stay for the last session.
Today one of the evening sessions is titled ... Everything you know about transaction isolation is wrong! I MUST watch that. 🤣

2024-11-07 12:33:34 UTC

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Good morning, Cliff. I'm trying to climb out of sadness and am muting a lot of trigger words.
I'm also joining you with lots of coffee.
This week I'm working plus watching a live stream from a data conference in Seattle. Last night it finished at 8:45 PM Eastern. That's a 12 hour day. Today and tomorrow are more of the same. Today we have a maintenance window in the evening and a department meeting this morning.
I told DH to expect freezer food for supper. 😂

2024-11-01 22:21:07 UTC

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I hope this is a good step along the way to your dream job.

2024-11-01 22:17:19 UTC

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Congratulations!

2024-10-29 11:46:24 UTC

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Getting old!?! 🙄 Talk to me in another 25 years! 🤣

2024-10-29 11:12:35 UTC

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Sorry to hear you're having to do this, Cliff. I've had that procedure and it's not particularly fun. I hope your dentist does a great job with the anesthesia.

2024-10-27 11:43:34 UTC

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Wow, that's amazing.

2024-10-24 11:30:57 UTC

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My fingers are crossed for you, Cliff!

2024-10-20 15:13:31 UTC

Do you put hashtags on your political posts? Or is that just too hard?
Use hashtags, PLEASE.
End weekly rant.

2024-10-19 14:44:40 UTC

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Good morning. I'm sorry you have to work on this beautiful Saturday.

2024-10-18 11:40:26 UTC

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Not so sure about awesome. Active when I can be and always a nerd. I really appreciate your daily efforts to build community.

2024-10-18 11:34:58 UTC

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Awww, thanks.

2024-10-14 11:27:13 UTC

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Good morning, Stu and Cliff. I hope you both have a good Monday.
Good luck, Cliff, with your interviews. I hope you get the job you want.
We are both working today. Yesterday we gathered up some supplies for Helene victims and after work we are taking them to a collection point in a nearby town. DH has been wishing he could help and when we saw a list of needs, we saw our opportunity.

2024-10-13 14:03:53 UTC

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It's too bad that the flavor doesn't come through.

2024-10-13 14:00:54 UTC

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Oh, my goodness! I'm waiting for your review.

2024-10-11 11:45:25 UTC

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It must be hard to find a thermostat setting you both like! 😁

2024-10-11 11:40:48 UTC

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You do like it cold! As a relocated desert creature, 40 is the low end of my comfort zone. My long sleeve shirts are now in play.

2024-10-09 11:29:56 UTC

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We dropped to 50F, so getting down there to good fall weather.

2024-10-07 10:50:17 UTC

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He's OK and so is the bike. He's very embarrassed though. 😀

2024-10-07 00:29:25 UTC

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He bought a Himiway D5 Zebra. He took it out today for a short ride and managed to drop it and scrape his leg up a bit. While today was tiring, the upside is that the garage looks better than it has in years!