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She bought her own bike today. It's a Cannondale Quick 4 Women's. The color caught her eye. After that it was all mom and her Jedi mind tricks. Anyway that's what she blames for the purchase.

Had an echocardiogram for a mild heart murmur my new Dr found. The technician was cool and was explaining everything to me. She angled the monitor so I could see and she was pointing things out. She said the Dr will provide a follow up but asked what they told me. I told her they said I had a slight murmur and they wanted to do this as a precaution. She said thought so as I don’t see much of a murmur here, blood flow looks good. After we got to talking for a while she says, can I tell you something? Uh sure what? When I called your name I was hoping you would stand up and my heart jumped for joy when you did. Me thinking oh this is awkward... Then she continues... You see most older men are usually obese and well there was that fat guy in the room too. You are my third one today and my arm & shoulder really get tired pushing against a bunch of fat.... And I thought she was coming on to me...?

I shared your story with our echo tech. At first she was mortified thinking your tech was coming on to you. Then she laughed her head off about the obese patients. She could totally relate.

Took him out to dinner with a bunch of friends from school. I got him a card, amongst other things. I think Wilbur might like the card. Front inside

Friday was a fun day with a schoolmates I hadn't seen in years. L-R, my high school's Class of 68 top miler (me), Class of 68 Captain of the Cheerleaders (Diane), and Class of 68 top shot putter (Paul). In the 80's, Paul and I coached the high school track team we were on as students. Lunch at a Greek Restaurant - though we all had crab cakes - and 2 1/2 hours of reminscing and spreading gossip. We all had high school classes together, then all went to UMBC - where we never had classes together, and then all became high school teachers (science, theater and dance, social studies) in the same school system from which we had graduated. Not bad for three kids growing up in the armpit of the county, so we had a lot to talk about from old classmates to UMBC's new Event Center to students and teachers we worked with. Diane created a dance curriculum in the 1970's when none existed in Maryland high schools and it's still the largest in the state of Maryland in the high school in which she taught. She still travels to Broadway 10x/year to mentor dancers she taught who are now on stage there.

and visit about a fellow, Joe Stampley, I grew up with in Baytown, TX. Also visited with a few of his band members, and then listened to a very good concert.

Here is the card his little brother got him. Front Inside Offensive cards are a thing in our family. Cards about farts are good too.

I found it!

69 miles, 4:03, 17 average. Windy on the course today. Drawbridge up for a sailboat at Tilghmans Island. On the ferry, and Mike and I.

That you should spend 2 hours outdoors every week to be healthy. I had this week and next week covered before noon today. Since I can cover 4 weeks every day I think I should be healthy for at least another 50 years.

She was! You are not a lardass - congrats!

I haven't started one of these in a while because I've been so lazy. No prepared, slow time, but I finished. 7.6 by foot, only one hill. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3750849236#

I had half a cup of coffee as I watched the sunrise at camp this morning.

Troop 1001 2019 - 2020 Planning Meeting

Some hot peppers and fresh scallions to go with the leftover scallions and asparagus.

Wear it to your class reunion.

Damn, glad you are not picking on sheep herders.

Love that new bike smell.

Dirt after work.

It took a week and a half short of 3 years to get a parody of Wheels’ worthless thread. And the Parody Meter says...... 7.51

Jack and Jill had their baby this week. A cute little mule. The girls were excited.

Welder. He does not like to touch raw food, so makes the chef thing hard.

The ewes this morning. The sweet feed keeps them all together for a picture before they go out to the pasture. With the coyotes and dogs around we bring them in every night. Night pen has 5 ft fence with electric wire above and an electric wire to keep them from reaching through at the bottom and damaging the wool on their necks.

That sounds like fun! My wild sister just got a rental car while hers was being repaired and it was bright orange. At first she was wary of the bright orange car, but by the time it was time to return it, she rather liked it. She also mentioned that when she drove it, other people in orange cars would wave to her like it was a secret club. I may need an orange car.

You aren't that far behind!

...after you accept it, it's actually sort of liberating.

Happy birthday Redfacedwalrus. We miss you.

Thank you! :D

Last year, when my D.C. area friends and relatives were raving about the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup, I replied, "You deserve to feel proud for getting the best Canadians to represent you!"

Love her smile - she looks so happy! Congrats

This thread dedicated to my good friend@Road Runner

That's because it doesn't make any sense.

Some people say the early bird gets the worm, but I would rather sleep in and get the last worm.

Then give it a confused, you bastard!

But lots of love and respect.

I just hope it isn't Cliff or Dottie. A whole day of threads about BMWs or e-bikes would be even less entertaining than Ralph suggesting music videos. .

So I am ootside in the dark and the skeeters are at bay. Too cold I think. Yay!

So one like, a whatever, and a bunch of confused.

Technically I meant a change from routine, when your routine involves working each day, is a good thing. It's the exception that proves the rule that Change is Bad.

That would be Ben Cartwright, James T Kirk, Jack Bauer, Art Linkletter, Monty Hall, and Rich Little, who could fill in for any of the others when needed.

Glad to see at least one Texan make something of themselves?

Long ago I posted pics of one or both boys cooking. Ryan likes to cook. Wade likes to eat.

I think the Canadian players wearing ice skates on the court threw Golden State off their game. That and all the "nice shot, eh" and "sorry aboot that, eh" did not help.

...I see you in another BMW convertible, like the one @Square Wheels just bought. His has been remarkably trouble free so far.

I would build it the opposite way so I was always going downhill.