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He had dealt with numerous health issues the past 10 years so this was not totally unexpected. My mom found him semi- unresponsive Wednesday morning and he was taken by ambulance to hospital and passed around noontime. I will miss him greatly but am also thankful he is no longer hurting. We had a memorial service on Saturday.

Identified as a Tesla this morning.

I'm making my bed and suddenly ther is this rumbly sound...I am paranoid about frozen pipes..cos it happens when folks open their windows..a couple years ago my friend had ceiling, wall and flooring damaged when the person above her opened her patio door. ...Anyway I started wondering what the heck the neighbors..either next to me or above me had running..I looked out the window wondering if it was a big ol tow truck...then I leaned over...wondering if it was coming from the garage.....when I leaned over to tuck in my sheet..I leaned against the bed controls..my bed was vibrating and making the noise..

They approve.

Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one! Dr Seuss

I was just accused of being Canadian

I am going to stop and get treats for the nurses.

Rode this morning at 5:30 Calling some patients. Running afternoon clinic. Afternoon meeting about future rolls. Working out this afternoon. May drive up and meet my grandcat this evening.

Everything is for sale.... But I don't have it listed. G wanted a pickup. He wanted to sell the Jeep. A truck just fits his new lifestyle better. There was a clapped out old Chevy that one of his friends was selling for way too much money. I took his Jeep back and gave him my f150. We sold the Jeep. I will now keep the 350 as MY truck. We will start driving Jen's Exploder to work most days. But with snow on the ground today the 350 had better taars on it. Need to put a set on the Exploder and just have not gotten around to it. I made some mods to the emissions system on the 350 that make it much nicer to drive as a daily driver. It needs a few small things, but drives so nice. I just love that truck and really hated to see it go. This way everyone is happy. Except Jen. She is never happy.

I told them I was from Georgia and I may as well have said Mars.

It is 10° and snowing and I still have power.

Took me quite a while today for guess 3.

Block heater. Yea, I made sure to unplug it. Started nice and easy this morning. Only use it when temps are in single digits. It was 2 this morning.

Block heater or battery minder? Remember to unplug before driving away. I met a guy at the gas station a couple of weeks ago who forgot. He was dragging the extension cord behind the truck.

3/6 Stare, Clown, Lunch

I am off so taking the opportunity to catch up. I will go to the hospital to see Marlene in a couple of hours. Also going to groom Otto

I did not but I did try snow shoes with, Grace, the local lady who was the spearhead keeping Walmart out of town.

Gumpettes cousin owns the Blue Moon😉

AKA Opa is a dope! So CJ was dropped off bright & early and he helped me pack my lunch and get my stuff to the car. In between there was hide & seek and lots of chasing around the house. OK buddy Opa has to leave now & I give him a big kiss on the cheek & turn towards my car. Oma: boy aren’t you the lucky one you get a kiss and I don’t????

At the top of a 25 foot ladder I'm scared a lot. We visited Sedona AZ, an WoBG wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride. I figured... fine so today is the day I die. We went up in the balloon, several other balloons also flew from the same site. Of course our pilot went up at least twice as high as the other balloons. By some miracle I wasn't scared at all. . It was a great flight.

Climbing gym, travel planning, make lentil soup.

I had some power this morning. First I did a 20 min ride that had an average power of 183 W then I did a 10 min climb ride that had an average power output of 219 W.

working

Some machining on the mill Some welding Some painting You know.....everyday garage stuff

We arrived into Wilmington Delaware several years ago. The only place to get a meal was a roadhouse. We sat down at the bar and ordered some burgers and the woman next to me looks and says, “You aint from around here are you? You talk funny and you got all your own teeth.”

You must be very polite..

I might run to JoAnn fabrics after work tomorrow...no time tonight I am doing some work on dark linen and I don't want to be blind when I am done!!

Full time. May as well get new scenery, new people, new environment, new seasons, whole thing.

They have pills for that.

Headed for forecasted high of -3F. Hope everyone has a Great morning and day. Stay safe and warm!

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I always pull up to the house and back up to turn around. The battery tender unplugs its self if I forget.

Probably some light grocery shopping. Painting the gun turret Continue the aircraft surrounding the turret. Dishes Laundry The usual considering that I have the day off.

Shooting training videos the next 4 days

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Is this going to be a Hallmark movie?

The retirement gig is nice. Like Bikeguy just said, we prepared for retirement from our careers. We’re still caretakers for #2, which comes with obligations on our time, but it’s been manageable. I volunteer, I study two languages, I started learning to play the guitar, I read books, I dedicate at least 45 minutes each day to a specific physical activity, I cook more complex foods, and we travel. We’re planning a few weeks in Great Britain mid-fall. A few doctors appointments each year to keep an eye on CKD, but otherwise good health. I do wonder about “the clock running out.” No one of us can say exactly when the final buzzer will sound, and it’s not like we have a timer on the wall displaying the countdown. I don’t remember thinking about remaining time as an existential question while I was working. I definitely counted minutes, hours, days, and the clock definitely marked time left until the end of the task, the class, the break, the reheated lunch. Retirement has changed the meaning of time for me.

The kids and I visited Lake Placid on our way to John Brown’s burial site. The wind was blowing so hard we couldn’t open the car doors.

Done several of these. Mountain biking in 6 different states in 9 days. Just got back from the gulf coast in Florida Had Bourbon with @Parr8hed

A great hobby in retirement is traveling around the country racing vintage motorcycles and sidecars..

Yesterday, Fat Pursuit