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In New York we'd pronounce it "get out of my way!!"

During my lunch today there were hundreds of students on the quad today, changing classes. One girl ahead of me was talking fairly animatedly, waving her arms around a bit. She accidentally whacked another student walking by. ”SORE-ee”.

In the fall of 2022 our youngest son had asked us to consider a 2nd home, one it the Minneapolis area. His reasoning was that ask the grandkids got older and into more activities, we would want to see them more throughout the year. We had been renting a furnished one bedroom apartment for a month or 2 in the summer in Brooklyn Park MN, through a firm that assists with corporate relocations. We could see we would need a bigger place going forward. Last summer we met with a real estate agent in June, to start the search, but, that search got derailed. In December I contacted the agent again to restart the search. About a week ago I made an offer for a 2 bedroom townhome near where my son lives. The offer was accepted and the closing will be in mid May. It has a 2 car garage, so, room for bikes and a Big Green Egg. The inspection and walk through was yesterday, which my son and DIL did for me. My main residence will still be AZ (especially in the winter....). I will likely drive to MN this year, rather than fly.

Taco Bell??

Nothing really grabs me

I woke up rested this morning...well rested... for the first time since my surgery

5/6 Stare, Mercy, Lower, Hover, Rover

- the ones where, as I come in, I get to wonder whether the 3D printer job I left running when I left last night either printed successfully or ate itself. I was especially daring last night because I set up to print two parts. As I walk down the hallway, I hear no beeping - that’s a good sign. Unlock the door, turn on the light… ”Well there’s the one part….where’s the other? Did it not print it???” ”Oh, there it is….stuck to the nozzle….”

Nooo Like this:

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instant coffee, peanuts, peanut butter, laundry soap, ice cream, yogurt and sometimes jeans and shirts, and of course Girl Scout cookies

I grew up in Indiana, and lived in Illinois and Ohio after college, and in Indianapolis for 11 years before moving to AZ, so, yeah I know about the Midwest. I dont know if it is brave, or carrying on. It has been helpful to be around my son, DIL, and grandkids. I knew I would spend summers there with them.

Might be a good time to drive through parts of Montana.

I thought this was a euphemism for something. I no longer have any interest in this thread.

Didn't see this coming after guess 3.

At FTS, there was a sort of engineering group who had a plotter. There was another group who was in charge of the " corporate initiative du jour" and using the plotter to print "rah rah go team" type bullshit. I had access to the plotter for CAD stuff and for some reason, my PC seized on it as the default printer and any time I printed something I had to manually tell it I wanted the one in the "my"office. One day, I printed a meme of Dale Earnhardt and a Crash Test Dummy saying "Always Wear Your Safety Belt". It went to the wrong printer. I went to retrieve it, but as I walked up, I could see there was a bunch of people in the room - some of them upper echelon folks - so I just walked on by. Later my buddy - who was in the meeting - said the two groups were having a pissing match over who was using all the plotter ink and as they were standing there, guess what came scrolling out?????

Leaving a CNC running overnight is even more "fun". You can have some REAL carnage with those if shit goes sideways.

ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY!!!! And you could have posted this an hour earlier as well! Think of us. Think of the children.

Why? So I could sit at home going - "Yup....it's fucking up...."? Kind of like putting my smoker on wi-fi, so I monitor it with the phone app. All that does is let me know the brisket went up in flames and I need to get takeout on the way home.

I made a casual, offhand remark about getting one for the shop. Next thing I know, there's a whole committee set up to discuss the purchase. The Chair was in on the first meeting, and it was decided we were going to get an inexpensive one at first, then a spendy one. Next meeting, she's not there and that was the first thing that went out the window. The cheap one got tossed aside and they went right for the $13K one.

WTF??? Nice enough to have a fancy schmancy 3D printer, but too cheapo for a Printer CAM Livestream???

My son's Jeep was on it's last legs and he finally decided at 34 y/o to take a loan and buy a new car. I get a text from him asking how you sleep at night with a loan hanging over your head. I told him if he was asking that question, he'd be fine. It's the ones who don't, who get in trouble. I basically had to talk him into taking a loan out! Heh. His mom has always been good about that. When he was little, we were going on vacation and she gave him some money. She told him it was his money to spend as he saw fit, but once it was gone, that was it. No more. It was really funny to watch how much of a discriminating shopper he became!

7:28 pm EDST. Feeder is up. I hope he comes back.

What a fabulous adventure. Time together is a wonderful gift.

chopped liver?

Day 2 started COLD!!!! In the 30s, and with me not bringing any cold weather clothing. I had my normal "mid-upper 40s" stuff - lightweight full finger gloves and wind jacket, but left the leg warmers and toe covers and heavier gloves at home. So, after we arrived at the fairgrounds, had some coffee and breakfast, it was a CHILLY start to day 2 of the ride. Add in we were being escorted out at a pretty slow pace (~10mph), and I could not warm up by exertion. BRRRR! But at the first rest stop, I had some more hot coffee and warmed my hands. When we restarted, I lagged back and started near the back of the pack. I then used that long spread out group as a way to warm up by riding hard for a bit on hills or the like, and then riding normal for a while before riding hard again. That worked really well, but eventually I was stuck near the front with the lead vehicle, but luckily, the next rest was approaching and I could reset to the back again after a break and more hot coffee. Slowly the day was warming, and we got more into the countryside of MD and crossing the border into PA. Really lovely scenery, packs of folks coming out to cheer for the riders, and riders seemed to be getting into their riding rhythm. A shorter ride day, and we had lots of time to recover, snack, and mingle. I definitely enjoyed the start at the back and work your way up riding too. Eventually, we approached the end of the ride - about 10 miles or so of riding into the greater Gettysburg Battlefield area. Riding amongst all the monuments and the cannons and the markers for a good bit of time, and reflecting on war - especially civil war - and how awful it was and still is. Downtown Gettysburg gave us a big welcome as we rolled through - lots of flag waving and the like - before we eventually finished up just outside of town at a WWII museum for the after ride party. At only 50 miles, it was another "easy paced" ride that had encouraged talking to other riders and getting their stories or seeing them tough out a sharp climb - with or without help. Definitely an event that I was happy to do. I don't usually like charity rides - not a big fan of asking for money - but I think the cause was good, the folks were great, the logistics were well run, and the weather turned out beautiful. Hard to beat a ride like that.

If you don’t want pre-lubed cucumbers don’t buy them.

There are big white ones - trillium grandiflorum - painted ones -trillium undulatum - and the purple ones - trillium erectum. I have also seen faded pinkish ones, but I think those are just a variation of the t. erectum species. They are among the first flowers in spring and it's always a treat to find them. I like finding Columbine, too. I also like to go "hunting" for Jack-In-The-Pulpit. They're kind of weird and can be hard to find because they're green and blend in with the rest of the shrubbery. Last year, when I was looking for those, I found this, instead:

Bring your laptop and help them with the tricky questions!

In Seymour IN. Birthplace of John Mellencamp. This is unfortunate because we are supposed to play Seymour High School at 6:00 pm at their field tonight. They are having a rough season, 0-4 in conference. We are 4-0 in conference. We have blown up teams that have destroyed Seymour. Coaches will do everything they can to get this game in since it is a conference game. Mr Mellencamp assured me that he will be at the game tonight if it doesn't rain.

My son's HS team (Franklin Central, Indianapolis) played Seymour in football a couple of years. There were a few Melencamps on their team that year. One of our team dads walked over to the the info. The kid was a cousin to John Mellencamp (or nephew or some relative).

Happy buffday

Lucky guess for #4 of blue. Should’ve seen purple right away. Connections Puzzle #317 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Full contact sleeping?

Kirby is close. We'd say, "Fuck you! Get out of my fucking way, Fuck Face!"

Can’t believe I didn’t see purple

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Here we say “Exsqueeze me”. Well, at least some of us do.

Yup. They’re out around here. I noticed a cluster of purple ones the other day. I had to use “portrait” mode on the phone to blur out the background, because Luna took a big dump, right behind them. 😑

Buy one get one, 2 for 1, often used items on sale (example: cat litter). Basically anything you use all the time that makes sense to purchase at a reduced price. Saving money is the name of the game.

You don't fool around with Jim. Happy birthday.

Friday evening, I picked up my rider packet and signed (but didn't read) all the waivers. I was also told they were out of "Large" so I could have a Med or XL jersey instead. Thankfully, I really wanted a Med, so got that and was happy with my choice. Same brand of jersey as my earlier post on my new team kit (Athlos). There was dinner and a ceremony, but I bailed so I could get stuff in place and also a nice night's rest before the ride. A good call as I got everything squared away and loaded the bike in my wife's car plus set the coffee maker to start an hour earlier! Saturday, at 5am, I was up and getting ready. Drank my cup (just one) of coffee, ate my overnight muesli breakfast, and got dressed for the ride. For the first day, it was the team (company) kit. My company was also a sponsor of the ride, so it was a good complement the ride jersey (my final day option) that many folks were wearing. We hopped in the car and my wife drove me to the start at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City where I hopped out, handed my overnight bag off to the ride coordinators, finished setting my bike up, and met up with the other folks I'd be riding with - 3 I knew, 2 I didn't. At 7:00am, we all assembled on the road in front of the hotel for the "big start" and special announcements. About 375 riders in total. Top fundraisers were announced. Team leader announced. Sponsors were announced. And then the riders with special circumstances were stationed at the front, the national anthem played, and at 7:15 we were off! For the first ~10 miles, we had a full police escort. Motorcycle cops would rotate around our group closing off intersections and keeping traffic at bay. We meandered our way from Crystal City over through JB Myer-Henderson and around the perimeter of Arlington National Cemetery as well as the chapel on base where my BiL's funeral took place before his burial in the cemetery. That was a bit emotional. Then, out the other side of the base and off for a loop around the Iwo Jima Memorial and past the Carillon and then through Rosslyn, across the Key Bridge into Georgetown, out past the Exorcist Stairs, and up MacArthur Blvd and then a steady ramble into Maryland and the increasing countryside heading NW. We passed through Potomac, kept going past White's Ferry, and then out into places I vaguely recognized, but never knew the name of or could pinpoint on a map. We wrapped up at the Frederick Fairgrounds for the end of Day 1 and the starting point of Day 2. Beautiful scenery and lots of fun. The ride (Face of America - Gettysburg) is a charity ride for enabling wounded vets (and non-vets) to continue being active and, for this particular ride, focusing on cycling in all its current forms for soldiers missing a limb(s), with paralysis, hearing or sight impaired, traumatic brain injuries, etc.. I rode with a woman who had lost her leg and was riding with a prosthetic - amazing to see her on the hills. Also amazing to see her reconnect with another rider who also lost his leg, and they were "neighbors" when recovering in the hospital. Ebike and motorized trikes were also big helps for many. Lots and lots of trikes, and a few handtrikes. We'd clear out if possible for the trikes on any downhills so they could get some momentum to get up the next hill. When they struggled, there were always folks riding with them to grab their "push" bars or keep them going straight. Generally, a pretty inspiring show of determination for many of these folks to get up and over hills that I wouldn't think twice about. Seeing one guy missing a leg, but riding without a prosthetic (but e-assisted), was pretty amazing too. It's hard to characterize it all in one way, as each of those folks (and ones I didn't see/notice) were uniquely handicapped, but finding ways to keep moving. Pretty impressive but also a gut check on how good most of us have it. Most of these folks were Iraq/Afghanistan era soldiers, and what we see is the stuff that would have killed soldiers back in Vietnam or before, is now often just taking a precious limb or sight. Body armor worked to keep folks alive in awful circumstances, but the parts not fully protected often meant they were saved on the battlefield, but in some way profoundly injured. Human spirit, though, kicks in, and the lucky ones figure out how to keep going. There were a lot of them on the ride. There were many rest stops scheduled through the day 1 route. I think four plus the final at the fairgrounds. So much food and drink, and plenty of time to talk to other folks and hear their stories (or just chat about bikes). Lots of volunteers out helping out and cheering the riders on. With the ride being a "rolling" escorted ride, there was a front led by the ride director, a wide variety of motorcycle support, and then the SAG and other support bringing up the rear. Very rarely did we stop other than at a rest stop, and it was really nice to have clear roads ahead of us (opposite lane traffic was open). It was a VERY hodge-podge collection of riders on a wide variety of bike. The pace of the ride - averaging 12mph or so - was one that made it doable for so many folks, and for me, it really allowed it to be a "conversation" ride where I could find random suckers people to chat up and hear about their "why" and other stuff. Folks from across the country and I definitely had a few interesting stories from folks I'd usually never get a chance to talk to. We wrapped up the ride with some food and drink at the fairgrounds, before shuttling off to our hotels for the evening. The boss took us out to dinner, so that was nice too. Thought I would watch some tv after dinner but was out like a light in minutes with the alarm set for a 5:20am start the next morning. I figured a slow 60 miles wouldn't be tough - it wasn't - but a long day and lots of "on" time chatting with folks really added up to me sleeping like a baby.

We say it sorry. We also pronounce about about.

I fat fingered the submit button. Meant to tell you that I pulled something in my shoulder and didn't do much, but the shoulder is feeling much better now. But a little Shakin' is always good.

photographs. I think I know what the answer is supposed to be, but I don't really agree with it.

Well look at him with his fancy-ass 2J Bridgeport. Let's see him come here and have to manually change belts....