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LoneWolf

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  1. 57 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

    I’m doing ok. When Nancy spent two weeks out west showing her foreign exchange student the country and then spent two more weeks in Spain she came back thinking we were too different and this wasn’t going to work out. I haven’t given up on her yet but it’s a big disappointment. I wore out my car driving out to see her all the time and had to buy another one that I hadn’t planned on buying. My health has been excellent so there is that. Been doing lots of riding and gravel.  

    I'm sorry to hear that. I know how it feels putting time and effort into something like that, and to have it not work out as hoped.

  2. 7 hours ago, shootingstar said:

    But it was the final paragraph that struck me  --her mother had dementia in the end. She was 89 when she died last yr.  

    It's hard for me to imagine this tough woman having dementia. :mellow:

    My maternal grandparents are now 97 and 95.

    5 years ago, my grandmother's journey with dementia began (slowly). My grandfather was still as sharp as a tack.

    Several years back, my grandfather fell and hurt his back. His body spent so much energy on the healing process, I think it robbed from Peter to pay Paul. That's when his began. And then I didn't get to see them for a year and a half due to Covid lockdowns.

    I went last year, and had a great visit with them across town. They didn't remember it three days later.

    This year I went with my girlfriend so she could meet them. I doubt they remembered her a few hours later, and me, probably not more than half a day. My grandfather kept asking her the same introductory questions.  I'm the oldest grandchild; as such, they have the greatest long-term memory of me and the couple others of my generation, but the short-term is gone.

    I'm glad they're not prone to anger like some have become over this time, or melancholy, or afraid as this change has happened. But I miss who they were. I especially have trouble believing it in my grandfather, who I always saw as an indomitable spirit. I hope someday we'll find a way to not let that spirit be stolen by age.

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  3. On 1/28/2022 at 7:42 AM, Zealot said:

    I honestly cannot imagine dating in this modern world. My wife and I were discussing this recently. I don’t think either of us would attempt it if, God forbid, we found either of ourselves widowed.  

    I admire those of you who are doing it! I think it takes a fair amount of courage. 😊 

    I met my late wife on Match long ago, so I just kind of went "Well, I don't know women my age range, so...". Most of my friends are younger than I am, some significantly so. :D

    I always made sure that anyone I met, the first date we arrived separately and left separately so they would feel safe. If I mentioned a place, it would be one where there were a reasonable amount of people, and could be easygoing. I had a couple that fell through, and several that sort of fell flat on the first date, but I also realized it didn't fall flat because of me (which I'd have thought when I was younger), but because we just didn't click. My first date with GFoLW was reasonable, but not a "sparks flying" kind of date; the kind that makes you go "Let's have a second one and figure out more". The second date...That was an entirely different story. :party:

    She had omicron all this week --somehow, I didn't get it despite two days of exposure when she was coming down with it (we're both vaxxed and boosted). But she's negative as of today's test, so that's good.h

    Btw, @bikeman564™ if you're still on the East side of the state and know where I can find some of Arbor Brewing's Liquid Vinyl Anthology? I will totally owe you. It's poetry in a glass (and both of us love it).

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  4. On 1/28/2022 at 7:36 AM, bikeman564™ said:

    online dating scares me, I'm afraid of getting killed or robbed.

    At 6'4" and around 260, yeah, not on my concerns list. ;)

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  5. On 1/24/2022 at 8:52 AM, Razors Edge said:

    You are well positioned in the market - smart, funny, active, and a guy with a pulse!  

    Tinder is where it is at, though!

    Oh, I did that too. I caught a catfish and threw it back because I'm more of a trout kind of guy. :D

     

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  6. 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said:

    What famous Canadian cars are there?  I know GM and others build plenty of cars in Canada, but what cars are truly Canadian? 

    Maybe the ill-fated (and poorly thought-out) Bricklin SV-1?

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  7. While I'm glad they're getting better, what bothers me is that these are the people who didn't have to get it in the first place.

    Could have gotten the vaccine.

    Could have not gone to Florida.

    Could have masked in Florida (am betting they didn't, but feel free to correct me).

     

    And finally, could have not taxed the hospital system in their area more by ignoring all of the science and advice. These are the people that don't trust what the doctors and nurses say -and then go to those same doctors and nurses! The cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics required to be this ignorant are significant. The "Big Pharma" conspiracy some of them peddle...Umm, who do you think manufactures monoclonal antibodies (at 20 times the cost of a vaccine) or ivermectin? The pharmaceutical companies. Why?

    Then to top it off, perhaps they transmitted the virus to others. Who's to say if those people will recover, or if they do, will recover without serious long-term effects? Do we completely not care any more about the people around us? That complete lack of care for our surrounding community in so much of this is what bothers me most of all.

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  8. My main ride still bears 100th Anniversary TdF Look A5.1 pedals I got from him.

    Release tension is still hella stiff years later, to prevent unclipping during racing; it makes entry stiff too. I keep looking at getting pedals (not that I ride often any more, but when I do) that are easier in and out. But I haven't; and that's honestly the one reason.

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  9. Let us all remember, that while I give no absolution here --that few boys can act like men without true men to mentor them.

    Be that a father, a grandfather, a big brother, or a figure raised with the values to teach that manhood, without that experience, the experience of a community that carries forth the very standards needed to bring someone to that manhood, Styron's "Lord Of The Flies" is not as unrealistic a result as we would like to think it is.

    Without a culture that teaches principles, values, kindness, empathy, and selflessness -we will be culturally bereft of those values themselves. We will see a neighborhood that serves itself. People who look out for number one, even at the expense of others. People whose sense of right and wrong are twisted by "What's right for me, right now in the moment, because nobody else is going to look out for me but me."

    No, this isn't forgiving something horrible. It's a remembrance of what we need to be to others as we live out our lives going forward. To be the someone who looked after someone who thought nobody would. To be the someone they look up to so that when we exhibit principled behavior, we become the role model for that behavior. To be our neighbors to those in need of one, with no thought of quid pro quo. And through doing it as a community, building a nation of community serving each other, and in so doing, change the world one community at a time.

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  10. 7 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

    It's more than just the kids.  Hit and run has become much more common.  Not just kids from street gangs stealing cars, but soccer moms on cell phones, state department officials wives and more.  Something has gone wrong.  There is so little respect for others.  We're going tribal.

    Same as it ever was.

  11. Lobster tail is amazing and scallops are divine.

    So are shrimp and crab, provided it isn't peel and eat, or crack it open yourself. If I have to work that hard for it, I will find something with a softer shell, like a cow.

  12. 2 hours ago, BuffJim said:

    We’d need to start a few more wars regional conflicts to keep all those kids busy. Probably would be be good for the economy. 

    I think plenty of states need help with their construction and infrastructure projects. War wouldn't be needed.

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  13. On 6/12/2021 at 10:50 AM, Wilbur said:

    Good money almost never compensates for bad management. 

    Quote of the day, week, month, year.

    I am where I am, and I'm loyal, because in the year and a half I've been there, they've had my back. They pay well, they appreciate both with praise and with benefits, and they were there for me throughout my time with WoLW, going above and beyond, and saying "Family comes first; you go be with your family". Even helping me find a notary at an eleventh hour when it was desperately needed -and then, unexpectedly, covering the cost and saying "It's the least we could do".

    Pay does indicate a level of respect. But once that is reached, culture and management quality are what makes someone stay at a job, even if someone else might pay you more.

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