Wishing everyone a happy holiday
12-20-19, 06:37 PM
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Wishing everyone a happy holiday
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
BEST, BEN
BEST, BEN
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12-20-19, 06:40 PM
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Back at ya. Although I'm not really in the spirit this year.
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12-21-19, 12:11 AM
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Maybe it's the always widening delta between expectation (really cold, continually rainy, if some snow) and reality (a backwards fall/winter) year after year, or...something else. It continues to not feel like Christmas or Christmas time this year, like last year...and I don't get it. I don't want anything, I don't need anything--my proverbial cup runneth over, as always (in so many areas, and I am extremely thankful!). I do want to and plan to see family. Niece and nephew and brothers and sisters and parents. That will be and is always worthwhile.
Merry Christmas to all, regardless!
Merry Christmas to all, regardless!
12-21-19, 01:45 AM
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Hang in there guys, go out and see a show, play some music (yes xmas), have a drink or find a party. Its not really a spectator sport, you have to join in to get there. 
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
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12-21-19, 10:44 AM
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12-21-19, 11:55 AM
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We do a walk-in-if-you-want breakfast buffet for friends and neighbors on Christmas Eve morning. We chase them all out by 10 AM so we can do all of the stuff that we should have done earlier. It takes a lot of preparation, but we enjoy it. Since my wife is primary cook, I am primary dish washer. That's usually done by noon. Happy holidays Ben.
12-21-19, 01:45 PM
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Io Saturnalia!
12-22-19, 07:15 AM
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Bringing this back to cycling, I hope I can get in a ride before accepting my elder son's invitation to watch the grandsons open their presents. My wife has been taking ballet lessons for more than 50 years, and yesterday we took the 4-year-old to a "Nutcracker" performance put on by the ballet school she currently attends. I think he enjoyed it, even though he told us ahead of time that he hoped the mice would win this time. 
Every year the San Diego Bicycle Club sponsors a toy ride/drive, with the admonition that it is a slow social ride, and no one is allowed to cut in front of Santa.
On the topic of "All I want for Christmas," here are Erik (age 2) and Henry (age 4) at Legoland with the full-size drivable Bugatti Chiron make out of Lego Technics parts.
Every year the San Diego Bicycle Club sponsors a toy ride/drive, with the admonition that it is a slow social ride, and no one is allowed to cut in front of Santa.
On the topic of "All I want for Christmas," here are Erik (age 2) and Henry (age 4) at Legoland with the full-size drivable Bugatti Chiron make out of Lego Technics parts.
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Happy holidays , Merry Christmas to all. May we be blessed enough to enjoy our families and friends, and hopefully a ride or two! Merry Christmas Ben. Joe
12-22-19, 05:12 PM
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Yep, a nice 1-hr indoor ride, a nap. Then some nice cabernet ("leave the bottle, garcon"), swordfish and lobster ravioli, creme brule, then "Wicked " off - Broadway at The Fabulous Fox while having some decent coffee. 8 hours of sleep and a 3-hr ride and Smokehouse brisket. Don't deserve it, but Merry Christmas to me. Maybe some Hannukah sweets in the next few days.
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Yep, a nice 1-hr indoor ride, a nap. Then some nice cabernet ("leave the bottle, garcon"), swordfish and lobster ravioli, creme brule, then "Wicked " off - Broadway at The Fabulous Fox while having some decent coffee. 8 hours of sleep and a 3-hr ride and Smokehouse brisket. Don't deserve it, but Merry Christmas to me. Maybe some Hannukah sweets in the next few days.
Best Holiday wishes to all you guys and gals!
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12-23-19, 07:45 AM
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xiaoman1 Thank you Ben and Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to everyone else too! Christmas will be relaxed and joyous this year since we decided to take it easy. This will be my son's first Christmas and his older sisters and parents are grateful for that. Christmas Eve is when all the hoopla will take place at another family member's abode.
12-23-19, 08:48 AM
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12-23-19, 07:34 PM
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We do a walk-in-if-you-want breakfast buffet for friends and neighbors on Christmas Eve morning. We chase them all out by 10 AM so we can do all of the stuff that we should have done earlier. It takes a lot of preparation, but we enjoy it. Since my wife is primary cook, I am primary dish washer. That's usually done by noon. Happy holidays Ben.
RT, you were on the naughty list this year..your coal should be arriving in a day or so!
xiaoman1 Thank you Ben and Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to everyone else too! Christmas will be relaxed and joyous this year since we decided to take it easy. This will be my son's first Christmas and his older sisters and parents are grateful for that. Christmas Eve is when all the hoopla will take place at another family member's abode.
Enjoy the family...as I have said before time winds up faster than a hard right on a fast downhill. Best, Ben
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Now joining RT on the naughty list....very humorous however!
Best, Ben
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Well, here we are, Christmas Eve Eve, so I'll wish you all a happy one. ✌️
I got a laugh out of that silly elf. 😁😉
I got a laugh out of that silly elf. 😁😉
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