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#6251
Has a magic bike
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I really liked Wire Mesa. But found it strange how hard it was to get a post ride beer.
#6252
Has a magic bike
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Fifty mile bike ride for me today on tired legs. Route was meant to be 75 miles but one of the guys wanted to take a bailout option to cut the ride short and I was all in on that idea. Headwind going home, of course. 3000 ft climbing.
Then 45 minutes of rabbiting with the dogs. No rabbits were found but there was high excitement over a field mouse. Baths were necessary. Worked on my bone density a little.
Then 45 minutes of rabbiting with the dogs. No rabbits were found but there was high excitement over a field mouse. Baths were necessary. Worked on my bone density a little.
#6253
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You guys and your level phone apps. Do your apps help you to easily align multiple items at the same height, even with things like doorways and corners in the way? Nooooo. App, schmapp.
#6254
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Yep, she’s a peach. Adopted her at 1 year old after she was surrendered in SC. At first she was aggressive with me and my 3 other dogs. She needed to know that she was safe and loved and that I was the alpha. Now, she could not be any sweeter. They say Khangals will do whatever you need them to do, as long as they want to. I will admit she is true to breed with respect to independence, high intellect and no tolerance for anything she perceives as a threat. She loves people, even strangers, menaces squirrels and song birds and goes nuts when buzzards are about. Of the many dogs I have shared my life with, Daisy is unique and I cannot imagine a better companion.
#6255
Mostly Harmless
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#6257
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Really? That’s amazing, I wonder if those numbers were attained in their native country of Turkey where they might (just guessing) be fed better than in America. Because that’s a huge dog.
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#6258
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Pop quizzes are his modus operandi.
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#6259
Super Modest
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I will get a copy today.
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#6260
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Focused.
Venus is like that whenever she’s let out in the backyard, she scans her domain for any signs of movement on the ground or in the trees, and if she spots the slightest movement she takes off like a guided missle to intercept. I can tell she’s going to be hell on the groundhogs, at least she can catch them as opposed to those pesky squirrels.
Venus is like that whenever she’s let out in the backyard, she scans her domain for any signs of movement on the ground or in the trees, and if she spots the slightest movement she takes off like a guided missle to intercept. I can tell she’s going to be hell on the groundhogs, at least she can catch them as opposed to those pesky squirrels.
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#6261
smelling the roses
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The first nice weather always brings out the vehicular homicide in people. On my ride today, a lovely young man in a new Audi pulled up to my right at a red signal and made obvious preparations to turn left on top of me. When I requested he not **** with me, he yelled at me for “cursing in front of my ******g fiancée.” Poor woman.
#6262
smelling the roses
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Time to find the administrator and change the name. That admin hasn't been heard from in quite some time. Perhaps he's gone back to being a musician.
#6264
Should Be More Popular
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I am struggling to teach myself to keep my hands away from my face in preparation for a transatlantic trip in a couple of weeks. Very hard for someone full of neurotic habits.
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I read that book while on tour in 2017. I can picture exactly where I was when I finished it. A must read for sure. Both my parents made choices that hastened their deaths because of poor quality of life. Dad stopped his dialysis rather than suffer from painful cancer that was going to kill him at some point. Mom refused dialysis completely. She had several health problems that were making her miserable.
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Cashed in the change I save every day. $235. Nice score. I am thinking new Showers Pass rain jacket for touring. Keep the current one for around town and take better care of the new one.
#6270
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#6271
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Does it come in Marigold?
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I read that book while on tour in 2017. I can picture exactly where I was when I finished it. A must read for sure. Both my parents made choices that hastened their deaths because of poor quality of life. Dad stopped his dialysis rather than suffer from painful cancer that was going to kill him at some point. Mom refused dialysis completely. She had several health problems that were making her miserable.
My dad was put on dialysis past the point where it was remotely appropriate or where he could fully comprehend the contingencies. The conversation boiled down to, "you'll die without it." He, of course, consented. It was nonstop torture for him and sent him deep into an organic depression. When he would refuse to go, we'd ask, "are you okay with dying?" and he'd say, "no," so we'd push him. Ultimately, the blood pressure drop after each session cost him his remaining marbles and one day we finally took him at his word. He had a pretty good 2-weeks and died at home, so we salvaged something. The hospice staff couldn't believe we had allowed him to go on dialysis, but we had the conflict of interest of actually wanting him to die by that point, so we had to defer to the hyper-aggressive academic fleas providing his care.
Part of the problem, I'm sorry to say, is that dialysis is reimbursed 100% by Medicare, making it a profit center.
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First PT session was this morning. My primary takeaway is that my PT is
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