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1st October 2022, 06:40 PM
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October Honors (mini raves)
Just got back from Grand Rapids, where I attended The Judds Final Tour concert. It was awesome and a fitting tribute by Wynonna to her mother.
And I got a t-shirt. 
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2nd October 2022, 04:29 AM
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My first geezer-strength flu vaccine didn't make me feel sick at all the next day, nor did it make my arm very sore. It had knocked my husband for a loop, so I expected to spend all Saturday in bed just like he did last week. But I was fine except for just feeling tired in the afternoon. A nap took care of that.
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2nd October 2022, 05:12 AM
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That's good to hear Teela. And not getting the flu is a big deal, it is not like getting a cold.
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2nd October 2022, 06:00 AM
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my rave is I got to see an actual Owl in The Bird Bath this morning and it was ridiculously fun. yesterday we saw a hawk take a bath. I love being on vacation. 
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2nd October 2022, 07:23 AM
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pretty little town, we have a Mason Museum which (no shit) is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for like 2 hours per day, has a whole room devoted to a long ago baby food factory and another room devoted to Malcolm X who lived here for a minute or two when he was a kid. and do a google picture search of "wooden soldier statues" and you'll see the statues that are located about a block and a half away from where I live. some folks put colorful (well, the school colors of Mason High) scarves on the statues in winter...
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2nd October 2022, 01:54 PM
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4th October 2022, 08:57 AM
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Want the BEST TACO IN AMERICA?
It's officially in San Diego. https://www.cbs8.com/article/life/fo...8-9397dfc8a17c
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7th October 2022, 11:37 AM
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ok, so the tribute thread to Enzo on the repair forum is still going on, it's up to 10 pages. Just found out from the resident managers supervisor that they may be able to dedicate one of the park benches out front to him. the garden gnome I got to be placed out front (garden gnome laying on his back, with a book and a can of beer) will be here tomorrow, and according to some friends, the local free paper (the city pulse) will be having a reporter contact me to do a story on him.
he really was loved, honored and respected.
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7th October 2022, 03:57 PM
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9th October 2022, 12:56 PM
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The in-laws have been moved from FL to MD, and tonight will be their first in their new apartment. We've still got to go over a few more times to help with stuff like setting up Alexa, rearranging furniture if they don't like what we did, cleaning their area rugs, and hanging picture. Plus I'll have to take MIL grocery shopping. But the worst is behind us (I hope!) FIL is thoroughly confused and still occasionally hallucinating. We're hoping once he settles into the new routine in the new place, he'll do better.
At least it's better for us - we're alone again! Bliss!!!
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11th October 2022, 11:07 AM
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11th October 2022, 05:59 PM
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12th October 2022, 08:13 AM
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having just ranted, I need to now RAVE:
I just had a vacation that was very nice despite unexpected weather. A big THANK YOU to @Rock who hosted and did all the driving which means I could concentrate on how beautiful and dramatic the scenery is in New Mexico!  I won't forget all the things we did because we wrote them down  also thank you to @SmartAleq for driving me to/from the airport and not even getting cranky when we couldn't find each other and she had to circle around multiple times!
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12th October 2022, 08:33 AM
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yes, it was absolutely still worth the trip.
another rave: Drum Church was pretty damn good last night, despite 3 of our regulars being out of town. That left 5 of us, so apparently we are up to 8 regulars!
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12th October 2022, 10:07 AM
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You're welcome, dear, it was no problem. As I said, ain't my first time doing pickup at the PDX rodeo! They've sure gotten pissy about stopping at the terminal exits though but never fix the real issue, which is having multiple pedestrians strolling across the lanes in several cross walks. An elevated passenger crossing would be super helpful to basically everyone!
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12th October 2022, 03:16 PM
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and then all those islands! last night I fell asleep/ crashed about 7:30 and slept through until some redoncoulous time, maybe 5 AM? which would be the longest I've ever slept at one time for.....years, actually.  anyhoo, it's all good! 
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13th October 2022, 09:52 AM
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Very mini-rave - I've just made a pot of bean soup and it smells wonderful!! And my grandson had been napping for nearly 2 hours!! So quiet accomplishment here.
Did I mention bean soup? Supper will be nummy tonight!
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14th October 2022, 05:26 PM
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I took an awesome, scenic hike today and didn't have to drive anywhere.
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15th October 2022, 08:56 PM
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So our cable internet started dropping out randomly. And we'd never gotten the speed they claimed we should be getting. After enough complaints, they sent a tech out. Who said that the cable hadn't been installed correctly 33 years ago when it was put in and that there was still an analog trap on the cable that shouldn't be there. So he re-wired the run from the cable company box to the cable modem. And suddenly it is working way better and is much faster. I just downloaded some flight sim data and it just screamed.
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16th October 2022, 07:22 PM
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went to a wonderful harvest celebration and ate a ton of very good food and watched some dancing. everything was in Spanish so wasn't always sure what was happening but had a very nice time.
so full!
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17th October 2022, 06:27 PM
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I mentioned that I changed which Grease Monkey in town I took the cars to after the one I usually went to had the guy be a dick on the phone. That seems to have been a wise move. I took the Santa Fe in for an oil and filter change today and was in and out in 15 minutes. And they washed the windows while they were doing it.
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25th October 2022, 10:32 AM
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I dropped Wolfette off at the airport and on the way back I did the triangle to go to the good sporting goods store to get ammo. And found out that a new In-N-Out had opened one long block away. So not only did I get ammo, I got a good burger. And it turns out that a double-double and fries is cheaper than McD's. I got there early, so the line was only 6 cars long, not 30.
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25th October 2022, 12:02 PM
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26th October 2022, 11:52 AM
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Well, I just made two guy's day a better day today.
I was taking a load of stuff to the hazardous waste recycling place. It's really cool and they take all the toxic and dangerous stuff that you shouldn't throw in the trash. They also have a "store" where you can get the stuff other people have recycled and it's free. So if you need some paint thinner and they have a can there, you can take it and use it. Cool huh? So as part of this load I had an empty propane tank that we got back when we had a propane BBQ. As I was loading up the cart to take my stuff inside, two hispanic guys came out with some painting supplies from the store. They were obviously a "two guys and a truck" handyman company. They saw the propane tank and asked if they could have it. I told them to take it and was glad it had a new home. Took the rest of my stuff in and got rid of it and headed for home.
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