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There's some people I should have treated better + some sound advice I should have paid more sincere attention to.... However, that's water under the bridge.....Under reflection I'm less headstrong now & unlikely to to repeat the mistakes of the past...

Most plastic zippers can be opened with a pen or pencil.....

Last week*

I had a bycycle misshap last we that left me flat on my back in a big oil spot on the street. My first thought was - that was fast! Took a hit on my shoulders, left elbow, & left hip/butt area.... Broke the fall with my elbow which was gouged by the concrete street..... A little stiff for about a week.... I managed to get home, change shirts, and attend to the 10-Baht sized wound without my 3 girls seeing me.... I felt like I did after playing tackle football into my 40's.... Fortunately, none of the afternoon walker/joggers/bikers saw me.... I'm 78.... I do bike, home gym, & dog walk every day....

Good reminder....

Part of my family is French.. I still remember the aroma in the mornings at my Grandma's kitchen... Home-made sourdough toast slathered with (maybe homemade) peanut butterthat she dipped into a big wide cup of coffee..... She & my Grandpa owned and operated the only french bakery in Los Gatos, CA..... My Dad grew up delivering loaves of bread by bicycle.... Ah - bread memories... She could cook anything in that simple kitchen.....

Has anybody run into this? I've had 2 bread machines....Both - between year 2 & 3 quit producing good bread..... Ingredients checked ok + then replaced outright just to check - same cycles used as when productive.... Yet the bread won't rise.... One good loaf in 11 attempts where it used to be a 90-95% success rate.... It's almost like they lost their programming..... Buying local bread is like trying to chew on a mouthful of tasteless mush.....

My bread machine does a great job making pizza dough.... I make 3 pizzas at a time & the dough setting makes it very easy.....

RIP - My old back yard.... The beautiful, yet always hazardous snow....

I have a SCB & BBB....Both worked flawlessly in the US & on flight stopovers.... I also have an SCB prepaid card thinking I might need it, but didn't..... One time I tried a local community bank ATM that didn't - but it also didn't work for my Bank of America card, so I fault the bank on that..... I went into that bank wanting to break a 100$ bill - they wouldn't because I was not their account holder/client.... So, I went to 3 other banks until one did....

7 or 8 to a room - nothing to see here... .

1 car length for every 10 MPH.... Tailgating is a cause for a high percentage of accidents.... Road/weather conditions also play into the equation..... I've read that tailgaters can also get mesmerized by following a vehicle too close and lose situational awareness, semi asleep at the wheel....

Together & married many years.... We are together 24/7, 95% of the time..... Always cheerful, positive, hard working, frugal, caring, sharing, and up beat.... Pushing 50, she's gained weight.... That's about the only "bad" thing I can cite.... So, after all these years I really can't name any major faults.... Maybe - she sees value in preserving/saving almost every thing...In house recycling - some is very innovative....

It depends on design.....Some are well cut & designed ....Others look bulky, rough, & patchwork.....

So far it hasn't happened, but I have caught 3 trying..... I usually button the pockets....If in someplace rife with them I have some Columbia pants that have double pockets with inner zipped security pockets.... Still more secure than an easy to spot, snatch & run man purse....

Phone, wallet, & keys.....Folded money in right side back pocket.... Cargo pants allow for comfort.... I don't carry a purse....

Super accurate - with 3 interchangeable barrel lengths....Worked. with multiple holsters..... They're pricey now, if you can find one for sale.....

I no longer live there, however, my Dan Wesson 357 was my handgun choice.... If out trail riding my saddle gun was a Marlin 357 carbine.....

Five A Puma walking in California An elephant tromping through a treed area here in Thailand... An oak type tree in Alaska overloaded by over 30 bald Eagles watching the water along the shoreline.... Being on a boat astride 3 killer whales heading in the same direction swimming along side... Kangaroo's hopping around a golf course in Australia.....Like deer do in the US....

Yes, NOW it does..... It didn't on 1-01 when I posted....

Some very nice/good people there..... Some beautiful sights & places..... Mostly, a sh!t hole full of desperate people...... Safety is a big concern......

Thanks for the thought Charlie - back at'cha...... Currently in Texas & still awaiting the big moment.....

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We're in Texas this year & will be celebrating with family here.....They do it up big with family gatherings, passing presents from the tree, food, and football.... I'm sure our Daughters in CM will not make anything special of the day.... I'm usually the one that gets all the decorations out to get everybody started..... They'll get a bunch of stuff when we get back home.....