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Welp, we went a full day without additional poo on the walking path.

Poo-litics might be different depending on your proximity to DC. ;)

I didn't write today, but I did design out two covers my some books I'm planning. I like having the cover mostly done as I begin the book, so I can visualize the main character and the setting.

got to get the 61 rotations of the sun check-up at the doc tomorrow. (birthday was july)... he'll tell me I gained weight, and I'll tell him I want to be on omeprazole instead of famotidine. We'll see how that goes.
 


DeaconKC said:
Good afternoon now, finally got some rest last night/this morning. Than had the pleasure of talking on the phone with a gentleman from a local train club who has been fighting cancer [and winning!]. Had some leftovers for lunch and am now finishing off the first pot of coffee.
@Patrick I can understand about folks worrying about their kids. Let me explain...I am a retired Field Parole Agent who spent the last 13 years of my career working a high risk unit that supervised nothing but sex offenders and those violent enough to be on satellite tracking. Our sex offenders were not allowed to go into places with kid's playlands. One day, tracking one of my parolees, I saw him stopped at a Burger King [Carbondale Illinois] for about 20 minutes. He was a convicted kidnapper and child rapist. I was nearby and went in and he was sitting at a table in the play area itself, watching the kids. When working, I was in an armored vest, duty belt, badge, etc. and just told him to cuff up or I would do it the hard way. [Yes, I was ticked off] He cuffed up and I was taking him to my cruiser when the Manager came out wanting to know what had just happened. I explained, giving him the name of the parolee so he could look him up on the State website. He went straight back to prison.
Things like this are why folks are worried for kids.
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good its people like that that make the rest look bad I've seen my fair share of even so.s that come out better than when they went in. I don't support what they did or anything but if you learn from the mistake and never do it or anything like it again. then so be it as a victum of people like that its a hard pill but it can be fixed and helped.
 
Good evening gang!
Been lollygagging around tonight, no modeling.
TLOC said:
And your modeling speaks very highly for you.
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Thank you Tom. :)
troyphoto said:
Poo-litics might be different depending on your proximity to DC. ;)
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We're far enough away that we can't smell it MOST of the time! But a good breeze from the south and suddenly I remember the farm I grew up on.

santafewillie said:
It just means that I need to drink more beer!;)
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Sounds logical to me Willie!

Doc put me on Ozempic to lose weight, my body said f-that, as after each dose for 24 hours I felt like I had been hit by a truck. I lost the weight the old fashioned way. I cut waaaay back on the food intake. Now at 6"2, 185 lbs Doc is happy.

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Bruette said:
Sometimes life throws a beanball.

That is what happened to my wife and I early yesterday morning. She had been feeling poorly, early yesterday morning, it became a full-blown emergency. Complete with a trip to the ER. With pain in her back on the left side and trouble breathing I wasn't taking any chances. Women often experience back pain rather than chest pain when having a heart attack, as my mom did.

When we arrived at the ER, they wasted no time in rushing her back. Leaving me to complete the paperwork. After about 30 minutes she emerged from the back with all sorts of things hooked up to her. I was so relieved to see her return. I knew from experience it was not a heart attack if they brought you back out so quickly. She never looked more beautiful to me; she would disagree of course.

They took her back and forth for numerous tests, x-rays and finally a CAT scan. They determined she had phenomena in both lungs. My wife has a history of phenomena; it took a CAT scan to see through the scar tissue. This time she has out done herself, double phenomena!

The good news is she was already showing improvement, and they allowed her to decide if she wanted to come home. Of course she chose to come home. With instructions for me to watch her closely. She is doing well, no more pain and breathing easier. She is sleeping like a little Angel, I know because I am watching her closely.

If you can't duck the beanball, you hope to survive it. So far so good. God willing, we will survive this too. I use the word we because I would be lost without her.
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Sorry to hear about your wife coming down with pneumonia but good to hear she's doing better. I've never caught it but I know people who have and it's downright nasty. Hoping all keeps going well.
 
NorthBrit said:
As mentioned previously I am expecting five books from the U.S.A..
They are now in Paris?
At least they have crossed the Pond.
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I just received my warranty return from Rapido UK. They sent it DHL after I sent an email asking about it after a three week wait. They said they popped it in the mail. Just happened to be the same day after they received my email, of course. But, it showed up in an amazing 3 days!!
 
Jaz avalley said:
The smell puts me off too yeasty, now a nice cocktail
Singapore sling with Benedictine! ,pina colada, mai Thai, Harvey wallbanger not fussed over vodka like Galliano, an odd blue lagoon, b-52 although all 3 ingredients perfectly good on their own,
Whatever’s at the front has obviously been recently hit, we get through a baileys each Xmas
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Ah, mixing drinking and cars, eh? haha
 


I got my first look at the magical packing peanut. I had heard of it before but never seen it. I received an order from Tony's Trains and from Rapido UK and they both came with this funny, crunchy peanut. So, I filled up my sink with water and poured them in. Pretty neat as they all melted away. The last time I tried testing that, I ended up with a wet mess. :P
 
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