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Post by paleo on Dec 26, 2021 9:00:39 GMT -5
I think John Prine pretty well summed up the day here.
All the snow has turned to water Christmas day has come and gone Broken toys and faded colours All that's left to linger on
Coffee, some great leftovers, a long hike and music will be my day
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Post by paleo on Dec 25, 2021 11:32:00 GMT -5
It was a challenge, but we got all the Christmas gifts opened, now to kick back and enjoy some coffee.
One gift i received was a ticket to River Dance, next June, in Cedar Rapids. It'll be a family outing.
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Post by paleo on Dec 24, 2021 16:32:44 GMT -5
On my first trip to Indonesia, Surabaya, I was talking to some locals at the hotel. They asked where I was from, and since I knew they wouldn't recognize Cedar Rapids, I said "near Chicago ". They looked at me rather strangely and their next question was, "are you here to kill someone "? This was about 22 years ago. Thinking about what I wrote, it was way more than 22 years, it was actually 40 years ago!
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Post by paleo on Dec 24, 2021 16:16:01 GMT -5
On my first trip to Indonesia, Surabaya, I was talking to some locals at the hotel. They asked where I was from, and since I knew they wouldn't recognize Cedar Rapids, I said "near Chicago ". They looked at me rather strangely and their next question was, "are you here to kill someone "? This was about 22 years ago.
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Post by paleo on Dec 24, 2021 12:44:49 GMT -5
45 degrees at noon. The lake seems to have a thin layer of water on top of the ice. Church this evening, then some "Christmas" movies, and some Christmas music. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Post by paleo on Dec 23, 2021 10:57:12 GMT -5
The lake, a solid sheet of glass No waves, no rippling water sounds The leaves, in piles in the fence rows Winter, but no snow upon the ground
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Post by paleo on Dec 16, 2021 18:47:24 GMT -5
Did you have cabbage and tomatoes in it. Was it cooked in a aluminum pot.these 3 items can cause a chemical reaction. No to all 3
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Post by paleo on Dec 16, 2021 18:46:37 GMT -5
What made you think it was the onions? If you’ve eaten this soup before, it would indicate that either something has changed in you, or something was wrong with the soup? Good that you’re feeling better, at least. Doesn’t sound like a good time. My dad was sensitive to onions, when I was young I could eat onions like apples. As I've got older I've become sensitive, this isn't the first time this has happened (guess I'm a slow learner).
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Post by paleo on Dec 16, 2021 17:47:02 GMT -5
Last Friday evening I had a big bowl of my homemade vegetable soup, soup that was loaded with onion. By the time I went to bed the bloating had started, and I was suffering, but not nearly as much as I would be on Saturday. Saturday night I had my phone ready, trying to decide if I should call 911. I either went to sleep or passed out and the call didn't get made.
Sunday, Was bad but on Monday I thought I noticed a slight improvement. Finally, yesterday afternoon I ate a few saltines, 3 to be exact, and I had a little plain yogurt.
Today I've increased my food intake to include a little bread and Turkey breast. Now, 4:30 PM and I suddenly felt like I was hungry!! I've probably consumed less tha 500 calories in the past 6 day, so an exciting advancement.
I'm thinking now now that I will survive, but I'm absolutely sure I don't ever want to eat onions again.
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Post by paleo on Dec 16, 2021 15:51:26 GMT -5
Pine Island is 69F going to 76F all winter. If I only had the funds. Well, there is always Pine Island, Minn.! You might also be interested in home on Pine Island Lake, Todd County Minn. A beautiful little lake that I spent many hours swimming in and fishing on.
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Post by paleo on Dec 10, 2021 20:31:50 GMT -5
Congratulations!!
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Post by paleo on Dec 10, 2021 12:30:44 GMT -5
Foul weather in the forecast, although it sounds like most of it will be north of me. Just returned from Vinton, stopped for a few minutes at Phil's place, then the usual, Theisens, Fareway and the bank. A few raindrops on the windshield as I drove home
Day one of cat sitting completed, we both seem to be getting along ok.
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Post by paleo on Dec 10, 2021 8:38:39 GMT -5
Well I was holding off going to Vinton, but maybe it's safe for me to venture there this morning. I'll get in and get out quick.
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Post by paleo on Dec 9, 2021 9:05:03 GMT -5
On Thanksgiving weekend I got a text from a friend asking if I could babysit her cat for a week, starting December 9th. I enlisted the help of my family to try to come up with a good lie to avoid it, but alas, no good lies were forthcoming.
Today is the 9th, the cat Hemi, short for Hemingway, will arrive at 11:00 am.
Wish me well.
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Post by paleo on Dec 9, 2021 8:59:38 GMT -5
Pick a date/time and I'll join if I can. Christmas schedule is still pretty fluid at this time.
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Post by paleo on Dec 8, 2021 20:14:26 GMT -5
I guess I have reached a milestone in my life: It is nice to get a phone call, text or email from old friends, even if they just say that they have thought of me. Blessings to my Soundhole friends tonight. I am thinking of you. Hearing from an old friend is a blessing indeed, it happened to me last evening. A phone call that lasted over 1 1/2 hours, so good to catch up and remember days gone by.
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Post by paleo on Dec 8, 2021 15:01:30 GMT -5
Happy birthday Bob, hope you have a great day!
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12-8-2021
Dec 8, 2021 12:13:39 GMT -5
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Post by paleo on Dec 8, 2021 12:13:39 GMT -5
This morning I went to the Rec Center, for the first time in 23 months. It was good to get back, not many people there but a few I knew.
After exercise I did a little Christmas shopping and then stopped at Jams for some coffee.
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Post by paleo on Dec 7, 2021 11:30:53 GMT -5
Busy day, grocery shopping early this morning, I needed some items for the beef soup/stew that is now in the crock pot. Gotta pick up around the house a little before people start showing up for practice.
Made the trip to Iowa City (Coralville) last evening for our song writing group meeting. We're going to shift back to zoom for the next few months.
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Post by paleo on Dec 6, 2021 9:00:48 GMT -5
Mt Semeru volcano erupted in Indonesia. The volcano is in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. When I was there we went to take sunrise pictures. We came in from the north, drove as far as possible and then, in the dark, climbed a long set of stairs to the lookout where we waited for sunrise. We were lucky, it was a perfectly clear day and we got some fantastic pictures. It looks like the volcanic eruption caused a lot of damage and destroyed some villages, tragic.
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