Well I could not get here yesterday, had a bad server gate way error, Went out to a nearby local Chinese restaurant, and had a nice time with my cousin.
I acutally went out... yeah.

Ed "Isky" Iskenderian passed life's finish line yesterday at 104. Everyone who loves motorsports (or just the sound of a "cammy" engine) owes him a moment or two of silence.

RIP, Mr. Iskenderian, and thanks for sharing your insights and talents in improving IC engines. Condolences to your friends, family and loved ones.

This Sunday will be the big Superbowl Sunday. I remember back in the day of hosting or attending some pretty wild parties and watching the big game. Mostly I remember lots of smoking and grilling going on before the game. That was the past. The past decade or so we have just hung out and watched the game. I usually manage to cook something good on the patio but we don't party down on the big day. I will do the same this year. I hope to smoke out something tasty for the occasion. Do you have any big plans for the Sunday game? Special eats or people to party with? Even when the game isn't fun to watch... the commercials are often entertaining. I hope you have fun.

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So jealous of Key Largo

It's the daytime and upper 60s in Bass Lake, near the south end of Yosemite. About 20-25 degrees warmer than typical for this time of year. Very disheartening, we need the snow and mixed rain.

Banned for not groveling in submission!

BrickHouse said:

Forgot the storage area for the smoker .....

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I guess that's what the tow vehicle and the bus that is carrying the cooks chore. It's short of serving area as well. Every cooker on the trailer would need a place to stage the cooks for serving. But hey... what a trailer. It looks a lot more fun than my mow trailer

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If it were not for the many doctors appointments, I would not get outside ....

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I was talking with my sister that recently lost her husband to cancer. She told me in the process of cleaning up her phone calendar, she counted 71 trips to the city for procedures and treatments in their 18 month ordeal. They had it right when said that you get to travel more once retired.

My infamous taco salad for the misses and tostada's for me last nite.

Not sure yet what tonight is gonna bring.

I drove my bike loop yesterday to see if I could ride it. It wasn't good. In town, snow melt is running across all of the low areas designed to drain the city. That means I would have to ride slow through and beyond each intersection a bit or have ice water sprayed on me. Once out of town, the sidewalk was clear of snow except where it was crossed by streets and roads. The snow plows had cleared the roads but piled it onto the sidewalks as it passed them. The worst area I travel was the sidewalk in the town South. Being as it is used by students, the city had removed the snow leaving a continuous pile on both sides of the six foot wide walk. One side or the other had snow melt running across the walk just about the entire length I travel. The highway siding that I use for my return trip had been plowed along with the state highway and was clear. If I don't get to ride today, tomorrow is looking very good. The high today is to be forty seven degrees and tomorrow fifty nine!

My S21 ultra is installing the last security update as I type. I have a different view of the EOL dilemma than most. Though I am sorry that the phone is losing it's support, I'm also relieved. It wasn't long after I purchased the phone that an update, likely an OS, caused a communication error between the phone and my hearing aids. With the BLE randomly dropping connections, I would often miss calls and texts with the phone thinking it was connected to the aids when it wasn't. If I anticipated a call or received a call, I would turn my aids off so I could communicate without losing the connection. It was a nightmare until I recently purchased new aids. The EOL gives me clear sailing until the phone struggles with app updates or simply dies.

The_Chief said:

"UHHH Master, we were there and I was suddenly strong with The Force! Yeah, that's it, a lot of Force! And she told me she wanted me with more Force! As her protector and defender, I summoned everything I had and gave her lots of Force. That's all, Master, I was just doing my duty as a Jedi!"


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"Sure Annkian and here is JarJar binks.."

so what do I do then

"Seriously, doctor, I am not a pervert! I was only sitting down at the bus stop and didn't notice this military shell in the seat!"

Down In Mexico - Coasters

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B J Thomas