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I'm done for the holidays! Had a very nice Hanukkah celebration at my sister's tonight, the last family party of the season. It was a little low key, normally my dad and step-mom host; but my dad wasn't feeling well so it moved. It was a little bit "thrown together" but that made it actually more personable. Saw some very nice folks we see only a few times a year, and had some great food and chats. But that's it now. The benefit of being Jewish with early holidays....now I can relax and coast through Christmas!

Sous Vizzle Saturday Night ...

Thanksgiving leftover soup and Mikey rye bread (baked this morning)

Got in a great 7.2mi jaunt through the woods today. Weather has been insane for December, I think it was near 60 by the time I finished at 10:30.

Whiskey chicken with mashed potatoes, butternut squash, onion and Brussels sprouts. Prepared by Allison and Bryan. Delicious! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rained here today, snowed up in the mountains.

Vegan quinoa, chick peas, cranberries with a curry base for a friend's memorial service

46 miles today. The first 15 sucked hard after 2 months of sporadic cycling activities.

Very nice Marc! Lots of respect for GS. The Mrs. has been wanting a classic dress two-hander and doesn't love Calatravas, so I found her an older VC ultra thin (33093/3) for Christmas that I think will do the job.

Well, the larger Grand Seiko limited JDM antimagnetic which has the 9S65, to go with the smaller HEQ version: http://www.ablogtowatch.com/grand-seiko-sbgr077-sbgr079-magnetic-resistant-watches-hands/

One of the reason I stopped posting was there just seemed to be so much drama. Getting angry and going off because of someone's post is just not a good use of my time. Being offended by these pics is everyone's right but restricting what others can post because of it, well that's their problem. It's a photography thread. I see modeling pics from a friend on FB that are not too far from these. I showed Cj's to her and was not offended in the least. So what is offensive to one might be art to someone else. This was not porn or even soft porn. You don't like them, move on. As to Cj's reaction, it's CJ. If it was anyone else, they would have gotten a pass but there is a past to consider. Either way, ignoring it probably accomplishes more than direct action, just my opinion. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Alas, I just gave the whole thing* away to a friend of mine who just had a baby a month ago; I've been taking over home-cooked meals to them every week. *I did double the bolognese recipe and froze half the sauce so that I could easily make up a lasagne on demand whenever I want. Love it! I also love that I can read this sentence on my Retina iMac without changing the font size.

There is some truth to your statement, Raffy, and Dan is obviously correct, but let's review the arc of this stupid issue: -Crappy posted a bunch of lingerie shots he took of his co-workers -Chris says he doesn't understand why med students would pose for these pics and then let Crappy post them publicly and wonders if Crappy is doing a fundraising calendar -Crappy unloads on Chris with his typical persecution-complex response raising all kinds of irrelevant straw-man arguments about double standards and such. Then he defends himself and his models on the basis of information Chris didn't have any chance of knowing instead of just making a rational response to Chris's reasonable comments and inquiry -I stew about it and eventually crack and post a self-righteous, half-crocked response dumping on Crappy for blowing everything out of proportion and claiming an attack where there really wasn't one, like he has many times -Crappy responds with a bunch more irrelevant claims but does not address or even acknowledge my main point repeated above -Shelly expresses her valid feeling that this type of photography is demeaning to women (my wife said the same when I vetted my response) and says that she would prefer not to have them posted in the thread without a spoiler tag -Crappy once again flies off the handle with claims of double standards (still not sure what two classes of people he refers to) and disdain for Shelly's feelings: he says he is insulted, that Shelly lacks courage, that she is just part of the mob attacking him (a legal US citizen, no less), that she is prudish, backward, unevolved, offensive, and stupid. He twists her simple statements on her own feelings about this kind of photography and honest statement that she would feel the same way whether the subjects were med students or strippers into a claim that the models are strippers. He also assumes that Shelly would chastise or belittle anyone who looked at strippers or porn, but she never said anything like that either. -Various other people chime in with positive thoughts on the photos and Crappy personally, and some wonder why I'm such an asshole to him on occasion. Other people here may not see the out of whack and misguided responses by Crappy the same way I do, and that is fine. I don't actually have a "beef" with him at all. I think Crappy would acknowledge that I was friendly and supportive of him when we first met and when Gene and I gave him a place to stay for free so he could attend CanJam Florida. Hell, I put up with his weird math trance and I almost threw Stevieo off the third floor balcony when I tried to steal Crappy's couch. I just have little patience for Crappy after years of sharing HF and HC space with him, and this whole issue is just another example. His obnoxious and unwarranted retorts to Chris and Shelly are prime examples of why he annoys me. Sorry for stirring the pot and keeping this going, but I thought I would explain myself for those who asked. Now I will attempt to return to live and let live vis a vis Crappy.