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LoL @tkam our New member and yours are both tuxedo and fluffy. Meet "Yumak"

A neighbor visited with a very chocolatey flourless chocolate cake She can come again!

Stone countertops - that sounds like the baker in you writing the specs. Puff pastry, tempered chocolate - all need those cold stone counters

Yep, I used to like riding my all steel mountain bike in the mountains near here when it rained. Having children smartened me up real quick.

New Model Army, Between Dog & Wolf...er...I mean, Between Wine and Blood...why would they do that, name two consecutive albums so similarly?

Steely Dan – Can't Buy A Thrill

I used to have this thing for going for a run when there was a thunderstorm - I liked the drenching downpour (yeah OK - weird). I stopped then there was a simultaneous blinding flash and a BANG, and a smell of ozone. It must have struck very very close to me. I got home in a hurry. That was the end of my going running in thunder storms ⚡ ? ?

For clarity, this was a gift not an announcement.

Almost everyone is packed. Three or four more to go. Should finish them tomorrow. I’ll weigh them as well and should start requesting addresses in a few days Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Almost as Mr. JvlGato (congrats, btw!), 21th - dating - Anniversary Dinner! Artichoke Heart + Poached Egg Curd Cheese, Paris Mushrooms, Asparagus Herb-Crusted Lamb, White Beans (should I call it Cassoulet?) Shrimp + Cod + Couscous Île flottante Profiteroles

I miss my cats.

I mentioned most of this in Random Shit, but it is more appropriate here. RIP my sister in law Sue, my wife Carole's sister. After a long battle over the last year, first with cirrhosis and partial kidney failure, and then with rapidly developing cancer. She died peacefully under sedation in Denmark holding hands with her husband Steve two hours ago. I've known Sue since she was 16, and she made age 60. Carole is flying out to Denmark early tomorrow to support Steve, who is in pieces.