Ok, I'll start us off one more time if no one minds. 

Great start!  I don't think anyone minds.

Woke up in time to go to the fitness center this morning before work, but got up and had a nice long cup of coffee (still nursing the end of the pot of "Death Wish" coffee actually) and a hearty breakfast and decided to blow off my workout until I felt like it, later on today.   Main reason I'm posting pre-workout is to say the host club of the ePostal Virtual 3000 yard and 6000 yard swim competitions ("World Championships") posted the preliminary results this morning and I was so happy to see that I'm no longer at the very bottom!   Last year I was the last in my AG in the 6,000 yard with something like 2:02: xx, and I didn't do the 3,000.  This year my 1:44:54 earned me 4th in my AG (4th out of 5 LOL) and my 52:10 in the 3,000 was good for 8th in my AG (8th out of 9 LOL).  So on one hand I finished in the top 4 and top 8, respectively, in the world in my age group.  But that's just for fun.   For perspective, the guy who won my AG in both events swam a 33:54 in the 3,000 and a 1:10:31 in the 6,000.   Generally, though, my times have moved to the middle of the pack of "the rest of us".  More importantly, they show improvement, in particular the 6,000 yards, since that was a 1:44.9/100 pace and the 3,000 was a 1:44.3/100 pace.  It also tells me I should have done the 3,000 yards a little faster....I think....we'll see the next time I try it.

Thanks for the start, Jeanne. And 35 people? My DW sometimes feels overwhelmed with just the 4 of us.

Happy Birthday (a day late), Tammy!

Sending favorable vibes to Holly!

 

DH took me on a "date" to the local junk yard, to try to get a new back door for our Sprinter van.  He backed into a tree last week and dented the door.  The one at the junk yard was too rusty and in bad shape so we didn't get it, but at least the dented one still latches.

 

Reminds me during my college days when a neighbor backed into the side door of my (POS) '62 Pontiac Tempest. I think we settled for about $150 cash. I went to a junkyard, bought a compatible door from a Buick Skyklark, then stopped at an auto supply place and bought a few cans of Dupli-Color touchup spray paint. When I finished, the door actually looked better than the rest of the car, which had a serious rust problem! Made money on the deal, too.

He is constantly doing home repair work for me, which made me feel kind of guilty until I had an epiphany the other day that he actually loves working with power tools and doing projects - I just buy the lumber etc.  He put a new roof on my backyard shed last weekend.

And you're just figuring this about most (?) guys? My DW jokes that one initial attraction for her was that I was an engineer, so made good money and could fix things around the house. 

They regularly add new rides to my virtual riding app and the latest addition is a set of 6 rides in the region of Brittany, France. Usually, over half the rides on that platform are beyond my capability, but I can do every one of this new set. So today I rode "Stage 1" of what I'm calling my personal "Tour de France". It was 13.8 miles on a very rolling route (600 ft climbing) along the coast on the southern side of the Brittany peninsula. I averaged 14.8mph and 107W for a decent workout (360 calories).

Now to help DW with Thanksgiving day-before prepping...

Thanks, Jeanne.  We appreciate ALL the starts here!    Nice pictures, Steve.    35 people....wow.  There are going to be 15-17 where we are going and even as relatively accepting of the COVID situation as I am, it makes me a little nervous.  I think the large indoor gatherings are where things can go south.  Hopefully, we will all emerge unscathed!

Dave- I agree the vaccine mandates can be problematic and are costing companies some employees.  Tractor has not done a mandate, but has upped the incentive pay for getting the vaccine.

5.1 outside miles for me this morning and now I'm fighting with my electronics.  My iPod is out of storage and also needs a software update, which there isn't room to do.  Not a huge issue, except it somehow acquires the new software and then the battery tanks since it's sitting there.  If that makes any sense..... So Ken and I have deleted my music, installed the new software and will put the music back.  They don't even make iPods anymore, and I really like mine.

I'm in the still doing hair color camp.  It's expensive and a little high maintenance, but I have no plans to give it up!  I am my mother's daughter....

Happy day before Thanksgiving!

make me realize that I've never had an original idea. 

Steve - that's about as believable as MikeE sayin' he's not fast or only having a small group over for Thanksgiving dinner, Jay and deezie not busy, Tramps, econo and twocat not smart, Dave doesn't like Reese's peanut butter cups or Jeanne chocolate, goddesses not beautiful, BTY afraid of the water, Stumps hates dogs, KSA doesn't have any shoes, grandkids aren't cute, Wildchild, Tammy, bio and Leslie don't like trails, Henry not a celebrity not only in here, falcon and roch not liking spinning, erika and murray weather-wimps, . . . nice try, though.

ps - please add.

ps Mike - how many turkeys needed for 35 guests.

Who cooks them?  Who cleans up?

Any running plans for tomorrow?

Do you do a T'giving poem?

Next time have 'em take you to a restaurant, . . . or Jay's.

Nice 78% waning gibbous in the sky for lighting up some midnight front yard work without nosey neighbors walking by wondering what was going on must have woken up to do but, though clouded over in preparation for projected Thanksgiving rains when I finally got up for real at 6am to go over a get a small turkey for tomorrow at a local grocery store coincidentally near the Hillside Park so did a circuit on the newly blown trails now clear of the brown Big Maple Leaf tree leaves that were yellow for a day-or-two but with a nearby resident’s still-yellow-leafed tree providing the welcome mat.

Hi Masters,

Good review of yesterday's posts, and good workout this morning - congrats on being able to do more running. Very nice customers you had yesterday - maybe they'll come back today!

Congrats on your not-last AG finishes, BTY and, more importantly, your impressive times, regardless of placement. Your diligent training in the pool has clearly paid off.

It does seem weird, Dave, that an employee with no employee or customer contact would be required to be vaccinated. But it's probably a lot easier (not that it is easy) to just make everyone subject to the requirement. We do have some pretty good chocolate shops around here to which I'm very tempted to visit, but dare not.

Congrats on getting started on your PTDF, Roch. I hope the rest of the rides are as good as today's.

Congrats on getting back to your color, Leslie. Have a good day tomorrow, whether you Trot or not.

Nice run, KSA. Good luck with the electronics today, and all those folks tomorrow.

Good way of getting out and around this morning, Bioguy. Have fun with the fam.

That's a heck of a list, Tet! Nice yard work under the waning gibbous and trail work this morning.

Belated HAPPY Birthday, Tammy. I forgot that you were walking with one wing out of commish, and that sheds a whole different light on things. My DW broke her humerus a few inches below the shoulder, and is still in PT 10 weeks after the fall. They initially told her it would be a 14-week recovery.

Cool photos and recipe, Steve!

In the middle of the night last night, I heard something ceramic fall and break. I got up and looked around most of the house, but couldn't find whatever it was. I walked all over again this morning, and still haven't found it. If it was a dream, it was pretty dang realistic.

I got a letter yesterday telling us that we got a $10K grant to help fund the purchase of about 22 acres of conservation land. It's just a small fraction of the purchase price, but it will definitely make a difference. We've been awarded 2 grants so far, and are waiting to hear about a third.

When I woke at 3:45, I fed the cat and thought about going back to bed 'cause my hip was sore, I could hear the wind howling, and I knew the temp was somewhere south of freezing. But,, as usual, I just kept moving forward and was dressed and out the door before I knew it. And the wind was still blowing pretty good out there, and it was 27° according to Mr. Garmin. The first 2+ miles were into the wind and were pretty challenging and chilling. But once I turned a corner and the wind wasn't in my face, it was a lot more comfortable. I got in 6.3 EZ RW miles, which is not bad (or maybe it is) as an alternative to going back to bed.

We're having Thanksgiving dinner with neighbors tomorrow, and will also be Zooming with family at various times during the day. I opted not to do a Turkey Trot, but will definitely get out for my own trot in the morning.

Have a greta Wednesday and Thanksgiving.

Jay

8K today at a slow/moderate speed in steady rain with occasional snowflakes.

 

I'm in the still doing hair color camp.  It's expensive and a little high maintenance, but I have no plans to give it up!  

 

 

I am right there with you.- I am never going gray if I can help it!  But it really doesn't cost me much.  I get color from Sally's and about every three weeks I color my roots (parting my hair about every 1/4 inch and squirting color in) which takes about 10 minutes.  45 minutes later, shower it off, and the gray is gone.  Well, mostly gone.  I'm not actually doing salon-quality coloring, but it will suffice.

Home from surgery.  I took a nap when I got home, and now am thinking of maybe getting something to eat before settling down on the sofa.  My foot is massively wrapped up, and is supposed to stay this way until 12/3, when the doc will take it off at my follow up appointment.  I suspect when the nerve block wears off this is going to be pretty painful, so I am going to take a couple of pain pills soon, as I feel it beginning to hurt....