Hell no--this year at my parents house in Cashiers (closest to, anyway), NC. Different side of the family. Let's just say I won't be cooking. Looks like I might get to ski a little, though.

no work.. just doing homework. After that I'll read up on megasquirt

I am going to my last Aunt's funeral tomorrow. In a strange way I am looking forward to it. She was a wonderful engaging person who always made everybody feel that they were very very important and valued as her friend or relative. She lived to the ripe old age of 93 and the last year or two has been largley unaware of things and not really living, so her passing was a relief. Although I will miss her, I will very much enjoy sharing stories about her with others who loved her.

I still have one uncle left....my dad's baby brother who was born when dad was 16.

Actually it turns out she was 91.

Her husband, my uncle by marriage, was a wonderful gentleman too, who always treated me with respect even when I was quite young. He flew in bombers in ww2 over europe. (Yikes!) He died 13 years ago. At the funeral today I met his brother and was talking with him and his offspring and I suddenly had a memory and said...."didn't uncle Don have a twin?....the brother said "yes...its me." Identical twins and Dean has outlived Don by 13 years.

He is now 95 years old and though he does not any longer perambulate he is quite sharp and looks great....and just like my uncle Don did.

I have been pondering how it must feel to lose your identical twin.

My uncle smoked and died of heart failure. Dean was a farmer, I suspect did not smoke and sleeps in the bedroom they both were born in 95 years ago! I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if my uncle Don learned to smoke while in the service.

The tobacco company provided free smokes to all the service men over there, IIRC.

They lived over near Napanee. Its interesting farm land with some rolling topo and lots of Amish carriages and handsome horses.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I think there was some kind of back-handed insult somewhere in there.

My brother and I had to book flights to Chicago for a co-op subsidized financial analysis on 12/3-4 and he forgot about it until today. The $118 roundtrip via Southwest tix to Midway from 2 weeks ago turned to $370 roundtrip into O'Hare. I'd imagine it's going to cost you a few coins.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Sorry to hear that, Tom. I hope you get to partake in some good story telling sessions.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

That's a good run.And,may I add without any lightsome or flippant badinage,something may we all seek eftsoons.

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Skiing in Maggie Valley? Maybe in Wolf Laurel.

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I'm sick of .sig files

eftsoons? badinage?

Where is my dictionary?

Drat!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I've this on my favorites so I can click it open in another window for Carleton's posts.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

OMG- it's Thursday, feels like Friday and I missed posting yesterday! Crazy, wacky weird around here very busy so not much time to post with my fellow Benzites. Big computer project so thats where I've been.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Oh, an exciting new challenge at work, huh Mistress?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

No probably make the drive to Sugar or Beech. Hardly worth it, I know, but definitely not for MV or Wolf Laurel

Thats cool. I just wondered is the Turkey would be spicy....

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Its Thursday, and its almost time for a week off!


Currently listening to music, and making some lunch.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Today's update.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.