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TN is developing a savanna climate. Dry all year with an 11th hour saving rain. so things will barely survive the next drought. If my Grapevines hadn't already been south they would have gone so. Tonight, the night will be pierced by the sound of pulsing sprinklers for the salvation of the vineyard. Harvested some Chardonnays tonight after mowing the lawn. Nothing like eating grapes...
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Back from D with no permanent damage. Seems like its harder to leave than it used to be. Made allot of good friends and I seem to be more of a social animal than I used to be. When I was younger[and faster] I was a loner. Just me and the old Harley piercing the night with only the noise, blue flame, and solitude. Now...
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The rain finally stopped for a while, so I went for a run while there was a gap in the clouds. Not a fast day or a slow day, you guessed it! Detroit must have been completely evacuated by homeland security or something. No one there saying much of anything. My Cajun in-laws might phrase it as WhereYat? Actually things have been painfully quiet all...
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Slow day today. just rain and Walmart. The high point of the weekend so far was an oil change on the old Accord commuter. This waiting for the Mustang is very wearing. Hopefully renting one when I go to D next week will help some. As long as I have a big pile of copied CDs with me I'll be content. A word on CDs:...
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Had a great run tonight. Passed my 14 year old son at 1600 metres. Starting to make some real progress on the speed. I think we were running well below 6 M/mile. Ran the whole 4 miles under 7M/ mile. A new +50 record for me. He won't let me pass him again tho. I don't think he was paying attention. I think my body...
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I've resigned to the fact that even tho I had it in remission for many years, my disease has returned. Its not what you think, its most commonly called motorhead regression You know, when you start to think of fast cars more than girls. This is not normal. I ordered a new Dearborn beauty about 2 weeks ago, you may remember the Pearl Mustang California?....
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Finally made it to the weekend. I've been in one place too long, I must go somewhere. The trip to Gatlinburg was great, but its only 30 miles away from home, kinda like an extended stay at Walmart. My passport probably won't be back 'til August, so no UK trips just yet. Trying to get to Detroit either late next week or early August. That's...
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Back to the 45 minute drive to work and back everyday. I almost need it to wind up and unwind. I get to listen to allot of music and even "Democracy Now". I know, I know, what is an educated redneck hillbilly doing listening to an extreme right wing show like that. Well its because I have to listen to all points of views and...
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Madam LaPlace and I just got back from a 3 day weekend in Gatlinburg, TN with 4 hormonally emergent teen boys[ my one and three of his buddies]. We are kind'a in the transition between airsoft pellet guns, Wii's, and girls. They notice the cuties as long as there aren't any junk toy shops in site. The oversize transitional feet are a clumsy complication as...
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