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Welll, shhh - crud! I came home from work & got to watch the last 2 laps of the Monaco Grand Prix (F1), ha ha. Good thing there is a re-broadcast later today.

 

Probably will stay up  & watch a few laps of the Indy 500 at least.

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20 hours ago, Thoramel said:

We've been slowly pulling together everything we'd need to go kayaking on regular basis for the last few months. And with the addition of a roof carrier for the car recently we now have all the required gear we need. So today was our first day of getting out and learning to kayak. We chose a decent sized reservoir north of town that has a 10HP limit on motor boats and is mostly used by canoers, kayakers and paddle boarders. We thought it would be a good place to get familiar with our boats and it was. It was great fun and surprisingly no one fell in. Seriously, I fall into water all the time and that's usually when I'm standing on my own two feet. So today felt like an accomplishment.

 

I'm quite sore, but super excited to do it again. I spend a lot of time around the water, but only in depths that are easily wadeable. So this has been quite liberating. We are planning a little river jaunt in the next few weeks and will hopefully be getting out on a regular basis for the rest of the season. Anyways, here's a photo from today, cheers all!

 

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That's how it starts out, pretty soon you have three canoes and a bunch of like-minded friends.

 

Those little recreational kayaks are best for close to shore, mainly because of the enormous open cockpit. I've dumped my fair share of boats, usually because I want to see just how far I can put them up on edge (which is an important skill for whitewater enthusiasts). I also can't stay upright on a paddleboard for long for the same reason, I'm trying to do tricks on it. The reason you want to stay close to shore is because they are awful to rescue when full of water. We put air bags in the whitewater models, because we know we're going to be dumping them. I had an air bag fail on a rental solo canoe one time after I dumped it and trying to get it to shore to empty it against the pull of a river wasn't much fun. Not to scare, but be aware. 

 

I have lots of fun taking them down a canal or a nice lazy river late in the season. Then the most dangerous thing is sunburning my pasty white legs. If people go tubing on it or take those little "floaty boaties" you can buy at Canadian Tire, they're great for a first river run. 

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WOOF HQ - SECRET MEETING

 

Head of WSS ( Woof's Secret Service) : We asked you to build a vehicle for our undercover agents, right?

 

Engineer of Special Weapons Division: Yes, and we built one!

 

Head of WSS : Is this your idea of an unsuspicious vehicle for undercover agents???

 

 

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1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said:

WOOF HQ - SECRET MEETING

 

Head of WSS ( Woof's Secret Service) : We asked you to build a vehicle for our undercover agents, right?

 

Engineer of Special Weapons Division: Yes, and we built one!

 

Head of WSS : Is this your idea of an unsuspicious vehicle for undercover agents???

 

 

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and this is why the Fourth Little Pig built his house, with dragons teeth and a minefield

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   Hit the one low point in an otherwise good day a few hours ago...

 

 Having been unemployed/underemployed for the past year and a half or so, I haven't been to the the FLGS even once in that whole time.

Which is why I just now found out that Pat Flory, former owner of the Citadel Game Cellar in Groton, CT passed away almost an entire year ago. I started going to the Citadel when I was fifteen, which means that I knew Pat long than anyone else in my life other than immediate family.

Apparently, he had a brain tumor removed and was doing well in recovery but then suddenly took a turn for the worse.

 

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2 hours ago, Chaoswolf said:

Hey, look what I found at BGGcon:

 

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Here's a shot of rhe action 

 

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You got my good side!  (I'm right there on the left just poking into view!)

P&T at BGG.Spring has been loads of fun, lots of people getting to come in and have fun slinging paint.  Lots of first timers getting their first hit.

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Life update:

 

Things are rough right now. Just as the brain weasels start to subside stuff hit the fan again. My friend passed away, which I believe I've already talked about here. Some medical stuff has cropped up on my end. Vacation is now less than a month away. I am not ready.

Medical stuff spoiled.

 

Spoiler

So about a week after my friend's funeral I went in to the doctor's for a wellness visit to check that things were okay before we leave for vacation. I have diabetes. I am still...in denial isn't the phrase I want but I can't think of anything else offhand. I've currently got 2 bruised fingers from finger sticks for the glucose monitor.

 

So this is my life now. But I got something fun to try to help me feel better! I'm trying to be positive about this but...it's hard.

 

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9 minutes ago, SparrowMarie said:

Life update:

 

Things are rough right now. Just as the brain weasels start to subside stuff hit the fan again. My friend passed away, which I believe I've already talked about here. Some medical stuff has cropped up on my end. Vacation is now less than a month away. I am not ready.

Medical stuff spoiled.

 

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So about a week after my friend's funeral I went in to the doctor's for a wellness visit to check that things were okay before we leave for vacation. I have diabetes. I am still...in denial isn't the phrase I want but I can't think of anything else offhand. I've currently got 2 bruised fingers from finger sticks for the glucose monitor.

 

So this is my life now. But I got something fun to try to help me feel better! I'm trying to be positive about this but...it's hard.

 

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Sorry to hear about the diabetes. My recent check (two weeks ago) indicated im pre-diabetic. I'm in the middle of doing some dietary changes to stem or slow down the issue. I hope things stay well or go better on your end. 

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