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This is Headcase. There are many levels above "amazing" - uber amazing, holy frickin' shit amazing The Mother of All amps amazing and of course "I eargasmed" amazing.

Did Steve provide any consultations?

Spanish French and Italian banks are all taking a hit right now as well so volatility and correction back down to the 4 range will happen but will take time. Perhaps 6-9 months, so be patient. Rant on but know things will settle down in time. A lot of the volatility is related to the fact that there is declining confidence in your country's central bank to manage the current economic crises.

Good luck Ozgur and stay strong.

Well fencing gear is very thick and heavy and the temperatures at the venue were 36C/97F with humidity hovering at 80%, so at some point the gear has to come off and well...

I bet the activities coordinator for the tour group gets a one star rating on TripAdvisor for this.

The pictures do not do her justice. I say this in a professional non judgemental totally without pervy intentions sort of way.

Found out last night when I picked up Lance and Mary at LAX that at camp Lance got beat by a girl. This is the girl- Valentina Vezzali - Vezzali is the first fencer in Olympic history to win three Individual Foil gold medals at three consecutive Olympics – Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. She also won fourteen gold medals at the World Fencing Championships, six in individual competitions (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) and another eight in team competitions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013), plus four silver medals (two individual, 1994 and 2006, and two with Italian team, in the same years) and three bronze medals (individual, 1995, 1998 and 2012). In European championships, she won nine gold medals (individual: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010; team: 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010), three silver medals (individual: 2003, 2007; team: 2007), two bronze medals (individual: 1993; team: 1998). More training is needed obviously.

Turn your fax machine on

More meat boilers, nooooo!

Started a spreadsheet for scheduling fencing competitions for the next ten months. Booking hotels and airfare begins next week when Mary and Lance return. No one better die or give birth until August 15 of 2019 or life will get real complicated real fast.

I still love that Lou Reed song! Actually that tarantula was very cute looking and timid which is good. Nothing like a aggressive spider attack to ruin one's evening. I sent this picture to Lance who is still at fencing camp in Italy and told him that if when he gets home he doesn't complete all of his chores he left unfinished, he will see this tarantula again. ?

Last week while enjoying a glass of wine I had an epiphany that if I would stop drinking I could afford this still one of my all time favorites.

...and this is why you don't go barefoot in my yard at night. 15 cm across and lovely to watch from afar

Happy Birthday Antonio!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Todd!

My dining and drinking advice is worth what people pay for it. Stretch, good choices all around but I note a Kosta Browne on the shelf, did you have that one as well?

Ornellaia for lunch is mega win in any rational thinking person's book. I am proud of you.

Yay on the Ornellaia, boo on the banker bros.

Happy Birthday Birgir! Who the hell is Trevor Go?

Now that is one birthday party I would like to see...from afar. Happy Birthday Mike!

I can concur with those temperature readings. ?

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for the BD wishes! No foils broken so far and fingers crossed. Did I mention it rains a lot hear and it is humid as a Louisiana swamp in July? ?