Smeggy Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 I used to love me some pork chops and kraut back in Der farterland. Strange to think I lived there off and on for about 12 years, it seems so long ago.
Beefy Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Yesterday was Postdoc Appreciation Day. So we had a science journalist come and give us a talk, as president of the postdoc society I gave a rousing speech, and we had free food and wine. Its nice to be loved - even if only for half a day Today, I build flexi shelves!
jvlgato Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Dinner tonight sans kids for our 11th anniversary at The Market House in Chicago. Time flies when you're having fun! When I asked one of my patients how long he's been married, he said, 'it's been 35 wonderful years of marriage, and 12 awful ones ...'
tyrion Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Congrats on the anniversary! Ran 18 miles. I think I have about 108.2 miles before I can take a break for a few weeks. I can't rest for too long, I need to keep the fitness up for the Pikes Peak Marathon next year.
Voltron Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Congrats on doing the dishes Reks! And congrats to John on your anniversary. Today is my parents' 62nd anniversary, and later this week is my 19th. Good month for long marriages, apparently.
Aimless1 Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Waxed my travel trailer. 34 x 8 x 10. Glad that's over with! Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk
boomana Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Some nice lady I'd met once before, who does prevention and student assistance work in high schools, my co-worker Yasmin, who does runs the alumni programs, and me. Spent the whole afternoon at a horrid event in a building at the fairgrounds featuring lame tables from local facilities, about 500 folks that were mostly patients in local facilities, bad karaoke contest, lame chili contest, mediocre cupcake contest, clowns with balloons, etc. Sad and sadder. Also, whoever set this up from our facility forgot to mention the details that we were to either bring chili or cupcakes and were also to decorate our table for a fall theme table contest, and that it would be a total waste of time. Thank god we had candy at our table.
Grahame Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 You'd never know that looking at your smiling face
boomana Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 That was during set up. Add five more hours into that scene.
boomana Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Now that would have been a good contest. I could have won.
morphsci Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Congrats on the anniversaries John and Al's parents and Al.
Craig Sawyers Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Got my Blue Hawaii up and running. Awesome.
boomana Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Congrats on the anniversaries John and Al's parents and Al. X2 Got my Blue Hawaii up and running. Awesome. Congrats!
shellylh Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Sat on a plane for a long time. It is good to be home... wish I didn't have to travel to DC tomorrow. Munich and Berlin are on my list of places to visit some day. Congrats on the Anniversary, dishes, and BH!
Wmcmanus Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Found out who borrowed my wheelbarrow, and fell much better now knowing that it wasn't stolen by someone who might want to come back for more.
Craig Sawyers Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Congrats on the anniversary! Ran 18 miles. I think I have about 108.2 miles before I can take a break for a few weeks. I can't rest for too long, I need to keep the fitness up for the Pikes Peak Marathon next year. Blimey - the Pikes Peak! For those not in the know, this is like no other marathon on earth. Well over 6000 vertical feet (actually over 7700 feet of ascent), with 2000 feet in the last three miles, involving rock scrambling. Best time for the full marthon (ie up the Peak and back down) is around 3h30m. Which is about my best marathon time **on the flat**. Most times are way, way longer than that. But the real ball breaker is that it starts at well over 6000 feet - so the Peak itself is at 14,000 feet - and oxygen starvation becomes a major issue. One of the planet's ultimate challenges. So hats off Tyrion!
tyrion Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 The record holder needn't worry about his record while I'm on the course. I'm slow, so my concern will be beating the cut off times and altitude sickness since my training will all be at sea level. Having said that I know a bunch of people down here that have done PP. I probably should make sure I finish the Niagara Falls Marathon before talking about next year.
jvlgato Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Thanks for the well wishes, all! We had a pretty nice, but not great dinner last night, but the place was half empty on a Saturday night. Not a good sign for a Chicago restaurant. I guess expensive, locally grown on the farm places aren't so popular, unless you win Top Chef on TV. I tried to get a table at Girl and the Goat, and there were no tables at a normal time for weeks! Congrats in advance for your 19th, Al! Congrats on dishes, Reks. One of my least favorite chores, and a constant battle. Welcome home, Shelly! No sauerkraut for a while, huh? Glad your event is over, Vicki! Unfortunately, it sounds even worse than you had anticipated. Good thing for candy, I hope candy doesn't make you feel sick! Best on your training, tyrion! We went to Pike's Peak a few months ago. Stunning place! Saw a marmot and a fox, both very cute. But I got light headed and my daughter got a raging headache, and all we did was walk around and eat donuts!
n_maher Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Got out for a little ride on the bicycle. You flatlanders may appreciate the elevation change.
tyrion Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Nice ride Nate. I'm on the couch watching Top Gear and I'm not leaving the couch until after the Dolphin v. Jets game.
shellylh Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Woke up at 4:45am with a headache. Packed for DC. Worked. It's going to be a long day.
Salt Peanuts Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Started off the day unsuccessfully trying to put Libby back to sleep after she woke up entirely too early. This was followed by going to her doctor since she's been rather stuffy for couple of days (turned out to be nothing major as we thought, but it was reassuring to hear that from her doctor). Just finished making Japanese-style curry and now watching the truly awful Pats defense.
luvdunhill Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Nate, that's a pretty cool output, however you did that. I bet I could ride that distance around here and not change more than a few feet in elevation, and even that change would only signify that I'd hit an armadillo
n_maher Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Nate, that's a pretty cool output, however you did that. I bet I could ride that distance around here and not change more than a few feet in elevation, and even that change would only signify that I'd hit an armadillo It's with a free little app (for both i-stuff and android devices) called Run Keeper. I just did a screen cap of the output you can view on the web, which like you I find pretty cool.
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