Merry St. Nick Day
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I opened a 529 for both kids the day I got each of their social security numbers, and direct deposit a good chunk each paycheck into both equally.
Shooting for scholarships so I can buy a bazillion bikes.
Pepridge Farm remembers that snow fall a few years ago...and doing Laurel/Pilot in sub zero temps.
Today's Christmas fun included a five mile run in a heavy rain, then Wife and I watched the new Wonder Woman film on HBO Max. It was ok...glad I didn't shell out theater money for it. I did enjoy Pedro Pascal's over the top performance.
Cleaned out what quite possibly could be an alien life form growing on the backside of the filter in the dishwasher. It was a rather festive occasion.
Nicce.
I also discovered that the dollar store here has lots of technic type stuff. Gonna pick up a bunch and fiddle with them.
I got a lot of problems with you people and celebrating Festivus two days late is just the start!
Wife doesn't know that's the plan for later, we've been working her way through Sopranos for the first time most evenings.
Nah, I like being able to sled down our road in a morning before work, and then I have to plow it. Sledding at Evergreen golf course is also likely the best hill I've ever had access to when we want to sled after work. Then as long as we've got packed snow on the trails the fat bikes get ridden plenty.
I spy Lagavulin :monocle:
Napped from 3 to 5. Reheating turkey now. No booze today. And my wife scoffed when I said I could stop whenever I wanted...
Back from 3 days of snowshoeing in Mt Lassen National Park. My legs are fucking blown. Frist two days were cold and clear. the snow was really hard and crusty (Sierra Cement) so 80% of the time it was boots and Kahtoola Micro Spikes. Once we got far enough out I had to switch to snow shoes as I kept breaking through the crust. Ruth is 80 pounds lighter so she never had to swap over
Do Mountain Lions Hibernate?
no but they will move to where the easier hunting is, which is to say below snow line with the deer. Reality is that the most dangerous critter in the woods is a biped. Redneckus Dumfuckus rifleous
Pretty sure it would have to go through Eric to get to Ruth.Eric is probably faster than Ruth anyway
I got a bunch of warm clothes. A cool pair of custom made Jeans. 2 No tuck dress shirts. A pair of Celestion drivers to repair the Advents. And Socks.
Got more backpacking gear, surprise. Actually I knew what I was getting, because as mentioned earlier, my parents rely on me for everything right now and that includes Christmas shopping for all three of us. Which is fine because I was still able to pull off a surprise gift for each. But the best was neither of them knowing about the cuff bracelet that I finished at 6:00am Thursday. Haden't made anything for her in years and she's been pretty down about Christmas being so different this year because of Covid. So hopefully that helps.
My Christmas gift is being held by the grinches in customs... Pair of heated ski socks... (Yes yes, I know... 
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don't know if the link will work but these are the best shots I took at Lassen https://app.photobucket.com/u/Eric1218/a/97de74b5-2836-4381-8317-95401d240db2
Got a camp chair that weighs a little over a pound and packs down pretty small. Definitely will take on shorter trips but might take it for the first month of my thru hike. Won't be able to hike 10-12 hours a day at first so there will be more time in camp. When I get my trail legs and am at it from sunrise to sunset, then all I'll want to do in camp is eat and go to sleep. Then I'll send the chair home. Besides, I got old DHr's knees and um...
The Helinox Chair Zero
The Helinox Chair Zero
Nope
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I like to carry a small square from an old closed cell sleeping pad for keeping my ass dry and comfortable. Strapped to the bottom of my pack it also protects it from when I recklessly drop it on sharp rocks.Got a camp chair that weighs a little over a pound and packs down pretty small. Definitely will take on shorter trips but might take it for the first month of my thru hike. Won't be able to hike 10-12 hours a day at first so there will be more time in camp. When I get my trail legs and am at it from sunrise to sunset, then all I'll want to do in camp is eat and go to sleep. Then I'll send the chair home. Besides, I got old DHr's knees and um...
The Helinox Chair Zero
One thing I tell every client:
You can take loans out for college; you can't take loans out for retirement. Make sure your ducks are in order first, then start saving for the kids.
Ok I may have figured out how in their convoluted way Photobucket makes you jump through a million hoops to share something
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I do the same with a Therm-a-rest butt pad, which is pretty much what you have. I have a hard time sitting on the ground for long periods of time.
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Tried it on both Safari and Firefox.works for me. I think AM is just fucking with you now, Eric.
Just came back from an actual (gasp) dinner at our friend’s house. It was weird to be out in someone else’s house, eating with no masks on. (We have all tested positive and recovered).
Almost felt...normal.
Almost felt...normal.