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The one about a busy weekend and a new computer to start the week off right!
This past weekend we were in Solvang, riding in the Solvang Prelude. It’s a fun ride, that offers a 25-mile, a 50-mile, and a 63-mile option. We opted for the 25-mile option as out tender bums were not up to the longer 50-mile haul. The 25 miles went well: we averaged a brisk 14 MPH
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My so-called life in brief
I have been swamped with work-related, uh, work lately and have thus been unable to devote even a teensy moment to keeping up with this blog. And unfortunately enough time has passed that I have now forgotten a lot of what we did that was non-work-related. *sigh* That’s what being 50 does to you, I
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The end of my birthday fun
Tonight marked the official end of my 50th birthday celebration. We deflated my birthday balloons as they were starting to droop rather sadly. We are having people over to the house in a day or two and we didn’t want to depress them with the sorry state of our balloons. Since they were helium balloons,
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Life after 50 just keeps getting better
After the infamous surprise party and cleanup (Sprinkles cupcakes, it turns out, are called Sprinkles for a very good reason – we may be cleaning sprinkles off the floor and furniture for months to come), Chuck whisked me off for two days of sybaritic delight at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. This place is
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Just when you think you have it all nailed, life surprises you (again)
I haven’t had a lot of birthday parties in my life. In fact, the only birthday party I had was when I was seven, and it was a surprise party thrown by my aunt for me (my mother was sick, and recovering from brain surgery at the time). It was a nightmare. I didn’t know
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All my yesterdays
Today is my 50th birthday. It’s weird: when I look back at birthdays that were a big idea, the dates that come to mind are hit and miss. The first one that seemed like a big deal was turning 18. I can remember thiking, “AT last! I’ll feel like an adult!” I didn’t. So then
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