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Okay, would the Rochester contingent please stand up?

I'm here.

Living and breathing Kodak air..




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Danzaland = Rochester

Now what happens????

danzaland wrote:Now what happens????

Well I (and hopefully some other folks from Rochester) will be moving some of our discussions over here from another board. Some of the stuff may be of interest only to Rochesterians (and formers inmates like ICJ).

I hail from Rochester, as well. But live in Boston now. But may be moving back to Rochester this summer.

And nobody really knows me here, so I will try not to be offended that nobody spoke up on my behalf.

here.

nessman wrote:Is it a bad thing when your balls hurt?

Depends what did it: your wife's private parts or some steel-toed work boots.

Bugs wrote:I hail from Rochester, as well. But live in Boston now. But may be moving back to Rochester this summer.

And nobody really knows me here, so I will try not to be offended that nobody spoke up on my behalf.

Oh wow, I didn't know you were thinking of moving back. You work in the tech sector, right Bugs? Do you have any inroads or prospects regarding gainful employment, or are you just planning on "winging" it?

No, i don't work in the tech sector, and no, I have no inroads. Nor direction. Nor motivation. I need someone to tell me what to do.

R.O.C.

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Pretty damn good weekend we had here! Did anybody do anything interesting? I spent Saturday cutting down a bunch of big overgrown bushes in the yard.

chris wrote:Pretty damn good weekend we had here! Did anybody do anything interesting? I spent Saturday cutting down a bunch of big overgrown bushes in the yard.

Well, let's see.

Saturday morning I got up at 7; Amy and I and my boss David, who was staying at our house because the two of us had been onsite in Springfield, IL Thursday and Friday and his plane was Saturday, made Eggs Benedict, and I used Julia Child's hollandaise recipe from "Julia's Kitchen Wisdom."

Then after dropping David at the airport, Amy and I went to Search and Rescue training, and did some socialization of the puppy and ran a couple of training exercises in a (not burning at the time) firehouse's burn house.

Then we went home and cut the grass, and went over to Amy's boss's place for a dinner party with him and his fiancee and a couple friends of theirs visiting from out of town. We drank too much and then got home about midnight.

Sunday we got up pretty early and met Jeremy and Kirsten (Amy's boss and fiancee) and his friends for breakfast at a deli in the city. We took Ursa because we were eating outside, and people stopped to pet her. Then Amy and I picked up our friend Jason and we all went trap shooting.

We shot two rounds of trap, so my shoulder is a little sore. Amy didn't shoot but sat around playing with Ursa and getting her to not be spooked at the sound of gunfire.

Then Amy and I and Jason went back to our place and fired up the grill for the barbecue we were having. Lisa and Keith came over, and we had grilled pork ribs and corn and potatoes and a salad, and chocolate cake for dessert, which we ate while we watched the Simpsons with a disappointing Weird Al cameo.

Then we went on a short walk with the dogs. Golem pulled his cart and Vinnie carried her pack as usual. Then our guests left and Amy and I took a shower and began to get ready for bed.

However, then we got a call from our dispatcher, Brad. There was a search! Two girls were missing out in Eureka. So we loaded up our packs and went out to Eureka Fire House One, to await further instruction. We sat there for about an hour while Incident Command tried to figure out where they wanted us, and then someone found the girls at some address, which we snarkily speculated was one of their boyfriends' houses. By that time it was about midnight, and we'd been drinking coffee to wake up, so we had to go back home and jitter for a while.

So I showed Amy a little bit of Galactic Civilizations while we had a gin and tonic, and we got to bed about two.

For me, it was a pretty damn full weekend.

Bruce

chris wrote:Pretty damn good weekend we had here! Did anybody do anything interesting? I spent Saturday cutting down a bunch of big overgrown bushes in the yard.

Bought a new mountain bike yesterday... a Gary Fisher (he's the guy who "invented" the mountain bike). Wahoo model for those who want to check it out on their website. Upgrading from my Trek hybrid to do some serious trail riding now that winter seems to be behind us. The Trek's still a good bike, but I've had it for 8 years and it's showing signs of wear/tear. Plus for riding on anything rougher than the Erie Canal Trail, and it's a harsh ride. While the frame is kinda big for Wendy, she's now riding it.

Figures today - real NICE out, but too fucking windy to do anything. Can't fertilze the lawn or the shit will blow away. To gusty to go bike riding (especially in wooded areas with loose tree limbs blowing down in the wind). But hey, I did replace a screen and had the TV picked up by the service shop (blown power supply).

Ness - who on earth is that nun in your sig?

Mother Angelica - from one of those Jesus cable channels.

Have you ever heard the phony phone calls made to Mother Angelica's TV show? One of the guys who regularly sends phony calls to Howard Stern did it, and they were friggin' hysterical.

As for the weather, enjoy it while it lasts....it's gonna be 40 on Thursday with the possibility of wet snow.

Any word on the job front?