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4” of fresh powder on the last day of our ski trip even though there was none in the forecast.

Wish it had arrived on the first day, but still awesome for the kids (and me) to learn how to ski on powder.

 

Also my daughter picking up skiing really quickly. She switched from snowboarding to skiing last year and was doing easy blues in 3 days. She is crushing blues now with the instructor saying she’s ready for black diamond runs. 

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Coming back from our ski trip, my wife booked a hotel called Fontainebleau (in Vegas). Never heard of it, it’s far away from the main hotels, and across the street from Circus Circus. Suffice to say, my expectations were really low.

But it’s actually really really nice on the inside  I’d put it a bit below Aria, and above some of the more established hotels which have become a bit dingy (looking at you Venetian).

Would definitely stay here again next time we drive out to Utah  

 

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22 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Cooked dinner with my dad. Don't get to make dinner for him often enough.

Cornish hens, potatoes and green beans. A simple dinner I know he will enjoy.

 

 

Making the evening better, my wife got up early and made him fresh scones and a loaf of bread. Dude does not want for anything but he remains a very simple person who finds pleasure in simple things. Home baked bread is one of those.

I hope to emulate him if I make it to 84. Ain't much he has not seen or experienced.

Great way to spend the last weekend of 2024. It was a real rough year on the family.

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On 12/23/2024 at 8:01 AM, InkaUtexas said:

Damn that sounds good. I need a new hobby! What is the model? My wife makes chocolate already and I grow strawberries. Now I just need a cow. Why not?

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Not my best work but it’ll do. Not serving it until tonight so I will let it finish setting up in the deep freezer. Vanilla with cinnamon. If I have time I will put together some homemade caramel sauce that I have been tinkering with. 

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I am in my mid-50s (Gen X, holla!), and this is the first pen that I know that I have personally used every drop of ink from. Mid-year I bought a pack of these OG bic pens, and have used this particular pen for my morning Bible study/journaling. No one else has used it. 

Sure, I’ve had many, many pens stop working for lack of ink. But I don’t know if I’m the one that used all the ink, or if it just stopped working. This one I know that no one else used, and I used every drop. 

BTW, the OG bic is better than any other pen. I’ve used thousand dollar pens, fountain pens, calligraphy pens, gel pens, etc., etc.  The OG bic black, blue, and red are the best. 

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41 minutes ago, nnm said:

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I am in my mid-50s (Gen X, holla!), and this is the first pen that I know that I have personally used every drop of ink from. Mid-year I bought a pack of these OG bic pens, and have used this particular pen for my morning Bible study/journaling. No one else has used it. 

Sure, I’ve had many, many pens stop working for lack of ink. But I don’t know if I’m the one that used all the ink, or if it just stopped working. This one I know that no one else used, and I used every drop. 

BTW, the OG bic is better than any other pen. I’ve used thousand dollar pens, fountain pens, calligraphy pens, gel pens, etc., etc.  The OG bic black, blue, and red are the best. 

My Zebra extra fine laugh in your direction. Plus they are metal so I can shank a bitch. Next are TUL .7 

I do a lot of editing and use all colors. Green is the one I have the hardest time finding, never have found a good one except for the Pilot's.

I am a pen nerd. The few occasions wife is able to drag me to Target (the French version) she knows she can find me in the pen aisle when I wander off.

Don't get me started on Notebooks. They piss me off so bad I have gone back to a metal clipboard with white paper.

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1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

My Zebra extra fine laugh in your direction. Plus they are metal so I can shank a bitch. Next are TUL .7 

I do a lot of editing and use all colors. Green is the one I have the hardest time finding, never have found a good one except for the Pilot's.

I am a pen nerd. The few occasions wife is able to drag me to Target (the French version) she knows she can find me in the pen aisle when I wander off.

Don't get me started on Notebooks. They piss me off so bad I have gone back to a metal clipboard with white paper.

We should start a separate thread to compare our collective pen-related neuroses. 

If you need a cover for your notebooks, I can't help, but the Docket Gold brand of notepads are worth paying a little extra. 

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