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Topic: OT - What made you happy today?

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Gigem

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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2828 on: September 20, 2026, 10:07:21 PM »
Made a quick trip to the beach today with my son. He’s in his mid 20’s now. 

We figured this would probably be the last hot summer day of the season. Water was perfect temperature wise. We just hung out under a shade, drank beer and listened to music and enjoyed the waves. 

I often take it for granted how close we live to the beach and ocean. Good way to end the summer. 

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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2829 on: September 20, 2026, 11:01:58 PM »
The good times you have with your kids should be celebrated, and remembered.  Mine have moved too far away to visit often, and neither seems disposed to having kids.


7 of my 9 kids who dont live here along with Significant others and 2 of 4 grandkids are renting an Airbnb week before Thanksgiving.  So along with my 2 kids and 5 grandkids who live here I will have most of family together.  Doesn't happen too often since they live all over the country 

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« Reply #2830 on: September 21, 2026, 01:13:42 AM »
Made a quick trip to the beach today with my son. He’s in his mid 20’s now.

We figured this would probably be the last hot summer day of the season. Water was perfect temperature wise. We just hung out under a shade, drank beer and listened to music and enjoyed the waves.

I often take it for granted how close we live to the beach and ocean. Good way to end the summer.
That sounds great, glad you enjoyed the time.

In other good news it seems like you'll have about 4 more months to enjoy such summer outings... :57:
« Last Edit: September 21, 2026, 01:39:04 AM by utee94 »

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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2831 on: September 21, 2026, 07:37:26 AM »
My wife has a Zero birthday next year and wants to get as much of our family to Hawaii for two weeks in December.  Her birthday is September but we'll be on a three week cruise then in the North Atlantic and Baltic.  Hopefully, if war doesn't break out.

Fortunately, most of our family lives on the west coast so for them it won't be that expensive on air fare.

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« Reply #2832 on: September 21, 2026, 10:36:18 AM »
That sounds great, glad you enjoyed the time.

In other good news it seems like you'll have about 4 more months to enjoy such summer outings... :57:
I know you’re only half joking but the surf generally starts to cool down now. I’ve been in the water in late Sept and it was warm and comfortable but generally speaking October it starts to get too cool for me to enjoy it. 

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« Reply #2833 on: September 21, 2026, 10:42:03 AM »
Yeah just kidding around.  We do frequent trips to Padre Island in October (we'll be there in a few weeks) and the water is definitely cooling by then.  Also the crowds disappear and the weather is typically great.  The past few years have been tougher for us to get down there in the fall with marching band obligations, but now that we're done with that, we have all kinds of time.


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« Reply #2834 on: September 21, 2026, 10:53:43 AM »
Made a quick trip to the beach today with my son. He’s in his mid 20’s now.

We figured this would probably be the last hot summer day of the season. Water was perfect temperature wise. We just hung out under a shade, drank beer and listened to music and enjoyed the waves.

I often take it for granted how close we live to the beach and ocean. Good way to end the summer.


That's great.  Do all of it you can, while you can.

My dad's not been doing well, so I've been trying to make it home more weekends to visit him as much as he's up for.  Haven't pinned down what's going on with him yet, but my wife is pretty concerned it's The Thing We Don't Want.  He's in a bizarre catch-22 situation right now where B requires A first, but A can't happen because of C, and C is likely caused by B, which would need to be treated, but it can't, because A.....repeat, repeat.  Mrs. DeT thinks the neurosurgeon dropped the ball in not biopsying him immediately and scheduling him so far out, now he has other complications that prohibit a biopsy, at least for now.  Today he'll see the oncologist who will have the unusual and difficult task of trying to diagnose him without the benefit of tests that really should be run.  

Anyway, all that to say, fathers and sons spending time together make me happy.  Glad y'all had a good day.  

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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2835 on: September 21, 2026, 02:13:37 PM »
Per our discussion last week, asked my eldest if they want to go see Danny Elfman with me in SF in two weeks. "Hell yeah!"

Parenting win.

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« Reply #2836 on: September 21, 2026, 04:21:43 PM »
Today is the last full day of Summer and for as hot as it's unseasonably been - Good Riddance

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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2837 on: Today at 09:17:16 AM »
As noted in Grump, "we" are getting bike lanes.  I can sit on my balcony and watch how often a bike passes, and then post than on FB.  This will of course generate quite the reaction from some bike lovers who claim it's used "all the time".

The other street with new bike lanes is not viewable from my balcony, only when we walk up that way.  My wife always cautions me when crossing it to watch out for ALL THE BIKES.  

I more often see a bike on the sidewalk that in the bike lane.

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« Reply #2838 on: Today at 09:21:29 AM »
As noted in Grump, "we" are getting bike lanes.  I can sit on my balcony and watch how often a bike passes, and then post than on FB.  This will of course generate quite the reaction from some bike lovers who claim it's used "all the time".

The other street with new bike lanes is not viewable from my balcony, only when we walk up that way.  My wife always cautions me when crossing it to watch out for ALL THE BIKES. 

I more often see a bike on the sidewalk that in the bike lane.
this or that made you happy this morning?
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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2839 on: Today at 09:27:47 AM »
Well, I'm anticipating being able to elicit the usual reactions about bike lanes on social media, which kinda makes me happy because I'm a rabble rouser.

These bike people are quite emphatic about how great bike lanes are and will broke no naysaying.

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Re: OT - What made you happy today?
« Reply #2840 on: Today at 09:40:50 AM »


Starting to get some real football, but I'll be in the middle of the Atlantic.

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« Reply #2841 on: Today at 09:44:11 AM »
I assume a rabble rouser is more prestigious than a simple pot stirrer
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