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[xeney]

Wow, BikingMom, I will think good thoughts for your tests.

[KnottedYet]

BMo3 - I'm so glad you got that numbness checked out! Be good and do what the docs tell you. And eat more chocolate. So glad that got caught!

DebW - Be careful out there! And have fun!

gotta run back to work. Got a message that there's a used Nitto stem the size I need with just a "couple scrapes on it" that I can buy for $25. MWBR

[mimitabby]

sometimes this place is a welcome distraction. the house and the senate are voting to legalize torture, forgive the prez for war crimes and eliminate habeus corpus.
My own senators and representative voted against this BS but it's still happening!

So I come here and dream with you guys about bikes and cool gadgets.

I called my LBS today (Okay, Elliott Bay bikes) and asked them about what to do about my Bianchi that won't take a fender. He talked about putting a split fender on it; a type of surgery that takes 1-2 hours. And I may do that.
But what about my next bike, I ask; the future? he says, well, it would be foolish of me not to mention; we MAKE bikes and we can fit it however you like.
We can even put your campy stuff on the new bike if you like; just take it off
your old bike. I mentioned that it would be a while before I could get a custom bike because they are in the process of making one for my husband. He laughed and said, "no, you don't understand how this works.. once HE gets one, he can't argue when you say you want one too!"
I am not ready to ditch my cute bianchi today but it was with a gleefully warm and fuzzy feeling that I hung up the phone... and for a moment I forgot that our country is stepping into the dark ages.

[Lise]

BO3, I am glad you have a diagnosis, but sorry that's what it is. And very glad that you can keep biking. More chocolate. Definitely.

KN, I'll post the lone vote for Wildebeest. I also like Margarita, but think it would look cuter over slender hips and belly than my own curves!

I've decided to just stop buying stuff, as much as I can. I sat down and got a solid grip on my finances last Friday. I *can* get out of the debt with which I left my marriage, if I knuckle down. I do, however, also want to get a trainer for the bike so I can ride indoors this winter. My LBS is getting in (I think) CycleOps trainers (if that sounds right), which cost $330. So now I'm thinging, for example, "Hmmm, a new skort, only $35...or....1/10th of a trainer!" Then I imagine the figure I calculated I need to pay off this year, and the skort or theraputic trip to Target or whatever sounds so much less appealing. I'm keeping an eye on Steep & Cheap for a Christmas gift for my brother. I'm kicking myself for not getting him the SmartWool zip T-neck the other day. I had the idea the day after, by which time they were selling snowboards again, of course!

[Bikingmomof3]

Mimi-this is a wonderful place to come to. So warm and cozy.

KN-keep us updated on the stem for Flossie.

SK-I have a CycleOps and love it. My not so local bike store sold it to me for under $300! The best purchase I ever made, besides my bike of course. I too am kicking myself for not buying the merino zip-up.

The best thing about this diagnosis is I get to take baby aspirin-yum!

Why do medical questions come to me after their offices are closed? I had a seizure delivering my first child and I am on anti-seizure meds, will the Calcium Blocker play nicely witht the seizure meds?

[SadieKate]

Call the pharmacist about the drug interactions.

You can get a lot of info on the drug's website also. Amazing what's out there on the 'net these days.

[chickwhorips]

The best thing about this diagnosis is I get to take baby aspirin-yum!

are they the grape flavored ones? yummy!

my favorite med is still the buble gum flavored antibiotic (i think) i had as a kid for ear infections. ahhh... the memories.

[snapdragen]

Nooooooo! No grape flavor - makes me wanna womit! I preferred the old fashioned orange flavor.

How's this menu sound? It's for my Dad's 80th birthday party.

Lime marinated Salmon fillets
Grilled Vegetables (potatoes, peppers, onions..??)
Green Salad - all lots of goodies like berries
Pasta with Butternut Squash and Shallots (for the vegetarians)
Crusty bread

Can I get away with serving a light tasting red wine?

[SadieKate]

Yum. Can I come if I bring the chocolate?

[chickwhorips]

yum! sounds good. can i come? i'll bring some salmon too.

[Brina]

Nooooooo! No grape flavor - makes me wanna womit! I preferred the old fashioned orange flavor.

How's this menu sound? It's for my Dad's 80th birthday party.

Lime marinated Salmon fillets
Grilled Vegetables (potatoes, peppers, onions..??)
Green Salad - all lots of goodies like berries
Pasta with Butternut Squash and Shallots (for the vegetarians)
Crusty bread

Can I get away with serving a light tasting red wine?

Yes, you most definitely can. Ask your LWS (local wine shop) for a recommendation - they will definitely have a few for you. The whole, white with fish and chicken, red with beef, veal and pork thing is such overstatement.

[winddance]

I liked the orange-colored Triaminic when I was little. I have no idea what it is actually supposed to taste like, but it was always very pleasant and sweet.

Anything fake cherry my mother had to hold me down and force down my throat. Robitussin = ew!

snap, that dinner sounds lovely.

[LynneK]

Can I get away with serving a light tasting red wine?

Wow, does that sound fantastic! I think I'll draw some inspiration from this menu for my future cooking.

Two aspects of the menu -- the lime marinade on the salmon and the butternut squash -- make me suggest an Alsatian Pinot Gris. Your LWS will be able to suggest a good one in the $12 range; one reliable producer is Trimbach. A gewurztraminer might also work, but it might be a bit sweet for the tang of the lime.

If you want to go red, there are plenty of good-value-for-money pinot noirs, but even that is likely to come in conflict with the lime on the salmon. In that case, you could change your marinade to balsamic vinaigrette or something like it.

YUM!

[chickwhorips]

deb whenever i would take my big dog hiking i would worry about her getting up some of the steap stuff, but she seemed to be better at it than me. and she didn't fall on her @ss as much as i did either.

dogs are amazing and great for stuff like that. love the picture!

[KnottedYet]

Ordered the Mad Plaid. And a pair of pink Terry socks, only because I don't do laundry often enough and can't find my nice thin biking socks. And socks didin't increase my shipping charge. I'm such a sucker....

Had tunafish on rice cakes for dinner and a V-8. SOME folks are planning meals I'd MUCH rather eat!