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Back at the Cabin in the Woods.  Always nice to get back.  Went to the Bushnell Car Show and, sadly, didn't win this year.  I was up against some stiff competition, a blind judge, expanded classes, and two red '64 Chevy Impalas.  But I'm not bitter.

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Saw this at the Wal-Mart in Emerald City.  Clearance sale on a bike and security chain. 

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The Wombie had this bag of cable ties down at the pump house in Seaton.  Sorry about the small print picture not turned around for easy reading, but it says to add moisture to the bag so the ties will "continue to absorb the moisture necessary"  to maintain flexibility   Cable ties?  Plastic?  That's a new one on me.

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Norah being Norah.

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I swear I saw camels just on the edge of town in Avon on my way back from Bushnell.  I was sober, too.

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You won't find many bargains at the Mercer Market grocery store in Emerald City, but this is one.  A bagful of ripe bananas for a buck.  You have to eat them fast because they are really really ripe, but if you have the stomach for them, its a great cheap snack for a couple of days.

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Had a nice lightening show yesterday morning at 5:30 am and scrambled to grab my camera and tripod.  Walked a block down and set up, then discovered the battery was dead.  The greatest photographic picture ever will just have to wait for a later day.  Guggenheim weeps.

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Alfred being Alfred.

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Flying is still a wonder.  I've lost the fear.  So very pleased to see  Allegiant pilots recently signed a new contract raising their pay and better health insurance.  I want my pilots to be happy.



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