Every year is getting shorter

Never seem to find the time

Plans that either come to naught

Or half a page of scribbled lines

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When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped awaaaaaaaaaaaay
She slipped away

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Sounds promising...


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Hey BS720, what size on Arc Teryx shell, XL or XXL?
Definitely interested if it's XXL.
Not my thread, so I'll slot in as '2nd Dibs' if OP passes -- AND it's XXL.

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Nasty upper-resp. crud-bug struck without warning, had to burn 2 sick days Thurs. & Fri.

Still haven't fully kicked it yet.

So Imma need to DQ on this one. Dammit.

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Moss-Back - Fairly certain I'm in for Friday only. At this point, what's my best option for a single-day pass?

Painfully mediocre.

My bed cred in NB has expired. Friends sold the house and moved E.

At this point, planning a longish single-dayer, w/ ample windshield time.


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MMMayyybe just might be able to make this work - but likely only skiing Friday.

Got an old pal in North Bend...pretty sure my score-a-spare-bed cred is intact...
Mrs. Moss will be traveling, so...

God Damn, this thread is soul-crushing.

Grew up in Bel-Kirk in '70s-'80s, cut teeth on I90, really learned to SKI @ Steve & Alpy.
Sooooooo many great days ( and a few crummy ones...) sooooo many...

Koufax


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Pancho.


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Ronnie (RIP)

I'll be @ Baker Sat. (as per my Whatcom Co. weekend-warrior MO).

Monochrome-blue getup, black bucket, OG 192 GPOs.

Feel free to ask for change.

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Deja Vu!!! LOL

'75.
Ski Acres, just below top of old Intermediate chair. Fucking Chicken Heads got me, sure as hell.
Butterfly fracture @ Tib, Spiral fracture @ Fib.
Old, mismatched heels &...

Fat-fingered typing blunders are super-fucking annoying.
Don't even get me started...


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Raidohead.

And Neal Young.

Soooo fucking annoying.

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Shades


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‘Memba the years before the DIN standard for ski bindings?
Or when casts were crafted from plaster?

The calcified lumps on my fibia & tibia absolutely ‘memba!

How about the thrilling Pride and...

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Peephole view of Baker, from my cube today.

Office is deserted, save for the pathetic few with expended vacay balances...


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Pontiac



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Lexington

Hornet


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Nitro




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Count me in as a new member on the Wagon Stoke bandwagon.

Just drove this home on Saturday...2018 VW Golf Alltrack S, Silk Blue W/ Black interior.
Former Dealer Service Loaner w/ 8,500mi. on the...

I can't really imagine a less-compelling SB matchup than Rams v. Pats.

We'd been planning our annual Super Bowl party, but hadn't sent out invites yet.
At the conclusion of AFC Title Game, I...

7 weeks post-op. All good with the 'scoped knee...but my other clunky knee raised a ruckus during rehab/PT. JFC.

Skied for first time yesterday, braved the death cookie/chicken head fuckfest @...

Props t o skisk8ride.

Accurate description, great comm, quick & smooth transaction.

Thanks!

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Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Well Done, Z-Bo!

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Dibs on the FKS 155s.
PM incoming.

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Surprised Mrs. Moss with a righteous spread of grub tonight.262485

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Cranked out a New Year's Day supper for my crew: Smoked Beer-Can Chicken, Cornbread, steamed broc, and Apple Pie.
Yummeh!262484

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Chicken & green chile tamales for Christmas Eve. Smoking up a pair of bacon-wrapped turkey breasts in the morning...261507

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Christmas Eve Tradition.261506

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Fuzz

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@ Flowing and Wickstad: LOVE the grom- ripper pics, brings back many great memories.
Enjoy this period, 'cos it's FKNAwesome!

Wickstad, the ski-pole handlebar technique was a game-changer, I'm...

Me.
9:45A appt., for 2-wk post op checkup on my freshly-scoped knee.

I hereby authorize Baker-area mags to make good use of my spot in the lineup.
You can thank me later.

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Swing

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16 hours post-op, R.IC.E. chillin.257867

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Really really hope so. Around 75 folks in limbo...All-hands meeting @ 1pm today.
Could use some vibes, if any are available to share. Frightening situation, but fire occurred after hours, very...

Monumental Feng Shui challenge at my office cube this morning. But at least I got a window that opens, so there's that...255124

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Heard through the grapevine of a 2-Alarm fire at my place of work last night, so drove over to check it out. Total loss, over $3M in inventory is gone. Second shot is my (former) office.
Surreal...

Much prettier at night253903

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Left. Right. Center.253895

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Not a bad view. Haven't lived down here in 18 years, interesting to visit now.253872

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Blustery day in the Jet City.
Helping Mrs. Moss set up for her annual/'holiday' company party @ Saltys On Alki.
Looking forward to free supper & drinks all night...253871

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Defiance

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Chiller

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Mash

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Carbon

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Met Dug (and you, in your fabulous Shakespeare getup) at Alpy LBD 10-ish? years ago.
Nice, solid guy, we chatted for quite a while. Passed at far too early of an age.

Condolences for the loss of...