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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Over 25 years ago, before I had a cell phone, I went and had a periodic physical exam. Since I was a heavy smoker, I was given a chest x-ray. A couple of days later, on Thursday afternoon, the doctor left a message on my answering machine: "I saw something on your x-ray that worries me... call...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    My next door neighbor's house. The house is hidden pretty well by trees, and is at the rear of the horse pasture. I knew they were home and so I was trying to get close enough that they'd hear me buzzing them, but they were watching a movie on TV and never heard my drone. For over a year I've...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    I like the trackball in the middle, with the select and right click buttons to the left and right of the trackball. That's the way they are on the corded Logitech Trackman Marble, which is a really great mouse except that it is not durable and it's corded. I was going through one or more...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Movie Review: Legally Blonde, 2001. Dramedy. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair. Very good. Personally, I don't find Witherspoon to be exceptionally good-looking, but her warmth is endearing and she's an excellent actress.
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Political controversy rears its ugly head VERY rapidly here, when any politician is spoken of. In more recent years, I try very hard to avoid such controversy. I made no such efforts when I initially frequented this group. I hope that the following comments are not regarded as political, and...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Very cool, Legs. Thanks! I especially like this part: Alexa is now smart enough that if two or more of them happen to hear the wake word, only one device will answer you. Your Echos now have the technology to not only hear your voice and the direction it’s coming from, but also to gauge how far...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Question for Amazon Dot users: what happens if you connect more than one, but they're only about 20 feet away from each other? Separate rooms, but still, I think that Alexa 1 would hear what I'm saying to Alexa 2. What I want to do is have each one control a different TV. Anybody know if that...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    A feel-good story from a local newspaper
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Movie Review: Heartbreakers, 2001. Jennifer Hewitt, Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, Gene Hackman. Comedy. Poorly rated by others, but I didn't think a movie with such talent could be bad, and it wasn't. That said, it didn't really start getting interesting until Liotta appeared. He did a great job...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    I don't know which sib needs or wants a Dot. I'll check and see, and I'll check that secret code link... after I get the groceries into the house... I asked Alexa to bring them in but all of a sudden she claims not to understand me. :thumbs:
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    I'm sure she wouldn't do that unless I really needed one of everything. :lol: Plus, I imagine that Amazon might try to reign in her spending after they have to pay all the return shipping in addition to refunding all my money. One thing that I am curious about, though, is to find out whether...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    I sure hope you meant that figuratively. Also, that is a wonderful poem you posted. I hope you can find help as easily as I was able to find Alexa, with Iffy's help. She tells me jokes, the weather, and changes the channel for me. Since I'm new to Dish, I don't have many channel numbers...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part 5

    You might, though, periodically dream that you are smoking a cigarette. I have those occasional dreams as well as dreams that I've gone back to work carrying mail for the USPS. Usually, when I have such dreams, they combine both smoking and working. I haven't had a cigarette for 5.5 years, and...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    Ya made me do it. I ordered 3. If we're not here to spend each other's money then what good are we? Technicality: if they're customised they're no longer naked. My hot and sweet sauce is really amazing. I thought I'd put too much cumin in it but after a day of steeping it settled down. Lots of...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    My nephew who has a twin sister with his nephew who has a twin sister. :rickroll:
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    I appreciate the recipe suggestions for ground venison, but I am completely happy topping it with my homemade hot and sweet sauce. The only patty I've eaten so far that was not completely enjoyable was my first one, which I deliberately cooked without additional ingredients in order to...
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    My great-niece and great-nephew, now 6 months old. Their mom, my niece, captioned the picture "why do we buy them toys?"
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    Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

    I have no benchmark against which to compare it, but here is the seller's description of the ground venison that I've been George Foremanning: Venison from New Zealand, grass-fed, raised on tall-grass pastures, with no added antibiotics or growth stimulants. As free-range as it gets without...