well, i'm back again.
to get you all caught up with
things here at the Phud Estate...
1. i have a new grandson. five months old, red hair and blue eyes. weighed 10lbs 6 oz at birth. and he was three weeks premature. his five year old brother was 10lbs 3oz.
2. My brother passed away a month after the baby was born. he had changed his entire routine and way of living but the changes came too late. but i'm pretty sure he enjoyed his life. it was a quick death so he did not suffer much at all.
3. we have a new dog named Missy. she is part everything. no really.
4. i was in a really bad car wreck which totalled our car. i was hit by one of those really large commercial dump trucks. i was unhurt. although i did wobble a bit.
5. our hot water heater rusted out and mold and mildew got into the pergo type flooring in the basement. had to get a restoration company in. the mold and mildew screwed up my lungs. i had to start using that Breo stuff.

I'm so sorry to hear about your brother, but congratulations on the new grandson!

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

thanks!

Welcome home!!!

Congratulations on the newest addition to your family.

Eric and I send our condolences to you. It is so hard to lose a sibling. Wishing you peace.

Glad to hear you were unhurt in the auto accident. Cars can be replaced. People and people parts... not so much.

Sorry to hear about the mold and mildew problem. Wishing you perfect health in 2018!

Thanks Angela...you'll be happy to know a certain Raccoon in the hood
enjoys honeynut cheerios. or just cheerios...

Thanks Angela...you'll be happy to know a certain Raccoon in the hood
enjoys honeynut cheerios. or just cheerios...

I've never tried Cheerios with my little woodland friends. Nice to know they are fans.

they also like tortilla chips.
but they have to fight the squirrels for them.

Raccoons will eat most anything, they are true omnivores.

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same as me....

The Phud Estate has my best wishes for 2018 and beyond. :-)

Welcome back, sir!

thank you Sir.

The Phud Estate has my best wishes for 2018 and beyond. :-)

Welcome back, sir!

+1 :)

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Thank you Lynn!

just few seconds of a anti-Apple rant.

i hate Apple.

i feel so much better.

also, i'm firmly convinced that "Ancient Aliens" is the best comedy show on television.

i'm running my wu's out,
then i'll completely redo Boinc
and SAH on this computer.
it seems new versions and applications
sprout faster here than weeds in my yard.

it is 8F here. and the dog wants to go out.
popsicle phud?

i'm wondering if the north atlantic gulf stream has been desalinated enough to shut down?
if so, these low temps are going to be more common.

The weather said they think Mt Washington will get down to -100F, Mars average temp might be warmer at -85F, now that is irony...

Vic, I think the -100 was just a "wind chill" estimate. I'm pretty sure it is impossible for the actual air temperature to get that cold on this planet.

i'm running my wu's out,
then i'll completely redo Boinc
and SAH on this computer.

If you use the Beta 6 Lunatics installer, it's not necessary. It will keep your existing cache when you upgrade the CPU & GPU applications.

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Grant
Darwin NT

The weather said they think Mt Washington will get down to -100F, Mars average temp might be warmer at -85F, now that is irony...

Vic, I think the -100 was just a "wind chill" estimate. I'm pretty sure it is impossible for the actual air temperature to get that cold on this planet.

That's what I just heard on my local NPR station.

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