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That’s great. And for no other reason than I find these things interesting what was your Mother called before she got married?
Your first pet was?
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Happy Birthday, all you April Babies! 45 does sound like a lovely age to be! 
22,000 Ford Broncos were recalled the same day oj simpson was.
Happy Birthday, all you April Babies! 45 does sound like a lovely age to be!
Thank you.
I had a lovely chat with Decent Brother, a very nice email exchange with Other Brother, and savoured half a bottle of an excellent white wine from Burgundy, a Chablis 1er Cru.
What better way to spend an evening than equipped with a book, and a beer, or - as was the case yesterday - a glass or two, or three, of fine wine, accompanied by music perhaps, (plus, on occasion, joined friends and/or family)?
I'm amused to see jobs at Apple and Intel GmbH sent to me by e-mail.
Apple is looking for an Analog IP Lab Software Developer and Intel GmbH (American company but German corporation in Silicon Valley?) is looking for Product Manager - Software Developer Products.
My background probably isn't close to what they need but who knows? Maybe, they're just sending in hopes of a risk taker to be hired.
Oh, and Happy Birthday! to anyone here! I'm looking forward to my 65th birthday for the medical care.
Apple is looking for an Analog IP Lab Software Developer and Intel GmbH (American company but German corporation in Silicon Valley?) is looking for Product Manager - Software Developer Products.
My background probably isn't close to what they need but who knows? Maybe, they're just sending in hopes of a risk taker to be hired.
Oh, and Happy Birthday! to anyone here! I'm looking forward to my 65th birthday for the medical care.
I think I'm going to (if I can) audition for Concert Choir next year. I miss singing soooo much, and I'd love to get into more challenging repertoire (such as sacred choral works, oratorios, and art songs). That ensemble, unlike Viking Chorale, is auditioned, so I'd need to prepare a couple pieces. Hopefully I can do it.
Looked at the weather forecast last night and realised it was going to be dry today! Feels like the first time in months. So I got up at 6am, fuelled up with a banana and a Lucozade sport and did a 10km run which felt rather good.
Cars to wash today, cat fence to put up at the end of the garden to stop cats getting in and attacking our shy British Short Hair, and various other bits of gardening my wife has planned for me to do. No rest for the wicked.
Cars to wash today, cat fence to put up at the end of the garden to stop cats getting in and attacking our shy British Short Hair, and various other bits of gardening my wife has planned for me to do. No rest for the wicked.
I’m with you on the dry weekend. Mrs AFB has me down for mowing the lawn and weeding today.
We had a nice early walk to the woods. Sun wasn’t long up. Nice and quiet except for the song birds.
I used to be like that, and I had to learn to actively choose to - to make and carry out the decision to - to switch off from the demands of work (during down-time, such as week-ends or days off) on occasion, and to ruthlessly police and patrol (and enforce) such boundaries once they have been constructed.
I'm trying. But my mind just isn't wired that way. I'm actively trying not to work this evening though!
My mind used not to be wired that way, either.
However, one can set about a bit of re-wiring.
In any case, I do remember (the night) when I took that decision - and it is a decision that one has to actively take, to proactively police your private (as opposed to professional, and public) physical and psychological space, for, it won't happen otherwise.
Any coffee/culinary tips? I know about the history of Rome (main reason for the trip) but am really looking forward to trying their coffees and wines.
Don’t go to Starbucks
Many place charge extra for service outside on the patio, especially to tourists. Just be aware
Never go to Starbucks, though on the espresso thread an interesting visit to a special Starbucks in Tokyo was posted.
Ah, excellent; please permit me to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy birthday, and I hope that you have a lovely day.Oh and Happy birthday to me!
@AVBeatMan: I will echo what both @Chuckeee and @decafjava have written: Don't go to Starbucks.
The coffee everywhere will be superb - I cannot recall having a poor coffee anywhere in Italy (even the motorway cafés offer really good - astonishingly good - espresso, given that they are motorway cafés).
Look for a place (usually a small, unspectacular spot) where locals congregate, or patronise; they will almost invariably serve excellent coffee. (And food).
Try the side streets, rather than the obvious tourist spots, where quality (possibly better), and price (certainly less) can be found.
Having said that, it is nice to treat oneself occasionally to a good coffee on a patio, or terrace, that may also be something of a tourist trap - after all, that panorama, that view, that vista, is what you will remember, even though you will - more than likely - pay a bit more for it.
Enjoy yourself.
Happy birthday, @decafjava! And a happy belated birthday (cause I admittedly forgot) to @Scepticalscribe!