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I hope the recovery is quick John. All the best,
Dean

Have a speedy recovery Mark.

Take care.

Glad that the surgery went well. Speedy recovery Mark!

John Donne wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:01 am Had a bit of surgery today...nothing life threatening.
Had fun making the nurses laugh.
All went well.
Resting at home tonight enjoying the forum.
Got some good pain meds.

Peace to you all.
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Glad to har it went well. Speedy recovery.

All the best
Joe

Wishing you a speedy and full recovery John!

I've been recently having an astro accessory clear out to sell ... It's amazing what you accumulate!

Took the oversize hard cover off my Jumbo Pocket Star Atlas. Easy to do with spiral binding. I don't need the Telrad circles and the cover was always banging around. Now it fits in my small briefcase, but I probably should put on a soft cover to protect the outer pages.

This is just a quick health check-in with Mark @John Donne and Juha @turboscrew

I hope Mark that your recovery is going well for you.

I know Juha that you are going through an ongoing illness and treatment, and it is difficult for you to get the energy to do too much at the moment.

Don't feel obliged to answer just yet, but please know that we are still thinking about you and miss you on the Forum.

We all hope that your treatment is going well and that you will be able to join us again soon.

Take care Mark and Juha.

Here's to a speedy recovery to you guys (Mark and Juha). I hope Juha that you can get back on the astronomy reports sub-forum and continue your interesting commentary, I had noticed that you had not been posting there lately and was wondering if something was wrong.

We miss you both Mark and Juha. You are integral to our community and I hope that you both can be back to your normal activity soon. Take care guys and you have our best wishes for recovery.

Annual fall ritual, reseeding the lawn.

Mark and Juha, hope you are both doing well. Drop us a note when you have a moment.

All is going well for me.
It takes a bit longer to get up to full speed than it used to.
Thank you all for your good wishes.

Prepositioning the cat carriers. One half of the flock of fuzzballs is going to the vet for annual exams and updated shots.
They are just smart enough to remember they don't like being in a crate but curiosity usually overcomes caution after a few hours.

Now, we wait ...

GCoyote wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:30 pm Prepositioning the cat carriers. One half of the flock of fuzzballs is going to the vet for annual exams and updated shots.
They are just smart enough to remember they don't like being in a crate but curiosity usually overcomes caution after a few hours.

Now, we wait ...

Hey Gary,

I'm fascinated to hear that you do this and that your cats are grammar curious?? Is is something like this?
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Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Cheers
Joe

When Flounder sees the carrier come out he goes into full panic mode!

Worse yet is when the cat flap is locked and he is scratching, pushing at it furiously!

The other day we did this and he scratched at the cat flap for a few moments, then just flopped down on the floor in resignation. It was pretty funny.

I'm getting ready for my second Grand Canyon trip this year. This time with my 25 yo son. While I've lost weight and am in good shape, those few extra pounds will come to haunt me hiking up the South rim. Last time around I did the North rim to Ribbon Falls and back. That is about the equivalent of a crossing, and it was in the heat of summer. It should be fun and as impressive as we know the Grand Canyon to be, especially when going right through it.

SkyHiker wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:31 pm I'm getting ready for my second Grand Canyon trip this year. This time with my 25 yo son. While I've lost weight and am in good shape, those few extra pounds will come to haunt me hiking up the South rim. Last time around I did the North rim to Ribbon Falls and back. That is about the equivalent of a crossing, and it was in the heat of summer. It should be fun and as impressive as we know the Grand Canyon to be, especially when going right through it.

I hope you will post an account with photographs here after you return. This excursion appeals to me,

UlteriorModem wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 4:57 pm When Flounder sees the carrier come out he goes into full panic mode!

Worse yet is when the cat flap is locked and he is scratching, pushing at it furiously!

The other day we did this and he scratched at the cat flap for a few moments, then just flopped down on the floor in resignation. It was pretty funny.

We have two cats: a "naughty tortie" (long-haired tortoiseshell), and a phlegmatic Burmese. The latter just wanders into the carrier and starts purring, the former does all she can to stop getting in, but when we get to the Vet you can't get her out: we have to tip it to near vertical so she slides out. She then rushes back in to go home, and charges out when we get inside, while the Burmese stays in the carrier to continue his sleep (still purring)...

SkyHiker wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:31 pm I'm getting ready for my second Grand Canyon trip this year. This time with my 25 yo son. While I've lost weight and am in good shape, those few extra pounds will come to haunt me hiking up the South rim. Last time around I did the North rim to Ribbon Falls and back. That is about the equivalent of a crossing, and it was in the heat of summer. It should be fun and as impressive as we know the Grand Canyon to be, especially when going right through it.

I'm not jealous at all!

Sounds like an awesome experience: but good luck keeping up with the 25yo! (I am reminded of the two old-timers talking: "Those people who say you can do the same at 65 as you did at 25 obviously didn't do anything at 25!") The Grand Canyon is on my "bucket list", but realistically I don't think I will ever get there.

When I think of the Grand Canyon I often think of a friend (a fellow Aussie) who was visiting one of the lookouts and ran into John Dobson who was setting up for an outreach session with his home-made telescope. Awesome in more ways than one!

All the best,

Dean

DeanD wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 5:55 am

UlteriorModem wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 4:57 pm When Flounder sees the carrier come out he goes into full panic mode!

Worse yet is when the cat flap is locked and he is scratching, pushing at it furiously!

The other day we did this and he scratched at the cat flap for a few moments, then just flopped down on the floor in resignation. It was pretty funny.

We have two cats: a "naughty tortie" (long-haired tortoiseshell), and a phlegmatic Burmese. The latter just wanders into the carrier and starts purring, the former does all she can to stop getting in, but when we get to the Vet you can't get her out: we have to tip it to near vertical so she slides out. She then rushes back in to go home, and charges out when we get inside, while the Burmese stays in the carrier to continue his sleep (still purring)...

Flounder is kind of the same way. We have to hold the carrier with the door facing upwards and lower him into it using gravity But he fights every moment of it. Once inside though he just kind of shuts down like "Fine! Get it over with!".

The I hear from the vet what a 'model patient' he is they did not even have to hold him still for xrays and stuff. I mean what in the hell?