tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post3680519951126343308..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: A Pair of Heart-Warming Vignettes. . .Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-57790475403333902222014-12-29T22:13:59.964-05:002014-12-29T22:13:59.964-05:00Ya old man you, robbing the cradle like that ;-)
...Ya old man you, robbing the cradle like that ;-)<br /><br />santa indeed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-25109572079211427422014-12-17T11:12:43.023-05:002014-12-17T11:12:43.023-05:00Yeah, well, you know, Santa and I, we DO kinda loo...Yeah, well, you know, Santa and I, we DO kinda look alike. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-19395582462980381082014-12-16T21:00:06.681-05:002014-12-16T21:00:06.681-05:00Santa's brother! I love that.
I've always...Santa's brother! I love that.<br /><br />I've always told people that, since I'm bald and going white with what hair I have, I want to be Santa Claus someday. I still have to wait for the last grey/red to leave my beard, but I'm definitely putting on the needed poundage since the softball season ended...Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-75180159981467378992014-12-16T12:00:56.648-05:002014-12-16T12:00:56.648-05:00My dad had the same idea. When he finally retired...My dad had the same idea. When he finally retired-retired, he lost his razor. Which kinda took us all by surprise, 'cuz he always seemed way more, how shall I say it, establishment-uptight than that. . .<br /><br />But his hair was snow-white pretty much from age 50 onward, so he really did come out looking like Santa. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-14662725343989472462014-12-15T21:39:49.875-05:002014-12-15T21:39:49.875-05:00Personally, I am *sooo* looking forward to the day...Personally, I am *sooo* looking forward to the day when I can retire my razor- at least for a while! I threaten the family that I'm going to let it grow to my waist. <br /><br />The usual reaction is an eye roll, and a reply to the effect of "You'll be so old by then, you'll fall asleep sitting up and won't notice us trimming it..."<br /><br />Ah well :)Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439394316761968708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-50576224056772452912014-12-14T12:40:01.422-05:002014-12-14T12:40:01.422-05:00Of course not. . .
But he's a notorious tease...Of course not. . .<br /><br />But he's a notorious tease. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-90067155367846897732014-12-14T12:20:26.496-05:002014-12-14T12:20:26.496-05:00Santa's brother wouldn't lie.Santa's brother wouldn't lie.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-1580543989208235882014-12-14T11:59:09.290-05:002014-12-14T11:59:09.290-05:00Hmmmmmm. . . There's a correlation between avi...Hmmmmmm. . . There's a correlation between avid cycling and Santa-likeness? Who knew?<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-88933290815666695752014-12-14T11:56:29.619-05:002014-12-14T11:56:29.619-05:00Is it that 'November' thing about losing y...Is it that 'November' thing about losing your razor? My sons all subscribe to that (for all the good it does 'em; they all seem to have inherited the 'smooth-faced' gene from Jenn's side. . .)<br /><br />And, listen, there's nothing wrong with a dearth of flat-fixing. Nothing at all. . . Probably just means that the powers-that-be in your area take better care of their roads than we do. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-88726547228740378892014-12-14T11:51:41.023-05:002014-12-14T11:51:41.023-05:00Two things - (1) I always carry with me a spare in...Two things - (1) I always carry with me a spare inner tube, a small tool-kit, and a pump that clips into my frame, so I can change a flat on the side of the road; takes about 20 minutes.<br /><br />And (2) I carry a cell-phone with me, so that, if it's not possible to fix the flat on the side of the road (as yesterday, when daylight was waning), I can call Jenn, or whoever might be available, to come and retrieve me. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-38702951200751460312014-12-14T10:24:37.422-05:002014-12-14T10:24:37.422-05:00I let my beard grow out again in November, somethi...I let my beard grow out again in November, something I've done for about 4 years.<br />I feel somewhat fortunate that nobody's mistaken me for the Christmas visitor.<br /><br />I also feel fortunate that I have yet to find it necessary to do an inner tube replacement on the road.<br />I think maybe that means I am not riding enough?(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-53870787398218545742014-12-14T10:00:22.635-05:002014-12-14T10:00:22.635-05:00Lol, my brother in law must be Santa's brother...Lol, my brother in law must be Santa's brother too! At first his beard was really short, but he's let it grow (ok, it's not epic....yet) and now I call him Santa...and he is an avid bike rider too. Maybe you guys are somehow related.<br />Last night we had our first snow at our house...only about 1 or 2 inches, but it sure makes the season more festive! It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-7229395423054998002014-12-14T07:03:05.864-05:002014-12-14T07:03:05.864-05:00Dumb question, but what do you do when you get a f...Dumb question, but what do you do when you get a flat and are in the middle of nowhere?Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com