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Good on ya, Canada! Ridiculous from our end.

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I’m not sure it’s just girls. I think there’s an entire generation that has self-diagnosed, trying to understand themselves and life. I think pandemic shutdown was traumatic, and has had lasting effects on mental health.

It’s been warm, but not blazingly hot here, for which I’m grateful. Also dry. We could use some rain, without lightning. The wildfires have been rampant this summer in Oregon, but not close to Portland.

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@RealPlayer I’m glad you’re okay. Protect your head! I’m a big fan of bike helmets. I had a concussion (even with helmet) in a bike accident nearly 30 years ago. Woke up in the street. I think I slid on wet pavement, but I have no memory of the accident.

Mr. AM traded bikes for one with a step-through frame several years ago when he was no longer able to throw his leg over the crossbar of his bikes. I don’t think you’re at that point, but it’s something to consider for the future.

@jon-nyc We love rails to trails! Gentle grade, off the road, usually through nice areas. The only thing I don’t like is the stanchions where the trail crosses a road. They’re there so cars don’t come up the trail. But suddenly I feel like I can’t steer well between them!

@wtg Does this mean getting up without using your hands, or just not leaning onto a chair/table/other stationary object? We were just discussing this with Mr. AM’s sister, who was screened with this question and she wasn’t sure she had answered it correctly.

@CHAS But did the dachshund survive?!

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@dolmansaxlil I loved Notre Dame, too, and climbing up to the bell tower. LOUD. But cool to be up with the gargoyles.

@bernard I love that first blue house you showed. That’s a great color, and dark enough if you’re looking for heat retention. What would you choose for your trim? And would it work with your deck?

Didn’t mean to harsh your buzz, @chas ! But I was really grumpy when I was done.

Contrast to Heartwood by Amity Gaige, which I read right after that. Nearly lost me in the middle, but glad I finished, it was lovely. (Hiker lost on the Appalachian Trail, several viewpoints including hiker, game warden, woman in an assisted living center.)

Mr. AM’s hybrid Toyota Camry’s brakes are still in excellent condition, because of the regenerative braking. Or so he’s been told.

I just read Yesteryear, which is this years buzzy novel. I enjoyed the first half, started wondering how she was going to write her way out of it, and decided the end was a flunk. YMMV.

Loved Versailles. And the Eiffel Tower, because I love all things iconic.

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Sounds like a great birthday, Mik! Many happy returns!