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We're committed to the Falls. We are driving tomorrow though and staying overnight. I'm just embracing the madness.

Our schools are out for the day, but my kid had already asked if she could miss school for it. They are handing out solar viewing glasses to everyone at school, and I got a cool poster for free when I was in Syracuse last week. Our town is just outside the path of totality, so we've dedcided to drive a few hours and stay at Niagra Falls overnight. My sister, BIL and daughter have never been to Niagara Falls, so that's where we are going. I would have been just as happy driving 45 minutes into the Adirondacks and just pulling over to watch from a field, but the BL really wanted to see the falls, so that's where we will be. It will probably be overcast but that's ok. I'm looking forward to it anyway. We are staying at an AirBnB that definately jacked the price up but it's on the Canada side so automatically cheaper for us as Americans. Older Skunkling is in Indianapolis so he'll get a good view. I am pretty sure he's going to an event at his university's observatory.

Thanks. I've beem doing the PT for two months. We started in the hospital the day after my surgery. I have a lot of the equipment at home so I am still doing the exercises. I've been on my road bike on the trainer about 3x a week. I'm anxious to get in the woods on my mountain bike again. However, the weather is not cooperating! My daughter is my primary riding partner and she's not going to let me attempt anything too crazy.

Resurrecting this thread because it's spring here (even if it won't stop snowing) and that means it's time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. I broke my hip and had an emergency replacement 10 weeks ago. I've graduated from PT and I've been cleared to do all the things I want to do, but I'm still stuggling with pain and endurance. I rode 5 miles on a pretty flat fire road on my bike and had to ice my hip afterwards. I'm doing a ton of balance and strenngth exercises indoors. What's everyone doing besides sitting on the couch and eating bon bons?

I’m also going to Niagara Falls. It’s about 3 hours for me. My sis and BIL are flying from CA to meet me at the falls.

Yes. I spent all of January 2021 in Las Vegas, all of June 2021 and January 2022 in California (where we moved my mom). Three cheers for working in academia since we were out of session all three of those months.

I got half that at age 50 when my mom died 13 months after my dad. Honestly, I'd give it all back to have another few years with her. She wasn't going to last much longer than that, because she had dementia, but she was happy and safe and living her best life at a retirement community after too many years of increasing isolation due to the pandemic and her declining mental state.

Like Ormond, I’ve spent my career in education, so my investments are through TIAA/CREF they’ve worked out pretty well. We tend to love pretty modestly, so I think we’ll be ok.

Popping back in this thread to motivate my lazy arse. Shoulder rehab is going slowly, but cortisone and rx strength ibuprofen are helping. My clavicle is essentially healed, but all the soft tissue damage is taking its own sweet time. I'm doing lots of shoulder stabilization exercises and have set up my road bike on the trainer for winter riding. My daughter wants to do a century ride or charity in June, and since she's under 18, I have to do it with her. It won't take me 6 months to work up to that, but I've only been on a real (outdoors) bike three times since pitching myself over the bars in July.

I live 60 miles east of Syracuse. It's safe to say that a lot of folks are Orange fans here. I'm sweating away in my spin class at noon (wearing my UNC shirt, of course) right beside my Duke alum colleague. She's streaming the game on her phone and I keep asking for the score. All the while, the spin instructor keeps yelling "focus ladies! Keep your RPMs up!" Please, oh please. (I am much more of an "anyone but Dook" fan than a SU fan.)

@timmett Here I am a blubbering mess at my computer. Such lovely words. My deepest condolences to you. I remember her well.

I’m maybe (?) at a career crossroads. Currently 16 months away from being able to retire from my current place of business with a pretty sweet college tuition benefit for the kids intact. I’ll be 52, so not ready to retire from the workforce. At that time the youngest will be just starting her senior year of high school. I’m really not interested in staying at current place of business, but jobs in my field aren’t plentiful in the wilds of upstate NY and I wouldn’t make her move at such a critical time. What do I do? Consult? I’m half tempted to become an Instacart shopper just to get out of the house.