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    Registered User Jonathan Peck's Avatar
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    I joined and arts and crafts forum and had some lively discussions about pottery and basket weaving.....actually, I was pretty productive at work
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    And now for today's weather....sunny, with a chance of legs

    "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln

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    Yeah. It was a hard start to the week.
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    Hmm, while it was down I was making sure it was up
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    I didn't even realize that it was down, so Dan, you are a real hero. Great work.
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    Went through withdrawals!
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    Sat in a trance and stared at the ceiling until it came up again.
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    Kept clicking on my bookmark, knowing nothing new was going to be there but hoping nonetheless for something new.
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    Let's see.....last night I actually played my mandolin for two solid hours after a good workout at the gym. And this morning....I got three proposals done for clients. Now as for this afternoon....LOL

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    Drank continuously.

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    Spent more time on UMGF. They just upgraded last month also

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    I played my d*bro!
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    With no threads to moderate, I had to get my kicks pulling the wings off of flies...
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    Hey Ted,

    What do you call a fly with no wings? A walk....sorry, couldn't help myself
    And now for today's weather....sunny, with a chance of legs

    "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln

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    Since I am new here, I just clicked around the Mandolin Cafe. Good stuff.
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    I sat and looked at pictures of the plumbing in Ted's house.
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    Spent time on BanjoHangout and practiced my clawhammer chops!

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    ...I fiddled! Guess a few folks here at the house are glad the Cafe is back up.

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    chores.

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    I annoyed my co-workers with too much email.

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    Laid on the couch hoping the antibiotics would instantly kick this upper respiratory infection... no such luck! Had to cancel my mando lesson tonight.

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    While the board was down,I found out how bad I am addictied to it.

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    Worked my rear end off.

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    I walked around in a daze, thinking how long is this going to last? Glad it's back up!
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    I did what JBMando did. What was worse was I couldn't reset my password until I got home.

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    Hit "refresh" a lot.
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