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Rocking in the Bakken.

Out of Tejas?

No sir, I moved back to ND. Although I am a border jumper everyday, on the Montana line.

Glad to hear your prison sentence has ended.

All my ex’s live in Texas

Me: I bought Merlot an old Parker 16 gauge to follow him around the woods and fields with....He doesn't seem to care all that much about it....It's OK...

Life isn't perfect but its pretty darned good. I've reached an age where there's no need to compete with other guys about who has the greatest house, bird dog, toys, tools and family. My family is good but I do wish my wife's health was a bit better. My doc says I'm in great health for an old fat guy. Business has fared pretty well through the weirdness of 2020 and I have more control over my time than at any previous point in my career. I'm old enough to retire and have the means to do so but enjoy my work, have a reduced schedule and just can't see a good reason to quit. One more conservative justice and there won't be too many worries about politicians ruining the rest of my days. There's been little predictability in life, surprises along the way have been good and bad, but I'd do it all again with only a couple changes. I've been blessed and know it.

I’m retired and pretty good. Got me a 2 week old grandson who is healthy. I live on my quarter of land in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota. Great wife and kids. Edk

Doc said they were going to do a port on the kid, try to not go feeding tube.
I got about 2 weeks or so left of sickleave due to appendectomy.
Deer season coming up.

Not too shabby. Could have been a worse month

Yes sir, and the reason I’m ultimately and fully an optimist though I’m pessimistic about our nation; though not worried, am concerned about our daughters families and what they may face in the future.

Just in our seventh decade we’ve been given a few health issues..but they are very minor compared with what I’ve seen in many others. And at a much younger age.

My wife just came through the Wuhan — ill but not seriously — and though I’ve had symptoms, I tested negative 🤔 though I’ve been with her of course through the 3 1/2 weeks of the deal. False negative? I dunno.

Anyway, comfortable and thankfully in our retirement. Thankful for fall and cooler weather..and all good things. 🙂

edit: Best to all here.

I'm doing okay, all things considered. My wife lost her battle with cancer last month and that's obviously not great, but the end wasn't as bad as it could have been. She was very afraid of a long, undignified, painful process, but when it came, it came pretty quickly and we were able to keep her relatively comfortable. It's a relief that she doesn't have to suffer any more but now I have to figure out what's next for me. She was a good woman and a good wife and we had a good 28 years of marriage. We also had several years of knowing that the end was coming, so we were able to really focus on life and each other. These last few years were the best we had.

I haven't worked since last November because I've stayed home to take care of her. I have a military retirement that covers the bills, but I'm going to have to think about getting a job or starting a business pretty soon. Right now I'm just taking some time to figure it all out and I'm thankful to have the ability to do that.

I've been doing a good bit of loading and shooting lately and I do a good bit of retriever training with a local group. I have a pretty nice young dog that is coming along real well and she'll run her first hunt tests this weekend. If things go well, she will get her Senior Hunter title finished the first weekend in November and then we'll be off to Texas for a few weeks to deer hunt with a friend of mine. I'll stop in Arkansas on the way home in late November or early December and do a little duck hunting.

I've been playing my guitar a lot more than I have in a while. That's been enjoyable. And I spend more time reading and less time watching TV. That's an improvement, too.

My youngest son, his girl and my granddaughter are going to move in with me the first of November. He's in really great shape financially, so he doesn't need to, but I think his mother suggested to him that it would be good for me. And to be honest, I'm looking forward to it. I need the alone time right now to sort through and process Sandy's absence, but I don't think it would be healthy for me to rattle around in this big old house by myself for too long. I'm blessed to have such a fine young man for a son. Since his Mom passed, I would say he's my best friend.

I firmly believe that the key to happiness is an attitude of gratitude. I'm thankful for all I have been blessed with, and I've been blessed with more than I deserve. I'd say that even though there's been a big hole blown into my life, I'm pretty happy.

^^ Nice ^^ ..... It's good to stay positive in the face of hardship.

Dang!

You have a hell of an outlook on things!

Hope the best for you Hookset.

May Our Lord Bless you Hookset. I'd say more, but--.

Life is great, but I wish our Pacific steelhead runs had more fish. Been a 2 or 3-week fall tradition in our family for about 40 years. Poor runs for the last couple though have made such an exercise in futility. Great fun on a fly rod.

Double Ditto Hookset.

Sounds like you've got the right mindset.

pretty well i suppose. i have a nice family, comfortable house with enough land to spread out a bit, a cabin in the woods near the river and a job that i don't hate as much as i used to. when i think things suck, i quickly remember all my blessings.

What's your handicap ifyou dont mind my asking?

Hookset, sorry about your loss, but I think your attitude is great. Being happy or miserable is state of mind for the most part.

I’ve been a computer system engineer for 25+ years, I’ve been bought, sold, spun up, and layed off more times than I can count. It’s part of the industry, but it gets harder the older you get. The money is good, but once you hit 50 it gets really tough and live in not a great place for tech work. I’ve put myself in a position it’s not a big deal, other than when I retire. I want to build myself our retirement house, but dirt is getting expensive around here. The cheaper I build the sooner we can retire. I’m going to down size and buy myself a few more years of retirement. Health insurance is the biggest issue or I could easily pull the plug now. I’ve been screwing around the last couple months trying to figure out what I want to do.

I think I’ll go hunting, so there is that