The lit old timers thread

Pickleball is growing steadily here in the UK as well, with loads of women (of all ages) getting involved. It's only a matter of time before the "social opportunities" begin to happen ...
She and I enrolled in a Pickleball 4 week class last summer and it was nice socializing with the different people wanting to learn. I didn't think I'd enjoy it but joined only because my wife is way too shy to join by herself.

It was nice watching from afar at times the men oggle my wife tbh. I even started looking forward to the class only because I wanted to see the men interacting with her hmmmmm.
 
She and I enrolled in a Pickleball 4 week class last summer and it was nice socializing with the different people wanting to learn. I didn't think I'd enjoy it but joined only because my wife is way too shy to join by herself.

It was nice watching from afar at times the men oggle my wife tbh. I even started looking forward to the class only because I wanted to see the men interacting with her hmmmmm.
That's an interesting development! Does the group go for a drink together after playing? That's where the fun usually starts, and after a couple of glasses of wine or beer the inhibitions slowly start to disappear ......
 
I started posting on here I think in 2008 or 2009. It was the first place I felt like I could post pictures of myself and get the feedback that I wanted. I met some really awesome people back then miss talking to many of them. But the one I’ve never stopped talking to that. I met on here, currently has set up house for the past 14 years in my bedroom! Good thing I enjoy how he pays the rent!

It’s been fun reading through the reply it’s on here and seeing names that I completely forgotten about. Community is definitely favored over ones like fetlife for me. But I bounce back-and-forth.
 
This needs to be on the front page. People usually look in over the long holiday weekend.
 
Smoking a spatchcocked Turkey. Family will be over to the house. We'll have fun.
I've advocated dismembering/grilling/smoking for longer than I've been at Lit, but it never occurred to me that spatchcocking could apply to a turkey. Awesome!
 
shakes cane
Get off the lawn youngsters!!!
incoherent mumbling
Back in ought six we had to type five miles miles uphill both ways in the snow to post using an AT cloned with a CGA monitor.
more mumbling
Can I have my pudding now?
 
Today I am picking up prepared food from an up-scale grocery chain. That will make most of the feast. We will have some relatives dropping in for lunch, but as is the custom in Cheyenne's family, there's a variable head count. People tend to compare menus. Cheyenne's pies are the big draw.
 
Most of the close relatives have moved out of state and all of the in-laws are out of state, so it's just the 6 of us who share the same last name in Alaska for dinner tomorrow. Oops, 8 with the grand-dogs. We don't need a lot, but it'll all be good.
 
Yeah, but didn't you beat us to the party by observing thanksgiving/ harvest festival already in your country?
Indeed. But I am an American, so it seems weird to have Thanksgiving and then Halloween, which jumps right into Christmas.
 
I haven't kept up with your job situation. Tell me sometime.
I was with my job for 10 years. My team in Canada and the United States were let go this past Spring.
I am doing side work which is very busy until January. Then it dies off.
Unfortunately due to the new language laws in Quebec, I am having a difficult time moving on with my career.
Anyone have a good job offer? 😂
 
Today I am picking up prepared food from an up-scale grocery chain. That will make most of the feast. We will have some relatives dropping in for lunch, but as is the custom in Cheyenne's family, there's a variable head count. People tend to compare menus. Cheyenne's pies are the big draw.
Had the lunch, my scratch dressing was a hit. I asked for suggestions about improving the dressing and got "add bacon". Surprisingly enough, it had been a bacon-free meal, so next year I will use the suggestion. Even with the prepared stuff, it was a lot of dishes to time- 2 proteins, 2 starches, 2 cranberry sauces, a vegetable, rolls, gravy, dressing. I could do better or more, but it would become a chore rather than a relaxing day. Probably 5 more people to drop by for pie between meals at their various families.
 
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