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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 12, 2013 - 06:54pm PT
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and dripped off my gift
Liquid gift?
Hmmm.. not a bad idea.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 12, 2013 - 07:00pm PT
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Repost cause I figured it was a joke and I gave a straight answer..
"Nope, Santa Boulder CO." was deleted.
Re Toklas
I didn't but now I do :)
I only cook simple stuff on long trips in the mountains. If I ever cook at home it tends to be the same stuff.
If there is a joke.. it flew waaay over my head lol.. not unusual :)
Ahhh got it.. Peter Sellers movie...
Gads I'm sheltered. Square as can be..
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 12, 2013 - 07:24pm PT
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And I was even more square back then..
I blame good parenting.
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Dec 12, 2013 - 07:29pm PT
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Ya know, I'm kinda hoping Secret Santa peeps will open their presents and post up before Christmas.
On the 21st I head out to Big Sur for 2 weeks and prolly won't be online much til after Jan. 5th (internet's spotty there, and the whales don't like it much anyway). And whiny little baby that I am, I want to see what everyone got! ;-)
Climbski2--EAT THAT SILVER THING NOW! Before it gets moldy...
Man, you guys are scoring good stuff. I loved the snake!
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Dec 12, 2013 - 08:49pm PT
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"Can we open it, Daddy?" was just the thing I needed after a morning in the Emergency Room with her. Somehow she got the bathroom cabinet open (even I have trouble with it), found the jewelry cleaner and tried to apply it to her eyelashes.
Whoever my Secret Santa in NY is, you brought a happy ending to a very upsetting day. Hope you don't mind, but I'm going to savor it until the holiday as nothing could make me happier right now than to see my precious little girl happy after that unpleasantness. Which is exactly what you did.
:)
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Dec 12, 2013 - 09:03pm PT
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SO MUCH FUN!
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speelyei
Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
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Dec 13, 2013 - 12:25am PT
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Mailed!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 13, 2013 - 07:00am PT
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Dear Secret Santa. I do promise to post up a picture of your hard work and thoughtfulness. Right now I'm, like, 9 time zones away from home, but I'll be back before Christmas. So if you don't see my thanks for a bit, that's why!
Happy Holidays. Susan
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Dec 13, 2013 - 08:59am PT
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Mailed mine a few days ago. Recipient should have it Mon. Didn't think to keep my identity secret. I got someone who knows me, so my cover is blown as soon as the wrapping comes off anyhow.
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frank wyman
Mountain climber
montana
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Dec 13, 2013 - 12:49pm PT
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Dealing with post office brings a teardrop "To my one good eye". After standing in line for 45 minutes or more to send a package to a P.O. box in the very same building, I had forgot that the brains that be in the goverment. All our mail in Helena goes to Great Falls for sorting and sending. So I asked the lady how long would it take to get a package delivered to a P.O. box 20 feet away? I was told it would be about 4 or 5 days....Really?...It's in the same building I'm standing in...I was also informed that I could ship it out "Next-Day-Air" for $60.00.. Where it would be taken to the airport and flown to Great Falls... and then flown back to Helena... and then delivered to a P.O. box 20 feet away..And for those of you that wonder why the Poatal Service is 10 Billion in dept every year...But Hey... Its Christmas..And My Giftee is worth it, and I hope everyone has a very "MERRY CHRISTMAS"..
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Jacemullen
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Dec 13, 2013 - 02:51pm PT
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Hey C-Diamond, Glad you enjoyed it. Now go take it somewhere cool and break that bad boy in!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Dec 13, 2013 - 03:10pm PT
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Whew!
Just back from the PO. Package sent!
Actually, I was a bit surprised at the name I drew. Would not have expected this person to jump in the pool.
Thanks for playing! I could not fit the iPad in the box, so you got a lame ass gift instead. Better luck next year.
Splash....
edit: yeah, it is not wrapped. If I had to do that you would get it next June.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 13, 2013 - 03:12pm PT
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I'm totally behind schedule, mine will go out either tomorrow or Monday.
Work slowed down, and now I'm broke, so I had to think a bit on what to send. Should be a good gift despite sourcing it from within my home. :)
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 13, 2013 - 03:25pm PT
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Should be a good gift despite sourcing it from within my home. :)
Those are the best kind....and with work having slowed down at least you aren't sourcing it from someone else's home....;)
Susan
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 13, 2013 - 03:30pm PT
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Lol, I'm no tweaker Susan!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Dec 13, 2013 - 04:22pm PT
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... my cover is blown as soon as the wrapping comes off...
Haha - I read this post JUST a few minutes before the mail delivery person came!
And yes, I would have recognized Skip's art style even if it had been sent anonymously. It is a GORGEOUS suncatcher. A dragonfly with delicate metalwork as if he had alighted on a blade of grass, with a glass selection that mimics golden hour sunlight. There is more detail - and the craftsmanship is exquisite - but it's just a little too dark out to take a picture that will do the piece justice. I will post tomorrow.
I am placing it in a window of the bedroom I am using this winter, with morning light filtering through.
Thank You Santa Skip!
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feralfae
Boulder climber
Montana
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Dec 13, 2013 - 05:04pm PT
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I have the best Secret Santa in the entire known universe!!!
Of many things that would make me smile, any old books on the Winds, and there was one.
A biner from a cave in the Winds, and there was one. (I have checked a lot of those caves, so I am very impressed with this find, since a lot of those caves have been pretty well explored.
Best, best, some pottery shards, and I will have great fun doing diagnostics on them and figuring out their origin. Some already look like Utah Stamped Gray shards.
This is just the best box, and now the bar is raised considerably, and I will most definitely step up my game next year. I plead two hospital stays in the midst of Secret Santa, but I did send a precious something.
Neebs, I have questions about this secretcy stuff that is going on, but I am mostly just totally delighted with everything I have rummaged through in the box so far. This is a wonderful Christmas, sort of like extra chocolate on the brownies. :)
So, Secret Santa for feralfae, you are the best, and this is just a very delightful turn of events. Looking forward to visits in the new year. Thanks a million times, and you know what for. LOL
* < twinkles > *
feralfae
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Dec 13, 2013 - 05:13pm PT
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^^^
That's what this is about!
YAY! (TM ekatskeezerkayakingandallaroundaces)
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Dec 13, 2013 - 05:17pm PT
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This thread is making me smile big time!
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feralfae
Boulder climber
Montana
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Dec 13, 2013 - 05:57pm PT
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A further note. . .
A good bit of my archaeology work while at NU was out in the Four Corners area, mostly working on Anasazi sites down around Durango and up past Mesa Verde, out of Cortez, so some of the gifts from my Amazing and Brilliant Secret Santa really resonate with me, and bring back wonderful memories of interesting and informative site work.
And over somewhere, someone posted some pix from the Sweetwater, where Jim Judge, director of Canyon de Chelly, was born a long time ago. He was a super expert on Anasazi and related cultures. But the post elsewhere and the nice things from SS brought back memories of him from 30 years ago. He was a great mentor of mine.
Stuff from the Winds. I will maybe go down home for Christmas if the docs will let me go play. If not, I have reading to do, thank you very much. :)
Secret Santa, I have tears in my eyes. This is such a loving and thoughtful box full of stuff, and I have not unwrapped anything yet. Just wow and many thanks. I think you had some coaching, eh? :)
Serendipity abounds . . . I am very blessed.
Thank you again Secret Santa. I am saving some stuff that is well-wrapped stuff for Christmas. :) You are a great Secret Santa.
This is just greater than fantastic!
feralfae
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