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LittleBill

By LittleBill, in The Lounge

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LittleBill    2,231

LittleBill
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Haha, it's not what you might be thinking. :P I am a visual kind of person. I scan for avatars even before names, and usually recognize a poster for their picture. It is bad enough with those of you who choose anonymity (and I do not blame you). But it seems a number of you ladies have chosen a beautiful tropical scene, with bright sandy beaches, palm trees, so on and so forth. You're straining my poor old eyes, not to mention my memory, trying to keep you all straight. So I have to work a little harder.

That is all. Carry on. Well, don't "carry on". It's Sunday. Behave yourselves. ;-)

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Raymia    565

Raymia
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Yes you got me I was thinking vacation : ) Enjoy your day Bill

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_Kate_    2,224

_Kate_
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Ohhhhhh Holidays 2017... A cottage in England for a week in March - post skin surgery. Three weeks in Canada on a motorbike travelling around Alberta and BC in June and then Africa in November. Bring it on I say ! Now you have me daydreaming Bill !!

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Dub    9,922

Dub
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You are right.....it is much easier when folks actually use a pic of themselves.

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Djmohr    6,965

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Not the beach but headed to vegas on friday. Haven't been on a vacation in more than two years and need one badly.

I will take the dessert over the beach, this time.....

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ShelterDog64    2,364

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You are right.....it is much easier when folks actually use a pic of themselves.

Or their pup?!

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Babbs    14,680

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Not the beach but headed to vegas on friday. Haven't been on a vacation in more than two years and need one badly.

I will take the dessert over the beach, this time.....

I will take dessert over pretty much anything. I guess that's why I needed WLS.

;)

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Odie    249

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Okay, okay! I put up a profile picture!!

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Djmohr    6,965

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@@Babbs

I am all about the dessert too! After my father n law passes, we will be moving to the Las Vegas area. We are looking at Green Valley and Summerlin.

That being said, I also LOVE the beach specifically in Hawaii and would love to go back every few years. Its so darn expensive though and we like to take our granddaughter who loves traveling with us. That makes it even more expensive but we won't go withou her now. LOL

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LittleBill    2,231

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Not the beach but headed to vegas on friday. Haven't been on a vacation in more than two years and need one badly.

I will take the dessert over the beach, this time.....

I will take dessert over pretty much anything. I guess that's why I needed WLS.

;)

Another punster, eh? I actually intended for "beaches" to be read with sort of a Mexican accent, but hey, a vacation thread is fine with me.

Probably the best vacation Mrs. LittleBill and I ever had was a few days of sailing a small boat in Maine, followed by holing up at a campground for a few more days where no one else was around. We laid about all day long soaking up the quiet and reading books. I won't go into the rest of it. ;-) Suffice to say, it was a great time without the children.

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LittleBill    2,231

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@Odie @kmalcom28

Thank you ladies! It is nice to see a couple more attractive smiling faces!

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Montana Gal    448

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It took me almost a year to finally be brave enough to post a picture! :)

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