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I plan on not wearing pants from the 22nd to the 26th in celebration. We doin' this thing, ya'll?

(Ok ok, sweat pants on Thanksgiving).

I should be hanging out with some Finnish collaborators this week, but I skipped the meeting. I always think about N_R when I am around them.

Do shorts count? Cause my fat ass can wear shorts in the winter time.

Time flies so damned fast. I wanted to do something again this year but the move has done in my wallet for a couple of months.

Miss you, big guy.

Just don't wear pants.

HCGLNS said:

Just don't wear pants.

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Yes, just do whatever the opposite of “going commando” is where you wear underwear but no pants.

—Patrick

Ah hell, I regret the sauna pants thing. I thought it was all in good fun but it really brought N_R down.

I kind of do, but some of the back and forth with him over it was fun. I'm sitting here with a cup of coffee hoping it doesn't start tasting like piss since that was one of his threats to me at one point.

I didn't think he took it seriously. I thought it was all in good fun.

We could always burn a pair of the pants in solidarity.

At the risk of scarring my 3 and 7 year old for life (as well as making my wife cringe), I could be on board with this.

Work, however, might frown on my Finnish sensibilities, so I will have to forego taking this to it's complete fulfillment.

I wonder if the Hydraulic Press Channel guy (also Finnish) could be persuaded to crush a pair in tribute?

If we go with No Pants Day, there must be pictures. Your Queen so declares!

Emrys said:

If we go with No Pants Day, there must be pictures. Your Queen so declares!

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Oh please you couldn't handle it when I shared it last time.

Does anyone keep in touch with his parents at all? Maybe we could let them know we still think about him and hope they're doing well.

I am in contact with them. If you want I can give you their address.

We could do a fundraiser thing on their behalf annually.

I wasn't thinking so much for me as I didn't really know him that well, but there might be others that would want to send thoughts along.

If you are interested, I sent the following card:

Dear Leila & Timo,

Every year about this time you and Mikko are in my thoughts and in the thoughts of all of us at Halforums. We hope and pray this season brings you much happiness and joy.

Merry Christmas and have a very Happy New Year.

Lots of Love,

David Nihsen

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If you like, there's a place called Postable where you can send physical cards by filling them out online. If you are interested, send me a PM and I'll give you their address. It costs about $5 to send a card from the US to Finland.

HCGLNS said:

Oh please you couldn't handle it when I shared it last time.

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Is that what that was? Please send it again but enlarge it. It was too small to see the first time.

Ha ha very funny. Hee hee it is to laugh.

There's a pair of the inflatable wonder sauna hot pants on eBay right now. One way or another it needs to be bought and then destroyed in his name.

No pants, box and instructions only. :/

I’ve been contemplating building a sauna in his honor for the last few years.

stienman said:

I’ve been contemplating building a sauna in his honor for the last few years.

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Do you have the wood for it?

--Patrick

PatrThom said:

Do you have the wood for it?

--Patrick

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He asks the man with two dozen children.

PatrThom said:

Do you have the wood for it?

--Patrick

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No. I have an electric steam generator and several ideas, and I spent dozens of hours last year learning about them and their importance to the Finnish culture, but I haven’t even started the planning stage. I did learn enough to find out that the steam generator would miss several aspects probably important to Mikko, but I’m thinking I should discuss with his parents what his favorite sauna was like and what he found important before starting.

I don't have one to pour out for the big guy today.

It's been 4 years. For us, the pain has lessened and has been replaced by the fond memories and jokes that inevitably help up deal with loss. I'm not a believer in any afterlife but in the case I'm wrong, I hope the big guy is in that big sauna in the sky.

Miss you, buddy.

Got a Christmas card from his parents today. Very bittersweet, but they know we haven't forgotten him.

Front of card:


Left side of card (when you open it):


Right side of card:


Inside of card (it opened twice, which is really interesting - like a 3 panel card):


Back of card:

His hometown is beautiful.