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[DrewBerry]

That is a wonderful idea! I have plenty of room and a lot of love to share! If you can crawl up those stairs when I'm done feeding you, and getting you drunk, we will celebrate the next day by going to little Italy for some good fun. I'd love to have you all here. We can go scope out lighthouses, or stop in NYC for a show. Maybe you'd like Boston or Cape Cod. I'll show ya around! I love people and especially house guests. Poppa will spoil you all, for sure! Any time!

Gator may be coming in the fall. I'm so excited!

My dear, Nawn. Good to have ya back! :seeya:
Sounds like a plan. Count me in. Now, how do we get everyone organized to visit Hotel Nawny?!!
It's early here on west coast so I'll say g'nite to all you easties!

Drew

[BeastofBears]

Wow! Don't make me get off this chair and write a Wind post! God damn SOB POS!!!!! These poor little children!!! Evil destroys everthing it touches! These young murdering mothers are all so sexual! WTF? I can't understand what the F they're thinking. Um, duh, yeah I think I'll kill my child and go party.

I hope she rots from the inside out. The parents forgot to break her plate.

You know what I think is part of it? The ubiquitous social networking sites and stuff. Every moment becomes a networking opportunity and it divorces the ones who are susceptible from reality. iirc, this one had a very active myspace or whatever, too. Does the computer become more real to them than their own children? And then gives them unreal expectations of what life should really be? And all those tv shows, too?

Something to think about when the time comes my kids use computers-I'm going to do some mulling today. I think rationing computer time will be absolute and strict.

eta: that's all imo, btw

[beemer]

You know what I think is part of it? The ubiquitous social networking sites and stuff. Every moment becomes a networking opportunity and it divorces the ones who are susceptible from reality. iirc, this one had a very active myspace or whatever, too. Does the computer become more real to them than their own children? And then gives them unreal expectations of what life should really be? And all those tv shows, too?

Something to think about when the time comes my kids use computers-I'm going to do some mulling today. I think rationing computer time will be absolute and strict.

eta: that's all imo, btw
Nothing wrong with that Bob-we were very strict with the puter. It was then out in the open. Not in their rooms. When we moved it into the home office door must be open. We put a lock on it and hid the key. When time was up you had 5 minutes to finish and get off. Talking idle stuff not homework. If not off when the 5 minute timer went off the door was locked for 1 week. Sucked to be them as homework then had to be done at school or the library. Only pulled it once.

[Nawny]

You know what I think is part of it? The ubiquitous social networking sites and stuff. Every moment becomes a networking opportunity and it divorces the ones who are susceptible from reality. iirc, this one had a very active myspace or whatever, too. Does the computer become more real to them than their own children? And then gives them unreal expectations of what life should really be? And all those tv shows, too?

Something to think about when the time comes my kids use computers-I'm going to do some mulling today. I think rationing computer time will be absolute and strict.

eta: that's all imo, btw

I do agree with you regarding the easy access to the world via online sites. And I also agree that the associations online become real to some. How easy it is to be someone else online! We are already seeing good parents oversee their children's time online. That young girl who killed herself over a boy who didn't even exist is a good example. I don't remember her name but her friend's mother went to court for pretending to be a boy with a crush on that girl, then kicked her to the curb and she died for it. I'm sure you know the case. Anyway, her mother monitored her time on the computer and iirc, she stood behind her and actually saw some of the interactions.

Don't let the world get your children and give them back to you in pieces. I don't know the answers and I'm not in a position to advise, as the world got one of mine. That one out of four was taken in by a world I never knew. I suppose the best thing we can do is know what's out there and I am sure you do BoB. Now I do too! Stay strong!

[Nawny]

Well, of COURSE, he wouldn't have FLIRTED---just checked in so we could ask if he was eating right, lol!!!!

Hmm....On another message board, to read about Lunsford is to believe he is working hard (or was) on the Jessica Law, and supporting his wife and baby, and going to other places to comfort families of missing children. Just a wonderful, wonderful man now, been thru so much and all.

I don't know about what they knew or posted about his life prior to Jessica's murder, but it seems like the folks (on that board, @ least) have forgiven him for anything prior to Jessica's murder. Methinks some are trying to make up for the fact that some had him quartered and dried for murdering her, until Couy showed up.
Of course, the posters don't seem to live in that area, so probably aren't aware of how the locals perceive him. So, was he asked that in just an interview, or did he testify to that in court? I didn't follow the case in court, so don't know if he testified--but probably not, if he had nothing to contribute, other than being Jessica's father.

THey reacted to an interview I'm pretty sure. They knew him and drank with him at the local pub. He may have gotten them on a technicality. He sounded like the man was an acquaintance, not a friend. You have to know the area to understand the lifestyle there - Heavy drinkers, bikers, woodsy sort of town. Lots of trailers and all that jazz. Most of them survive from week to week and double up in trailers. I would guess The little Cummings sweetheart lived in that kind of environment. I have no judgements to make but it's not like he didn't know Couy. IMO

[Marian Paroo]

I've found that my social skills have improved since coming to the 'net.

I'm more tolerant of people I disagree with, and have become a better listener.

By brother and sis-in-law are very strict about how much time their kids (17.5, 13, 13) get to be on the computer, and have been since they first went on-line (and even before, when games were on discs). Five people, one computer. On principle.

[Nawny]

I've found that my social skills have improved since coming to the 'net.

I'm more tolerant of people I disagree with, and have become a better listener.

By brother and sis-in-law are very strict about how much time their kids (17.5, 13, 13) get to be on the computer, and have been since they first went on-line (and even before, when games were on discs). Five people, one computer. On principle.

Hi Marian!

ITA regarding Internet exchanges. I've come a long way since I first got online in the 90's. I was horrified when I read some of the things people wrote. I thought it was a nut house. I stayed away from groups for many years and got into this one when the liar killed her little girl. I thought I knew a lot about people but I just couldn't understand that crime! Fortunately this group of intelligent people taught me that there is still good online. I enjoy all of you so much and do feel like we're all friends. I was leary at the beginning.
Then old_ soul promised me she wouldn't berate my family. lol! ooof! Those other Usenet groups were incredible with the insults. There was so much negativity and it's contagious, honestly! I was becoming what I detested because my kneejerk reactions were , well I guess they were normal. I learned how bad the net can be. I'm very careful now.

I'm very relaxed here and you're right we can agree to disagree without character assassinations.. Nice place this.


:)

[BeastofBears]

I've found that my social skills have improved since coming to the 'net.

I'm more tolerant of people I disagree with, and have become a better listener.

By brother and sis-in-law are very strict about how much time their kids (17.5, 13, 13) get to be on the computer, and have been since they first went on-line (and even before, when games were on discs). Five people, one computer. On principle.

That's good-de facto computer rationing! Some school's here are starting to require each child have a laptop...I'll have big problems with that.

You're right about the internet and tolerance...I think in "real life" it's easy to just hang out in our neighborhoods, but sites like this have such a spectrum of religious, political, personal beliefs, and a cross-section of the socio-economics...that is a very good thing for the kids to pick up. It's almost like travelling, which does some of the same things...

[BeastofBears]

Hi Marian!

ITA regarding Internet exchanges. I've come a long way since I first got online in the 90's. I was horrified when I read some of the things people wrote. I thought it was a nut house. I stayed away from groups for many years and got into this one when the liar killed her little girl. I thought I knew a lot about people but I just couldn't understand that crime! Fortunately this group of intelligent people taught me that there is still good online. I enjoy all of you so much and do feel like we're all friends. I was leary at the beginning.
Then old_ soul promised me she wouldn't berate my family. lol! ooof! Those other Usenet groups were incredible with the insults. There was so much negativity and it's contagious, honestly! I was becoming what I detested because my kneejerk reactions were , well I guess they were normal. I learned how bad the net can be. I'm very careful now.

I'm very relaxed here and you're right we can agree to disagree without character assassinations.. Nice place this.


:)

Have you ever seen those exchanges on some of the political sites?! Of both side, conservative or liberal, doesn't matter. It's like a competition as to who can use the most insults per post. I think here we've all managed to share our opinions and learn from each other...those folks, though, they don't want to learn anything. It's just hate. Problem is, the media acts like they are the mainstream, when its normal people like us who are the majority. We're just not entertaining.

[Amy]

That's good-de facto computer rationing! Some school's here are starting to require each child have a laptop...I'll have big problems with that.

You're right about the internet and tolerance...I think in "real life" it's easy to just hang out in our neighborhoods, but sites like this have such a spectrum of religious, political, personal beliefs, and a cross-section of the socio-economics...that is a very good thing for the kids to pick up. It's almost like travelling, which does some of the same things...

When my kids were in high school--maybe 4 or 5 years ago, they issued laptops to each student. It was tightly controlled and monitored as evidenced by the number of kids who had their laptops taken away for a time out so to speak. It didn't take more than one time of pushing the limits for most kids to toe the line on use. They had to find alternative ways to do their homework, and that wasn't much fun @ all. Of course, this is a small school district, a little over 700 students preK thru 12. It might be a bit much more of a nightmare to oversee large school districts. There were blocks on most things, and while there were computer savvy kids who could figure out a way around them, they were soon caught.

I know @ work (hospital) there are blocks on somethings, like I can't access this board from work. I used to be able to, and probably could have even posted, but I knew for sure I would get caught, so just used to read some--and that was pretty infrequent as we are busy most of the time. Some do still shop, and we can access email. I am pretty paranoid about getting caught, because I do know IS monitors @ least periodically. I can tell because there are some places that have been blocked. No one that I know of has actually been fired for person use of the computer, but I sure don't want to be the first!!! lol. I see a few notebooks being used, tho. Mostly on weekends, evenings and nights, when the likelihood of being caught is low. The administrative coordinators don't seem to care much one way or the other, as long as the work is getting done, and people are clocking out for breaks.

[Amy]

Have you ever seen those exchanges on some of the political sites?! Of both side, conservative or liberal, doesn't matter. It's like a competition as to who can use the most insults per post. I think here we've all managed to share our opinions and learn from each other...those folks, though, they don't want to learn anything. It's just hate. Problem is, the media acts like they are the mainstream, when its normal people like us who are the majority. We're just not entertaining.

I have some pretty strong political views, but there is no way in heck I'm going to even READ the politic boards. I haven't looked on Crime Library to see if there is one here, the one board where most posters are reasonable and non-threatening. Willing to discuss issues instead of blast the poster for his/her views. Even when they (one the other boards) are posting on threads about the media, it's a lot of political posting. And, there is NO midground. There is NO, I'm on the opposite side, but I do see you have a point on this one subject. Nope, I don't think they even READ what the "opposition" says, they just tear down anyone and everyone and everything that is not what they believe in. :eek:

It's not like you can go to those boards and LEARN anything. There doesn't seem to be much regard for actual facts, just whatever slant each side wants to put on any particular issue. IMO

[BeastofBears]

I have some pretty strong political views, but there is no way in heck I'm going to even READ the politic boards. I haven't looked on Crime Library to see if there is one here, the one board where most posters are reasonable and non-threatening. Willing to discuss issues instead of blast the poster for his/her views. Even when they (one the other boards) are posting on threads about the media, it's a lot of political posting. And, there is NO midground. There is NO, I'm on the opposite side, but I do see you have a point on this one subject. Nope, I don't think they even READ what the "opposition" says, they just tear down anyone and everyone and everything that is not what they believe in. :eek:

It's not like you can go to those boards and LEARN anything. There doesn't seem to be much regard for actual facts, just whatever slant each side wants to put on any particular issue. IMO

Me too, I come from a background where we would sit around the table at dinner and talk the news, basically friendly debate. I expected when I got out in the "world" that was how it worked...point/counterpoint discussion., everybody wants the same thing, just sees different ways of getting there so everybody's point is a valid one...

But then I found that anything political was seen as throwing down the gauntlet. I still find it amazing. The name-calling! ugggh :mad:

[Nawny]

Me too, I come from a background where we would sit around the table at dinner and talk the news, basically friendly debate. I expected when I got out in the "world" that was how it worked...point/counterpoint discussion., everybody wants the same thing, just sees different ways of getting there so everybody's point is a valid one...

But then I found that anything political was seen as throwing down the gauntlet. I still find it amazing. The name-calling! ugggh :mad:

And isn't that so America these days? I used to have strong political views until Liberals became the joke of the century. I don't know what I feel anymore re politics. It's scary. I'm worried.

My Dunkin Donuts pet peeve reared its head yesterday. In today's work force where jobs are scarce I order a coffee coolatta with NO CREAM. She makes the thing, begins to put the cream on top, poppa shouts, NO CREAM. She totally ignored him and continued the process as if he said nothing at all. He was in shock, paid her and brought me the wrong coolatta. When he told me his story, I was scared again. That's where we are. No one is listening. From Washington DC to Dunkin Donuts and everywhere in between, we are broken.

This country needs a boot in the ass. A BIG one!

Of course I wanted to go back into the coffee shop and throw it in her face, but then I'd get arrested and we'd lose our house.
That's the truth. And the moral of the story is, he went inside to order it face to face, because he didn't trust the drive thru service because they always give you the wrong thing.

[Gatordog]

Wow! Don't make me get off this chair and write a Wind post! God damn SOB POS!!!!! These poor little children!!! Evil destroys everthing it touches! These young murdering mothers are all so sexual! WTF? I can't understand what the F they're thinking. Um, duh, yeah I think I'll kill my child and go party.

I hope she rots from the inside out. The parents forgot to break her plate.

Nawny, the only thing I can think of is jealousy. It seems these two mothers in particular were quite used to getting all of the attention and then comes their two adorable baby girls. At first, the babies were a means of getting them more attention until they became toddlers and adorable in their own rights. The mommies didn't like the competition and it would only get worse. So, just like the fairy tale, the wicked queen decided to kill Snow White so she could be the fairest in the land again. Sick, sick, sick. Makes me wonder if those two babies were boys instead of girls, would they still be alive? :shrug:

[Gatordog]

And isn't that so America these days? I used to have strong political views until Liberals became the joke of the century. I don't know what I feel anymore re politics. It's scary. I'm worried.

My Dunkin Donuts pet peeve reared its head yesterday. In today's work force where jobs are scarce I order a coffee coolatta with NO CREAM. She makes the thing, begins to put the cream on top, poppa shouts, NO CREAM. She totally ignored him and continued the process as if he said nothing at all. He was in shock, paid her and brought me the wrong coolatta. When he told me his story, I was scared again. That's where we are. No one is listening. From Washington DC to Dunkin Donuts and everywhere in between, we are broken.

This country needs a boot in the ass. A BIG one!

Of course I wanted to go back into the coffee shop and throw it in her face, but then I'd get arrested and we'd lose our house.
That's the truth. And the moral of the story is, he went inside to order it face to face, because he didn't trust the drive thru service because they always give you the wrong thing.

Maybe it's due to all these MP3 players and text messaging. No one actually listens anymore. When we were growing up we listened to records and we were taught to stop them when our parents wanted to talk to us. Now, no one talks, you text. Listening is becoming a lost art.

[Gatordog]

Me too, I come from a background where we would sit around the table at dinner and talk the news, basically friendly debate. I expected when I got out in the "world" that was how it worked...point/counterpoint discussion., everybody wants the same thing, just sees different ways of getting there so everybody's point is a valid one...

But then I found that anything political was seen as throwing down the gauntlet. I still find it amazing. The name-calling! ugggh :mad:

I could get in trouble here but I blame it on Rush Limbaugh. Before he started his hate talk, people were civil and treated each other with repect regardless of political party or views. Now, it has become hate the thought, hate the person. I don't like it one bit. Nothing can ever get done in such a disruptive, negative attitude.

[Nawny]

Nawny, the only thing I can think of is jealousy. It seems these two mothers in particular were quite used to getting all of the attention and then comes their two adorable baby girls. At first, the babies were a means of getting them more attention until they became toddlers and adorable in their own rights. The mommies didn't like the competition and it would only get worse. So, just like the fairy tale, the wicked queen decided to kill Snow White so she could be the fairest in the land again. Sick, sick, sick. Makes me wonder if those two babies were boys instead of girls, would they still be alive? :shrug:

Now that's an interesting thought! Boys don't seem to get the wrath of jealousy, that's true. I didn't follow up on this case but from what you say she sounds a lot like the skanky pork rind queen. I can't wrap my head around either one of them. How in the hell does a mother find her own child dispensable? I just don't understand why she didn't leave Grinch's clutches, go carve out a living, get Caylee into daycare and raise the little doll.

Liar was was so totally useless! I guess this bubble head was too huh? Stupid is as stupid does aye? Dumb and dumber thought they would get away with killing their kids. A couple of stoonods.

[Nawny]

I could get in trouble here but I blame it on Rush Limbaugh. Before he started his hate talk, people were civil and treated each other with repect regardless of political party or views. Now, it has become hate the thought, hate the person. I don't like it one bit. Nothing can ever get done in such a disruptive, negative attitude.

I can't stomach Rush Limbaugh! People seem to forget that he was mind altered on opiates for years and managed to get a following. He is an insult to conservatives. (I"m not one) But he is a hell of a creepy pied piper. I know a few of his parrots and they make me sick. There is an underlying insult in everything they say and they use those big words that have no meaning to the average American. He's a snide, insensitive human being. I'd love to see him in his feety pajamas acting like the little baby that he is. ;)

[Nawny]

Maybe it's due to all these MP3 players and text messaging. No one actually listens anymore. When we were growing up we listened to records and we were taught to stop them when our parents wanted to talk to us. Now, no one talks, you text. Listening is becoming a lost art.

Holy Chit! You're right Gator! So right! THe traffic cop in front of my house (They're tearing up the street laying new water lines.) he had earphones while he was directing traffic around a huge hole in the street. I can't understand that kind of existence. I didn't go into the Dunkin Donuts with poppa, I should ask him if that stupid slob had earphones in her head when he told her twice, NO CREAM!!!!!!!

Actually we were in the hood on Elmwood in the city and when I asked him why he accepted the coffee that way, (it is so out of character for him) he said, Aye, you know where we are hon. That place is a drug store. You give those nuts any lip and you're likely to get shot in the face. Ahhh, gottcha! See? we are starting to accept the unacceptable. No matter how green your money is, you can't get what you pay for anymore.

[BeastofBears]

The prolific Duggar family is on the tv again tonight, and Jim Bob is helping make an addition to a house for a family just like theirs...the mom is expecting #17 and the girls have long hair and long skirts just like the Duggar folks...is this a sect in the south or something? What denomination/brand are they? Anyone know?

[Marian Paroo]

That's good-de facto computer rationing! Some school's here are starting to require each child have a laptop...I'll have big problems with that.

You're right about the internet and tolerance...I think in "real life" it's easy to just hang out in our neighborhoods, but sites like this have such a spectrum of religious, political, personal beliefs, and a cross-section of the socio-economics...that is a very good thing for the kids to pick up. It's almost like travelling, which does some of the same things...

My bro's kids do their assignments on line, but I don't know if it's required. Given their handwriting, which they inherited from their Dad, teach is lucky.

I meet people on the 'net I would never meet in real life, which has been very good for me and vice-versa.

I am the first American living abroad/Jew/Lesbian/etc a lot of people I have come across with ever met, and I meet all kinds of folk I never met even when I was living in the USA.

[beemer]

The prolific Duggar family is on the tv again tonight, and Jim Bob is helping make an addition to a house for a family just like theirs...the mom is expecting #17 and the girls have long hair and long skirts just like the Duggar folks...is this a sect in the south or something? What denomination/brand are they? Anyone know?

I am sure Loretta knows Bob-they are living in her state and we have had some convo bout the show in the past. I cant remember their religion. No sect tho. I do remember watching one of their shows and they do have a family of friends who live as they do. Message Loretta.

[beemer]

My bro's kids do their assignments on line, but I don't know if it's required. Given their handwriting, which they inherited from their Dad, teach is lucky.

I meet people on the 'net I would never meet in real life, which has been very good for me and vice-versa.

I am the first American living abroad/Jew/Lesbian/etc a lot of people I have come across with ever met, and I meet all kinds of folk I never met even when I was living in the USA.

Hi Marion-I know with my kids all assignments had to be typed. The net can be a very good thing. Glad your experience has been good. I think of everyone here and that has been good for me :beer:

[Nawny]

I am sure Loretta knows Bob-they are living in her state and we have had some convo bout the show in the past. I cant remember their religion. No sect tho. I do remember watching one of their shows and they do have a family of friends who live as they do. Message Loretta.

Mornin Bree! :seeya:

I have to go for some routine tests at 11am and need to fast for 4 hours. I'm enjoying my last cuppa cawffee. The weather is dank this morning, though not hot yet. As I complained about the cold for months now it's time to complain about the heat. AND THE LAUNDRY. When I get home it's that time again. Where are all the servants I had in my last life???? I wanna know!:cuss:

[beemer]

Mornin Bree! :seeya:

I have to go for some routine tests at 11am and need to fast for 4 hours. I'm enjoying my last cuppa cawffee. The weather is dank this morning, though not hot yet. As I complained about the cold for months now it's time to complain about the heat. AND THE LAUNDRY. When I get home it's that time again. Where are all the servants I had in my last life???? I wanna know!:cuss:
Mornin Nawners :seeya:
Keep us posted on your tests. I am having cawfee too:beer: pretend they are cawfee mugs LOL Those servants are smart-they hide on laundry day :D Yes it is overcast here today but we had 113 on sunday with the humidex. Not been a good summer for so many. I have a hair appt. at 9 with my insane hairbender as Loretta calls em. I hope he can wake me and boost my energy.

[Nawny]

My bro's kids do their assignments on line, but I don't know if it's required. Given their handwriting, which they inherited from their Dad, teach is lucky.

I meet people on the 'net I would never meet in real life, which has been very good for me and vice-versa.

I am the first American living abroad/Jew/Lesbian/etc a lot of people I have come across with ever met, and I meet all kinds of folk I never met even when I was living in the USA.

Ya know it's true, good point about meeting people we would never know if not for the net. I love learning about other places in the world first hand, from those who live such different lives. I pretty much grew up in a closet here in RI. Until I got older I never left the state. Rhode Island is a very small state and the people here are tight and the polotics are too stuck on stupid to make sense anywhere but here.

I've become well traveled and get very excited still when I am able to take part in traditions different from my own. Unlike my parents, I've become very adaptable and accept who I am, none the less. God love the Internet. :beer:

I'm meeting more and more people who have found love online and at first I thought that was insane, but now I see how very normal it has become. One of my nephews married a girl from Peru and she's lovely. They are very happy together. He's a professional and so is she. They live in St Augustine Florida and have a beautiful little boy. Another nephew married a girl from Romania and they also have a very good life together, intending to live there one day.
This would never have happened if not for the Internet. Amazing!

Not to say there are no dangers online, but there are dangers in real life too.

:)

[Nawny]

Mornin Nawners :seeya:
Keep us posted on your tests. I am having cawfee too:beer: pretend they are cawfee mugs LOL Those servants are smart-they hide on laundry day :D Yes it is overcast here today but we had 113 on sunday with the humidex. Not been a good summer for so many. I have a hair appt. at 9 with my insane hairbender as Loretta calls em. I hope he can wake me and boost my energy.

I need an insane hairbender today. I look like kid kinky! No matter what kind of cut I get, my hair always ends up in a scrunchy. I would love a very short haircut but poppa won't like it. He got mad last time I did it very short, like an inch long. Darn these men and their Eve complexes I love short hair.

Have a great day!
:seeya:

[BeastofBears]

My bro's kids do their assignments on line, but I don't know if it's required. Given their handwriting, which they inherited from their Dad, teach is lucky.

I meet people on the 'net I would never meet in real life, which has been very good for me and vice-versa.

I am the first American living abroad/Jew/Lesbian/etc a lot of people I have come across with ever met, and I meet all kinds of folk I never met even when I was living in the USA.

More teachers have been moving to requiring schoolwork be done in handwriting now, at least by college age. I took a French class at the local community college and it was all hand-I guess to keep people from finding a key online and cutting and pasting. My hand still hurts (*whine*)

[BeastofBears]

I need an insane hairbender today. I look like kid kinky! No matter what kind of cut I get, my hair always ends up in a scrunchy. I would love a very short haircut but poppa won't like it. He got mad last time I did it very short, like an inch long. Darn these men and their Eve complexes I love short hair.

Have a great day!
:seeya:

Good luck! Maybe you can talk your hairdresser into frying it so it has to be cut, lol!

[beemer]

Bob-Duggar's are Baptist per Loretta. I have heard them say on their show its God's will as to how many children they have. Let's hope for her sake she hits monopause early:eek: I remember in one convo with Loretta she referred to her vagina as a clown car. I still cry laughing. She is way too funny. I have been to her state and most of the churches i saw were Baptist. We have a friend from AZ who has lived in Arkansas for years. His take is there are 3 impotant things. Football,football and religion. The parts i saw Bob were just like northern ontario that you have seen. It is a very pretty state.

[BeastofBears]

Bob-Duggar's are Baptist per Loretta. I have heard them say on their show its God's will as to how many children they have. Let's hope for her sake she hits monopause early:eek: I remember in one convo with Loretta she referred to her vagina as a clown car. I still cry laughing. She is way too funny. I have been to her state and most of the churches i saw were Baptist. We have a friend from AZ who has lived in Arkansas for years. His take is there are 3 impotant things. Football,football and religion. The parts i saw Bob were just like northern ontario that you have seen. It is a very pretty state.

I did some poking around and found out about the "Quiverfull Movement" and the whole ATI thing. Not garden-variety Baptists, that's for sure! I didn't realize they even eschew Catholic forms of family planning... I love learning about subcultures.

[beemer]

I did some poking around and found out about the "Quiverfull Movement" and the whole ATI thing. Not garden-variety Baptists, that's for sure! I didn't realize they even eschew Catholic forms of family planning... I love learning about subcultures.

Yes loretta does mention that in her message to me (QM) I remember in one episode i saw the son who was marrying had not yet even kissed his bride to be. Toatally saving themselves. She is now expecting so i guess they got it right:shrug: To each his own.

[Marian Paroo]

Yes loretta does mention that in her message to me (QM) I remember in one episode i saw the son who was marrying had not yet even kissed his bride to be. Toatally saving themselves. She is now expecting so i guess they got it right:shrug: To each his own.

In the still match-made marriages amongst the most orthodox of orthodox Jews the bride and groom meet, I think a maxium of three times, supervised, before the wedding. No physical contact. At all.

But it's no secret that some of the boys have snuck out and found women that were willing to instruct them for a small fee...

[beemer]

In the still match-made marriages amongst the most orthodox of orthodox Jews the bride and groom meet, I think a maxium of three times, supervised, before the wedding. No physical contact. At all.

But it's no secret that some of the boys have snuck out and found women that were willing to instruct them for a small fee...

Wow-I cant imagine. Now what would happen if the girl stepped out?

[shadydaisy]

My bro's kids do their assignments on line, but I don't know if it's required. Given their handwriting, which they inherited from their Dad, teach is lucky.

I meet people on the 'net I would never meet in real life, which has been very good for me and vice-versa.

I am the first American living abroad/Jew/Lesbian/etc a lot of people I have come across with ever met, and I meet all kinds of folk I never met even when I was living in the USA.

On this board I have enjoyed *meeting* a lively group that I wouldn't have met any other way. Some other boards - not so much and I left those quickly. I read this one for a bit and thought everyone seemed pleasant before I finally chimed in.

I may have mentioned this before, excuse me if I'm repeating myself, I work in an office of all men. It's all high-end contractual/legal stuff. Very dry. It's nice to sneak away and find out what you are all up to. No offense Deacon - I like hearing from you too!

[BeastofBears]

Yes loretta does mention that in her message to me (QM) I remember in one episode i saw the son who was marrying had not yet even kissed his bride to be. Toatally saving themselves. She is now expecting so i guess they got it right:shrug: To each his own.

I found a website that offers "modest clothing patterns for toddlers" Am I alone in finding that thought...disturbing?

It's funny how you hear everyone getting all worked up about burqas and such...but this undercurrent is in every religion, it seems. I went to a high school whose tenets made make-up the mark of a Jezebel. (a girl in make-up, wearing earrings, eating a burger and drinking a caffeinated soft drink? Wagonload of Hellfire on the hoof! Of course, that girl was me :D...I never joined the church. Staying Baptist, thank you RJ Academy!) They even sent me to a youth conference in Mexico City, sure I would be so impressed I would "convert"...boy, did I get the hard sell on that last day!

[BeastofBears]

On this board I have enjoyed *meeting* a lively group that I wouldn't have met any other way. Some other boards - not so much and I left those quickly. I read this one for a bit and thought everyone seemed pleasant before I finally chimed in.

I may have mentioned this before, excuse me if I'm repeating myself, I work in an office of all men. It's all high-end contractual/legal stuff. Very dry. It's nice to sneak away and find out what you are all up to. No offense Deacon - I like hearing from you too!

I'm glad you decided to chime in!

And I'm glad we have this "anything else" thread...thank you whoever complained to DW!

[BeastofBears]

In the still match-made marriages amongst the most orthodox of orthodox Jews the bride and groom meet, I think a maxium of three times, supervised, before the wedding. No physical contact. At all.

But it's no secret that some of the boys have snuck out and found women that were willing to instruct them for a small fee...

That must be a very very awkward wedding night.

[Marian Paroo]

That must be a very very awkward wedding night.

For the couples that are both virgins who have never touched a member of the opposite sex they were not related to, or for the couples where the boy has had a, um, uh, lesson or two?

[BeastofBears]

For the couples that are both virgins who have never touched a member of the opposite sex they were not related to, or for the couples where the boy has had a, um, uh, lesson or two?

I guess I was speaking from the girl's point of view...the thought of never having had contact with a non-relative and suddenly having to be naked in front of a stranger....eeeep!

But generally, both the blind leading the blind and a boy with some "practice" could be equally bad. Who knows what he might have "learned"?

I have nothing against chastity, but I do personally feel that a couple needs to know each other before marriage, even if it is arranged...I have indian friends, and they arrange, too, but with lots of input from the sons and daughters. The women were "advertised" as ready for marriage in the Indian matchmaking newspapers, men responded with letters, resumes and photos, and the parents chose the top 5 to meet, then the daughters chose which one to marry. They had plenty of engagement to get to know each other before marriage. I was amazed that a friend of mine who was feminist and not straight went for it, but this is simply what is done, she said. She and her husband have an understanding...works for them.

[Nawny]

Good luck! Maybe you can talk your hairdresser into frying it so it has to be cut, lol!

Haaaaa!!!!! Been there done that. A few years ago I thought it's be a good idea to get my hair frosted. I have no grays but I had never had my hair dyed or frosted so I went for it.. AWFUL!!!! Burned to hell! I looked like a homeless barmaid. Poppa kept saying OMG that's horrible, every time he looked at me. I went to Walgreen's and bought a dark brown do it yourself Loreal kit to get it back to my color then it looked like someone did chemical warfare on my head. So, I got it cut very short and the rest is history. I'm much too dark skinned for frosted hair.. Oy vey! And I did all of that for $160 bucks to the hairdresser. I paid her to destroy my hair. Nice huh? She saw my tail lights. I found a nice Italian guy who knows how to make me cute. :)
It takes longer every year. But at least I'm getting wiser... When I'm not being totally stupid. ;)

[BeastofBears]

Haaaaa!!!!! Been there done that. A few years ago I thought it's be a good idea to get my hair frosted. I have no grays but I had never had my hair dyed or frosted so I went for it.. AWFUL!!!! Burned to hell! I looked like a homeless barmaid. Poppa kept saying OMG that's horrible, every time he looked at me. I went to Walgreen's and bought a dark brown do it yourself Loreal kit to get it back to my color then it looked like someone did chemical warfare on my head. So, I got it cut very short and the rest is history. I'm much too dark skinned for frosted hair.. Oy vey! And I did all of that for $160 bucks to the hairdresser. I paid her to destroy my hair. Nice huh? She saw my tail lights. I found a nice Italian guy who knows how to make me cute. :)
It takes longer every year. But at least I'm getting wiser... When I'm not being totally stupid. ;)

Yipes! Sounds like you're set with your Italian guy, but if anyone wants to go all natural, check out this site: http://www.hennaforhair.com/ (if you follow links to the parent site, they go into henna tattoos, too.)

BUT! if anyone ever decides to use henna, use only real henna and not those pre-mixed colored boxed kits from the store: many of them contain poisonous mineral salts or worse, a chemical called PPD (that's what burns the skin on those "black henna" tattoos) beware!

moo, moo, I'm no beautician! (But my mom is, and she told me in beauty school she managed an accidental hot pink hair incident! Had to retake that class, I'll bet...)

[DrewBerry]

Haaaaa!!!!! Been there done that. A few years ago I thought it's be a good idea to get my hair frosted. I have no grays but I had never had my hair dyed or frosted so I went for it.. AWFUL!!!! Burned to hell! I looked like a homeless barmaid. Poppa kept saying OMG that's horrible, every time he looked at me. I went to Walgreen's and bought a dark brown do it yourself Loreal kit to get it back to my color then it looked like someone did chemical warfare on my head. So, I got it cut very short and the rest is history. I'm much too dark skinned for frosted hair.. Oy vey! And I did all of that for $160 bucks to the hairdresser. I paid her to destroy my hair. Nice huh? She saw my tail lights. I found a nice Italian guy who knows how to make me cute. :)
It takes longer every year. But at least I'm getting wiser... When I'm not being totally stupid. ;)

Hey girls. I'm home with a lousy head cold today so thought I'd pop in and see whatcha'll been doing. Haven't been on the boards much lately.

Nawn, I hear ya about the hair fiasco. What is it with us girls and our hair problems? I have naturally curly hair, and, of course, I've always wanted straight hair. I discovered a long time ago it is a waste of my time and money to change the curls. Just not gonna happen. I've got a great gay boyfriend who cuts my hair at his home for 1/2 of what he charges in his salon. It's always a fun day we have champagne and snackers and I get to listen to all the drama he's created in his life! He has the wildest stories. :eek:Makes my life seem tame (which I prefer at my age!).
:seeya:
DrewB

[beemer]

Hey Drew-sorry to hear ya got a lousy summer cold. Feel better soon. Has your heat lifted yet? My hairbender is gay and married(legal in Ontario) and i just luv him. Crazy as a loon and so many stories as well. It was Gay Pride Week in Toronto recently so many many stories. He needs a reality cam :eek:

[DrewBerry]

Hey Drew-sorry to hear ya got a lousy summer cold. Feel better soon. Has your heat lifted yet? My hairbender is gay and married(legal in Ontario) and i just luv him. Crazy as a loon and so many stories as well. It was Gay Pride Week in Toronto recently so many many stories. He needs a reality cam :eek:

Hi Beemers! Good to hear from you today. Head colds are lousy no matter what time of the year. Seattle finally had a few days of respite from the heat. We actually had 2 days of clouds and a little rain. We're back in the 80's tomorrow though and I can deal with that.
OMG! I know what ya mean about the crazy loon stories these guys can tell! Luv my gay boyfriend and his boyfriend, too. ;)
:seeya:
Drew

[BeastofBears]

Hey girls. I'm home with a lousy head cold today so thought I'd pop in and see whatcha'll been doing. Haven't been on the boards much lately.

Nawn, I hear ya about the hair fiasco. What is it with us girls and our hair problems? I have naturally curly hair, and, of course, I've always wanted straight hair. I discovered a long time ago it is a waste of my time and money to change the curls. Just not gonna happen. I've got a great gay boyfriend who cuts my hair at his home for 1/2 of what he charges in his salon. It's always a fun day we have champagne and snackers and I get to listen to all the drama he's created in his life! He has the wildest stories. :eek:Makes my life seem tame (which I prefer at my age!).
:seeya:
DrewB

Oooh, sorry about the cold! It's been going through our house, too.

As for the curly hair, I hear some folks in Orlando have some extras lying about...

[deacon]

Oooh, sorry about the cold! It's been going through our house, too.

As for the curly hair, I hear some folks in Orlando have some extras lying about...

Oh, I almost said something bad!:hat:

[BeastofBears]

Oh, I almost said something bad!:hat:

:D:D:seeya:


I meant to say they have some extra hair straighteners lying about!!!! eeeek!

[BeastofBears]

Hey, Jlette!

If you lurketh, watch KPIX news at 5 pm-they're doing a story on why Clear Lake is particularly smelly right now.

[DrewBerry]

:D:D:seeya:


I meant to say they have some extra hair straighteners lying about!!!! eeeek!

Ha Ha! Good one. I wonder when Zanny the nanny will show up to reclaim her hair straightener?! :biggrin:

DrewB

[Amy]

Ha Ha! Good one. I wonder when Zanny the nanny will show up to reclaim her hair straightener?! :biggrin:

DrewB

Oh, no!!! She knows people are looking for a nanny with straight hair!!! I'm sure she's gone curly for her disguise.

[BeastofBears]

Oh, no!!! She knows people are looking for a nanny with straight hair!!! I'm sure she's gone curly for her disguise.

and she got fat so she won't look like a 10 anymore. hmmm, is this starting to sound like someone we know...again?

Hey, hearing on Friday! Should I set my tv on widescreen?

imo,moo

[DrewBerry]

Oh, no!!! She knows people are looking for a nanny with straight hair!!! I'm sure she's gone curly for her disguise.

Oops! I forgot about the disguise, Amy! What was I thinking? ;)

DrewB

[DrewBerry]

and she got fat so she won't look like a 10 anymore. hmmm, is this starting to sound like someone we know...again?

Hey, hearing on Friday! Should I set my tv on widescreen?

imo,moo

Too funny, BoB! My little 27" TV probably won't "cover" it all! Gotta luv those pork rinds!
What's up with hearings always scheduled on Fridays? :shrug:

DrewB

[deacon]

Too funny, BoB! My little 27" TV probably won't "cover" it all! Gotta luv those pork rinds!
What's up with hearings always scheduled on Fridays? :shrug:

DrewB

It is all from a lack of exercise. :rolleyes: She has no "exercise buddies" in jail with her. And no pole to dance around. You know, the ones in "gentleman" clubs. I guess her myspace ad will have to change to a 15. Too much there to just be a 10 anymore.
:punch: Oh, you bad boy!

[BeastofBears]

It is all from a lack of exercise. :rolleyes: She has no "exercise buddies" in jail with her. And no pole to dance around. You know, the ones in "gentleman" clubs. I guess her myspace ad will have to change to a 15. Too much there to just be a 10 anymore.
:punch: Oh, you bad boy!

Would that be a size 15, deacon? :punch:

[deacon]

Would that be a size 15, deacon? :punch:

Well, I don't know that much about lady's sizes. I know my wife isn't near that size though. One thing I have learned though, if in doubt ask. You can not win whether you buy it too little or too big. (too little is better than too big though):biggrin:

Edited to add: And for the life of me, I can not figure out why they call them "gentlemen clubs." I would be willing to bet there isn't a real gentleman in any of them. IMO

[Amy]

and she got fat so she won't look like a 10 anymore. hmmm, is this starting to sound like someone we know...again?

Hey, hearing on Friday! Should I set my tv on widescreen?

imo,moo

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[JLette]

Nawny, the only thing I can think of is jealousy. It seems these two mothers in particular were quite used to getting all of the attention and then comes their two adorable baby girls. At first, the babies were a means of getting them more attention until they became toddlers and adorable in their own rights. The mommies didn't like the competition and it would only get worse. So, just like the fairy tale, the wicked queen decided to kill Snow White so she could be the fairest in the land again. Sick, sick, sick. Makes me wonder if those two babies were boys instead of girls, would they still be alive? :shrug:

i have wondered this same thing a few times. then that leads me to wonder what other forms of abuse the boys may have been forced to endure from their over sexed mothers later in life if that had been the case

[deacon]

i have wondered this same thing a few times. then that leads me to wonder what other forms of abuse the boys may have been forced to endure from their over sexed mothers later in life if that had been the case

Normally it is the mother that kills the daughter and the father that kills the son. I guess it may be that they are jealous.:shrug:

[Nawny]

Yipes! Sounds like you're set with your Italian guy, but if anyone wants to go all natural, check out this site: http://www.hennaforhair.com/ (if you follow links to the parent site, they go into henna tattoos, too.)

BUT! if anyone ever decides to use henna, use only real henna and not those pre-mixed colored boxed kits from the store: many of them contain poisonous mineral salts or worse, a chemical called PPD (that's what burns the skin on those "black henna" tattoos) beware!

moo, moo, I'm no beautician! (But my mom is, and she told me in beauty school she managed an accidental hot pink hair incident! Had to retake that class, I'll bet...)


LOL! HENNA????? On Nawny????? That word looks like a disaster waiting for a place to happen. I have black eyebrows. :( I know I'll get gray eventually. My mother's hair stayed black until her late 70's so when that happens, I'll most likely go with some lighter highlights but I don't think henna will work on me. I'm so sick of my hair, it's so boring right now. Dark brunettes like me don't have a whole lot of options. Scrunchy summertime, yuk. Ahhh sweet youth I miss you so!

:eek:

[JLette]

Hey, Jlette!

If you lurketh, watch KPIX news at 5 pm-they're doing a story on why Clear Lake is particularly smelly right now.

HAHAHAHA i didn't get to see it but its always a big deal to hear about this place being observed by any media besides our own!! there WAS a story in todays paper about it, residents are really aggravated with it now, apparently according to the paper, the lake clarity was much better this season and that is why the algae was able to become such a problem, more sunlight was reach the lake bed and allowing the algae cakes to grow and grow and grow....all the way to the top. yuck!

thanks for that tho, you made my night finding out this place was on TV :seeya:

[BeastofBears]

LOL! HENNA????? On Nawny????? That word looks like a disaster waiting for a place to happen. I have black eyebrows. :( I know I'll get gray eventually. My mother's hair stayed black until her late 70's so when that happens, I'll most likely go with some lighter highlights but I don't think henna will work on me. I'm so sick of my hair, it's so boring right now. Dark brunettes like me don't have a whole lot of options. Scrunchy summertime, yuk. Ahhh sweet youth I miss you so!

:eek:

lol! It won't make your hair lighter...but if you are sick of boring :D. I hear on dark hair it goes almost purple. But if you bleach it and then apply henna...Lucy, you got 'splainin' to doooooo! :D

[Nawny]

Ha Ha! Good one. I wonder when Zanny the nanny will show up to reclaim her hair straightener?! :biggrin:

DrewB

I should own stock in the perm industry! I have to destroy my hair to get a curl. I want curly hair tooooo!!!! I love curly hair!

[BeastofBears]

HAHAHAHA i didn't get to see it but its always a big deal to hear about this place being observed by any media besides our own!! there WAS a story in todays paper about it, residents are really aggravated with it now, apparently according to the paper, the lake clarity was much better this season and that is why the algae was able to become such a problem, more sunlight was reach the lake bed and allowing the algae cakes to grow and grow and grow....all the way to the top. yuck!

thanks for that tho, you made my night finding out this place was on TV :seeya:

I saw the algae...ewwwwwww! Good thing there wasn't smell-o-vision, because boy did they have a lot to say about that!

Which tv channels do you get? bay area or sacto?

[JLette]

I saw the algae...ewwwwwww! Good thing there wasn't smell-o-vision, because boy did they have a lot to say about that!

lmao i can imagine, probably the same things my hubby and me have been saying since about June. it certainly looks like something a lot nastier than algae IMO

DARN i wish i had gotten on here before 5 and seen your post lol


ETA http://www.record-bee.com/sports/ci_13042089 i live on the south end of the lake, sooo, yea the stink here is bad and bad and baaad

[BeastofBears]

lmao i can imagine, probably the same things my hubby and me have been saying since about June. it certainly looks like something a lot nastier than algae IMO

DARN i wish i had gotten on here before 5 and seen your post lol


ETA http://www.record-bee.com/sports/ci_13042089


Try this-I think it is the story on video: http://cbs5.com/video/?id=53996@kpix.dayport.com

[JLette]

Try this-I think it is the story on video: http://cbs5.com/video/?id=53996@kpix.dayport.com

well, once again clearlake made the news. i like what they said about changing the name of the lake LOL we have joked about that many many times. the completely SOLID green channel that they were spraying is actually in Clearlake Oaks, we call it the Keys over there, but it is bad everywhere until you get to Lucerne and they seem to not have any problems. nasty stinky stink lake.

i know that the town is suffering from the lack of tourists this season but i have to admit, it has been kinda nice driving around town without a buncha lost crazy city people clogging up the roads LOL :hat:

[BeastofBears]

well, once again clearlake made the news. i like what they said about changing the name of the lake LOL we have joked about that many many times. the completely SOLID green channel that they were spraying is actually in Clearlake Oaks, we call it the Keys over there, but it is bad everywhere until you get to Lucerne and they seem to not have any problems. nasty stinky stink lake.

i know that the town is suffering from the lack of tourists this season but i have to admit, it has been kinda nice driving around town without a buncha lost crazy city people clogging up the roads LOL :hat:

Tell me about it. My mom lives in Sonoma, and you can't go 1/2 a block without nearly running over jaywalking tourists. It isn't Colonial Williamsburg, folks! People drive cars here!!! lol! fair game.

[JLette]

Tell me about it. My mom lives in Sonoma, and you can't go 1/2 a block without nearly running over jaywalking tourists. It isn't Colonial Williamsburg, folks! People drive cars here!!! lol! fair game.

LOL yea for some reason people come here and decide that since they are from "away" that they don't have to drive faster than 15 mph on ANY road, they can continuously have one of their blinkers on, they don't have to recognize stop signs, the list goes on and on. drives us nuts and gives me and hubby much road rage lol

i make up for it by playing tourist up in Fort Bragg when we go to visit hubby's family. i just drive around oblivious to it all and play dumb when people flip me the bird lol

[beemer]

I am leaving shortly with my gal pals to shop in YOUR country-I will wave at you all :seeya: We will do our best to try to stimulate your economy :seeya:

[Nawny]

I am leaving shortly with my gal pals to shop in YOUR country-I will wave at you all :seeya: We will do our best to try to stimulate your economy :seeya:

Hey Bree! Stop over my house! I'll make you meatballs! ;) Go to Macy's they're having a huge sale! 70% off all summer clothes!

It's raining though, so bring an umbrella.

[Marian Paroo]

It can totally and permantly mess with your immune system. And that's from www.nlm.nih.gov and www.mayoclinic.com , not from scare story sites.

For people sensitive to it, permanent tattooing is safer!!!


Here in the Middle East we add Turkish coffee grounds to the henna to get a dark color. Tea emphasises the natural redness.

Not much good once you are white haired, you'll get pink.

[Nawny]

lol! It won't make your hair lighter...but if you are sick of boring :D. I hear on dark hair it goes almost purple. But if you bleach it and then apply henna...Lucy, you got 'splainin' to doooooo! :D

LOL! OH! FA SURE! :)

I've seen those nawnys with purple highlights. I want to cry! :eek: It's not nice to fool mother nature. I have this strange kind of integrity and foresee myself growing old gracefully with my gray hair and smart dresses. But I lie to myself. I want to look my age beautifully. but I haven't figured out how yet. I'm in a strange transition at 59. I keep looking like an older version of myself. I have to stay away from the Hair Dye aisle in Walgreen's. Don't we ever get tired of looking at the same ole face?

I was reading an article in a mag on the plane last week. A few years ago they came out with a lunch hour face lift.. and lots of women were running to get it. THey use threads and do a simple mini lift. Well it turns out that the thread is acting like a cheese cutter and cutting through the nerves and tendons in the face. Some ended up with one side of their faces dropped and it's irreparable! Vanity, they name is woman! How awful! I saw Kathy Gifford for the first time in ages on TV and she looks like a train wreck. Her face is all puffed up.

Well, the weebles are here and I have to go in the paint studio and play now.

(Before they remodel the room)

:seeya:

[Amy]

LOL! OH! FA SURE! :)

I've seen those nawnys with purple highlights. I want to cry! :eek: It's not nice to fool mother nature. I have this strange kind of integrity and foresee myself growing old gracefully with my gray hair and smart dresses. But I lie to myself. I want to look my age beautifully. but I haven't figured out how yet. I'm in a strange transition at 59. I keep looking like an older version of myself. I have to stay away from the Hair Dye aisle in Walgreen's. Don't we ever get tired of looking at the same ole face?

I was reading an article in a mag on the plane last week. A few years ago they came out with a lunch hour face lift.. and lots of women were running to get it. THey use threads and do a simple mini lift. Well it turns out that the thread is acting like a cheese cutter and cutting through the nerves and tendons in the face. Some ended up with one side of their faces dropped and it's irreparable! Vanity, they name is woman! How awful! I saw Kathy Gifford for the first time in ages on TV and she looks like a train wreck. Her face is all puffed up.

Well, the weebles are here and I have to go in the paint studio and play now.

(Before they remodel the room)

:seeya:

Bolding mine

That is what I have said about all the things women (and men, too) have put themselves thru. Like the silicon breast implants. I had a patient once, years and years ago with those little puppies. Just hard material sitting there under the skin. I was thinking, so she might look nice under her clothes, but what man would want to play around with those suckers (if she was also doing it "for a man" type of thing.)

Anyway, as with so much of the implants and botox and other things that people are crying about now--well, if they had left well enough alone, they would not be in the boat they are in now. I wonder if they bothered to listen to or read about the what might happens (even if the chances of things like leakage and slippage and all that were touted as being small) or if they just had it in their minds they wanted an improvement regardless.

You know, plastic surgery, if not done to excess, is probably the longest lasting of all those things. My God, those women with the botox stuff, they just keep pumping and pumping and pumping and look so grotesque. I was just sick @ heart watching Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton performing several years ago. I hadn't seen them forever, Kenny had had many surgeries (and he admitted he is sorry he ever did them) and I'm sure Dolly had, but she was so gaunt and skinny, all you could see of her was her botox lips and silicon boobs. The actress who replaced Suzanne Summers in Three's Company had been on infomecials. Now, I don't think she had surgery, but she was a little anorexic looking, and botox lips. I was thinking, I'm not buying what she's selling, if that product had a part in how she looks today!!! :eek:

Anyway, I think probably the only one who has weathered the plastic surgery well is Mary Tyler Moore. Perhaps she just stopped @ the one surgery? Maybe there are more, I just don't know they had surgery. Sally Field is looking good, but when you have a baby face forever, perhaps you age a bit slower? lol.

I quit messing w/my hair years ago. A little gray around the temples, a few strands here and there. I'm not thrilled about my wrinkles, but I can live with them. There are some areas under my eyes that could be attended to, but that will never happen. I have the insurance go-ahead to remove part of my eyelids. Can't remember the name, blephorectomy or something. They droop so much and cover the eye that I only see about half. But, the insurance says I still have my deductable, plus $1000 to pay if I have it done. Or, it might be up to $4000, they won't know until I have it done. WHAT???? What does that mean? I could, next year, have the $1000 taken out of my paycheck, but no way can I do the $4000. I did that the year DD had her reduction, and that was a LOT to have out of each paycheck!!! I can go to the plastic surgeon who does his work @ the hospital where I work instead of the eye surgeon. I don't have to pay the hospital bill-just the surgeon and anesthesia, which would mostly be paid by insurance.

Have a good weeble time!!! They don't care about hair color or wrinkles--they just care about attention from Nawny!!!!

[Amy]

I'm off again today for the 70 mile trek to see the folks. Their 30 days in the care center are over, but the doctor has been out of town and has to release them. It has been an eye opener, one I don't wish on anyone. Daddy is doing really well w/the walker. He'd do better if Mom wasn't so "helpful," bless her heart. She just wants to be sure he doesn't fall, but she holds onto his arm like they are taking a stroll down the street, instead of maybe a hand on his elbow. If he would take a tumble w/her helping, he'd squash her like a bug if he fell on her.

My sister found a little house in town that Mom just loves. And, it's 1 1/2 blocks from my niece's house. She has a 6 y/o who can run down the street to say hello to Grandma and PopPop. And, of course, 2 of my sisters live there and will be in and out. My brother lives there, and I imagine he might even stop in on his way home from work most nights.

We have been dismantling their house. We were going to wait and let them go and decide what to do with things, but the sister who lives with them had already torn things up PLUS let the dog AND a cat in the house!!! NEVER, EVER were there animals in the house!!! She just took over the place like it was already hers. She is not doing well with the dismantling. Well, she DOES want their stuff out so she can get her stuff in, but she has a cow when we move something. "That's going to be mine. Sister is supposed to get that." Just as late as yesterday, she had to be reminded this isn't like they have died and we are dispensing their belongings. They are alive, and all possessions belong to them. Period. Make a list of who is supposed to get what, and when the time comes we can deal with that.

That has been an interesting experience all on it's own. She knows exactly where every little thing is in that house. When Daddy would get in a mood to "organize" or Mom would move something to a "safe place" she would look around til she found where things were moved to. She knows exactly what important things Mom hid in her dresser drawers. When I was taking things off the wall the other day, there was a plaque she had made for our Granny, and one she had made for the folks. I left those there, cuz she is so upset and paranoid about maybe someone getting something she feels is hers. She has a mind like a steel trap, which will be good once the time comes that we would be dispensing things out--she knows who gave what to them. I don't remember the next week what I gave!!!! lol

[BeastofBears]

It can totally and permantly mess with your immune system. And that's from www.nlm.nih.gov and www.mayoclinic.com , not from scare story sites.

For people sensitive to it, permanent tattooing is safer!!!


Here in the Middle East we add Turkish coffee grounds to the henna to get a dark color. Tea emphasises the natural redness.

Not much good once you are white haired, you'll get pink.

Yeah, the PPD danger cannot be emphasized enough. There have been problems here with people getting "black henna" tattoos at fairs and such, and then weeks later the design is permanently scarred onto their skin, and they have terrible chemical sensitivities develop after that...and of course, by the time they realize this has happened, the henna "artist" is long gone.

There is NO such thing as "black henna"...it's all a variation of orange/red-it can be dark, but NOT black. If anyone ever offers you a "black henna" tattoo, run far and fast!

[BeastofBears]

I'm off again today for the 70 mile trek to see the folks. Their 30 days in the care center are over, but the doctor has been out of town and has to release them. It has been an eye opener, one I don't wish on anyone. Daddy is doing really well w/the walker. He'd do better if Mom wasn't so "helpful," bless her heart. She just wants to be sure he doesn't fall, but she holds onto his arm like they are taking a stroll down the street, instead of maybe a hand on his elbow. If he would take a tumble w/her helping, he'd squash her like a bug if he fell on her.

My sister found a little house in town that Mom just loves. And, it's 1 1/2 blocks from my niece's house. She has a 6 y/o who can run down the street to say hello to Grandma and PopPop. And, of course, 2 of my sisters live there and will be in and out. My brother lives there, and I imagine he might even stop in on his way home from work most nights.

We have been dismantling their house. We were going to wait and let them go and decide what to do with things, but the sister who lives with them had already torn things up PLUS let the dog AND a cat in the house!!! NEVER, EVER were there animals in the house!!! She just took over the place like it was already hers. She is not doing well with the dismantling. Well, she DOES want their stuff out so she can get her stuff in, but she has a cow when we move something. "That's going to be mine. Sister is supposed to get that." Just as late as yesterday, she had to be reminded this isn't like they have died and we are dispensing their belongings. They are alive, and all possessions belong to them. Period. Make a list of who is supposed to get what, and when the time comes we can deal with that.

That has been an interesting experience all on it's own. She knows exactly where every little thing is in that house. When Daddy would get in a mood to "organize" or Mom would move something to a "safe place" she would look around til she found where things were moved to. She knows exactly what important things Mom hid in her dresser drawers. When I was taking things off the wall the other day, there was a plaque she had made for our Granny, and one she had made for the folks. I left those there, cuz she is so upset and paranoid about maybe someone getting something she feels is hers. She has a mind like a steel trap, which will be good once the time comes that we would be dispensing things out--she knows who gave what to them. I don't remember the next week what I gave!!!! lol

Wow, you're doing a lot of stuff right now! It sounds like a great situation for your parents though, so close to family.

Have you thought about maybe having your mom and dad have a little "training" session with, maybe, a physical therapist? When my grandmother was injured in a car accident, my mother was taught the right way to help stabilize her while walking. That ended some of the scary things I was seeing. I just suggest, because I know parents-they won't pay attention if you say anything, but an "outsider" has more credibility...

Good luck!

[Amy]

Wow, you're doing a lot of stuff right now! It sounds like a great situation for your parents though, so close to family.

Have you thought about maybe having your mom and dad have a little "training" session with, maybe, a physical therapist? When my grandmother was injured in a car accident, my mother was taught the right way to help stabilize her while walking. That ended some of the scary things I was seeing. I just suggest, because I know parents-they won't pay attention if you say anything, but an "outsider" has more credibility...

Good luck!

That's why they were @ the care center. For intensive rehab. That's another eye opener and a whole 'nuther story!!! Anyway, Mom is not cooperating. They are upset that they are there. Daddy has cooperated w/therapy, but Mom just gets upset and mad. The staff were happy that she made the decision to not attend his sessions because she would get po'd and disruptive. BIL brought them here where I live to see the surgeon, and while I didn't see him get out of the car, I watched him get in twice, and he did quite well. He did tell Mom to leave him alone (which hurt her feelings, of course) because he needed to be doing things independantly.

She was quite hostile when any exercise was not directly using the hip. She used to work in PT, and I tried to remind her that, when SHE was doing PT, they did exercises for strengthening the whole body, had to work on balance, etc. She wouldn't admit to it, @ least not out loud. I guess she quit going because she realized us kids weren't supporting her in her ideas of what exercises should and should not be done.

Daddy "flunked" the Alzheimer test, but oldest sis who is also a nurse and attended, thinks some of the things he did were because he could not hear the directions. She thinks he should be tested again when not under stress.

Mom had "passed" the test some years ago, and this time was still "perfect" on her clock. She smuggly told oldest sis that she passed the test again. Our niece, the doctor's nurse, was in attendance and informs us she only got 16 of 24 questions (or whatever they are) right. So, even tho she can still do her clock, she definitely has some major dementia problems going on. If it weren't for Daddy, I think she'd be quite content to be in a nursing home, as long as it was where us kids would be coming and going frequently. And, with 7 of us, someone could be popping in and out pretty much every day.

In her state of mind, being angry @ the therapist, she'd probably take advice from us kids better. But, she would forget that we told her!!!! :)

[Nawny]

Bolding mine

That is what I have said about all the things women (and men, too) have put themselves thru. Like the silicon breast implants. I had a patient once, years and years ago with those little puppies. Just hard material sitting there under the skin. I was thinking, so she might look nice under her clothes, but what man would want to play around with those suckers (if she was also doing it "for a man" type of thing.)

Anyway, as with so much of the implants and botox and other things that people are crying about now--well, if they had left well enough alone, they would not be in the boat they are in now. I wonder if they bothered to listen to or read about the what might happens (even if the chances of things like leakage and slippage and all that were touted as being small) or if they just had it in their minds they wanted an improvement regardless.

You know, plastic surgery, if not done to excess, is probably the longest lasting of all those things. My God, those women with the botox stuff, they just keep pumping and pumping and pumping and look so grotesque. I was just sick @ heart watching Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton performing several years ago. I hadn't seen them forever, Kenny had had many surgeries (and he admitted he is sorry he ever did them) and I'm sure Dolly had, but she was so gaunt and skinny, all you could see of her was her botox lips and silicon boobs. The actress who replaced Suzanne Summers in Three's Company had been on infomecials. Now, I don't think she had surgery, but she was a little anorexic looking, and botox lips. I was thinking, I'm not buying what she's selling, if that product had a part in how she looks today!!! :eek:

Anyway, I think probably the only one who has weathered the plastic surgery well is Mary Tyler Moore. Perhaps she just stopped @ the one surgery? Maybe there are more, I just don't know they had surgery. Sally Field is looking good, but when you have a baby face forever, perhaps you age a bit slower? lol.

I quit messing w/my hair years ago. A little gray around the temples, a few strands here and there. I'm not thrilled about my wrinkles, but I can live with them. There are some areas under my eyes that could be attended to, but that will never happen. I have the insurance go-ahead to remove part of my eyelids. Can't remember the name, blephorectomy or something. They droop so much and cover the eye that I only see about half. But, the insurance says I still have my deductable, plus $1000 to pay if I have it done. Or, it might be up to $4000, they won't know until I have it done. WHAT???? What does that mean? I could, next year, have the $1000 taken out of my paycheck, but no way can I do the $4000. I did that the year DD had her reduction, and that was a LOT to have out of each paycheck!!! I can go to the plastic surgeon who does his work @ the hospital where I work instead of the eye surgeon. I don't have to pay the hospital bill-just the surgeon and anesthesia, which would mostly be paid by insurance.

Have a good weeble time!!! They don't care about hair color or wrinkles--they just care about attention from Nawny!!!!

I'm on your page Amy! ITA! THe botox is the scariest of all. It's a deadly disease in a needle..but in smaller doses. Nothing good can come of it but it's tempting. Nah, my weebles don't care what I look like, they talk to my heart, not my 59 year old face. :)

Have a good visit with your family Amy!

[deacon]

Bolding mine

That is what I have said about all the things women (and men, too) have put themselves thru. Like the silicon breast implants. I had a patient once, years and years ago with those little puppies. Just hard material sitting there under the skin. I was thinking, so she might look nice under her clothes, but what man would want to play around with those suckers (if she was also doing it "for a man" type of thing.)
! Clipped for space.

From my point of view, no. To me, that is the most sick thing I have ever seen. Looks grotesque.

[deacon]

I'm on your page Amy! ITA! THe botox is the scariest of all. It's a deadly disease in a needle..but in smaller doses. Nothing good can come of it but it's tempting. Nah, my weebles don't care what I look like, they talk to my heart, not my 59 year old face. :)

Have a good visit with your family Amy!

Did ya ever think what the "tox" at the end of botox was. Toxic. Hmmm does that not sound familar to some people?

[Amy]

Did ya ever think what the "tox" at the end of botox was. Toxic. Hmmm does that not sound familar to some people?

You do have a point there. I believe in taking care of one's self (altho I'm not all that good in that department) but I can't see doing things to the body like botox. Now, lipo suction, where you take things out that is a different story, lol!!!! Altho, it does seem there are those who have had that who have it done numerous times, and there is the problem of excess skin and all that.

I just think, after all these years, looking @ people who have botox, have implants and such, people would realize it's not all good. And, how can they continue to bring lawsuits against manufacturers and doctors, when the proof of problems can be seen on tv and in the magazines every day? But, some still want the procedures.

[JLette]

things sure are getting interesting in Clearlake. we have had an armed robbery, a few weeks ago a live altered grenade was found in an apartment, and here is one of Lake County's finest involved in a DUI boat crash.

http://www.record-bee.com/ci_13050662

everyone said today at the store that this one was on national news last night. my dad worked with Russell Perdock at the county jail, when my dad was promoted to Sergeant he was replacing Perdock in fact

[Nawny]

Tee hee.. have fun!


http://www.creators.com/lifestylefeatures/horoscopes/horoscopes-by-holiday.html

[BeastofBears]

Clipped for space.

From my point of view, no. To me, that is the most sick thing I have ever seen. Looks grotesque.

I imagine the ones done for mastectomy reconstructions are better because its just fixing stuff, but the ones for "enhancement"...do they think we don't know?! You would not believe the percentage of fakery there is in LA...I was walking the Miracle Mile with the hubby, telling him, "fake, real, fake, fake..." Doesn't count for much if it looks fake. So do gym socks in a bra. Cheaper, too.

jmho.

[BeastofBears]

things sure are getting interesting in Clearlake. we have had an armed robbery, a few weeks ago a live altered grenade was found in an apartment, and here is one of Lake County's finest involved in a DUI boat crash.

http://www.record-bee.com/ci_13050662

everyone said today at the store that this one was on national news last night. my dad worked with Russell Perdock at the county jail, when my dad was promoted to Sergeant he was replacing Perdock in fact

I was kind of confused by the article (I think the writer assumed everyone knew the basic facts)

So...the officer hit a sailboat while speeding really fast in his speedboat, killing his passenger. But they are prosecuting the guy that he hit? Am I reading this right? And the sailboat guy is thought to not have his lights on?

And how could the two folks who assisted the helicopter differ in their testimony on whether a woman was loaded in or not?

[Nawny]

Anyone??? I need photos of sea shells. Nice ones that I can print and use as a prop to copy for a painting. A friend asked me to doa sea shell painting for her bathroom and I'm lost. I looked on google but nothing impressed me.

Thanks

:seeya:

[deacon]

Anyone??? I need photos of sea shells. Nice ones that I can print and use as a prop to copy for a painting. A friend asked me to doa sea shell painting for her bathroom and I'm lost. I looked on google but nothing impressed me.

Thanks

:seeya:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLR_enUS256US257&resnum=0&q=conch+shells&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=_pOESrHgH43tlAf-w9jABQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1

Try that Nawny

[JLette]

I was kind of confused by the article (I think the writer assumed everyone knew the basic facts)

So...the officer hit a sailboat while speeding really fast in his speedboat, killing his passenger. But they are prosecuting the guy that he hit? Am I reading this right? And the sailboat guy is thought to not have his lights on?

And how could the two folks who assisted the helicopter differ in their testimony on whether a woman was loaded in or not?

well, from what i have both read in the papers and what i have heard in this town from word of mouth, including my dad who worked with the guy Perdock (hated him too) EVERYONE involved in this accident was under the influence of alcohol. Russell Perdock was not given a breath test at the scene or at all during the course of the investigation that night. the driver of the sailboat apparently was BORROWING the boat from a friend and he didn't even know how to work the lights on it, but according to the testimony of the owner of the boat HE checked the lights for his friend before they left the dock.

now, i have been disgusted with this from the beginning because witnesses have said that all the parties involved were drunk and that Perdock was going way too fast for it being night, and people from all sides have said that first NO ONE had lights on, then only Perdock did, then they both did. i think that it is very sad that that lady lost her life, but i also think that sometimes accidents are accidents and if they are going to make ONE of the people take responsibility then the other person should too since they were both at fault just for being drunk IMO.


ETA it was the passenger of the sailboat who was killed. pretty sure that was the only injury involved aside from minor things. so yes, the sheriff ran into this guys boat and killed his girlfriend from what i understand

[BeastofBears]

well, from what i have both read in the papers and what i have heard in this town from word of mouth, including my dad who worked with the guy Perdock (hated him too) EVERYONE involved in this accident was under the influence of alcohol. Russell Perdock was not given a breath test at the scene or at all during the course of the investigation that night. the driver of the sailboat apparently was BORROWING the boat from a friend and he didn't even know how to work the lights on it, but according to the testimony of the owner of the boat HE checked the lights for his friend before they left the dock.

now, i have been disgusted with this from the beginning because witnesses have said that all the parties involved were drunk and that Perdock was going way too fast for it being night, and people from all sides have said that first NO ONE had lights on, then only Perdock did, then they both did. i think that it is very sad that that lady lost her life, but i also think that sometimes accidents are accidents and if they are going to make ONE of the people take responsibility then the other person should too since they were both at fault just for being drunk IMO.


ETA it was the passenger of the sailboat who was killed. pretty sure that was the only injury involved aside from minor things. so yes, the sheriff ran into this guys boat and killed his girlfriend from what i understand

Well, that explains people not agreeing on whether a victim was loaded in a helicopter or not!

This sounds like a classic, all around, cluster you-know-what. Yeah, I say prosecute all or none. I'm sorry the woman passenger died. If it was the boat "captains" it would have been a Darwin Award...

[BeastofBears]

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLR_enUS256US257&resnum=0&q=conch+shells&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=_pOESrHgH43tlAf-w9jABQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1

Try that Nawny

Those are nice! Here's more http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%22sea%20star%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

And this guy: scroll down to get to the shells: http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/User/Zsaj
and this site might be helpful: http://www.seashell-collector.com/

[deacon]

Those are nice! Here's more http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%22sea%20star%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

And this guy: scroll down to get to the shells: http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/User/Zsaj
and this site might be helpful: http://www.seashell-collector.com/

Dang, between all of us, we are pretty good.

[BeastofBears]

Dang, between all of us, we are pretty good.

This is the best all-service board evah!

[BeastofBears]

Sucks to be in California right now.

Clear Lake is stinky, the hills are erupting in massive wildfires, and BART is actually going to do it-go on strike on Monday. uggh.

[JLette]

Sucks to be in California right now.

Clear Lake is stinky, the hills are erupting in massive wildfires, and BART is actually going to do it-go on strike on Monday. uggh.

yea the rest of the country is IN the toilet but i think California has already been flushed.

[Nawny]

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLR_enUS256US257&resnum=0&q=conch+shells&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=_pOESrHgH43tlAf-w9jABQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1

Try that Nawny

Wow! Thankyou very much deacon! I didn't think of conch shells! Lovely. I found two I can print and use as a guide. :) I can steal the shorline from one and the shell from another. I steal parts of pictures and use them for my paintings. lol!

Thank you too BoB.. I'll post the painting when I finish it. :)

[Nawny]

Those are nice! Here's more http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%22sea%20star%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

And this guy: scroll down to get to the shells: http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/User/Zsaj
and this site might be helpful: http://www.seashell-collector.com/



Fantastic!!! Thank you so much! I'm printing !!!!!!

[Nawny]

Dang, between all of us, we are pretty good.

Yes you are VERY good. I'm glad I asked. :) My brain needed a picture and now I have 3 I can play with.

[Nawny]

This little boy is asking what we ask every day, here on this board.. I love this kid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F31ScdYbK8

[Nawny]

Feeling mushy tonight. :o I always go to this song when I forget how strong I am. Ilove the way Sissel does this one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ3hm6io9ow

[beemer]

Hey Bree! Stop over my house! I'll make you meatballs! ;) Go to Macy's they're having a huge sale! 70% off all summer clothes!

It's raining though, so bring an umbrella.

Oh Nawny i wish we woulda had time. Meatballs mmmm. We had perfect weather-80 ish,dry and sunny. Humidity supposed to be back on the weekend tho :eek: I didn't get into Macy's but i did get to Nordstrom's. I got shoes;) There must be a support group for me somewhere:shrug: I bought the boys some American Eagle stuff for back to school. A ton of Bath and Body works-great sale. The Juicy Couture Body butter is to die for-it is a rich cream with a hint of scent. Very soft if anyone is inclined. And of course Victoria Secret Pink. Pink for me and Victoria for Mr. Beemer ;) I luv crossing to your side and one of the standard questions is are you carrying more than ten thousand on you. I dont know why but ya get it alot. I so wanna say if i had 10 grand to shop i would be on the concorde. I dont mess with those guys at all. I saw the most beautiful Swartkosky-I know i am not spelling it right cuz for some reason i cant even say the word right-anyhoo the most beautiful pink heart necklace. I was good i made no purchase there. If anyone is looking for a nice mens cologne-too die for-Abercrombie and Fitch. Its all we could smell when we walked in. Called Fierce. #3 seller worldwide right now. I hope the boys like it cuz i sure do. Great day-great food,great frineds and the best snack of all-Cupcake kitchen-every kind you can think of :eek: Gals made plans to go back next thursday-i gotta work :mad:

[Nawny]

Oh Nawny i wish we woulda had time. Meatballs mmmm. We had perfect weather-80 ish,dry and sunny. Humidity supposed to be back on the weekend tho :eek: I didn't get into Macy's but i did get to Nordstrom's. I got shoes;) There must be a support group for me somewhere:shrug: I bought the boys some American Eagle stuff for back to school. A ton of Bath and Body works-great sale. The Juicy Couture Body butter is to die for-it is a rich cream with a hint of scent. Very soft if anyone is inclined. And of course Victoria Secret Pink. Pink for me and Victoria for Mr. Beemer ;) I luv crossing to your side and one of the standard questions is are you carrying more than ten thousand on you. I dont know why but ya get it alot. I so wanna say if i had 10 grand to shop i would be on the concorde. I dont mess with those guys at all. I saw the most beautiful Swartkosky-I know i am not spelling it right cuz for some reason i cant even say the word right-anyhoo the most beautiful pink heart necklace. I was good i made no purchase there. If anyone is looking for a nice mens cologne-too die for-Abercrombie and Fitch. Its all we could smell when we walked in. Called Fierce. #3 seller worldwide right now. I hope the boys like it cuz i sure do. Great day-great food,great frineds and the best snack of all-Cupcake kitchen-every kind you can think of :eek: Gals made plans to go back next thursday-i gotta work :mad:

WOW! Sounds like you had a great day! I'll look into that Victoria Secret pinky pink.. I haven't been there in a while and also the Fierce#3. I love smellies! Where were you Bree? NY?

I'm procrastinating my butt off this morning. I can't seem to get started. I guess my brain and emotions need decompressing.. I have so much to do. I should go help poppa with his office move, but then again, I want to go upstairs and start my new painting, and again, I should go to the fish market and get him some sword fish because I've been cooking too many carby things, and of course there is always laundry :( But I wanted to go down to the ocean and feed the gulls just to shake my mind off. But here I sit ungrateful for the freedom and the life I am so fortunate to have. I love my life. thankyouGod.

3 of my weebles are camping and 2 are in preschool today so I'm lonesome.

I swore off Sworofsky. The stones fall out. I sent an 80 dollar bracelet back and the stones fell out of the new one too. Back it goes.

[BeastofBears]

So, "Squeeky" Fromme has been released.

Call me crazy, but I feel anyone who attempts to kill a president should be gone forever. Being a member of the Manson Family on top of it? No daylight.

Be warned: the photo on this story include an unendited one of the Sharon Tate crime scene (I'm pretty shocked its in there without any warnings to site visitors or anything!) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539378,00.html

[BeastofBears]

Nawny, are you playing with your avatars today? :D

[beemer]

WOW! Sounds like you had a great day! I'll look into that Victoria Secret pinky pink.. I haven't been there in a while and also the Fierce#3. I love smellies! Where were you Bree? NY?

I'm procrastinating my butt off this morning. I can't seem to get started. I guess my brain and emotions need decompressing.. I have so much to do. I should go help poppa with his office move, but then again, I want to go upstairs and start my new painting, and again, I should go to the fish market and get him some sword fish because I've been cooking too many carby things, and of course there is always laundry :( But I wanted to go down to the ocean and feed the gulls just to shake my mind off. But here I sit ungrateful for the freedom and the life I am so fortunate to have. I love my life. thankyouGod.

3 of my weebles are camping and 2 are in preschool today so I'm lonesome.

I swore off Sworofsky. The stones fall out. I sent an 80 dollar bracelet back and the stones fell out of the new one too. Back it goes.

Hey Nawny-wish i was in NY and i coulda swung by for meatballs-Nope i was in Detroit-the home of rock and roll LOL Wow thats too bad bout your bracelet. One of the gals bought a bunch and collects lots of it. I wont burst her bubble LOL Ya the cologne is just called Fierce. The #3 denotes its selling power in world of colognes. So i guess we have no camera in the courtroom for todays hearings? I found nothing on the 3 i checked:shrug: Go with how ya feel today as everything else waits till tomorrow. I'm too dang tired to do anything today. Sitting here drinking ma cawfee. We were on the road yesterday at 9 and did not get home till 10:30 last night with the drive and much shopping. Then i had to go in at midnight-managed to grab bout 4 hours sleep at work cuz all was quiet YEAH!!!

[BeastofBears]

Oh, aargh. I thought there was a hearing today, but its NEXT Friday. Uggh.

[beemer]

Oh, aargh. I thought there was a hearing today, but its NEXT Friday. Uggh.

I did too and have been searching. Good stuff thanks Bob :beer:

[beemer]

So, "Squeeky" Fromme has been released.

Call me crazy, but I feel anyone who attempts to kill a president should be gone forever. Being a member of the Manson Family on top of it? No daylight.

Be warned: the photo on this story include an unendited one of the Sharon Tate crime scene (I'm pretty shocked its in there without any warnings to site visitors or anything!) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539378,00.html

I agree with ya on that one Bob. She's a nutbar and always will be. Yep she will be a real productive member of society. Wonder who will get the burden of her. Is she not ill with cancer? or is that another manson nut?

[Nawny]

Nawny, are you playing with your avatars today? :D

LOL! Yes darlin! I'm getting tired of the putana with the blue dress. She's on my last nerve. I need to get more creative. That old painting that's my avatar now is another boring thing. I'll work on it. ;)

Okay now I'm all dressed up with no where to go. I did the cocky dodo laundry, changed the bed, vacuumed the downstairs quarters, and still don't know if I want to go to the fish store, take a walk along the shore, go help poppa at the office or take a nap. I don't want to mess up my lipstick though.. I should go apply for a job at Dunkin Donuts and work with the other mentally challenged folks. I need to learn how to serve people what they didn't order.

:seeya:

[BeastofBears]

LOL! Yes darlin! I'm getting tired of the putana with the blue dress. She's on my last nerve. I need to get more creative. That old painting that's my avatar now is another boring thing. I'll work on it. ;)

Okay now I'm all dressed up with no where to go. I did the cocky dodo laundry, changed the bed, vacuumed the downstairs quarters, and still don't know if I want to go to the fish store, take a walk along the shore, go help poppa at the office or take a nap. I don't want to mess up my lipstick though.. I should go apply for a job at Dunkin Donuts and work with the other mentally challenged folks. I need to learn how to serve people what they didn't order.

:seeya:

Check out mine...who's got a pretty baby? :D

[Nawny]

Hey Nawny-wish i was in NY and i coulda swung by for meatballs-Nope i was in Detroit-the home of rock and roll LOL Wow that's too bad bout your bracelet. One of the gals bought a bunch and collects lots of it. I wont burst her bubble LOL Ya the cologne is just called Fierce. The #3 denotes its selling power in world of colognes. So i guess we have no camera in the courtroom for today's hearings? I found nothing on the 3 i checked:shrug: Go with how ya feel today as everything else waits till tomorrow. I'm too dang tired to do anything today. Sitting here drinking ma cawfee. We were on the road yesterday at 9 and did not get home till 10:30 last night with the drive and much shopping. Then i had to go in at midnight-managed to grab bout 4 hours sleep at work cuz all was quiet YEAH!!!

:) Swarovski is made here in RI. This was once the jewelry capital of the US until third world countries made us an offer we couldn't refuse. I grew up in the industry. My parents had factories and job shops. I was kicking a foot press before I was out of grammar school. I had fast hands momma said. Child labor I say! What a team 7 kids made!

The foot presses were used during the initial process of some pieces. You put the metal sliver on the press, kick the pedal and bam, it turned into something pretty then it went for gold plating and came back to the piece workers for rhinestones or pearls and then on to packaging. Most of it was costume and RI is famous for that. Well, it was.. now Brazil and China re famous for it, thanks Regan.
;)


I hope you got some good rest girlfriend! All that shopping is brutal! :punch:

[Nawny]

Check out mine...who's got a pretty baby? :D

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON"T MAKE ME CRY!!!!! She's is a living DOLL!!!!!! Kiss her for me! I wanna bite her! Soooo beautiful!

Ooooo I can't take it I can't take it!!! I love her! :) Thank you for sharing that.. she looks just like I knew she would! I could talk to babies all day every day! They make more sense than Solomon. :)

[Nawny]

So, "Squeeky" Fromme has been released.

Call me crazy, but I feel anyone who attempts to kill a president should be gone forever. Being a member of the Manson Family on top of it? No daylight.

Be warned: the photo on this story include an unendited one of the Sharon Tate crime scene (I'm pretty shocked its in there without any warnings to site visitors or anything!) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539378,00.html

Ah what the hell, let them all out. The world we live in today would embrace them. I mean after all, poor Casey Anthony is a victim, hello?
Oh boo hooo she was merely 26 years old when she tried to shoot the F president!?!! When I was 26 years old I was about to have my 4th child and managed to keep my life in order. Oh me on my, I simply had no time to go get drugged up and buy a gun! Silly me, I was too busy taking care of kids, cleaning a house, cooking, doing godforsaken laundry, driving my children to and from school and working nights to make ends meet. Darn!




Someone go get Wind.. she needs this one today! :cuss:

[BeastofBears]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON"T MAKE ME CRY!!!!! She's is a living DOLL!!!!!! Kiss her for me! I wanna bite her! Soooo beautiful!

Ooooo I can't take it I can't take it!!! I love her! :) Thank you for sharing that.. she looks just like I knew she would! I could talk to babies all day every day! They make more sense than Solomon. :)

Thank you! That's her "fancy" birthday picture...I wish the internet wasn't so scary, because I wish I could post the kids all over the place!

[Nawny]

Thank you! That's her "fancy" birthday picture...I wish the internet wasn't so scary, because I wish I could post the kids all over the place!

Awww, babies always stop me in my steps. I would have had a dozen kids if it were practical! They drive me crazy, so beautiful. My daughters don't understand how I can take care of five kids and make it look like a duck walk. They never upset me no matter what they do. They trample me all the time and are ususally asking for something all at the same time. I love it. I wish I saw my grandson more often but they live so far away, so I'm dealing with all girls much of the time. They are so cute. Yesterday one of them wanted my skirt. It is a wrap and she loves to dress like a princess, so I put it on her like a dress, and tied it up nice and neat. She wore it all day. When her mom picked her up she said, "How do you EVEN feel like it ma? She's such a pest!" I always feel like it.


I know what you mean about the net being scary but leave that one up because it isn't extremely clear. A bad person would have to do photo forensics to be threatening. I feel safe here anyway. It isn't like we post Jon Benet type photos, those are the dangerous ones. Those little faces are little miracles to me. :)

[Nawny]

I decided to go to the fish market and get poppa some fresh sword fish. When I get back I'll start that new painting.. decisions! Now that the day is half over.. maybe I should go to Providence and help poppa,, nah, I'll go get the fish. Guilt! I'll call him and see where he's at.

:seeya:

[BeastofBears]

I decided to go to the fish market and get poppa some fresh sword fish. When I get back I'll start that new painting.. decisions! Now that the day is half over.. maybe I should go to Providence and help poppa,, nah, I'll go get the fish. Guilt! I'll call him and see where he's at.

:seeya:

Have fun whatever you do!

[Gatordog]

darling picture BOB. at least all redheads are good looking (within reason of course) 1 out of 10 people have red hair and redheads feel pain more than anyone else. I was carrottop a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!

medium cheddar is wonderful........sara

Bob do you know how to thaw bread or buns from the freezer so they are reusable? not stiff???? We have a ton of them in the freezer left over from the weekend. I do not want to throw them out!!!!!!!!

Make bread pudding. It's easy and inexpensive and you can put marachino cherries and chocolate syrup swired in or chips mixed in. I just use a couple of eggs, one or two cans of sweet condensed milk and some cinnamin and vanilla. Then the fun is in what kind of bread pudding you want - plain, chocolate, cherry, pina colada, peach.....

Gator

[BeastofBears]

Make bread pudding. It's easy and inexpensive and you can put marachino cherries and chocolate syrup swired in or chips mixed in. I just use a couple of eggs, one or two cans of sweet condensed milk and some cinnamin and vanilla. Then the fun is in what kind of bread pudding you want - plain, chocolate, cherry, pina colada, peach.....

Gator

I wonder what would happen if you put rum on it and flambe'd it? I could imagine something good, but I would be afraid the bread would get caught in the conflagration and someone would have to call 911...but it might get crispy on the outside like creme brulee...

[Gatordog]

I decided to go to the fish market and get poppa some fresh sword fish. When I get back I'll start that new painting.. decisions! Now that the day is half over.. maybe I should go to Providence and help poppa,, nah, I'll go get the fish. Guilt! I'll call him and see where he's at.

:seeya:

I am sure he would appreciate the fresh sword fish. How you gonna make it? grilled? I can just taste it now.....

Nawny, went to the endocrinolgist. He shook my hand three times because I did so well on my blood tests. He is amazed. I think the fish oil and the cinnamin made a big difference. Also, I requested to be changed from vytorin to go back to a plain generic statin and my triglycerides went down 120 points in seven weeks!!! So much for the new and improved meds! It's all a scam I tell you. The old meds worked fine and the docs insist on putting you on the new stuff so they can get their free trips from the drug reps.

Gator

[Gatordog]

I wonder what would happen if you put rum on it and flambe'd it? I could imagine something good, but I would be afraid the bread would get caught in the conflagration and someone would have to call 911...but it might get crispy on the outside like creme brulee...

Love the new Avatar although I miss Pepe Le Pew. Is that you or your little girl? She looks like the picture you showed of yourself when you were little. A real doll. Beautiful. We should all post pics of ourselves as kids on our Avatars.

Gator

[BeastofBears]

I am sure he would appreciate the fresh sword fish. How you gonna make it? grilled? I can just taste it now.....

Nawny, went to the endocrinolgist. He shook my hand three times because I did so well on my blood tests. He is amazed. I think the fish oil and the cinnamin made a big difference. Also, I requested to be changed from vytorin to go back to a plain generic statin and my triglycerides went down 120 points in seven weeks!!! So much for the new and improved meds! It's all a scam I tell you. The old meds worked fine and the docs insist on putting you on the new stuff so they can get their free trips from the drug reps.

Gator

Is the cinnamon for blood sugar, Gator? I've heard it really works for that! I'm trying to help my mom get hers a bit lower-she's borderline.

[Gatordog]

Thank you! That's her "fancy" birthday picture...I wish the internet wasn't so scary, because I wish I could post the kids all over the place!

So she is your little girl. What a beautiful baby. She looks just like your childhood photo. So glad you used that helmet thing. She has a beautiful shaped head and face. :) I bet she's going to be smart like her mommy too.:read:

Gator

[BeastofBears]

Love the new Avatar although I miss Pepe Le Pew. Is that you or your little girl? She looks like the picture you showed of yourself when you were little. A real doll. Beautiful. We should all post pics of ourselves as kids on our Avatars.

Gator

It's my little girl, she'll turn one this month.

Pepe will be back-I put her in the avatar so I can pull her down after a day. Besides, she doesn't look like a Beast!

That's a good idea about the avatars: not identifiable for those who don't want to be, yet we can all get an image in our heads for each other :)...

[beemer]

Thank you! That's her "fancy" birthday picture...I wish the internet wasn't so scary, because I wish I could post the kids all over the place!

What a doll!!!!

[Gatordog]

Is the cinnamon for blood sugar, Gator? I've heard it really works for that! I'm trying to help my mom get hers a bit lower-she's borderline.

Yes, cinnamon really brought it down and also magnesium. I just take a magnesium/calcium pill once a day and that helps. Most women have a magnesium deficiency and it affects the metabolism of carbohydrates.

Also, green tea helps. I have gotten used to it. My blood glucose went from a 220 average down to 150 in three months by making those changes. Doctor was shocked and I lost weight too!!! I had read that if you take fish oil, you could lose two pounds a month without changing anything in your diet. The oil helps flush out fat. :beer:

[BeastofBears]

So she is your little girl. What a beautiful baby. She looks just like your childhood photo. So glad you used that helmet thing. She has a beautiful shaped head and face. :) I bet she's going to be smart like her mommy too.:read:

Gator

Thank you! It really made a difference. Her face was even getting a bit crooked before the helmet. She does look like me from the nose up, but when she smiles, she has my hubby's huge grin and dimples. My son is a ringer for my husband, but then he got my smile. But neither of us is blond or blue eyes, and they both are. It's so weird seeing how genes combine to make whole new people.

As for smart...well, they are already outsmarting me! I'm in trouble here, lol!

[BeastofBears]

Yes, cinnamon really brought it down and also magnesium. I just take a magnesium/calcium pill once a day and that helps. Most women have a magnesium deficiency and it affects the metabolism of carbohydrates.

Also, green tea helps. I have gotten used to it. My blood glucose went from a 220 average down to 150 in three months by making those changes. Doctor was shocked and I lost weight too!!! I had read that if you take fish oil, you could lose two pounds a month without changing anything in your diet. The oil helps flush out fat. :beer:

Thank you! I will totally pass that on.

That is great news, such a huge drop! You rock, Gator!

[beemer]

LOL! Yes darlin! I'm getting tired of the putana with the blue dress. She's on my last nerve. I need to get more creative. That old painting that's my avatar now is another boring thing. I'll work on it. ;)

Okay now I'm all dressed up with no where to go. I did the cocky dodo laundry, changed the bed, vacuumed the downstairs quarters, and still don't know if I want to go to the fish store, take a walk along the shore, go help poppa at the office or take a nap. I don't want to mess up my lipstick though.. I should go apply for a job at Dunkin Donuts and work with the other mentally challenged folks. I need to learn how to serve people what they didn't order.

:seeya:
You are a wonderful painter Nawny. I envy artistic people. Not a creative bone in this body. I just steal other peeps ideas. Thats easy. I can pick out paint,furniture etc. and I am always happy with the results. I drive flooring,carpet etc. people crazy. They tell me i cant do that-you must have flow and continuity. Every room in my house is a different color and color/type of flooring. I ask do you have to live here. Flow bores me :confused:

[beemer]

I had to share this from yesterday's shopping trip. One stop was at this really nice outdoor mall. It is dog friendly so many here would luv it. Most of the stores allow the dogs in and provide scoopers and bags. Every dog friendly store give the dog a bony when he enters??? I did not see one mess anywhere. Anyhoo we were oohing and aawhing over so many cute dogs. One young girl had a Paris Hilton dog-cant remember the breed DUH Dog is in a white dress with pink trim,pink collar and matching leash. So i ask whats the dogs name-Paris of course. The one think i could not get my head around was the dogs nails were pink-lovely manicure i must say :confused::eek:

[shadydaisy]

It's my little girl, she'll turn one this month.

Pepe will be back-I put her in the avatar so I can pull her down after a day. Besides, she doesn't look like a Beast!

That's a good idea about the avatars: not identifiable for those who don't want to be, yet we can all get an image in our heads for each other :)...

Aw, so sweet. My baby girl leaves for college on Thursday. I miss the frilly dresses and bows.

[beemer]

Aw, so sweet. My baby girl leaves for college on Thursday. I miss the frilly dresses and bows.

I do too Daisy-maybe one day with grandbabies??? Or from what i saw yesterday a dog. Dog store sold plush doggy bath robes? Pretty sad when a dogs pedicure looks better than your own :shrug:

[Gatordog]

LOL! HENNA????? On Nawny????? That word looks like a disaster waiting for a place to happen. I have black eyebrows. :( I know I'll get gray eventually. My mother's hair stayed black until her late 70's so when that happens, I'll most likely go with some lighter highlights but I don't think henna will work on me. I'm so sick of my hair, it's so boring right now. Dark brunettes like me don't have a whole lot of options. Scrunchy summertime, yuk. Ahhh sweet youth I miss you so!

:eek:

Nawny's hair is beautiful. It's a rich dark brown, the kind you can't get from a bottle. It's hard to believe it so dark since I started going gray at 40. You have to look really hard if you want to see one gray hair. Enjoy it Nawny.

[Gatordog]

I do too Daisy-maybe one day with grandbabies??? Or from what i saw yesterday a dog. Dog store sold plush doggy bath robes? Pretty sad when a dogs pedicure looks better than your own :shrug:

Pretty sad when dogs are treated better than children. It makes me sad when I see parents so mean to their little children. But then, I see parents like the kind we have here who love their little ones and are terrific mothers and dads and then I feel good again. :)

[Nawny]

I am sure he would appreciate the fresh sword fish. How you gonna make it? grilled? I can just taste it now.....

Nawny, went to the endocrinolgist. He shook my hand three times because I did so well on my blood tests. He is amazed. I think the fish oil and the cinnamin made a big difference. Also, I requested to be changed from vytorin to go back to a plain generic statin and my triglycerides went down 120 points in seven weeks!!! So much for the new and improved meds! It's all a scam I tell you. The old meds worked fine and the docs insist on putting you on the new stuff so they can get their free trips from the drug reps.

Gator

I got the sword fish Gator~ I marinate it in mayonnaise, it melts off but it makes it tasty. Then I grill it. I'm making fresh mozzarella salad for him too. And corn.

He didn't need my help today because he was doing electrical work. We pretty much did everything last Monday but tomorrow is the big move. We have to set up 6 offices upstairs and two down stairs. The computers need to get hooked up and working properly ,, that ought to be a joke. They wired it for cox cable but service isn't on yet and it better be functioning by Monday or you will hear him holler from Orlando. They promised him the service would be shut down on Broad St and hooked up on Elmwood tomorrow .. har har har.. I will believe it when I see it. They already know poppa's voice very well.. we shall see how many pants he makes poop go in tomorrow.

I am so happy about your B- levels! WOW! God bless Fish Oil. Just yesterday my Mary's husband got a cholesterol reading over 300 and that was the first thing his doctor recommended. Imagine? (and he's only 38 years old!) They are waking up! I take it faithfully every day. You're too smart for the doctors baby.. The best medicine is red wine and aspirin. And of course fish oil. :)

ITA about the pill pushers. My dr saw Europe on my meds. No more of that, nope!

[Nawny]

You are a wonderful painter Nawny. I envy artistic people. Not a creative bone in this body. I just steal other peeps ideas. Thats easy. I can pick out paint,furniture etc. and I am always happy with the results. I drive flooring,carpet etc. people crazy. They tell me i cant do that-you must have flow and continuity. Every room in my house is a different color and color/type of flooring. I ask do you have to live here. Flow bores me :confused:

LOL!!! That's okay Bree. That is why artists are arting. I let the singer's sing though, trust me on that. But I play a good piano. Elevator music. :o I often screw up my colors, its all art! Even graffiti is art. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you're in the carpet shops.

Ya know there's an old saying, "What's within you , surrounds you" so when my laundry is up to the ceiling, and I can write my name in the furniture, and my kitchen is a mess, I know I have to rethink a few things. :)

[Nawny]

Nawny's hair is beautiful. It's a rich dark brown, the kind you can't get from a bottle. It's hard to believe it so dark since I started going gray at 40. You have to look really hard if you want to see one gray hair. Enjoy it Nawny.

Thanks baby. I love your new cut. I want to get mine done like that. But I don't have curly hair so I need to perm. It's cute Gator! Did you notice we look alittle alike? But I'm an old fart. Wait a minute, all Italians look alike! I forgot. You're still young, you're gonna get snagged. Make sure he is like poppa! :beer: You probably will get a sample of his DNA before he gets within twenty feet of you.. I saw that marriage line on your hand.

shhh.... nawny reads palms.

[Nawny]

:o:eek:

Here's me at 8 years old! LOL! What a silly little girl I was. :)

As the fifth child in the line up of seven, I suppose I had to learn to survive in that nutty mix. And son of a gun, looks like I did survive after all. :) Great hair cut Ma... what were you thinking?

[shadydaisy]

I do too Daisy-maybe one day with grandbabies??? Or from what i saw yesterday a dog. Dog store sold plush doggy bath robes? Pretty sad when a dogs pedicure looks better than your own :shrug:

I currently have 5 step-grandsons. I put away all my sundress patterns after the last boy was born - LOL. I guess I'll have to wait for my two to have kids. I hope I can still sew/crochet by then!

I bought the Nutella yesterday. It's good, but nothing like peanut butter. Very chocolaty. My jar says it's from Canada and package here in NJ. Go figure. If you google Nutella recipes there is a lot of them - I saw the one with the cressant rolls. Brownies, muffins, all sorts of good stuff. It's like thick chocolate syrup.

[beemer]

I currently have 5 step-grandsons. I put away all my sundress patterns after the last boy was born - LOL. I guess I'll have to wait for my two to have kids. I hope I can still sew/crochet by then!

I bought the Nutella yesterday. It's good, but nothing like peanut butter. Very chocolaty. My jar says it's from Canada and package here in NJ. Go figure. If you google Nutella recipes there is a lot of them - I saw the one with the cressant rolls. Brownies, muffins, all sorts of good stuff. It's like thick chocolate syrup.

So there is still hope daisy. Gawd is every component in everything out sourced these days ;) Even the chocolate freak i have become i have never tried Nutella. I tend to go for the creamy milk chocolate. I luv your symphony chocolate bars-with/out the toffee. Delish. Cant get em over here. I can get the bog honkin one's for just over a buck when state side. Didn't buy anything yesterday but Mr. Beemer was kind enough to bring home cadbury milk chocolate bars-yes not 1 but 2. One is gone already. Lord help me :eek:

[BeastofBears]

:o:eek:

Here's me at 8 years old! LOL! What a silly little girl I was. :)

As the fifth child in the line up of seven, I suppose I had to learn to survive in that nutty mix. And son of a gun, looks like I did survive after all. :) Great hair cut Ma... what were you thinking?

awww, how cute is Nawny! The ubiquitous tree photo! (my mom used to do spit curls on me, yuck!)

[BeastofBears]

So there is still hope daisy. Gawd is every component in everything out sourced these days ;) Even the chocolate freak i have become i have never tried Nutella. I tend to go for the creamy milk chocolate. I luv your symphony chocolate bars-with/out the toffee. Delish. Cant get em over here. I can get the bog honkin one's for just over a buck when state side. Didn't buy anything yesterday but Mr. Beemer was kind enough to bring home cadbury milk chocolate bars-yes not 1 but 2. One is gone already. Lord help me :eek:

Is that a canuck-ism or a typo? Because either way, I'm using it! It sounds like a microbrew name!

"Hey, look at that bog-honkin GTO!" "What a bog-honkin wildfire!" Oh, yeah...

[Nawny]

awww, how cute is Nawny! The ubiquitous tree photo! (my mom used to do spit curls on me, yuck!)

LOL!! Do I look Italian or what? What a pity... i always wanted to be blond haired and blue eyed. Drats.. I can't even go incognito now! In Ca. no one seems to care what nationality you are, but here in NE it's almost a given, they remark about it ten minutes after meeting you. There is something odd about that. I'm American, I swear ta gawd! If I had my way I'd be Irish and my name would be Mary Kate Danagher. ;)

Wops give people like me a bad name. :punch:

Truth: I'm very proud to be made of olive oil. Like you didn't know that. lol!

[BeastofBears]

LOL!! Do I look Italian or what? What a pity... i always wanted to be blond haired and blue eyed. Drats.. I can't even go incognito now! In Ca. no one seems to care what nationality you are, but here in NE it's almost a given, they remark about it ten minutes after meeting you. There is something odd about that. I'm American, I swear ta gawd! If I had my way I'd be Irish and my name would be Mary Kate Danagher. ;)

Wops give people like me a bad name. :punch:

Truth: I'm very proud to be made of olive oil. Like you didn't know that. lol!

We were all reprogrammed when I was a kid by local PSA. Charlie and Humphrey had this conversation about prejudice. C+H made me the girl I am today, lol! And thus, a whole California generation was shamed into not noticing ethnic distinctions. Then we got to the university, where they forced us to pay attention to them again...go figure? :shrug:

Here's a Charlie and Humphrey that Casey could have been helped by: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvo8RZUdow

eta: now someone is saying the "prejudice" one was a live action grandpa talking to his grandson, but I swear its was C+H...this could be one of those examples of why eyewitnesses are bad, because the brain can fool you!

[Marian Paroo]

So, "Squeeky" Fromme has been released.

Call me crazy, but I feel anyone who attempts to kill a president should be gone forever.



Disagree.

Except for his job, a Prez is just an ordinary Joe.

Not like he was annointed or divine right of kings or that kind of stuff (which I don't agree with either).

And he wasn't even elected, remember?

He just took over for a crook.

[Nawny]

We were all reprogrammed when I was a kid by local PSA. Charlie and Humphrey had this conversation about prejudice. C+H made me the girl I am today, lol! And thus, a whole California generation was shamed into not noticing ethnic distinctions. Then we got to the university, where they forced us to pay attention to them again...go figure? :shrug:

Here's a Charlie and Humphrey that Casey could have been helped by: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvo8RZUdow

eta: now someone is saying the "prejudice" one was a live action grandpa talking to his grandson, but I swear its was C+H...this could be one of those examples of why eyewitnesses are bad, because the brain can fool you!

The only reason I like to know what your ethnic background is, is to be sure I feed you the foods you prefer. Other than that, I love to learn about other cultures. You'd be amazed how much I've learned about the world by way of my friendly interrogations. (Why I love the Internet)


Thanks for introducing me to Charlie and Humphrey :) I never met those 2.

[Nawny]

Disagree.

Except for his job, a Prez is just an ordinary Joe.

Not like he was annointed or divine right of kings or that kind of stuff (which I don't agree with either).

And he wasn't even elected, remember?

He just took over for a crook.

Yes and no to that. He may be an ordinary Joe, true, but he is a powerful figure and his death could jeopardize an entire country. So if one 26 year old psycho decides to pop him off, we are vulnerable. Yeah they're all crooks but those crooks go down in history as icons because they wore that hat even though they all use the same toilet.

[Nawny]

Ahhh gypsies tramps and thieves.. :cuss: Madoff, off'd his mistress!

She will recover her money with her book!??

http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx/entertainment/0/APNews/General-Entertainment/20090815/U_US-Madoff-Scandal?pageid=1

[beemer]

Is that a canuck-ism or a typo? Because either way, I'm using it! It sounds like a microbrew name!

"Hey, look at that bog-honkin GTO!" "What a bog-honkin wildfire!" Oh, yeah...

LMFAO Bob-I invented a canuckism :D I meant to say big honkin but i like bog honkin better. I'm glad you picked up on that cuz i luv it too!!!! Still laughing my azz off. I luv how u used it too :D:beer:

[beemer]

Oh and Bob-now i can tell ya this and use it!!! When we were in Nevada with the New Yawkers we went to one of those microbrewery pubs. Friends wanted to buy one of the BOG Honkin mugs to take home. We were told the smaller mugs were for sale but the BOG Honkin ones were for members i think she said??? I like it. It just sounds right ;)

[BeastofBears]

Disagree.

Except for his job, a Prez is just an ordinary Joe.

Not like he was annointed or divine right of kings or that kind of stuff (which I don't agree with either).

And he wasn't even elected, remember?

He just took over for a crook.

I agree to the extent that he's a regular Joe-actually beyond that because the President is my employee, no matter who he/she is. Doesn't get more average than that.

However, to attempt to kill a president is not an assault on one person, it is an assault on the office and by extension, our system of government itself. This is the one branch of the government that can be eliminated by a single bullet, so it is the equivalent of bombing the Capitol and taking out all of Congress, or the same for the Supreme Court justices.

So I still say, gone forever for the attack on democracy, not the attack on the person.

[BeastofBears]

The only reason I like to know what your ethnic background is, is to be sure I feed you the foods you prefer. Other than that, I love to learn about other cultures. You'd be amazed how much I've learned about the world by way of my friendly interrogations. (Why I love the Internet)


Thanks for introducing me to Charlie and Humphrey :) I never met those 2.

My son insisted on seeing them all, all night once he saw that one! Then my hubby leaned over when Humphrey was yelling "glue! I need glue!" and he was "oh, that's why you say that all the time." I didn't even realize I did that. One of those little local cultural lexicon things...

As for food, you would be totally confused by me...Irish/Danish/German, loves Italian and Mexican and Mediterranean (hold the olives on all of it, please), Indian food, good Chinese...but oh, yummy sweet pastries...that must be the Danish side speaking! Beer to go with it all, would that be the Irish or German? lol.

[beemer]

I am irish/scottish who married a Dane. I luv beer too bob. I dont like ale or stout tho. My fav. is italian foods.

[JLette]

lol im irish/german/french/navajo/cajun married an italian and i love southern soul foods

[beemer]

Hey J-how could i forget my passion for real southern foods. Luv their BBQ and fried chicken. I wish OS was not MIA :confused::shrug: Man its hot out. It's 12:15 so came in to cool for a minute and grab an icy bud lime-i cant wait to try it. Back to my book :beer:

[JLette]

Hey J-how could i forget my passion for real southern foods. Luv their BBQ and fried chicken. I wish OS was not MIA :confused::shrug: Man its hot out. It's 12:15 so came in to cool for a minute and grab an icy bud lime-i cant wait to try it. Back to my book :beer:

heya Beemer! my dad is from Mississippi and he makes fried chicken and gravy like no other, he only does it every few months now because of my moms high blood pressure but when he does it is a family event lol.

OS was having computer troubles last time i talked to her, i am hoping that her computer just decided to be a bigger jerk and that everything is ok

enjoy your beer and book :beer:

[BeastofBears]

lol im irish/german/french/navajo/cajun married an italian and i love southern soul foods

Oooh, does New Orleans food count? I didn't have one bite of bad food down there, and I don't do the fancy places, either! mmmm, red beans and rice and gumbo and jumbalaya and blackened catfish...and beignets. Life is good when there are beignets for breakfast.

I broke my Cafe Du Monde mug from New Orleans yesterday. Mood: :(. It was my little fantasy vacation every morning.

[BeastofBears]

heya Beemer! my dad is from Mississippi and he makes fried chicken and gravy like no other, he only does it every few months now because of my moms high blood pressure but when he does it is a family event lol.

OS was having computer troubles last time i talked to her, i am hoping that her computer just decided to be a bigger jerk and that everything is ok

enjoy your beer and book :beer:

Nice avatar, Jlette! Are you going to let us know when its time, or will we just speculate based on your absence? :D

I hope your right about OS, too. She went MIA a while back, too, I remember, I think it was computer probs....

[beemer]

Oh Bob look at your little mans can i rent him? You know i am kidding. I miss that age so much. Your daughter is just a doll. Hey back J-came in to grab another bud lime-mmmm good. I can tell ya it is delish. My last tho as its hot as hay and i will turn into Mrs. Stupidy head. Good to know that its prolly a puter prob with OS-I wont worry. I miss her and all her cool stuff. Man she will have some catching up to do. Oh and Bob i meant to say mans-no typo LOL :tongue:

[beemer]

yeah J will we know? We should do a birthweight pool. Winner wins???? What:shrug::confused:

[beemer]

Oh and Bob-can ya bring some of that fried chicken of your Dad's next time ya fly into TO???? It is so good but i know so bad for ya. I think the chicken border ban was lifted long ago :D Well back to my book-getting educated in the goth and wicca world in this one. Very interesting. Drew i hope u are here tonight so i can see what ya think of it so far:seeya:

[beemer]

oops sorry bob and J-i thought it was Bob with the fried chicken. J can ya mail me some :D

[BeastofBears]

Oh and Bob-can ya bring some of that fried chicken of your Dad's next time ya fly into TO???? It is so good but i know so bad for ya. I think the chicken border ban was lifted long ago :D Well back to my book-getting educated in the goth and wicca world in this one. Very interesting. Drew i hope u are here tonight so i can see what ya think of it so far:seeya:

Heehee...too many Bud Limes...Jlette has the chicken daddy. Mine considered the kitchen to be the women's domain :D

[BeastofBears]

Oh Bob look at your little mans can i rent him? You know i am kidding. I miss that age so much. Your daughter is just a doll. Hey back J-came in to grab another bud lime-mmmm good. I can tell ya it is delish. My last tho as its hot as hay and i will turn into Mrs. Stupidy head. Good to know that its prolly a puter prob with OS-I wont worry. I miss her and all her cool stuff. Man she will have some catching up to do. Oh and Bob i meant to say mans-no typo LOL :tongue:

David decided he had to have his picture up once he noticed his sister! This is him in his orange teacup at Disney. Happy, no? Then the ride started moving and the screaming and the panic began, lol!

[BeastofBears]

Aw, so sweet. My baby girl leaves for college on Thursday. I miss the frilly dresses and bows.

How'd the college send-off go, Shady? I'm not looking forward to that!

[BeastofBears]

MUST you all go off and have a life?! Some of us have nothing to do while the kids are napping, you know! :no:

[beemer]

MUST you all go off and have a life?! Some of us have nothing to do while the kids are napping, you know! :no:

Well the world according to Cindy is we have no lives member :D I soaked up the hot rays and read. Apparently tonight is a blockbuster night with mr. beemer here shortly. Drew i am at the part where the 2 are arrested and being questioned. Good read so far. Interesting that world of wicca and goth. I'm not going to form an opinion just yet till i get much further on what the daughter has to say. At this point she is covering her sorry 12 year old azz. Well i should not have said sorry cuz she isn't. Wanna see how her story unfolds. His is pretty transparent as to how he got off the beaten path. Let me know what ya think Drew.

[DrewBerry]

Well the world according to Cindy is we have no lives member :D I soaked up the hot rays and read. Apparently tonight is a blockbuster night with mr. beemer here shortly. Drew i am at the part where the 2 are arrested and being questioned. Good read so far. Interesting that world of wicca and goth. I'm not going to form an opinion just yet till i get much further on what the daughter has to say. At this point she is covering her sorry 12 year old azz. Well i should not have said sorry cuz she isn't. Wanna see how her story unfolds. His is pretty transparent as to how he got off the beaten path. Let me know what ya think Drew.

How ya doing, Beemers? My weekend has gone sideways and I haven't started reading yet so I'll have to catch up with you later.

One of my very dear friends from college was diagnosed with MS the other day. I was shocked to hear of her illness and she needs me right now so I'm spending the weekend with her and her family. We haven't seen each other in quite awhile but when she called, I said I was on my way.
Enjoy the book and have a cold one for me! :beer:
We'll tawk soon!
DrewB

[JLette]

Nice avatar, Jlette! Are you going to let us know when its time, or will we just speculate based on your absence? :D

I hope your right about OS, too. She went MIA a while back, too, I remember, I think it was computer probs....

lol thank you, took that pic yesterday. i am 35 weeks now and i have 36 days left till my due date on 9-20. whew i cant wait, my sons bday is coming up in two weeks too lol september is a busy month here

[JLette]

Heehee...too many Bud Limes...Jlette has the chicken daddy. Mine considered the kitchen to be the women's domain :D

lol i am lucky if i get to take home leftovers, he is quite stingy with the chicken. we can go eat it there any time he makes it, but he has a hard time letting his extras go out the door. i especially love it when he fries up a couple whole chickens because he fries the livers and hearts first for appetizers....mmmmm

[Nawny]

Oooh, does New Orleans food count? I didn't have one bite of bad food down there, and I don't do the fancy places, either! mmmm, red beans and rice and gumbo and jumbalaya and blackened catfish...and beignets. Life is good when there are beignets for breakfast.

I broke my Cafe Du Monde mug from New Orleans yesterday. Mood: :(. It was my little fantasy vacation every morning.

New Orleans FOOD! :eek: Nawny just fainted! I don't know a thing about that kind of cooking. How about Polish food? Chinese? Swiss? Wait a minute I have a cook book with recipes from all over the world,, lemme go look! :chicken:

[Nawny]

BoB your baby boy is absolutely beautiful just like his little sis. :) You are a very lucky momma.. another soul to love! God bless all of you! When I see your children , your hate for the liar makes total sense. How could she?? What a worn out question for us, aye? Children are the flowers of the earth.
I love them all! There is a very hot place in hell waiting for that scuzzy.:mad: I don't even want to give her the benefit of a mental disorder. She's swill and she's more than evil. I can't even stand George saying, But she's still my daughter and I will support her. F that noise. She's no daughter, she's a monster. Is he nuts?
Dumb question of the week. :o

[Gatordog]

Thanks baby. I love your new cut. I want to get mine done like that. But I don't have curly hair so I need to perm. It's cute Gator! Did you notice we look alittle alike? But I'm an old fart. Wait a minute, all Italians look alike! I forgot. You're still young, you're gonna get snagged. Make sure he is like poppa! :beer: You probably will get a sample of his DNA before he gets within twenty feet of you.. I saw that marriage line on your hand.

shhh.... nawny reads palms.

You're not an old fart, we're just a couple of years apart. Mom thinks that she must have given birth to twin girls and one was stolen. She is amazed how much we are alike. She even noted that I wore my hair just like you do before I got it cut. With the heat down here, I had to go shorter and more natural. Now it's wash and wear hair. I thinl Poppa would rather you keep it longer rather than shorter. Men like longer hair on women.

Swordfish sounds great.

Gator

[Gatordog]

So there is still hope daisy. Gawd is every component in everything out sourced these days ;) Even the chocolate freak i have become i have never tried Nutella. I tend to go for the creamy milk chocolate. I luv your symphony chocolate bars-with/out the toffee. Delish. Cant get em over here. I can get the bog honkin one's for just over a buck when state side. Didn't buy anything yesterday but Mr. Beemer was kind enough to bring home cadbury milk chocolate bars-yes not 1 but 2. One is gone already. Lord help me :eek:

You need to look for chocolate "Ice Cubes". They are milk chocolate and so creamy they won't ship them in summer months because they will melt even with ice packs. I believ they are made by the same company that makrs Merci. Ever try those? Just heavenly.

[Gatordog]

lol im irish/german/french/navajo/cajun married an italian and i love southern soul foods

JLette - you have a beautiful Baby Bump! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-char051.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Gator

[JLette]

JLette - you have a beautiful Baby Bump! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-char051.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Gator

:biggrin: thank you! i am happier with this belly than i was with my first, i got a whole lot bigger around with him lol. this time its just all belly. he can't wait to meet HIS new baby brother as he says.

[BeastofBears]

:biggrin: thank you! i am happier with this belly than i was with my first, i got a whole lot bigger around with him lol. this time its just all belly. he can't wait to meet HIS new baby brother as he says.

Big brothers are so cute!

[JLette]

hahaha yes yes they are, very!

i am so proud of myself this pregnancy. with my first it seemed like all i ever wanted to eat was Taco Bell. this time i am lovin some fruit lol apples and strawberries and all that, i liked that stuff before but now its like i cant live without it.

and i have only gained like 26 lbs this time around, although that is in part to hardcore nausea.

[beemer]

How ya doing, Beemers? My weekend has gone sideways and I haven't started reading yet so I'll have to catch up with you later.

One of my very dear friends from college was diagnosed with MS the other day. I was shocked to hear of her illness and she needs me right now so I'm spending the weekend with her and her family. We haven't seen each other in quite awhile but when she called, I said I was on my way.
Enjoy the book and have a cold one for me! :beer:
We'll tawk soon!
DrewB

Hey Drew-I am so sorry to hear bout your friend. She is lucky to have you there for her. I have 2 good friends that have it as well. One was diagnosed shortly after high school and the other in her 30's. The best thing those around her can do is educate themselves on it. There are so many good support groups as well. Your friend i realize is still in the shock and awe stage as well as yourself. Both friends are doing well. One is in a wheelchair now but lives in her house by herself and gets around fine. She can use a walker or cane for short steps. Montel Williams has an excellent book out. Keep me posted and i shal keep you and your friend in my prayer's :rose:

[Nawny]

Hey Drew-I am so sorry to hear bout your friend. She is lucky to have you there for her. I have 2 good friends that have it as well. One was diagnosed shortly after high school and the other in her 30's. The best thing those around her can do is educate themselves on it. There are so many good support groups as well. Your friend i realize is still in the shock and awe stage as well as yourself. Both friends are doing well. One is in a wheelchair now but lives in her house by herself and gets around fine. She can use a walker or cane for short steps. Montel Williams has an excellent book out. Keep me posted and i shall keep you and your friend in my prayer's :rose:

Well said Beem and I also send prayers. Don't ya love DrewB! How can you not? :rose:

[beemer]

You need to look for chocolate "Ice Cubes". They are milk chocolate and so creamy they won't ship them in summer months because they will melt even with ice packs. I believ they are made by the same company that makrs Merci. Ever try those? Just heavenly.

Oh gawd gator those sound heavenly. Creamy milk chocolate mmmm. I luv your dove chocolate too. Next time i am state side i will look for them. I assume they are sold in stores? Thanks for the heads up. I swear chocolate and hormones are related-or should i say lack of hormones :eek:

[beemer]

Well said Beem and I also send prayers. Don't ya love DrewB! How can you not? :rose:

For sure:beer: She will be a great support system :rose: Both my gal pals say-I may have MS but MS does not have me :rose:

[beemer]

BoB your baby boy is absolutely beautiful just like his little sis. :) You are a very lucky momma.. another soul to love! God bless all of you! When I see your children , your hate for the liar makes total sense. How could she?? What a worn out question for us, aye? Children are the flowers of the earth.
I love them all! There is a very hot place in hell waiting for that scuzzy.:mad: I don't even want to give her the benefit of a mental disorder. She's swill and she's more than evil. I can't even stand George saying, But she's still my daughter and I will support her. F that noise. She's no daughter, she's a monster. Is he nuts?
Dumb question of the week. :o
I hear ya Nawner's. Is some of my Canadianism rubbing off? LOL We ALL say aye and thats how u guys know we are Canadian from the get go. I say aye and er alot :shrug: I totally get a parent standing by their child but not when it's your own granddaughter she murdered :eek:

[BeastofBears]

hahaha yes yes they are, very!

i am so proud of myself this pregnancy. with my first it seemed like all i ever wanted to eat was Taco Bell. this time i am lovin some fruit lol apples and strawberries and all that, i liked that stuff before but now its like i cant live without it.

and i have only gained like 26 lbs this time around, although that is in part to hardcore nausea.

Good for you! Except for the nausea...I've never had that.

It's funny about the Taco Bell, I was constantly craving that this second time. I finally decided I must have some deficiency it was covering, lol! My first pregnancy I gained 50 lbs (!) and had a 9lb4oz baby. This time I only gained 30, but was the baby smaller? 9lbs8oz! uggh. I think its because I have huge babies I got so many stretch marks. My tummy looks like shattered silk *sigh* No more black velvet bikinis for me!

[BeastofBears]

BoB your baby boy is absolutely beautiful just like his little sis. :) You are a very lucky momma.. another soul to love! God bless all of you! When I see your children , your hate for the liar makes total sense. How could she?? What a worn out question for us, aye? Children are the flowers of the earth.
I love them all! There is a very hot place in hell waiting for that scuzzy.:mad: I don't even want to give her the benefit of a mental disorder. She's swill and she's more than evil. I can't even stand George saying, But she's still my daughter and I will support her. F that noise. She's no daughter, she's a monster. Is he nuts?
Dumb question of the week. :o

Thank you! I just love the mini-herd!

I think I originally just was mystified and wanted to know either how or why, you know? But I am still mystified. Even when I am hopping mad, I cannot even imagine hurting my kids...it is simply unfathomable. My son has locked me out of the house forcing me to break back in, crayoned the walls, destroyed a work of art, broken my toe, lost the dog out of the yard...and I cannot even imagine. So I can't even say, oh, Caylee must have done something, set her off, because I swear, my son could burn down the house and it would not occur to me to hurt him (and I can honestly say that because he almost did once! boy, did he never touch the stove again. He told my mother, "Oh, Mia, no touch stove! Danger, danger!")

This whole thing is just so weird! :shrug::shrug::shrug: So that's as close to a book as I'll get on this...

[JLette]

Good for you! Except for the nausea...I've never had that.

It's funny about the Taco Bell, I was constantly craving that this second time. I finally decided I must have some deficiency it was covering, lol! My first pregnancy I gained 50 lbs (!) and had a 9lb4oz baby. This time I only gained 30, but was the baby smaller? 9lbs8oz! uggh. I think its because I have huge babies I got so many stretch marks. My tummy looks like shattered silk *sigh* No more black velvet bikinis for me!

yea with my first i gained almost 60, and so all my old stretchmarks from him have got me covered now. this time around i do not have ONE new stretch mark, and my old ones are still all white and hardly there. my son was 8lbs1oz and 21 inches long and 5 days overdue. i am REALLY hoping i go a couple weeks early with this one. but that is wishful thinking.

[BeastofBears]

yea with my first i gained almost 60, and so all my old stretchmarks from him have got me covered now. this time around i do not have ONE new stretch mark, and my old ones are still all white and hardly there. my son was 8lbs1oz and 21 inches long and 5 days overdue. i am REALLY hoping i go a couple weeks early with this one. but that is wishful thinking.

I was sure I would be early-she had a single umbilical artery and stuff. But then she was breech and I had to get an external version (NOT fun) and then she just parked herself. I got induced a week late. My first was 2 weeks late and was born the day I was scheduled for an induction. Little stinkers ;)

[shadydaisy]

How'd the college send-off go, Shady? I'm not looking forward to that!

Coming up this Thurs. All packed up and loaded in the living room, ready to go. I haven't decided yet how I feel about it! Torn.

yeah J will we know? We should do a birthweight pool. Winner wins???? What:shrug::confused:

I'm in - 8lbs3 ounces. Not arriving early (sorry JLette, but I don't think so)

lol thank you, took that pic yesterday. i am 35 weeks now and i have 36 days left till my due date on 9-20. whew i cant wait, my sons bday is coming up in two weeks too lol september is a busy month here

You look great with the belly - he'll make his arrival soon enough!

[Gatordog]

Today was a hectic day. I had a lot of errands to do and have a bum knee right now so it wasn't easy. I had to take my four kittens up to a vet about 25 miles away this morning. They were all fixed, poor babies. They are four and a half months now and it's easier to do if they are younger. The girls' scar is only about a half inch. Little Freddo, Cookie, Gracie and Poppy are all doing great. All ready jumping all over the place. Luckily, my boss' wife has a non-profit organization which provides low cost neutering and spaying. otherwise, I'd have had to rob a bank or sell my blood. :D

Gator

[deacon]

Today was a hectic day. I had a lot of errands to do and have a bum knee right now so it wasn't easy. I had to take my four kittens up to a vet about 25 miles away this morning. They were all fixed, poor babies. They are four and a half months now and it's easier to do if they are younger. The girls' scar is only about a half inch. Little Freddo, Cookie, Gracie and Poppy are all doing great. All ready jumping all over the place. Luckily, my boss' wife has a non-profit organization which provides low cost neutering and spaying. otherwise, I'd have had to rob a bank or sell my blood. :D

Gator

Back in NC for the week. This is getting really old. I hate to leave my better half for a whole week but have been doing it for almost three months. My company just was awarded another huge contract for a job in Mobile Alabama and I certainly don't want to go there. That is coming home every 4 to 6 weeks only. Not good. So, I will stay here for another 8 or 9 months and wait until something else comes up.

[shadydaisy]

Back in NC for the week. This is getting really old. I hate to leave my better half for a whole week but have been doing it for almost three months. My company just was awarded another huge contract for a job in Mobile Alabama and I certainly don't want to go there. That is coming home every 4 to 6 weeks only. Not good. So, I will stay here for another 8 or 9 months and wait until something else comes up.

I hear ya. In these times you take and go to whatever job you can get. A lot of people in my company have been relocated. Some didn't mind, the young ones with no kids and houses to sell, others are renting small units where they were sent to and keeping their house and family in NJ. I'm a headquarter employee so I'll stay put. Problem is - they sent everyone away and I'm picking up what they left behind.

As I paid the college bills last week I decided not to complain about the extra work......

[deacon]

I hear ya. In these times you take and go to whatever job you can get. A lot of people in my company have been relocated. Some didn't mind, the young ones with no kids and houses to sell, others are renting small units where they were sent to and keeping their house and family in NJ. I'm a headquarter employee so I'll stay put. Problem is - they sent everyone away and I'm picking up what they left behind.

As I paid the college bills last week I decided not to complain about the extra work......

The part I can't stand is to hear those "office boys" complain about all the site visits they have to do and have no time to do anything else but they send their Safety Professionals off to a remote site and won't let any of us help them. I heard so much of that complaining when I didn't have a project that it made me sick. I wasn't working but I wasn't laid off so I worked 15 to 20 hours a week. Now where was all of that work they had? I would gladly help them with their visits. The only project they wanted help with was the one that they made the owner mad and it was a big problem. Gee, thanks. Send me to a site where you pissed off the owner and let me face the crap while you sit on your rump. Some of these guys stink.

[Nawny]

At least he had the guts to say what he thinks and put it on the Internet

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

I Am the Liberal-Progressives Worst Nightmare.
I am an American.
I am a Master Mason and believe in God.
I ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles and believe in American products.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!


I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.

I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized,
and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it!


I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English.


I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.

My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and Willie G. Davidson that makes the Awesome Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it..

I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you!

So, shut up already.

I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country! This is AMERICA ...We like it the way it is!

If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.


Can I get an AMEN on that one?

I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license.

I think it's good.... And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.

I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause. Get a Job and do your part!


I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.

I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers think.


I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA !

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.

AMEN!

[Nawny]

Coming up this Thurs. All packed up and loaded in the living room, ready to go. I haven't decided yet how I feel about it! Torn.



I'm in - 8lbs3 ounces. Not arriving early (sorry JLette, but I don't think so)



You look great with the belly - he'll make his arrival soon enough!

You look absolutely beautiful J! So we're taking bets? Okay, you look kind of small so I'm going with under 7lbs.. hmm okay it's pretty broad ranged, so I'll say, 6lbs 11oz. Don't get anxious about being on time or early... soon enough you'll be sleep deprived honey. Enjoy the prelude to sleepless nights and no time to do your hair. :-) It's all good. We old momma's will be here to guide and sooth you. When your nights are long and baby bottles fill your psyche and wind up toys play Brahms Lullaby one time too many, come here and decompress. We'll leave the lights on for ya J.

:seeya:

[deacon]

At least he had the guts to say what he thinks and put it on the Internet

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

I Am the Liberal-Progressives Worst Nightmare.
I am an American.
I am a Master Mason and believe in God.
I ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles and believe in American products.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!


I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.

I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized,
and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it!


I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English.


I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.

My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and Willie G. Davidson that makes the Awesome Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it..

I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you!

So, shut up already.

I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country! This is AMERICA ...We like it the way it is!

If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.


Can I get an AMEN on that one?

I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license.

I think it's good.... And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.

I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause. Get a Job and do your part!


I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.

I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers think.


I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA !

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.

AMEN!

I have seen this and several others like it. One of the things that is brought out by this is that neither party has it right. They are the extremes. And the ones who call themselves "conservative" are not conservative when it comes to wasting my tax dollars on stuff for themselves.

[BeastofBears]

I have seen this and several others like it. One of the things that is brought out by this is that neither party has it right. They are the extremes. And the ones who call themselves "conservative" are not conservative when it comes to wasting my tax dollars on stuff for themselves.

For some reason those parties think we want THIS agenda or THAT agenda. They each claim a "mandate" no matter the numbers. When I think the vast majority of us want them to just be honest, play fair, listen to us when we contact them, and don't rip us all off in any way. Simple. Who has that platform?

[deacon]

For some reason those parties think we want THIS agenda or THAT agenda. They each claim a "mandate" no matter the numbers. When I think the vast majority of us want them to just be honest, play fair, listen to us when we contact them, and don't rip us all off in any way. Simple. Who has that platform?

No one. Why should they listen to us, we are just the taxpayers who do not see the big picture in their eyes. Most of them are lawyers who write loop holes into all of our laws so the rich and influential do not have to abide by them. Then raise our taxes again to pay for their programs. Even in hard times they want to raise taxes on the people who still do have a job. Go figure. None of them can figure out that when the people are struggling to keep their heads above water it is time for a break from taxes. Did you realize that income taxes were suppose to be for only a short time? When they were first passed, they were only for a while. I guess that while has not passes yet. They would rather climb a tree and tell a lie than to stand on the ground and tell the truth.

[BeastofBears]

No one. Why should they listen to us, we are just the taxpayers who do not see the big picture in their eyes. Most of them are lawyers who write loop holes into all of our laws so the rich and influential do not have to abide by them. Then raise our taxes again to pay for their programs. Even in hard times they want to raise taxes on the people who still do have a job. Go figure. None of them can figure out that when the people are struggling to keep their heads above water it is time for a break from taxes. Did you realize that income taxes were suppose to be for only a short time? When they were first passed, they were only for a while. I guess that while has not passes yet. They would rather climb a tree and tell a lie than to stand on the ground and tell the truth.

Yes! The usual "duration of the emergency..." Once they have access to our money, government will find a continuing use for it. And once they have a bit of control, they will never give it up. Oh, no, I'm sounding like a libertarian! uh, oh...

Prop 13 is still one thing I am proud of for my crazy state! It was a tax revolt.

[Nawny]

Mornin!

It's already too hot to go weed the garden here. I feels like Florida in RI. Poppa is off to slay the dragon in the big city and I am wondering where I'll start in this old house. Floors, laundry, dust, clean the fridge, work on my painting, prepare the 2 back rooms for the contractors (who are supposed to start midweek) or go to the shore and sit under a tree with 2 books I haven't started reading yet.

How's your reading going Beem? Did you finish the Runaway yet?

[Nawny]

I have seen this and several others like it. One of the things that is brought out by this is that neither party has it right. They are the extremes. And the ones who call themselves "conservative" are not conservative when it comes to wasting my tax dollars on stuff for themselves.

I hear you deacon.. It's almost comical that this Rush guy is even listened to. He has been a mind altered slob from day one and he's still rattling off on the radio getting six figures a year to blow bullshi*. He's not even entertainment. When I'm surfing the stations in my car and I hear his voice, I groan. He's a very unhappy man.

[beemer]

Mornin!

It's already too hot to go weed the garden here. I feels like Florida in RI. Poppa is off to slay the dragon in the big city and I am wondering where I'll start in this old house. Floors, laundry, dust, clean the fridge, work on my painting, prepare the 2 back rooms for the contractors (who are supposed to start midweek) or go to the shore and sit under a tree with 2 books I haven't started reading yet.

How's your reading going Beem? Did you finish the Runaway yet?

You know me Nawny-I would opt for the tree and books LOL Then there is the real world where we have responsibilities :eek: I read most of Saturday aft. and got bout 3/4 of the way thru. Interesting read. So far i give it a thumbs up. Good not great but then i am just getting into the meat of it. Yep its a sauna here today too. Has been for a few days. I saw on the other thread you have a D&G bag-you go girlfriend!!!! I have a knock off i bought in the caribbean (D&G) I know i luv shopping in NY!!!!!! Today i have to get to the bank to pay tuition for Canadian son :( Bed shop with him since he is off campus. Then i have a bridal dinner to attend for a gal getting married. Now that stuff is all good but i woke up this a.m. with a very red swollen eye lid!!! it just looks so purdy :eek: Icing as i sit here. And Bob-my eyelid is BOG HONKIN :biggrin:

[beemer]

I think i will go with 7lbs. 8 oz. for J's baby :rose:

[beemer]

We had a little action in our neck of the woods last night. Three streets over to be exact. I was at work and on a break chatting with a friend in Emerg-just got thru the aftermath of 2 stabbing victims. They survived. She was not privy to the location. Then hubby calls to tell me a few streets over is just crazy. All blocked off with cops everywhere and the C.I.R.T. team. He was told of a stabbing. How ironic. Prolly too many bud limes on a steamy day but by golly it was Sunday:shrug: It's just getting crazy. Nawner's i just may be coming to NY in Oct. I am not sure yet tho. A gal pal wants me to do a bus trip with her. I am not sure i can sit on a bus or wanna do a bus thingy-need to look into it more :shrug:

[deacon]

We had a little action in our neck of the woods last night. Three streets over to be exact. I was at work and on a break chatting with a friend in Emerg-just got thru the aftermath of 2 stabbing victims. They survived. She was not privy to the location. Then hubby calls to tell me a few streets over is just crazy. All blocked off with cops everywhere and the C.I.R.T. team. He was told of a stabbing. How ironic. Prolly too many bud limes on a steamy day but by golly it was Sunday:shrug: It's just getting crazy. Nawner's i just may be coming to NY in Oct. I am not sure yet tho. A gal pal wants me to do a bus trip with her. I am not sure i can sit on a bus or wanna do a bus thingy-need to look into it more :shrug:

Hmmm I guess knives will be outlawed next.:mad:

[beemer]

Hmmm I guess knives will be outlawed next.:mad:
Then those folks will just use butter knives:rolleyes: Sorry ya have to be away from your loved one's deacon. That must be hard. Hopefully you can find something else as you said :)

[beemer]

We have a house full of guns-all stored safely in gun cabinets and always have been. Ammo in seperate lock box. All out of sight. I could not tell ya what key was what. Always on hubbies ring. I live with avid duck hunters. Mr. Beemer does keep a steel baseball bat within arms reach of the bed. He always says they may walk in but they aint walking out. I always remind him to hit in the front-not from behind. I just pray he never needs it.

[Nawny]

You know me Nawny-I would opt for the tree and books LOL Then there is the real world where we have responsibilities :eek: I read most of Saturday aft. and got bout 3/4 of the way thru. Interesting read. So far i give it a thumbs up. Good not great but then i am just getting into the meat of it. Yep its a sauna here today too. Has been for a few days. I saw on the other thread you have a D&G bag-you go girlfriend!!!! I have a knock off i bought in the caribbean (D&G) I know i luv shopping in NY!!!!!! Today i have to get to the bank to pay tuition for Canadian son :( Bed shop with him since he is off campus. Then i have a bridal dinner to attend for a gal getting married. Now that stuff is all good but i woke up this a.m. with a very red swollen eye lid!!! it just looks so purdy :eek: Icing as i sit here. And Bob-my eyelid is BOG HONKIN :biggrin:

AH! Poor baby! It's the season for bug bites and other nasty infections with all this heat! Put some Preparation H on it It makes the swelling go down.. But not too much, just a very thin layer..almost none at all.. it helps, honest!
Runaway D sounds good. No reviews yet on Amazon. I'm going to wait till you finish it and can't wait to hear your review.

I opted for floors, waiting for the living room to dry, then I'll put the rug back down. I got all the weeble prints off the furniture with Murphy's soap and used that for the wood floors too. I love the smell of it. Tomorrow the weebles will remodel again. But I don't care. :) Have fun bed hunting for the boy!

[Nawny]

We had a little action in our neck of the woods last night. Three streets over to be exact. I was at work and on a break chatting with a friend in Emerg-just got thru the aftermath of 2 stabbing victims. They survived. She was not privy to the location. Then hubby calls to tell me a few streets over is just crazy. All blocked off with cops everywhere and the C.I.R.T. team. He was told of a stabbing. How ironic. Prolly too many bud limes on a steamy day but by golly it was Sunday:shrug: It's just getting crazy. Nawner's i just may be coming to NY in Oct. I am not sure yet tho. A gal pal wants me to do a bus trip with her. I am not sure i can sit on a bus or wanna do a bus thingy-need to look into it more :shrug:

Oh God I HATE buses! Fly over and maybe we can meet. Gator is coming in the Fall too but not sure when. NY is her old stomping grounds, maybe we can to do NY all together! I'd love that! :beer: Yeah!

[shadydaisy]

Oh God I HATE buses! Fly over and maybe we can meet. Gator is coming in the Fall too but not sure when. NY is her old stomping grounds, maybe we can to do NY all together! I'd love that! :beer: Yeah!

Hey Beemer - I recently pick my mother up at Penn Station in NYC. She took the train from Montreal to NYC. It's the Adirondack line. Very inexpensive. It takes longer than the bus but you can walk around, have comfy seats and there is a meal car. She had a glass of wine in the afternoon.

I think you are further West in Canada but if you can take bus to Montreal and then pick up the train..... I'll meet you at Penn Station!

OK, I guess I'm the only one, so far, going with a baby over 8 lbs. I'm small and my first (boy) was 9 lbs, 23 inches. My daughter was 8 lbs - I thought that was small!

[BeastofBears]

You know me Nawny-I would opt for the tree and books LOL Then there is the real world where we have responsibilities :eek: I read most of Saturday aft. and got bout 3/4 of the way thru. Interesting read. So far i give it a thumbs up. Good not great but then i am just getting into the meat of it. Yep its a sauna here today too. Has been for a few days. I saw on the other thread you have a D&G bag-you go girlfriend!!!! I have a knock off i bought in the caribbean (D&G) I know i luv shopping in NY!!!!!! Today i have to get to the bank to pay tuition for Canadian son :( Bed shop with him since he is off campus. Then i have a bridal dinner to attend for a gal getting married. Now that stuff is all good but i woke up this a.m. with a very red swollen eye lid!!! it just looks so purdy :eek: Icing as i sit here. And Bob-my eyelid is BOG HONKIN :biggrin:

Well, you're going to need a bog-honkin ice pack there, missie!

[Nawny]

Hey Beemer - I recently pick my mother up at Penn Station in NYC. She took the train from Montreal to NYC. It's the Adirondack line. Very inexpensive. It takes longer than the bus but you can walk around, have comfy seats and there is a meal car. She had a glass of wine in the afternoon.

I think you are further West in Canada but if you can take bus to Montreal and then pick up the train..... I'll meet you at Penn Station!

OK, I guess I'm the only one, so far, going with a baby over 8 lbs. I'm small and my first (boy) was 9 lbs, 23 inches. My daughter was 8 lbs - I thought that was small!

LOL!!! That's small? I had one big one at 9lbs but she's the littlest one now. I'm still placing my bet on 6 change.

The Adirondak sounds comfy.. But I'm happier when I'm driving.

[shadydaisy]

The part I can't stand is to hear those "office boys" complain about all the site visits they have to do and have no time to do anything else but they send their Safety Professionals off to a remote site and won't let any of us help them. I heard so much of that complaining when I didn't have a project that it made me sick. I wasn't working but I wasn't laid off so I worked 15 to 20 hours a week. Now where was all of that work they had? I would gladly help them with their visits. The only project they wanted help with was the one that they made the owner mad and it was a big problem. Gee, thanks. Send me to a site where you pissed off the owner and let me face the crap while you sit on your rump. Some of these guys stink.

There are people who have to chronically talk about how busy they are in order to make themselves appear indispensable to the company. Like they do the work of 3 people. They are annoying. If they really had that much work to do, on a schedule, they would have asked for your help, right?

I have to do a lot of "clean-up" in my job, too. Anyone who is difficult is sent my way - LOL.

[beemer]

AH! Poor baby! It's the season for bug bites and other nasty infections with all this heat! Put some Preparation H on it It makes the swelling go down.. But not too much, just a very thin layer..almost none at all.. it helps, honest!
Runaway D sounds good. No reviews yet on Amazon. I'm going to wait till you finish it and can't wait to hear your review.

I opted for floors, waiting for the living room to dry, then I'll put the rug back down. I got all the weeble prints off the furniture with Murphy's soap and used that for the wood floors too. I love the smell of it. Tomorrow the weebles will remodel again. But I don't care. :) Have fun bed hunting for the boy!

I have heard that prep h does wonders. I iced and put on Bactroban and it looks much better thank gawd. I will let ya know bout the book. It may be another week before i can get back at er. Not alot of down time this week. Canadian reviews were good. I luv that Murphy's!!!! Nice clean smell to it. Got the tuition paid and the bed bought so good to go. Yes i cant see myself on a bus. Never been on one that long. It would be so much fun for us to get together when Gator comes. We have friends out on Long Island i am due for a girly weekend. I shall see what i can do. Have fun with the weebles :rose:

[beemer]

Well, you're going to need a bog-honkin ice pack there, missie!

I luv your new word and am happy to have had a hand in it LOL:D

[beemer]

Hey Beemer - I recently pick my mother up at Penn Station in NYC. She took the train from Montreal to NYC. It's the Adirondack line. Very inexpensive. It takes longer than the bus but you can walk around, have comfy seats and there is a meal car. She had a glass of wine in the afternoon.

I think you are further West in Canada but if you can take bus to Montreal and then pick up the train..... I'll meet you at Penn Station!

OK, I guess I'm the only one, so far, going with a baby over 8 lbs. I'm small and my first (boy) was 9 lbs, 23 inches. My daughter was 8 lbs - I thought that was small!
Now that would be great Shady. If i do get there this fall we must all meet. I am a long way from Montreal and not sure i can sit that long on a bus. I prefer to fly. I shall work on it and maybe i can talk my gal pal into flying. Or i have friends out on Long Island that were just up here. She and I were thinking we need some girly time. My kids were 7lbs 3 oz, 7 lbs 1 oz and my last was 7 lbs 8 oz. Plenty big enough for me. My grandma had a 14 pounder but she was diabetic. Bent the head rails on a wrought iron bed :eek: She was a tall slim lady. Maybe thats why she was so miserable all her life :punch:

[beemer]

There are people who have to chronically talk about how busy they are in order to make themselves appear indispensable to the company. Like they do the work of 3 people. They are annoying. If they really had that much work to do, on a schedule, they would have asked for your help, right?

I have to do a lot of "clean-up" in my job, too. Anyone who is difficult is sent my way - LOL.

Good for you :beer: Gotta luv those paper shufflers. They have it down to an art.

[Nawny]

Guess what the cable company did to Poppa today???

Yep, you guessed it! No connection! After all those warnings last week and the biggest warning was BUSINESS MUST BE READY TO ROLL ON MONDAY!

They did it again! He had to lock the door because the computers would not work.. He's not a happy man right now and his agents are stuck with his bad mood.. ewwww! Poppa doesn't even know what a Fire Wall is and he doesn't understand why the puters are all down,, not good, not good. Cox cable is a bad word today. 3 IT guys can't figure it out either.. Imagine moving from one street away and all hell breaks lose in his business. Clients were lined up at 8:45 this morning to get service. Poppa is a river to his people but today he is satan! I tried to calm him down but no luck. I hope he has a staff by 5pm.

Oh my... :chicken:

[Amy]

For some reason those parties think we want THIS agenda or THAT agenda. They each claim a "mandate" no matter the numbers. When I think the vast majority of us want them to just be honest, play fair, listen to us when we contact them, and don't rip us all off in any way. Simple. Who has that platform?

I'm looking for the fellow or gal who will make it a law that, no bill will be "rushed" or "pushed." When a bill is being presented, it should be such that there is NO VOTE until the congressmen and senators have had time to read it. AND, make sure it is published on the internet so we, the people (heard that phrase before?) have had time to read it and make OUR tho'ts known on the issue.

And, to make it a law that each bill will stand on its own merit. If they have to put a lot of freakin' pork @ the end to entice the senators and congressmen to vote on it--it obviously does not have enough merit to become a law. Let each state find a way to fund their own interests. I'm not into paying for research on the one-eyed mullet in the Everglades, or the pot-bellied sow in Tennessee. Some research in some areas are fine, but most researchers need to find a day job. If the one-eyed mullet or the pot-bellied sow research was going to contribute to finding a cure for cancer or cystic fibrosis or something, that would be different.

[shadydaisy]

Guess what the cable company did to Poppa today???

Yep, you guessed it! No connection! After all those warnings last week and the biggest warning was BUSINESS MUST BE READY TO ROLL ON MONDAY!

They did it again! He had to lock the door because the computers would not work.. He's not a happy man right now and his agents are stuck with his bad mood.. ewwww! Poppa doesn't even know what a Fire Wall is and he doesn't understand why the puters are all down,, not good, not good. Cox cable is a bad word today. 3 IT guys can't figure it out either.. Imagine moving from one street away and all hell breaks lose in his business. Clients were lined up at 8:45 this morning to get service. Poppa is a river to his people but today he is satan! I tried to calm him down but no luck. I hope he has a staff by 5pm.

Oh my... :chicken:

Good luck! I hope they work all night to get Poppa up and running - Poppa deserves good service.

[Amy]

Yes! The usual "duration of the emergency..." Once they have access to our money, government will find a continuing use for it. And once they have a bit of control, they will never give it up. Oh, no, I'm sounding like a libertarian! uh, oh...

Prop 13 is still one thing I am proud of for my crazy state! It was a tax revolt.

Like the mill levy increase to pay for the 3I building and lots. When the building and lots were paid for, not only were the city and county councils looking listing projects for the rest of the money to go to (IIRC, it was paid for before the time of the levy increase to expire) but they were also looking for projects to CONTINUE the levy, instead of dropping it like it was supposed to be when voted on.

Interesting news in the great state of Kansas today. Seems there is $2billion or so unused money in the state coffers. 1600+ different little pockets of money earmarked for various and sundry projects and agencies. Probably for the very agengies that are moaning and crying about budget cuts, etc etc etc. Wonder who's in charge of dispensing that money, and if those agengies realize there is money available to them? Some watchdog group (I think, could have just been a state audit group) dug this up. And Secretary of Health, etc ex KS gov Kathleen Sebilious wanted to stop giving state tax refunds, in addition to the other cuts she was proposing. Well, if those agencies not USING the money available to them, I would think their budgets could be cut, as they obviously have money there. Use up what you have, for Pete's sake!!!!:flamemad:

[Amy]

Mornin!

It's already too hot to go weed the garden here. I feels like Florida in RI. Poppa is off to slay the dragon in the big city and I am wondering where I'll start in this old house. Floors, laundry, dust, clean the fridge, work on my painting, prepare the 2 back rooms for the contractors (who are supposed to start midweek) or go to the shore and sit under a tree with 2 books I haven't started reading yet.

How's your reading going Beem? Did you finish the Runaway yet?

I'll vote for the shore/tree/book option!!! lol;)

[Amy]

There are people who have to chronically talk about how busy they are in order to make themselves appear indispensable to the company. Like they do the work of 3 people. They are annoying. If they really had that much work to do, on a schedule, they would have asked for your help, right?

I have to do a lot of "clean-up" in my job, too. Anyone who is difficult is sent my way - LOL.

Of course, if they were really doing the work of 3 people, they wouldn't have time to stand around and brag/complain about it, ya know!!! They'd be busy working, and everyone would be able to see that, without them having to honk their own horn!!!!;)

[beemer]

Guess what the cable company did to Poppa today???

Yep, you guessed it! No connection! After all those warnings last week and the biggest warning was BUSINESS MUST BE READY TO ROLL ON MONDAY!

They did it again! He had to lock the door because the computers would not work.. He's not a happy man right now and his agents are stuck with his bad mood.. ewwww! Poppa doesn't even know what a Fire Wall is and he doesn't understand why the puters are all down,, not good, not good. Cox cable is a bad word today. 3 IT guys can't figure it out either.. Imagine moving from one street away and all hell breaks lose in his business. Clients were lined up at 8:45 this morning to get service. Poppa is a river to his people but today he is satan! I tried to calm him down but no luck. I hope he has a staff by 5pm.

Oh my... :chicken:

Oh Nawny-poor poppa and poor you :eek::rose:

[Amy]

I have heard that prep h does wonders. I iced and put on Bactroban and it looks much better thank gawd. I will let ya know bout the book. It may be another week before i can get back at er. Not alot of down time this week. Canadian reviews were good. I luv that Murphy's!!!! Nice clean smell to it. Got the tuition paid and the bed bought so good to go. Yes i cant see myself on a bus. Never been on one that long. It would be so much fun for us to get together when Gator comes. We have friends out on Long Island i am due for a girly weekend. I shall see what i can do. Have fun with the weebles :rose:

I have flown to CA and taken the bus back to KS. Now, the plane was faster, for sure. But, as I was telling God when I was praying for a safe trip, I just don't see how this heavy chunk of metal with all these people and luggage and freight can stay up in the sky!!! But, since most do, I just have to trust that the engineers who designed the planes and the pilots flying them know what they are doing!!!!

I have also traveled by train a couple of times. I kind of like driving--can stop when and where I want, and with the no smoking every where, that would be the only way I could have cig or two on the trip!!! :tongue:

My dear departed Granny traveled the US of A by Greyhound. When her DD/DIL's were having babies, she was there to help take care of hearth and home and baby. Then, she was making the rounds for the grand children, and then the great grand children. Couldn't get her on a train or plane, no sirree!!!!! I LOVED going to the bus station to see her off or welcome her home--ahhh, the smell of diesel!!! When she died, she was to be returned to MI, and we tried to get her on a Greyhound, but no could do. So, they put her on a plane, she would have died if she wasn't already dead!!! Then, when she did not arrive in MI as planned, they checked and the plane she was on was grounded in Dallas--something about an aborted hijacking or something. She would have loved that adventure, lol!!!!

[Gatordog]

Guess what the cable company did to Poppa today???

Yep, you guessed it! No connection! After all those warnings last week and the biggest warning was BUSINESS MUST BE READY TO ROLL ON MONDAY!

They did it again! He had to lock the door because the computers would not work.. He's not a happy man right now and his agents are stuck with his bad mood.. ewwww! Poppa doesn't even know what a Fire Wall is and he doesn't understand why the puters are all down,, not good, not good. Cox cable is a bad word today. 3 IT guys can't figure it out either.. Imagine moving from one street away and all hell breaks lose in his business. Clients were lined up at 8:45 this morning to get service. Poppa is a river to his people but today he is satan! I tried to calm him down but no luck. I hope he has a staff by 5pm.

Oh my... :chicken:

Uh Oh......http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared001.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared003.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Nawny, you better put on your best cooking apron and work up some magic in that kitchen. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink057.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Cause Poppa is on the warpath...http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-violent002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[beemer]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/08/17/10481526-sun.html

I was not there-I repeat i was not there :eek:

[deacon]

We have a house full of guns-all stored safely in gun cabinets and always have been. Ammo in seperate lock box. All out of sight. I could not tell ya what key was what. Always on hubbies ring. I live with avid duck hunters. Mr. Beemer does keep a steel baseball bat within arms reach of the bed. He always says they may walk in but they aint walking out. I always remind him to hit in the front-not from behind. I just pray he never needs it.

There are no children in my home anymore. When there was it was different. My wife sleeps with .357 magnum "close at hand." Now, I don't know about others but she can put all six bullets in a 9" pie plate at 25 yards in about 9 seconds. Don't think it would be smart to try her. She can get the Dirty Harry mentality going pretty fast. "Go ahead punk, make me day."

[deacon]

There are people who have to chronically talk about how busy they are in order to make themselves appear indispensable to the company. Like they do the work of 3 people. They are annoying. If they really had that much work to do, on a schedule, they would have asked for your help, right?

I have to do a lot of "clean-up" in my job, too. Anyone who is difficult is sent my way - LOL.

One of the safety managers called me today to ask if I had a hydrogen sulfide program that they could get. WHAT? You are the safety manager, you are suppose to be giving it to me not the other way around. Another asked if I had an OSHA training matrix. WHAT? You are suppose to have that, not me. I have both but only sent them the hydrogen sulfide program. The other I did when they first asked me to and then said no, they didn't want to pay me to do it, the trainer would do it. Well, we see how much he got done. I have it stored away in case I need it one day.:biggrin: I don't mind helping but I am not going to do all the work while they sit on their usless behinds and do nothing.:punch: That is for them.

[Nawny]

Uh Oh......http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared001.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared003.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Nawny, you better put on your best cooking apron and work up some magic in that kitchen. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink057.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Cause Poppa is on the warpath...http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-violent002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Haaaaaaa!!!!!!

I wish he could get a satellite dish at the office! However, Richie got the computers up and running this afternoon.. It's just what I predicted yesterday. Cable Companies don't know what they're doing half the time. He really hates computers, and always preaches MAKE A HARD COPY!
Until Richie came along, he did everything the old fashioned way. But he had double the staff, ya know how it goes. Computers save him al lot on payroll but he hates them. (Especially when he catches the workers playing computer games on them.. UH OH!!!):cuss:

True Poppa gets too upset. He needs a good sleep. He's been over tired all month with that place!

[Nawny]

There are no children in my home anymore. When there was it was different. My wife sleeps with .357 magnum "close at hand." Now, I don't know about others but she can put all six bullets in a 9" pie plate at 25 yards in about 9 seconds. Don't think it would be smart to try her. She can get the Dirty Harry mentality going pretty fast. "Go ahead punk, make me day."

I remember when I moved into poppa's house shortly before we got married and was dust mopping the floors one day. Something under the end table by the bed snagged on the mop. When I pulled up out I saw it was a hand gun and I almost had a heart attack!

I called him at work and said, Why do you have a gun under the end table and an aluminum baseball bat in the closet? He said I wear suspenders with my belt dear. Now all the guns are locked up and we have alarms that beep when a door or window opens. I remember my mom thinking those electric eyes all over the house were cameras/ She used to wave at them. :)

[deacon]

Haaaaaaa!!!!!!

I wish he could get a satellite dish at the office! However, Richie got the computers up and running this afternoon.. It's just what I predicted yesterday. Cable Companies don't know what they're doing half the time. He really hates computers, and always preaches MAKE A HARD COPY!
Until Richie came along, he did everything the old fashioned way. But he had double the staff, ya know how it goes. Computers save him al lot on payroll but he hates them. (Especially when he catches the workers playing computer games on them.. UH OH!!!):cuss:

True Poppa gets too upset. He needs a good sleep. He's been over tired all month with that place!

Computers are only as good as the person sitting behind the keyboard. BUT, they can handle massive information in a fraction of a second. That is what makes them so good. Other than that, they are a cool toy.:hat:

[Nawny]

Computers are only as good as the person sitting behind the keyboard. BUT, they can handle massive information in a fraction of a second. That is what makes them so good. Other than that, they are a cool toy.:hat:

That is very true deacon! In the insurance industry computers are vital. During the past few years ins providers are asking brokers to fill out ins applications online. No more hand written aps. This is poppa's worst night mare because he is not sensitive to that kind of thing. He started in his 20's and now he's in his 60's. Can't teach an old dog new tricks. He wants every application printed and filed so he can make sense of every client's coverage. Actually that's a good thing because when he gets a call and there are questions, he goes right to his file cabinets and gets the baby out and he knows what's happening.

He drives his agents nuts though. They want to do the click clicky thingy. :no:

[deacon]

That is very true deacon! In the insurance industry computers are vital. During the past few years ins providers are asking brokers to fill out ins applications online. No more hand written aps. This is poppa's worst night mare because he is not sensitive to that kind of thing. He started in his 20's and now he's in his 60's. Can't teach an old dog new tricks. He wants every application printed and filed so he can make sense of every client's coverage. Actually that's a good thing because when he gets a call and there are questions, he goes right to his file cabinets and gets the baby out and he knows what's happening.

He drives his agents nuts though. They want to do the click clicky thingy. :no:

I worked in the worker comp arena for a while and still do somewhat and I know about the industry wanting everything on computer. They told my client and I how easy it would be to put my reports on their system and instantly provide a report to the client. I am pretty good with a computer and it took me three times as long to input the information and the client didn't like the reports it generated. Well, when the client ain't happy ain't nobody happy so it was back to the old style.:biggrin: I went by and thanked him.

I am trying to buy some life insurance and all these people want to do is talk to me on the phone. I don't have time to talk to them on the phone during my work day. Just send me the information in the mail, email if you must, and I will go over it and if I am interested, I will fill out the forms either on paper or on the internet but I do not have time to talk on the phone from 7 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon so don't call me. It is like I need to do this at their convience instead of them doing it at mine. Go figure.

[Nawny]

I worked in the worker comp arena for a while and still do somewhat and I know about the industry wanting everything on computer. They told my client and I how easy it would be to put my reports on their system and instantly provide a report to the client. I am pretty good with a computer and it took me three times as long to input the information and the client didn't like the reports it generated. Well, when the client ain't happy ain't nobody happy so it was back to the old style.:biggrin: I went by and thanked him.

I am trying to buy some life insurance and all these people want to do is talk to me on the phone. I don't have time to talk to them on the phone during my work day. Just send me the information in the mail, email if you must, and I will go over it and if I am interested, I will fill out the forms either on paper or on the internet but I do not have time to talk on the phone from 7 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon so don't call me. It is like I need to do this at their convience instead of them doing it at mine. Go figure.

Oooo, you re speaking to the company. It's best if you have a sit down with an agent/broker. He needs to set you up with a health physical and ask lots of questions and answer a lot of them too. There are so many various kinds of policies. It's annoying, yep! I'm annoyed by the way they do everything these days. You have to be Philadelphia lawyer to use the swipes when you use a credit card. they're all different and have you been in the bread aisle lately? There has to be a hundred different kinds of grain bread! Read the back of every one of them, and your ice cream melts. :shrug:

What ever happned to simplicity?

[deacon]

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Oooo, you re speaking to the company. It's best if you have a sit down with an agent/broker. He needs to set you up with a health physical and ask lots of questions and answer a lot of them too. There are so many various kinds of policies. It's annoying, yep! I'm annoyed by the way they do everything these days. You have to be Philadelphia lawyer to use the swipes when you use a credit card. they're all different and have you been in the bread aisle lately? There has to be a hundred different kinds of grain bread! Read the back of every one of them, and your ice cream melts. :shrug:

What ever happned to simplicity?

Well, I can add this to the equation. I weighed myself in preparation for this adventure and for the first time in 25 years, I weigh less than 160 lbs. When I started my last project two years ago I weighed almost 200lbs at 5'7" tall. Not good. No diet, no weird stuff or pills just a lot of walking up and down stairs and up and down hills and I have lost 40 lbs. My wife asked where my "six-pack" was and I told her my Mountain Dew was still in the fridge.

Before the last downsizing adventure, I had great life insurance through the company. Now I don't and the new company has a agent so I guess I will have to see him. By the way, the company that didn't need me anymore, they had an employee die of a heart attack three months ago and no one knew where the AED was much less how to use it. I guess they really didn't need someone like me huh?

[BeastofBears]

I luv your new word and am happy to have had a hand in it LOL:D

It reminds me of the Boontling dialect out here- heres a short dictionary. Same two word pattern turns up, see? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boontling

We could call it...Breetling!

[BeastofBears]

Like the mill levy increase to pay for the 3I building and lots. When the building and lots were paid for, not only were the city and county councils looking listing projects for the rest of the money to go to (IIRC, it was paid for before the time of the levy increase to expire) but they were also looking for projects to CONTINUE the levy, instead of dropping it like it was supposed to be when voted on.

Interesting news in the great state of Kansas today. Seems there is $2billion or so unused money in the state coffers. 1600+ different little pockets of money earmarked for various and sundry projects and agencies. Probably for the very agengies that are moaning and crying about budget cuts, etc etc etc. Wonder who's in charge of dispensing that money, and if those agengies realize there is money available to them? Some watchdog group (I think, could have just been a state audit group) dug this up. And Secretary of Health, etc ex KS gov Kathleen Sebilious wanted to stop giving state tax refunds, in addition to the other cuts she was proposing. Well, if those agencies not USING the money available to them, I would think their budgets could be cut, as they obviously have money there. Use up what you have, for Pete's sake!!!!:flamemad:

Don't give them ideas! When I worked for a large city which will remain unnamed, at the end of the fiscal year the frantic shopping began. For anything they could think of, lest the city think thy needed a smaller budget the next year. It was set up to punish city workers for fiscal responsibility.

[Nawny]

Well, I can add this to the equation. I weighed myself in preparation for this adventure and for the first time in 25 years, I weigh less than 160 lbs. When I started my last project two years ago I weighed almost 200lbs at 5'7" tall. Not good. No diet, no weird stuff or pills just a lot of walking up and down stairs and up and down hills and I have lost 40 lbs. My wife asked where my "six-pack" was and I told her my Mountain Dew was still in the fridge.

Before the last downsizing adventure, I had great life insurance through the company. Now I don't and the new company has a agent so I guess I will have to see him. By the way, the company that didn't need me anymore, they had an employee die of a heart attack three months ago and no one knew where the AED was much less how to use it. I guess they really didn't need someone like me huh?

Well well my Napoleonic friend. I'm going to follow you around and lose some of my pounds too! What do you eat? Maybe your menue will help me!


Yeah ya gotta do a sit down with Life Ins applications, it's important. AED?
I don't know what that is dea.

[Nawny]

Don't give them ideas! When I worked for a large city which will remain unnamed, at the end of the fiscal year the frantic shopping began. For anything they could think of, lest the city think thy needed a smaller budget the next year. It was set up to punish city workers for fiscal responsibility.

City? How about the Pentagon where they write off $4000. for a toilet seat?
They also have barbers and hairdresseers in that building. Freebies.

[deacon]

Well well my Napoleonic friend. I'm going to follow you around and lose some of my pounds too! What do you eat? Maybe your menue will help me!


Yeah ya gotta do a sit down with Life Ins applications, it's important. AED?
I don't know what that is dea.

Automated external defibrulator. It is an automated form of what EMT's use to get the heart beating correctly. They are in most large malls and cop cars and fire trucks now. It is a part of CPR training now. The person at the plant died because no one knew where it was or how to use it. The nurse was on vacation and no one else knew where to find it or how to use it.

I had to use it once on a friend of mine there. I increases your chance of surviving a heart stoppage by 50%. It didn't work in my friends case. The dr. at the emergency room came out and told me that if he would have been in the er when it happened they would not have been able to do anything. The heart attack was that bad. It may no have helped the other person either but we will never know.
Oh, and I eat things like peanut butter sandwiches, hamburgers, hotdogs, you know, the good stuff. it is the exercise. The last site was 7 floors. Up and down all day. This one is a big hill and a large distance between things. Walk, walk,walk.

[Nawny]

deacon ya made me hungry. I want a greasy cheeseburger and some greasy fries right now. But I had toast on whole grain bread instead. I hate thinking about what I eat. Since I was always thin until age 50 it's a pain in the butt to have to think about what I put in my mouth every day... I hate it.
Sometimes I just want to be a big fat nawny, but I feel like I'm outside my body looking at a stranger. I don't know how to be old. I should take old lady lessons.

:rolleyes:

[BeastofBears]

City? How about the Pentagon where they write off $4000. for a toilet seat?
They also have barbers and hairdresseers in that building. Freebies.

Oh, yeah? You think THIS: http://i44.tinypic.com/29fruph.jpg comes cheap?:D yep, that da mayor!

[Nawny]

Oh, yeah? You think THIS: http://i44.tinypic.com/29fruph.jpg comes cheap?:D yep, that da mayor!

You're KIDDING ME!!!!!! Holy Lord!!! Ooof!!!

[deacon]

deacon ya made me hungry. I want a greasy cheeseburger and some greasy fries right now. But I had toast on whole grain bread instead. I hate thinking about what I eat. Since I was always thin until age 50 it's a pain in the butt to have to think about what I put in my mouth every day... I hate it.
Sometimes I just want to be a big fat nawny, but I feel like I'm outside my body looking at a stranger. I don't know how to be old. I should take old lady lessons.

:rolleyes:

I'm almost 58 and I really didn't start losing until I was 56. I refuse to get old.

[BeastofBears]

Automated external defibrulator. It is an automated form of what EMT's use to get the heart beating correctly. They are in most large malls and cop cars and fire trucks now. It is a part of CPR training now. The person at the plant died because no one knew where it was or how to use it. The nurse was on vacation and no one else knew where to find it or how to use it.

I had to use it once on a friend of mine there. I increases your chance of surviving a heart stoppage by 50%. It didn't work in my friends case. The dr. at the emergency room came out and told me that if he would have been in the er when it happened they would not have been able to do anything. The heart attack was that bad. It may no have helped the other person either but we will never know.

I lost my wonderful tennis instructor last year because of the same thing! He went to a swim meet on the weekend and collapsed on the deck. No one defibrillated him :( We came to class on Monday to be greeted by the news...

[BeastofBears]

You're KIDDING ME!!!!!! Holy Lord!!! Ooof!!!

You mean EVERYONE doesn't know about Gavin Newsom?! LOL!

[deacon]

I lost my wonderful tennis instructor last year because of the same thing! He went to a swim meet on the weekend and collapsed on the deck. No one defibrillated him :( We came to class on Monday to be greeted by the news...

I wasn't worth a crap for a month after my friend died. BUT, I did everything I could. Every mall I walk into I look for those things on the wall just in case. If a person can be helped, I'll help. Pretty simple, really it is. It will tell you what to do. All you have to do is hook it up.

[Nawny]

Automated external defibrulator. It is an automated form of what EMT's use to get the heart beating correctly. They are in most large malls and cop cars and fire trucks now. It is a part of CPR training now. The person at the plant died because no one knew where it was or how to use it. The nurse was on vacation and no one else knew where to find it or how to use it.
I had to use it once on a friend of mine there. I increases your chance of surviving a heart stoppage by 50%. It didn't work in my friends case. The dr. at the emergency room came out and told me that if he would have been in the er when it happened they would not have been able to do anything. The heart attack was that bad. It may no have helped the other person either but we will never know.

Oh, and I eat things like peanut butter sandwiches, hamburgers, hotdogs, you know, the good stuff. it is the exercise. The last site was 7 floors. Up and down all day. This one is a big hill and a large distance between things. Walk, walk,walk.


That again, is my pet peeve about the way the world has become lately. It's a mess! What's happening in our culture? No one seems to be alert, efficient, awake! (Not all, but most) Ten leaners to every one lifter and folks like you and poppa and the few who are showing up for life every day have to deal with the leaners.. it's anger making stuff. So when the nurse goes on vacation, people die. Amazing! grrr....

You eat hots and hamburgers.. ??? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/big/big-smiley-005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/free-big-smiley.php)


I hate excercise.. it's boring.

[BeastofBears]

I wasn't worth a crap for a month after my friend died. BUT, I did everything I could. Every mall I walk into I look for those things on the wall just in case. If a person can be helped, I'll help. Pretty simple, really it is. It will tell you what to do. All you have to do is hook it up.

Yeah, I was shown how to use one. If more people were aware that they are so simple to use, and how to spot them...there should be PSA's on tv about this! Why are there not?!