Thread Drift

[mimitabby]

Guess what my mother got for her birthday from me this year?
Not only does this new girl (with the ponderous name Tarantella) love her new home, but she is getting along famously with the previously lonely other kitty.

the second photo is of their first meeting. No growls or hissing!

http://home.comcast.net/~emudd/tt_thnx_small.jpg

[Duck on Wheels]

Ooooh, what pretty cats! Does that new kitty have "thumbs"?

[chickwhorips]

Aweeee..... Buddies at first sight!

[mimitabby]

yes, the new kitty has thumbs. 6 toes on each front foot and 5 on each back foot

[IFjane]

Awwwww - very cute kitties, mimi!

My DD just adopted another kitten. Her original name was Lucille but she was flirting with everyone on the subway, and everyone was giving her so much attention that she has been renamed Lola, because.....well......"whatever Lola wants, Lola gets!" :rolleyes:

[Velobambina]

Snap--Thanks! They look scrumptious.

[salsabike]

Oh, look. It's...raining. Huh. What a surprise.

CC, how's walking around with your knee going? (you know what I mean...)

[teigyr]

TE ride to RedHook!!!!!! :p :D :p

YES! Beer will make up for cold weather. Though do we have to ride back? I'm thinking that the ride there would be lovely but after beer and food and warmth, a genie should do the transporting back.

[teigyr]

Mimi, rescue kitty? They are the best!

[mimitabby]

yes, she's a rescue kitty. was never actually wild. They caught her mother and put her in a bathroom and she had 7 kittens that night.

and she's doing just great.

[MM_QFC!]

YES! Beer will make up for cold weather. Though do we have to ride back? I'm thinking that the ride there would be lovely but after beer and food and warmth, a genie should do the transporting back.

I'm with you Teigyr...made the mistake a few times in riding to and stopping and drinking at Redhook in Woodinville, then dragging my butt in riding like a slug back to Gasworks, muttering and wondering to myself why we didn't plan to finish the ride and stop at the Redhook in Fremont (now, Hale's Ales is the post-ride brewery stop of choice!)...

So, I recommend either starting at Redhook, so that we can end up there or start/finish at either Gasworks or in Fremont on the trail...then the "genie" issue is unnecessary - voila!

[KnottedYet]

I'm ashamed (or is it proud?) to admit I have NO CLUE how to get to RedHook by car. Only by bike!

I like the idea of start-end at the same place during the colder weather.

[mimitabby]

when is this ride you guys are talking about? (even though I don't drink beer)

[KnottedYet]

Don't think we've figured out that minor detail yet...:p

Not til I get my Surly fixed, ok? I broke my right/rear shifter trying to pretend I was a wrench. I'm just about ready to give up on bar-ends and go back to good ol' downtubes.

Love the moostache bars, though.

(and I love my friction bar-ends, too... I just can't seem to put them back together right)

[mimitabby]

oh, okay. maybe by the time you do the weather will have warmed up a tetch

[MM_QFC!]

oh, okay. maybe by the time you do the weather will have warmed up a tetch

brrrrrrr, I hope so...freezing and very slick out there this morning...be careful folks!

happy winter solstice to all too...love to have the days grow longer now...every lil bit helps!

maybe next weekend for a short ride to end 2007 and greet 2008?

[salsabike]

Let's move the ride talk to the NW section...although I'm inclined to do it sometime in January rather than next weekend.

I WANT "GU" to be a Scrabble word!

[snapdragen]

I think I have my Christmas Eve menu figured out

Pomegranate Champagne Punch

Roast Turkey Breast
Ham
Honeyed Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
Mushroom & Artichoke Dressing
Waldorf Salad with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette
Cranberry Gelatin Salad

Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie

I just need to figure out which recipe I want to use for the turkey breast.

[salsabike]

Who are you having for Christmas Eve dinner, Snap?

[Trek420]

Who are you having for Christmas Eve dinner, Snap?

Where are you having Christmas Dinner, Snap? ;)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think I have my Christmas Eve menu figured out

Pomegranate Champagne Punch

Roast Turkey Breast
Ham
Honeyed Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
Mushroom & Artichoke Dressing
Waldorf Salad with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette
Cranberry Gelatin Salad

Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie


Holy cow, that's major gourmet! How many people are you cooking for? They are very lucky!

Over here, us 7 folks will be having a small Christmas Day menu of:
broiled salmon
steamed asparagus with hollandaise sauce
baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar/butter
apple pie with vanilla ice cream

Nothing nicer than cooking and eating some good food with a few loved ones. :)

[salsabike]

We are having steamed Penn Cove (local) clams, fresh Dungeness crab, a green salad, bread, and a couple of Marie Callendar pies. And some Dutch cookies from my grandma's recipe, and probably some caraway scones. This is the first time I've wanted to bake in quite a while.

[snapdragen]

I think there will be 10 of us - Mom, Dad, Brother & Sis-in-law, Sister, Niece, Niece's fiancé, Nephew, Nephew's girl friend, and me.

They'll all come to the house, I'm the "chef" of the family. I always accuse my mother of kidnapping me from my true father Jacques Pepin.:)

[salsabike]

That sounds nice. I do not cook much, although I can. The second stint through graduate school, for inexplicable reasons, made me stop cooking. I think it was the "abandon all unnecessary activity" approach to graduate student life. And somehow I never restarted, even though I've been done with grad school cycle number two since, uh...1995.

[snapdragen]

I stopped for awhile too, but then realized my parents were living on frozen dinners. :eek: So, I've started fixing dinner 4-5 times a week. eatingwell.com and cookinglight.com have become regular sites for me.

[mimitabby]

being particular keeps me cooking. I can control exactly what we eat, including portion size. It's just part of what i do.
(and Raleighdon does too, which helps) Unfortunately, we're tending to eat out more which means more $$, more waste, and less really good food, even though we don't eat at fast food joints EVER

[KnottedYet]

I cook good meals when SKnot and/or Trek are here, but just do beans and rice type stuff when I'm alone.

Guess I'm one of those "Eat to Live" type folks, rather than one of the "Live to Eat" kind.

Going to my mom's for Christmas eve and Christmas day.

Happy Solstice To All!

[Bruno28]

Well, it's a balmy 2c here, which is just as well as I set fire to the last of my furniture yesterday in a vain attempt to stay warm. Still no heating engineer. He's due 'between 12 and 6' this afternoon. If you see him, tell him to get a move on. To add to my troubles I discovered when I lept joyfully into the shower this morning that I have no hot water either. Imagine my delight!

On top of all this I have managed to incubate a nice cold so have a sore throat and endlessly running nose to add to my list of gratitudes.

Grump, grump, grump.:mad: :mad: :mad:

Thanks goodness for porridge - my ancestors knew what they were doing when they designed the Scottish diet. I'll be having a Scotch pie for lunch.

Okay - I'll go away and stop moaning and complaining now. Thank you for your attention.

[mimitabby]

wow, what's a Scotch pie?

Bruno, I really feel for you. I was without heat for 36 hours (no heaters either) and discovered that if i didn't stay on my feet I could NOT stay warm. You have every right to complain. I'm surprised you aren't staying in a hotel or something!
(at least your computer works) :p

[Zen]

I was recently without heat for 52 hours.
I had four layers top and bottom.
I entertained myself at night with crosswords by kerosene lamp and battery powered NPR.
I slept between two dogs, all of us under the covers.
Them dogs is warm.
At one point I thought the heat had come back on.

[Bruno28]

http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_scotchpie.htm

Yum, yum!

[Bruno28]

I should add - to enjoy it at its best a Scotch pie should be eaten while watching a second division football match in the pouring rain. Ideally the match should end in a nil-nil draw. The authentic Scottish experience.

I can't wait for you guys to get here to introduce you to all the finer points of Scottish culture:D :D :D

[mimitabby]

yes! that sounds wonderful! maybe Raleighdon and I can make that with the lamb steaks we bought yesterday!
thanks Bruno.

[Zen]

so who had cheerios and farted three times yesterday...?

[salsabike]

I should add - to enjoy it at its best a Scotch pie should be eaten while watching a second division football match in the pouring rain. Ideally the match should end in a nil-nil draw. The authentic Scottish experience.




Of course. Can we also then have a couple of insane guys behind us screaming horrible curses at the opposing side and maybe throwing things at the ref? I can't wait either.

Actually, I would love to have a good Scotch pie.

We just tried to take a bunch of photos of three Anna's hummingbirds, two males and a female, fighting over the hummingbird feeder that hangs in front of the living room window. I have no idea whether any will come out (35 mm, not digital) because they zip around so fast, but will post some if they do. In the meantime, this is from a previous winter. I know you've seen her before but I thought she was lovely enough to post again. That curve of the neck always makes me think of a dancer.

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[mimitabby]

For those of you that need a good story to read;
Raleighdon's Winter Solstice ride (http://www.sersale.org/bike/dbsolstice.htm)

[salsabike]

Mimi, do you suppose Raleighdon will be able to adjust his mileage down or will he have a hard time turning this off?

[mimitabby]

he has a different kind of challenge for next year, and two hand surgeries planned, so i think he will do less next year.

[Trek420]

((( Wahine and Wahine Mom ))))

I understand there's a party at Mimitabys place, bring smoothie fixings :)

Ah the miracle of TV. My Satelite service went off, the Dishnetwork guy just left. He did a re-install, cables look a lot neater. The original had all this slack wiring.

Now back to carpet ripping but first a walk with my patient dog who's been upstairs the whole time.

[mimitabby]

Trek, we're going to do that, just not yet! it's not assembled yet. You have two people here with 10 thumbs. or something. ek.

[salsabike]

Mimi, a party like that would be a hoot. I DID get Raleighdon to tell me about that present last week, but believe me, it would never have worked for my spouse, who, when cooking is mentioned, hisses and cringes like Dracula confronted by a cross.

We had our big family Christmas dinner today. 11 people. Really delicious fresh Dungeness crab. I'm pooped but happy. Going to friends' tomorrow night for their Christmas Eve dinner. Thinking about doing a big ride on Christmas Day.
We are both on vacation till the 2nd for Chris, 3rd for me. What I would most like to do: 1. Stay here and do whatever. 2. Go to Paris again. 3. Go to Jamaica, which we may actually do next Christmas since my brother in law is at the US embassy there.

[crazycanuck]

Where's a snowbank when you need one?

[kelownagirl]

I have one in my back yard. And my front yard. And my side yard.

[salsabike]

Songs going around in my head tonight:

Money

La Vida Loca

Obladee Obladah

Why? I have no idea...

[Bruno28]

Leaving on a Jet Plane.....:D :D :D

[KnottedYet]

Leaving on a Jet Plane.....:D :D :D

:D :p :D ;) :D


Mimitabby - I really like RD's idea of the "week without a car" challenge. I'm gonna work on getting a couple of those in 2008. (cuz I know I won't be doing 8,000 miles!)

[Wahine]

Bruno - I always sing that one when I'm headed to the plane. It drives DH a little mad I think. I can't really sing and it's not one of his favorite songs.:)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Happy Spring, everyone! ;)

[mimitabby]

haven't heard from Bruno for a long time, what's up with that?

[maillotpois]

I miss TD. and Nanci.

- and Lise!

[salsabike]

Now we're talking. I miss all three of those too.

Bruno's okay--just sorted through some job stuff and some family health stuff--everything's fine now.

Nanci, get your tuchus back here!

[kelownagirl]

Me three.

[crazycanuck]

Now i have that song in ma head...We leave soooooonn..:D
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Can't wait to meet many of the Canucklehead chickies & a few of the PNW ones..

I wonder what X, Kit, CrazyC & de Crazyman can get up to in Seattle :eek: :rolleyes:

Lise-where are uuuuuuu..

Nanci....you tooooooooo

[Velobambina]

Every time I see a reptile, I think of our beloved Nanci and her pets. Particularly turtles! I still chuckle over that jersey she got in the 3 mountain ride (remember that?).

[KnottedYet]

Nanci, we miss yooooooouuuu!!!!!!! :(

[Trek420]

And Lise .... and Bikingmomof3 :)

[Nanci]

Hey you guys,

I miss you too. I was here looking for a story today- thought I'd just say hi and miss you.

Nanci

[maillotpois]

hi Nanci!!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

OMG- hey welcome back!!! :p :p :p

How are you? How are all your critters? What's new?! :) :) :)

[snapdragen]

Hi Nanci! I miss your critter stories, and the wine critiques. :D

[Blueberry]

Nanci!!! We've missed you!!!

Hope you and all critters are doing well:)

CA

[DrBee]

Nanci!!!!! I think of you often - especially when I see our resident anole hanging out on our back door. What have you been up to???

[maillotpois]

Nanci would have been able to respond to the post I made in bike journal about running over the huge gopher snake (who seemed undamaged). I was descending and couldn't avoid or hop him - came on him too quickly. I turned around and herded him off the road. consensus was since he was moving great and seemed ok when I scooched him off the road, that he'd prolly make it.

nanci?

[DrBee]

I'm not nanci, but was once a herper. I'd say it was prolly ok, too. A big gopher snake can withstand a quick rollover with a bike. You were probably going so fast, he barely felt it :)

[maillotpois]

I knew I shoulda posted that here. :rolleyes: on bike journal it elicited a lot of testo-laden killing snake comments, and the most productive response I got was from SK anyway.

eta: though I did learn our friend glenn wanted to be a herpetologist at one point, and that's kinda cool.

[Trek420]

Nanci!!!!! We missed you. :D

[crazycanuck]

Nanciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :D Come back again pwease..purty pweeaaaase

[kelownagirl]

Hey you guys,

I miss you too. I was here looking for a story today- thought I'd just say hi and miss you.

Nanci

I was JUST thinking about you yesterday and was going to ask to see if anyone knew how you were doing. It's great to see you again. How are the critters?

[KnottedYet]

Nanci! Nanci!! Nanci!!!!

OMG, I got tears in my eyes seeing you posted! Seriously!!!!

WE MISS YOU!!!!!


(BTW, did you see that Trek and I are getting hitched? It's all 'cuz of your and my lovechild... Thread Drift)

[salsabike]

Ha! Hi, babe.

[Velobambina]

Nanci---Glad to see you back. I've missed you, too.

[Trek420]

Nanci, Hope you come back and share more adventures, we miss you.

[Pax]

Nanci!! You've been missed!

[Trek420]

Are we moving back to Thread Drift now? All we are missing is Bikingmomof3 ;)

[Pax]

Are we moving back to Thread Drift now? All we are missing is Bikingmomof3 ;)

Maybe it's time to do like the "other" board and retire both the OT threads to start a fresh one?

[Xrayted]

*maniacal laugh*

BUMP!!!

[snapdragen]

***snap hides behind her pillows***:eek:

[sgtiger]

*maniacal laugh*

BUMP!!!


<hands on hip, one foot tapping> Just what are you up to, missy?!! Now see here, you've gone and scared Snap.:p

[Xrayted]

Awww, Snaps okay. She just needs a lemon drop or two. or 6. :cool: I'll keep Kit away from them so you can actually get some, okay Snap? :D

[snapdragen]

Awww, Snaps okay. She just needs a lemon drop or two. or 6. :cool: I'll keep Kit away from them so you can actually get some, okay Snap? :D

Oh no, if I'm getting stuffed full of LemonDrops then Kit's getting them too. :D I'll just guard mine like a mother she-wolf........

[kelownagirl]

Is this all there is left? :(

[Pax]

I found a computer here at the hospital and wanted to give an update in the OT thread where we'd talked a bit about my honey's surgery...I can't find the thread? :confused:

[Biciclista]

how's she doing Pax?

[snapdragen]

Pretty please guys, start a new thread -- Australia and Queen Mary have been deleted at the OP's request.

[kelownagirl]

Pretty please guys, start a new thread -- Australia and Queen Mary have been deleted at the OP's request.

What's the difference whether we discuss it here or on a new thread?

[Trek420]

I don't see that it makes any difference old or new? :confused: Is there a storage problem? There is nothing stopping anyone from starting their own new improved thread drift. There was a lot of private stuff in the old ones, so with heavy heart and with mixed emotions I agreed with certain OP's to take it down. :o

[Zen]

You're gonna need the heavy equipment for that

[Trek420]

To start a new drift? :confused:

[crazycanuck]

Umm i beweive that to keep things funky, just post here.

If we don't..I'm sure we'll have snap doing her best impersonation of Clint Eastwood saying " Go Ahead, Make my daeeeyyy". Oh & from Taxi Driver " I'm WALKIN here" Arrr.

[Trek420]

Oh & from Taxi Driver " I'm WALKIN here" Arrr.

I thought "Hey, I'm walkin' here" was Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy? :cool:

[crazycanuck]

Uoppps..whoopsie..It's from Midnight Cowboy..

What line was i thinking of from Taxi Driver...

GAH..now i'll just have to watch both again...

Ya get the High Plains Drifter then ya.

[Pax]

how's she doing Pax?

The surgery went perfectly, the doc is very pleased!! I was going to stay the night at the hospital but the folding chair was a bit much (actually too little) and she's sleeping like a baby in her lovely morphine haze. :p

I'm having a root beer and relaxing a bit then off to bed so I can be back there by 6am.

[salsabike]

What line was i thinking of from Taxi Driver...



"You lookin' at ME???"


The surgery went perfectly, the doc is very pleased!! I was going to stay the night at the hospital but the folding chair was a bit much (actually too little) and she's sleeping like a baby in her lovely morphine haze. :p

I'm having a root beer and relaxing a bit then off to bed so I can be back there by 6am.

Ah, that's nice, Pax. Good news.

[snapdragen]

Salsa beat me to the Taxi Driver quote -- ya know, I don't think I've ever seen that movie all the way through.

Glad things went well for your honey Pax. Is she on a self-administered drug pump? I loved mine when I was in the hospital :rolleyes:


//my only concern with the TD thread is things getting stupid crazy out of hand. I have no idea if the thread size impacts the TE forum software, hmm. Anyway, drift on.

[Pax]

Glad things went well for your honey Pax. Is she on a self-administered drug pump? I loved mine when I was in the hospital :rolleyes:
Yup, even sound asleep and drooling she had that little button clutched in her hand. :D

[salsabike]

Now THERE is a romantic vision. I love it.

[snapdragen]

Yup, even sound asleep and drooling she had that little button clutched in her hand. :D

Oh yeah......:D

There were about six of us post op the night after my surgery; you could hear each time someone hit their button, usually two-three times in a row. Nice and quiet, then "beep beep beep" which would trigger the next person to hit their button...and the next....:)

[Zen]

To start a new drift? :confused:
No, to delete the old ones.

[crazycanuck]

I heard this on the radio..don't shoot the messenger k..

A dude rings an airline to book a ticket.
Employee asks "Who'll be joining you on your flight"
Dude-"I don't know, it's your airplane"

:rolleyes:

[Trek420]

No, to delete the old ones.

They'll be available in a coffee table sized book "The Best of Thread Drift" with companion matching CD of comic out takes. If you call right now for a $400 donation to your local PBS station you can get these along with "The Four Tenors sing the best of KD Lang" :p


//my only concern with the TD thread is things getting stupid crazy out of hand. I have no idea if the thread size impacts the TE forum software, hmm. Anyway, drift on.

I really don't think any drift on TE or any of the discussion groups I'm on for that matter has ever gotten stupid crazy out of hand. Unless one thinks changing subjects is stupid crazy. But that's the point of drifting.

We waste so much energy on other threads batting people down for changing subjects. "OMG, you're talking about something else!" and everyone who mentioned the other subject apologizing for hijacking a thread and gradually getting back on track .... One of my first posts or it might have even been my first on TE I hijacked a post to talk about my namesake bike which had just been stolen and got the. "Go start another thread :mad: we're talking about ______ here" treatment.

Maybe we were talking about bike locks on the original thread so it was soooo off topic.

It's kind of liberating to have somewhere you can grab a cup of coffee, sit down and just randomly chat with friends.

Call me wild, stupid and crazy but sometimes we need that in this world.

It's never been exclusive, all are welcome here. C'mon over, sit down and drift.

[Biciclista]

happy friday everyone (unless CC beat me to it)

Pax I'm glad she's on the mend.


I am looking forward :confused: to another day at work.

[kelownagirl]

Morning CC and Mimi! I have no hot water this morning. Argh. Not a great way to start the day.

[Biciclista]

no hot water!
I can see you boiling great pots of it and filling the tub in the kitchen. wait!
you have to go to school.
doesn't sound good. I hope it's a temporary problem like a momentary power outage instead of the more ominous failing water heater!

Please don't tell me you're taking a cold shower! :eek::eek::eek:

[Duck on Wheels]

Just back from Oslo. Again. Akshully getting near caught up at work :eek: Aaaaannnnnd ... without letting the cat entirely out of the bag :rolleyes: ... While meandering in Oslo yesterday I bought a wedding gift for a couple'a newlywed cyclists in the fambly. :D Question is, is it belated and so should be delivered for opening on December visit, or is it early and should be kept until May?

[kelownagirl]

no hot water!
I can see you boiling great pots of it and filling the tub in the kitchen. wait!
you have to go to school.
doesn't sound good. I hope it's a temporary problem like a momentary power outage instead of the more ominous failing water heater!

Please don't tell me you're taking a cold shower! :eek::eek::eek:

Hubby relit the pilot light. Luckily it heats up fast Just had a quick shower. Bad hair day averted!

[Biciclista]

ah, you got off easily. have a good friday with the teeming masses of children.

[kelownagirl]

ah, you got off easily. have a good friday with the teeming masses of children.

I'm testing a lot today. It'll be quiet. :):D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm going to test ride my new yummy brifters on my Rambouillet this morning.

Naturally I'll have to stop by Ralph's Pretty Good Cafe on the way to the PO and bank on my bike and 'fuel up' for the big 2 mile errand ride. :cool:

Pax, I'm so glad your honey got through surgery with flying colors.

[Biciclista]

lots of folks would be doing good to ride their bikes 2 miles Lisa, have fun and report back!

[Trek420]

Question is, is it belated and so should be delivered for opening on December visit, or is it early and should be kept until May?

Heavens, I have no idea who you are talking about but keep it till May ;)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

lots of folks would be doing good to ride their bikes 2 miles Lisa, have fun and report back!

You're right Mimi- good reality check.
(Actually, it's more like 3 miles.) :D


Hey, cool factoid alert!:

Now that OT:A has been deleted (as in EL POOFO GRANDOTE!)... it also made some of our total post counts go w-a-y down as a result! :eek: :D Cool!
Mimi- your old persona is now back down to 8,000 posts! Now you can sign back on as yak away some more to your heart's content guilt free! ;) :cool:

Thanks, Snap! Now we don't appear to be such terrible blabbermouths! :D (well maybe just slightly smaller blabbermouths)
In my opinion, someone should just start TD2 in the long-ongoing-offtopic-conversations forum and then they could delete this aging monster of a thread and start fresh!
After all, our U.S. administration is sort of like a New Day- what about a fresh new day here too? :)

P.S. I find it ironic that there are so many threads in the long-ongoing-offtopic-conversations forum that are anything BUT long and ongoing. Sort of a George Carlin irony thing.

[snapdragen]

If'n you want to start a new drift, we could ask Susan and Jeff to lock this one. Then it is saved for "posterity" :rolleyes: I didn't realize the massive post counts would go down when the other 2 threads went poof.

Being home-bound has caused me to start watching some of the more bizzaro shows on television. Bridezillas anyone? :eek:

[Velobambina]

This thread has Nanci posts on it, so it's kind of special to me. I hope it doesn't vanish for good.

[snapdragen]

This thread has Nanci posts on it, so it's kind of special to me. I hope it doesn't vanish for good.

Just moved to a new home. :cool:

[pardes]

It's never been exclusive, all are welcome here. C'mon over, sit down and drift.

I taught a creative writing class in Newport, Rhode Island to a large group of people with severe spinal and brain injuries.

The first exercise I gave them was to sit in a circle and I would start a line of poetry and each person would add another line and we would go around in the circle several times to see where we landed.

Along about the third person in the circle started laughing and blurted out something that wasn't even remotely close to what had just been passed to her. The next time we came to her she dissolved in laughter again and gave another way "off base" line. By the time we got to her a fifth time we were all laughing to the point of peeing our pants.

It seems that she had a brain injury that had destroyed her short term memory. She couldn't remember anything recently said for even a few seconds.

To her is was hysterically funny because we had liberated her from HAVING to be on target. We all changed our underwear and went on with more creative writing.

Hip Hip Horray for drifting!!!!!!

[Biciclista]

man, I'm finally home. Pardes, i liked your story. People with short term memory loss rarely get a break.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That's like the time about 10 years ago when my mother called to say "Oh by the way, I forgot my memory pills over at your house, can you mail them to me?". :rolleyes:

Did a little 3 mile walk in the rain this morning, but too rainy to bike today.
DH is in the basement as I write, tinkering with my two bikes and getting them fine tuned and putting my rack on the 'grocery Rambouillet'. I'm so lucky and grateful to have a DH who can work wonders with bikes. :p

Now... if I can just keep picking up cat fur tumbleweeds around here long enough to successfully postpone vacuuming the house until right before Thanksgiving when my cat allergic older daughter is coming...... :cool:

[Zen]

By any chance do you know what those pills were called? I sure could use some:(

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

By any chance do you know what those pills were called? I sure could use some:(

I can't remember.

[kelownagirl]

I can't remember.

LOL, I was going to say that! (But I forgot...)

[bmccasland]

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

Made a batch of blackberry jam this afternoon, now that it's finally cool enough to do so. Snuck in the berries from the other pomegranite, and the last jar of gooseberry jam that set up like glue. Hope it's good, cause I plan to use the stuff for Christmas presents.

No memory pills lying around here either. Sorry.

[Xrayted]

I hab a code. :(

[Fredwina]

And I went for a walk (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?p=380703#post380703)

[Zen]

I'm taking a break from filing out a job app. Bleh.

[snapdragen]

I'm going to turn into a bowl of soup. I haven't had much appetite, so all I've been eating is soup.

[Biciclista]

yum, we ate charred (ahem) flank steak. The perfect thing after a 30 mile ride in the cool november weather.
lucky, it was only charred on one side. went great with the fat fennel and the backed potatoes

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Gorgeous photos, Fredwina!

I make soup a lot, especially in the cold half of the year. Funny thing is I'm not really a huge soup fan, but I'm good at making it and my DH just loves soup, so I wind up making it often just to make him happy. I do love the fresh crusty bread from the bakery that I try to serve alongside it though. :p

[Zen]

What were those taters backed with?

Today was packing an old photo portrait I purchased at an antique store and the backing came off. It was a very nice watercolor of our City Hall. Perfectly cut in half:(

[Biciclista]

bummer, Zen, the potatoes had butter, salt and pepper.
No one is dieting at my house, we eat well.

[KnottedYet]

I went for a walk, too. Me and 6,000 of my dearest friends went for a very nice walk through downtown Seattle. I didn't take any pictures (yours are great, Fredwina) but lots of other people did. ;)

[Biciclista]

Hey Knot, we missed you! We were downtown on our bikes, when was the march?!

[KnottedYet]

Hey Knot, we missed you! We were downtown on our bikes, when was the march?!

1pm to 2pm. Volunteer Park to Westlake. We were about 1/3 of the way behind the front, and when we reached Westlake the street behind us was still full of marchers all the way up the hill almost to Broadway. It was pretty cool.

[Biciclista]

wow, We were in that area at about the same time!
I am really sorry we missed that march.

[Tuckervill]

I've been sitting in my easy chair since 8:00 a.m., trying to learn to KNIT SOCKS! My fingers are numb. I'm sleepy and hungry, but I think I've finally got it!

Karen

[Trek420]

How'd you miss 6,000 folks and Knott? :confused:

What's everyone doing for Thanksgiving? Knott will be down here, whoopeee! :)

[Zen]

I have determined I kneed to know how to knit and will be taking a beginners class next month :rolleyes:
I hesitate to think what socks knitted by me would look like :eek:

[Biciclista]

I have determined I kneed to know how to knit and will be taking a beginners class next month :rolleyes:
I hesitate to think what socks knitted by me would look like :eek:

well the good news is, it's now fashionable for socks to NOT match :D:D

[Biciclista]

How'd you miss 6,000 folks and Knott? :confused:

What's everyone doing for Thanksgiving? Knott will be down here, whoopeee! :)

Raleighdon said we were on the wrong street, and going south while they were going north. But still.. :confused::confused: I dont know either.

Thanksgiving just RD and my sons and daughterinlaw.. and a haunted Seattle tour.

[Xrayted]

We would have joined the walk here in Portland but I was feeling my cold pretty hard this morning. For 3 nights, I only had about 3hrs of sleep due to coughing all night. Last night was better but it caught up to me hard. Still on the couch trying to recover. Having a glass of wine to ease the pain. :p

I've been looking online. The pics of walks in every state and other countries is pretty significant. Can't wait until the Jan followup. :cool: Civil rights in this country is a never ending struggle. In the land of the free, blah, blah, blah... we are still so far behind in so many ways.

Okay, off to sip some wine, listen to Janis Joplin and chill.:D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've been sitting in my easy chair since 8:00 a.m., trying to learn to KNIT SOCKS! My fingers are numb. I'm sleepy and hungry, but I think I've finally got it!

Karen

Karen, I have knit dozens of socks and mittens...they are my favorite thing to knit!
Unfortunately, when I took up biking/walking/snowshoeing etc I no longer had enough extra hours available in my week so I had to stop knitting for the past 2 years or so.
But I still love knitting....especially socks, on double pointed needles. I love making the toes and heels a different color than the rest of the sock..all kinds of wonderful color combinations. :)
I figure maybe someday if I break a leg or something I can get a bit of knitting done again. ;)

I assume my daughters were 'taking a walk' today too.

[Trek420]

I hesitate to think what socks knitted by me would look like :eek:

Like these?

www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/latest_product_detail_ProductID_1336.php

[Tuckervill]

I started learning last winter, and I made one pair, and they were horrible. I still wear them, though!

There is only one yarn store within 150 mile radius of here, and they are quite pricey. So, I've been practicing on some cotton baby yarn. The result was a big big sock! At some point this morning, everything kind of went AHA, and I got right up and drove the 30 miles to the yarn store. Spent $50, and I've just finished turning the heel on the first sock. It looks GREAT. :)

All the patterns are so different. I have a book but I don't like the socks in it. Internet patterns for beginners are usually so poorly written, I could only go so far before they lost me with their assumptions. So, I've pieced some together and synthesized enough that now I've finally got it! YAY, me!

Karen

[Xrayted]

did you pay tax on that yarn? did ya know, in states that tax, if you say it's for making of clothes, it is tax free? (well, unless they tax you on clothes too.) otherwise, they are to assume it is for crafts and will tax. just a thought. :)

[Trek420]

Both Uk Eliphant and Duck on Wheels knit. DoW does incredible things with yarn, beautiful stuff. Wish I had a picture of the sweater she knit for our mutual great nephew. :)

[Zen]

I got right up and drove the 30 miles to the yarn store. Spent $50, and I've just finished turning the heel on the first sock. It looks GREAT. :)

Whew!
they'd better look great at that price :eek:!

[SadieKate]

Stop, stop, stop all this talk of knitting. You're making me feel guilty about all those neglected yarns upstairs.

[salsabike]

Huh. Think that tomorrow I'll try to post a picture of my Big Wall O'Yarn. You people who have been here, you know what I mean. This will assuage any yarn guilt of yours, SK. I promise.

If I didn't have to work, I'd go volunteer at a children's hospital and (when I wasn't crying) I'd teach little kids how to knit and weave. They think that sort of stuff is so much fun.

[crazycanuck]

We went down to Northcliffe this weekend (it's about a 3 1/2hr drive south sw from Perth) for a fun 6hr mtb event. It's held at the Round-Tu-It caravan/camp park that has a mtb course :cool: &. Anywho, one of the owners is a wildlife carer & has a large group of wild kangaroos living on the property.

The roos are quite tame & I had a good look at thier claws :eek: paws, etc. The joey's have really small heads compared to the rest of thier body. Cute but hilarious to see.

One particular joey was out on a stroll with it's mama & was suddenly frightened. It just jumped head first back into the pouch.. How long the mama puts up with that is beyond me..:rolleyes:

Australian wildlife never ceases to amaze me..

[Bruno28]

tomorrow I'll try to post a picture of my Big Wall O'Yarn.


No, please....not the BIG WALL O' YARN. We can't take it:eek::eek:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

There is only one yarn store within 150 mile radius of here, and they are quite pricey. So, I've been practicing on some cotton baby yarn. The result was a big big sock! At some point this morning, everything kind of went AHA, and I got right up and drove the 30 miles to the yarn store. Spent $50, and I've just finished turning the heel on the first sock. It looks GREAT. :)

All the patterns are so different. I have a book but I don't like the socks in it. Internet patterns for beginners are usually so poorly written, I could only go so far before they lost me with their assumptions. So, I've pieced some together and synthesized enough that now I've finally got it! YAY, me!

Karen

Karen, if you PM me your address, I will send you a basic sock pattern that I really like, and I'll throw in a couple of extra skeins of real wool I have that would be nice for winter socks. :)

[Velobambina]

I have a knitting handicap. As hard as I've tried to learn, I can't seem to master it.

I can crochet. Simple chain stitch, nothing fancy.

My grandmas were both expert knitters/crocheters/sewers. Of course, it was out of necessity (lots of kids, no money).

[pardes]

Charles Taylor=vetting=Chicago=horse=ESP=horse=fractal Sunday morning

I woke up to the CSPAN channel on TV with Charles Taylor, talking about his book, "The Secular Age" that brought global politics, sociology, and religion/secularity together. I only was half-listening while reading new TE posts but somewhere he mentioned "vetting"....

A few of my brain cells remembered that I want to look up the origin of the word "vetting" but the main part of my brain was too lazy to do it right now.

Meanwhile, I'm enjoying Chicago's post on TE about going on her first trail ride on the heels of bad news from her exboyfried.

My mind wanders to thinking what good therapists horses make in comforting us with their soft muzzles and funny laughs they make with big horse teeth and I ponder on wanting to write something upbeat and complimentary to Chicago about not letting things get her down and going out and finding fun and joy despite wanting to stay home and cry instead.

I also think that horses are very smart and can read people and have a knowing sense about them in an instant as if they been researching them all their life.

However, first I need to let the dogs out, make some coffee and then I'll come back and write the post.

But, I'm so comfortable under the blanket wrapped around me, sitting cross-legged on the bed with my laptop, that I decide to do a quick check on the derivation of the word "vetting."


"Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation, generally referring to performing a background check on someone before offering them employment. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.To vet was originally a horse-racing term, referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race. Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check."

Thank goodness there is a drifting thread. Where else could I dump this nonsense and my everlasting interest in the fact that everything in the universe is connected and we only have to look for the synchronistic thread that holds all of our non sequiturs together.

[Tuckervill]

Karen, if you PM me your address, I will send you a basic sock pattern that I really like, and I'll throw in a couple of extra skeins of real wool I have that would be nice for winter socks. :)

oooh-oooh, THANKS! :)

(eta: We pay taxes on everything here! I got 4 skeins of yarn and another set of needles for that $50. That's just two pairs of socks, but maybe some leftover for my toddler grandson and baby grandson-to-be.)
Karen

[chicago]

pardes... you're sweet... thank you:p

as my heart breaks... I remember my girlfriends... because they are the ones that keep us/me strong.... so thanks:)

[Tuckervill]

Pardes: 42.

Karen

[pardes]

42 bottles of beer on the wall.....42 bottles of beer......

[chicago]

42 bottles of beer on the wall.....42 bottles of beer......


LOL... are you still in bed? I am still in my pj's with a cat attached to my hip. He won't leave me alone... he's lays on me wherever I go....:rolleyes:... I just asked him "are you an appendage to me today?":D he prrrrrrrrr'd back:p

[pardes]

Yes, still in bed, still in pjs but the dogs have been fed and I've been reading the 47,000 Google reader posts I'm behind on.

behind on? now THAT is an odd prepositional phrase....

(checking quickly to see if I'm still in the "thread drift" thread....yup.....)

I never had a behind. Nor much of an ahead. I'm shaped like a fire plug. Some of my best friends are fire plugs.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

oooh-oooh, THANKS! :)

(eta: We pay taxes on everything here! I got 4 skeins of yarn and another set of needles for that $50. That's just two pairs of socks, but maybe some leftover for my toddler grandson and baby grandson-to-be.)
Karen

It'll be mailed tomorrow. :)

It's glum and dark and rainy/windy again today here.
I think I might wrap my grocery bike's bars with cork tape later. I might as well bring it in the living room and be comfy for the job.....

[Tuckervill]

Pardes, more stream of consciousness....you said 'everything's connected' which reminded me of the 'interconnectedness of all things' which went to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which of course leads to '42'.

if that leads to beer for you, maybe you have a problem. :D:D:D:D:D

K.

[snapdragen]

if that leads to beer for you, maybe you have a problem. :D:D:D:D:D

K.

You mean everything doesn't lead to beer?!?!?!?!?!?! :eek::D

[Xrayted]

so 42 beers is bad? :o *sneaks away* :p


I just got up. It's 10am here and I finally had enough sleep to try to kick this cold. Now just the chest congestion to cough up. I hate having a cold. I rarely get one, probably because of a higher immune system from working at the hospital. When I get one, it's a doozy though. It really knocks me down. Our boy cat, Ito'san, has been right next to me every night, cuddling, purring, kneading my chest... good kitty. :) I may have the energy to finally post Salsa's saddle to her. :o No, I didn't forget. It is in a box ready to go, I just was needing to get home to the couch right after work each day to try to rest. It will go out today. I promise, dear. :D Thanks for waiting.

Speaking of Salsa, you guys don't know what you are getting yourselves into when she posts the wall of yarn. Really, you may want to reconsider this. :D

Okay, off to make b'fast, comb my hair just so I can put a helmet on it :confused:, warm up the motorcycle (Kit has our car at work) and take a ride over to post a saddle to Seattle. I'd take one of my bikes but I think I would drop a lung and maybe part of my pancreas along the way. There is quite an art to blowing ones nose while wearing a fullface helmet. It's a good thing I have a modular one, where the whole face slides up... that way I can just blow a snot rocket. Ya know, like a real biker. (I learned how to blow them here, on TE. The amazing diversity one finds here...) (:p

[Xrayted]

You mean everything doesn't lead to beer?!?!?!?!?!?! :eek::D

Or lemon drops? :eek: The horror... :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

You mean everything doesn't lead to beer?!?!?!?!?!?! :eek::D

Amazing, but true. (though it took me a couple of decades to figure it out.)

Off to tape my bars...... :p

[snapdragen]

Or lemon drops? :eek: The horror... :D

****curled in a corner, sucking my thumb*****

[pardes]

if that leads to beer for you, maybe you have a problem. :D:D:D:D:DK.

I can't STAND the taste of beer. I tried for years to find a brand of beer that I could tolerate without success. It's just so BITTER...even the "light" brands....even when ice cold. What on earth is it about beer that people like????

As to other alcoholic beverages, I feel about the same. Ethanol just tastes downright nasty. Unless you cover it with tomato juice....or lemon juice. I will tell you that I've been put under the table more than once throwing back bloody marys and Margaritas to quench my thirst and love for tomato juice or lime juice.

Okay, so the buzz was nice but the ethanol needs to be fully disguised.

[Pax]

Good dark stouts, great scotch, and deep red wine are some of the finest luxuries there are...I'm so very glad I get to enjoy them on occasion.

[Trek420]

Ah yes, here's to wine, women and song ;) :D :p

[kelownagirl]

Wine, did someone say wine???

[Pax]

Wine, did someone say wine???

Picked up a nice Pinot Noir at the store today, for when my honey is feeling better.

[Zen]

La la la la la...

[Trek420]

or was that whine, women and song? :rolleyes: ;) :p

[Xrayted]

Or for CC... whinge.:D

[Pax]

Or for CC... whinge.:D

Whinge cracks me up...do they pronounce the "g"?

[Xrayted]

I met CC when she came for a visit this year. Yes, they say the "g". it's cute.

heading out to fix an electrical connection on Kits motorcycle. who knew that needed to be tight? :rolleyes:

[salsabike]

Okay, who's got the best trick for dealing with the short days till Dec. 21? I mean it--any ideas?

[Pax]

Okay, who's got the best trick for dealing with the short days till Dec. 21? I mean it--any ideas?

I try to find movies or tv programs that feature sun/sand/beaches, and stay away from anything that's filmed at night or in snow or ice. Try watching Captain Ron. ;)

[Duck on Wheels]

Both Uk Eliphant and Duck on Wheels knit. DoW does incredible things with yarn, beautiful stuff. Wish I had a picture of the sweater she knit for our mutual great nephew. :)

You mean this reversible one? Glad you liked it. :)

[Tuckervill]

Okay, who's got the best trick for dealing with the short days till Dec. 21? I mean it--any ideas?

Beer?

Karen

[divingbiker]

Cute sweater!

On another topic, did anyone see the 2-hour MSNBC special on the Jonestown massacre 30 years ago? I DVR'd it and just watched...it was heartbreaking. I remember when it happened (I was in college) but I had never seen the video of the last hours. Very sad. I don't think I'll ever say the phrase "drink the Koolaid" in a joking way again.

[Tuckervill]

That sweater is beautiful. I'm afraid I don't have what it takes, though. Maybe after a few more pairs of socks. :)

Karen

[salsabike]

Thanks, Tuck, but I'm not much of an alcohol fan either. No objections, just don't like the taste.

Captain Ron sounds like fun. He's kind of an interesting guy, Kurt Russell. He can do more than than the macho guy stuff--he did a great Wyatt Earp in Tombstone.

We're going to see the new Greek/Roman rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art next week, AND the new Museum of Art and Design.

[Biciclista]

I can't STAND the taste of beer. I tried for years to find a brand of beer that I could tolerate without success. It's just so BITTER...even the "light" brands....even when ice cold. What on earth is it about beer that people like????

As to other alcoholic beverages, I feel about the same. Ethanol just tastes downright nasty. Unless you cover it with tomato juice....or lemon juice. I will tell you that I've been put under the table more than once throwing back bloody marys and Margaritas to quench my thirst and love for tomato juice or lime juice.

Okay, so the buzz was nice but the ethanol needs to be fully disguised.

You're not alone. I can't stand alcohol either. uncovered, covered, mixed, with chocolate, with coffee. It's poison to me. haven't touched it in 25 years, and before that barely touched it.
I can remember all the beer commercials and being SO Disappointed when i finally got to taste it because the stuff tasted like, well, swill, instead of refreshing, etc..

[Biciclista]

Okay, who's got the best trick for dealing with the short days till Dec. 21? I mean it--any ideas?

go outside when it's light out every day. And seriously consider getting one of those lamps.


what an adorable sweater!!! A lucky nephew!!

i don't have the time or patience to watch the Jonestown thing so I have reserved a recently published book on the subject. I find it fascinating to learn how people's wills can be bent and molded by others.

[Eden]

You're not alone. I can't stand alcohol either. uncovered, covered, mixed, with chocolate, with coffee. It's poison to me. haven't touched it in 25 years, and before that barely touched it.
I can remember all the beer commercials and being SO Disappointed when i finally got to taste it because the stuff tasted like, well, swill, instead of refreshing, etc..

I think some of us taste a bitterness from the hops in beer that other people can't... I hate beer. There are other alcoholic beverages that I like (good sake is terrific- cheap sake is nasty...if its served hot its not good sake...), but I can't tolerate the taste of beer. I also do not like arugula - I get the same icky bitter/copper aftertaste from it as I do from beer. For the most part I find any kind of *cheap* alcohol will taste nasty - about as appealing as drinking rubbing alcohol...but for some things spending a bit will find you a nice taste indeed -rum and sake at least are like this for me.

[mudmucker]

Well, I don't usually participate on this thread but I thought I'd relate a dream I had. I'm not sure where it came from. As a preface, I am perfectly happy with the Selle An-atomica saddle I have.

In the dream it started out with me riding and trying out someone else's bike that had a Brooks saddle. (Now the history with me is that I've resisted trying a Brooks when I had saddle problems. And we all know, every time someone has a saddle problem on this forum, the Brooks folks come out in full force)

So the bike I'm riding come to find out in the dream, is Lisa's Luna. I distinctly recall the butternut color as I was riding it. And for some reason I could also see the honey saddle at the same time I was on it. I was going slow and Lisa was running along side of me yelling and cheering. Except the tires on her bike were big knobby mt bike type tires. Now, I just recall a thread where she linked to Peter White's page where there were oodles and gobs of pictures of studded tires that she wanted for the Riv not the Luna, but were very apparent in the dream. Anyway, in the dream I was sold on the Brooks saddle immediately because I kept yelling, "I can't feel a saddle, it's like there isn't one there", which by the way, is something Mimi always says, also a Brooks advocate. Except the Brooks on the Luna had springs. Lisa's doesn't in real life. Then I tried maybe her Riv except it was a red Riv, with no springs, and was just as sold.

I remembered a honey Brooks in my local LBS. So in the dream I went to that LBS and they didn't have the honey one in the case, and they said no more existed. Something about the dye they used went extinct. (Chuckle). (I also recall someone saying that they weren't making B68's in honey this year? for real) Anyway they said let's go to the cellar and check. So we were looking around in the cellar, it was dark, but then we found the Brooks but the saddles were actually hanging as skins in glass cases with very dim lights shining on them. In the dream, the way the Brooks saddles worked is that you bought the skin, and then yourself laced the saddle around the saddle frame to the taughtness you wanted. So I found a honey skin, the only one, and as I reached for it knocked over a very tall case on the other side of it. Come to find out when I looked at what got knocked over I found that it was a whole rack of vintage wine, the very expensive, rare, 100 yr old kind - all crashed and broken in pieces in the cellar of the local LBS. Last I remember, I was cleaning up the mess but happy knowing I had gotten the last honey Brooks in existence.

[Biciclista]

ROTFL!!! That is about the funniest dream I've ever heard!!

glad you got the last one. :D:D:D:D

[salsabike]

Mudmucker, that's a hoot. And please do be on this thread--diversity is good here! Re your dream, all I can hear in my head is Susan Sarandon at the beginning of Bull Durham, saying, "Ah believe in the Church of Baseball", only here on TE, it's the Church of Brooks. (yes, that IS a joke)

You know, those little white bugs are back floating around outside. They are strange little guys. They are sort of blue-white tiny globes and they show up in the fall and just sort of benignly float around. Two years ago on this thread, I said maybe they were aliens, and Trek420 expressed some concern about my sanity, I believe. Not much has changed in that arena, then, huh? Bugs, sanity...all still about the same. I LIKE those little bugs.

I am trying to put a warp on my loom in the SLOWEST possible manner.

[Trek420]

Cute sweater!

On another topic, did anyone see the 2-hour MSNBC special on the Jonestown massacre 30 years ago? I DVR'd it and just watched...it was heartbreaking. I remember when it happened (I was in college)

Yeah, no interest in seeing the special.

It was quite the time around the Bay Area. A growing sense of hope fueled by activism. Jones took advantage of that and drew good folks yearning for new ways of being.

I forget if Jonestown was right before or right after Harvey and George were murdered but it was all around the same time.

In short order we lost two public figures who could have gone on to make a big difference and of course a lot of people in Jonestown.

It's pure fiction yet a lot of fun but if you want a sense of a historic time and place in San Francisco read Armistead Maupin Tales of the City Series

www.armisteadmaupin.com

The books were originally a series in the S.F. Chronicle. Like a soap opera in the paper. I remember looking forward to each edition. We here could not get enough of the story.

As books they suffer from that; article sized chunk, next chapter article sized chunk, Sunday Edition a longer bit etc. But he captures a feeling of the era like nobody else and his sense of dialogue is spot on.

You'll be informed, uplifted, you'll laugh, you'll cry ... read it :cool:

I do want to see the new movie; Milk. From the look of the the trailer (warning to your sensitive eyes, brief shot of two men kissing) Sean Penn captures the look and voice of the man and the movie captures the upbeat feel and excitement of the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unu-9vM9VZw&feature=related

[Biciclista]

Trek, I think Jones and his henchmen were responsible for the deaths of Harvey Milk and the other guy!

[Xrayted]

i don't like most beers either. There is a local one that is a favorite of mine.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/funny-pictures-kitten-wont-drink-kestone-light-beer.jpg

As for me, I'm feeling pretty good right now, snuggled up on the couch in my blankie.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/funny-pictures-cat-has-warm-radiator.jpg

[Trek420]

Trek, I think Jones and his henchmen were responsible for the deaths of Harvey Milk and the other guy!

No, as far as I'm aware Jones had no involvement in the murder of Harvey Milk and the other guy :o who was S.F. Mayor George Moscone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUB-RCNBDnk

Both were killed by S.F. Supervisor Dan White, a former SF cop and fireman. In brief Dan had a problem with working with progressive people like Harvey, and with having someone out and gay on the board and ... so he resigned saying at first the pay was too low.

Then he quickly thought better of it as in "whoops, I just quit, turned in my letter of resignation, OMG I'm not a supervisor because I quit, whatdoIdo, whatdoIdo , whatdoIdo? Go back to the family Baked Potato store at Fisherman's Wharf?"

But the city has procedures. If a Supervisor leaves the Mayor gets to appoint a replacement. Moscone had someone in mind and Dan was not getting his job back.

Being thus informed Dan White snuck into City Hall (through a back entrance with no security) when he knew both men would be there. First he went to Harvey's office and shot him, stopped to reload and then shot the mayor. :( or maybe it was vice versa?

He got off with a light sentence. Maybe you've heard the phrase Twinkie Insanity? Defense argued he'd been eating too much junk food and for premeditated murder as in; bringing the weapon and ammo in the unsecured entrance, waiting for one unarmed person, reloading with intent to kill the 2nd .... I think this former cop got 5 years of which he served maybe a couple of them.

When the sentence was announced the city exploded, instantly people assembled to march chanting "he got away with murder" it was a tense time here.

It was sad for all the families involved really. After he was released from prison Dan White committed suicide.

This controversial and famous scultptur by Robert Arneson (it's the sculpture on the top) shows Mayor Moscone.

Imprinted somewhere on the column it reads "he shot Harvey too"

www.verisimilitudo.com/arneson/misc1.html

[jobob]

This controversial and famous scultptur by Robert Arneson (it's the sculpture on the top) shows Mayor Moscone.

Many moons ago I was in Washington DC attending a conference and I happened on an exhibit of Arneson's work at one of the museums (forget which one - probably the modern art one). IIRC the Moscone scupture was there - along with many other examples of Arneson's wonderful work. I've been a fan of his work ever since. :cool:

Ed to add: I finally accessed that neuron (with a lot of help from Google :o ) - it was a retrospective of his work at the Hirshhorn, in 1986. I was in awe.

[Trek420]

Arneson taught at Davis. Duck on Wheels took a sculpture class from him, maybe inspiring that sweater?

Yes, he was a great California artist :D one of my favorites.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mudracker, that is a wonderful dream, and so full of clear and logical details!
I'm glad I seemed to play a helpful role in it rather than negative. :)




You know, those little white bugs are back floating around outside. They are strange little guys. They are sort of blue-white tiny globes and they show up in the fall and just sort of benignly float around. Two years ago on this thread, I said maybe they were aliens, and Trek420 expressed some concern about my sanity, I believe. ... I LIKE those little bugs.

Maybe they're just little happy Scrubbing Bubbles.....
http://chicagoist.com/attachments/chicagoist_jocelyn/2005_09%20scrubbing%20bubble.jpg

[Trek420]

Two years ago on this thread, I said maybe they were aliens, and Trek420 expressed some concern about my sanity, I believe.

I did? :confused: I don't remember that.

Where did I put those memory pills?

[Tuckervill]

Thanks, Tuck, but I'm not much of an alcohol fan either. No objections, just don't like the taste.

Captain Ron sounds like fun. He's kind of an interesting guy, Kurt Russell. He can do more than than the macho guy stuff--he did a great Wyatt Earp in Tombstone.

We're going to see the new Greek/Roman rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art next week, AND the new Museum of Art and Design.

I was just joshin'. My other response was knitting, but beer was funnier.

I don't drink much, either. Beer makes my gut gurgle too much, and I can't really afford the calories.

:)
K.

[Zen]

Cute sweater!

On another topic, did anyone see the 2-hour MSNBC special on the Jonestown massacre 30 years ago?

I heard an interview on the Tavis Smiley show (radio). The author was a survivor.
Gotta agree on that "drink the kool-aid" phrase..

DoW, that is some fancy knitting!
I hope I can learn just well enough to make dog sweaters and arm warmers

[Biciclista]

what about DONKEYS? Who here has really never heard a donkey bray?


(I'm painting Donkeys tonight)

[pardes]

what about DONKEYS? Who here has really never heard a donkey bray?(I'm painting Donkeys tonight)

I absolutely ADORE donkeys. Here's an essay I wrote about a donkey that I know.


When Donkeys Fly

I know a donkey named Nellie who once demonstrated the intention of movement so artfully that it would have made you weep with joy. Nellie lived on the farm of a retired veterinarian who owned many championship thoroughbreds and kept Nellie as a "lawn ornament" who was required to do nothing for her keep but be a donkey. She had never been ridden or trained or even asked to walk across a paved road and therefore spent a lifetime flatly refusing to walk on pavement or gravel. With hundreds of acres of pasture, it was rarely an issue.

It's a haughty group of horse people that live in this area. Too much money, too much fox hunting, too much too much. Too haughty to even lower their eyes to mock the substandard confirmation lines of an aging donkey and an aging eccentric woman who came to the stables to visit a donkey.

You'd think a donkey so seemingly starved for personal attention would fawn and beg and bray and heehaw for the carrots, apples, and peppermints I brought. Not Nellie, proud Nellie so busy with living her donkeyness.

I have spent hours in the pasture reading, writing, napping, feeding Nellie all manner of delicacies from the farmers' market, brushing her, petting her, flipping her lovely ears like radar antennas. When I would laugh, she would bray. What gusto there is in a donkey bray! The whole body takes part and infectiously requires some kind of response from the universe.

Nellie moved very slowly and not before a great deal of deliberation went into the decision of whether to move, where to move, and why to move. This was fine with me. I'd hold a carrot in one hand while I read and eventually Nellie would find her way to it.

At the time, I was reading about Chi. All very interesting but I wondered where does chi reside when one isn't moving and in what form. When a dozen thoroughbreds thundered down upon us with flying hooves and tossing manes to steal the fruit and vegetable booty, it was easy to witness the life force coursing through their bodies. They are bred without a rheostat. They are either on or off and bred to run so swiftly that it takes the breath away to witness it and fires our carnal hedonistic desires to saddle up and ride that sense of abandonment so carefully choreographed as an almost out of control flight from gravity.

Yet it was a donkey never ridden that was chosen to bear a messiah into Jerusalem and it was an old testament donkey, not a man, not a thoroughbred, who saw an angel blocking the road and refused to move even when beaten, the same donkey who spoke to Balaam of his folly.

So lie down in green pastures with me and contemplate the chosen nature of a homely aging donkey and try to catch a glimpse of subtle chi as one slender burro leg raised itself off the ground and slowly came down again before another foot started to move and then the next foot and the next and then a pause of movement that was no longer an empty category or the mere absence of movement but a gathering of intention, a wisp of desire that existed with its own sense of purpose and humor.

As a myopic human who can't see angels in the middle of the road, I was not shown this feat of feet with just one step or two but dozens and dozen of graceful steps until I could match my breath to the slow cadence and realize that my own breath existed with its own consciousness, sense of purpose, compassion, and even humor. It made me laugh and dance with a donkey, and the donkey kept time and brayed.

[Trek420]

(I'm painting Donkeys tonight)

I don't know, Bici. Don't you think it's cruel to paint donkeys? They are beautiful just the way they are :p :D ;) Why paint them? ;)

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=219146&in_page_id=2

[Biciclista]

I don't know, Bici. Don't you think it's cruel to paint donkeys? They are beautiful just the way they are :p :D ;) Why paint them? ;)

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=219146&in_page_id=2

oh what a cute paint job!

Nice story Pardes

but notice, NO ONE answered my question!

[crazycanuck]

Snap-I think you can save the world :D Do you have a superhero name yet?

Mimi-what's a donkey Bray???

Yukon is not happy with us :rolleyes:..We went away on the weekend(can't take her to the campsite we went to..) and we put her in the (cool) kennel we normally use when we venture away. She was not pleased yesterday & had a pout. She's like a kid!!


This is..interesting...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7727136.stm

[Tuckervill]

It only took me both days of the weekend. :)

[snapdragen]

Isn't it enought that I have the cape and tiara, do I really need to come up with a name?

Donkeys shouldn't be painted, only cats.

[Tuckervill]

That cat matches my sock!

[salsabike]

That's just what I was thinking! And the sock is fabulous.

[crazycanuck]

Snap, you can't have a tiara & cape without a superhero type name..:p :rolleyes:

[Pax]

what about DONKEYS? Who here has really never heard a donkey bray?


(I'm painting Donkeys tonight)

Our neighbor in Italy had two donkeys he used to pull his work cart, when they brayed, it was really loud! They were cute though, he used to let me pet them and feed them apples from our tree.

[Velobambina]

Are donkeys the same as mules?

[chicago]

It only took me both days of the weekend. :)

that's awesome!!, and alot of colors!! did you have to stop and change colors that often?... and it's knitted right?

[Zen]

Sheesh. I was up more than half the night with the insomnia. Nick at Night (Fresh Prince), TV Land (back-to-back MASH), and all manner of exercise equipment.At seven am I got up, ate cereal and took a shower. Now I'm sleepy. My day is shot. At least i can go back to bed with clean hair :rolleyes::o:(

[Duck on Wheels]

Lovely sock! Lovely yarn too, luscious colors and looks cuddly soft. Also your knitting is nice and even. Are you sure this is your first sock?

[Tuckervill]

Thanks, Duck! That's quite a compliment coming from that-sweater knitter! :)

It's my third sock, plus the other little projects I did just to practice. But I used to crochet lace, so there are some transferable skills.

The yarn is dyed that way to produce the stripes. If I had to change colors all the time I'd never do it!

And a mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse, and are therefore sterile and can't reproduce. I love mules.

Karen

[Velobambina]

And a mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse, and are therefore sterile and can't reproduce. I love mules.

Karen

Karen -- Thanks! I love mules, too. Saw my first ones - in person - when I rode the Covered Bridge Half Century in Lancaster in '07. Mules seem to be popular w/the Amish.

[OakLeaf]

Gotta agree on that "drink the kool-aid" phrase..

I missed the interview (or was it discussed earlier in this thread)? I've been told by several people that the phrase originated with the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and meant a different type of experience altogether. It was only years after Jonestown that the meaning of the phrase morphed into something more negative.

Pardes, what a lovely story!

[Biciclista]

ask and you may receive


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg5zJ580Wo0


this is a donkey bray. And I can't even listen to it.

a mule is a cross between a donkey Jack and a female horse.
Little known is the hinny, a cross between a horse stallion and a female donkey.
They aren't as popular, because they get most of their size from their mothers
so the mule is considered the more valuable animal. Either way, they get their smarts from the donkey, who is much cleverer than a horse.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

A friend of mine has two donkeys in the next town over. They wake her up EARLY every morning to be fed. They are cute but loud. Having raised two daughters, I think I'll pass on the being-woken-up-at-the-crack-of-dawn-to-feed-hungry-mouths thing at this point in my life. :cool:

{{{{now remembering having to watch Sesame Street at 5am every morning.....shudder}}}}

Hey Tuck- fabulous sock!!!!! :D

[Blueberry]

Tuckervil-

That is an awesome sock!! What yarn did you use?? I love the colors!

Warning: Socks are addictive! I tend to carry them everywhere with me, and work on them whenever I have a few extra minutes. You'd be amazed how much progress you can make! And yes, they will now allow knitting needles on an airplane!

CA

[uk elephant]

Great socks Tuck! and lovely sweater mom (duck). I always take my knitting with me wherever I go (and have never had a problem with them on airplanes either, just remember to leave your tiny scissors at home). At the moment I'm working on a baby sweater as a break from all the socks and mittens and hats I've been making lately. But socks are good. Very quick to make so you don't run out of patience quite as easily. Took me many practice runs before I got good enough to make a matching pair though.

[Tuckervill]

I'm so happy with the sock. I sat down this morning to start the mate, and I got all the way through the ribbing when I noticed something unacceptable. While trying to fix it, I got so frustrated with it, I pulled it all out and GOT UP TO CLEAN THE HOUSE INSTEAD! Now that's frustrated!

But I feel competent about it, as long as I don't have to go back and fix anything.

We're driving to Nashville tonight, and I usually do the driving...don't know how to talk hubby into driving so I can knit! ;)

Karen

[Tuckervill]

CA, I used Regia Design Line, which is why it was so expensive. It came with a pamphlet featuring the (Dutch? Swiss? oh wait, maybe German) designer. I wish the yarn was bulkier, but I didn't have much choice. The socks are a little looser than my last pair.

Duck, what would happen if I used 2.5 mm needles instead of 3 mm? I realize the knit would be tighter, but would I have to adjust the pattern for that tiny little difference?

Karen

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Duck, what would happen if I used 2.5 mm needles instead of 3 mm? I realize the knit would be tighter, but would I have to adjust the pattern for that tiny little difference?

Karen

What would happen is that your sock would be a little less loosely knit and thus very slightly snugger and very slightly smaller overall. If that's what you want then that's good. You don't have to adjust your pattern for a small change in needle size.

[Tuckervill]

Yeah, that's what I thought. The pattern I've been using even calls for 2-3 mm needles.

Thanks! :)

Karen

[crazycanuck]

I have been offered a place in Curtin University's BA in Urban Planning :D starting at the end of Feb next year. I'll be a part time student for the first year & then see if full time is suitable.

wweeeeeeeeee

[LBTC]

CONGRATULATIONS, CRAZYCANUCK!!!!

:D:p:D:p:):D:):p

[Biciclista]

I have been offered a place in Curtin University's BA in Urban Planning :D starting at the end of Feb next year. I'll be a part time student for the first year & then see if full time is suitable.

wweeeeeeeeee
congrats ! You've been looking for a long time.

[SadieKate]

Congratulations, crazycanuck. Way to go!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That's wonderful news, CC!!!! GREAT!!!

[Pax]

Congrats CC!!!!!!!!

[Fredwina]

I have been offered a place in Curtin University's BA in Urban Planning :D starting at the end of Feb next year. I'll be a part time student for the first year & then see if full time is suitable.

wweeeeeeeeee
Yea~!:D:D:D:D:D
I don't have to my sling! But I had to drive in today.

[Xrayted]

Yea CC!!! :D:cool::D:cool:

[crazycanuck]

Thank you :D

I wasn't expecting a letter until January :confused:. I spoke to the admissions person at Curtin & they send out early acceptance letters if you've met all the criteria..

I'm glad I work for the company I do. Many planning contacts :D

[Red Rock]

CC-congrats to you. May you have a great semester with work and school combined. Off for a new adventure.

Red Rock

[Bruno28]

Great news CC - well done.:D

[Duck on Wheels]

And congrats to all of us. Soon we can expect some cycle-friendly urban plans :D

[Pax]

Good morning all! We finally have some sunshine, and my honey is getting better each day, what a great day!

Hope everyone else is having a great day too.

[Zen]

Yeah, well it's early yet...and I'm going to see a lawyer :rolleyes:

[Pax]

Yeah, well it's early yet...and I'm going to see a lawyer :rolleyes:
Ewww. Be sure to stop and get ice cream on the way home...it's the official lawyer visit antidote. :p

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Good morning all! We finally have some sunshine, and my honey is getting better each day, what a great day!

Hope everyone else is having a great day too.

Good news on your honey's recovery. :p

My day started out great too-
I awoke to DH leaning over the bed and saying "Let's go for a nice brisk walk!"
Now... he NEVER wants to go for a walk- always prefers to bike. So this was mighty unusual!
It was only 28F degrees though, so we bundled up pretty well and went for a GORGEOUS 4 1/2 mile sunny cold walk to start the day with. It was delightful and so invigorating, and we dressed just right (i love when that happens).

[snapdragen]

I woke up in my recliner bed with both arms hurting. Crud. It feels like one step forward, two steps back. Maybe I've been overdoing it. I dunno.

[katluvr]

So this is where everyone is!
Good news is I had a new PR on my 1/2 Marathon this weekend (posted in Running discussion):)
Bad news..back at work. I would rather run a 1/2 marathon or a full marathon every day than work! :eek:
Oh, but more good news: 4 day work week this week, 3 day work week next week, then another short week and I am off to Vegas.
Yes, I can DO THIS!
Oh, yeah...back to work....big sigh!:(

[Biciclista]

yes a lot of us are at work. But that's better than unemployment.
I don't think i'm going to be doing any bike commuting this week. Rain, fog and darkness in the morning. NAH. Meanwhile the intrepid Raleighdon just called me, halfway through his legends, superstitions and ruins bike ride in Arizona.
4 hours into a 200k bike ride. He's having a good time riding in the wild desert in the sun

[katluvr]

yes, now is not the time for me to jump ship for another job/career.
another big sigh....
yep, rather be biking...200k, huh? Fabulous!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Meanwhile the intrepid Raleighdon just called me, halfway through his legends, superstitions and ruins bike ride in Arizona.
4 hours into a 200k bike ride. He's having a good time riding in the wild desert in the sun

Tell him to not get lost in the desert! :eek:
http://www.planetozkids.com/images/animals/desert-bones.jpg

[Biciclista]

he just called, he's got 10 miles to go, he's no longer in the wild desert. I think he's going to make it.
and he says it's not dark yet?! It's almost dark here and it's an hour earlier.

[kelownagirl]

he just called, he's got 10 miles to go, he's no longer in the wild desert. I think he's going to make it.
and he says it's not dark yet?! It's almost dark here and it's an hour earlier.

How'd he do Mimi! I understand he got a tan? :)

[Biciclista]

Kgirl he finished in about 10 hours. He managed not to get too dehydrated, but he fought horrible headwinds (Ya think?) and at the end of the ride he left his brevet card and 10 dollars on a bench. of course someone took them. So he can't get "credit" for the ride with the Randonneurs.
no i can't explain it.
he spent over an hour hunting for the card. Then he had to drive another hour and a half to get back to where he is staying. It made him rethink his notion
of climbing mt lemmon tomorrow.

and hey, i see sunshine in Seattle!

[Fredwina]

You're supposed to have the card as your "offical" proof.
Biciclista, does he still have the reciepts(assumimng they used reciepts for controls) and will the organizer accept them?

[Zen]

I woke up in my recliner bed with both arms hurting. Crud. It feels like one step forward, two steps back. Maybe I've been overdoing it. I dunno.

:(
i don't think I'm getting anywhere on the PT front, either.

In other news, I put a lawyer on retainer yesterday. Let the games begin!