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I hope she didn't get eaten by a bear or something... :eek: :(

Come to think of it, a bear's the least l-*claps hand over face and talks into hand for a second* She's probably fine.

EEEhhehehehe so last night I managed to tell "el Hefe, the Boss, the Grand Poo-bah of Security" etc etc, my mgr I wanted to "hang out with him after I stopped working here" and I'm not sure why he was so surprised... but annnyway, we're going to go mtbing some weekend soon. I'm all giddy excited. I haven't been mtbing with a friend in a long time. Long time. He's a novice, though. "Novice" as in:
Me: "So... what kind of bike do you have?"
Him: "Ah... a schwinn with the spring-y on the front..."
Me: We're going to have a lot of fun, Mr. Man. *naughty smile, more because I'll pwn him than because I'm really naughty that way...*

Where's the devil-mit-horns smilie? I promise, ladies, I won't hurt him too bad... ;)

"where's Knot"

Hmmf! You know EXACTLY where I am! And I think Bradley is waiting on the cycleops, so get yer buns back up there!

And Kit, you just keep talking into yer hand, young lady!

Knot-very-busy-at-the-moment

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Originally Posted by Nanci

What's a FIB???

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F*cking Illinois Bastard.

Can you believe they call us that, Nanci?
And all we call them is Cheeseheads. ~sniff~ :p

Yea for Addy and Mr. Toad! I am so glad to learn of Mr. Toad's true purpose. I thought the plan was to feed him to a snake, and I didn't want to get too attached to him.

:o Yes, ma'am.

Lise- My Dad said "FIB" One too many times in front of his impressionable, maybe 5yo daughter once, so she asked what it meant.

"Funny Illinois Boys" was his reply. I can never see the abbrevreation without thinking of his definition. :D So maybe it's not all bad. :)

Not feeling well tonight (well, all day) so this will be short.

Glad the snake finally ate, Nanci. Steve Vai is a 7-string-guitar-god in my book. (he designs his own axes) I can barely make 6 sound good most days.
Keep runnin' if it makes ya feel good, BMo3. Just pleeeease don't push too hard until you get the rest of the story.
Remember, rednecks are people too. (got a whole family of 'em)
Gotta say, the trucker hat thing is messed up. It needs more than just a roll on the brim. Get him a real hat that hugs the scalp better. Anyway, it's not the looks but what's inside the hat that counts.
CWR, just how many filet-o-fish sandwiches can ya get outta that mutha? Glad it was dead, looked big enough to eat you. BTW, I accept halibut steaks as x-mas gifts. Just thought you should know.
Kit, be nice to the guy. Afterall, he's already losing you. How much do ya think one person can take?

Well, that took it all outta me. I just wanna lay here and breathe now. (BTW, anybody got a spare pancreas lying around? I think I puked mine out earlier. That can't be good for the glucose levels.) Just gonna read some threads for a little while and knock out for the night. I've got an early shift tomorrow.

Take care, TD.

:o aww X... I'll be nice. :) Feel better, hon.

edit... *checks watch around 10* Geez it's quiet in here tonight...

Nanci - glad to hear that Addy ate! But it's pretty funny to picture you rubbing the mouse all over the toad first. Strange critters - glad you know so much about them.

I was really happy the first time I actually saw our toad eat a cricket. Pretty cool to watch but then I'm a neophyte in raising amphibians. Do you have any idea how many crickets a day I should feed a toad? I keep dumping in 3-4 and he has eaten them all the next time I look in there. Maybe it's not enough? He's about 2 inches long, about 1 1/2 inches wide (if my memory serves be correctly...) My kids would spend hours watching him if I let them. Too bad frogs/toads aren't in the grade 3 curriculum - not that it stops me :)

BMO3 - You are a pretty amazing woman to take all of this health stuff with such a positive attitude. People could learn a lot from you - I'm sure your boys do. You're too young to have to deal with it - hugs to you....

::::::taking deep breath before diving in::::::::::

10 pages since I lasted checked in. Wow. Prolific writing for sure. I guess I don't mind missing the binary talk. Wouldn't get it anyway. Or car talk. Still, it's all fun to read!

Lise, so happy for you! That J is a lucky guy! And it sounds like he knows it. Even better. I hope he deserves you!

Dar + Mr. Fisherman w/Hat is rather gorgeous. A suggestion...Take the hat off him, THEN kiss him till he forgets about fishing......and hats.......

Kit and X -- all that medical talk is way beyond me.

You have the most interesting pets, Nanci! Love the feeding stories, especially when it all works out and they actually eat.

BMo3. Good on you! Did they tell you NOT to run? No. And you can do it. Believe in your knowledge of your body. You are living in it. They are not.

Warning! Warning! Whining ahead!
PAGES back, someone (CC?) asked me how my DH's campaign was going. (Thanks for asking!) From such a close vantage point, I honestly don't know. It will be close. It will all be over by this time tomorrow. Life will go on, I hope, more normally than the past few months. He has let his life be consumed by campaigning and politics. I have strived for balance. (God bless the bike!)
I've pretty much had to take over everything at home. Plus work my normal 40 hour week. And get in what biking/exercise was possible. So I am just plain tired. I stay up late and I get up early. No other way to find the time to do/be what is needed. And all with no thanks/recognition from spouse. Or so it seems. :( Like I said, I am tired. So is he. Whining and crying is not me. I just want it to be over and done and get on my bike and ride away for a long time. I won't. I just want to. Being a responsible adult su*ks sometimes! Ok, I'm done. Thanks, TE TD, for letting me vent a little.

So if you IL TE'ers are FIB, and the WI TE're are Cheeseheads, I have to ask-- what are IA TE'ers? We are neighbors, ya know. Don't we rate some sort of familiar nickname?? :p

Can't sleep tonight. I may have to pop the cork on a nice bottle of red wine.
Anyone want to join me? It's an Italian-Style Red from CA. let you know if it's worth the price of the bottle.........

annie

Annie- I'll join you briefly, but on coruzan rum (jamaican, very nice, much like molasses) and not wine. I'm sorry about the whole mature adult thing. It does suck. I'm not so great at it yet (Long Suffering DGF will attest to this) but I try.

Not so sure about IA folks having a nickname. To the best of my knowledge, most of the 'rivalry' is with IL and WI... 'cuz they "drink our beer and shoot our deer" ... :eyeroll: Boys. Ugh.

What didja mean about my medical speak? I take it you meant Nanci and X?

Take care!

Hopefully all ends well- whatever 'well' will mean for you.

De do deo..Here again on my own whilst you beauties sleep

x-ray-Hope you feel better.

BMO3-send the dr's a reverse victory sign but still take care of yourself k..Í'd be rather upset if we didn't hear from you in a bit...

CWR, why is it that since you've been in WV I have "Country Roads"by john denver stuck in my head..."west virginia, moutain mama, take me home country roads.."

:rolleyes: :eek: Did you see this??? What a hoot. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6123228.stm
CWR perhaps when you're down that way you can buy something from her collection..

Dar..nice looking gent and I agree with Nanci-no running fingers through chest hair..

Annie-I think by the time you read this post, the mid term election will be over. I do hope your dear did well.

You ladies have good tastes in musique
Snap, when did you see Queen? Was it in the days of Freddie or on the recent tour with frontman Paul Rogers..

4 Days & counting until Mick N da boys.!!!!!

Cychk-Bon Jovi back when they were young n oh so cute!!! Tom Petty..cool. I love the live version of "Breakdown"

Best concerts-U2 in Glasgow in 92 & NYC in 97(i think), Bryan Adams-Tokyo & High river, Stones in Edmonton

Still annoyed about not going to see Billy Joel tonight but i'm getting my once a year pedicure for my bday this week..

Knot-What's going on??? Were you taken away???

Ahhhh..a great ride home tonight, no headwind & was doing a nice 35km/hr +

c

Kelo- How much to feed a toad: Probably 10 a day? I feed mine till he stops- so I buy 24 crickets (large- but those chirp) and put him in a container and he just eats. If you put the crickets in with the toad- I'd just put in a large amount- like a couple dozen, and then restock when you don't hear chirping/see crickets. They eat a lot. I have to feed the crickets, too- these little orange cubes http://tinyurl.com/y5z49b - one bottle lasts a long time. Like a year or longer. I put in two-four at a time.

Lise- that's awful what FIB stands for!! Mr. Toad is my friend- I could never feed him to Addy. That was the whole deal when I got him- he would someday be set free unharmed, except maybe his dignity.

Iowa- Do you know why there are no cheerleaders in Iowa? They can't keep them from grazing at halftime! (MN joke)

Trek420- you might want to try chicken broth or tuna to scent your taco next time- it's a little less drastic, especially if you are out in company.

The long-term plan for Addy is to gradually wean her off the toad scent, _after_ I have her eating reliably, and switch over to frozen mice. I'm not that crazy about the live thing, but if that's what it takes for now, I'll do it. They actually make "fake" sausage things for snakes to eat- but they are made out of mice anyway.

Yay! Work one day, off the next! Should be getting an e-mail any time with Inez's tracking number. Snake on a plane!!

HEy Nanci,

What's the name of the bike shorts you loved & posted about a while back?
I'm referring to the new ones you bought and not the Trashy cat ones.

Tanks

c

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Originally Posted by Xrayted

Well, that took it all outta me. I just wanna lay here and breathe now. (BTW, anybody got a spare pancreas lying around? I think I puked mine out earlier. That can't be good for the glucose levels.)

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X - my new hero :p

Craze- they were the Sugoi RS Flex- Susan says the 07's will have a different chamois. I still love them. They are long. I love the fabric.

Nanci

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

... The things you miss, jumping through space-time... :rolleyes:

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a-ha!
That means she did
and on purpose too
Must have been in the very late 60's
Hmmmmm..... curiouser and curiouser

i'll have to check out that jewlery cc when i get down there.

no clue how many fish sandwiches i can make, all i know is if halibut sells for $15/lb or so i probably have $5000.00 worth of it in my freezer, plus sockeye salmon, which sells for a pretty penny to. send me a small cooler and i can send ya a sample of each. :)

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

The things you miss, jumping through space-time... :rolleyes:

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more hints like this and margo and everyone else will figure out how old you really are.

The question *now* is:
How old was Kitsune when she jumped through that hole in the Fabric of space/time?
I take it we are agreed it was not an innocent accident (Oh, yeah, those happen *all* the time);
and she was not pushed either

Of course, she reckons she is working on the darning of it: (even as we speak) with her very fine needles and filaments of some very ductile alloy

Thank you everyone for the kind, inspirational words and hugs.

Knot- I have no idea where you where and missed you terribly. I do hope everything is alright.

(((((X)))))- I hope you are feeling much better today.

Annie- Best of luck to your DH and you. Let us know the election results. I use to know a lot of Iowa jokes, growing up in MN, but I have forgotten all of them.

CWR- That is a lot of fish! DH is so proud of his mini Alaskan display at work. :D

Well it is another rainy day here. My day looks the same as most days. Clean-up after the guys, laundry, read a book, exercise, nap, go for a run, make dinner, read...exciting, huh?

I'm here, I'm here.

I'm working huge hours at the clinic and utterly exhausted. gonna be a crazy week because one of the other staff is home with her wife, who just had foot surgery. I'm running around like mad at work.

Very very very very tired.

don't forget to vote today. I forgot, and gotta mail my ballot TODAY.

yeah, I forgot to do my ballot over the weekend, but I got my bike water bottles sqeaky clean and washed all my bike clothes. Priorities. :cool:

OK, I totally don't get why a thread has 440 pages, but it must be a good one. :D

Snakes, toads, crickets ... very interesting group. I don't have any weird creatures except there's this beetle that keeps climbing up my window.

But I have exciting news to report. I am finally swimming well enough to pass the old dude in the pool. He was my embarrassment for many weeks and he was even passing me while I was using fins. Fins! But today I was keeping up with him and then passed him.

I must be a horrible person for even mention passing a 70-year-old dude as a great athletic feat, but ya' gotta take small victories when they come. (Oh, and I stopped using fins, too.) :D

Nanci, what a recipe :p
roll frozen mouse sausage in beaten egg
dust with bread crumbs
roll breaded mouse on frog.
feed to fussy snake.

Reminds me of .... I think they are called Risos? :confused: You take little baby mozzarella, encase that it in a little ball of aroborio rice (fully cooked), roll that in home made marinela, then bread crumbs, optional dusting of parm...bake, enjoy. :)

I'll try chicken broth or tuna on my mouse next time, especially if I'm with company.

"The long-term plan for Addy is to gradually wean her off the toad scent"

maybe there's a patch for this?

welcome Inez, the flying snake.

Knot, nice priorities! Now that's a gal after my own heart: clean water bottles....then vote. Don't work too hard.

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Originally Posted by margo49

The question *now* is:
How old was Kitsune when she jumped through that hole in the Fabric of space/time?
I take it we are agreed it was not an innocent accident (Oh, yeah, those happen *all* the time);
and she was not pushed either

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And I wonder why am I having very bad flash backs of the tv show SLIDERS.....

Trek, you are so DAMM funny! Thank goodness I had just put down my coffee.

If I wasn't so tired I'd be laughing right now.ddd

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Originally Posted by Trek420

roll that in home made marinela

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Do you think she would rather you used marinara?

And would that be an aikido roll if you used Marinela?

:D

Note to self. Do not quote recipes off the top of your head before the 2nd...no 3rd cup of coffee.

Thanks editor-Knot who knows that Marinela is one of the folks I train with. She just promoted to black belt....she's the one on the right here:

http://home.pacbell.net/dita_rae/Aikido.html

oh, remind me I have to find a way to get the pictures of her test to her....also need to get my sweaty happy butt to the dojo more often.

Well...back from walking the dog, she saw a cyclist and she was calm and did great! Now off to work....have to drop the car at the mechanics, then to vote. have a great day TE TD

My Snake Is On The Plane!!!!!

Welcome OTG, better start reading!!

Nanci

PS, all you really need to know is Addy the Hognose FINALLY ate for me last night- I've been very worried- I am quite attached to her. Her natural food is toads, but that is not practical, so I had to trick her into eating a mouse. Now I can keep her!

And, Inez is a Nelson's Milksnake coming to me for my birthday from Colorado. She's on the plane now, and will be delivered by UPS tomorrow morning. I have to take the day off to be able to sign for her.

Annie, good luck to dh today - hope all goes well. And to the best of my vast judgmental knowledge about petty thangs, people from Iowa are referred to as Iowegins (I-Ah-We-Gins) here. Hope you had some wine for me - I like the reds.

Nanci, I thought of you today as I got to work. Turned the corner to head up to my office and saw a mouse! Poor thing. Looks like it had rat poison for bfast cuz it wasn't moving too well. He has been disposed of....And it was the obnoxious people from Chicago that landed the term FIBS - the rest are flatlanders. Of course, it could have something to do with the fact that 90% of the ones spotted in WI have vanity plates and drive at least 20 mph over the speed limit:p

Margo, I've been pondering the question "how old is Kit really? I'm thinking the hole has a bit of mesh in it for her but she's not working too hard on darning it....

Weasel, you know I love ya Hon and I'm just teasing ya! I am very proud of you and the fish you caught! My new pants are due in today - can't wait to try them on!

X - hope you're feeling better Hon!

*calling* Cy-cl! Now don't be throwing me under the bus Missy! Sounds to me like you're trying to instigate a little sumpin' sumpin'. And just for you, I'll give you the juicy details. Assuming there are any of course;)

Trek, what month was that on the fishing calandar?? I still can't get that picture out of my head *shakes head*.

Off to a conference call. Guess I need to work while they're paying me cuz if I get fired I'll have to wonder aimlessly from TE home to TE home, riding bike at my leisure, pestering you good people. Oh, the thought.....

The things you learn when you commute 2.5 hours to a 7-10 pm meeting:

1) One 6-inch chicken parm sandwich for dinner still leaves ya hungry. Good thing someone brought cake to the meeting. Had to eat 2 pieces before I was full. (I normally wouldn't full up on cake and don't even like sweets that much, but when you're hungry, YOU'RE HUNGRY).

2) All the cheap motels in Lanesboro, MA are closed by 10:00 pm. Grrr. [Note to owners of cheap motels: people who are awake after 10 pm really would like to sleep somewhere.] Had to drive 20 minutes to find a cheap motel with an office that was unlocked and a person who heard the "please ring bell for assistance".

3) Two Clif Bars for breakfast doesn't fill ya up, especially when you eat one of them at 3 am. Well, driving hungry does keep ya awake, though the mental stimulation gets pretty rote (stomache: "hey brain, there's a big hole down here. toss something in, will ya." brain: "hey, be patient, I've got nothing to toss in." stomache: "well find something. I can't wait all day." brain: "I'm thinking about food. does that help?" stomach: "no it doesn't. find food.") The best intentions of heading straight to the polls and the office were overridden by Mr. Stomache so we stopped at home (all 3 of us, brain, stomache, and me) to eat a yam and a chicken sausage at 8 am.

Hey, Knot. I was thinking about chicken stew. I now I find out you were working and not cooking chicken stew for me for breakfast. :mad: Maybe next time I should take a mousetrap to said cheap motel and bring a toad for flavoring.

nanci - mousages! I guess that's better than tofu....

cc - I saw Queen with Freddie, hmmm, didn't even know Paul Rodgers was with 'em now. Hmmmm. Don't think I like it.

Naturally, I've got 2 meetings today - one of my busiest days of the week. Can't seem to get that through my mgr's head. Oh well, I'll send everyone to her when people start b!tching about not getting their claims/reports/etc.

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ll have to wonder aimlessly from TE home to TE home, riding bike at my leisure, pestering you good people. Oh, the thought.....

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What a delightlfully wonderful thought. :)

Kit: Jumped thru a hole in the what? and now she is sewing it up?

Nanci: The next scenario: Inez arrives and is escorted home. Inez is introduced to Addy. Addy eats Inez and says "See, Nanci: that is what you get for tricking me into eating mice!" ;)

Yikes, how am I ever going to get ready to hike three days at the Grand Canyon when I have to work all week???? I just know I'm going to forget something! It's goin to be cold too! Oh, that means my backpack will weigh a ton with the all the clothes! What to take?

:mad: *rant* Someone is playing a joke on me today and stole my new polartec waterbottle from my desk. I do NOT think this is funny this morning! I am trying to drink more water and stay hydrated since I started running again and now this?? This is the thanks I get for picking up the lunch tab for them for pizza today (ok, I charged my customer but hey - they get a free lunch). I want my waterbottle back!!!

If anyone was going to eat Inez, it'd be Choco! Kingsnakes eat snakes. There was even a post on the cornsnake forum about a kingsnake that was trying to eat the middle of HERSELF!!! Doh!!

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Originally Posted by mtbdarby

Margo, I've been pondering the question "how old is Kit really? I'm thinking the hole has a bit of mesh in it for her but she's not working too hard on darning it....
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Now, now; don't jump to conclusions.
This is very tricky and exacting darning; not like your merino socks (or even your best black wool singlet, eh kiwi's?).
And there is no room for error - I mean Kitsune herself knows what can happen if the Fabric of Space/Time gets a hole in it.
Also seems like its "only" Kits that has "fallen" thru so far. (More evidence that she jumped on purpose of course)

Uh... er... hm... yeah. I'm the only one.... *uncrosses fingers and hides buttons for her own 'addition' to the continuum*

OK Seriously... something that'll eat the middle of itSELF. UGH

Doesn't that seem like a basic rule of existence? Don't consume your own midsection? Although I could live a few weeks off the stores I keep in my own midsection, I'm thinkin'...:rolleyes:

Snake On A Plane! What a life she has, what a life she's coming to. Very exciting.

OTG, welcome to TD. You found us. We only ask that you start at the beginning (heh heh heh), or not. But there is some fun to be had there.

Dar--when are you meeting IL guy? Thanks for explaining "flatlanders". I didn't know that one. I also didn't know that only Chicagoan were "FIBs". SHEESH! I neither drink beer nor shoot deer, but I do tend to drive over the speed limit. If it helps, I was ticketed about 15 years ago, driving way too fast on my way home from Madison.

Annie--good luck with Election Day. This, too, shall pass. I don't know any perjorative terms for people from Iowa. Hmmm. Just as well!

Meeting J's brother tonight at dinner. He's in town for a few days for business. Am slightly nervous. J. and I are making plans to go to ITALY in March! WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! Exciting. :D

And now, back to work, saving the world, one baby at a time. :cool: L.

didja get the waterbottle back yet dar? and doesn't the saying go "you only give the ones you love a hard time" or something like that i think.

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:mad: I want my waterbottle back!!!

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I'D F'N HURT SOMEBODY :mad: :mad: