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Originally Posted by snapdragen

I should be packing, instead here I am.

I'm very excited

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Hey, it's the Vegas trip ALREADY? Cool! Payoff for sitting through that shpiel. The first thing I'd do would be to ride the New York New York rollercoaster. (then my neck would hurt for three years)

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Oh, I just have to share this story from the BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ar/6132140.stm

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Ah, another Darwin Award candidate. CC, do you get the Darwin Award books where you live? If not, tell me and I'll send you one immediately! No kidding.

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Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.

Salsabike,
we had to give the "water needles" to our beloved Maine coon kitty Pearl 3-4 times a week for a whole year and a half. She had almost died from kidney failure, but has now apparently totally recovered. Pretty miraculous...but then again she was only 5 years old and so she was able to bounce back. Just wanted to say I know the dreary fluid injection routine, and you have my sympathies. Is someone helping you hold her while you do it?- I couldn't have done it without DH holding Pearl steady.

Leo DiCaprio....hmmm. It just seems to me no matter how old he gets he still looks like a boy. Gave me the creeps in Titanic watching him make out, he looked like pedophile bait! Doesn't turn me on. I may show my age here by naming other male stars who had that boy/baby face look and wound up in their 40's looking like weird baby Yoda-gnomes: Davy Jones, Paul McCartney, David Cassidy, Mickey Rooney....anybody know of other examples of "boylymen"? :eek: :rolleyes:

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Lisa S.H: 1) YOU are funny as hell! 2) Oh, yeah, Mr. Salsa holds her. I cannot figure out how one person could do all that. You'd definitely need a third arm/hand at least. Whoof.

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Originally Posted by maillotpois

Salsa - good news about the Beeper!!!! I'm also wondering about Fishjr and the bees.... I hope they're settled in well. The PP just finished soccer and is all fired up about a new friend of mine I met in my mediation class who has horses. So we're spending a lot of time hanging out with them at the barn, and she's learning care and grooming. Which is great. And free. Unlike lessons, ownership, etc.

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I was a total horse lover at that age too. Still wish I'd had one...PP being able to do that for free is the best deal possible! Most of the fun, little of the $$$. She's really a cutie in those pictures.

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Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.

I'm briskly rubbing some frozen raviolis over a toad right now!
If that doesn't appeal to you, I could try to sear some grilled cheese sandwiches with tiny wrinkled-gnome Leo DeCaprio face images. Maybe I could sell them on Ebay and get enough money to buy more biking clothes!

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Still laughing, Lisa S.H.,,

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Originally Posted by Offthegrid

salsabike: Sorry to hear about Beeper. It is tough, especially to have to give subq fluids. I had a puppy who was born with defective kidneys and lost him at 10 months, so I know the pain that you are going through.

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Aw, JEEZ. THAT is awful. 10 months is WAY too early. It does help to know that the Beeper's had a very good life. We did lose a very beloved cat at 1 1/2 years old. It's just not right.



The Beeper was livelier for a couple of days, and is now quiet again, so we're a little worried. But she will get her kidney values rechecked Monday and we'll see what next.

The weather here absolutely stinks. Rain, flooding. To use one of my most mature expressions, PU. Bleah.

Won a several-week-long argument with the skilled nursing facility to get Mom back on a restorative PT program. Scary. You really have to climb all over them to get their attention. Arggh!

I miss Mimitabby's kind heart, sharp thinking, and sunny approach to life. Hope she's having a great time in Italy.

I want a snake. Maybe after the house expansion is finished...

For those who haven't yet seen it, check out the Tyson on a skateboard thread. A dog of superior talents!

I went to a Personal Safety class last night at the Redmond Police Dept. Aside from the fact that the presenter was a totally adorable and VERY funny cop, it was really outstanding--practical, real, smart, good handout. At least some of it was based on Gavin De Becker's The Gift of Fear stuff.

So Mr. Salsa and I have decided to be a little badly behaved and are getting slab granite for the new master bathroom countertop. We are big rock hunters/collectors, after all, so it's hard for us to not get a good piece of rock (as opposed to tiles, which are cheaper but not as "rock-like"--can't see the big patterns in tiles). You get to go to warehouses and look at slabs and pick your own. Big fun. I DID tell you guys I was easily amused, didn't I? I'm sure we'll like debtor's prison...

kelownagirl "Thanks for the wise advice and for allowing me to vent."

feel free to vent. And I really could not give advice, I'm just an armchair quarterback in this stuff. You're the one doing the hardest job in the world,

"PS Trek - why not charge her rent? Well, bit of a longer story but I really wanted her to go to university and I told her at one time that I couldn't afford to send her to school out of town but as long as she was in school, she could live here rent free."

OK, so...is she in school?

"My mom made that deal with me and it worked well. Of course, I didn't snarl at her and criticize her housekeeping..."

Snarl at my Mom? and live? :cool:

I know I was not and easy kid to raise and in some ways I put my parents through heck but the only time I EVER raised my voice at my Mom was....when last year she at 84 offered to help me in my epic struggle to lift my sisters POS comfort bike to the top of the roof rack I sternly told her I'd do it myself and .... imediately apologised.

I was afraid any help, change in balance I'd fall over backwards and hurt her.

The older I get the smarter my Mom is and as a child I frequently remember being told "your Matties kid? She's brilliant".

I've always respected my Mom. She's the orriginal supermom.

Annie - I did talk to her. I am very disappointed and sad though. She refused to talk to me. I started by asking her nicely if there was anything bothering her (ie in her personal life) that was stressing her out or making her unhappy and angry. She responded by saying everything about living here bothered her. I asked again, besides being annoyed by dog hair and your brother I mean? -No, just that. I can't stand it here any more. I'm getting the h*ll out of here.

So now I figure I can't even do my rant about "while you're living here, for FREE, under MY roof you will treat me, my dogs, your brother with respect" thing, but I do anyway. She denies kicking the dog, claims she just pushed him aside with her leg as she walked by him (I didn't see it, son told me), so I don't push this one. I do continue to insist that she's had it very good here etc etc. She cuts me off, she doesn't want to talk about it. -Well I DO want to talk about it. -Don't bother, just go back upstairs, I'm going to be out of here is two days.

Well thanks so much. Thanks for paying for my education. Thanks for letting me live here for free for the past 8 months.... What a freaking slap in the face. How I can I have raised this child? I would SO not have ever talked to my mom like that. I just shook my head and walked away. Yes, it is time for you move out honey. I'm just sorry I didn't get to be the one to say it to her.

Oh, wow, that is such a downer, Kelowna! I would feel the same as you do if one of my children talked to me that way. Well, you KNOW you've been a good parent and loved and cared for her. Sometimes there's no good explanation for how things turn out. I just feel bad for YOU, that you've got to deal with this. Maybe if she actually moves out and you don't have to interact with each other on a daily basis, things might actually get better. It sounds like she has some very large issues that she is not dealing with and she's taking it out on you. She knows you'll love her no matter what. If she leaves, she won't have you to turn on and maybe that will force her to handle whatever it is that's causing her to be so angry. Hard to say. I wish the best for you both.

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salsa - this isn't the free trip, this is another one:rolleyes: Gonna go see the Rolling Stones at MGM. My trip buddies also want to go over and hang out at the Rio - stalking Prince. We tried to get tickets to see him too, but alas, we failed.

kelowna - Have you tried "Don't let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out"? I agree, it sounds like daughter has some issues. Hopefully she'll work them out and become human again.

Hey, Kelownagirl, don't totally lose heart. In a few years when she's grown up a little more, the good times will come back. My parents were pretty great, and in my teens I put them through a few years of undeserved hell. When I got over myself and we got close again, it stayed that way. I think that happens a lot. For now, though...she needs to learn it's not okay to do that stuff. She will learn better elsewhere, perhaps--and you'll get a break from it too.

(BIG sigh) Finally home and have everything under control. Man, I've got a high maintenance family. They're all happy again so my job is done for the night. It's been an unusually loooooong week for me. Time to relax now and get caught up on TD.

Kelownagirl - I haven't got kids so I'd feel a bit out of line to give advice on this one. I do know that I've never raised my voice to my Mom and never would. Not that I didn't want to on occasion, but I just never saw it as an option to act like that. I'm a pretty deeply happy person though. It's unusual for me to not be smiling. Can't help it. Two of my four brothers are a completely different story. Miserable cusses all the time. The other two are an even mixture. We all grew up in the same house but...
It sounds like you're setting a good example even if she's not ready to follow it yet. Just keep being a good Mom and roll model and I'm sure she'll come around and grow up. Like Trek said, it's the hardest job in the world. Sometimes the hardest part is being patient and letting them find their own path to adulthood.

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Originally Posted by Trek420

The older I get the smarter my Mom is and as a child I frequently remember being told "your Matties kid? She's brilliant".

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I suspect you're just like your Mom, Trek. :cool:

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Originally Posted by snapdragen

I should be packing, instead here I am.

I'm very excited

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Mmmmm, Vegas. What a great place to go to do all kinds of crazy things that you wouldn't dare admit to once you get home. Have a blast Snap and don't forget to go to the top of the Stratosphere. Great photo ops. Bad for "the do" though. :D

Just flying in to tell you I saw something rather interesting after my run this morning...

I saw two Kookaburas mating...interesting..:eek:

Back later...

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Originally Posted by snapdragen

kelowna - Have you tried "Don't let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out"? I agree, it sounds like daughter has some issues. Hopefully she'll work them out and become human again.

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Snap - hahaha, love that one... Wish I'd thought of that at the time.

My faith in my child-raising skills was restored after having a long talk with my other daughter (21) tonight. (Shemoved to Vancouver last summer - I miss her so much...) She helped to see some things a little more clearly...

Have a great time in Vegas! Remember "what happens in Vegas...."
I'm SO envious of you getting to see the Stones... sigh...

snap have fun in VEGAS!!!!!

annie i did think about it at one time, just because i wanted to be perkier, then thought about a lift, then decided i liked mine and if they were any bigger than they are i would have problems. did that help?

cc hope your not devistated from your "findings".

i have made it to phoenix, feel like cr@p but i'm here. it can only get better. right?

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Just flying in to tell you I saw something rather interesting after my run this morning...

I saw two Kookaburas mating...interesting..:eek:

Back later...

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Cool, I think...what is a kookabura?

CWR, rest up and have a good time in Phoenix.

Annie, congrats to your husband. Was his race local, statewide, or national?

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Just flying in to tell you I saw something rather interesting after my run this morning...

I saw two Kookaburas mating...interesting..:eek:

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Cool, CC. I think you need to sing us the kookabura song, or imitate their laugh, or describe their mating behavior. If you're really bored, you can do all three.

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Have a blast Snap and don't forget to go to the top of the Stratosphere.

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X. is finally talking about something that I understand. Oh, that was "Stratosphere", not "stratosphere". doh!

Last night I decided to bite the bullet and do it. I took the rear wheel off my old frame (which I don't ride anywhere but on the trainer any more) and swapped out the axle to convert it from 5-speed to 6-speed. Oddly, it should have been only a 6 mm spacer add on the freewheel side, and adding 6 mm there matches my current wheel, but the non-freewheel side needs to lose 1 mm. Gotta go buy another spacer (2 mm instead of 3 mm). Then the wheel will need a major re-dish (which means it will never go back on the old frame -- kinda sad). Anyway, these wheels are clincher, Mavic MA-2 rims and Performance sealed-bearing hubs (which feel far smoother than my 33 year old Campy hubs). I'd like to put on some 28 mm tires with reflective sidewalls for night commutes. I do love my sewup wheels, but a wider tire might be useful on occasion.

You all have good weekends, especially those of you celebrating Veteran's Day. Any veterans on the board?

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Any veterans on the board?

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I am, and I've got the day off!! Since it might hit 60 today I'm going for a long motorcycle ride.

Queen-a kookabura is a native Australian bird. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookabura
The only way to describe thier mating style would be how most large four legged animals do it..It was rather funny.

In terms of their laugh, it looks like they're rolling thier chest upwards in order to make the sound. You'd have to see it to understand.
Wayyy back in thread drift or somewhere on TE we discussed them...long ago in a galaxy far away..

Queen-what part of the forces did you serve in?

CWR-how is your trip so far? Enjoying some warmish weather?

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SNAP - If you win - SHARE !!!!! :D

ANNIE - Boob job? Oh hell yeh! My avitar is 30lbs lighter than I am right now but as soon as I drop those lbs, new boobs here I come! :eek: :D

Hi, I need your ladies advice. I want to get someone a certain t shirt. I don't know this lady well but would you give this as a gift?

http://www.cafepress.com/buy/breast+...F/opt_/c_0/pg_

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Kookaburra sits in the old gum treee eeee
Merry merry king of the bush is heee eeee

I just got done putting new Gatorskins on Lava. My thumbs hurt. And, to top it off, I put the first one, the rear of course, on backwards. I don't think it would make much of a difference on a road tire, but- it would bug me. So I had to re-do it. I _knew_ which way it was supposed to go, but I put it on from the wrong side of the wheel.

I noticed at IM FL that my rear Michelin Pro Race had a lot of knicks and a big slit. I don't have that many miles on those tires- maybe a couple thousand? I put over 4000 on the Bontrager Race Lites, which I loved. No more Michelins for me. They just always looked shoddy- even brand new.

So I decided to try Gatorskins. I only had one flat with the Bontragers, when I ran over a second bottle neck in one evening, and no flats with the Michelins. Still...Brevet season will be starting up in January again- and I just want to see.

I could use some lighter wheels, though.

Got to see Inez for 30 seconds last night.

Choco and I made up a new game. The old game was, he'd crawl along my hand, and almost drop off, and I'd say "You're gonna fall...you're gonna fall!!!" And then he'd drop off but catch himself with his tail at the last second. Then I'd say "You're never going to be able to pull yourself back up! It's too far!!" and then he'd crawl back up himself. We do it over and over and over. It's good exercise for him.

The other old game was I'd wind him around both index fingers and thumbs, in a kind of figure eight, then start winding him like bicycle pedals, in that motion, but instead of getting tangled up or falling off, he'd just move in time with my hands, staying in one place.

The new game is, he hangs down from my left hand, hanging by his tail. I put my right hand where he can barely reach it, and he reaches down, and down, and his tail grip gets less and less, then he makes contact with my hand, and gradually shifts his weight to my right hand, and stiffens up his spine that's out in mid-air so when he lets go with his tail, he doesn't just flop down, but stays straight like a stick till he can crawl the whole way onto my other hand.

He is so talented!

Salsa, that's cool that you want a snake. If I were you, I'd go to a reptile show and look at everything. I would get a baby that was three or four months old- eating well- not a fragile tiny hatchling. They are so fun at the baby stage, when you can hold them in one hand and do whatever else you were doing with the other.

They're fun when they are big and strong, too.

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Queen-what part of the forces did you serve in?

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I was in the Army for a short while a lifetime ago. Didn't much care for it, were you in the service??

crazycanuck

there's also this and it benefits a breast cancer charity

http://www.breastcancerfund.org/site...roductID=91960

they also have socks and jerseys etc. The socks are wonderful, most comfy I have ever worn.

QUeen-I wasn't in the forces, my dad was. I'm a military brat...My father was the head of logistics for the Cdn forces and served for 36yrs. Thankfully he retired about 4yrs ago.

He's happily retired driving a school bus. He struggles with PTSD but is doing well.

Somehow I feel like i'm posting for Knotted as she's not around...

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WHERE IS DIRT DIVA???? DENISE223??

My dad was drafted into the army at 18 during WWII. Wanted air corp but got stuck in the infantry fighting in Europe and wounded twice. He would never talk about it when I was a kid, except how much he hated the army. Then about 6 years ago, he wrote up a memoir of his army service and self-published 10 copies. I finally got to know that part of my dad's history. Not something anyone could possibly wish on any 18 year old kid. But after being wounded the 2nd time, my dad convinced a psychiatrist that he was shell-shocked and crazy, so they didn't send him to the front a 3rd time. Instead he got a desk job in LeHavre, France towards the end of the war and went to the beach every day.

Kudos and thanks to everyone who has served. May our future leaders have the wisdom to avoid war.

P.S.
When my dad was discharged from the army, he was given a paper listing the civilian occupations that his army training had prepared him for. There was only one thing on the list: walrus hunter. He became a mechanical engineer instead.

Xrayted "Two of my four brothers are a completely different story. Miserable cusses all the time. The other two are an even mixture. We all grew up in the same house but..."

Even though it's the same house and family things change along the way so your siblings experience family is differently. Sorry that 2 out of 4 brothers agree to be misserable, X. Life's too short to be miserable.

I suspect that my sibs may be jealous that by the time I came around my parents were getting out of farming and into a more middle class lifestyle where there were things I got to do that they didn't.

While we lived in the same place, rural Sonoma country and I caught the tail end of the family farm experience they got much more of it; both parents pretty much there all the time, 4H....

"I suspect you're just like your Mom, Trek. :cool:"

Nah, I know some here think I'm kinda smart, my Mom is truly amazing.

Snap, have a blast in Vegas.

Nanci, the snake games sound so cute.

Crazyc, I just talked to Knott who is on the road.

Like many in his generation my Dad went to enlist in WWII, because of his eyesight he was 4F. So he went to work. There were plenty of jobs in those days but he ended up at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond where my Mom also worked.

He started in the warehouse and went up the ranks. He won several awards for procedures that increased production and reduced the number of absentee workers. Later when the Army came back around to pick up 4F men for desk positions so that others could be moved to the front kaiser said "no, he's doing you more good here".

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Even though it's the same house and family things change along the way so your siblings experience family is differently. Sorry that 2 out of 4 brothers agree to be misserable, X. Life's too short to be miserable.

I suspect that my sibs may be jealous that by the time I came around my parents were getting out of farming and into a more middle class lifestyle where there were things I got to do that they didn't.

"I suspect you're just like your Mom, Trek. :cool:"

Nah, I know some here think I'm kinda smart, my Mom is truly amazing.

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You're right. We did grow up differently I guess. The first 2 are the cranky ones. Had it worse than the rest of us b/c they came first, blah, blah, blah. The next 2 are much better and we hang out a lot but they have their moments. They won't back down no matter what. Stubborness runs rampant in the family. :rolleyes: I was a bit behind the others and the only girl. I grew up at the beach where their childhoods were spent in PA on the farm. I was brought up in a very diverse community. They most definitely were not. My take on life-in-general doesn't really fit in around here. I'm the laid back to the extreme type. I get serious when I need to, completely passionate in certain situations, but I'd much rather allow things to flow where they may. Don't fix what ain't broke. I just want to be happy and help those around me to be happy. Too simple a philosophy for some I guess. Most of the time, I find it impossible to accomplish both simultaneously. I've given up my own happiness way too much in the past to keep peace and harmony (and tolerance) flowing. I'm kinda at the end of my rope on a few things lately, tho.

As for the smarts comment, you definitely are like you're Mom. And humble to boot. ;) Heck, Trek, you make me wanna go out and read more. Explore the world. Get into a little trouble. (just a little :p )

Tell Knot we all say hi and hope she's happy and having fun. That's what it's about afterall. She so deserves it!

See y'all tonight.

X.

Xrayted "Tell Knot we all say hi and hope she's happy and having fun. That's what it's about afterall. She so deserves it!"

Just spoke to her...she's past Portland. Well, got to get to work.

TTYL TE TD.

I really must learn not to sleep, I miss so much on TD.

Lise- I am so pleased everything is going well with you and J. :D Yes, good men are indeed kind and you deserve to be treated well. :)

Snap- Have a blast in Las Vegas! Pictures, Snap, we will need pictures. Some of us do not even know what a vacation is. ;)

Annie- this is not a stupid question, " Bmo3, this is probably a stupid question, but I've been wondering why it's okay for you to run but not any other exercise? I always think of running as more strenuous than biking. So I'm confused....." When I was placed on the original aspirin regime and the CCB, we knew it would drop my BP. Right now it stays abound 90/55. Side effect besides being dizzy and tired is fainting. So, he did not want me driving due to the side effects of the CCB and my stroke risk, paralysis, and vision loss. Biking, ditto-I guess he figured a high speed (stop laughing, it is a high speed for what I can manage) fall would be bad. Also my balance stinks right now. Swimming-fainting in a pool is a bad idea, I do not recommend it. ;) Now running, I never mentioned to him. I had not really thought of it at the time. So I take DH or my "coach"-son. This way, I do not have too far to fall, if I feel badly we are right by home (my runs are boring loops around my home), they always have a cell phone handy, my neighbours are all around should help be needed, etc.

CONGRATS to your husband and to you. What office was he elected into?

Boob job-not for me. I am not a fan of hospitals and surgeries. Gravity has not been kind, but I have learned to love my body (for the most part). I am hoping with continued running my breasts will shrink. I am a 36B/C and was a lot larger. I do not like the size now, it make buying tops a PITA.

Salsa-I agree and I love reading the Darwin Awards. :D Congrats on the granite!! I am SO envious. I want to rip out the carpet and put in hardwoods floors. We need a new garage door and roof. Sigh. Where is the money tree when I need it?

Kelownagirl-maybe on her own she will grow up, maybe not. It does not reflect your parenting. You could always offer to help her pack. ;)

X-I waited all night for you to show up. (tapping my foot with my arms crossed). Cool pic. I love your hair.

CC-you see the coolest things on your runs. :cool:

CWR- congrats on finally arriving in Phoenix! I have a little surprise for you when you get home-well I am hoping to time it for after you get back. Geek alert-DH has shown EVERYONE in the chemistry/geology departments his Alaskan collection. He even took the shells! :eek: He is so proud of the road.

Deb- I have not touched my bike in so long, I have almost forgotten what it feels like.

Queen-Thank you for serving our country. Happy Veteran's Day.

Nanci-Choco does indeed sound quite talented. :) Have BF take some photos. I am glad Inez allowed herself to be seen.

Trek-when you speak with Knot again, tell her she is missed!

Catch me up! Where is Knot? (never mind, i found her post. 4 day weekend. that's good!)

Boob job?? omigod, if i had more stuff in my breasts they would already be below my waist! GIRLS, what goes UP MUST come down!! if you do not like your
breasts, get a pop up bra!! If you have surgery, in 20 years, you will need more surgery!!! (or less, depending on gravity!!!)

EEEEK!!!

Nanci your new snake sounds cool i would love to see him doing figure 8's

If Trek said Knot was passing PDX at 8ish, she should now be near Salem and in another hour Eugene. Give her another hour-ish and she'll be passing by Roseburg (there's a nice little place there for coffee by the side of the hwy if she needs it, but I forget the name....) ...haven't been much further down I-5 myself... I hope she has a good drive!

Chica, take care, have fun in Phoenix. You told me you would, so you better. *hug*

Mimi, the grass is always greener on the other side you know;) So how was the Italy trip?

I still feel like crap but at least the room has stopped spinning. I'm at work today and in a foul mood - I feel like crap, IL guy dumped me, we're getting 3-5" of snow as we speak and my drive home will probably take 45 minutes because people have to "relearn" how to drive in the snow. I need a hug.

Annie, congrats to dh on the victory!

Off to put a little soup and 7up in my tummy. I lost 5 lbs yesterday and didn't even throw up. Too bad it'll be back as soon as I eat....I hope my little guy doesn't get sick.

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I still feel like crap but at least the room has stopped spinning. I'm at work today and in a foul mood - I feel like crap

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I am impresssed you went in sick. Now go home! No one else wants to become ill and you need your rest. Go straight home and diectly to bed.

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IL guy dumped me

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His loss and you are better off. You derserve someone better. I know it does not make you feel better now, but out with the old to make room for Mr. Right.[/QUOTE]

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My turn to cry. :( It feels like freaking summer here-house is very, very hot. I hate Ohio! I want snow! I am a lover of snow and wound up where we almost never see snow more than a few days a year. :(

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the grass here is VERY green. And squishy. I need an amphibian bike. we're 9" above average for the year!!!

the trip to Italy went very well. As I expected it was very intense, I have some cousins who are getting up there in years, and slowly but surely I am getting better at speaking italian too all, so I am getting more and more attached to them all.

i posted some photos in this thread.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...360#post143360

DAR - Il guy is obviously smoking something he shouldn't be. Best to stay away from him anyway.

MIMI - welcome back!! I want pics! Is Italy as gorgeous as I imagine it is??? Oh.. .theres your pic link .... call me stoooooopid.......:p

Salsa-
Have you tired buying some of that special milk for cats? It's got the lactic acid removed, and has a few nutrients added too. Comes in little boxes, mine is called Cat-Sip. My kidney-iffy cat loves it, and it ADDS FLUIDS to their system!! Look into it, maybe your local fancy pet store has it. You can also mix it in with their canned food. They actually have it at my Price Chopper supermarket.

Kelowna-
From what you said your daughter said when you spoke to her, it sounds to me more like she is feeling sad, frustrated, and inadequate, not like she is necessarily "spoiled". People that age are not good at directing their insecurities towards the appropriate direction. I feel for her. I think right now instead of concentrating on her bad behavior, you should just try to make her feel loved and welcome. Working on selfish behavior can always come later. She must feel like she has no way out of her present situation, no choices. She probably feels the resentment from other family members (even though she may have CAUSED the resntment, no matter). Give her love and reassurance for the moment- she needs to feel safe and loved while she works on deciding what to do in her life next. Once she is out, you won't have the chance anymore.

Weird incident:
Yesterday on my 21 mile "daily" ride through the countryside, a flock of blackbirds flew across the road in front of me, and I saw that there was one albino white one amongst them. Cool, I thought.
Today, on the same ride, in a different part, another flocks of blackbirds crosses in front of me and lands en masse in a bare tree as I cycle past them. There was the white bird again in their midst.
Does this mean something?? Is it an omen?? :eek:

I'm packed - with far too much I'm sure. Hey, at least I'm leaving the laptop at home! :D

I have my usual pre-trip "I don't wanna go" mood strapped on tight. I'm used to it now, so I just ignore it and know when I get to where I'm going I will be thrilled. Someday I'll figure out why I do it!

Everyone behave yourselves! If not, document it all here int TD......:rolleyes:

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Bikingmomof3 "His loss and you are better off. You derserve someone better. I know it does not make you feel better now, but out with the old to make room for Mr. Right"

((((Dar))))) was this the guy who couldn't wear a hat? We knew he was trouble

Bm3 thought just occured to me that my Mom (aforementioned smart one) has had a few TIAs, she still lives on her own independently, gardens, walks into town to do her shopping. I asked her what her secret is she says "keep moving". So keep moving.

Knott just called, 47 miles from CA boarder, she says she's stopping to eat and get gas (hopefully not at the same restaraunt ~ you knew I'd say that though) :p

Mimi, the food, the bikes...we wanna hear

Back to work...carry on TE TD

Have fun with Knot - wish I could join you guys for the ride...

Edit: Okay, well, maybe I don't actually qualify for the ride on any front - I went back and confirmed it's the singles, single sex ride. But still, it would be fun to join you - and at this point, I'd even ride with Republicans (not that I equate this ride to Republicans, but just thinking of a group to which I don't belong) if I were able to just get on the darned bike.

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((((Dar))))) was this the guy who couldn't wear a hat? We knew he was trouble
Knott just called, 47 miles from CA boarder, she says she's stopping to eat and get gas (hopefully not at the same restaraunt ~ you knew I'd say that though) :p

Mimi, the food, the bikes...we wanna hear

Back to work...carry on TE TD

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He might be a 'flatlander' but he's a FIB in my mind, Dar.

Trek, I did know you'd say that. ;) :D Hope y'all have a nice visit!

Snap-we shall do our best to behave while you are away. :rolleyes: Have an awesome time! :cool:

Trek-I agree with your mother-keep moving. :) I would love to join you and Knot. Pity, just like MP, I so do not qualify. :( Let us know when she arrives. I am a mom and worry when others travel. ;) Give Knot a huge hug from me, please?

Kit-when is your last day of work and where is the party?

Well, DH took me out of the house (he is home today due to the holiday) and I bought my SS a bike thingy (tech term it is not). Her ornamant is not here, but everything else I gathered together is. Hopefully I will be able to mail everything off Tuesday, which is early for me. :)

Nap time. I am trying to figure out if the after effects (is that a term?) of my stroke-me needing to nap-is a good or bad thing. Anyway, I am giving in to the nap, then will run this evening. There is something fun about running at night. :D

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((((Dar))))) was this the guy who couldn't wear a hat? We knew he was trouble

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I suspect that fish in the photo he sent was just a fake rubber fish he borrowed, a phoney prop so he could pose for a picture of his hairy bod. Any guy who sends a topless photo to a girl he doesn't know yet is immediately suspect. The hat merely clinches it. You'll meet somebody who doesn't need to show his hairy chest to be appealing. ;)

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Boob job?? omigod, if i had more stuff in my breasts they would already be below my waist! GIRLS, what goes UP MUST come down!! if you do not like your
breasts, get a pop up bra!! If you have surgery, in 20 years, you will need more surgery!!! (or less, depending on gravity!!!)

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Done the pop-ups. There's more bra than boob. And nada in a sports bra. :rolleyes:

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I still feel like crap but at least the room has stopped spinning. I'm at work today and in a foul mood - I feel like crap, IL guy dumped me, we're getting 3-5" of snow as we speak and my drive home will probably take 45 minutes because people have to "relearn" how to drive in the snow. I need a hug.

Annie, congrats to dh on the victory!
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Get better fast, Dar! Thank for the congrats. He's a happy and relaxed man overnight! We've got snow coming down now, too. Supposed to get 1-3 inches. Ugh!

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annie i did think about it at one time, just because i wanted to be perkier, then thought about a lift, then decided i liked mine and if they were any bigger than they are i would have problems. did that help?
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Helped in hearing your opinions, yes. I am not sure about this at all! Many conflicting thoughts. (For some unfathomable reason,CWR, I can't your post to come up as a quote! :confused: )

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Annie, congrats to your husband. Was his race local, statewide, or national?

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It was local. The County Attorney race. He's now the head prosecutor in Dubuqe County, Iowa. :)

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ANNIE - Boob job? Oh hell yeh! My avitar is 30lbs lighter than I am right now but as soon as I drop those lbs, new boobs here I come! :eek: :D

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Yeah, when I lose weight, my boobs pretty much disappear. I can be chunky and be a barely B cup, or be at the weight I like and be down to an A.

Mimi, Your Italy trip sounds incredible!! Loved your pics. I wish we saw more bike riders like that here in the states.

I agree about the Michelins, Nanci. I love the road feel, riding with them, but there's no longetivity to them at all! They get side cuts really easy.

Have fun, Snap!! I've never been to Vegas. You can tell us the fun stories. ;)

SLOW day at work today. I think the weather is scaring people. Wimps! Here I sit, with 100's of bottles of wine, and I can't even sample. :( Not while officially on the clock. ::::sigh::::: Must be strong...........

Have a good weekend, TD! I'm outa here tomorrow, pretending to be a football fan. Don't go too crazy till I can catch up on Sunday, pretty please?!

annie

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Nap time. I am trying to figure out if the after effects (is that a term?) of my stroke-me needing to nap-is a good or bad thing.

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BM3,
I've often read that our bodies repair themselves while we sleep.