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[Nanci]

I'm having a good week at work. Almost halfway through my 13 day stretch. I forgot what my bike looks like...I renamed my student Napoleon Dynamite and constantly make him say things like "Yessssssss" and "Do the chickens have large talons?" I even make him perform for others. I think he is sort of insulted- he thinks ND is dumb. I don't think of ND as dumb- just odd and laid back. Definitely not dumb. Oh- this is because he talks EXACTLY like ND.

New radiologists starting again Monday- who will know nothing. I will miss the outgoing two- the one who is like the new chick on Reno 911, Mary Birdsong, and the guy that I faked blood poisoning on. Hopefully the two new ones will be as much fun. I also get a new student.

Sounding like rain out there- we were going to try to get the OTHER bike out for a ride- haven't had it out since Saturday. I want to try out my helmet!

I had a rare sighting of Russell Jr. tonight. Like half an inch of his head. (Glass lizard- lives underground- I see him once every few months, but continue to feed crickets on the hopes that he's in there somewhere...)

I think Cracker Chicken, our young Gopher Tortoise, has moved away. We are extremely sad about this. He never even said godbye. (He moved outside full time this spring, and dug a burrow, and lived in it happily for several months before moving on to greener pastures. We haven't seen him since around July 4th, and his burrow appears to be abandonned.)

Definitely raining.

[Lise]

Nothing much to say, but that never stopped me. While the heat here is nothing like CA (I think of you guys out there every day, hoping it will ease..), it is hot, and it makes people stupid, I think. The ride home from work was perilous. Lucky I'm a member of Team Danger! People wandering into the bike lane on foot, cars abruptly lurching to the right to get out of traffice jams, etc. Some good news: I'm seeing a lot of bikes on the street these days. Chicago is a pretty good city in which to ride. When the traffic's backed way up, though, you have to watch for the alleys and side streets. A driver will decide s/he can't take sitting there anymore, burning $3 of gas per minute in the SUV, and jerk the wheel to the right to get into an alley or side street.

fish, so glad to hear there's movement on the bee lab! I know you'll keep us posted.

Snap, sorry to hear about the down week. Those dressing room mirrors lie, man! Don't believe it! Get out and ride that beautiful bike. You'll feel better.

Nanci, I believe you are but a waystation for some of these beasts, and a good one at that. How are the torts doing? Funny that the birds abhor their lovingly hung bird homes. It's absolutely your perogative to make your student do ND imitations. Part of the price of professional training. Entertaining the teachers. We have a nurse at work who does incredible imitations of Kip and Napoleon. Spot on.

OK, off to ride to the lake and swim a bit. L.

[maillotpois]

CONGRATS FISH!! Yay!

Snap, sorry you are down in the dumps. I hope the weekend picks you up a bit!!

[DrBee]

Thanks for the congrats ladies! My mood is definitely improved! And, of course, I'll keep you posted on my progress.

Lise - tonight FishJr said she wants to be a "person that helps get babies out of the woman's tummy". I kid you not, that's what she said. I thought you'd like that! She also wants to be an astronaut. So - she'll deliver babies in space!

[Lise]

Lise - tonight FishJr said she wants to be a "person that helps get babies out of the woman's tummy". I kid you not, that's what she said. I thought you'd like that! She also wants to be an astronaut. So - she'll deliver babies in space!

What brought that on? How cool! And who knows what we'll be doing on the space station when she is old enough to be a midwife or doc!

[winddance]

When I was little I wanted to be a ballerina-astronaut.

I still kind of do.

[crazycanuck]

CWRips-I'm happy to ship you some wine to Alaska-it'll have to wait until October though. PM me.

Lise-have you tried eating the sides of the tim tams off & drinking coffee through??

de deo deoeooeoe

[Lise]

Lise-have you tried eating the sides of the tim tams off & drinking coffee through??

HMMMMMMMMMMM! Tomorrow AM! Too late to drink coffee now! But I did have a Latte Tim Tam as a treat when I got home from work today. I must develop this new coffee drinking through a cookie skill...

[crazycanuck]

ARGH...rugby game's on tonight & i have noone to watch it with....I don't want to be the lone chick at the pub watching the game...

ON the subject of book stores-Down the street from where I work there's a well respected non fiction bookshop that i love... They're hiring & the same salary as i'm on now. I am a bit leery of working at a small firm due to the new Industrial Relations law here in Australia but would love to work with books.

Ian supports me in applying for the position but am I nuts to work in retail?? Great hours(830-5pm..can't complain) & might help me in the near future as i'm seriously thinking about submitting an application to enter the Masters in Information Sciences (under library studies) program at one of the main uni's here....

thinking....c

[crazycanuck]

Hey Barb,

Doesn't the ogo pogo live in osoyoos? Oh, I have friends there as well(no relation to the ogo pogo though...) but haven't heard from them in years. I'll have to track them down & send them a postcard.

Lise-i found this link for you...(tim tams)-go towards the bottom of the page & 'the info you need is there....

http://www.stopdesign.com/log/2005/1...-tim-tams.html


c

[Lise]

I just went and put my TimTams in the frig so they'll be ready later for a TimTamTorpedo!

[kelownagirl]

Hey Barb,

Doesn't the ogo pogo live in osoyoos? Oh, I have friends there as well(no relation to the ogo pogo though...) but haven't heard from them in years. I'll have to track them down & send them a postcard.

Ogopogo actually lives in Okanagan Lake, here in Kelowna. Personally, I think Ogie's just a couple of waves crossing each other but hey, if he brings in the tourists... Who are your friends? Maybe I know them....

b

[snapdragen]

Lise-i found this link for you...(tim tams)-go towards the bottom of the page & 'the info you need is there....

http://www.stopdesign.com/log/2005/1...-tim-tams.html
c

Hey, that store is down the road from me! I'll have to go check it out.

[Lise]

KN, so sorry to hear about the shootings in Seattle. Keeping you all in my thoughts.
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fish--one of the important things about explaining birth to kids seems to be to stress that these things happen to grownups, not to kids, so they don't get worried that this will suddenly happen to them. I don't have kids, but I've talked to a lot of people, including kids, about how babies come out. We could PM if you want my thoughts! I'm sure you'll find a way that's just right for Miss Fishjr.
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The TimTamTorpedo worked! Whoo-hoo! And you do have to cram the cookie right in your mouth after one swallow of hot coffee. It goes from cold and hard to warm and mush very quickly. But PLEASE tell me that each one does NOT have 390 calories! The label says 390k for "energy". No way that means calories. Oh please, oh please...

[DrBee]

What brought that on? How cool! And who knows what we'll be doing on the space station when she is old enough to be a midwife or doc!

I have no idea, but in the car the other day she asked me how the baby gets out of the woman's tummy. I almost wrecked. I told her I needed to pay attention to driving and we'd talk about it some other time. How on earth do you explain how a baby is born to a 4 year old? Especially a very perceptive one. Yikes!

I tried out my new SS smartwool socks today - they're even good in the summer! My feet only felt a little tingly (from the wool) when I stopped and they got sweaty. I like them!