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[maillotpois]

Of course, the Mercian sailed through.

Show off.

(It's working.)

Good about your dad. I do recall that part of the book. Okay. Still, cancer's just plain bad.

[KnottedYet]

Ok, Seriously, Knotted, the search for "Knotted's Butt" revealed no matches. I suppose all those who are just coming back to the forum from a longish hiatus (or are new!) will never get to see your butt (or abs!)
It's good to be full of yourself!

speaking of hiatus... anyone know what became of Irulan?
(Holy Hiatus, batman!) ... I hadda say it.

Hiatus, hiatal hernia, atl-atl, quetzoquatl... (used to play this game with my friend in Geometry class, instead of doing geometry)

I think the pic was somewhere in the 160's. It wasn't that exciting, really, I was just stunned to discover I had no saddle bags anymore and had to crow about it. (really, I'm horribly shy in real life! Can't BELIEVE I stood up on stage in front of the monster-large crowd at the Danskin packet pick-up this morning!)

[KnottedYet]

...or looking at your abs

Naw, honey, today it's the way my Danskin numbers accentuate my massive "guns" (I guess that's biceps) and awesome rippling quads.

(but we won't talk about my mild-mannered Clark Kent-ish hamstrings)

tomorrow I'll find something new to get all narcissistic over.

[SadieKate]

SK there are 3 things you don't want, third is metastesised (sp?) to the bone. Once my Dads got there we knew it would not be long. Gets in the blood....

To mestatasize is actually just the spreading of the cancer from one body part to another. Frequently it is the bone and, yes, you are right it is very serious.

http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_a...px?CdrID=46710

I think lymphoma and leukemia are linked together because the blood and lymph node cancers are similar somehow.

You know, I may build a toad house since I live here in Toad Tunnel Town. I swear I heard one a while back. I also dearly want a bat house. We had some living in the rafters above our front door. The droppings made it look like we had mice but I figured they're eating all those nasty skeeters with West Nile. In case anyone is interested, Yolo County has one of the highest rates and we had a death this week from it. Hey, bats! Wanna come live at my house?

[Kitsune06]

Oh! When I pulled in last night, I managed to find a newt (I'm not up on my amphibians, but I think it was a firebelly- coppery on top, didn't really look at his belly) sitting under DGF's car, looking up at me. Never saw 'em like that in WI, so it got exceptional amounts of attention and adoration. (probably as much as the fist-sized toads who love nothing more than to leak when picked up)

...God, I've got to go back to school. That wildlife bio major keeps laughing at me from the parallel universe where I actually *got* it.

[maillotpois]

Bats!

Ranger at the Tuolomne campfire told the most amazing native american legend about how the bat came to be. Basically a squirrel who got all his fur burned off and was blinded trying to save the sun. Lovely story.

[salsabike]

Oddly enough, we don't get toads/frogs in our yards, at least in our hood. Don't know why. Another thing I miss. Think I need a water feature in the garden to get them. I love them, and I love lizards too. Had to look up "anole" on the net--they look cool.

SK, how very nice to hear about your dad's test results. Know there are still problems but at least you and he got that big dose of relief.

CWR---I am sorry. That is hard stuff. Ugh, life is quite amazing in its range from fabulousness to ...pick your antonym.... Thank God for the fabulousness, though. Those little lizards and watermelon-eating cats and Bubbas and favorite-body-parts all go in the mix too.

Nanci, world peace will only come with simultaneous eating of WARM chocolate pudding. That's the rule. Something to work towards, I feel.

Someone on TD is VERY WOUND UP TONIGHT, KNOTTED YET. MISS GIDDY PERSON. Have a great time, girl! Bettin' you will.

[KnottedYet]

Someone on TD is VERY WOUND UP TONIGHT, KNOTTED YET. MISS GIDDY PERSON.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kitsune06]

She's just wound up 'cuz we all know she'll kick @$$

Knotted, I wanna grow up to be like you. Doin' tris and buying hot bikes while GF is away...

[snapdragen]

SK - hope things continue to look up for your Dad

Toad wanters: My toad just showed up one day, after I'd had my garden in for about a year - all organic, no sprays/poisons of any kind. Mine lived in the bottom of one of those self watering pots. (Which meant I could not fill it up and use the self watering feature, for fear of drowning the toad)

[salsabike]

I just bought the most entertaining new shower cap. My old one gave up the ghost, elastically speaking, so I went looking for something new and different to keep my hair out of a bath. I got the apricot one. It's a hoot!

http://www.sopretty.com.au/shopping/...hower_caps/1/5

This is what stressed-out people do late at night. We take our fun where we can find it, by God.

[Selkie]

Salsa -- Did you check out the glitter bra straps? Might have to invest in some, myself, to use with my va-voom padded pushup bra! ;-) The glow-in-the-dark mint ones are my favorites.

[salsabike]

I was thinking about the black diamonte bra straps myself.

[salsabike]

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

[mimitabby]

speaking of body parts, i took my mother out to adopt a cute new kitten to replace her dear old cat that died, and my mother says to me, your figure is better now that you're riding. Your legs look great and so does your butt!
my mother said that!

so with all this impressive (cough) musculature, why are all of those muscles screaming after our wild 33 mile ride yesterday?
I think i just proved that it's a lot easier to ride 100 miles on THE BACK of a tandem than it is to ride 33 miles on the roadbike.
NOw, mind you, i was exhausted completely after the 100 miles (talking about day 1 of RSVP ) and completely wiped out;
but after my little 33 mile ride, i have sore muscles EVERYWHERE. Going down stairs is fun.
how can that be?