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[Nanci]

For some reason, I never saw this film. It is EXCELLENT!!!

[maillotpois]

however did you miss it, Nanci? fun movie for sure.

[Brina]

wow, i have got to stop traveling. I go out of town for a few days and have to spend hours catching up on TD. okay, maybe I just need to learn to read faster.

trying to acknowledge those who contributed to the past 8 pages:

BMo3 - sorry your mother is being ridiculous. family - eeckkk your son is a cutie - how old did he turn? I didn't realize you also had twin boys - I have as well - they are 6.

kit - sorry the job is sucking so badly, and I hope one of these interviews comes through for you soon.

Lise, awesome about your race - great race report. Southern guy sounds interesting - I can't wait for mwbr (or, i guess for mtbr)

Nanci, not sure what to say about the racism. It is aweful to know it is out there, but in some ways, more aweful if people who oppose it are not aware that it is out there and therefore can do nothing to combat it.

I spent the weekend in Canada with dh and his family visiting their extended family. My dh's second cousin's husband took us winetasting one day. Based upon nanci's ravings I tasted and purchased some ice wine. It is yummy. Now, i just have to wait for the appropriate evening to open it.

[Veronica]

Now, i just have to wait for the appropriate evening to open it.

Don't wait...life is short. Have it, just because.

V.

[annie]

You never saw "Breaking Away", Nanci?? Wow ------ I am glad you finally did. It was a movie that introduced cycling-challenged people into a taste of the world of cycling. How 'bout "American Flyers"? Have you seen that one?

V - What you said.

You know, Lise, it's not really the age that matters so much. It's their outlook on life and how they want to live it and how close that approaches what you are looking for.

I was out hiking tonight. Found a lost/stray kitty on the trail. She followed me to my car. She is amazingly incredibly adorable!!! I brought her home. (The trail is not near any homes.) I will advertise in the local newspaper and radio station and try and find her owners. Someone must be missing this baby! She is gorgeous, she is well-behaved, she is relatively calm, she is loving. Would I keep her? Oh, Yes! But not from anyone who's been loving her. I did not realize how much I missed having a cat in the house. I think I didn't want to. So whether this baby stays or not, it wil have been a good thing. We _need_ a non-human friend here and it will happen in its own good time. What else can I say? I have to believe that.

Stressful times at my home. (See- we NEED this kitty cat!) My DH is running for office. Election in November. He was unopposed in the primary, but has an opponent in the Nov. election. He has tons of obligations. I am trying my best to be a good politicians wife.............. UGH!!!! YIKES!!!!! Never something I planned on doing, but I know it's much more stressful for him. Still ............. the boys and I exist, right??? And we are deserving of some consideration, right??? Like we DO have lives and need to know what is expected of us, with a bit of notice so we can arrange our schedules? Okay, sorry, I should have warned of VENTING ahead. November 7 cannot arrive soon enough.)

Have a good night, Td'ers.

annie

[Lise]

First off, Nanci--WHOA. I did not know that was happening in this day and age. I mean, I could believe individual ignorant, cruel people, but in the open? Generally shared "it's OK to talk like this?" How do black people take it? How terrifying and demoralizing.

And now for something completely different...

The date with the Southern Gent was very fun! Coffee turned into dinner, and then he had to catch his train back out to the suburbs, so I drove him downtown, and was so nervous I almost got us killed....he said, "um, Lise, if we do go out on a date, would you let me drive?" in a cute way. I said, "you should probably always check out someone's driving on the first date, and then you'll know if they're a total maniac from the git-go". Now you've got me worried about Southerners. (kidding) He is funny, smart, and interesting, 6'2", nice looking, has hair (I like that), and wants to see me again! And I him. We'll make a plan for Sat evening.

I wrote to FarAway guy with my "feels more like a friendly connection than a romantic one" email. I realized I just really didn't want to try to pursue dating. Too much difficulty and oddness.

Aaaannnnd, I have a coffee date with the 62 year old tomorrow. My sister and best friend don't like the age thing--my sister said, "But he's going to die soon!" He may need to cancel if his daughter goes into labor. He's on-call for taking care of his grandson. I did ask myself, "Do I want to date someone like my patients' fathers?" MWBR there, too.

Oh! The life and adventures of Lise!

Brina, welcome home.

Annie, the kitty sounds wonderful. If you don't find her owners, enjoy welcoming her into your home.

To bed!

[KnottedYet]

got my "mad plaid" Terry skort today. The styling is a bit different than my old old "surfer" skort. Less skirt fabric, less skirt flap overlap, and the underlap is sewed to the waistband. MWBR.

The pattern is FAB-U-LOUS. I got incredibly eye-melting hot pink Terry socks to go with the eye-watering green/blue/yellow/pink plaid, and they do match. Yessss.

Had a Costco orgy this evening. Bought waaaay too much stuff, including season 2 DVDs of "House". We watched like 4 hours of it this evening! We like "House". I wanna be just like him when I grow up! (except I'll have a bike instead of a motorcycle)

Lise - southern gentleman sounds MUCH better than Mr. Faraway.

Nanci - when was in the midwest for a while, I was completely floored by the overt racism. Compared to Seattle, it was so shocking. I think Georgia would have really knocked me for a loop!

[Bikingmomof3]

BMo3 - sorry your mother is being ridiculous. family - eeckkk your son is a cutie - how old did he turn? I didn't realize you also had twin boys - I have as well - they are 6.

Welcome back Brina and enjoy the wine.

Yes, I have identical twins, they will be 12 in a month. My oldest recently turned 14.
My oldest is my running partner, I love running with him, and he is often embarrassed to be runninng with his mom. We did manage a 2 mile cross country terrain run in 13:02! Okay, not fast for many, but I was very proud of myself.
Now I need to figure out how to get him to run on the road with me, rather then up and down hills and over tree branches, etc.,. I really want to work toward a tri.

[Bikingmomof3]

Okay, I just cannot get into House. My problem is an odd one. I have watched Hugh Laurie (House) on British tele for so long, that whenever I see his character as "House" I see Bertie Wooste, from Jeeves & Wooster instead or the pampered prince from Black Adder, even his short part in Sense and Sensability. Although usually whenever I see him, my brain automatically "sees" Bertie Wooster. Anyone else like to read any of P.J. Wodehouse's novels?

See how I ramble without coffee? Must go find coffee.

[Jones]

Okay, I just cannot get into House. My problem is an odd one. I have watched Hugh Laurie (House) on British tele for so long, that whenever I see his character as "House" I see Bertie Wooste, from Jeeves & Wooster instead or the pampered prince from Black Adder, even his short part in Sense and Sensability. Although usually whenever I see him, my brain automatically "sees" Bertie Wooster.

I totally had the same issue but I persevered and am now completely addicted to House.

[KnottedYet]

I'm able to seperate him from the Black Adder and Jeeves and Wooster cuz it's been so long since I've seen either.

Guess what we're watching again tonight!?

Disc #2 of our 6 disc set! Wooo-hooo!

[Lise]

B3--you ran 2 miles in 13 min?! Over rough ground? Wow! Imagine how fast you'd go on asphalt!

CC--where's Wisconsin? Straight north of Chicago, of course!

Nanci--you crack me up. Looking forward to getting the package.

I loved Breaking Away. Didn't that come out a fairly long time ago?

And on a sad note...what on earth is going on with this spate of shootings in schools? How incredibly tragic.

[Bikingmomof3]

B3--you ran 2 miles in 13 min?! Over rough ground? Wow! Imagine how fast you'd go on asphalt!

Yes, I did. I am certain I could mantain that speed. I need a trainign programme, my son finds running on the roads to be "boring".

And on a sad note...what on earth is going on with this spate of shootings in schools? How incredibly tragic.

I was shocked when they mentioned how many ahd occured in just the past 7 weeks!

[Xrayted]

I am making my current student memorize the six venomous snakes of Florida for his evaluation. It's pretty amusing seeing how many times I can bring that topic up in a day at work, and have him try to recite the list. Just one more way to make my job interesting.

Oh, that is sooooo cool...er...mean. Kinda glad you weren't my CI. (clinical instructor)
By the way, what are the 6 on the list? I have a garter snake and his family that live in the corner of my garage every winter. We have an understanding, he keeps to himself and I don't run him over with the car. (Just kidding Nanci... I don't mind snakes, used to play with them when I was a kid.)

And on a sad note...what on earth is going on with this spate of shootings in schools? How incredibly tragic.

I wish I knew what went through people's minds on this stuff. Yesterday, was a bad day here in Lancaster County. I still can't wrap my mind around it.
My Aunt Rebecca called my Mom last night trying to get the "english" point of view. Rebecca is Amish, new order, allowed to have a phone and car - she and her now late husband, Amos, adopted 3 of my cousins when they were babies. So, yeah, I have Amish relatives. It's an incredible culture. (As a matter of fact, both my parents speak PA Dutch - my Dad didn't actually learn English until he went to school. Not Amish, just that was the prevalent farm language back then. I speak just enough to have them "trust me". As I mostly grew up in FL, I'm pretty sure I'm the only Dutch speaking person around here with a slight southern drawl. I still haven't figured out how to say y'all in Dutch. )
My Mom calls me as soon as I walk out the door of the hospital last night to talk about it all. That woman really likes to rehash stuff until the bitter end. Little did she know I had just had a few "talks" with some of my Amish patients during my shift. Just kinda put me over the edge emotionally. After I hung up, I totally lost it on the way home. Crying jag the whole way.
No matter what this guy thought his reason was, there is just NEVER a reason to EVER hurt children. Such a tragedy.

OK, rant over. Getting off my soapbox now...

Now that I've bummed y'all out... on a lighter note, my bike told me her name this morning on our ride. I guess she felt I could stand a break. So it's... Sweet Pea. She's green and cream colored and I think she's just gorgeous. But, I believe she needs a new saddle. Hers just isn't quite comfy. I guess one one these days I'll get around to posting a pic.

Anyway, thanks for listening and have a wonderful (and safe) day ladies!

Cindy

[Nanci]

Wow, Cindy, sounds like a horrible day. I used to do a lot of trauma- 10 years in Minneapolis. Another very bad thing is when a cop gets shot.

Wouldn't you rather be memorizing venomous snakes than doing tap water enemas???