tell me something...

[BIBI]

I can tell you...I'm curious.. :)

Canada

[gekkogecko]

I was punching into work about 10 blocks away when http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Plane-Crash-Reported-in-Montgomery-County-285090681.html happened. Shitty day.

[Oldfart]

Wrong place, wrong time. Shitty day.

[scotzoidman]

Shitty day, indeed. Gives me a flashback to the day when a "top gun" Navy pilot crashed his jet into a house in Antioch some years back, killing 3 people inside.

#2 son was in a private home day care just a couple of blocks away from the crash. Lot of frantic parents that day (including me).

[BIBI]

I can tell you that PF is fine and well and we had a lovely time today..... :p

[rabbit]

Rabbit is a happy man tonight


I was!

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/19ca00759a6acc7124ba61ee856f4f9c8358f648/c=110-0-1890-1338&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/WTLV/WTLV/2014/11/30/635529709258652619-USATSI-8238919-157441246-lowres.jpg

[jseal]

What happens when you shoot a ball from a “cannon” in the back of a moving truck?
This! (http://boingboing.net/2014/12/15/what-happens-when-you-shoot-a.html)

[Indian_outlawro]

Went out to the bar last night and had some drinks with friends

[Oldfart]

This takes us into the realm of relativity, which gets much more messed up as you approach lightspeed.

I refer to jseal's comment, but it works for bar visits as well. :)

[dicksbro]

Bar visits are nice. :)

[BIBI]

I will tell you......

I have had three coffees thus far and fear there is no end in sight.

[gekkogecko]

'Cause the horizon won't stay still, it keeps bouncing up & down.

[Oldfart]

'Cause the horizon won't stay still, it keeps bouncing up & down.

Has the earth move for you, GG?

[gekkogecko]

Not recently, and that's probably a good thing, the last time it did, I nearly got knocked over-I was showering when the 5.8 earthquake hit this area.

[jay-t]

:brows: Wouldn"t be great if breast implants had squeaky toys in them! :brows:

[Lord Snow]

Not for me Jay t. I can't stand squeaky toys after my dog didn't chewing his for an hour while I was trying to go to sleep.

[Lilith]

Shook my goodies at zumba

[Oldfart]

You had a bag of all-day-suckers at zumba?

[dicksbro]

Sounds like she must have had a very good time. :boink:

[Lilith]

Rabbit and I are disappointed

[rabbit]

Rabbit and I are disappointed


Yeah...

:boohoo:

[Lord Snow]

Tonight is my first night back to work since Dec. 24. It's going to be interesting to say the least, and a cluster fuck to say the rest. It is what it is though.

[dicksbro]

So, LS, you're saying it'll be an interesting cluster fuck? Hmmmm, some job. :D

[Oldfart]

You know what they call people who fuck at work.

[Lord Snow]

I make dashboards for cars in a manufacturing plant, and usually there is no telling what was or wasn't done over the two shut downs we have each year.

[gekkogecko]

Here's something to capture the interest of Old Fart:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/NEWS/11693856.Rare_chance_to_capture_Halifax_bomber_at_night/

[Oldfart]

It got me.

If I had the money I'd do the 27 hours+ to be at that dinner.

[BIBI]

I have sore feet..... :coffee:

[Lord Snow]

I have sore feet..... :coffee:

I'm pretty good at giving foot rubs.......

[Aqua]

13 years (+2 days) ago, I joined this place. <3

[BIBI]

I'm pretty good at giving foot rubs.......

:faint:

[PantyFanatic]

Congrats Aqua http://www.pic4ever.com/images/999.gif

You've been a mainstay in our village and one more great person I got to meet.

The world needs more Pixies. :thumbs:

[dicksbro]

I'll add my congrats, Aqua! Wow! Thirteen years. Just 8 more and you'll come of age in Pixie years.

Hey ... go for it! :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

I'll add my congrats, Aqua! Wow! Thirteen years. Just 8 more and you'll come of age in Pixie years.

Hey ... go for it! :thumbs:

Glad you've held the faith. Grats.

[Sharniqua]

I seriously would like it to be my tongue on that pussy that's in my avatar pic :p

[dicksbro]

And, we'd love it if you documented it in a photo series. :slurp:

[PantyFanatic]

Yep! Yep! Yep! :wtp:

[Sharniqua]

I'd need a photographer, I'd be way too busy for pics lol

[PantyFanatic]

Yep! Yep! Yep! http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Others/others-009.gif

[dicksbro]

I'll second those YEPS. :boink:

[gekkogecko]

Another reason the new year has sucked:
yesterday afternoon, a friend of mine who has been dying of brain cancer, finished the process.

[dicksbro]

Very sorry to hear that, GG. He, his family and you are in our prayers.

[Oldfart]

Another reason the new year has sucked:
yesterday afternoon, a friend of mine who has been dying of brain cancer, finished the process.

:(

[Lilith]

Sorry gg.

I'm finally free of college kids hogging my bandwidth

[rabbit]

Came across a picture of Lilith and Phil Mickelson that she sent me a few years back. Made me smile!

[gekkogecko]

Hm, the overnight ice storm, continuing into this morning, is being a problem, travel-wise.

[BIBI]

Another reason the new year has sucked:
yesterday afternoon, a friend of mine who has been dying of brain cancer, finished the process.
Sorry to hear this gg.....sometimes life seems very unfair

[gekkogecko]

And the suckfest continues...a call from my girlfriend today. Her ex-boyfriend's father had a heart attack, keeled over, and died.

[BIBI]

My dog had 25 teeth removed.....8 two years ago = 33 out of the 42 he once had....poor little guy.

[Lord Snow]

I noticed white spots on one of my fish, and tried to use API Ich Cure. Before when I tested my water I had 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and a little less than 5 nitrates. Less than 12 hours later my fish are acting funny and when I tested the water it was .5 ppm ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 10 ppm nitrates. I was not happy since this is an established tank and it resulted in killing my Pictus catfish.

[dicksbro]

Yesterday and today our temps reached the mid-30s (F) and it almost feels like spring. Tomorrow, they're expecting us to reach 40F ... pretty much similar temperatures through Tuesday of next week. Now that's worth talking about. :D

[Oldfart]

When did the automatic "Sorry for your loss" appear? It's shown up in Oz with news reporters, but it mainly appears to be US TV cops as an opening for an interview.

[dicksbro]

Wouldn't it be great if we could have a moratorium on these unexpected passings. :(

[Sharniqua]

Well now...Adam LAmbert is hotter than Hell, and there are times where I wish I was gay so I could get into his pants lol

[Oldfart]

Wouldn't it be great if we could have a moratorium on these unexpected passings. :(

It seems to be for any death. If your 136 year old great grandma died, the phrase would be the same. Just a comment in passing.

[PantyFanatic]

Sharni! You should be the one to help LS. The man has a problem that you are a bit of an authority on. :nod:

I noticed white spots on one of my fish, and tried to use API Ich Cure. Before when I tested my water I had 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and a little less than 5 nitrates. Less than 12 hours later my fish are acting funny and when I tested the water it was .5 ppm ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 10 ppm nitrates. I was not happy since this is an established tank and it resulted in killing my Pictus catfish.

[Lord Snow]

PF, everything I read about it said use some kind of ich cure, turn up the heat to about 80-82F, add some aquarium salt, and hope for the best. As for water conditions all I can do is water changes, add stress coat, and start up conditioner, and hope for the best.

[PantyFanatic]

"turn up the heat, add more salt" does it say anything about tartar sauce? :confused:

[Lord Snow]

That's a different book.

[Lilith]

By Julia Child

[BIBI]

I'll tell you something...

I was robbed tonight of my purse and all my ID and now the fun of trying to replace my ID without any ID to prove who I am starts tomorrow.....the bastard :hair:

[dicksbro]

That's terrible, BIBI. I'm generally opposed to capital punishment ... but now and then I think I could make an exception. Grrrrrr!

Hope things work out for you and that all your IDs get replaced with minimal problems and that the guy gets caught soon, BIBI.

[BIBI]

Thanks db.....the idiot got twenty dollars.

[Lord Snow]

Call your credit cards/banks as well. Also keep a close eye on your accounts and notify them immediately if/when you notice anything untoward. Occasionally they'll actually be able to find the perpetrator and prosecute.

[BIBI]

I will tell you something again...

My purse and all my ID was found minus the 20 dollars. It seems either the thief or someone else put my purse into a mailbox. The postie that emptied the box took it back to the depot and gave it to a woman there to deal with. So she opened the wallet to check ID and noticed the last name was the same as a work buddy of hers, my daughter lol and then she knew it was her buddy's mother's purse because I had pics of her and my grandson......amazing. So she called my kid and I now have it back.....you could have knocked me over with a feather lol. and this happened in less than 24 hours. I am still speechless.

[PantyFanatic]

I'm with DB (not on the "generally opposed" part) and hope you beat the odds and they are caught, and maybe this would only call for a little Sharia Law.

*whack* …………………*thud*

Let them wave goodbye with a stub. :yikes:

[dicksbro]

BIBI, I'm so glad that you got your purse back and that it wasn't missing anything other than the $20. You were in our prayers ... not we just need to see the guy caught. :boink:

[BIBI]

Thanks db.....I am very relieved to say the least.

[Sharniqua]

I feel like shit today, my neck and arm are being total bitches. Also first day back on anti depressants just to top the day off....there are times where shit can be just too much!

[jseal]

Last day covering an early shift.

[Oldfart]

Getting the cards back doesn't mean that the data is secure. Just saying.

[dicksbro]

Good point, OF. Probably would be a good idea to notify credit card/debit card companies of what happened and request new cards be issued. We've had that done when we even suspected a card had gone missing and every couple of years they send us new cards with new numbers.

[Lord Snow]

I got new cards when Home Depot got hacked without being prompted by me. I never saw anything wrong on my online statements though.

[Lilith]

It's Wild Irish's birthday. So grateful he gets one this year.

[Lord Snow]

You're just glad you get to give him his :spank: Lil.

I've started going back to the gym. I have the feeling it's going to get worse before I get back to where I was the last time I quit.

[dicksbro]

Dr. visit on Thursday showed I'd dropped a bit over a pound. :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

Dr. visit on Thursday showed I'd dropped a bit over a pound. :thumbs:

It's behind the sofa.

[BIBI]

Getting the cards back doesn't mean that the data is secure. Just saying.

They were cancelled right away.

[jseal]

We're forecast for a week of sloppy winter weather!

... I sure hope they're wrong.

[dicksbro]

There's a lot of people here in the Peoria area praying for the E. Coast that the storm will be managed in a way that minimizes the difficulties you'll face. :wish:

[Oldfart]

We're forecast for a week of sloppy winter weather!

... I sure hope they're wrong.

Sounds like me after an excessive number of Guinnesses (Guinnei for the purists).

[BIBI]

It's snowing and blowing....yet I don't believe it is going to stay.

[gekkogecko]

Eh, around here, it's pretty trivial. Further north, though, it is truly nasty.

[Lord Snow]

I got new glasses after ten years of needing them, and not having the insurance to get them.

[gekkogecko]

Today marks 25 years with the mammal I married.

[jay-t]

Happy Aniversary!!

[Lilith]

Grats

[dicksbro]

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Gecko! Here's to many, many more.

[Lord Snow]

I filed my taxes.

[Oldfart]

With the Geckos as dependents?

They do depend on you, you know.

[gekkogecko]

It's freakin -10C/14F outside right now. Too effin' cold.

[Lord Snow]

With the Geckos as dependents?

They do depend on you, you know.

No, but I was tempted to try and claim the dog.

[BIBI]

Just ordered tickets for a Mavericks concert.....can't wait.

[Lilith]

I have a really, really good job. I am compensated well for doing work I enjoy. Today I was offered a grant to earn my PhD. It would be a full time commitment for 4 years and I'd have to quit my current job. I'd also not likely make the kind of $$$ when I am done, that I make note. I really want my doctorate but I also want to continue supporting my family. So incredibly torn.

[gekkogecko]

Paging Dr. Lilith. Paging Dr. Lilith.

[Lord Snow]

I don't understand why you wouldn't make more money having the doctorate.

[gekkogecko]

Would you like fries with that doctorate, Lord Snow?

[Lord Snow]

Nah, I'm fat enough at this point. Trying to change it though.

[Lilith]

In education, they don't pay you more just because you have higher degrees. I make more in my job now than I would as an associate professor

[PantyFanatic]

Pilled Higher and Deeper doesn't always bring the monetary reward but does come with an abundance of satisfaction. :2cents:

[Lilith]

Truth but I'm also putting my youngest kiddo through college too.

[gigi]

Money can't buy happiness but it's more comfortable to cry in a Lexus than on a bicycle. :)

[dicksbro]

You're right ... it can't buy happiness, but it does make the un-happiness more fun to deal with. :)

[gekkogecko]

Money can buy happiness only when Lilith turns professional Domme.

[dicksbro]

^^^^ :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

Pilled Higher and Deeper doesn't always bring the monetary reward but does come with an abundance of satisfaction. :2cents:

The PHD would pander to your desire for independent acknowledgement that you're not some bimbo Texan transplant in Florida.

You are happy where you are doing things which impact the lives of thousands and they force money on you to do it.

Is the grant conditional?

[Lilith]

Starts in may. I'd have to teach and research and write over the next 4 years. Now or never.

[Oldfart]

Tough call.

[dicksbro]

Ship I sailed on to Germany back in 1947; the Daniel Sultan.

[Oldfart]

Better than an early Liberty ship, DB.

[dicksbro]

Interesting enough, in 1958 when we came back from Japan, we missed sailing on the Sultan again. It was scheduled to dock in Yokohama a week after we left. Instead, we came back on the William Mitchell. It set a record (for the Mitchell) in making the best time ever from Yokohama to Seattle. :)

[Lilith]

I am planning a vacation

[dicksbro]

:thumbs: ^^^^

I've got some errands to run this morning.

[FlirtWithMe]

I got married :D

[jay-t]

Congrats!!! on the marriage

[Oldfart]

I got married :D

I missed this yesterday.

Congratulations to you both.

[BeachSex]

Congrats to you both FWM!

[gekkogecko]

I got married :D


Oh, that's so weird.

[gekkogecko]

Today my nephew hit 40 years old. Pretty good considering the dude is a survivor of congenital cancer.

[BIBI]

I got married :D


Congratulations to you and your new hubby. :hippy:

[dicksbro]

WOW! Congratulations FlirtWithMe!

That's terrific news and here's the very best to you and your new husband! He's a
very lucky guy to get such a terrific and lovely lady as his bride. God bless you both!

[Cyberdude26]

Congratulations, FHM.

[Lord Snow]

Because of the lovely freezing rain/sleet/snow we received today, work for me has been cancelled. After sliding around where the grass used to be (I think it's under the ice) I can see why.

[dicksbro]

LS, just be careful. Been worried for all of the folks that have been plagued by severe weather. Even here, where it hasn't been nearly so bad, I know of several people that have taken spills ... some with some nasty ol' cuts, scrapes and bruises. :(

[Lord Snow]

I'm originally from CT. Walking on ice is an art I'm quite familiar with. Unfortunately, I moved south long before I learned how to drive. Handling that I'd rather not attempt. I may be crazy when it comes to some things, but I'm not stupid.

[gekkogecko]

I'm with you for the most part LS. although I will state this: if you're facing ice (or worse, snow on top of ice), you're better off not trying to drive. A lot of people learned to drive on snow. Ain't nobody but Zamboni drivers who learned to drive on ice. and look how slow they really go.

[scotzoidman]

I'm with you for the most part LS. although I will state this: if you're facing ice (or worse, snow on top of ice), you're better off not trying to drive. A lot of people learned to drive on snow. Ain't nobody but Zamboni drivers who learned to drive on ice. and look how slow they really go.
I am so stealing this.

[dicksbro]

I am so stealing this.
Me, too, Scotz!

[Oldfart]

The driver here on ice are drug addicts.

[gekkogecko]

The offspring unit hit 27 today.

[PantyFanatic]

^^^ that's because they don't know 'where to keep their furnace' :rofl:

[PantyFanatic]

The best thing for GG & LS is that they KNOW :car: on ice and snow is quite different. We have a lot of folks here that don't seem to get that concept. :banghead:




btw:
Great line GG. It will become classic. :line:

[PantyFanatic]

And for FWM .....

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/PantyFanatic/Wedding120-2.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/PantyFanatic/media/Wedding120-2.jpg.html)

CONGRATULATION


(VERY LUCKY GUY :thumb: )

[dicksbro]

I'll tell ya' something, PF ...

Good Morning, PF ... and Pixies everywhere. :wave:

:D

[Oldfart]

Dinner time here.

[gekkogecko]

Here's something:
... Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until noon EST Friday...

* wind chill... between 5 and 15 below into the evening hours
before falling tonight to around 10 to 20 degrees below zero.

* Temperatures... lows tonight zero to around five degrees below zero.

[sodaklostsoul]

After reading what I have missed I am feeling sad, happy and cold for all of you!

[PantyFanatic]

It's JULY!

I'm not looking for tomorrow that's going to be in the 90's (F) again :hot: but if you want to see tomorrow, stay away from me.

http://www.pic4ever.com/images/97.gif

[jaf]

Feeling beat tired & ready for bed. I'm a real Saturday night party animal for an 830p on a Saturday.

[dicksbro]

A bit warm this morning although not quite as bad as it had been. It'll sure be nice to get our new heat pump (air conditioner) back again Thursday morning.

[dicksbro]

Another 5 1/2 hours or so ... the man should be here installing our new heat pump ... and, once again ... we'll have air conditioning.

[Lord Snow]

My muscles aren't as sore as they should be after increasing the weights on the machines at the gym.

[dicksbro]

Air condition is in (was on Thursday afternoon) ... and it's nice to get rid of the humidity and have some nice cool air to boot. :)

[Lilith]

Empty nesting again

[Aqua]

I just had lunch with OF and Mrs. OF! :D

[Oldfart]

He really did.

[dicksbro]

Vegemite for three? :shrug:

Seriously ... hope it was a great lunch!

[dicksbro]

By the way ... can you believe it's AUGUST already. Where has the year gone? :(

[PantyFanatic]

I just had lunch with OF and Mrs. OF! :D
:tear:

[Aqua]

Vegemite for three? :shrug:

Seriously ... hope it was a great lunch!
It was an excellent lunch! No vegemite. :)

[Fangtasia]

I am stressed and life just plain sux presently, there had better be a fucking silver lining coming!!

[dicksbro]

We'll send ya' some good vibes, Fangtasia. Hey, you're getting near Spring ... that should be a sign of "something good's going to happen to you!" We'll keep hoping.

:thumbs:

[Fangtasia]

No silver lining yet.....I have a surgery date...Wed 19th...hopefully it fixes an issue!!

[Aqua]

Praying that silver lining will be more like a blanket. ((((Fangtasia))))

[dicksbro]

Anxious now to get the results. Just hope everything went BETTER than expected and that Fangtasia will come out feeling great again. :thumbs:

More (((())))'s for Fangtasia!

[Lord Snow]

I actually got mad enough at work to start shaking. That hasn't happened in quite awhile.

[PantyFanatic]

I am stressed and life just plain sux presently, there had better be a fucking silver lining coming!!
:wish:

[dicksbro]

Hopefully we'll hear from Fangtasia that the surgery went great and that she's recovering nicely.

[jseal]

The current physics suggests that it takes 26 fundamental constants to give us our universe, but that describes about 5% of what physicists think exists.

[PantyFanatic]

Are those dark thoughts what really matters?









:roflmao:

[dicksbro]

Or is dark matter what you think about? :confused:

[Lord Snow]

Does it matter how dark your thoughts are?

[gekkogecko]

Well, the mammal I married has her surgery either the 8th or the 22nd...her doctor only does surgery on Tuesdays, and alternates hospitals, so we won't know which it is, until her office can coordinate with the hospital.

[PantyFanatic]

Or is dark matter what you think about? :confused:
Only 95% of the time. :thumb:

[Oldfart]

Are those dark thoughts what really matters?
:roflmao:

Relax, it doesn't matter.

[jseal]

Nor, some argue, is it!

[Oldfart]

As Simon and Garfunkel sang,

Hello darkness my old . . . . .

Hello?

Hello?

Has anybody seen my darkness?

[dicksbro]

Not recently ... it's been too dark to see anything including my old friend.

[gekkogecko]

OK, Doc's office has things coordinated with the hospital, and her surgery is scheduled for the 9th. Yeah, doesn't square with the "only on Tuesdays" thing, but we have a surgery date, and it's firm, so that's good.

[dicksbro]

Glad to hear the date's set. Now just keep up the prayers that all goes well followed by a speedy recovery. :wish:

[BIBI]

My baby girl is 40 years old today....how can that be? :faint:

[Oldfart]

My baby girl is 40 years old today....how can that be? :faint:

Well BIBI, if a man and woman sorta like each other . . . .

[Oldfart]

Did you see that a TOWER crane fell on the Grand Mosque at Mecca on the 11th of September 2015? Conspiracy theorists are strangely silent on this (so far).

[Lilith]

Buried my uncle today.

[Lord Snow]

I somehow managed to get sick. Not sure if it's the sudden weather change, or what. I don't normally get sick which means this is seriously going to suck.

[Oldfart]

Buried my uncle today.

Another excuse to hold your family a touch closer.

[dicksbro]

Buried my uncle today.

Sorry for your loss, Lilith. You and your family have our deep sympathy and prayers.

[BIBI]

Well BIBI, if a man and woman sorta like each other . . . .

hahaha.....true we did sorta like each other way back when

[BIBI]

Did you see that a TOWER crane fell on the Grand Mosque at Mecca on the 11th of September 2015? Conspiracy theorists are strangely silent on this (so far).

They aren't quiet on a forum I frequent.....

[gekkogecko]

Buried my uncle today.

Um Lilith, I do hope he was already dead.

[PantyFanatic]

Buried my uncle today.

I hope he had pasted, .......unlike when you started to do it to me. http://serve.mysmiley.net/mad/mad0245.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

[Oldfart]

Pasted?

[PantyFanatic]

:roflmao:
That was suppose to be passed, which is still the wrong word for PAST.

(see what having dirt shoveled onto your face does to you)

[Oldfart]

You clod! :)

[gigi]

You clod! :)

giggle.... *snort*.....clod :roflmao:

[Oldfart]

giggle.... *snort*.....clod :roflmao:

I had to continue the dirt theme.

[dicksbro]

Is that dirt on drugs ... you know ... potting soil? :spin:

[BIBI]

Um Lilith, I do hope he was already dead.


not funny at all gg

[BIBI]

Sorry for you and your family's loss Lilith.

[Lilith]

My cervix is trying to kill me.

Thanks BiBi his service was lovely.

[dicksbro]

Finally got my backyard mowed yesterday and even cleaned up the first batch of leaves that are just starting to fall. :) Harbinger of what is soon to come. :(

[gekkogecko]

Did you rake them int a big pile, then jump in?

[Oldfart]

Did you rake them int a big pile, then jump in?

So many leaves, so few explosives.

It's a slow day.

[dicksbro]

No pile ... no jumping in ... the lawn mower ate them and stuck them in a bag. :(

Darn, as a kid I remember how much fun we had jumping in piles of leaves or just hearing them crunch as we walked along a leaf covered path. Those were the good ol' days!

[gekkogecko]

So many leaves, so few explosives.


So, just rake the explosives into a big pile, and jump into that. For extra excitement, include blasting caps in the pile.

[dicksbro]

A week ago we had a power outage that ended up taking most of the day to fix. This morning, we had another (result of a heavy rain storm) but fortunately power was back in in about three hours.

[gekkogecko]

Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

And they're extending it to the entire weekend, since it's on a Saturday.

[Oldfart]

Are it?

[dicksbro]

Arrrg! Shiver me timbers. It'll be a short walk on the gangplank ... Red Beard done broke da' board, me laddies.

[Lord Snow]

Well, I hopefully got the algae problem in my fish tank under control. Turns out there was a lot of crap in the canister filter. I also managed to wash the dog, and clean the bathroom. I still have some laundry to take care of and make the bed.

[PantyFanatic]

.....Darn, as a kid I remember how much fun we had jumping in piles of leaves or just hearing them crunch as we walked along a leaf covered path. Those were the good ol' days!
Burning leaves! :D
I remember the smell of burning leaves in the air when everyone raked their tiny city lot leaves into the red brick street and burned them. Now outlawed many years ago. :( That smell is one of those neck snapping triggers to see where it's coming from for me. Every time I see one of those 'scented candle' booths in the store I look to see if someone has come up with that scent. Not yet! :tear:

[Lilith]

People still burn leaves in my neighborhood.

[dicksbro]

You're lucky, Lilith ... one of life's pleasures preserved. ;)

[Lord Snow]

I prefer the smell of burning cedar myself.

[gekkogecko]

Aromatic woods-cedar, pine, etc-are toxic to reptiles. Bad thing to sue as substrate.

[Lord Snow]

I'd probably go with your suggestion of rolled oats as substrate for a lizard.

[dicksbro]

Visited out friend at the hospice yesterday for a couple of hours. She was in good spirits and the day was beautiful. The folks moved her bed out into a beautifully landscaped area so she could enjoy the sun and fresh air. Wish I could magically make everything better, but, I'm just glad for the time we get to share with her and her husband now.

[Lilith]

STO would have been 43 today.

[gekkogecko]

Yeow, forgot he was so much younger than me.

[dicksbro]

I think today will be a bit nicer than the past couple. They were rather chilly and windy.

By the way, if you want to see a good movie ... Matt Damon is terrific in Martian!! :thumbs:

[gekkogecko]

I have to echo the note about The Martian. Great stuff, even with the stupidity near the end. (Wont' g into detail. No spoilers here.)

[Oldfart]

The Martian is a rollicking good fairy tale, well worth the dollars. It's a big screen movie, it will suffer on the small screen.

[gekkogecko]

And I"m told the 3-D version is slightly better, although if you have a problem with 3-D stuff, you won't miss anything on the 2-D screen.

[dicksbro]

I think we're going to see PAN this weekend. I wonder if in live action it'll be as good as the recent Cinderella was. They did a fantastic job on it. I'll let you know what we think of it.

[gekkogecko]

About to take off to help run another s/f con. This time, it's Capclave ( http://www.capclave.org/capclave/capclave15/ ), and I get to coordinate the con suite.

[dicksbro]

Hope you have a great time!

[gekkogecko]

Not a great time for equipment: my girlfriend's car broke down (fortunately, she was at home at the time, so at least she's not stuck somewhere), my wife's scooter broke down, so she's having trouble getting around the con, and I managed to loose my favorite hat. All of these are recoverable, of course, but irritating in the meantime, until the situation is rectified.

[jseal]

Off to work soon to help complete the project deployment into production.

[dicksbro]

Yesterday was beautiful and I got a lot done outside and today is suppose to be good, too, so maybe I'll make more progress. I hope anyway.

Oh, BTW, Pan was very good. Kind of a prequel ... showing how the Peter Pan, Capt. Hook and all the others got their start. Interesting take on an old children's story.

[Coaster]

Busy summer outdoors. Now to finish the last of summer's chores and unwind with an adult beverage by the woodstove.

[Lilith]

I miss so many old friends, especially Wyndhy.

[dicksbro]

Me, too, Lilith. Wish they'd all come home to Pixies-Place! :(

[NastyGuy]

I think we all miss them. I hope they come back!

[gekkogecko]

Went to the grocery store looking for ingredients for crockpot barbecue. Pork loin, $6.49/lb, on sale, BOGO.

[Lilith]

Yum. I do a Dr. Pepper BBQ with pork loin.

[Fangtasia]

I bought the most awesome piece of wood for a fish tank today....now I just gotta work out which one to put it in lol

[Oldfart]

Me, too, Lilith. Wish they'd all come home to Pixies-Place! :(

All in good time, Dicksbro.

[Aqua]

I miss so many old friends, especially Wyndhy.
(((((Lilith)))))

[PantyFanatic]

I bought the most awesome piece of wood for a fish tank today....now I just gotta work out which one to put it in lol
I've got an old piece of wood in the garage I'll sell you. :nod:

[dicksbro]

Gee, PF. Now that you mention it ... I've been pruning limbs out of my trees, some pretty good size ones of interesting shapes ... maybe she'd like a few hundred ... she could make the little fish a log cabin. :shrug:

[Oldfart]

Gee, PF. Now that you mention it ... I've been pruning limbs out of my trees, some pretty good size ones of interesting shapes ... maybe she'd like a few hundred ... she could make the little fish a log cabin. :shrug:

If you want her to pay the freight, she'll tell you to stick it.

[Coaster]

I miss so many old friends, especially Wyndhy.

I miss Wyndhy too.... and many others.

[Lord Snow]

After being out of the gym for a few years, I started going again back in July. I was at 222 which is almost the heaviest I've ever been (heaviest being 225). I'm back down to 215 and have seen quite a bit of progress towards my strength output. I'm working towards 200 lbs.

[jseal]

Good for you! Stay with it. :thumb:

[dicksbro]

Way to go, LS! Keep up the good work! :thumbs:

[Aqua]

I've got an old piece of wood in the garage I'll sell you. :nod:
Garage? Is that Aussie slang for underwear?

:p

[Oldfart]

It can be, depending on who's asking. :)

[dicksbro]

So that's what mean when they tell you your door's open. :boink:

[Coaster]

It's getting a tad chilly........

[dicksbro]

As a matter-of-fact, it has been in the mornings the last several days with one dipping down to 31F. First real freeze of the season although we hit 33F the night before. :shrug:

I'm not ready for this. :(

[gekkogecko]

A couple of pics I found elsewhere on the 'net, which should, of course, remind everyone here of a particular pixie.
#1:

[gekkogecko]

And #2:

[dicksbro]

Those are cute. My wife has a Teddy Bear and still loves having it around. There is something warm, safe and almost magical about them. :thumbs:

[jseal]

The pernicious effects of political correctness. (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34625512)

[Oldfart]

Magic pictures GG, especially the second one.

jseal, Greer has had more opinion swings than a Georgian pendulum.

[jseal]

... and some, it would seem, less politically correct than others.

[Oldfart]

She probably has another book to sell, so it's a cheap way to get her name in the news.

Thankfully Oz loaned her to the Brits in the 70s and now they're stuck with her.

[FlirtWithMe]

It's getting a tad chilly........I'll warm you up :hot:

[gekkogecko]

Will you warm up the rest of us, as well, FWM?

[Coaster]

I'll warm you up :hot:


PHEW!!!!

That DID warm me up, up, up!!!