Big Top by Rob Harrell for February 26, 2010

Just like imaginary breakfast…….

All right WoodEye, what’s for breakfast?

Well, in case breakfast isn’t provided.

Good evening/morning all! It’s been a while since I’ve been up with the night crowd.

We have grits served with pan fried trout. Eggs Benedict with a Frangelico sauce. Chicken fried steak with farm fresh eggs. Fresh fruit Doc’s coffee Cochoa mocha

Hello johnnyd.

That pan fried trout looks good, Cleo. and maybe an apple. I barely eat fruit as it is, even virtual fruit is a step in the right direction.

‘Morning Cleo and Johnny! Cleo, thanks for breakfast. I’ll have eggs benedict and fresh fruit, please!

Goodnight, All!

Hi Marg, think I’ll follow suit and hit the hay too! Peace and love all!

cleo, I’ll go with the trout. No Hempler’s today??

hi WoodEye, marg, JFri, cleo, JDoc, and those who show up later (since i may not get on again on Friday proper). hope everyone has a good day. i’ll skip breakfast today as i’ve opened up a bottle of Crown Royal in celebration of the Canadian Women winning gold in Vancouver Thursday night. i still remember refereeing a couple of the young ladies from when i was involved in hockey - it’s nice to have a connection, however tenuous. and the American women played superbly, too. victory is sweeter when the opponent is worthy - and they would have felt the same if the positions were reversed. but enough babbling.

by the way, everyone is welcome to share the Crown Royal.

and since it seems like there’s noone else here at the moment (and it’s rather late) i think i’m going horizontal. i’ll have to play catch up later on.

Good Evening/Morning Tribe !

I just found you on FB, Yguy!

Good morning and Happy Friday!! Thanks for the breakfast, cleo luvh8 that’s a very scary thought. Glad I read it in the morning instead of before going to bed.

CLEO Thank you for the offer of trout. Opening day here is April 17 and now that I’m sober the fish may make it home before lunch.

Morning TRIBE! The imaginary peanut butter sandwich sounds good too.

Good Morning Lonewolf, LuvH8, Akenta, and Lewreader

Good Morning All! Cleo, I’m having the chicken fried steak and some farm fresh eggs. YUM! Thank you!! WoodEye, What have I told you before? HairLip, HairLip!

Good Morning Everyone!

Happy Friday & TGIF Carmy & Doctor Toon!

Good morning all!

Good Morning Doc T, Grog And DFrog

Doc T - It went from bad to worse one FBorFW yesterday. I should have not read the last comment yesterday.

I just try to read the comments by the people who are normally good. But temptation got the better of me. Gee, should I be insulted or honored?

LuvH8 Even the best of us can have a bad day

Good Morning all. I need coffee.

Good morning, cleo. Happy Friday!

Well Grog I am certainly not the best of us. But going back over some of my comments, I don’t think I am as bad as I previously thought.

Good Morning Cleo, thanks for reminding to go start my pot of coffee.

LuvH8 What did you mean with your comment on Calvin & Hobbes last night? I know that when I tested in Meyers Briggs years ago I was an ISTJ…an a very strong introvert. Did you mean that we are all borderline introvert/extroverts?

And no your posts are not at all bad, LuvH8, compared. Even posters that I normally like reading can be awfully nasty toward either JAD or to anyone who don’t agree with their P.O.V.

Grog Since I commented twice last night I’m not sure which you are referring to. I am an ENTP but all my scores were borderline.

Most people aren’t borderline introverts or extroverts but in certain circumstances (private vs public, happy vs sad or angry, familiar vs strange, etc.) will display characteristics opposite of what is ‘normal’ for them. Just like someone who is normally calm, might become really emotional if something sets them off.

Hello Doc, Luv & Grog. I am getting a slow start this morning. I need a little of yesterday’s sunshine.

What good is an imaginary pb&j sandwich. Useless mimes.

I was a borderline J, but was nowhere near a boderline I. Most of the people I tested with at the time were borderline in other areas, but were a little more defined introverts or extroverts.

This is the comment I refer to LuvH8

By the way people are rarely always introverted or extroverted.(Blows Raspberry)

And I am aware of the “discussion” that bunnyface and Johanan Rakkav are having on the subject, and I agree with bunnyface that Calvin is an introvert. In fact, I see much of me in him when I was that age.

I do like (Blows Raspberry). I was teasing people who get too serious with the comments sometimes but it is still true that someone may be extraverted with there family and introverted in public. Or introverted in general and extroverted in a comment section. (I would never have guessed introvert for you.)

Good morning Doc, Cleo, Grog, DF, Carmy, Lew, and Akenta!

Good morning, tribe! I thought of our Doc when I read this: http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/comic.asp?featureid=PardonMy_Planet

LuvH8 - I’m normally an extrovert, but when I have a migraine, I’m an introvert!

Edit: Ooops! That link didn’t work properly, although if you look for “Pardon My Planet” you can get there. I’ll let someone who is better at posting links put up a correct link.

I’m not sure what to think of Mr Doty, but he does seem to respond to feedback if you do not give it in a disparaging way. I have seen him improve several times when people are positive towards him in general. I do respect him more than a lot of the commentors who are viewed as negative.

I haven’t been giving as much positive feedback as before because I still am afraid of the people who have been negative towards me picking on those I am positive towards especially if they already pick on that person to begin with.

’Morning Dry! Did you get snowed down?

Carmy, not too bad, but it’s hard to tell how much we got because it’s blowing and drifting all over.

A shika(t) flyby–I noticed the “How Dry I am” renditions from last night, and could not help but think of the prayer at the end of this comic.

Dry, should I tell you that it’s 47 and sunny over here? Oops!

Good morning Rmom, it is a good thing to be introverted when you have a migraine or other serious headache.

Grog The raspberry wasnt directed towards Bunnyface and Johanan Rakkav they seem to be enjoying their discussion. I plead the fifth on the rest of it.

bmonk, I remember seeing Ruthie’s prayer. She’s sweet!

Bunny do you know that a couple of the websites have two different “One Big Happy’s” running each day?

LuvH8 I have to agree with you there, LuvH8. I am more extraverted with people I know. If I am at a party with a bunch of people I don’t knowI tend to stick like glue to the people I know. I am not a “mingloid”

I liked the blow rawberries comment, too. People like Johanan appear to like to flex their intellectual muscles and should learn to lighten up. And no JAD isn’t all that bad. He can be funny, but I can understand why people get upset when they get unsolicited explanations.

There, I’ve said it and hopefully that’ll be the last I say on the subject.

Good morning, Dry & Rmom

As far as being borderline introvert/extravert, or the other Meyer-Briggs (Jungian) personality styles, there is little borderline in my personality when it comes to being introverted or intuitive. The closest I come is thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving is not too extreme–but the other two are quite one-sided.

In that regard, I preferred the imaginary breakfast that was offered here first…

Dry, I’ve noticed a long time ago that comics.com does not have the same strip posted as gocomics. I also recall someone saying that a particular newspaper has yet a third strip running for One Big Happy

Hi, LuvH8 & Grog!

I read the current One Big Happy on the WA post comics website, along with Mary Worth, Mutts, Piranha Club, Sherman’s Lagoon, Six Chix and Mother Goose & Grimmy. I’m off to run some errands, BBL.

I’ll have the grits and pan fried trout, fruit and Doc’s coffee please. Thanks cleo!

I have lots of writing today, so I can’t have a heavy breakfast or I’ll go back to sleep. Trout is brain food.

And my brain needs all the help it can get!

Good Morning Bunnyface!

Grog brought up your name first (points finger). I like you the way you are.

When I looked up my description the other day one of the pages suggested ‘dictator’ first for job types. LOL! I knew it was supposed to be a natural leader, but warn me if I try to take over the world (too much).

Good Morning Everyone

LuvH8 - That would be interesting to have that test on my siblings & myself. My husband says that we all fight for control in our family, which is pretty much true with the exception of one brother. I’m the baby of the family, and my parents made me their trust’ trustee & estate executor . This means I have to frequently remind my siblings that decisions are up to ME, not them. (I don’t think they still get it.) At first I was nice and shared information, but when they started trying to order me to do this or that, I shut off the flow of information. I will be SO glad to get Mom’s estate settled!

Good Morning, Lonewolf

LuvH8 I would not call it pointing fingers, because I happen to agree with bunnyface. In fact, I am sure that I, too, have expressed my feelings on the subject to Johanan.

Hello Rmom, Doc, Cleo & Grog.

I’m still here! I just got lost in thought….

Good morning all! Very short night last night. I may be a little zombie-ish today.

bmonk Good prayer. Of course the one about dying is for those who had “Rockabye baby” sung to them as children. I still wake up screaming when I dream of a cradle. :-D

and to anyone else here.

johnny I had a short night the other night. I’m still groggy. No relation to Grog though.

Hi, Terry & Doc! I think my son’s hogging bandwidth again. My connection keeps going off & on.

Oh, and

I know you’ll show up, if you haven’t already………..

And I’m off again. Unless I come back to Shika. We’ll see.

Morning Terry

See what I mean? my coffee took longer to kick in today. I am just begin to see clearly………………

BBL

Good Morning Lonewolf!

Rmom you could probably find the test online somewhere and definitely at the library. I don’t envy you being in charge of the estate. I am glad I won’t have final say after my mom dies, actually I will be happy to leave it up to my brother, I’d rather get nothing than fight over stuff. It is fun to tell my mom that I am glad she is taking such good care of my stuff though.

Hey Grog I expressed my feeling also but it was at the end of the day. From the information given I wouldn’t want to guess whether Calvin is introverted or extroverted in general.

And I was teasing about pointing fingers. I don’t type something about someone I am not willing to have them read in the context it appears in.

Good Morning Shika & Johnnydoc5 & Everyone

LuvH8 - I did everything I could think of to avoid fights over who got what, and that part seems to be okay, as long as it was itemized. When Mom was still alive, my siblings tried to tell me how to manage her money. Now that her house has a contract, so it needs to be cleaned out for the buyers, my siblings keep trying to give stuff away to people outside of the family. We will have an estate sale, so if the estate can sell it to someone, we shouldn’t be giving it to my siblings’ friends. Once the sale is over, okay, but not until then. That’s why I have to spend so much time over there, because I can’t trust my siblings to follow my orders when I’m not right there. I’d be over there now, but my hubby is having a colonoscopy this afternoon, and so I have to be his designated driver.

Wow I take a phone call and had to do major catch up here.

LuvH8 and Rmom, fortunately, there is no estate to fight over in my family. Not yet, anyhow. Even though it isn’t quite noon yet, I am going to take a nap. I am not registering things properly right now.

Sleep well Johnnydoc5

I’m sorry Rmom I hope it is over soon. It’s hard to deal with all that stuff while you are still grieving.

Probably your family is all dictators like me. (Of course I don’t like the responsiblity that goes along with being a leader so I just try to be an influence, for the most part.)

Good afternoon, tribe. Happy Friday to all. For those in the northeast, hope the storm passes quickly.

Hi Shika, Saucy, LuvH8 & Johnny

Lonewolf, you’ve been keeping a low profile?

Other issues on my mind, Grog. No biggie.

How are you doing with the cold bug?

It’s hanging in there, Lonewolf. It’ll be cured in a week to 10 days.

Grog, Did you get an anti-biotic for it?

LuvH8 - I don’t think I’m really grieving. I had one day when it hit me that I was now an orphan, but that’s about it. Mom was a very strong Christian, so I know she’s enjoying herself in heaven now. She suffered a severe stroke 31 months before she died, and kept having additional ones, so it was harder to see the active, independent & creative Mom I knew and loved, reduced to skin & bones, lying helpless in her bed. I miss her very much, but I had already started missing her months before she died, as she lost her conversational skills.

I was a little more lucky than you Grog. My wife had a cold and for the first time that I can remember, I didn’t catch it. Good luck in escaping yours soon.

Lonewolf Yeah, you are here! When you get busy, please try to comment somewhere so I can tell through your profile you are well enough to post. I worry.

Doc T - I think you are a very useful and special tool.

Rmom Oh, so you did most of your grieving before the actual death. I understand that, it is terrible to watch someone you love go through that. In that case, I am sorry for your loss, but happy that your mom’s pain is over.

No I didn’t, Lonewolf. Nor do I get flue vaccinations. I find they usually give me the flue. One year my Doctor insisted I get one. After that, never again. I rarely get cold or flue anyway. That was my first sick day in quite some time. Last time I took a half day about 5 years ago - and that was due to the flue shot.

I hear you Grog. My little sister is the same way about the flu shots. Because I was required to get them in the Army, I have gotten used to them.

Thank you LuvH8. That is sweet of you. :^)

Thanks, LuvH8. johnny - I hope your nap is refreshing. Well, I’ve got to leave soon to take my hubby to that “fun” place. BBML

Your welcome, Rmom.

Lonewolf I am not sweet! Did you see FB or FW yesterday? Apparently I am the number one (ugly smelly thing) on the entire GoComics site.

(I will be good. I will be good. I will not encourage others to be bad. I will be good. I will not feed the ……..s)

BTW Lonewolf I just left a message about/to (?) you at For Heaven’s Sake.

Doc T I did think of that! Also ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

OK now you’ve got my curiosity going.

(tuneless innocent whistling)

Hi Grog! How are you today? Feeling better I hope.

Hi LuvH8 We have chatted today, you know…or did you lose that brain cell while yapping up a storm and talking tools over at F.H.S.? SNORT!!!

Have a good one, Doctor “Tool Man” Toon

Good Night Doc. Catch you later!

LuvH8–I answered you at FHS.

I remember you! You are the shy one!

Good Night Doctor Tool!

Thank you Lonewolf, any fun plans for today?

No not today, LuvH8. I needed to make some phone calls. But this Sunday I am taking James to a hockey game.

Oh that sounds like fun! I think I’ve only been to two games but the excitement was great. Probably even better if you have a team.

Do you still have snow? It seems so strange that you all have snow while I have rain or sun and weather in the 50s.

Where are you at LuvH8? You’re describing my current weather picture.

We have had a lot of snow this year. Still have quite a bit on the ground. Now it is just cold but at least the major snowfall amounts appear to be done for a while.

Grog I’m in Oregon, within 5 - 20 miles of Portland (depending what part of Portland)

Lonewolf I hope the snow hasn’t caused you too much trouble, and that you got a chance to enjoy some of it.

LuvH8, is that considered normal weather for your neck of the woods?

LuvH8, I always enjoy the snow. It doesn’t even bother me to drive in it.

Grog, I am a third generation native Oregonian. I don’t need no stinkin umbrella and I don’t walk I waddle. (Yes, its normal sigh)

Lonewolf - I don’t get enough snow to feel comfortable driving in it. I love watching it fall and playing in it with the monkeys though.

That’d make you one soggy duck, LuvH8

Yes Grog, but we natives have to set an example. And besides do you know how hard it is to keep track of an umbrella?

I need to go now.

Have A Good Afternoon Lot’s of Luv & Happiness

(I’m just not a conformist)

I’d be one soggy Grog.

Have a good week-end, LuvH8

Take it easy LuvH8!

Bye! Have Fun!

Well, I finally have things back in order in my basement. Now I have to get the sheet rock repaired.

cleo, I and the rest of the paint crew are standing by to make those repairs for you!!!

JFri…repairs. You and your crew have turned my house into one big repair zone…and that is after you have left.

JFri…repairs. You and your crew have turned my house into one big repair zone…and that is after you have left.

A genius is never appreciated in his own time!!!

Besides, cleo, just look at how well your living room turned out!!

Good Afternoon Cleo. Just stopping by whilst I get some work done.

Cleo we got your point the first time! Hmph!

Hey JFri!

Hello Terry & Dry.

Genius, Is that what Dry has been calling you JFri.

Dry, I felt that it was necessary to stress my previous statement.

Hi,

Either that Cleo or your fingers got happy pushing the button too fast! LOL!

When I saw the crew was ready to descend on my abode my fingers could not respond fast enough.

Cleo didn’t you say you were going away this weekend? (innocent look at Cleo)

cleo will be gone this weekend???

Why no Dry and it’s best for you not to as well, with the roads as they are in your part of the country. It’s best to stay warm and cozy with a good book in front of the fire.

Dry it is funny looking at your avatar above mine. We have bear and bare.

Are you two planning a kidnapping? If so, beware of LIlG. Once she finds someone who likes work, she assigns chores like a true general. You two will be worked so hard you”ll put in for retirement and toddle off to the nearest nursing home to live out your days task free.

Better than a bare bear???? Dry, I’ll send in the chopper for you, Shika, Carmy AND Tabby!!

it has been a very long day today. i am so tired!!!!! i have a head ache and im hungry.

Good afternoon all! Just had a big nap, and got a bunch of chores done. Still have one or two more, but I thought I’d pop in and say HI!

Kidnapping?!?!?!? No, cleo, much more like an intervention!! Just sniff and sip the Bookers. You are getting very sleepy……

That is two days in a row with a headache Tabby. I worry about you.

Cleo been meaning to tell you, that avatar is SO YOU!

Hi there Johnny!

Hi Tabby!

Cleo I think she has headaches because she stresses so!

Oh and Cleo don’t worry, I have 4 wheel drive!

Howdy johnnyd. Chores??? Are those something like tasks?? Swear words to me. I guess I’d better flag that statement. LOL

Dry yes stress, that is why I worry. And by the way, 4-wheel drive makes no difference on ice. And be wary of JFri, he texts while flying and is that a Booker’s in his cup holder?

Cleo i have not been sleeping much thats why im so tired and then i didnt eat good today. that does not help pluse i had 2 screaming kids today. one who has been sick for 4 days with fever.

Hey, DocT, they noticed your coffee spill in Kentucky-Tennessee region–at least according to this weather map

I keep telling you that you are too young to have all this stress Tabby.

See Dry, bunnies weather map totally supports the notion that you stay home. You can spend the weekend talking to JFri as he tries to defend himself from the box of killer bees that I sent him.

Cleo Neither snow nor rain nor sleet, etc etc, shall keep this interior decorator from her appointed rounds!

Tabby is in trouble! again! and this time walking buddy had nothing to do with it. she is gonna feel so unloved! lol

dose anybody know how much its gonna cost to get a push boutton replacement thing for the car???

You have got that wrong Dry, that is for postal workers and you know about how that has effected them. Besides, I have notified the military about the “Skills” that you and JFri possess. They are sending a team to round you both up. The mission, decorating the countryside of Afghanistan. Enjoy your trip and say hello to your new abode, a cave on the border of Pakistan.

Tabby, do you mean the keyless entry?

Push button what? If you mean a remote door lock, I just checked into it for a VW and it was over one hundred bucks. Hopefully that isn’t what you mean.

BTW, HI BUNNYMONK!

Dry i guess thats what its called. it the little lock unlock trun thing a ma gig.

Cleo is right, they aren’t cheap! How did it break anyway?

Cleo you would banish us that far away? :-( :-( See if I ever buy you Bookers for Christmas again!

Killer bees? Oooooooooo, LOOK!! A can of ACME Bee & Wasp Killer!!

Ahhhhhh, a box of DEAD killer bees!

My hero! He saved me from the bees!

Banish, nonsense, you are on a special mission. Think of it as similar to Lady Bird Johnson’s idea of beautifying America, only in your case it the lovely mountainous region of Afghanistan. I think they referred to it as a cultural exchange mission and also a stimulus package for the American Paint companies. By the way….I did not receive my Christmas present.

Oh sorry JFri. I meant killer B’s. I had sent you a case of Booker’s but now I guess it has been poisoned. Sorry, I spelled that wrong, you shouldn’t have been so suspicious. No matter. It won’t be needed on your next assignment. And, I expect wouldn’t get past customs anyway.

it is lost. :0(

Tabby, I thought the keys to my wife’s car were lost as well and that is how I know how much it would cost to replace hers. I found hers fortunately. Are yours lost for sure, or could they be misplaced as ours were?

Cleo its been missing since the begining of this school round. lol its not showing up if it has not yet. ill just have to bite the bullet and buy a new one.

It might not be as expensive as my wife’s. Volkswagens have very unusual keys.

Cleo heres the link i found

http://www.carandtruckremotes.com/chevrolet-remotes-malibu-remotes.html

the top 3 is what his looks/looked like so about $100 or so.

Way to go JFri! A perfectly good case of Bookers, gone!

Tabby, have you dumped your purse and looked there?

Good Tabby. Did you lose the key too? If so, and it looked like a normal key, it will just add a few bucks to the price.

Dry dont carry a purse to tomboy for that, pluse all they are good for is trouble

Cleo nope just the keyless thing. sigh!

granny is hell on wheels right now!!! how long do u think i can avoide her???

dude!! why cant it be a newer car!? they are cheeper!!!!

Cleo, sorry, I am heading home tomorrow, and thus, will be out of touch for a while, and I need to tidy up the house first. I don’t like it, but it has to be done.

I am sure that the people of Afghanistan will be so impressed when they see John Wayne and a black bear armed with brushes, rollers and paint cans. This might even become a movie. I can see the title now “Painted Desert”.

or possibly “The Cave Art of Afghanistan”, if it becomes a documentary.

yea that thing is gonna have to waite, i have about $250 to my name. :0( im so in deep water. need a job had a lady offer me a job with dad standing right there next to me, b4 i could answer he says “no i dont want her working, she is up till 12 1 oclock in the morning as it is and dosent have a job. shes up doing hw” so the lady looked at him like he was stupid and looked at me the same way. :0(

Have a good visit with the folks johnnyd. We will look forward to your return.

Easy way out Tabby, just suggest the purchase of a new car.

Tabby you are a pretty busy person.

Tabby, that is a bummer.

Cleo yea i thought about the newer car thing, but i dont even own my own. and they would want me to buy it for them. sigh! I think that my friend had the keys last that day and its been missing since then. i think its with her, but she swares its not. but she wont look for it!!! im so da ng anoyed!!!!

i need an help tabby pay for her mistakes fund

I am sorry about your friend. Your friend could at least look.

I am sorry about your friend. Your friend could at least look.

(((((((((((TABBY)))))))))))))

Hi cleo Send me a crate of Bookers! I won’t spray it!

OOH. Desert Art : WMD in the hands of Dry and JFri

I agree with Cleo, I agree with Cleo, looking can’t hurt.

Have a good trip home johnny We’ll miss you!

Double posts, now “Double Talk!” LOL!

cleo Can you teach me how to repeat myself?

And yes Tabby, your friend should take some time and look. It won’t hurt her!

I WISH SHE WOULD LOOK!!

Hi shika

so my weekend will be spent cleaning my room/destroying it to look for the thing and then studying

Tabby ♥ I’m sorry you’ve had such a rotten day. And you had such a great birthday too!

Another hug for you:

(((((((((TABBY)))))))))

Where did everyone go??

I showered just for you!

Howdy Shika, I am doing dinner tonight so I was grating some carrots. Double posting is an art best practiced with a sticky mouse. (Sounds disgusting)

Ooh Shika do I detect the hint of lilac and lemon on that rosy body of yours?

Shika im on and off its easier not to have to flip from page to page. it was a good day i missed the kids, just a long one

I was making some soup. Now I am going to disappear again while I eat said soup.

Cleo A sticky mouse? Sounds like something Mua would like. Ew.

You are a connoisseur of scents I see.

Tabby Get to bed early, says your sister who stays up late every night.

shika i can try to do that

who wants to do my studying and take my test for me monday???

johnny What kind of soup is “said soup”? Is it tasty?

cleo I think carrots are grate, I mean great too.

I’ve finished my pasta, and now I’m having yogurt and fruit and nuts. Yum.

Then it’s back to work for me.

Shika guess what i ate for lunch today!

i want yogurt!

Your yogurt concoction sounds similar to my wife’s first breakfast of the day (she has two). She toasts a good bread, spreads yogurt over the top and fruit and chopped nuts, followed by a drizzle of honey.

Tabby * I will study and take your test if you write my 8 page essay for Monday, my sermon for Sunday, 750 word review for Tuesday morning, and lecture for Theology class on Tuesday. night. Oh and I have a three hour test on Tuesday as well.*

I’ll guess too Tabby, leftover pizza from your birthday.

Spagghetti?

All this talk of work is really testing my patience.

cleo Your wife’s breakfast sounds good. What does she have for Breakfast # 2?

Shika wins it Cleo

i wanted pizza. :0( still do

yea and ill pass on your work shika love you chick, but wow! thats alot!! i feel bad for even complaning now.

Tabby I’ve asked for an extension for the 750 word review, but I don’t think I’ll get it.

I just spent the afternoon filling out an application for postulancy- four essays, about 3500 words in all. Now I start the 8 page paper. SIGH.

on question #32 of 100

I had pasta for lunch as well. Great minds, heh, heh, heh!

Her second breakfast about 3 to 4 hours later, is a variety of different cereals, all mixed together, blueberries, bananas and non-fat milk, topped with my homemade granola.

((((((((shika))))))))))

you are my hero!

Shika, I just sent some Booker’s your way. It has a way of making tests and essays breeze by. By the time you finish you will have no memory of what you wrote. It takes the stress right out of education and also takes you right out of education. I love mind altering experiences.

brb

And you wonder why I’m too tired to post sometimes?

Great minds indeed. You and your wife both eat the way I do.

Except I do brunch. I’m not an early morning eater.

All that homework sounds rough. All I have to do for school is… well… nothing for now, I’m on spring break. You can tell it is spring break because there is a foot of snow outside, and it is still coming down.

Dry, I forgot to mention, yes you did comment on my avatar, the last time I used it. I agree, it does kind of fit my devil may care ( but I don’t ) lifestyle.

Thanks cleo Now I can write a spirited paper, lol!

“”Bookers”” is more appropriate for education that you think, given its name.

back!

Shika i know you are busy and i understand no need to worry

LOL johnny We had our reading week last week. But it is snowing this week, so it must be spring.

Shika, my wife eats within a half hour of getting up. I wait at least 3 to 4 hours.

johnnyd not seriously, you can’t be on spring break in February?

I got my “drink” of choise!

And now, back to work before I lose consciousness.

DRY Are you okay out there!!!!! the snow looks bad on the news!!! I love you sweet lady!!!!

I do my best work when I have lost consciousness.

Why do I think of the Beatles when I read your post Tabby. Anyways, be good until I return. Or if you can’t, have fun!

BYE for now!

Don’t worry Tabby, Dry is just packing her paint supplies for her heroic journey to Afghanistan.

LOL cleo………..

shika, i have no clue. love ya sis!!!

See you Shika.

This year the war movie nominated for best picture is “The Hurt Locker”.

Next year’s nominee will be “The Paint Locker”.

cleo LOL

i am now cold and wet and smell funny. :0(

The plot of next year’s oscar nominee is simple. It is the story of two relentless American Painters and how they mesmorize and immobilize a terrorist cell by numbing their minds with unbelievable color combinations. Jihad red, with an accent of Infidel Blue and a heavy dollop of Army Green.

also i love the strip the last 3 days have had me ROFLMBO

I just got a call from my wife at work. Work must be tough, because she called me to ask two very important questions.

What was Wilma’s maiden name on “The Flintstones” (there is controversy with the answer}.

What was the name of Matt Dillon’s horse on “Gunsmoke”.

If you can answer these questions without using the internet, please seek to get a life. LOL

Yeah, Cleo, spring break is early here. Oh well. It does mean we are half way done with the semester. And now I am off for the night. Peace and love all!

Good night johnnyd.

Tabby you sound like a Springer Spaniel caught in a rain storm.

Cleo, you got the rain storm right lol my mom got here to pick up my bro and i had to go tell her hi so to not make her cry and i got soked! i just finished the hw so when its done printing ill go take a shower and warm up, i hope.

so i have so cheeted! i just copied and pasted the questions and ans. and fixed them to where it makes since. and now im printing them out to beable to make note/flash cards out of them. :0D yes that is so simple

okay bbl going get cleaned up

My word you guys are wordy!

TELL ME THE ANSWERS TO THOSE 2 TRIVIA QUESTIONS! I used to know Wilma’s maiden name, but forgot, and I don’t knowthe one about Matt Dillion! I Just know it wasn’t Festus! ROFLMAO!!

back!! and note to self, always use condiotioner (sp) no matter how lazy you want to be or are. use it if you have curly hair i broke one of my 3 hair brushes. the thing keeps poping out

Dry, early on Wilma had the maiden name of Pebble, but it then became Slaghoople.

Mentioned in only one episode, Matt’s horse was Buck.

cleo and Dry, NEITHER ONE of you knows SQUAT about Bookers packaging!! It comes in a sealed wooden box with a VERY tight seal on the cork to the bottle. *NO* Bookers was lost in the shipment. Dry, from “my hero” to “you ruined the **Bookers”???

Jfir lol

I thought I would try to throw a scare into you JFri, but the scare went to Dry instead. I shall guard your case carefully during your overseas duties. Since I sent , need not fear my tapping it’s contents.

i hate this game, so why do i play it???

Oh, cleo! You didn’t hear the news?? Our work permit Visas were turned down so we can’t go! Now we can concentrate on your place!! Isn’t that just GREAT news??

If the game you are playing is “life”, just wait, it gets even more difficult. If not, I do not know.

i am playing solitaire

I have an in. Don’t worry JFri. I bribed the proper parties concerned. I got you great accomodations on a tramp steamer. Your trip will be slightly boring, but uneventful. Your entry into the country will be by truck, at night, and you will be housed in barracks in Kabul, where you will await transportation to the mountains. the road is high and dangerous, but I have been informed that your driver has made 9 uneventful crossings. He had one unfortunage accident last year, but he survived with only a broken arm. His passengers were airlifted to their home countries for appropriate disposal. Happy travels and paint up a storm. Desert storm. I shall see you on your return.

And now I must cook up a storm. adios.

Oooohhhh , cleo, what a SHAME! The officials you bribed were caught and beheaded and now they are searching for the infidel who paid them off. A team of crack Afghani guerillas have landed in Port ANgeles and are at this very moment heading for your house! I hear it is REAL NICE living behind Snoqualmie Falls this time of year!!

Cleo, me and JFri on an adventure trip? No need to worry, we will have a blast!

Sorry JFri I will put you back up to hero status! LOL!

Cleo Now that you answered the trivia questions, I do remember now! Even Buck! Did LilG win the game, or contest? I once won a Trivial Pursuit team game because I knew the names of the tunnels in the “Great Escape”. (I think I told this story before, a long time ago). My team didn’t believe me, but I said, TRUST ME! I am 100% CORRECT, so they did, and we won!

Tom, Dick and Harry. I just saw the movie last weekend.

love the look i get when i am being creative. LOL dad just looked at me like i was stupid. i am cutting out the strips of paper and useing them as flash cards. i am only cutting out the first 50 and ill do the 2nd 50 tomorrow. i want to to go bed.

Grog, And you win a large pizza with all the works and a 6 pack of Yuengling Lager! That’s what we won! That was some game, I love Trivial Pursuit, but those clowns didn’t want to believe me! LOL! The answer was too simple for their analytical minds!

Hi, Dry Clowns indeed. I would have gotten that one if the last time I’d seen the movie was 25 years ago! There are some things you can’t possibly forget.

I’m sure they thought the tunnels were named #1,2 & 3!

Grog, YES THEY DID! And they kept arguing with me! I said, “do you know how many times I have seen this movie?”

I got an extension on my paper **Tabby!

Whoo-hoo!

And now we return to our regular programing: “The Comic-Tragic Tale of the Booker Artists”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XRNQ2C2x0

You’re not serious! I was joking! I can’t believe that!. Well maybe I can.

LOL You guys. I love taking a break to read your mental gynastics. If this were an event in the Olympics, you guys would win the Gold medal for the most creative story lines, with twists and turns that defy imagination!

Dry I have had had that movie on tape/DVD for at least 15 years, seeing it in about 3 year intervals from my own collection, plus bits and pieces or whole showings from what I’ve seen on TCM or AMC which is almost as frequent as seeing Smokey & the Bandit on TBS.

HI Dry

HI Grog!

Loved the video Tabby Tina sure can move! She’s in her 60’s now, isn’t she? Boy, I hope I can still move like that when I’m her age.

Back to the Bookers, er, I mean- Back to my book.

Shika i love that song! always have and always will. not sure why, but i do.

she sure can move. wow is all i can say. and she has a lovely voice

Hi Shikamoo, JFri & Tabby

Howdy, Grog!!! How’s every little thang down Texas way?

i am about to call it a night, i cant keep my eyes open its been a long week. so night night to all see you in the morning. maybe who knows lets say afternoon to be safe.

Jfri and Dry stay out of trouble while i am gone and if Carmy drops by tell her i said HI and i love her and the same goes for marg and Joy but tell Joy i miss her also. :0) thanks you two! lol

p.s. you two know i love you also right???? I DO!

Grog Yes I AM SERIOUS! LOL! That was my team mates answer!

JFri, I’d have to say things are going much better here than they are in the north-east, but it’s still cooler than what I like. Still I shouldn’t complain.

OF COURSE WE DO, DON’T WE JFRI?

YEAH SHIKA! WE KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT GIRL! (Books, yeah right! Dry says, With a little wink in her eye!)

The problem with those crack Afghani’s was indeed crack. They were so high that they got lost at the ferry terminal and were apprehended in a mini van that had a bumper sticker that said “My Afghan hound is smarter than your Poodle.” That was so obviously untrue that they are now on their way to Walla Walla for debriefing…. Packed yet.

Grog, if your weather is anything like ours……just wait 5 minutes…….it will change!!

Dry, I know you love that movie. I’ve seen it many times myself, but I don’t think I could name any one favorite. Never-the-less certain movies have certain unforgettable trivia bits and/or lines. Blazing Saddles is a great movie for memorable lines from recent times as is Casablanca.

cleo, that was just the decoy team. The real guerilla team actually landed at Friday Harbor and made their way ashore in stealth kayaks, carrying silenced AK-47’s, RPG’s and a full sniper team carrying Dragunov rifles. Good luck!!

Hi cleo. You done with supper already? Or have I been online longer than I thought I’ve been?

JFri, how is it in your neck of the woods. Forgive me but I forget where your neck of the woods is.

Grog If you have been reading for a while, my catch line is “I’ll see ya’ when I see ‘ya!” Followed by, “Not if I see you first!” From “Stand By Me”. I LOVE THAT MOVIE! Just recently bought it. Another favorite is “The Green MIle”. My one son wanted it for Christmas last year, and we watch it all the time, and it’s a long movie. And I just bought “Murder By Death”, a comedy takeoff on Agatha Christie. Don’t see that on TV anymore.

JFri and Dry secret operatives! I feel like “Jane Bond!”

Dry, Though I like Tom Hanks (I have Family Ties episodes with Hanks as cousin Ned), I have not seen that movie. I have Apollo 13 though. I was never a fan of Peter Sellers, but I loved Mel Brooks. Go figure. May the Schwartz be with you.

Grog YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE “THE GREEN MILE!” GREAT MOVIE!

Just watched an episode of “Wings” where Roy, Lowell, Joe and Brian go to a South Carolina resort for a weekend of golf! Laughed so hard, (again), my sides hurt!

Dry, there are not many 3 hour (or more) movies I’d watch. Believe it or not I found Gone With the Wind long winded, but I was rivetted by Judgement At Nuremburg, Bridge On the River Kwai & The Longest Day

Nightcourt often did that to me Dry, though I also did like Wings. But I’m working on building my Nightcourt collection.

Grog I haven’t seen that program anywhere in years! That was a hoot! Thanks for reminding me! Were you a fan of “News Radio”? LOVED THAT SHOW! And I just within the past year have discovered “That 70’s Show! I loved Fez!

okay so i am still awake. :0) and :0( lol the :0) is because as soon as i layed down to go to sleep my phone rang and it was walking buddy she wanted someone to ride to the store with her just to chat. so i gladly went, its been to long since we did that. and the :0( is because i should be sleeping i have a long day ahead of me tomorrow.

FINE THEN NO ONE TALK TO THE TABBY!! WHO CANT SLEEP NOW

How old a soul are you? Tabby took the “How old a soul are you?” quiz and the result is Very Old Soul. When the winds of change blow, you sense the outcome ahead of others, having seen so much before. Surprises come in smaller forms to you, as in the unexpected experiences of the senses, deepening your appreciation of the physical. You want life to last so you can explor…e your mature understanding of existence. You have become patient with the younger souls, understanding their paths and of the challenges they face. You forgive much, often acting as mentor without pushing your beliefs upon others. You give without great expectations of receiving. Love has become the most valued concept in your universe - this life may be your quest to perfect your ability to express and receive perfect love. Thoughts of dying do not fill you with dread, as you understand death is a part of life, and life is a process of becoming… so death is a graduation, not an end. At rest, you feel at one with the universe and are grateful for your current home, Earth. You have a heartfelt affinity for history - the connections to various periods throughout time are undeniable. Very old souls are adept at recognizing other old souls… mutual respect forms naturally between them

Tabby, that was WONDERFUL!

Dry what was? and i has another question coming ur way in a min so no moving

Aw Shucks! I was going to go to bed!

What was wonderful, what you wrote, girl!

its sent and im stil lost. lol the old soul thing? it was just some quiz i took. or was it the walking buddy thing? it made me want to cry bc she wanted me to go ride and i miss her so much. :0)

You all are still up?

CARMY!!!!! ha ha perfect timing young lady!!!

Hi Tabby! I agree with Dry, the Old Soul thing was wonderful.

ahh thanks Carmy bc i was lost, why didnt she just say that??? lol

how was your day? i love you

Outta here!

I love you too Sweetie! My day was long and tiring. I took a nap before dinner and had a long chat with the oldest daughter after dinner. I was going to go sleepers, but I decided to catch up on the comments here first. WOW! Was I surprised. My last comment was on page 2 and you all got all yappy and made it to page 7.

Goodnight Dry! Stay warm! Goodnight Doc! Have a good night!

Carmy yes ur last post was on pg 2 it had been too long ago for my likings i got worried

Tabby, I was yapping, but just not on here. Sorry I had you worried.

Carmy not it is okay! Your kids come first! and your family i know and understand and respect that. no worries. its okay. (((hugs)))

(((((((Tabby))))))) Thanks girlie! I am getting sleepy so I think I will do a quick toon tour after the turnover and then I’ll go to bed.

im heading to bed now, yet again. I love you sleep well. see u all tomorrow sometime

Goodnight TabbyGirl! Love you lots! I hope you sleep well and have a lovely day tomorrow.