Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 10, 2012

I for one am sure glad Russel has reformed.

Folly indeed.

omg. Russell, knock it off…

me and Dry are sooooooo old……..we forget easily…..

Happy Birthday Dry

so sad and so true….heavy sigh….

should I get rid of the big cat funnY?

Hi everybody… I’m running a bit late…. but it was hard to carry this on the bus.

It’s for Dry….. but I’m not that sure she’ll stop by Ballard Street…. and I may be out later, if she does.

Bev…. you seem to think she will…. so if I’m not here, maybe you could tell her I ..um…. “baked” it…. that would be nice….

And if she doesn’t…. we can have it anyway, for late dessert and breakfast at the Tiki on the next turn…

Happy birthday Dry, if you see this….hope you do….

I figured 29 would do.

Wow, TWO cakes!

Linda…. you need to use a “width” attribute when you post pictures that are over about 350 pixels wide.

You can see how wide they are when you right-click them and click “properties” or “view image info” ….If you see, for instance, 325 × 273, it’s 325 pixels wide by 273 tall.

That one you posted is 1500 pixels wide… and the comment box is only about 375.

The cake I posted is 400…. a hair too big but I thought it would be OK.

Ooh Red… yes, please!

Thank you, Red! Cheers!

Linda, I don’t know whether you’re using the exclamation points or the regular code to post pictures….but I tend to make fewer mistakes, myself, with the regular code. It’s very easy:

<img src="URL" width="350"/>

Substitute the desired width for the 350…. and if it’s already under 375 just leave that part out.

For example, you seem to have posted <img src="http://tridge.us/images/catbox.jpg" />

or maybe just the location between exclamation points…but you should have posted <img src="http://tridge.us/images/catbox.jpg" width="360" />

To get

(I hope)

can I get in on the Glenfiddich? … or not… I would prefer Irish Creme and Kahlua at this point….Oh, Fenton, If you would kind Sir…

If that’s not clear just say so and I’ll try to help with whatever’s confusing.

You too, Red…. if you’re still trying..

Bev…. did you go?I don’t understand…. how will Dry see the cake if no one shows her?

Linda…. well, you can just ignore limiting the width, but you’ll continue posting huge pictures…

The site used to chop them off at the border of the comment box but a moth or so ago, they started letting them post.

The thing is most people can’t be bothered to scroll a giant picture…and if anybody out there still has a slow connection or an old computer it will really hang them up.

It’s easy enough to stick in a width, though.

If you’re posting with exclamation points you just do this:

!URL'width='350!

but I sometimes blow that one.

The cat pic that way would be

!http://tridge.us/images/catbox.jpg'width='360!

without any spaces.

Testing:

Well…. I kinda wondered why that particular picture….but it was a good one to make an example of, since it was SO big…and you can see how simply adding a few bits controls the size.

If you look at it again in the clear, pre-Kahlua light of day, it’ll look much simpler…. LOL

you rock Susan!! Thank you again!!

Oh, Red…. that was just what I needed.

hey, I meant to thank you for defending me the other day, elsewhere…. from that creep.Thanks.He was an idiot anyway.

I keep posting to yesterday. so ya’ll can look back or not…I have shoveled twice and considered a third time…Essex sux and so does anyone else who doesnt have to dig out…(i know essex appreciates the humor of that or at least I hope he does)….it hasnt stopped snowing and it hasnt stopped the humor on here so heres to going onward…and upward…and snowy ward…(or not)…

not to mention Frog Applause and Snow Sez…. and Rogue freaking Symmetry, that one rox!

off to bed and fleese lined comfort…Fenton, you can come cuddle if you wanna….there will be belly scritchin and back scritchin and warm rubs all over…..

Oh…. g’night, Red…. glad you liked Agnes and Brevity…. two of my favorites.

Linda…. I did see your comments on last night…. but I (blush) didn’t want to interrupt…..glad it seems to be going well….

x_Tech, maybe we shouldn’t tell them that our San Francisco Bay Area will be in the 60’s and 70’s tomorrow.

shhhh…

Of course, I have friends in parts of Florida where it’s been in the 90’s….

Linda (shhh… don’t tell….) my actual drinking out here in California in NO way approaches my virtual drinking on Ballard Street.

But I love being at the Tiki Bar and hoisting one with my friends…. as long as it has no actual effect!

Fenton, will you walk me to the bus stop? I need to get home…You are such a cutie, so big, so regal, so Boxerish, so Doggified…oh Fenton, you rock my world…you are really such a dear…do you wanna cuddle once we get home?…of course you are staying over…its too cold and snowy to do other wise….You clocked out, Monkey cant dock you for this….your time is now my time Fenton…so get under the covers now…….

ahem….we …um…. draw the curtain on Linda and Fenton…..

Whatever tickles Russell’s fancy.

Pcolli…. I think those could do some fancy-tickling, all right….to say nothing of fancy tickling.

Ew

@Dry

How about some spicy, iced snickerdoodles???

@ Dry

click

Happy Birthday, Dry!-Is Russell related to Fred…? “Folly… laaa…la…laaa….” and all of that?

Dry

HAPPY 21+ BIRTHDAY DRY ! No matter how old you get, I’ll be older ! LOLJust tell people: age is simply mind over matter. You don’t mind and it doesn’t matter !

@ Linda DeanNot to rub it in, but here I am, sitting in my office in a short sleeved shirt and shorts, with the door open, the sun shining and a prediction of temps in the high 70’s today.Since my skiing days are over, you won’t see me anywhere near that white stuff.Stay warm and book your ticket for Florida.

Another try:

Dry

It worked! ;-D HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

@Dry Nothing fancy – just a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Hope you have a great day.

Snowed here in Fort Worth this morning. Dusted the area. Really pretty and didn’t have to shovel it.I have a pair just like those. I call them Fiesta pants. Ole.

Hay…!!!!did enybuddy see mah shorts…???? last ah members ah wuz playin pok her at teh tiki layte saterday nyte… think ah lost ’em,…. shhhhhh….(no, not teh wuns wit teh dingle ballz on em… thems russels)

BTW… Happy Burthday DRY….!!!!

(muss be nyce ta have a drink named after ya!!!)

Its teh speshul of teh day at teh TIKI…!!!!(leg humpin’ is eggstra, see Fenton…..)

I like mine so Dry, I leave the vermouth in the frig – I’ll have gin on the rocks, but not until lunchtime thanks. I haven’t made beakfast, just finished drinking my fresh squeezed lime.

/photo.php?fbid=102933666414425&set=t.100000933761385&type=3&theater’width=360!

OK, the one above was from my FB of the photo my daughter took for my 2009 Christmas card with Cuddles taxidermy and live Ftzroy. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong? If I shorten the URL at that place that does that? http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?fbid=102933666414425&set=t.100000933761385&type=3&theater

Since we seem to be celebrating Dry, I figured we needed some Dry humor, we’re at a comics site after all. So I thought about dry jokes and then thought there must be some good Dry humor related to underwear — since that’s the subject of the comic. Google to the rescue, though not the way I expected.The picture links to the main site, the Dry underwear is on the second page as a thong.Just in case the picture goes away, here’s the link to Dry Humor Underwear

I’m sending Bernice and Bernie, my St. Bernard rescue dogs up to her with a cask of Brandy and an emergency supply of yak steaks and snickerdoodles.

Essex, you going to google earth again?…lol…that really does look like my house….I have a neighbor coming over in a bit to make sure the heating vents and chimney are clear…I dont climb up on roofs anymore…

Of course it’s SAND!

oy vey….even heavier sigh…

Bat Pug says Happy Birthday to Dry too

WOW!!!!! THANK YOU ALL!

i AM HUMBLED! Truly! Thank you for the wishes, however, SUSAN IS CORRECT! I AM A YOUNG 29 YEAR OLD! HONEST!

(Gawd I wish!)

what, did the dinette set marching and chowder society move en mass to ballard street? more than 100 comments with no relation to the strip — ever hear of facebook y’all?

So when does the Tiki Bar open up? Or is it always open? I could use a stiff belt!

Hi there Number Three, Number Six and Linquist

Linquist, since the drinks are on you, may I have a Mint Mojito please? Thank you sir!

@X, I will have to wait aand see if anyone else posts from FB. @Linda, that IS why I moved from IL (shoveling sidewalks, scraping windshield and driving on snow and ice). @Pcolli, The only drink II ever made with butterscotch liquor was mixed with the Brazilian Piranja (sp?) a ver bitter cola liquor. I think I may make myself a pot of expresso to have with some brandy. I just had a call from my daughter’s house talking to her new husband mostly but also with her (and greetings from the grandkids. I’ll be seeing them all in about 2 weeks.

Ooops- got that dash in the wrong place.

bevSUSAN’S CAKE IS GONE GIRL!

*I ate it all, in between Linquist’s buying me those rounds of Mint Mojitos! It is MY birthday, after all!

bev MAYBE, if we both ask real nice like, Susan will make another one, just because, you know because she likes us and all?

bev, nekkid Firemen? NO I MISSED THAT LINK! Best go back and check that out! Are they as cute as that one dude on “Chicago Fire”? Kelley Severide, played by Taylor Kinney, born in my home state? I WANT THAT FOR MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT, PLEASE? PRETTY PLEASE?

(OMG, does that mean I am a Cougar? LOL!)

OH YEAH BEV, I’ll be in bed hopefully asleep, at 2 am, so if you all feel inclined, at least save me some of the icing? Susan’s cake was delicious!

Thank you all, for welcoming me into your group, and for the Happy BD wishes!

REMEMBER, I WANT AT LEAST SOME OF THE ICING FROM SUSAN’S CAKE!

And maybe one more Mint Mojito? :-)

Goodnight folks! Remember, “KEEP THE LIGHT ON”! ;-)

This was originally on an “official” Picasso site with links to all his known paintings etc, but a search for this specifically could not find it . I will change back tomorrow.

G’night all!

But then, Jester the Cat got fully aware of Russell’s folly – ending a promising career with the Ziegfeld Follies before it really started.

Talking of ditches:

https://cleoandcompany.net/december-9-2022/

Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Sussn.

At first glance, I thought those were sparklers dangling from Russell’s boxers. I was wondering what sort of kinky “youthful follies” he might have been reliving. Than, alas, I realized they were merely fluff balls. Pretty tame after all.

Claude chickening out?

https://cleoandcompany.net/december-10-2022/

Oh – and Happy Birthday, Dry and Dusty!