Big Top by Rob Harrell for July 30, 2009

Thank goodness I just have a wife.

Actually, I sold my RV because she caused me so much stress. Did I say she?

Breakfast (notice that I didn’t forget):

Asparagus quiche, panfried trout with a lemon,caper butter sauce, fresh fruit smoothies and garlic, pepper grilled potatoes with roasted red pepper.

Pomegranate Lime juice, lemon ade, espresso, assorted tea and the coffee is from a source far removed from the contamination occurring near doctortoon. If you want contamination of a nuclear sort you know where to find the source.

smoothies please…. hold the garlic. lol

Good morning glad to see im not first. so how are we this good thursday morning? its good till 1:40pm today when i have to go to the dentist and have something done…. i have no clue what they are going to do to me, but im scared. and i hear the word “bands” what the heck does it mean? im scared some one hold me.

Cleo

I’ll pitch in, but I’ve got that meat and potatoes feel this morning/evening.

I’ve got eggs(your choice, scrambled, over easy, etc.), bacon, sausage patties, sausage links, ham, hash browns, Texas toast and an assortment of juices and of course Nuked Coffee via the pipeline.

Well, I really do need to get some rest for tomorrow cleo.

Good Night My Friend

Hello tabby Hello bigg

Again, Good Night All!

BTW tabby I don’t know if you saw it earlier, but congrats on your driving test.

(((((Tabby)))))

thanks Lonewolf i haven’t been back there yet. im heading to bed in about 5 mins. see you all later when the sun is up. peace and love all.

Good morning, my friends! I’ll have asparagus quiche, some pomegranate and lime juice, and some Chinese lychee black tea. Everything looks wonderful.

Howdy tabby, bigg & Lonewolf

tabby - That did sound like a garlic smoothie, didn’t it. Dag blast it girl, drink it, it’s good for you. It keeps vampires away. So, have you spent the whole day driving around, looking cool, burning rubber, cruising, etc?

Tabby, you’re up mighty late. By bands they most likely mean the metal bands that they put around each tooth. Or maybe the tiny rubber bands.

Marg - Good morning my dear. So, you impress me with your bike rides in hot weather. I know that you start early, but it still must be kind of toasty.

Cleo, it sounds like it’s been mighty hot where you are, too. 100+ here in the summer isn’t unusual, but it certainly is for your area.

Gotta cruise the comics, bbl.

Marg - Yep, it was 94 on the lake and over 100 in town. The all time high for town was 94, not just for the day, but for the entire summer. Scary.

And Chicago is experiencing it’s coldest summer in years, average high in July was 68 1/2 degrees.

It’s still in the high 60s or low 70s when I start my ride, so it’s not bad.

Goodnight, Cleo, sleep well.

Marg - Goodnight. And I myself shall say goodnight to the next crew. Carry on my faithful tribe. I bid you adieu.

Well before I log out and go to bed. I just wanted to say hi,and that part three of my story THE LITTLE DOG is out for those who want to read it over at Pibgorn. I hope you enjoy it.

Good morning and Happy Thursday!!

shika did I read yesterday you said you were a cautious driver? Aren’t those your skid marks that hymenoxis can’t clean up?

Good Morning all.

Geez, is it quiet out here this early. Off for an early toonland mery-go-round. BBL

Doc Good Morning. I’m with you on that temp thing. The weather here in Chicago has been great this summer! I am lovin’ the heck out of it.

Akenta Good Morning Dear.

Doc—- Yeah, she does “liven” up the posts, doesn’t she? LOL

Doc, I heard that! So here I am to liven up the place!

good morning everyone!

Dusty, you better be careful! Hal is starting to get mad, and we know what happens then!

Dry You beautiful lady, right on cue! How great is that this early in the AM.

I need to run out to the store for a few minutes. I’ll be back, though. Now that Dry is here, I’m sure I’ll have a lot of posts to catch up on by then. LOL

Good Morning Tribe! I just wanted to let you know that all is well. I need to run a couple of errands and I will be back later. I hope everyone has a good day today. Peace and love to all.

Hey Carmy!!!

Terry, I can’t always be on here! I do work for a living you know!!! You make it sound like I’m on here all day!! LOL

Doc I asked you a question over at the Barn!

Doc, and anyone else whose interested, John Kovaleski, Bo Nanas, left a message that he will be posting info on the San Diege Comics Con for the next couple of days.

Dry

I gotcha on the work thing. I’m just lucky to be doing it out of my garage right now.

I really didn’t insinuate theat you are here all day, but now that the defensive attitude came out, I wonder. lol

BTW did you see my post about living in PA for 5 years?

Morning all!

Hi Carmy Bye Carmy

Morning DF

For all the moms, I thought this was cute and it also brought back memories! (aw, ma, not in front of my friends!)

http://www.arcamax.com/babyblues

Tabby: ask the dentist to explain all when you go. It’s much less scary when you know exactly what’s happening and why.

Good morning to all. Thanks much for the breakfast.

Good Morning Saucy

The first time they injected my eardrum, it didn’t bother me as much. The second time I knew what and how it was going to happen. I thought too much and it bothered me more.

Doc I was thinking more like she can Yap like a Nut all day long and still get her work done! lol Priorities, priorities!

RL for a little while. BBS

Pirate sighting at The Flying McCoys!

Cleo, I answered you there!

Morning Saucy!

Terry, Pittsburgh, 5 years. I saw it. Are you a Steelers fan, Penquins fan, or Pirates fan (H ey Pirate, LOL), or none of the above?

Yes, priorities, priorities!!! :-D

Good Morning all.

doctortoon - No insult intended on the contaminated coffee issue. After all, I more than most, do so like to get contaminated.

Doc that was very sweet you last post about your lady being first. aww.

someone whos name i forget…. been to long since i read the post about the car and me driving no i did not get to go out and burn rubber all evening i wish i did… its killing me now. having it and the car still not being ready. its going to drive me up the wall.

we went to church and my “friend” came meet us there, then we went out and eat and got home about 11:30 or so. i didnt get back to the house till after 12 and i was so tired. that is why i was up so late.

Saucy i wish they would have told me, but they told me its nothing to worry about and if we tell you you wil worry. :D fun i just love it…. NOT!

Marg im hoping its just the rubber bands, but i dont think im that lucky.. hope you enjoyed your bike ride

Dry i will agree with you, you do not stay on here all day bc i ver seldomly catch you here. and i do know that you work bc you wouldn’t lie to us. :D

Terry #(((((lonewolf)))))

HELLO bigg, akenta, cleo, and others i missed. GOOD MORNING.

DOC im here just took a while for that post sorry.

Doc hello where did you go?

Hello all. I’m a little late checking in this morning. But it is nice to see everyone.

hey Serena how are you doing this morning its great to see you.

Thanks Tabby. I didn’t get a chance to say anything yesterday but congrats on getting your drivers license. It’s a great feeling.

Serena i got behind that wheel and had that license in my hand and i was just blown away. i looked at my granny and said… wow i feel the power and i like it. she laughed at me and told me to drive. lol

tabby - It was me that asked if you were burning rubber. But, all things considered it is probably better that you weren’t. LOL

Cleo i was almost sure it was you, but i didnt want to say so and be wrong. lol sorry. it was probably better that i wasn’t bc i would have to fill up the tank and not sure im ready for that yet…. got to get a better paying job then this. lol

tabby - Yep, a car is fun, but then there’s gas, insurance, maintenance, etc. Sometimes it is best to just have a bike.

cleo lol i know its just crazy all the things you have to have. ugh!

oh you guys are trying to kill me!! i left on page3 yesterday and you got 3 more filled up. sigh next time ill make sure to say not to have a party with out me. lol I love you Yappy nuts.

doctortoon - Yes sir. I always new there was a good use for back seats.

you two behave i dont need to hear/read/whatever that… lol

Doc you just happened to wonder off every time i get here. lol but i still love you. :D

my first car is a ‘94 toyoata carmy

Doc you had a Chevy? whats your fav car?

Doc bet it was a nice car…. sorry the wife got it.

i didn’t think you were the guy who would be all into cars, but thought i would ask.

be back in a few RL calls

My first car was a 1963 Rambler 4 door gold and tan. Now its a classic and dummy me sold it for $100.00!!!! And all it needed was a new oil pump!!

Sorry to hit and run again, but I may be scarce for a while until my paper is done. Between construction out side my window and various appointments I have to keep, I wono’t have time to post- I’ll be at the library.

Love you all to peices.

Miss you too!*

Speaking of damage from doc’s coffee, look what it did to a nearby elevator.

Reportedly, there’s also been effects in Mott and New Salem, but no pictures yet–maybe they haven’t had time to do the Hazmat cleanup!

hey im back just in time to say bye…. well i have a little time… going get food then come back and sit and talk to you lovey people… who better be here sitll when i get back or im singing again and you know you dont want that to happen. lol

Morning, tribe. I knew I should have taken pictures of the silo just down the road from me that had the top blown off, and a couple other silos crumbled. Just for the record, my first 3 cars are classics. (Only one of them was a classic when I owned it.) ‘64 Chevy Impala ‘66 or ‘67 (I forget which year it was) Chevy II (Nova) ‘65 Ford Mustang - with a 351 Cleveland, 3 speed. My favorite, unfortunately my mom totalled it the week before I moved out of state. tabby - My next car was a ‘72 Toyota (I’m trying to remember the model - maybe a Corolla?) I really enjoyed that, and appreciated the better mpg than the Mustang’s. Warning: if you burn rubber, that means flat spots on your tires, and will have to buy new tires sooner.

No work today, since my boss is out of town. So I get a four day weekend. (yay me) !

Hello again, Yappies! I missed you all!!!

Or was it JFri while he was texting?

(of course,we all know he doesn’t do that sort of thing, texting while driving, so he’s off the hook)

carmy i miss you also. hope yuo are enjoying the family time. love you girl

im back

Rmom yes i know that is why i will NOT burn rubber. lol

I drive my dad’s old 2005 Nissan King cab. It gets me where I want to go. So I’m happy.

My dad has a 2008 Ford Ranger with 4 wheel drive, so it’s perfect for his work.

i get the car tonight insted of tomorro morning. my granny is bring me to the dent. then im bring her home and ana and myself are comeing back her and ill be safe because ill have my Ana with me and i sware i wont drive and talk on the phone or drive and text or drive and drink anything at all. i will just have my radio on singing with my baby girl.

Good Lord! doc’s coffee seems to have a mind of it’s own.

Tabby, all is well in Tabbyland?

Carmy can i answer that later when i know. lol the “friend” is back to a friend so lets just put it that way. ill explaine more later. thanks for asking.

oh God im crzying bring a 2 year old with me to the dent. wish me luck.

Doc, really? Did you miss my machete wielding ways?

Doc i am willing to bet you are right.

Good luck, Tabby! I hope Ana has a car seat.

she has about 5 of them. lol and i taught her well she wont get in the car without one. :D im going to be a great mom in a very long time.

tabby - I speak from experience - somebody else better be there to watch & entertain the 2 year old, instead of the patient. Especially a 2 year old as energy filled as Ana.

It’s cleaning day and guess who’s not cleaning? hee hee, I’m playing hooky.

carmy - Cleaning day? Cleaning day? That is a term I’m not familiar with.

Way to go Carmy.

Doc, I missed your nuclear coffee. I tried to make my own and um, I blew up my kitchen.

Hi serena!

Carmy no blowing up kitchens. come on girl. lol

rmom our granny will be there to watch her. well i need to go for real peace and love all no parties while im away.

Special driveby meowing just for tabbylynn - congrats on the license!

Driving by as well. Lake is calling. Coming ladies? Men too, if you like. Carmy, you’re excused if you don’t want to come along although you could get away from that husband of yours for a few hours;>) *Cleo have you found another suit yet? OR a strategically placed towel? Our lake is as warm as yours and very clear and clean. Wonderful!

DF* you forgot the Pacific NW on *DocT’s map! It hit us hardest!

Cy’all

Tabby good choice for a first car. Treat them right and they run forever. We have a 98 Camry that’s still going, over 300000km on it

doctortoon - My first car was a 1976 Dodge Demon, which believe it or not I totaled during a sneezing attack. I followed that up with a Plymouth Duster. I liked both cars. And yes, they had back seats :-)

Dawn - I will forego my comfort and don my patagonia swim trunks, just to be in the company of such lovely ladies.

My very first was a Ford Galaxy 500 2 door - ie. superboat. Nice ride, and people always made way for me to merge, but it burned oil so bad I kept a case in the trunk. Oddly, there were no mosquitos in our neighborhood that year. Sold it to my brother’s friend a few months later, his gf wrapped it around a light post (it’s size probably saved her life)

Pulling a Shika My first car was a ‘51 Morris Minor - an English car. I had to crank it to get it started! But I filled the tank with a dollar!

Doc’s coffee reminds me of a fellow I used to work with, he was about 24 at the time. He decided to make coffee that morning for the rest of us. 1 1/2 cups of ground coffee in the basket of a 10 cup coffeepot! Talk about NUCLEAR COFFEE!! Oh we teased him something awful, but he had a good sense of humor! I haven’t thought about that in years!! :-D

So doc would it be possible to use your nuclear coffee as fuel for a vehicle. and get good mileage out of it.

@ladywolf, you might try doc’s coffee as fuel, but I’d hate to see what the engine would look like. Assuming you could find it.

Edit: as in Calvin and Hobbes:

Calvin: Hobbes, I have a conjectural moral question. Maybe you can help. Hobbes: Sure. Calvin: Suppose I did something bad. Should I tell Dad? Hobbes: How bad are we supposing? Calvin: Well, hypothetically, let’s say pretty bad. Like to his car hypothetically. Hobbes: How bad, hypothetically, to his car? Calvin: Well, let’s pretend it was real bad. Hobbes: Should we pretend it could be fixed? Calvin: If we imagined he could find the car, we could pretend it might be fixed. Hobbes: I see. (next panel) Hobbes: You can keep the book. I’ll call the bus station. Calvin: ‘Que pasa, senorita? I am el fugitivo!’

(emphasis added)

As soon as my company goes home (August 9th) I will get back to comic browsing. Even Garfield whether the trolls like it or not.

For my wife in the morning I get her coffee ready so that she can have her latte when she is ready. I have and individual french press that you hang from the rim of your cup. I use 5 Tbls. of coffee for my one cup. It still isn’t really as strong as I would like, but it is hard to put any more in and still have a little space to add water, as it is, it takes about a minute for me to add enough water for a cup, as it sinks through the ground coffee.

@ladywolf, good for you. Don’t let the trolls win, but pay them never-no-mind in the meanwhile.

Any one here think that I should update my Bio.

What I mean by that is, should I add my talent as a short story writer to it.

ladywolf, sure, you’ve earned it.

I’m coming up with a new story forming in my head right now. Details are a bit sketchy at the moment.

It must be about Cleo - the sketchiest person I can think of…. :()¦

okay i know you are all worried about me… so i came to tell you all

we are back and safe and Ana slept all the way home i had my radio on sing a song just crussing along haven a good time. i did it. all by my self….. turns out i do know how to get home. lol love you all now i need to go cook supper b4 i run behind and have to play catch up. hate it when that happens.

oh by the way thank you both dpetrill & Dawn

oh also…

MY TEETH HURT LIKE HECK!!!

they added more “brackets” the things in the back of the mouth that fit around the teeth. so now i have 8 in my mouth insted of 4 and they wont my wisdom teeth pulled the two on the bottom. JOY JOY JOY!! NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT!@!

tabby - I hurt just thinking of your teeth!

Hi all! It’s been a while.

I remember those braces days. Hang in there. BTW, I liked your post from a couple days ago about the 1957/2008 comparison.

Thanks for the hugs jdoc and Rmom i just ate so i did a number on them lol so smart. i know.

but there is one good thing that came form the doc appointment today….. he was so amazed by my teeth being so clean and said he wished all his paicents could keep them that clean, the he corrected him self and said would keep them that clean. lol go me so happy and proud of myself. :D

*DF* - When you say sketchy, you of course must be referring to my art school background. It was at Vancouver Art School that I perfected my talent by sketching nude models as often as directed (even if I didn’t want to). Of course there never was a time that I didn’t want to, but there of course could have been. ;-p

tabby - Way to go. The next time I have to go to the dentist I am going to send you in my place.

I feel your pain tabby. I had my wisdom teeth pulled last summer, as well as had six extra teeth cut out that I didn’t need. Next thing i knew was waking up in my dads truck with cotton gauze in my mouth and……. I won’t say anymore because I’m creeping myself out just remembering it.

As I’ve ranted before, I won’t let those piranhas near my wisdom teeth until I feel the need to have them out. They told me I would need them out, or I would be in severe pain in a couple of months… That was four years ago.

Cleo you know i love you and all and your a great guy, but heck no i wont go!

Ouch! Hope you have some nice smoothies to drink!

((Ladywolf))

Double ouch but at least it’s over!

thanks Dawn

and just where is Akenta it is 6 my time 7 her’s she should be here by now….. AKENTA!!! hurry home i miss you.

tabby - Well shucks it was worth a try. I actually, at my advanced age still have all of my wisdom teeth. Maybe that is why I am so wise. LOL

LOL CLEO waite till DRY sees that one. :D shes going to so mess with you.

I’m here, but probably just going to lurk - game playing and chatting until my show starts. But then I tried that last night and managed to comment a little

Happy Happy Joy Joy Akenta is home!!

you know you want to talk to us… do i have to start singing again?

I Need to run now, I need to do a little bit of research on a subject. ( I can’t tell you all, because It’s top secret).

lady that is not nice its such a tease when you do that.

spelling is not imporving. lol

i need to go wash the dishes and check the clothes…. dont want my dad to think i did nothing all day. and i cant tell him i was in to much pain bc i drove home. so i have to do work bleeep my luck bbl peace and love till then.

I’m Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

lady You just said “it’s top secret”. You already gave some suspense away! lol

tabby–Sorry about the sore teeth. Going to the dentist bites! lol

(((((Tabby)))))

Hi Akenta Busy, busy, busy.

One more post, and hopefully we’ll be on page 4! (My filter has blocked page 3, so I’ve missed everything after johnny’s first post of the day.

Cleo—I’m right there with you. I have my wisdom teeth also, though I’m not sure it has done anything for MY wisdom!

Marker 151 - hope this makes it flip.

Hey —Dawn, how are you, dear?

Whoo-hoo! Now I can join in with the rest of the Yappy Nuts!

Hi, Lonewolf and anyone else out there!

johnny—The military tried pulling my wisdom teeth 12 years ago. Same thing, they said I’d have no choice injust a few months!

Hi RRAmom.

I was wondering why you stopped with the comments.

It is kinda hard to comment, when I can’t see what the topics are currently.

Looks like wisdom teeth is the current topic. I got mine out in my late 20’s. Both sons got theirs removed when they were 16. Best advice I got from a co-worker - if they’re going to take one, have them all taken out at the same time. I was sick as a dog for three days, thank God I won’t have to go through THAT again!

tabby, actually, this is one time I won’t mess with Cleo, LOL!! I still have all my wisdom teeth as well, need I say more?? :-D

where’s Doc and JFri? They will surely have something to say about that!! :-P

Hi, Dry & tabby! I think the next time my filter pops up blocking a page, and I notice before it switches to the next page, I’ll just have to do one of those one word per post deals to get it flipped to the next page quickly.

(((Dry)))

RRAMom, I don’t know what troubles you’re having, but you got my last post quick enough!!

Thanks for noticing that I hadn’t commented lately, Lonewolf. Sometimes I lurk, but the thread isn’t anything I feel like joining in on. Sometimes it is RL that pulls me away. And sometimes, it is my nannybot filter that keeps me from seeing a page.

Terry, you are such a flirt!! LOL!

Dry, I have had a soft spot for the Steelers, Penguins and the Pirates. My sister babysat for the Steelers children during the 70’s, so I got to meet Bradshaw and company and got many free tickets to games. I went to hockey camp with about 10 of the Penguins during that era. Pretty cool!

Back from my umpteenth swim. With this heat wave, I feel so grateful to be on a lake. Splash.

Dry—-Whatever makes you say that. I’m as innocent as a three dollar bill!

BTW, Dry, what’s YOUR point about the wisdom teeth? lol

;-p

The closest thing we’ve had to a heat wave was a couple of days that touched the upper eighties. It has been a very pleasant summer here so far.

Terry, You met Terry Bradshaw? WOW! I am impressed!Was never a Steelers fan, but I do like Terry Bradshaw. Always thought he was a class act! Now I do like Troy Palamalu. Yes, he’s cocky, but he is SO COOL!!!

*Dry - Phew, I was sweating your response. When you look at all of us that still have our wisdom teeth, I guess that helps explain why we are such a brainy lot.

RRAmom–Same here. Sometimes I just watch. I just wait for the right moment to jump in and throw a jab or two.

Cleo, You got that right buddy!!!

Dry - My connection is fine. But my internet filter doesn’t like certain words, or combination of words - don’t know exactly which ones set it off. Just like when you get the “penguin” page - I get nothing on the page the filter blocked. If it is the ad that is causing the problem, it will just block the ad. (I get that often when I go to YouTube.) So I know it is because of some word choice. Frustrating, but with 3 males in the family (and 2 of them are geeks) we have to have a filter that they can’t circumvent, which means I can’t either.

johnny—It has been great weather in this part of the country, hasn’t it. I have just loved it this summer!

I’m about to have a late dinner, but while I’m gone, I’d appreciate it if you would not disparage my driving habits. I AM cautious! I did not hit the silo. Or the grain elevator.

Maybe glancingly. but definately not enough to do the damage everyone claims I did.

<~< ——

BBL Maybe, humph!

Dry—Yes I did get to meet them. I was very fortunate and I also consider him a class act.

johhny - Are you in MI, or am I thinking of someone else?

cleo—Well since you are tooting your own horn on the subject of wisdom teeth, just how do explain your being on this site if your so wise? Huh, huh, huh? lol

Dry Pulease! You’re another one got some splaining to do about putting up with the rest of us including cleo, doc, JFi…………me…………..Need I say more?

Shika—-We’re not saying you hit anything. But the road name has been changed to SHIKA CURVE. LOL

Did Shika just pull a “hit & run”?

Oh Terry, You got Shika on that one! Good one, Shika curve!! Sorry Shika, I couldn’t resist!

Research was successful:

Mission Status: Underway

Target Search: On ( Now acquiring)

Set Time: Activated

Anybody curious now !

I have something big planned.

You’re all going to have to wake up in the morning to see what it is.

Terry, you couldn’t have met Troy.There are years between him and Terry!

Good evening, doc!

RRAMom I’ll bet if you became a paying member, you wouldn’t have that problem. I just renewed my subscription and it is still only $11.95 for the year. I have it so I can go back into the archives. I have been archiving Overboard. I love that strip! I have a lot of years to go thru since I only discovered it last year.

HI Doc! well, that explains a lot, and I’ll just let it go at that!! ROFLMAO! You know I love you!

Dry - I bet I’d still have the same problem. It is with my internet filtering company, not gocomics. As long as those words are on that page, my filter won’t let me see it.

*Ladywolf Well, I sure hope we all DO wake up in the morning! LOL!

Yep, RRAmom, I am in MI. Nice and cool, but I only got out to the lake once, and it was frigid. Oh well. SHIKA CURVE, LOL

RRAMom that’s too bad. What filtering system do you have, if I may ask? I have Norton Internet Security and I am not always happy with them.

Dry I have never had a problem on this site. I still want to go genius to get the archives though.

Oh, yeah, I never said I met Troy. Were you trying to make a point there? Huh, huh?

johnny - Are you in Upper or Lower? I can imagine the lake would be quite nippy!

Drat! Ladywolf, I was hoping not to wake up tomorrow, but I guess I have to now. Well, I going to bed early tonight then. Good night all, and Peace & love!

lady —I’ll wake up in the morning, but not because I have to. lol

Lower, I was referring to lake Michigan.

Good Night johnny

Terry you said “them” and I only mentioned Terry and Troy. So who else did you meet? Lynn Swann, Franco Harris, etc. Tell me! TELL ME NOW!!

I also have Norton for virus protection. The filter I am usually referring to is called “Total Net Guard”. It prevents anyone from viewing porn, gambling sites, and anything else deemed harmful.

DRY I met all or most of them. I was at several of their homes and also in the locker room 3 or 4 times during the two years my sister babysat.

Good night, johnny!

Too early to go to bed yet, johnnydoc5 stay up just a little while longer. ( Please ) !

Dry - I’ve been happy with my Norton, but my geeks prefer the free AVG virus protection instead.

Hi everyone. Sorry for my rant. I must have been very hungry and tired.

Wait a minute– SHIKA CURVE What the hay? If they made these roads with less hair-pin turns I’d stay on the road more. LOL

RRAmom

I had Norton for several years. It is a very protective system. I just got to a point where I found it overbearing and have since changed to McAfee. But I understand where the problems are.

Shika

It wasn’t a curve until you passed through!

Hi johnnydoc! Long time no see. Is that on purpose? LOL

Hi doc, Dry, Terry, tabby, RRAmom, cleo, bigg, carmy, and if I’ve forgotten anyone, I blame it on my near miss with a nuclear-active silo!

Near Miss

Watch the news tonight. They are on the lookout for a woman driving a car with paint peeling from the Nuclear waste due to the collision!

Lonewolf - I’ve noticed I’ve had less problems since I switched to using Firefox as my browser, instead of IE. I still have IE, because some radio archive programs won’t work on Firefox. IE just kept either not responding, or just shutting down. Much less frustration with Firefox in that regard. I’ve not had the Norton be too overbearing, about the only times I can recall it popping up saying it had protected me were when I was traveling, and using the hotel’s network. Figured it was justified then.

Terry HUH? Wouldn’t that make a curve straight?

Doc. stop playing with my curves. I know what you meant.

I pulled a Shika. But I won’t be up much longer, the reason I was absent the past few days is heavily linked to my lack of sleep lately. I need a full night of sleep. It is 8:40 here. and I need to be up at 4:55, so if you are doing your surprise tonight, I’ll wait, Otherwise, I probably can’t stay awake much longer.

Welcome back, shika! Were you texting & driving? :)

RRAmom Good one, I knew you’d figure out why Shika hit the silo!

sorry to hear that johnnydoc. But I know what you mean. I stay up a few nights and then I pay for it for a week. so I am trying to get to bed earlier now too. It is 8:45p.m. here, so we must be on the same time. (I’m a little slow on the uptake here.) I lost one wisdom tooth, LOL

johnny - Get your sleep, young man! My hubby is horrible about going to bed early enough to get a full night’s sleep. That is a bad habit to get into. (I wonder how many of his health problems are related to his lack of sleep, too?)

RRAMom and anybody familiar with this I’ve been wondering about Firefox. How do you make the switch?

Doc—Probably so, but the taste is worth all of the consequences!

Why no RRAmom! I don’t own a Blackberry. Can you lend me one? I have to drive somewhere tomorrow. LOl I don’t want to get bored.

Terry

No Shika, that wasn’t on purpose, I was conducting an experiment on how long I can go with less than 6 hours of sleep a night, and 16+ hours of manual labor. It didn’t go well.

Dry - I’m not sure, because I just had my geek son install it for me. I would guess you could go to their website and download it.

We have AVG at work, and frankly, I am quite happy with it. I think when Norton comes up for renewal I may switch over. And it’s free, at least what we have at work, and it does the job! When Norton runs a scan you can’t do anything else on the computer, very annoying! I schedule the scan, but it also seems to have a mind of its own and pops up every now and then. Sometimes I close it out and sometimes I don’t!

Shika—I know you need your sleep. Makes it easier to drive safely. We don’t need anymore “Near Misses” as you call them! LOL

Near misses, or as I call them. Minor heart attacks for the passaengers. LOL.

Alright ladywolf disappeared, now I am off to bed. P&L.

johnnydoc AND Terry/Lonewolf

Sorry, Shika. No Blackberries in this family (I know, with all the geeks, you would think we would have at least one!) My geek son has a Trio, which is a hand-me-down from his Dad. My hubby got a cell phone from his employer, which is a different carrier that wasn’t compatible with his Trio. We have texting blocked on our cell phones. Just didn’t see the need to pay extra, especially for wrong numbers texting us!

Dry Just go to the Firefox website and you can download it there!

And

you’ve been busy while I wasn’t lurking, but now I have to say goodnight.

I switched to Firefox because of this site and I love it. Just download it and install.

RRAmom I’m happy your guard doesn’t find the whole tribe offensive, be nice to know what triggers you from missing some pages. Maybe one day, we can play around and see (yep, I’m a geek).

Night Everyone!!

Is Firefox free? Wouldn’t it interfere with Norton? I’m just wondering.

Akenta, then do I uninstall IE?

And goodnight my friend!!

Good Night johnny I see you wait for Ladywolf now.

The magic has gone. :-(

I thought only Shika could have that effect.

:-D

Dry - I know what you mean about Norton’s scan. I can do some stuff while it is running, but it is a lot slower than normal. Probably depends on how much memory is available. One of these geeks would know for sure. But if you want to switch to AVG, go ahead.

Good point Shika! It might!

Doc, curves?? Yea we know what you mean!! :-D

Hey I only disappeared to feed my pets.

I have IE installed too, just in case I need it. It is free.

As for virus protectors, I run ESET Nod32.

Other free stuff I like is OpenOffice in place of microsoft Office.

turning off computer NOW

Doc I know. I know. lol

Akenta - It would be nice to know just what words set it off. If the filter pops up soon after just a few posts on the page, and I happen to notice, I’ll do what I can to get it flipped to the next page quickly. Then maybe you guys can see if there is a pattern to when it blocks a page. One time it blocked a page from the church’s “Adult Ministries”. I’m guessing there was another word on the page like b o o k s (just being careful to avoid setting off again) that set it off. If we can figure out what words do it, there are always ways to reword something.

RRAmom

I build my own computers. I have enough memory in my one computer for everything and then some. Norton still slows it down during a scan.

Dry I already had a big problem with Norton when I tried to upgrade it. It just got so bad it started to block my own emails and even block my work on Microsoft Word. And it kept telling me I need to download a new version. I had to uninstall everything and do a system restore that lost lots of info on me before we got it straightened out.

I think that Norton and Live update have a feud going. and both of them fight HP.

Rant over.

Terry and others- Why not set your scans for the middle of the night? That’s what I do. It solves most problems with Norton. I set mine for 3:00A.M.

Shika That’s exactly what happened to the family computer that the kids use for there school work.

Lonewolf - My hubby & our son like to build their own computers, too. They like AVG & it is free. Even though I’m generally the cheapskate, I guess I think “you get what you pay for”. I don’t consider myself a computer geek, because I just learn what I need to know to do what I want to do, not because I love playing with the tech part. I’ve used computers at work ever since punchcards, and my FIL bought a PC for our home use when I quit to be Mom. With a geek for a husband, we’ve never been without a computer since then - and usually have had several at the same time.

RRAmom

That’s what I meant by overbearing in that somethings get blocked without a good reason. It is not even stated many times as to why.

lady You were gone too long. lol

RRAmom- If it blocks after a few posts, can’t you take note of where and tell us on the next page? Then we can delete those few and see what happens.

Worth a try, I’d think.

SLEEP WELL, johnnydoc5

Lonewolf - At least with the Norton, it has only popped up rarely that anything malicious has been blocked. I do try to be careful about what I open. Which is one reason I primarily use Firefox. Hated the warnings that would pop up on IE that I think were attempts to hijack my computer. Firefox doesn’t seem to attract as many virus attempts.

I like your wolves, Lonewolf! Nice avatar.

RRAmom Which operating system do you use?

RRAmom- How does that work? Highjacking. Why would Norton attract such activity?And why not Firefox?

Thank you, Shika.

Shika - I’m thinking with the help of tribe members, maybe we can figure out what triggers it. If I start doing “1” and post, “2” and post, etc. you’ll know I’ve got the filter blocking. Once we flip to a new page, then we can start deleting one message at time to see which message is the guilty party.

Shika I am a fanatic about wolves. I know it doesn’t sit well with all people, but I raised wolves for 10 years. I also got to spend 2 weeks at a time several times over the years staying in outdoor areas with various wolf packs. Most people that know me call me Dr. Doolittle!! And to see me for the first time in person, you’d never guess it!

Lonewolf - Vista

Shika - It isn’t Norton that attracts it, it is Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that hackers like to use.

RRAmom

Me too, just checking that angle.

You know I too had those problems with IE and switched over to Firefox. I’m wondering though, was it just the IE8 because I never had trouble with IE7.

Shika - The reason that Firefox is safer than using IE, is because not as many computers use it, so the hackers usually try for the largest population. Probably some of it is that Firefox users are probably less gullible on the whole than IE users, since computer novices tend to use whatever default programs come installed on their machine.

lady

I thought you were just getting used to/learning computers. (ie refresh). Knowing Firefox, IE, IE7 or IE8 is pretty knowledgable.

Lonewolf You are not alone. I know a retire female opera singer (who performed all over the world and at the Metropolitan) who loves wolves. She’s a little slip of a lady, and she has photos, painting, drawings and figurines of wolves all over that house.

I have another friend, much younger who loves them too, and she’s working on her PhD in music composition. I think she’s composed music about wolves too.

I love them myself. Mostly though, I read books about them, as i’ve mentioned.

I think Norton is overrated. I just installed an anti-virus, anti-spyware from Computer Associates on my daughter’s computer. When I ran the first scan, it pulled all sorts of pests that Norton hadn’t.

Shika

I’m the same with wolf things all over the house. Mostly my basement and computer room. Drives my little wolfangil crazy!

Dry, keep your IE! You may need it for certain sites.

ladywolf - Just asked my geek son about IE7 vs. IE8. He said he wouldn’t use IE8 until it got out of the beta stage first.

RRAmom and Lonewolf- I have Vista too. I have been using Google Chrome lately though. I haven’t switched over completely though.

I see in the papers- someone else’s paper anyways, that Microsoft and Yahoo are trying to buy out Chrome. Figures.

They can’t stand the competition. Now that you mention it, it makes sense to switch over to another browser to avert hackers.

Hi Carmy Never heard of Computer Associates. How do they work? Do you just Google them? And yes, Norton is overrated, but I am the computer maintenance person these days and I take the easy route, but this last Norton update has caused me a few problems that I am not happy with!

Where did Dry and Doc go? Sneaking out on us?

Carmy

McAfee also pulled things that Norton hadn’t, but I’ve heard that from several computer people when they change anti-virus programs. Still, I agree, Norton in my opinion is overated. And I spent good $$$ for Norton 360 and all the bells and whistles.

cleo (whine) I want to go swimming. It’s too cold here! No fair. :-(

I have heard there are a lot of problems with Vista, don’t know, just what I’ve heard and read. They say the bugs aren’t completely worked out yet.

HI carmy! Great to see you. I’ve been missing you lately.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that about Norton being over-rated.

I’m glad you guys know so much.

Dry - I didn’t really want Vista, but it hasn’t really been as bad as I feared.

What I should do is have our computer maintenance man, who does this for a living and has for years, just come to my home and work on my computer. He’s the one who put AVG on our office computers. He said Norton is good but there are other sites out there just as good that are free.

RRAmom

I won’t switch to IE8 yet either. Smart move at this point.

I don’t care where you go with what system or browser, hackers will find you. You just have to be defensive and smart enough with whatever you use. I’ve never really had too many problems over the years, less the dos and 3.1 years.

Dry Trust me- There are a LOT of bugs with Vista! SWAT! Got another one. lol!

Seriously though, they are working out the bugs, but i heard too late that I should have stuck with IE8 or whatever I had before until Vista’s been out a few years.

Live and learn, I guess.

Dry, I post a link for Computer Associates so you can go read up on it. Shika, I missed you all too!! Terry, I have Norton on my computer, it’s not the bells and whistles though. Anyway, I’m switching to CA also. I’ve used them before and I do like them.

Lonewolf - I didn’t pay the big bucks for Norton, because my email providers also have virus blockers. The basic version seems sufficient for me.

Doc I’m glad she wants to send you the photos. There are somethings you don’t want to lose.

Terry I am still learning about computers. It was my dad’s suggestion to switch to firefox. At first I was like…….Is’nt firefox a movie with Clint Eastwood.

Shika

Don’t blink, Windows7 will be out before you know it. I haven’t really had problems to speak of with Vista, but Windows7 is the upgrade to Vista without the bugs so to speak.

Gosh, you guys have been yappy since I was away.

Lonewolf - Aren’t we all brainiacs. Wait, maybe I took a wrong turn at maniac junction.

lady Gotcha on the movie bit. lol

Lonewolf I’ll believe it when I see it.

On someELSE’s computer.

http://shop.ca.com/ This is the Computer Associates page. You can see all they have to offer.

Cleo—I’ll go along with that one.(brainiacsmaniacs) 6 to one, half dozen to the other. lol

Mua’s playing with the kitchen mat again. He’s so cute. He dives under it and then fights with it.

He’s gone though two or three mats since the one in the avatar.

Shika - I’m with you. I’d rather someone else be the guinea pig!

Shika

I’ll let you know as soon as it’s out and on my computer. I’ve gone through so many reviews and surveys, I almost feel as if I could write the program.

It was just that one morning I wake up and the computer says update now ready to be installed. Turned out to be IE8. What a stupid fool I was.

LOL Right on RRAmom!

Ladywolf Good one about the movie!

I can’t be here in the morning. Can’t your surprise wait until the night?

cleo! Is the water still warm? Can I go swimming, Huh? Huh? (jumps up and down.)

doc - I’m so glad you’re getting those pictures! Those are the main things I try to make sure I have stored in the basement during tornado season. (In a Rubbermaid rough tote, in case it rains after the upper floors are removed.)

Shika, I have a cat who runs wildly around the house chasing absolutely NOTHING!!! It’s hilarious!

Are you off tonight?

Ladywolf I know what you mean. I tend to think- oh, I’d better install it right away!

I don’t know enough to know if I need it or not. I guess they count on that being the case.

Oh Shika it’ll still be here all day tomorrow. I hope you’ll catch it . If not you’ll have to ask someone what it is.

Ladywolf I hear you, girl!!

lady

IE8 can be removed using restore on your computer. It will put back IE7. Ask your Dad if he knows how. It will not remove any of your personal files.

Shika

Why can’t you be here in the morning. Do they have you doing community service for the silo accident. Huh, curvy lady?

Dry We called that cat fits. You can tell when it is going to happen: They literally get “wild-eyed and bushy tailed” and then they tear around like the tazmanian devil on Doc’s coffee.

Except Mua’s never been one to tear around. He’s always had this wheeze that stops him from running much, even as a young cat.

He just gets this hilarious wild-eyed look and then attacks what ever is handy.

Usually a shoe or slipper. Often the newspaper too.

No Lonewolf. I think it has more to do with drinking 98 bottles of beer on the wall and then a gallon of Doc’s coffee.

I think it’s when I turned upside down that I was given a citation and community service teaching meditaion for a month.

LOL I don’t think they want to see the effects of meditaion when I lead it. Levatation anyone?

(Just kidding!)

I need to get off and get a few things done in RL before going to bed. See y’all in the morning!

You’ll do anything for your smooch fix, won’t you?

Ha-ha! don’t blame you. Say hi to Wildcheetah! If you think of it, that is. lol

I’ve got to go myself to do my dishes and pay some attention to Mua since I’m away so much now.

peace and love Tribe.

I may pull a Shika, but don’t count on it!

It’s been fun.

Shika you need another cat to keep Mua company!

Doesn’t she

Collecting Data: successful

Input Key Code: Verified

Location: Big Top

ETA: morning hours (TBD)

Just had to do that.

Good Night RRAmom

Good Night Shika

lady

WHAT on BT in the morning?

RRAmom- I think I’ve found your culprit.

It’s cleo talking about n u d*e portraits. lol See if I’m wrong!

cleo I am still waiting for your answer. May I go in swimming or not? It’s your beach.

Good Night DOC & wildcheetah

Oh! you’ll find out soon enough. Just going to say It is top secret for now.

lady

You always do!

Is everyone disappearing

It is a quarter past ten I suppose for some of you.

lady

I’ve kind of outgrown that stuff, besides my own kids drive me crazy with stuff like that. I am tired and have a long day tomorrow.

Doc, you want to be OUT of the shower when she arrives? What kind of plan is that??? (Snerk!!)

AH! nobody wants to play anymore! (Too bad, so sad) but I shall deliver as I have promised.

You can’t keep a little yellow wolf down. NOT NOW, NOT EVER.

bbl

Dry, that’s exactly what I thought when Doc, said that. LOLS!

Howdy.

Hey carmy!! How are you?

Has anyone experienced hair loss, gum bleeding, or nose bleeds?

(waves dosimeter)

Hi hymenoxis

I’ve popped in to say I’ve done my dishes and I’m going to bed, but first- Re: your question: do you mean lately, or over a lifetime?lol

Stop waving that thing. It makes me nervous. And the funny sound it keeps making doesn’t help.

Mm-kay….I’ll put this in the record…

Sorry, Shika….one must do one’s due diligence….

(sweep, sweep)

Hi hymenoxis, There shouldn’t be much to clean up tonight, but I bet you’ll find something, won’t you? LOL

Shika pulling a shika? Thought you went to bed!!!

Where did you get to?

It’s amazing what one learns about people from what they leave behind.

hymenoxis that is all supposed to be kept a SECRET!!!!

Dry I’ve always wanted a cat for Mua to play with. I’m tired of doing shadow puppets on the wall for him. And playing hide and seek with him is hard. He can hide way better than I can.

But three things keep me from getting another cat. Well, primarily not having enough money to feed more than one cat. Not always enough to feed myself. :-)

Lack of a car to take them with me places. My renting a car to transport Mua around are long gone.

Lack of a house and yard, although I just wish I had a little home and garden for myself, let alone a couple of cats.

Anyways, I’m off to beddy-bye. See you sometime tomorrow.

Good Night

P & L

((((((Shika))))) Good night dear.

Ciao, Bella.

See you in the funny papers.

Well, looks like everyone has left, so I will too.

Goodnight Tribe!

I’ve been trying to catch up on my comics. I’m barely halfway through.

Carmy, got cha! I’m pulling a Shika!!

Sometimes I hate living on the west coast. Most everyone that I like here have to go to bed because it’s late where they live. Total Bummer!

Shika- I am sorry that I missed you. I finished dinner and washed the dishes and went for a swim. Sweetie, you are always welcome to drop in for a swim.

hey Carmy and dry how are you two doing? i missed you two…. well you all.

well i have sucky news. i cant take the car this weekend i have to leave it home.. s u c ks.

*HY* OH G O D!! I HAD A NOSE BLEED LAST NIGHT!!! IS IT DOC’S COFFEE? i sware my nose was bleeding and has not done that in a while so now im worried.

well i need to do dishes again….:( and get ana in bed. so ill bbl

That’s ok I gotta stick to my plans. See you all on the next update.

Hi cleo! I’m sorry it has been so hot for you over there in WA. When we were living there, we had a hot summer once also. One day the temp hit 100. I couldn’t believe it. right now in FL, we are getting a thunderstorm almost every afternoon. I wouldn’t mind a break from that!

tabby - Since my wife does most of the cooking, I do the dishes and it irks me that she doesn’t worry about how many dirty dishes that she creates or how hard they are to clean. When I cook , I try to minimize sticky hard to wash dishes.

Hi Tabby! I am doing okay, hope you are too. Maybe the heat caused your nosebleed?

cleo, we take turns cooking and with the dish washing. I’ve noticed that the cook for the day goes a bit overboard on the dishes too. I always at least rinse something when I’m done with it, especially if it’s sticky, etc.

Well, the sun has set. I am off to pick raspberries , blueberries and strawberries. You guys can sample the fair at tomorrow’s breakfast.

Hi, Tribe.

My wife is a Realtor and I went with her to a new listing to get information on the new clients’ home and once we had opened the door and entered the house… MERROW! - MERROW! we found it under the protection of a very vocal and protective tabby cat. MERROW! - MERROW! That cat followed us around every room MERROW!

When the occupants of the house returned the guardian kitty ceased following us around and left. Its duty complete.

I thought that was rather neat.

Cleo and

Yes, when I cook I try to minimize dishes becasue I have to wash them. Does anybody else, NO! Of course about the only time anyone else cooks is when my oldest is home.

So *Cleo you plan on being first!? And you are picking the berries as the sun sets? Be careful Tribe, he may pick the wrong berries!! LOL

Rad My one cat will sit on her hind legs when someone is approaching our walk or our front door! Trouble is, if we don’t see her, we don’t know it!

Dry, is it your oldest son that cooks or someone else cooks when your son is home? (sorry, I’m a bit duh right now)

cleo? You won’t be picking the wrong berries on purpose, right?

I never had any cats, I didn’t know that they could do that. Your kitty is a watchcat.

I’ll BBL. I’m still trying to finish reading my comics.

My oldest son cooks when he is home, but he makes a huge mess! He does help me clean up though! That’s when we have some fun and talk. Cats are fun. i always had dogs and miss having one, but by fate I ended up with 3 cats. I still want and WILL get a dog again! Well I pulled my Shika and truly will say goodnight now! Peace & Love

Tribe– I don’t care if I am first or not. These berries are to good not to share. Also, our tomatoes are so, so good.

Who would I rather share fresh berries with than the TRIBE.

okay im home but i will not be up much longer…. well maybe i have a few emails to crreate and send off. so how knows. i hope to be asleep at 12:30 so im shoooting for that.

i just took part of my heal off with the screan door. it hurts now….

Cleo to answer your question… your wife, would love it if you shared fresh berries with her and not just the tribe. lol

*tabby - I always save fresh berries for my sweetie. :-)