Big Top by Rob Harrell for July 08, 2009

taa da

Breakfast any one ??

its my Birthdey !!!

I wood bee happy to cook for yall

eye’m takin orders…..

Happy Birthday Owlsly. I hope that you can have a special day. Is your birthday on the 7th or the 8th? It was my wife’s birthday today the 7th.

Owlsy - If you are taking orders, I will have a fried egg sandwich. Or, whatever you think would be a good substitute. If you read any of my comments earlier on yesterday’s posts. I will eat most anything, at least once.

56-7-8…tis the dey eye am told

Happy B’day, Owlsly! And many more! I’ll try the fried egg sandwich as well. Please. And I’ll add some strawberries and cream.

Owlsly - Do you have some special plans for your big day?

My Dad had fried egg sandwiches almost every day for lunch for forty years.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Owlsly! I’ll have a fried egg, sandwich, too. Any cake laying around?

Happy birthday to your wife, Cleo!

Happy Birthday Owlsly!

Dawn - Hello. I have had the fried egg sandwich discussion before, but it seems like people out here on the west coast have never heard of them. You never see them on breakfast menus. You go back east and they have egg sandwiches with this that and the other thing. I love them.

Happy birthday, Owlsly! I’ll take a page from Serena’s book and provide Krispy Kreme donuts so you won’t have to cook too much! And, of course, pirate coffee by the gallon!

I’m not too hungry just yet. I’ll just take some orange juice. Thank you. Hi Owlsly, Cleo and Dawn!

I am going Blue Fishing in the morning…offf the Jersey coast out of belmar….will spend the day fighting the best game fish pound for pound…on light tackle and A mitchle 308 reel….very hard to do with such small tackle…but the fun is in the hook up….heavy steel leader of course…the biggest I have caught on 12 pound stren is 11 pounds…will be on a small boat and will follow the “fleet” out at sunrise…we take care to stay out of there way…cause the mates and captians get antsy if we cut thru there chum slik

Marg - Thank you and she would thank you. Look for my friend when you kayak. He is on the lake a lot as well. He is fairly short , 58, shoulder length salt and pepper hair and has a very nice canoe, made of wood, that was made for him as a gift by a mutual friend. If you meet someone who matches that description, just holler out. Are you Les?

Wow! Sounds like quite a day you’ll have, Owlsly. Be very, very careful and have fun. And a happy b’day to your lovely wife Cleo. Yes, very few have heard of fried egg sandwiches but they are good! Hi Carmy and Marg. JFri, Thanks for the Krispy Kremes. I love them too. Not a good diet but what the hey!

carmy - Hello, my dear.

Marg - Oh, he also has a mustache and a goatee.

Owlsly, looks like you planned a wonderful birthday outing. Hope you make some good catches. cleo, a belated happy Birthday to your Mrs. Hi Marg and JFri! ooh, donuts…don’t mind if I do, thank you.

ok the eggz are fried,the bacon and taylor ham is on a plate,there are fresh Portuguese rolls and plenty of mayo and ketchup for awl…orange juice and coffee..and fresh ice cold milk…dig in every one

I am gonna polish my jigs and restring my reel….and start the moss bunker thawing….big early dey tomorrow…Ill let ya know how i dew…hopefully there will be plenty of Blue Fish cheeks for all when I return…and for those who dont know what a blue fish cheek is…I will explaine on the morrow…suffice it to sey…its the best part of the biggest fish…not many know they are there…yummy yummy

Owlsly - You are quite the host. Thank you. If you catch fish you have to come here and brag about it first.

Thanks Owlsly, and now it’s off to bed. Night all.

if the fish are runnin to big I always bring my pride and joy…6foot split bamboo beehive grip hemp strung double eye two piece antique rod along…its just over 95 years olde and styll has plenty of fish left innit…they dont get loose from her I tell ya…and they dont make em any longer….its the best feelin rod you can have

nytey nyte sleep tyte sleep fast dream bryte all !!!

Howdy JFRI, Dawn, and Carmy! My head is hitting the keyboard, so I’ll bid you all goodnight.

Goodnight Marg! My eyelids are getting too heavy. I’ll be heading off to bed very soon too.

Good night all and fair winds Owlsly.

Greeting all. I just stopped in to say hi. Happy birthday Owlsly I hope you have a great day. Cleo tell your wife Happy Birthday for yesterday from me. It looks like donuts have arrived by way of JFri so I will bring some sliced melons. Am I too late for a fried egg sandwich? Toasted? With some really crisp bacon? And some juice?

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!! And…

Got distracted with the birthdays (there seem to be a lot of them this week). Welcome to the tribe wildcheetah

, congratulations on being first Owlsly, and Happy Birthday! Good luck fishing! Good Morning to the night crew. Good morning Akenta! Hello Tennessee Charlie! Don’t think I’ve seen you anywhere around here before, have I? Yes JFri,

By the way

Love the last panel! IS that a look of sheer terror or what?

Happy Birthday:)

Doc I didn’t read yesterdays comment until this mornig so I didn’t get a chance to meet your lady friend. Wildcheetah welcome. I look forward to meeting you. I hope you won’t be scared off from the nut house because this is a really fun place to spend time.

Happy Birthday to Owlsley and to Cleo’s wife (hehe, had to go back and type “to” after the and when I realized it sounded like she was married to both Owlsley AND Cleo)

Egg and bacon sandwich sounds good, I only managed to grab a piece of toast before heading out the door this morning.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Owlsly! Doc - I know your b-day is soon, but how soon?

Could be worse - Britney Spears?

Happy Birthday Owlsly - 53 is the new 35, 4 more years and you will match Jack Benny @ 39. ☺

Happy to meet your gal Drtoon, hope these yappy nuts don’t do irreparable damage to her sense of humor; but she already has been exposed to you and you do have an extra-ordinary gift of humor and we are glad you share. Welcome wildcheetah. ☼

dry - I knew about goobers but not almonds. I looked them up and almonds and pistachios, although growing on trees, are related to olives and cherries, etc. so will maybe try them out, thanks for the input. ☺

(back under the couch – 10-10 and listening in)

Goodquestion, I am deathly allergic to pistachios, so maybe you should be careful on that one! Of course everyone’s system is different! I used to be able to eat them until one day, I got a severe reaction! Like I said last night, the doctors said I would grow out of it! Maybe when I’m 90 I’ll be able to eat tree nuts again, LOL!!

Morning Everyone!

4 days in a cage with Courtney? Is it a suicide mission?

Your ladyfriend seems real sweet! Glad she made her presence known to us! And you were worried she’d think you were crazy!!

doctortoon - You have infected your girlfriend with toondom. A magical elixir that provides chuckles and introduces you to good friends.

Dry - Thank you for the hug. Much appreciated.

cleo, I got a big hug for you too.

((((((((((((((((cleo))))))))))))))))))))

cleo, Cache says

doc, are some men THAT desperate? Remember, we’re talking Courtney Love here.

thinks you’re crazy? We’ll set her straight!! Then she’ll know for sure!

you have got to stop feeding those trolls!

Guess who gets to go into the box - hint: he just spilled his coffee.

Owlsly: Hippo birdy two ewe, hippo birdy two ewe. Hippo birdy, hippo birdy. Hippo birdy two ewe. Good luck with those blues. They are fun to catch, but watch the teeth when you take ‘em off the hook. My cousin used to keep a bat and pair of pliers in the boat. The pliers were for unhooking blues. The bat was for sand sharks and skates.

Dry, WHY??? Can’t I feed the troll??? Please?? To a grizzly, maybe??? Aw, c’mon! Pretty please???

I always knew men were desparate and helpless without us!! LOL

Right

JFRi I guess if you’re feeding him to a grizzly that’s okay!!!! or a piranha!

http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/8000/100/288154/288154.full.gif If only I knew then……

Hey Tribe! I’m just making an appearance to say I’ll be away from the computer most of the day.

I don’t get the strip-except that if Courtney is like Britteny Spears- then I get it. Wouldn’t Dusty be better suited to going in the cage?

Glad to have met Sweety Doc. She seems to fit right in. I can’t believe that your personality here is just the tip of the iceberg. BRRRR. That’s a chilling thought. :-D

Have a great day everyone. See you all later.

Dry, note that every time I point out what a pathetic loser “it” is, “it” doesn’t come back! Gotta be first some day just because!

I think Shika just did a hit and run.

LOLS!!! The trash man just asked me out!

I think I used to date her…….http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/100000/00000/9000/600/109620/109620.full.gif

carmy & JFri - Thank you for the hugs . Give Cache a nice long pet from me and Cleo.

Will do, cleo!

carmy, you still got it kiddo!! Isn’t it neat when us middle aged gals can still get hit on??!!! Makes me proud!!

☺♪♪♫HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! ♫♫♪♪HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR OWLSLEYPIGWHISTLE AND CLEO’S WIFE………….

HAPPY BIRTH-DAY ♪TO♫ YOOOOOUUUU!♪♪♫*

Shika, your see ya later’s keep getting shorter and shorter! LOL

Dry, and he was a young one too. I told him that I didn’t think my husband would be too happy about that idea.

Great to see you Joy, you’ve been missed!

And Carmy, Way to go girl, but just watch yourself. Next time it will be the mailman. At one time it may have been the milk man or the bread man or the ice man. Anyone remember when these guys came by the house with horse and carriage. Now that dates me!

Welcome Alicia, and *Charlie!

Wildcheetah, I already feel I know you from DocTand almost think we should be calling you Sweetie!

AAARRRRRRRRRR, Joy, me luv!!! Bring me th’ blasted computer & I will keelhaul it ‘til it works right ag’in!!! I be ready fer another cruise, be ye??

Whoa, was Joy referring to the pirate when she said geek? Oh no I guess not! LOL!

dawn, not in a horse and carriage, but I remember the milkman coming door to door in his truck, and the potato chip man with potato chips, pretzels, and cheese puffs in big tin cans. And the Jewel tea man, and the wonderful green ice cream truck in the summer! Progress, yeah, some progress they can take and stick it where the sun don’t shine!!!

Joy LOVE that avatar!!

doc, I don’t think we should be calling her honey or sweetie! That’s your territory! LOL

Love your comment to JFri! “their little squeals are kind of funny when you step on them”!!! ROFLMAO!

Going home for lunch!

doc, if you take your nap before I get back, have a good sleep, see ya’ later on!!

Try not to miss me while I’m gone, everybody!! LOL And try to maintain some level of levelheadedness around here. (yeah right!)

Dry???

Dry, I figured you were referring to my resemblance to Frankenstein with that remark about being level headed!

Shika - I related your birthday greeting to my wife. Thank you.

TGee, docT, I hope you meant the :-P & NOT that I look like Frankenstein!

DocT, don’t worry, you’ve been very discreet. I’m sure your sweetie won’t mind.

Dry, we still have the ice cream trucks or at least the kids who come through the neighbourhoods. We hear the music regularly during the summer. Never did have a potato chip man, though. Would have been nice. The milk man moved from horse and wagon to a truck when I was little but I still remember the draft horses. Such massive animals. The ice man and bread man disappeared very early too - a short time after a Safeway’s opened up down the street. We still had the milk man in his truck, though. Even when my boys were young. I forgot to mention, our old house had a coal chute and the coal man was there when I was very small but Dad converted to natural gas so he didn’t come any more.

We still have an ice cream truck that comes to the lake. There is something comforting about hearing the same old song playing over and over again as it gets nearer.

Dawn I used to deliver milk (in a pickup truck though) - I grew up on a farm and we had about a dozen customers that bought milk from us. Interesting note with the allergy conversation, milk allergies are commonly linked to feeding babies processed (pasteurized, homogenized) milk at too young of an age (less than 2 yrs) We had a number of families with kids that couldn’t drink store-bought milk, but could drink raw milk straight from the farm.

We also had a coal furnace, but we had to go to the mine ourselves to get coal. The clinkers and ash made good traction material for the driveway though.

Hi wild cheetah and daughters!

just got back from lunch, quirt delicious too! Not! How does 2 10 oz cans of Campells Chicken Noodle Soup sound? I ran out of Stouffers!

I’m out of Stouffers, pick some up for me tonight, okay?

Sorry about the earlier post, I had used a less than sign and forgot how it can mess up the post.

doc, have a good sleep, and yes I’ll take the stuffed peppers, please!

Hey All,

I got back from, yes, the hospital again this morning. It was sudden as I had labored breathing. More blood tests, lung scopes and cat scans.

AND NO THEY DON’T HAVE ANY ANSWERS YET!!!!!!!!

I will check in later. I think I need a nap after settling back in to being in the house and bringing all RL issues up to date.

And 4 days of catching up with comments!!!! Ugh! But I’ll do my best. I may have to become a GENIUS?!

I did catch up on today’s, but from these few it seems I have missed a lot.

BBL

Happy Birthday, Owlsly

Hi just stopped in for a minute. Terry hope you’re feeling better soon and everything will be ok. Not knowing has to be the worst.

Hope you feel better real soon, my friend!

Hi Rad!

Hi Serena!

Hi all! Big doings in Big Top since my last post I see. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OWLSLY! Welcome to the party Wildcheetah, Tennessee Charlie, and anyone else I might have missed! Terry, sending you lots of prayers and happy thoughts, I hope it all works out!

AAAAARRRRRRRRR, Terry, get well or I be a keelhaulin’ yer sorry arse!!! That be an order, mister!!

Hi Everyone!

Terry, I hope you get to rest up. Hopefully they can find out what’s wrong and fix you up very soon. ((((((((((((((Terry))))))))))))))))

AAAARRRRRRRR, Wildcheetah, I be th’ pirate th’ doc warned ye about! He did warn ye didn’t he? Have a spot of rum?

Where is me darlin’ Joy? She said she’d be back! (an’ her front be no slouch, either!!!)

Re: Sherlock Holmes, from yesterday. RRAmom, I forget the title, but the one I am on now is about a picture and a German prince. I do intend to finish the entire book which has a lot of stories in it.

Terry - I wish you well. It’s always tough and scary when doctor’s can’t figure out what is ailing you. I send positive thoughts your way.

Just putting my deposits into the bank. Seems like a few folks can use it.

Aye, Akenta, me, too! An’ a few kegs o’ rum ta boot!!

Quick, everyone! Hold your breath!! http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-07-08/

hi all im home from a great day. how is everyone? yuo know i ask the question everyday and no one every answers…. hum….

(((((TERRY))))) Joy it was good to see your post today. i miss you Owlsly

all

I don’t get… oh, never mind… ewww.

JFri, okay?? Was that the right link?

Hi Akenta, How was your day? I spent a LOT of time on a certain project, that only came out half right!! But I learned a few tricks along the way!

hi Dry how was yuor day?

hi* tabby*, busy trying to do REAL work, for which I get paid, and trying to keep up with this lunatic fringe around here!

lol i understand that… i just relised i didn’t go back to last nights stuff. will do that soon. i was gone all day and catching up on things around here as well.

Yes, Dry, it’s the right link! johnny almost didn’t get it but did finally! Wally’s “scouting party” is a fart!!!

A fart joke! And I thought I was the kid here! lol

Cleo! I missed the note about Cleo! I am sorry my friend. (((Cleo)))

Cleokaya i left you a message at dog eat doug. lots of love to your wife and you. ((hugs))

johnny, you have to excuse JFri! He gets carried away with himself sometimes!!! LOL

pookid, johnnyd & tabby** - Thank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me. They really do.

(((((Cleo))) I send my condolences also to you and your wife.

Terry, you must be so frustrated. I too have contributed to the Tribal bank.

Pookid, I hope all is well with your husband.

Are we in Kansas? Calgary is under Tornado Watch! What a time to come for a visit!

Oh dear! Good luck Dawn! Be careful!

getting off for a while bbl. have a great evening all. peace and love.

i know i will miss you as always. so i hope you are well. we need to figure out what time you get on so i can see you/talk to you. hope you had a good day.

Dawn Thank you for your wishes. You are in Calgary. Batten down the hatches and be safe.

doctortoon - Welcome back. Things have not really recovered completely from the weekend. Maybe everybody is on vacation or just burned out.

Hi doc! Good evening! Don’t forget my Stouffer’s! I won’t have anything for lunch tmr. if you forget!!

Hi Doc! I don’t want to be alert: life is more fun if you don’t know what is happening. More surprising and exciting anyway.

johnnyd - Except if driving a car.

Yeah, it helps to be alert while driving. That preserves life.

DOC welcome back good morning how are you? i dont want to be alert either its no fun.

doctortoon - It seems like you have awakened the masses. It is much better than awakening the Mrs.

JFri - I have Jeff Beck’s “Truth” CD on right now. I thought of you as I was listening to it. I am not sure if you are a fan or not, but I’m betting that you are.

yes please be alert while driving… when not driving you may be as unalert as you would like… now off to do the dishes and pick up the kitchen. see you all later… may be going walk afterwards not sure if ill be back here b4 walk or after. if after doc have a great night at work… if your off tonight have a great night. see you all later on peace and love till i get back.

Sorry to hear about your dog! I would have sent a hug your way earlier, but something got posted on page 1 after my last post, that made my filter block it. I just finally figured out how to look at page 2 & later for today, without going to page 1 first.

Dawn - No, you’re not in KS. Right now, we don’t have any watches or warnings out. This morning a little T-storm came through that knocked my electricity out for a couple of hours. There was a storm that peeled off a roof in the NE part of the state this morning. But everything is quiet here now.

RRAmom, mild day in Kansas when only one thunderstorm comes, huh? lol

Welp, it is time for me to head off to my nighttime reading, and then to bed. Good night all!

night johnny!

doc, you won’t see this in time, but either one is fine, as long as I have some lunch! LOL!

im back for a few. so what you doing? Rmom your filter hates us.

Hi RRAMom, bet you’re glad it’s not you with a tornado watch for a change!

RRAmom - Thank you for the hug. Things are starting to be a little less emotional. It is funny how thing work in my brain though. I was going out to pick blueberries, raspberries and strawberries from our yard & I was thinking about Cleo and yesterday evening and while I am thinking about it I decided to set the containers on our entryway rug and thought, I better not put them there Cleo might get them full of hair. Irrational thinking.

Owlsly- How was your birthday? Did fishing work out for you my friend? Hope you enjoyed the trip and put all else out of your head except the serenity of the moment.

Dry i wonder what doc’s lady friend will think of you using him….. lol

okay all, im about to go for my walk… i may not get back on today. im just tired and fed up with my dad and i want to get away. so when i get back i may go to bed early. if so peace and love all.

tabby, I’m not using doc. He knows I need sustinance and Stouffers is it, and he’s in charge of frozen goods!

Dry, one of my daughters said I was a cougar because of the trash man thing. Did you ever see the video of Cougar Barbie?

cleo, It’s not irrational thinking! I can’t explain it, but you know what I mean, my friend! We’ve both been there, so we know! One thing I didn’t tell you, at one time we had three dogs, lost the one, and for days the other two went everywhere looking for Susie, our yellow lab, they didn’t eat for about 4 days. When the time is right for you, you will get another dog, not to replace Cleo but to let Cleo’s spirit live on and to find a new friend who needs you, too ((((((((((((Cleo)))))))))))))))).

carmy, no I never saw Cougar Barbie, but don’t forget, I raised two boys!!

hello Tribe, the day was great…fishing was fantastic,weather was awesome sea was calm…no pirates in sight…loli am burnt to a crisp and tyred…thanks for all the bday wishes I can use em…sleep well…I love you guys and gals !!!

Owlsly, so glad that you had a nice b-day. You need to put sometime on your sunburn. We use Ocean Potion, it has aloe vera. It’s very soothing.

Dry, I’m going to try and find the link for Cougar Barbie, BBL.

Hmm, Cougar Carmy - very catchy. owlsly glad you had a good day. shika are you next on the 10th?

And with that, everyone have a good night!!

I find plain white vinegar to be the most comforting…altho you end up smelling like an italian salad……and wyth that good nyte tew awl !!!

I guess I spoke too soon. There’s another t-storm coming this way. But the weather alarm didn’t go off like it did this morning, so it isn’t expected to get severe. It is just a thin line of rain - I went out to the deck because it looked like the sunset might be pretty tonight. Had to walk out almost to the cliff, because with the leaves on the trees, I couldn’t get a good view of the sky. While I was waiting for the sun to drop lower, I saw lightning! Oh well, it is better than having brown crunchy grass like we have often had in July. Supposed to reach over 100F tomorrow, so summer is here!

Akenta, No, no, no! I am not a cougar, it’s not catchy!!

Goodnight Akenta!

Owlsly, I was just going to ask about you! Glad you had a good day!

johnny - I hope you enjoy your book! We enjoyed all of them, but there was one where the snake was hanging from the ceiling above a bed. Really gave my hubby the creeps! (Especially with his tube with his CPAP machine attacking him during the night.) I can’t think of the particular story you mentioned, but I think I read all of them.

Glad you had a happy birthday Owlsly!

Well, the weather alarm just went off for that t-storm - now it is severe. No tornadoes probably, just nickel or quarter-sized hail.

Carmy…..ROOOOOOOOWWWWRRRRRRR!!! Another place to stay alert is in rattlesnake country! Dry, nice avatar! The water looks so nice & blue, too!!!

Note to tribe: I can’t access GoComics with my Blackberry for now. They are messing with something & I hope they fix it soon!

okay i just wanted to tell you all i was back from my walk and im safe. no need to worry, i know you guys and gals will…. unlike some other people in my life…. never mind its all good im fine….. :0I so anyways im back and im going get cleaned up and go to bed b4 10. goodnight all.

Carmy hey was the guy cute? lol dont do it… just smile tell him thank you, but im married and my husband would not approve or my self or my kids or God. and see what he says. lol

Akenta night. sorry i missed you again. Dry i see. i new you were smart. lol

bye bye you guys. if i cant sleep after my dad goes to bed ill be back on. :0)

JFri - You really do want to be alert when you’re in rattlesnake country! I think there are some probably not real far from us, but thankfully, haven’t heard of any reports in our neighborhood. Copperheads, yes - rattlesnakes, no. Copperheads aren’t near as aggressive, but you don’t want to step on one, or pick it up.

JFri! don’t you start up too now!

I found the link, but I don’t think I can paste it on here.

Jfri i hate to tell you, but im glad you can’t bc now you cant text us and drive. lol

tabby - I was thinking the same thing!

uh, tabby????? wait for it………

Carmy, whatever do you mean???? O:-)

Tabby, He’s like really young. I’m not a good age guesser, he might be older than he looks. He’s okay looking, but whatever. I told him, “No, not gonna happen.”

Rmom*, yeah the copperhead has a very low mortality rate, too, as their venom isn’t nearly as potent as a rattler’s! In CA they have Mojave Green rattlers that have a hybrid venom that attacks both tissue (hemolytic) and the nervous system (neurolytic). A very serious combination. They evolved their venom because their main prey, the kangaroo rat, has developed an immunity to hemolytic venom!

You know exactly what I mean. Is that supposed to be a halo? It should be HORNS!!

Carrrrmy!!!!! I can’t believe you said that about me! It’s not like I’m the pirate! ya know!

JFri I know if I have to pick between two poisonous snakes to have around, I’d take the copperhead over the rattlesnake anyday! I’m far from a snake expert, but I did realize that the venom on copperheads isn’t nearly as bad as many other poisonous snakes. We have a fair amount of non-poisonous snakes around here, in addition to the copperheads, but haven’t seen any since last fall.

JFri, I know that! You must be hanging around with him too much then.

We got water moccasins here.

JFri thanks for noticing my avatar! A Very DEAR friend e-mailed it to me and he allowed me to use it!

Owlsly - I am glad that your birthday was great, but my man, you didn’t tell us any fish stories about the ones that you caught or the ones that got away. Sunblock before hand is my mantra. I hate sunburns. I have the type of skin that is very tolerant of sun, so I only put sunblock on my face and the top of my old balding head. Unfortunately, I have some hair up there that is thinning, but not bald and that is where I have a problem, because I can’t put sunblock there. I also can’t wear hats because they make me to warm. Yesterday, I bought a Dorfman hat with a brim and a top with ventilated mesh sides. I also bought the hat a size to big so it wouldn’t fit tightly on my head. Haven’t tried it out yet , but I hope that it works. My wife’s family is prone to skin cancer so she has to be careful. Heal without pain my friend.

OK, Carmy, those water moccasins have a potent hemolytic venom and a VERY aggressive nature! Don’t trust them at all!

Rmom, odd that you haven’t seen any of the non venomous varieties! We used to have a lot of copperheads in KY but I never had a real close encounter with one. Rattlers? A *very different story there!

Fortunately, the only snakes we have up here are the non - threatening variety.

Dry, very nice of your friend, I’m sure! Carmy, ANY time around the pirate is too much! Look how badly he has suckered me into drinking rum! It’s ALL his fault, ya know!

You guys have been busy. I can’t read 4 pages this late, so I’ll just jump in!

{sweep, sweep)

cleo, us, too but go East over the mountains and there they are! Used to see tons of them in NE!

Shika & hymenoxis - Welcome back. hymenoxis we have missed your diligent cleaning. It’s a mess around here. Rats have been around. Ants have been loving the spilled rum that the pirate has plied us with. Food is on the floor and walls. I tell you, you just can’t take us anywhere. But woooo, do we know how to party.

JFri I might see more snakes if I was outside more. Skin cancer runs in my family (Dad, Mom, brother - so far), so I don’t spend a lot of time outside. I dislike sunblock or sunburns, so as long as I don’t stay out too long, or go out after about 4pm, that helps. If I have to be outside for very long during the peak of the day, I put on long sleeves, etc. But with teaching, surfing, laundry, etc., I usually have plenty to keep me inside.

Just a hop away.

TERRY I am so sorry you are going though this. In my prayers.

hymenoxis, this place is a mess! But you take it easy! We don’t want to frighten you off!

JFri - Yup, same here. East of the mountains everything is different. Rattlesnakes and dry, flat terrain.

Hey- I catch up to you on page four, and now you’re on page five! What are you doing? Running away from me??

Dry????? Where did you go??? YoooHoooo!!

Hey, JFri….it’s been an intensly RL week.

Ah….snake talk….I got some copper-headed-rattle-moccasin stories….

JFri and cleo- don’t go! I ust got here. But not for long. It’s been a long but productive day.

I finally figured out that I can write more at the library than here at home. Duh, only one degree away from separation of my head.

johnnydoc sorry I missed you! I couldn’t get here any sooner. I miss chatting with you guys.

Welcome back hymenoxis! Good to see you. Sit down and set a spell.

Hello Shika, Doc and Hymenoxis!

No skin cancer in our family, but my Mom is actually allergic to the Sun.

Welcome back, hymenoxis!

Do you people ever empty your ash trays? I mean, look at this….it’s got butts, Hershey’s Kiss wrappers, what I can only assume are salt water taffey wrappers,a broken car key fob, and….what is this….a condom?

Doc Your sweety is welcome any time.

Dry My see you later was for real before. I just wanted to say happy birthday to Owlsly Pigwhistle.

cleo I left a message on frog applause, along with likely the whole world.

cleo I was on vacation in Anacortes a couple years ago. Nice place to kayak, hike & geocache. They even had a night geocache that was a real blast!

HEY DOC, DON’T FORGET MY STOUFFER’S PLEASE!!!

Doc…thankee rightly. One must have one’s priorities.

Everybody must be typing at once again. My posts were a LONG time ago!

carmy, marg and joy and dawn, tabby and serenasakitty

-Hi gals! Miss you all when I’m away. I’ll try to get on earlier tomorrow night to chat. I just have a lot to do,and then I’ll be away from Friday morning until Sunday evening- no search party’s

Joy Two timing the pirate? Oh well, I guess a geek is no threat- maybe…

Hi commicaddict! ARRR, that is!

hymenoxis, a condom, again? well I won’t say whose it was, but I think we all have a good idea! (snicker, snort!)

(sweep, scrub)

JFri where in the hedouble hockey sticks is Anacortes?

Well, time for me to get off. Once this hail storm goes past, maybe I can sleep.

I don’t want to be judgemental, but come on….there’s a nice garbage can in the corner…you just have to step on the pedal to open the lid…..

(scrub, disinfect)

hymenoxis- You cleaned up too much! I seem to be invisible again-

condoms?!! I think you wandered over to another strip. There’s no hanky-panky going on under the Big top- just a lot of ogling and joking around. LOL

At least- that had BETTER be the case, or there’s going to be some bleeeps kicked!

Ahem. And now back to playing nice….

We janitors know more than you think….

(sweep)

Doc I doubt I’ll remember or have time to check in here. I usually roll out of bed and on to the bus in the morning.

But, if there is cake involved, or a gift, well, maybe I can drag myself out here before I skeedadle up north……..

I mean, Dry. If you didn’t ignore all my posts, I would HAVE to shout. #:-P

Make that “wouldn’t” have to shout.

And now it’s almost bedtime. pout

hymenoxis, don’t you just love that! Theres the garbage can, step on the pedal! Can’t blame me for that one,or any of us ladies! We know who did it! Men, honestly, were they all raised in a barn? :-D Except you hymenoxis!! Some gentlemen do have manners!!

Just kidding guys, you know I love you, even if some of you are slobs, but I won’t name names!!

SHIKA, STOP YELLING. you were probably able to do more at the library because there were less distractions.

As in less distractions meaning no access to the Big Top tribe?

hymenoxis- You think THIS is bad- you should see around here. We’re into the second week of a civil strike- garbage blowing all over the play. Ugh.

And that “C” word, they’re all over too. what on earth happens? Drive-by whoopy?

Dry….I’ve had the pleasure of knowing some pretty nasty women in my life…not that I minded cleaning up afterwards.

(hands on hips, surveys sheets)

(tug, bundle, tote to washer)

doc, just saw your post about Kids Cuisine! Are you kidding me? That would just be an appetizer! * I want real food, lots of it, and NOW!!!*

doc, however I do like mac and cheese and often with Rotels tomatoes and chile peppers mixed in. YUMMY! Whatever you bring for my lunch tmr. will be fine, but if its Kids Cuisine, bring about 3 trays!! LOL

Shika- I live in Texas. If such a strike were to occur here, I’m pretty sure I’m legally permitted to hunt them down and kill them.

hymenoxis- Just where are you? What sheets?

carmy and dry- Sorry I yelled at you. I’m a little brat! :-)

You are right- I can’t see the Tribe from the Library. and this time of year, it’s almost empty. The only danger is falling asleep. I’ve done that too upon occasion.

I had a nice evening afterwards. I was given a coupon for Swiss Chalet and I had a great meal complete with a butterscotch sundae for free. Yum!

Stay where you are my friend. That’s all we need- bodies littering up the place. LOL

hymenoxis, if you don’t gave a gun handy, you can get a rope. Shika, yum, butterscotch sundae. Was it delicious?

See you later, Doc. P&L!

Hey Doc Tiny dish towels? What on earth for? innocent look.

Did you see my post the other day asking for the big Stouffer’s Lasangne? Do they have those where you work? That’s all I eat, if I do buy frozen food- which is a splurge on my budget.

Shika-….sorry, the “sheets” reference was a call-back to my previous “nasty women” comment….too obtuse….my apologies.

(sweep, sweep)

Darn. Doc missed my post again.

carmy Yes. the whole meal was delicious. I had the spinach salad with mandarin oranges and red currrants with poppy seed dressing along with the quarter chicken and fries.

Loved every bite.

good night Doc.

Good for you, Shika!

JFri - Annacortes is a fun community and they have a wonderful street fair in August.

doctortoon - Wouldn’t we look cute out shopping together.

I can’t believe it. I get a condolence call, that goes on for maybe a half hour or more and we move form like page 4 to page 6.

cleo, I got a picture in my head of you and Doc out shopping, very cute and hilarious.

What a lovely group you guys have got here. I feel awkward in my attempts to participate, and I think I go a little overboard, but you’re a forgiving bunch. Forgiving enough that I will sneak some time from work tomorrow…and the day after…just to lurk and see who’s up to what….

and now, I must bid “adieu,” et “bon nuit” to mix things up a bit.

I suddenly feel wiped out- pardon the pun hymenoxis!

(sweep, sweep, hold this dust pan will you? sweep, sweep, sweeeep! Thanks!)

clickety-clack-clickety-clack, step, bing, shooosh, clank!

Peace and Love Le Tribe!

(sweep)

Yum!

(You didn’t think I was gone, did you?)

Huh! Some “Cheshire Cat!” LOL

hymenoxis, don’t lurk! Join us! You fit in real well with this crowd!!

hymenoxis - Don’t lurk. I enjoy your sense of humor and contributions. You are far from awkward. You make yourself a unique addition to the tribe. Post if you want to, or don’t, but I can only speak for myself, but I enjoy your comments. In fact, I was wondering what had happened to you over the last few days.

Dry…quit using bold italics, and I’ll think about it.

hymenoxis, I agree with what Dry said. No need to lurk. Thanks for remembering the ice cream, Doc! Shika, goodnight?

And would someone PLEASE tell me where Annacortes is??

carmy–Yes! ;-)

For real, this time, X my ♥ & hope to dye my hair.

Cleo- Thanks. Your comments are often more amusing than the strip in question.

http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://www.anacortes.org/&ei=42pVSpPkJZCCMZjSgeAC&sa=X&oi=spellmeleonresult&resnum=1&ct=result&usg=AFQjCNFhlby0sc7-dKB2olAFF-07gJuGQ

Dry - Annacortes is a little community about an hour from me that is on Fidalgo Island. From there you can catch ferries to take you to the San Juan Islands and Vancouver Island, BC. It is a fishing village and has some interesting galleries and a wonderful park that overlooks the sound.

hymenoxis, I just recently learned how to do that, so forgive me for showing off a bit!!

Night, night. Don’t let the bedbugs bite.

Dry…I understand….a new toy gets played with ‘til it breaks.

I am going to watch the last half of a movie we started a few nights ago. I doubt that I will be back before the strip change over. Thank you all for your support and friendship. It has been a very beneficial step in the healing process. You are good friends.

See y’all in the morning.

hymenoxis Thanks for cleaning up. And welcome back. We missed you.

It was the storm that made the mess! No, we didn’t have a tornado, but it sure poured down.

JFri I’ve always wanted to take the Anacortes ferry from Sydney but haven’t yet. I was really upset that they ere talking about stopping it. Glad they didn’t. Now if they’d only have better hours.

Shika you need some relaxation away from studying. But your dinner sounds delicious. I’ll have to order it one day. There’s a great Swiss Chalet in Victoria.

Too funny, and honestly NOT political: OOPS The beguiling view prominently displayed on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee website showed a classic mountain shot: snowcapped peaks towering over azure waters.

The alluring Rocky Mountains vista, though, was actually a view of Alberta’s Lake Louise.

Goodnight all!

‘Night Dry hope you get that Lasagna! ‘til the morrow.

Goodnight Dry! Goodnight hymenoxis!

Well, I’m going to try and see the new comic changeover. I am bit tired so maybe, maybe not.

Dawn - I hadn’t heard that they had thought of stopping the ferry run from Annacortes to Sydney. That would be very stupid.

Sydney was charging too much for dockage and Anacortes didn’t want to renew for more than three years. Compromise is always good.

Dawn - So you are in Calgary now?

Just for a holiday with my Dad and kids. Missing the rain on the island but getting it here in buckets!

I have always loved Calgary. The city is located in the flat prairie landscape, yet in the distance you see this grand display of mountains. Granted, I would rather be in a community like Cochrane.

Yes it is beautiful. I was born here and still love it but the island is now my home. We get back, though, very frequently. Well, it is now past eleven, so I bid you adieu. ‘til tomorrow.

Dawn - Goodnight.

Again, I can’t leave the post count at 299 lol