Big Top by Rob Harrell for April 11, 2010

Good Morning, Yappy Nuts Eggs, made to order Sausage, bacon and/or ham pan fried potatos, hash browns and grits toast (white bread or wheat), bagels & cream cheese, jams & jellies freshy fruit pirate & nuclear coffee assorted juices & teas CocoMocha bloody Mary or Caesar selected premium beers

Eat Hearty, Tribe

I think I have some CocoMocha today. Oh yeah! before I forget…… Hello and good morning TRIBE!

Where is the TiVo’ing expert? He can solve this dilemma!

JFri, Turd bird, help Dusty out here, would ya/? :-D

Carmy some of everything but coffee, I needs me beauty sleep! Thank ya’ girlfriend!

Hi Fellow Baby!

Dry, I’ll get breakfast another time. Grog and I posted at the same time.

Good Morning Grog, Dry, JFri and Marg!

GOOD MORNING, DRY, CARMY & GROG!!

Grog, cheesy eggs, scrambled, hash browns, sausage and pirate coffee, please!

Great breakfast, Grog! I’ll have two eggs over easy, a bagel, and a pot of Oolong tea, please.

Well makes no nevermind to me, as long as SOMEONE FEEDS ME!

I’m too sleepy yo eat, but thank you for the spread Grog It looks good.

Oh, maybe I’ll have some hash browns and sausage. Now I am hungry!

Marg no bagel for each hand, only one? You’re slippin’ lady! :-)

Time for this young chick to head out of the revolving door! Good night all! I’ll see ‘ya when I see ‘ya!

Not if I see ya first Dry

Out the door I go!

Good morning **cleo, and you other sleepy heads.

Good Morning and Good Night Shika!

Good Night Dry!

Grog, I’ll have some eggs over easy, hash browns, wheat toast and some CocoMocha, thank you!

Good Morning, Carmy, JFri, Shika, FELLOW BABY, Marg, & LW18 & anyone else I may have missed Sorry I got delayed flagging that spammer**

All orders up.

The spammer again?!

Grog thanks for the beer! I’ll have eggs, hash browns and beer!

Good night, everyone!

Here you go, WoodEye

Another one, I believe Carmy. I don’t think it’s the same one I’ve read about but not seen.

Good Morning All. Our company went home for the night and will be going their separate ways tomorrow afternoon. We have been busy. Tonight, is the first night without someone spending the night. But, it has been nice. My wife’s and my families got to meet and it is always nice having family over. I love my wife’s family and my mother in law.

Good Morning, cleo I’m glad things went so well.

Good night, Marg!

Grog, I saw the spammer somewhere and I just flagged it. Hi Cleo! I’m happy to hear that you all had a good time. Goodnight Marg!

One of LilG’s brothers is an artist for Disney and I was telling him about gocomics. We have a page a day calendar of Argyle Sweater and everyone was getting a kick out of reading some previous few days worth of torn off cartoons. I started telling him about some of the great cartoons here that you do not see anywhere else and he was making a list. We have got a great thing going here with so many talented cartoonists.

Hello Grog & Carmy. It really did go well. We also have had some fabulous meals and everyone is so complimentary as they eat, which makes us feel like the work we have put into dinner goes appreciated.

I, fortunately, have missed these spammers. Their comments have been removed before I arrive.

Cleo, that’s so cool about your BIL. My girls love the Disney movies, mostly the older movies. We have a bunch on DVD. You”re right about the toons here. Some of them I had never heard of until I saw them here. I believe this is the 3rd strike for the spammer, they’re trying to sell stuff.

cleo they are not on all the pages…yet, but on the ones I’ve seen them on, they’ve been flagged. I think the first one I saw was on Non Sequitur, which is near the end of my run. I back-tracked and found more on strips that I’d already posted on.

Hi, cleo!!

cleo, do you not see it on C&H? I see your post there.

Hello Carmy, Grog & JFri. Yes, I did find the spammer. Since I have been so busy, this is the first comic I even think of reading and as I began to make my way through the comics I saw the post at C&H. How are you all? We have had cold mornings. It was 28 this morning, but we have had two beautiful sunny days.

We had a really stormy start to the day, but it eventually cleared out and turned out nice by the end of the day.

No doubt you had fun, tonight, but I got a few chuckles online here tonight…or rather last night.

Grog, I have missed my time at gocomics. But yes, I did have a good time with my family.

cleo, had a nice sunny day but it started raining soon after dark!

I missed the food talk, though.

My weather station predicts rain. Maybe your rain is coming my way JFri.

Grog talking food for me comes second to only one other topic.

LOL, cleo

Well believe it or not I think I’m finally getting sleeeeepy!

Good night

Good night Grog.

How is your weekend *JFri.?

Good Night All. See you in the morn.

Good Morning Tribe

Excellent breakfast Grog!

I’ll have scrambled eggs, hash browns, CocoMocha and Doc’s Nuclear Coffee! Thank you’ Grog!

Hello LuvH8

Good morning The sleep fairy seems to have other things to do tonight - but I still missed the breakfast talk. I will have fruit, bacon and some Earl Grey tea, please.

Should not have started with Ziggy and worked my way forward - maybe would have been on time.

Will check in later!

Hello Cleo, Woodeye & Grog!

GROG Breakfast was wonderful BUT, I’ve been called yappy and I’ve been called a nut, but both together?

First time I ever flagged today. 3 times

Morning TRIBE! I”m afraid of TIVO. I shudder at the thought of The View and Oprah on 24/7. Add on Dr Phil/Oz and I’ll babble.

Good Morning, Lewreader, celecca, Lonewolf & Doctor Toon

Looks like a great start to the day. I think I’ll go do that yard work I couldn’t do yesterday.

I can’t stop now. I’m on my way to church (once I get dressed.) No time even to read the comics. Sigh.

Later. Love you!

Good Morning all. Pay no attention to Doc, Shika. You don’t need those binding layers.

How are you Doc. It looks like the people of gocomics take the weekends off. All of the flagging has failed to remove the spam from last night.

Yup, the company is now a thing of the past. LilG is on her way out the door to head to her mom’s house. Both her brothers leave today. It has been busy, but fun having everybody here.

Good afternoon Tribe

Quiet under the BT, must be pretty weather in a lot of places. Me, well, I’m on kitchen duty. But my son has done some work already, and I’m working on the large counter. I should have a lot of it done by the time he gets home.

Stormy’s still with me. She slept with me last night and managed not to use my bed as a litterbox. She actually went to the litterbox. She’s eating a bit better, too. But I’m not stupid, I’m keeping her comfy and loved

Got to toddle off, ain’t getting nothing done sitting on my but t.

Very quiet under the BT. Oh well… Earthstorm is somewhat interesting and there is still more kitchen to go.

Hi everyone. I probably will not be on long, being that it is such a nice day.

Well, it’s been 35 minutes since you Posted Ladywolf Hope you have fun.

Greetings

Is anyone here? I can’t believe that it is midafternoon and not even 2 full pages.

I just learned how to comment in red so now I have to

so I don’t forget.Sometimes it takes me awhile. There are other things I would like to learn too but maybe not

much at once.

Good job. I’m proud of you.

See you all later.

Thanks

Well if no one is here now I think I’ll go take a nap. Catch you all later.

Is naptime over, serena? I just got up from mine. I must have really slept well, had some really weird dreams!

Hi, Doc! The weather here is great. Not too hot, not too cold. Enough wind to keep the majority of the bugs hunkered down, but not enough to blow the furniture off of our deck. My redbud tree and my lilac bushes are in full bloom. Guess it is time to download a picture & change the avatar.

Cute avatar, by the way, Doc.

Good Afternoon/Evening, Tribe

Hello Doc, Serena, Rmom, Quaby & Ladywolf

Good evening, tribe.

San Diego is cancelled. Mom is in the hospital and needs a cardiac cath tomorrow. So, may be scarce for that reason. Needless to say, can’t go to the other coast with her not feeling well. She’s upset that I’m not going, but I told her she matters more. For those of you who do, please keep her in your prayers. Thanks

Hi, Terry & Saucy! Saucy - Sorry about your mom, I’ll pray for you & her. Also, I’m sorry about the conflict with your trip.

(((((Saucy)))))

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your mom.

Enjoy the beautiful day, Doc!

Catch up with you later.

Enjoy the weather, Doc!

((((((((SAUCY)))))))

(((((((((SAUCY”S MOM))))))))

Kab - It has been a beautiful weekend for KS, hasn’t it? There is a lot of fields being burnt off around here. I’ve been tempted to do that to our acreage, since some of it is still prairie grass. But with vinyl siding, I rather fear it might not be such a great idea. I almost got out the mower for the first time yesterday, but didn’t, and spent the time cleaning my car instead. (Rain-X & vacuuming) I hope your surgery goes well. My hubby’s very glad he went through his neck surgery with Dr. Abay, as he isn’t in pain, and can do a lot of things now he couldn’t because of the pain.

Tivo, google and youtube things now. Goodspeak is getting smaller.

Doc I didn’t preach today, so I could wear what I wanted. I wore an alb. Oh, and some clothes beneath that.

Sorry cleo Binding layers are expected in my church. That’s why we wear cintures.

It’s another sunny day here too. Gee is all of North America cloud free today? Must be a first!

(((((((saucy)))))) Prayers for you and your mom going up.

Congratulations serenaskitty Typing in

is always fun to do!

So are ♪♫musical notes♪♫♪

And ☺ happy faces.☺

Hearts♥!♥♥!

among other things

Hi Johnny

Bye johnny!

BBL

((((Saucy))))

Hello All

Had to step away for a bit. Cooked on the grill and Wolfangil was ready with steaks, burger and dogs.

Kab–Good luck with surgery & rehab.

Hi, Cleo.

Hello Terry. Do you have a group over?. Steaks, burgers and dogs is a big BBQ.

Cleo–The next door neighbor couple are older and have both had strokes. They don’t move around so freely anymore. When we cook out, Wolfangil always makes enough to take over to them. One less dinner they need to think about cooking.

That’s a nice gesture.

Gee, looks like I missed some fun! Good Evening, Tribe, especially cleo, Terry, Shika, Jdoc, Rmom, Quaby & Kab Bush (and Welcome to the last!)

I’ve been scarce because I’ve been so busy, and tired with this dern bronchitis too…Now I’ve got to get ready for a Spring Workshop on Community Prayer until Thursday…

Ah well, someday it will stop–and then they can schedule my funeral…

Cleo–They are so nice to us and especially James. He takes their garbage to the curb, keeps their grass cut and the walks shoveled. And my automobile repairs are not a problem with them. I couldn’t ask for better neighbors.

Hi, Bunnyface(Bmonk)

Easy there, not so quick on the funeral talk, sir!

@Terry, but our founder counsels us, as one of the Good Works, to “Keep death daily before our eyes”, so we do.

As we like to say, in our line of work,

The hours are long, the pay is low–but retirement is out of this world!

**Bunnyface(bmonk), I hear what you are saying, but I hope you understand what my meaning was.

bunnyface - I *do* hope you get better! It is wise to always be ready to die, but don’t forsake living in the meantime. I’ve heard it say it is better to wear out, than to rust out. Dad worked harder than many men 40 years younger up until he got pneumonia. That’s how we knew he was really sick - he had the opportunity to do some work & didn’t.

Terry - Yum, sounds good! Especially because I’m trying to decide what to have for supper. Sounds like some great neighbors - both ways.

Oh, I know…besides, monks (and nuns) don’t really retire like other folk. We just get assigned other jobs, and eventually (in some cases) none at all.

Hi, Rmom. Yes they are great people to have for neighbors.

You may have a hard time getting me in the kitchen, but on the grill I am in seventh heaven! LOL

It isn’t difficult to get my hubby in the kitchen, as long as it isn’t to clean…

Good Evening Everyone

Hello Lonewolf!

Kab Buch ~ Good Luck with your surgery, I hope it goes well. (am I the only one who hasn’t seen a post from her on today’s strip?)

Hi and Bye Shika and johnny!

Glorious busy day here!

Hello LuvH8.

Good to “see” ya here this evening.

Hi, LuvH8 & Dry!

bunny I hear you. My mother’s first cousin is a nun, 80 + now, still sharp, still working, thou not near as much as before. She still likes her occasional beer, too, at family get togethers, LOL!

(((((((Quaby)))))

Hey Cleo! Always meant to ask you in all this time, what DO YOU DO when the snow sometimes falls? LOL!

Hi rmom! Good you din’t burn that field off, had a neighbor do that once! Fire trucks all over the place! :-)

What have you been up to today, LuvH8

Hi Rmom, I hope you got your taxes finished. Does your husband like to cook?

LuvH8–There is a post on page 2 from Kab.

Dry - Our local fire department is volunteer, but they seem to be quite experienced with grass fires. We’ve had a few unplanned grass fires on our place in the past, but with a couple of garden hoses, we managed to get them under control. I’ve learned to keep a hose handy when burning our trash, just in case. Hopefully my hubby’s learned his lesson about not burning the weeds off when I think it is too windy to burn trash in our barrels.

LuvH8 - Got the taxes done, just waiting to take them to the post office tomorrow morning. (Hate doing e-filing, because you have to give them more info than on the forms. Had a friend who was an IRS auditor, and he advised against it for the same reason.) My hubby does enjoy cooking, as long as it isn’t precise stuff like baking. He doesn’t want to measure or clean up.

rmom ours are volunteer as well. Although, I’m not sure if the Fire Chiefs get paid a stipend or not.

nice avatar rmom, just noticed it! Your yard?

I looked again, I still don’t see it.

Saucy I hope your mom feels better soon.

Bunnyface ~ Geesh! Get better already! I’m not sure what you mean by “Keep death daily before our eyes”, the mental people ) : at that.

Dry - I don’t know if any get paid or not. I think we have EMS now who do, but I don’t get involved in local politics (or on the local grapevine). Yes, that is taken from my kitchen. Just opened the window, and leaned out.

Good evening, Rmom. Lonewolf, FELLOW BABY, bunnyface and anyone else I may have missed!

saucy, my thoughts are with you!**

Hello, Grog!!

Dry, are you referring to clothing when it snows?

Hi, Grog!

That’s weird that you can’t see the post, LuvH8.

Lonewolf ~ The weather is gloomy, the sun comes out just long enough to tease and then it is gloomy again. (sad face) I haven’t done too much today. I need to finish baking the chocolate chip cookies. Mainly cleaning (Blechy)

Rmom ~ That is my favorite kind of cooking!

I hope there are few extra cookies! :^)

(((((((((((((((Saucy))))))))))))))))))))

A LARGE DEPOSIT IN THE BANK FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT.

As I may have mentioned before, I am a serious packrat. We had a lot of stuff stored in a canvas shelter, but the last windstorm a couple of days ago just shredded it. A lot of stuff was covered in snow and paper stuff is ruined. I meant to go through it before now and get rid of most of it. Now I guess I have no choice. So I guess there is an upside to that storm. Intending to get rid of stuff and actually

it is not the same.

Lots of cookies for you, LuvH8. Must be this week’s batch for Thom.

I think I missed you, cleo. Good evening, sir!

LuvH8 - It is nice when we’re cooking a big meal, because I can prepare things on one counter, and he watches & stirs the things on top of the stove or in the oven.

Yes Cleo that is what I am referring to! Lol!

Hi Serena.

Good to see you!

You all (including Thom) would have to fight my Gma for these cookies. Good luck with that!

Lonewolf ~ maybe whatever Lewreader has is contagious?

Just went back and read some more comments.

((((((((((((Saucy)))))))))))) my mother had that done about 18? years ago, Everything went well and medical technology is much better now.

Mom was an RN, so of course she knew the procedure. It’s true what the say, doctors and nurses make the worst patients. They know too much, but that also helps, I think, because they know if those taking care of them are competent or not,.

You missed me!

LuvH8 - Chocolate chip cookies are probably what I bake the most often. Mostly because it is the easiest, and widely enjoyed. I use sticks of real butter, and an extra cup of flour to the Toll House recipe. Underbake, so they are just starting to brown. I’ve gotten lots of compliments on those.

That’s quite alright, LuvH8. I’m not fighting ANY grandmas for cookies. (I’m the cool, calm and collected type.) Heheh!

Besides my daughter is making my favorites right now……….. oatmeal raisin.

Hello Cleo & Serenasakitty

LuvH8– -Yes ma’am

You talking to me, LuvH8?. Of course I missed you! (whther you were talking to me or not)

Rmom ~ An extra cup of flour? What does that do?

Lonewolf, she turns 82 next month, you might be able to snatch them faster. If you do I hope you can survive the guilt. (Catholic + mother + grandmother + great grandmother + little old lady = massive guilt)

Heheh, LuvH8. You’re absolutely right about the guilt for sneaking them from her. Just couldn’t do it!

Dry, the cauliflower was pretty good, but I think I’ll experiment with the ratios. I want to try decreasing the oil a bit and increasing the vinegar and tobasco.

And I’ll try adding bits of red and green bell pepper for some additional flavors.

LuvH8 - The extra flour makes them thicker, instead of so flat.

Fellow Baby I meant to ask you earlier how you liked it. I gave you the original recipe, but I DID cut back on the oil, and I told you before, I added a 1/2 cup of tabasco or Frank’s Original when I make it. Never thought of adding the extras in my own mixture, but I just may add jalapenos the next time, too! Thanks for the idea!

Any word on those discs yet?

Hi Gang!

bunnyface! Good to see you. Never fear. We haave a nun in our convent who is 105 years old. She comes to chapel every day in a wheel chair, wearing the black and white habit she’s worn all her life.

(Well, I’m sure she’s had it replaced once or twice, it doesn’t look THAT old.)

Wow! 3 pages of comments on C&H today!

choclate cookies are good. YUM! Can I have one?

Hi rmom and friends.

I’ve been busy flagging today. I thought I’d never get done putting up flags!

Is Victorias Secret still running their ads? Or are we now on to some other ad, like hemorroid cream? LOL!

Hi, Shika.

Grog, I,too, was surprised to see so many comments on C&H.

Lonewolf & Grog message for each of you on Birdbrains.

Hello Shika, sorry the Gma is on a cookie craving thing, I am not even risking eating the broken one.

Hi Terry

Dry It may as well be hemorroid cream. It’s nothing I want. It’s not even real V.S. I used to get great clothes from them, like jeans and tops. Whovever this spammer is is doing V.S. a dis-service.

Unfortunately, most of the comments on C&H relate to the spam.

Dry, I always like to improvise to suit my own tastes. For example, any recipe that calls for white wine, I substitute vodka. I love good red wines of the Rhone region of France and certain Austrailian reds. White wine will never again touch these lips - not even in cooking. Of course that applies to all kind of ingredients.

You wouldn’t believe how long it took me to create what I consider to be the perfect chile, but these days I make very little of it. While living in Edmonton, the friends I made looked forward to the Superbowl parties largely for my chile.

Grog I think many people like to improvise. It’s always good to start with the original recipe, and then tweak it to your own taste.

Bidding a quick goodnight to the Tribe as I withdraw some Karma to help me get through this week’s PIP, otherwise known as working under the microscope.

If you guys are going to trade recipes again, please feed me first, okay? All this talk of food makes me hungry!

Good luck Quaby Give Stormy a hug for me too. Mua say meow!

Another good luck wish coming your way, Quaby.

Lewreader, make sure you take a look at the today’s comments on Birdbrains. Thom left you a message.

Thanks for the compliment, LuvH8!

Hi, Shika! All this cookie talk makes me want to do some baking. Alas, I still have more estate work to do before I can switch to the more enjoyable tasks. Well, time to get my hubby to bed. See you tomorrow!

I’m……………………………………

Did you all miss me? :-)

Good Night rmom!

I’m off to bed early tonight, despite the long afternoon nap.

See everyone tomorrow. Have fun yapping tonight!

My dinner tonight is a delicious bowl of chili with crackers on the side.

Good Night, Shika. Rest well.

You’re welcome Grog. (giggles)

Good Night, Rmom & Shika.

Hello LW18, how are you this evening?

I am doing marvelous! Thank you for asking LuvH8, and how are you doing tonight?

LW18, I take it you liked your chili?

I won’t be makin’ another chili until football season (sigh!).

Good Night, Rmom

Hello, Ladywolf.

Yes indeed I love my chili. Hello ♠Lonewolf♠. It’s good to see you again.

I’m just fine this evening, LW18. Was it homemade chili?

Grog, when I make chili, I often freeze some of it so that I can have it later. That way I can make a big batch once in a while, but still have homemade chili whenever I want.

I’m finishing up hockey season on T.V.

Looking forward to the playoffs.

LuvH8 So do I. I make one at the beginning of football season…and one on Superbowl day….and bdee,bdee, that’s all folks!

Yes LuvH8 It was homemade chili that my dad made.

I need to do some cleaning up right now, So I’ll be back on when the comic updates.

I like homemade chili with onions, cheese, tomatoes & tortilla chips! (Sigh) Hungry now.

Lot’s of Luv. See everyone later!

(I’ll try praying for everyone. If you don’t ‘see’ me again, it’ll be Bunnyface’s fault I spontaneously combusted.)

Take it easy, LuvH8. Catch you later!

Just another quick flyby to say goodnight to the

Good Night Serena. :^)

It’s too bad there’e no one on duty for all the day’s flags. I seem to recall the same problem with BULLDOG during the holiday season. His comments and account didn’t disappear until a workday, unfortunately

bikini005 is back!

Well, you wouldn’t think that you would normally need someone here at a comics site on a weekend.

True, Lonewolf, but the spam now rages on with no way to stop it.

I know Grog. Probably why they picked the weekend to inject their garbage here.

Well, I grow weary of flagging and tired enough to hit the pillows, Lonewolf. See you on the flip side in daylight!

GOODNIGHT FELLOW BABY! THINK OF VENUS’S WINDCHIMES AND YOU WILL SLEEP WELL, SIR!

Dry, :^D, with that thought in mind, it might work. Mondays are my worst problem though. I’ll especially keep that in mind tomorrow. GOOD NIGHT, FELLOW BABY!

Hello all. Gosh, I get a chance to make a comment and then something comes up and I don’t get back here for hours. Tomorrow everything should be back to normal. LilG’s son is heading to Seattle to prepare the boat for fishing in Alaska. It has been really nice having him around. In the entire time that I have been with his mom, he has lived elsewhere and only been around for a day or two, so I have had a chance to sit and have in depth conversations with him and appreciate just how nice a man that he is.

Goodnight Grog!

Dry, are you saying goodnight too?

Hi Cleo! I’m glad you were able to visit more with LilG’s son!

Hello Carmy, it seems like ages since I have talked to you. I have loved having our company. I am blessed with wonderful relatives on both sides of our family.

Cleo, that truly is a blessing. My father’s parents divorced and both of them remarried and had more children. Of course not everyone got along, it was crazy. I do not miss that at all!

Carmy No I’ll be around for a bit! Wanted to see you and Cleo! Figured Cleo would be around in all his royal clothing! :-D

Cleo It is very nice that you all get along so well! Of course, good food, good wine, and a good conversation breaks all barriers! :-)

Cleo in his royal clothing, LMBO!

I have a ceremony that you could refer to as the removal of the royal robes. Some just call it tossing the covers off when you get up in the morning.

Carmy and Cleo It’s funny, when my grandmother died on my mom’s side, years ago, my grandfather put his kids in an orphanage, then remarried a woman with 5 kids of her own. Long story, but when my mom and her siblings became adults, they became very close to two of their stepbrothers and the one stepsister.

Dry, I find it odd to put your kids in an orphanage then to marry someone with 5 kids. I would have issues with my grandfather after that. Did you?

Dry, ditto what Cleo just asked.

Cleo and Carmy, I barely knew the man. Met him once or twice as a kid. Only one of his natural children went to his funeral, my oldest aunt. My grandmothers sister with 6 kids of her own, (they all came thru Ellis Island from Italy, BTW), worked to get each of the kids out of the orphanage one by one. 2 got out at age 16 thru arranged marriages. My mom was lucky enough to get out without that, and went on to nursing school after working as a maid while she was in high school and with her older and only brothers help.

I have always had a close relationship with grandparents and aunts and uncles. It has only been in the last few years, when these people have passed on that the relationships have begun to weaken.