Big Top by Rob Harrell for September 30, 2010

Breakfast menu:

Three cheese lasagna, with a side of corn and garlic bread. Porterhouse Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. Burgers and fries, or sandwiches Macaroni and cheese or spaghetti and meatballs. Burritos and tacos hot dogs or corn dogs with a side of beans.

Special: DDFENCE EMET’s Steak and shake slaw dog (We love you and miss you)

Salad bar is open.

Beverages:

Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee Starbright’s Divine Cocoa Mocha (Courtesy of Chris Alan & Johanan Rakkav) My Big Sister’s Berry Delicious explosive Breakfast Smoothies ( A safe alternative to the Nuclear coffee )

Regular coffee, with creamer on request Chardonnay, Zinfandel, or Merlot Fountain Drinks or Ice Cream Floats Ice cold refreshing beer Pepsi and other sodas straight from a can. Assorted Fruit Drinks or Teas Plain Milk or Chocolate Milk Ice Water

Dessert:

Dessert: Vanilla ice cream smothered in hot fudge chocolate syrup with a cherry on top Chocolate cream pie, lemon meringue pie, pumpkin pie, cherry pie, and apple cinnamon pie

It’s much more serious than that Super Wink.

Good Morning Cute Little Sister.

I’ll have a corn dog and macaroni and cheese.

What’s important depends on the person! LOL

Here you are Sojo Enjoy the meal.

Hello Sojo & Cutey

May I have Three Cheese Lasagna with Garlic bread and a steamed spinach? With a Cherry Pepsi, please?

Yes you may Big Sister

I need to make a phone call, be right back.

Thank you Cute Little Sister.

No chocolate LuvChaos? It’s night time.

Thank you Cute Little Sinister Sister

I just finished a chocolate milkshake. Now, that you mention it brownies and white milk would be really good.

Cute Little Sister, I’ll order the fruit plate……too late for a meal. Just throw in a side of chocolate pudding for dipping purposes.

Thanks for setting up the Buffet…..lots of work went into this tonight. I especially like the cute little flowers you made out of the fruit…..:))

Good Morning MontanaLady.

I’m back and you got it Montana Lady.

I think I’ll try to get my for my zzzzzz’s.

♪☼ P&L ☼♪ ≡≡ POOF! ≡≡

Good Night Sojo, Little Sister and MontanaLady

Good night everyone.

Good Morning, Tribe!

Fell asleep early last night and slept all night for a change. Guess I needed it more than I thought!

Morning TRIBE

Nope - no keys in the Frosty…..what else you got?

toon tour poof

Good Morning, RwB & Doc

Morning gentlemen. Gonna be another great day in the neighborhood Terry. Couple of Nuc Coffee shots so far Doc poof

I wish this weather would stay for another 4-5 months, RwB.

I am moving around earlier than normal this morning. I need to drive James to school early. He decided to join ACE and they meet early in the AM. At least he has college on his mind already. Can’t complain there.

Good Morning* Lonewolf, Cute Little Sister, LuvH8/BBS,Luv Chaos,Grog,Doctor Toon, RwB, Doc, MontanaLady, Woodeye, hopeandjoy2, Johanan Rakkav, Rmom,Lewreader, Digital Frog, The Sojourner,Bmonk,*

Here in KS were in for a dry cold front. Insuarance agent and roofing guy came here. Roof not a total loss so only partial patch job. I guess from the last hail storm not enough damage. Didn’t past first test but I made a print out with answer on it, did this as well as future ones, I knew this high posiblity, don’t pass. Will keep or improve on discussion polls so don’t have to repeat too much.

Good Morning, Kab.

I’m off to get James to school. Catch you all a little later. Have a great day eveyone!

P&L

Good Morning, Grog!

Doctor Toon hows vacation going? Been working hard at home. My tell of Disconnect scaner is over. Dept computer hardware people took them a while, I guess a lot of work had to be done but finally up and running. I noticed some changes already. Less to remove on sheets, I believe scaner was to remove unwanted documents on its own. Never did that before. When machine uploads percentage of being complete is gone. Thats fine so it uploads for future references. Already past documents are needed from past persons.

CUTE LITTLE SISTER & LUVCHAOS You two lovely ladies change your name as much as SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED changes her hair color. Speaking of whom, in order to smell sweet when I awaken her with a kiss, I’ll have burritos and tacos please.

Wanted to sell; computer (circa 1807) that starts up by 8Am, as long as you start trying at 0 Dark Hundred. Guaranteed not to rust, bust, collect dust, or bend in the middle. Some NUCLEAR COFFEE damage that was filtered through my nose. Offers from the city dump not accepted.

Morning TRIBE Last night I learned that a 10 year old vacuum has enough parts to cover the dining room table. This is not the $1200 Kirby I bought when I used to drink. This is a Wall-Mart special. Anyone read Japanese, or Chinese, or whatever the instruction are?

If you’ve gotten 10 years out of it Lew it’s well past it life cycle…. Play taps, give it a farewell.

Good Morning, All Another busy day today. I won’t be around much, if at all.

You know Doctor Toon doing absolutely nothing can do worlds of good. Sad part is time goes to fast. Think of how much gas you’ve saved. Small projects can be done.

Morning All!

My coffee pot is in the sink. DOC TOON has not completed his pipeline to the east coast. My neighbor says if I don’t stop whistling, he’ll have me committed. Dunkin Donuts is almost two blocks away and it’s raining like the dickens. Do I dare be seen with my Red Sox umbrella?

Is there a self refilling unobtainium cup and where do I buy one?

Good Morning: LittleSinister, LuvNachos, Sojo, Montana Lady, Lew, Doc, Lonewolf, Runs w/ Beer, Kab Buch, Digifrog and Grog.

After this morning I’ll be off line for a couple days because I’m moving and I’ll have to get my connection set up in my new location (will they have wi-fi at the shelter? LOL).

Meantime lemme have a piece of lemon meringue and an amphora of Doc’s coffee. Thanks

≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡ ♪☼ Good Morning TRIBE! ☼♪

Hello to all those here!

Good Morning, Everybody!

I’ll have one of Little Sister’s Porterhouse steaks, mashed potatoes, Lemon Pie, and Doc’s Coffee…….

Had a glorious night, slept like a baby for 6 1/2 hours straight!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Hi MontanaLady - Congrats on a good nights sleep! I also sleept straight through the night.

Thanks, Sojo, and a good morning, to you, too!

I’m having a hard time adjusting to this “age” thing, where you don’t “need” as much sleep. Arrrgghhh!!

Good Morning Doctor Toon - Enjoy your day.

And….

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Good to see you RwB.

See you later Doctor Toon.

Good afternoon, Tribeandall!

Late lunch today.

Good Afternoon, Tribe and All!

For Lun-…err, Breakfast I’ll have:

Three cheese lasagna, with a side of corn and garlic bread. Salad bar. Starbright’s Divine Cocoa Mocha Merlot Root Beer Ice Cream Floats Ice Water

Thanks, Cute Little Trouble!

@♠Lonewolf♠, looks like I’m joining you in lunch!

BTW, LuvChaos, I’d make breakfast more often–were I not where a good monk ought to be a such hours: asleep, preparing to rise and head off to chapel.

(I suppose that makes me a bad example!)

Hi, Bmonk. I don’t know about you, but around here I eat when I can for lunch. LOL

Good afternoon ♠Lonewolf♠ and bmonk

Hi, Sojo. I am headed back out the door in a few. I just wanted to shout out a “hi” to everyone. I’ll be back later. Being that I took the week off from pool until Saturday league, I’ll be here this evening. Catch y’all later.

P&L

@♥Lonewolf♦, we have a RL schedule, but ‘round here the food always seems to be available.

Evening TRIBE, well, its really still afternoon, but it’s a dark and stormy afternoon. Suddenly the lights will go out, a shot, a scream, and I’m.off to a Banned Book Party at the library. One of the banned authors of Hartford fame said if you don’t like New England weather, wait 5 minutes. I’m bringing my Red Sox umbrella. Don’t you ever call me a Ct Yankee or we’ll both be in court.

But, Lewreader, is that the Court of King Arthur, or of the King of Prussia?

Good Evening Lewreader - Don’t buy all the books!

What is a Ct Yankee?

Hi LuvChaos - Conecticut Yankee - A Conecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is a story by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).

They make official type lists of books that should be avoided or banned for whatever reason. Then readership and sales of those books go up. Do you think it is a conspiracy by the authors? Or maybe the book banners just aren’t bright enough to realize the effect they have?

I know nothing!

p.s. I have finally made a menu for when I don’t fall asleep.

Oh! Was it one of his banned books? Does it involve time travel? I don’t read much time travel or edumicational books. Almost anything written by him is considered a classic and therefore culturally significant. I try to avoid culture.

Cool! My menus tend to get complaints. Where is the stew pie? The meat pie? The pizza pie?

It wasn’t banned–but Lewreader was including all sorts of literary references:

Evening TRIBE, well, its really still afternoon, but it’s a dark and stormy afternoon. Suddenly the lights will go out, a shot, a scream, and I’m.off to a Banned Book Party at the library. One of the banned authors of Hartford fame said if you don’t like New England weather, wait 5 minutes. I’m bringing my Red Sox umbrella. Don’t you ever call me a Ct Yankee or we’ll both be in court.

I started to read it a long time ago but didn’t read much of it (I don’t know why, I’ve read almost everything else of his). From what I remember a man in Mark Twains time falls off his horse or something, I don’t remember, is knocked out and comes to in King Arthur’s time.

Oh! I thought he turned off the lights and shot SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED. Screamed to cover the noise and went to the library banned book party to establish an alibi.

Don’t give out ideas!

Hi everyone :-) I finally am getting what I want, and that is rain. The only downside to it is that it cancels work, although today I did get my paycheck and now have a three day weekend to relax to. So that’s a plus.

Or maybe they are movie titles?

Cool Cute Little Sister!

bmonk - There was a movie made of it - only saw the start of it also! LOL

Don’t give out ideas!…….But I like that, because it makes a great story.

I guess it does at that - maybe LuvChaos will let you write a story about that idea of hers.

Oh! We have a lot of dark and stormy afternoons. (okay, dark and rainy) that would be a fun way to spend the time. Follow it up with hot cocoa and it would be perfect.

Ah! Time for a snack.

Dark and stormy night (2009). Lights Out (1951) Lights Out 2 (2005) When The Lights Go Out (2009 and 2010) A Shot in the Dark (Pink Panther 2, 1964) Scream 1-3 (1996-2000) The Pride of the Yankees (1942) bleeep Yankees (1958) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949, 1989)

So you are saying these are movies and not pleasant ways to pass the afternoon?

LuvChaos - They may be a pleasent way of spending afternoons by watching the movies. Thanks for the references bmonk

So then this is a history lesson in books made into movies.

Good afternoon/evening everyone!

All I have left to do today is pick up a car to be worked on tomorrow. Then I am done!

No, I’m just trying to figure out what Lewreader is referencing…

Snoopy started his story to be following that line. It seemed to be putting together what would be a good murder mystery. Did it actually refer to famous stories/movies?

Hello, Sojo, Bmonk, LuvH8, Lil’ Sister

A ship appered on the horizon. is as far as I can remember Snoopy writing his book beginimg.

Hi ♠Lonewolf♠.

Hi Big Brother

@Sojo, it was from a novel: “It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents–except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.” Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford (1830)

And, yes, Snoopy was often seen typing this line to start a story…

Thanks bmonk. I’ve always wondered about that!

Oh My Gosh! Edgimicated Peoples! Run Away! Run Away!

Hello Lonewolf

@LuvChaos, if we get too high-falutin’ with our edgmication, there’s always the Bulwer-Lytton Contest…

**EEK! A BOOKWORM!

Oh cool! Fishing bait.

LOL!

Sorry Lewreader I changed my name again.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!…….I know I’m being bad. What’cha gonna do, send me to my room?

I’m already there.

(Loses grip on book worm and watches the book worm go flying through the air and land inside an open can of beer)

”Hey! Who’s ever beer that is on the counter, I wouldn’t drink it if I were you.”

The contest sounds kind of fun Bmonk

Little Sister, why did you put Sir Lew in Grog’s beer?

Well I aaaaa………Felt like it.

**Wait! That was Sir Lew? Oh no! I better start pouring out the beer. **Don’t worry Sir Lew I’ll save you.

Back from picking up the customer’s car. Now I can relax!!!

MOVE AWAY FROM THE BEER!!!

But…..What about Sir Lew

bmonk….I liked your list of dark and stormy movies……

one I would add to it: Wait Until Dark………………VERY Good, jump out of your seat movie!!!! Audrey Hepburn at her best!

Good Evening MontanaLady. I’ll check into that, not sure which movie I remember Audrrey Hepburn in. The one I remember was with Cary Grant. I think in Paris but I don’t remember the name.

Good to see you Doctor Toon - It certainly does!

Oh Geesh! Poor Sir Lew. Didn’t you know beer kills bookworms? He might make it though. Here I’ll put him in this cup of Doctor Toon’s Miraculous World Famous Nuclear Coffee and Wort Remover. If anything can save him that can. I put him in my mug….. please no one drink Sir Lew.    

Doc T — Way TMI

Sojo, please watch over Sir Lew I have to go run errands.

LuvChaos - Okey dokey, but if anything happens I’ll know nothing.

Gee Doc, How do you survive? I mean you go to work and do your job. Eventually you earn time off, and what do you do………

You work!

You’re going to need a vacation from your vacation.

Hi, MontanaLady & Doc!

The Yahoo mail and chat is messed up again. They sure do have a lot of site problems lately.

So it’s Yahell.

Now it’s Yaback!

But of course now the person with whom I was chatting with got up and left! :^(

Well that horrible.

Hello all taking a small break. Tell Big Bestest Sister/LuvChaos name is cool she getting ready for big Halloween. Hello there Lonewolf, Little Sister and Doctor Toon sorry when you have so much fun off work time flies. I never get a vacation, trying to pay down soandso cc. Little Sister are you receiving help with college work? I have been receiving help for Psychology class, I type up and use internet just change a little bit of wording. Not sure of tests we are allowed 3 hours and believe me 3hours goes too fast. When I’m not sure what test is talking about and too much to study for, if I get at least 3 or 4 right out of 20 I know F but I feel hey I got something. I at least print up test page for later and for definately research to see where I went wrong.

Lonewolf couldn’t be me. I do get your emails and I send them also to my hubby he likes them. That scaner I have use of through dept, occured to me last night computer tech worked it where scaner dumps all blank copies. Less work they should have done it long ago.

Good Evening, Kab.

Good Evening Kab.

No Kab. Yahoo chat gets goofed up sometimes. The pages don’t always load correctly when they have problems. :^)

Evan laptops have problems. I have to get with AT&T. For some reason when I need to use web address to e-mail someone doesn’t let me. I know I have to use outlook. Any suggestions anyone.

Only when I need it SisterKab. Plus I have a couple of aunts who are experts in that field.

Your so lucky to have family to work with you. I don’t. No family on either side cares to communicate. One family member who managed to pull it off pass away 10 years ago.

Well back to work. Oh Little Sister how far are you going with accounting?

My aunts have even offered to take me to their work, so that I could see first hand what they do.

Of course they have to get permission from their bosses first.

Where I work at that is impossible to bring a family member up. I don’t want to say where or what type that is why I just refer as dept. Soon to be former boss won’t let the Admin Assist see how she does billing or ordering. Not the same pay level nor am I full time. Until he retires in Dec he has been reasigned to a different dept to get them up to certain standards.

Well right now I’m just concentrating on the first four years to get my Bachelors Degree.

I wish you the best on it. I told my hubby my mistake was not higher education and long before I met him. No computers back then and parent’s would not help. Student loan would be hugh back then as now. Your young you will get it. By the way how fast do you type and do you use 10key? Me I’m not a speed typer. Lucky to get 60wpm my job doesn’t use a lot of typing skills.

It’s nearing 11:30pm here past bed time. Two subjects near future then Nov I might take Understanding Psychology again with an English course. I hope they keep same text for Psy. Good night all. This will take me to next year as both classes end in Dec.

I say I’m average speed I’m not quite up to 60 words a minute, but I’m close I can do about 52 to 53 words a minutes and thats with few mistakes if I’m lucky.

I do have one bad habit that I need to break, and that is looking at my hands. My teacher says that once I get over that then my speed will improve. I’m just so afraid of messing up bad, and I am a little nervous.