Big Top by Rob Harrell for January 05, 2011

Well, I feel like Pete with his “Yoo-Hoo”…….

I’m really much better now, but I haven’t done any drunk dialing……..

Good Morning/Evening to the Tribe

Bed time for this ole sickie……tomorrow will be much better!!!

Up until the culinary cavalry gets here…

BIG TOP ALTERNATE BREAKFAST LIST Courtesy of Hilo & Audrey’s Restaurant, Earthlight Gardens, Selene Your chef: Johanan Rakkav

A LA CARTE Eggs any style Hilo’s You-Build-‘Em Omelets Hilo’s You-Build-‘Em Grilled Sandwiches Breakfast steak All-beef breakfast links A wide list of organic cereals Hash browns (with sea salt and Tabasco sauce on request) Bagels (every kind Einstein Bros. offers) Philadelphia Crème Cheese Einsten Bros. Schmears (all varieties) Nova Scotia lox (with or without bagels, no limit)

BREAKFAST BEVERAGES

Milk (whole, lowfat, nonfat) Lifeway Kefir (all varieties) V-8 (because you could’ve had one) Orange Juice (just like Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem makes it) A wide variety of Ocean Spray and Langer’s fruit juices (see list) Odwalla’s Superfood beverages

COFFEE, COCOA AND TEA (We use only Godiva Belgian Chocolate in our cocoa-based products) (We use only Mount Hagen Organic Coffee, leaving aside Doctor Toon’s secret recipe) (We proudly serve Celestial Seasonings herbal teas and the best caffeinated green and black teas available)

Tea (see list) Hot chocolate (any style) Coffee (any style) Chris Alan Starbright’s Divine CocoMocha (made fresh with either So Delicious Coconut Milk or Blue Diamond Almond Breeze – as a float with Godiva Belgian Chocolate ice cream, $1.50 extra) Hilo Whitemoon’s Radically Best Coffee (you won’t believe such a thing could ever grow on a plant) Doctor Toon’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee (unobtanium collector’s mug, $2.50 extra) Bmonk’s Heavenly Mint Mocha (as a float with our in-house Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, $1.50 extra)

AUDREY’S PI PIES We have an enormous selection (see menu); the house specialty is pumpkin pie

Good Morning, Tribeandall!

I’m a little late, but the Breakfast is on it’s way………………

Good Morning, Montana Lady & Johanan

Johanan, as long as you have it handled, I’ll take a rest, but today it is not an alternate as it is the only one.

Good morning everyone:-)

My legs are killing me from being on them for so long. We may not have Yoo-Hoos here so I just have some Cocoa Mocha.

No more Yoo-Hoo for you Pete. Youv’e had to much already.

Good night.

Good Morning & Good Night, Li’l Sister

Time to hit the horizontal position. Got another long day tomorrow/today.

Good Night Grog & All

P&L

Good Morning, Montana Lady, Johanan, ♠Lonewolf♠ & Little Sister.

Great menu, Johanan.. I’ll take some scrambled eggs to go.

zzzzzzzzzzzz

JOHANAN, Haven’t been blessed with the wonderful taste (to say nothing of side effects) of *DOC TOON’S WORLD FAMOS NUCLEAR COFFEE in 3 months. I’ll take a case of unobtanium collectors mugs (filled, cream no sugar please). Er, after detox and a three month withdrawal, do I have to rebuild my tolerance to BT’s favorite brew or can I resume mainlining immediately? Santa only brought me 6 pounds of coffee this holiday (” Holiday”, that PC or what?). Did they have a frost at the North Pole Coffee plantation? I’d better return to the warm, loving climes of BIG TOP. After all these months my SpellChex still refuses to recognize the two basic need’s of humanity, UNOBTANIUM and the Boston Red SOX. I need a geek.

Good Morning, Tribe

Running a little late again. We had a late night at pool. We won the first week of playoffs for Tuesday night pool. It was worth it getting home late.

Must have Doctor Toon’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee and a set (six please) of unobtanium collectors mugs. Straight, no cream or sugar. Don’t want to mess up perfection. Now to go get a cup of the substandard stuff I make. Morning All. Congrats, Lonewolf!

Good Morning, Doc, Lakesnake, Lewreader & Grog

Thank you, Lakesnake.

With that I am out of here, but should be around for a late lunch. I’m filling in for someone at another place.

Have a great day everyone!

P&L

I’m a pretty good cook, but you got me on not burning down the house. Maybe I should opt for delivery, besides the “galumphing” sounds like something funny to see. Bring it on, also, it sounds like it’s a bit warmer here in Missouri than where ya’ll are.

Good Morning, Doctor Toon, Lewreader, lakesnake, & ♠Lonewolf♠

Congrats, ♠Lonewolf♠, though I’d probably be more surprised if you had said you lost.

Good Morning All!

My poor throat. (sadly shakes head) I do not know how HopeandJoy, James, Bmonk and the others do it. I sang Silent Night a few times last night and it feels like someone took a scrub brush to my throat.

Good Morning Montana Lady, Johanan, Lonewolf, Little Sister, Grog, Doc T, LakeSnake, Digital Frog, Lurkers, Peekers, Sojo, Rmom and Everyone!

Good Morning Grog, Ooops! and Doctor Toon. Now that I’ve had my DTWFNC, it looks like it’s going to be a good one! Have a great day all!

Sorry Lonewolf, Great Morning to you, this is why I don’t make lists, I usually forget someone.

≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡ ♪ Good Morning TRIBE! ♪

Hello to all those here!

Congatrats ♠Lonewolf♠!

LakeSnake, the Edit Comment option can be real sneaky for things like that or ummm…….. you can hope you don’t get caught. Pretend like you did it on purpose?

Good Morning Ooops!, Doctor Toon and lakesnake.

Good Morning, Digital Frog, Sojourner & Ooops!

Especially: Grog, DocT, DFrog (long time, no see!), Ooops!, and lakesnake!

Oooooops!, the trick is not to oversing your voice. If you strain, it will hurt. When you have a cold, be even more ginger about singing, especially when it gets high.

And it doesn’t hurt to sing every day. A local music department policy is that you have to practice only on days you breathe.

lakesnake said, about 1 mealtime ago

I’m a pretty good cook, but you got me on not burning down the house. Maybe I should opt for delivery, besides the “galumphing” sounds like something funny to see.

I don’t claim to be a good cook–but at least I haven’t burnt the salad.

Not yet.

Daaaaa STRIP!: I was reminded of this recent 25-year anniversary strip from C&H

Doc, would it be real not nice of me to not wake Gma when I bring in her food less than ten minutes after she asks for it in the morning when she is asking for it before 8am? Really, if you are willing to wake someone up at 5:30am and ask them to make your breakfast, is it not polite to at least stay up long enough to eat it? (especially if you can get it yourself)

@Ooops!, it would be real nice of you to leave it–unless it will get cold or something.

But I’d still be soooo tempted to wake her up.

Eggs and toast, I wake her up because I know she wants me to. I am tempted not to wake her or maybe I could put it in the oven on warm until she wakes up again in two or three hours? (giggling)

Ummm……. Bmonk, I might alter or lose my voice permanently if I tried to sing Silent Night daily. I do a special rendition that is guaranteed to make teens behave in public if I stop.

One of my sisters used to control her kids that way in stores–she threatened to start singing unless they calmed down…

You have to start practicing slowly and build up. You wouldn’t start an exercise program by running a marathon the first day, would you?

Good Morning, bmonk.

Ithink I’d be tempted to wake her up too and not gently….with cymbols!

Was that enough sunshine???

It’s 32 DEGREES outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WooHoo!!!!

Practically summer!

:)))))

Doesn’t work that way Ooops!…..I have streaks of white, and I’m the same ole me..

Doc, with my sense of direction ………… it might be 2017, do you think you will be awake when I get there?

I’ve been thinking I want to be smarter, I am planning on having streaks of white added to my hair.

Montana Lady, they have done something! Are you precognitive?

Okay Bmonk, perhaps I shall practice the singing and the laugh. The laugh is very useful….. and it carries. (maniacal giggles)

Good Morning Grog, bmonk and Montana Lady!

Has anyone heard how ♥Little Sister♥* grandma is doing?

Good Morning ♠Lonewolf♠,♥♥ Little Sister♥♥, LuvH8/BBS,Grog,Doctor Toon, RwB, Doc Toon, MontanaLady, ♪Hopeandjoy♫, Johanan Rakkav, Rmom , The Sojourner,Bmonk, serenasakitty,Ladyhawk, Saskfan,lakesnake ,Digital Frog

This late morning most I know are gone. Big Sister for your grandma she is hungry she will eat. I guess my system is different I don’t eat at bed time I am fat enough just adds more. I eat healthy to for breakfast. I have a cousin, hubby is deceased, when she was young did exactly colored her hair gray to look older. She is related by marriage only. Me I don’t want that look I already have front part of hair gray, for past 15 years kept my hair short. Tomorrow I purchase text book for English has entry code has to be entered for computer. First day is 13th no mail for 17th though there will be class. Durn that means tests will be during week and I prefer doing tests on weekends.

I heard on news yesterday outside of politics with new represtive’s for each state, say glasses make people smarter. I disagree with this, learning makes people smarter. Gray just make people look older that is why I feel old.

Good Morning Sister Kab <3, I had noticed that my white hairs seemed to be up in the double digits, but we lose hair every day. I think I lost several of the white ones. (sigh) I may never look wise.

I never thought about singing when our two were little like that one was just as ornery as the other. Son though like to play with toy’s. When they got older I let them find me and I would sit and read, they would.

Phfft!

I have glasses! I don’t know that they make you smarter. But I think it is true that if you wear glasses and you don’t have them on your hearing and thinking abilities are lower. Strange, but true.

Little Sister my hearing isn’t anybetter. I too am thin on upper right side. Strange left side of my hair is very thin left side has a little body. Do you have bificals in your lense? I think I started wearing bificals almost age 30. I am as you know over 50 mark. If I seem slow responding lap top is being slow stalls and this machine is new I don’t get it.

Years ago living in a different town my hubby’s mother 88 at the time was in carehome she was fairly crippled, this happened on tax day, We received a phone at 5am I can’t remember if I sneezed or coughed anyway my left ear closed on me and so did my throat muscles. I lost a month of sleep that week of her service, I think she had a stroke, I was in bad shape, hospital couldn’t understand why no one was there. I need to see doctor and couldn’t. After I did sent to specialist, years later my left ear inside constantly has air sounds and occasional ringing.

Good Morning ♥Kab♥!

Good Morning, Montana Lady & ♥Kab♥

I am 50 and have yet to start looking “distinguished”

How are you this fairly cold morning? Do you think we will get much snow Monday? My hair is brown except up front. Upper part of my glasses is for distant driving, bifocals for reading. Sadly technology in medicine didn’t have me when I was my son’s age little to eye patch. My son who is 28 hasn’t worn glasses since leaving HS. Poor guy I know kids ridiculed him but he has glasses free. Our daughter has different type of vision and instisted on contacts though she has glasses. There dad only needs glasses for reading. Oh he went to heart specialist a month ago and they put him either meds for blood pressure water.

I use term of 50+ I just trying get to 55. Most places I can get in for senior discount doesn’t hurt my feelings.

Gentlemen that is some do look distinguish. Others not so I guess depends on how they grom themselves. Me I am always try to make myself look presentable. Since I work pt I dress down after I eat were work closets. On weekends I don’t care how I look.

Montana Lady:* It’s -1C north of you, too. Summer is here - Everyone out to the Oak trees to frolic in the nude!!!

Oh, never mind; there’s half a metre of snow around the d@#n trees.

Hello Saskfan! - Not that cold here, now 36°.

Okay all I need to leave time for lunch, change the after 12 close to 12:30 leave. Yesterday was interesting and have stuff to work with. I didn’t know if anyone would be on-line I almost didn’t get on and some may have wished I hadn’t since I say too much. Times awasting bye.

Bye ♥Kab♥.

Hi Saskfan

Bye, ♥Kab♥

DoctT said, about 1 image ago

When the gray started to appear at my temples I was told I looked “distinguished” Now the sides are snow white and the top is medium brown with heavy frost

Does that make you now “extinguished”? (or getting there?)

You’re up late, Doc. I know you’re on holiday but I thought you were keeping your normal schedule.

DocT, LOL.

Reminds me of the locals who survived the Great Blizzard of 1996.

He wondered what the weather was doing one Christmas Eve, whether they could get to the services, so he looked out of the kitchen window, and–Oh no! The blizzard was so bad the entire window was covered in blown snow! He called out to her, “Mama, we aren’t going anywhere tonight. I can’t even see out the window!”

She calmly called back, “It looks fine here, dear. I just flocked those kitchen windows today.”

Doctor Toon - LOL

See you later bmonk.

Didn’t know we had so many “extinguished” gentlemen in our Tribe……

How’s come guys look distinguished when turning grey, and us gals just look old? (or in Ooops! case, smart)

Hello to everyone Regarding singing: Ooops Not good to strain but I sing everyday to Bibs our cat or to what I am cooking or my husband or about how I feel…sometimes made up opera that makes me laugh…just short bursts of melody but Not when my throat is sore then I am quiet and gargle 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water.

My copper locks had streaks of silver in them when I was thirty…very stylish frost job for free….Pretty much white with dark trimmings at 45…I colored for a few years then quit and look at my white top and sides and upper back part of my hair and am happy while my friends have color jobs…No blue for me either….YUCKY POOH…No perms either as I have natural body-like curl/flips/waves.

It is not about how old you are, but how you are old

Montana Lady - My hair is turning now but my beard started to turn a long time ago and is now mostly white. One woman I know has asked me to color or shave my beard as I would look younger. Beards and the rest of your hair are usually different in color and I don’t want to have to shave everyday.

Hello HopeandJoy♫ - Words of wisdom!

Hello, Hopeandjoy♫

Good afternoon Tribeandall!

A fairly early lunch today! WooHoo. But a longer afternoon of working yet! :^(

Hello ♠Lonewolf♠! - Sorry for a long afternoon but I guess that’s a payment for taking lunch at a more normal time.

Good afternoon, ♠Lonewolf♠

Hi Sojo, Lonewolf, free-spirit Doc Toon,Grog, Montana Lady, and peekers

The saying about “oldness” is not original with me…not sure if I read it on my daily quotes or Graffiti. It does seem to have a lot of truth, doesn’t it Sojo It is a good reminder, too.

Sorry TRIBE, I would have posted back this afternoon but we all know what DTWFNC can do to the stability of the hands after long absence. Curse you **DOC TOON, hooked again in one day.

The time to begin most things is ten years ago. – Mignon McLaughlin

You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. – Michael Pritchard

You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there. – George Burns

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. – Mark Twain

Hello Lewreader!

Hi, again, Lewreader & Sojo!

bmonk - I finished the lecture series I was watching on The Cathedral. Learned a lot about them and can now see the influence of there design on churches I have seen here in Kansas, from cities to some of the small towns founded by settlers from other countries.

Good afternoon Tribe!

Home from work and done for the day. No pool. Aches and pains are getting better each day. Time to relax.

Good to see you able to relax now ♠Lonewolf♠!

Hi, Sojo & Bmonk

I’m going to enjoy it for sure, Sojo.

@Sojo, I don’t know if I’ve even heard of your series–but I have read, for example, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay. It’s very interesting stuff.

Who did the lecture series? How did you come by it?

@DocT–it might mean you’re still half asleep. (Is it the right half or the left half?)

Or maybe you’re just out of your right mind?

[Ducks out of room]

[[which is odd, because the ducks are usually behind or under the couch…]]

Getting older, everything gets worse; except forgetfulness… That gets better.

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. (H. L. Mencken)

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned. (Buddha)

Little birdie in the sky, dropped a poopie in my eye I didn’t scream, I didn’t cry; but I thanked the Lord cows can’t fly!

Doc, isn’t your left mind awfully crowded?

Reading over past comments, it is a little hard sometimes to keep track of who is talking to me. Hmmm……. maybe I should choose one name again?

bmonk - Here is the web site. They are expensive (probably to make them seem worth more than they are). Each course goes on sale at least once a year at 70% off or more. They are The Great Courses by The Teaching Company. I was able to get several course for $35 or less each. This course was 24 lectures each 30 min. so was 12 hours long. Most courses are good, have only ran across a few that should of been better. They have a full return with no questions asked and no length of time.

Are you trying to cause a duck problem? Do you want to be cleaning up Ducky Yuckies every day?

Good afternoon, bmonk, Doctor Toon, Ooops and all

Well shucks! I don’t know if anyone here actually looks old. For all I know everyone here could live in the same nursing home and be making up stories about their lives for giggles.

You peoples aren’t doing that, are you?

Are you, Ooops!?

Hello Doctor Toon! (and all else)

Ooops! - Of course not, I wouldn’t …er…never mind.

It’s time for my sponge bath.

Mendasock! I was doing just fine without actually greeting anyone!

(all peoples and nonpeoples who have ever associated with the Big Top in any way)

It amazes me how many things they actually call a Silver Bullet.

  I never make up stories.

Have fun, Hopeandjoy♫

You 40’s and 50’s people are not old period I used to laugh when “oldies” used to say I was a “baby” at 40. Now I am close to 70 (YES I AM) and I understand altho’ I am still pretty much a kid.

Ooops! I am what I am but making up a story might be fun…hummmm. I will keep you posted. Have fun peoples. We have been invited out to dinner so must fly. Lonewolf while you’re relaxing, keep track of Duke for me please, until I get back to see the recording.

Have a good evening at dinner HopeandJoy♫. (If that’s correct.)

Yes, at 87……. as the senior member of the group, I must say you people are all a bunch of young Whipper-Snappers!

Enjoy your evening HopeandJoy (my favorite time to sing is when my voice is messed up…….. it sounds cool then)

What would we do without Ooops, Doc Toon

Out the door! Duke up 28-11

Doctor Toon - Ditto!

Hello all I’ve been reading your stories quiet funny. I wonder if Oooops misses ♥Little Sister♥ those two together are a riot. I can’t say that for myself. I had a major project and got it done came up with a better system. Now I will relax or yet I need to exercise this evening.

Did Lonewolf relax himself into a nap?

Hell0 ♥Kab♥!

I think ♠Lonewolf♠ might of. :-)

Hello Big Sister have a great day today. You all had some fun your the life of the party here and I’m sure you miss ♥♥Little Sister♥♥. Have you heard from her?

Bye Doctor Toon.

I don’t think ♠Lonewolf♠ is finished working. I don’t think he has pool tonight.

I haven’t heard from Little Sister since the last time I saw her here. Hopefully she will check in tonight.

So……. Today or tomorrow…. depending on what is what is the last day of Christmas. I haven’t made any Christmas resolutions!!!

Grog - About 2 hours ago ♠Lonewolf♠ said he was finished and home for the night with no pool. He planned on relaxing!

Your funny. I know you miss your friend.

I am watching a show on abc. In a while I will need to exercise and catch up on tape before that I will read a great book. Nice visiting with you all have a great evening.

Have a great evening Sister Kab <3

Is there anyone here who considers themselves normal?

I think I’m abi-something.

If we’re all off, then off would be normal, therefore are we all really normal?

Bye ♥Kab♥.

Hopeandjoy♫ said, about 2 ages ago

You 40’s and 50’s people are not old period I used to laugh when “oldies” used to say I was a “baby” at 40. Now I am close to 70 (YES I AM) and I understand altho’ I am still pretty much a kid.

I heard a few years ago that “old” is at least fifteen years more than your current age.

Even when I was a teen, I didn’t care about being normal. Now I am hardly normal–in my lifestyle, in my personality or interests. It may look rather sedate and mundane, but inside it seems quite different.

@Sojo, thanks for the info! Looks interesting.

@Sojo, LOL!

Normal is really unusual, so we are all normally abnormal…

(Shhh! I am normal.)

No comment. :-)

Hey all. Had a few things to take care of.

Hi, Grog, LuvH8, Bmonk, Sojo, Kab & HopeandJoy

Glad to see you back ♠Lonewolf♠.

Hey, ♠Lonewolf♠.

Lonewolf, are you normal?

Good evening everyone :-)

Well, hello there, ♥Little Sister♥!

Hi Grog :-)

What’s all this talk about normal?

Either you are….or you aren’t. Which are you?

Good evening, Li’l Sister.

I’m a little crazy and it keeps me from going insane.

Is ThAt NoRmAl?

Hello ♥Little Sister♥!

So how are my favorite men tonight? :-)

I always thought that normal was boring.

Well I am tired. My movie is nearly done and so am I. Time to pack it in for the night.

Daytime appearances may be spotty and I won’t be by tomorrow night. Call it a night off from the ‘puter.

Gunite All!

I don’t know that I fit into favorite but I’m doing fine today. Will be a bit before I’m back while I change to a differernt room and re-boot.

Good Night Grog.

Good Night, Grog. Rest well. Catch you later!

:^))

(Giggles!) Ah! are you men blushing?

 We need Chocolate Cake!

Not yet! :-)

German Chocolate Cake!

But I like regular chocolate frosting……. We need lots of cakes!

We need lots of chocolate cake to help us get over the Yoo-Hoo addiction.

I may make turnover if I don’t fall asleep.

But those comments were there before I started making my comment in my head! I am all a foozle!

movie time!

Which movie?

Hi, peoples! Just popping in. Busy day in town, two hours of which was spent in the dentist’s chair. Now I’m trying to finish reading books I checked out for my trip before I need to return them. BTW, I think it sounds more distinguished to say I have silver hairs, instead of grey ones. They’re shiney, so why not? “It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.”

Hello Rmom - Another wise saying!

I’m watching Salt.

Hi, Rmom!

Good to “see” you, lady!

A couple of things to do. BBL

A lively bunch of Big Top peoples. Goodnight to all after a most pleasant evening!

*:^) (this is me with a daisy in my hair)

Good Night HopeandJoy♫.