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lpara

08-29-2003, 11:27 PM

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Don't Forget: *The http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/coffee.gif is always on~~it's the STRONG kind http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin5.gif *If you don't want http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cup.gif , you can always squeeze a couple of http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/orange.gif s or lemons and then join us on http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cloud9.gif in http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/b.gif The Precinct http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/b.gif

Apropos Word for Today eighty-six \ay-tee-SIKS\ verb

slang : to refuse to serve (a customer); also : to get rid of : throw out

How many Justices and/or Democrats http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/troll.gif can we eighty-six today? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin2.gif

And here is one to describe http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/broomstick.gif hil~~
facinorous (fuh-SIN-uhr-uhs) adjective Extremely wicked.

The http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/broomstick.gif is a facinorous ideologue. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif ?

Interesting Opinions An interesting interview regarding GI Janes can be found here.Women have shown they belong in the military—in the widest possible range of roles. (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=22;t=5994;r=1;&#top)

The Port Authority released the 9/11 transcripts http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad1.gif I agree with the people who think this is voyeuristic and grisly (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=18;t=5993;r=1;&#top) *

This week in History
1346 The cannon, firing a round ball carved from rock, is first used in battle in France. Their chief effect, in the beginning, was psychological since they had no more power than the trebuchet. (not much has changed http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/surrender2.gif )
1565 Oldest city in the U.S., St Augustine, (Florida), established (long before there was a U.S.) Go http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/orange.gif ies!
1873 The first public school for kindergarten in the US is opened in St.Louis, Missouri.
1954 "That’s All Right (Mama)" b/w "Blue Moon of Kentucky" became Elvis Presley’s first hit single on local charts in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips had debuted the single on his "Red Hot and Blue" show on WHBQ radio- and the rest is history...
1963 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his "I Have a Dream speech" before an audience of 250,000 near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
1973 The first scan is made using CAT (Computer Assisted Tomography).

Great Quote excerpted from “The Federalist” newsletter dated 8-25-03~~"Those who would trade our freedom for the soup kitchen of the welfare state have told us that they have a utopian solution of peace without victory. They call their policy 'accommodation.' *And they say if we only avoid any direct confrontation with the enemy, he will forget his evil ways and learn to love us. *All who oppose them are indicted as warmongers." --Ronald Reagan

Thoughts to Ponder Today excerpted from “The Federalist” Newsletter dated 8-27-03 * "Character is much easier kept than recovered." --Thomas Paine http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/salute1.gif
"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact." --George Eliot http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/winkie.gif
"The only way to make sure that government doesn't abuse its power is to not grant it in the first place." --Tom DeWeese http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif

wyatt45earp

08-30-2003, 04:31 AM

I found the 9-11 transcripts interesting in respect to people who were directly involved in a life or death situation contacting those who were indirectly involved and asking advice on what they should do. What has happened that people have come to believe that it is better to follow the course of action set by others than by using our own judgement?

wyatt45earp

08-30-2003, 04:44 AM

The liberal mind is not a terrible thing to waste. As a matter of fact, the quicker it is wasted, the sooner those dealing with reason can get on with their daily business of living their own lives without interference.

pRIMrose

08-30-2003, 06:18 AM

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Made it back http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif

Good moring http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/daisy.gif Laurie and W45E! Laurie, the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/coffee.gif is just what I need this morning ~ and I brought some scrumptious "diet" http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif donuts. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrinangelA.gif

Sure is lots of not so http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif "funny stuff" going on around the world these days. Seems as though the Iraqi police arrested four men, all with links to al-Qaida, in connection with the deadly car bombing at Iraq's holiest Shiite Muslim shrine, a senior police official said Saturday. Guess the al-Aqida just hate everyone. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif

As for that poor excuse of a congressman from SD ~ I agree, drop kick him outa Congress, pull his perks and let him do a little jail time. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif That guy he killed was doing a lot of good things for his community, not to say that he is more important than someone else, but it sure will be a blow to the organizations we was heading up. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif

Charie ~ There are several ways to keep up to date on virus protection. I believe some of them are offered over the internet ~ McAffee in particular. But if you loaded McAffee from a program you purchased, it is usually only good for a year and you should run live updates even though they should be automatic. No virus protection is good for even a week nowadays. It has to be continually updated. I have Norton and renew it yearly. BTW ~ if I come to see you will I have to wade through a bunch of "liberal knees" to get to the door? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rotflo.gif

Did we decide who won the "ugliest" liberal contest? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif I think we should pick out the top four or five and create a poll. Of course there should be two polls ~ one for the guys and one for the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/broomstick.gif bunch. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin2.gif

Laurie ~ after we decide who wins the poll we'll "eighty-six" 'em ~ and the losers too. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

Quote[/b] ]The http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/broomstick.gif is a facinorous ideologue.
Laurie ~ the whole dern http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/jacka.gif party is facinorous It should be officially declared their middle initial ~ like "Tom F. Daschle" http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/b.gif

Looks like the Dims are trying to dig up as much dirt on Arnold as they can. They'd rather have a card carrying member of MECHA elected than a guy who exhibited a little "youthful exurberance" http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blush.gif almost three decades ago. Sounds about normal for them. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes2.gif
Better go see what you all http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/chatter.gif about yesterday while I was MIA. CYL http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Terri

08-30-2003, 06:35 AM

Here I am in what might as well be the middle of the night. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lol.gif I woke up at 4am because it's raining. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/raincloud.gif It's wonderful to have rain even if it did wake me up. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

We have to go see the daughter today. I did tell you all that I'm going to be grandma again didn't I? I think I did way back in the beginning but I may not have mentioned it since. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cloud9.gif

Great intro to Saturday, Laurie! Thanks! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Quote[/b] ]The Port Authority released the 9/11 transcripts I agree with the people who think this is voyeuristic and grisly
I do too on one hand, but there is another part of me that says that people need to remember what happened on 9/11. Some, including Democrat politicians, seem to have forgotten and also to have forgotten that it can happen again.

Wyatt, I think you make a good point. Do you think it had something to do with it being a work situation for them. People are used to being directed at work and feeling safe at work. If they had been tourists touring the towers would they have run out sooner?

RIM, I will have a diet donut please. I want one with diet chocolate icing. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

I posted an article about the Shiite bombing in War on Terror. It looks as though the trouble from this could just keep growing. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

It's a little bit scary to me that Janklow has apparently been pretty irresponsible for a long time yet he was seen as a serious challenger to Daschle. I just have to say that they seem to elect some strange folks in SD from both parties. It would be good to hear from someone who understands the political situation there. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes2.gif

RIM, you are right about the virus checkers. Usually the updates on a program that comes with the computer are only good for 90 days. I renew my subscriptions to Nortons religiously and it's become a habit for me to click on manual update daily just to be sure. Nortons normally has updates on Wednesday but they issue new ones inbetween when there is an outbreak like SoBig or Blaster. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mouse.gif Isn't this mouse icon cute? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Peace Through Strength

08-30-2003, 06:50 AM

Good Morning All http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif Ipara, W45E, RIM

Well this has sure been a hectic week at the office...all I can say is I sure am glad for the three day weekend http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

Quote[/b] ]Iraqi police arrested four men, all with links to al-Qaida, in connection with the deadly car bombing at Iraq's holiest Shiite Muslim shrine, a senior police official said Saturday. Guess the al-Aqida just hate everyone.
I for one am very happy that the Iraqi Police is stepping up some of its efforts, and not leting the entire burden fall on our soldiers. In fact we need to begin training them so that they can begin helping out even more.

did anyone else see Hannity & Colmes the other night when they had Geraldo Rivera on? he was saying that the media is concentrating to much on the negative and not enough on the good thats happening. He said that he witnessed an actual election, something they have never done before, with about 9 candidates.

People seem to forget, Iraq has been under a dictatorship for decades now, and before that they werent any better. We need to teach these people how to be free, it takes time. We have to build them up, not re-build, becouse they were never built in the first place.

Quote[/b] ]like "Tom F. Daschle"
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Quote[/b] ]The Port Authority released the 9/11 transcripts I too agree that this is HORRIBLE...there is nothing good about this, it is not a teaching tool, JOE SHMOE in anyplace in the U.S. will learn nothing from this...if they legitimatley are doing this as a teaching tool, then only release is it to any type of RESCUE team (Police, Fire Dept, Paramedics, Etc.) ...this will only serve to open wounds of those who lost someone in this horrible act.

Well off to read the forums, and catch up on some news.

CYL. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif

flowerpower

08-30-2003, 06:54 AM

Good morning....Could I please have 2 of those diet donuts??? Boy....I wish they sold those around here!! Sure would be good to go with my coffee!
Terri...do you stay up all night and write this?? I am impressed!!
I enjoy all this every day...Glad I can be part of it...
Been watching Fox...and of course Iraq....Terrible things...I dont know the solution. It makes me worry a great deal, but I have faith in our guys....and our country...So we will just have to see.
Oh..plain donut...or chocolate?? I will take the chocolate!!!
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flowerpower

08-30-2003, 06:56 AM

congrats Terri!!...forgot to put that in... http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Terri

08-30-2003, 07:26 AM

Peace, yes! I saw the H&C with Geraldo and it was really quite good even though C was trying to tear down most of what he said. Liberals don't seem to be able to stand good news. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif

Flowerpower, it was lpara that stayed up all night last night. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

This just happened to be one of those early up days for me.

Thanks for the congrats. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Now, I must report to the treadmill in the basement. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

flowerpower

08-30-2003, 07:36 AM

It seems like both of you have been up all night....Ipara...did nt mean to slight you... sorry. Glad its not me on that treadmil...although I need to be....have fun ...off to work here!

Granite River

08-30-2003, 08:11 AM

Good morning all.

Geraldo at least tries to find something positive going on in Iraq where ABC wears blinders so that they can only see the dead Americans or the disgruntled soldier.

I may have lost an engine that I really liked. My daughter overheated the 3.5 in our 97 Intrepid. It still runs but it doesn’t sound too good. The poor old car has been back and forth across the country several times and up and down the western mountains. It was almost ready for recycling but I hate to see a machine abused. Now I have to decide what kind of Dodge to replace it with. We need at least two cars and a truck. My truck is older yet and little drops of its bodily fluid leak out from steam to stern. But I would still keep it if I didn’t need a new truck for a project that I have going. I need a new Dodge pick-up to help me promote a new product that I designed years ago and have decided to produce.

Quote[/b] ]congrats Terri!!...forgot to put that in...

Forget it Flower, Terri is too professional to be influenced my such a lame attempt to get the last chocolate donut . She would never let flattery sway her from doing what is right. She would never give you the last chocolate donut, when she knows that I want at least half of it, just because you are willing to give her credit for the whole board, even though this beautiful board is a well oil machine that she runs with expert care.

wyatt45earp

08-30-2003, 08:18 AM

Terri: I don*t think this seeking approval is soley linked to the work place. It is taught from childhood. Seek approval of our parents. Seek approval of our teachers. Seek approval of our peers. I have seen people buy a piece of clothing that they admired, buy it, put it on and then ask, "How does this look on me?" If the answer comes back negative, you will likely see it at their next yard sale. These people involved with 9-11 appeared to me like someone who was drowning and using a cell phone to talk to someone they assumed was a life guard, Telling them they were drowning and being told to be sure and not lose the phone connection. I am in no way making light of the siruation but only how my mind works in relation to the workings of other minds.

Granite River

08-30-2003, 09:09 AM

I agree Wyatt that many people wait for others to tell them what to do and it is the wrong thing to do in some cases. But in some cases it is better to know which way to run before you run down a blocked stairway. In one of the towers a lot of people died above the fire because they didn’t know that there was an open stairway.

I guess I feel most for the people trapped in elevators.

All in all the whole thing is really hard for most people to grasp. Maybe a thousand people trapped above the fires, hundreds dead , others jumping out of the fire to the ground and hundreds of people going up to get them out when the first building collapsed.

The recollection of what these people went through before they died reminds me of a discussion that got me banned from the old TIMM/CNN boards. We were talking about the PANAM 109 bombing and someone said that I was being a little hard on the Arabs. I reminded them, in the most graph detail, that the experience of finding yourself out in the open at 35k feet going 500mph was not a good thing.

While I’m here I will rant about my favorite technology. These people died horrible deaths but the experience of being run over by an 18wheeler is no less horrific. With today technology we could reduce big truck traffic by two thirds and cut transportation costs by three froths if we would develop airships as long haul transportation vehicles. But the most valuable use of large airships could be as fire fighters. A 500 foot long airship equipped to fight tall building fires could have handled the WTC fires before the buildings fell. Other large airships should be fighting the forest fires around the country.

lpara

08-30-2003, 10:38 AM

You're smart, GR~~I like those ideas and I hate big ol' trucks on the highways when we're traveling. They'll squish ya in a second and just say, oh sorry I didn't see that little bug on the ground. Well, I do know a couple of Good Truckdrivers, but for the most part~~they own the road and will run over anyone who gets in their way.

Charie

08-30-2003, 10:38 AM

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Good Morning, Lovely http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif ns!!

GR: Your idea sounds extremely interesting. Airship? Do you mean something like dirigibles? That's what comes to my mind when you say airship.

All right you guys, don't be eatin' all the donuts before I get a chance to dig in there. I have to start a diet on Monday so to get in practice I'll take a diet bismarck with diet sugar and diet raspberry jelly in it, please.

There was a news report on one of the TV channels late last night. It could've been the BBC on the local PBS station. It was horrible! Really graphic film footage of the aftermath of that explosion. Horribly injured people trying to crawl away and dead ones being carried out. Just terrible! I do hope that the sight of this and knowing who did it will focus the Iraqi people's minds on who the real bad guy is in this.

Something really strange on TMJ news reports yesterday, was that the newsreader kept saying (paraphrasing) "it's thought that the U.S. will be blamed for the explosion." http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yikes.gif They repeated that all day. Finally, on the 6:00 news they stopped saying it. And I think that everyone should give me a whole bunch of money....but thinking it doesn't make it so!! Whatever happened to news reporting in this country? Speculation doesn't belong on a hard news program. Leave that to the editors and the columnists.

lpara

08-30-2003, 10:40 AM

CONGRATS to Terri & Daughter and Hub I http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lovey.gif babies!

lpara

08-30-2003, 10:43 AM

Howdy Doody Charie http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif we http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mouse.gif ed at the same time http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrinangelA.gif

Charie

08-30-2003, 10:50 AM

Oops! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blush.gif Hit the "send" before I meant to.

I'm supposed to go fishing with the son and The Hub today but so far they're just talking about it and filling their faces. Can't decide which place to go. By the time we get this show on the road we won't be able to get near a lake or a river. Possibly not even close to a puddle!

RIM, you come right ahead. All of the Liberal knees are on the back porch. The welcome mat is on the front porch.

Terri, congratulations on becoming grandma again. Although what you had to do with it, I'd be hard pressed to explain.

Guess I'd better go get the cattle prod and get our traveling circus on the road. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/winkie.gif

Bye-bye! Maybe I'll have fish for supper.
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pRIMrose

08-30-2003, 11:15 AM

Congratulations To Terri, Our http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/swing.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/granny.gif and to "mom" & "dad" who did all the work. http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/C4/00/RIMsStuff/2/ac.jpgIf it was a boy I can change this to BLUE. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

Hi Charie ~ isn't there a couple of good size lakes near you? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

Quote[/b] ] I need a new Dodge pick-up to help me promote a new product that I designed years ago and have decided to produce.

OK GR ~ http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/noway.gif ~ no fair keeping us in suspense. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif Inquiring minds want to know. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin2.gif

Hi flowerpower & Laurie http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif ~ off to eat lunch. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/boots.gif

BBAW

flowerpower

08-30-2003, 11:42 AM

whats for lunch??? diet something I am sure....seems like my entire life is spent on a diet.....If I didnt...oh dear!!! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
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Granite River

08-30-2003, 12:20 PM

Charie, the news media was trying to encourage the Iraqis to blame us but they finally realized that Iraq doesn’t pay them much attention. But Hillary will be glad to blame GW for the explosion.

Yes, airships can be called dirigibles. But I can’t spell dirigible and it sounds like a foreign word. For fighting fires in the cities the vehicle would have a long boom that could inject the appropriate chemical, water or CO2 in the burning building or structure. It might even have an escape tube that could be put right through the side of a burning high-rise. High pressure air from the tube would clear out the smoke so that the victims could find the tube. In the case of the WTC the airship could have approached to within a hundred feet and dropped hoses to the ground to supplement its onboard water and chemical supplies. Able to deliver 500 gallons of water per minute along with foam or CO2, the water alone would have been able to keep the fire from taking the towers down. Another boom might deploy a net for jumpers. The most advance society in the Solar system is still fighting fires the same way the first person did when he got his fur pants on fire. We either pour water on it or hit at it. The way we fight forest fires, many set by the people who make their living fighting summer fires, is a joke. My airship could deploy a three hundred foot wide boom capable of pressures so high that it would strip the flammable material from the trees as it doused the fire.

In a simple house fire you could simply blow the fire out with a CO2 rich air mixture, followed by a dry suppressant that would prevent much of the damage that water causes in house fires.

stormy

08-30-2003, 01:17 PM

GOOD AFTERNOON, YA'LL

Nice opening, Laurie--I'm going to have to write that big word down in order to remember it--sounds like a good one! *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

GR, you are so brilliant--with all those fancy ideas, you should be rolling in money--do *you put these things on paper and get them all figured out in total http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif * *I bet your invention has something to do with oil wells, right ? * http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

FlowerPower, you're not really on a diet, are you? * Of course, I've been on a see-food diet for a long time--I eat everything I see http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rofl.gif

As for releasing the phone calls, it was horrific to hear again, but I really think there are lots of people who need to be kept reminded of what happened on 9-11. * * It seems way too many have forgotten far too soon! * http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif

Had a call from my German war bride (WW2) friend this morning and she says we seem to be taking lots of lessons from Hitler in all the things that are being banned http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/exclamation.gif * *I'm sure I've seen someone else write that in here, also. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif

She also shared a couple of jokes with me, so I'm going to share them with ya'll--we all need to laugh a lot, nowadays, in my opinion. * *It fights depression and helps keep up our own spirits! *
Quote[/b] ]Three old couples were out in a boat that capsized and there was nobody to save them.

When they got to the pearly gates, they were met by St. Peter. * *As he checked his book, he told the first couple they couldn't get in--they loved money too much. *Even their name was Penney.

He went through the same procedure with the second one who had been a jeweler. * *He said you can't get in, all you thought about was making money--even your name is named after one--Ruby.

The third man looked at his wife and said, "Fanny, come on, we don't stand a chance."

Quote[/b] ]Three women were talking about their husbands and comparing their gifts from them. * The first woman said, "my husband bought me a $50,000 fur coat". * The second woman just said "hmph" * *The third woman said, isn't that nice?"

The second woman said her husband bought her a $100K diamone ring. * *The first woman just said "hmmm". * The third woman said "isn't that nice"!

So, not having said anything, the first two asked the 3rd what her husband had given her. * She said, "oh, he sent me to finishing school!" * The others said, "Really, what did you learn? "

She said, "we learned to say "isn't that nice" when someone said something about the things that had happened to them, instead of saying "b*ll sh*t!"

BTW, this lady was so proud to become an American citizen and she is extremely outspoken about what is going on in our country today, as you can probably tell from her statement above! * * She consistently says if people don't want to learn English, they shouldn't come to America in the first place http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

Terri, Congratulations on the new grandchild--Be sure and give the mother our blessings and that we are all hoping for *an easy birth and a healthy baby ! * http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Ya'll keep http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/swing.gif ing and http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/happydance.gif ing! *

Stormy the OLD http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/granny.gif of http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif

ALLEN L. WELLS

08-30-2003, 01:43 PM

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

Quote[/b] ]How many Justices and/or Democrats *can we eighty-six today?
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/propeller.gif IPARA - 86 SOUND LIKE A GOOD NUMBER TO START WITH. *MAYBE WE OUGHT TO START A LIST - I CAN THINK OF A BUNCH OF NAMES TO START.

Quote[/b] ]As for that poor excuse of a congressman from SD ~ I agree, drop kick him outa Congress, pull his perks and let him do a little jail time.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif PRIMROSE - I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY WITH YOU ON THIS ONE. *TOO MANY OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THINK THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW. *THROW THE BOOK AT HIM.

Quote[/b] ]RIM, you are right about the virus checkers. Usually the updates on a program that comes with the computer are only good for 90 days. I renew my subscriptions to Nortons religiously and it's become a habit for me to click on manual update daily just to be sure. Nortons normally has updates on Wednesday but they issue new ones inbetween when there is an outbreak like SoBig or Blaster.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mouse.gif TERRI - ME TOO. I JUST RENEWED MY NORTON'S ANTI -VIRUS. *ALSO UPGRADED FROM 2002 TO 2003. *ALSO GOT AN IMMEDIATE $20 REBATE. *DURING ALL THIS THEY PROVIDED A SPECIAL TOOL TO CLEAN UP THAT LAST VIRUS AND ALSO PROVIDE A LINK TO MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER FOR A PATCH FOR THIS VIRUS.

Quote[/b] ]I for one am very happy that the Iraqi Police is stepping up some of its efforts, and not leting the entire burden fall on our soldiers. In fact we need to begin training them so that they can begin helping out even more.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH - I THINK *GETTING MORE IRAQIS UP FRONT IS A BIG KEY IN GETTING THINGS SETTLED DOWN IN IRAQ. *MOST OF THE MILITARY COMMENTATORS HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.

Quote[/b] ]did anyone else see Hannity & Colmes the other night when they had Geraldo Rivera on? he was saying that the media is concentrating to much on the negative and not enough on the good thats happening. He said that he witnessed an actual election, something they have never done before, with about 9 candidates.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH - I SAW THIS AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH WHAT GERALDO HAD TO SAY. *I AGREE WITH HIM ABOUT ALL WE ARE GETTING FROM THE MAJOR MEDIA IS THE BAD NEWS. *WE WERE GETTING SOME SMALL BITS OF THE GOOD NEWS IN INTERVIEWS WITH J. PAUL BREMER AND THE RANKING MILITARY GUYS. *I HAVE SEEN A BIG CHANGE IN GERALDO SINCE HE HAS COME TO FOX AND MY RESPECT FOR HIM HAS GONE UP A COUPLE OF NOTCHES.

Quote[/b] ]Been watching Fox...and of course Iraq....Terrible things...I dont know the solution. It makes me worry a great deal, but I have faith in our guys....and our country...So we will just have to see.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/qmark.gif FLOWERPOWER - I THINK YOU MENTIONED A WHILE BACK THAT YOUR HUSBAND WAS IN IRAQ. *MOST OF THE RELIABLE INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED HAS BEEN THROUGH E-MAILS RECEIVED BY SOME OF OUR MEMBERS FROM OUR SERVICE MEMBERS SERVING IN IRAQ. *I WOULD MOST INTERESTED TO LEARN WHAT YOU ARE HEARING FROM YOUR HUSBAND OVER THERE.

Quote[/b] ]Peace, yes! I saw the H&C with Geraldo and it was really quite good even though C was trying to tear down most of what he said. Liberals don't seem to be able to stand good news.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsdown.gif TERRI - I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS IN MY COMMENTS ABOVE. *YOU ARE CORRECT - COMBS JUST SPEWS THE DEMOCRAT/LIBERAL LINE OF THE DAY. *WE ALL KNOW WHO THE REAL STAR OF THIS PROGRAM IS - GO SEAN.

Quote[/b] ]Whatever happened to news reporting in this country? *Speculation doesn't belong on a hard news program. *Leave that to the editors and the columnists.
http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/reporter.gif CHARIE - THIS IS PART OF THE LIBERAL MINDSET THAT ALL OF US SHEEP OUT HERE ARE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO INTERPRET THE NEWS THEIR WAY. *ALL I WANT FROM THESE JOKERS IS THE HARD FACT NEWS AND I WILL DRAW MY OWN CONCLUSIONS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lookaround.gif OFF TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE FORUM.

Der Alte

08-30-2003, 03:23 PM

Good Morning All: Thats the way I usually start the day, but today MSN was playing with me - in other words I was having a bad case of the double P's - Puter Problems. All fixed now, but I'm behind in everything I had planned so let me get to it and see how much catching up I can do. See you later.

pcyrdad

08-30-2003, 04:04 PM

Afternoon, everyone! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/swing.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Hope all those diet thingies are gone by now... I need REAL food! And bigger britches... http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

Quote[/b] ]They'd rather have a card carrying member of MECHA elected than a guy who exhibited a little "youthful exurberance" *almost three decades ago.

If he promised to demonstrate that "youthful exuberance" while in office, the Dems might change their minds...

Quote[/b] ]We have to go see the daughter today. I did tell you all that I'm going to be grandma again didn't I?

Congratulations, Terri! When is your daughter's due date?

Quote[/b] ]It would be good to hear from someone who understands the political situation there. *

How about talking to the Dem activist from one of the reservations up there who was arrested for voter fraud for filling out bogus ballots for Tom Da$$chole?

Quote[/b] ]Well this has sure been a hectic week at the office...all I can say is I sure am glad for the three day weekend * http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

I'll http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/beer.gif to that!

GR... you either have WAY too much time on your hands, or you're going to be facinorously rich in a few years! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Quote[/b] ]All of the Liberal knees are on the back porch.

Are you sure it's their knees you want to nail to the porch?

Well, I should wrap up here for now; "pcyrson" has been down for his nap, but I hear him happily chirping over the monitor now. Hopefully, I'll be back later. Hi to anyone I missed! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Terri

08-30-2003, 04:34 PM

GR, Dodge trucks seem to have seal problems but we love our old Dodge anyway. *Hmmm...I did give Flower the last chocolate donut. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Wyatt, I think it's called the herd mentality.

GR, I've never heard of the concept of fighting fires in tall buildings from airships but it sounds interesting.

Laurie, I have the opposite view. I think there are a lot of courteous and good truck drivers for every bad one. I've had a couple of bad experiences but some good ones too. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Charie, that's interesting. Apparently 19 al Queda have been arrested for it but the Iraqis don't believe that. They think it was Ba'ath party loyalists. There's that number "19" again. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yikes.gif

Thanks for the congrats, Laurie. I know I mentioned this way back but we are always a little nervous about this daughter when it comes to babies. She has had a very tough time so I wanted to be sure before I said too much. I guess I can be pretty sure at six months. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Quote[/b] ]Terri, congratulations on becoming grandma again. *Although what you had to do with it, I'd be hard pressed to explain.
Well, without me, there wouldn't have been a mommy to produce this child. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

RIM, it is a boy! That will give us two of each and as my other grandson say, even up the odds.

Flower, there is no way I'm going to admit what I had for lunch but I didn't have any breakfast soooooooo...... http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin2.gif

Thanks, stormy! *Good laughs! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Allen, you will never get hard fact news from most of today's media. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Der Alte, did you catch the double Ps from RIM?

pcyrdad, she is due at the end of November. She wants to add to the fall birthdays. We already have 3 in October and 2 in December so this will give us one in the middle if the date is accurate.

flowerpower

08-30-2003, 05:12 PM

Good afternoon....I just had dinner...and yes I do have to watch what i eat....its that seefood diet...
When i said my guy is in iraq....not hubby....BF...I dont hear much from him. Every now and then I get email. He is not able to tell me much. His team moves around all over. They have been there since jan.....He is not Army..but works for them. About all I can say.
It worries me greatly when I hear about the unrest there. The bombing of the mosque has inflamed the shiites..I do not know when the interference from outside will stop.They want to take down America at any cost, but they will not succeed.

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag17.gif God Bless our USA http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif

jonessa2

08-30-2003, 05:30 PM

HELLO to our *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/swing.gif *into SATURDAY crew with more to follow:
Ipara
Wyatt
RIM
Terri
Peace
Flower
GR
Charie
stormy
ALLEN
DA

Nice opener Ipara. *I do enjoy your words. *I like that 'F' word. *Is this forum word? the on-line Webster's doesn't like it. *It said-are you looking for 'fascinates' *Whatever. * it suits the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/broomstick.gif and http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/jacka.gif to a T.
I actually fell asleep reading
<a href="http://frontpagemagazine.co m/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9 599" target="_blank">G.I. Janes *
By Jamie Glazov *
FrontPageMagazine.co m | August 29, 2003</a>
only to come the end of the article that said it all.
Quote[/b] ]In response to Manning's point about social conservatives et al: *there are women who happen to agree with the views expressed by Mr. Guttman and myself. *Amelia Earhart once said, "Men will abandon the arena of battle altogether rather than share it with women." *Jacqueline Cochran, who was an accomplished pilot and who commanded the WASPs (Women's Air Service Pilots) during WWII, so opposed the idea of a fully coed military that she testified against letting women attend the service academies in 1976. *More recently, Phyliss Schlafly, Elaine Donnelly, Kate O'Beirne and other conservative women, none exactly "passive" or lacking in accomplishment, have made many if the same points Mr. Guttman and I made in this forum. *Presumably, their views can be dismissed as those of threatened men? *Or maybe they aren't really women because they don't agree with Ms. Bruce and Captain Manning. *And, what about men who disagree with Mr. Guttman and myself? * Bill Clinton advanced the feminist cause on women in the military nearly completely, but then he was a non-traditional man who always treated women with the highest level of respect. *That must be why feminists always defended him so strongly. No policy is beyond challenge or change. *<a href="http://frontpagemagazine.co m/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9 599" target="_blank"> I'd hate to think that any American soldier, man or woman, died because political correctness stopped us from doing what the facts tell us is right.
</a>

As for 9/11 I would say that if there were any veterans from wars later than Vietnam, the employees would have immediately evacuated. *I personally would never work in a building that tall, and if I did, I would have had a parachute handy. *Why would anyone besides rescue and relief institutions want to read whatever was in the transcripts. *
I WILL NEVER FORGET. This was no worse than that awful NJ niteclub fire where you could see flames licking at the legs of everyone piled prone on top of each, stuck in the doorway. *God, I hate even thinking about this it brings on my *PTSD (http://ncptsd.org/)
*WHERE ARE THOSE DONUTS? did you guys hide them. *I need a glazed raised. *I wish I had willpower in these kinds of circumstances. 'Let go, and Let God!'

The Shiite bombing is a shame. But Freedom is not Free. *There are many http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/devil.gif s out there. *Am glad the Iraqi police are a presence out there. *The news is saying the bombers were palistinian, kuwuiti, jordanian,saudi. *Well, if we just keep killing them, their population at home will diminish. *Okay, genocide is not a good idea http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Congrats Terri, looks like one more rock in that http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rockingchair.gif *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif *http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung/party/party-smiley-006.gif Hope daughter and babe are doing well.

I have McAffee virus protection. and when news of the virus was spreading. *I'm with you, I hit that update button all the time. and downloaded the XP MS fixes.

Now GR Are you talking about a blimp, like the Metlife blimp that covers sports? we went from your 'airships' to Charie's dirigible. *Just what would this look like. Will this look http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/alien.gif * Charie you go and get those fish http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif and we'll help you eat. *Is that on Atkins.
and stormy there is a hurricane watch for Corpus. *Are you OKay?.. and DA am glad you're back http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/compute.gif

am off to http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/swing.gif and browse.

jonessa2

08-30-2003, 05:37 PM

Quote[/b] (stormy @ Aug. 30, 2003 -- 1:17 pm)]"we learned to say "isn't that nice" when someone said something about the things that had happened to them, instead of saying "b*ll sh*t!"

stormy *I'm with Fanny. *And that charm, you just have to love. * http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif

Der Alte

08-30-2003, 06:44 PM

Good Evening All: Quote[/b] ]Der Alte, did you catch the double Ps from RIM?

Yeah, that must be what happened - she ran out of rain to send me, so she decided to send something else.

By the way, I may be late but I hope I'm in time to congratulate you and your daughter.

Listening to the talking heads on most of the news networks, I had to laugh at the way they report the US failure to guard the holy site - none of them bothered to mention the fact that the Iraqi's requested the Americans to stay away from the sites. I think FOX is the only network to get it right.

Anyone catch Tony Snow interviewing Bustamante. He asked him at least 4 times about his feelings about Mecha and never did get an answer. I know Bustamante was afraid of losing some of the hispanic vote, but I worry about him and others of his ilk. I really believe that there is a group that actively seeks to return the southwest to Mexico and you never hear anything from our elected officials. Go figure.

Have a great evening and drop by in the morning.

Granite River

08-30-2003, 09:27 PM

Quote[/b] ] I bet your invention has something to do with oil wells, right ?

I do have one little project that is designed to move drilling equipment in and out of ANWR during winter or summer. Right now we can only drill in the winter while the ground is hard frozen. My A.R.T.A.C. will move a whole drilling rig in and out of ANWR without leaving a mark on the ground. It may scare the caribou but they can eat weeds and grass for all I care.

The one I need a truck to promote I did design while I was working in the oil field deep in the South Texas wilderness, but it will be of great value to people from all walks of life and save us all fuel.

Bustamante is the worst thing that can happen to CA or this country. It is just inconceivable to me that any person who has ever been to Mexico would want to turn any part of the USA back to be part of that garbage bump.

The idea of using airships for fire fighting is pretty much my own idea and I have been trying to get US companies interested in building airships but it looks like we may have to go to Germany to get what we need. And an airship could knock down a pretty large bio or chemical cloud before it has time to spread for miles. Then it can clean up the effected area much quicker than a bunch of guys with brushes. An airship patrolling the largest city would on the scene in minutes able to apply neutralizing agents to a path 500 feet wide. Simple bleach is effective against many bio and chemical agents and will not harm the environment.

Floridaguy

08-30-2003, 09:37 PM

Good Evening Y'all! Heelo to everyone who checked in today, and welcome to any new members we have. Terri, congrats on the new grandson. I am sure it must be easier than raising one's own children. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif Had a relatively quiet day, but brought on some of my own puter headaches this fine afternoon. Meryl has been wanting to get the boys set up on the Internet, as they each have their own desktop PC. Besides which, David needs the net for homework, and I am tired of his being on mine all the time. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif So we picked up a D-Link Wireless Broadband Router today, with two wireless AirPlus Extreme G PCI Adapters (one for each of their computers). I finally got my own computer hardwired in via the cable, and working (after only a tiny call to tech support when I couldn't hook up to the Internet going through the Router). Tonight, I installed the hardware Adapter into Mitchell's computer, but now it won't configure into his computer, even though it is showing up as having been successfully installed. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif I am sure it is easier to fix than it seems. Tomorrow is another day.....

Sold popcorn with both Mitchell and David in the 'hood today. Sales are way down, and I am trying to figure out why. It could be because of all the negative press/publicity the Scouts have been getting lately for maintaining their morals. It could be because of the economy, or high gas prices, or that people didn't particularly like all the popcorn they got last year (or in some cases, still didn't use it up! ). It is probably a bit of all of the above, but about half of the people who normally buy some still did, even on our own street. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif *I guess I will find out a week from Monday if other scouts are running across the same thing. I don't mind going back to houses when people aren't home, but we have been getting lots of "no thank you we're not interested" responses from those who are home. It is just not typical of my neighborhood, where people will buy anything for a good cause. Still, if the boys just need to go to more houses to get the same sales, then that's what they/we will do. Their goal is to sell $1000 apiece of product, which will pay for a week of Boy Scout summer camp each. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

Well, I better get some http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sleeping.gif . I have it on good authority that my presence is called for in here tomorrow morning, and skulking in late at night isn't going to cut it tomorrow. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *Later *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/members.gif *team. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/red_eyes.gif *Have a good night.

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Terri

08-30-2003, 10:00 PM

Floridaguy, I did the WiFi thing a few weeks ago so that my laptop and desktop can share the same broadband connection. It works great now but it was a huge hassle and I had to have a lot of tech support help. If I can help you, I'm willing but there are probably people here who know more. I printed out all the settings so that I would know what to do if I have to do it again but it also depends on your ISP. My desktop is hardwired in and it was hard to setup. There was nothing to the laptop. Since it has XP it was just a matter of turning it on and selecting the network. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif very http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

GR, please remember us when you are rich and famous. We will like you just as much then. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Thank you all for your congratulations on the baby. I'll keep you informed on how it's going. So far, so good. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

DA, the media is always willing to help us look bad whether we deserve it or not. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif

Jonessa, I'm with you. I don't like tall buildings either. We don't have many tall buildings here. Actually a New Yorker would say we don't have any. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin2.gif

Charie

08-30-2003, 10:30 PM

We got back to shore before they turned the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/light.gif on. The son caught a 5-7 lb. catfish and I caught 4 perch in the 5-7 ounce category http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif The Hub didn't even get a http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mosquito.gif bite. Son also got a fair sized Northern pike but it was just a little too short. We were on the lake for about 6 hours and I think I'm suffering from a bad case of terminal flat butt. Or wait, maybe you can't die from that, it just feels as though you might!

We rented a boat and motor at a little town west of us. I was surprised that they still had boats available, but they did. The town sure was full of people and cars, though. Lots of Illinois license plates. I think people around here just swap places on these weekends. People from Illinois come here and people from here go another 100-200 miles further north. I'm wondering where the people on the south shore of Lake Superior go. Hmm-m-m.

Anyhow, we won't be inviting the neighbors in for a fish fry.

I'm so http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sleepy.gif , that I'm going to turn in early tonight. I had so much sunblocker on that I look more as though I sat in a walk-in cooler all day instead of out in the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sun1.gif

Hope you all had a nice day. We're due for about 3 more just like today. In the low 70s and with a few clouds just to give you http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sunbrella.gif now and then. Wonderful day! Except for the container of dead leeches. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/barf.gif

See you all tomorrow.

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