Big Top by Rob Harrell for March 27, 2010

Crab…neatly picked by me and Carmy Lox and bagels Bloody Marys Eggs, any style, so long as they are scrambled Bacon, ordered by the pound Cheddar grits Maple grits Corn mufins Corn Chowder Mimosas, flirtinis, and other vodka based drinks

YEA! I’ll add the Pirate coffee, Nuclear coffee, CocoMocha and Lattes for the caffeine feeners.

Good Morning Hymenoxis!

I always forget non-alchoholic beverages.

Have you ever had breakfast at the Island Cafe in Port Aransas?

Good Morning, Carmy!

Good morning Carmy and Hy!

Wonderful breakfast today! I’ll have eggs, scrambled Cheese grits And a bloody Mary.

No, I’ve never even been to Port Aransas, I know some folks that live there though. Good food at the Island Cafe?

Good Morning Marg!

I remember the old cinder-block building down by the marina, dedicated to fisher-people. Best breakfast in Texas.

Good Morning/Late Evening Tribe

Yes, it comes on coffee mugs!

Doc, I hope it handles the nuclear coffee!

Great breakfast, Hymenoxis.

I’ll have some eggs, bacon and a Bloody Mary. Thank you, sir!

Good Morning JFri!

Hy, I’ll have to remember that. I’m hoping to go to see my family in South Texas this summer.

Hm. Never been to Port Aransas.

It used to be worth a trip.

Good Morning, Hymenoxis, Carmy, Marg, JFri & Lonewolf!

Hy, I never had a reason to go there. I was always too busy in Corpus.

Good Morning Grog!

Glad you made it back, Grog.

WAY TO GO HY! LOVELY BREAKFAST, I WILL HAVE A BIT OF EVERYTHING,!

Thank you Carmy and Hy for so carefully picking the Crabs for us!

Dig in to this lovely breakfast, Fellow Baby!

HI MARG!

BE SURE AND SAVE SOME FOR JFRI!

Good Morning Dry! You’re very welcome. Hymenoxis showed me how to pick the crabs.

Morning, Fellow Baby

. I never was one to wake up hungry, but I’m also on a virtual diet.

No one has a reason to go to Aransas. It’s fun, though.

Well now I’m going to have to go when I visit my friends in Corpus.

There was a place in TX that was close to Port Arthur, called Sartain’s. They had BBQ crabs, raw oysters, frogs’ legs, and some sort of fish. You sat at picnic tables, which held a stack of paper plates and a roll of paper towels. They served pitchers of beer, iced tea, and lemonade. When your plate got dirty, you tossed it, and someone passed you another one. That place was heaven.

‘MORNING GROG & TERRY!!

And good night to all!

Marg Sounds like heaven! My kind of place! And with that, I’ll say g’nite all! Sweet dreams!

I’ll see ya’ when I see ‘ya!

(not if I see you first!)

Marg, that’s similar to “Joe Cotten’s” which is outside of Corpus on Hwy 77. Cotten serves up BBQ beef and chicken. They serve your order on wax paper.

Goodnight Marg and Dry!

I’m headed off too!

Good Night All Catch you after the sunrise, Grog!

P&L

Catch you on the flip side, Lonewolf

You still up, Grog?

I took a nap. I’m almost ready for a full blown crash.

I’m about ready for that too. I washed all my bedding today and I have yet to put it all back on. I may just sleep on the bare mattress.

Green Trees

Green trees around us Blue skies above Friends all around us In a world filled with love Taps sounding softly Hearts beating true As we all say, Goodnight to you.

Well, it’s official. Both of my cats will be sent to the Silly Kitty Place. I know, I’ve been threatening this for months, but my patience is exhausted.

Originally, it was to be just Boo Boo Kitty, the yellow one with the fluffy white ruff, the one that is often startled by furniture that has not moved in years, or the fact that air exists. Boo Boo, or “Boobs”, as she is occasionally called, has been on my short list for months.

However, it is time to add Sally, the gray one, to the list. She’s normally an unobtrusive creature, to the point that she’s also known as “Camo Cat” and often sat upon when sleeping in chairs. It seems the two of them have conspired to go tear-assing across my normally quiet bed at God-Awful-Thirty in the morning and wake me up.

They’re both going to the Silly Kitty Place.

Bloody Mary mixings are on the kitchen counter.

HYMENOXIS Is breakfast included with my room or do I have to spend more of my virtual money. As for your cats, how would you know they love you if they did not wake you at 0 dark hundred?

Morning TRIBE! Another day of fun and adventure with my cats.

Another note on Port Aransas-

There are towering condominiums on the island, soaring behemoths with gold-fixtured baths and toilet paper already installed. Don’t stay there.

Wifey Bits and I stay at the Seaside Motel, a wooden structure dating from before I was born. It smells of mold, and each room has its own unique deficiency. One room may have a diesel powered air conditioner; the next room a particularly fragrant species of mildew. Pay your dime, take your chance.It’s cheap.

It’s on the beach, however, and a wonderful starting point if one needs to wear off a hangover in a sandy location.

Morning, Doc.

Morning, Lew.

I was in Navy A School in Memphis, Tennessee. The beautiful young creature who was to become my wife of 29 years (and counting) was deposited by her step-father at the Sleepy Hollow Inn in Millington, same state.

The Sleepy Hollow had avocado-green carpet…until one looked under the bed.

It was originally Autumn Gold.

And the toilet ran constantly.

Doc-

Travel broadens the soul.

Thins the pocketbook, however.

Time to go water the gunite.

Good Morning Doc, Hymenoxis & Lewreader

Good Morning Everyone

Doc-

I’ve been fortunate. Wifey Bits, aka “The Dark Eyed Beauty”, has been tolerant of my travels.

The previous Memphis story is true, and we were married by a Shelby County Commissioner. I stood waiting in the Commissioner’s office while Wifey Bits donned a peach-colored sheath she’d made herself. The Commissioner, a lovely lady, looked at us and said “you’re much too young,” then proceeded to bind us.

After graduation from A School, I recieved orders to a Naval Patrol Squadron in Maine. Wifey Bits was not geographically cognizant at that time, and, with tears in her eyes asked “is that in America?”

We weathered three winters there, and many stories of Texas Girl in Maine will follow. It was a hoot, trust me.

Morning, Terry.

I thoroughly enjoyed that short story Hymenoxis

:^)

Morning, Hymenoxis, Doctor Toon & Lonewolf

I probably travel more on business than on vacation these days, but when I am spending my own money, I prefer to spend a little more money for a room and a bed that I’d be willing to sleep in.

Ain’t no shame in accomodating accomodations. Wifey Bits has a Marriot thing, where we get upgraded. Worked out well in San Antonio last year, and in Austin. She travels a bit for her job.

I’m told I need to go to Seattle. Wifey went there on business, and came back gushing. Apparently the food is good, and one might go sailing.

Good Morning, Grog.

Good Morning All.

OOOH! I will have crab, lox and bagels and a Bloody Mary please hymenoxis.

As you wish, Cleo.

The crab is very fresh. Carmy is an excellent crab-picker.

Morning, Cleo.

Thank you hymenoxis, and good morning to you Grog & Doc.

Seattle is a nice city and the food is terrific. Be sure to go to Pike Place Market.

There is a Marx Brothers marathon on TCM on Monday night for anyone who is interested. My favorite A Night At the Opera, is on in the wee morning hours.

Wifey Bits recalled an Italian restaurant in Seattle at which the waiter asked what one did NOT like, and proceeded to bring food of a random nature.

It reminds me of my travels in Spain, where one was provided with tapas, usually of a fishy nature.

“A Night At The Opera”….is that the one with the scene in the ship’s cabin?

No doubt…the funniest scene in history.

Good Morning, Cleo.

I was off getting my coffee fix.

Doc, have you checked out RAM, yet?

That’s the one, Hymenoxis. The overcrowded cabin.

I have to admit that I’d rank the “Tustsy Frutsy ice cream” gag from A Day At the Races pretty highly, too.

Grog, I already have that on my lineup tonight. I plan to be home from pool in time to watch it.

Hello Terry. I have to admit that I passed on coffee this morning, not a usual occurrence.

Which one, Lonewolf? Races or Opera?

Cleo, I don’t drink as much in the warmer weather, but I usually have at least one when I awake.

Agreed.

The nice thing about Marx Brothers movies is the interspersment of musical virtuosity. I still call Wifey Bits over to see Harpo on the harp. Amazing.

Is “interspersment” a word? I thought it was at the time….

I love the one where Harpo demolished a piano to get at the harp within. That was A Night At the Opera if I remember correctly.

Another example of Harpo’s musical genius.

Hi everyone, Hope your days are starting well!

Has anyone been finding this site loading slowly when going to reload pages or make comments?

:^)

Good Morning, Chromosome.

I don’t find it slow, but I am using Firefox.

Chromosome-

It depends on server demand. Certain times are good, others not so much, depending on time of day.

Be patient…it’ll work eventually.

Well, I’m going to have to quit lolly-gagging and go get some errands done.

BBL

I didn’t see “You”re Dusted” on the coffee mugs, but it is on a T-shirt!

Thank you for the input. I know I can always find the GoComics experts here!

I’m currently laughing.

Wifey bought me the Complete Monty Python for my birthday two years ago. I’m watching Volume Nine.

If you’re not happy with your current situation, consider Malden.

I gotta go sort laundry.

Catch you later, Grog.

I need to start getting ready for pool as soon as I finish breakfast.

“I just spent four hours burying the cat.”

“That seems a long time…”

“Yes…she wouldn’t keep still…”

Take it easy, Hymenoxis. lol

cromosome, I use Firefox as well and yes today occasionally strips are refreshing slowly, as did this one right now.

You’re starting to get inquiries about your brew over at RAM, Doc. You may need to start a website soon! LOL

Have a good rest, Doc.

Catch you later.(after pool I’m sure)

Well, I am outta here, too!

Everybody have a wonderful day! I know I will. :^))

P&L

(sweep, sweep)

Another Wifey Story..

I was stationed in Bermuda. The Canadian barracks were not in use, so the wives of our squadron were invited to come over. Wifey showed up and went swimming in the actual ocean.

“Oh my God, it’s salty!”

I stood on the beach and wondered. How could she not know the ocean was salty? Then I realized…she’d never been in an ocean.

Texas girls are like that. Throw them in the Mediterranean, and they’ll ask about dinner.

(scrub, polish)

We has salmon.

Happy Saturday, tribe.

Won the battle of the lawn this morning. Guess it’ll be a weekly (at least) thing from now until November.

“We has salmon”.

This is what comes from having vodka for breakfast.

Good afternoon anyone who is here

Got a moment to check in. Car seems to be going ok…I haven’t tried opening the hood yet…figured I’d wait until I was off ‘probation’ at work before I ask for trouble. I ended on a good note at work though….I think I’m in a position to stay caught up and prove I can still pull my share of the load. So Sunday night I’ll take a bit of Karma just to smooth things over.

Should have been working more today, but I got the top of my desk clean. Still haven’t found the license tag renewals yet…still got a few more piles here and there.

I’m working on a type of meat baked in tomato soup with spices and onions served over rice. I’ll wheel it in when it’s ready.

I hope everyone is having a good day. It is rather nice here today…sun’s too bright though. I’m photosensitive.

P& L

BTW Hy I am enjoying your wifey stories.

Hmmmm, no one here.

Baked beef in tomato soup with onions is served. It is best over rice which is available. There is also bread and butter as it is a little soupy ‘cause son came over and took about 1/3 of the meat after I’d already put the two cans on to heat.

The pantry also has a stock of compatible veggies, help yourself if you choose, you can nuke it or immerse the can in Doc’s coffee to warm it quickly.

Ice cream with syrups, sprinkles, nuts and cherries is available.

After all of this…grab the beverage of your choice. Enjoy.

Of curse, I can’t stay long, so no doubt things will liven up when I leave.

”You’re dusted!” is not something you will hear me saying.

I hate house work!

Hi Quaby. Thank you for supplying dinner. It it tasty.

Hello all. A full day, in town and outside mowing the yard. Another beautiful day before rain scheduled for tomorrow.

Hello Shika dear. How are you?

Hello cleo. Just catching up on my mail here.

How are you? I’ve just come back from the Convent.

Sorry I missed you cleo. I’ll drop by later. Homework time.

Hello shika, hello cleo

Ya very slow. It’ll probably pick up when I have to leave.

Yes it is so slow that I find myself coming and mostly going. Sorry to have missed you Shika & Quaby.

Okay, so I have missed Cleo, Shika and Quaby. Are we playing tag?

Carmy, you’re it.

LOL cleo You took the words out of my mouth.

Nyah, nyah, can’t catch me! Hide and Seek!

Hello Shika. How is life in Canada?

Shika, I got you! YOU are it, neener neener!!

Run Cleo! Shika’s right behind you!!

Well, I am going to dinner, so you are both it. Neiner, neiner.

Wow. Busy night, isn’t it? I think I’ll just go and recharge my energy cells

Hi Grog!

Poke! Now YOU are it Carmy!

cleo Life in Canada is great! A little chilly though, but sunny and looks like spring.

Hey Carmy I didn’t think anyone was around. I’ve been very busy, but checked in every once in a while to find a very slow day.

Caught you cleo! Now you are it too!

I’m going to hide now! Start counting….

Where in Canada, Shika?

After all, it’s a big country.

Yikes, Shika was really fast!

Grog, I don’t know if Shika will be back soon, but she will answer your question.

Hello Tribe

I’m back from pool!

Is there a nineteenth hole in pool, Lonewolf, or is it one continuous 19th hole?

Grog, there’s a nineteenth hole in Golf. It’s the bar.

Bad thing to come back home to. My mother is in the hospital. She has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

Carmy, I’m very well aware of that. (Snicker) :-))

Sorry to hear about that, Lonewolf. That is very sobering bad news. I hope everything goes well.

Playing tag are we? How about Capture the Flag?

We all have flags, Fellow Baby!

I am going to take that power snooze now. Hopefully, I will wake up close to the midnight hour.

My power snooze was 12 hours long. Good luck to you, Grog.

Sorry to hear your news Terry.

Grog Yes we do, don’t we FELLOW BABY!

Terry, is your mother in fairly good health otherwise?

Sorry to hear about your mom, Terry. My MIL just got out of the hospital after being admitted with pneumonia.

Carmy, every time that I see your avatar it brightens my mood.

Cleo, I’m glad “Courage” brightens your mood. I’ve seen some hilarious cartoons of “Courage, the Cowardly Dog” on my daughters’ Power Puff Girls tapes.

Movie time.

Cleo, your avatar looks better in red, I like it!

Right now I don’t know and frankly I’m extremely worried. Never been there before.

Cleo, where’s Calvin?

Don’t know what to do. Talk to you later.

My computer is messing up.I’m only geting half a page or nothing at all. Is it my ‘puter or the website?

Dry–I think it’s you. Open your eyes all the way!

(he he he!) ;-)

Hi bunnyface!

Hi Dry!

Dry Is you computer half empty or half full?

Hey bunny I restarted my ‘puter and all is fine now! (hee, hee, hee yourself!) :-P ;-)

@Dry, just a note that we still have plenty of nice, solid snow to toss somewhere if needed!

:-P

Hola Dry, Bunny and Shika! I can see you just fine, Dry. Bunny and Shika are just messing with you.

I’m getting ready for Palm Sunday. Now that I’ve done my homework, I guess I’d better toddle off to bed so I survive. It is going to be a lo-o-ong week. (But one I am looking forward to none-the-less.)

Arrow, Dry, Carmy, and Shika. Though I really must be going soon. (Like in the next two or three hours?)

Hola Carmy Us? Messing with Dry?

(flutters eyelashes innocently.)

Arrow? Are you a-quiver when you say that?

Time for a blast from the past–I hope we never get too sensible, logical, responsible, practical, or too dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical.

How was your day bunnyface?

No, Arrow! as the old dog Astro used to greet George Jetson.

My day has been long, with more to come–and I’m only slowly getting over my bronchitis.

I remember that! Arrow! funny way for a dog to speak, but then, most dogs I know bark.

What time is it where you are bunnyface? It is past midnight here, which means that my carriage has turned into a pumpkin, and I must make my way to bed on foot.

And that should tell you just how tired I am. I am talking more nonsense than usual.

GOOD NIGHT!

Sweet Dreams!

Hello!

Scooby talks.

Lonewolf I am sorry about your mom. Didn’t the doctor or nurse tell you anything?

It’s Mountain time–a bit after 10:00 p.m.

Guten Nacht!

I love the tune, Bunny. I’m listening to it in another tab. I also like Breakfast in America. Could we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear, mummy dear? They got to have ‘em in Texas, cos everyone’s a millionaire.

Wow Bunny! That was a blast from the past! Thank you Sir! :-)

Prayers for your mom Lonewolf. sorry to hear that. Pnuemonia is very difficult.

Guten nacht.

((((((((((((((((Lonewolf)))))))))))))))))))

(((((Terry))))) hope things are okay with your mom. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Cleo. are you still around?

Carmy, yes I am.