Big Top by Rob Harrell for August 26, 2009

Good Morning all.

I have had Dusty’s experience where you will do anything to cool off on a hot, sandy beach.

Breakfast today is chinese crepes with fried eggs and hot chili sauce, fried rice with roasted red peppers, caramelized onions and roasted garlic. Fresh cubes of cantaloupe, honeydew and seedless watermelon. Fresh blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. I have honey wheat toast and homemade plum/peach jam.

Hey Cleo!

Cleo, did you jump in someone’s soda too?

Since I have been gone I see doctortoon has become one of the big boys that have earned capital letters and is now Doctor Toon. I can only hope that your coffee still has a substantial kick.

Not only did he get sand in her soda, it’s full of Dust(y) too.

Carmy - Hello. The bottoms of my feet are so sensitive that if a soda was big enough for me to jump into, I would. Plus, think how could the carbonated bubbles would feel. LOL

Cleo, if nothing else, you should at least wear some flip flops. LOL

Good Morning Cleo—I’ll have chinese crepes with fried eggs and hot chili sauce, fried rice with roasted red peppers and of course Nuked coffee from the pipeline! Good to see you my friend!!

Good Morning Bigg!

Carmy—Lost track of you on the last page.

Remember when we used to call flip-flops “thongs”?

Good Morning Terry and bigg!

Good morning Cleo, bigg, Carmy, and Terry! I’ll have the Chinese crepes without the hot sauce. Nice to have you back, Cleo. Hope you had a good visit with your friend.

Carmy, did the youngest one finally fall asleep?

bigg & Lonewolf - Hello to you both. Breakfast is served. I am calling it a night. My friend’s plane leaves early tomorrow, so I am hitting the sack. See you all in a few hours.

Marg - The visit was great, but missed you Yappy Nuts. Goodnight.

cleo’s BACK!! Thank goodness!! I can put my clothes back on!!

Goodnight Cleo!

Marg, she’s not quite asleep yet. I’m still standing guard so she won’t disturb her roommate.

Carmy it’s 2:45 there? No nap for her tomorrow, but one for you. ((((Carmy))))

I also am headed to ZLand!!! Will see you fine folks in the AM/PM tomorrow.

Good Night Cleo, Carmy, JFri, Marg and Bigg.

P&L TRIBE

Goodnight Terry!

Marg, it’s 1:53am here right now and you are so right about naps tomorrow.

Goodnight to all who are still here. Sleep well. Carmy I may or may not ride tomorrow. We’ll see how I feel in the AM. I slept quite a bit this afternoon.

Goodnight Marg! If you do ride, please be extra careful.

TRIBE CLEO’S BACK!!! YEAH!

Good morning and happy wednesday.

MoPar thank you - overslept again. I need to call it quits earlier. Have a good day at work.

Welcome back, cleo. Jfri, you weren’t wearing any clothes? Hadn’t notice. You need to work on your cartwheels.

(((((DRY)))))

(((((((DRY)))))))

Muy buenos días.

(((((((DRY)))))))

Morning All: Yguy, Carmy, Akenta & Bigg.

Welcome back Cleo!

Morning Yukoneric!

Good Morning Doc.

Morning all!

Good Morning there DF! How are you this morning?

Wow, what a lively bunch this morning ! After that breakfast - WhooHoooooo !

Anyone heard from Dry after she went to check on her dad?

Good Morning all. Well my friend is at the airport and it is back to my regular routines, such as gocomics and all you fine people.

Thanks for the welcome. Time to cruise the comics.

Good Morning RedHatt & RRAmom!

I said it before, but………..GOOD to have you back Cleo!

Doing good Terry, and I also think of footwear first when I hear of “thongs”

Time for work, later all!

Have a good day DF.

I thought I was the only one that called flip-flops that when I was younger. I was beginning to worry what my mother had taught me!! lol

Welcome everyone! I hear cleo has return!

((((((((((((((((((((DRY!!!!!))))))))))))))))))))

hi Tribe finally got here! thanks for brekkie cleo (and welcome back)! i’ll have a bit of everything. (not that i’m greedy, i just like to try things i’ve never tried before.) i take it we haven’t heard anything from dry yet? i’m trying to keep positive thoughts on her behalf. (((((DRY!)))))

Akenta said: Welcome back, cleo. Jfri, you weren’t wearing any clothes? Hadn’t notice. You need to work on your cartwheels.

I was elected to take cleo’s place as Tribal Nudist while he was gone. Guess there wasn’t much to see!

Godd Morning JFri. Now I can look at you again!! LOL

Good Morning again Yguy.

Terry & Digital Frog i, too, remember flip-flops being called “thongs” but no longer think of flip-flops first when i hear the word thong. kind of like when folks refer to someone as “gay” and the first thought that comes to mind isn’t “happy” any more. language changes, i guess.

JFri when you fill in for someone else’s position, it’s best that you not do too good a job at it. i’d say you filled in admirably well if no one made any comments in regards to your doing so.

Carmy i loved the pun on page one about getting sand and Dust(y) in her soda. i consider myself somewhat of an afficionado, and that one certainly ranks. time for the tour, be back later.

Questions are starting to pop up regarding Dry’s dad. She has given me permission to let the Tribe know that her dad fell in his home and is in the hospital. His condition is serious and they BOTH need all our prayers!

My prayers are with you and your Dad, Dry.

Thanks JFri i will certainly comply.

akenta loved the link on C&H. thanks.

Need to get some things done here. BBL

((((Dry))))

My thoughts are with you sweetie.

JFri - Thanks for doings such a stand up job filling in for me.

Morning, tribe!

(((((Dry & her dad)))))

Welcome back, cleo! Terry - I also called flip-flops thongs until my kids were old enough to know about the current definition of thongs. Hi, doc! You need to straighten out Josh’s cousin, she seems to think the nuclear coffee is Terry’s creation, instead of yours.

cleo, thanks! That means a lot coming from you! Thanks to you, too, yyyy! docT, I do what I can to help fellow Tribe members!

good morning awl…. and to tink also…

I hear ya, doc! Some people are just incorrigible.

i guess no one is around right now, so i’ll just send out a general TTFN to the tribe, since it’s time for me to get ready for work. special thoughts (again? still?) to Dry and her Dad.

one last thing before i go. time to stop being negative, so i’ll just change the avatar. gone.

Yup! This works for me!!! http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/90000/1000/900/291981/291981.full.gif

Pirate is once again on the prowl!! http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/90000/2000/800/292899/292899.full.gif

docT, how do you do those links again?

So how long before the definition of dipthongs changes?….

Hey, D.F.!! JUST because I’m wearing my thongs today……..

JFri - if the flipflop fits…..

AAARRRRRRRRRRR!! A pirate’s got ta make a livin’ SOMEHOW!!

My best thoughts to Dry and her dad.

D.F., maybe that fit thing is the whole issue…….

Speaking of the whole flip flop issue….. http://www.arcamax.com/newspics/9/956/95648.gif

Where is everybody?

Lonewolf - I’m teaching Algebra (see avatar). Just on a short break, and then I’ll have to get back to it.

Hi RRAmom. Recognized the avater right away!

I am also on a break….from working in the garage.

It’s been raining here so I can’r really do much else. Sitting on the porch drinking coffee and watching the rain is nice though!

I tried to use the pic of the “Shika move” for my avatar (got it saved to my HD), but it wouldn’t animate, so didn’t look right. I just happened to have this, so decided to use it until I find something I like better. Well, back to school…..

I am back to my outside watering detail. I pretty much didn’t water at all when my friend was here so everything needs it. I am taking a moment to catch up before lunch and then back to the hoses.

cleo the hoser!

SNERK!!

Good one JFri and since I was born in Canada, it fits even more.

So it does,eh?

Ah, home from work! Welcome everyone! It won’t be long now! I’ll be joining you all again on the weekdays again real soon! I know you all miss my jokes. Speaking of jokes, how are you doing, TerryLonewolf?

Hello everybody!

(((((((((DRY))))))))))

Enough said.

that’s not nice here, josh, even if that kind of thing is funny between your closest friends

(edited the comment)

HI Ma’at

Hello hello hello, Is there anybody IN there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home?

Can’t you hear my head rattle when I’m nodding?

Hey johnnydd. I keep getting caught up in RL projects. How are you doing?

I’m nodding, Johnny! Can you hear the rattling?

Hi Johnny–How are you doing today? I can’t hear you above the rattling. lol

johnny - If you want to chat, got any ideas what subject(s)?

OK, Rmom, THAT is scary….we had the same joke! If THAT doesn’t worry you, it SHOULD!!!

JFri - I can hear the sound of rum bottles rolling around. It must be getting close to happy hour. Yep, you are nodding.

cleo, you know me too well!! Of, course there is* the occasional *Booker bottle as well!

JFri—Do you have an extra rum and coke there? I think I’m going to be needing one.

Wow, now people are here! I don’t know what to talk about… how is everyone doing?

Maybe we’re just showing our age, JFri. I don’t remember how old you are, but I’m 50. I remember my mom telling us many times she couldn’t hear our heads rattling when we nodded. It might have something to do with being part of a large family (5 kids) - she didn’t have time to look at each of us when she asked questions.

Hi Cleo—Did you get your watering done?

Like the avatar, RRAmom

Good evening Tribe. I still have to make my rounds before I try and wake up docT. I can’t let dry down when she has more important things to worry about. Here’s another big deposit into the bank for her.

**((((((DRY))))))

Hey, Terry, can you send me the info on embedding images?

Cleo - Every time you mention watering, I’m so thankful we only have no/low maintenance vegetation. We don’t have to do any yard work on our five acres, except for mowing. The trees & lilac bushes we planted needed watering the first year, but we haven’t had to water anything for over ten years. Well, except for our geo-thermal grid. But we buried a soaker hose with that, so it is just the matter of turning a valve on & off, and only 1-2 times a year.

Hello Akenta.

JFri—Yes sir.

Thanks, johnny. I can’t say I love teaching Algebra, but at least I’m doing okay understanding it. Radical and imaginary numbers are wacko, in my opinion. I prefer geometry when it comes to math, except I hate writing proofs. I don’t remember having to do proofs when I took it in high school, but every geometry curriculum I could find for my sons requires the proofs to be listed for each problem. I did accounting for a living until I became a mom, and those numbers make a whole lot more sense than Algebra!

Lonewolf - I am finishing up today’s watering. More tomorrow plus mowing and all that entails.

RRAmom - My wife is a master gardener and has gradually been turning our yard into a park. In the last 3 years wed have removed 3 banks of invasive ivy, blackberries and St. John’s Wart. We have replaced them with native plants. Once they have become established I won’t have to water so much.

I LOVE algebra, geometry was ok, but kinda annoying with the proofs. Imaginary numbers are pointless, and radical numbers can just be rounded with minimal problems.

Hey there Mopar and a Good Evening to you also.

RRAmom I also love algebra (and most theoretical math). I did enjoy doing proofs in geometry, but that was a long time ago. Like to think I would still enjoy it. I thought accounting was ok, but once it got to depreciation, I just shook my head. I’ve always had a balanced checkbook at least.

cleo I can’t remember if I welcomed you back or not. So WELCOME BACK

Akenta - Thanks, it is good to be back.

I was very good at Algebra, but could not get interested in Geometry. So, I dropped it and took up typing. Which has been of much more use to me, having been a writer. It helps here at Big Top too.

:-)

JFri

Where did you go?

Mopar—top of the page here also. Though I’m not sure why.

Cleo - A few of our neighbors make theirs look like a park, but usually after a few years, either they sell & move, or else scale back a little after they realize how much time it takes. Between skin cancer running in my family, ticks, mosquitoes & snakes, I’m not really an outdoors lover. I love my lilacs, but other than that, I don’t really care. My mom & dad gardened a lot, and made us kids help. My sister loves gardening, but the rest of us aren’t fond of it. The soil where I live is mostly gravel, so difficult to plant without using a tractor. Most of our acreage is still in native prairie grass, and probably has never been toiled.

RRAmom–Must be dinner time, huh?

RRAmom native prairie grasses are pretty cool in their own right. to the rest of the gardeners, you remind me of my late mother. she came from a family that owned a nursery, and the yard at the house got taken over by her garden and was just gorgeous. we had a greenbelt running behind the house, and people would stop to chat if they saw her in the yard (because it looked so good). remembering her garden is a happy memory for me and my siblings.

RRAmom - My wife will never tire of gardening. It is what she was meant to do as a hobby. Our little spot here is paradise. Friends and family come for vacation and no matter how stressful their job, by the time that they leave they are totally relaxed and have fallen for our view. I was dragged into gardening very reluctantly, but I have found a few things that need to be done that I enjoy, like the watering and I love how the plants respond. It also is a task that allows me to be outdoors, which I do love. It is also mindless, so I can let my mind wander and just appreciate the sounds of the birds.

yyyguy - I agree, I grew up in the prairies and love to watch the sea of prairie grass blowing in the wind.

cleo - I’m glad you enjoy the watering! I do like pretty flower beds, and some garden produce, but it is just plain hard work for me. My back and/or knees also can’t handle that sort of work very well. I would have to have raised beds if I wanted to do much gardening, but since I don’t really enjoy it, I don’t.

Terry - I’m sure several are having dinner. We’re still finishing up school. “Oliver Twist” on DVD is playing (I watched last night) and a science experiment has to sit an hour before we can look at the results.

yyyguy - Prairie grass is pretty in a field. But we don’t dare let it grow until it reaches full height, because the rodents, snakes, & other critters will hide in it, and I don’t like them that close to the house. We mow it every 2-3 weeks, depending on my husband’s schedule, and if the tractor is working.

That’s a long day Rmom!

Akenta - I did okay with depreciation, but I still have trouble with investments. I can fill out the tax form, because of the 1099 the brokerage firms have to send, but I’m not comfortable with too many forms of investments. I like CD’s - easy enough for me to comprehend, and safe. I’m really more of a “full-charge bookkeeper” than an accountant, but they always called our department the “accounting department.” My boss once told me that I was as valuable as a CPA (even though I don’t have a degree) because I understood the accounting systems we used inside & out. I could do the work well, but it wasn’t challenging enough for me to enjoy it. I like to be creative, but that isn’t legal in accounting.

TRIBE

JFri thank you for the excellent post on my behalf!

Just lurking a bit, don’t feel much like posting tonite.

Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers!

(((((((DRY)))))))

Josh I wouldn’t insult people you don’t know! Not a classy thing to do!

RRAmom - Just this year we decided to incorporate some edibles in with our perennials and they look great. Instead of planting many annuals we are growing 5 kinds of tomatoes, kale, chard, beans, peas, carrots, squash, lettuce, peppers, eggplant and the fruits we always do, like raspberries, ever - bearing strawberries, blueberries, rhubarb, plums and apples, plus herbs, etc.

Terry - It may seem like a long school day, but we don’t start until 10am. Then at least an hour for lunch, and several short breaks. We do usually get done sooner than this. His World History (which Oliver Twist is for) is something he generally does in his “spare time”, but those are usually biographies, etc. But this movie is checked out from the library, so he doesn’t have as long to get it done. He likes to read, so that’s why he does World History in his “spare time”. I probably would have waited until Friday to have him do the movie, but I’m going to go visit my hubby, and without me here, it probably wouldn’t have gotten watched.

Dry - I hope that you are holding up. We miss you and know that this is a tough time for you.

((((HUGS))))

I just realized what time it was. doct so glad you’re up. I didn’t wait to disappoint dry today

(((DRY)))

((((Dry)))

cleo - Planting edibles with the others sounds like a great idea. My problem is that I’m not very good with leaf identification, so I don’t know if I’m pulling a weed or a wanted plant unless I know what the wanted plant’s leaves looks like.

You are in my prayers, Dry and family. Sending lots of happy your way. As for me, I must head to bed. I never miss an opportunity to get a full night’s sleep. Good night all, and peace and love.

Good Night Johnny.

Good night, johnny!

johnnyd - Have a good sleep.

Hi Tribe!

((((((((((((((((DRY)))))))))))))))))))))

Love and a hug along with my prayers.

Mopar–I just got to work on a 66 T-Bird a/c system. Very clean car too, without any restoration!

GOOD NIGHT johnny

Sorry I missed you again. You went to bed about 8:30 by my reckoning. But then, you get up really early too.

Terry, RL (read: work) interferes with my BT time! Rum & Coke coming your way (better late than never)!

(((((((((((((((Dry))))))))))))))

thanks for the kind words!

Rmom, I knew me & geometry weren’t going to get along when my first assignment was to write a formal proof that proved 1 + 1 = 3!!! I was a serious science student and that was garbage to me! But I needed math due to heavy emphasis on physics & chemistry so I had to take it to move on.

Hi* *Miz Shika—How are you, dear?

WELCOME BACK, CLEO!

I responded to you somewhere around Toonville, but I can’t remember where. :-(

Maybe Adam @ home- I know I razzed, er, spoke to Doc there.

That’s what I say. Bettrer late than never, JFri!

We missed your nekked presence. JFri did a great job filling in, but he doesn’t do cartwheels apparently.

:-D

cleo Wouldn’t that armour be awfully hot in the sun? You don’t want to toast your buns, do you?

Maybe you do!

Shika—You mean Cleo’s nudididity? lol

Hi Terry!

That’s nudidity You left your ID in there. LOL

Hi RRAmom! I love gardening, but not in gravel. I like gardens that thrive in sun and shade, so I can be in sun or shade as I wish.

Rock gardens are cool to look at too, but only if they are sunny and shady.

Oh, and having a pool near by helps! In fact, I just described my summer job! :-D

I like the rope hammock under the tree, and the patio table and chair too!

JFri - 1 + 1 = 3? Now THAT is fuzzy math! I don’t remember anything that illogical. I think my sons & I all got annoyed having to remember the names of all the proofs and writing them down. Rote memory doesn’t seem to be a strong suit in this family. We’d rather figure out how things work, and then it is almost instinctive to us - we don’t have to always think of each step. My son when he took College Algebra said his prof told him he was an anomoly, because he could do most of the work in his head. I hated doing Accounting in school, because of all the handwriting. In real life, most accounting is done on the computer, and not near as much is written by hand. I hated writing in school because of having to do most by hand. I did take typing in high school, which has been very helpful with computers. I like writing much better now that I can do it on a computer, so I can go back & edit it without having to re-type (or re-write!) everything again.

Mopar–I looked over there and I agree with you. It appears very similar to ones I have repaired/bandaided in the past!!

Hi MoPar

Like your new avatar yyyguy! Save the polar bear!

Doc I replied to your reply. :-)

TERRY “Miz” Shika?

Like Les Miz? (Les Miserable, the show/musical)

Your forgiven “MoPar”! What’s gotten into these people?

Play nice all, no reason to gang up. That’s not nice, either. We’re not in grade school anymore. One “That’s not nice” should suffice.

Shika - thank you and I saw your other posting.

Shika—No! Say it with a drawl like I do. lol

Like “Halo thar Miz Shika, woulda ya goes to the Satday squared gittogether withame”?

Re: Hot sand and sandels:

I stopped wearing flip-flops because they made me flip-flop on the beach!

Then people made snide remarks about some thongs, so I stopped wearing them too.

I’m back to wearing sandels now!

:-D

Akenta did I miss you again?

I’m going to be scarce for the next two weeks before school, starting tomorrow. I’ll pop in when I’m in town, but I’ll be gone for a few days at a time 3 times before Sept. 14th.

Just to warn all my friends, so you don’t think I tripped over Mua and hurt myself!

Good to see everyone today.

MoPar see you in the morning

Dry take care of yourself

Tribe have a fun evening!!

Hi, Shika! When we planted our lilac bushes, they were itty bitty seedlings. Took the tractor with a 1 tooth implement, and made a furrow to plant them in a straight line. (Thankfully, that was the way I wanted them - in a straight line!) Had to use the auger attachment to drill holes to plant the trees (pretty small seedlings as well). The closest body of water(?) here is our sewage lagoon, so I sure don’t want to swim there! There is a river not too far away, but the banks nearest us are too steep to climb in & out easily. We used to have a large cattle tank for a wading pool. But when we no longer used it for anything, (other than to breed mosquitoes) we gave it to some friends who were getting a horse.

Good Night Akenta. I was busy checking an old post from a hypocrite.

Shika - I too have found that my flip-flops try to trip me. Do you think there’s a conspiracy?

Okay RRAmom I guess I won’t be helping YOU with your gardening! LOL!

(((((((((((RRAmom))))))))))))))

Akenta-

Our posts passed each other like ships in the night. LOL!

Good Night!

Sounds like some of you are winding down your day. Goodnight to you. I will be disappearing for dinner shortly and hope that I can make it back. Nice seeing you all again. UM, UH, I mean talking to you all again.

Thanks anyway, Shika! The commute might be a real stretch, anyway. I don’t know if you could handle the heat here either. We’re all real thankful for a/c in this part of the country, it makes it much easier. Many days I never go outside. If I go out for an outside activity, it is either early in the day before it gets hot, or late in the day. But it is nice to look out the windows and see all the pretty growing things.

Shika - I am actually stepping out of my armor. LOL

JFri and Cleo I COULD USE A RATHER LARGE RUM AND COKE RIGHT NOW!! Thanks buddies!

If they don’t have it, I can get one Dry.

Dry - Coming right up dear. I snuck a little extra rum in there. Between Lonewolf, JFri & I we will supply whatever you need to make life just a little easier.

Thanks guys! Love your new avatar Cleo! Made me laugh today! You done good!

Dry, one XL rum & Coke headed your way!

I’m sure you’ve had a rough night & day, Dry! Is your dad going to be able to live in his place again, or will this mean a relocation?

Doc thanks for the post about Shoe. I grew up in Virginia and I am so old that I remember when Jeff MacNelly was a young writer for the Richmond News Leader writing editorial comics and satire. Then he won his first Pulitizer and suddenly syndication was all over him. So, naturally when he created Shoe, I was a fan from the beginning. I stopped following it when Jeff died at such a horribly young age. I stop in to look at it on ocassion now, but I haven’t been a regular reader. Maybe I should pick it up again. Anyway, I’m guessing you have collected a page or two of MacNelly’s stuff and you know what I’m talking about.

Thanks JFri YOU know what I like!

MoPar Thanks to you too.

RRAMom he’s a tough old bird, but I doubt he’ll go home again, just like my mom didn’t! It’s tough, it’s hard, it hurts like HE!! and I don’t know what else to say.

Doc I wonder if you have his editorial comic of the IRS form 1040 he drew in 1976. This was the comic that really got me hooked on his stuff. I was a young man just starting out and I was learning all about income tax and this just knocked me over. I do miss him.

http://www.jeff-macnelly.com/jeff-macnelly-pulitzer.htm

doc - If I were there, I’d help! I’m the one that usually does that sort of stuff around here. My hubby is more the automotive type - “Who cares if it is level as long as it doesn’t fall off?” Therefore, I’m the one who does most of the house projects. My oldest son & I actually argue about who gets to assemble stuff we buy. (Well, we settle it without arguing, but that’s only because I can pull rank on him.)

(sweep, sweep)

Sorry, Dry, I should have fielded that question for you! Have another XL rum & Coke!

Thanks JFri appreciate the effort, and you know that!

(empties ashtrays)

Dry - I’m sure it is hard. My dad died before they could move into the house Mom is living in, but he was pretty crippled by arthritis which is why they were moving. Mom would have to be in a facility now if my sister hadn’t retired early, and is taking care of her. It is SO rough to see our parents who used to be so independent and strong become dependent and ill.

Hi Hymenoxis: Haven’t seen you in a while!!

RL interfered. Sorry I’ve let the place get in such a state.

(wipe, dust)

JFri Dry—I’ve got more stashed in the cellar if we run out.

Hi, hymenoxis! I don’t recall seeing you around lately, but with the way my memory’s slipping, I could be wrong.

mopar - I can’t get that link to work either. Maybe it needs some backslashes or underlines? (Edited - It works now!)

No problem, Mitch. Nice to see a Chrysler person about the place.

RRA- sorry, but I’ve recently discovered Japanese gravure idols….horrible thing. I’m fairly certain the Thought Police will be stopping by shortly.

(wax, polish)

hymenoxis - Don’t worry about me reading your mind. I’m having enough trouble reading my own some days! (And even more of a challenge to read my hubby’s.)

(takes garbage to big pink dumpster with radioactive warning symbol painted on side)

RRA- my mind is an open book.

Hi hymenoxis Nice to see you back! We’ve missed you around here, but I’m glad you missed some nasty unpleasant stuff that happened.

We seem to be back to normal almost.

Now you’re back, I guess we are. LOL

Hey, hymenoxis! Pay no attention to the mess here in my corner of the BT (I didn’t do it! OK, I was just following orders. Nah, THAT didn’t work at Nurembug, either). OK, I DID IT!!!

Dry

We’re here for you.

What else can I say?

WE HAVE A PINK DUMPSTER?!!

Shika- nasty unpleasant stuff? Oooo…sounds juicy.

Doc- Thankee. Thankee rightly.

JFri Easy on those 70’s rum and cokes! We don’t want Dry under the table with you.

Or maybe you do?

Just trying to put a smile on your face here.

hymenoxis - My mind used to be an open book, then pages started falling out…

Terry….yes, it’s behind the pool house. We had to install it after Doc’s coffee mishap a couple of weeks ago.It’s an Nuclear Energy Committee mandate…don’t worry about it.

hymenoxsis You may have to scrub and disinfect some extra in spots! LOL

Terry, have you looked in my garage? There are so many kegs of rum….how many kegs are there??…. the fire dept. has strict orders to stand back & let ‘er burn!!

(waves radiometer)

JFri—-interesting note…empty rum kegs are great toys for pyromaniacs…they blow up when burned. Just a thought.

I’m going to have to sign off for tonight. (Yawn!)

Terry It’s such a PRETTY PINK! It glows in the dark too, and hums.

(mop, swab)

Shika, I wasn’t making 70’s rum & Cokes…..that was Mitch! But hey, anything I can do to help Dry…….

Good night RRAmom YAWN That sure is catching.

Sorry- I should have covered my mouth!

GOOD Night Doc See you tomorrow.

Sorry JFri It seems so many are pouring Dry a rum, I lost track.

I know you’d do anything for her. :-D

“70’s rum and Coke…”…reminds me of a night with Bacardi 151…

Good Night RRAmom & Doc.

Have agood night at work Doc.

(wipes down Doc’s bistro table)

JFri*—Just got yer back if needed. Heck, my ‘70 Lincoln Mark has a full tank of moonshine and 25 jugs in the trunk!! All I need is a place to go.

Terry I just caught your lesson on how to say what you said!

Why Mister Lonewolf, I’d be dee-lighted to go to the Sattaday git-toegai-ah-thur with you! Sho’enuf woud.

How’s my accent? Too Canadian still? LOL

Terry….if JFry doesn’t buy, I belong to a yacht club in Texas that will drink anything…call me. We’ll talk.

Shika- you’re missing a syllable. It should be “gai-ah-thur”.

(sweep,sweep)

(puts up chairs, turns out lights)

Hymenoxis– Texas is my favorite state. When do we leave? I can pump this stuff out at an alarming rate.

See y’all on the flip side….I’m outta here.

Good Night HY!

Your favorite state? Hm…you must not get down here often.

Actually, I’m quite fond of it myself, but the politics reek.

Shika–Your accent is just good enough to pass them drunk southern bouncers at the door.

Good Night Mopar–It has been fun!

Nighty night, Mitch.

Haven’t been to Texas in about 5 years now.

Don’t get me started on rum supplies. I have got enough for a very big party. Dark, light and amber, plus occasionally sipping rum.

Up until last winter I spent the three previous winters in south Texas. In the Edcouch/Elsa area.

Cleo–You & JFri bring the rum and I’ll supply the moonshine.

goodnight MoPar.

The best moonshine I ever had was in the Florida Keys in the early 70’s, made by two brothers from Milwaukee, believe it or not. It was like a fine bourbon, aged and everything.

Okay, I really gotta go…as much as I’d like to help with the general southern accent issue (watch “True Blood”, and ratchet it back a notch from Anna Paquin’s pronunciation), and as much as the carpet in this place needs a major shampoo, I gotta go to bed.

Cleo–Isn’t that on the Mexico border or close to Corpus Christi?

Ciao, bella.

See you on the turn-a-round HY!!

G’night, Y’all. This here purty l’il wai-all flower is done wilted, and needs refreshment-wat-ah, clare, cool wat-ah. And then a sawft ol’ pillow to lay this purty haid.

Only the drunk bouncers, eh, Terry? Pity! LOL

Guess I won’t be going south any time soon- I may say something wrong!

hymenoxis - Nice seeing you again. Goodnight. Good job on the cleanup.

Lonewolf - It is maybe an hour and a half from Corpus Christi and about 20+ miles from McAllen. It is about 19 miles from Progresso, MX (by road, much closer as the crow flies).

ciao to you to, Hy!

Peace and Love Tribe.

Bye, hymenoxis! Thanks for the clean up!

Shika - Sleep tight. Are you sure that you don”t wish to stay and provide the female input?

Exactly what input is that cleo?

I heared y’all talking about my home state, TEXAS. Hook ‘em horns!

Goodnight Shika! Goodnight hymenoxis! Sorry I missed y’all.

Shika - Well, we’ve got the booze, we’ve got the car. If we are going to hit the road for Texas we need a female to help tone us down a little.

Carmy - That’s right you were just down the road from me.

Shika - Or liven us up. LOL

Good Night Carmy The nice thing about being me, is I can draw out my good nights! LOL

Good Night Shika!

((((((((((((SHIKA)))))))))))

Carmy!!! You don’t wanna know what we Nebraskans did with your “hook ‘em horns” sign! (ThatKs where I went to part of my college years!). And don’t even get me started on Oklahomans!

cleo Both, I reckon!

Tone you down, and then liven you up, and then, tone you down again…..

:-P

Hi Carmy—How are today/tonight? Yes, I like Texas!

SHIKA!!

Shika - You’ll have your hands full.

ROAD TRIP!!! SHOTGUN!!!

JFri, you’re a Cornhusker?

Terry, I am doing okay. I am from Brownsville, Texas. It’s on the southernmost tip of Texas, by Mexico.

Hey Cleo! It’s really HOT down in the Valley. No rain, there’s a severe drought there.

Hook ‘em Horns!!!

(for **JFri!)

Carmy - Yes, I only wanted to be there from November through March.

JFri, haven’t you heard that Oklahoma is just Texas’ backyard?

It’s a nice shotgun ride, too!! Power everything!!

JFri - I’ll sit in the back with the liquor.

Carmy, YUP! Didn’t know that, did you? Does that mean you won’t talk to me any more?

JFri

SHOTGUN???!!!

I’m outta here!

(giggle–Good night for real, shoot’em cowboys!)

cleo I can handle it. :-D

Maybe we should just rent a couple of stretch limos!!

Good Night JFri!

*JFri, of course I will talk to you. My mom had some really good friends from Nebraska. They used to visit us in Texas during the winter. They were “Winter Texans.”

Lonewolf - Stretch limo, yeah with a full bar and hot tub.

I am out of here for a while to join my sweetie for part of a movie. Save room for me.

Where are you all roadtripping to?

cleo, why do you think I want shotgun? LOTS of leg room & I can drink to my heart’s content!

Do you all need a driver? I got a pretty good lead foot.

Zoooommmmmm….

In Oklahoma, they had to pass a law. Auto manufacturers could no longer put the bright lights switch on the turn signal lever. They kept getting their foot caught in the steering wheel!! lol

The younger crowd might not understand that one!!

That’s a good one, Terry!

Night, Terry!

Hey, I even remember when the cars had vents in the front, in the foot area.

If the car’s old enough, I’ll ride in the rumble seat and check out the stars.

Carmy–Yes ma’am they did!

Carmy, we’re going to Texas to deliver Terry’s moonshine! SURE you can drive!!

JFri - Quit hogging the bottle man.

I sure as heck don’t want too drive.

I’ll drive, but I better not get any complaints. I’ll be pulling over and some folks will be a walking.

ZOOM

I am outta here.

Remember the wing vent windows?

If I don’t see you later Cleo, Good Night!

More rum for me, cleo! Just you & me, Carmy?

Terry, you pulled a Shika!

Hey, Hey, Hey—I’m not gone yet…………..Hello!!!!

I remember the wing vent windows.

Beep Beep!! you all ready, or what?

I thought you said Good Night earlier…. It was Shika!!

Sorry man my mistake. I’m not going yet.

Choke cable on the dash.

Manual shifter on the column!!

Terry, why did you say goodnight to me? I thought you were leaving!

Round headlights!

Earlier I thought you said good night. I went back and looked..it was Shika going to sleep!

Let’s GO*, *Carmy! Don’t forget to pick up Terry on the way!

I’m waiting. We’ve got to pump the moonshine in!

Terry, just another one of those cases of mistaken identity! Never been mistaken for a girl before, though!! LOL

Hey, I wasn’t going there, my man!!

You been sampling that moonshine, Terry?

JFri–You know it. I’ve got to make sure it’s good enough!! I wouldn’t want anyone disappointed.

Did we lose our driver?

I’m here, let’s go!!

If anyone has to “go” before we go, “go” now or forever hold it.

Sorry, RL calling. BRB, I’ll check the tires while I’m at it.

I’ll be out till the turnover I hope! Sorry guys-importante though!

Carmy, I can “hold it” way longer than you! I got the high capacity (6 gallon) bladder!!

Ookay, JFri. I’ll just take your word for it.

JFri, I’ll pick you up first since Terry is busy. Be there in 2 minutes. I’ll slow down so you can hop in. Should we do drive by Cleo’s?

Yeah, we’ll kidnap his a$$! Hoping in!

Make that hopping in!

Okay, JFri, I’ll slow down at Cleo’s house, you grab him and we can head over to Terry’s.

I am ready.

Anybody hear from Dry?

JFri, please make sure that Cleo has some clothes on!

I brought some cognac to have around the fire later.

Hi Marg, I heard from Dry earlier. She is doing okay.

Marg - Dry came and had some stiff drinks.

Carmy, that’s good to know.

Cleo, just what she needed.

Marg - Hopefully she will sleep alright tonight.

hi y’all. just got caught up to you yappy nuts after a long night at work. glad to see Dry is all right (more or less) and very sorry to hear about her Dad.

for those who remember my posting from the weekend, my Dad is the same age as hers (i think she said his age earlier). we just wrapped up selling his house a couple of weeks ago though he’s been living in his apartment since mid-May. she’s so right about how hard it is to watch them grow old. Mom passed away a bit over a year ago, and it’s a bit distressing to see how frail he seems to have become since then. though it wasn’t a big house, it was just too big for him to keep up any longer, and it’s for the best. missing Mom is bad enough, to think that he might be gone soon is too hard for me right now. it makes me very sympathetic to what Dry must be going through.

i’m not much on organized religion, but i’m definitely saying a prayer or several on her behalf.

yyy, I believe your dad is 4 years younger than hers. But it IS tough to watch. I had to watch my mom slowly lose her mind over 14 years (Alzheimer’s). It was still hard when she diéd 3 years ago.