Big Top by Rob Harrell for December 05, 2010

Scooby Snacks! for Kingston and Wink.

Good Morning, Tribesters!

Good Morning, Little Sister.

I’ll take the top part of the menu and a case of cold Bud to wash it down with please.

Good Morning, ♠Lonewolf♠

Sure Thing Grog. Enjoy the meal. :-)

Good Morning, Li’l Sister. Nice menu!

May I please have the Huevos Rancheros, beans and rice, flour tortillas, pico de gallo, sour cream, some chips and salsa & a large thermos of Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee?

Good Morning, Grog.

Big Brother You made it. :-) Here is your order, enjoy the meal and football when it comes on.

Thank you, Li’l Sister! :^)

Good morning, Everyone. Have a splendid Sunday, and enjoy those games!

Ummmm…..what is really in those Poodle Snacks??

Good Morning, Montana Lady

Scooby Snacks. Even Shaggy likes them and he’s not a dog.

Hello Montana Lady :-)

BB didn’t update. Surprise.

Not surprising to me.

Good Morning, Montana Lady

I’ll have a plate of Poodle Bites and a smoothie, Please.

Good Morning, Woodeye

Good morning, Lonewolf, Little Sister, and Grog.

Time to call it a night. See y’all tomorrow. :))))

Here you go WoodEye. :-)

Good Morning, WoodEye

Good Night, Montana Lady

Good night, Montana Lady. Sleep well.

Good night everyone have a wonderful Sunday, whatever you choose to do.

Good night, Little Sister. Sleep well!

Good Night, Li’l Sister. Catch you later today!

And with that I too am off to ZzzzLand, too!

Good Night. Grog. See you later this morning.

P&L

Good Night, ♠Lonewolf♠. I am off now, too.

Good Morinng, Doctor Toon. Sleep well.

≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡ ♪ Good Morning TRIBE! ♪

Hello to all those here!

I’ll have some fish and chips.

Good Morning, Sojourner

Good morning Tribe…….had a really good night’s sleep. 7:30 again, woo hoo! Love these dark mornings!

We woke to an ice fog. Everything is coated with ice, and the fog is still lingering. 3 degrees, too. brrrrrr….

Good Morning, Montana Lady

We had a cold front pass through over night. It’s cold here - but not that cold. It’s currently 50 and it will go down to 35 tonight.

Good morning, Grog

Good Morning, Tribeandall

The snow was looking so pretty yesterday and now it is looking just the opposite! :^(

Good Morning Grog and Montana Lady!

Good Morning, ♠Lonewolf♠. That’s the problem with snow in the big city. It doesn’t look pretty for long.

good morning Sojo, Terry, Montana Lady, Grog, and thank you for breakfast to Little Sister. may have the pancakes with syrup and a side of sausages to go with my nuclear coffee?

Good Morning, yyyguy. Good to see you.

Some golfers may relate to today’s Beetle Bailey

That’s a four letter word. Even though Dry seldom visits here anymore [miss her and all the others] I will be glad to to take over her role as snow-hater. I’ve had enough of it even though winter has not even officially started yet.

Greetings TRIBE

Good Morning, Yguy, Serena, Grog, Doc, Sojo & Montana Lady.

Blondie was good, too.

Good Morning ♠Lonewolf♠ and yyyguy.

Sorry, Serena, but I still like it. :^)

Good Morning, serena & Doctor Toon

serena, I’m a pretty fair snow-hater too. I’ll give you a run for your money.

Good Morning Doctor Toon and serenasakitty!

Grog, I can relate to BOTH of those links! LOL

hi DocT & Serena i was at my boss’ open house last night and when we left it was snowing (just a light dusting that needed to be brushed off the cars). it was a 20 minute drive home, and by the time i was half way there was no evidence of any snowfall anywhere. and this was the first snow accumulation i’ve seen this season.

What, am I all alone with liking snow? I plan to retire in Texas and I know I will miss it for sure.

Good morning Tribe, at least for 3 minutes.

Wheeling onto the buffet line, courtesy of the crew of the SSBN Erehwon Spagetti!!

There are several sauces, all tomato based: meatball, ground beef and meat-free. Garlic toast and parmesan cheese is also available. There is some salad for starters, and assorted italian ices for desert. Enjoy.

Lonewolf retire to the Hill Country north and east of Austin. The panhandle is also good for snow. That’s why I want to retire to the Hill Country, admittedly the more southern portion so the snow is not horrendous.

Good Morning, Quaby. Sounds fantastic! Thank you!

Grog - - Today , I have Da Bears game early with the Raiders/Chargers and Cowboys/Colts for the late games. And the Steelers/Ravens game tonight should be a good game.

Good Morning, Quaby.

♠Lonewolf♠ There are some parts of Texas that do get some snow - just not as much as up north. Ice & freezing rain storms are more likely here. Much scarier.

I hate winter in general.

Thanks for the buffet Quaby!

Have a good nap Doctor Toon.

happy snoozing DocT hi Quaby and thanks for the pasghetti and meat bulbs, and especially the garlic bread. just in time for my lunch. our forecast is for some flurries today, but it was sunny when i got up a couple of hours ago. as close to Toronto as i live, we don’t get that much snow, but less than an hour away is a “snow belt” area and lots of ski hills. i was watching news on friday and saw that Buffalo, NY had so much snow the interstate was closed while we hadn’t had anything. i’m going to go out by the lake later to finish off my last roll of film - and i’m hoping i might get some snow flake effects while i’m doing it. back to the tour…

♠Lonewolf♠. I get the Jags/Titans and the Redskins/Giants early and Cowboys/Colts late.

Picking games to watch today is tough. I’ll rabit ear the Skins & Cowboys games and switch between da Bears game and the Chiefs game I think. Late I’ll start with the Raiders game but could switch if things go wrong to the Falcons game.

my football ended last week with my Grey Cup party. unfortunately, my second favourite team (Saskatchewan Roughriders) lost for the 2nd year in a row to the Alouettes - the team that beat my beloved AAAARRGOOOOOOOOS the week before. oh well. maybe next year we’ll get ourselves a quarterback who can actually throw the ball on a Canadian sized field.

Grog, I know the Texas weather fairly well, but if I have my choice, I will reside around the Austin area. I saw flurries on a few occasions, but it’s not the same. Still, Texas will be my retirement location.

Grog - This Game with Da Bears and the Lions has me concerned. Da Bears have had the most problems with the weaker teams this year.

Well, it’s almost game time and time to assume the football viewing position. I’ll be back at the half.

enjoy the games guys and gals. the tour is done and i have chores to tend to. sayonara for now. (((Tribe)))

Bye yyyguy. Enjoy taking photos!

I’m getting the Chiefs and also the Bears. Will keep an eye on both. (Mostly on the Chiefs)

Take it easy, Yguy. Have a good afternoon.

Serenasakitty, do you have any snow? I think our snow may be done for the year, though temperatures over 45° are cause for celebration.

If there are going to be snow h8rs out there someone must be a snow luvr (for contrast).

Good afternoon, LuvH8.

Hello everybody. :-)

I was going to cancel today, but wouldn’t you know it would just be tomorrow? Chores to do (scrunchy, pouty, tongue sticking out face)

Is morning Lonewolf

Hello Little Sister

Hello LuvH8 and Little Sister!

Hi, Li’l Sister!

Good Morning, LuvH8!

Hello Lonewolf & Sojo

(Shhh! I just sneezed next to Gma’s pills. Hope I didn’t get to many germs on them.)

There’s always going to be chores to do. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to post breakfast because of chores.

Always? Don’t Like That! No I Don’t!!!

I still think that if I burned most everything there would be a lot less chores. Christmas is work! Bah! You can keep the Humbug.

Lonewolf, Grog My husband’s family is from the Austin Area. It is very beautiful. I remember on the Farm Road they lived off of there was an extremely steep dip, We would leave our son with his folks for the evening and we would go into town. We would hit that dip and it was like we were flying. Then, one year, we went that way and found the dip had been ‘smoothed’ out, and no more flying. Bummer.

Grog - - Never thought I’d say that the Bears defense needed to do as well as their offense. But at least they are winning right now!

Quaby, those kinds of memories are very special and fun to think about. :^)

Lonewolf and Luv…..i’m a snow lover!!

Spent all my life in So. Cal., and am happy to retire in snow country. Only thing…..we are on the lee side of the Rockies, so our snow is minimal. LOVE IT!!!!

Montana Lady

:^))

Hello Montana Lady!

♠Lonewolf♠, it looks like the Lions are giving the Bears all they call handle. Looks like the Pack will take care of the 9ers. (Did I tell you how much I hate the Packers throwbacksthey are wearing?) At least KC’s up by 7. The Saints are leading too. It looks like it’s already over in New York.

Well the 9ers just got a TD. There’s still hope there.

Hello, LuvH8 & Little Sister.

At least it’s not Cutler’s fault so far.

I’m hoping for the Niners too! I’m watching it on the ‘puter.

Looks like this could be Favre’s excuse for ending his consecutive starts streak. Tavaris is doing a good job in Favre’s absence!

It’s hard to believe the Steelers had such a hard time with the Bills last week.

I am surprised that SF took a chance on Jeff Reed as their kicker!

Time to get ready for the second half.

Heheh! I spoke too soon about Cutler!

Lines up football, looks at the cheering crowd, concentrates on the target, Kicks the football…….It’s got the distance! It’s it’s… GOOD! A perfect kick right through the ring of fire.

We don’t have any field goal post here yet. I haven’t made any plans to steal one.

Stays in the pocket, looks for an open receiver, throws a deep pass……. Off the hands of a receiver and through the Big Screen TV.

I didn’t do it, I’m innocent! It’s your fault. You were supposed to catch the football.

And on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Sirius Black has been sighted near Hogwarts, and the boggart is about to come out of the closet.

Alas, I need a snoozle, I’ll probably wake up about the time Sirius does his backwards swan dive.

Alas, Da Bears pulled another one out! WooHoo!!

I Win! So the losing team has to pay for the Big Screen TV damage.

See you all later.

Hi Montana Lady, Grog and Quaby

Naps are nice. The sun is out again it is confuzzling. I am pretty sure I am supposed to be hibernating. At the very least sleepping until 3pm and in bed by 7pm. Yes, that sounds right.

Yup. The Bears luck out again (on a bad personal foul call) and the Chiefs are hanging on so far.

I think the Browns put the final nail in the Dolphins playoff coffin. The’yre not mathematically eliminated yet, but they may as well be.

Chiefs won!

And the Saints have regained the lead. That was almost a big upset.

I think it was a forearm shot regardless of it being a QB or not. IMHO :^)

What happened to Orton and his 300yd passing games??

Now for the Cowboys to hold down Peyton!

I saw that call rather objectively, but I’m still glad the Bears won. They still have a tougher schedule remaining than the Packers.

Hopefully Detroit gives GB as hard a time next week. It will be in Detroit again.

Is Foo Ball! Blechy!!!

Yawn Meanwhile, back at Hogwarts, Buckbeak, having been convicted by the kangaroo court, is about to lose his head over the state of things.

Oh No! Not Buckbeak! Have they considered beheading Draco?

I’m lovin’ that Cowboy defense today!!!

♠Lonewolf♠, I’m also liking the Raider defense so far.

The Cowboys will not make the playoffs this year, but they may a problem for teams who are still on the Superbowl path.

We actually had a dusting of the white stuff last night. Let the dog out at 9 and got a surprise. Was even more surpised to see it on the grass this morning. Not nearly cold enough to stick to the roads, but some winters we don’t even get that much.

Hi, Saucy!

Grog, the Raider defense is doing awesome right now!

Grog, I guess ol’ Favre might have his reason to retire now. I wonder what’s going to happen with the investigation once his streak is over. I think they will push it harder then. Since he admitted sending text messages while being married he has in my opinion violated the conduct policy of the NFL. One of the best players ever, but his personal life changed my opinion of him as with Tiger Woods. Sad.

Whew, Cowboys almost blew that one!

Hello Saucy!

Hi, Sojo! How has your day been?

♠Lonewolf♠ - My day has been good so far. After KC game did some studing and learning more about phone. Still having laptop shutdown problems sometimes. May change my sleeping hours to sleep earlier and get up earlier. Hope your getting rested up!

Sojo, glad to hear about your good day. I’m watching IRT Deadliest Roads right now as I wait for the Steelers/Ravens game. I have been getting rest, but I still feel like my head is in a vice.

♪♫♪ Hurray! Hi to Lonewolf, Saucy, Sojo and Grog♪♫♪ The concert was long and lovely from all reports…maybe too many bells but afterall it is the Christmas season!

Lonewolf absolutely love this avatar. My dog Breena looked like Snow…and I will quietly say (so my husband can’t hear me…I like snow!!!! It makes the landscape and houses more interesting. Of course, I don’t like to shovel it and prefer the “cottage cheese” kind that just falls in the yards and on trees or the “dusty” kind but I am still such a kid about it,.

Austin, Texas is a pretty nice city. My nephew lives there and we visit. They don’t get much ice either.

Sojo the chiefs had a horrible game but what can I say, they won.

Grog since you are a movie aficianado, I found Holiday Affair to be bright and cheerful…very predictable but fun with a charming little boy.

Hi, HopeandJoy. I don’t like shoveling snow either, but I have a small plow for my garden tractor and it does a pretty good job on the driveway and sidewalks. My son does quite a bit to help with the snow removal, too.

Glad you like the avatar. It was to good looking to pass up.

I lived in Lampasas, Texas while I was stationed at Ft Hood so I am accustomed to the weather down there. Looking forward to the day! :^)

Finally, I have empathy for Dusty ( I think that is the Poodle’s name) over the Poodle Bites even though he has done some pretty mean tricks in the past.

LuvH8 If you hibernate, we will miss you!!

HopeandJoy - Glad to hear your concert went fine!

Lonewolf When necessary, We hire our driveway done if we get over a couple of inches(it is downhill and around a bend) but usually do the sidewalks ourselves. Our grandson now lives closeby while he is in school, soooooo we will see what happens. Last year we had 44 inches of snow which is unusual for us over the winter.

bmonk yesterday there was a talk about earmuffs. I had a pair with a 4 inch width over my head and muffs attached. The whole bit had sort of a spring that held the muffs snuggly in place and gave added warmth…mine were a faux white fur.

Good evening, everyone. Sorry if I haven’t been checking in lately. Just a reminder that my birthday is one week from tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be there to have you all wish me a happy 51st. The reason why I haven’t been on line is I’m working additional hours to get another computer for my birthday/Christmas present. So don’t be disappointed if I’m not here at these postings all the time, as well as Tink (Kansas), Cindy (Colorado), and Dora (Florida). Like me, they too have holiday commitments.

Hello Josh 1360!

Good Evening, Tribe

Quite the entertaining day in football today. The Cowboys don’t make it look easy but they got the job done. The Raiders were actually impressive. And in the batte of teams I don’t like, Atlanta came out on top unfortunately. The rematch with the Saints is looming large as we enter the final stretch of the regular season. While it’s *not * beginning to look a lot like Christmas, almost all the remaining games will have a playoff atmosphere.

♠Lonewolf♠, As far as Favre goes, that’s not exactly how I’d want to put the exclamation point on the end of my career if I were him.

HopeandJoy, I bought that movie last Christmas (after seeing it on TCM). I will be watching it again this year of course. This year I have on order Remember the Night and It Happened On Fifth Avenue, which I saw again on TCM on Friday.

Hello again. Had a sorta emergency crop up with some friends trying to avoid eviction. I did what I could, but they should have called sooner. Oh well, you make what you can with the lemons given.

Anyway, as a respite from football currently watching Ice Road Truckers in India. Stuck in traffic, bad accident ahead, etc etc. Then it’s to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Meanwhile, I still have spaghetti sauce to put into containers for the freezer, tapioca to make and kitchen to clean. SIgh no rest for the weary.

Quaby - Sounds like you’ve already had a day and a half.

Hello everybody. :-) I’ve been out Christmas Shopping.

I did have some disappointment however and almost caused a scene. I went to Pizza Hut and ordered a pizza. When I received it, I took a look at it and it was completely burnt. I was mad and demanded to speak to the manager. It was a bunch of Blah, Blah, Blah! I refused to back down and finally they gave me a good pizza that was not burnt. I don’t pay money just to eat burnt food, and neither should anybody.

We just do Doc, we just do.

Notre Dame plays Miami New Year’s Eve afternoon. That matchup brings back memories - good and bad. I’m glad I have that day off. Game time is 1PM.

Have a good night Doctor Toon.

Little Sister - Did you have to wait long?

I hope you all had a good day. I hope the games were great.

Well I don’t like pizza that much, Little Sister, but burnt pizza would be even blechier. Good for you!

Sort of since there was other people in line.

Time for my zzzzzz’s.

♪ P&L ♪ ≡≡ POOF! ≡≡

Is ♠Lonewolf♠ BB-Q-ing, intently watching the game or snoozing. We haven’t heard from him in a bit.

I don’t know, Grog.

Good night, Sojourner.

I can’t sleep with this game on. It’s too good and too close for comfort right now.

I’ll probably be back and forth.

Good evening Little Sister and Josh (if you are around) Glad you got a good order of Pizza.

Good Night Sojo and thanks for your comment

Grogglad you can see that movie. I’m a bit weary after all the singing and whatever so will sign off.

Who’s singing?

Good Night, HopeandJoy

Alright. Flag on the hated Steelers to keep the drive alive.

No fair! I call Shenanigans.

They should have blitzed the bleeep out of him while he was still immobile and knocked him out for the season. Jeese I hate the Steelers

Almost as much as the Dedskins.

What a thoroughly disgustng end to the game and the day.

Gunite all

MAYBE THE STEELERS SHOULD PLAY THE DEADSKINS.