Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, October 16, 2012

12:00 am

periwinkle

rats, a small one

12:00 am

cosdem

fliip

12:00 am

PAV3

that was a rude flip!

12:01 am

jillibus

hello, flipmates, here I am post-op

12:01 am

Aloyisius

little one.. hi all

12:01 am

cosdem

u doing ok jill?

12:01 am

Aloyisius

hope all is well with you, jilli!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

jillibus

hi aloy -- littl doesn't mean quick and easy

12:02 am

periwinkle

ty lickety

12:02 am

periwinkle

true jilli

12:02 am

Aloyisius

ty lickety!

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!

12:02 am

jillibus

I'm ok, cos and aloy -- report in the profile

12:02 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:02 am

cosdem

draco's in the grid.

12:03 am

jillibus

hi peri!

12:03 am

Aloyisius

ok jilli.. and you are right.. might be a stinker! hope not tho

12:03 am

periwinkle

hi jilli, hi all

12:03 am

cosdem

4 days! hopefully theyll fly by jill

12:05 am

jillibus

cos, that's just when I get rid of this big blob of dressing -- stitches a while after that. It will be a year before the whole thing will be unnoticeable, says the surgeion.

12:06 am

cosdem

oh wow.. hopefully it wont be too irritating

12:06 am

jillibus

I don't plan to mo4/5 about it

12:07 am

cosdem

sounds liike a good plan

12:09 am

Bugsaw

You look great Jilli. Not a Frankenjilli at all

12:09 am

cosdem

wow stalled.

12:10 am

jillibus

thanks, bugs.

12:10 am

cosdem

cu4 for lone C

12:10 am

periwinkle

ty cos

12:11 am

jillibus

But let's see after the unveiling

12:11 am

periwinkle

need help with o's pls

12:11 am

cosdem

i have an oh4

12:11 am

jillibus

ty for the cu4, cos

12:11 am

periwinkle

ty,looking

12:11 am

cosdem

yw peri, jill

12:11 am

periwinkle

ty cos

12:12 am

Aloyisius

not taking the spanish eight peri..

12:12 am

Erda

You look better than I did, Jilli -- but mine was in the inner corner of the eye. Not funny. They fitted me up with a little tube for drainage. Nice to have it behind you!!

12:12 am

cosdem

need the first O and the Y

12:13 am

dizgrannie

of 4/5, yo 4

12:13 am

periwinkle

y04/10

12:13 am

Aloyisius

yo4

12:13 am

dizgrannie

NBT

12:13 am

periwinkle

ty diz

12:13 am

jillibus

wtg diz!

12:13 am

periwinkle

a next to the y pls, not seeing anything there

12:14 am

dizgrannie

try ad 5

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

ah4

12:14 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty diz

12:14 am

cybernan

or ad 4

12:14 am

periwinkle

nbt

12:14 am

cosdem

ah forgot to look the other direction for the Y ty nbt

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg peri

12:15 am

periwinkle

ty

12:15 am

periwinkle

wtg cos

12:15 am

cosdem

ah4 for that A too

12:16 am

cosdem

wolfman isnt accepted? darn

12:17 am

periwinkle

I just tried that one cos :)

12:17 am

cosdem

i got all excited too lol

12:17 am

periwinkle

me 2

12:17 am

cybernan

nbt

12:17 am

cosdem

dont forget the ha4/8

12:17 am

periwinkle

not seeing that ah4

12:17 am

cybernan

lol - tried that too, cos

12:17 am

periwinkle

duh, found it

12:17 am

periwinkle

ty

12:17 am

cosdem

cookies or sailor, peri

12:17 am

Aloyisius

sailor peri, on the sea

12:18 am

Bugsaw

or af5

12:18 am

periwinkle

ty both

12:18 am

cosdem

ty bugs

12:19 am

periwinkle

ty bugs

12:19 am

jillibus

falling alseep here

12:19 am

Bugsaw

you shud be asleep Jill to get the meds out of your system.

12:20 am

PAV3

20 for 19 NBT

12:21 am

Bugsaw

wow Pav

12:21 am

jillibus

What meds, bugs? Just local anaesthetic, worn off now. Two doses of antibiotics so far...

12:22 am

jillibus

wtg pav

12:22 am

dizgrannie

finally MNS...hy 7

12:22 am

dizgrannie

***NBS

12:22 am

Bugsaw

Huh. So it is not too sore"

12:23 am

jillibus

It aches a bit -- I have tylenol with codeine for that and will take some at bedtime.

12:23 am

Aloyisius

ty diz, had the hy5, didn't see the extension

12:23 am

PAV3

oooh, tha codeine makes me ill...

12:23 am

cybernan

not seeing that hy

12:24 am

cybernan

no 6's either

12:24 am

cosdem

ty for hy7.. still need a 6

12:24 am

periwinkle

hyoid

12:24 am

Bugsaw

thanks for the clue Aloy

12:24 am

SpellCheck

tx peri

12:24 am

Aloyisius

lol, waves to peri in the PB

12:24 am

periwinkle

not seeing the hy7 or any 6's either

12:24 am

dizgrannie

good one peri

12:24 am

cosdem

that the one peri :)

12:25 am

periwinkle

I do not do the PB but waving back to you

12:25 am

dizgrannie

ch 6

12:25 am

Bugsaw

hey peri

12:25 am

cybernan

ty peri

12:25 am

Aloyisius

oh, but I put some of my fresh potato soup in there, peri

12:25 am

jillibus

thx peri

12:25 am

periwinkle

that is only hy5 tho

12:25 am

periwinkle

I am sure the soup is delish, but still not going

12:26 am

cosdem

add two letters to it peri

12:26 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs ty diz

12:26 am

periwinkle

going to make butter bean soup this week

12:26 am

jillibus

nbt

12:26 am

periwinkle

I am working on that cos

12:27 am

PAV3

I have chocs

12:27 am

periwinkle

got the hy7 ty

12:27 am

cosdem

halfway. time for ice cream and netflix

12:27 am

Aloyisius

raided the Halloween jar for chocs tonight.. my bad

12:27 am

dizgrannie

fa 6/7

12:28 am

rururocks

doesn't that make the CD's hard to play cos?

12:28 am

jillibus

bye cos -- enjoy!

12:28 am

cosdem

ty diz got em. night :)

12:28 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:28 am

rururocks

hi jilli

12:29 am

periwinkle

not seeing the fa6/7 either

12:29 am

PAV3

now nbs

12:29 am

PAV3

howdy ru!

12:29 am

jillibus

just need a 6 for nbs

12:30 am

dizgrannie

ch 6

12:30 am

Aloyisius

if you were a swooning teeny bopper, you might, peri

12:30 am

periwinkle

is that a clue for the fa6, Aloy

12:30 am

Aloyisius

yes, peri.. tis

12:31 am

jillibus

ty aloy for fa6 -- nbs

12:31 am

torgone

or a Trekkie ..

12:31 am

rururocks

hi pav

12:32 am

periwinkle

ty for fa6/7, night all, going to meet with mr. sandman,

12:32 am

Aloyisius

nite, peri.. will soon meet the same fate

12:33 am

jillibus

ruru, did you see my icon pic and story? It will explain why I'm too sleepy for this and going to be now...goodnight all and *poof

12:33 am

PAV3

I just registered for Kik this evening...my neighbor (from Hell, who is now back to being nice, is going t o China, and wanted a means of communicating in case she loses access)

12:33 am

PAV3

night Miss Jilli!

12:33 am

Aloyisius

nite, jilli.. sweet dreams

12:34 am

cybernan

good night jill -- hope you get a good rest

12:35 am

cybernan

a clue for that ch 6, please?

12:35 am

rururocks

i'll read it now jilli

12:36 am

rururocks

i'm glad you are ok jilli

12:36 am

mkg

what was the fa clue. i am not seeing it. or was it a ch clue?

12:36 am

mkg

i am confused

12:37 am

dizgrannie

ch 6 - opening of the nasal cavity

12:37 am

mkg

isnt that the nose? hmmm

12:37 am

cybernan

ty diz, but not having any medical training, it doesn't mean much to me

12:37 am

bethn

ch+ a mortgage is a l***+ vowel

12:38 am

mkg

ty got it. how about the fa?

12:38 am

mkg

never heard that word before. the cha.

12:38 am

cybernan

ty beth

12:38 am

bethn

teh act of being an admiirer of a elebrity

12:39 am

bethn

*celebrity . sorry bird ate keyboard

12:39 am

Aloyisius

eyes crossing.. g'nite all!

12:39 am

bethn

yvw : )

12:39 am

bethn

nite aloy

12:40 am

mkg

huh? i know a three letter word for that but not a six.

12:40 am

bethn

add on to it mkg

12:41 am

Erda

rhymes with random

12:41 am

PAV3

the realm of your admireres

12:41 am

mkg

got it but again i dont think i ever saw it before. i dont like this grid. i am stuck at 38 words. not good.

12:41 am

mkg

night all.

12:42 am

bethn

nite mkg

12:43 am

rururocks

great.. now I gotta get below 38

12:44 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last word sh 4:6....3 cons and a vowel

12:45 am

rururocks

nice diz

12:45 am

PAV3

down to 49 left

12:45 am

dizgrannie

ty ru

12:45 am

bethn

woo hoo diz!

12:45 am

bethn

23 left here...

12:45 am

cybernan

has anyone got a clue for the sc 5-6 combo?

12:46 am

cybernan

grats, diz

12:46 am

rururocks

yiddish nan

12:46 am

dizgrannie

sc = 4 cons + a vowel and pl

12:46 am

grannyrose

nan, 4 consonants + vowel, then plural

12:46 am

cybernan

doesn't help me ruru

12:46 am

dizgrannie

snap Granny

12:47 am

cybernan

ty rose

12:47 am

cybernan

and diz

12:47 am

grannyrose

waahhh, i'm stuck with only 9 to go...*evil grin* which means ruru has to get 86 words now. lol

12:47 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - good night everyone :)

12:48 am

PAV3

now > halfway!

12:48 am

grannyrose

WTG NAN!!! and sleep well, hun

12:48 am

Lizlin

Hi all - hope you're liking the grid more than me!

12:49 am

grannyrose

6 to go...*laughing evilly, now*

12:50 am

rururocks

I found the relatives of the Ma5 tribe

12:50 am

rururocks

the ma4's

12:50 am

rururocks

they died out soon

12:51 am

rururocks

they couldn't cut the mustard

12:51 am

grannyrose

like me, you mean, ruru.

12:51 am

grannyrose

aagghh, lol, he's on a roll, floks

12:52 am

grannyrose

flos??? that's *folks*

12:52 am

grannyrose

or should i say he and the other ma4 are on a roll?

12:54 am

grannyrose

2

12:54 am

rururocks

coya

12:55 am

rururocks

sorry.. didn't mean to be hotdogging

12:55 am

grannyrose

almost, ruru, not quite...1....

12:56 am

grannyrose

*whispers* fw's

12:57 am

PAV3

yay granny!

12:57 am

PAV3

39 left here

12:57 am

Lizlin

congrats granny!

12:59 am

grannyrose

thanx you all.

1:05 am

rururocks

i now remember why i dislike really small grids

1:06 am

grannyrose

oh, NOW you remember, lol. they have teeth, you know. nasty pointy teeth!!

1:06 am

Lizlin

lol

1:07 am

grannyrose

i was quite chuffed actually. got both 7's with no help. i know that's strange, considering i always need help, but there you are.

1:10 am

rururocks

chuffed is a funny sounding word

1:10 am

flosey

hi everyone

1:10 am

rururocks

hi flosey

1:11 am

rururocks

you missed jilli who apparently has stitches in time for halloween

1:11 am

grannyrose

hey flosey. ruru i love it. it sounds exactly how i felt. all puffed up

1:11 am

flosey

oh, was jilli on earlier tonight?

1:11 am

flosey

we're late getting home from bridge

1:13 am

rururocks

stumped by getting trumped flosey?

1:13 am

grannyrose

*giggle* ruru

1:14 am

flosey

no kidding ru, it was a bad night

1:15 am

grannyrose

the cards didn't fall your way, flosey?

1:15 am

rururocks

the trumps are just bumps in the road flosey.. you have to take your lumps and not feel down in the dumps

1:16 am

rururocks

<---notice how carefully Ru avoided humps

1:16 am

flosey

not at all rose, but we had fun - played with a lady fairly new to duplicate

1:17 am

grannyrose

*groans* ruru, that was a real groaner...i bet you can hear me all the way over there.

1:17 am

flosey

I did ru, well done

1:18 am

grannyrose

you did well then ruru. and flosey, playing with a newbie? does that make it more difficult?

1:19 am

flosey

yes rose, quite, but a dear friend

1:20 am

rururocks

i'm stuck.. good night you two

1:21 am

flosey

we had fun though rose, laughed at our mishaps.

1:21 am

flosey

goodnight ru, enjoyed your humour

1:21 am

rururocks

glad someone does.. thanks flosey

1:22 am

flosey

always

1:22 am

negativeneil

Late, late flip.

1:22 am

grannyrose

night, ruru. sleep well, mate

1:22 am

negativeneil

Rose? IMed you but you haven't responded?

1:22 am

flosey

hi Neil

1:22 am

grannyrose

{{{Neil}}}}

1:22 am

negativeneil

Hi flosey and ((((Rose)))).

1:23 am

grannyrose

oh, just noticed. have been out in kitchen helping to put groceries away

1:25 am

jillibus

Just popping in before bed -- hi flosey -- here's my picture and why I wasn't at bridge.

1:26 am

jillibus

Hi neil too.

1:26 am

negativeneil

Hi jilli... wow. I see your post-op photo!

1:26 am

flosey

hi jilli, oh my

1:26 am

negativeneil

I hope that's not too painful?

1:26 am

flosey

but you can still smile through it all

1:27 am

jillibus

Cute, eh? It aches a bit so I've taken a tylenol with codeine

1:27 am

negativeneil

Yes. You look pretty happy for just having come through that? When was the surgery?

1:27 am

jillibus

Surgery was at 2 pm today

1:27 am

flosey

hope it doesn't make you crosseyed

1:28 am

jillibus

A bit!

1:28 am

rururocks

i hope she doesn't have to blow her nose

1:28 am

flosey

oh ru, trust you

1:28 am

jillibus

Very sleepy now -- goodnight all...*repoof

1:28 am

grannyrose

awww, poor jilli. xxxxxx poor sore face.

1:28 am

negativeneil

Gee. Hi to you too, ru?

1:28 am

flosey

sweet sleep jilli

1:29 am

jillibus

I did, ru, and it's not easy!

1:29 am

rururocks

hi just checked emails and popped back in

1:29 am

rururocks

ouch jilli

1:29 am

negativeneil

Wow, jilli. You look pretty bright for someone who has just had a general anesthetic?

1:29 am

jillibus

*re-repoof

1:30 am

jillibus

No general anaesthetic -- just a local. I guess I should put that in the profile.

1:31 am

rururocks

so what's the proboscis ?

1:31 am

rururocks

i mean prognosis

1:31 am

grannyrose

lol, ruru, you are so quick with the puns.

1:32 am

negativeneil

Oh I see... that explains it.

1:33 am

rururocks

I hope you heal up nicely jilli

1:33 am

negativeneil

Ditto to what ru just said.

1:34 am

rururocks

some people are going to think Jilli went in for a face lift... let's straighten them out right here and now

1:36 am

grannyrose

*groan* ruru!!!!

1:36 am

negativeneil

*rollseyes*

1:37 am

negativeneil

And... mo4,5. :P

1:39 am

herinfernallady

hi

1:39 am

rururocks

hi herin

1:39 am

negativeneil

Hey. Why doesn't wo4,11 + "man" work?

1:39 am

herinfernallady

HI

1:40 am

negativeneil

Hi herin.

1:40 am

rururocks

cuz Jack isn't in the grid neil.. of course

1:40 am

negativeneil

I was going to say something about Jack.

1:40 am

flosey

hello herin, haven't seen you in quite a while

1:40 am

herinfernallady

Howdy

1:40 am

grannyrose

omg, i forgot to call you, herin. tomorrow, first thing, i promise. writing you on top of to-do list.

1:41 am

rururocks

beat ya to it

1:41 am

negativeneil

Actually that Guess Who song is going through my head now... you know the one?

1:41 am

negativeneil

"Clap for the ****man..."

1:41 am

rururocks

The only Guess Who song I can remember are These Eyes

1:42 am

negativeneil

Oh? They had a few good songs... my dad has their albums among his vast music collection.

1:42 am

rururocks

is "these eyes" sorry

1:42 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I know the song... "These eyes... cry every night, for you." etc.

1:42 am

herinfernallady

O no problems Rose been kind of slack myself

1:42 am

negativeneil

Ok. Weird.

1:45 am

negativeneil

Ru... GT?

1:45 am

rururocks

i give up.. good night

1:45 am

rururocks

i'll try again with some sleep

1:45 am

rururocks

nah.. going to bed.. i did respond to your email

1:45 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok. Sleep well ru.

1:46 am

herinfernallady

Night Ru

1:46 am

flosey

goodnight ru

1:46 am

negativeneil

I responded to your response.

1:46 am

rururocks

thank you..

1:55 am

herinfernallady

i am off too make dinner and all thgat

1:59 am

grannyrose

night, herin. talk to you tomorrow. about 11am ok?

2:12 am

flosey

11 left and I'm off to bed, goodnight - if there's anyone still here

2:15 am

grannyrose

night, flosey, sleep well, hun

2:28 am

scouser

Hello NegativeNeil and grannyrose and all

2:45 am

scouser

byee all

4:05 am

PMS

f

4:09 am

o-o

Hello, PMS

4:10 am

PMS

Hi BR

4:11 am

o-o

Quiet time again

4:56 am

NonoNanette

oa

4:58 am

o-o

Hello, Nono

4:58 am

NonoNanette

morning BR!

5:07 am

NonoNanette

red bar of doom.... must have been hiccup time

5:08 am

NonoNanette

chaw

5:09 am

NonoNanette

oops sorry

5:19 am

Marc Freeman

I cannot figure out lo6, any clues please?

5:21 am

Marc Freeman

I finally figured it out. Thanks

5:21 am

Shallow One

small lo4, scottish pond

5:21 am

Shallow One

too late...

5:21 am

Shallow One

and hi everyone

5:54 am

tceicher

t

5:56 am

o-o

Hello, tc. How are you doing these days?

5:59 am

tceicher

I keep forgetting to check the "no" box when I am adding words to lickety. Sorry about that. Sitting looking at this puzzle and my mind is blank.

6:02 am

smores

morning all

6:03 am

Shallow One

hi smores, tc, br

6:06 am

sprite

good afternoon, Babble friends

6:06 am

Shallow One

hi sprite:)

6:07 am

sprite

hi Shallow :) What's the verdict? Small and easy, or tiny and tight?

6:07 am

smores

afternoon sprite

6:08 am

o-o

I have many blank days, tceicher.

6:08 am

sprite

hi smores!

6:08 am

Shallow One

very tight - 72 and stuck.

6:08 am

o-o

Hello sprite. Easier than easy

6:09 am

tceicher

I would like to see more puzzles with lots of words. These little ones seem to have more obscure words.

6:09 am

sprite

hello BabbleRabble, glad to see you. How's today for you?

6:10 am

o-o

I agree, tceicher.

6:10 am

sprite

true, tc, the smaller ones often have a higher obscure word percentage.

6:10 am

tceicher

Perhaps my vocabulary needs to expand

6:10 am

sprite

worst part though is they are still over fast...

6:10 am

o-o

I am fine ... accept for when I am not.

6:11 am

tceicher

and why isn't wolfman a word

6:11 am

o-o

An expanded vocabulary is great ... especially when I try to be interesting talking to myself.

6:11 am

smores

teehee - I just tried it too tc...lol

6:12 am

Shallow One

seems like everyone tries for wolfman... halloween spirit?

6:12 am

sprite

no sun here today, dreary day and lots of arguments with my puber son... am having trouble to beat depression.
:D at least you have someone intelligent to talk to, BabbleRabble.

6:12 am

sprite

Shallow: yes of course. Wolfman is SO a word.

6:13 am

o-o

The answer is always the same .... Enable is the arbiter of what finds its way into the word list. Who knows how Enable decides?

6:13 am

rbud

i tried wo4man too, just now! c'mon, the old movie has been out since the '30s, right? or even earlier? :P

6:13 am

sprite

one of the perks of playing Babble... getting to nag at Enable.

6:14 am

sprite

hi rbud :)

6:14 am

tceicher

Take the cu4 word for instance. I don't know what it means but I'm going to look up the definition and try to use it in a sentence today.

6:15 am

rbud

hi! woke up really early today, planning to get outside and do some sawing and nailing, whee!

6:15 am

Shallow One

dont be so overly serious - the wordlist is an easy topic to start a chat about, even easier than the weather ...

6:16 am

Shallow One

and by the way i think the ch6 obscure word, that was in the ultra-short grid you cited the other day, is repeated in this one. what a coincidence

6:16 am

Shallow One

hi rbud

6:17 am

sprite

lol tc, good idea! Just looked it up too. Another addition to my useless-but-impressive wordlist.

6:17 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

6:17 am

Shallow One

what did you build?

6:17 am

sprite

hello lyn :) xxx
How are you?

6:18 am

Shallow One

and hi lyn

6:18 am

lynxxx

Pretty good Sprite...and you?

6:18 am

tceicher

Oh, my, that cu4 is unusually hollow today, don't you think?

6:18 am

o-o

Hello, Lyn

6:18 am

rbud

working on hubby's addition to his shop, and building a couple of bunny a-frames for our daughter's pets. not big jobs, but probably not many good days left outside, so...

6:18 am

lynxxx

hi Shallow and BR

6:19 am

sprite

been better... 4-week hiatus in therapy coinciding with my son being a very nasty and mean puber... am having trouble to beat down depression. But me and mine are otherwise healthy.

6:19 am

lynxxx

I am impressed and jealous Rosebud

6:20 am

sprite

sounds good, rbud. Nice jobs, and great you can do them yourself.

6:20 am

Shallow One

good for you, rb

6:21 am

rbud

yes, with daughter's help, she wants to make sure the bunnies get their homes. I actually own more saws than the husband, haha! :)

6:21 am

lynxxx

I hope all the c**p lasts for a short time Sprite..you don't need it, in fact no-one needs it

6:22 am

smores

beat it down sprite, beat it down!!

6:22 am

rbud

((((spritey))))

6:22 am

sprite

thanks lyn :) No, nobody needs bad stuff. Still, life is not about avoiding it, but handling it, right? Not that I am doing a good job of that atm, but am trying ;)

6:23 am

sprite

thanks rbud and smores :)

6:23 am

smores

how old is your son?

6:23 am

sprite

he is 16 yo

6:23 am

lynxxx

See if you can turn off when he starts up Sprite, he will come through the other side a decent person - but you need to make sure you get through too.

6:24 am

rbud

rough age, ours was a serious handful around then (and for years before and after, sigh...)

6:24 am

sprite

turn off when he starts up... there's an idea. Thanks.

6:25 am

sprite

it seems to be impossible to have him help a bit around the house. Refuses to walk the dog or wash up the dishes unless we make a big issue about it. Every day.

6:25 am

smores

my oldest is 15 (daughter) when through hell with her last year, I know its rough

6:26 am

rbud

ours was in rehab twice, and spent a bit of time in jail, took cars and drove them around (no license at the time) underage drinking (got caught) alternative school... been hard.

6:26 am

sprite

my son is smart and sensitive enough to know which remarks will really hurt me and he uses each and every one of them... some days... I almost don't like him anymore.

6:26 am

smores

my youngest just turned 13 - so 2 teenage girls now - keep me in your prayers all :)

6:27 am

sprite

omg rbud... and then I am complaining about an attitude problem... so sorry! How did you get through?

6:27 am

rbud

I hear ya, sprite. mean little buggers, they can be.

6:27 am

lynxxx

I don't think I would bother Sprite - just don't do anything for him - like wash/iron/clean his room etc. Who needs the aggro

6:27 am

sprite

will do, smores ;)

6:28 am

rbud

just kept plugging along. spent a lot of nights worrying. thankfully I don't stress out easily.

6:28 am

sprite

now that is another good idea, lyn. Never thought of that. Will discuss that with my love - might get the message across a lot better than fighting.

6:28 am

rbud

got real tired of attending counseling sessions with him, knowing he wasn't taking a bit of it seriously.

6:29 am

lynxxx

tough times Rosebud - and how has he turned out now?

6:29 am

sprite

oh I can imagine! That is really taxing.

6:29 am

rbud

he's still a pain at 21, but turning a little more human day by day.

6:29 am

sprite

my hat off to you, rbud. Well done! And thanks for reminding me it will get better.

6:29 am

rbud

still can't get any help around here without nagging, though, lol! :P

6:30 am

sprite

lol! Ok... well I am willing to nag. Just not fight. That would already be a big improvement.

6:31 am

smores

my daughter did the same thing, the thing sprite... that used to come out her mouth....ugh - I think when I finally went off on her and told her I loved her but no longer liked her it helped

6:31 am

sprite

rotten thing is, ptsd is a b*tch on the best of days. And some things he says to me trigger old stuff and then I am reduced to nothing. Feeling worthless and not fit to live as I used to feel. That is not his fault, but darn it is hard to handle.

6:32 am

sprite

oh wow... that is how I feel often about him, smores. Exactly that.

6:32 am

smores

does he know this?

6:33 am

rbud

that's one of the counseling things, tell them you love them but don't like the things they do. for all that it helps... not much.

6:33 am

sprite

hm no... haven't told him that. Am always scared to say hurtful things because of my own past. But this is definitely true.

6:33 am

sprite

I do love him. A lot. Or I wouldn't even bother.

6:34 am

o-o

sprite, have you considered asking Tim to attend a couple of counseling sessions with you?

6:34 am

smores

of course it may have helped because I pinned her to the wall and sceamed it at her...not my best moment...but it I believe it got her to realize how hurtful she was being

6:34 am

sprite

you guys rock :D Thanks for listening and helping. Am feeling better already because of it.

6:34 am

sprite

no, BabbleRabble... I haven't... that is another good idea. Thank you.

6:35 am

o-o

Explain to the counselor what is going on and maybe Tim will be more empathetic?

6:35 am

sprite

oh smores... no, maybe not your best moment, but things must have been really rotten for you to get to that point. As I keep reminding myself: being a parent does not mean you have to be holy or perfect.

6:36 am

rbud

my poor sister... her son just turned 16, is obsessed with a 14-year-old girl, and threatens suicide almost daily when she won't answer his calls or changes a "date" in favor of shopping with grandma or whatever - he's storming out of the house all the time, she's found him on the top of a parking garage threatening to jump more than once... cutting himself, pretend hangings... I really feel for her, having held my son's ankles as he hung head first out the upstairs windows on one occasion, etc., etc...

6:36 am

lynxxx

That is funny reading now Smores - now - sure bet it wasn't at the time. But you did make her realise how she was hurting you - very brave

6:37 am

sprite

it is a very good idea, BabbleRabble. I have already asked for an interim session with my psychiatrist. I will give this a try. It might help. She is good at listening... Tim will feel 'seen and heard' as well.

6:37 am

rbud

how do you tell a kid so young that his big romance is really meaningless in the grand scheme of life, and she's way too young for commitment, as is he.

6:38 am

smores

I don't know about brave I just kinda lost it

6:38 am

sprite

{{{{{{{{{{{{{rbud}}}}}}}}}}}}} and my sincere best wishes to your sister and her son. Teenage drama is so intense. An impossible age to relativate (is that a word?).

6:39 am

o-o

Carl Sandburg said a baby is God's opinion that life should go on. I sometimes wonder if God is being a slacker.

6:39 am

lynxxx

thats terrible Rosebud...you don't have teen suicide /lifelines over there that can help?

6:39 am

sprite

*grins @ BabbleRabble* Yeah... I hear ya!

6:40 am

hokie carla

Come on, wo**man is not a word? It's almost Halloween.

6:40 am

smores

oh my rbud that is awful

6:40 am

rbud

you'd think, wouldn't you, lynxxx - sis has sent her son off to "lockup" hoping for counseling for him and help, and they send him back home the next day.

6:42 am

sprite

one of life's worst challenges is to get good help when you need it. It is amazing how rotten the whole system is.

6:42 am

sprite

hello hokie carla, join the club... we all want that word.

6:43 am

rbud

they say he said he "doesn't mean it" when he does the suicidal things, so he doesn't need help. doesn't make us moms feel any better, as we still have to worry, it being our job. :P

6:43 am

lynxxx

Youth America Hotline
Counseling for Teens by Teens
1-877-YOUTHLINE
1-877-968-8454

6:44 am

lynxxx

Maybe this might help Rosebud - talking to peers might work

6:44 am

sprite

and how do they know he doesn't mean it? He can say that, but the common belief that those that talk about it don't do it, has proven wrong.

6:45 am

rbud

ty, lynxxx, will pass it on. I told her that one thing that did seem to help our son was peer counseling, but they don't even give hers enough time in there to talk to any other kids.

6:45 am

sprite

good one, lyn! At that age, peers are the only authority they take seriously, I think.

6:45 am

hokie carla

yeah, I think you have to take any threat like that seriously.

6:45 am

lynxxx

well of course we all remember when we were teenagers how our parents didn't know anything don't we

6:46 am

sprite

not really, lyn, my teenager time was rather hellish. More about surviving than about pushing away from the parents.

6:47 am

rbud

true that, lynxxx - I moved out at 17, in fact - irreconcilable differences with Mom. And never asked them for a thing, supported myself - but these are different days.

6:47 am

lynxxx

((((double hugs)))) for Sprite

6:47 am

sprite

same here, rbud... was out of the house at 16.

6:48 am

bichon

sorry for jumping in here. But, can't your sister have him committed as he is a threat to his own life

6:48 am

rbud

both our kids still live here and mooch money off us -I keep telling them my story and asking why they can't be more like that, lol.

6:49 am

sprite

thanks for the hugs, lyn :) Moving out was one of the best things I have ever done... moving back in when my mother needed help was one of the stupidest though. We can only learn from our own mistakes, it seems :)

6:49 am

sprite

lol rbud! Indeed. Just a little bit would help already.

6:49 am

sprite

hello bichon, glad to have you join in.

6:49 am

lynxxx

hi Bichon

6:50 am

o-o

There are many things that make no sense (at least to me). Most of the institutions the treated mental disorders have been closed. Prisons replaced them. The prison population in the US is the highest in the world. Inmate advocates have sued for better health care for prisoners and prevailed. Prisoners, therefore, frequently get better heath care that law abiding citizens to the point people are committing crimes to go to prison to get health care.

Another anomaly, studies confirm that prisoners that enroll in learning programs are less risks for being recidivists ... so states are approving more funding for education for prisoners while viewing education as a whole a budget drain.

6:50 am

rbud

that's what she did, bichon, twice now - and they just keep letting him back out. I don't understand it.

6:50 am

bichon

hi BR, rbud, lynxxx, sprite

6:50 am

bichon

Since he's a minor, the doctors must have had to communicate their reasoning to your sister

6:50 am

rbud

and BR is right, there aren't any places to send kids like that any more, they're closing them all down.

6:51 am

hokie carla

Is this kid over 18? My friend just went through something similar with her daughter. She ended up driving her car into a telephone pole and so the state made her go into some kind of facility. She turned 18 while there and they had to let her out. She ended up going back into the hospital on her own a little after that.

6:51 am

lbdawger

for money moochers, write up loan papers, and tell them that you expect the loan to be paid off by the end of a specific time w/o interest. after the time elapses, accrue interest. stick to your guns on that! nickle and diming you counts towards the loan.

6:51 am

sprite

too true, BabbleRabble. Things are deteriorating here as well. Next year I have to pay an awful lot of money to be allowed to be treated... used to be covered by insurance, now they have instituted a huge 'own risk'. Because psychiatric patients won't protest too much... they cannot.

6:52 am

rbud

yes, they said he wasn't really suicidal, as he kept telling them he was only kidding... and they put him on some medication that isn't working.

6:52 am

rbud

good old magic pills, I wouldn't let them do that to my kid. it turned him into a zombie.

6:53 am

sprite

so easy... give them medication, take their words about being kidding over all their words and actions that show they are not kidding at all, and done, they are off their hands and back in yours.

6:53 am

lbdawger

talk to your physician and see if he will prescribe counseling to go along with the medication. that's the part of the script that is often missing.

6:53 am

sprite

hi dawg :) Good ones.

6:54 am

hokie carla

yes, my friend's daughter does therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. they have also tried all kinds of different meds. just have to keep changing until they find one that works.

6:54 am

sprite

finding the right medication is very very hard.

6:54 am

o-o

It is the same mindset in the military ... the highest suicide rate ever and most will not get help because the chain of command treats them as malingerers

6:55 am

rbud

I think my sis will find out more as she goes along, this is all recent for her. just now trying to figure out how to deal with it. I, on the other hand, have years of experience with "the system" and try to advise her.

6:55 am

bichon

Don't discount all medications rbud. They can work and not all turn people into zombies

6:55 am

lbdawger

as for ptsd...getting angry at the person is okay. they may be traumatised by a situation, but they are still responsible for their actions. that's another point often misdirected about ptsd patients.

6:55 am

sprite

thanks dawg. I know that, in theory, but it is very good to be reminded of that.

6:57 am

lbdawger

years of being on the other side of the desk with ptsd patients...vietnam vets mostly, kept me on my toes, but also warmed my heart to the trauma a person can go thru and survive.

6:57 am

hokie carla

hey, I finally remembered the two na4 that I miss every single time.

6:57 am

rbud

well, at the time they tried my son on meds, he had several friends and acquaintances who had killed themselves on meds, or right after coming off them. I wasn't going to make him go down the same road, and he felt very strongly that it would make him do the same. true or not, I didn't make him take anything, and I think it was the right choice.

6:58 am

rbud

in my opinion, he was just a kid with an attitude problem, not a mental problem.

6:58 am

lbdawger

wtg, hokie!!

6:58 am

hokie carla

old dogs can learn new tricks. ;-)

6:58 am

lynxxx

I like that last sentence Rosebud

6:59 am

lbdawger

it's hard to medicate teens. they are hormonal and the meds will wreak havoc with them. watch the diet and intake of sugars, alcohol and other substances.

7:00 am

o-o

Direct advertising by big pharma in the US (one of only a few that allow it) created the medical model for treating mental disorders .. discounting therapy that works better for environmental causes ... fortunately, the chemical imbalance bias now is being reconsidered in favor of a more holistic approach ... that may or may not include meds.

7:00 am

rbud

plus I spent years watching them overmedicate my dad, so I have sort of a negative attitude about overuse of meds. he was on 8 different things at once at one point, sigh...

7:01 am

sprite

yes BabbleRabble, crazy as it is. Get people to live through hell, then tell them they are malingerers for being traumatised by it.

7:01 am

bichon

SSRI's helped me a whole lot. World of difference for me

7:02 am

hokie carla

gotta go for a while. good luck with everything, everyone.

7:02 am

lynxxx

bye hokie

7:02 am

sprite

bye hokie carla, have a good day

7:02 am

rbud

bye, hokie, and ty for the na4 nudges, I didn't have those 2 either, lol

7:02 am

lbdawger

hagd, hokie! anyone have the stats for the lone C first column?

7:02 am

sprite

cu4/7

7:02 am

lynxxx

cu4.7

7:03 am

car.eeyore

cu 4/7

7:03 am

smores

I'm back, for a minute anyway, had to help my daughter get ready. Almost time to take her to school

7:03 am

smores

bye hokie

7:03 am

bichon

2nd column o, stats, pls

7:03 am

lbdawger

ty, sprite, lyn and car

7:03 am

bichon

hi smores

7:03 am

lynxxx

well it's not Olaf

7:03 am

sprite

wb smores

7:04 am

smores

HI bich, car

7:04 am

o-o

Meds helped me too. I also have had a lot of therapy ... but in the end my well-being is my responsibility ... I was not an easy person to treat ... I would be told to be quiet and listen and I would say I would listen when they had something helpful to say.

7:04 am

lbdawger

of4.9 of5.20 bichon

7:04 am

smores

thx sprite

7:04 am

sprite

lol no... not olaf. Tried that too.

7:04 am

sprite

thanks dawg

7:04 am

Jacula

oh4/6

7:04 am

sprite

hi Jac :) *hug*

7:04 am

lynxxx

hi Jac

7:04 am

bichon

Jac, ty, but that's the other o

7:05 am

bichon

ty dawg, got it

7:05 am

sprite

thanks Jac, I needed that one

7:05 am

Jacula

bichon - of4/9 & of5/20

7:06 am

Jacula

Hi all. Just having a quick teabreak whilst making apple pies. :-)

7:06 am

rbud

mmmm, apple pie!

7:07 am

lbdawger

hi jac...sorry was stuck in the grid.

7:07 am

o-o

Is it ok to pet a pet rock?

7:07 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:07 am

smores

lol...I believe so BR

7:07 am

sprite

hi teach!

7:08 am

sprite

I'd say yes, BabbleRabble

7:08 am

smores

hi teach

7:08 am

Jacula

BR - Yes.

7:08 am

lynxxx

hi wv

7:08 am

Jacula

Hello Teach.

7:08 am

lbdawger

of course BR! lol

7:08 am

lbdawger

hi wv

7:08 am

lynxxx

don't forget the Obedience Training though BR

7:08 am

sprite

I have heard that pet rocks are great at weathercasting.

7:09 am

Jacula

Nasty 'enable' won't let me have wo4/11man.:-(

7:10 am

sprite

join the club, Jac! We all tried for that one. Stupid enable.

7:10 am

o-o

Would not want to erode the rock's self-esteem

7:10 am

Jacula

Sprite - glad it's not just me.

7:10 am

sprite

wet rock: rain
white rock: snow
dry and hot rock: sun
no rock: storm

7:10 am

smores

well, time to go, be back in a bit

7:11 am

lbdawger

hagd, smores

7:11 am

72 Temple Owl

hello jacs!

7:11 am

sprite

bye smores!

7:11 am

o-o

Be well, smores

7:11 am

lynxxx

bye Smores

7:11 am

lynxxx

hi TOwl

7:11 am

lbdawger

hiya TO

7:11 am

majmom

stats for the w first column

7:11 am

Jacula

'Bye smores. Hi TO!

7:12 am

72 Temple Owl

h lyn h dawg

7:12 am

sprite

wo4/11

7:12 am

sprite

hello TOwl

7:12 am

lynxxx

wo5.26

7:12 am

72 Temple Owl

hello sprte.

7:13 am

lynxxx

oh-ohTOwl has lost her i

7:14 am

sprite

ok... never thought that would be an allowed spelling, lyn. Thanks.

7:14 am

lynxxx

neither did I! tried it as a laugh

7:14 am

sprite

lol lyn!

7:15 am

Jacula

Thanks for the wo5 - lyn.

7:15 am

o-o

Dictionary.com has Chinese or Japanese characters now ... does yours?

7:15 am

Boobear

Hi all

7:16 am

sprite

hi Boobear!

7:16 am

sprite

hm no, BabbleRabble, all in normal latin script here.

7:16 am

Jacula

Hi Boo.

7:17 am

majmom

need a clue for wo5 please

7:17 am

lynxxx

under Translator? has Chinese

7:17 am

Jacula

majmom - wo5 = odd spelling of a word meaning full of misery.

7:17 am

sprite

wo5: two syllables. Filled with sadness.

7:18 am

lbdawger

hi boo, hi majmom

7:18 am

sprite

hello majmom

7:18 am

majmom

tx sprite-i think i tried all combos but that one

7:18 am

lynxxx

hi Boo & Majmom

7:19 am

sprite

lol majmom, same here. Very weird spelliing.

7:19 am

o-o

u + Buddhist monk

7:19 am

majmom

good morning all

7:20 am

Jacula

BR - thank you for the ul5.

7:20 am

sprite

thanks BabbleRabble

7:20 am

lynxxx

TY BR

7:25 am

rbud

sure, wo4man not a word, but ma4 and 5 are, lol!

7:25 am

sprite

stupid, isn't it, rbud :)

7:25 am

rbud

yep!

7:26 am

Jacula

FIREWORKS! :-)

7:26 am

lynxxx

Hooray for Jac!

7:26 am

o-o

Wonder if wo4man Jack ever considered Babble?

7:27 am

sprite

wtg Jac!

7:27 am

o-o

Congrats, Jacula

7:27 am

72 Temple Owl

wtg jacs!

7:27 am

Jacula

Anyone need any clues before I go back to my pie making?

7:27 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh what kind? t is breakfast time

7:27 am

lbdawger

whoo hooo jac!

7:27 am

sprite

no, hurry up with that pie, I am drooling here in expectation.

7:28 am

Jacula

Lol, sprite!

7:28 am

lynxxx

no, but if you have made any early mince pies you could drop them back. I was drooling over you picture of them

7:28 am

Jacula

TO - apple pies.

7:29 am

sprite

:)

7:29 am

Jacula

lyn - I'm makimg those next week when there's some roon in the freezer for them.

7:29 am

Jacula

I'll be off now. Happy Babbling all. x

7:29 am

lynxxx

do you make your own mince too?

7:29 am

uusue2

morning all!

7:29 am

lynxxx

hi Sue

7:29 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!!

7:30 am

lbdawger

hi uu

7:30 am

sprite

wtg dawg!

7:30 am

72 Temple Owl

apple is perfect for breakfast

7:30 am

lynxxx

Hooray for dawg

7:30 am

sprite

hi double U sue :) How are you and how is your love?

7:30 am

uusue2

hi lynxxx, lbd, TO, sprite!

7:30 am

72 Temple Owl

hello sue

7:30 am

uusue2

sprite, we are good; he is feeling OK, I am getting a tooth fixed this morning (broke it a couple of weeks ago)

7:31 am

sprite

am so glad! Good news :) Good luck with the tooth.

7:32 am

uusue2

it's a crown; got a temporary a couple of weeks ago and this is the permanent one. Shouldn't be a big deal.

7:32 am

sprite

ah good. Am scared to death of dentists, so I admire your courage :)

7:33 am

o-o

I tell dentists I have involuntary biting spasms

7:33 am

sprite

fireflies!

7:34 am

uusue2

not courage, it just doesn't bother me. Will be glad to have it over with.

7:34 am

o-o

Congrats, sprite

7:34 am

sprite

lol BabbleRabble... that should scare them off.

7:34 am

uusue2

yay sprite!

7:34 am

lynxxx

It's late and I am off to bed...Goodnight all

7:34 am

sprite

good night, lyn, sleep well. xxx

7:34 am

uusue2

night, lynxxx!

7:34 am

lynxxx

Congrats Spritely x

7:34 am

rbud

woohoo, spirite!

7:34 am

rbud

nite, lynxxx

7:34 am

o-o

Be well, Lyn

7:35 am

sprite

I am off too, bye all, thanks for the support, help and fun. You guys rock big time.

7:35 am

uusue2

bye sprite!

7:35 am

rbud

later, sprite (((hugs)))

7:35 am

Boobear

Bye sprite

7:36 am

uusue2

hi rbud!

7:37 am

o-o

Be well, sprite

7:37 am

rbud

hiya, sue!

7:39 am

o-o

Hello, Sue. Hope Frank does not end up on a roller coaster ride ... Crohn's is hard to treat.

7:41 am

uusue2

Hi, BR! I hope so too. He transitions to the new medicine today; we will see how it goes. And after the ice cream episode a couple of days ago he is being very careful about what he eats.

7:43 am

Boobear

Clue for ch6 please

7:45 am

uusue2

don't have it, boo

7:46 am

Boobear

Found it

7:47 am

Lizlin

ch6 - it means the opening to the nasal cavity - ch + vowel + sounds like a girl's name - not a good clue but it's difficult to clue. So ch + 2 vowels then consonant then vowel. Good luck!

7:47 am

uusue2

ha, me too

7:47 am

Lizlin

Well done - and without clues!!!!

7:47 am

uusue2

well, I peeked at lickety

7:48 am

o-o

Sue, an excellent source: http://www.ccfa.org/

7:48 am

rbud

ty, I got it with the clue, and morewords

7:49 am

Lizlin

clue for the hy 7 please, then off to bed for me!

7:53 am

Lizlin

got it - good night all

7:54 am

rbud

based on hy5, a bone at the base of the tongue, hy + cellul*** (old plastic-like substance)

7:54 am

rbud

saw you got it, but hated to waste the clue, lol

7:54 am

uusue2

thanks, BR!

7:57 am

smores

I'm baaaack...lol

8:03 am

smores

thank rbud, clue not wasted, didn't have either hy...

8:13 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:15 am

jmbdobie2

hi jmc

8:15 am

72 Temple Owl

hi je

8:15 am

jmcnrick

sorry i missed meeting lizlin

8:15 am

jmcnrick

hey TO!

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

are you home or at school?

8:16 am

jmcnrick

home. . . school is mainly thursday this semester

8:17 am

72 Temple Owl

was awaiting your email reply

8:17 am

jmcnrick

sorry did i miss an email again? dang! when did you send it

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

but knowng this, perhaps we can set up a day to meet for dinner? cravng crabcakes

8:18 am

smores

hi jmc

8:18 am

hurshy

isn't everyone always craving crabcakes? :)

8:18 am

jmcnrick

mmmmm crab cakes

8:18 am

jmcnrick

hi smores

8:18 am

Judi

Good morning, Babblephiles!

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

after dance weekend got cha *evl laugh*

8:18 am

smores

mmmmm crab

8:19 am

jmcnrick

i only crave good ones since i have been up here. . . less of a snob in texas

8:19 am

jmcnrick

hi judi

8:19 am

72 Temple Owl

good a m

8:19 am

smores

lol...morning judi

8:19 am

72 Temple Owl

edgewater.

8:20 am

jmcnrick

i have to find the name of the place near annapolis TO . . . I will ask my sister. . . best crab cakes ever

8:20 am

72 Temple Owl

i also want to attend a dance at glen echo, i lked those folks though they are unresponsive to email

8:20 am

72 Temple Owl

edgewater.

8:20 am

jmcnrick

i sense this grid is a bear

8:20 am

72 Temple Owl

got down to 13 wthout list

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

je glen echo is very nice, i loved it

8:21 am

smores

wow - nice TO

8:22 am

uusue2

hi jmc!

8:22 am

jmcnrick

glen echo is nice. . .and i am impressed with your gridding acumen!

8:23 am

jmcnrick

hi uu you poor thing. . . even if dentists don't scare you what a drag

8:23 am

uusue2

seems churlish of me to complain about the dentist with all Frank is going through...

8:24 am

jmcnrick

nonsense. . . for one thing you are being stressed by what frank is going through to. . .

8:24 am

jmcnrick

*too

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

if you or i get married again let us have our receptiion there lol

8:25 am

jmcnrick

haha that is a thought TO

8:25 am

rbud

"I can't complain but sometimes I still do" - joe walsh

8:26 am

rbud

caregivers need outlets, too

8:26 am

hurshy

that's a good quote

8:26 am

jmcnrick

i am not saying people should complain about every little thing but people who care for others have their owns pains and shouldn't feel guilty about it

8:27 am

jmcnrick

hi rbud

8:27 am

periwinkle

hi all, I have the ch6 and fa6, help with other 6's pls

8:27 am

jmcnrick

hi peri

8:27 am

rbud

hi, je!

8:27 am

periwinkle

hi there jmc

8:27 am

smores

hi hurshy, peri

8:27 am

MollyL

Well said JMC. One person's discomfort doesn't take precedent over another's.

8:27 am

72 Temple Owl

je, i think since it is a national park it must be dry :/

8:28 am

jmcnrick

see molls and i agree

8:28 am

rbud

a daily thing here, caregiving judiciously mixed with small gripes

8:28 am

smores

sorry peri - those are the only 2 I have

8:28 am

jmcnrick

well you can have your basic reception there and then the drinking party later at my house

8:28 am

rbud

can't help it when hubs seems determined to speed up his decline

8:28 am

smores

hi Molly

8:28 am

jmcnrick

oh dear rbud!

8:29 am

MollyL

lo6...add ceiling f** to Scottish river

8:29 am

uusue2

((((rbud))))

8:29 am

rbud

meh, it's always something here - and to think all I ever wanted was a peaceful quiet life, lol - far from it, is what I have.

8:30 am

hurshy

aw, wo4man isn't a word?

8:30 am

MollyL

Or Scottish lake

8:30 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

8:30 am

jmcnrick

i wanted a house full of kids and only had one. . . c'est la guerre

8:30 am

hurshy

i've had no idea what i wanted and so i either definitely don't have it or totally do

8:31 am

jmcnrick

oh i hadn't even tried that one hursh. . .that would have been a good word!

8:31 am

jmcnrick

haha hursh

8:31 am

MollyL

la6...Hawaiian porches

8:32 am

hurshy

the other 6 is sc6

8:32 am

jmcnrick

ty both

8:32 am

hurshy

sorry i mean one of the others don't know why i was thinking only 4

8:32 am

uusue2

ok, must go get day started, see you all in a bit!

8:33 am

periwinkle

ty for la6

8:33 am

jmcnrick

bye uu and take care of yourself

8:33 am

periwinkle

more help with sc6 pls.

8:34 am

hurshy

pl of a yiddish insult

8:34 am

periwinkle

hmm, sounds like a word I should know. but don't see it

8:35 am

hurshy

third letter is not a vowel

8:35 am

MollyL

sc + abbreviation for a health insurance plan

8:36 am

jmcnrick

i ty both again. . . i was creeping up on it very very slowly

8:36 am

periwinkle

thought I had that one already, thanks

8:36 am

rbud

sc* (not a vowel) + **e, larry, and curly

8:37 am

jmcnrick

stats for the first column C please

8:37 am

mael

cu4/7

8:37 am

jmcnrick

ty mael

8:39 am

smores

thx all, one 6 left

8:39 am

periwinkle

I have wo4/11 help with other w pls

8:40 am

MollyL

Like Wednesday's child, but leave out the E

8:40 am

rbud

lo6? scottish lake + little orph** **nie (pick either set of **, lol)

8:41 am

mael

hah, wednesday's child is a cultural association that escapes me

8:44 am

rbud

google "wednesday's child is" maybe?

8:44 am

jmcnrick

monday's child is full of grace, tuesdays child is fair of face, Wednesday child is ______, Thursday child has far to go, Fridays child is loving, giving, saturday's child must work for a living, and sundays child is bonny and blithe and good and gay

8:44 am

jmcnrick

hmmm i think i have monday and tuesday backwards

8:44 am

mael

I did, got tv shows :)

8:44 am

mael

oooh

8:44 am

mael

got it

8:45 am

jmcnrick

wtg mael

8:46 am

mael

my husband is fond of telling me "wow, it's like you're not from here!" :)

8:46 am

rbud

rats, just looked it up, I'm a saturday child, explains a lot.

8:46 am

jmcnrick

i am a tuesday child. . . full of grace. . . haha

8:47 am

hurshy

i'm a wednesday and i really think they didn't ought to have made one so sad.

8:47 am

jmcnrick

my boy is a sunday's child and is a veritable grump

8:48 am

jmcnrick

and poor hubby was a wednesday child :-(

8:48 am

mael

monday here, but clearly did not maximize my "fair of face" potential

8:48 am

mael

hah

8:48 am

hurshy

is the ch6 weird, or am i just stupid, that i cannot see it?

8:48 am

jmcnrick

the ch6 is weird

8:49 am

hurshy

ah may i have a clue please?

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Hey kids.

8:50 am

periwinkle

ch+vowel and girl's name

8:50 am

hurshy

oh i think i remember seeing that in past grids, thanks peri

8:51 am

hurshy

heya sc

8:51 am

rbud

heya, Scrabs, was thinking of you, building a couple of bunny houses today! :)

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Do you have bunnies, rbud?

8:51 am

hurshy

help with the lower o's?

8:51 am

smores

hi scrabs

8:52 am

rbud

daughter has two, they're in big cages on our closed-in porch, but we want to give them little A-frames as it gets cooler.

8:52 am

periwinkle

of4/9

8:52 am

smores

of4,of5

8:52 am

hurshy

ty

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Good, keep them warm.

8:53 am

rbud

they have a little space heater out there set on low right now, but hoping to need it less with the houses.

8:53 am

MollyL

Man, you think you clue with something well known and it turns out to be an old people's clue.

8:53 am

smores

teehee

8:54 am

Scrabbler

I used Wikipedia to review the poem.

8:54 am

hurshy

ok then i have all the 6's but only one 6...

8:54 am

rbud

one 7? me, too. have hy7, what's the other?

8:55 am

hurshy

i have fa7

8:55 am

rbud

well, poo, a simple plural, silly me!

8:55 am

hurshy

what is the hy

8:55 am

rbud

ty

8:56 am

mael

clue for the fa6?

8:56 am

hurshy

the realm of loving something, such as star trek

8:57 am

Scrabbler

TY

8:59 am

hurshy

please may i have a clue for hy7

8:59 am

smores

hy5+vowel const.

9:00 am

hurshy

vowel const. ?

9:00 am

hurshy

oh, i see what you mean

9:00 am

hurshy

i just don't have hy5, that's all :)

9:01 am

smores

ends like another word for robot

9:01 am

stevedallas

morning all or in this case as I am in Latvia on business good afternoon. How many words today and thnks

9:01 am

hurshy

got em thanks!

9:01 am

Scrabbler

95

9:01 am

smores

yw

9:02 am

stevedallas

tks scrabs

9:02 am

smores

hi steve

9:02 am

stevedallas

hi smores

9:02 am

smores

yeah - 6's are done

9:03 am

hurshy

ul4 and?

9:05 am

rbud

ul5, u + spitting animal, alt spelling, usually starts with dbl consonant

9:05 am

Scrabbler

I am missing it too

9:05 am

hurshy

ty

9:05 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:05 am

hurshy

W that doesn't howl at the moon?

9:05 am

Boobear

This is one hard grid

9:06 am

Scrabbler

wo5/26

9:06 am

Scrabbler

the state of having troubles, minus an expected e

9:06 am

hego

Hi All

9:06 am

MollyL

wo + The Art*** Dodger

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Boo

9:06 am

rbud

wo5, the wednesday's child sad problem, also alt. spelling

9:06 am

hurshy

oh THAT's why you guys were talking about the child thing when i came in! lol

9:07 am

Boobear

Clue for ha4/8

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Buon giorno, H.

9:07 am

hurshy

it has a double vowel.

9:07 am

mael

I had no idea fa6 was an actual word outside of, well, fa6

9:07 am

hego

Giorno Scrabs

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Fa bel tempo!

9:08 am

smores

clue for lo5/14

9:08 am

hego

si, molto bello.

9:08 am

smores

wow - nvr mind

9:08 am

hurshy

pl scottish bodies of water

9:08 am

Scrabbler

pluralfor Scottish lakes

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Si, si!

9:09 am

hurshy

geez, i missed cattle.

9:09 am

hego

: )

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Moo-moo.

9:09 am

smores

yah - I was being a sc5

9:09 am

hurshy

and the sandwich spread

9:09 am

hurshy

so fishy.

9:11 am

Scrabbler

And at 60/35 I am done. Enjoy the day.

9:11 am

hego

bye Scrabs

9:11 am

mael

bye scrabbler!

9:11 am

jmcnrick

a one L la** is a priest a two LL lla** is a beast and you can bet your cat's pajama there is no such thing as a three L llla**

9:11 am

mael

I'm flying to Italy this afternoon, speaking of italian

9:11 am

hego

Hi JMC

9:12 am

hego

lucky mael

9:13 am

smores

I did see a 3 legged lla** before

9:13 am

hego

lol

9:13 am

smores

awesome mael - business or pleasure

9:13 am

hego

left column c please

9:14 am

Boobear

Clue for ha5/14

9:14 am

smores

cu4/7

9:14 am

hego

ty smores

9:15 am

mael

both, smores :)

9:15 am

mael

one of my good friends is getting married, so I'm going to go see the fam and get some business meetings out of the way too

9:16 am

smores

yeah, I thought that after I typed it - sounds wonderful - enjoy and have a safe trip :)

9:16 am

hego

Have a great trip.

9:16 am

poodletoes

cu 47 like serene but with a u

9:16 am

mael

thanks, I will miss babble, though. It's my unwinding time of the day

9:17 am

hego

you can Babble in Italy

9:18 am

smores

lol...ok I love babble ( and the babblers) but I don't think I would miss it that much if I were in Italy

9:18 am

hego

no, I never Babble when in Itaky.

9:18 am

hego

Too busy eating.

9:18 am

mael

I just won't have time to do anything but run around and eat

9:19 am

hego

me too

9:19 am

mael

it's not that exotic to me, I'm from there, it's mostly a mass of aunts and cousins and problems I need to deal with, usually :)

9:20 am

hego

bbl. hagd All.

9:20 am

smores

bye hego - have a good one

9:21 am

uusue2

hi again all!

9:21 am

smores

so where do you live now mael?

9:21 am

smores

hi uu

9:21 am

mael

boston, moved here 7 years ago to go to college

9:22 am

rbud

can't find an ha5 either, Boobear, did you?

9:22 am

Boobear

Clue for ha5/14 please

9:23 am

Boobear

No rbud

9:24 am

mael

I mostly miss the food, really. I'm from a beautiful town bu there's not many opportunities for younger people

9:24 am

Boobear

Trying to monkey it

9:24 am

flosey

ha - I *** one but but lost it, + Mr. Gore

9:24 am

flosey

hi and FW

9:25 am

smores

yeah Boston is nice - but it aint Italy - LOL

9:25 am

Boobear

Ty flosey

9:25 am

flosey

yw Boo

9:25 am

uusue2

thanks flosey!

9:25 am

uusue2

and hi flosey and yay!

9:25 am

flosey

yw sue and goodmorning

9:25 am

smores

ty flosey and YEAH on your FW

9:26 am

flosey

thanks smores

9:31 am

smores

h's are history

9:31 am

rbud

ty flosey! and congrats!!

9:32 am

flosey

yw rbud, and thanks

9:33 am

flosey

now will walk out to the road to pick up the daily newspaper

9:34 am

rubyfoo

hello. was there something wrong with the site today? This is the first time I could get on after several attempts

9:35 am

smores

hi ruby - no problems here, haven't seen comments in chat

9:35 am

uusue2

hi ruby, I think there were some problems early this morning (babble time)

9:35 am

rubyfoo

maybe it's my computer

9:36 am

rubyfoo

{{sue}} how is Frank?

9:36 am

smores

well, glad you here, how are you?

9:36 am

uusue2

he's ok, ruby, but still quite fragile

9:36 am

uusue2

has learned that he can't eat ice cream

9:37 am

rubyfoo

everybody keeps telling me I need a new computer but I hate 1) to spend the money and 2) to worry about transferring all my files

9:37 am

rubyfoo

why ice cream?

9:37 am

smores

that's too bad uu, is it the dairy?

9:37 am

uusue2

too much fat

9:38 am

smores

oh, so dairy is not an issue?

9:38 am

smores

there are some good fat free ice creams now

9:38 am

uusue2

no, he's ok with dairy, but the fat apparently sets the Crohn's off again

9:39 am

smores

well, I have to go for a bit, take care all

9:39 am

uusue2

bye, smores!

9:41 am

uusue2

and I am off too, see you all later!

9:41 am

rubyfoo

bye smores and sue

9:43 am

mael

bye!

9:43 am

rubyfoo

bon voyage, mael!

9:43 am

mael

grazie mille~ :)

9:45 am

shanghai ken

fa7 please?

9:46 am

LeslieAnn

someone who likes something + *** perignon (plural)

9:47 am

rubyfoo

great clue, leslieann! ty

9:50 am

shanghai ken

oh thanks!

9:51 am

rubyfoo

for nbt, a clue for the left-hand o, pls

9:52 am

LeslieAnn

of 4/9

9:55 am

westford

hello everyone

9:57 am

westford

anyone??

9:57 am

crosshair

howdy westford:) just getting on myself

9:57 am

Erda

hi westford

9:57 am

dianedecoder

Hi westford.... just opened Babble ... good morning :-)

9:58 am

westford

I am now dreaming in grids..I was all set to do a 257 and look what I get lol

9:58 am

westford

hi crossy, Erda and diane

9:59 am

westford

just finished putting the summer clothes away

10:00 am

dcseain

Having spent my life in a land where it gets warm in the Winter, i've never understood swapping out wardrobes for the Winter.

10:00 am

dianedecoder

I just put my capris away last week, but not TOO far away... we head south right after Christmas !

10:00 am

dcseain

morning, west, erda, diane, crossy, et al

10:00 am

10s Gu

anyone have a clue for th lo 6/24

10:00 am

dianedecoder

hi seain

10:00 am

westford

I like that idea diane

10:01 am

westford

hi seain and 10s

10:01 am

dcseain

i have no 6s nor 7s, 10s

10:01 am

10s Gu

got the lo 6/24 ..... fireworks here

10:01 am

Erda

**** Ness + indefinite article

10:01 am

dcseain

congrats, 10s

10:02 am

westford

Yay 10s !!

10:02 am

westford

thanks Erda

10:03 am

dianedecoder

thanks Erda

10:03 am

Erda

YW

10:05 am

westford

stats for the lone c on the left please

10:05 am

10s Gu

here are the 6's & 7's = ch - 6, fa - 6 & 7, hy - 7, la - 6, lo - 6, sc - 6

10:06 am

smores

okay, fed the pets, cleaned out the fridge, took out the trash, put a load of laundry in, and put the dishes away. That's enough for now - back to finish

10:06 am

LeslieAnn

heya smores. congrats on going pro!

10:06 am

smores

thanks leslie

10:06 am

westford

thank you 10s

10:07 am

smores

westford cu4/7

10:07 am

westford

hi smores and ty

10:07 am

dianedecoder

like "peaceful" but with a different vowel

10:08 am

smores

hi

10:08 am

westford

nbt/ nbs

10:08 am

10s Gu

cu 4/7 ........... coal dust

10:08 am

smores

yeah

10:08 am

dianedecoder

thanks 10's.... had no idea what it was and hadn't looked up the definition.

10:08 am

dianedecoder

I just sort of monkeyed it

10:09 am

smores

lol...me too diane, been monkeying a lot lately :)

10:10 am

westford

smores your morning chores sound like mine..we even have the same trash day lol

10:11 am

smores

teehee, yea I was babbling away and realized I hadn't put the trash out

10:13 am

smores

18 left

10:13 am

dianedecoder

My chores are a tad different... no pets to feed ( just a hubby ) ... bread on the rise...a little laundry..furnace people here, installing a new firebox... house will be cool for a while so baking seemed like a good idea !

10:14 am

westford

ooh soon the house will be filled with the scent of baking bread

10:15 am

smores

baking bread, always good

10:15 am

westford

diane I just peeked at your pictures..love that 4 generation one

10:15 am

dianedecoder

thanks west :-)

10:15 am

smores

nice to get the added bonus of warming the house

10:16 am

crosshair

lol seain,just reading back on wardrobe swapping for winter.come up here some january day when it is minus 30 and i will teach you everything you need to know about winter wardrobe swapping hehe

10:17 am

dianedecoder

My own mom passed away just 4 years before the great grandbaby was born, or it could easily have been 5 generations :-(

10:18 am

westford

that would have been nice..bet she's watching over all of you

10:19 am

westford

my mom is 96 and still going strong

10:21 am

crosshair

i have a friend who is 59 she had har daughter at 15,her daughter had the grandbabby at 15 so she was a granny at 30!,her mother is still under 60,so they are well on their way to 5 or 6 generations in one photo

10:21 am

westford

oh crossy that's so young

10:21 am

crosshair

kids having kids

10:22 am

crosshair

her mom is still under 80*

10:22 am

IndiaJan

Hey everyone :)

10:22 am

IndiaJan

Hey everyone :)

10:22 am

crosshair

howdy jan

10:22 am

westford

hello Jan

10:23 am

smores

my mom used to {wish} " 8 girls are as stubborn and hardheaded as you"

10:24 am

westford

and did her wish come true ??

10:24 am

smores

waited until I was 34 to have kids ( said I wasn't having any) stopped at two

10:24 am

cj-a39

My mom is 98. Still lives alone.

10:24 am

cj-a39

10:24 am

cj-a39

10:24 am

cj-a39

10:24 am

cj-a39

10:24 am

cj-a39

10:24 am

smores

they're stubborn and hard headed though

10:24 am

westford

that's wonderful cj

10:25 am

smores

that's great cj

10:25 am

cj-a39

Sorry about the blanks. Don't know how I did that.

10:25 am

cool.girl

clue

10:25 am

smores

my mom pasted 16 years ago - my oldest is 15 :(

10:26 am

westford

that's too bad smores she never got to see her grandchildren

10:26 am

cool.girl

cluefor the single c please

10:27 am

smores

I'm the youngest of 8, so she had lots of grandchildren, just a shame mine never got to know her

10:27 am

westford

cu 4/7 like peaceful

10:27 am

westford

that was diane's good clue

10:27 am

crosshair

ty westford

10:28 am

westford

oh smores..did you have 7 sisters?

10:29 am

westford

happy to oblige crossy

10:29 am

cool.girl

ty

10:29 am

smores

no, 4 sisters, 3 brothers - she just wished the 8 girls on me

10:29 am

cool.girl

scof

10:29 am

Boobear

Hi all

10:29 am

westford

bet the holidays were so much fun

10:29 am

smores

hi again Boo

10:30 am

westford

hi Boo

10:30 am

smores

yes, crazy, but fun

10:30 am

westford

do you all live near each other?

10:31 am

smores

4 of us do, 2 have pasted and 1 lives in FL

10:32 am

smores

meant 5 not 4

10:32 am

westford

so FL gets lots of company in the winter?

10:32 am

smores

yeah, nice to have a big brother with an extra room in FL :)

10:33 am

westford

I'll bet

10:35 am

Boobear

Clue for lo6

10:36 am

westford

someone clued that as lo** ness and indefinite article Boo

10:36 am

westford

I think it was Erda

10:38 am

shanghai ken

clues for sc5 and 6 please? completely stuck!

10:39 am

smores

yiddish insult - 3rd4th letter are not vowels

10:39 am

westford

looking ken

10:40 am

westford

thank you smores !!

10:40 am

westford

had the one without the c

10:40 am

smores

yw

10:40 am

shanghai ken

Thank you!! fireworks for the first time :D

10:40 am

LeslieAnn

nice work ken!!

10:41 am

westford

Yay ken !!

10:41 am

smores

HEY!!! Ken

10:41 am

westford

are you in China ?

10:41 am

dianedecoder

way to go, Kan !

10:41 am

dianedecoder

*Ken* ... sorry

10:42 am

westford

this one is not that easy

10:42 am

shanghai ken

definitely wouldn't have gotten it without those clues though thank you very much :) off to bed now. yes i'm in china and it's 11:42 pm :)

10:42 am

westford

our son-in-law's friend is moving there

10:43 am

smores

nite ken

10:44 am

shanghai ken

it's a great place to live once most people get over the culture shock. bye everyone

10:44 am

westford

good night ken hope to see you again

10:49 am

westford

I need one more w..have the animal and the part animal part human doesn't work : (

10:50 am

CiociaJudy

wo + not empty minus last consonant

10:50 am

westford

thanks ciocia

10:51 am

CiociaJudy

yw :)

10:52 am

westford

I miss my ciocia

10:53 am

westford

I'm down to 25 ..back later..thanks for the fun and company

10:54 am

smores

bye west- have a great day :)

10:55 am

smores

finally - FW!!!!!

10:57 am

smores

was stuck on the last 2 for soooo long

10:57 am

smores

anyone need any clues b4 I go?

10:58 am

smores

going.......

10:59 am

dianedecoder

see you tomorrow, smores !

10:59 am

smores

bye diane - have a wonderful day

12:39 pm

bichon

fa 6, a hint pls

12:39 pm

Uneaixoise

fa* someone who likes something + *** Perignon champagne

12:40 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

12:40 pm

bichon

tyvm Une

12:40 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:51 pm

grammaterri1

hi all. anyone have the ha5 then the ha4 right after it? I can NOT see them

12:53 pm

Uneaixoise

ha + salvador ***i

12:53 pm

Uneaixoise

the 4 after is is stuck to your wrist :-)

12:54 pm

grammaterri1

lol thanks. it was actually the first ha4 I needed. I can't read right today

12:54 pm

Uneaixoise

first ha4 has double vowel . . .

12:55 pm

grammaterri1

yep that worked...thanks

12:55 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:55 pm

Uneaixoise

ok FW for moi -- HAGD! *poof*

1:48 pm

Sugrraleona

2nd da4/6 anyone, my fingers hurt LOL

1:51 pm

MollyL

da + h** and hers

1:52 pm

MollyL

Oops, that is a 4/5. The second 4/6 is Da** it to hell

2:07 pm

bichon

sc 6/7, pld

2:12 pm

bichon

nm, firewords

2:52 pm

TraderKate

it's awful quiet out there....

2:52 pm

hego

Hi Kate

2:52 pm

TraderKate

hi hego, how goes the g4rid

2:53 pm

hego

okay, not too bad.

2:57 pm

TraderKate

i have 5 more to findbefore i have to go, gonna take a quick break to clear my blinders...

2:57 pm

hego

good idea

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

wouldn't you want blinders to be dark and unclear?

3:07 pm

TraderKate

jmc... i've been staring at the grid, but little inspiration is forthcoming

3:09 pm

TraderKate

well, it mostly worked, need one for the fireflies
ch 6/24

3:10 pm

hego

ch vowel girl's name

3:10 pm

hego

there is a two vowels together.

3:10 pm

hego

there are

3:11 pm

TraderKate

thanks hego, i broke my monkey on that one...
firewords!
anyone else need clues?

3:11 pm

hego

YAY!!! Kate!

3:12 pm

saanichcat

yay for Kate!

3:12 pm

hego

I'm good right now, ty.

3:12 pm

hego

Hey Saani

3:12 pm

TraderKate

hi saan, you're awful quiet today

3:12 pm

saanichcat

just got here

3:12 pm

saanichcat

Hi Hego!

3:20 pm

crosshair

with thanks to sean for posting this on fb,i now give you crossy,s new poem of the day!!

3:21 pm

crosshair

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul. - William Ernest Henley

3:23 pm

hego

very nice crossy!

3:23 pm

TraderKate

hehe crossy, haven't heard that in a w2hile!

3:23 pm

crosshair

good poem to know as you kick somebody/something/some problems arse:)

3:24 pm

hego

boooyaah!

3:25 pm

crosshair

wish i had it with me for my cancers,i would have it pressed on a t-shirt

3:25 pm

hego

must run. hagn!

3:26 pm

crosshair

tc hego

3:27 pm

TraderKate

ttfn hego

3:29 pm

crosshair

wow! tough little grid

3:37 pm

wvteach

good afternoon all

3:49 pm

crosshair

howdy teach

3:51 pm

lynxxx

Morning all. This grid is full of all the obscure 4 letter words we have forgotten all about

4:41 pm

crosshair

tad too obscure,cannot find anything it seems

4:41 pm

crosshair

have but 20 words so far

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

i had to memorize that poem in the 7yh grade

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

*wanders off again*

4:53 pm

crosshair

*wanders back in* howdy jmc

5:11 pm

smores

Hi again - rediscovered an old custard pie recipe my mom used to make - put on my profile if anyone is interested - so much easier than the custard I've been making

5:14 pm

Jillyjill

Hi smores! Ymmmmm, sounds good!

5:17 pm

smores

it is Jilly, my oldest daughter and me are both hooked on custard so I make it frequently, I'll find out shortly if she likes this as well, I know I do

5:22 pm

smores

well, I am going to fix dinner so I can have dessert :)

5:27 pm

cosdem

ha5 please?

5:28 pm

MollyL

If I *** a hammer + Mr. Gore

5:36 pm

periwinkle

smores, I love the quote in your icon

5:36 pm

periwinkle

hi all

5:36 pm

Jillyjill

Hi peri!

5:37 pm

periwinkle

made butter bean soup for dinner which turned out pretty well. I added curry, minced garlic and some hot pepper sauce to it.

5:37 pm

periwinkle

hey Jilly

5:38 pm

periwinkle

tough grid

5:39 pm

Jillyjill

Every 4 letter word known to man....

5:39 pm

periwinkle

I have 54/66 of the 4's

5:40 pm

periwinkle

23 left, had to go to the list

5:41 pm

periwinkle

I am drinking chai tea which is not accpeted

5:42 pm

Jillyjill

Your soup sounds yummy!! Love curry.

5:42 pm

periwinkle

me too, I add it to a lot of things. got the recipe off of a can of butter beans and then added stuff to it

5:43 pm

periwinkle

I love soup, espec when the weather gets cooler

5:46 pm

Jillyjill

I just hate to admit that it's soup season....LOL

5:46 pm

periwinkle

me too, I Love the summer

5:46 pm

Jillyjill

We're going to Hawaii in 2 weeks!!

5:47 pm

periwinkle

Wow, lucky you!!

5:47 pm

origami

Oooh ... I love soup weather. Toooooo hot here in the summer to enjoy it

5:47 pm

periwinkle

I have never been there but would love to go

5:48 pm

Jillyjill

LOL... speaking of Hawaii, and then I find la5/10!

5:49 pm

jillibus

Hi all -- do you like my picture? (Check out the profile)

5:49 pm

Jillyjill

When hubby was diagnosed, our neighbor offered their condo in Kona....that's a great blessing, or we might never have gone...

5:49 pm

periwinkle

hi jilli, does it feel as bad as it looks?

5:49 pm

MollyL

: D Jillibus! How are you feeling?

5:50 pm

jillibus

Lucky you, JJ, and ty for the la5!

5:50 pm

Jillyjill

Hey sis, how did it go?

5:50 pm

periwinkle

Jilly, how is your husband doing and what was he diagnosed with, if you don't mind me asking?

5:50 pm

jillibus

The nose doesn't feel bad, but the neck is sore. It gets moved arund more than the nose, lol!

5:51 pm

periwinkle

fireworks

5:51 pm

jillibus

yay peri!

5:52 pm

cosdem

I voted today!

5:53 pm

cosdem

ty molly for ha5

5:53 pm

jillibus

how many times, cos? <giggle>

5:53 pm

periwinkle

ty bye for now

5:53 pm

cosdem

lol jill :P

5:53 pm

Jillyjill

see you later peri!!

5:53 pm

cosdem

twice if u count the fact i told ryan how to vote lol

5:53 pm

jillibus

bye peri

5:54 pm

jillibus

ooh, goog, cos!

5:54 pm

jillibus

*good (blasted typos!)

5:54 pm

cosdem

my parents also call and ask me how to vote even in local elections in chicago lol

5:55 pm

jillibus

that makes you a VIP. cos

5:56 pm

cosdem

lol. i guess im going to a debate party in a bit

5:57 pm

jillibus

fingers crossed here about the debate

5:57 pm

cosdem

town hall format but the moderator was a Bush lackey so we'll see.

5:58 pm

jillibus

oh dear. But I did see about the Bain demo to take place.

5:59 pm

cosdem

bain hasn't been hurting romney as much as dems thought.. they need a new stragety.

6:01 pm

Jillyjill

bbs....gotta fix dinner

6:01 pm

jillibus

toodles, JJ ssis!

6:02 pm

cosdem

bye Jilly

6:03 pm

jillibus

those ch words are fo4/8 -- can't find more than one

6:04 pm

MollyL

Ooo, a debate party. Shooters every time Obama says "change". : D

6:04 pm

jillibus

ditto Romney

6:04 pm

cosdem

do you have the ch4 from gore v bush? (lol molly id be waste)

6:05 pm

cosdem

mo5 please?

6:05 pm

jillibus

that's the one I have, cos

6:05 pm

cosdem

how about ch5 --- unorganized

6:06 pm

jillibus

ty cos

6:07 pm

jillibus

chai should be a word -- stupid enable

6:07 pm

cosdem

ch + vowel + *n** nicole smith

6:08 pm

jillibus

mo + ***ai **ma

6:09 pm

cosdem

tyvm

6:11 pm

jillibus

and ty for the ch6

6:11 pm

jillibus

yw too

6:12 pm

jillibus

so enable has never heard of bok choy either

6:12 pm

cosdem

lol apparently not

6:12 pm

Jillyjill

Well, dinner cooking, time to finish this little pain of a grid!

6:13 pm

cosdem

wb jilly

6:13 pm

jillibus

what's for dinner, JJ?

6:14 pm

jillibus

ah -- over halfway

6:14 pm

Jillyjill

Tuna casserole...

6:14 pm

jillibus

good idea -- must do one again some day!

6:14 pm

cosdem

fireworks. last word was wo5/26

6:15 pm

jillibus

yay cos!!!

6:17 pm

Jillyjill

<----my turn...FW...and same last word as Cos

6:17 pm

cosdem

ty for ur help!

6:17 pm

jillibus

sheesh, just got that wo5 -- enable can't spell either

6:17 pm

cosdem

need any clues before i go?

6:17 pm

cosdem

wtg Jilly!

6:17 pm

jillibus

yay Jilly!!!

6:18 pm

jillibus

probably, cos, but too many to list

6:18 pm

Jillyjill

enable is wo5ly inadequate...LOL

6:18 pm

jillibus

Thanx anyway. Let's hope the debate is enjoyable.

6:18 pm

Jillyjill

Cos, did you see that Gallup poll?

6:19 pm

jillibus

which one, JJ?

6:19 pm

Jillyjill

Romney has a 4 point solid lead (out of margin of error) over Obama

6:20 pm

jillibus

ugh!

6:20 pm

Jillyjill

You said it sis!

6:20 pm

cosdem

romney has a lead in PPP!! PPP wih its dem slant

6:20 pm

cosdem

5 points too in PPP.

6:20 pm

Jillyjill

He'd better show up at this debate!

6:21 pm

Jillyjill

*shudders*

6:21 pm

cosdem

my concern is candy crowley who was a bush sypmathist.

6:21 pm

crosshair

have a early report just now from a friend in manie.she reports and earthquake of all things just occured in last 3 minutes

6:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings all

6:21 pm

jillibus

We in Canada care too -- you know about the elephant, eh?

6:21 pm

Jillyjill

wow....

6:21 pm

crosshair

howdy gwen

6:22 pm

jillibus

how big a quake, crossy?

6:22 pm

jillibus

hi gwen

6:22 pm

Jillyjill

Hello Gwen! and Crossy

6:22 pm

crosshair

not sure yet jilly,enough to shake the house..getting more info now

6:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

did you say maine?

6:23 pm

crosshair

well she has power and internet,so not enough to damage infrastructure,but waiting on more info

6:23 pm

crosshair

yes i did

6:24 pm

cosdem

Jilly- new polls from YouGov (not national but state polls) all show good numbers for Obama!

6:24 pm

Jillyjill

I really don't think I will have a good nights sleep until after the election....

6:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we had romney in the grid the other day, and today, odama LOL

6:25 pm

cosdem

me too. sunday night i did not sleep a wink. too worried.

6:25 pm

cosdem

lol gwen

6:26 pm

jillibus

There's Amanda in the grid -- that poor little bullied suicide.

6:26 pm

Jillyjill

But we will be in Hawaii on election day...

6:26 pm

Jillyjill

amen jilli

6:26 pm

cosdem

ill be at the fancy party sponsored the county democrats :) free booze and finger foods

6:27 pm

cosdem

ahh yes thats very sad. her story has been overshadowed here for jessica

6:27 pm

jillibus

I'll be glued to the TV

6:27 pm

Jillyjill

Nice cos...

6:27 pm

MollyL

Swish Cos : )

6:28 pm

cosdem

the party will have around 10 tvs.. all on different channels :)

6:28 pm

cosdem

well all but one channel ;)

6:28 pm

Jillyjill

Think I will prefer Hawaii!

6:28 pm

Jillyjill

Faux news?

6:28 pm

cosdem

exactly

6:29 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...well casserole about done....time to make a salad and get ready for debate...bbl

6:29 pm

cosdem

4 years ago we turned faux on 5 minutes before california closed because we knew once california closed they had to declare obama the winner. it was sweet seeing fox news grudingly announce obama was pres-elect

6:29 pm

cosdem

bye jilly!

6:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoo ho cosdem

6:31 pm

crosshair

we do not allow faux(fox ) news into our cable packages because we have a law on the books that news programs must tell the truth and the crtc killed their application

6:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

canada is so cool! 8-D

6:31 pm

crosshair

:)

6:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we used to have similar regs but there were some fascists who got rid of them (or simply stopped enforcing them)

6:31 pm

crosshair

;(

6:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there were some law students who brought suit against a tv news station on the ground that is was no news, it was mostly "mayhem" and "celebrity fluff" but the judge threw it out

6:33 pm

crosshair

well,you let one do that,then you get more and soon none of them are worth a damn for accurate information and they all may as well be scrapped

6:33 pm

tabbycat

Or ignored, Crossy

6:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i agree. i stopped watching tv "news" over 10 years ago. there is no news there

6:35 pm

crosshair

i never watch tv news either. i bring upp cnn.com for american stuff and cbs.com for more local stuff.look at the news i want then leave

6:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and my phantom-du-jour is couch

6:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

NBT

6:37 pm

crosshair

yaa for gwen!

6:37 pm

tabbycat

Can I please get a hint for one of the 7's before I take a break?

6:38 pm

crosshair

fa 6/33 and 7/48

6:38 pm

tabbycat

Thanks, Crossy

6:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sorry, buddies, no help for those ones yet

6:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, hunting . . .

6:38 pm

tabbycat

Got 'em

6:39 pm

crosshair

yaaa!

6:40 pm

fuzzybunny

Local Maine channel just flashed on the TV that the earthquake was a 4.6 magnitude centered near Hollis, Me.

6:40 pm

crosshair

told ya

6:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got the Fs, ty crossy!

6:40 pm

crosshair

ty fuzzy bunny was getting early reports from friends out there,but no real info

6:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do we ask, have they been fracking near Hollis, Maine?

6:41 pm

fuzzybunny

yw

6:41 pm

tabbycat

Do they sometimes get quakes? Or is this something to do with fracking.

6:41 pm

cosdem

ugh fracking

6:41 pm

fuzzybunny

I certainly hope not!

6:42 pm

fuzzybunny

Every now and then we will get a small quake, but nothing major. I think this might be one of the largest we have had.

6:42 pm

tabbycat

A friend who lives in Ft. Worth said they've started getting quakes and never did before. There's fracking going on there

6:42 pm

crosshair

fracking is a horrible practice

6:42 pm

fuzzybunny

I agree Crossy

6:43 pm

crosshair

it is almost as bad as when they used to use sulphuric acid to leech gold

6:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have a wo4, furry critter. clue for the other w? (i tried adding -man to the wo4 with no joy)

6:44 pm

crosshair

arooo!

6:45 pm

jillibus

Fuzzy did I tell you I recognised your icon right away because my husband's family has been going to Tadoussac in the summer for generations and now mine does?

6:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howl?

6:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, hey, found the other W, so NM

6:46 pm

fuzzybunny

The Saguenay area is beautiful. I enjoy going up there too.

6:46 pm

tabbycat

Can you clue it Gwen? I haven't had any luck

6:48 pm

jillibus

the other w (wo5/26) is sad about its misspelling

6:48 pm

wvteach

wo + not empty minus final consonant

6:49 pm

crosshair

ty jilli

6:49 pm

tabbycat

Thanks...never would have found it.

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wo5, archaic, means sad, rhymes with "obama got an ear*** of criticism after the first debate"

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

me too slow on de clue

6:50 pm

tabbycat

Thanks, Gwen...and sure hope he does better tonight

6:51 pm

jillibus

fuzzy -- if you go to Tad in the summer, you should look up my son and family. They have a place across from the ugly church, where the bistro is.

6:52 pm

fuzzybunny

Hopefully we will be there next summer and I will make every effort to do so!

6:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, even the prez himself admitted he was a bit too "nice" in that first debate

6:52 pm

tabbycat

nbt, nbs and more than halfway Time to take a break, get a drink and sit down with the morning papers...haven't had a chance yet today.

6:53 pm

fuzzybunny

How close is it to the little beach in the center of town?

6:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

enjoy, tabbycat!

6:53 pm

jillibus

My son and family think he was so furious that he felt he had to be polite or he might explode.

6:54 pm

jillibus

do you mean the beach below the Hotel Tadoussac?

6:54 pm

tabbycat

I thought he was thrown off by Romney's total flip flop from everything he'd been saying for the last 2 years.

6:54 pm

fuzzybunny

Yes, crossy

6:54 pm

jillibus

yes, tabby, and angry.

6:54 pm

tabbycat

C ya later

6:54 pm

cosdem

he shouldnt have been. romney changes his position more than he breaths

6:55 pm

fuzzybunny

News just said that the Maine earthquake was felt as far south as Boston.

6:55 pm

jillibus

true, crossy

6:55 pm

fuzzybunny

And, they interrupted Jeopardy to tell us that!

6:55 pm

crosshair

love your lighthouse pic fuzzybunny.crossy has a thing for lighthouses.here on our georgian bay we have(had) a string of 30 or so ,all of which were built in 1858(about 15 survive)

6:56 pm

jillibus

That lighthouse used to be a boat, called the Prince Shoal.

6:56 pm

crosshair

very interesting indeed

6:56 pm

fuzzybunny

The Phare du Haut was a boat at one time?

6:57 pm

fuzzybunny

Crossy, I have always wanted to go to Georgian Bay.

6:57 pm

jillibus

yes, fuzzy. It was when it first went there in 1944.

6:58 pm

fuzzybunny

My husband is driving up to Nunavuk next month for a Caribou hunt.

6:58 pm

jillibus

*when I went there in 1944

6:58 pm

crosshair

here is a pic of what our lighthouses look like...

6:58 pm

crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/8alalwf

6:58 pm

fuzzybunny

I must not have done enough research on it, because I didn't learn that about it. It is an odd shape for a lighthouse.

6:59 pm

crosshair

the p[ic on right is type most seen

7:00 pm

fuzzybunny

Those lighthouses are very similar to the ones on the coast of Maine and New Brunswick.

7:00 pm

crosshair

yes,when it comes to lighthouses,we learn from our east coast provinces

7:01 pm

fuzzybunny

I grew up on Lake Huron and there was a lighthouse that was a boat that was moved at the beginning of each winter back to shore so that it wasn't crushed by the ice.

7:01 pm

crosshair

now they are redundant..it is sad

7:02 pm

fuzzybunny

Yes, somehow the automated ones are just not the same...

7:02 pm

o-o

Wonderful pictures, crosshair.

7:02 pm

jillibus

http://tinyurl.com/8umpm9y -- excerpt: At the opening of navigation in 1905, the iron Lightship No. 7 replaced a gas buoy that had been marking Prince Shoal. The lightship, which was painted red with the words â€œPrince Shoalâ€ and â€œNo. 7â€ displayed in white letters on its sides, exhibited white lights from its two masts and a red light on a stay strung between them. In thick weather, the vesselâ€™s steam whistle would sound a twelve-second blast in each minute. The ship was also equipped with a submarine bell that would strike the lightshipâ€™s number in this manner: seven strokes spaced by two-seconds, followed by a ten-second interval.

7:03 pm

crosshair

our closest one was automated in 1985,then declared unsafe in the early 90,s.we have ours in a restoration program,but funds/donations are slow in coming,but it is stable and safe for now

7:03 pm

crosshair

interesting jilly

7:04 pm

fuzzybunny

Thanks, Jilly. I will spend some time at the website to learn more. It is truly one of my favorite lighthouses.

7:04 pm

jillibus

Of course Quebec changed the name to a French one.

7:05 pm

jillibus

yw, fuzzy -- enjoy!

7:07 pm

crosshair

i was born 100 years too late..would loved to have been keeper of the light

7:08 pm

crosshair

out there right of the cusp of the waters fury as the waves slam halfway up the lighthouse,you struggle up the stairs to the peak and send the beam of light forth to guide the sailors home..sigh

7:13 pm

fuzzybunny

Crossy, thanks for sharing that website. The story about the lighthouse keepers was interesting. I was convinced that they were going to be swept into the St. Lawrence.

7:15 pm

crosshair

the wind coming hard out of the north,the rain stinging like 1000 wasps,you lean into the storms fury,protecting the flame you guard with your cheast in the lantern,up the many stairs to the dark cyclops in the tower,you open the front lamp guard and lean in with your fitful,guttering flame and pray as it gutters against the wick of the big lamp.you hear the storms fury driving the ship to the shoals,it,s captain blind in the night and calling for aid on the wireless,then the light catches and the big lamp shines forth into the night guiding our wayward travellers to the home bearth..there we go,now time for med s hehe

7:16 pm

crosshair

np fuzzy bunny

7:16 pm

fuzzybunny

I think I would have liked to be a lighthouse keeper too.

7:16 pm

jillibus

Crossy didn't send you the Prince Shoal website, fuzzy. I did.

7:16 pm

crosshair

i love natures elemental fury

7:17 pm

crosshair

sorry jilli,did not mean to steal your post

7:17 pm

fuzzybunny

Oops, thank you Jilly! I will be doing more research on it.

7:18 pm

jillibus

All's well, crossy -- loved your descriptions

7:18 pm

crosshair

crossy loves sea stories

7:19 pm

jillibus

It's cocktail hour and I have other things to do that I should have been doing instead of this, so bye for now! (38 left)

7:20 pm

fuzzybunny

Bye Jilly, thanks for all the great info.

7:21 pm

Bugsaw

singing * I"m going to marry a lighthouse keeper

7:21 pm

jillibus

fuzzy -- keep in touch -- my email is at the bottom of my profile.

7:21 pm

Bugsaw

and live by the side of the sea, I'm going to marry a lighthouse keeper and keep him company

7:22 pm

jillibus

Perfect, bugs!

7:22 pm

fuzzybunny

ty Jilly

7:22 pm

Bugsaw

Never happen tho, they started unmanning lighthouse keepers by the time I was old enough to live in one

7:24 pm

Bugsaw

hope everyone is having a good day. I almost have my garden put to bed. Enjoying the balance between rain and sun

7:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Debates are killing me.

7:28 pm

crosshair

then do not watch them;)

7:29 pm

crosshair

i hear romney can really lay in on in the debates..bet it is handy at parties...

7:31 pm

crosshair

i have that gift also,i can talk the birdies from the trees and eskimos into buying ice cubes,but it is a very good thing i am not president;))

7:38 pm

crosshair

22 minutes away to my prez debate feed.should be interesting

7:43 pm

stidmama

hey all! (((bugs hugs)))

7:44 pm

stidmama

I missed JILL!!! *wail* how's the grid?

7:44 pm

Bugsaw

Hey stid. THis grid is mean

7:44 pm

Bugsaw

Did you teach today?

7:44 pm

crosshair

howdy stidmama:))

7:45 pm

crosshair

grid is so evil i do not know if i should play it or call a priest

7:46 pm

Bugsaw

Really. Even with the List I have 24 I can't find

7:46 pm

stidmama

hey cross. hm. I vanquished middle schoolers today, maybe my luck will hold?

7:46 pm

crosshair

perhaps;))

7:47 pm

Bugsaw

Way to go stid. Middle schoolers are not all as bad as people make out are they?

7:48 pm

stidmama

most aren't a few are worse though... :-D I made them SILENT READ!!!

and then I made them watch schoolhouse rock on conjunctions.

*wicked teacher grin* and only a lucky few earned starfish stickers...

7:49 pm

lbdawger

hiya stiddy!! i love middle school...well really junior high...they are so much fun to laugh at...erhm with.

7:49 pm

crosshair

schoolhouse rock is amazing!

7:49 pm

Bugsaw

I love Schoolhouse Rock becaue so many of them can remember things to a song. Grade 9's would be horrified tho.

7:49 pm

stidmama

I had such a great time -- there was a student teacher who taught two sections, and she was great to watch. Really enjoyed working with her and exchanging ideas.

7:50 pm

stidmama

hey LBD! :-) rofl yes, they do amuzing things... <--tyop noticed and retained

7:50 pm

Bugsaw

Hi lbd! I always seem to miss you

7:50 pm

lbdawger

hiya bugs!! how ya doing?

7:51 pm

Bugsaw

much better now that I don't have to work every day thanks

7:51 pm

lbdawger

:-) working...so overrated...but the paychecks...

7:52 pm

crosshair

here is a cute one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fXm4F\nOMPM

7:52 pm

Bugsaw

absolutely. I do miss those but I am working one day a week and shoud get paid a bunch for September when I worked 2 days each week. Should refill the savings account

7:53 pm

stidmama

oooh. speaking of paychecks... I just got several calls from the automated system for a teacher friend who has requested me for three days again, and I picked up two more today from a different district... so at the end of this month, if no more calls come in... *drumroll* I will have fourteen calendar days, twelve days' worth of pay! The most ever for me, and three days already scheduled next month.

7:53 pm

stidmama

I am glad you are still doing some tutoring, bugs -- is that going okay?

7:55 pm

stidmama

that took me to a page and the first video on it is an Italian algebra lesson about solving equations of the first degree... I am surprised I can follow it!

7:55 pm

Bugsaw

I love the tutoring. I get all the stuff I love about the job without the politics, staff personalities, and an audience for the student when he is off

7:55 pm

Bugsaw

Ican't fgure out which one I should watch either crossy

7:56 pm

Bugsaw

He is doing VERY well with the one on one time

7:56 pm

stidmama

:-) the district I was in today I really like. Teachers express frustration about students on occasion, but in the course of trying to figure out how to improve the situation.

7:58 pm

Bugsaw

I don't mind that so much because they are really open to suggestions of what works with specific kids. I minded that my supervisor thot kids with Aspergers or high functioning autism were just odd and shud be told to act normally. I frustrated her.

7:58 pm

lbdawger

and all pets should look and act like lassie!

7:59 pm

stidmama

yes, I remember our conversations -- clearly that person didn't understand the nature of their needs. I like doing one on one work, too -- really nice to be able to completely individualize!

7:59 pm

stidmama

ah, Tom and Grant are home...

8:00 pm

Bugsaw

see you later then

8:00 pm

stidmama

and there is me at halfway and NBT. going to head out and figure out supper I think -- might be the leftovers in the freezer and fridge. (((bugs))) (((cross))) (((LBD))) have lovely evenings, and see you again soon! *poof*

8:03 pm

lbdawger

bye, stiddy

8:03 pm

Bugsaw

I wish a had a nickel for every time I have typed in half or maid..............

8:07 pm

rururocks

sounds like you have no common cents bugs

8:08 pm

rururocks

:D

8:08 pm

Bugsaw

LOL sure don't ruru

8:09 pm

Bugsaw

cud use some tho with this grid

8:11 pm

rururocks

I hate these little grids.. because the weirdest and dumbest words appear and are impossible to find without help

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

I finally got the fa 6,7 that was clued last night!

8:13 pm

Bugsaw

firewords. last one was da 5

8:15 pm

Bugsaw

eanyone need a clue before I go ?

8:15 pm

o-o

Congrats, Bugsaw

8:16 pm

Bugsaw

thank you BR. Hope your day is good.

8:16 pm

Bugsaw

I leave anyone to your much more able clues. Nite

8:16 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo Bugs!!

8:25 pm

o-o

Have not had a really little grid in awhile.

8:32 pm

uusue2

Hi all!

8:35 pm

stidmama

back again, bye bugs, hey sue and BR!

8:35 pm

stidmama

and ruru!

8:35 pm

rururocks

hi stid.. and uu

8:36 pm

o-o

Hello, Sue and stid

8:36 pm

stidmama

rofl BR!!!! *gasp, chortle* your profile icon really startled me!

8:37 pm

Jillyjill

Going to chog while debate is going on...

8:37 pm

stidmama

hey jilly!

8:37 pm

Jillyjill

How was your day stid?

8:38 pm

stidmama

it was very good, jilly -- I am EXHAUSTED, but it was really nice, too.

8:38 pm

stidmama

how about yourself?

8:39 pm

Jillyjill

Busy but good. So, did you sub somewhere?

8:39 pm

weiik

hi all

8:40 pm

Jillyjill

Hi weiik!

8:40 pm

stidmama

yep, middle school. where I actually knew most of the kids and even remembered about 2/3 of their names! :-D made it very easy to know who needed more vigorous correction and who needed more space. I like being familiar with kids and routines. It's all so much less stressful for us all.

8:40 pm

stidmama

hey weiik!

8:40 pm

weiik

how many words in the grid

8:40 pm

stidmama

I have NO idea how to pronounce your name... 95 words

8:41 pm

weiik

hi stid and jilly

8:41 pm

stidmama

is it WEEK, or WAKE, OR WIKE??? or Bob? *grin*

8:41 pm

o-o

95

8:42 pm

weiik

stidmama it is we ick, I was actually creating a name and slipped and I kinda kept it and used it on other sites

8:42 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL see, I knew I wasn't going to get that. *pounds head on keyboard -- we ick, we ick, we ick*

8:42 pm

Jillyjill

I simply cannot wait until someone recognizes what a called and gifted teacher you are and gives you your own classroom!!

8:45 pm

stidmama

well, I still have plenty of boneheaded new teacher moments... LOL but I figure things out pretty fast, and we get back on track! thanks for your confidence, though Jilly. I am happy enough subbing, and someday the perfect job will fall in my lap. I want to be hired by a district that has teachers who have been there for a long time. And I am willing to wait my turn until those positions open up! I am definitely not interested in the high turnover districts.

8:45 pm

uusue2

Waugh, iPad wasn't updating the chat! Hi stid and jilly and BR and weiik.

8:45 pm

stidmama

hello again sue! how's you today? it was rather sunny around here for about half the time. The other half the time it was really rainy and not much fun....

8:46 pm

weiik

hi uusue2 ....

8:46 pm

firefly779

Hi!

8:46 pm

Jillyjill

Hello uusue! How is hubby?

8:46 pm

uusue2

I am ok. Busy day at work.

8:46 pm

Jillyjill

hello firefly

8:47 pm

uusue2

He is reasonably stable, jilly. Started expensive pills today.

8:47 pm

stidmama

firefly! *dances around with happiness*

8:47 pm

stidmama

I just read about the expensive pills, sue. Hope those work.

8:47 pm

firefly779

I wish I was dancing with happiness. Have a headache and trying to ignore it.

8:48 pm

cwestexan

anyone have clues for the lone w please?

8:48 pm

firefly779

Hubby is cleaning up the kitchen and kids are running wild.

8:48 pm

uusue2

Bummer, firefly. Headache begone!

8:48 pm

cwestexan

i have the lone critter!

8:48 pm

stidmama

oh.

*stops dancing and turns down lights*

*offers cool washcloth and refreshing cool apple cider*

8:48 pm

Jillyjill

wo4/10 and w05/26

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

Wo4/10=wild animal...lone wo**

8:50 pm

firefly779

Thanks stiddy, but it isn't like a migraine. It just stabs and throbs directly at the site...movement is severely restricted for fear of increasing the stabs.

8:50 pm

Jillyjill

wo5/26=wo+joy*** joy*** we adore thee...

8:51 pm

Jillyjill

But only use the joy*** once...lol

8:51 pm

stidmama

oh, I see -- do you have any trigger points on your face/jaw? Or does smiling/breeze on the face make it worse? (My grandmother had a condition that was like that)

8:51 pm

stidmama

thanks for the w5 jilly

8:51 pm

uusue2

Wow, that would have taken me a while to find! Thanks, Jill!

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

Thank morewords...a godsend with this littel grids!

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

But I still think chai should be a word!!

8:52 pm

firefly779

Just when I move my head or change from standing to sitting and vice versa.

8:52 pm

stidmama

it IS a word, and a durn good one, too

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

Great grammar! "godsend with this little grid

8:53 pm

stidmama

oh gee firefly, I am so sorry. Those kinds of head aches are rough.

8:53 pm

o-o

These puny grids cause brain atrophy

8:53 pm

stidmama

and now that you have pointed it out jilly, I shall not be able to stop trying it...

*sigh*

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

sorry stid...

8:53 pm

uusue2

Fa6/7 clue?

8:53 pm

firefly779

Thanks stid ;)

8:54 pm

stidmama

I think it's is the country where you are really really fond of a scifi series or character, sue

8:54 pm

Jillyjill

Fa6/7=where groupies live

8:55 pm

stidmama

think what you cool your house off with fa* + alternate spelling for not really smart; then plural of course

8:55 pm

uusue2

Got it, thanks!

8:56 pm

firefly779

Must listen to second grader read me her chapter book, night all.

8:56 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, firefly *gentle hugs*

8:56 pm

uusue2

Night firefly! Feel better!

8:56 pm

Jillyjill

NIters firefly..hope that listening helps the headache

9:00 pm

gapeach

Stiddy, I just read firefly's profile.....I have sent a Reiki prayer for healing to her.....Nef does Reiki also. If you see her before I do, perhaps you could ask her to "send" to firefly too. Thanks

9:01 pm

o-o

So does Peri

9:01 pm

gapeach

brb

9:02 pm

stidmama

peach, I am just not online when they are these days, but if I remember I will let them know what you are doing.

9:04 pm

Jillyjill

She is just another example of how broken our medical system is.....

9:05 pm

gapeach

Thanks stiddy.

9:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks BabbleRabble, I don't think I knew that....peri, I mean. Thanks for telling me.

9:07 pm

o-o

Another example of how those in the US prize killing people overseas rather than caring for those in need at home.

9:07 pm

stidmama

there are so many examples, jilly -- we are not one of them because we are lucky; I had a choice before I got pregnant to choose a less expensive per month plan or a slightly more expensive but more comprehensive one. I chose the more expensive one, and when I unexpectedly got pregnant, and that child was born with complications we were NOT saddled with the tens of thousands of dollars, just a few hundred for him and a couple for me. Otherwise, it would have been disastrous. I will be forever grateful to the friend who told me her story of how they had to declare bankruptcy after a premie was born to them...

9:08 pm

Jillyjill

So sadly true BR

9:09 pm

uusue2

Tell me about it...

9:09 pm

Jillyjill

And that is what scares me the worst....losing my job and not having insurance...

9:09 pm

Jillyjill

Yep uusue, you came to my mind....

9:09 pm

stidmama

yes, or having to self-pay when there are pre-existing conditions

9:09 pm

Jillyjill

Yep

9:12 pm

uusue2

Sc5/6?

9:12 pm

stidmama

a person who is ordinary, yiddish: joe sc*** and plural

9:13 pm

uusue2

Ah, missed that consonant hiding up top. Thanks!

9:13 pm

Jillyjill

LOL stid, I was clueing exactly the same thing!

9:13 pm

stidmama

snap, jilly! GMTA!

9:14 pm

stidmama

don't forget the sh variant (no plural on that one)

9:14 pm

Jillyjill

:-D

9:14 pm

stidmama

down to 25. listing.

9:14 pm

Jillyjill

go stid!!

9:15 pm

stidmama

I am certain I tried to enter some of these earlier

9:15 pm

uusue2

Fireworks!

9:15 pm

stidmama

YAY sue!

9:16 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT uusue!!

9:16 pm

gapeach

Congrats, sue!

9:16 pm

cosdem

lol obama just told romney off.

9:17 pm

stidmama

HY nudge please?

9:18 pm

Jillyjill

very small bone in the body

9:19 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ha5-14? Thanks

9:20 pm

stidmama

thanks jilly *thinking*

9:20 pm

o-o

ha + town in Texas: ***las

9:20 pm

stidmama

down to twelve

9:20 pm

stidmama

great clue BR

9:20 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, BabbleRabble.

9:21 pm

stidmama

got them! :-)

9:21 pm

stidmama

ten now...

9:21 pm

weiik

ty BR

9:22 pm

Jillyjill

Stid's on a roll!!

9:22 pm

Nef

Good Evening Everyone. I got hoime from Election Judge training about 1/2 hr ago and just caught up on the chog. "Sending" to Firefly, ga!

9:22 pm

o-o

yw

9:22 pm

stidmama

CH 6 please?

9:22 pm

stidmama

hey BR!

9:23 pm

stidmama

can it be a cinnamon roll, jilly? I really miss big, sweet, sticky, yeasty cinnamon rolls... *sigh*

9:23 pm

Jillyjill

HI Nef!

9:23 pm

gapeach

FW, finally. Thanks for all the help

9:23 pm

Nef

And congrats to all who have finished this grid! (I started before I went to work this AM; still not half way yet

9:23 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT ga!!

9:23 pm

stidmama

YAY peach!

9:24 pm

Jillyjill

still stuck on the hy stid?

9:24 pm

gapeach

Thanks so mych, Nef.

9:24 pm

stidmama

no, got that, now just that CH 6...

9:24 pm

gapeach

much - even

9:24 pm

Nef

Yay, peach!! WTG!!!

9:25 pm

Jillyjill

Thinking on that clue stid...

9:25 pm

Nef

ch 6/24= Ch +santa *n**

9:25 pm

stidmama

FW!!!!!

9:25 pm

uusue2

Hi nef!

9:25 pm

Nef

(wind)

9:25 pm

stidmama

it's a babblet, comedienne ch* + version of biblical woman's name...

9:25 pm

Nef

YAY, Stid!! WTG!!!

9:25 pm

stidmama

or what nef said!

9:25 pm

stidmama

:-D glad to finish.

9:26 pm

Nef

Hi sue; how's things going (esp. with Frank)?

9:26 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT stid!!

9:26 pm

stidmama

Now I should get ready for bed. my feet hurt, and I sleep poorly on nights before kids I haven't met before. Tomorrow is just a half day, resource room work, which I enjoy but it's non-stop.

9:26 pm

uusue2

Night, stid!

9:27 pm

Nef

(((stid))) take care.

9:27 pm

stidmama

Nef, I want to get caught up on news from your end of the world, but I think I will wait until next time except to ask if you and dh are overall doing okay??

9:27 pm

Jillyjill

*fluffs stids pillow and sprinkles lavender*

9:27 pm

uusue2

Frank is doing ok, nef, this will take a lot of getting used to

9:28 pm

stidmama

oh Jilly, you know just how to make things all better... *yawn*

9:28 pm

Nef

stid, we are both hanging in there; both have surgeries in the near future (mine's just my hand; DH's will be spinal surgery at C4-C5

9:28 pm

stidmama

oh geez, nef -- I don't reiki, but you want to be on my list?

9:29 pm

stidmama

I forgot dh's surgery. :-(

9:29 pm

uusue2

Ah, good luck to him, nef! Neck surgery is scary.

9:29 pm

Nef

I can imagine, sue. Is he on any meds yet?

9:29 pm

stidmama

But he's just on my list as a rule... LOL (((many hugs for nef household)))

9:29 pm

Nef

I'll take prayers and healing thoughts from anywhere, stid! :-)

9:30 pm

uusue2

Yes, was on prednisone, just switching to a much more xpensive steroid.

9:30 pm

stidmama

okay, you're there, nef. My best wishes for you all - have a lovely evening/day/rest of the week.

*poof*

9:30 pm

Nef

which one, sue?

9:30 pm

Jillyjill

Hi nef

9:30 pm

Nef

Stid; I think that since uusue met DH; she knows he's a keeper

9:30 pm

uusue2

Budesonide

9:31 pm

Nef

niters, stid!

9:31 pm

MollyL

Hey Nef. Peach was here earlier and requested that you send some healing energy in Firefly's direction.

9:31 pm

Nef

Hi Jilly. How are you?

9:31 pm

uusue2

Indeed he is, nef!

9:31 pm

Nef

Molly, I came on and read that in chog and have done and will continue to do so.

9:32 pm

Jillyjill

Doing well, work's busy....looking foreward to our Hawaiin vacation-a neighbor offered their Kona condo to us, thus making the trip affordable

9:32 pm

MollyL

Ah, missed that. Very good.

9:32 pm

Nef

WOW, Jillly!! How nice!

9:32 pm

uusue2

Nef, I've had c4/c5 fused, as well as c5/6 and c6/7. All went well. Will be thinking of your Frank.

9:33 pm

Nef

love your icon, Molly. And totally agree!! :-)

9:34 pm

uusue2

Have a fabulous time in Hawaii, Jill! When do you go?

9:34 pm

Jillyjill

An we plan another trip to ma4/7 clinic next spring or summer...and I will ensure we get to meet each other!!

9:35 pm

Jillyjill

uusue, we will stay in Missoula on Halloween, fly out the next morning and come back on the 9th of Nov

9:35 pm

weiik

jilly, make sure you get to the big island, even for a day, well worth the time, what hawaii is really like

9:35 pm

Nef

Sue, DH had a C3 -C7 laminoplasty back in 2001. This will be something else (can't remember right now, a bit tired) to once again releave the pressure on the spine from his spinal stenosis.

9:36 pm

Jillyjill

Yes, we will catch a hop over to Oahu, probably stay overnight.

9:36 pm

Nef

Jilly, if you do come this way; DO call and I'll come down!

9:36 pm

Jillyjill

You got it Nef!!

9:37 pm

Jillyjill

Well, the debate and I are both wearing down...I too am heading to bed...niters all!!

9:37 pm

weiik

try to get to kawaii, look for the fern grotto ... I wanted to get married there last year, but, the spouse wouldn't commit to a destination wedding

9:37 pm

uusue2

Sounds like a great trip, Jill! Have a great time!

9:38 pm

Nef

that sounds like a dream trip, Jilly. We haven't been able to go even 100 miles from home this year due to DH's back.

9:38 pm

Jillyjill

Thanks all *poof*

9:38 pm

weiik

by all

9:38 pm

Nef

niters Jilly!

9:38 pm

Nef

are you leaving too welik?

9:39 pm

Nef

weiik (sorry for the spelling error)

9:39 pm

weiik

yes, need to get ready for bed to make it into work 2morow,

9:39 pm

weiik

don't worry about spelling, that mistake became my tag here ....

9:39 pm

weiik

I abbreviate mostly anyway

9:40 pm

weiik

poof

9:40 pm

Nef

niters, weiik

9:44 pm

Nef

did I put everyone to sleep already? Sorry for dominating the chog again. :-\

9:46 pm

MollyL

Nef, you couldn't put people to sleep if you tried. And you never dominate chat.

9:46 pm

Nef

LOL! I just talk a lot...

9:47 pm

welki

hi folks

9:48 pm

Nef

I was listening to the debate on my drive home and DH had it on TV. The part I heard sounded really good; I hope the whole debate was also

9:48 pm

Nef

hi welki

9:48 pm

welki

good quote, molly - oscar wilde

9:49 pm

welki

the debate, to me, was frustrating - tired of yelling at the television, "Answer the friggin' question!"

9:50 pm

welki

but i put my absentee ballot in the mail yesterday, so i feel good about that

9:51 pm

Nef

The moderator seemed to make them answer questions while I was listening at the end. Wasn't she doing that at first?

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

hi

9:51 pm

welki

she was a decent moderator, it's a difficult job

9:51 pm

welki

hi herin

9:51 pm

gwenski

I share that frustration, welki. "How much is 2 + 2?" "Well, let me tell about numbers and additions and math and all this other stuff that ISN'T the answer"

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

howdy

9:51 pm

welki

i thought she controlled the candidates as well as could be expected

9:51 pm

MollyL

Thanks Welki. It's a variation on Wilde. He said life is too important to be taken seriously. Same message, different word I guess.

9:51 pm

Nef

hi herin! How are you?

9:52 pm

herinfernallady

good

9:52 pm

welki

ahhh - i read it incorrectly, my mistake

9:53 pm

welki

herin? what are sweet potato fritas?

9:54 pm

Nef

I thought that (what I heard of this debate) this was very different than the first one. Then again, I listened to the first one on the radio (I was driving across the Cities) and I'm assuming that hearing the first one was vastly different than seeing it (as with the Nixon/Kennedy debates)

9:55 pm

herinfernallady

umm Yummy :D

9:55 pm

herinfernallady

I will see if there is a recipe

9:55 pm

welki

the two debates were vastly different - i like the town hall venue

9:56 pm

Nef

I liked it too

9:56 pm

uusue2

I try to ignore the debates, they just upset me, but Frank likes to watch them

9:56 pm

herinfernallady

Sweet Potato or Kumar hash browns basicly

9:58 pm

uusue2

Anyway I am off for the night, see you all tomorrow!

9:58 pm

Nef

do you yell at the TV, sue? ;-) I do at times (which is why I'm more likely to listen and not watch)

9:58 pm

welki

will google them - don't know what either are *Lol*

9:59 pm

welki

wonderful. i google it - the recipe says, "two large kumara." what the heck are kumara?!?!

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

Night Sue

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

You know the orange potato?

10:00 pm

herinfernallady

sweet potato (kumara

10:01 pm

welki

fyi - kumara: a place in new zealand, a sweet potato, a yam, a blend of merino and camel hair .... herin? i think it's a sweet potato :)

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

like i know what it is called world wide. there will be a recipe up next month

10:03 pm

welki

it's those darned miles between us - but boyhowdy, even after all these years on the net, i still think it's pretty remarkable that we get to "talk"

10:04 pm

Nef

I like the name Kumara; sounds so smooth (I also like yams and sweet potatos

10:04 pm

welki

(and i'm still listening to that gotye song - it's like a a drug, "somebody that i used to know.")

10:05 pm

welki

kumara - sounds like a silk or fig

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

I like the Eskimo Joe cover of Somebody I used to know OR the Star Wars Parody

10:06 pm

Nef

it just has a lovely feeling in the mouth when you say it! :-)

10:07 pm

welki

check out this version, herin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH1_9FW\nux4g

10:07 pm

welki

(listening to eskimo joe)

10:07 pm

herinfernallady

If you can look up Hot Problems on youtube, SO funny and appropriate. http://tinyurl.com/cndpoe7

10:08 pm

welki

ohhhh, good guitar - the song is so fine, just about anyone could sing it

10:09 pm

welki

anyway, i'm off for the evening - thanks for the convo, sweet dreams and g'day, everyone!

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

Night Welki

10:11 pm

Nef

niters, welki!

10:13 pm

Nef

I'm giving myself 20 more minutes here; I need to be up by 6A at the latest (for clinic) and haven't been sleeping well this week.

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

Take care Nef

10:15 pm

Nef

you too, herin. I miss our chats; but just not much time lately. :-(

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

That is ok

10:23 pm

Nef

I keep thinking things will settle down soon. It will happen, I know!

10:24 pm

Nef

ulama

10:24 pm

Nef

OOOPS! PB for me!

10:26 pm

herinfernallady

I am going this has done me in

10:27 pm

Nef

niters, herin! Take care of yourself!

10:27 pm

Nef

(I have 5 more minues left on line...)

10:28 pm

herinfernallady

You too

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

*wanders off again*

11:28 pm

PastorJ

please, pretty please, for imaginary firewords, the mo 5/14?

11:28 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm let me see if i can find it for you pastor

11:28 pm

PastorJ

thanks!

11:29 pm

o-o

mo + a city in Texas: ***las

11:29 pm

Tanja

hello peoples

11:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty BR

11:29 pm

jmcnrick

*throws confetti at pastor*

11:29 pm

Tanja

clue for the o 4 please

11:30 pm

PastorJ

geez, thanks BR - how'd i miss that??

11:30 pm

o-o

Hello, Tanja

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi tanja

11:30 pm

jmcnrick

an electrical thing pl oh--

11:30 pm

Tanja

been so busy but now I have hooked hubby and son to play as well:)

11:31 pm

o-o

of + captain **y I? Yes you **y; pl

11:31 pm

Tanja

thank you and the of please

11:31 pm

Tanja

beat me lol

11:31 pm

Tanja

ty

11:40 pm

Tanja

fireworks:) thank you

11:41 pm

o-o

Congrats, Tanja

11:52 pm

torgone

ha5?

11:56 pm

bethn

ha + ***las is a city in texas

11:56 pm

torgone

Thanks beth!

11:56 pm

bethn

yvw : )

11:57 pm

bethn

need any others quickly tor?

11:58 pm

torgone

Just got 'em .. thanks

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

hoping for a 324 grid

11:58 pm

torgone

Last minute fireworks ..

11:58 pm

bethn

yay Tor!

11:58 pm

bethn

I like them around 250 myself

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

gw Tor!

11:59 pm

rbud

wtg tor!

11:59 pm

cosdem

700 please.

11:59 pm

bethn

shoot me now cos

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