Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, March 30, 2014

12:00 am

stidmama

flip 250

12:00 am

stidmama

flip 250

12:00 am

stidmama

*YAWN* have fun, all! *poof*

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:01 am

cosdem

yay a good size

12:01 am

godthaab

flip

12:01 am

cosdem

veep minus e in the grid. always makes me chuckle

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

flosey

flip and hi everyone

12:01 am

flosey

and thanks Lickety

12:02 am

Minveryork

Not starting this one since I am on my cell phone. Thanks for all the everyone! Goodnight all. See you later on today maybe

12:02 am

Minveryork

*for all the clues

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

aaahh, a nice big juicy grid!!

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all hi cos, flosey, une ty lickety

12:04 am

godthaab

el9

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

howdy dee :-)

12:04 am

puglet

greetings friends

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

hey pugs :-)

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

hi pug

12:04 am

flosey

hi pugs, Dee, everyone

12:05 am

puglet

Hi flosey,dee,un,cos god and mini

12:05 am

cosdem

hi all

12:05 am

godthaab

Cheers!

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

hey flosey and cos :-)

12:05 am

puglet

dee and flosey, feeling any better

12:05 am

rururocks

ma 7/8/7

12:05 am

puglet

Hi Ruru

12:06 am

rururocks

hi pugs

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

el 7

12:06 am

godthaab

ta 7/8/7

12:06 am

saanichcat

hiflosey, ru, deee pugs et al!

12:06 am

puglet

Hi saan

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

hi saan

12:07 am

rururocks

hi sann

12:07 am

flosey

hi Saanich

12:07 am

cosdem

nbt. thanks for the ma combo

12:08 am

gapeach

Good evening everyone.

12:08 am

flosey

hi peach

12:08 am

cosdem

and tha ta combo as well

12:08 am

gapeach

Is el8-45 related to el6-18 please? Thanks

12:08 am

saanichcat

hi each, cos

12:09 am

puglet

HI Peach

12:09 am

gapeach

Hope you are well, pug.

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

el 5, 6, 8, 9, 7, 6

12:10 am

puglet

Iam Peach, thanks

12:10 am

gapeach

He there, flosey.

12:10 am

cosdem

thanks dee nbt nbs

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

yw wtg

12:12 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:12 am

flosey

hi nan

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:12 am

rururocks

the ar 6/24 really goes for the jugular

12:12 am

puglet

Hi nan

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

NBT NBS

12:15 am

dizgrannie

hi all NBT/NBS

12:15 am

puglet

Hi diz

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

hi diz wtg

12:16 am

cosdem

di 7 x 2 so far

12:16 am

cosdem

still short one D

12:18 am

rururocks

put a star on the et 5

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

se 7

12:20 am

cosdem

thanks dee

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:21 am

rururocks

ga7

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7 x 3 so far

12:23 am

rururocks

200

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

nice, ru!

12:25 am

m9f9l

ma8 and ta8 but haven't figured out those el's

12:25 am

grannyrose

tare

12:25 am

grannyrose

tares

12:25 am

grannyrose

tarer

12:25 am

rururocks

we have those granny

12:25 am

rururocks

:D

12:26 am

puglet

Hi Rose and M9

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

el's related to beetles

12:26 am

grannyrose

lol, sorry. nearly asleep, didn't realise where i was....xoxox

12:26 am

rururocks

*likely story*

12:26 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} pugs

12:26 am

grannyrose

pfft, ruru

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

(((rose)))

12:27 am

grannyrose

12:27 am

rururocks

she was really trying to type "there.. there" to don

12:28 am

cybernan

no idea on the beetles either

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

re 7/32

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

ol 7/28

12:30 am

rururocks

night from me.. have to get up early

12:30 am

rururocks

... granny?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well, ru

12:31 am

puglet

night Ru,take care

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

se 7 x 2

12:31 am

puglet

red boxes

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

ditto

12:32 am

grannyrose

yeah ruru...

12:33 am

cybernan

li 7 if not called

12:33 am

rururocks

couple of quick clues for you

12:33 am

rururocks

tare tares :D

12:34 am

grannyrose

ummm, that would be tartar to you....

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty nan

12:35 am

cybernan

wouldn't mind a clue for that el 7

12:36 am

grannyrose

nan, there is a run from el5, to make very happy, el5, 6, 7, 6

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

people making others very happy

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

my el 7 is a pl

12:37 am

cybernan

sorry - meant the el 9

12:38 am

flosey

el8 (addyour personal ** and pl

12:39 am

flosey

birth certificate is your **

12:40 am

grannyrose

thanx flosey

12:40 am

flosey

apparently, its a type of beetle - new to me

12:40 am

flosey

yw rose

12:40 am

cybernan

ty flosey - nbt, nbs

12:40 am

flosey

yw nan

12:42 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, bb tomorrow

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well, flosey

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

go 7

12:42 am

grannyrose

night, flosey, hope you sleep well, hun

12:42 am

puglet

night flosey

12:43 am

flosey

thanks Dee. rose, puglet

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

te 7

12:54 am

cybernan

150 down and crashing -- see you tomorrow :)

12:55 am

puglet

night nan

1:04 am

dizgrannie

BBL for my last 80

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz :)

2:25 am

melonheadjujube

hi, everybody. I'm such a nightowl!

2:27 am

grannyrose

hello melon. how are you, dear?

2:29 am

grannyrose

craftylady, you there, dear?

2:32 am

grannyrose

okay, will pop in and out to check if anyone needs a clue. xoxox

2:33 am

melonheadjujube

I'm OK, granny. Life's been eventful. So far this year, my son has moved out, I sold my bass, and I'm having hip surgery in 10 days.

2:34 am

melonheadjujube

I could go for boring!

2:39 am

grannyrose

awww, melon. rock on with the hip surgery. you won't believe how well you are going to feel post-op.

2:40 am

grannyrose

ugh, on selling your bass...did you really have to do so??

2:42 am

melonheadjujube

It was time. I was not actively trying to sell it, but someone who knew me and my bass had a former student now in college who was ready to move up to a fine instrument. Arthritis has taken a toll on my playing, and I do have the Steinway after all.

I had always said that when the time came, I did not want to sell y instrument under duress, and that I would prefer it to go to a young person starting their career.

2:42 am

melonheadjujube

It was time. I was not actively trying to sell it, but someone who knew me and my bass had a former student now in college who was ready to move up to a fine instrument. Arthritis has taken a toll on my playing, and I do have the Steinway after all.

I had always said that when the time came, I did not want to sell y instrument under duress, and that I would prefer it to go to a young person starting their career.

2:45 am

grannyrose

yeah, melon, how could i forget the piano...;-)...and i mean it, the surgery will make a new you. hip surgery is not as difficult to recover from as knee surgery. i think it is to do with the body's centre of gravity. your hip is much closer. yes it will be sore for the first few days, but then, watch out world...here comes melon.

2:47 am

melonheadjujube

It was a long process. The young man first looked at the bass in december. Even his mom remembers the look on his face about three bowstrokes in. It was love at first sightâ€”or sound. The kid himself is a fine player, and I had actually heard him play a solo as a member of the Cleveladn Orchestra Youth Orchestra. He has wonderful musical and personal qualities. The family was very thoughtful about this whole process. He looked at some other basses, tried mine several times to be sure. They had a respected luthier vet it. I really sensed about a month ago that they would be buying him the bass.

I had priced it well, too. I considered what it would be worth if bought from a dealer, then subtracted the 25% commission I would have paid to sell it through a dealer. This brought it within reach. When I wrote out the receipt, which I did longhand, with a thorough description of the instrument and its two labels, I felt like I was writing a ketubah, the Jewish marriage contract. Even his mom thought so! It was, after all, a good match.

2:47 am

grannyrose

i did tell you i received the piano from my mother's estate?? i know i have at least 6 months of hard work ahead. but...my fingers remembered how to run up and down a scale after over 40 years.

2:49 am

grannyrose

oh, melon...did you have a little weep? it's like saying good-bye to a very close friend.

2:49 am

melonheadjujube

I had bought the bass at age 22 from my teacher, a Cleveland Orchestra member. It was his son's instrument. So the bass has gone from a young person, to a young person (now not so young), to another young person. Generation to generation.

2:50 am

grannyrose

nice thought, melon. hang onto it...perhaps this young man would like the provenance on his instrument?

2:50 am

melonheadjujube

Yes, I did cry. I miss it already. I played just a few minutes every day. I felt like I was still figuring out the secrets of drawing horsehair across a string to make a beautiful sound. Now I can look back on it.

2:51 am

melonheadjujube

I did write him a history of the instrument in fact.

2:51 am

melonheadjujube

For my recuperation, I'm planning to buy a journal and write about my life with the bass as a memoir for my kids.

2:52 am

melonheadjujube

Enjoy your piano, grannyrose. Find something easy and lovely to play.

2:52 am

grannyrose

oh, hun. i so feel for you...when i found my ballet slippers and thought of my little grand-daughter just starting out, it brought a lump to my throat. maybe one day, she will look at these old slippers and wonder, what if??

2:53 am

grannyrose

melon, there is something special about playing the piano...i am not sure what it is...but i know i was transported to another time, another place each time i played.

2:55 am

melonheadjujube

Funny thing is I'm of two minds. On one hadn, yes, I miss it. On the other hand there's a sense of relief from the self-criticism that goes with pride of profession, even though it's been a decade and a half since I played professionally. My brother understood when I said I had a feeling of "thank God THAT's done with!" Practicing is a lot of work!

2:55 am

grannyrose

so your surgery is when exactly? i would like to know, so that i can be praying for you, your surgeon, your surgical team, and ward nurses at the time...if that is okay with you?

2:55 am

melonheadjujube

Having the Steinway is what makes this all bearable, and the bass just paid for the piano.

2:56 am

melonheadjujube

That is more than fine with me! April 9th sometime after 8am EDT.

2:56 am

grannyrose

lovely, melon. nice to know it is yours, owned outright...

2:56 am

grannyrose

okay, jotting it done now...

2:57 am

melonheadjujube

I have my late parents to thank!

2:59 am

melonheadjujube

ah, nbt!

2:59 am

grannyrose

yes, i remember. strange that our parent's deaths have brought us so much pleasure. i have to wait until the piano is moved to it's final resting place, and tuned. two keys have no sound what-so-ever. :-(...but they are both at extreme opposite ends of the keyboard

2:59 am

grannyrose

yay, you, melon.

3:00 am

grannyrose

just remember to go left with your double ll endings to pluralise them...

3:00 am

melonheadjujube

ah, thanks!

3:02 am

melonheadjujube

one of my favorite words is in the grid, one with three Ls and an O. Describes what I do a little too much of, tho now it's a requirement to recover!

3:03 am

melonheadjujube

my phantom is, of course, allegro!

3:03 am

grannyrose

lol...oh no you don't, melon. when you have had your surgery, you will be up walking day one post-op. sorry to burst your bubble...* grin *

3:04 am

grannyrose

and i will be just at the end of an email to encourage you, sweetie.

3:05 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, i will alternate walking and l---ing.

3:06 am

melonheadjujube

I'm so looking forward to being mobile and getting outdoors. This harsh winter made it dangersou for me to walk outside. I am so sick of the indoors and of not being active.

3:06 am

grannyrose

yeah, and your physio exercises...like squats, abducters, heel raisers, shall i go on?? lolol

3:07 am

grannyrose

like i said, email me, i will 'walk' you through it. the hardest part of your recovery is when you arrive home. btw...have you put all your handrails in place yet?

3:07 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, don't I know. My PT is on me about all this. Benn doing water exercises to keep strong.

3:08 am

melonheadjujube

ah, email noted. I'm sending you one now.

3:08 am

grannyrose

oh, hydro....so many people think of hydro as lie in the warm water and relax...lolol...have yet to do that!!

3:09 am

grannyrose

thanx melon. i will set up your account asap...

3:11 am

grannyrose

melon, are you booked into rehab. yet?

3:13 am

melonheadjujube

Actually, I go home three to four days after surgery, and PT will come to me. My daughter will stay with me overnights for two weeks, and friends will be by during the day. I am so relieved NOT to go to rehab. Two weeks of institutional foodâ€”yechh!

3:14 am

grannyrose

lolol, so yuck....i managed to avoid it too. i came home day 4 post-op...and you know the rest...

3:16 am

grannyrose

melon, have you got your handrails in place?

3:17 am

melonheadjujube

I'm having the anterior approach surgery, so no muscles cut, and few or no movement restrictions as opposed to the older approach. I'm hoping to be back at work half days in three weeks. Also, they use spinal anesthesia plus sedation rather than general anesthesia, far safer and far less lingering. I'll be on my feet within hours of surgery.

3:17 am

melonheadjujube

No, but i have a walker. And a raised toilet seat. And a shower seat.

3:17 am

grannyrose

and you need an elevated toilet seat, and a chair which can be adjusted to give you a higher chair to sit on in the shower. and a chair on blocks for you to sit on around the house.

3:18 am

grannyrose

yay, you, melon. you are on your way..

3:19 am

melonheadjujube

Actually, with the anterior, these are less critical. tho I am more comfortable at stool height. In fact my kitchen table is counter height, a purchase i made last year.

3:19 am

grannyrose

yes the anterior approach is much less invasive...but there is still some muscles which will need to be encouraged to act as 'normal'.

3:21 am

grannyrose

melon, with a total knee replacement...you are supposed to need no adjustments to furniture and facilities...but it is so much easier if things have been adjusted.

3:21 am

melonheadjujube

True that. I'm also wondering what kind of footwear, as they said my foot may be swollen for a while. I have some Birkenstock sandals. Barefoot is out as I have wood floors which can be slippery. Ihave gotten rid of all area rugs, too, to avoid slipping.

3:21 am

melonheadjujube

Maybe "hospital socks" with the tread. And Okabashi sandals.

3:23 am

grannyrose

hmmm, you may need some compression stockings. better to check with physio. as to footwear...my physio advocates bare feet. early in the piece i wore slippers with a leather sole.

3:24 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, yes, I know about the TED stockings. I will be coming home with them. Tx for the reminder.

3:24 am

grannyrose

when you get up for the first time, it is a good idea to have footwear with non-skid soles.

3:25 am

melonheadjujube

I used to go barefoot all the time. Lately, I feel my feet slide along the floor. If I had carpeting, ot would not be an issue, but I have paste-waxed wooden floors.

3:25 am

grannyrose

melon??? make sure you also purchase/obtain the satin foot-covers, which allow you to slip the TED's on easily.

3:26 am

melonheadjujube

My favorite shoes are my split sole dance sneakers. I rough up the smooth spot at the ball of the foot for the pair I use as street wear. It's there to make turning easier when danceing, but adds a slip factor otherwise.

3:26 am

melonheadjujube

I will ask about the foot covers, had not heard about that.

3:28 am

NonoNanette

n ile

3:29 am

grannyrose

they are like a satiny halk sock. you put them on, then the TED, and you can pull them off through the toe-hole of the TED.

3:29 am

grannyrose

whoot, hello nanette

3:29 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

3:29 am

grannyrose

*sigh* read 'half'

3:29 am

grannyrose

g'day liz

3:30 am

Lizlin

Didn't want to interrupt - you were giving good advice to Mel

3:30 am

grannyrose

*grin* been playing this game too long...lol

3:31 am

Lizlin

It's great that you are able to help.

3:31 am

melonheadjujube

Hi, Nannette and Lzlin!. I'm heading back to bed. I do like to read the Sunday NY Times on Sunday morning, so I'd best get some shuteye. nbt, nbs, and most of the biggies. Thanks for advice and good company, grannyrose!

3:31 am

grannyrose

yeah....even when i'm not at work...lolol

3:31 am

melonheadjujube

[poof!]

3:31 am

Lizlin

Enjoy your day Mel

3:32 am

grannyrose

later, melon. hope you have a great day, hun

3:32 am

Lizlin

Hope you've had a good day, Rose.

3:33 am

grannyrose

quietish, liz. went to church this morning...did you see my post about braking hard in the car??

3:34 am

Lizlin

No, I didn't see that.

3:34 am

grannyrose

and has yours been great, liz??

3:34 am

Lizlin

No - also quietish. Sunday's a domestic day here - house clean and food shop! Exciting, eh?!!!

3:34 am

Lizlin

So what happened?

3:35 am

grannyrose

liz, don was driving, he had to brake hard and fast. my right foot hit the firewall, and i ended up with so many muscle spasms we had to head for home.

3:35 am

grannyrose

lol, your sunday...my saturday...ugh!!

3:35 am

Lizlin

Ouch! So, pain killers galore, I guess. But I'm happy you're both OK.

3:36 am

grannyrose

it just proves, i am not ready to drive a car.

3:36 am

Lizlin

Yes, well, I guess these things have to be done and for me, with passover in 2 weeks, there's a lot of serious cleaning that needs to happen.

3:37 am

Lizlin

Well, as we keep saying, don't rush it! And don't rush back to work - if you have to go back!!!

3:37 am

grannyrose

oh, passover....i loved passover with the old lady i used to take care of...and our church also incorporates it into our lent....

3:38 am

Lizlin

Not my favourite time of year. My mum died during passover :(

3:38 am

grannyrose

there are so many parallels between our faiths...

3:39 am

Lizlin

That's very true - and then I guess they link with the seasons too.

3:39 am

grannyrose

awww. liz, zillions of hugs...it is not an easy time of year for you, darling.

3:40 am

Lizlin

Aw, thanks. It is a bit shitty. Just had the anniversary of my dad's death this week, too. All comes at once!

3:40 am

grannyrose

lol, and greek orthodox easter is in li4 with ours this year...i looove greek easter.

3:40 am

Lizlin

I was very lucky to have a great relationship with both my parents.

3:40 am

grannyrose

oh, my dearest friend....hugs and gentle kisses, dear.

3:41 am

Lizlin

And of course Easter is the final weekend of Passover this year, so it really does all tie together.

3:41 am

grannyrose

there you go....

3:41 am

Lizlin

Thanks again. I have a lot to be thankful for here and should try to focus on that!

3:42 am

grannyrose

liz, there is nothing wrong with remembering your parents in such a loving way.

3:43 am

Lizlin

That's true, I know - I love our tradition of lighting a candle to remember people - the candle burns for 24 + hours.

3:44 am

grannyrose

liz, not a lot different ot ours...we light a candle every sunday...when it is an anniversary..

3:44 am

Lizlin

So, even more similarities. Our candle is lit at home, though.

3:45 am

Lizlin

So many similarities but still so much divides some people!

3:47 am

Lizlin

ga 7 pls - any of them. I know where they fit, as I just listed but can't find them!!! Word blindness!

3:47 am

grannyrose

*shaking head* why is that?? okay. okay. it's the males who 'rule' the world...

3:48 am

Lizlin

Some people can't see past the differences to find what's similar.

3:48 am

grannyrose

yes, my dear...and that is the sad tragedy...

3:48 am

Lizlin

Having said that I can't find a ga 7, I just found the one which means lots.

3:50 am

grannyrose

ga7, ga4, bile + 1 vowel + h**, not cold

3:51 am

Lizlin

Thanks. That was the missing one and that was a combination I hadn't tried!

3:51 am

grannyrose

keep going right

3:51 am

grannyrose

whoot, you liz...well done

3:51 am

Lizlin

Still quite a way from finishing!

3:53 am

grannyrose

how far, liz?

3:53 am

Lizlin

72!

3:54 am

Lizlin

It flowed really easily at first but I've slowed down now - a lot!

3:54 am

grannyrose

ugh,,, but still not too bad, dear. do you have al5/14, 6/24?

3:55 am

Lizlin

Yes - good guess on my part!

3:55 am

grannyrose

yeah, me too, lol

3:55 am

grannyrose

do you have all the 8's and 7's ?

3:56 am

Lizlin

Missing 2 x 8 - ox 7/8 and ma 8 and still missing 8 x 7

3:56 am

Lizlin

Just found the ox 7/8

3:56 am

grannyrose

ox7, what happens to metal when exposed to the air.

3:57 am

Lizlin

Yes, don't know how I didn't see that one. Thanks.

3:57 am

grannyrose

*giggle* doing a periwinkle....

3:58 am

Lizlin

Definitely :) Thanks Peri!

3:59 am

Lizlin

Just found the il 4! Always miss that but it's the name of the first education authority I worked for!

4:00 am

grannyrose

8's...el, ma, ma, ox, ta,

4:00 am

Lizlin

Missing ma 8 now, then I've got them all.

4:02 am

Lizlin

2nd ma 8 that is.

4:02 am

grannyrose

ma8, plural, ma8, abbreviation for market, + ***a fitzgerald + circular vowel

4:02 am

Lizlin

Thanks - a new word for me but a lovely clue to follow.

4:02 am

grannyrose

forget the plural...*sigh*

4:03 am

Lizlin

go 7 pls?

4:04 am

dizgrannie

more of go 5

4:04 am

grannyrose

moreof the moor plant, go5

4:05 am

Lizlin

Thanks for both of those!

4:05 am

Lizlin

Thanks also, Diz

4:10 am

grannyrose

7's are..di, di, el, ga, ga, go, li, ma, ma, ma, me, ol, ox, ra, ra, re, re, se, se, ta, ta, te.

4:10 am

Lizlin

OK - looking to see what I'm missing!

4:11 am

grannyrose

*hands liz magnifier*...lolol

4:13 am

Lizlin

li 7; ol 7 (and I don't have the ol 6 before it); ra 7 x 2; re 7 (the first); se 7 (the last); and I think that's it!

4:14 am

Lizlin

And the magnifying glass helped! lol

4:16 am

grannyrose

eek, dinner here , brb...

4:16 am

Lizlin

Thanks for your help - bon appetite!

4:18 am

Lizlin

Time for dinner here too :)

4:22 am

sprite

good morning all... jeezzz couldn't get into babble for ages!

4:29 am

grannyrose

hellooo, my darling sprite...

4:31 am

grannyrose

okay...sprite has gone AWOL...

4:33 am

Maisie

I normally lurk but hate to see you on your own Rose

4:34 am

grannyrose

lol, maisie, nice to see you. knowing sprite, she is deep within the grid. not really worried.

4:35 am

Maisie

That's OK then

4:36 am

grannyrose

yes, my dear. enjoy your game.

4:36 am

sprite

and now it is insanely slow and full of red boxes :(

4:36 am

MissOmnibus

hey all

4:36 am

Maisie

I love following your conversations. It's amazing the friendship you've built up through this game

4:37 am

grannyrose

and hellooo omni...

4:37 am

sprite

no I haven't... I am here... but babble is acting so weird!

4:37 am

grannyrose

awww, sprite, xoxox

4:37 am

Maisie

Ah sprite is back, I can return to lurking

4:38 am

MissOmnibus

hey gran, sprite, mais

4:38 am

sprite

ah, there we are! And hi rose and Maisie! :)

4:38 am

Maisie

hi to you all

4:39 am

sprite

and Omni too

4:41 am

grannyrose

watching one of the tales of narnia...voyage of the dawn treader.

4:41 am

sprite

you are very much invited to join in, Maisie :)

4:42 am

rubyfoo

hello and goodie, it's a big grid for later

4:43 am

Maisie

Thank you sprite but for now I'm off. It's Mother's day here so must get ready to be taken out for lunch

4:43 am

rubyfoo

Now we're off to{{sprite}}'s resto for unch

4:43 am

rubyfoo

or even lunch

4:46 am

grannyrose

xoxox, maisie, enjoy...hello ruby. {{hugs}} and lots of xxxxx

4:48 am

grannyrose

sprite, ruby?? hope you both have an amazing day. xoxox. catch you tomorrow...

4:49 am

sprite

am giving up on babble for now, it is acting too weird

4:49 am

rubyfoo

no no, prite, babble loves you!! as do we al

5:15 am

sprite

back... looks like I had somehow gotten malware aboard!

5:16 am

sprite

woot, everything is working as it should again. Sorry to have missed your company, rose and ruby and maisie and Omni.

5:25 am

grannyrose

spritey...you still here, dear??

5:25 am

sprite

yes I am!

5:26 am

grannyrose

lovely...hello my dearest

5:26 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Don't know how, with all the protection I have running, but I had malware aboard. All fixed now, thank God.

5:26 am

grannyrose

and is ruby here??

5:26 am

sprite

how are you today, rose?

5:27 am

grannyrose

okay, dear. have hadn't had to take oxycodone. just rested and ice-packed.

5:27 am

grannyrose

and dear? how has your day been?

5:27 am

sprite

oh wowowowowwwwww! Rose, you are such a hero. And so determined. I love you and I admire you.

5:28 am

grannyrose

*smiling at you * thanx darling. it's so nice to have your support.

5:29 am

sprite

my day started shitty, with the computer acting up. But now all is fine. Babble, my darling rose, email sent, and only having to the the taxes to worry about today.

5:29 am

sprite

wish I could do more, rose.

5:30 am

grannyrose

sprite...your support is amazingly the best, my dear. and pugs, of course. to know i have it, is the best.

5:31 am

sprite

we are the wind beneath eachother's wings, rose (and pugs too).

5:31 am

grannyrose

did you see what happened yesterday?

5:32 am

sprite

no I didn't... something bad?

5:33 am

grannyrose

don had to brake hard and quickly. my foot and leg went to the firewall. i went into spasms, both thigh and knee. i whimpered until we got home. just shows i am not ready to drive a car.

5:34 am

grannyrose

i documented it in my diary...info for workcover's doctor...

5:35 am

sprite

omg rose... omg. Am so so sorry! You need to tell your back-to-work people and your doctors about that... no way you are ready to go back to work next month. Is everything ok?

5:35 am

sprite

lol, snap...

5:36 am

grannyrose

it is now, dear...am resisting the urge to take the oxycodone...so far, so good.

5:36 am

sprite

that is really good. *holds rose close and safe* Jeezzz, just what you didn't need, something like that.

5:37 am

sprite

did Don feel very bad?

5:38 am

grannyrose

went to church, but only lasted half the service time on my feet...yeah...pooor don...he couldn't stop apologising. it wasn't his fault. someone coming from the opposite direction was speeding. *sigh*

5:39 am

grannyrose

sprite, at least it let me know i wasn't ready to be driving...and that is a good thing, right?

5:39 am

sprite

no, he couldn't help it, it is part of driving a car. But he must have hated the idea his braking made you feel so much pain. Poor man. And poor you.
Glad you made it to church. Can't you sit during the service?

5:40 am

sprite

yes, that is a good thing for now, my impatient rose :D
Take your time, don't let anything or anyone rush the process, not even you.

5:40 am

grannyrose

* smiling at you* we do have the option to sit or stand....and you know me...

5:41 am

sprite

lol... go sit next time. I know for sure that God prefers you taking care of yourself and sitting down, and giving your full attention to Him, over you hurting yourself and being distracted by too much pain.

5:42 am

grannyrose

i try to have my hand on the door hold...and brace myself through my arm...but this was so totally unexpected...

5:43 am

sprite

it is impossible to prevent such things from happening when in a car. Too much depends on the other people on the road.

5:50 am

sprite

squirrel?

5:50 am

grannyrose

yeah...so it happens...i accept that...but will workcover insurance?? remains to be seen.

5:50 am

grannyrose

nah...just meds time....give me a break!!!!

5:51 am

sprite

they will have to. Use the oxycodone as your secret weapon, rose. As long as you are on that, whether you take it or not, you can't work with patients. Period.

5:51 am

grannyrose

i am laughing with you dearest..

5:51 am

sprite

lol well ok then... ;)

5:52 am

grannyrose

you know, hun. when we get together...we are gonna have such head-aches from laughing so much.

5:52 am

sprite

omg we will. Don might flee to his friends, lol

5:53 am

grannyrose

not to mention poor ruby...we will probably have to resus her...

5:53 am

sprite

oh ruby is a strong one. She will lead us in laughs.

5:54 am

grannyrose

hey, lets unleash don and your hubby on the town....probably won't see them for days....

5:54 am

sprite

they should go camping out and canoeing together. Do the male bonding thing.

5:54 am

grannyrose

and i am gonna buy plane tickets to send both of your kids to oz land for a few weeks...

5:55 am

sprite

oh niceeeeee :D

5:57 am

sprite

if only, rose :) We should rob fort knox. We have so much better use for all that gold.

5:57 am

grannyrose

hey, so long as don's head doesn't go under water. he was bullied in a major way when he was younger. he hates his head going under water.

5:58 am

sprite

oh, no, no heads under water at all. High and dry in the canoe. Worst to get wet is hands and feet.

5:58 am

grannyrose

i have major plans to spend ALL my kids inheritance...

5:59 am

sprite

goooooood! Go spend it and have fun with it. It is not as if you own them something.

5:59 am

sprite

darn it. Owe* them something.

6:00 am

grannyrose

new acronym...SKIN...Spend Kid's Inheritance Now.

6:00 am

sprite

oh I am all for SKIN! Let's see how much they want to see you if there is no money attached, lol.

6:01 am

grannyrose

i would like to help my kid's out, financially...but while i am alive...so i can see them benefit from it..

6:01 am

sprite

I think you should think of yourself and Don first.

6:02 am

grannyrose

oooh, sprite....has anyone told you, you have a decidedly not-so-nice streak in you??

6:02 am

sprite

several someones, and frequently. Yeah. I don't believe them, though. I think I am evil with a streak of good ;)

6:03 am

grannyrose

LOLOLOL...sprite, i love you soooo much

6:03 am

sprite

the feeling is fully mutual :D

6:04 am

puglet

HELLO LOVES

6:04 am

grannyrose

well that's good, then...lolol

6:04 am

sprite

and there is our darling pug! *hugs*

6:04 am

grannyrose

wow!!! it's the pugs...hello pugs my darling..

6:05 am

puglet

darn server went down on me

6:05 am

grannyrose

watch out world...the three musketeers are alive and well..

6:05 am

puglet

and yahoo I got here just in time--lol

6:05 am

sprite

it is a computer issue day, it seems. I couldn't send emails, or access babble. Had to remove malware. Got it fixed though :)

6:06 am

grannyrose

in case you feel left out...looove you pugs.

6:06 am

sprite

All for one and one for all, and the whole enchilada for babble!

6:06 am

sprite

<---- loves pugs to pieces too

6:06 am

grannyrose

poor babble!!! do you think it will survive??

6:06 am

puglet

Love you guys too---lots and lots and lots

6:07 am

puglet

on man I hope so

6:07 am

sprite

it has so far, rose. We can hopel.

6:07 am

grannyrose

*very happy grin*

6:07 am

puglet

I meant oh man I hope so

6:07 am

sprite

yeah, on man is pretty daring, pug, lol. I'd say go for it, but pick a nice man.

6:08 am

puglet

Sprite I got a notice on my computer that windows is not going to extend anything so I hope I get no bugs--they were warning about that

6:09 am

grannyrose

nasty windows...gonna ask don about that

6:09 am

grannyrose

nasty windows...gonna ask don about that

6:09 am

puglet

they are wanting everyone to go to 8 and 7 windows

6:09 am

sprite

yeah, support is gonna end in a few weeks. Make sure your firewall is on and a good antivirus protection too.

6:10 am

grannyrose

pugs, are you running xp???

6:10 am

sprite

yeah I am probably gonna upgrade to windows 7. Ran a check and my computer can handle it. Not looking forward to it though.

6:10 am

puglet

If I get bugs and it shuts me down I will just be down until I can buy another one

6:10 am

puglet

yes Rose

6:10 am

sprite

yes, just like I am, rose

6:11 am

grannyrose

okay, according to don, it will keep running. let me know if other problems arise.

6:11 am

sprite

you just have to be extra careful, pug. Windows will continue running. It is just that the support and safety issues are no longer to be addressed.

6:11 am

puglet

my computer will not carry 7 so I will hae to buy awhole new computer

6:12 am

puglet

yes it will run Rose but we will be open to hackers and such

6:12 am

sprite

yeah. Make sure you tell everybody you know that you need one, pug. Someone may buy a new one and let you have the old one for a bargain.

6:12 am

puglet

it did say Sprite that 7 is much better then the 8

6:12 am

sprite

pug, that is what the firewall and antivirus are for. Just scan more often.

6:13 am

puglet

this imfo was from Windows

6:13 am

grannyrose

what sprite said, pugs

6:13 am

sprite

yes indeed, pug. Windows 8 is too new. Buggy and not at all usersfriendly, they told me. Not compatible with many old games either. So I will go to 7.

6:13 am

puglet

okay

6:14 am

puglet

so how are you guys today

6:15 am

sprite

am fine :) Feeling upbeat and not even too stressed out about having to do the taxes today.

6:15 am

puglet

Rose, was don sore from the digging

6:15 am

grannyrose

oklay, it's after 10pm here...my eyelids are slamming shut. as much as i love you gals...i really have to go...xoxox

6:15 am

puglet

wonderful Sprite! so glad for you

6:16 am

grannyrose

yes, pugs...but it was so worth it...

6:16 am

sprite

bye rose, sleep well, my darling *hugs*

6:16 am

puglet

ahhh poor Rose, good night, hugs and love

6:16 am

grannyrose

*snore*

6:17 am

sprite

and how are you today, pug? Feeling a little better?

6:18 am

puglet

yeah Iam okay and spirits much lifted from the message

6:18 am

puglet

its to get to almost 70 tomorrow!

6:18 am

sprite

yeah, am so happy for you. And better weather too... will do you good to get out and walk down the river :D

6:19 am

puglet

I know! I got alot of claening to do there too--that will make me feel better

6:20 am

sprite

we entered DST today. Not nice. I so hate this, every year. Rise when I ain't awake yet, eat when I am not yet hungry, go to sleep when I am not sleepy yet.

6:20 am

sprite

oh yes, I know that feeling, lol. Makes you feel so useful and good :)

6:21 am

puglet

I wish too that they didnt change our time

6:21 am

puglet

and a nice break from cleaning the same things over and over

6:22 am

sprite

yes, working outdoors is better anyway. Am so glad you are feeling better, darling. Thought of you so much.

6:23 am

puglet

thanks Sprite---if I can get that you-know-what to open today(and I think it will) I will be even better

6:23 am

sprite

yeah, I can imagine. Here's to hoping! :D

6:24 am

sprite

ok, am so sorry, but I have to go. Have to file taxes today. *hugs* to you and lots of love, pug. I hope you (and all sweet lurkers) have a blessed day and a peaceful night.

6:25 am

puglet

Ruby, sent me a beautiful pic or her and her dogs

6:25 am

sprite

oh wonderful :)

6:25 am

puglet

okay Sprite--have a great day and hugs and love--will you be on in the morn

6:25 am

sprite

yes I will. No group anymore :)

6:26 am

puglet

YAHOO!!!:)

6:26 am

sprite

and you have emails from me too. *hugs*

6:26 am

puglet

okay---enjoy your day

7:04 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

7:04 am

puglet

morning crossy

7:06 am

periwinkle

good morning all

7:06 am

crosshair

reading back. Windows 8 is not the best IMHO, unless you have it on a tablet or touch screen pc set up, otherwise I would avoid it and go to Windows 7

7:06 am

periwinkle

help with left I pls

7:06 am

periwinkle

that is I (eye)

7:06 am

crosshair

sorry, peri, just started

7:07 am

puglet

thanks Crossy--that is what windows was saying too

7:07 am

wvteach

is 5/10

7:07 am

pabtrek

is5/10 peri

7:07 am

periwinkle

ty, looking

7:07 am

Wolvie

good morning all

7:08 am

puglet

morning Wolvie

7:08 am

periwinkle

ty

7:08 am

crosshair

ty pabtrek

7:08 am

Wolvie

i always think of that is as a babblet lol

7:08 am

crosshair

howdy wolvie

7:10 am

crosshair

agreed, wolvie. I I have never seen it in print(outside of babble), and if I have never heard the word spoken aloud, then I call it a babblet

7:10 am

crosshair

if

7:10 am

Wolvie

:-)

7:17 am

godthaab

The Japanese form of primogeniture dictated, for the is5 generation of women, that the transfer of familial power and property was from husband to first-born son

7:17 am

periwinkle

I could use help with the 9 and any of the 8's pls

7:17 am

godthaab

John Okada

7:17 am

Wolvie

dont have any of those yet peri

7:18 am

crosshair

My god!! But of course, godthaab!! I should of Known. Just heard a fella talking about that the other day down at the coffee shop:)))

7:18 am

godthaab

He's all over it!

7:18 am

crosshair

hehe

7:21 am

periwinkle

I found an el8, add on to the el6/18

7:21 am

periwinkle

and pls for the el9

7:22 am

crosshair

ty peri

7:22 am

periwinkle

so el5/6/8/9/7/6

7:22 am

Wolvie

thanks peri

7:23 am

periwinkle

ma8 and ta8 too. I look in old chat

7:24 am

Wolvie

cool ty again

7:24 am

periwinkle

still missing 2 8's

7:24 am

crosshair

ty, got them all

7:25 am

wvteach

HELP WITH el 8/9

7:25 am

periwinkle

yw, do you have all the 8's or all the ones I clued?

7:25 am

crosshair

soon as I find them, peri, I shall let you know:)

7:25 am

periwinkle

ok

7:25 am

Wolvie

ty peri- found those you clued

7:25 am

periwinkle

el5 to make happy, build on that wv

7:28 am

wvteach

i have EL 5/6/7 but dpon't see the 8 and 9

7:28 am

periwinkle

bl

7:30 am

MollyL

Teach, add Freud's first to the 6

7:30 am

Wolvie

teach- use the el 5 and an ri 3 that means to dispose of then an ri 4/5 for plural

7:30 am

Wolvie

same ri i should say

7:30 am

crosshair

ma 6/21 7/32 7/32 and 8/45 all starts with ma 6/21 = a person who scratches something

7:31 am

wvteach

thnx molly - NBT and NBS - in a hurry to go practice, perform in a concert and then drive 3 hours home today

7:32 am

Wolvie

thanks crossy

7:40 am

crosshair

and the last 8, if you are still here, peri is ta 8/40

7:41 am

crosshair

and are people who lag behind

7:41 am

Scrabbler

Good day, kids. We got a few inches of fresh snow here overnight.

7:41 am

crosshair

howdy, scrabby

7:41 am

Wolvie

eeek- good morning scrabs- we have rain rain rain :-)

7:42 am

crosshair

we got an inch or so last night , scrabby, but that all day rain on Friday did a lot of damage to the trails

7:42 am

Scrabbler

It rained Friday and yesterday.

7:42 am

crosshair

we must face the fact that the skis and snowshoes must soon be put away

7:43 am

crosshair

but I cannot wait! my hiking gear is ready to go now:))

7:43 am

Wolvie

i am ready this year lol

7:43 am

Scrabbler

I did a short hike on Friday--some on mud, some on snow.

7:45 am

crosshair

day packs are ready. have my Leatherman multi-tool, my Firesteel my Lifestraw and my camping tarp and my bankie. I am ready for anything:))

7:45 am

Wolvie

wow- sounds like it lol

7:45 am

Scrabbler

The survival gear is key.

7:46 am

crosshair

for those who do overnight and weekend or longer hikes, please google Lifestraw and order a few. They are amazing!!

7:46 am

Scrabbler

I bought a Sawyer filter last year but might buy a Lifestraw too.

7:46 am

crosshair

they rock, scrabby

7:47 am

crosshair

good for 1000 litres of water

7:47 am

Wolvie

i am a day hiker only- havent done the overnite

7:47 am

Scrabbler

The Sawyer filters are great too.

7:47 am

crosshair

and for $20 it is cheap insurance

7:48 am

crosshair

I will google the sawyers

7:48 am

crosshair

oh, and just found my para-cord. always carry a bit of it

7:49 am

crosshair

again, cheap, compact insurance

7:49 am

Scrabbler

And I have an emergency 2-person blanket/bivvy.

7:49 am

crosshair

some of the new bivvys are amazing!

7:50 am

crosshair

but I feel cramped in them. so I plan for tarp shelter varriations

7:50 am

Sugrraleona

ni6?

7:52 am

MollyL

ni + last 4 of gelatin dessert

7:52 am

Scrabbler

I don't have it, Sugr. For the size of this grid I am not seeing much yet.

7:52 am

Sugrraleona

ty - nver would have gotten that Scrabb :)

7:52 am

crosshair

just going through my junk drawer as we speak and found my Sucrets tin full of cotton balls coated in Vasaline. My son must stay out of my gear!. well, he is going to learn. the lazy slug is hiking with me this year!

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Molly, gave clue. It looks like an Italian word.

7:53 am

GFgal

Hi Read-Knit-Bake

7:53 am

GFgal

This is Zach

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi Zach. I have not seen RKB here today.

7:56 am

jmbdobie2

I can't seem to get past Al Gore. Maybe I should start in a different area!

7:57 am

MollyL

: D Many people have trouble getting past Al Gore

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Sorry, Dobie. Al Go4 is a frightening image and thought.

7:58 am

jmbdobie2

yes - sorry about the go4.

7:59 am

Scrabbler

No worry--it is staring right at us from the grid.

8:07 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and need a break. Maybe I will return la5. Enjoy the day, Babblers.

8:09 am

Read-Knit-Bake

Hi Scrabble, Are there two RKB"s...I am pounding the keys in hope of getting somewhere. :)

8:10 am

Read-Knit-Bake

Morning GFgal....you need to change your profile since you are now the mother of three (not two) beautiful boys!

8:11 am

Read-Knit-Bake

Mornign Zach...sorry I didn't look at the chat closely. How are you doing?

8:23 am

crosshair

and now it is time for Crossy's tidbit of the day!! today I give you bookshelf porn!! that right ,pure bibliophile smut right from the dark bowels of the interwebs!. lol, actually it is fine. check it out and make sure you click on the blue tabs on top of the home page for home library inspirational ideas as well as to see some of the most interesting personal, and public libraries around the globe! http://tinyurl.com/pg8xbr5

8:30 am

crosshair

use the random photo tab to see hundreds of book shelf ideas:)

8:34 am

Read-Knit-Bake

TY Crosshair...very interesting. Which one is your library?

8:34 am

crosshair

I will let you guess which one. it is more fun that way.:)

8:36 am

Read-Knit-Bake

I worked in a bookstore for four years and we tried to be creative in the floor displays of best sellers when we received dozens and dozens of one title. The big round display reminded me of bookselling days!

8:37 am

crosshair

if you also just type into your browser www.bookshelfporn.com you will get a larger selection of pictures

8:38 am

crosshair

I like the old country book store look. cozy, haphazard, old comfly chairs all mismatched and placed at random

8:39 am

crosshair

that wonderful old books smell :)

8:40 am

Read-Knit-Bake

When venturing out on any excursion, I am automatically drawn to EVERY bookstore large or small that I come across. I LOVE old stores for their warmth, history and sheer intrique.

8:42 am

crosshair

agreed, RKB. it is a sad thing that big box store are killing ogg many of those amazing "mom&pop" stores that offer the service and ambiance that seems to be vanishing

8:42 am

crosshair

off*

8:43 am

Read-Knit-Bake

WHERE IS EVERYONE? I love to read the "chat", but don't chat much and feel as though I have dominated the last half hour. So sorry.....thanks for the conversation Crosshair.

8:43 am

Trifioso

im here, but only sort of....good morning!

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all

8:44 am

Trifioso

totally distracted by the book shelf porn....could spend all day on that site!

8:44 am

crosshair

do not feel bad about chatting. it is what this space is for RKB. If someone else jumps in, that is fine, if not, well have fun! howdy trif

8:44 am

aebmusica

Good morning to all!

8:44 am

MLFAN17

gm all

8:45 am

crosshair

lol, indeed, trif. their home site boasts hundreds of pictures

8:45 am

crosshair

and going though them, you cannot help but think "I could do that!!"

8:46 am

Trifioso

its so great....I want to make some changes in my home this year, and you can BET bookshelves will be heavily involved

8:46 am

crosshair

make sure you look at the closet book shelf/ reading cubby designs

8:46 am

crosshair

especially if you have a older home with those deep closets

8:47 am

MLFAN17

stats for first column i please?

8:47 am

crosshair

is 5/10

8:48 am

Trifioso

okay - word nerd that I am, this was the cause of debate at dinner recently.....we were at a restaurant that had a menu item listed as "hot bag of donuts." I maintain that this is incorrect. It should really be called "bag of hot donuts" but an argument follwed....the con being that "bag of donuts" is a collective noun....

8:50 am

crosshair

well, what is hot? the bag or the doughnuts?

8:50 am

Trifioso

EXACTLY crossy! my point exactly!

8:50 am

crosshair

so, it is a bag of hot doughnuts

8:50 am

Trifioso

it's the donuts, so the modifier should go with THAT noun

8:50 am

MLFAN17

cross clue please?

8:51 am

crosshair

Japanese immigrants of old

8:51 am

crosshair

you are quite correct, trif

8:52 am

crosshair

so, they all owe you a bag of doughnuts;))

8:52 am

MLFAN17

that is a babblet i seemed to have forgotten ty cross

8:53 am

crosshair

np:)

8:54 am

MLFAN17

el8 clue please?

8:55 am

Read-Knit-Bake

el 6,18and dispose of an item...get ri_ of it

8:55 am

ivesy3

so here we are at the end of april with approx 8 inches of heavy snow on the ground... spring???

8:56 am

MollyL

Ugh Ivesy, that sucks. And psst...it's the end of March.

8:56 am

MLFAN17

i have an el 6/18

8:56 am

Read-Knit-Bake

actually 5, 10 plus the ri_

8:57 am

MLFAN17

ivesy i think Mother Nature is very confued the past few months or so

8:57 am

MLFAN17

ri what?

8:58 am

bubba218

finished, not to bad

8:58 am

ivesy3

oops end of march not april lol

8:58 am

ivesy3

just saw that molly lollol.. im a month ahead

8:58 am

suefrad625

morning

8:59 am

suefrad625

a Former vice president is in here completely

9:00 am

ivesy3

if its still snowing at the end of april i am moving !

9:00 am

pcal2

funny...that was the first thing popped out at me sue

9:00 am

suefrad625

i have a large collection of Guardian Service Cookware I am selling, any ideas of where I can list for the best price?

9:00 am

suefrad625

lol

9:00 am

MLFAN17

MA8?

9:00 am

ivesy3

craigslist? mb

9:01 am

LuvWordGames

ma 8/45 ones who wed

9:01 am

crosshair

I would source ebay and amazon to get an idea of current new/ used prices

9:02 am

MLFAN17

ty cross

9:02 am

suefrad625

i forgot about amazon,,ty

9:02 am

suefrad625

i am also thing etsy

9:02 am

crosshair

because the market for used cookware/ kitchen stuff is very soft

9:02 am

MLFAN17

i still need el 8 clue?

9:02 am

MLFAN17

sue i love to look on etsy

9:04 am

Uneaixoise

el5/10 + 3-letter word meaning to remove

9:05 am

Uneaixoise

and plural for the 9

9:05 am

crosshair

I found not lnong ago on ebay an amazing 1920,s jade green, 2 cup beater jar. I like to make my own butter and was searching for something like that. Was shocked when it was listed for just $18.00

9:05 am

Uneaixoise

back in a mo after breakfast *poof*

9:06 am

crosshair

cost more to ship that what I paid for it:(

9:07 am

MLFAN17

anybody know how many el5/10s the grid has?

9:08 am

MLFAN17

the one i have i cant seem to add to it

9:08 am

millsbooks

has 2

9:11 am

MLFAN17

can anyone help with the other el5 please. i have el 5 6 7

9:11 am

MLFAN17

i need the el 9 whch is plural for nbs

9:11 am

grant

e+ lo4

9:13 am

Kaplan the Magne

what's with the red boxes?

9:13 am

worzel

there's more than one lo4!!

9:13 am

MLFAN17

worz yes and i dont have the right one yet from what i can tell

9:14 am

worzel

the lo 4 u need is lo plus opposite of out

9:14 am

crosshair

just found an interesting ga7 I have not seen before in babble.. ga7, ga4, bile + 1 vowel + h**, not cold

9:14 am

grant

think pork lo**

9:15 am

MLFAN17

okay got lo pork and el plus pork lo**

9:15 am

MLFAN17

okay got lo pork and el plus pork lo**

9:15 am

crosshair

oh, kudos to granny for that clue:)

9:15 am

MLFAN17

but that doesnt get me the el 9

9:16 am

MLFAN17

or 8

9:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

red boxes??

9:17 am

MLFAN17

it comes in the chat sometimes

9:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

why?

9:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

m

9:18 am

MLFAN17

connection problems i think or system cant keep up not sure

9:21 am

Read-Knit-Bake

if anyone is looking, there is an ox 8 , not or 8, built off one of the ox4's

9:21 am

crosshair

ty RKB

9:22 am

MLFAN17

i only have one ox4

9:23 am

crosshair

ox 4/9 and ox 4/10

9:25 am

crosshair

ty, found ox8

9:25 am

crosshair

ox8= a product you spray on bloodstains on clothing. helps remove them

9:26 am

crosshair

or any organic stain

9:26 am

crosshair

alt sp of course

9:29 am

MLFAN17

got it ty cross

9:29 am

crosshair

:)

9:30 am

MLFAN17

cross can you break down a clue for me for the el 8/9?

9:31 am

suefrad625

e+not sooner+the steal your ** with your social security number

9:31 am

suefrad625

the = they

9:31 am

crosshair

el5/10= to be happy + to throw something away is to be *** of it and pl

9:32 am

MLFAN17

ty sue finally got it

9:32 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

9:32 am

crosshair

sorry, crossy is slow typer today

9:32 am

suefrad625

didnt mean to step on toes, did know if you where still there. I hope it was ok

9:33 am

crosshair

no probs, sue:)) take all the help I can get:)

9:33 am

mixi6

ty for the 9 sue

9:33 am

MLFAN17

np i just didnt know wh was watching chat lol

9:33 am

mixi6

singleton i in first column?

9:34 am

MLFAN17

and since cross was helping me before thought i would stick with cross nothing personal sue or cross

9:34 am

crosshair

is 5/10

9:34 am

MLFAN17

ix its a babblet two cons and two vowels

9:34 am

crosshair

not to worry MLF. negative perspiration as my son says

9:35 am

mixi6

ty crossy. nbt, nbs.

9:35 am

MLFAN17

ver heard of that cross

9:35 am

MLFAN17

never sorry

9:35 am

crosshair

my son is odd. Have no idea where he gets it form... :)

9:35 am

crosshair

from

9:36 am

MLFAN17

how old is he?

9:36 am

crosshair

20.. tempis fugit:(

9:36 am

crosshair

tempus fugit*

9:36 am

MLFAN17

must be pretty smart too?

9:37 am

crosshair

he is, but I must of raised him wrong. he does not care for books:(

9:37 am

MLFAN17

not book smart or not a reader?

9:38 am

crosshair

not a reader. just does not read for pleasure

9:39 am

MLFAN17

i read a lot as a preteen teenager but not much afte my 20s

9:39 am

crosshair

but, on the bright side, my library is safe :)

9:39 am

MLFAN17

just got to 100 words found

9:40 am

MLFAN17

funny thing is i love books

9:40 am

crosshair

I started reading heavily around 13 or so and had a 5 year gap in my 20,s and it has been full bore ever since:) I have every single book I ever bought or was given as a gift since 1985;) the shelves are groaning:)

9:40 am

Uneaixoise

twas in the genes at my house, crossy -- my daughter was an avid reader, got her master's in library science, and is a reference librarian (among other things!) :-)

9:40 am

crosshair

very nice une:)

9:41 am

MLFAN17

cross i hate t gie up some of my books but i did. i can't part with them comptely lol

9:41 am

Uneaixoise

good thing is that she also loves outdoor sports -- unlike her mom who had to be pushed out the door to "enjoy the pretty day" LOL

9:42 am

MLFAN17

une what a wonderful job your daughter has:)

9:43 am

crosshair

giving up books??!! gasp!! I will sell the furniture to make space, first!

9:44 am

crosshair

well, my e-readers help;)

9:44 am

Uneaixoise

it IS wonderful -- it's so diverse -- in addition to helping folks do research, she gives presentations and gets to travel a bit :-)

9:45 am

MLFAN17

ROTFL cross i know i hate giving up things not that i am a hoarder..or maybe i am lol. I tink its more ofving up the past then the actual objects

9:45 am

hego

Hi All

9:45 am

MLFAN17

une that sounds so wonderful:)

9:45 am

Uneaixoise

before she moved to Maine last year, UMich sent her to intl book fair in Germany and to meet with distribution partners in Paris :-)

9:45 am

MLFAN17

brb

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

Maine budget's a bit more modest LOL

9:46 am

suefrad625

yesterday i was cleaning all the pots by boiling water in them and them in boiling water, so i turned off the heat in the house. I was sitting here and freezing thinking i am getting old, my skin is getting thin i guess....duh. it is 65 degrees in this house an i am in a t'shirt

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

hey sue :-)

9:47 am

hego

poor Sue.

9:48 am

crosshair

there is no such thing as a hoarder of books, you are either a collector and have a collection, or you just happen to be head librarian of your own personal library:)

9:49 am

mixi6

ah!

9:49 am

hego

lol Crossy. Agreed!

9:51 am

jaxx7

crossy, as you know I love books. I found my escape in them when my dad was at hisworst.

9:53 am

Read-Knit-Bake

signing off for the day..have enjoyed the "book lovers" discussions.... all recommendations for outstanding current reads or new authors are welcomed.

9:54 am

crosshair

tc and have a good day RKB

9:57 am

car.eeyore

Hello all!

9:57 am

hego

Hi Car!!

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Hi Hego!

10:03 am

bichon

Howdy

10:03 am

hego

hi Bichon

10:04 am

bichon

It's been raing here all night and today so far

10:04 am

hego

here too

10:04 am

car.eeyore

Hi Bichon!

10:04 am

car.eeyore

Raining here too. miserable.

10:04 am

car.eeyore

trying to do laundry and the water is flowing through the basement.

10:04 am

car.eeyore

10:04 am

bichon

hi car, hego,crossy, Fan

10:04 am

hego

but at least it's spring weather.

10:05 am

hego

Instead of winter.

10:05 am

crosshair

howdy car, bichon

10:05 am

car.eeyore

Hi Crossy!

10:05 am

hego

47 degreesF

10:05 am

crosshair

todays tidbit, Car, is to look through the pictures at www.bookshelfporn.com

10:06 am

bichon

lower than that here, very raw

10:06 am

bichon

stats for first column l, pls

10:06 am

car.eeyore

OK!

10:06 am

crosshair

is 5/10

10:06 am

car.eeyore

is 5/10

10:06 am

hego

or for Crossy 7 degrees C

10:06 am

crosshair

or for the rest of the planet:))

10:07 am

hego

lol true.

10:07 am

bichon

I meant L

10:07 am

crosshair

la 4/6

10:07 am

bichon

ty

10:08 am

bichon

no, that's not it

10:08 am

hego

no, it isn't.

10:09 am

crosshair

well, for now , it is the only L I have off the first column

10:09 am

bichon

it's la 4/4

10:09 am

hego

hmmm.....

10:09 am

crosshair

maybe someone else has more

10:09 am

hego

ty

10:09 am

mkg

hi all. clue for the 9? and any 8s as well please.

10:10 am

car.eeyore

LA 4/4 is the one from the left column

10:11 am

crosshair

lol. I was wrong. shoot crossy:)

10:11 am

hego

could happen. :)

10:12 am

mkg

la 4 4 means to be behind the other while on a walk. if you are slow, you la* behind but plural it.

10:12 am

crosshair

lol

10:12 am

rururocks

*marks calendar*

10:12 am

mkg

the one i clued is from the l first column

10:12 am

hego

:D

10:12 am

mkg

it is la 4.6

10:12 am

blueheron

We will never shoot you Crossy.

10:12 am

crosshair

aww. ty blueheron. did I ever tell you that you are my favorite?

10:12 am

car.eeyore

Actually, mkg...that came from the second column L

10:12 am

mkg

oooops i am wrong! oh lets see. i have it so must find it.

10:13 am

mkg

i found it.

10:13 am

car.eeyore

L + most of the opposite of short

10:13 am

mkg

it is la 4 4. car clued it.

10:14 am

mkg

any clues for the 9 please?

10:14 am

crosshair

others can clue for a bit. today is BACON DAY!! and I must get up and down to monitor its progress in the frying pan:))))

10:14 am

bichon

Wait, I thought you and bacon were not friends any more

10:15 am

hego

very important!!

10:15 am

car.eeyore

Enjoy Crossy!

10:15 am

bichon

mkg, hint for the 8, pls

10:15 am

mkg

dont have any 8s yet. sorry.

10:15 am

mkg

anyone have the 9 yet?

10:15 am

hego

nope!

10:16 am

rururocks

el9

10:16 am

crosshair

back from flipping the bacon.. no, bichon. I have been cut bacon to once per week, and today is that day!! (crossy does happy dance)

10:16 am

mkg

ty ruru

10:16 am

mkg

any clues ruru?

10:16 am

hego

ty Ru

10:16 am

rururocks

mr. freud's friend.. finally happy

10:16 am

bichon

Is it Canadian bacon?

10:16 am

hego

no, it is Crossy bacon.

10:17 am

crosshair

well, I am in Canada.. so I imagine so:)

10:17 am

mkg

what is canadiuan bacon called if not canadian bacon? is there another term? dont know it.

10:18 am

hego

canadian bacon only exists in the US and is actually not bacon at all.

10:18 am

suefrad625

i have the 9

10:18 am

rururocks

Canadian bacon is ham

10:18 am

bichon

Here, in the US Canadian bacon is a lean, smoked piece of ham. I don't know what they call it in Canada

10:18 am

mkg

please clue the 9 for me. ty

10:18 am

suefrad625

e+not soon+get r** of that mess pl

10:18 am

crosshair

the Americans call it that, since we live here, the term is superfluous

10:19 am

mkg

got the el 9. ty

10:19 am

car.eeyore

TYVM!

10:19 am

suefrad625

e +not sooner+they stole my ** with my ss number

10:19 am

hego

Ru, i thought it was pork shoulder. No?

10:19 am

rururocks

I think that's right hego

10:19 am

bichon

ty sue

10:19 am

crosshair

we have regual sliced streaky bacon and that is called bacon of course , then there are thick blocks of ham cut bacon that is called peameal or backbacon

10:19 am

mkg

i think it is thicker than regular bacon right? i thought it was same meat but cut thicker. or perhaps lets fatty

10:19 am

crosshair

regular

10:20 am

rururocks

it is way less fatty mkg

10:20 am

hego

oops I did have the 8. did not realize there was a plural.

10:20 am

crosshair

peameal and backbacon are much leaner of course

10:20 am

hego

But not as good.

10:20 am

mkg

any other 8s out there to clue for me? dont have any except the one tied to the 9.

10:21 am

mkg

justw got ma 8! people who say "i do" many times, plural.

10:22 am

crosshair

yaa for mkg!!

10:22 am

mkg

and same with ta 8. same words with T in front instead of M. so now have 3 of the 8s.

10:22 am

bichon

tyvm mkg

10:22 am

mkg

any clue for the I first column?

10:23 am

crosshair

so, there is everything you need to know about bacon:))

10:23 am

hego

mkg just gave me 5 words!

10:23 am

mkg

me also but not an 8, only a 7.

10:23 am

crosshair

except crossy gets his from a local farm where then butcher and smoke it on site:))

10:23 am

mkg

should be more than 5 hego.......

10:24 am

hego

I had some alresdy

10:24 am

hego

already

10:25 am

mkg

ty.

10:25 am

mkg

still searching for I word for I in first column. help!!!!!!

10:25 am

crosshair

you have not lived till you have had fresh, applewood smoked bacon with just a hint of maple

10:26 am

car.eeyore

L + most of the opposite of short'

10:26 am

crosshair

Japanese immigrant, mkg

10:26 am

hego

la double cons

10:26 am

crosshair

sorry, wrong word

10:26 am

car.eeyore

Oh dear...sorry that was an i not an L that you needed!

10:26 am

grant

4 l's 1 a

10:27 am

mkg

that is what i thought but cant quite spell it. ty.

10:27 am

mkg

got it now.

10:27 am

mkg

ty

10:27 am

grant

sorry 3 l's 1 a

10:27 am

mkg

stupid of me not to see it.

10:27 am

crosshair

made the same mistake myself,car

10:27 am

mkg

off to work.

10:28 am

crosshair

best to type a cap L today if you need a clue for it

10:28 am

crosshair

too many L's and I,s today

10:30 am

hego

bbl

10:30 am

rururocks

bye hego

10:33 am

MLFAN17

hello

10:33 am

rururocks

hi mlf

10:34 am

MLFAN17

hi ruru

10:38 am

crosshair

just found the last 8 I needed , ma 8/45;)

10:38 am

rururocks

i'm missing one 8

10:38 am

crosshair

a second m8 8/45 that is

10:38 am

crosshair

ma8, plural, ma8, abbreviation for market, + ***a fitzgerald + circular vowel

10:39 am

crosshair

not a word that I have seen often in babble

10:40 am

jesdraggon

morning folks

10:40 am

rururocks

I haven't ever seen that one

10:40 am

crosshair

howdy jes

10:40 am

rururocks

oh jes..glad you are here

10:40 am

rururocks

can I ask you a vet question?

10:40 am

MLFAN17

ty cross never saw it before but i like the word

10:40 am

MLFAN17

morning jes

10:40 am

jesdraggon

sure

10:41 am

crosshair

go 5/14 is a plant, go 7/36 is more of it:)

10:42 am

rururocks

yesterday UU sue's dog got up on the counter and ate most of a tray of brownies.. I recommended she go to emergency or call emergency and get the dog to throw them up.. which they did.. it was a larger breed.. so she didn't seem too concerned..but I've always been told if dogs ingest chocolate.. to get them to get it out asap.

10:42 am

rururocks

did I do the right thing?

10:43 am

jesdraggon

eh. as with most toxins, it's dose dependent. the toxic principle is theobromine, and the darker the chocolate the higher the concentration of theobromine. so the smaller the dog and the darker the chocolate, the more potential for issue.

10:44 am

crosshair

can a mixture of dry mustard and water be given to a dog or cat to safely induce vomiting, jes?

10:44 am

jesdraggon

the vast majority of chocolate toxicity just causes diarrhea. sometimes vomiting. Unless you get a tiny dog eating baker's chocolate, it's actually really difficult to get sufficient chocolate to cause neurologic effects.

10:44 am

jesdraggon

i have no idea if mustard causes vomiting. the easiest way I know to induce vomiting at home is to give them hydrogen peroxide.

10:45 am

rururocks

oh.. ok.. not sure what kind of chocolate.. but it sounds like they got the dog to throw it up.. better safe than sorry.. I guess

10:45 am

crosshair

ahh ok, ty and what is the dosage?

10:45 am

MollyL

And Sue's vet did suggest they induce vomiting.

10:46 am

rururocks

yeah.. it sounds like the dog ate a ton of brownies

10:46 am

crosshair

bad puppy:(

10:46 am

jesdraggon

well, if it was in brownies, probably the fat content would be more likely to cause issues - there's not a lot of actual chocolate compared to flour and sugar and butter... and that could certainly cause some screaming diarrhea and/or pancreatitis later, so inducing vomiting at the time prevents that.

10:46 am

MollyL

I think 12 brownies is a lot, yeah

10:46 am

rururocks

hopefully she doesn't have diarrhea to deal with today

10:46 am

jesdraggon

hydrogen peroxide dose is about 1-3 mL/pound, given rapidly.

10:47 am

crosshair

ty, jes. good information

10:47 am

MLFAN17

di6 clue please?

10:47 am

crosshair

ty, jes. good information

10:47 am

jesdraggon

depends on how large the dog is ... my 30 pound dog several years ago got up on a shelf and ate an entire bag of chocolate truffles; had diarrhea, nothing else.

10:47 am

crosshair

mm, my computer has the hiccups

10:47 am

rururocks

that is something too.. the pancreatitis.. forgot about that.. I think sue said it is an older dog.. so that would have been a complication too

10:47 am

jesdraggon

now, "magic" brownies or chocolate covered espresso beans can cause whole other issues...

10:48 am

MLFAN17

ross my connection sucks because of so much crap in it due fb and getting hacked

10:48 am

MLFAN17

cross oooops

10:48 am

jesdraggon

yeah, pancreatitis is no fun. and eating high fat foods is strongly associated with developing that

10:49 am

rururocks

sorry to make you work on a sunday.. how did it go with your brother yesterday.. sad time huh?

10:49 am

jesdraggon

no worries, ruru. it's a really common questions, so I've kind of got a pre-canned answer for it :)

10:49 am

grant

first six letters of doctoral thesis=di6

10:49 am

jesdraggon

went okay. we all went out together and the kids helped bury her.

10:50 am

MLFAN17

d boxes uggh not let me put word in

10:50 am

jesdraggon

i did see a poodle several years back that ate something like 3 dozen chocolate espresso beans... he was BUZZING

10:51 am

MLFAN17

grant um?

10:51 am

jesdraggon

thanks, grant

10:52 am

jesdraggon

and the 4th column L gave me nbt :)

10:52 am

mixi6

l'd be buzzing too. lol

10:53 am

grant

yw jes

10:53 am

rururocks

a wired poodle.. that'd be something

10:53 am

rururocks

how would you be able to tell >? :D

10:53 am

jesdraggon

luckily he swallowed them whole instead of chewing, he'd probably have been dead instead of shaking because of the increased absorption.

10:54 am

jesdraggon

well he was shaking so hard it was nearly a seizure, ru

10:54 am

MLFAN17

grant?

10:54 am

rururocks

wow.. it is so scary.. my dog is always into everything .. I have to watch him like a hawk

10:55 am

MLFAN17

had read that giving chocolate to cats or dogs was deadly

10:55 am

grant

another word for thesis...

10:55 am

MollyL

Yeah, I guess all the information I read about dogs and chocolate on the internet last night is false

10:56 am

rururocks

I could see the smaller the breed the more the issue

10:56 am

jesdraggon

not all of it, I'm sure, Molly, but a lot of places rather exaggerate the actual danger.

10:56 am

rururocks

well.. hopefully I saved UU from a lot of Diarrhea today

10:57 am

MLFAN17

isnt that a 7?

10:57 am

grant

sorta rhymes with after-dinner sweet..

10:57 am

MLFAN17

i have di 7/32

10:57 am

rururocks

and pancreatitis

10:58 am

rururocks

I am like finding one word every five minutes now

10:58 am

jesdraggon

so roughly, you've gotta give about a pound of milk chocolate to a 20 pound dog to start having cardiac or neuro effects.... and most brownies have nowhere near that, even in the whole pan.

10:58 am

MLFAN17

does the actual full word end in tation?

10:59 am

jesdraggon

no, MLF, just chop the word off at 6 letters

10:59 am

rururocks

ah.. that's great information jes

10:59 am

jesdraggon

so here's a fun little gadget to play with: http://www.petmd.com/dog/chocolate-tox\nicity

10:59 am

crosshair

I tend to take the information from an actual vet over the internet. tyvm for clarifying all the issues for dogs and chocolate, jes. it is very informative

11:00 am

rururocks

and dark chocolate is worse than milk chocolate right?

11:00 am

MLFAN17

dissey

11:00 am

MLFAN17

oops

11:00 am

jesdraggon

yes, and baker's chocolate worse than that... but dogs are less likely to eat large amounts of darker chocolate because it's bitter.

11:00 am

jesdraggon

and dogs REALLY like sweet :)

11:00 am

Aloyisius

hi folks.. lots of red bars earlier, hope they stay away

11:01 am

jesdraggon

hi aloy

11:01 am

rururocks

I don't keep chocolate around the house

11:01 am

grant

Apologies MLF, the di 6/21 is passes away+ present tense of are

11:01 am

MLFAN17

aloy i just had some a few minutes ago but refreshed page and they are gone now

11:01 am

MLFAN17

np grant

11:02 am

MLFAN17

thanks got it grant was not even thinking that word

11:02 am

crosshair

ty grant

11:02 am

Aloyisius

hi jes.. yes, MLF, refreshing did it for me too.. and tyvm grant, needed that one

11:02 am

jesdraggon

there are only a few toxins that are not dose-dependent... now the dose to toxicity may vary by species, the only thing that comes to mind right off for dogs that isn't dose dependent is grapes

11:03 am

rururocks

raisins and grapes I've heard

11:03 am

rururocks

same thing I guess

11:03 am

jesdraggon

but nobody even knows (yet) what the toxic principle IS there, so maybe it is dose-dependent and we just don't know it yet.

11:03 am

MollyL

Yes indeed, advice from a professional is much better than internet advice

11:04 am

rururocks

especially one who sees this stuff all the time.. I was praying you'd show up yesterday jes.. and I don't pray :D

11:04 am

crosshair

so, just a few grapes can kill a dog? I did not know that.

11:04 am

jesdraggon

sorry... finished the grid early and then was in town late.

11:05 am

jesdraggon

sometimes, crossy. and some dogs eat raisins daily and never have trouble... but you don't know until your dog goes into kidney failure if he's gonna be one of the affected ones, so best to avoid it.

11:05 am

MLFAN17

some of the information from the internt is professional

11:05 am

jesdraggon

so far, there hasn't been a dose or type of grape or breed association to the cases.

11:06 am

rururocks

I am going out to brunch soon.. I better get my sh...together..

11:06 am

jesdraggon

shtuff?

11:06 am

crosshair

some is,MLF, but it is hard to weed it from the rest sometimes

11:06 am

rururocks

yes shtuff :D

11:06 am

MLFAN17

njoy ruru

11:06 am

MLFAN17

enjoy

11:06 am

rururocks

I need to find five more words to list

11:07 am

jesdraggon

you aren't finished already ru? my world is shaken.

11:07 am

crosshair

what is your cut off for listing ruru?

11:07 am

rururocks

20% left

11:07 am

rururocks

I'm struggling with this one jes :D

11:08 am

MLFAN17

cross sometimes i do both

11:08 am

MLFAN17

aww ruru i have 137left

11:08 am

jesdraggon

135 left here :)

11:08 am

cosdem

I list when I Have found 75% of the words

11:09 am

rururocks

<---80% here

11:09 am

Aloyisius

same here cos

11:09 am

MLFAN17

hi cos

11:09 am

jesdraggon

heh. i list when i get stuck; hopefully having more than half by then. I am slacker.

11:09 am

crosshair

I list when I find myself banging my head on the desk and wailing my anguish to he heavens.:)

11:09 am

MLFAN17

jes same here:)

11:10 am

crosshair

to the*

11:10 am

rururocks

I don't bang my head on the desk unless I'm getting something out of it :D

11:10 am

MLFAN17

i hate when i have one word left for a letter and that letter is repeated in the grid a few times other places

11:11 am

crosshair

well, you do ruru. I am told that banging your head on a standard wooden desk burns 96 calories per hour:))

11:11 am

rururocks

HAHA

11:12 am

crosshair

and it feels really, really good when you stop.

11:12 am

MollyL

At last! Exercise for the sedentary!

11:12 am

MLFAN17

ruru and your head doesnt explode?hehe

11:12 am

jesdraggon

half way :)

11:12 am

rururocks

man.this is impossible

11:12 am

crosshair

well, at 96 calories per hour, it makes you really think about that second helping of fried chicken

11:13 am

MLFAN17

what is ruru?

11:13 am

jesdraggon

should we start throwing random clues at you, ruru?

11:13 am

rururocks

just made it to my cut-off

11:14 am

rururocks

whew

11:14 am

rururocks

brutal

11:14 am

MLFAN17

jes you can do that for me:)

11:14 am

rururocks

thank you so much jes for explaining that to me .. I learned a lot..

11:14 am

jesdraggon

al5/14 ends like dr. frankenstein's helper

11:15 am

rururocks

I got that one

11:15 am

jesdraggon

no problem, ruru :) i also have pre-canned (and typed) rants about pyometra and d-con readily available :)

11:15 am

rururocks

missing a bunch of the L's in the top row

11:15 am

MollyL

I think calling the vet, ala better safe than sorry, is always a good idea.

11:15 am

MLFAN17

ty jes

11:15 am

kje

all normal, ru

11:15 am

jesdraggon

li4 = straight

11:16 am

rururocks

oh ... thanks doc

11:16 am

MLFAN17

ruru i need 6 more l words total for the top row

11:16 am

crosshair

yup, that is why they get paid the big bucks; they have da info:)

11:16 am

jesdraggon

li7/28 = related to an li4. for some reason, li5 isn't an accepted word because Enable hates me.

11:16 am

jesdraggon

lo5/20 is bagel spreads.

11:17 am

jesdraggon

all the other l's i have are 4 letters

11:17 am

Aloyisius

howdy kje

11:17 am

rururocks

that gave me one

11:17 am

jesdraggon

hah! big bucks.... ahahahahahahahahahahhaha

11:18 am

kje

ahoy aloy!

11:18 am

crosshair

lol, thought you would like that,jes

11:18 am

MLFAN17

jes which li4?

11:18 am

MollyL

I was waiting for that Jes

11:18 am

jesdraggon

to the li4/4 = straight, mlf

11:18 am

Aloyisius

just found a goody.. ma8, add the end of the gelatin dessert to a shopping place

11:19 am

jesdraggon

how much do you think i make a year, given that I own a 3 doctor mixed-animal rural practice? :D

11:19 am

MLFAN17

li7

11:20 am

MLFAN17

thaks got that one

11:20 am

kje

ty aloy

11:20 am

hego

Hi Again

11:20 am

Aloyisius

yw, and howdy hego!

11:21 am

rururocks

I'm guessing $120K jes

11:21 am

MollyL

I will politely guess not as much as a vet who does not own their own practice.

11:21 am

hego

are you back from Sanibel?

11:21 am

jesdraggon

about half that, ruru.

11:21 am

rururocks

Veternarians are grossly underpaid

11:21 am

rururocks

however doctors for the elderly ARE grossly overpaid :D

11:21 am

Aloyisius

you deserve a lot more, jes

11:21 am

hego

Vets who work for others do not make much money.

11:22 am

cosdem

ah thanks for that ma8.. took me forever til i realized there were two shopping places in the grid that started with ma

11:22 am

MLFAN17

how many ea words in the grid?

11:22 am

Aloyisius

lol, I see that now, cos!

11:22 am

rururocks

*waits for Kje to say something snarky*

11:22 am

MollyL

I was wondering if you had lost your touch Ru

11:22 am

cosdem

my first try was mallflan lmao

11:23 am

jesdraggon

now, there's variation of course - urban and small animal means more money. specialists make more money. but in general, a graduating veterinary student has over $110,000 in student debt, and takes a job that pays less than $60,000 a year.

11:23 am

jesdraggon

contrast that to an average MD, who graduates with about twice the debt, but takes a job with 4 times the pay.

11:23 am

bichon

Yes, I've heard there is an over supply of Vets, especially women

11:23 am

rururocks

she tends to ignore me mostly these days molly :D

11:24 am

hego

Poor baby

11:24 am

MLFAN17

what did youdo to her ruru?lol

11:24 am

rururocks

you should get in the wine biz jes.. the rewards are greater

11:25 am

jesdraggon

in fairness, right now my income is down because I'm paying off the loans associated with buying the clinic, and my take-home will increase when I get those taken care of, but not to where a lot of people think I would make. Very few veterinarians are "rich doctors".

11:25 am

jesdraggon

no, bichon, there isn't really an oversupply - and in some areas there is such and undersupply that the government will waive your student loans if you move there.

11:25 am

hego

Actually, I know one.

11:25 am

rururocks

maybe not then again. you get to save lives

11:25 am

hego

2 really, they're partners.

11:26 am

jesdraggon

currently, about half of the practicing veterinarians are women. I don't really consider that an oversupply either.

11:26 am

hego

They bought a nice animal hospital 25byears ago and have done well.

11:27 am

MollyL

I think it must depend on where you practice as well. Practicing in an affluent area means you can charge more.

11:27 am

jesdraggon

the classes currently in uni are heavily women (3/4 or so) and there is a lot of speculation about why, primary reasons given are that men tend to go toward better-paying careers.

11:27 am

bichon

The Vet schools in the Carribbean are churning out v=Vets

11:27 am

jesdraggon

Yes Molly, that's why urban veterinarians make more than rural.

11:27 am

hego

Molly, they charge a lot!

11:28 am

rururocks

our vets are great.. they charge a lot.. but I don't mind.. they are great to me

11:28 am

jesdraggon

there are only 2 veterinary colleges in the Carribbean that send veterinarians to the US, bichon. there are only 28 veterinary colleges IN the states.

11:28 am

rururocks

did you go to Davis Jes?

11:28 am

jesdraggon

that's not exactly "churning them out".

11:28 am

jesdraggon

no, washington state university, ruru

11:28 am

rururocks

oh

11:29 am

rururocks

that's a great school too

11:29 am

bichon

I get a senior discount [me the senior, not the fluffs]

11:29 am

rubyfoo

vets in France earn more than MD's

11:29 am

rururocks

I'm having dinner with Phil Bergman tomorrow jes.. do you know him?

11:29 am

jesdraggon

it has it's moments, ruru :) I have many things to say about the way students are treated there, actually, but that's a whole different rant! :D

11:29 am

rubyfoo

and our vet makes housecalls and I love her

11:29 am

Aloyisius

Shrek's love is in the grid, og6.24

11:29 am

Aloyisius

hi ruby

11:29 am

MollyL

It seems lopsided that urban vets make more. I have to think treating large rural animals is more time consuming.

11:30 am

rubyfoo

hello aloy

11:30 am

jesdraggon

don't think so, ruru... but then I barely remember the names of some of my own classmates. Not really a social butterfly!

11:30 am

cosdem

thanks aloy

11:30 am

hego

ty Aloy

11:30 am

rururocks

he created the melanoma vaccine for dogs

11:30 am

rubyfoo

jes, I spent a summer in Pullman when 1st husband taught summer school there

11:30 am

jesdraggon

it is, molly, but farmers can't afford to spend thousands on a cow they're going to try and ship to market in the fall - they'll never make it back.

11:30 am

rubyfoo

What a beautiful place and a great contrast to NYC

11:30 am

Aloyisius

(-: at first I just stared at the word

11:31 am

jesdraggon

ah, in that case, I have heard of him, just misplaced the name in my memory banks :)

11:31 am

hego

:)

11:31 am

rubyfoo

we used to go on picnics along the Snake

11:31 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!! tricky grid, several unusual words today.

11:31 am

rururocks

he's a buddy of mine.. got to know him through getting the vaccine for two of our dogs

11:31 am

MollyL

Ru dines with the rich and famous : P

11:31 am

Aloyisius

congrats, dawger, wtg!!!

11:31 am

jesdraggon

i don't really like Pullman, ruby. not enough trees for my taste. but that IS my opinion, and there are many people who think rolling wheat fields are the epitome of pretty :)

11:32 am

bichon

My husband's cousin in Germany went to Vet school and when she found out how little she'd earn, she went to med school

11:32 am

jesdraggon

yay dawg!

11:32 am

rururocks

no.. .it's just people who like wine molly :D

11:32 am

hego

I'll drink to that!

11:32 am

rubyfoo

cimared to Queens it was Paradise

11:32 am

rubyfoo

ci=ompared*

11:32 am

rururocks

that's the joke.. you go into debt for hundreds of thousands to become a vet and then you have to pay student loans for the rest of your life

11:33 am

jesdraggon

that's fairly common, bichon... there are more admissions to medical school than to veterinary school, so it's easier to get in, and the pay is better when you get out...

11:33 am

bichon

Most places are beautiful compared to Queens

11:33 am

MollyL

Really Ru? In that case, I have a couple of bums I'd like you to meet. : P

11:33 am

rubyfoo

ya think, Bichon? lol

11:33 am

rururocks

HA

11:33 am

rururocks

I already know plenty of bums

11:33 am

jesdraggon

you do NOT go into veterinary medicine to get rich. You do it for the warm fuzzies.

11:33 am

hego

Nursing too, Jes.

11:34 am

jesdraggon

I was told that by multiple veterinarians before I got accepted, and a couple of the most successful that I knew (on the state board, owned 3 clinics...) tried to convince me to swtich to computer science.

11:34 am

rururocks

<--into the warm fuzzies

11:34 am

bichon

That's why we moved to CT ruby, trees, grass, uiet

11:35 am

MollyL

I know three nurses and their careers are a little short on warm and fuzzy lately.

11:35 am

hego

No comment :{

11:35 am

bichon

*quiet

11:35 am

rubyfoo

<--loves my warm fuzzies and they make great pilows

11:35 am

hego

true Molly.

11:35 am

MollyL

*Puts a flea and tick collar on Ruby*

11:36 am

rururocks

LOL

11:36 am

rubyfoo

tick season has started early this year, probably because there wa no hard frost all winter

11:36 am

jesdraggon

basically, i charge just enough not to go out of business... i drive a 15 year old car, and live in a double-wide trailer with a hole in the floor. and I still have people complaining on a regular basis about how I "overcharge" and "gouge". you can't win.

11:36 am

rubyfoo

I've found one on each dog in the past 3 days

11:36 am

MollyL

Don't laugh, she is on some kind of anti-flea medicine from sleeping on her dogs.

11:37 am

jesdraggon

I could make a lot more if I moved to city and/or tried for board cert in a specialty, but I'd be miserable living in a city no matter how much money I made.

11:37 am

rururocks

That gives me even greater respect for you jes

11:37 am

MollyL

I thought you were building a house Jes.

11:37 am

jesdraggon

Hoping to, Molly. Not going to get anything done on it this year, because I got hit with a t$10,000 tax bill.

11:37 am

crosshair

re: student loans. Took my brother and his mrs a full 15 years to pay of their student loans;(

11:37 am

bichon

I just applied some Pet Armor on mine

11:38 am

rururocks

I'll trade you tax bills jes :D

11:38 am

jesdraggon

We're doing it all out of pocket because we can't get a loan. And on top of that, just spent $3000 on Bruce's dental work, and need to go back next month for another $2000....

11:38 am

rubyfoo

hahahah laughing at tax bills

11:38 am

jesdraggon

only if you trade paychecks too, ruru :P

11:38 am

MollyL

Ah, I must have misread something Jes. I thought it was in the works.

11:38 am

hego

I'll trade too.

11:39 am

rubyfoo

o paychecks here, just insane taqx bills

11:39 am

jesdraggon

we were working on it last year, Molly, but it's on hold this year.

11:39 am

crosshair

re,re: tax bills. They can fight like vultures over my corpse for their damn tax money!

11:39 am

jesdraggon

we will probably have a new house to move into somewhere around 2-3 years from now.

11:39 am

rubyfoo

that's how I feel, Crossy, and I don't think they'd extradite an old lady like me

11:40 am

jesdraggon

if things go well.

11:40 am

rururocks

okay.. off to the shower.. bye everyone..thanks again jes

11:40 am

rubyfoo

by ru

11:40 am

jesdraggon

have fun, ruru!

11:40 am

crosshair

My MIL has been dead for 2 years almost and we are still working on her taxes so we can get a clearance certificate from revenue Canada and we can stop giving blood to our lawyer

11:40 am

hego

bye Ru

11:41 am

Aloyisius

bye, ru

11:43 am

Mary

Hi all, happy almost April, maybe we'll get better weather. Clue pls for the te5/12 & 6/21?

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

hia nd ma6/21 after the beer grain pls?

11:44 am

mixi6

te + vowel + ego

11:46 am

Aloyisius

add "** Yeller", TO

11:47 am

72 Temple Owl

ty jess! i am struggling to finish before i have to leave, i wanted to be out by one

11:48 am

hego

does anyone have the to 5,10 after the hiway payment?

11:49 am

Mary

ty mixi

11:49 am

Aloyisius

pl it hego

11:49 am

hego

OMG!!!

11:49 am

Mary

hego add a vowel to the hiway payment

11:49 am

72 Temple Owl

my 6 pls? and some of the little ones are kicking my donkey today

11:49 am

rubyfoo

half and gone

11:49 am

Aloyisius

lol, look to the left

11:49 am

hego

ty alloy. "looks ashamed"

11:49 am

mixi6

I need it to TO

11:50 am

Aloyisius

i miss plurals all the time

11:50 am

cosdem

lol whoops me too hego

11:50 am

rubyfoo

<--red-faced

11:50 am

hego

I was looking the wrong way.

11:51 am

ChrissieDee

..joining the line of shamed faces....

11:51 am

Aloyisius

brb, 8 left, need an aspirin, lol

11:51 am

cosdem

well theres four L's there easy to get lost

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

lol aloy

11:51 am

hego

lol..hi Chrissie.

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i mean, i hope that it is only the grid, sorry

11:52 am

ChrissieDee

Hi hego, and all

11:52 am

rubyfoo

and that gave me the ast6, also missed duh

11:52 am

rubyfoo

at6*

11:52 am

cosdem

ah thanks ruby!

11:52 am

bichon

add a vowel after the highway payment. Tried all the vowels

11:53 am

hego

ty Ruby!

11:53 am

rubyfoo

it's like "hard eights"

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone for the my?

11:54 am

rubyfoo

just found the Fr fabric, to5, ty bichon

11:54 am

Mary

sorry I messed up as usual, was looking at the 5 above it

11:54 am

Mary

my6/27 girl name

11:54 am

ChrissieDee

My6 the turtle

11:55 am

rubyfoo

my6/27 shrub

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

ty mary and chrissie and ruby

11:55 am

rubyfoo

I only have 121 left, lol

11:55 am

mixi6

ty ChrissieDee

11:56 am

ChrissieDee

yvw

11:56 am

mixi6

ni6?

11:56 am

crosshair

ty for the turtle, chrissie

11:56 am

cosdem

moaning my6

11:57 am

Nicky6

first two columns done need to take a break.. Good luck Babblersd!

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

molly is it cold there?

11:58 am

cosdem

add most of gelatin to ni for the ni6

11:59 am

hego

bbl....

12:00 pm

jesdraggon

off for a bit to harass my horses while it's not raining. back later. *hugs to any who want them*

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

May I have stats for the 9, pls? Don't know where to look

12:00 pm

mixi6

el9,60 ruby

12:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh well, no finish for me today. happy babbling, all

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

ty jes, give those horses a carrot from me

12:01 pm

Aloyisius

bye, TO

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

ty,, mixi, looking.....

12:02 pm

mixi6

ty cosdem. FW.

12:03 pm

Aloyisius

yay for mixi, congrats!!

12:04 pm

ChrissieDee

Congrats mixi :)

12:08 pm

mixi6

must go practice piano again.

12:09 pm

Aloyisius

fw here too - phew, headache is actually a sinus one, so I'm going to go for a little nap.. ciao for now

12:09 pm

mixi6

bye aloyisius

12:10 pm

ChrissieDee

Congrats Aloy :)

12:10 pm

mixi6

feel better.

12:42 pm

HarryHood

gortex

12:44 pm

welki

hi harry

12:45 pm

HarryHood

hi welki

12:45 pm

HarryHood

just found a very silly LA4/4

12:46 pm

welki

sometimes, this is an exercise in silliness - but can't beat it :)

12:46 pm

HarryHood

it's the best thing to do while laundry is drying.

12:50 pm

HarryHood

clue for the left i?

12:51 pm

welki

think determent camps for japanese immigrants

12:51 pm

HarryHood

ty welki. nbt!

12:53 pm

welki

looked it up - has nothing to do with determent camps, but to being the first Japanese to immigrate to a new country. second generation is nisei and third, sansei

12:55 pm

HarryHood

well the clue was sufficient :)

12:56 pm

welki

yep, but could be a sensitive topic - best to clarify

12:56 pm

HarryHood

who's in the pic?

12:57 pm

welki

that would be a bunch of babblers who got together on the 15th at the somerset doubletree (where you said you got married) :)

12:57 pm

MollyL

Is it cold here? It's freaking snowing here. Arrrgghh.

12:57 pm

HarryHood

nice!

12:58 pm

HarryHood

rain here. but cold.

12:58 pm

welki

cold and snowing here, too

12:59 pm

MollyL

It was rain until about 15 minutes ago Harry. By the way, you get the Babble six-pack for being in the grid. La5/20 : D

1:00 pm

HarryHood

woohoo - I didn't have it. I assumed it was a trademarked name

1:01 pm

HarryHood

halfway!

1:01 pm

HarryHood

bbl - lunch and laundry

1:10 pm

sammysmom

stuck on tr 6/18 ??

1:11 pm

hego

pl 5, 10

1:12 pm

MollyL

SMom, plural of the tr5 before it

1:15 pm

sammysmom

thanks molly.. will slurp my coffee till i wake uop

1:15 pm

sammysmom

up even

1:16 pm

cosdem

that S is in a tricky place

1:17 pm

hego

very!

1:17 pm

cosdem

missing one S and it is pissing me off lol

1:17 pm

hego

which?

1:18 pm

cosdem

dont know. not listing yet :P

1:19 pm

hego

uh, oh

1:19 pm

hego

2 7,28's

1:19 pm

cosdem

thanks its a s7 then

1:20 pm

hego

one is a compound word

1:21 pm

cosdem

hmmm

1:21 pm

hego

odd word

1:22 pm

Anniebrook

thanks for the s 7/28

1:22 pm

hego

yw Annie

1:22 pm

cosdem

ah thanks! got it

1:22 pm

bichon

got the se 7, ty

1:23 pm

hego

It's the last se word

1:23 pm

Anniebrook

I went bowling today....first up, a strike, I almost fainted

1:23 pm

hego

yw

1:23 pm

hego

Good work Annie1

1:23 pm

MollyL

Ooo, did you wear your bowling shirt that says ANNIE on it? : )

1:24 pm

Anniebrook

I may get one, Molly...I bowl with Bobby and others from a group home, Frankie's brother and another man. It is lots of fun. Havent bowled in more than forty years.

1:25 pm

cosdem

crap my foots asleep

1:25 pm

Anniebrook

Everyone was high fiving me. :)

1:25 pm

MollyL

Bowling is fun. I'm not very good at it though.

1:25 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody. It's Mother's Day this side of the pond, so..... Happy Mothers Day to all! I've just been taken out for a late lunch/early dinner. I'm replete. :-)

1:25 pm

hego

lolol! that's great!

1:25 pm

MollyL

Thank you Cos for that important update. : P

1:25 pm

hego

Hi Soodle!

1:25 pm

bichon

I bowled with my father when I was a kid. Never very good at it

1:25 pm

Anniebrook

Soodle, Happy Mom's Day to you!!

1:26 pm

mcurlschool

Well, then Soodle; Happy Mother's day to you and all on the other side of the pond!

1:26 pm

Soodle

Fretting about Cos & his foot....

1:26 pm

hego

Sounds fun, Soodle. Happy Mothers' Day!

1:26 pm

Soodle

ðŸ˜ƒ

1:28 pm

MollyL

I wonder why Mother's Day isn't a world wide holiday.

1:28 pm

kje

or6/24?

1:28 pm

brandyjack

solar system model.....

1:28 pm

bichon

si 6/18?

1:29 pm

kje

ty brandy

1:29 pm

kje

si6 nevada mountains

1:29 pm

Anniebrook

thanks, kje

1:30 pm

bichon

ty kj

1:30 pm

kje

or burnt si6 crayon

1:30 pm

Anniebrook

that's burnt sienna

1:30 pm

kje

oops - lol

1:31 pm

kje

been a long time since I colored

1:31 pm

hego

I'm confused enough...lol

1:31 pm

kje

ni6?

1:31 pm

hego

ni + greeting h****

1:31 pm

MollyL

Burnt si6...mountains after a forest fire

1:32 pm

kje

ty

1:32 pm

hego

yw

1:33 pm

kje

my?

1:34 pm

Nicky6

thanks for the help... 99 to go! off to make lunch

1:34 pm

hego

My**** the tur+++

1:35 pm

kje

ty!

1:35 pm

kje

dr seuss, my kind of clue

1:36 pm

hego

yay!

1:37 pm

mcurlschool

well, sort of Dr. Suess---it was Ye**** the tur*** ;-)

1:37 pm

hego

close enough!! :)

1:38 pm

mcurlschool

yep it was

1:38 pm

hego

:D

1:46 pm

HarryHood

stuck. 102 to go.

1:46 pm

kje

10 here

1:46 pm

kje

the list helps

1:46 pm

HarryHood

woo kj

1:46 pm

HarryHood

yeah I'll list later this evening

1:52 pm

kje

FW

1:52 pm

kje

must run - hagd all

1:52 pm

hego

WTG!!! kje!!

2:28 pm

phaeton

Ra7?

2:30 pm

hego

plurals Phae

2:31 pm

phaeton

Is that the 1st or last?

2:31 pm

hego

both

2:32 pm

hego

sorry wrong

2:32 pm

hego

looking at re

2:32 pm

hego

ra 7 is a compound word

2:32 pm

hego

sounds like a queue of rodents.

2:34 pm

phaeton

Ty got that one, clue for other one

2:35 pm

hego

lol sorry

2:35 pm

hego

to marry again

2:35 pm

hego

or hook up again?

2:36 pm

hego

must go. good luck.

2:36 pm

phaeton

Ty

2:41 pm

Anniebrook

remi xt

2:49 pm

jesdraggon

hi all, how goes?

2:50 pm

Bugsaw

hi jes. I guess it is just me

2:51 pm

Anniebrook

hi jes and bugsaw :)

2:51 pm

Bugsaw

and Annie!

2:51 pm

Bugsaw

welcome to a quiet place

2:52 pm

jesdraggon

quiet is alright... relaxing for after lunch :)

2:53 pm

Bugsaw

i am putting my foot up. I was ironing and I hate ironing so I give myself goals. After 5 things are done I can Babble again for a bit

2:54 pm

jesdraggon

hehe. do you also set time limits or word limits on the babble time? I might otherwise never go back to the ironing...

2:54 pm

Anniebrook

good for you, bugs...I hate ironing too and I have the same goals...after 4 or 5 ironed things I do something I like

2:54 pm

Bugsaw

sometimes I don't but don't tell! that is why i lurk

2:55 pm

Anniebrook

Mom ( a babbler that hasnt been here in a while) loves to iron

2:56 pm

Bugsaw

most people dont iron anymore and they ask me why i don't just take it out of the dryer as soon as it is done...

2:56 pm

Bugsaw

that is like asking why i don't solve my money troubles by winning the lottery

2:56 pm

Bugsaw

not very realistic

2:56 pm

Anniebrook

:)

2:59 pm

jesdraggon

I just opt for clothes that don't need to be ironed..

3:04 pm

jesdraggon

holy crap!?! FIFTY TWO words from that T? aaaaa

3:04 pm

Bugsaw

OMG jes, i didn't see that before i started

3:05 pm

jesdraggon

me either.... just now noticed it because it seemed like I'd found a ton of T's already... and I'm only half way done with that tile!

3:05 pm

Anniebrook

I have 29 T's. 52!

3:05 pm

HarryHood

I have 33.

3:05 pm

HarryHood

I can't find any more

3:05 pm

jesdraggon

hi harry :)

3:05 pm

HarryHood

hola jes

3:06 pm

Soodle

Ironing is the bane of my life. When the kids were small, I used to iron collars n cuffs & warn them NOT to remove their sweaters!

3:06 pm

Anniebrook

Hi HH,

3:06 pm

HarryHood

hi annie

3:06 pm

HarryHood

oops just found another :)

3:06 pm

lil*monkey

phantom: tamale

3:06 pm

Anniebrook

and hi to Soodle

3:06 pm

Anniebrook

hi monkey

3:06 pm

jesdraggon

hi lil

3:06 pm

Soodle

Hi (((Annie))))

3:06 pm

HarryHood

we iron nothing. absolutely notthing. the most work we got out of our iron was when the kids were into fusebeads, and I always needed to use it to make their creations

3:06 pm

jesdraggon

phantom martyr

3:07 pm

Bugsaw

I learned the collars and cuffs trick as a teenager Soodle!

3:08 pm

Bugsaw

off to the board for a bit. happy Babbling

3:08 pm

Soodle

I suffer from psoriasis, so I only wear natural fibres close to my skin. Unless linens & cottons are ironed, they look a mess. ðŸ˜”

3:09 pm

HarryHood

I only wear cotton, and I look a mess :)

3:09 pm

jesdraggon

bye, bugs

3:09 pm

MollyL

I can't abide wrinkled clothing, so I iron. Not my favorite task, but such is life.

3:11 pm

Soodle

Bugs, I attended a PTA meeting at my kids' school a gazillion years ago. It was an unusually hot day. I met my son on the corridor& suggested he take his sweatshirt off. He replied that he was unable to, as he still had his pyjama top on, underneath his uniform....

3:12 pm

Anniebrook

well, he dressed quickly

3:12 pm

Soodle

<------ Never nominated for Mother of The Year.

3:13 pm

HarryHood

92 to go. bbl!

3:13 pm

rururocks

molly is never pressed for time ?

3:14 pm

MollyL

No, but sometimes steamed.

3:14 pm

jesdraggon

hullo again ruru and molly :)

3:14 pm

rururocks

HAHA

3:14 pm

jesdraggon

how was bruch, ru?

3:14 pm

rururocks

hi jes

3:14 pm

rururocks

delicious.. wonderful

3:15 pm

rururocks

now back to wrap this sucker up

3:15 pm

Soodle

Whadja have, Ru?

3:16 pm

rururocks

I had artichoke soup and Buccelini (sp?) and fresh peas

3:16 pm

rururocks

my friends had more traditional breakfast stuff

3:16 pm

MollyL

Whadja? You guys are killing me with these kid words
: D

3:17 pm

rururocks

and lots of bubbly :D

3:17 pm

MollyL

Ah, the best part of Sunday brunch.

3:18 pm

jesdraggon

hi have no idea what that is, ru

3:18 pm

rururocks

pasta.. big thick noodles

3:18 pm

rururocks

sounded interesting.. it was really good

3:19 pm

bichon

Back for the last 79

3:19 pm

Soodle

Oh! Mrs Gauche Soodle never tasted artichoke soup, nor ever had Buccelini.... Whichever way it's spelt. However, I had a delightful King Prawn & Cashew Nut Chinese earlier.

3:19 pm

Soodle

Hey Bich. :-)

3:19 pm

jesdraggon

i like pasta. Had juke for lunch here.

3:19 pm

rururocks

juke?

3:20 pm

bichon

juke?

3:20 pm

MollyL

Soodle, we commoners read about such things, on our ironing breaks : )

3:20 pm

rururocks

only if you're barefoot molly :D

3:21 pm

MollyL

No clue about juke. Only been to juke joints.

3:21 pm

jesdraggon

chicken and ginger in rice

3:21 pm

Soodle

<familiar with juke boxes....

3:22 pm

rururocks

oh.. that sounds good

3:22 pm

rururocks

did you have to nuke the juke to get it hot

3:22 pm

jesdraggon

http://www.chow.com/recipes/29184-ging\ner-chicken-jook-rice-porridge

3:22 pm

jesdraggon

we don't actually have a nukerwave, ruru, so did not nuke the juke :D

3:23 pm

Soodle

Pshaww. No nukes needed to hotten Soodle!

3:24 pm

Soodle

Sh*t! Did I type that?

3:24 pm

rururocks

yes.

3:24 pm

rururocks

*says three hail maries*

3:24 pm

Soodle

On my knees as I type..

3:25 pm

rururocks

well .. if you are going to be hot.. starting on your knees is a good place to start

3:25 pm

jesdraggon

heh. so close to the penalty box, ruru...

3:27 pm

Soodle

I'm going to ignore Ru's post @ 3.25, as I know I'll be led down a road I'll regret.

3:27 pm

rururocks

*blinks*.. whatever do you mean soodle?

3:29 pm

jesdraggon

she's calling you a bad influence, ruru :D

3:29 pm

Soodle

Not going there, Ru. Try your hardest(!), I won't engage. ðŸ˜‡

3:30 pm

rururocks

interesting choice of words soodle :D

3:36 pm

Soodle

If I may steer this conversation elsewhere.. I'm just back from my uncle's wake... He died on Friday. They brought him home this afternoon & he is lying in his coffin in his sitting room, with his wife (living) sitting at the head of the coffin receiving guests. It's traditional here, but pretty macabre. Do you guys across the pond do stuff like that?

3:37 pm

jesdraggon

we had a wake for my hedgehog... but no, it's not really a common tradition here.

3:37 pm

bichon

Not usually, wakes are held in funeral homes

3:37 pm

rururocks

that sounds a little weird to me soodle

3:37 pm

Soodle

Lol Jes!

3:37 pm

jesdraggon

sorry to hear about your uncle

3:39 pm

Soodle

Thats what happens hereabouts, Ru. I've told my kids that I will haunt them for eternity if they do that to me.

3:39 pm

jesdraggon

we had lots of alcohol, and round spiky food too (swedish meatballs and such)

3:39 pm

bichon

People videotape wakes now. That I find grusome

3:39 pm

rururocks

that sounds creepy bichon

3:40 pm

cosdem

I have a friend who posts pictures of her and her family next to dead bodies in coffin. she says its tradition. its weird because she posts them on fb lol

3:40 pm

cosdem

she says its a mexican thing?

3:41 pm

jesdraggon

the worm! i love the worm, cos! :D

3:41 pm

cosdem

allo! come in and meet the missus

3:42 pm

Soodle

The wake I attended today was weird. The deceased was reposing in the sitting room, and there was a rare old sing-song going on in the kitchen. Molly, there were about 20 bottles of Tullamore Dew on the kitchen table. Mad!

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

I've had clients request pictures of their dogs after euthanasia, one last thing to remember them by, I guess.

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

that's the way though, right, Soodle? party loud enough to wake the dead, and if he doesn't get up, you bury 'im.

3:44 pm

cosdem

wow you just described an irish wake that sophia attended on the golden girls

3:45 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

3:45 pm

Soodle

Your right, Jess. I think thats how the term 'wake' originated.

3:45 pm

jesdraggon

hi nan

3:45 pm

Soodle

Lol Cos. Art imitating life!

3:46 pm

bichon

di 7/32? pls

3:46 pm

Soodle

Hello Nan.ðŸ˜Š

3:46 pm

jesdraggon

like what you eat after dinner, but di instead of de

3:46 pm

bichon

Hi nan

3:47 pm

Soodle

Yay. Thanks Jes :-)

3:47 pm

bichon

ty jess

3:47 pm

jesdraggon

welcome

3:48 pm

jesdraggon

a's axed! (64 words left... it just keeps going... )

3:49 pm

Soodle

I'm sorry if I'm hogging the chog, but in the US, whats the procedure when a person passes away!

3:49 pm

jesdraggon

depends on the family, and whether you're cremating or burying.

3:50 pm

rururocks

I am getting cremated personally

3:50 pm

rururocks

when it's my time.. I've urned it

3:50 pm

Soodle

But the timeline? Hoe long does it take? Here, if a

3:50 pm

cosdem

some have 2 day wakes and 1 day funeral. some 1 day/1day some same day for both

3:50 pm

bichon

There i a big range of what people do. We're getting vremated and that is a growing way to go

3:50 pm

jesdraggon

many families do grave-side service with reading of words. sometimes taht's a small group of near-kin, then they have a larger memorial service later for friends and extended family

3:51 pm

cosdem

and yeah im gonna be cremated i cant stand the thought of my body rotting away with no one to visit and getting my headstone covered with weed

3:51 pm

cosdem

whoch would be ironic

3:51 pm

jesdraggon

with cremation, usually kind of the other way - larger memorial, then small group may go spread the ashes somewhere.

3:51 pm

rururocks

lol cosx

3:51 pm

bichon

Jewish people bury the dead as soon as possible and then they sit "shiva" for 7 days and the deceased family's home. Everyone brings food

3:52 pm

cosdem

everybody brings food to a catholic wake. then we also have a big lunch afterwards to socialize

3:53 pm

jesdraggon

when my friend died, her family threw a party (no body viewing) and invited everybody she knew as a 'celebration of her life'.

3:54 pm

bichon

Every time I go visit the cemetary where my father's family is buried I end up sobbing uncontrollably

3:54 pm

Soodle

I'm sorry if I'm introducing a morbid note, but I'm genuinely interested. Thanks for your input, guys.

3:54 pm

rururocks

I'm going to be buried in the babble masoleum

3:55 pm

rururocks

Here lies ruru .. we're finally done with his puns

3:55 pm

Soodle

Jess, that is what I would love.

3:55 pm

cybernan

first ga 7, please?

3:56 pm

jesdraggon

hah. shouldn't there be a pun in the epitaph though?

3:56 pm

bichon

add 2 vowells to the word before it and then a consonant

3:56 pm

rururocks

yes... there should be

3:57 pm

jesdraggon

ga7 = ga** bladder + T.S. ell***

3:57 pm

rururocks

Stiff at last

3:57 pm

cosdem

thanks bich

3:57 pm

jesdraggon

ahaha. that's better!

3:57 pm

rururocks

LOL

3:57 pm

cybernan

ty jes

3:58 pm

rururocks

damn.. still missing some r's

3:58 pm

bichon

yw cos

3:58 pm

jesdraggon

since the funeral and/or memorial is really for the family, there are lots of different options, depending on the type of family you have, soodle.

3:58 pm

Soodle

Well, I've succeeded lowering general mood of Babblonia. And now I'm just going to tootle off to bed. What an insensitive babbler I am.

3:58 pm

cosdem

so there are two ga7? clue for the other would be welcomed? :)

3:59 pm

jesdraggon

and the family's beliefs, religion, traditions... we have so many different cultural lineages in the states, that there are tons of different funereal options available.

3:59 pm

bichon

ga 7/36 is pl of the word before it

3:59 pm

Soodle

I'll be back later in the week in further depress ye all. :-)

3:59 pm

jesdraggon

you're fine, soodle. and i don't think that discussing it in the abstract is necessarily a depressing topic :)

4:00 pm

cosdem

ah thank ytou!

4:00 pm

Soodle

((((Thanks Jess))))

4:00 pm

crosshair

howdy again everyone. I love the idea of a rip roaring, booze fuelled Irish wake. What a better way to go than having a bunch of people who cared about you having a celebration of life because of you

4:01 pm

bichon

We talk about everything here. Death is just a normal part of life

4:01 pm

crosshair

it is just the next step, bichon

4:02 pm

rururocks

anyone have the last re 6/21 please.. I just can't find it

4:02 pm

jesdraggon

g's ground out.

4:03 pm

jesdraggon

recreate a sports group

4:03 pm

lbdawger

Re + **i** and error

4:03 pm

rururocks

thank you much

4:03 pm

rururocks

ugh.. I wasted so much time on that one

4:04 pm

lbdawger

Yw

4:08 pm

cybernan

ni 6, please?

4:09 pm

jesdraggon

o's obliterated

4:10 pm

flosey

ni + j**** a dessert often served in hospitals

4:10 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, flosey

4:10 pm

cybernan

ty flosey

4:11 pm

cybernan

not getting dawger's re clue

4:11 pm

crosshair

howdy, flosey:)

4:11 pm

flosey

and fw for me, have been in and out all day picking off what I could

4:11 pm

flosey

yw jes and nan

4:11 pm

flosey

hi there crossy, how are you and the Mrs.

4:12 pm

jesdraggon

yay flosey!

4:12 pm

bichon

which re ? nan

4:12 pm

crosshair

we are fine. it is a balmy minus 6c and the sun is just beaming today:)

4:13 pm

MollyL

Oh jeepers, I missed Soodle's perky, upbeat conversation.

4:13 pm

jesdraggon

e's exed

4:13 pm

flosey

ah Crossy, so great to have the sun

4:13 pm

crosshair

we are more than ready to say goodbye to the snow though!

4:14 pm

flosey

I bet, I can remember

4:14 pm

crosshair

and how are you this fine day, flosey?

4:14 pm

bichon

I've got one left. Anyone need a clue?

4:15 pm

MollyL

No thanks Bich. I haven't had a clue in years. No sense starting now.

4:15 pm

jesdraggon

l's lopped out. 33 left :)

4:15 pm

cybernan

or 6, please?

4:15 pm

crosshair

too early for me yet, bichon. I must earn my stripes for a bit

4:15 pm

flosey

have had a nasty cold lasting into second week, very tiresome - it has exhausted me

4:15 pm

bichon

hagn all

4:15 pm

crosshair

a cold that lingers on is very draining:(

4:15 pm

jesdraggon

use up all the r's, and end on a sometimes vowel, nan

4:16 pm

bichon

o+ double consonant + get thee to a nunn***

4:16 pm

flosey

great clue jes, couldn't think of a thing myself, and there's help from bichon, good for you

4:16 pm

cybernan

ty jes

4:19 pm

flosey

I'll get out of here now, bb at flip and hope for a smaller one - try to get out for some fresh air

4:19 pm

jesdraggon

bye, flosey, have a good afternoon!

4:20 pm

flosey

thanks jes

4:26 pm

cybernan

2nd re 6/21, please?

4:26 pm

jesdraggon

rebuild a sports group, nan

4:27 pm

cybernan

ty jes

4:28 pm

jesdraggon

s's smashed

4:33 pm

cybernan

first ta 6?

4:34 pm

jesdraggon

not short + ye **de blacksmithe

4:35 pm

cybernan

ty jes

4:35 pm

jesdraggon

t's (finally) trashed.

4:35 pm

jesdraggon

2 words left

4:37 pm

cybernan

wtg jes

4:38 pm

jesdraggon

1

4:42 pm

jesdraggon

firewords. last one my6 - stupidly fishy word in retrospect.

4:43 pm

cybernan

grats, jes - 4 here

4:43 pm

jesdraggon

happy to clue if desired :)

4:44 pm

cybernan

last tr?

4:45 pm

jesdraggon

if at first you don't succeed.... + parental unit

4:45 pm

jesdraggon

or if you prefer a definition; nuts in the same group as walnuts

4:45 pm

cybernan

ty jes - new one!

4:46 pm

cybernan

go 7, please?

4:46 pm

Bugsaw

any clues for the first di 7 please?

4:46 pm

Bugsaw

nevermind, brain kicked in

4:46 pm

jesdraggon

go7 - more brushy

4:46 pm

cybernan

having to do with what you eat, bugs

4:47 pm

jesdraggon

di7 - nutritional

4:47 pm

jesdraggon

and welcome back, bugs. got the laundry pummeled into submission?

4:48 pm

Bugsaw

yes, finally thanks jes

4:48 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

4:48 pm

Bugsaw

YAY cybernan. i am so done with this huge grid

4:49 pm

jesdraggon

yay nan!

4:49 pm

cybernan

done as in enough or done as in finished?

4:50 pm

Bugsaw

one more word and not much interest in finding it but I WILL

4:50 pm

cybernan

want a clue?

4:50 pm

Bugsaw

it is the second ar 5, thanks

4:51 pm

jesdraggon

ar + first part of get out of bed

4:51 pm

cybernan

ar 5: a cockney tweed?

4:52 pm

cybernan

*like a tapestry but different last vowel

4:52 pm

Bugsaw

oh thank you jes. I tried the word to get up a milliion times for sure!!! yay iam done

4:53 pm

jesdraggon

yay bugs!

4:53 pm

cybernan

on my way -- grats bugs :)

4:53 pm

Bugsaw

thanks to everyone who helped over the longhaul by posting great clues too

4:54 pm

corkee

algol

4:54 pm

Bugsaw

bye all

4:54 pm

jesdraggon

close, cork, change the last letter

4:55 pm

jesdraggon

bye, bugs have a lovely afternoon

5:34 pm

penquis

hello to whoever is here....can i get STATS for the 9 please?

5:34 pm

gwenski

el9,60

5:35 pm

penquis

ty!

5:35 pm

gwenski

You're quite welcome.

5:40 pm

cosdem

Does anyone know what 75% of 250 is?

5:40 pm

cosdem

188 words.. ok 10 to go..

5:41 pm

gwenski

187.5?

5:41 pm

cosdem

yep thats whatmy phone calc. said too :P thanks

5:44 pm

periwinkle

hi all. I am learning how to play poker. my nephew is teaching me. so far I like Omaha the best. I won several times this evening.

5:44 pm

penquis

nice.... is that a version of Texas Hold 'Em?

5:46 pm

periwinkle

it is a different game

5:46 pm

penquis

i have played a lot of traditional poker, but never heard of Omaha....a five card game?

5:47 pm

periwinkle

yes I think

5:48 pm

periwinkle

I played several different types so I am a bit confused.

5:48 pm

periwinkle

I got a full house the last round

5:48 pm

periwinkle

I wish we had been playing for money.

5:49 pm

periwinkle

cos are you watching Resurrection?

5:50 pm

ch1212

clue for first ra7 anyone? It's my last word and my beloved is calling me to dinner (his night to cook :)

5:50 pm

penquis

sorry, don't have it yet...

5:51 pm

gwenski

me neither

5:51 pm

lil*monkey

Is that the ra7 that sounds like a vermin queue ???

5:51 pm

periwinkle

ty lil monkey, great clue

5:51 pm

ch1212

mmm... Well, I'll come back later and keep looking.
No, lil -- that one is the last ra7, but thanks!

5:51 pm

lil*monkey

I stole it from someone earlier.

5:52 pm

MollyL

The first one has double L in it

5:52 pm

lil*monkey

oh OK, it's the only ra7 I have

5:52 pm

periwinkle

Molly do you know how to play poker?

5:52 pm

MollyL

Yes but I'm not very good at it.

5:53 pm

penquis

ty molly...

5:53 pm

periwinkle

I just started learning today and I was good at it.

5:53 pm

penquis

my family used to play a lot of poker for money....nickels and dimes....we even played the night of my parents' wakes....

5:54 pm

MollyL

Well you're good at everything Peri

5:54 pm

periwinkle

not really Molls

5:54 pm

MollyL

I'm all about nickel, dime quarter games. When it gets high stakes I'm just an observer.

5:55 pm

periwinkle

first al5 pls

5:55 pm

MollyL

Like the Vice President, minus the last vowel

5:55 pm

penquis

haven't listed....al + al ***e, the former VP

5:55 pm

periwinkle

ty both

5:55 pm

penquis

sorry...too many AL's, lol

5:55 pm

gwenski

Anybody cross-stitch? I'm going to attempt a project, and have a question.

5:56 pm

lil*monkey

ha I thought you were going for "alien"

5:56 pm

lil*monkey

oops

5:56 pm

penquis

alien

5:57 pm

penquis

oops x 2....lol

5:57 pm

MollyL

Cross stitch? Not me. This is just the craftiest little place. Knitting, cross stitch...

5:57 pm

periwinkle

no cross stitch here

5:58 pm

lbdawger

I cross stitch a little bit

5:58 pm

gwenski

The instructions say to wash the yarn-floss and let it dry before beginning. Is that really necessary?

5:59 pm

lbdawger

Depends on the floss and matrrial, but not usually done.

5:59 pm

gwenski

I think the concern is that the floss may not be color-fast.

6:00 pm

gwenski

But I haven't bought that yet. All I have is the kit with the pattern and the instructions.

6:00 pm

MollyL

I'd suggest a Google search on it, but I have been told that information on the internet is unreliable.

6:01 pm

lbdawger

What kind of floss are you using? If it's yarn then that's needlepoint. Dmc floss doesn't need to be washed

6:01 pm

lil*monkey

I have done cross stitch and have never washed the floss first

6:01 pm

gwenski

what is 'dmc'? The instructions reference that, with specific color numbers.

6:02 pm

lil*monkey

dmc is the standardized number system for the colors

6:02 pm

anawaltgal

i alway use dmc floss

6:02 pm

MollyL

Damn my cross stitch?

6:02 pm

anawaltgal

logs

6:02 pm

anawaltgal

whoops sorry

6:03 pm

gwenski

That's funny, Molly!

6:03 pm

lbdawger

Dmc is cotton floss nice to use and the colors dont run.

6:05 pm

gwenski

It said to get the six-strand floss, then separate into individual pieces. Then some will need two-ply, some three-ply, etc. This will be the first project of this kind for me. Thanks for the information!

6:06 pm

lbdawger

Sounds like fun. You'll need to keep us updated on it

6:07 pm

gwenski

Well, gotta buy the floss next. Really wanted to study the instructions first.

6:08 pm

lbdawger

Walmart carries dmc as well as craft stores

6:10 pm

gwenski

Is it important to buy it all at once, or can I buy it as I need it? (Do the dmc numbers insure the colors are the same in different batches?)

6:12 pm

lbdawger

Can't say about the color batches. Are there a lot of colors in the pattern?

6:12 pm

gwenski

There are 9 different colors.

6:15 pm

lbdawger

Each skein is 8.7 yards, so depending on how large the patyern is , i would probably buy one lot of whatever is the mosy dominant color

6:16 pm

lbdawger

Most not mosy

6:18 pm

gwenski

Thanks for the info

6:20 pm

lbdawger

Have fun!

6:38 pm

gwenski

I've done as much of this puzzle as I care to today. Thanks again for the advice! **out**

6:56 pm

wht

Good evening babblers. Back for the last 54.

6:57 pm

MollyL

In other words, you had five minutes to kill : D

6:58 pm

wht

I think it might take a bit more than that, Molly.

6:58 pm

wht

15 anyway.

6:58 pm

MollyL

Okay, seven : )

7:00 pm

jaxx7

Gwenski, I do cross-stitch. I have found that most commercial floss brands are colourfast. the ones you have to be careful with are the hand dyed ones. i would recommend washing those before starting, otherwise take a small sample and wash that. If the dye colours the water then wash it before use with a gentle liquid detergent.

7:01 pm

MollyL

I think Gwenski bid a fond farewell.

7:02 pm

jaxx7

Advice wasted then!

7:02 pm

jaxx7

Advice not of use to you then Molly?

7:02 pm

MollyL

Oh, you never know. There could be some avid cross stitcher lurking.

7:02 pm

jaxx7

But not you?

7:03 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all. Clue for re 6/18 - the one after shredding again, please.

7:03 pm

MollyL

Uh, no, I'm not a cross stitch person. To relay a story again Liz.

7:04 pm

jaxx7

Do you knit or crochet?

7:04 pm

Lizlin

Thanks, Molly. All those l's!

7:05 pm

MollyL

In general, I am not a "stitchy" person. I'm not even very adept with a needle and thread.

7:05 pm

wht

Don't have it Lix.

7:06 pm

jaxx7

That lets you out of cross-stitch as well

7:06 pm

Lizlin

Never knew there were so many compound words ending in li4!

7:06 pm

periwinkle

last re6/18 pls

7:07 pm

Lizlin

re 6/18 - ends with Mr Go4's name.

7:07 pm

jaxx7

Tapestry is easier as you only stitch one way /

7:08 pm

periwinkle

ty liz

7:08 pm

wht

Clue for the my6, please

7:09 pm

Lizlin

my 6 - plant or girl's name. Go upwards

7:09 pm

Lizlin

yw peri

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Final 3 - all t's. No surprise there, then!

7:09 pm

jaxx7

myrtle

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Correct, Jaxx. lol!

7:09 pm

jaxx7

Sorry free clue there

7:09 pm

lil*monkey

good clue, jaxx

7:10 pm

wht

Thanks jazz

7:10 pm

jaxx7

After that I am giving up and off to bed . it's gone 1am here Bye all

7:10 pm

Lizlin

Sleep well, Jaxx.

7:10 pm

wht

g'night jazz

7:10 pm

wht

or Jaxx

7:11 pm

jaxx7

Thanks, lizlin and wht

7:11 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks!

7:12 pm

wht

wtg Liz

7:12 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy your evenings, everyone :)

7:14 pm

MimiCat

Hi and bye, Liz!

7:14 pm

wht

Hi Mimi

7:14 pm

MimiCat

Hi, w!

7:15 pm

MimiCat

Just popped in for a minute to see if this grid still has sharp teeth for me...it does...I'm gone until tomorrow!

7:28 pm

wht

clue for the ni6, please

7:28 pm

cosdem

ends with gelato dessert minus first letter

7:30 pm

wht

ice cream, sherbert, sorbet...?

7:31 pm

cosdem

always room for......

7:31 pm

cosdem

bill cosby

7:31 pm

wht

ty cos

7:33 pm

wht

Fireworks

7:34 pm

wht

35 minutes Molly.

7:40 pm

wht

Should I turn off the lights on my way out?

7:40 pm

wht

Good night lurkers.

7:46 pm

MollyL

Cos, have you moved to Italy or something? Gelato? That's ice cream. Gelatin.

7:48 pm

MollyL

*Blames it on the liquored up vacation boy thing*

7:51 pm

cosdem

yes lets do that! ;-)

7:51 pm

MollyL

*Raises glass* Here's looking at you, kid.

7:52 pm

cosdem

While you have your glass up. a clue for or6? :)

7:52 pm

cosdem

I have 45 working days left til summer ;)

7:56 pm

cosdem

never mind!

8:05 pm

cosdem

fireworks

8:05 pm

jesdraggon

yay cos!

8:08 pm

phandmd

good evening all!

8:09 pm

HarryHood

hmph - my 12 yo daughter gives me "eyeroll" all the time - and yet it's not a word?

8:09 pm

phandmd

e

8:10 pm

jesdraggon

evening phand :)

8:10 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, harry... but Enable also won't take linea, which is a word I use daily, so *shrug*

8:11 pm

HarryHood

I knew a couple once whose names were Linea and Elena

8:12 pm

jesdraggon

linea is Latin for li4 - and while I guess Latin shouldn't get automatically included, it's also an anatomic structure and Enable takes plenty of medical Latin.

8:15 pm

phandmd

how are you Jess?

8:15 pm

jesdraggon

doing well, phand, and yourself?

8:16 pm

phandmd

not bad. Greatfull that the 2 inches of rain we have rec'd over last 2 days was not snow!

8:18 pm

jesdraggon

a welcome change for a lot of areas, i think :) it was briefly sunny and quite warm here this afternoon, but is raining again now

8:23 pm

HarryHood

our sump pump kicked in today for the first time since we moved in

8:26 pm

phandmd

we did actually have some snow happen today, but it didn't last long.

8:28 pm

MollyL

That's odd. We had a couple of hours of snow.

8:29 pm

phandmd

I would say we did as well. Our ground got white, and there was some slush on the road when I went to the movies at 4pm

8:32 pm

JenMO16

hi everyone

8:42 pm

wvteach

we had snow late last night and this morning - started as rain all yesterday - so some ice on the cars

8:42 pm

wvteach

snow was still on the ground this afternoon when the sun finally came out

8:43 pm

HarryHood

finished the Ts!!!

8:43 pm

smores

hi all :)

8:43 pm

wvteach

congrats harry

8:43 pm

wvteach

hello smores

8:47 pm

smores

hiya teach

8:48 pm

wvteach

hows your day been?

8:49 pm

smores

okay...busy, church, then a lot of errands,

8:50 pm

wvteach

have been down at a music workshop for four days in southern part of state, gave a concert this afternoon and then drove home

8:51 pm

smores

nice :)

8:52 pm

wvteach

fun to have been with all the others but good to be home after four nightsd in a motel

8:53 pm

smores

oh I bet

8:54 pm

smores

were you busy with workshop the whole time or did you have some down time to chill out?

8:54 pm

HarryHood

done! phew.

8:54 pm

smores

well done Harry :)

8:55 pm

HarryHood

gnight :)

8:55 pm

wvteach

not much down time - started at 9 in the morning and finished around 8 in the evening each day - had time to go to lunch and dinner with groups and also had my computer and had Babble in the evening - glad they were small grids

8:56 pm

smores

lol....unlike this one

8:57 pm

wvteach

started it down there this morning and trying to finish quickly here at home - ready to get to bed after unpacking the suitcase

8:58 pm

smores

I'm just shy of a 100 and unfortunately, sleepy

8:58 pm

smores

I'll be happy with 1/2

8:59 pm

wvteach

just have 27 left - will try to finish

9:04 pm

phandmd

I am quitting with 79 left. hagn all

9:07 pm

wvteach

hagd phand

9:16 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word AL 6/24

9:18 pm

smores

WTG Teach :)

9:18 pm

wvteach

thnx - now off to bed

9:19 pm

smores

me too...just made it to 150...that's good enough

10:01 pm

uusue2

hi all!

10:02 pm

uusue2

not going to finish this one, if I can find the 9 for nbs I will be happy

10:04 pm

jesdraggon

el, i think but let me look

10:04 pm

uusue2

ok, I got it and am happy. Long day today!

10:04 pm

jesdraggon

yay sue!

10:04 pm

uusue2

oh hi, jes, I was having a dog issue last night (she ate a bunch of brownies) but she is fine now.

10:05 pm

jesdraggon

ru asked me about it earlier today. glad she's feeling well.

10:06 pm

uusue2

I think she probably would have been ok anyway but we did give her milk and peroxide (which she lapped up like it was dessert) and got her to regurgitate quite a few of them.

10:07 pm

uusue2

She was a bit subdued for the rest of the night and most of today, but is perking up again.

10:07 pm

jesdraggon

yeah; from what ru described I'd have been more worried about high fat causing diarrhea nd/or pancreatitis than chocolate toxicity, but either way hydrogen peroxide gets it back.

10:10 pm

uusue2

*sigh* we will have to watch her carefully if we bake again. I didn't think she would eat things right off the counter top!

10:10 pm

jesdraggon

at least they weren't magic brownies :)

10:11 pm

uusue2

indeed :-)

10:12 pm

uusue2

anyway I am off for the night; see you later!

10:12 pm

jesdraggon

have a goodnight!

11:05 pm

rururocks

That is great news sue..

11:53 pm

cosdem

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