Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 25, 2015

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:02 am

Erda

Yay Lickety! Thanks!

12:03 am

Lizlin

ob 8

12:03 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:05 am

Erda

Thanks for ob 8 Liz

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:05 am

Lizlin

yw and hi nan

12:08 am

Lizlin

in 7

12:10 am

dizgrannie

hi all NBT/NBS

12:14 am

Lizlin

WTG Diz

12:14 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

cybernan

^5 diz

12:15 am

dizgrannie

pa 8

12:15 am

Lizlin

WTG nan

12:18 am

Lizlin

thanks for pa 8, Diz

12:18 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:28 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 90 words and 655 points. Goodnight to all

12:31 am

negativeneil

Hi and bye, Min.

1:01 am

rururocks

finished

1:02 am

rururocks

night all

1:04 am

cybernan

crashing here -- good night all

1:07 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:22 am

flosey

too tired tonight, 69 to go and hopefullly I can get them done in the morning

1:23 am

flosey

going to Vancouver to spend a few days with daughters

1:23 am

flosey

won't be babbling while there

1:45 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey. i hope your visit with daughters goes well. xoxoxox

2:27 am

sprite

good morning all

2:30 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} and good morning my dearest sprite

2:31 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello my dear friend, good evening to you. How was your day?

2:31 am

grannyrose

not too bad. have managed to stay upright for most of the day.... lolll

2:32 am

sprite

progress! Slow but steady, that is the way.

2:32 am

grannyrose

went to gp who said i was not to return to the workcover stuff until last week.

2:32 am

sprite

very good. Way too much stress.

2:33 am

grannyrose

rang pain clinic, next infusion date june 15th. rang occ rehab bloke, who completely understands, and says he will give me physical help in writing my resume.

2:33 am

sprite

oh good, rose!

2:35 am

grannyrose

it helped when he admitted his own brain shuts down when faced with having to read and then produce a new document.

2:35 am

sprite

it will definitely help that he knows it from own experience.

2:36 am

grannyrose

so how was your night, and what shape is today taking?

2:37 am

sprite

Islept well, and today is quiet. It is a national holiday here, day after pentecost. Bit of gardening if the weather holds. Laundry. Maybe dusting the living room.

2:38 am

grannyrose

wow!! what great news, dear!

2:38 am

sprite

today is Tim's birthday, but he wants to celebrate on Friday. But we gave him one present yesterday evening... his new mattrass. He was over the moon.

2:38 am

grannyrose

roflollll it doesn't take much to please them, does it?

2:39 am

sprite

lol yeah, 3rd night in a row that I really slept well. Some crazy dreaming but no nightmares. I feel like another person.

2:39 am

grannyrose

please tell him from me that i hope his birthday week is full of pleasant surprise.

2:40 am

sprite

will do :D I have his presents already here, only wrapping left to do. Today his friends will drop in here to give him presents.

2:41 am

sprite

I see that my favorite toy in all the world is in the grid

2:41 am

grannyrose

lovely!! to have your birthday on a public holiday is delightful. he can do whatever he wishes.

2:42 am

grannyrose

you and my stepdaughter

2:42 am

sprite

:D

2:42 am

sprite

your stepdaughter? She isn't called that, is she?????

2:43 am

grannyrose

not she is called Kat short for Katrina

2:44 am

grannyrose

*wonders are we talking about the same thing? *

2:44 am

sprite

what did you say about your stepdaughter then? Sorry to be so dense.

2:45 am

grannyrose

you said your favourite toy is in the grid.... and i am thinking maybe it isn't the same as her favourite thing.

2:45 am

sprite

mine is known, lol. Pe5/12

2:46 am

grannyrose

lollll, mine too. but hers is actually a phantom, panda

2:46 am

sprite

ah :D Not quite the same thing, no. Lolololll

2:47 am

grannyrose

*giggles*

2:48 am

sprite

hah, found a 7.

2:53 am

grannyrose

brb

2:54 am

sprite

name that proper noun: state in the usa

2:59 am

sprite

name that proper noun: land in the back of your cupboard

2:59 am

sprite

oh no, not cupboard. Wardrobe.

3:02 am

grannyrose

nardia

3:02 am

sprite

close. narnia.

3:02 am

grannyrose

indiana

3:02 am

sprite

ding ding dingggggg the lady wins the toaster!

3:03 am

grannyrose

*giggles*

3:06 am

sprite

name that proper noun... princess who died because of paperrazzi.
Name that proper noun... see this first, then die.

3:07 am

sprite

can you tell I am stuck?

3:09 am

grannyrose

lolllll diana

3:09 am

sprite

good! And the other one?

3:10 am

grannyrose

not sure of second one

3:10 am

grannyrose

naples

3:10 am

sprite

it was goethe who said it.

3:11 am

sprite

yessss dingdingdinggggggg the lady wins the toaster, the bedroom furniture and the vacation to the netherlands!

3:11 am

grannyrose

roflollllll. not another toaster!!

3:12 am

sprite

no, that was the total of your wins, of course. Who needs a second toaster, lol.

3:12 am

grannyrose

newly weds???

3:12 am

grannyrose

or is that irons???

3:12 am

feenixcat

For the second kitchen of course.

3:13 am

sprite

lol feenix

3:18 am

sprite

second wind. Nice 8s today.

3:19 am

grannyrose

well done sprite

3:19 am

sprite

*takes bow*

3:20 am

sprite

lol did I tell you about my crazy dream a couple of nights ago?

3:20 am

grannyrose

no, tell all

3:21 am

sprite

I was dreaming I was being kissed, and I felt so dreamy. Then I woke up, realised it was my former boss who was kissing me, got out of bed and rinsed my mouth, lollll. I went YUCK YUCK YUCK!

3:22 am

grannyrose

good heavens sprite. i would have been spitting and gagging.

3:23 am

sprite

me too, lol. Made me laugh too. How right it felt in my dream, and how absolutely disgusting once I woke up.

3:24 am

grannyrose

speaking of gagging.... have been cleaning my teeth with the electric brush, and mouth wash. i scrub all round my teeth first, then rinse with diluted mouth wash. i usually make three time around, more than adequate.

3:25 am

sprite

wow good, rose!

3:28 am

sprite

fireflies. Some oddballs today.

3:28 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!

3:29 am

grannyrose

yup, quite a few new words at least for me.

3:29 am

sprite

a big *hug* for you, rose. I hope you will sleep well and wake up rested. Lots of love!

3:30 am

grannyrose

thanx my dear. hope you are able to take today slowly. xoxoxox

4:39 am

marigold

en

4:45 am

periwinkle

hi marigold

4:45 am

marigold

hi

4:45 am

marigold

u r up early

4:46 am

periwinkle

yep

4:46 am

marigold

i am done

4:47 am

periwinkle

ok, I just started

4:47 am

marigold

see u

4:47 am

periwinkle

bye

5:31 am

crosshair

Good morning, everyone:)

5:31 am

sukee

Moring.

5:31 am

sukee

Morning even.

5:34 am

crosshair

Raining here this morning. Is nice. read a news blurb yesterday about a little guy who is 22 months old and live in the driest part of California and daddy posted his child's reaction at seeing his very first rain yesterday:) Was cute as he was trying to catch the raindrops:)

5:35 am

sukee

It's threatening rain here too. Nice news story :)

5:35 am

josephjames

Does anyone have the A on the right sidE?

5:35 am

crosshair

Think it was on CNN

5:36 am

sukee

Not yet joseph.

5:36 am

crosshair

sorry, joseph, am just getting going here

5:37 am

sukee

Sad Anne Meara died, she always made me laugh.

5:37 am

MollyL

ap5...relating to bees

5:37 am

josephjames

Thank you

5:38 am

sukee

Ah, Molly saves the day again, TY

5:38 am

MollyL

: D

5:38 am

josephjames

I found an 8!

5:39 am

sukee

Stats?

5:40 am

josephjames

pa8/50

5:40 am

sukee

ty

5:40 am

mattygroves

And I have an ob8/55

5:41 am

sukee

ty

5:41 am

mattygroves

I don't have the PA8 though

5:41 am

crosshair

ty for ob 8

5:42 am

macadam

pa8,heaven

5:42 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

5:42 am

sukee

TY, did not see that at all.

5:43 am

mattygroves

Twisty!

5:43 am

crosshair

I still do not see it... no heaven for crossy:((

5:43 am

sukee

song pa by the dashboard light.

5:43 am

crosshair

ty sukee

5:44 am

doseffing

... two cubes which you use to play board games would be a ........

5:44 am

MollyL

Now THAT is a clue MLF will get
: D

5:44 am

crosshair

ohh it's cold and lonely in the deep, dark night... I can see pa8 by the dashboard light... got to love it:)

5:44 am

sukee

Love Meatloaf.

5:45 am

crosshair

Think I wore out two lp's back in the day

5:46 am

crosshair

The grooves got so bad that I had to tape a few pennies to the top of the tone-arm

5:46 am

sukee

I remember having to do that.

5:46 am

mattygroves

I'm probably being thick, but I'm not seeing the en6/18...

5:46 am

sukee

You know, I am thinking of investing in a record player again, vinyl is getting easier to find again.

5:46 am

crosshair

and that in turn wrecks the stylus:(

5:47 am

crosshair

yes. they are making quality record players once more:)

5:47 am

MollyL

en + little bit of land in the water

5:47 am

josephjames

tom hanks got en6d in Castaway

5:47 am

sukee

I just wish I hadn't gotten rid of all my records in the early 2000s when I moved out west.

5:48 am

crosshair

Last one I had was a 1985 Sony linear tracking turntable. it got to be impossible to find the stylus cartridges

5:48 am

sukee

Ty again Molly.

5:48 am

mattygroves

Thanks Molly!

5:48 am

sukee

They even have a digital record player now, but they are a bit expensive right now.

5:49 am

crosshair

my beloved made me get rid of most of my dusty old records when we were first married. said they took up too much room.. sniff

5:49 am

sukee

I had such a great collection of 80s records.

5:49 am

crosshair

it was only 12 milk crates full:(

5:50 am

sukee

Mine wasn't quite so big, maybe 4 milk crates.

5:50 am

crosshair

I still have one crate where I saved the best of the best;))

5:51 am

sukee

I sold some albums for a great price but couldn't give a lot of them away.

5:51 am

crosshair

only be able to take my Floyd albums away from my cold, dead hands;)

5:52 am

sukee

Anyway, I have to go get ready to go to the gym.

5:52 am

sukee

lol crossy.

5:52 am

crosshair

tc, sukee. do some exercise for me;)

6:04 am

crosshair

reading a U.S story in the news on how their gasoline is at a "high" of $2.74 a gallon, and they predict a drop in the price in the days to come... My southern friends, If we had that price at the pumps the stations would be overwhelmed in the mad rush lol! Right now we are paying $1.15 a litre or $4.60 on the old Canadian gallon which totaled 4.11 litres. Think the u.s one is 3.88, but still, you should thank your lucky stars in regards to the price you pay at the pumps;) My uncle in London is laying the equivalent of @2.25 a litre for diesel! or $9 a gallon! it may have eased there a bit as well, but I have not spoken to him in a year:)

6:05 am

crosshair

3.78 litres on the u.s gallon*

6:10 am

jwr

USD 81 cents to Canadian dollar. How's your math, Crossy (well, it comes out a leeeetle more even)

6:11 am

jwr

or am I wrong way round on values?

6:11 am

crosshair

yes, your dollar is a tad stronger, but I negated that since your minimum wages in many cases are coming up to par with ours(yes I know not in all jobs, but in many)

6:12 am

crosshair

our hourly wage has been stagnant for some time

6:12 am

MollyL

Won't Canadian gas prices always be higher than US due to the higher taxes?

6:13 am

ivesy3

minimum wage 8.75 here..not a very livable wage even if you work 40 hour week

6:13 am

crosshair

except for costco. they start their new hires at $18.50 an hour. They are our wal-mart killers;)

6:14 am

crosshair

Yes, they will, molly. there are 4!! taxes on our fuel

6:14 am

crosshair

helps pay for our health care ya know:)

6:14 am

ivesy3

big arguement with walmart and what they pay their employees.

6:14 am

crosshair

That and all the sin taxes you can think of

6:15 am

jwr

British pound is 65 cents to USD - and aren't their taxes even higher than yours?

6:15 am

crosshair

Gas, booze, and smokes are all more costly due to taxes, but i am hopeful it goes to a better place and nit in some politicians pocket

6:15 am

ivesy3

course i live in what would be called a depressed area..prob have people on social services and dont even get me started on that one becuz i see how much some of them bring home a month

6:15 am

crosshair

the brits have a VAT tax I believe

6:16 am

ivesy3

i think smokea are about $11 a pack. not sure cuz i get mine at res.

6:16 am

jwr

oh, vat tax - so vat is vut you mean

6:16 am

crosshair

Wow! they have gone up in the us!

6:17 am

crosshair

My f.i.l use to get them for 2.25 a pack just a few years ago down in FLA

6:17 am

ivesy3

i pay $12 a bag, little over a carton in it

6:18 am

crosshair

I was lucky, and was able to give up the smokes in 2002

6:18 am

jwr

The excuse for the tobacco tax is to stop people smoking. It works... except for kids and homeless.

6:18 am

crosshair

STILL miss the bloody things from time to time!

6:19 am

ivesy3

awful addiction..in all aspects

6:19 am

crosshair

Kids have all the disposable income. they live with mummy and daaddy. they do not care about tax! I swear these high school kids must spend 200 a week on timmies!

6:20 am

crosshair

700 dollar iphones, top end smokes and endless tim hortons, they do not care

6:20 am

jwr

what are timmies and how did they get that way?

6:20 am

crosshair

Tim Hortons coffee

6:20 am

crosshair

just think of kids slopping back endless starbucks and you get the idea

6:21 am

ivesy3

i see the middle school kids come in library.. expensive phones.. expensive shoes.. but cant tell time

6:21 am

MollyL

I think it was ingenious of the coffee industry to capture the teenage market. When I was in high school, hardly anyone drank coffee.

6:21 am

crosshair

I had to teach one to tell time just last year Ivesy!!

6:21 am

jwr

hmmmm. it IS a legal addiction, isn't it

6:22 am

MollyL

Not that what those kids are drinking is coffee. More like coffee flavored chocolate milk with whipped cream.

6:22 am

ivesy3

right molly..seems to be a big thing with kids now to go to starbucks and timme ho

6:22 am

crosshair

And this year I had one 18 year old girl who had never read a book before. Up till that point, all her reading came from the side of cereal boxes and make-up containers!

6:23 am

jwr

crossy, you are kidding, aren't you?

6:23 am

ivesy3

its a shame that these kids are the future.. and scary... and in our area half cant speak english

6:23 am

crosshair

No, I am not kidding

6:23 am

crosshair

Her first book ended up being "Of Mice and Men" and I helped her through it

6:23 am

MollyL

Wow, that is a sad commentary on the school system that she had made it to 18 without reading a book

6:23 am

jwr

Yipes!

6:24 am

ivesy3

i think they just pass them to get out of school

6:24 am

crosshair

They use sparknotes in high school to avoid actually rading the full book it seems

6:24 am

crosshair

reading

6:24 am

crosshair

and squeak a 50%

6:24 am

jwr

Good for you, teach! It's a strange choice for an 18 year old's first book, though.

6:25 am

ivesy3

they dont know what they are missing by not reading.. but bet they can read twitter and fb and their texts messages

6:25 am

crosshair

She had no choice. it was that Or To Kill a Mockingbird

6:25 am

crosshair

brb

6:25 am

ivesy3

i had one young girl wanting to get a a library card. then whole time we were doing the application she was on her phone.. i wanted to smack her ..

6:26 am

jwr

txtg spoyld spllg

6:26 am

ivesy3

lol jwr half the time i dont know what the text says

6:26 am

MollyL

I think anyone who works behind a counter of any kind should be allowed to refuse service if someone is (rudely) on their phone

6:27 am

jwr

This is too depressing, dear babblebirds. Going gridding again

6:27 am

MollyL

There should be big signs everywhere that say WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU AS SOON AS YOU PUT YOUR CELL PHONE AWAY

6:27 am

ivesy3

totally agree molly.. we have to ask some (even adults) to take it outside becuz they talk so loud

6:28 am

ivesy3

lot of signs i would like to put up.. like you are in america..SPEAK ENGLISH..lol

6:33 am

MollyL

It is appalling how many people in the US do not speak English. I can't imagine moving to another country and not learning the language.

6:41 am

ivesy3

we would have to speak the language of the country. unfortunatley they are catered to here.and most jobs require applicants to know how to speak spanish...which is think is discriminating

6:42 am

rururocks

Hola amigas. Que tal?

6:43 am

ivesy3

roflmao... ohhh ru.. good one

6:44 am

ivesy3

bein gracias.. e tu? and that is my four years of high school spanish

6:44 am

rururocks

Hay muy consado

6:45 am

crosshair

Here, a working knowledge of French is mandatory for many government jobs:(

6:46 am

MollyL

Yes Ivesly, it's totally enabled by signs in two languages and phone recordings in two languages. And, to get a driver's licence, you can bring an interpreter. I guess reading street signs is not mandatory.

6:46 am

crosshair

and of course all our labels and many road signs are bilingual

6:47 am

rururocks

Makes it more fun when they have to guess molly

6:47 am

ivesy3

wondering how to drive if you cant read the street signs?..

6:47 am

ivesy3

we actually have our library card applications in spanish and english.. burns my ass.. sorry...but it does

6:48 am

crosshair

I read that for many large food companies, it costs, on average 4 million a year to add french to the labels if you break it down

6:49 am

ivesy3

guess i bit peeved becuz when my son needed help with soc. services he had to jump thru hoops to get his little pittance.. but yet others on welfare get more than i do a month!! and i worked 31 years

6:50 am

crosshair

I know it, Ivesy. Same here

6:50 am

crosshair

Many know how to work the system

6:51 am

rururocks

* puts a phone call into obama for ivsey*

6:51 am

ivesy3

oh yes they do crossy.. just keep having kids , who have kids and right down the line

6:51 am

crosshair

Some of these school girls just pump out 3 kids by 21 years of age and just watch the money roll in since they tossed all three daddies

6:51 am

crosshair

snap

6:52 am

ivesy3

hola? el presidente??

6:52 am

MollyL

OH ha ha Ru, he's probably out playing the back nine.

6:52 am

ivesy3

same here.. babies having babies.... ok .think i got it all out now lol..

6:52 am

crosshair

There we go. Now we can kick this grids butt;)

7:10 am

mattygroves

Does anyone have the le7/36?

7:10 am

MollyL

Rolling Thunder is in town for Memorial Day. It is amazing to see all these men and women ride into DC on motorcycles to honor America's vets and active duty military.

7:11 am

MollyL

le7 female gay person

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

tx molly -- first time in the grid, i think

7:18 am

MollyL

Interesting timing after Ireland's successful vote
: D

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:25 am

phaeton

hello...stats for an 8 pls

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

ob8/55

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

pa8/50

7:26 am

phaeton

th

7:26 am

phaeton

ty

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:27 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

8:43 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with in7 pls

8:46 am

Sugrraleona

in7= in + number after nine + plural letter + vowel

8:46 am

periwinkle

tyty

8:47 am

Sugrraleona

:)

9:15 am

aebmusica

in7 + where the Indians slept

9:19 am

car.eeyore

Good morning all! My thanks to all who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. :)

9:20 am

periwinkle

and my thanks too. hi car

9:20 am

car.eeyore

Hello, Peri!

9:20 am

aebmusica

hi peri

9:20 am

periwinkle

how is your new job coming along, car?

9:21 am

car.eeyore

Love it!

9:21 am

periwinkle

hi aeb

9:21 am

car.eeyore

Today is the first time in at least 15 years that I am getting paid for a Monday holiday!

9:21 am

periwinkle

that is good!

9:33 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Hello Scrabs!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

I was on call from Friday 5pm until 8am this morning, so I am free now!

9:36 am

car.eeyore

Many calls?

9:36 am

car.eeyore

I used to hate it when my mom was on call.

9:37 am

Scrabbler

10, I think. And some calls from emergency rooms. No major issues.

9:39 am

car.eeyore

Got to 100 words and now I am just staring.

9:49 am

Scrabbler

Staring is relaxing, I suppose.

9:50 am

car.eeyore

Well, I got the right column grayed...that IS something, I suppose.

9:54 am

car.eeyore

And, for once, I did not miss the te 5/12 babblet, so there is that too.

9:55 am

Scrabbler

TY for that clue. The far right A--stat please?

9:55 am

ChampFit

Ooooh...thank you! I always miss that!

9:56 am

penquis

ap5/12...

9:56 am

car.eeyore

or is it the AP 5/14?

9:56 am

doseffing

5/12

9:56 am

ChampFit

It's the 12.

9:56 am

car.eeyore

No, I think Penquis is correct.

9:56 am

penquis

has to be the 5/12...

9:56 am

car.eeyore

Sorry

9:57 am

Scrabbler

CLue for that?

9:57 am

MLFAN17

car the ap 5/14 I just found came from the other a

9:57 am

penquis

birdlike...

9:57 am

doseffing

... I was told it has to do with "bees"

9:57 am

penquis

oh...yes, i think you are right...

9:57 am

Scrabbler

Got it.

9:58 am

doseffing

... your word has a "v" instead of a "p"

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Yup...having to do with bees

9:58 am

MLFAN17

not finding it anyone?

9:58 am

car.eeyore

You would think it would have to do with monkeys...

9:59 am

doseffing

... you might ... but that wouldn't be "latin" enough

9:59 am

Scrabbler

a + musical instrument with black and white keys = p***o

9:59 am

MLFAN17

ty

10:00 am

car.eeyore

LOL

10:00 am

MLFAN17

First column first n stats please?

10:01 am

doseffing

... oh well ... must return to books ... good luck to all

10:01 am

car.eeyore

Have a great day reading Doseffing!

10:01 am

car.eeyore

no 4/5

10:01 am

penquis

ni 4/4....ni 4/6.....

10:02 am

MLFAN17

thanks car

10:02 am

car.eeyore

:)

10:03 am

penquis

gotta go do stuff....bbl....

10:03 am

car.eeyore

I will find 5 more and then address Mt. Washmore.

10:03 am

car.eeyore

HAGD!

10:04 am

MLFAN17

2nd column O?

10:04 am

car.eeyore

ob 4/6 x 2

10:05 am

MLFAN17

ty car

10:05 am

MLFAN17

nbt

10:05 am

car.eeyore

Well done

10:06 am

MLFAN17

ty car

10:06 am

MLFAN17

again:)

10:07 am

ChampFit

Also an 8...ob 8/55

10:08 am

MLFAN17

looking for that champ

10:08 am

car.eeyore

Oooh! Clue please?

10:08 am

car.eeyore

NM! found it!

10:08 am

Scrabbler

Not oboist

10:08 am

MLFAN17

car something we would know?

10:08 am

ChampFit

you build monuments out of it...

10:08 am

Scrabbler

Not obituary

10:08 am

car.eeyore

Yes...I'm should you have heard of it

10:09 am

bichon

Hi everyone. Happy holiday

10:09 am

Scrabbler

Not obelisk

10:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bichon and pups

10:09 am

car.eeyore

Hello Bichon

10:09 am

jaxx7

The ancient Egyptians were very fond of it

10:09 am

ChampFit

No...the material...

10:09 am

MLFAN17

scrab I was trying to find a word starting with obit to get it

10:09 am

Scrabbler

ob4 = word

10:09 am

jaxx7

They used it around the eyes of mummies

10:10 am

Scrabbler

Mascara?

10:10 am

ChampFit

It's a dark glass...

10:10 am

jaxx7

LOL. Looked like it

10:10 am

car.eeyore

LOL

10:10 am

car.eeyore

From volcanoes, no?

10:11 am

jaxx7

Black

10:11 am

Erda

It's a volcanic glass

10:11 am

car.eeyore

We actually have some here.

10:11 am

bichon

ty Erda

10:11 am

car.eeyore

My son has a black obelisk made of it

10:11 am

Erda

YW bichon

10:12 am

MLFAN17

oh duhh I know that word

10:12 am

jaxx7

Often used in detective novels to describe someone's glittering eyes

10:13 am

MLFAN17

or 7 clue please?

10:14 am

car.eeyore

with all the Latin words that Enable loves, "nobis" is NOT one of them, huh.

10:14 am

Scrabbler

I am no closer to finding ob8.

10:15 am

bichon

it's a black mineral, not onyx.

10:15 am

MLFAN17

scrab look what erda said

10:15 am

Scrabbler

TY, Morewords.

10:15 am

car.eeyore

OB + most of left or right + Sir *** McClellan plays Gandalf.

10:16 am

MLFAN17

or 7 clue please?

10:16 am

Scrabbler

I don't know minerals.

10:16 am

car.eeyore

Looking....

10:17 am

Erda

McKellen

10:17 am

car.eeyore

sorry

10:17 am

MLFAN17

scrab google it you will know it when you see it

10:17 am

car.eeyore

She got it

10:17 am

Scrabbler

I found it on Morewords a few minutes ago.

10:17 am

MLFAN17

oh good:)

10:18 am

Scrabbler

Does anyone have a clue for pa8?

10:18 am

car.eeyore

or + plural of eats out

10:19 am

car.eeyore

Pa 8...heaven on earth

10:19 am

jaxx7

Thanks, car

10:19 am

car.eeyore

And with that, I must conquer this laundry.

10:19 am

car.eeyore

I bid you all a wonderful day...enjoy it...and remember to thank every veteran you see today and everyday!

10:20 am

jaxx7

Did mine yesterday. Now ironed and put away. gloats

10:20 am

Scrabbler

My laundry is in the dryer and my visiting sister is going to fetch it for me. She slept over last night. We will shop for my mother and visit her later.

10:22 am

Scrabbler

My great-nephews spent the last 2 nights here with their mom and I Miss those boys so much now. Ages 34 months and 4 months.

10:22 am

jaxx7

My great nephews and nieces are now strapping teenagers.

10:23 am

Scrabbler

It seems like my 3 nephews were just little boys having fun here, now they are 21, 25, and 27.

10:24 am

jaxx7

When the family gets together, it is hard to imagine enough time has gone by for the children to have grown so much

10:25 am

Scrabbler

It is frightening how fast the years have gone by. It has made me really examine my bucket list and life.

10:25 am

MimiCat

Hello, everyone! I got a later start having children so my grandchildren are only 3 and 2 now and I'm 64 (and officially a Beatles song).

10:25 am

Scrabbler

Now I'm 64...great song

10:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi Mimi

10:26 am

jaxx7

I lost my schoolfriend of 60 years last week to MRSA. That's when you really feel the passage of time and realise how old you are getting

10:26 am

MimiCat

Hi, Scrabbler--it has been awhile. Good to see you here.

10:26 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, how awful!

10:27 am

jaxx7

Hi, Mimi. How's things?

10:27 am

MimiCat

Jaxx, I know what you're saying. So many of my classmates from high school have recently passed. Scary and sad.

10:28 am

Scrabbler

On Saturday night we have our 30 year med school reunion. We started together in 1981 and we were just kids.

10:28 am

jaxx7

She had a perforated bowel and had an op 18 months ago. And the crafty little bug moved around her body and eventually ended up in her heart valves.

10:28 am

Scrabbler

Tragic, Jaxx.

10:28 am

rururocks

Gone off to the old football game in the sky

10:29 am

MimiCat

Hanging in there, jaxx. My legs still aren't working well and waiting to get my insurance in order so I can get to a doctor and get diagnosed. I was in the hospital a couple of months ago and everyone there thinks I may have MS. I cannot navigate stairs so I've had to stay here all this time in my apt. since I live on the second floor. Very shaky when walking as well. No fun. I just want an official diagnosis so I can take steps to manage it.

10:29 am

MimiCat

((ruru))

10:29 am

jaxx7

her husband, who is 16 years older than her, is distraught. No kids and no living family.

10:29 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, Mimi.

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ruru

10:30 am

rururocks

Why do you have to wait so long mimi?

10:30 am

jaxx7

I went for the results of my tests and the hospital has lost the results so it is repeat all the tests time.

10:32 am

jaxx7

I thought you were at that stage when I last 'spoke' to you. Clearly your health Service moves no quicker than ours

10:32 am

MimiCat

I had an appt. that I waited 2 months for that had to be canceled because they didn't accept my insurance. They accept three of the plans my company has but not my version. I went through the Obamacare process and now have to upgrade that insurance because apparently NO ONE here takes it. They originally set me up with a PCP that isn't even taking new patients and who is very far from me. So now I have an appt. with that same dr. for June 16. It's a long wait to get first appt. because so many people entered the insurance system with Obamacare that everyone is booked solid.

10:33 am

rururocks

Wow

10:34 am

rururocks

Good luck. I hope it isn't ms

10:34 am

MimiCat

Thank goodness for the internet and all my TV options or I'd be even more nuts than usual. Also, Safeway.com delivers my groceries. They bring them up the stairs and into my kitchen for $6.95 and no tipping.

10:34 am

Scrabbler

Nice

10:34 am

jaxx7

Oh dear, Mimi. I will put in a prayer with St Jude and see if he can do something about this.

10:35 am

MimiCat

Thanks, ruru. I hope it isn't that, too, but whatever it is I will simply deal with it...what other choice is there? I was thinking the other day that if it is MS that it is fatal ultimately but, hey, so is life!

10:35 am

MimiCat

Thank you, jaxx. Appreciate it.

10:35 am

rururocks

Wouldn't it be better to move to tge ground floor without stairs?

10:36 am

jaxx7

That is true, Mimi, but it can and does go into remission.

10:37 am

MimiCat

That's what people say to me but I like being upstairs because I can see the sky and beautiful sunsets so I don't feel so hemmed in. On the first floor all you can see is the apt. bldg. across from you. Also, when I live alone I feel it's safer for a woman to be upstairs...less likely to have a break-in.

10:38 am

rururocks

But no elevator right?

10:39 am

MimiCat

You know, jaxx, I'm pretty fatalistic in my thinking. I've had a lot thrown at me in my life, almost dying 3 times, but I believe when it's your turn to go, you go...period. And if it's not your turn, no way are you leaving. I think I've stayed alive because God does not want me up there criticizing the way he's running things...it's like "Leave her down there, I don't need the grief!" So I figure I'll be real freakin' old before I go because He'll leave me down here until the last possible minute!

10:40 am

jaxx7

You keep thinking hat way and find yourself a groundfloor flat.

10:40 am

MimiCat

Nope...no elevator. That would be great. I can only leave here when my son (who is 6'5" comes and takes me so he can go with me on the stairs and has the ability to catch me if need be. It's miserable to be dependent and I just ant to get this fixed!

10:41 am

MimiCat

Actually, jaxx, I'm hoping I'll be in a house come October.

10:41 am

MimiCat

Ranch style...no stairs!

10:41 am

Scrabbler

You must have great views, Mimi.

10:42 am

jaxx7

Good. I have a friend who has had MS for nearly thirty years. She is now 70 and manages quite well except on slopes where she feels unsafe.

10:43 am

MimiCat

The sunsets are beautiful here very often. The red, magenta, purple, pink sky is amazing and I enjoy it every time. Plus I have my silk palm trees on my balcony with little lights in them of different colors that automatically come on at dusk as well as colorful stars that also come on. It's magical here at night and I really enjoy it.

10:43 am

MimiCat

I have terrible vertigo, jaxx, but I think that's due to an inner ear problem so need that fixed, too. I'm also going to see if I have a deviated septum.

10:44 am

rururocks

* puts on jimmy buffet music*

10:44 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone

10:44 am

MimiCat

Going to tell the dr.'s office to allow lots of time and tell the doctor to pack a lunch because my body's a train wreck and I want it fixed!

10:44 am

welki

hi folks

10:45 am

MimiCat

Oh, no, ruru....really HATE Buffet. When my classic rock station played Margaritaville I called to complain that isn't classic rock and I had to change the channel!!!

10:45 am

MimiCat

Hi, welki! How you doin'?

10:45 am

rururocks

I have a deviant spectrum..

10:45 am

jaxx7

I am off to think, only think, mind, about tea. I have recorded the French Open and I intend to spend the evening indulging my passion for Tennis. Mimi, i will send the prayer and my thoughts are with you.

10:45 am

welki

doing well, thanks - reading back, i see you're having a heck of a time

10:45 am

jaxx7

Ru, that is appropriate

10:46 am

Scrabbler

Haha, ruru

10:46 am

jaxx7

I'm gone

10:46 am

MimiCat

Lately I'm listening to Diana Krall's new album where she does the best rendition of California Dreamin' I have ever heard. Never thought anyone could do it better than the Mamas and the Papas but she does. Also have the new Josh Groban which is amazing.

10:46 am

MimiCat

Bye, jaxx..have a great day.

10:47 am

Scrabbler

I love alternative rock. There is an alt-rock station here that I listen to almost exclusively.

10:47 am

MimiCat

Grateful for Amazon since I can't get out to stores and hate shopping anyway.

10:48 am

Scrabbler

I hate shopping too and use Amazon a lot

10:48 am

welki

i listen to almost everything (exceptions techno, heavy metal and some rap)

10:48 am

MimiCat

Scrabbler, I love listening to all the music of the 60's and 70's. Brings back a lot of memories.

10:49 am

MimiCat

I really love the new country music, too...not the whiny stuff but the poetry that's being created. When I was still singing I did a lot of Trisha Yearwood, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Martina McBride. And I think Garth Brooks is the best performer ever...in any genre!

10:51 am

MimiCat

My daughter and I trade recommendations for music and always have. She keeps me current and I have introduced her to nostalgia. When she went to community college she did her musicology course paper on The Doors! I was so proud.

10:53 am

Scrabbler

Musical preferences are interesting.

10:53 am

rururocks

Tries to imagine welki listening to rap

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha

10:54 am

welki

hang on, let me dig out that big gold chain and fasten some golf leaf to my teeth

10:54 am

welki

golf leaf? ha - gold leaf

10:54 am

MimiCat

I'm actually classically trained in voice so I like many kinds of music.

10:55 am

MimiCat

I really hate rap, too. It all sounds the same to me and most of it is just angry. That's not what I want to hear.

10:55 am

rururocks

Ha. * buys welki a Mr. T Starter set

10:55 am

MimiCat

I also adore Nina Simone and the real blues and jazz.

10:55 am

rururocks

At our age mimi it is Wrap. ...lol

10:56 am

welki

<-- would be no good at miming that crotch thing the rappers do

10:56 am

Scrabbler

At 88/82 I have had enough of this grid. I will now go shopping for my mother.

10:57 am

MimiCat

None of my kids like it either, thankfully. They have better taste and were raised with all kinds of music but not rap. Ruru, you're right...as far as I'm concerned they can make rap a wrap altogether!

10:57 am

MimiCat

Have a great day, Scrabbler.

10:57 am

rururocks

I'd be good at the crotch thing...just talking so fast isnt me

10:57 am

funhs

And I think Garth Brooks is the best performer ever...in any genre!...lol...seriously?

10:57 am

MimiCat

Yep, funs...absolutely.

10:58 am

MimiCat

Have you ever watched one of his concerts? Amazing.

10:58 am

funhs

my apology, that was out of line

10:59 am

MimiCat

Not at all. You're entitled to your opinion. If we were all alike it would be a boring world. I believe if two people are too much alike, one of them is unnecessary!

11:01 am

funhs

I was in walmart electronic department and the demo TV's were playing a Garth Brooks video. It looked like more comedy than music.

11:03 am

MimiCat

I love seeing a performer that gives everything they've got to a performance. I like most of his music, too, but I just enjoy his enthusiasm when he performs. He never disappoints. Glad he's finally back and touring with Trisha.

11:03 am

rururocks

I don't really know his music.. I like limited C & W..

11:04 am

rururocks

I lean towards the Blues, Soul, Motown sound, jazz and limited kinds of rock

11:04 am

MimiCat

I also think Martina McBride is one of the best vocalists ever...her range is incredible and she's a very strong singer. I appreciate that since I've always been a singer and hope to do it again when my body gets fixed.

11:05 am

MimiCat

Do you know Nina Simone's music, ruru?

11:05 am

rururocks

I have seen Nina Simone a few times.. she's fabulous

11:06 am

MimiCat

I also love Cleo Laine. She's totally unique. Her husband plays sax in her band. But I don't think she tours anymore since she's a bit long in the tooth now, as are we all.

11:07 am

rururocks

Saw her with Stanley Turrentine once in SF

11:07 am

rururocks

very unique voice

11:08 am

rururocks

personally I could put Aretha and Al Green on all day back it up with a little Clapton and some Jonny lang and call it a day :D

11:08 am

MimiCat

I have a couple of her albums on CD now. Amazon again...amazing. I also finally found a CD with "The Captain of Her Heart" done by the original band, Duble. LOVE that song.

11:09 am

rururocks

I do like that Garth Brooks is so supportive of the troops and charitable causes.. that speaks a lot about him

11:09 am

MimiCat

Had to pay $22 for it and mostly just like the one song but it was worth it. I can play that over and over and be totally transported to another time and place....

11:09 am

cybernan

first pa 7, please?

11:10 am

rururocks

grandfather in Italian cyber

11:10 am

cybernan

nm - found it

11:10 am

cybernan

ty ruru

11:11 am

MimiCat

And he "retired" for 18 years to raise his three daughters. He's very genuine. He and Trisha live right next door to his ex and the kids in Oklahoma. He didn't come back to music until the last one graduated high school. No one does that so I respect him for having the right priorities.

11:11 am

rururocks

meant godfather. sorry

11:11 am

MimiCat

Of course, he could afford to do it since he's a multimillionaire.

11:12 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - bye all, back at the flip

11:12 am

rururocks

bye nan

11:12 am

rururocks

*shudders at the thought of living next store to my ex*

11:12 am

bichon

another hint for the pa 7. Didn't understand

11:13 am

cybernan

just noticed --- why "nancy boy" ru?

11:13 am

rururocks

think of the godfather and end it like a frozen ice cream bichon

11:13 am

welki

hehe - i just got a friend request on facebook from my ex's wife

11:13 am

rururocks

just pulling someone's chain nan..

11:13 am

MimiCat

Me, too, ruru....shivering just thinking about it. I liked it better when he still lived in Michigan but he and his girlfriend live here now. Hate that.

11:14 am

MimiCat

Oooo nooo, welki! What will you do?

11:14 am

welki

well, i never post anything too personal there, but thinking i'll just leave it in pending status. my kids think it's pretty funny

11:15 am

MimiCat

I got a friend request from my birth mother and half-sister. Nope...they are totally toxic to me.

11:15 am

bichon

pa 7, pls

11:15 am

MimiCat

That's what I did, too, welki...just leave 'em hanging. After all, that's what she did to me my entire life!

11:16 am

rururocks

I just clued it below bichon

11:16 am

bichon

Didn't understand it ru

11:16 am

rururocks

next year is thirty years since I spoke to my mom

11:17 am

zoozzoom

PA + consonant + three letter mans name + vowel

11:17 am

rururocks

try this bichon... pa + most of unmanned airplanes in Afghanistan + vowel

11:17 am

BzznBea

pa7 - lily PA* + maca**** and cheese

11:17 am

rururocks

*jumps away from clue fest*

11:17 am

MollyL

Someone opened the clue chute

11:18 am

rururocks

lol

11:18 am

MimiCat

That's very sad, ruru. My birth mother did not raise me. She left when I was 5 and I didn't see her again until I was 22. My paternal grandmother and her husband raised me. I was lucky. They were fabulous parents and totally made me feel like princess of the world. The five kidis my mother did raise didn't turn out very well.

11:18 am

bichon

ty ru and Be and zooz. Now I have the word

11:18 am

welki

i wonder if she accidentally pressed 'send friend request' and is feeling as awkward as i am

11:18 am

MimiCat

Hi, there, Molly! And, sorry, bichon and Bea..hello!

11:18 am

MollyL

I'm still waiting for MLF to ask for the pa8
: D

11:18 am

MimiCat

And zooz!!!!

11:18 am

MollyL

Hi Mimi

11:19 am

zoozzoom

Hello, ((Mimi))

11:19 am

rururocks

it's not sad for me mimi.. she's beyond toxic

11:19 am

MimiCat

Gotta get the work done I've been putting off since Friday since it's due first thing in the morning. Happy Memorial Day, everyone....take some time to do the nostalgia thing today. Hugs all around.

11:20 am

rururocks

you take care of yourself at the doctor's office mimi. I hope it all works out.

11:20 am

MimiCat

Good for you, ruru. We have an absolute right to eliminate anyone from our lives who only detracts from our sense of peace and well-being.

11:20 am

rururocks

good morning mr. Zoo

11:21 am

rururocks

she's ruined my brother's life.. but not mine

11:21 am

MimiCat

Thanks, ruru. One way or another I'll just deal with it and do whatever must be done to get it fixed. I have lots to do still in this life!!!

11:21 am

rururocks

that's the right attitude.. keep that going

11:22 am

MimiCat

Gotta finish that book I'm writing and still want to get on stage again and sing!

11:22 am

bichon

in 7, pls

11:23 am

MimiCat

One of the few (very few) good things about getting older is that I have a history of getting through very difficult things so I know I can depend on myself to continue doing that.

11:23 am

MollyL

If you are way too serious, you are way too in7

11:23 am

rururocks

severe.. sharp.. in 7

11:23 am

bichon

ty ru

11:23 am

rururocks

that's very, very true mimi..

11:23 am

rururocks

I completely agree with that. I am wiser too

11:24 am

MollyL

You have a good attitude Mimi. That will get you through most things.

11:24 am

rururocks

I'm also a wise-guy.. but...

11:24 am

MimiCat

I like to think I have a good blend of wisdom and whimsy. You do also, ruru. Love your sense of humor.

11:24 am

MollyL

No worries. Everyone loves â™¥ you, sir.

11:24 am

rururocks

*looks for his magnesium supplements*

11:26 am

rururocks

sir... makes me sound older than I am :D

11:27 am

MollyL

Yes, but to the elders it is a term of respect.
*Bows*

11:27 am

MimiCat

Haha...I do take magnesium!! And CoQ10. Everyone should take CoQ10. Improved my energy level after only taking it for a week. My cardiologist says to keep taking it as it's good for the heart. And all organs in the body need it and, of course, we stop making it in sufficient quantity as we age...like many other things. Nature says "OK, you've reproduced and now that you're getting old, you can just die already!" But I adamantly disagree and refuse to give in to that thinking!

11:28 am

MollyL

Mimi, COQ10 is very expensive. At least where I live.

11:28 am

MimiCat

I hate when someone calls me ma'am. I know it's respectful but does make me feel old.

11:29 am

rururocks

I couldn't believe how old I looked in my passport photo

11:29 am

rururocks

it was kind of shocking

11:30 am

MollyL

See...it's good to be camera shy.

11:30 am

rururocks

good thing I don't live with Kris Kardashian

11:30 am

MimiCat

I once was talking to a former boss and my daughter was there as I complained about the heat. My boss said "Well, the heat doesn't bother me." To which I replied "Well, you are not a middle-aged hot-flashing woman." My daugher said "Middle-aged...you planning to be 112?" She thought she had me on that one but I then said "Yes, just for that remark I DO plan to be 112 and I hope I live long enough to become a burden to you." They will never top Mom!

11:30 am

rururocks

LOLOLOL Molly.. my thoughts exactly

11:31 am

rururocks

that's cute mimi

11:32 am

MimiCat

Smart aleck kids...just don't know where they get that.......!

11:32 am

Matches

clue for sp 7/32 have one but can't find the other

11:32 am

rururocks

ha

11:32 am

rururocks

change a vowel at the end

11:32 am

MimiCat

My oldest son once said "Don't worry about getting Alzheimer's, Mom...we won't be able to tell the difference." I told him to get a ladder so I could smack him.

11:32 am

MollyL

On sp7 has two different vowels at the end, the other has two of the same vowels at the end

11:33 am

rururocks

I hate being forgetful.. it's really a drag

11:33 am

Matches

ty rurrocks. Strange word

11:33 am

MimiCat

I think I do, too, ruru...but I forget.

11:34 am

rururocks

lol

11:34 am

rururocks

I'm going to just let Molly clue from here on out

11:34 am

MimiCat

OK, Molls...really going this time...honest....bye all and more hugs.

11:35 am

rururocks

*starts taking bets on Mimi*

11:35 am

MimiCat

Put me down for $10, ruru...

11:38 am

MimiCat

**poink** for real!

11:41 am

MollyL

I'll see your 10 and raise you 10

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

*peeks in*

11:54 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos. Stand back. I'm having a major hot flash. I may have to go into the laundry room and lay down on the cold concrete.

11:55 am

rururocks

*pours judi a cold beverage*

11:56 am

72 Temple Owl

lots of us have been here many years. about time to offer cool towels instead of hot ones!

11:56 am

MollyL

Oh wow. Tough way to cool off. *Sends the iceman to Chez Judi*

11:56 am

Judi

Thanks. I need it!

11:58 am

rururocks

*turns fans on in the chat*

12:02 pm

rururocks

zooz still here?

12:05 pm

zoozzoom

In & out, Ru.

12:06 pm

rururocks

do you still do suduko or whatever it is called

12:07 pm

zoozzoom

Not done it for a while.Been a bit too busy to do it.

12:08 pm

rururocks

oh.. well.. if you see Hurshy there tell her the coast is clear here in Babble now..

12:08 pm

zoozzoom

Ah yes I understand. If I see her there I will do :-)

12:11 pm

MollyL

It would be nice to see Hurshy back.

12:13 pm

Judi

I miss Hurshy's insightful contributions to chat.

12:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

have the offenders been banned?

12:16 pm

zoozzoom

Not sure what has happened to the one I know about..but he seems to have stopped playing babble.

12:16 pm

rururocks

I think the offender is no longer with us

12:17 pm

rururocks

he has either passed on.. or heavily sedated

12:18 pm

Judi

Elephant tranquilizer. Always best in a stalker situation. Hope Dr. God had a hand in it.

12:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

How is the world could you know that? and those smitten can always reappear in another form.

12:21 pm

MollyL

The situation should have been addressed when it happened. No one should get to stay here when they have posted scary, "I saw a picture of you in a bathing suit" comments here. No one.

12:21 pm

rururocks

because he'd never miss a game TO.. and he's not played since March 3rd. (thankfully)

12:22 pm

Judi

Ruru - stalker of stalkers.

12:22 pm

rururocks

OHH...LOL

12:22 pm

rururocks

Ruru- NAPA PI

12:23 pm

MollyL

*Cues up Magnum music*

12:23 pm

rururocks

well I don't search asylum candidates on Facebook though Judi

12:24 pm

Judi

I think he looks quite swashbuckly in his pith helmet.

12:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

agrees, no one should suffer ANY harassment on a site for which they have paid to belong.

12:24 pm

MollyL

Good thing, sir. There are plenty there. With fake names and fake profiles.

12:24 pm

rururocks

thanks judi.. I'm feeling Pithy today anyway :D

12:25 pm

Judi

Better to be pithy than pithed off.

12:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

there's that: people PAY to have a profile. In that, i think it makes it different than stumbling into some random chat room.

12:27 pm

rururocks

some people pay for multiple profiles TO.. put that in your pipe and smoke it

12:27 pm

MollyL

The person in question was sent pictures from Facebook that were posted as private. Which gives you a good idea of how "private" Facebook is.

12:29 pm

MollyL

And how trustworthy Babble "friends" on Facebook are.

12:30 pm

rururocks

the whole facebook thing creeps me out.. just too much attention and intrusion into someone's life

12:30 pm

rururocks

not for me at any rate

12:30 pm

rururocks

but a lot of people say it's great to have.. and use it appropriately I guess

12:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do not understand put that in your pipe and smoke it. why the hostility?

12:31 pm

rururocks

not hostile...just a saying

12:31 pm

rururocks

just means to think about it

12:31 pm

Judi

I have a very limited friend list on Facebook. I like it but, I'm not that into it. Nice to have to keep up with far flung family members and HS classmates. But, beyond that, there's not much use for it.

12:33 pm

rururocks

that's what my brother says.. but he spends hours on facebook.. daily. Who has that kind of time.. I'm really not interested in what my high school friends are eating on vacation usually :D

12:33 pm

MollyL

People often defend Facebook by saying they are back in touch with High School classmates. I have yet to understand that. If you haven't been in touch with someone for ten years or more, why find that fun? Maybe it's just me.

12:34 pm

Judi

I have to agree. One of my friends posted a 10 minute video of him riding his motorcycle. Camera facing at him. Talk. About. Boring.

12:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

i left the babble group a long time ago. sadly, would like to keep up with some people but they associate with some i do not trust, so have unfriended them. i think less is more when it comes to fb

12:34 pm

rururocks

good thinking TO..

12:35 pm

MollyL

Less is more is a good way to approach it TO. Anyone you "friend" that has a "friend" you don't trust can cause problems.

12:35 pm

rururocks

most of the Facebook stuff I've seen is fairly self-centered

12:35 pm

Judi

Absence makes the heart grow fonder? I had a blast at my 30th HS reunion. Part of the fun was getting re-acquainted on Facebook prior to the reunion. (Good to see what people looked like so you would recognize them in person).

12:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have explained this to them gently. at least i aimed for gentility.

12:36 pm

rururocks

I won't go to a high school reunion.. I hated my high school..

12:37 pm

Judi

FB can be creepy. I have received friend requests from total strangers and some of my brother's old girlfriends. All get the "not now" reply.

12:37 pm

rururocks

sounds like my first girlfriend judi :D

12:38 pm

MollyL

Gently was the best you could do, TO. Sadly, most people think that everyone who posts here can be "trusted". Not the case, as the Nancy Boy debacle proved.

12:38 pm

rururocks

at least the "not now" part

12:38 pm

Judi

Obviously, my brother does not do Facebook. And I certainly am not going to be the portal for that nonsense.

12:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

that IS good thinking, Judi. just met someone from my Annapolis days at the rams head and we were both glad to have FB photos to recognize each other.

12:39 pm

Judi

lol. TO. How well I know. It's amazing how much some people can change in 30 years. Equally alarming are those who seem to have not changed at all. Aliens? Immortals? Whatever that kool aid is, I want some.

12:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL my SIL JUST sent me a friend request when I emailed her a story that Jacs wrote because we were not FB conncected! I actually try to keep my family out of it, at least the kids, but they have no such compunctions!

12:40 pm

sammysmom

neverf did ujnder

12:41 pm

rururocks

Sammy is dutch?

12:41 pm

MollyL

Ru, you and I must be the only ones not interested in connecting with people we knew 30 years ago.
: D

12:41 pm

sammysmom

i never did understand the nancy boy thing... what did he do??

12:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

COK?

12:41 pm

MollyL

He wasn't a real person, SMom. Just someone faking an identity here.

12:42 pm

rururocks

what does cok stand for?

12:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

cat on keyboard. but more likely misaligned fingers.

12:42 pm

MollyL

And he wasn't/isn't the only one doing that.

12:42 pm

Judi

Wow. First time I heard that about Nancy Boy. That was one elaborate fake identity.

12:42 pm

rururocks

oh

12:43 pm

rururocks

never get those abbreviations.. thanks

12:43 pm

MollyL

Yes Judi, right down to the fake death.

12:43 pm

sammysmom

i cannot imagine the reasoning behind that...... sounds like a waste of time and energy. do you know who was doing it?

12:43 pm

sammysmom

or why?

12:43 pm

rururocks

*looks at Cave Judi lives in*

12:43 pm

Judi

Just me and the bats. Don't get out much.

12:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do enjoy many articles posted by friends though and the radio station want all of us to connect with their private volunteer group via FB

12:44 pm

rururocks

Guano know better judi

12:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

I made it up. lots of COK in babble.

12:45 pm

Judi

*snort*

12:45 pm

rururocks

:D

12:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

at least he did not say under a rock, juds.

12:46 pm

rururocks

I was careful about that... I like judi

12:46 pm

Judi

I only winter under the rock.

12:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

:)

12:46 pm

MollyL

Like I said SMom, more than a few fake posters here. There was speculation about who was doing it, but hard to tell.

12:47 pm

Judi

Every so often, I venture into oblivion.

12:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to make another stab at the outdoors. felt very good to be out but i am very shaky still.

12:47 pm

rururocks

when someone said Judi was stoned.. I wasn't sure what they meant

12:47 pm

rururocks

shaky from what?

12:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

three days of fever at or near 103. fever broke but need a bit of rest today.

12:49 pm

rururocks

ugh.. sorry To

12:49 pm

Judi

Yikes. That's a high fever. Fluids and rest. Go slow.

12:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

TY. my poor flowers are waiting to be planted and i cannot set them because a heat wave is due. Plues lost out on getting more.

12:50 pm

Judi

My grandmother had a high fever once. She was hallucinating - seeing crossword puzzles and scrabble boards, trying to figure out what the words were.

12:51 pm

rururocks

was she babbling in her sleep judi? :D

12:52 pm

MollyL

You can plant flowers in the heat. Just give them a lot of water.

12:52 pm

Judi

While she was awake, actually. Amusing because she was a big fan of both activities. Tried to explain to her at the time that there was no crossword puzzle on the ceiling. She just got frustrated.

12:53 pm

Judi

TO is probably not the first person here to have a dream about Babble - fevered or otherwise.

12:54 pm

Uneaixoise

when my brother was little and had a high fever with an ear infection, he hallucinated that his plastic "Army men" toys were attacking him. . . . poor guy!

12:55 pm

MollyL

OH damn Une, he missed out on being the creator of Toy Story.

12:55 pm

Uneaixoise

on the other hand, when I hallucinated with a high fever, I saw Cinderella's beautiful coach right next to my bed! LOL

12:55 pm

Uneaixoise

molly LOL

12:55 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

12:55 pm

Uneaixoise

hey jes :-)

12:56 pm

Judi

Freaky! Have never had hallucinations. Note to self: get high fever or smoke more wacky weed.

12:56 pm

Uneaixoise

haven't had fever like that since I was a little kid

12:56 pm

Judi

Have bonked with 35 words left. Off to do some chores. See you crazy kids tomorrow! *Poof*

12:57 pm

Uneaixoise

later, judi!

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

yikkes. i have never dreamed about babble. but must get some air, happy babbling to all

12:57 pm

jesdraggon

Had hallucinations while having a heat stroke. That was... weird.

12:57 pm

MollyL

Poor Judi. She is not old enough. Those of us who are had high fevers before antibiotics were handed out like Sweet Tarts.

12:57 pm

jesdraggon

bye, judi

12:57 pm

Uneaixoise

true, molly LOL

12:58 pm

Uneaixoise

and they were afraid to give me penicillin at first, 'cause my mom was so allergic to it -- made her break out in hives all over her body :-(

12:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

this is a nasty virus going around bronchitis.I hope you stay far away from it!

12:58 pm

rururocks

*puts windex on Une's glass slippers*

12:59 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOL!

12:59 pm

rururocks

*polishes* there you go Une!!!

12:59 pm

Uneaixoise

ru, a guy I once worked with made me a pair of ruby slippers (not glass LOL) for my birthday -- covered a pair of shoes with red sequins!

1:00 pm

Uneaixoise

soooo cool! :-)

1:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is so YOU, une!

1:00 pm

rururocks

awww... you and the munchkins une

1:00 pm

rururocks

unedorothyaixoise

1:00 pm

Uneaixoise

have always love Wizard of Oz :-)

1:01 pm

rururocks

it's a classic

1:01 pm

Uneaixoise

had long "dorothy" braids most of my childhood :-)

1:01 pm

rururocks

oh.. (I knew that)

1:01 pm

Uneaixoise

hee hee

1:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay, must go eat something. everything taste awful except for peanut butter and strawberry preserves. a bit tired of that.

1:02 pm

Uneaixoise

bon appetit, TO

1:02 pm

rururocks

feel better TO

1:02 pm

jesdraggon

bye, TO

1:03 pm

Uneaixoise

had the Wizard of Oz songs on the old-timey yellow 45's :)

1:03 pm

rururocks

*bets une's walkway to the house is yellow brick*

1:03 pm

Uneaixoise

brick but not yellow LOL

1:05 pm

MollyL

Oh my, I think that guy had the hots for our Une, to go to that much trouble.

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

actually, we didn't even like each other very much -- weird . . . .

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

but i kept those shoes for a looong time -- till the "rubies" started falling off LOL

1:06 pm

MollyL

Do you still have the shoes?

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

no longer

1:06 pm

MollyL

Oh, already answered. Sad.

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

oh well :-)

1:08 pm

Uneaixoise

was working for a United Methodist agency at the time --- he and I were at TOTAL opposite ends of the spectrum

1:08 pm

Uneaixoise

he considered moi to be totally radical leftwing sinner LOL

1:10 pm

rururocks

you and that Dugger kid :D

1:10 pm

MollyL

*Thinks the guy is still hoping to find Une on Facebook*

1:10 pm

Uneaixoise

oh jeez

1:10 pm

rururocks

you can still buy the ruby shoes on line une.. we could take up a fund here at babble :D

1:11 pm

MollyL

Oh wait, funds on Babble don't quite work, do they?

1:11 pm

rururocks

maybe for shoes.. it would :D

1:11 pm

rururocks

one small step for une.. one small step for mankind

1:11 pm

Uneaixoise

the oddest recent Facebook connection: my ex's brother in Sydney friended me and he's been posting lots of old pics -- the ones of his father and grandfather are actually really terrific

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

ru *groan*

1:12 pm

rururocks

you have an ex too?

1:13 pm

rururocks

gosh.. does anyone remained married around this place? :D

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

his father was in charge of a miliitary occupying unit in Tunisia in the 1950s -- which horrified my daughter! LOL

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

my ex is the Aixois :-)

1:13 pm

rururocks

oh.. I get it

1:14 pm

MollyL

Of course they do, Ru. Haven't you read about all the "beloveds"?

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

met him when i was a student in Aix-en-Provence

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

he and his second family live here in Nashville

1:14 pm

rururocks

are you friends?

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

after a gazillion years, we're now very friendly :-)

1:15 pm

rururocks

oh.. he better treat you right... being a saint and all that

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

he has a hairstyling salon here -- very posh - called (wait for it) Le Salon

1:15 pm

rururocks

OH.. how creative

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

hee hee!

1:16 pm

rururocks

I wonder if he had to do a naming contest for the business

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

when his brother first moved to Atlanta around 1970 he had a salon he called . . . "Hair and Now" bwaaahaaaa!

1:17 pm

rururocks

... well that one is a cut above

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

1:18 pm

rururocks

<---delaying cleaning house

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

< <<<<< delaying taking pups out to pee in the rain :-)

1:20 pm

Uneaixoise

soooo thrilled with the rain! we had half an inch in 4 weeks, with high temps and wind -- of course, i shouldn't complain -- i know what you're dealing with out west

1:21 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, heading out with the furkids -- later, ru! :-)

1:22 pm

jesdraggon

bye, une

1:22 pm

rururocks

bye une... I better get to work on the house.. lots to do

1:22 pm

jesdraggon

bye, ru

2:06 pm

bichon

le 7, pls

2:07 pm

MollyL

Female gay person

2:08 pm

bichon

ty Molly

2:09 pm

MollyL

Babble grids can be ironic. Funny that le7 is in the same grid with pe5.

2:16 pm

bichon

I don't have the pe 5

2:17 pm

MollyL

Male sex organ

2:22 pm

bichon

Yes, that is amusing

2:53 pm

rururocks

I think it is there to poke fun.. :D

2:54 pm

hego

hahahaha

2:54 pm

rururocks

<---hits hego's funny bone

2:55 pm

hego

yup!

2:56 pm

rururocks

I would think the Le 7 would give the pe 5 a stiff reception .. so to speak

2:57 pm

hego

I thought the opposite.

2:57 pm

hego

a limp reception?

2:58 pm

rururocks

maybe serene.. and flaccid.. er I mean placid

2:58 pm

hego

groooan

3:03 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for one of the sp7's ?

3:03 pm

hego

still looking Annie

3:03 pm

Anniebrook

appreciate it, hego

3:06 pm

rururocks

love is a Sp... + eastern European country ending Slove..

3:07 pm

hego

Got it, couldn't clue it.

3:07 pm

hego

The second appears to be Latin plural of the first.

3:07 pm

Anniebrook

thank you!

3:08 pm

hego

ends in a dble vowel.

3:08 pm

Anniebrook

thanks hego

3:08 pm

hego

yw

3:09 pm

Anniebrook

I never would have seen that one, hego

3:09 pm

hego

crazy

3:14 pm

Anniebrook

done. going to watch the Yankee game.

3:16 pm

hego

Have fun!

3:52 pm

harpjane

found a simian and a bird so far. 155 to go

3:56 pm

MollyL

Well thank God there are animals in the grid.
Hallelujah.

4:01 pm

harpjane

of course there's a goose also, and a rock.

4:03 pm

MollyL

And a back muscle and a castrated man!!!

4:05 pm

harpjane

soprano?

4:12 pm

rururocks

*winces*

4:13 pm

rururocks

there are dams in the grid too harp

4:13 pm

rururocks

or at least dykes :D

4:13 pm

MollyL

*Looks up bestiality in the dictionary*

4:16 pm

rururocks

*is slightly worried about Molly*

4:16 pm

Babs1

Send prayers to Central Texas and Oklahoma for weather to calm...so much rain, flooding, tornadoes all around...

4:17 pm

MollyL

Sorry, all the animal talk.

4:17 pm

rururocks

tornados are scary

4:17 pm

rururocks

sorry babs.. are you in the path of the alley?

5:01 pm

ch1212

clue for pl7? Does it extend from the one before?

5:03 pm

welki

no, ch - it's the remainder of the word you'd use if you ran out of bowls of chips and dip and went into the kitchen to repl7 them

5:04 pm

welki

(if you're still here)

5:05 pm

ch1212

oh, of course it is! THANK YOU SO MUCH welki! And on that happy note, my frustration with this grid is ended. :) Tooleloo all!

5:07 pm

stidgmere

ty ch for the pl clue. Didn't know I needed that word.

5:08 pm

ch1212

{{ quick hug to stidgmere, waves to rest, and disappears }} :)

5:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

5:14 pm

stidgmere

Hi To. Grey day here in the great Northwest. Very quiet but got my usual chores accomplished.

5:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, gmere. lovely warm and sunny, now quickly cooling.

5:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

VERY dry. need rain badly. pollen count off the charts.

5:23 pm

stidgmere

We are outsie with out rain coats today. Saturday we went to Seattle and it was sprinklish. There is a year Folk Life Festival at the 1960s World's Fair site that has music venues, foods, and the usual craft vendors. Beautiful costumes and nice crowd of folks.

5:28 pm

Soodle

Wow, so what they say about Seattle is true, then, Stid? And Hi folks. :)

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

firefox is strange today.

5:29 pm

stidgmere

I'm not sure what all they say about Seattle. There are certain places, people, and times that are wonderful. Also some parts not for old folks like me.

5:30 pm

MollyL

How is your Dad, Soodle?

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

that it is often overcast and damp.

5:30 pm

stidgmere

Oh, yes, of course overcaset and damp--how else would it be green?

5:31 pm

jesdraggon

Afternoon

5:32 pm

stidgmere

Hi jes.

5:34 pm

jesdraggon

how goes?

5:34 pm

Soodle

Molly - he has developed an infection, which was what we were hoping to avoid. He is being treated with scattergun antibiotics .... It's a wait n see game now. Thanks for asking. :-)

5:34 pm

stidgmere

Nothing spectacular but life is good and we enjoy encouraging folks around us.

5:35 pm

Soodle

Stid - a friend of mine moved to Seattle & reported that it rained there more than it does here at home. Wow!

5:42 pm

MollyL

Prayers out for your Dad, Soodle.

5:44 pm

stidgmere

We found Ireland beautifully green and while it did not rain the two weeks we were there, we knew the secret of the verdant hills.

5:45 pm

rururocks

that's not Ireland's greatest secret stidgmere

5:47 pm

stidgmere

Well, thanks to you, ruru, we are about to hear Ireland's greatest secret. Probably has to do with the angel mist.

5:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh good lord, did you see how bad the weather is is in texas?

5:47 pm

rururocks

Ireland's greatest secret is the town with the moaning bedroom in the township of Trim

5:48 pm

stidgmere

I haven't looked recently TO.

5:48 pm

rururocks

Babs was just saying TO.. sounds pretty bad

5:48 pm

stidgmere

ty ruru.

5:49 pm

MollyL

That's no secret. It's all over Facebook and You Tube.

5:49 pm

rururocks

LOL

5:50 pm

rururocks

Soodle is from Trim isn't she? She should chime in...

5:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

i would be terrified to live in that part of the country. lots of things to see but a tornado is not one of them.

5:51 pm

MollyL

*Cues up Stevie Ray Vaughan...It's Floodin' Down In Texas...

5:51 pm

rururocks

must be Mohammed's way of getting back at the Bush Family

5:53 pm

MollyL

Yes, because everything bad in the world is Bush's fault.
: P

5:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm

5:54 pm

rururocks

I'll still take a president that can walk out a door at a press conference :D

5:55 pm

MollyL

You can have him. 605 days!!!!

5:55 pm

rururocks

lol.. (guesses Molly hasn't signed up for Obamacare)

5:56 pm

MollyL

Everyone I know who has feels ripped off.

5:57 pm

rururocks

tell them to try Blue Shield.. it's a bigger rip-off

5:57 pm

MollyL

Insurance of any kind is a rip off. All it does is make the insurance companies rich.

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

really. who IS happy with insurance? except perhaps some municipal employees and teachers.

5:59 pm

MollyL

Exactly TO, and anyone who gets it 100% paid for by their employer.

5:59 pm

rururocks

mine is ridiculously expensive..being here in California and .. it never pays for anything

6:00 pm

jesdraggon

I usually try to stay out of political discussions, but ... insurance is why my folks aren't bankrupt after mom ended up in hospital and damn near died a year and a half ago.

6:00 pm

tabbycat

I don't know of any employer that pays 100% of the employees' insurance

6:00 pm

jesdraggon

so there's that.

6:00 pm

jesdraggon

not saying it's perfect, but it's not an all-consuming evil, either.

6:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. i think some people have unrealistic expectations.

6:01 pm

MollyL

High level CEO types and Federal employees get it all paid for.

6:01 pm

tabbycat

I agree with you jes.

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

here we go. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DO NOT 'GET IT ALL PAID FOR''

6:02 pm

rururocks

then why then when I call Blue Shield the phone is always answered by Darth ?

6:02 pm

MollyL

High level Federal employees.

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

UNLESS ONE REFERS TO THOSE WE SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE, THEY DO NOT COUNT.

6:03 pm

tabbycat

Federal employees I know have to pay premiums. Most employers cover 2/3 to 3/4 of the premium costs and employees pay the rest

6:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i know someone who worked at state with hilary. as a political appointee, she had to pay her own.

6:08 pm

jesdraggon

halfway

6:08 pm

rururocks

*marks jes' progress*

6:12 pm

jesdraggon

*feels validated by ruru's notice*

6:13 pm

Soodle

my timing is atrocious! I went off for a bath & missed all the craic!

6:14 pm

jesdraggon

craic?

6:15 pm

Soodle

Fun, jes!

6:15 pm

jesdraggon

ok :)

6:15 pm

Habes

Federal Employees pay a large portion of their own health care insurance. I can attest to that. My hubby is a retired Fed. Our premium is over $400 per month, plus Medicare A and B.

6:18 pm

Soodle

i've just finished watching House of Cards. How accurate is the portrayal of White House wheeling & dealing, do you guys think?

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is actually low cost for what is received, habes. again, i think expectations about universal coverage were unrealistic.

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

beats me, soodle. i certainly hope its not like "veep":D

6:19 pm

Dorens

Remember House of Cards was based on a BBC show originally.....

6:19 pm

Dorens

and hello

6:19 pm

jesdraggon

have never seen it, soodle, so couldn't begin to say, other than I generally distrust what happens in tv shows

6:20 pm

Soodle

I'm far from an expert on US politics, but I kept seeing shades of the Clintons in the series.

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

to put a final word on it, a large portion of the premium is paid for them though. benefits make up for lack of pay comparability.

6:21 pm

Soodle

Nah, Jes!!!! Surely what happens in The Simpsons is real? Lol

6:22 pm

jesdraggon

oh, absolutely. Simpsons is very true to life. I meant shows like CSI and well, any medical drama ever.

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D and so not to be misunderstood, just wanted to clear up the misconception. a lot of folks have it. a stockbroker once said that to someone at a happy hour i attended and the fight almost got physical.

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

so not directed at any one person, just the often held misconception.

6:33 pm

Soodle

I suffer from psoriasis & belong to a number of psoriasis (flakers) groups. I read a lot of posts from US sufferers that complain that their insurance won't cover their expensive psoriasis treatment. I find that hard to comprehend. Are there varying degrees of insurance?

6:35 pm

jesdraggon

There are, Soodle. There are a variety of private/for-profit companies that provide insurance, as well as state and federal programs, and what's offered often varies by state as well (though the federal program is trying to smooth that out).

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh yes. the premiums are commensurate with the level of coverage, as well as the number of insured.

6:35 pm

jesdraggon

It is rather more chaotic than the programs in many other countries.

6:36 pm

Soodle

Right! Here, you

6:36 pm

Soodle

Right! Here, you

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

one way the feds have an advantage is that they do not get screeened for preexisting conditions when enrolled. my mom had diabetes and her premium was sky high, but i think the new obamacare levels that out. i may be mistaken, cannot cite anything.

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

the only program that is like universal coverage would be medicare, would you say, jes?

6:39 pm

Soodle

Sorry. If you pay basic health insurance, you will get the treatment yoy require. If you pay extra, you get grapes while you are being treated. If you pay top dollar, you get somebody to peel those grapes. But you basically get the same medical care, no matter what.

6:39 pm

jesdraggon

possibly? I don't know enough about it - I think even that varies by area in what doctors bill t it.

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

to make it worse, soodle, medicare i s what we pay taes for and use when age 65. but not all doctors accept what it pays that limits which doctors and providers retired folks can use if they cannot pay anything out of pocket.

6:46 pm

Soodle

My Dad (87) fell and broke his hip last week. He has paid for the top level medical insurance all his working life. He waited on a trolley/gurney in the ER for 11 hours before a doctor saw him. Security guys, wearing stab vests, were patrolling the ER. It was unreal

6:47 pm

jaxx7

I think medical services the world over are falling apart.

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

and hope he does well. that is just frightening.

6:50 pm

Soodle

hi Jaxx - what I witnessed at Beaumont Hospital inDublin last Thursday was utter chaos . Dad waited 11 hours to have a bed assigned to him.

6:52 pm

jaxx7

I bet the folk at the top are earning huge salaries, It is totally wrong that an elderly, frightened, and hurt man should be kept waiting that long. have you thought about complaining or contacting the papers?

6:55 pm

Soodle

jaxx I've been hearing similar stories on radio shows & in the press. It's only when it's your loved one that you actually take note,

6:57 pm

jaxx7

Start a petition, soodle. All these folk need someone to speak up.

6:59 pm

Soodle

I have a lot of complaining to do. He fell from his wheelchair last Tuesday evening. At my bro's insistence, a doc was called on Wednesday. Doc declared no bones broken. I was concerned & went to see him Thursday . Icould see he was in agony & demandec

6:59 pm

MollyL

Just for the record, I did not say "federal employees". I said "high level federal employees".

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

duly noted. :)

7:00 pm

jaxx7

How about your MEP? I have found ours the only good thing in the EU.

7:01 pm

Soodle

Demanded am ambulance be called. The nursing home staff were reluctant to do so, till I raised my voice and demanded one. I'm very unhappy with the lack of concern shown by the nursing home

7:02 pm

MollyL

Soodle, the elders I feel the worst for are the ones with no one to advocate for them. I'm glad your Dad has you.

7:03 pm

jaxx7

I have been there with my late mother. True vocation has left stage left

7:07 pm

Soodle

Agreed, Molly, but I can't be there 24/7. Today, he was very thirsty. I had brought a sippy cup for him, which he could use with my help. But the nurses are far too busy to sit with him for 20-25 mins to make sure he getting hydration.

7:09 pm

jaxx7

My brain has turned to mush. I must away to my bed. I am so sorry about your dad, soodle. The older we get the less we matter, I'm afraid. We are just an inconvenience and an expensive one at that. I am not yet 70 but I do feel invisible at times. Keep on shouting, my friend, and someone will listen

7:10 pm

jesdraggon

sleep well, jaxx

7:41 pm

stidmama

hey all, just stopping by before logging off the computer for the evening...

7:42 pm

penquis

hi....not sure if anyone else is here...

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

hugs to stidmama!!!! you are closing in on the end!! well done

7:43 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

Hi penquis and dan and all others here as well. Just arrived myself

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello! i almost forgot to finish tonight!

7:46 pm

stidmama

((((BUGS HUGS)))) hello dan and penquis and TO!!!!!!

7:47 pm

stidmama

I have three more calendar weeks. 13.5 school days. Haven't calculated hours yet... LOL AND I get to do it again next year!!! SO EXCITED to get a "do over"

7:47 pm

stidmama

AND the garden is starting to really take shape, and I don't feel quite so lost... so when are you coming down Bugs? No summer school as far as I know so I don't have to hold any time "open" until August!

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow!

7:48 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid, and bug, and dan :)

7:49 pm

stidmama

AND I no longer have a snake... nagging about feeding the critter caused a decision to be made on re-homing! :-D

7:50 pm

jesdraggon

hopefully to someone who'll care for her more reliably!

7:50 pm

Bugsaw

you had a house snake stid? I am glad I didn't hear about that one. I just like garden snakes that eat bugs and hide.

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i absolutely cannot see any more words here. not any. nope. not a one.

7:52 pm

stidmama

Well, they were willing to drive to our town from Seattle, so they weren't just being impulsive!

7:52 pm

Bugsaw

I have signed up to help with a very powerful art exhibit that is coming here from July 26 - August 19th. It is honour and bring awareness to the huge numbers of missing and murdered native women'; those I feel are the most marginalized in our society.

7:52 pm

stidmama

I am only down to 59 TO, listless of course, but not seeing much either.

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just found one yippee

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

and despite seeing the stats, not one eight.

7:54 pm

stidmama

go TO go!

7:54 pm

dan2bit

TO you can see pa8 by the dashboard light :-)

7:54 pm

jesdraggon

i blame the grid. i'm stalled out at 69

7:54 pm

Bugsaw

It is walled Walking With Our Sisters and it has a Facebook page if you want more info. I would like to come down in between the end of school on June 25 and the start date in July. What do you think? Please email me with a good time to come for a day or two. It has been too long since we sat together stid.

7:54 pm

stidmama

What a great thing to be working on, Bugs.

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahaha ty dan

7:55 pm

stidmama

I will do that, Bugs -- will talk with Mother and Tom and figure it out.

7:55 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, dan :)

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

a 2-fer

7:55 pm

dan2bit

also ob8 volcanic glass

7:55 pm

stidmama

thanks for the glass

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

OR the color of a reptiles eyes. like snakes.

7:56 pm

jesdraggon

thanks again, dan

7:56 pm

stidmama

and the PA 8 also!

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow! just found a pa6! on a roll!

7:58 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo TO!

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i may need the clues. 45 to go.

7:59 pm

Bugsaw

I am no use to you all. I have 85 keft

8:00 pm

stidmama

down to 56, but my time is up for now. Back in a couple of weeks... for a summer vacation! :-)

8:00 pm

dan2bit

enjoy stid!

8:01 pm

stidmama

(((hugs for all))) and

******choclits!!!!******

*poof*

8:01 pm

Bugsaw

love to you all too stid

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

there she goes....

8:01 pm

Bugsaw

How is your not-so-wee-girl-anymore now Dan. She is so beautiful

8:02 pm

dan2bit

thanks Bugs! I am rather smitten myself. She is well, just turned 5. Kindergarten in the Fall

8:03 pm

Bugsaw

OMG. I remember when you could hardly wait for her arrival! I hope she is teaching you lots

8:04 pm

jesdraggon

bye, stid

8:04 pm

dan2bit

she is! patience, humility, curiosity, forgiveness :-)

8:05 pm

Bugsaw

you are the best parents for her is you can model those qualities for her. Blessings to you all.

8:06 pm

dan2bit

thanks bugs! she is a true joy

8:06 pm

dan2bit

I have 6 left, all 7's

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am embarrassed at all of the easy ones i have missed.

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have broken a large piece off the case of my laptop and i have n idea where it might be!!! hard to lose two inches of plastic. just noticed it.

8:10 pm

dan2bit

oops

8:10 pm

dan2bit

anybody have the or7 can clue it?

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

not yet. will look.

8:12 pm

MollyL

or + the last 5 of the brisling fishy things

8:13 pm

dan2bit

thanks Molly and all cluers - that's firewords!

8:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

+di5

8:13 pm

dan2bit

lunches or7 :-)

8:14 pm

welki

'evening, folks

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi welk

8:15 pm

jesdraggon

hi welki

8:16 pm

welki

anyone want a recipe for orzo? holy moly, i made this simple recipe tonight and am hooked - it's like orzo risotto

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

sure.

8:17 pm

welki

http://tinyurl.com/lte6hym

8:17 pm

swmbo

ob id

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:18 pm

welki

ob id to you, too - we come in peace :)

8:19 pm

welki

owl, it was hard not to eat the extras, that's how good it is - raves from the other half, too (who is a meat and potatoes kind of guy)

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg looks yummy

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

but of course, would only fly with rice if not fr just me.:)

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

the photo does not look like orzo. ?

8:21 pm

welki

risotto can be tricky - this is simple

8:21 pm

welki

i think it looks like orzo - orzo looks like long rice

8:22 pm

welki

(and orzo is a heck of a lot cheaper than arborio)

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm what if shallot instead of garlic?

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, i do not like risotto, though only had it once.

8:22 pm

welki

delish, i would think, if you want something a little less strong

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is one CLOSE up photo LOL

8:24 pm

welki

i only looked at the one on the recipe page - but yes, some of them are ORZO pics

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

now i am hungry. but everything tastes awful.

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hesitate to cook if it tastes bad

8:28 pm

welki

the garlic might not be a bad thing for whatever it is that ails you

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

i love garlic

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is just that everything except peanut butter and strawberry jelly tastes foul.

8:29 pm

welki

have some good bread? roast your garlic, mix with butter, spread on your bread and (1) watch out, vampires, (2) good boost for your immune system and (3) will keep folks away from you :)

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

sounds good. hey did anyone watch the new shymalan series last thursday? iforgot and wondered how it is

8:31 pm

welki

not me

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

not for anything, but i have been marooned for days with nothing but war related movies and shows to watch.

8:34 pm

welki

hehe - so how many times have you watched the dirty dozen?

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh please. i have played a million stupid internet games.and is HBO always so lame, or just during the free times?

8:37 pm

welki

no HBO here, so can't tell you if it's only bad on free times. but i do know how it feels to be sick, at home and bored out of your head - it sucks.

8:37 pm

MimiCat

TO, you need to get a Roku box and stream Netflix and Hulu Plus. You only pay for it one time and Netflix and Hulu Plus are only about $8 a month. You can watch shows you missed on Hulu and watch entire series seasons on Netflix. I have all 7 seasons of The West Wing and all of Highlander and gobs of others.

8:37 pm

MimiCat

And, yes, HBO is always lame.

8:38 pm

MimiCat

I like Starz and Showtime better.

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i watched veep. i certainly hope its mostly fiction

8:40 pm

MimiCat

There's also a site called Big Fish that has great computer games of all types. I have used them for years. And...if your computer crashes, you can reinstall any games you buy at any time. As a member, the regular games are only $6.95 each. They have some great word games and puzzle games. I LOVE Mosaic: Game of Gods. It's one of my "go to" games.

8:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty,mimi

8:41 pm

MimiCat

They also have deals every day for members on selected games for $2.99.

8:41 pm

MimiCat

yw, TO.

8:42 pm

MimiCat

If I didn't have my internet and other devices, I'd have to go into my own head and, trust me, that's a place I like to visit but I don't want to live there!

8:45 pm

MimiCat

OK...dinner time. Bye.

8:46 pm

welki

bye, mimi

8:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, mimi

8:46 pm

welki

or, you could just watch war movies and eat peanut butter and jelly - seems easier

8:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

now i crave a burger. but it will not taste like a burger.

8:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

dear god. i seem to be watching the batchelorette.i plead febrile influence.

8:50 pm

welki

egads, owl! are you pregnant? LOLOLOL

8:52 pm

Bugsaw

Good one welki!!!!

8:52 pm

Bugsaw

it is the only explanation for poor TO's dilemma!

8:53 pm

welki

i think, when she read my post, she passed out

8:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh hell no

8:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

lololol

8:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

do pregnant women crave the bad reality tv?

8:56 pm

welki

heck, it's been so long, i couldn't tell you - the closest thing to 'reality tv' when i was pregnant was 'all my children' !

8:57 pm

Bugsaw

I just remember being so sick I would watch the Love Boat in the middle of the night....

8:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need a clue please.

8:59 pm

welki

ok, for what, owl?

8:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh. it seems my monkeys finally getting off their lazy donkeys. FW!

9:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

just to di6 any doubts, not pregnant.

9:00 pm

welki

there you go! and there i go - g'night everyone

9:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty anyway!

9:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the new series, whispering pines, begins this thursday , twin peaks like. i will try it

9:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry, it is wayward pines.

9:03 pm

welki

(hey bugsaw - kudos to you for supporting WWOS)

9:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

wwos?

9:07 pm

welki

Walking With Our Sisters - dedicated to give a voice to the 1000+ missing/murdered Native women here in Canda

9:07 pm

welki

walkingwithoursisters.ca

9:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will visit. good night, a ll.

9:25 pm

Bugsaw

thanks welki. Just came back. I am also proud that our community of the Comox Valley is the only place in BC it is coming. It looks to be a very powerful exhibit.

10:20 pm

mkg

hi all. clues for the 8s plesae.

10:23 pm

Minveryork

ob 8/55 word is ob plus a snake letter plus Freudian term plus actor *** Buchanan or *** McKellan mkg and hi there!

10:23 pm

Minveryork

pa 8/50 word is name of Mike Reno and Anne Wilson song

10:23 pm

mkg

ty gotr ob 8. what is the other one min? ty.

10:24 pm

mkg

black stone

10:25 pm

Minveryork

pa 8/50 word is pa****** by the dashboard light, Meatloaf lyrics.

10:26 pm

mkg

dont know if min. any other clues?

10:26 pm

Minveryork

pa 8/50 word might be described as heaven on Earth mkg

10:27 pm

Minveryork

pa 8/50 word might be used to describe an beach resort.

10:27 pm

mkg

hmmm garden of edan, or utopia, or .....................shangra la...............

10:28 pm

mkg

got it. got it. ty. super clues.

10:28 pm

mkg

would love any 7s . dont have any yet.

10:29 pm

Minveryork

in 7/36 word may be used to describe a heated argument

10:30 pm

mkg

will search

10:30 pm

Minveryork

The le 7/36 word is a female gay person. pa 7/36 word is same first 3 letters as the 2 previous words plus maca**** and cheese mkg.

10:30 pm

mkg

got in. ty.

10:31 pm

mkg

ty got pa. and le. ty.

10:37 pm

Minveryork

You're welcome mkg. Don't have anymore 7s.. I am sorry.

10:37 pm

Minveryork

On that note,I am off to bed. Good luck finishing the grid

10:37 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I will see you tomorrow

10:37 pm

mkg

ty min. trying to ghet half way. that is my daily goal. night all.

10:38 pm

mkg

i am almost half way/.

10:38 pm

JBsAnno

GN, Minveryork!

10:40 pm

mkg

gn min

10:41 pm

JBsAnno

Gotta get to sleep, have an early day tomorrow. Have fun finishing, everyone!

11:10 pm

harpjane

hello 136 to go, I'm cutting it close, again....

11:15 pm

harpjane

or7?

11:18 pm

Uneaixoise

or + di5/12

11:21 pm

harpjane

thanks, pa7? either one?

11:27 pm

Uneaixoise

pa + small flying remote controlled plane (change final vowel)

11:28 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:28 pm

Uneaixoise

and pa* golf term + to eat

11:28 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:29 pm

Uneaixoise

jumping in the shower -- back at the flip :-)

11:29 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:34 pm

harpjane

da6?

11:36 pm

Dorens

a pastry

11:36 pm

harpjane

ah thought that was a proper noun, thatnks!

11:37 pm

harpjane

di6? sorry to be such a pest!

11:39 pm

Uneaixoise

di6 to do away with

11:40 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:40 pm

rururocks

Hi doren

11:40 pm

harpjane

75 to go

11:40 pm

rururocks

didump

11:40 pm

rururocks

damn it

11:41 pm

harpjane

lol ru!

11:42 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:43 pm

harpjane

ra7?

11:44 pm

rururocks

une.. did you see me take that selfie with Roger at the French Open?

11:44 pm

rururocks

ra 7 red salad vegetable

11:44 pm

rururocks

oops

11:44 pm

rururocks

sorry that's the six

11:44 pm

Uneaixoise

i saw you being hauled off by gendarmes! LOL

11:44 pm

rururocks

ra 7 is a plural

11:44 pm

rururocks

ra + trees

11:45 pm

rururocks

I can't believe he got all pissy over a silly photo :D

11:45 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:45 pm

Uneaixoise

i can believe it -- look at what's happened in Paris in the last few months -- and remember Monica Seles

11:45 pm

rururocks

I told him I liked Nadal better anyway

11:46 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOL

11:46 pm

Uneaixoise

remember when the guy walked onto the court and kissed Rafa and told him he loved him? :-))

11:46 pm

rururocks

no.. I missed that one

11:46 pm

Uneaixoise

and Rafa's response was, "but he said he loved me" LOLOL

11:47 pm

Uneaixoise

a year or so ago :-)

11:47 pm

rururocks

I'll have to research that one.. never heard boo about that one

11:48 pm

Uneaixoise

it went viral, believe me!

11:48 pm

rururocks

is it still raining out your way une?

11:48 pm

Uneaixoise

got half an inch -- first real rain in a month -- wahoo!

11:48 pm

Uneaixoise

but the poor people in TX and OK -- jeez

11:49 pm

rururocks

we've been really dry.. consistent sunny weather here

11:49 pm

rururocks

yeah.. Babs was on earlier and said it was pretty bad

11:49 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, I know -- have been following it on the news -- goodbye to all the lush lawns!

11:50 pm

Uneaixoise

flooding in Austin and San Antonio looks incredible

11:50 pm

Uneaixoise

lush lawns referring to CA!

11:51 pm

rururocks

we'll have to pour chardonnay on our lawns if this doesn't let up and they will be lush lawns :D

11:51 pm

Uneaixoise

hee hee :-)

11:51 pm

rururocks

(a good use for Kendall Jackson actually and Rombauer)

11:52 pm

rururocks

although the Rombauer would bring ants

11:52 pm

Uneaixoise

i remember Kendall Jackson but not familiar with Rombauer

11:52 pm

harpjane

bi5-6?

11:52 pm

Uneaixoise

oohhh is it sweet? ugh

11:53 pm

rururocks

bi 5/6 sounds like Indian religion Hi....

11:53 pm

Uneaixoise

add vowel to bi4/7

11:53 pm

rururocks

super sweet

11:53 pm

Uneaixoise

ick

11:53 pm

rururocks

or to tie and not me but..

11:53 pm

rururocks

it's called country club crack out here une :D

11:54 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOL

11:54 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:54 pm

rururocks

great .. you got it.. hard to clue that one

11:54 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:54 pm

rururocks

keep em coming harp.. you gotta finish quickly now

11:55 pm

rururocks

??????????????

11:56 pm

rururocks

<---is stuffed from dinner

11:56 pm

Uneaixoise

good stuff?

11:56 pm

rururocks

yummy

11:57 pm

rururocks

I cleaned house all day that was my treat for spiffing up the place

11:57 pm

Uneaixoise

aahhh, makes sense :-)

11:57 pm

rururocks

I gotta admit the house looks sparkly clean

11:57 pm

rururocks

:D

11:58 pm

Uneaixoise

come clean mine!

11:58 pm

Uneaixoise

fighting a losing battle with doghair LOL

11:58 pm

rururocks

I made crab stuffed crepes with a buerre blanc sauce and salad

11:58 pm

Uneaixoise

omg, drooling!

11:59 pm

rururocks

oh dog hair? Don't get me started on that.. have a golden.. you need three vacuum cleaners for one dog

11:59 pm

rururocks

it was really good .. a hint of cilantro and uber thin celery and green onions..

12:00 am

Uneaixoise

yep, goldens are pretty furry-- and soooo sweet!!

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