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Grex > Agora46 > #6: If You're Happy and You Know it Write it Down! | |
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gelinas
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response 372 of 673:
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Aug 1 20:30 UTC 2003 |
Congratulations, mooncat!
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russ
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response 373 of 673:
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Aug 1 20:54 UTC 2003 |
Home early, got manifold ready to re-install, have an excuse to
buy a new tool to boot.
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keesan
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response 374 of 673:
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Aug 1 21:50 UTC 2003 |
Jim is happy that he will never again wait around his house just because his
daughter is in town and said she would visit. A few times two weeks ago,
Tuesday evening and Wed. morning when she said she would be free ('free' meant
she had completely scheduled the day and wanted him to tour farmer's market
with her) and then 'Friday morning'. She is leaving by plane some time this
evening and in three hours or so he will have proved to everyone that she does
not want to visit him. She has not visited him (at his house) since she and
her mother moved out 20 years ago. He will never again hang around waiting
for her to show up when she said she would. She always calls and leaves
messages in mid-afternoon because she knows he is not there then. She never
calls the two numbers on his answering machine (well, almost never, just once
she called here when she wanted her baby carriage fixed in a hurry). Her
fiance said they would 'absolutely' visit to say goodbye. Maybe it will be
a 5 minute goodbye. In 3 hours Jim will be a liberated man. Some people's
parents do not teach them manners (or honesty). His son at least always
called ten minutes after he was due for supper to let us know his mother was
making frozen fish sticks so he could not come (or McDonalds).
Jim did at least get to see the kids at his sister's house in Warren (Detroit
area). He was given half an hour notice about the trip.
He has been cleaning his house up all week for the visit.
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jaklumen
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response 375 of 673:
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Aug 2 03:54 UTC 2003 |
Well, I got my new insurance identification cards, and should be able
to wave that portion of the ticket when I show it to the cashier at
the courthouse. Now, perhaps about going to court...
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jaklumen
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response 376 of 673:
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Aug 2 03:56 UTC 2003 |
Oh yes, almost forgot. Attended my first practice with the Tri-
Cities, WA Guitar Society. It was a mixed bag; a lot of the pieces
were a little hard for me to sight read straight up. But this will
improve my playing.
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beeswing
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response 377 of 673:
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Aug 2 04:00 UTC 2003 |
Congrats Anne!
Picked up my contract and iBook today for work. Inservices begin next
week. Things are looking up.
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mary
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response 378 of 673:
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Aug 2 13:22 UTC 2003 |
Good news, Anne!
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beeswing
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response 379 of 673:
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Aug 2 14:26 UTC 2003 |
Oh yeah, and my birthday is Monday. Celebration began last night with
Chinese food. Today is my nephew's birthday (three already-- sigh-- I
remember announcing his birth on Grex) and his party is tonight. Cake
and Thomas the Train, oy.
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jep
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response 380 of 673:
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Aug 2 16:41 UTC 2003 |
resp:374 describes pretty well my greatest fear in life; losing
contact with my kids.
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michaela
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response 381 of 673:
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Aug 2 18:06 UTC 2003 |
IHB the boy is at a LAN party, which means an entire day to sew my costume
for his birthday party.
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naftee
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response 382 of 673:
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Aug 2 19:23 UTC 2003 |
A LAN party? I hope they're doing some creative hacking.
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keesan
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response 383 of 673:
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Aug 2 20:01 UTC 2003 |
Jim is happy that he got to spend 5 whole days waiting around his house and
he got things a lot more organized (such as removing the thick layer of things
all over the floor and bed and putting them in their proper places, putting
flannel shirts in a box and getting out the short sleeved versions). You
would not understand unless you saw Jim's house. Usually I do this for him.
He is learning to put his own clothes away! Now you can actually walk into
the room without stepping on a tent.
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janc
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response 384 of 673:
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Aug 2 20:08 UTC 2003 |
It's not "Thomas the Train", it's "Thomas the Tank Engine". You gotta
get these things right, or every three or four year old in the country
will know you are a poser.
If you actually want to impress preschoolers, it helps to know what the
heck a "Tank Engine" is. Or was. Larger steam engines pulled tenders,
which contained the extra fuel (coal or wood or whatever) and water (to
boil in the boiler and make steam) that they need to travel long
distances. But the smaller engines, used on shorter hauls didn't have
tenders. This makes them easier to manuever when switching freight cars
around the yard. Instead, they'd have a small "bunker" at the back of
the engine to carry coal in and a "tank" to carry water in. The water
tank usually straddles the boiler, so the considerable weight of the
water would be centered over the engine's wheels, giving it improved
traction. So "Thomas the Tank Engine" has two box-like things on either
side of his boiler while Percy has a larger cylinder enveloping the rear
part of his boiler. These are their water tanks, from which they get
the name "tank engine".
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beeswing
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response 385 of 673:
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Aug 3 04:03 UTC 2003 |
Yeah.
I know Thomas, Clarabell and Percy. I know there's many more. I do know
George Carlin narrates for the videos.
He had Percy on his cake (done in icing). He requested Percy. When we
started cutting the cake, he demanded that we "don't cut Percy!". So we
ate around him. Percy was for the most part left intact.
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janc
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response 386 of 673:
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Aug 3 14:06 UTC 2003 |
Some are narrated by George Carlin, other by Ringo Starr.
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edina
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response 387 of 673:
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Aug 3 14:35 UTC 2003 |
Phoenix is beautiful. The sky is so *blue*. The stars are so bright. I've
gotten some sun, done some swimming, made a birthday cake for my friend (in
the shape and decor of his favorite Nascar driver's car, no less) and today
I am spending the day with one of my best friends, seeing the sights.
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slynne
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response 388 of 673:
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Aug 3 15:10 UTC 2003 |
My favorite "sight" in Phoenix is Camel Back Mt or whatever it is
called. One time, when I was in Phoenix, some kids started a brush fire
on it. We were at some place called 'The Phoenecian' so we were right
by it. It looked cool.
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scott
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response 389 of 673:
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Aug 3 15:10 UTC 2003 |
Philly is pretty cool - it's been hot, humid, and rainy, but it's actually
a pretty nice city. Sort of a cross between Boston and San Fransisco, and
the people have been really nice.
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russ
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response 390 of 673:
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Aug 3 20:13 UTC 2003 |
Great music on The Listening Room this morning.
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jiffer
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response 391 of 673:
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Aug 3 22:00 UTC 2003 |
IHB I purchased a microbiology text book for $50 less, brand new, no taxes,
and only $5.00 for shipping from New Zealand. I love the internet.
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gelinas
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response 392 of 673:
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Aug 4 03:41 UTC 2003 |
IAHB the CD conversions charcat did for me as part of the grex auction came
out very well. I've been listening to stuff I've not heard in decades.
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jaklumen
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response 393 of 673:
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Aug 4 04:24 UTC 2003 |
Happy Birthday in advance, Trisha... mine was today. Julie made me a
lemon cake with yellow frosting and red icing, complete with 29
candles (plus one to 'shrink' on-- my wife's humor). My maternal
grandparents sent a card and a check. (In case you wonder about my
paternal ones, well, I'm sure they are wishing well from the other
side.) My parents gave me more stuff they needed to get rid of for
the move-- suitcases, towels, and an apron that hooks on a dress shirt
button; plus a bread machine and a new vacuum that we were needing
badly.
Dinner was good; I asked for fajitas, so it was chicken fajitas.
Chicken with red and green bell peppers, and a salad with red and
yellow pear tomatoes, and red onions. Before we ate, I commented how
wonderful the yellow pear tomatoes were-- they gave us some from their
neighbors, and my parents informed me that I could call the Joneses
(their neighbors) for more banana peppers that I had been enjoying as
well, which was good news. They made for tasty salads and scrambled
eggs, so I could always use more. Banana peppers are mild, which is
too bad, but they are still tasty.
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michaela
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response 394 of 673:
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Aug 4 05:13 UTC 2003 |
Re #382 - they played Urban Terror and Worms. :-P
IHB I had a really nice weekend with the boy, his friends, and his family.
Now I'm giving my kitty much-deserved snuggles.
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charcat
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response 395 of 673:
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Aug 4 06:29 UTC 2003 |
I'm happy that gelinas is pleased with the cd =^o.o^=
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beeswing
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response 396 of 673:
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Aug 4 15:21 UTC 2003 |
re 393...Thanks! Birthday vibes to you too.
31 today. Oy. Low key day. I plan to eat whatever I want and in any
amount I want.
Gifts have included candles, picture frames, a mini battery powered TV
and cold hard cash.
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