*wheels in* :whlchair:

*adopts best old geezer voice* Look at all these young whippersnappers. It wasn't like this back in my day with the internet and message boards, your fancy iPods and streaming media. I was born in the 1960's when music was music, you played it on a phonograph, you listened to your pocket transistor and watched Batman on your 13" black and white TV. It was good enough for us! We loved it!

*ahem* Welcome to The Council of Elders, the group for Lost fans age 35 and over. You know who you are, so come and join. You remember eight track tapes, Donny and Marie, leg warmers, pong, Schoolhouse Rock. Maybe you watched the Monkees when it first aired, maybe you saw it when it reran on weekday afternoons when you came home from school. Either way, there's a place for us here!

So if you sometimes fret because you feel older than the combined age of every PB&J shipper on Lost Forum, you pull your hair out (or what's left of it) when someone says 'Cheech who?', then this is where you need to be.

Please state your age and then wear it proudly! :)

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Lisa, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and adding you to my prayers.
As am I
Sending you good thought!

I've almost gotten to the point where I'm ready to just accept that this is likely something serious (made my peace with it, perhaps?) and want to move on to treating it... so if it IS nothing, that'll be a surprise, but a relief. :)


Lisa,

It sounds like you're needing a good break from things when you're done with your appointment on Monday. You really should do something nice for yourself - and don't bring anyone else along (unless you really want to). I think that whatever the results may be, you might need some pampering just for yourself to celebrate YOU. :angel:
I dunno, just an idea...

Sauk You are so right.

Oh Sauk, I like that idea. Pity I have to work.

(course, I could always play hooky...) ;)

Thanks all for your support. :hug:

Lisa- you know my prayers and thoughts are with you that everything is fine, and that if for some reason you have to venture down an unexpected path you are granted courage, strength and grace. I think Sauk's right about the pampering- isn't that what "sick" days are for?? Thanks so much for sharing your experience about your job... That definitely didn't sound good.. I'm very glad it worked out for you..

wanders - Thanks also for your two cents..:) (lol on bought like the equipment) It's going to be an entire change of career, so no more "same grunt, different day.

Lisa, :63: are with you.

Ame, if you can't see yourself where you are now in 5 years--it's time to GO. I've gotten to that point before, and had to go, even though I had no place to go TO. I was unemployed and broke for awhile, and that was scary (to say the least). At least you have somewhere to go TO. So GO. (That advice and $1 buys a cuppa :coffee: at my fave coffee shop.)

Lisa, :63: are with you.

Ame, if you can't see yourself where you are now in 5 years--it's time to GO. I've gotten to that point before, and had to go, even though I had no place to go TO. I was unemployed and broke for awhile, and that was scary (to say the least). At least you have somewhere to go TO. So GO. (That advice and $1 buys a cuppa :coffee: at my fave coffee shop.)

LOL! Oh my gawd Lisa! Are you sure you're not Kate in disguise! :lipsseal:

LOL on the Kate / STH comparison.... RUN!! GO!!

STH - thanks for the advice - you're always good at that...
And thanks for the cuppa kaw-feee...

BTW - my mind's made up.. I'm leaving.. There appear to be greater powers at play paving my way for this.. very strange but in a great, miraculous way....

BTW - my mind's made up.. I'm leaving.. There appear to be greater powers at play paving my way for this.. very strange but in a great, miraculous way....

Woo Hoo! Go Girl! Go Girl! Go Girl! :D
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Oh man! For those of you Elders who haven't seen the episode yet, I gotta say that you're gonna LOVE the music! ;)

BTW - my mind's made up.. I'm leaving.. There appear to be greater powers at play paving my way for this.. very strange but in a great, miraculous way....

:74happy: :happy_bounce: :kicking: :73happy: :jump1: :clap: :cheerleader:

I'm so :biggrin: for you, ame! Bet it feels GREAT to have decided! :hug:

Woo Hoo! Go Girl! Go Girl! Go Girl! :D
Thanks Otter-Man ! :)
Hey wait... Otter Man... Ott-her Man... Other Man... ACK!! You're an Other!! :eek2:
(yes, I loooooove that song. good elders music for sure)
:74happy: :happy_bounce: :kicking: :73happy: :jump1: :clap: :cheerleader:

I'm so :biggrin: for you, ame! Bet it feels GREAT to have decided! :hug:Thanks STH, yes feels good.. relieved... (You'll always win a "Best Use of Smileys" award with me...

Lisa - my prayers are with you too! :)

Well Elders, I finally have a bit of a health update.

Lisa,

It sounds like you're needing a good break from things when you're done with your appointment on Monday. You really should do something nice for yourself - and don't bring anyone else along (unless you really want to). I think that whatever the results may be, you might need some pampering just for yourself to celebrate YOU. :angel:
I dunno, just an idea...
Our thoughts are with you, Lisa. :hug: and :hesaid:

LOL on the Kate / STH comparison.... RUN!! GO!!

STH my mind's made up..
Good for you!! :14happy: Deciding is the hardest part.

Oh man! For those of you Elders who haven't seen the episode yet, I gotta say that you're gonna LOVE the music! ;)

Oh, yes!!! And the bus!! I learned to drive on a vw just like that one, only blue!
:flower:

Just wanted the Elders to know that I'm thinking of you and all your decisions and struggles. I don't have time to get caught up. The husband of a good friend had a very rare kind of stroke at much too young of an age so it wasn't immediately diagnosed correctly and between that and work and "stuff," I can only dart on to say I'm thinking of you all.

Perdue

Prayers and good thoughts sent your way!

Just wanted the Elders to know that I'm thinking of you and all your decisions and struggles. I don't have time to get caught up. The husband of a good friend had a very rare kind of stroke at much too young of an age so it wasn't immediately diagnosed correctly and between that and work and "stuff," I can only dart on to say I'm thinking of you all.

I hope everything works out okay.

Keep us posted on how he is doing! :hug:

And the bus!! I learned to drive on a vw just like that one, only blue!
I hope you didn't get it started the same way Hurley did, dragonwife! :laughing:

I hope you didn't get it started the same way Hurley did, dragonwife! :laughing:

No, but since it was a standard, occasionally it made the same sound Hurley's did (when he popped the clutch to get it started). Shortly after that, I learned what was entailed in replacing said clutch!:rolleyes:

btw I just saw a screen cap of the van. I was watching the epi on an old b/w tv. I didn't realize Hurley's vw was blue:redface:

Getting ready for more snow tomorrow. The office already handed out Friday's paychecks and told us to plan on school being cancelled.

Woo Hoo! I've finally been a member of the Lage long enough to qualify for my very own Avatar! I spent a HUGE amount of time making up my mind what it ought to be, since all this Avatar stuff is a bit new to me. Heh. Us old folks have got to keep up with these yunguns in this computer stuff, ya know... :p

But now I'm wondering how does one go about inserting text just below their Avatar picture so it shows up on the posts I write? I see that some people have done this, but danged if I can figure it out. Thanks for the help folks!

Woo Hoo! I've finally been a member of the Lage long enough to qualify for my very own Avatar! I spent a HUGE amount of time making up my mind what it ought to be, since all this Avatar stuff is a bit new to me. Heh. Us old folks have got to keep up with these yunguns in this computer stuff, ya know... :p

But now I'm wondering how does one go about inserting text just below their Avatar picture so it shows up on the posts I write? I see that some people have done this, but danged if I can figure it out. Thanks for the help folks!

You make me laugh otterman/waterboy....you've come a long way...love ya avi...don't you just love the revolving arm in that epi?????

You make me laugh otterman/waterboy....you've come a long way...love ya avi...don't you just love the revolving arm in that epi?????
Heh, Yeah. Actually, I have a thing about Vincent. He's like the most mythical and mystical character in the entire plot, if you ask me. And I love myth! But, what I don't understand is - I thought Vinnie got on the boat with Walt and Michael. Does this mean that he mythed the boat? :rolleyes:

He either mythed the boat or jumped ship/boat and sthwimmed to shore

He either mythed the boat or jumped ship/boat and sthwimmed to shore
LOL! Dang, I'm easy.... :redface:

Brings whole new meaning to the term "gimme a hand"!! :laughing:

LOL STH.....that dang arm/hand had a life of its own

Thanks for the good thoughts for my friend's husband. He had a very odd stroke that has left him with some aphasia that has the doctors a bit puzzled. He makes perfect sense, seems normal, but then, all of a sudden, puts the word "baby" in a sentence. He was talking about a basketball game, discussing the plays, the coaching, everything perfectly rationally and then said, "What was the final baby?" instead of "score". And he knows that he has said the wrong word, but can't figure out what he said or what he should have said. So the doctors are keeping him under very close observation and calling in some heavy duty specialists because they are sort of puzzled. Nothing is showing up the way it should on any tests. It's all very very odd. So keep the good thoughts coming.

But now I'm wondering how does one go about inserting text just below their Avatar picture so it shows up on the posts I write? I see that some people have done this, but danged if I can figure it out. Thanks for the help folks!Congrats on the avi!! If you still are wondering about the text below your avi, go to
User CP > Edit Profile >
"Custom Title" will show above your level (Coach, Economy, etc..)
"Personal Text" is below the avi, I think.... (?)

Getting ready for more snow tomorrow. The office already handed out Friday's paychecks and told us to plan on school being cancelled.Sure, sure... rub it in dragonwife.. . The snow's in full force and I'm on my way to work. Awesome.

Thanks for the good thoughts for my friend's husband. He had a very odd stroke that has left him with some aphasia that has the doctors a bit puzzled. Perdue, that's difficult.. Sending good thoughts and prayers to you folks... :hug:

Thanks for the good thoughts for my friend's husband. He had a very odd stroke that has left him with some aphasia that has the doctors a bit puzzled. He makes perfect sense, seems normal, but then, all of a sudden, puts the word "baby" in a sentence. He was talking about a basketball game, discussing the plays, the coaching, everything perfectly rationally and then said, "What was the final baby?" instead of "score". And he knows that he has said the wrong word, but can't figure out what he said or what he should have said. So the doctors are keeping him under very close observation and calling in some heavy duty specialists because they are sort of puzzled. Nothing is showing up the way it should on any tests. It's all very very odd. So keep the good thoughts coming.

Wow. I sure hope he's okay and is able to return back to his normal routine before his stroke soon.
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Congrats on the avi!! If you still are wondering about the text below your avi, go to
User CP > Edit Profile >
"Custom Title" will show above your level (Coach, Economy, etc..)
"Personal Text" is below the avi, I think.... (?)

Sure, sure... rub it in dragonwife.. . The snow's in full force and I'm on my way to work. Awesome.

Perdue, that's difficult.. Sending good thoughts and prayers to you folks... :hug:

Thanks for the info about ptting text in, Ame!

We too are snowed in today. And let me tell you that it takes a LOT OF SNOW to snow us Yoopers in!

Perdue, the not-knowing is the scariest part of all. :63: for you and them.


I'm so sorry for the terrible weather up there, folks. Hasn't been great in the South, either, as I'm sure you've heard (twisters everywhere). The fact that Texas has been blessed with mild, sunny days and cool but not cold nights--it can only mean that our turn is coming! :42:

Thanks for the good thoughts for my friend's husband. He had a very odd stroke that has left him with some aphasia that has the doctors a bit puzzled. He makes perfect sense, seems normal, but then, all of a sudden, puts the word "baby" in a sentence. He was talking about a basketball game, discussing the plays, the coaching, everything perfectly rationally and then said, "What was the final baby?" instead of "score". And he knows that he has said the wrong word, but can't figure out what he said or what he should have said. So the doctors are keeping him under very close observation and calling in some heavy duty specialists because they are sort of puzzled. Nothing is showing up the way it should on any tests. It's all very very odd. So keep the good thoughts coming.
We've experienced the same thing after two of mr d's strokes. It's frustrating for everyone, both listener and stroke victim. We dealt with it the same way you help stutterers, by letting him speak at his own pace and not speaking "for him". If he didn't notice he had said the wrong word, and we understood what he meant, we just ignored the mistake. Both times the aphsia got better, although he still doesn't have as extensive a vocabulary as he used to. Patience and perserverence were what got us through. My thoughts are with you all. :hug:

Sure, sure... rub it in dragonwife.. . The snow's in full force and I'm on my way to work.
I know, it's nice not having to go out in this junk.:rolleyes: Only problem is, as an Ed Tech, no work = no pay:frown:

It was in the high 60s here today, & I got out & mowed some grass. :73happy:

I take it that you live nowhere near where the twisters hit, Tom?

It was in the high 60s here today, & I got out & mowed some grass. :73happy:

Man. I do envy you Tom. Of course, come August I'd much rather be up here - far away from hurricanes and sweltering humidity. Here's a couple of photos (http://www.pasty.com/discus/messages/2920/3122.html#PN) taken within the last day or two of a state park near where we live. Not much opportunity to mow grass this time of year... Heh.

I take it that you live nowhere near where the twisters hit, Tom?


I'm not really sure where they hit, but thank God, they missed us! we got a lot of rain, but no damage.

Man. I do envy you Tom. Of course, come August I'd much rather be up here - far away from hurricanes and sweltering humidity. Here's a couple of photos (http://www.pasty.com/discus/messages/2920/3122.html#PN) taken within the last day or two of a state park near where we live. Not much opportunity to mow grass this time of year... Heh.


I've been waiting all winter to get outside & DO SOMETHING! :biggrin: And since I finally
got to mow some grass yesterday, it actually feels like this cold miserable winter is almost over! :jump1: :clap: (Our apple trees are in blossom, believe it or not!)

The universe is giving us two wonderful gifts to usher us into spring...
One is tonight's total lunar eclipse (http://www.space.com/spacewatch/lunar_eclipse_news_030425.html)which starts in a bit over an hour...
The other is an earlier start to daylight savings time (http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html)- it begins next Sunday..

dragonwife - I was just funnin'... You surely deserved a nice three day weekend. Sometimes that's better than the pay! You sound like a person who is full of patience and love.. You and Dragon-hubby are lucky to have each other.

Saukkomies - great photo! It kinda looks like where I live..

God's Tom - glad you're seeing spring.. Ahh, the smell of fresh-cut grass.. I had my "sign of spring" last week.. Although there's snow on the ground, I heard the birds chirping - so sweet.

High 70s...no clouds...nice.

Daylight savings time? We don't touch our clocks here for some reason. You all will be another hour behind me now...crazy state.

Best wishes to your friend Perdue...

Out to prune some trees and pull some weeds...

It was cooler and breezy here today. But it's supposed to warm up considerably over the next 2-3 days. I have no doubt there will be at least one more cold snap, though. Yet it pretty much seems like spring is here.

I am glad for you, Tom. Some posting friends in SC said there were no twisters, but the winds were so bad, their houses rattled. It was quite the storm system, in the places where it raged thru.

In ND, my sister in law says that the highway folks put up gates at every interstate ramp in the city, cuz some IDJITS were trying to get on the CLOSED interstate, like nothing was happening! Major blizzard and wind conditions up in the Central North US.

So those of us with decent weather can count our blessings! (Sauk, that first pix was a :laughing:!! Snowbeachcombers! :24:)

Total Panic!!! Hit my bookmark to come to the Elders and... it's locked!!:ohmy:
Nooo, must have my Elder fix!!! Stop. Think logically. Pop over to Chat Groups. Yes! Whew:redface:
Congrats' Pace, who knew you'd need a new thread so soon!

dragonwife - I was just funnin'... You surely deserved a nice three day weekend. Sometimes that's better than the pay!

I knew you were!:wink1: And it was so nice and peaceful. It was so quiet and soft looking outside (except for some thunder when it changed over to rain for awhile)
We even saw some deer in our back yard during the storm. I was suprised, they usually stay back in the woods when it's storming. They were beautiful.

And since I finallygot to mow some grass yesterday, it actually feels like this cold miserable winter is almost over! :jump1: :clap: (Our apple trees are in blossom, believe it or not!)
High 70s...no clouds...nice.
...
Out to prune some trees and pull some weeds...
It was cooler and breezy here today. But it's supposed to warm up considerably over the next 2-3 days. I have no doubt there will be at least one more cold snap, though. Yet it pretty much seems like spring is here.


I am soooo jealous of you southern folk!:biggrin:
It usually starts warming up for us by the end of March, but we frequently have at least one more snowstorm in April. That snow doesn't stay on the ground long though.
As for flowers, the hardy perenials start coming up in April also, but you can't put out the tender stuff until June. Killing frosts have been know to come on Memorial day!

Thanks for the good thoughts for my friend. He is recovering quite well, actually. Fortunately, I don't mind being in hospitals, so I spent several hours there today while his wife and family got ready for him to come home--not sure what all they have to do, but certainly some rearranging to make sure he will be safe in bathroom etc. He is finding more words and using words correctly. That was the major problem, not physical difficulties.

It's lovely here. Spring is on the way. The daffodils are budding and the croci are up and it was sunny and warm. Last week it snowed. We've had three snow falls this year and that's totally unheard of. Usually we go three years without so much as a trace.

Me be in the Southwest...the temps are climbing daily now. Will be 90 by the end of March...close to 100 at the end of April and triple digits for May, June, July and August...whew...I will be hankering for the midwest then trust me.

OUR SECOND THREAD! KEWL!

Bet you Elders never dreamed we'd get to the 250 page limit this quickly, did ya?
Nice new digs here. . .now, if we can just keep you northerners from turning into human popsicles, we'll be set!

:icecube: :icecube: :icecube: :icecube: = something to keep drinks cold, NOT humans!! :biggrin:

StH, I'm right there with you on the not being a human popsicle!
I'm ready for a little warmth:cool:!

Perdue, I'm so glad that your friend is recovering.:thumbsup:

Gave my notice Friday... No turning back now.
(Sauk, that first pix was a :laughing:!! Snowbeachcombers! :24:) Snowbeachcombers - that's adorable STH... Images conjure in my mind of snowpeople clad in bikinis and swimming trunk and sunglasses. (Or maybe that's just how I feel right now... BRrrrr..) Yes, keep us crazy northerners from turning into human popsicles..

BD- That's right - I forgot some states don't observe DST... I can't comprehend triple-digit heat for more than a couple of days. I say everyone should come to Maine for the summer! Nothing like sitting on the ocean rocks sunning like a seal in August..

Dragon - I remember I moved up here April 26 years ago. The next day it snowed. I almost re-packed my car and headed back where I came from!! Glad you saw your deer....... I can't wait for ours to come back.. They're such sweet creatures. But sometimes they come too close for their own good - we had one one the deck last year about 3 feet from going in the pool.. I love when the fawns arrive and start spastically jumping around the field like puppies on crack, then the parent will give a subtle nod of the head or snort and they stop.
Quiet deer scoldings :)

Perdue - glad to hear your friend's recovering, and that the flowers are in bloom.

Well the weather is beautiful here (as usual)....there was thought that a cyclone might hit the east coast of Australia but apparently it has weakened....hate cyclones (obviously) but Queensland has quite a severe water shortage at present (they were hoping the cyclone would bring rain and fill the catchment areas)....

ame - adorable image of deers.... and way to go girl re making the decision and giving in your notice....

perdue - thats good news about your friend

luvs - thanks for that.. :) And hope that the water level gets better. Keep enjoying the beautiful weather, and studying so you can get the D&R in front of your name!

Hi all,

Sorry I've missed so much time. Holy cow - we've started another thread already. Times do fly don't they. I'll be trying to check in more often.

It sound like some of us are coming up on more AFGO's (for Saukkomies - AFGO = "another f-in growth opportunity") and I'm happy you've shared your experiences.

Lisa - we are all here for you, no matter what. I hope things turn out for the best.
Perdue - My best wishes for your friend, my friend. He's lucky to have you in his corner.
Ame - I'm so glad you're going for it. I'm encouraged to hear how you and Saukkomies have managed to cope with the fears of losing security to branch out and take on new adventures. It's not easy and you're both heroic to do so.
STH - keep us apprised on the doctor's investigations into your health. The whole popsicle stick thing (i'm sorry) made me laugh. No offence but, girl, when you share, you are the most open of books!

I've missed you guys and the positive and fun sharing that goes on here.

STH - keep us apprised on the doctor's investigations into your health. The whole popsicle stick thing (i'm sorry) made me laugh. No offence but, girl, when you share, you are the most open of books!
Yeah, dany, that's me! Open book. No deep, dark secrets. I'd never be a character on a soap opera! :D

Neither my doctor nor the tests could find anything wrong with me. Thus, I just have to live with it, I guess. I have a cholesterol medicine added to my pharmacy (not enough GOOD cholesterol in me--that figures). The doc expects I have arthritis, which causes all my pain. Great. Just great. The allergies, diabetes, and blood pressure probs ain't going nowhere, of course. Guess I'm just gonna have to be a crotchety old geezer. Except for the meds, there ain't nothing else for it! :unhappy:

Ame, I hope better weather reaches you and dragonwife soon! But do be sure your bear cub is in a properly cold place--he wouldn't be happy with warm temps! ;)

And congrats on making your move to the new job! :clapping:

Nothing but the best to Lisa and Perdue's friend!

:wavey: to everyone! May we all have a good week!

Dany_E - Good to "see" you!! Hope you're well and enjoying life... Thanks for the kind words as always...

STH - LOL you're an open book for sure! You always put a smile on my face, that's guaranteed... Note to self which I learned a while ago...- Never eat while reading the elders forum... Between the popsicle sticks:doctor: and BD's squid tentacle tacos :sick: it's just safer that way....

Thanks for the congrats too... :hug: And let's see... where can I put the polar bear cub now that temps are rising??... I know... I'll build him a bloody snow globe.... ;)

And let's see... where can I put the polar bear cub now that temps are rising??... I know... I'll build him a bloody snow globe.... ;)
:24:

He's such a cutie! It makes me :sob: to think his species is headed for extinction!


You always put a smile on my face, that's guaranteed.
I'm the most pessimistic and cynical person I know. Yet EVERYBODY always tells me something like this! It kind of :wacko: me. But I'm glad that OTHER people can be happy! And if I'm actually helping in that, well, I'm amazed! But pleased. :biggrin:

'Mkay - I'm freaking out today. Does anyone here watch "Battlestar Galactica"? It didn't happen right? She's not really gone, right?

Sorry Dany, can't say that I do, so I don't know. Would it help if I denied it for you? :)

Doctor has scheduled me for an excisional biopsy on 3/27. So I get to wait three more weeks to know anything. :rolleyes: Oh well, at least SOMETHING's being done.

Best of everything to Perdue's friend, ame, and anyone else in need of good thoughts BTW... sorry I missed everyone else's posts last few days (re: thread #2, I was so confused earlier!! But then I figured it out... obviously.)

Sorry Dany, can't say that I do, so I don't know. Would it help if I denied it for you? :)

Doctor has scheduled me for an excisional biopsy on 3/27. So I get to wait three more weeks to know anything. :rolleyes: Oh well, at least SOMETHING's being done.

Best of everything to Perdue's friend, ame, and anyone else in need of good thoughts BTW... sorry I missed everyone else's posts last few days (re: thread #2, I was so confused earlier!! But then I figured it out... obviously.)

I appreciate the support, Lisa and I'm glad to hear from you. Try not to worry - it doesn't help things.

They killed Starbuck last night. It just can't be...nononononononoooo

'Mkay - I'm freaking out today. Does anyone here watch "Battlestar Galactica"? It didn't happen right? She's not really gone, right?

LOL...how random is that....coffee all over keyboard yet again :)

Sorry Dany, can't say that I do, so I don't know. Would it help if I denied it for you? :)


Total LOL again....lisa it is so good to see that you have the ability to see the funnies from where you are at present....Hope you have lots of support in RL as you wait for the test results

They killed Starbuck last night. It just can't be...nononononononoooo

OH NOOOOOOOOOO....who the hell is Starbuck btw :)

Hey, fellow Elders...I've been lurking all through the first thread, and thought for sure that I had posted already, but I guess not...

Please let me join, but my number is high enough that I wish to keep it a secret (for now, anyway). Just trust me, I am more than well-qualified for membership!

Welcome Tabby!!
Don't worry about being secretive... we won't tell, will we Elders?:hypocrit: :rolleyes:

Welcome Tabby!!
Don't worry about being secretive... we won't tell, will we Elders?:hypocrit: :rolleyes:
Thank you, dragonwife, for the sweet welcome.

Tabby, there's nothing to be ashamed of. I took this "real age" test online yesterday. I am currently 51. My "real age" turns out to be 68!! Now, THAT'S the kind of news that makes my day! :sob:

Anyway, :Welcome: to the Elders thread! We're a pretty nice group to hang around (unlike those pervs in the Basement ;)).



Justluvit: Well, prepare to be :dizzy:! In the original Galactica, Starbuck was a hotshot GUY pilot. In this new Galactica, Starbuck is (was?) a hotshot GIRL pilot. Maybe this death is a cover-up for a sex-change operation? :wacko:

And, no, Dany, I haven't watched the new Galactica. I know about Starbuck from reading articles. (Going from Lorne Greene to Edward James Olmos as Adama was equally mind-boggling for me! :D) I'd heard that she (Starbuck) was preggers this season. Did she die having the baby? Anyway, my sympathy. I know how I'd feel if they killed off Desmond or James on LOST!



Lisa, is the biopsy an in-patient or outpatient procedure? How long afterwards will you know anything?



Call me the early warning system: if you don't own anything green that you can wear, you have until the 17th to buy something--or you will find yourself literally in many pinches that day! :71:

Dany - My most sincere condolences for the loss of Starbuck... I know I'm useless in the morning without my coffee... ;) Really, though... I was in LOVE with the original Battlestar Galactica Starbuck.... Haven't watched the new one, but that is a huge character to off...
But I'm glad that OTHER people can be happy! And if I'm actually helping in that, well, I'm amazed! But pleased. :biggrin:good for you! Thanks for the early warning system for St. Pat's day... I'm definitely all set!!


Doctor has scheduled me for an excisional biopsy on 3/27. So I get to wait three more weeks to know anything. :rolleyes: Oh well, at least SOMETHING's being done.

Best of everything to Perdue's friend, ame, and anyone else in need of good thoughts BTW... sorry I missed everyone else's posts last few days (re: thread #2, I was so confused earlier!! But then I figured it out... obviously.)Keeping you in prayer lisa... definitely keep us posted, ok? thanks for the good thoughts... :)

Hey, fellow Elders...I've been lurking all through the first thread, and thought for sure that I had posted already, but I guess not...

Please let me join, but my number is high enough that I wish to keep it a secret (for now, anyway). Just trust me, I am more than well-qualified for membership!Welcome aboard Tabby Rasa!! Pacejunkie will be along shortly to assign you your super-duper official elder number (it'll be on the first post of this thread).. No age, huh?? Hey elders - I say we assign Tabby an age since she won't tell us one! How about..... 108??

Dany - My most sincere condolences for the loss of Starbuck... I know I'm useless in the morning without my coffee... ;)


ohhhhhhhh...that Starbucks :biggrin:


No age, huh?? Hey elders - I say we assign Tabby and age since she won't tell us one! How about..... 108??


Oh thats just mean....I say 42 going on 4 or 8 (perdue) or 15 (you) or 16 (me) or 23 (BD)

BTW a big welcome to you Tabby and yes some of us really are into major junior moments here...

Good morning Elders. and a warm welcome to our newest Tabbyrasa. Don't let them do that to you...I'm #41 and haven't divulged my age yet.:biggrin: Rest assured you'd have to count higher than most listed for me.

tabby.....wanders literally wanders off the age chart....she is sooooo old she is going to end up in the Guiness Book of Records.....so wanders you are actually 108 aren't you?

tabby.....wanders literally wanders off the age chart....she is sooooo old she is going to end up in the Guiness Book of Records.....so wanders you are actually 108 aren't you?


Dangclosit.:biggrin:

whew, i never thought i'd find the new thread. (yes yes, i'm a bit slow - gimme a break ;))

morning peeps!!!

Oh thats just mean....I say 42 going on 4 or 8 (perdue) or 15 (you) or 16 (me) or 23 (BD)...Wow, we''re going that far back?? Awesome - I'm 15 again... (I notice you switched BD to the oldest... We're taking a break from the Mrs. Robinson thing... ;) )

tabby.....wanders literally wanders off the age chart....she is sooooo old

HOW - OLD - IS - SHE??

She is soooooooo old that Roger Work Man is often mistaken for her son!

Drummer - can I get a rim shot? *hears crickets* Tap...tap... tap... Is this mike on?...whew, i never thought i'd find the new thread. (yes yes, i'm a bit slow - gimme a break ;))

morning peeps!!!Mornin' chelly and glad you found us!!

Thanks for the condolences, guys, on the loss of Starbuck. I'm still thinking she's not really dead. She's just not. So there.

Actually, if you get a chance to catch it, you really should give the new Battlestar Galactica a try. It's a fantastic show - head and tails above the original version. They have hot looking Cylons who look like models now (well, the female ones anyway). Starbuck's a girl, as is Boomer - and, wait for it, they have REAL names. Starbuck is just the "call sign" - her name is Kara Thrace and she's NOT DEAD. They tried to convince us she's dead by blowing her up REAL GOOD - but I'm not falling for that old trick. Nuh huh.

Welcome to tabby.

Junior mint moments?

Junior mint moments?

Huh??

They're very refreshing...

There are so many shows that I've wanted to watch (like BG) but by the time I had time it was well in to the show's run and hard to catch up (this was in my pre-tivo days). Now there are so many shows I want to watch and they are all on at the same time. :( Makes it even harder.

Lisa, is the biopsy an in-patient or outpatient procedure? How long afterwards will you know anything?
STH, it's outpatient surgery. I will be having general anesthetic but will go home that day. As for when I'll know anything, I do not know that yet; I've read that most biopsies are done immediately while a patient is still in surgery, but since they're taknig the whole node out I'm not sure if they'll do that for me. I have a sneaking suspicion that although I've endured the wait for a diagnosis this long, the next three weeks are going to be really tough for me. :( (You know, how it's harder and harder to wait the closer you get to something?)

LOL at the junior mint moments Perdue, BTW.

Lisa, my mom had surgery a couple of months ago and a biopsy was done right there and we had an answer on her condition before she was even out of surgery. Hopefully they will be able to do that for you too.

Did I hear (hearing aid batteries are low) someone take the name of my poor son Roger Work Man in vain? vane? vein? :biggrin: You know he was just barely 70 on his last birthday and such a good beer drinking boy. (though not much of a driver)

STH, it's outpatient surgery. I will be having general anesthetic but will go home that day. As for when I'll know anything, I do not know that yet; I've read that most biopsies are done immediately while a patient is still in surgery, but since they're taknig the whole node out I'm not sure if they'll do that for me. I have a sneaking suspicion that although I've endured the wait for a diagnosis this long, the next three weeks are going to be really tough for me. :( (You know, how it's harder and harder to wait the closer you get to something?)

Hang in there Lisa - we're all here for you

LOL at the junior mint moments Perdue, BTW.

Huh??? again. Is this one of those "basement" things???

Thanks, Lisa! I had an outpatient procedure done in June 2004. Part of it was biopsy, to see if some fibroids were malignant. (They weren't! :happy_bounce:)

No, it's no fun to wait. It always amazes me that they seem so worried about something, but schedule the biopsy for it WEEKS from then! I mean, aren't they worried we're gonna DIE in the meantime, or the problem will be too advanced by then while it isn't now? Of course, THEY are fine, and can go home and count all the money they're getting from doing this!

Let's take a :chair: to 'em!! :thmbdown:

Just trying to cheer you up. Hope it didn't make you feel worse! :42:

STH...what I appreciate most about you is that you are so open and honest and upfront...qualities that I truly admire....btw I always love your smilie useage

I think if they are truly truly worried, you learn right away. And if it's really serious, you get in immediately. (Trust me on this one!) If their best guess is that it's something to be looked into, but isn't going to kill you in the meantime, they have the luxury of waiting.

Actually, if you get a chance to catch it, you really should give the new Battlestar Galactica a try.

:frown: No cable, I think that's the real reason I don't watch tv. Would you believe that when LOST is on hiatus I literally don't turn on my tv? I get my news from the papers and settle in with a pile of good books! :reading: :biggrin:

Did I hear (hearing aid batteries are low) someone take the name of my poor son Roger Work Man in vain? vane? vein? :biggrin: You know he was just barely 70 on his last birthday and such a good beer drinking boy. (though not much of a driver)

:rotflmao2:

(actually, next week my son enters the decade that will qualify him as an Elder! :eek2: )

STH...what I appreciate most about you is that you are so open and honest and upfront...qualities that I truly admire....btw I always love your smilie useage


:shesaid:

btw I always love your smilie usage
I do :heart: smilies! They can say so much in such a clever way!

you are so open and honest and upfront.
I've just never seen the point of being closed and lying and evading. I know. Weird. But that's :wacko: me for ya!

Would you believe that when LOST is on hiatus I literally don't turn on my tv? I get my news from the papers and settle in with a pile of good books!
There is LOST. The rest of the time, TV = decoration. Unless I wanna watch a DVD. My news is from papers, but more so from the Net. I live at the Net. Even when LOST is on, I'm here at the Lage during commercials! :D

If a book comes along that I like, I'm always up for :reading:. But there's a lot to read on the Net!

I get my news from the papers and settle in with a pile of good books! :reading: :biggrin:

That sounds delightful dragonwife!

Did I hear (hearing aid batteries are low) someone take the name of my poor son Roger Work Man in vain? vane? vein? :biggrin: You know he was just barely 70 on his last birthday and such a good beer drinking boy. (though not much of a driver)*here's some new hearing aid batteries - better?* Yeah, I heard your boy roger's a real working stiff -and- a troublemaker as well! He'd better lay off the brew or he'll end up with another DUI (Dharma Under the Influence).. Best to keep an eye on that lil' whippersnapper..

. I have a sneaking suspicion that although I've endured the wait for a diagnosis this long, the next three weeks are going to be really tough for me. :( (You know, how it's harder and harder to wait the closer you get to something?)Lisa, wishing you peace of mind over the coming weeks... Maybe now's the time to take Saukkomies' advice and visit a spa? You certainly deserve it with all you're going through... My best friend's going through some bad times health-wise and her favorite present from us was a spa trip... She loved it - said it cleared her head and really relaxed her...

AME I'll keep an eye on that boy (my good eye) what with him and his drinkin':biggrin:

Dragonwife tell your "birthday boy" Happy Birthday" for me. He might not know me but that dosen't change the fact that I wish him Happy Birthday and many more to come.


Lisa, I've put in some extra prayers for you. I'm feeling alot of good thoughts traveling your way from all of us.:group:

STH i'm with you on the books..........I am an avid reader but have so little time any more it seems. I find time where I can.

Thanks, Lisa! I had an outpatient procedure done in June 2004. Part of it was biopsy, to see if some fibroids were malignant. (They weren't! :happy_bounce:)

No, it's no fun to wait. It always amazes me that they seem so worried about something, but schedule the biopsy for it WEEKS from then! I mean, aren't they worried we're gonna DIE in the meantime, or the problem will be too advanced by then while it isn't now? Of course, THEY are fine, and can go home and count all the money they're getting from doing this!

Let's take a :chair: to 'em!! :thmbdown:

Just trying to cheer you up. Hope it didn't make you feel worse! :42:
It did!! (ETA: err, let me rephrase that; it didn't) :D While I didn't laugh out loud, I did smile, and that's saying a lot with how tired and achey I'm feeling this morning. :hug:

STH...what I appreciate most about you is that you are so open and honest and upfront...qualities that I truly admire....btw I always love your smilie useage
I wholeheartedly agree luvs. (Can I call you luvs?? I never have before.)
I think if they are truly truly worried, you learn right away. And if it's really serious, you get in immediately. (Trust me on this one!) If their best guess is that it's something to be looked into, but isn't going to kill you in the meantime, they have the luxury of waiting.
I'm thinking you're right on that one, Perdue; I guess I'll be happy that I'm not getting in immediately then!!

Lisa, wishing you peace of mind over the coming weeks... Maybe now's the time to take Saukkomies' advice and visit a spa? You certainly deserve it with all you're going through... My best friend's going through some bad times health-wise and her favorite present from us was a spa trip... She loved it - said it cleared her head and really relaxed her...
Thanks for the wishes ame, and good advice. I am going to look into some sort of pampering thing ASAP!

Lisa, I've put in some extra prayers for you. I'm feeling alot of good thoughts traveling your way from all of us.:group:
I'm feeling them too!

Seriously Elders, you guys don't know how much you've cheered me up this morning. Yesterday I was positively miserable (depressed, tired) and then had a bad night of being terribly itchy - had to take something to help me sleep which made me groggy this morning and to boot, the weather change (snow) was making me ache.

But you guys turned that around! :D I won't say I have a spring in my step, but I'm in a lot better spirits than I was when I got to work this a.m. :hug:

lisa....I am happy when people call me luvs....sometimes I wonder if that is who I really am, LOL...perdue's words are so true...I was married to a Doc and a nurse (seems so long ago now) but the truth is if they are worried, you are moved like lightening through the tests...Doc's don't want to miss anything these days

As for this place (the Celestial Council)....it makes me happy too....such a warm and caring and often funny place to rest in....

Lisa - glad you decided to take care of you. All this spa talk rubbed off on me.... I just booked a little spa trip for myself this weekend. I can't wait! Fireplace and jacuzzi in the room, massage, facial.... It'll be heaven, which fits right in to our little Celestial Hights theme here at the Council. I fear I'll melt off the table onto the floor...

Luvs - you're right about this place... It's very warm and cozy and funny... I look forward to popping in most every day.. :hug: to you...

Glad we were of help, Lisa! :hug:

Have fun this weekend at the spa, Ame!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi before they close off this board post-eppy. Hope everyone enjoys "Enter 77"!!

Thanks STH! Hope you enjoy the epi too, (yay - I've missed Sayid) and your weekend!

Someone cracked a Boris and Natasha joke on a thread about Mikhail and Klugh's conversation in Ukranian. Someone else posted that only the Council of Elders would get that joke! We're becoming infamous!! :laughing:

That was pretty funny STH... Infamous huh?

The Maine eagle laid eggs on March 5... Temps here are brutal, but the mother is diligently keeping the egg warm perched 70 feet above the coastal waters of Down East Maine.. Brrr... I can't wait to see these little guys hatch..
http://briloon.org/ed/eagle/

Wanders, I'll give me son the message! He's having a problem with this birthday, turning 30 that is. He thinks he's old ! I told him he's just getting better, and his wife agreed :smile:

Someone cracked a Boris and Natasha joke on a thread about Mikhail and Klugh's conversation in Ukranian. Someone else posted that only the Council of Elders would get that joke! We're becoming infamous!! :laughing:
The minute I read Boris and Natasha, I :lol: !
It's the perfect decription of Mikhail and Klugh!
...and it's nice to be infamous;)

That was pretty funny STH... Infamous huh?

The Maine eagle laid eggs on March 5... Temps here are brutal, but the mother is diligently keeping the egg warm perched 70 feet above the coastal waters of Down East Maine.. Brrr... I can't wait to see these little guys hatch..
http://briloon.org/ed/eagle/

I love that sight and check it often. It was so sad when they lost the third eaglet last year, But when the others flew...wow!

:63: for the unborn eaglet, ame!!

I hope everyone comes back here to Council and posts pretty soon. It's :sob: here!!

I know STH... they remind me of March of the Penguins, trying to keep their little eggs warm. I had noooo idea what those poor penguins went through... And we complain if our Starbucks is too hot.. :rolleyes:

dragonwife - not sure if you remember Bill Chinnock (http://music.aol.com/artist/bill-chinnock/16467/main)? As an elder/Mainer you might.. I just saw on the news he took his life, had lyme disease.. I loved him and remember (hazy memories of late 70's mind you) a song about streets paved in gold...

Legendary Maine musician Bill Chinnock has died.... He was an accomplished guitarist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter.

Chinnock began his musical career more than 30 years ago. He was a leader of the Asbury Park, New Jersey music movement and was the founding member of what later became Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

they remind me of March of the Penguins, trying to keep their little eggs warm.
LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVED that movie! :heart:

You see "Happy Feet"? Not as good as MOTP, but a fun flick! If it hasn't shown up in video stores yet, rent it when it does!

Hi all, haven't been able to online until 2:45am. Server was down or something. I decided to give it one more shot before I gave up a went to bed, and wonder of wonders! it was back up! (I guess it knew I needed my fix:biggrin: )

Legendary Maine musician Bill Chinnock has died.... He was an accomplished guitarist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter.

Chinnock began his musical career more than 30 years ago. He was a leader of the Asbury Park, New Jersey music movement and was the founding member of what later became Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.


I hadn't heard:frown: I'm not sure mr.d knows either, I'l have to tell him. He is into Chinnock.

You see "Happy Feet"? Not as good as MOTP, but a fun flick! If it hasn't shown up in video stores yet, rent it when it does!I haven't seen it yet, surely will when DVD comes out.. But I was hooked on watching the trailer of Mumbles singing "Don't - push - me - cause - I'm - close - to - the - edge.. and I'm trying not to lose my head".

I so fell in love with him that I bought the animatronic Mumbles (sings and dances).. But his little plastic eyes rolled around in two different directions, making him look like "Homicidal Sociopathic Mumbles". Not too cute. So my housekeeper commented how cute he was - gave it to her... She said she and her Kitzel (she's German - her cat) play with him for hours. When Mumbles stops singing, the cat put his paw on the thing's shoulders....

Hi all, haven't been able to online until 2:45am. Server was down or something. I decided to give it one more shot before I gave up a went to bed, and wonder of wonders! it was back up! (I guess it knew I needed my fix:biggrin: )
Yesh, probably "server too busy".. It happens sometimes, especially the day or two after episodes... I have to say, since subscribing that hasn't happened once.

Happy Friday! The temps are going to rise- rise - rise - to a whopping 40 degrees!! Whoot Whoot! Get out the sunblock Dragon! Really, I can't wait for the snow to really start melting and for spring to break it's head through the frozen tundra...

Happy Friday! The temps are going to rise- rise - rise - to a whopping 40 degrees!! Whoot Whoot! Get out the sunblock Dragon! Really, I can't wait for the snow to really start melting and for spring to break it's head through the frozen tundra...

At this point, I'd welcome 20 degrees, ame!:biggrin: It's been waaay to far below zero (with the wind chill) for the past week:eek2:
I'm right there with you though! sunblock and :coolorng:sunglasses, here I come! :14happy:

You two are silly! :D

Now, everyone, I again remind you: before going to bed tomorrow night, remember to SPRING FORWARD your clocks and watches 1 hour!! Life's hard enough to handle. Don't be an hour behind everyone else, too! :10:

I almost forgot about that StH! Thanks!:smile:

At this point, I'd welcome 20 degrees, ame!:biggrin: It's been waaay to far below zero (with the wind chill) for the past week:eek2:


Hearing that makes me (sorta) glad I live in the south! :laughing:
It's almost up to 70 here, now! Still in the 40s at night, though. I'll be so glad when it gets up to the high 50s or low 60s at night - that will be perfect!

Thanks for the reminder STH, but I've been chomping at the bit to change the clocks. I love when the days get longer...

Dragon, I hear ya! "Brutal" is about the only word I can think of.. And what I don't get is - the ITS Snowmobile trail runs thru the back field, and there's people out snowmobiling! At night! When it's -20 degrees! There's not enough Jaegermeister in the world to get me on a sled in those temps...

Tom - that weather sounds beautiful... We'll be there soon.. And the pool will be ready for swimming.. But it makes me think - those penguins in March of the Penguins would think the weather by dragon and me is summer! So there's always someone with it worse off... One man's ceiling is another man's floor, right?

:71:
The penguins are more acclimated to Antarctica, I think, ame! :D

Excuse me. . .let me go :hide: before saying. . . .

(We nearly reached 80 today.)

:flamethrower:
NO! NO! It's not my fault! Don't hurt me!

Hee.

Thanks for the additional welcomes...STH, ame en peine, wanders01, luvs, and Dany E!!!
:group:

STH...I didn't dare take that real age test...mine would come out too YOUNG! ;)

wanders, we will just keep our numbers to ourselves! I will say that my number is not one of "the" numbers, however.

STH - Good for you! There's nothing you can say about the weather - or anything for that matter - that will make me upset... Had a delightful spa day and I'm just.. ahhhhhhhhh... What a great place this is... (Lisa - you need to do this for yourself too)

Tabby - you're very welcome for the welcome - Glad to have you here!

Hey, fellow Elders! :biggrin:

I had to mention that I thoroughly enjoy when young people have "elder moments"...recently, I observed a presentation where the 30-ish speaker said "my mind just went blank"...hehe. ;) I was thinking "better get used to it!"...

Speaking of weather...perfect weekend in the valley...92 today with a touch of wind...it felt glorious. Hit a few spring training games the last few days. Summer is arriving early. Normal high for this time of year is 74. Hope that doesn't make for a long summer.

Hey, Jin was on Seinfeld..he was a med student trying to diagnose Kramer who was acting like he had disease...he looked rather young.

Welcome to Tabby also!! Another wise mind to stir the pot of our madness.

Hey, fellow Elders! :biggrin:

I had to mention that I thoroughly enjoy when young people have "elder moments"...recently, I observed a presentation where the 30-ish speaker said "my mind just went blank"...hehe. ;) I was thinking "better get used to it!"...

LOL Tabby - I call my "blank mind moments" .....little Al's.....i.e. little Alzheimer moments....then I blame it on my sons....then usually I quickly go into a "junior" moment to feel better ;)

At least nobody else has admitted to trying to unlock their car with their TV remotes...now THAT is an elder moment for sure...I am just glad I remembered to put some pants on when I went outside.

And remember...squid tacos...talk about blanking out while making a decision...gads.

At least nobody else has admitted to trying to unlock their car with their TV remotes...now THAT is an elder moment for sure...


Tonight, I had an elder moment...walked out of my dark bedroom after a nap, & reached for a wall switch in the next room...that's never been there!
Yep - my alzheimer's is setting in early! :whlchair:

Oh man, not the squid tacos again.... I just had a nice glass of wine that's turning sour in my stomach just thinking about that.. That's a hot spring you're having out there.. squids don't do well in the heat.

I unpacked the groceries a couple of weeks ago and put the milk in the pantry... Luvs - can I blame your sons for that too??

Oh, this is all too funny! (or sad)

I long for the days when a day could go by without me walking into a room about to do/get something, and then wondering "what?"...hehe. The good ones are when I finally "snap" and remember. The rest...I chalk up to "it must not have been important".;)

Oh, belated thanks to Baileysdad for the welcome!
100%
I unpacked the groceries a couple of weeks ago and put the milk in the pantry... Luvs - can I blame your sons for that too??
Oh, I hate it when that happens!

I never used to have to mark the carton of hard-boiled eggs with the date...but now I do, for 2 reasons:

I don't want to confuse them with the uncooked eggs

And I don't want to get salmonella for eating them when they're too old.

Walking into a room and forgetting why you're there? Yup, that happens all too often.. Pretty soon it'll come to carrying around a little notepad..

I could see it getting to the point where we all come to post in the elder thread and forget what we were going to say... All the posts will say is "hi".... "hi".... "how are you".... "hello".. That's when we're screwed..

Walking into a room and forgetting why you're there? Yup, that happens all too often.. Pretty soon it'll come to carrying around a little notepad..

I could see it getting to the point where we all come to post in the elder thread and forget what we were going to say... All the posts will say is "hi".... "hi".... "how are you".... "hello".. That's when we're screwed..
Well, that could be good, rather than sharing "oh my aching [fill in the blank]" stories, and my daughter's aching pain [fill in the blank] stories.;)

Although, seriously, those stories and more importantly, the response to them, are so very important. We need each other. :8:

:71:
The penguins are more acclimated to Antarctica, I think, ame! :D

Excuse me. . .let me go :hide: before saying. . . .

(We nearly reached 80 today.)

:flamethrower:
NO! NO! It's not my fault! Don't hurt me!

Hee.

Speaking of weather...perfect weekend in the valley...92 today with a touch of wind...it felt glorious.

Absolutely no problem from me StH and BD! It reached 48 today here :biggrin:
March 6th it was -15 (not counting the wind chill) and today I'm out in short sleeves! As ame and Juniebun know, Maine weather can turn like that in less than 24 hours. The joys of the north country!

Walking into a room and forgetting why you're there?

You know, Bill Cosby used to have a marvelous stage routine about just that. His theory was when you stand up your memory falls into your behind. When you give up trying to remember what you forgot, you go sit down and that pushes the memory back up into your brain. .... until you stand up again!

Much funnier when Cosby does it!:redface:

Luvs - can I blame your sons for that too??

Sure...they're used to it...rolls off them like water of a ducks back

Walking into a room and forgetting why you're there? Yup, that happens all too often.. Pretty soon it'll come to carrying around a little notepad..

I could see it getting to the point where we all come to post in the elder thread and forget what we were going to say... All the posts will say is "hi".... "hi".... "how are you".... "hello".. That's when we're screwed..

What?...you don't have a notepad?....I write everything down....oh and that means I am screwed...hmmm....can't say I have noticed that lately ;)

His theory was when you stand up your memory falls into your behind. When you give up trying to remember what you forgot, you go sit down and that pushes the memory back up into your brain. .... until you stand up again!


Oh so thats why I sit down all the time

so....ummm...errrrrrr....ummmm....anyways....hi... .ummmm....oh yeah ELDERS :biggrin:

And remember...squid tacos...talk about blanking out while making a decision...gads.
I don't DO Taco Night! :laughing:



Today, I forgot my towels when I went to the laundromat. :wallbash:


NO WAY I wear short sleeves if the temps aren't 70+!! With light sweaters, you can always push the sleeves up and down as conditions merit. You Maine-ers are a hardy sort!


According to Burbfoot in the comic strip "Over the Hedge," the best time to raid a fridge is from 9-10 (10-11 Eastern) on Wednesdays, cuz people
are so confused and disoriented by "LOST," they'll never know you're there.
:24:
But SO true. . . .


SPRING FORWARD, EVERYONE!

Happy Daylight Savings Time! :biggrin:

Although, seriously, those stories and more importantly, the response to them, are so very important. We need each other. :8:Very true, Tabby

Absolutely no problem from me StH and BD! It reached 48 today here :biggrin: March 6th it was -15 (not counting the wind chill) and today I'm out in short sleeves! As ame and Juniebun know, Maine weather can turn like that in less than 24 hours. The joys of the north country! It's great outside today! The snow's melting so quickly there's little rivulets running everywhere... Wearing a tank top ...:)
You know, Bill Cosby used to have a marvelous stage routine about just that. His theory was when you stand up your memory falls into your behind. When you give up trying to remember what you forgot, you go sit down and that pushes the memory back up into your brain. .... until you stand up again!
I love that dragon... Now I know why I'm getting up all day!

Do you remember his routine about he thinks his name's Jesus Christ and his brother Russell thinks his name is Dammit? Because their father would say "Jesus Christ, you forgot to take the garbage out!" and "Dammit sit down!"... Then one day the father yells "Dammit get in here", so he says.... "But Dad - I'm Jesus Christ!" (much funnier when he did it too..)

What?...you don't have a notepad?....I write everything down....oh and that means I am screwed...hmmm....can't say I have noticed that lately ;) Yeah, yeah you got me there... I do have a Day Runner which I rely on all too much to get me through life...

According to Burbfoot in the comic strip "Over the Hedge," the best time to raid a fridge is from 9-10 (10-11 Eastern) on Wednesdays, cuz people are so confused and disoriented by "LOST," they'll never know you're there. That's really cute..

Hit a few spring training games the last few days. You're lucky to have all those teams in your area.. What a treat..

That's really cute.
Yeah, I think I'm gonna enlarge the panel (on a copier), then get a cheapo frame and hang the thing with all the other LOST stuff I have hanging on the wall!

People are gonna start thinking it's a shrine, and wonder about me. :42:

Hello boys and girls,

Sorry I've been away, for some unknown reason I got unsuscribed from this thread, so I didn't realize that you guys had kept on posting. I was wondering why this wasn't showing up on my CP.

Anyways, I'm back, glad to read everyone is still kicking!

And STH, don't worry about people who wonder, we know we are not crazy, we know this is not an obssession, we know we can quit anytime we want, right?

And STH, don't worry about people who wonder, we know we are not crazy, we know this is not an obssession, we know we can quit anytime we want, right?
:24:

Thanks for the laugh, CL! :hug:


Hey, happy Labour Day/Commonwealth Day, justluvit! :36:

There is something to be said about changing seasons..I miss the coming of spring..the smell, the feel. Spring is my favorite time of the year. We have summer and fall here and that is it. seven months of 50-70 and five months of 80-110. You can drive two hours north and see the leaves change and see the snow..but I had no interest in doing that...It went from 72 to 92 in the span of a week...to fast I am told by the locals....it was HOT today...gads.

so BD you have spring and summer only?....bit like here where I live....no autumn leaves falling, no winter chills and warm fires....mind you I am not complaining

Sth and Crazy - I think I am majorly addicted to the fuse...what does that mean?...what does that say about me?...do not whatever you do offer an answer to those questions ;)

Sth and Crazy - I think I am majorly addicted to the fuse...what does that mean?...what does that say about me?...do not whatever you do offer an answer to those questions ;)Ok luvs - if this were a 12-step program, you just skipped some steps. You kind of need to acknowlege there's a problem (you did! :) ) and be open to help (working on this one :ohwell:)

To do this, just take your fingers out of your ears and stop prancing around the room singing "la,la,la... I'm not listening" ... And when you figure out how to do that, please let me know.. Prancing and typing on the fuse don't mix - I keep dropping my laptop.

Hey ame, another day in the 40's! I could get used to this;)

and yes, StH, BD, and God'sTom, I know it sounds cold to you guys,
but it's maaarvelous to me:75happy:

I know dragon... I'm getting my beach towel and sunscreen as we speak! 2 more weeks and it will be glorious here...

ame - I love jumping to the end...who wants to go the hard route of 12 steps...come on now lets face a few home truths we are mature and wise..... we can circumnavigate all those unnecessary steps in between....prancing round the room with your laptop in your hands and your fingers in your ears is an art....I have a years practice on you...persevere...... you'll get there....its worth it in the end.....nothing the hell else matters when you have this working for you...

but luvs - this is getting reeeeally expensive! I'm going through like, a laptop a week here. And I'm not even a level 5 denier like you, who also has fingers in ears... Hey, at least this gives me a good goal to strive for...

ame - stuff the laptops...peace of mind is all that matters

eta - denial = bliss

good advice as always luvs...

floating down the river of denial as we speak, wearing rose-colored glasses, and sipping a tall, cool glass of "I don't give a damn"....



Oooh, I just realized that the rivers are melting as we speak, and rafting season will be open soon.. yee-hah!

eta - denial = bliss

:rotflmao2:

ame, the sap buckets are out... it really is spring!!

:24:
I love listening to you Maine-ers!

When I was a kid (LONG before adult-onset diabetes arrived), I loved maple syrup candy! Of course, the syrup had to come from Maine! (Or Vermont or NH in a pinch.)

Good eating ahead for you guys! :essen:

Ayuh, dragon - the maple's starting to run! Sure sign of spring...

STH- it's a blessing and a curse to have it so handy (makes great gift baskets for flat-lander friends)

How Seasons Run In Maine

March/April:
The maple syrup runs.
This coincides with the mud runs.

May:
The snowbirders* run back to Maine
(*snowbirders are elder-elders who leave for Florida in late fall)

June, July, August:
The rivers run - rafter's delight
The coastal towns are run amok with tourists
Everyone runs from blackflies

September
Tourists run back to their natural habitat
Mainers have the run of the state

October, November:
Leaf-peepers run around the highways in big buses
Hunters run the woods looking for a "trophy"
Snowbirders run back to Florida

December, January, February
Skiiers and snowmobilers run the trails
Cabin fever sets in for those who run out of things to do indoors.

(did I miss anything dragon?)

Morning elders! (looks outside to make sure it is morning) I just zipped through some of the posts and then forgot what I read.:biggrin: But squid tacos never seems to leave.
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It's going up to 70 today here I luv it.

I do carry a note pad.:eek2:

I leave notes to myself all over the place ....stuck on the fridge (remember to eat), the computer (get you a&& away from the fuse and do some work), my forehead (see it when I look in the mirror and it says brush hair) stuff like that......I also have a daily planner (like get up, clean teeth etc)

January to December = surf

Did I leave anything out?

I leave notes to myself all over the place ....stuck on the fridge (remember to eat), the computer (get you a&& away from the fuse and do some work), my forehead (see it when I look in the mirror and it says brush hair) stuff like that......I also have a daily planner (like get up, clean teeth etc)

January to December = surf

Did I leave anything out?

I don't know let me check my notes.:biggrin:

Wait what were we talking about.

Thanks for the "Maine calendar," ame! :D

Of course, these years, the leaf-watchers are coming up in September. ;)

I'd love maple syrup--but until they sweeten it with Splenda, I'm up a creek without a paddle! :10:

Glad winter is over for you!

I wish it were tomorrow night. . . .

Ayuh, dragon - the maple's starting to run! Sure sign of spring...

STH- it's a blessing and a curse to have it so handy (makes great gift baskets for flat-lander friends)

How Seasons Run In Maine

March/April:
The maple syrup runs.
This coincides with the mud runs.

May:
The snowbirders* run back to Maine
(*snowbirders are elder-elders who leave for Florida in late fall)

June, July, August:
The rivers run - rafter's delight
The coastal towns are run amok with tourists
Everyone runs from blackflies

September
Tourists run back to their natural habitat
Mainers have the run of the state

October, November:
Leaf-peepers run around the highways in big buses
Hunters run the woods looking for a "trophy"
Snowbirders run back to Florida

December, January, February
Skiiers and snowmobilers run the trails
Cabin fever sets in for those who run out of things to do indoors.

(did I miss anything dragon?)

Just the part where we don't get to run at all 'cause of the turnpike construction,ame! ;)

I leave notes to myself all over the place ....stuck on the fridge (remember to eat), the computer (get you a&& away from the fuse and do some work), my forehead (see it when I look in the mirror and it says brush hair) stuff like that......I also have a daily planner (like get up, clean teeth etc)

January to December = surf

Did I leave anything out?

:biggrin: I love it, luvs!

I wish it were tomorrow night. . . .

StH, you and me both!:smile:

I leave notes to myself all over the place ....stuck on the fridge (remember to eat), the computer (get you a&& away from the fuse and do some work), my forehead (see it when I look in the mirror and it says brush hair) stuff like that......I also have a daily planner (like get up, clean teeth etc)
Luvs - you are too damn funny.. That's hysterical..

Thanks for the "Maine calendar," ame! :D

Of course, these years, the leaf-watchers are coming up in September. ;)

I'd love maple syrup--but until they sweeten it with Splenda, I'm up a creek without a paddle! :10:

Glad winter is over for you!

I wish it were tomorrow night. . . .You're welcome STH.... I'll keep an eye out for some Splenda-rific maple candy for you.... I wish it were tomorrow night too.. Should be a great episode.

Just the part where we don't get to run at all 'cause of the turnpike construction,ame! ;) LOL! Of course.. Always at peak holiday season too..

The calendar for Phoenix:

September-March: Hike in the mountains, run, ride a bike, golf, ride with the top down, sit in the sun, leave doors and windows open, sit outside at a farmer's market and eat brunch, swim and get as much done outside as you can.

April-August: STAY INSIDE...FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!...STAY INSIDE WITH THE A/C BLASTING.

Here endeth the lesson...

(92 today...high of 96 for the next five days...it..has...begun..)

Well BD, September thru March sound glorious.. April thru August, eeeeek.. I take it you're telling us it's kind of hot... BUT IT'S A DRY HEAT!! (so's my oven, but I'm not bellying up to that)

My friends live in Arizona.. They say heat is heat, and a hundred degrees feels terrible whether it's dry or humid.. Crank up the AC/BD!

The problem with dry heat...there is no moisture in the air...so the heat sucks the moisture out of you if you are in the sun. I set out on a run yesterday and only got four miles in as my lips were chapped and my body cramped...I get up at 7 now to run...

Dry heat is great...just stay out of the sun...the open aired mall had their misters going full blast today...a nice haze of cold water that dried up within seconds of touching your skin because of the air...

So far so good...39 years in Michigan so this is a nice change...I will get back to y' all when it hits 110.:)

ok...I undervalued where I live

All year round you can surf (I don't go IN the water because of the fish called SHARK...being an elder you take your life seriously or at least as far as being EATEN)
Water ski (not a fan cause you can end up in the ocean and thus eaten)
Jet ski (man I love this)
Fun parks open all year round
Indy (4 day car race in October)
Mountain walks (just take H20...humid during Dec to April... but who cares about a little perspiration....it cleans the pores...like a sauna)
Beach activities..with 30+ sunscreen
Swim all year round (in the pool of course...before a barby and that cool beer)
Magic Million Horse Race and Sales

It hit the 80s here today! After the bitter cold miserable winter I just endured, I'm not about to complain about the heat...however, there are a few things I'm NOT looking forward to this summer:

BEES! I hate them! Always have! All varieties!

SPIDERS! They make their webs across every available space on our front porch, & you have to check carfully with a flashlight when coming home late at night! (If you've ever walked face 1st through one, you understand.)

FIRE ANTS! It's like having a mound of crawling piranhas every foot or so in your yard!


Other than that - I'm glad it's spring!

I'd think that September might still be a bit hot around the Phoenix area, BD. I know it is here in north Texas!

What's the turnpike for in Maine, ladies? To connect all the coastal resort towns? I don't mean to sound like a stereotyper. But a turnpike in MAINE sounds kinda contradictory! :wacko:


HAPPY LOST DAY! :biggrin:

BD, the air misters sound nice - and fun! So people are sprayed just like produce in the grocery store?

Tom, I'm with you on the spiders.. Their webs are beautiful, especially when they're sprinkled with morning dew... But yes I have walked through some webs (ack)... and a few years back a recluse bit my mother's foot and it was frightening... swollen & purple for weeks... and the doctor said she was lucky..

(About bees -have you read "The Secret Life of Bees" tom? After reading that I'm kind of enamored with bees and honey now..)

luvs - Australia sounds so fun! *searching jetblue now for prices... can you imagine the two of us ripping it up together??** OK, back to reality..

SHARKS! Ack! Years ago a bunch of us went shark fishing off Long Island.. I caught one I wasn't huge, but it's an incredible amount of work - strapped in a chair, takes a looong time of constant work.. . I felt like "the woman", like the she-conquerer.....

...Until a few years later when I was in the Bahamas and came about 20 feet from one while underwater. Karma's a b*tch, and this was the shark's long-lost cousin almost giving me a coronary....


STH - You're so funny! Let the touristas drive up and down the coastal routes and suffer in traffic.. For those of us that need to get from Point A to Point B quickly, we use the turnpike! It's a pretty long stretch, I'd say about 8 hrs drive top to bottom? Nothing like Texas, of course...:)

Just dropped in to wish all a Happy LOSTDAY. Computers are getting an upgrade today so I don't know if or when I'll get a chancce to come back. Turn pikes are great for getting there quickly butr if you have the time back roads are much nicer especially on a Harley! (Truckers seem to try to run over us on the turnpikes)

Happy LOST day and happy return to Spring!! It was over 70 here yesterday and will be in the high 60's today. :) Of course, I think it's going to snow on St. Patrick's Day though. :rolleyes:

Happy Lost Day Elder-berries!

As far as it being Spring...I am very happy for everyone who is experiencing the pleasant weather across most of the US. But we've still got a foot of snow in the yard. But it's a great improvement from the three feet of snow in the yard that was there just last week! Woo Hoo!

Ame, can you provide me with the link to that polar bear cub pix in your avi? I know you'll probably be wanting to change it soon (now that it's spring), and I wanna blow it up, print it out, and frame it! He's SUCH a cutie! :biggrin:


The eppy? Oh, well. . .
:football:
GO, JACK! SCORE THAT TD!

What? You don't like football? :innocent:

Elders, lemme tell ya--I've seen the Canadian promo for next week's eppy.

If you were shocked at this week's ending--you ain't seen NOTHING, yet! :eek:

Sure STH, here you go (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fs earch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dpolar%2Bcub%26fr%3Dyfp-t-455%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8&w=280&h=210&imgurl=coe.nevada.edu%2Fmsloan%2Fpolar%2520bear%25 20cub.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcoe.nevada.edu%2Fmsloan%2FTask.h tml&size=8.7kB&name=polar+bear+cub.jpg&p=polar+cub&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=4,089&oid=094a01f545724cec&ei=UTF-8)! Remember, he gets testy if you don't tickle him at least a couple of times a week... Enjoy...


GREAT episode!! I wish I didn't have to work today - just want to stay home and watch it again, and again, then go on the boards... (need to find a Lost rehab in Northeast today :) .)

Sure STH, here you go (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fs earch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dpolar%2Bcub%26fr%3Dyfp-t-455%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8&w=280&h=210&imgurl=coe.nevada.edu%2Fmsloan%2Fpolar%2520bear%25 20cub.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcoe.nevada.edu%2Fmsloan%2FTask.h tml&size=8.7kB&name=polar+bear+cub.jpg&p=polar+cub&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=4,089&oid=094a01f545724cec&ei=UTF-8)! Remember, he gets testy if you don't tickle him at least a couple of times a week... Enjoy...


GREAT episode!! I wish I didn't have to work today - just want to stay home and watch it again, and again, then go on the boards... (need to find a Lost rehab in Northeast today :) .)


Is there one?:biggrin: Perhaps we can all get a group discount.

Thanks, ame! :hug:

He's so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute! :biggrin:

I like the shamrocks you added--except they look like they're STABBING the poor little dear! :eek:

Too bad a leprechaun can't be tickling him! :71:

Glad you like it STH... Well, maybe the shamrocks are growing from him... Wait a minute, then he'd be pushing up daisies shamrocks... I'll work on that...

I did try adding a leprachaun, but it looked like he was doing something obscene to cubby.. :o

(edit) Ok, how's that? She's tickling him alright!

(edit) Ok, how's that? She's tickling him alright!


LOL! That's so frikkin funny!

Actually, the Leprachaun looks as if she's giving him a manicure to me. :biggrin:

Is there one?:biggrin: Perhaps we can all get a group discount. But we'd be in and out more times than Britney... :biggrin: I mean who's really going to give it up NOW?

LOL! That's so frikkin funny!

Actually, the Leprachaun looks as if she's giving him a manicure to me. :biggrin: Just an inch to the left and it's a whole other story Saukkomies....

Hee!!

Good morning, Elders!

Bifocals on, coffee drank.. I'm of to warp teach young fifth grade minds!

Have a good day, all!:biggrin:

Good morning, Elders!

Bifocals on, coffee drank.. I'm of to warp teach young fifth grade minds!

Have a good day, all!:biggrin:

Give your best Dragonwife which I'm sure you do all the time .
Happy St. Patricks Day elders as I wont be around tomrrow to tell you. For those who say "but I'm not Irish" be assured that on St Paddy's day all are welcome and belong.
As I said to other 'lagers "May you beer :beer: be cold and your lovers :heart: warm.

As I said to other 'lagers "May you beer :beer: be cold and your lovers :heart: warm. Thanks wanders - thanks dragon!

Wanders - by 'lagers, do you mean all of us at the fuselage? Or are you talking to your beer again? :biggrin:

Thanks wanders - thanks dragon!

Wanders - by 'lagers, do you mean all of us at the fuselage? Or are you talking to your beer again? :biggrin:

Yes.:biggrin:

Scotch drinker but it doesn't talk much

Hey Tom! I noticed on your letter that you posted to Ducky's welcome thread in the Intro section that you said you were stationed on Adak Island! Holy smokes, dude! Is that why you live in Alabama now?

Happy St Patricks Day to all! :kiss:

Hey Tom! I noticed on your letter that you posted to Ducky's welcome thread in the Intro section that you said you were stationed on Adak Island! Holy smokes, dude! Is that why you live in Alabama now?







I met my wife on Adak, & she was from Alabama. Her parents gave us land down here as a wedding present, & you dont turn down free land! :biggrin: Sometimes, I miss Adak, 'cause it was really beautiful there!

:wavey:, Tom!

HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY, ELDERS! :clover:

Remember: green = "Irish" for the day. No green = pinched for the day. Your choice! :D

:wavey:, Tom!

HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY, ELDERS! :clover:


:wavey: , STH!
Well faith & begorah! 'Tis St. Paddy's day at last! Here's wishing you all the Luck of the Irish throuout the coming year!
(Have I mentioned that I'm Irish on my mother's side?) :54:
:biggrin:

I met my wife on Adak, & she was from Alabama. Her parents gave us land down here as a wedding present, & you dont turn down free land! :biggrin: Sometimes, I miss Adak, 'cause it was really beautiful there!

Wow, you blow me away Tom! First, because you could see beauty on Adak - that takes a very special person to be able to see beauty on a storm-swept treeless rock in the middle of the Aleutian Islands. :) Second, that there were women on Adak. :biggrin:

But I am very happy that you met your wife there... And you got that right about not turning down free land!

So, what sort of job did you do in the Navy?

Wow, you blow me away Tom! First, because you could see beauty on Adak - that takes a very special person to be able to see beauty on a storm-swept treeless rock in the middle of the Aleutian Islands. :) Second, that there were women on Adak. :biggrin:

But I am very happy that you met your wife there... And you got that right about not turning down free land!

So, what sort of job did you do in the Navy?


Well...Adak wasn't totally treeless - there was "the Adak National Forest" which consisted of one tree! :biglaugh: The Navy had tried to plant trees there, but for some reason, that was the only one that took hold! So it stands there all by itself with a fence around it!

You'd be surprised how beautiful it was - (Here's (http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/3945/1221122112sv8.jpg) a pic of me there way back in '81 that my wife took on our 1st date!) Our base was surrounded with snowcovered mountains...there was a huge population of bald eagles (http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2968/1481481481yy7.jpg)...I'm told that there were carabou & salmon fishing on the other side of the island. It was a lot bigger island than you would think.
And yes, there were lots of women serving with the Navy there, but my wife was very special! :biggrin:

Just Google Adak, Alaska - & hit "images", & you'll find tons of beautiful pictures!:biggrin:

Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody!!

Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

and a toast to you all....

May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head be always strong.
And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.


Tom, I love hearing about you and your wife's courtship... Thanks for sharing the pics..

Tom, I love hearing about you and your wife's courtship... Thanks for sharing the pics..


Thanks, Ame! Next Wed. is our 26th aniversary! :biggrin:

Well...Adak wasn't totally treeless - there was "the Adak National Forest" which consisted of one tree! :biglaugh: The Navy had tried to plant trees there, but for some reason, that was the only one that took hold! So it stands there all by itself with a fence around it!

You'd be surprised how beautiful it was - (Here's (http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/3945/1221122112sv8.jpg) a pic of me there way back in '81 that my wife took on our 1st date!) Our base was surrounded with snowcovered mountains...there was a huge population of bald eagles (http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2968/1481481481yy7.jpg)...I'm told that there were carabou & salmon fishing on the other side of the island. It was a lot bigger island than you would think.
And yes, there were lots of women serving with the Navy there, but my wife was very special! :biggrin:

Just Google Adak, Alaska - & hit "images", & you'll find tons of beautiful pictures!:biggrin:

Dang! Nice photo! Obviously taken before the Navy changed its regs about wearing beards! Of course, being on windswept, cold Adak, having a beard on your face would be a great benefit...

I'm sort of teasing you about Adak, Tom. Adak is considered to be the "butt end" of a lot of jokes in Alaska. Sort of how New Jersey is for people in Manhattan. Or how Mississippi is for Alabamians (that last one I'm just making up!).

From what I've heard, Adak has about the same kind of climate as northern Scotland and Ireland. What would you say about that?

*wheels in* :whlchair:

*adopts best old geezer voice* Look at all these young whippersnappers. It wasn't like this back in my day with the internet and message boards, your fancy iPods and streaming media. I was born in the 1960's when music was music, you played it on a phonograph, you listened to your pocket transistor and watched Batman on your 13" black and white TV. It was good enough for us! We loved it!

*ahem* Welcome to The Council of Elders, the group for Lost fans age 35 and over. You know who you are, so come and join. You remember eight track tapes, Donny and Marie, leg warmers, pong, Schoolhouse Rock. Maybe you watched the Monkees when it first aired, maybe you saw it when it reran on weekday afternoons when you came home from school. Either way, there's a place for us here!

So if you sometimes fret because you feel older than the combined age of every PB&J shipper on Lost Forum, you pull your hair out (or what's left of it) when someone says 'Cheech who?', then this is where you need to be.

Please state your age and then wear it proudly! :)

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Ellyana duValryk (40)

Ellyana duValryk (40)Welcome to the Elders board Ellyana! :wavey: Pacejunkie will be along to assign you a number which will be on the first post in this thread... Enjoy your stay here...

I'm sort of teasing you about Adak, Tom. Adak is considered to be the "butt end" of a lot of jokes in Alaska. Sort of how New Jersey is for people in Manhattan. Or how Mississippi is for Alabamians (that last one I'm just making up!).

From what I've heard, Adak has about the same kind of climate as northern Scotland and Ireland. What would you say about that?


ROFLMAO! Back in Indiana, we grew up making fun of Kentuckians!

Funny you should mention the climate in Adak - I walked across the base once, & during the time it took me - it rained...it snowed...and the sun came out! (I'm not exagerating! The weather was so weird there, on the rare occasions that the sun actually came out, the Captain would declare "Sunshine liberty" & give us all the day off!)

Welcome to the Elders Ellyana! So, what do you remember from your childhood days that anyone younger than 35 would have no clue about?

Thanks, Ame! Next Wed. is our 26th aniversary! :biggrin:Hope you both have a Happy Anniversary Tom!!

Happy Anniversary to Tom and Mrs. Tom. 26 years!!!! Wow. My longest relationship so far has lasted 6 months! Think I got commitment issues?

Welcome to Elly. Nice to have you join us.

Happy St. Pat's to everyone - I think we're all a little Irish on this day.

Hope you both have a Happy Anniversary Tom!!
Celebrate appropriately--with some delish low-cal food and watching LOST! :biggrin:

Personally, Tom, north Texas is as far north as I ever wanna call home! Cold is for soda pop and drinking water and ice cream and air conditioners in the summer! :71:


:Welcome:, Ellyana!

Personally, Tom, north Texas is as far north as I ever wanna call home! Cold is for soda pop and drinking water and ice cream and air conditioners in the summer! :71:


I must be getting old, 'cause I cant handle the cold these days like I used to!