*** OUR GATHERING PLACE *** Fellowship and Laughter - Welcome to RF!

[ralittlefield]

California. Is there any other? :mrgreen:



Why, Yes! ;)

[smyrna]

California. Is there any other? :mrgreen:

Let's just say it this way Meriweather...I've got a front row seat in the US for the sunrise.

[smyrna]

ps...Meriweather, you got the lucky 11000!:)

[blazer]

I jumped up at 4 a.m. It's is now nearing 6 a.m. for me. I'm already an hour late for my morning walk. Soon, though.

gettin ready for church!

[smyrna]

gettin ready for church!


I better get started now blazer, gotta go do the dreaded deed...get my wife up!:D

[Meriweather]

Let's just say it this way Meriweather...I've got a front row seat in the US for the sunrise.

You have the sunrise and I have the sunset. That way we'll watch each other's backs when we're not watching the sun/Son.

[blazer]

I better get started now blazer, gotta go do the dreaded deed...get my wife up!:D

That is how it is with my hubby! :)

[Meriweather]

ps...Meriweather, you got the lucky 11000!:)

I understand 11,111 is even luckier. We'll have to see who comes up with that!

[Meriweather]

I better get started now blazer, gotta go do the dreaded deed...get my wife up!:D

Ah. I bet she's secretly glad you're the one getting her up. (Even if she does sometimes throw her pillow at you.)

[Meriweather]

gettin ready for church!

Great! Come back and we'll compare today's homilies if you wish.

[blazer]

Great! Come back and we'll compare today's homilies if you wish.

okay. :)

[smyrna]

You have the sunrise and I have the sunset. That way we'll watch each other's backs when we're not watching the sun/Son.


You are such a sweet pea!

[Meriweather]

You are such a sweet pea!

You mean when I'm not being a snapdragon? ;) Thank you, smyrna.


http://www.theblessingcup.org/gallery06/sweet_peas1_icon.jpghttp://www.2bseeds.com/images/snapdragonrocketmixsmall.jpg

[vir doctus]

Reckon it's a good thing the Lord didn't make me a woman. :D


Greetings all.

I reckon you'd be single if He did. :angel:

[Meriweather]

Morning Devotional


Study to [show yourself] approved unto God, a workman. (2 Timothy 2:15)


Strengthen Your Mind Through the Scriptures!

Our bodies don't work too well without adequate exercise; neither do our minds! Ever go back upstairs to remind yourself of why you originally went downstairs? Are names, numbers and appointments you remembered effortlessly in the past becoming increasingly elusive? Do you sometimes wonder if you're "losing it?"

Doctors say that in most cases mindless hours in front of television, avoiding intellectual stimulation and exertion, result in the shrinking of our mind's capacity, including our memory. "Brain fitness" experts assure us that our brains don't grow old from working too hard, but from hardly working at all. "Brain plasticity" - the capacity of our mind to retain or regain flexibility - is a matter of exercise. When you just let your mind "veg" and don't stretch it with thoughtful reading, rational thinking, intelligent analysis and conversation, it loses plasticity and becomes old at any age.

On the other hand, if you challenge your mind regularly, your brain gets younger as you get older. (The problem is not how old your brain is, but how old your thinking is.) Here's a great way to strengthen your mind: "Study to [show yourself] approved unto God, a workman...that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth." The word "study" in Greek text means to exert yourself mentally, to push your mind to study God's Word.

Like a "workman," make it work! God promises that if you meditate on His Word daily you'll become "like a tree planted by streams of water...which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers" (Ps 1:3). Don't let your mind "wither," exercise and strengthen it by studying the Scriptures!

waio.org

[smyrna]

I reckon you'd be single if He did. :angel:


:D:D:D:silenced:

[Meriweather]

Religion Forum Post of the Week


God's church is not a building. And if there are people standing in any church building, (I don't care what church building it is. ) If someone is in that building really and truly searching for God and wanting him to be in their lives, then God will meet that person no matter where that person is. If its in a building or not God will meet with that person.


--Gem--

[Meriweather]

Please pray. Five were shot (one killed) in an Illinois First Baptist Church this morning.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506820,00.html

[vir doctus]

I was going to post this before Fair Meri brought the church shooting news to my attention. In honour of all those who preach the Word of God I say, "Preach it anyway!"

Anyway
by Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway

[repeat chorus]

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

:pray:

[Meriweather]

I was going to post this before Fair Meri brought the church shooting news to my attention. In honour of all those who preach the Word of God I say, "Preach it anyway!"

Anyway
by Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway

[repeat chorus]

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

:pray:


Amen

[terri910]

I was going to post this before Fair Meri brought the church shooting news to my attention. In honour of all those who preach the Word of God I say, "Preach it anyway!"

Anyway
by Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway

[repeat chorus]

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

:pray:
I've never seen this before. I love it! Thank you, vir!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/terri910/viking.gif<-------"thank you" in Viking

[Hadassah]

I was going to post this before Fair Meri brought the church shooting news to my attention. In honour of all those who preach the Word of God I say, "Preach it anyway!"

Anyway
by Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway

[repeat chorus]

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

:pray:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FdB5Adws78



The video.

[Hadassah]

Please pray. Five were shot (one killed) in an Illinois First Baptist Church this morning.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506820,00.html

Man hurts man
Time and time, time again
And we drown in the wake of our power
Somebody tell me why.


(Amy Grant "Lead Me On")


Why, Jesus? Why? :cry: :pray:

[Hadassah]

Well, now I know why my son had such a high fever yesterday and this morning. (102.6 yesterday, 102.3 this morning.) He's got a very nasty cold.


He sounds horrible. I'm going to go do some chest PT on him and see if it helps.

[Meriweather]

Well, now I know why my son had such a high fever yesterday and this morning. (102.6 yesterday, 102.3 this morning.) He's got a very nasty cold.


He sounds horrible. I'm going to go do some chest PT on him and see if it helps.

I'm sorry to hear this, Hadassah. I hope he gets better quickly.

[smyrna]

Ladies...there is a lot of country music that has great Christian lyrics in them. I have found country to be one of the last hold outs that still celebrates christian values and old american truditions in the music.:boohoo::D

[vir doctus]

Ladies...there is a lot of country music that has great Christian lyrics in them. I have found country to be one of the last hold outs that still celebrates christian values and old american truditions in the music.:boohoo::D

I get a kick out of 'Before He Cheats!' :angel:

Very Christian of her to warn others, don't you think?

[vir doctus]

Well, now I know why my son had such a high fever yesterday and this morning. (102.6 yesterday, 102.3 this morning.) He's got a very nasty cold.


He sounds horrible. I'm going to go do some chest PT on him and see if it helps.

Sick sucks.
:pray:

[smyrna]

I get a kick out of 'Before He Cheats!' :angel:

Very Christian of her to warn others, don't you think?


That song wasn't quite what I had in mind...but Carrie Underwood is a good role model from what I know of her. She is a farm girl from Wyoming, I believe.

[vir doctus]

Ladies...there is a lot of country music that has great Christian lyrics in them. I have found country to be one of the last hold outs that still celebrates christian values and old american truditions in the music.:boohoo::D

Then there's:
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
How Do You Like Me Now
Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On
Hell Yeah
Cleaning This Gun
I'm Still a Guy
Celebrity
Ticks
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Here's a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares
I'm the Only Hell
....And so on....

[Meriweather]

Then there's:
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
How Do You Like Me Now
Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On
Hell Yeah
Cleaning This Gun
I'm Still a Guy
Celebrity
Ticks
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Here's a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares
I'm the Only Hell
....And so on....


And I thought it was my job to be the contrary one.

[meggers49]

I was going to post this before Fair Meri brought the church shooting news to my attention. In honour of all those who preach the Word of God I say, "Preach it anyway!"

Anyway
by Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway

[repeat chorus]

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

:pray:

martina mcbride is awesome.

[vir doctus]

And I thought it was my job to be the contrary one.

Are you cured of that delusion now? :eh:

[Hadassah]

Then there's:
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
How Do You Like Me Now
Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On
Hell Yeah
Cleaning This Gun
I'm Still a Guy
Celebrity
Ticks
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Here's a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares
I'm the Only Hell
....And so on....


Hell Yeah? Are these the lyrics?


Well, I ain't never been the Barbie doll type
No, I can't swig that sweet Champagne, I'd rather drink beer all night
In a tavern or in a honky tonk or on a four-wheel drive tailgate
I've got posters on my wall of Skynyrd, Kid and Strait
Some people look down on me, but I don't give a rip
I'll stand barefooted in my own front yard with a baby on my hip
'Cause I'm a redneck woman
I ain't no high class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
I say, 'hey ya'll' and 'yee-haw'
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every Charlie Daniels song
So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country
Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me, hell yeah
Victoria's Secret, well their stuff's real nice
But I can buy the same damn thing on a Wal-Mart shelf half price
And still look sexy, just as sexy as those models on TV
No, I don't need no designer tag to make my man want me
Well, you might think I'm trashy, a little too hardcore
But in my neck of the woods I'm just the girl next door
I'm a redneck woman
I ain't no high class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
I say, 'hey y'all' and 'yee-haw'
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every Tanya Tucker song
So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country
Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me, hell yeah
Hey, I'm a redneck woman
And I ain't no high class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
And I say, 'hey y'all' and 'yee-haw'
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every ol' Bocephus song
So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country
Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me, hell yeah
Hell yeah, hell yeah
Hell yeah
I said hell yeah!


If so, the song is actually "Redneck Woman". :mrgreen:

[smyrna]

vir doctus...ever heard 'Long Black Train' by Josh Turner?

Great song about the devils devices to entice you to his way of thinking.

[vir doctus]

Hell Yeah? Are these the lyrics?


:naughty: Montgomery Gentry

[smyrna]

Hell Yeah? Are these the lyrics?


Well, I ain't never been the Barbie doll type
No, I can't swig that sweet Champagne, I'd rather drink beer all night
In a tavern or in a honky tonk or on a four-wheel drive tailgate
I've got posters on my wall of Skynyrd, Kid and Strait
Some people look down on me, but I don't give a rip
I'll stand barefooted in my own front yard with a baby on my hip
'Cause I'm a redneck woman
I ain't no high class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
I say, 'hey ya'll' and 'yee-haw'
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every Charlie Daniels song
So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country
Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me, hell yeah
Victoria's Secret, well their stuff's real nice
But I can buy the same damn thing on a Wal-Mart shelf half price
And still look sexy, just as sexy as those models on TV
No, I don't need no designer tag to make my man want me
Well, you might think I'm trashy, a little too hardcore
But in my neck of the woods I'm just the girl next door
I'm a redneck woman
I ain't no high class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
I say, 'hey y'all' and 'yee-haw'
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every Tanya Tucker song
So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country
Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me, hell yeah
Hey, I'm a redneck woman
And I ain't no high class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
And I say, 'hey y'all' and 'yee-haw'
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every ol' Bocephus song
So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country
Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me, hell yeah
Hell yeah, hell yeah
Hell yeah
I said hell yeah!


If so, the song is actually "Redneck Woman". :mrgreen:


Did you notice how she celebrates Christmas all year long? Now come on...that's what I'm 'talkin' about.

[vir doctus]

vir doctus...ever heard 'Long Black Train' by Josh Turner?

Great song about the devils devices to entice you to his way of thinking.

For preachy I prefer Three Wooden Crosses.

[Hadassah]

:naughty: Montgomery Gentry

I'll have to check that out. :mrgreen:

[vir doctus]

Did you notice how she celebrates Christmas all year long? Now come on...that's what I'm 'talkin' about.

My children and I have a few words for people who leave their lights up all year... :snooty:

[Meriweather]

Are you cured of that delusion now? :eh:

Sure. When, where, and to whom do I turn over my custom user title?

[FoxGranadaChuck]

martina mcbride is awesome.


+1

[vir doctus]

For preachy I prefer Three Wooden Crosses.

Or 'He's Alive' by Dolly Parton.

[vir doctus]

Sure. When, where, and to whom do I turn over my custom user title?

How contrary can you be if you have to announce you are contrary? :rolleyes:

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Or 'He's Alive' by Dolly Parton.


As much as I like Dolly Parton, I much prefer Don Francisco's version.

[Meriweather]

How contrary can you be if you have to announce you are contrary? :rolleyes:

I believe in hiding things in plain sight.


To answer your question: How contrary can I be if I offer to hand over my contrariness on demand? Or...is that something a contrary person would do?

[Hadassah]

Have y'all heard "Shuttin' Detroit Down" by John Rich?

[vir doctus]

Or 'He's Alive' by Dolly Parton.

But 'Why'd You Come in Here Looking Like That?' or 'White Limozeen' are more fun..

[Hadassah]

As much as I like Dolly Parton, I much prefer Don Francisco's version.

Definitely!


Now I'm in a Don Francisco mood.

[smyrna]

vir doctus...how about Rascal Flatts...surely you like the great Christian message that they sing about and do so in a very entertaining way.

[vir doctus]

As much as I like Dolly Parton, I much prefer Don Francisco's version.

Will have to youtube it.

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Will have to youtube it.


I don't know if you would be able to YouTube it. If memory serves me correctly, Francisco recorded that song back in the early 1990's.

[vir doctus]

vir doctus...how about Rascal Flatts...surely you like the great Christian message that they sing about and do so in a very entertaining way.

We like Stand.

[vir doctus]

Have y'all heard "Shuttin' Detroit Down" by John Rich?

I like 'Seminole Wind' that he did with John Anderson - not such a fan of Detroit.

[FoxGranadaChuck]

i like 'seminole wind' that he did with john anderson - not such a fan of detroit.


+1

[smyrna]

We like Stand.

There you go...and that's COUNTRY!

[Hadassah]

I like 'Seminole Wind' that he did with John Anderson - not such a fan of Detroit.

I'll have to listen to "Seminole Wind". I love Detroit, so my guess is I'm gonna love Seminole Wind.

[smyrna]

I like 'Seminole Wind' that he did with John Anderson - not such a fan of Detroit.


Hey, hey, hey...I was born and raised on a little island just south of Detroit called Grosse Ile. It was a great place to grow up. Just acrossed the boarder of Canada. Fishing, water skiing, duck hunting...everyone knew everyone...good stuff.

[Hadassah]

Will have to youtube it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbSnk1R31vg

Here you go.

[FoxGranadaChuck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbSnk1R31vg

Here you go.

Thank you Haddy!!!

[Hadassah]

Thank you Haddy!!!

Yeah, well, I listened to it and now I'm crying. Thanks. :snooty:




































:razz:

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Yeah, well, I listened to it and now I'm crying. Thanks. :snooty:




:razz:


Does this mean that I am not invited for lunch tommorow?

[Hadassah]

Does this mean that I am not invited for lunch tommorow?

I have to work tomorrow. You'll have to wait until Tuesday. :mrgreen:


Another Don Francisco song:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A3ViBShIaw&NR=1

[meggers49]

Then there's:
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
How Do You Like Me Now
Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On
Hell Yeah
Cleaning This Gun
I'm Still a Guy
Celebrity
Ticks
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Here's a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares
I'm the Only Hell
....And so on....

good taste in songs.

[vir doctus]

Hey, hey, hey...I was born and raised on a little island just south of Detroit called Grosse Ile. It was a great place to grow up. Just acrossed the boarder of Canada. Fishing, water skiing, duck hunting...everyone knew everyone...good stuff.

I liked the John Cusack movie.

[vir doctus]

There you go...and that's COUNTRY!

So is Fancy.....

"Just be nice to the gentlemen..."

[Meriweather]

I may need to spend two days quoting our twentieth President, James Garfield. These two will serve for today:


A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.


--and a must for the Religion Forum--


Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.


(I hate to mention it, but I think they only had the crunchy variety in those days.)

[vir doctus]

+1

Concrete Angel is a favourite.

[terri910]

I liked the John Cusack movie.
I thought that was Grosse Pointe?

Grosse Ile Blank doesn't have the same ring to it!

[vir doctus]

I thought that was Grosse Pointe?

Grosse Ile Blank doesn't have the same ring to it!

If you say it with a French accent and add an evil mime it could work...

[terri910]

If you say it with a French accent and add an evil mime it could work...
isn't the phrase "evil mime" redundant?

[vir doctus]

isn't the phrase "evil mime" redundant?

Absolutely. I appreciate the correction. http://skinheads.net/forums/images/smilies/NewSmiles/dwarf.gif

[terri910]

I used a Tylenol PM last night....as a test!

I have never used any sort of sleeping pills or anything like that before. But I know I never sleep well on airplanes, and I have a good 10+ hour plane trip coming up....and I thought I might actually try something really mild to help me sleep (but not 'put me out').

I slept well enough. The cat was able to wake me up a few times to be let out (he goes to the sliding glass door in younger son's room to be let in!), but I was able to go RIGHT back to sleep. I wasn't groggy in the morning.

But I only took ONE gel-cap, and the directions say to take TWO. So now I'm wondering if I would've slept that well, anyway...*LOL*

Should I try taking two one night next weekend?

This probably all sounds a little silly....but I'd like to avoid jet lag, if possible, by sleeping on the plane.

Any suggestions/advice?

[vir doctus]

I used a Tylenol PM last night....as a test!

I have never used any sort of sleeping pills or anything like that before. But I know I never sleep well on airplanes, and I have a good 10+ hour plane trip coming up....and I thought I might actually try something really mild to help me sleep (but not 'put me out').

I slept well enough. The cat was able to wake me up a few times to be let out (he goes to the sliding glass door in younger son's room to be let in!), but I was able to go RIGHT back to sleep. I wasn't groggy in the morning.

But I only took ONE gel-cap, and the directions say to take TWO. So now I'm wondering if I would've slept that well, anyway...*LOL*

Should I try taking two one night next weekend?

This probably all sounds a little silly....but I'd like to avoid jet lag, if possible, by sleeping on the plane.

Any suggestions/advice?

Bananas and 'hit the ground running' works for me.

[terri910]

Bananas and 'hit the ground running' works for me.
Actually, I have always "hit the ground running on adrenalin" on my trips to England. But it does catch up with me.

But....bananas? What is the specific benefit? (Because if they work, I'll stick some in my carry-on -- if it's allowed)

[Meriweather]

I used a Tylenol PM last night....as a test!

I have never used any sort of sleeping pills or anything like that before. But I know I never sleep well on airplanes, and I have a good 10+ hour plane trip coming up....and I thought I might actually try something really mild to help me sleep (but not 'put me out').

I slept well enough. The cat was able to wake me up a few times to be let out (he goes to the sliding glass door in younger son's room to be let in!), but I was able to go RIGHT back to sleep. I wasn't groggy in the morning.

But I only took ONE gel-cap, and the directions say to take TWO. So now I'm wondering if I would've slept that well, anyway...*LOL*

Should I try taking two one night next weekend?

This probably all sounds a little silly....but I'd like to avoid jet lag, if possible, by sleeping on the plane.

Any suggestions/advice?

I can't take anything stronger than aspirin, but this is what works for me. Take the smaller dose, but have the extra pill easily at hand in case it is needed. Or, is it one of those, "Don't take unless you can devote eight more hours to sleep" kind of pills?

[Hadassah]

I used a Tylenol PM last night....as a test!

I have never used any sort of sleeping pills or anything like that before. But I know I never sleep well on airplanes, and I have a good 10+ hour plane trip coming up....and I thought I might actually try something really mild to help me sleep (but not 'put me out').

I slept well enough. The cat was able to wake me up a few times to be let out (he goes to the sliding glass door in younger son's room to be let in!), but I was able to go RIGHT back to sleep. I wasn't groggy in the morning.

But I only took ONE gel-cap, and the directions say to take TWO. So now I'm wondering if I would've slept that well, anyway...*LOL*

Should I try taking two one night next weekend?

This probably all sounds a little silly....but I'd like to avoid jet lag, if possible, by sleeping on the plane.

Any suggestions/advice?


I would suggest seeing how well you sleep during the week without the one gel-cap. If you sleep just as well, you can try 2 over the weekend. If you don't sleep as well, one probably will do the trick.




P.S. How many more days? :shifty::D

[terri910]

I would suggest seeing how well you sleep during the week without the one gel-cap. If you sleep just as well, you can try 2 over the weekend. If you don't sleep as well, one probably will do the trick.




P.S. How many more days? :shifty::D
10 days until my friend and I meet in LA, 11 days until we fly. In fact, 11 days from right now we'll be more than 2 hours into the flight! Woot! (That probably will put us somewhere over Canada)

[vir doctus]

I may have finally found a useful resource - Joni Eareckson Tada's website - but it is way too late for me to think about such things now.

Thank you Lord. :pray:

[Hadassah]

I may have finally found a useful resource - Joni Eareckson Tada's website - but it is way too late for me to think about such things now.

Thank you Lord. :pray:

Good news indeed. :pray: :hug:

[terri910]

I may have finally found a useful resource - Joni Eareckson Tada's website - but it is way too late for me to think about such things now.

Thank you Lord. :pray:
It sounds like we should all shout "TA-DA!!!" :mrgreen:

Has something to do with genealogy? ETA: Never mind...I just googled Joni Eareckson Tada....not genealogy!

[smyrna]

So is Fancy.....

"Just be nice to the gentlemen..."

sad story...that kind of rings with a lot of america...where is the father?

[smyrna]

I thought that was Grosse Pointe?

Grosse Ile Blank doesn't have the same ring to it!


North side of Detroit...the cool people were on the south side.

[smyrna]

10 days until my friend and I meet in LA, 11 days until we fly. In fact, 11 days from right now we'll be more than 2 hours into the flight! Woot! (That probably will put us somewhere over Canada)


naaaaa...probably Grosse Pointe:rolleyes:

[smyrna]

Good morning everyone. Meriweather says that who ever gets post number 11111 gets a great prize...like going with terri and her friend on their trip?

Hope everyone has a great day and starts off a super duper week!

[vir doctus]

It sounds like we should all shout "TA-DA!!!" :mrgreen:

Has something to do with genealogy? ETA: Never mind...I just googled Joni Eareckson Tada....not genealogy!

They have a resource there for Christian residential treatment facilities - the first I have found of the sort. And I found it because I was giving up looking for a while and wanted to focus on our expectations and God's plans for children with disabilities...

[CID_0687]

Good morning everyone. Meriweather says that who ever gets post number 11111 gets a great prize...like going with terri and her friend on their trip?

Hope everyone has a great day and starts off a super duper week!
It'll have to be better than the prize I got for post 666

A visit from the Prince of Darkness...32 bodachs at my doorstep...not a good evening.

[smyrna]

It'll have to be better than the prize I got for post 666

A visit from the Prince of Darkness...32 bodachs at my doorstep...not a good evening.

Now I have to ask...what is a bodach?:eek:

[smyrna]

bodach 18 up (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bodach#), 8 down (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bodach#)http://www.urbandictionary.com/images/thumbsup.gif (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bodach#)http://www.urbandictionary.com/images/thumbsdown.gif (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bodach#)Mysterious and forboding shadow creatures from the dead that inhabit this world unseen, not yet ready to embrace they're final destiny. They are harbingers of death, destruction, and evil, the embodiment of Satan him/herself.


This I gotta hear.

[terri910]

A quick good morning to all, and then I have to get to work.

http://bestsmileys.com/waving/5.gif

[RayMan]

A quick good morning to all, and then I have to get to work.

http://bestsmileys.com/waving/5.gif

Re-packing your carry-on? :whistle:

[Meriweather]

Good morning and a good day to you, Terri. (Also to you, RayMan.)

[terri910]

Re-packing your carry-on? :whistle:
Nope....that is DONE. It's just sitting there waiting for me to wheel it out the door on the morning of the 18th!

Real work. It's shaping up to be a frustrating Monday morning.

[meggers49]

I may need to spend two days quoting our twentieth President, James Garfield. These two will serve for today:


A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.


--and a must for the Religion Forum--


Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.


(I hate to mention it, but I think they only had the crunchy variety in those days.)

according to my son, there is nothing that cannot be improved by peanut butter. corollary: and bacon.

best yet: peanutbutter with crisp bacon on toast ...bliss on bread.

[meggers49]

I used a Tylenol PM last night....as a test!

I have never used any sort of sleeping pills or anything like that before. But I know I never sleep well on airplanes, and I have a good 10+ hour plane trip coming up....and I thought I might actually try something really mild to help me sleep (but not 'put me out').

I slept well enough. The cat was able to wake me up a few times to be let out (he goes to the sliding glass door in younger son's room to be let in!), but I was able to go RIGHT back to sleep. I wasn't groggy in the morning.

But I only took ONE gel-cap, and the directions say to take TWO. So now I'm wondering if I would've slept that well, anyway...*LOL*

Should I try taking two one night next weekend?

This probably all sounds a little silly....but I'd like to avoid jet lag, if possible, by sleeping on the plane.

Any suggestions/advice?

good idea. it's recommended. I personally prefer Excederin PM because the diphenhydramine is a different salt and i don't feel as "logy" from it ?sp.

you must be getting excited!

[Meriweather]

according to my son, there is nothing that cannot be improved by peanut butter. corollary: and bacon.

best yet: peanutbutter with crisp bacon on toast ...bliss on bread.

When we were kids, I had a cousin who loved peanut butter and mayonnaise with slices of dill pickle. I never tried it.

[meggers49]

They have a resource there for Christian residential treatment facilities - the first I have found of the sort. And I found it because I was giving up looking for a while and wanted to focus on our expectations and God's plans for children with disabilities...

amazing what giving up does...

your efforts will be blessed because you trusted.

[meggers49]

When we were kids, I had a cousin who loved peanut butter and mayonnaise with slices of dill pickle. I never tried it.

my neighbor used to eat peanut butter and mayo, the idea of it just didn't work for me. now, i LOVE dill pickles, but :sick:, i'll pass on that sannie.

Peanut butter and butter, peanut butter and bacon and peanut butter and bananas were nice changes from pb & j. (i also liked potato chips on it!)

[Meriweather]

Could someone gather up all those coins and keep them contained in a piggy bank?

[RayMan]

You mean it's not a flash back? That's such a relief.

[Meriweather]

I see it has hit TTTM. I hope there is a way of turning off that feature of the ad. It might be effective if it only hit once every hour. As it is, by the end of the day, I may never want to see another gold coin again.

[Meriweather]

Morning Devotional

I have found David...a man after My own heart. (Acts 13:22)


The Path to the Throne

Anytime God describes someone as "a man after my own heart," study them carefully. Let's look at the life of David.

He had a humble start but a great finish. David began as a shepherd and ended up as a king. The chances of that happening were slim to none. In those days shepherds were so low on the totem pole they couldn't testify in a court of law; their word wasn't considered reliable. Yet David ended up writing the most widely read and loved psalms of all time.

When you invite God into your life He cancels the liabilities of your past and rewrites your future. But you must choose what He has chosen for you. There's an interesting contrast between Paul and David. Paul "sowed his wild oats" before he met Christ, then went on to live an exemplary life. David became king at thirty; yet during his forty years in leadership he experienced devastating failure. There are two lessons here:

(1) Don't rush to judgment. It's not over until God says it's over. David's story is a warning to the transgressor, a rebuke to the self-righteous, a testimony to the justice of God that won't allow us to escape our consequences, and to His love that will never let go of us.

(2) God can bring good out of it. He can take every experience you've been through, both positive and negative, and make it work for good, either your good or the good of others. When you seek to fulfill God's purposes in spite of your flaws, He makes "all things work together for good" (Ro 8:28).

waio.org

[Meriweather]

I love James Garfield! Another quote from our twentieth President:

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

[smyrna]

You mean it's not a flash back? That's such a relief.

:eek::))

[vir doctus]

Little bit crazy - daughter is very excited to find out she is brain damaged...:wall:

[Koushi Shinigami]

Could someone gather up all those coins and keep them contained in a piggy bank?

Ugh. +1. Maybe I'll start imbibing and I won't mind them so much....

[Fire Watch]

Download and use the Safari browser..it blocks them

[vir doctus]

Download and use the Safari browser..it blocks them

I use Safari - it only blocks it if I shut off javascript, but then other websites don't work. [Of course, there are no other websites.]

[Fire Watch]

Hmm...it's blocking it for me..but I dont have Javascript disabled..strange

[vir doctus]

Hmm...it's blocking it for me..but I dont have Javascript disabled..strange

I'm open to suggestions...

[RayMan]

Little bit crazy - daughter is very excited to find out she is brain damaged...:wall:


Does she think that can be her excuse for any behaviour which is less than stellar?

"But mom..."

Children are such interesting people. I am so glad that two of mine have moved out and the daughter should be on her own in about another year's time. Twenty five years worth of daily doses of kids is plenty for me. BTW - If my wife sees this, someone boosted my hannity account and has been posting all kinds of weird stuff using my screen name.

[Meriweather]

For now I reset the security level to high, which seems to also be working for this computer. I'm too tired to try anything else, at least at the moment.

[RayMan]

FireFox with Ad-block plus is da bomb.

[terri910]

When we were kids, I had a cousin who loved peanut butter and mayonnaise with slices of dill pickle. I never tried it.
Since it seems we are sharing weird, and probably unhealthy, snacks made as a kid....were we the only ones that would butter a couple of pieces of bread and sprinkle sugar on them?

A SUGAR sandwich? Looking back, I'm like :sick: ...but I remember liking it back then. I think the older of my two older brothers used to do peanut butter and bananas. I've always been a a PB&J snob. No other kind of peanut butter sandwich will do.

[RayMan]

Since it seems we are sharing weird, and probably unhealthy, snacks made as a kid....were we the only ones that would butter a couple of pieces of bread and sprinkle sugar on them?

A SUGAR sandwich? Looking back, I'm like :sick: ...but I remember liking it back then. I think the older of my two older brothers used to do peanut butter and bananas. I've always been a a PB&J snob. No other kind of peanut butter sandwich will do.


I used to make butter and sugar on white bread sandwiches. You spread the butter on both pieces of bread to provide a holding mechanism for the butter. Quite tasty and full of good old wholesome kid energy!


Only made them when Mom was at work. She seemed to feel that they were inappropriate.

[terri910]

Could someone gather up all those coins and keep them contained in a piggy bank?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/terri910/piggybank.gif

[Meriweather]

FireFox with Ad-block plus is da bomb.

I know I have FireFox here somewhere. I just haven't used it.

The coins are gone, which at this moment is all I care about. I'll figure out the other repercussions another time. I still have the backwards, subscribted smart quotes to deal with.

[vir doctus]

Does she think that can be her excuse for any behaviour which is less than stellar?

'But mom..."



I think she is relieved from her self-imposed need to be like her siblings (definitely not our expectation - this daughter is Olympic material - honestly- so we have always emphasized her superior physical prowess - - - deaf ears!!!) She also expressed relief that all those years we have called her 'willful' she wasn't... :wall:



Fair Mrs. Rayman - Your husband is guilty of many dances with idiocy, but has always expressed the greatest respect for you. Don't hold it against him that he is wearied of child responsibility. And get him a Kindle before you tell him you are pregnant. :angel:

[Meriweather]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/terri910/piggybank.gif

Very good, Terri!

[terri910]

Only made them when Mom was at work. She seemed to feel that they were inappropriate.
We made ours when Mom was at work, too! I don't remember her saying one way or another what she thought about them....but, then, she wasn't at home when we were making them, so how would I know? *L*

[RayMan]

We made ours when Mom was at work, too! I don't remember her saying one way or another what she thought about them....but, then, she wasn't at home when we were making them, so how would I know? *L*

'zactly.

[CID_0687]

I can't get these stupid coins to go away. :mad:

[terri910]

I can't get these stupid coins to go away. :mad:
They are bugging me big time!

I predict people will avoid the site if they can't get them to go away.

[CID_0687]

They are bugging me big time!

I predict people will avoid the site if they can't get them to go away.
It's tempting

[vir doctus]

:whistle:

[Meriweather]

I can't get these stupid coins to go away. :mad:

What operating system are you using CID?

[terri910]

What operating system are you using CID?
I don't know about CID, but I'm using Vista.

And if I don't get them to go away I sure won't be posting much tonight. I've had a long, frustrating day. I don't need to add to it!

[Meriweather]

I don't know about CID, but I'm using Vista.

And if I don't get them to go away I sure won't be posting much tonight. I've had a long, frustrating day. I don't need to add to it!

Stand by. I think I saw where someone addressed Vista. I'll be back in a moment.

[Meriweather]

I don't know about CID, but I'm using Vista.

And if I don't get them to go away I sure won't be posting much tonight. I've had a long, frustrating day. I don't need to add to it!

Lee posted this in the TTTM thread:

The add can also be avoided in IE by using IE 'no-addons" version in Vista or IE "safe mode" in XP. Create a short cut to it on your desktop for easier access.

BTW... the boards function WAY faster using IE 'no-addons' version. You can also have regular IE open at the same time if you want to use it for surfing the web, etc.

[terri910]

The add can also be avoided in IE by using IE 'no-addons" version in Vista or IE "safe mode" in XP. Create a short cut to it on your desktop for easier access.

BTW... the boards function WAY faster using IE 'no-addons' version. You can also have regular IE open at the same time if you want to use it for surfing the web, etc.
Great. #1, I use Firefox. #2, I have no idea how to find different "versions" of IE (which I could use, I suppose). #3, I have no idea how to create short cut on my desktop or any other top.

I hope Sean is getting HUMONGOUS amounts of money for that irritating advertisement.

[Meriweather]

Great. #1, I use Firefox. #2, I have no idea how to find different "versions" of IE (which I could use, I suppose). #3, I have no idea how to create short cut on my desktop or any other top.

I hope Sean is getting HUMONGOUS amounts of money for that irritating advertisement.

You use FireFox? There is a cure for that one, too. Be right back.

[CID_0687]

What operating system are you using CID?
I'm on Vista :(( :mad: :evil: :wall:

I use Chrome as my browser, I noticed several posts about turning off Java...on Chrome it runs on Adobe Flashplayer...I'll see if I can cut that off...if not, oh well.

[terri910]

I really love computers.

Except when I really hate them.

[Meriweather]

Terri,

Here is what I found on FireFox:

Lord of the Mirrors:

Get the AdBlockPlus! add-on, install it in Firefox and follow the instructions for loading the db.


Clearly the "Firefox thing" wasn't done all the way. Otherwise you wouldn't see any ads at all, anywhere on the web, period. Ever.

Your AdBlock may need some initial tweaking. Go: "Adblock Plus"
then "Open Blockable Items"
then right click:

"http://dart.clearchannel.com/js.ng/site=premiere&affiliate=prn-hannity&pagepos=9001&prngenre=conservative_talk&pr ntype=web&prnpage=forum"

Then select: "Block This Item"
Click on "Add This Filter
" then "Add Filter"
Go back to Add Block Plus and select "Close Blockable Items"

And from now on, if you have AdBlock enabled, the filter database will update all by itself and you never have to even think about it.

This is why I have never seen this "gold" ad you're all speaking so fondly of!



Rckirby

I think I got it....I have firefox....I went to Tools - Addons -

picked Adblock....had to restart Firefox, but so far (fingers crossed)...the coins stopped.


Badpenny

This did it NICELY For Me!!!!

"Adblock Plus"
then "Open Blockable Items"
then right click:

"http://dart.clearchannel.com/js.ng/site=premiere&affiliate=prn-hannity&pagepos=9001&prngenre=conservative_talk&pr ntype=web&prnpage=forum"

Then select: "Block This Item"
Click on "Add This Filter" then "Add Filter"
Go back to Add Block Plus and select "Close Blockable Items"
Done.


Originally Posted by Mimiheart
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

[Meriweather]

I'm on Vista :(( :mad: :evil: :wall:

I use Chrome as my browser, I noticed several posts about turning off Java...on Chrome it runs on Adobe Flashplayer...I'll see if I can cut that off...if not, oh well.


I don't think I saw Chrome... but let me double check.

I have my security settings on high, which got rid of the gold, but it is also preventing me from using the editing tools (quotes, bolds, etcetera, unless I type in the tags myself).

Fire Watch suggested downloading Safari.

I'll go check on Chrome.

[Hadassah]

Since it seems we are sharing weird, and probably unhealthy, snacks made as a kid....were we the only ones that would butter a couple of pieces of bread and sprinkle sugar on them?

A SUGAR sandwich? Looking back, I'm like :sick: ...but I remember liking it back then. I think the older of my two older brothers used to do peanut butter and bananas. I've always been a a PB&J snob. No other kind of peanut butter sandwich will do.

I used to make peanut butter and sugar sandwiches. :eek:

[vir doctus]

I really love computers.

Except when I really hate them.

Computers suck.

[terri910]

Terri,

Here is what I found on FireFox:

Lord of the Mirrors:

Get the AdBlockPlus! add-on, install it in Firefox and follow the instructions for loading the db.


Clearly the "Firefox thing" wasn't done all the way. Otherwise you wouldn't see any ads at all, anywhere on the web, period. Ever.

Your AdBlock may need some initial tweaking. Go: "Adblock Plus"
then "Open Blockable Items"
then right click:

"http://dart.clearchannel.com/js.ng/site=premiere&affiliate=prn-hannity&pagepos=9001&prngenre=conservative_talk&pr ntype=web&prnpage=forum"

Then select: "Block This Item"
Click on "Add This Filter
" then "Add Filter"
Go back to Add Block Plus and select "Close Blockable Items"

And from now on, if you have AdBlock enabled, the filter database will update all by itself and you never have to even think about it.

This is why I have never seen this "gold" ad you're all speaking so fondly of!



Rckirby

I think I got it....I have firefox....I went to Tools - Addons -

picked Adblock....had to restart Firefox, but so far (fingers crossed)...the coins stopped.


Badpenny

This did it NICELY For Me!!!!

"Adblock Plus"
then "Open Blockable Items"
then right click:

"http://dart.clearchannel.com/js.ng/site=premiere&affiliate=prn-hannity&pagepos=9001&prngenre=conservative_talk&pr ntype=web&prnpage=forum"

Then select: "Block This Item"
Click on "Add This Filter" then "Add Filter"
Go back to Add Block Plus and select "Close Blockable Items"
Done.

Hopefully, I will be able to get my son to look at this for me. I might as well be reading Latin.

[Meriweather]

CID - Some people see the gold coins on Chrome; some, such as Talk2Bill, do not.

[Meriweather]

Hopefully, I will be able to get my son to look at this for me. I might as well be reading Latin.

If you want, I can put it in binary for you. Or, have my daughter translate it into German or Russian. :mrgreen:

[terri910]

If you want, I can put it in binary for you. Or, have my daughter translate it into German or Russian. :mrgreen:
Might as well...*L*

[Hadassah]

Well, it looks like my son doesn't have a cold. He either has the flu or another virus that causes symptoms much like the flu. Half his class is out sick with the same thing and the doctor says her office is full of kids with the same thing. We're looking at him being sick for about a week to a week and a half.

[terri910]

Kids are always so good about sharing their "bugs" with their classmates!

[byzantine catholic]

Kids are always so good about sharing their "bugs" with their classmates!Kids!:mad:

[vir doctus]

Kids!:mad:

Don't hate yourself.

[Meriweather]

Kids!:mad:

Why are you mad at kids, byz?

[Hadassah]

How selfish would I sound if I whined and complained a little that this ruins my plans for tomorrow and probably for the rest of this week?






Truthfully, while I do feel that way a little, I will gladly take care of him. I wish he wasn't sick, because I feel so bad for him, but since he is, I will spoil him. :mrgreen:

[Meriweather]

Vir, tell me to behave. I want to discuss Lincoln and the Civil War.

[Meriweather]

How selfish would I sound if I whined and complained a little that this ruins my plans for tomorrow and probably for the rest of this week?


Truthfully, while I do feel that way a little, I will gladly take care of him. I wish he wasn't sick, because I feel so bad for him, but since he is, I will spoil him. :mrgreen:


You are just expressing mixed emotions.

You're invited to join me in climbing the walls or pounding my head against a wall. Or running away.

[vir doctus]

How selfish would I sound if I whined and complained a little that this ruins my plans for tomorrow and probably for the rest of this week?






Truthfully, while I do feel that way a little, I will gladly take care of him. I wish he wasn't sick, because I feel so bad for him, but since he is, I will spoil him. :mrgreen:

Ask Fair Meri to come teach him about Lincoln - then you run free and she doesn't explode. :idea:

[vir doctus]

Vir, tell me to behave. I want to discuss Lincoln and the Civil War.

I like a song called 'Don't Laugh at Me'. I'll listen to it before posting with you again. :angel:

[Hadassah]

You are just expressing mixed emotions.

You're invited to join me in climbing the walls or pounding my head against a wall. Or running away.

Nice to know I'm not selfish for having the feelings. Thank you. It's a big help. :hug:


Now how about we climb some rock walls? :mrgreen:

[Meriweather]

Ask Fair Meri to come teach him about Lincoln - then you run free and she doesn't explode. :idea:

Being compliant and submissive is the most ridiculous thing I've ever tried. No wonder I've never tried it before.

[byzantine catholic]

Why are you mad at kids, byz?I am sick and tired of adults callin us kids!:mad:

[Meriweather]

Nice to know I'm not selfish for having the feelings. Thank you. It's a big help. :hug:


Now how about we climb some rock walls? :mrgreen:

Can we throw a few rocks, too? Maybe picturing skipping rocks in a mountain lake will help.

[vir doctus]

Being compliant and submissive is the most ridiculous thing I've ever tried. No wonder I've never tried it before.

Piggy didn't have to die, but Simon's death was sadder.

[Meriweather]

I am sick and tired of adults callin us kids!:mad:

Really? Growing up, my brothers, sisters, cousins and I were always "The kids." We're still "The Kids." Mine and my siblings' kids are "The Grandkids." They never got to be "The kids."

It is just an affectionate term. But I can call you Mr. Byzantine Catholic if you prefer. Or, perhaps, Old Coot? :mrgreen:

[Hadassah]

Can we throw a few rocks, too? Maybe picturing skipping rocks in a mountain lake will help.

I know just the perfect mountain lake, too. BRB!

[Meriweather]

Piggy didn't have to die, but Simon's death was sadder.


I'm not doing sad at the moment. I'm doing anger and frustration.

[vir doctus]

I'm doing anger and frustration.

You might want to have that checked out.

[Meriweather]

You might want to have that checked out.

Oh, I'll be mild mannered reporter Clark Kent again by morning.

What is happening to me is so unfair it is totally ridiculous. The ridiculous, no matter how unfair, will eventually have me laughing. This world is so messed up.

[Hadassah]

I know just the perfect mountain lake, too. BRB!

And here it is: Jackson Lake, Wyoming.


http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/653941.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photo/653941&usg=__P3cp8iHCwOW19Tvu0pmOZrwXcYs=&h=1952&w=2608&sz=3771&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=hAhAzdkkmo6GbM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djackson%2Blake%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4A DBS_enUS252US273%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://homepage.mac.com/patholleran/ParkVision/GrandTeton/GT-027.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/GrandTeton/GrandTeton5.html&usg=__GLP8qBMbp9mDeILyXbo0wVGOdEM=&h=341&w=512&sz=101&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=-wGsht_9ZfTsjM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djackson%2Blake%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4A DBS_enUS252US273%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

[Hadassah]

One more pic:

[Hadassah]

Oh, I'll be mild mannered reporter Clark Kent again by morning.

What is happening to me is so unfair it is totally ridiculous. The ridiculous, no matter how unfair, will eventually have me laughing. This world is so messed up.

Wanna talk about it? :hug:

[vir doctus]

Oh, I'll be mild mannered reporter Clark Kent again by morning.

What is happening to me is so unfair it is totally ridiculous. The ridiculous, no matter how unfair, will eventually have me laughing. This world is so messed up.

So when you pimp Lincoln it is because you secretly loathe him but are bound by contrariness to advocate for him.

I may have underestimated your brilliance.

[Meriweather]

And here it is: Jackson Lake, Wyoming.


http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/653941.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photo/653941&usg=__P3cp8iHCwOW19Tvu0pmOZrwXcYs=&h=1952&w=2608&sz=3771&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=hAhAzdkkmo6GbM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djackson%2Blake%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4A DBS_enUS252US273%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

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Ah, thanks, Hadassah! I was there once upon a time. What a beautiful place, and what a great time.

I see we have another atheist thread. I must be grumpy. I'm thinking we need, "The One, The Only RF Atheist Thread!"

[Meriweather]

Wanna talk about it? :hug:

It's just the school thing. They had to remove me from the assignment I was on. The teacher who replaced me quit today. So they put me back in for a couple of days or so--at half the pay--until they can find still a third teacher who may or may not work out for the rest of the year.

[Hadassah]

Ah, thanks, Hadassah! I was there once upon a time. What a beautiful place, and what a great time.

I see we have another atheist thread. I must be grumpy. I'm thinking we need, "The One, The Only RF Atheist Thread!"

Great minds think alike. :mrgreen:

[Hadassah]

It's just the school thing. They had to remove me from the assignment I was on. The teacher who replaced me quit today. So they put me back in for a couple of days or so--at half the pay--until they can find still a third teacher who may or may not work out for the rest of the year.

Half the pay?????!!!! :wall: :wall: :wall:

[terri910]

I am sick and tired of adults callin us kids!:mad:
You'll outgrow that.



:mrgreen:

[Meriweather]

So when you pimp Lincoln it is because you secretly loathe him but are bound by contrariness to advocate for him.

I may have underestimated your brilliance.


The secret to my brilliance is in getting people to wonder if I may be more brilliant than for which they are already crediting me. I've been using that technique with my daughters for years.

In fact, just a few days ago, my youngest said to me,"Mom, I know you're brilliant--but I'm not sure you're as brilliant as you want us to think you are."

See? She's still not sure.

[vir doctus]

The secret to my brilliance is in getting people to wonder if I may be more brilliant than for which they are already crediting me. I've been using that technique with my daughters for years.

In fact, just a few days ago, my youngest said to me,"Mom, I know you're brilliant--but I'm not sure you're as brilliant as you want us to think you are."

See? She's still not sure.

Are we over the hump yet?

[Meriweather]

Half the pay?????!!!! :wall: :wall: :wall:

Precious, isn't it? But I promise, I will be laughing eventually. It is that ridiculous.

[terri910]

So....we're watching the season premier of "Dancing with the Stars" and the first "star" is someone called "Li'l Kim"....and she says -- very matter of fact, as if it happens to everyone -- that the first time she watched "Dancing with the Stars" was while she was in prison.




:eek::eek::eek:

[Meriweather]

Are we over the hump yet?

Either that or tunneling through.

[Meriweather]

From another thread: How does one warm up the ban hammer? I didn't even know it needed warming up.

[Fire Watch]

stalker

[Meriweather]

stalker

Is that better than lurker?

[vir doctus]

Either that or tunneling through.

Good, sensitive doesn't become me.

[Hadassah]

So....we're watching the season premier of "Dancing with the Stars" and the first "star" is someone called "Li'l Kim"....and she says -- very matter of fact, as if it happens to everyone -- that the first time she watched "Dancing with the Stars" was while she was in prison.




:eek::eek::eek:

In July of 2005, she was sentenced to a year and a day in jail (she could have received 20 years in jail), 3 years probation once out of jail, and fined $50, 000, due to being convicted on 3 counts of perjury and 1 count of conspiracy.

[Meriweather]

Good, sensitive doesn't become me.

I am going to put my irascible, testy, grumpy, snappish self to bed. Sometime during the night I will probably remember I do what I do because I really LIKE doing it and because it makes me HAPPY. While you couldn't prove it by me tonight, I was happy--very happy--during the day.

I said goodbye to these kids once; now I'll get to do it all over again. That reminds me of a line in a song:

"The first time that we said hello began our last goodbye."

[RayMan]

Great. #1, I use Firefox. #2, I have no idea how to find different "versions" of IE (which I could use, I suppose). #3, I have no idea how to create short cut on my desktop or any other top.

I hope Sean is getting HUMONGOUS amounts of money for that irritating advertisement.


In I.E., go to page you want to make a shortcut to, then go to File - Send - Shortcut to Desktop and C'est voila!

[RayMan]

Hopefully, I will be able to get my son to look at this for me. I might as well be reading Latin.

I thought you guys did that on a weekly basis...:whistle:


(I bet I'm gonna pay for that one.)

[RayMan]

I like a song called 'Don't Laugh at Me'. I'll listen to it before posting with you again. :angel:

"How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away," by Dan Hicks is a classic I find helpful in stressful situations.

[RayMan]

Nice to know I'm not selfish for having the feelings. Thank you. It's a big help. :hug:


Now how about we climb some rock walls? :mrgreen:

Of course you're selfish. You know Meri just wants you to feel good about yourself...I don't have that as a motivator. :angel:

[RayMan]

Being compliant and submissive is the most ridiculous thing I've ever tried. No wonder I've never tried it before.

Reminds me of something a very wise flying squirrel once told a dim witted moose.

"That trick never works."
Rocket J. Squirrel

[buflineks]

I thought you guys did that on a weekly basis...:whistle:


(I bet I'm gonna pay for that one.)

*rimshot*

[RayMan]

I am sick and tired of adults callin us kids!:mad:

Yeah, until somebody picks on you.

Then its all: "Hey, I'm just a kid...." :mrgreen:

[RayMan]

Really? Growing up, my brothers, sisters, cousins and I were always "The kids." We're still "The Kids." Mine and my siblings' kids are "The Grandkids." They never got to be "The kids."

It is just an affectionate term. But I can call you Mr. Byzantine Catholic if you prefer. Or, perhaps, Old Coot? :mrgreen:

Being the youngest in our respective families my wife and I were "the kids" until we were well into our forties.

[Hadassah]

Of course you're selfish. You know Meri just wants you to feel good about yourself...I don't have that as a motivator. :angel:

You looking for a butt kicking? :eh:

[RayMan]

You looking for a butt kicking? :eh:

If you think you are man enough to get the job done. :mrgreen:

[Hadassah]

If you think you are man enough to get the job done. :mrgreen:

I am woman, and that is more than enough to get the job done. :mrgreen:

[RayMan]

I am woman, and that is more than enough to get the job done. :mrgreen:

Hadassah is woman, hear her roar...http://www.messentools.com/images/emoticones/varios/www.MessenTools.com-Varios-big-324.gifhttp://www.bigoo.ws/code/preview/229064.htmhttp://www.bigoo.ws/code/preview/229064.htm

[Meriweather]

Hmmm. I observe still another atheist thread. However, unlike last night, I am feeling more amused than grumpy about this. Both Last night and this morning, it occured to me we should challenge ourselves to start and nurture more believers and religious discussion threads here in RF.

[vir doctus]

Hmmm. Both Last night and this morning, it occured to me we should challenge ourselves to start and nurture more believers and religious discussion threads here in RF.

Is it godly to have expectations for our lives? :think:

[Hadassah]

Good morning everyone. Today I will be frying eggs for everyone, using my son's very hot forehead as the fryer. :razz: Place your orders here, please. :mrgreen: Thank you. :shifty:

[Meriweather]

Is it godly to have expectations for our lives? :think:

Exactly. Start a thread. Nurture it.

[vir doctus]

Exactly. Start a thread. Nurture it.

There IS only one thread.

[Meriweather]

Good morning everyone. Today I will be frying eggs for everyone, using my son's very hot forehead as the fryer. :razz: Place your orders here, please. :mrgreen: Thank you. :shifty:

He's still running a fever!? Forget frying me an egg. Apply a cool cloth with all that TLC. I hope he's not too fussy with you today, poor boy--and poor you, too. I pray something good happens for the both of you this day.

[Meriweather]

There IS only one thread.

There is only one thread? Am I missing something philosophical here?

[vir doctus]

There is only one thread? Am I missing something philosophical here?

Apparently. :wall:

[Meriweather]

Apparently. :wall:

So explain what I am missing. Not only am I here this morning participating in a few threads, I am also researching and putting together a set of lesson plans for a speech and storytelling class that I'll probably not spend more than a day or two with. However, these kids, due to my situation (don't ask), have been tossed around, aside, and every-which-way. Someone needs to take care of them.

Last night, I know you conceded I was indeed brilliant, but even brilliance such as mine (maybe especially mine?) can be stretched a little thin.

[vir doctus]

Not only am I here this morning participating in a few threads, I am also researching and putting together a set of lesson plans for a speech and storytelling class that I'll probably not spend more than a day or two with.

:arrow: Demosthenes

:arrow: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=gould&book=greeks&story=demosthenes

[Hadassah]

So explain what I am missing. Not only am I here this morning participating in a few threads, I am also researching and putting together a set of lesson plans for a speech and storytelling class that I'll probably not spend more than a day or two with. However, these kids, due to my situation (don't ask), have been tossed around, aside, and every-which-way. Someone needs to take care of them.

Last night, I know you conceded I was indeed brilliant, but even brilliance such as mine (maybe especially mine?) can be stretched a little thin.


I believe she is saying that this thread is the only thread. The only thread of importance, of value, the only one with which we need to be concerned.



Of course, that is only my $0.04. (My $0.02 adjusted for inflation.) :mrgreen: :shifty:

[smyrna]

Good morning everyone. I see RayMan was the lucky 11111 poster. What does he win Meriweather?

Can you give him those coins? :pray:

[vir doctus]

I believe she is saying that this thread is the only thread. The only thread of importance, of value, the only one with which we need to be concerned.



Of course, that is only my $0.04. (My $0.02 adjusted for inflation.) :mrgreen: :shifty:

You are a bright bulb!

[Meriweather]

Good morning everyone. I see RayMan was the lucky 11111 poster. What does he win Meriweather?

Can you give him those coins? :pray:

Excellent suggestion! RayMan, you are hereby awarded all the coins and along with it, the responsibility of putting them all out of sight. Thank you. Thank you very much. Or, as Bilbo with a cold would say, "Thag you bery buch."

[Meriweather]

I believe she is saying that this thread is the only thread. The only thread of importance, of value, the only one with which we need to be concerned.

Of course, that is only my $0.04. (My $0.02 adjusted for inflation.) :mrgreen: :shifty:


Oh. No, my concern encompasses the entire Religion Forum. It's a great place. Each day I usually read one hundred percent of what is posted here, although there are exceptions (abortion threads) where I only pop in and out of.

I think I'm probably on overload with the atheist threads and need to forgo reading every single post in every single one. There is such a thing as gluttony (and self-discipline).

[Tim]

Oh. No, my concern encompasses the entire Religion Forum. It's a great place. Each day I usually read one hundred percent of what is posted here, although there are exceptions (abortion threads) where I only pop in and out of.

I think I'm probably on overload with the atheist threads and need to forgo reading every single post in every single one. There is such a thing as gluttony (and self-discipline).

Can I hang out in here with you guys? Those atheist threads make me dizzy. :eek:

[meggers49]

too tired to read to catch up. I'll see you all later. Please have a good day. Good night!

[Meriweather]

Can I hang out in here with you guys? Those atheist threads make me dizzy. :eek:

Absolutely, you are very welcome here. What are your real life plans for today?

The only thing I do not wish to see posted in here today is the expression, "To coin a phrase."

[Meriweather]

too tired to read to catch up. I'll see you all later. Please have a good day. Good night!

Good night, Meggers. Sleep well and may you have pleasant dreams.

[Hadassah]

Can I hang out in here with you guys? Those atheist threads make me dizzy. :eek:

Absolutely! Welcome.

[Meriweather]

Our twentieth President, James Garfield, had a way with words. I love this quote:



If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

[Tim]

Absolutely, you are very welcome here. What are your real life plans for today?

The only thing I do not wish to see posted in here today is the expression, "To coin a phrase."

LOL - I've got two appointments set for later this afternoon. Other than that I'll probably do a little work around the house that I've neglected for awhile - I need to vacuum up a lot of cat hairs. With the weather warming up, my boy is shedding horribly.

[vir doctus]

LOL - I've got two appointments set for later this afternoon. Other than that I'll probably do a little work around the house that I've neglected for awhile - I need to vacuum up a lot of cat hairs. With the weather warming up, my boy is shedding horribly.

Cats suck.

[RayMan]

Excellent suggestion! RayMan, you are hereby awarded all the coins and along with it, the responsibility of putting them all out of sight. Thank you. Thank you very much. Or, as Bilbo with a cold would say, "Thag you bery buch."

Bilbo, Frodo and I share the same birthday. Month and day that is, not year. I am not that old regardless of the scurrilous untruths CID spreads about me.

Can you figure out that date without having recourse to my public profile?

[RayMan]

Cats suck.

Vacuuming them is fun though.

[vir doctus]

Vacuuming them is fun though.

You are the brightest bulb yet!

[RayMan]

Good morning everyone. Today I will be frying eggs for everyone, using my son's very hot forehead as the fryer. :razz: Place your orders here, please. :mrgreen: Thank you. :shifty:

I would like mine over medium with an order of hash browns. Very thoughtful of you Haddie. :hug:

[RayMan]

There is only one thread? Am I missing something philosophical here?

She's a Oneness Lutheran blond Viking now.

[RayMan]

Can I hang out in here with you guys? Those atheist threads make me dizzy. :eek:

They have been getting a bit silly recently. Not all the fault of our honored atheists I might add.

In fact, I did add.

[vir doctus]

She's a Oneness Lutheran blond Viking now.

Is that the way you learned to spell blonde, or have you adapted over time?

[vir doctus]

In fact, I did add.

Math sucks.

[Meriweather]

Bilbo, Frodo and I share the same birthday. Month and day that is, not year. I am not that old regardless of the scurrilous untruths CID spreads about me.

Can you figure out that date without having recourse to my public profile?

Bilbo and Frodo share the same birthdate as my paternal grandmother. Therefore your birthday is September 22. I do not know the year, but I would guess late 1940s or early 1950s?

[vir doctus]

Bilbo and Frodo share the same birthdate as my paternal grandmother. Therefore your birthday is September 22. I do not know the year, but I would guess late 1940s or early 1950s?

:eh: Odd.

[RayMan]

Is that the way you learned to spell blonde, or have you adapted over time?

I am a confirmed ambidexturous vacillator when it comes to spelling that word. I never know how I am going to spell it until I do so.

[RayMan]

:eh: Odd.

Actually all the numbers Meri used were even.


Integers suck.

[vir doctus]

I am a confirmed ambidexturous vacillator when it comes to spelling that word. I never know how I am going to spell it until I do so.

That is acceptable.

[Tim]

Vacuuming them is fun though.
:)):))

[vir doctus]

Integers suck.

Outegers do too.

[Meriweather]

:eh: Odd.


What is odd? Are you talking about the argument that the Shire Calendar may differ from the Gregorian Calendar, and that the birthdays fall on September 14?

Sorry, Grandma rules! Bilbo and Frodo's birthdays are therefore officially observed on September 22 (in my mind).

[RayMan]

Bilbo and Frodo share the same birthdate as my paternal grandmother. Therefore your birthday is September 22. I do not know the year, but I would guess late 1940s or early 1950s?

My grand opening occurred roughly fourteen months before Disneyland's.

[vir doctus]

What is odd? Are you talking about the argument that the Shire Calendar may differ from the Gregorian Calendar, and that the birthdays fall on September 14?

Sorry, Grandma rules! Bilbo and Frodo's birthdays are therefore officially observed on September 22 (in my mind).

My mother was born in the late 40's and she has grandchildren the same age as Honourable Rayman's children...

[RayMan]

Outegers do too.

My daughter has one of those. I got to cut the umbilical cord when she was born.

[Meriweather]

My grand opening occurred roughly fourteen months before Disneyland's.

May of 1954? I thought you were born on Hobbit Day?

[Tim]

May of 1954? I thought you were born on Hobbit Day?

People born in May are awesome! :D

[terri910]

I thought you guys did that on a weekly basis...:whistle:


(I bet I'm gonna pay for that one.)
I only have a few phrases of Latin in my vocabulary. The rest of it....my best guesses are usually bufisms....

[Meriweather]

People born in May are awesome! :D

Grandfather, mother, husband, daughter, niece were all born in May. I would say I have to agree with your assessment.

Which date in May do you consider particularly awesome?

[Tim]

Grandfather, mother, husband, daughter, niece were all born in May. I would say I have to agree with your assessment.

Which date in May do you consider particularly awesome?

The 15th and 16th. Grandmother was born on the 15th and yours truly made his debut on the 16th about 47 years later.

[terri910]

Actually all the numbers Meri used were even.


Integers suck.
I have probably gone decades without hearing (or reading a post with) the word "integers"...and now I have heard (read) it three times in 12 hours.....

[RayMan]

May of 1954? I thought you were born on Hobbit Day?

Ten months before Disneyland. I was thinking twelve months in a year and two months between July and September but mistakenly combined the year and two months rather than separating them.

Math really does suck. Or maybe I suck at math. Actually we can strike the word maybe from that sentence. Me need more coffee.

[RayMan]

I have probably gone decades without hearing (or reading a post with) the word "integers"...and now I have heard (read) it three times in 12 hours.....

We should award you some sort of prize.

Meri, have we got anything for terri?

[vir doctus]

Ten months before Disneyland.

Math really does suck. Or maybe I suck at math. Actually we can strike the word maybe from that sentence. Me need more coffee.

I blame math - metric months would be more logical.

[terri910]

We should award you some sort of prize.

Meri, have we got anything for terri?
I would be satisfied with conversations that do not include the word "integers"...:mad:

[terri910]

Well, I basically just logged on to answer the call-out thread that had my name on it! :cool:

Now I have to get back to work.

Hope you all have a nice day!

[RayMan]

I would be satisfied with conversations that do not include the word "integers"...:mad:


We could all make a special to include bufisms in all our posts. That way if the word integer comes up it will be unrecognizable as such.

[RayMan]

Well, I basically just logged on to answer the call-out thread that had my name on it! :cool:

Now I have to get back to work.

Hope you all have a nice day!


ditto.

[vir doctus]

I would be satisfied with conversations that do not include the word "integers"...:mad:

When I fell off my bicycle I suffered terrible integers.

[Meriweather]

You guys are doing terrific at cheering the place up after my moroseness last night. I'll do better tonight, I promise, but for now, off I go.

If any of you see Fire Watch tell him I intend to behave in the Op-Ed Forum this week. He'll be relieved. Until he remembers that every day I wake up with the intention to behave.