8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #3

[radioclash2]

Not to mention it really bulks up under the Tinkerbell outfit in a very unattractive manner . . . we'd better stick to the Kegels . . .

 

[radioclash2]

I think you found the cake for Katie's 8th B-day.





Thanks to all. We let her have an evening with the mouse.....no not ...the other one, Chuck E Cheese...my wallet has been violated.

Chuck E Cheese is a bad, bad mouse.

 

[radioclash2]

Oh gosh hope I don't jynx this........... these are some pics. of the house we have been looking at EVERYDAY !!! Well actually we are suppose to close on the 25th. o.k no questions till after closing I am supersticious.

Kitchen..........

Dining Room............

Upstairs looking down.........

Loft..........

o.k I know shameless using each post for pic.

sweet. good luck

 

[radioclash2]

You know Mike,

I really appreciate the stories you and everyone else have passed forward. The things that "just get me" about Jeans' situation is she and her family are SUCH GOOD PEOPLE - and yet this renal cancer at her age - and having a young son - it all seems so .... unfair. And the odds were not predicted to be very good when we initially discovered it last year - and following the kidney removal to then discover a tumor growing in her brain / head seems like a really rotten sequence. know what I mean?

Now - it IS really amazing to hear of these stories of survival. But we look on every day together (Alicia and I with our family) as well as every day Jean has with her family as a gift. An earlier posting shared a remark on how none of us did anything to EARN the privilage of walking the planet. So - philosophically (misspelled?) one could say every instant we have as free willed individuals is a true miracle.

Put another way - with the discoveries of bad health among the young teacher, Jean, and others close to us in age and relationship - it really puts a bit of tension in ME. Fear of my final day - or seeing the final day of anyone close to me or near in relationship.

I guess what I'm saying is I'd like to go on .... forever (sort of). Or at least I want an extra day please on the planet.

I must sound kind of wierd. I am feeling kind of wierd - so there. On the other hand - one of my brothers occassionally quips if he "checked out tomorrow he'd have no regrets as he's done all he wanted to do".... and that's not a bad attitude. Does this make any sense to anyone? I on the other hand can be tolerant of checking out tomorrow with an attitude like my brothers... except I would still think I'd like one xtra day or hour to spend with those I love most. A few moments just to sit and chat maybe.... know what I mean?

OK... again, I must sound kind of wierd. Or maybe not ... to some.

At any rate,.... how long is this leisurely sprint gonna take?

Tom, I'm right there with you. After my ex and I separated, I developed this insane fear that I was going to die and leave my boys. I think part of it was the anxiety of "going it alone" and part of it was missing having my own mother in my life. She's been gone 8 years now & not a day goes by that I don't miss having her here.

I think it's these " stop in your tracks" events that give us the self examination necessary to work a little harder at showing the love we have for others.

I pray for your friends to have the strength to shoulder this burden & long and frequent peiriods of inner peace.

 

[radioclash2]

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone... smoke 'em if ya got 'em

 

[sk8ingmom]

One of our neighbors has a husky. I love how they look too
How much is a lot of exercise Is walking 3-4 times a day, plus a fenced in yard enough
Luckily my DS doesn't mind vacuuming (Now that does look funny )

We see dog exercise as self defense. If she doesn't get out for a run, she gets destructive (chews on anything she can find). Our husky pulls us on a bike (she has a racing harness) or we take her to the dog park. We don't have a fenced in yard, so that might help.

I've heard avoid purebreds, but they can't all be that bad

Yeah, if you are looking considering a Siberian, listen to Laura. I have an Alaskan which is technically a mutt (not an AKC breed).

Thanks to all. We let her have an evening with the mouse.....no not ...the other one, Chuck E Cheese...my wallet has been violated.

All I have to say is thank goodness Chuck sells beer.

Yeah, I imagine it must have looked somethin' like this....

Hey! I think we first saw that photo on booking day when Andy pooped a brick!

M....At least you're safe in D.C. from Falling moose.

I saw that a few days ago...I was waiting for it to show up here.

Seriously though, most huskies do not bark - the kids taught ours to bark for treats which one does a semi-squeak and the other one does one bark. That's it. What some do however, is howlMalley rarely howl, and usually only when she is frustrated. Like if we out her in the kennel for a few minutes when we are home. Ours luckily do not do that much. I noticed it once or twice - one time when she was in heat the other time when the winds were going nuts - one of mine is eggs-tremely sensitive to weather. Hates thunder and lightening. However, what M says about sanity is correct - one of mine is a diva and will definitely let you know that. She is a bit stingy with kisses but the other more than makes up for that. However, they CRAVE human contact and must be within eyesight of a human or they tend to misbehave. Sort of like a 2-year0old...where's the dog? Can you see the dog??Oh and some tend to jump. A lot! We finally have Malley trained to stay down when we tell her, but she gets this look on her face like ""I'm trying really really hard but I just can't take this for very long..." I've watched my little one (40 lbs) try and jump the fence - she has only done it once - ( a 6-ft fence so they do jump high) but she must of scared herself and stayed in the neighbors house. Since we've had her spayed - she hasn't been doing any jumping.

They usually will do good with a 1/2 hr walk or some type of exercise (if they are inside dogs) every day - more if you can. They to run and are bred to run so they CANNOT be left off leash. off leash, bad. Malley just heads to Nome.This is the bad part - although I did see one husky in DL that was a guide dog but that owner said the same thing - he can never let him off the leash. They are highly independent and highly intelligent. Figure on the brain of a mishevious (spelling?) 5-6-yo. Stubborn has HECK! Yeah too funny. We can tellthat our husky reallly tries (at times) to be good, but she has her limits and must give in to madness periodicallyAND NEVER, NEVER, EVER let them sleep on the bed else they will "allow" you to sleep on "their" (read your) bed when they want. They do like to dig and will dig under a fence if you don't watch them. TRAIN THEM - if you don't have time to train them - at least have someone train them. They are good pets but not good watchdogs. Better yet - they will watch the burglars take things as opposed to guarding. ...of figure the burglars are there to play with them!

The big thing about huskies is that they are bred to run with 15 other dogs. They are VERY social (which can be great, especially with kids) However! It also means they whenever they are alone (even just in a different room than you) they are bored...and they get destructive when they are bored.

Malley is too funny when we take her to the dog park - she doesn't chase the other dogs, she tries to run next to them!

 

[sk8ingmom]

I had to google "KEGELS" as it seemed to refer to something which I wasunfamliar with - and i must say... I got an interesting range of search hits.​

ohh no...........​

 

[bellelinus]

Happy Valentine's Day!​

 

[tom31b]

Ummmmm.....

Can you give us Alicia (sp?) cell # so we can have her drag you to bed when you get researching.

Me, I was taking the high road on the whole kegel thing (highly unusual, I know).

What on EARTH are KEGALS?




I had to google "KEGELS" as it seemed to refer to something which I wasunfamliar with - and i must say... I got an interesting range of search hits.

Amazing ... the things you can learn about on a Disney Cruise meet thread, eh?​

 

[tom31b]

If drinks at the bar are the fee, I volunteer to mediate.

I nominate ANDREW to mediate the negotiation over "fees" which Cheryl suggests are fair for her services. Anyone care to second this proposal ... or shall I assume the echoing silence to be a vote of universal approval?

Wait a minute... WHAT AM I SAYING? Andrew is gonna wanna charge an ARM, LEG and right EAR for serving as mediator...and that'l be from BOTH of us! So let me revise my proposal to self nominate MYSELF to serve as mediator (PRO-BONO) for the fee dispute between Andrew, myself and Cheryl.

And may I declare... you can TRUST me to be impartial as I am eternally....

INNOCENT!​

 

[bellelinus]

I picked up the book too I haven't started it yet. Still trying to finish another one (I hate quitting midway, even if it's not good ).
I missed a lot of the dialogue in the movie because of my hearing loss. My theater has one screen that has closed caption, but it is difficult to find out when the movies I want to see are on that one screen
I should have read the book first

Read the book -- you'll love it -- and then rent the movie again when it comes out on DVD. At least you didn't need dialogue for the library scene!

Yeah, I imagine it must have looked somethin' like this....
​

Loft..........

o.k I know shameless using each post for pic.

Good luck with the house, Tina -- I hope it works out.

SO ... ya think that would enable one to take us on, eh?


​

Wrong Tom! I always call you "Crash" to avoid this confusion . . .

 

[bellelinus]

I really appreciate the stories you and everyone else have passed forward. The things that "just get me" about Jeans' situation is she and her family are SUCH GOOD PEOPLE - and yet this renal cancer at her age - and having a young son - it all seems so .... unfair. And the odds were not predicted to be very good when we initially discovered it last year - and following the kidney removal to then discover a tumor growing in her brain / head seems like a really rotten sequence. know what I mean?

Now - it IS really amazing to hear of these stories of survival. But we look on every day together (Alicia and I with our family) as well as every day Jean has with her family as a gift. An earlier posting shared a remark on how none of us did anything to EARN the privilage of walking the planet. So - philosophically (misspelled?) one could say every instant we have as free willed individuals is a true miracle.

Put another way - with the discoveries of bad health among the young teacher, Jean, and others close to us in age and relationship - it really puts a bit of tension in ME. Fear of my final day - or seeing the final day of anyone close to me or near in relationship.

I guess what I'm saying is I'd like to go on .... forever (sort of). Or at least I want an extra day please on the planet.

I must sound kind of wierd. I am feeling kind of wierd - so there. On the other hand - one of my brothers occassionally quips if he "checked out tomorrow he'd have no regrets as he's done all he wanted to do".... and that's not a bad attitude. Does this make any sense to anyone? I on the other hand can be tolerant of checking out tomorrow with an attitude like my brothers... except I would still think I'd like one xtra day or hour to spend with those I love most. A few moments just to sit and chat maybe.... know what I mean?

Every day is a gift, even the grey and rainy ones . . .it's a hard lesson to remember but a true one nonetheless.

 

[bellelinus]

Ah, he's got more bone - is more substantial? More like this?

Arrrr! Stop! The guy in the room next door (at a hotel, traveling for work - again) is going to think I'm nuts.

I need to practice my Kegels. At least the bathroom is close.

That could actually be a picture of Linus! Is that a flat coated retriever?

As for the Kegels, if you still have to go to the bathroom to practice, you haven't been doing them enough . . .

 

[bellelinus]

They usually will do good with a 1/2 hr walk or some type of exercise (if they are inside dogs) every day - more if you can. They to run and are bred to run so they CANNOT be left off leash. This is the bad part - although I did see one husky in DL that was a guide dog but that owner said the same thing - he can never let him off the leash. They are highly independent and highly intelligent. Figure on the brain of a mishevious (spelling?) 5-6-yo. Stubborn has HECK! AND NEVER, NEVER, EVER let them sleep on the bed else they will "allow" you to sleep on "their" (read your) bed when they want. They do like to dig and will dig under a fence if you don't watch them. TRAIN THEM - if you don't have time to train them - at least have someone train them. They are good pets but not good watchdogs. Better yet - they will watch the burglars take things as opposed to guarding.

I'm amazed at how much this part of your description sounds like beagles!

 

[bellelinus]

What on EARTH are KEGALS?​

Clearly at some point we should have warned that anyone not already aware of them (basically, any woman who has given birth and any man who ever talked intimately to a woman as she recovered from such) just ignore all the Kegel references . . .

 

[bellelinus]

Ummmmm.....

Can you give us Alicia (sp?) cell # so we can have her drag you to bed when you get researching.

Me, I was taking the high road on the whole kegel thing (highly unusual, I know).

I agree, we need the cell # . . .

Thanks for holding back, just this once. It was a good call . . .

 

[radioclash2]

Ummmmm.....

Can you give us Alicia (sp?) cell # so we can have her drag you to bed when you get researching.

Me, I was taking the high road on the whole kegel thing (highly unusual, I know).

Tom, who'da thunk you'd be setting the example?

 

[radioclash2]

What on EARTH are KEGALS?​

Clearly at some point we should have warned that anyone not already aware of them (basically, any woman who has given birth and any man who ever talked intimately to a woman as she recovered from such) just ignore all the Kegel references . . .

As soon as I read Crash's post the inside of my head started singing "Girl's Talk" by Elvis Costello...

There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick & powder...

 

[bellelinus]

As soon as I read Crash's post the inside of my head started singing "Girl's Talk" by Elvis Costello...

There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick & powder...

You are so right!

I LOVE Elvis Costello, by the way . . .

 

[radioclash2]

You are so right!

I LOVE Elvis Costello, by the way . . .

I wanna marry Elvis Costello (sadly, he's taken)