8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 9

[yargrnhoj]

And who can tell me the first video/artist ever played on MTV?

WITHOUT Google!

That's too easy. "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. Have that on my iPod too.

 

[yargrnhoj]

well if all of the cool kids are doing it.....

I'm cool? I'm cool? Cool, I'm COOL!!!

 

[yargrnhoj]

Upgrade man! UPGRADE!

I'm trying. Unfortunately, my company just changed our preferred airline from American, where I was Executive Platinum and have 20+ upgrades in my account to United, where I have none. Friggin' bean counters. (Apologies to any bean counters in the audience.)

 

[yargrnhoj]

Well I have had a total stranger ask about math...."So if this shirt is on sale for 50% off and this weekend deal says take another 30% off that means the shirt is 80% off, right?"

"Sir, you are too stupid to be buying things for yourself."

 

[The FairyGodmother]

AWWW, how cute! You have an OCD dog!!

That is funny. Our dog (the one who wouldn't let the rabbit lie in peace) used to do that too!

Oh my funny. She is now walking around with it in her mouth and she then lays it down and barks at it. Like it is a prey or something. She is so much fun. I am amazed at how dexterous she is with her nose and feet. She just buried it next to me on the couch and you would never know it is there. The pillows are just so and the cover over the bottom cushions is smoothed out. Hope no one sits there. Might get a surprise.

 

[yargrnhoj]

OMG where did the day go, almost 7pm.

Then shouldn't you be at the pub?

 

[justmestace]

Oh my funny. She is now walking around with it in her mouth and she then lays it down and barks at it. Like it is a prey or something. She is so much fun. I am amazed at how dexterous she is with her nose and feet. She just buried it next to me on the couch and you would never know it is there. The pillows are just so and the cover over the bottom cushions is smoothed out. Hope no one sits there. Might get a surprise.

What kind of dog is she? I'm sorry if you told us before and I missed it.

 

[yargrnhoj]

What? I'm almost never violent.

I have the ability to evoke violent tendencies in the most unviolent people.

The Mahatma Ghandi and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. once threatened to beat me up in a dark alley.

 

[captaincrash]

I'm cool? I'm cool? Cool, I'm COOL!!!

You're cool?...
You're cool?
Cool?
You're COOL??? ​

 

[cinderella_mom]

YES his name is

ANDREW DEREK and lives in ENGLAND! and if he wasnt so modest he would be perfect.

 

[justmestace]

I have the ability to evoke violent tendencies in the most unviolent people.

The Mahatma Ghandi and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. once threatened to beat me up in a dark alley.

Can't we all just get along???

 

[The FairyGodmother]

What kind of dog is she? I'm sorry if you told us before and I missed it.

Gracie is a Grey Ghost. A Weimeraner.
Here's a picture.

 

[bellelinus]

Well as its 10pm here, I can only say one more thing.

FLAT, (out in bed)

Night,

Julie you are going to dream about Italian men tonight, when its time to wake up, order a Pizza!

Mmmm, pizza for breakfast . . . makes me think of Palo brunch!

 

[yargrnhoj]

Re: the sad state of math education.

Here's something that happened last week in my office. There are two of us here with 4 degrees between us (summa & magna cum laude, no less) & here is a question we still don't know the answer to:

If you collected 50 widgets last year, and this year you start all over again and collect 150 widget - what is the percentage of the increase?

200% ??? 150% ??? 300% ????

Now in our defense, our degrees are in subjects like political communication, public administration and marketing, so no matter what we decide the answer is, we'll be able to rationalize and defend it to the death in a public debate!

I believe there are two types of people: math/science & history/English.
Guess which category I fall into.

There are two types of people in the world. Those who divide the world into two types of people and those who don't.

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who count in binary and those who don't.

 

[cinderella_mom]

Okay so before my multi-quoting to catch up... and btw it isn't that bad this time. There wasn't as many pages as usual!... I wanted to just update after my dr appt today.
The dr feels it's Bell's palsy and she thinks it's stress related. Now I don't know of any stress I have had lately other than normal every day stress but I am a worrier by nature... so who knows. I also have fluids behind my right ear but she said that's a symptom, not a cause -because the ear isn't infected and she said not moving my face on that side will cause fluids not to drain as they should. Something like that. So the pain in my ear area is caused by fluids which are built up BECAUSE of the paralysis on that side- not an infection causing the paralysis- atleast not an ear infection.
She said my tonsils were huge but they always are... I should have had those taken out when I was a child... a long long time ago.
She gave me a shot of steroids or something like that and some viral medication Rx... and I'm supposed to take some B12 vitamins also... and we'll go from here to see if that helps or if it just runs it's course. I guess I just have to live with it and pray it will go away. it's not easy though... it's hard to blink my right eye all the way, it's hurting by my ear, everything I eat or drink or even my saliva makes me want to HURL because it's like I have a mouth full of sea (salt) water all the time... I can't even drink from a straw to try to bypass tasting liquids because I can't get my lips to work right! Eating and talking I have to be careful because on the right side my lips get in the way- similar to if you are numbed top/bottom on one side to get work done on you teeth yanno?
ugh I just hope and pray it goes away soon.

Thank you all for the kind words and thoughts and prayers. I do appreciate it.

For a speedy recovery.

 

[poohmomof5]

Before anyone should ask, this is taken from the DCL website a few moments ago.............

Ship Accommodation: Stateroom #: Guaranteed

I realize I am so far behind...but I hope you get a stateroom soon!

Poohmom

 

[justmestace]

Gracie is a Grey Ghost. A Weimeraner.
Here's a picture.

She's beautiful!
I'll have to post a picture of Ash tomorrow after his "spa appointment". Yep...it's a new place, and they called today to confirm his spa appointment.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Didnt forest grump say.....

LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE'S

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET.




Hope you all get the first one out of the box, your favoritie!

Life is like a box of chocolates.
And mine is filled with nuts.

 

[The FairyGodmother]

She's beautiful!
I'll have to post a picture of Ash tomorrow after his "spa appointment". Yep...it's a new place, and they called today to confirm his spa appointment.

Yes please. I want to see her new do!!!

One thing about a dog with not much hair, no spa appointments for her.

 

[ChrizJen]

AWWW, how cute! You have an OCD dog!!

I have an OCD cat...Actually who am I trying to kid?!? 2 out of my 3 cats are OCD. One of them (my female cat) will groom herself until she has no hair if I let her.
The other one, (one of the males) will not drink out of his water dish if is is below half empty (or half full for the optimists out there). I thought it had something to do with not wanting to touch his whiskers to the sides of the bowl, so we got him a wider, more shallow bowl, and he STILL roams the house meowing (well, actually "RRROWWWWing, because he's part Siamese) whenever his dish gets below half way...