May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 6

[EllaEnchanted]

First day of school tomorrow for Sophia.

And . . .

I have to take her out early to attend her brother's ceremony. We were looking for the paperwork she needs to take to school tomorrow, and guess what? Her aunt took her shopping for school supplies over the weekend, and took all the paperwork back with her to Toledo!

Glad I took the day off. Guess I will take a trip to the office to fill out the paperwork!

Just figures it is the dorky school board member!

Yea, and I bet the dog ate your homework too!

 

[HollyTyler]

OK you got me Holly...I've never heard of that one.....how about....

On top of old smokey....all covered in cheese....I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed....it rolled off the table and into a bush....and now my poor meatball....is nothing but mush!

Tyler and I sing that one all the time on long car rides. He knows it from Snuffy singing it on one of his old Sesame Street videos. But the version we learned is much longer:

On top of old Smoky all covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table and onto the floor
and then my poor meatball rolled right out the door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush
and then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.
The mush was so tasty, as tasty could be
and then the next summer, it grew into a tree.
The tree was all covered with beautiful moss
and on it grew meatballs and tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese
hold onto your meatball and don't ever sneeze.

 

[birkner]

On the big screen, lol. Which ladies are going to lead the class?

Holly, Big Hugs!

Karen, IT issues suck, we are heading into Campus rush at the store and our new POS system (25 registers), which is tied into our inventory server shut down twice today and we are only at about 30% capacity. I am scared for when we are in full rush in 10 days.

Deb, keep strong and get lots of Rest.

Noel, best wishes on your medical adventure.

Thanks for the support. I will be having surgery for the removal of my gall bladder on September 17th so I have a bit of time yet to prepare mentally.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Deb it depends, lol


Conterminous United States (48 States)
Near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas
N39°50' W98°35'

Continental United States (49 States)
Near Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota
N44°59' W103°38'

The United States (50 States)
West of Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota
N44°58' W103°46'

This was at the bottom of that table;
"No marked or monumented point has been established by any government agency as the geographic center of either the 50 States, the conterminous United States, or the North American continent. However, a monument was erected in Lebanon, Kansas, by a group of citizens who hired engineers to determine the position of the "geographic center" of the United States.

Sometimes confused with geographic center of the United States is the triangulation station "Meades Ranch," located at latitude 39°13'26.686" North and longitude 98°32'30.506" West, about 12 miles north of Lucas, Kansas. This was the primary reference point for the North American Datum (n.a fixed starting point of a scale or operation,) of 1927, the standard on which all the latitude and longitude lines for North America were based. This datum is being replaced by the North American Datum of 1983, which is not hinged to a single point of reference."

 

[tink1963]

Mine is silver and white from Dell....didn't see any pink ones, but that would be nice....do they have any with Tink on them????

Venetia, I see you changed your Avitar to Dumbo for your mom! Way to Go! I LOVE it!

Yes it is in honor of Mom.

OK who has a map...and where is Noel when you need her...what is the most centerpoint of the USA?

This is what I came up with...

http://ask.yahoo.com/20010122.html

The geographical center of the lower 48 states lies outside of Lebanon, Kansas, in the middle of a hog farm.

The geographical center of all 50 states is located 17 miles west of Castle Rock, South Dakota.

The geodetic center of the U.S. is found approximately 42 miles south of Lebanon, Kansas. (Note: A geodetic survey makes corrections to account for the curvature of the Earth.)
The article is quick to point out, however, that none of the designated "centers" are truly precise or objectively determined:

Many variables exist when calculating the center of a land mass as large as the United States, and selective criteria and methods can be used, from the selection of different map projections, to defining the periphery of the shape with varying degrees of accuracy.
In fact, scientists at the Geodetic Survey have stopped calculating "centers" due to the imprecise nature of the task. Oscar S. Adams, Senior Mathematician for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, even wrote, "Since there is no definite way to locate such a point, it would be best to ignore it entirely...."
So take your pick

 

[birkner]

Perfect Noel, that's it, verbatim....you see why we need you around here!!!!!

You are such a sweetie!! You always have the nicest things to say!!

 

[birkner]

Hello everyone! I have been out of town for work 2 of the last 4 weeks and I am the PTA President for DD's Elementary School. Umm.. that has been a challenge. But I think I have regained some semblance of control and I am going to try to catch up. You have been really chatty here lately!

Kim

Welcome back!! My DD did the PTA president for about three years. You and she are WAY braver than me. It is an awesome responsiblity and tons of hard work. My hat is off to you!!

 

[gydell]

Deb it depends, lol


Conterminous United States (48 States)
Near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas
N39°50' W98°35'

Continental United States (49 States)
Near Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota
N44°59' W103°38'

The United States (50 States)
West of Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota
N44°58' W103°46'

This was at the bottom of that table;
"No marked or monumented point has been established by any government agency as the geographic center of either the 50 States, the conterminous United States, or the North American continent. However, a monument was erected in Lebanon, Kansas, by a group of citizens who hired engineers to determine the position of the "geographic center" of the United States.

Sometimes confused with geographic center of the United States is the triangulation station "Meades Ranch," located at latitude 39°13'26.686" North and longitude 98°32'30.506" West, about 12 miles north of Lucas, Kansas. This was the primary reference point for the North American Datum (n.a fixed starting point of a scale or operation,) of 1927, the standard on which all the latitude and longitude lines for North America were based. This datum is being replaced by the North American Datum of 1983, which is not hinged to a single point of reference."

 

[tink1963]

Mine is silver and white from Dell....didn't see any pink ones, but that would be nice....do they have any with Tink on them????

Venetia, I see you changed your Avitar to Dumbo for your mom! Way to Go! I LOVE it!

Check out what I found

http://dell.skinit.com/devices/

way too cool. I think this is a must have.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Gydell, love the response, lol!

I though the same thing.

 

[birkner]

Remember this one?

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say "THE END"
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

 

[pjpoohbear]

Just head straight to www.skinit.com and use INTEL30 for a 30% off discount, this will allow you to see all the devises you can cover, I have a tinkerbell design with a purple background on my ipod, love it.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Well, if we were to do a pot luck and bring a dish or two of our favorite ethnic foods from childhood....consensus would have it that we would end up somewhere in the middle of a hog farm in Kansas....?????

 

[gydell]

Well, if we were to do a pot luck and bring a dish or two of our favorite ethnic foods from childhood....consensus would have it that we would end up somewhere in the middle of a hog farm in Kansas....?????

When do we go?

 

[tink1963]

Remember this one?

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say "THE END"
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Yes I remember this one. We would sing it on the bus to summer camp.

And on your upcoming surgery Noel.

 

[gydell]

Does anyone know the tag fairy? I wanta get tagged!

 

[tink1963]

Just head straight to www.skinit.com and use INTEL30 for a 30% off discount, this will allow you to see all the devises you can cover, I have a tinkerbell design with a purple background on my ipod, love it.

Thanks. I like this better then what I found on Dell. So many more options.

 

[HollyTyler]

Check out what I found

http://dell.skinit.com/devices/

way too cool. I think this is a must have.

So awesome!!!!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Remember this one?

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say "THE END"
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

I LOVE the ants....I had forgotten about this one....ok here's another....

John Jangle Jingleheimer Smith
That's my name too
Whenever I go out
People always shout
There goes
John Jangle Jingleheimer Smith

Da Da Da Da Da Da Da

then repeat softer and lower until the Da Da Da Da Da Da Da

 

[EllaEnchanted]

When do we go?

What a hoot that would be...Kansas would never be the same again...Todo I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.....