Reading, seeing and hearing

[sheridac]

mama like

 

[tink38]

Hello Tinkypoo...

No.

I REFUSE to read that one, too. Heh, heh.

Actually... we DO have that one. But it makes me cry. Little trickly cheek tears... when I read it out loud. Just like Love You Forever.

Not wailing, gasping Bambi movie howls, though. Bambi is outlawed at our house. I think. Well... at least for me. The kids are OK with it.

Actually... for Mother's Day this year... at WDW... Calvin handed me a present and an envelope. He had reworked that whole story "Love You Forever" for me. From him. It was something. I'll tell ya. I'll write about it in my Trippie. Which I think I will try again. Shhhhhh. Don't tell anyone.

BTW... I will get to my creepy dee story however probably not today as we have 2 baseball games to go to tonight.

Mel.

Yeah, it makes me cry, too. But not like Love you Forever. I cannot read that book out loud without snot bawling to save my life.

 

[nicolemarie]

OK my sound Contribution for the day:
WARNING CLICKING LINK WILL PLAY SOUND!!

Please Stand Clear

That's AWESOME!!!! One of my favorite Disney sounds...

 

[sheridac]

Last edited by nicolemarie : Today at 01:07 PM. Reason:

NM~

I would never want anyone to feel like that. Consider yourself shouted at.

 

[tink38]

I have guano. On the 3rd floor. And the bat guy could smell it. I don't smell anything.

And this is going to be very expensive. Imagine your house covered with chutes coming out, cause I am getting that.

But the bats have rights. Who knew. It is bat nursing season. There is a season for that, and it is now till August. And bats are protected.

So they are coming tommorrow to spray really stinky stuff on the 2nd and 3rd floor. Then they will come back in 6 weeks and do it again. Then when nursing season is over I will get a very expensive full house exclusion. And repairs to the outside of the house. Cause we haven't done that yet. How many mortgages can you have. Chappie, I may need you.

He said I was lucky cause in a really old house like mine sometimes the bats have been there for over 150 years. I am real lucky they haven't been there that long. Why don't I feel happy.

hooP I want you to be my bat guy. He wasn't cute and he was obsessed with his hair. If I was the bat guy I wouldn't even have hair. And he didn't wear a costume, he wore a uniform. And he was really happy, if you know what I mean. Who wouldn't be if they could smell guano.

Guano
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The Chincha guano islands in Peru. Feb 21st, 1863
The nest of the Peruvian ****y is made of guanoGuano (from the Quechua 'wanu', via Spanish) is the name given to the collected droppings of seabirds and bats. It is highly prized as an effective fertilizer or gunpowder due to its high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen. Superphosphate made from guano is used for aerial topdressing. Among farmers, bird excrement is well known for dramatically increasing crop production. Soil that is deficient in organic matter can be made much more productive by addition of this manure. Guano consists of ammonia, along with uric, phosphoric, oxalic, and carbonic acids, as well as some earth salts and impurities. The high concentration of nitrates also made guano an important strategic commodity; in fact, the War of the Pacific between the Peru-Bolivia alliance and Chile was primarily based upon Bolivia's attempt to tax Chilean guano harvesters.


Mining GuanoThe ideal type of guano is found where there is little rainfall and exceptionally dry climates, as the rainwater drains the guano of nitrates. Guano is harvested on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (for example the Chincha Islands and Nauru) and in other oceans (for example Juan de Nova Island). These islands have been home to mass seabird colonies for many centuries, and the guano has collected to a depth of many metres. In the 19th century, Peru was famous for its supply of guano which was treated like gold. Bat guano is usually mined in caves. One of the major innovators in guano harvesting was Benjamin Drake Van Wissen.

Guano has been harvested over several centuries along the coast of Peru, where islands and rocky shores have been sheltered from humans and predators and administered by private and state companies. The Guanay Cormorant has historically been the most important producer of guano; its guano also tends to be more rich in nitrogen than guano from other seabirds. Other important guano producing species off the coast of Peru are the Peruvian Pelican and the Peruvian ****y.




Fertilizer
It is estimated that there is only enough phosphorus from current resources to last about 30 years. This is a problem as vast volumes of phosphorus are needed to produce fertilizer, as it is an essential plant macronutrient. Guano is rich in phosphorus and is an effective phosphorus fertilizer. Use of guano for this purpose will undoubtable increase as phosphorus, from traditional mined resources, becomes more scarce and thus more expensive.

 

[nicolemarie]

NM~

I would never want anyone to feel like that. Consider yourself shouted at.

AWWWW, you are too sweet. I actually just changed my edit to not look TOO pathetic. Guess I wasn't fast enough...Thanks, girl.

 

[sheridac]

AWWWW, you are too sweet. I actually just changed my edit to not look TOO pathetic. Guess I wasn't fast enough...Thanks, girl.

I see all.

 

[tink38]

Pongo~

What is this I hear about a cassoulet??

Cassoulet
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Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked bean stew or casserole originating in the southwest of France, containing meat (typically pork sausages, mutton, or goose), and white haricot beans.

Numerous regional variations exist, the most notable being from Castelnaudary, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Cassoulet," where the cassoulet contains only beans, pork, and the local sausages; from Carcassonne; and from Toulouse, where, if it is not cooked with spicy Toulouse sausage and confit of goose, it is not considered a traditional cassoulet Toulousain.

Cassoulet is most commonly consumed in France as a commercial product sold in cans in supermarkets and grocery stores. These cassoulets vary in price and quality. The cheapest ones contain only beans, tomato sauce, some cheap sausages, and some pieces of pork — duck and goose are expensive and thus are absent from such preparations. More expensive versions are likely to be cooked with goose fat and to include Toulouse sausages, lamb, goose, or duck confit.

Haute cuisine versions require mixing pre-cooked roasted meats with beans that have been simmered separately with aromatic vegetables, but this runs counter to cassoulet's peasant origins. The dish is named after the cassole, the distinctive oval covered earthenware pot in which cassoulet is ideally cooked. In the process of preparing the dish it is traditional to deglaze the pot from the previous cassoulet in order to give a base for the next one. This has led to stories, almost certainly aprocyphal, of a single original cassoulet being extended for years or even decades. The American poet, writer, and raconteur Maya Angelou tells of serving a cassoulet to the food writer and connoisseur M. F. K. Fisher prepared in new pots — but still with great success ("M.F.K. Fisher and A White Bean Feast" in Hallelujah! The Welcome Table).

All culinary traditions in different cultures for cooking dried beans have similar techniques for long, slow cooking in a covered vessel: compare, for instance, Feijoada, Fabada Asturiana, baked beans.

 

[sheridac]

TINK!!

Since you are sooo laboriously researching, could you please do some on my homework???

 

[dana0801]

dana, once i went into the mountains, on horseback in glacier national park in montana. it was late june and we got into snow as we headed up to the higher elevations. it was a spectacular and life changing 5 days. I was only the only girl with a bunch of adorable and rowdy cowboys. Now that was a good time.............

Horsey thanks for reading my post!!!! (I feel recognized now ),

Actually I'm going with my parents so you know it's not really "camping" (A mobile house on wheels isn't really roughing it). I was going to bring my tent but they said that the wind levels were going to be a little high so rather than feel like Dorothy, I decided it might be in my best interest to bunk with the less hip crowd (not to mention I wouldn't have to jockey with my pooch for blanket position (he's a blanket hog of the first order ). )

I would love to be able to actually camp in the snow sometime though.


BTW HI YAK

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Something DRASTIC must be done!

Plus... I got somethin' to say. I miss ZZUB. I do. Sigh.

So... I have to send someone to find him:

Oops. Wrong person. NOT THE LITTLE ONE. (plus that will scare him!)

The BIG ONE:

There. Much better. I think.

Hello Vikings!!!! I have SUCH a busy day today. I'm just popping in to say "Maestrom" and...

I loved the George Clooney Story. Great!

Marky Mark Mark!!!! ~ WE MISSED YOU! Plenty. Now stop whining. Geez.

Nicolemarie ~ You need to post more. Heh, heh.

Grammy ~ Whew. Bat problem. Enough said. I think.

Yak ~ Hold your horses! (No reference to Ponybabyhorsedogkittencheesetray intended, here) I WILL post the Serial Killer Tale. I just need me some TIME.

Sandra ~ Nice to see you found us. Apparently the fantastically rich have connections.

Master G ~ You jest. I'm sure. Because I'm pretty SURE someone told you where we were... Me(l). Boooyaaaaaa, Baby!

Horsiemonkiebabygoogliegirl ~ Happy Birthday wishes to your beautiful daughter!!!! Have a wonderful day!!!! LYMI.

Hi to everyone else on the NEW SHIP.

Why is JW posting pictures now????

I'll try and do that story. I just have a brazillian things to do. Oh. That reminds me...

Where's ZZUB?

 

[dana0801]

I have to tell a little story of the doggy who now knows how to fluff the covers. (since Sher was looking for a dog flatulence story yesterday).

A little pre story....my dog sleeps under the top cover on my bed (an old comforter so he doesn't put little doggie prints on my bedding after being outside).

So I am sleeping last night and about 2 the dog gets up and moves outside of the blanket. Now usually he crawls out from under the blankets down at the end of the bed. I like to think it's so he won't disturb me but whatever. Anyway last night he decides to make 3 turns and then heads out from under the covers up by my face. Just as he's exiting the blankets and they are starting to settle the most UGLY STENCH wafts out. Dear Lord what am I feeding this animal????????!!!

I certainly hope that this does not become a habit as I will have to have his behind surgically corrected somehow (not sure how but I bet there is a vet out there with some good ideas) JUST KIDDING.

I don't want this to become a habit but in no way would I alter anything about my dog. Quirks and all he is the best boy.

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Yak!! That is leather, not rubber.

How do you know it's not rubber????

Looks pretty rubbery to me.

Besides, Batman would never wear leather.

Catwoman would scratch it all to pieces.

Batsuit

The batsuit created for Batman, worn by Michael Keaton.The Tim Burton films featured a completely black batsuit with heavy armor placed on the chest, forearms, and boots. This suit was notable for its introduction of the grapple gun that was later adopted by the comics, and for the construction of the cowl, which made it impossible for actor Michael Keaton to turn his head while wearing it. The costume is notable in that it was heavy, instead of the thinner material as seen in the comics. While Bruce Wayne is depicted as a muscular man in the comics, the movie incarnations are not of the same physical build. The armor, however, makes Batman appear that way.

The Batman films of Joel Schumacher are notorious among fandom for their addition of nipples to the Batman and Robin costumes. In the final film of the Schumacher series, Batman & Robin, Batman's utility belt is shown to include a credit card with the expiration date "Forever" (a reference to Schumacher's first Batman film, Batman Forever). Also, there were pop-out ice skates built inside the boots.


The batsuit as depicted in Batman Begins, worn by Christian Bale.The costume in Batman Begins is given the most complete description ever seen in a Batman film and possibly in any Batman continuity. The suit is derived from Lucius Fox's Research and Development program, and is based on an advanced infantry armor system constructed from Nomex. The first layer of protection is an undersuit with built-in temperature regulators designed to keep the wearer at a comfortable temperature in almost any condition. The second layer of protection consists of armor built over the chest, calves, thighs, arms, and back. This armor can stop slashing weapons and can also deflect any bullet short of a straight shot impact. The armor was then coated with a black latex material to dampen Bruce's heat signature, making him difficult to detect with nightvision equipment. The utility belt is a modified climbing harness, containing a magnetic gas-powered grapple gun, an encrypted cell-phone, batarangs, medical kit, and other equipment. Batman's cape is made of "memory cloth," a material which is like any other cloth, but becomes stiff when an electrical current passes through it, allowing Batman to use it like a glider. When expanded, the cape provides additional lift during one of Batman's rooftop leaps. The gloves of this suit are electrical to allow the electrical current to pass through the cape. Bruce Wayne added metal gauntlets with spikes on the forearms to block against knives or other stabbing weapons, as well as provide a more threatening offense of the forearms. This last innovation was derived from Bruce Wayne's experience as a pupil of Ra's al Ghul's organization, the League of Shadows.

Actor Christian Bale said of the Batsuit while filming Batman Begins: "It's hot, dark, and sweaty and it gives me a headache." This line was so popular that the costumers on the film had it printed on their t-shirts.

 

[sheridac]

How do you know it's not rubber????

Looks pretty rubbery to me.

Besides, Batman would never wear leather.

Catwoman would scratch it all to pieces.

Batsuit

The batsuit created for Batman, worn by Michael Keaton.The Tim Burton films featured a completely black batsuit with heavy armor placed on the chest, forearms, and boots. This suit was notable for its introduction of the grapple gun that was later adopted by the comics, and for the construction of the cowl, which made it impossible for actor Michael Keaton to turn his head while wearing it. The costume is notable in that it was heavy, instead of the thinner material as seen in the comics. While Bruce Wayne is depicted as a muscular man in the comics, the movie incarnations are not of the same physical build. The armor, however, makes Batman appear that way.

The Batman films of Joel Schumacher are notorious among fandom for their addition of nipples to the Batman and Robin costumes. In the final film of the Schumacher series, Batman & Robin, Batman's utility belt is shown to include a credit card with the expiration date "Forever" (a reference to Schumacher's first Batman film, Batman Forever). Also, there were pop-out ice skates built inside the boots.


The batsuit as depicted in Batman Begins, worn by Christian Bale.The costume in Batman Begins is given the most complete description ever seen in a Batman film and possibly in any Batman continuity. The suit is derived from Lucius Fox's Research and Development program, and is based on an advanced infantry armor system constructed from Nomex. The first layer of protection is an undersuit with built-in temperature regulators designed to keep the wearer at a comfortable temperature in almost any condition. The second layer of protection consists of armor built over the chest, calves, thighs, arms, and back. This armor can stop slashing weapons and can also deflect any bullet short of a straight shot impact. The armor was then coated with a black latex material to dampen Bruce's heat signature, making him difficult to detect with nightvision equipment. The utility belt is a modified climbing harness, containing a magnetic gas-powered grapple gun, an encrypted cell-phone, batarangs, medical kit, and other equipment. Batman's cape is made of "memory cloth," a material which is like any other cloth, but becomes stiff when an electrical current passes through it, allowing Batman to use it like a glider. When expanded, the cape provides additional lift during one of Batman's rooftop leaps. The gloves of this suit are electrical to allow the electrical current to pass through the cape. Bruce Wayne added metal gauntlets with spikes on the forearms to block against knives or other stabbing weapons, as well as provide a more threatening offense of the forearms. This last innovation was derived from Bruce Wayne's experience as a pupil of Ra's al Ghul's organization, the League of Shadows.

Actor Christian Bale said of the Batsuit while filming Batman Begins: "It's hot, dark, and sweaty and it gives me a headache." This line was so popular that the costumers on the film had it printed on their t-shirts.

Nowhere in that very informative information do I see the word rubber.

 

[tink38]

Good afternoon, readers! I FINALLY caught up! Yay, me! (Does anyone besides me think that I abuse the exclamation point?)

Sher, I'd love to help you with your homework, but it gave me a headache.

Or maybe it was the cheap wine last night. It definitely wasn't the cassoulet. Because it'll be a cold day in Hades before I break down and make THAT again. I'd rather give birth. I think. No. I know.

My coworker left early and you could hear a pin drop in my office. I am bored.

I didn't take a lunch. Can I leave at three? Please?

 

[pongoperdigirl]

Ok I feel so out of the loop.

I need to post more I think.

Some people may have forgotten I exist.

I think.

Sooo.....who's gonna miss me this weekend???

 

[FSUMARCHIEF]

Just for the record - I did go back and read/skim through all 32 pages - and the ONLY one who even mentioned me - other than the wanting me to do an intervention, which means MORE work for me - was Haley.

Haley, thank you. This is for you!

PHOTO OF HALEY'S COMET

I got them to name an entire comet after you!

Blessings!
MarkyMark

 

[tink38]

Ok I feel so out of the loop.

I need to post more I think.

Some people may have forgotten I exist.

I think.

Sooo.....who's gonna miss me this weekend???

 

[jw50]

Some people may have forgotten I exist.

I think.

Sooo.....who's gonna miss me this weekend???

Who are you and are you going somewhere?

 

[edcrbnsoul]

Pongo Girl have fun this weekend and remember what I told you about Stroganoff.




























You eat too much of that stuff and it will go to your hips, or something like that.