BS: What made you happy today

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Claire M
Date: 24 Sep 12 - 12:13 PM

Hiya,

Getting my magic necklace next week. I'm happy my parents, 64 & 67 respectively will finally be able to do what they want, when they feel like it rather than structuring their entire lives around me/my wants – still very nervous though, you read so many bad reports of care homes.

Dad's just booked up for Steeleye Span next year for me. It's just a shame I/we have to wait 6mo. Who else is going ?? & Maddy's cd from her other tour's out soon. Not as soon as I'd like, of course, but at least it's coming out.

Usher's Well has arrived – for those who know, that's the reason I wanted a well ornament for the garden, & that's what we call it.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 07:36 AM

Last night, really.

John Roberts singing Bringing Nelson Home. Sublime!

And being with all my lovely friends in Maine.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,KT
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 05:46 AM

an early morning walk on the dock, (sans cruise ships), with a hot cuppa and a good friend, a telephone call from a dear, elderly friend, and remembering the lessons taught to me by a small person with a very large spirit. And reading this thread. KT

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: skipy
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 06:36 PM

A meal out with some of my family (my 56th. birfday) but "big" son is at Bromyard, but he is happy there so that's O/K.
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 05:43 PM

I got taken to a hobby shop for my birthday present!! I didn't go too mad but I do have some lovely bits of fabric, some glittery paper and a couple of little cross stitch kits.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 08:50 AM

I got the cheque for my Indemnity Insurance which matured this month.

JM

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 07:22 AM

A warm and amusing PM from a forum (sometime) adversary.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 08:14 PM

We went on an antique car parade past the Freeport Flag Ladies this morning.

Yesterday I had a phone call from my daughter and my grandson told me how much he enjoyed his first guitar lesson!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 07:22 PM

I was teary all morning, reading through the old 9/11 threads and watching coverage online, then I got my grandson, Morgan, this afternoon. He's going through an even sweeter than usual phase. I had to get up to go to the other room. He said, "Wait, Mama, I'll hold your hand and pull you there so you won't have to use your cane." (I've had a sore foot.) Just a little thing, maybe, but it meant the world to me, as does he.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 06:40 PM

Fighting tears all day - September 11th. When I got home - a CD from Linda Kelly of Hissyfit. It is John Conolly's Grumpy Old Men Of Old England. I am off to play it.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 06:08 PM

Try not to drop it this time Cap'n!

XG

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 05:24 PM

A friend called to say he has a parking light lens for our 1940 Chevy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 04:13 PM

A friend today had twins, one of each, and everyone is well and happy.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 10:12 AM

The thought of Amos flirting and making a pass at Sarah Palin....

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 10:10 AM

We harvested 100 ears of ripe corn yesterday, thus not losing it to the raccoons. I'll finish freezing it all today. That in addition to what we've eaten and frozen already makes it a pretty good harvest for a first year planting.

Good news about your friend's baby-in-transit, Sinsull! I wish you and the family much joy!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 08:47 AM

Awaiting news of the birth of a friend's baby, due today. 9-11 may finally lose its sadness.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 09:37 PM

olddude - I just Googled an old friend on line and found out that not only did he "make it big" but he kept the promise he made to himself 38 years ago, Better yet, he grew up.
Enjoy your CD
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 09:20 PM

If Dave Van Ronk's ghost appeared and I got to offer him a drink, that would make me happy.

As it is, I am content with the fact that vomiting made me feel much better.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: olddude
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 09:09 PM

I take it all back. A mudcat friend sent me a Dave Van Ronk DVD out of the blue just because he wanted to. And that just made a terrible day a pretty good day

thank you DW

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 08:15 PM

That is at once beautiful and sad, Teribus.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Teribus
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 08:10 PM

That today on the seventh anniversary of his mother's death my eldest son named his new fishing boat after her.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:45 PM

Humor makes me happy, and I have no where else to put this. I just heard a lawnmower, and since it's dark out, I had to investigate. My neighbor has a riding mower with a headlight. I wonder if I can get one on my push mower. Maybe they have them with horns and turn signals? Ah well, back to the normal happy thread.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:26 PM

THAT was a good exchange.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:14 PM

good though...duhrrrrr

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:13 PM

Now it rhymes but the dunderhead tore her conunder assunder and the meter is all shot to hell.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:50 PM

FOUR HUNDERD! She thundered, and wondered who plundered and blundered. Yeah, you're right.

Regarding 'Who wants to know, huh?' - just the legal stuff, please. We don't wanna know 'bout nuthin' else.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:40 PM

Jeri, a hundred don't rhyme worth sh--well, it is difficult to work with as an end-rhyme.

WRITE THE SONG!

Subject: Who wants to know, huh?
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:38 PM

"RE: BS: What made you happy today"

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:36 PM

Ooh- 400!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:35 PM

Friends. I know - big deal, but it don't take much! Aside from the basic necessities of life, there isn't anything I can think of more important to me than friends and music.

I also got a weed eater/brush cutter yesterday, so once I put it together and buy gas, I can go find the ground surrounding my house.

Bruce, I forgot to send you the photo of which I was just reminded: 'Still Life with Underwear and Flyswatter' (Guy has a novel way of drying his unmentionables--not THOSE unmentionables but the ones you buy in a store.

Linn needs a Mac keyboard. Otherwise, I have a couple here she gave me that I'd happily give back. I think keyboards for Macs cost about $600.00, but I'm not sure.

Now if I could finish this stupid song, I'd be turning handsprings on the front lawn...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: DougR
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 05:51 PM

I heard a report that the CBS poll figures released today showed that McCain and Obama are neck and neck. The poll was taken BEFORE the major speeches at the Republican National Convention last night and one might expect an even more positive report this weekend (positive for my party that is).

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 05:29 PM

As long as you enjoy it, olddude. :)

Hope tomorrow will be full of happiness.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: olddude
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 05:13 PM

Nothing, I am a grumpy old bastard today

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 04:52 PM

Just won a $5 gift certificate for Beal's Ice Cream in the weeklyffice drawing. I don't like ice cream but I love winning.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 04:43 PM

Going to McDonald's drive-in in a big pickup truck. Listening to Fiona Ritchie's show on radio. Knowing it is Friday and I can sleep in tomorrow. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:52 PM

I picked about 5 lbs [2 kilos] of chanterelles in a local wood this afternoon.


JM

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:33 PM

Linn,
Keyboards are at every yard sale I visit, every Sally Ann and every Goodwill Shop. Go buy one cheap.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:23 PM

Clever, Donuel!

Peace - that is your second mention of your unmentionables in a matter of days. (See Bruce Murdoch thread). You don't have crabs again, do you?

Jacqui sees " so I can sit at home in my underwear, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes and scratch my unmentionables. It don't get much better'n that" and immediately is erminded to call Kendall.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:15 PM

I made this! http://usera.ImageCave.com/donuel/obamapoker.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:01 PM

Today I solved a computer hassle that's been annoying and getting worse for the past several weeks. The mouse would go into squirrelly mode making it almost impossible to get anything done. Then it wouldn't move at all. Sometimes a reboot would help. Sometimes it made no difference at all.

Turned out to be the obvious -- my keyboard is partially fried. Other than one day last week when the whole keyboard refused to work for about a half hour, they keyboard part of the keyboard is currently working okay, but a mouse plugged into it works barely at all.

So...since I can't afford a replacement keyboard (G4 USB) right now, I've got pleas out to friends in hope someone has one in their pile of techno crap that I can use/barter for/promise money at a later date. My workaround is working but a bit awkward -- I've got my spare non-Apple mouse with the longer cord (operative term here is "longer cord") plugged into the hub (which is on the wrong side of the computer).

So that makes me happy, too -- a workaround that works!

I updated my resume this morning and will send it off to a staffing agency I've been working with right after I put the plaintext version together and make sure the line endings don't cause problems. That makes me feel better, too -- first step in the search for another job, one that will (unlike my current job) actually pay a living wage.

Oh! My first by-lined article in over 30 years is in NH To Do magazine -- on the stands today! It's not that I haven't been writing for the past 30 years, it's just that I've been anonymously keeping my clients from embarrassing themselves in print.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 03:43 PM

I got to speak to my husband today on Skype and to see him via the webcam.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 02:19 PM

Good for you, SINS. I hope it's lotsa bonus.


"What made you happy today"

Well, the wireless laptop is working, so I can sit at home in my underwear, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes and scratch my unmentionables. It don't get much better'n that.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 02:16 PM

Our company's profits are tracking at 900% over last year. Looks as if there will be a Christmas Bonus again. Light at the end of the tunnel!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Aug 08 - 09:10 AM

Took a breath this morning and realized that the festival was over and we did good. Jacqui and I enjoyed it thoroughly as did most of the performers. The audience was happy; the museum people are happy.

The only person who wasn't happy was the bride who tried to get us to pay for half of her wedding tent. She was told that her tent was in our way and we could insist that she take it down. LOL

So today I am celebrating good friends and good music and taking another deep breath.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 05:03 PM

Sinsull, Your ring story was great. I too had a ring I commissioned that had a dna twist on the main body and a full moon made of silver with a small creseant of platinum. The silver would slowly tarnish and make the moon look like it was going through its phases. Then I would polish it again.
I lost it in a location where several bad things happened like my car dying etc.   I don't go there anymore

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 04:58 PM

I thought of Ebbie today while watching Sunrise video of Homer Alaska. I wondered if she ever takes the majestic scenery for granted.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 12:17 AM

I got a wonderful, unexpected call from Alaska and got to talk with KT and Ebbie, too! It sounded as if they and Micca were having a rare ol' time! Made me smile and laugh!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 03:59 PM

I won the auction for the Peggy Seeger songbook.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:13 PM

Back in the 60s I had a silver M-ring - a Magician's Ring - which I loved and wore all the time. As I got older (and presumably more sophisticated) I put it away until it resurfaced many years later. My son, an amateur magician, coveted it and so I gave it to him. True to form, he lost it.
So for about 20 years I have been haunting silver jewelry stalls at fairs and silver jewelry shops in various towns. I have contacted Magician suppliers and even tried to make one myself. I have shown the design to many silversmiths but no one had the time to make a single ring.
About a month ago I discovered a place that carried the ring - SOLD OUT! Every day I check their website and am disappointed. Still OUT OF STOCK.
Today, they had it and I ordered it - the last one! Now I can't wait until it is delivered. I am so happy. It is rare that I want jewelry. A painfully simple silver ring but I am very happy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:00 PM

ins, it is so you have the words and dont have to do all that oooh-ahhh wop wop to cover the bits where you dont!!





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