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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Joe Offer Date: 02 Nov 01 - 09:21 PM Catspaw's hair may be longer than mine - but it may well be thinner than mine is, too. Nonetheless, it was a pleasure meeting him. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: catspaw49 Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:52 PM The "Playlist" part of her site is located here. I can never get that damn redirect to work. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:22 PM yes, she is back. The record lady. http://clik.to/recordlady |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: John in Brisbane Date: 01 Nov 01 - 08:58 PM Some weeks ago it was reported here that a US site which had hundreds of Country style audio files was about to close? Did the lady involved find a new home? I only managed one visit prior to that time. Regards, John |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 01 Nov 01 - 08:11 PM LMAO Mortee, yes, I hereby give Cletus back to the world. Well, see, that's the thing about us brazen hussies.... I'd completely forgotten my pledge of purity and chastity to the Literary Guild and Green Tea bunch. Talk about having to do some serious back-tracking. I swear, it must be the iron undies cutting off the blood flow to my brain. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Morticia Date: 01 Nov 01 - 07:51 PM Dear Sir Dickalot, I accept thine offer of peace and pledge to you an acceptance of peace, albeit notwithstanding that yon harlot JenEllen ( and I know of which I speak since she and I are sisters of the blood) shall give up all rights to the yokel known as Cletus, it being well understood that she hath pledged her troth to three blood-hounds, an afghan and a tortoishell cat by the name of "Tiddles". |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Fortunato Date: 01 Nov 01 - 01:50 PM Hey SINSULL! Did you see my answer to your 'worm eating' post on the secret Santa Thread? cheers. Hey Cletus did you ever solve that roadkill dependence thing? Anyone else have a bad case of Mudcat Effect? I keep trying to make friends with everybody I meet. Post Getaway Partum, I assume. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 01 Nov 01 - 01:26 PM Cletus, maybe we can work something out when I get my itinerary firmed up. Morticia, Hampshire is a bit off my route, so, I'll probably have to make you a special destination. Noreen, you are so right! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Nov 01 - 12:19 PM I think it should be a fresh start each time it gets to a certain number of posts, and then just wipe the slate clean. You know-- like you have not seen one another since a nice long sleep, and it's a new day, with new stuff on your mind. With a new opening question to make an optional topic. Also, by now, if you are on some hot topic with someone, you know you can PM them on that. But I don't really care. I have a new topic in mind so....
BS: MudChat of the Day 01-Nov-01~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: harpgirl Date: 01 Nov 01 - 11:46 AM ...don't worry about our GUEST. It's just gargoyle complaining....but he was pretty nice about it....I got my problems off my chest, so to speak. I like it! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 01 Nov 01 - 11:32 AM SINSULL, our "GUEST" certainly does have a problem, though I suspect it has little or nothing to do with chat or bandwidth (it may have something to do with spelling, though; GUEST, the word is properly spelled "conserve"). Susan, I say let's continue the experiment! It seems that we truly have condensed three or four potential BS threads into one, so actually we are being conservational as well as conversational! For my own part, I didn't feel comfortable starting a new thread in order to talk about my cat's treatment, but I did want to chat about it and get some feedback – the "Oh, God, what have I done?" syndrome – and this thread was a great (safe) place for me to do so! Thanks! Please do post more "MudChat of the Day" threads. The people who insist on interrupting BS threads to complain that they're not music threads will never be assuaged because people will always BS, even in a music thread. What a dry, cheerless place this would be if we were not allowed to chat, or tell jokes, or cheer each other up, or discuss anything but music at any time; it would be the Taliban of websites. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: jeffp Date: 01 Nov 01 - 11:02 AM Well, Suze, judging by the length of this thread and the overall quality of postings, I'd say your experiment was a grand success! The only concern I'd have is that if we separate them by day we lose some continuity. OTOH, if we don't separate them somehow, they will get too large. I guess they will work themselves out somehow. I like the freeform area for just general chit-chat, though. Who knows, maybe these threads will spawn some other threads that might not otherwise have gotten started. I think we should continue. jeffp |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:57 AM 'Pon thine command, Fayre Ladye, I shall lay down my shield and Cookie Cudgel and retire to the contemplation of obscure couplets, as well as less obscure, not to say downright salient ones. A hand to Fair Morticia in peace! Dickalot Grailweary III |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:57 AM Gee I love it when people attack an experiment even before the results are in. Sounds like fear, to me-- rigid, unintelligent, unwarranted fear. ("You are making the sky fall!") I did think it might cut the level of silly stuff in places where people seem to have such a problem with it, and maybe even the number of BS threads, over time. Or maybe it was a personal troll or attack-- I strongly doubt that the same posts were inserted into all of the other BS threads now running. And I did, of course, use the BS: prefix so the two BS-filters in use would screen it out for our music-only element. I dunno-- continue the experiment, or abort? What say you, IDENTIFIABLE Mudcatters? ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:14 AM Aw, Dickalot. See, that there Mortee? She falls under the category of 'takes one to know one', an' there ain't a better gal to have in front of you in a fight. Just proves that Cletus has impeccable taste in women, that's all. ~J |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:55 AM thanks Amos. I am enlightened now. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Noreen Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:21 AM Mortie, maybe Kendall would prefer a female travelling companion, rather than micca? :0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:04 AM BRAZEN HUSSY?? Forswear, wench! Aspersions on that Goode Ladye's honor shal be taken as a call to Aryums in Her fayre defense by the stouthearted (if somewhat thin-limbed and pale-skinned) Doggerel Knights of Ye Mudcate Literary and Green Tea Soiree Buffet Table! Aroint with such Feline aspersions, fair Morticia!! An ye will not, answer with thy very Cookie!!
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Morticia Date: 01 Nov 01 - 07:47 AM And Kendall, I suppose a detour via the U.K is out of the question? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Morticia Date: 01 Nov 01 - 07:15 AM Cletus, I can't believe you've forsaken me for another....and the other being that brazen hussy Jen, at that! How could you? And me with half my wedding overalls sewed and all!(sob).... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 01 Nov 01 - 06:38 AM Whatta rite fine idea Gest. Why doncha kwicther bitchin on thizzeer thred an save some for us whut iz trine ta keep tha other folks happy. Iffen ya wanna do sumpin cheep then why doncha go take a flyin fuck at the moon? CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 01 Nov 01 - 12:04 AM
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:47 PM Thankee fer them pitcherz Miz Sorcha! Catspaw izza mite sleepy cuz hiz boyz got lotsa candy an he ate a lot uv it but wuddent giv enny ta me or the Reg Boyz cuz we wuz scarin kidz whut come ta the house by flarin off Paw's farts. Paw dint want enny candy cuz heez all tuckered out. Catspaw had about 350 kidz thiz year in this little town which iz about average. I figger they come heer from summa tha bigger towns sinz itz a purty safe place. Kendall we all live heer in kinda like southeast Ohio but Catspaw sez he'll meetcha damn neer ennywhair within a few hours drive. Miz Harpy, I wuz wundrin iffen JenEllen caint fit me in her bed iffen I cud mebbee fit inta yers? CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SINSULL Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:26 PM I thought this was a "Chat" thread where we could spare the music threads a lot of grief???? And Guest still has a problem? I have a ton of candy left after all six trick-or-treaters left. The local parade was a bust.Damn terrorists! It is all packed in pretty little gift bags too. Ah well... Kendall, if you are going on a mini-adventure, we expect pictures and regular diary entries. Maybe we can get Micca to fly back and accompany you. Jeri, I am in and out of the post-festival blues. I am rummaging through local papers and Pinewood's mailing hoping for a fix. AOL's personals are starting to look good but so far no banjo players. I did receive an enormous bouquet of flowers today...but the cats got into it and coughed greenery up all over the place. Tinker sent me a CD of cockney ditties. Maybe that will work. Harpgirl - it is a scary business. Been there and done that twice before. Both times were false alarms. Try to stay busy. Distraction helps. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:08 PM Guest, please contact me via e-mail for all the facts. ~Susan motormice@hotmail.com |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 31 Oct 01 - 09:31 PM Me•gil•lah (mú-g*l2ú) n. 1. Judaism The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim. 2. megillah Slang A tediously detailed or embroidered account: told us the whole megillah. [ Hebrew megillâ scroll from gElal to roll] Just set the date, and lemme know, Capn. As for the proposed wedding, I must insist out of respect for protocol that banns be published. I think there are a few Mudders about who might want to lodge objections. One of them would be Cletus' parents, considering he was only invented less than three years ago!! Then there's the Mudcat Literary and Green Tea Soiree group who won't stand to have their sear hidden behind a bushel of Cletus' corrosive dimensions. There's a score of Y-gifted lurkers who would see their dreams go up in smoke!! And what would the back-room girls have to whisper about??? No, friends, this would be selling a National Asset down de ribber. A |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:24 PM GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SummerGirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:19 PM Susan.... Thanks...yes, I got it, will check it out tonite! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:15 PM What You See Is What You Get. Get It? I wanted Sooz but it was tooken. :-( This is working jest fine tho. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:15 PM It is 8:12 pm here. No tiny extortionists, not one, and I'm stuck with two bags of miniature Snickers and Three Musketeers bars. Even the kids are getting shafted. Damn. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 31 Oct 01 - 07:34 PM Amos, that is very kind of you. I would like to see the Pacific Northwest before the greedy lumber companies turn the last of the redwoods into knife handles. My buddy Utah Phillips is in Nevada City, well, someday. Spaw, what part of Ohio do you hide in? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: harpgirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 07:33 PM ...oh, and Susan still calls herself WizzyWig! Please change your name, Susan....puhleeeeeeze.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:55 PM Yeah, HG, but you're still YOU. *G* PM me more on the last part of that wouldja? I'm getting a callus on my prayer-butt. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: harpgirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:50 PM ...well my day sucked...I downloaded IE 6 as instructed and I lost all of my mail and addresses!!!! Everything in my house is broken or needs replacing, my nineteen year old son isn't driving, I'm swamped at work, I'm not playing enough music....and I'm on six month mammogram checks waiting for the results of the latest... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:38 PM Perusing minors! Child sex peruse??? Kidding. She looks all grown up to me! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Bill D Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:36 PM Kat...*grin*..almost didn't get to the green-haired Smurf for perusing the 'cool' cowgirl...but they are all cute! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:28 PM Hey SummerGirl, did you get that info I sent you? ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SummerGirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:22 PM I'm lucky with my "kids"....Celine & Therese, kitty siblings, picked up a herpes virus when they were only a month old! Almost lost Celine, but she's a fighter...since we have chronic eye problems, the vet suggested L-Lysine tablets for them both. I grind their pills to dust, then mix with their morning canned breakfast. Fortunately, they're not finicky. SharonA, best of luck to you and Artie! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:17 PM To see a picture of Kate's Halloween costume, click here. You may have to scroll down and over, but she is labeled "Smurf with Green Hair". The photographer didn't "get" the Oompa Loompa part.......... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:07 PM Just be glad you don't have Cleigh too, elle! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:47 PM Yeah, mine are like that when it gets cold out too. Angus curls up behind my knees, Sully drapes in this s-curve along my waist and hip, and Bridget curls up behind my head. I dunno what the hell I'm gonna do with Cletus...LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:37 PM Cats are funny like that, ain't they? Thumper noticed that every morning, the dogs were getting a biscuit when I got out of the shower. So he started asking for treats too. And now he'll sit by his dish in the morning and wait for his crunchies. And it's so funny, he'll be sitting there all nonchalant, and when I get that bag of treats, his eyes get all big. :-) The dogs each have a floor spot up in the bedroom. Belle the Younger will get up on the bed sometimes in the night. Zenith the Elder will get up on the bed if there's a thunderstorm. Thumper the Eldest Statesman sleeps downstairs in the summer, and upstairs beside warm people in the winter. He does this completely on his own. When he was a wee kitty, he would crawl up under the covers. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:35 PM We have one like that too-- asks for meds. Rare, and appreciated cat trait! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: katlaughing Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:28 PM My brother's cat takes meds for his thyroid, too and is so good about it, he goes to the bathroom door, where they are stored, when he knows it is time to take them and looks at my bro until he gets over there and gives them to him. He knows he feels better if he takes them. It's really amazing. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:26 PM Unfortunately, no. King size with rotary animals all night long. Some nights are really long. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SINSULL Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:21 PM My sweet Homey cat takes his medicine all by himself. I put it down with some Pounce treats and he just eats it. Given that the vet and an assistant couldn't get anything into him even when he was wrapped in a towel, I am grateful to the old guy for cooperating. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:20 PM Oh no, Sharon. It's just curiosity on my part more than anything. You'd be amazed how many options there are, and none of them wrong, just things that certain people have had luck with or feel better doing. What are you feeding him? Something you might try, to get him back in fighting form (and providing his kidneys are okay), is to grab a can or two of Science Diet canned kitten food. Loads of good calories there, and it also works nice as a treat to just give him a spoonful in addition to his regular food. Jeez Sorch, just how big is your bed? Does the mister have his own room or something? LOL
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:57 PM LOL, Jen. Nobody wins against this cat. She has extra claws on all four feet and the disposition of a demon. The crisis was apparently about 3AM. Hellcat sleeps behind my back and Winnie did not know there was a right/wrong side of the bed to get into in the dark. She leaped, Hellcat went berserk, and I slept through it all. Noticed her eye when I got up. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:55 PM Thanks again, JenEllen. I dunno; maybe I didn't investigate my options as fully as I should have, but what's done is done. The pilling would have been more stressful for ME (between incurring Artie's ire twice a day and trying to find a pill-giving pet-sitter whenever I wanted to take a vacation)! I've already gone through the subcutaneous-fluid routine with my other (now deceased) cat Chester (Chester & Arthur... get it?), so the thought of another long-term medication regimen was anathema!!! No, I was just thinking of the normal risks of anesthesia. He has had a bout with stress-diabetes, though (ever hear of that? I hadn't), and he's down to around 6 pounds, so I'm all for avoiding any stress that might put him off his feed... and the iodine seems to me to be generally less stressful to the body than surgery. Actually, my vet never suggested surgery as an option; the risks I listed are from the radiology center's info. Thanks for the tip about Pounce's Hairball Treats! I think I'll try them for his hairballs in any case! Sorcha, I'm happy to hear that Winnie will be okay! Hmmm... I've heard of Border Collies, but never Boarder Corgis... ;^) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:50 PM Sure thing Cletus, so long as you don't mind the bride jus' blowin' you a kiss until after you've done been scrubbed up good an proper. My lil' lake is dandy, I can tell ya from experience that them ducks out there look, but they don't never tell. Aw, Sorch! What a day. At least the other three were along for moral support, where the hell were they when the fight was goin' on? Winnie might have won then! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:36 PM It must be critter day at the Cat. I just got back from an emergency trip to the vet---Corgi boarder Winnie decided to tangle with the cat from hell and caught a claw in her cornea. Didn't seem fair to take just one for a ride so I took all 4 of them............got steriod/antibiotic for the eye and Winnie will be fine. I don't know if I will survive another 3 days of this...... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:21 PM Catspaw duz got one whut cud kinda be reel okay an all. Itz manely yeller with lotz uv white on it an itz got thizzeer big eagle on her thet sez Aquila Racing, whutever thet means. Itz got a lotta other purty patches too an he haz a hellmet ta match with a big nasty lookin eagles head on both sides. Thet otta go reel gud with the kestrel huh. Heez got anothern out in the upstairz uv the ol garage but I dun seen it an it doan look nun too gud cuz the legz on it look rite burnt up below the knees. Catspaw sed iffen it wuzza hot day I cud make it inta shorts. I axt him whut went wrong with that suit an he sed thair wernt nuthin wrong with it which made him reel happy. Mebbee we cud wate til after the weddin an yu cud give me a bath in the lake? CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:13 PM Intersting, Sharon. I've seen the iodine therapies used before, but have never had call to use them myself. The majority of methimazole side effects tend to clear up pretty quickly after you get the balance right, and it's certainly no more stressful than having to go through chemo. I can understand it for cost though, if he's only 13 and healthy otherwise, you could be looking at supporting his 'habit' for another 5 or 6 years at least! There are some comparable generics, however, that are dirt cheap. Did they give you reasons why he might be at risk for anesthesia (other than the usual)? Granted, our area isn't as advanced as most, but the general practice is just to remove the entire thyroid and supplement the T4 in pill form. The pills are fairly inexpensive, and if your doc has an in-house lab that can run bloodwork then the cost gets cut quite a bit there too. Should you ever find yourself medicating him for any lenght of time, I HIGHLY recommend Pounce's Hairball treats. If you pinch them like a coin-purse, they open up, you can hide a pill in there easily. We've had terrific luck with them. Saves on the vet bills, as well as the ER bills and blood transfusions for the owners!
Loads of nuzzles to Artie for when he's finally decontaminated, he's lucky to have you :)
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:59 PM Oh, another joy of terrifying joys! What Halloween day is complete without a marriage proposal from Cletus?? My cups, I mean cup, runneth over! A BATH? Well, I think I can speak for everyone in saying that that would be a treat for all of us. Wanna use my lake? Who needs diamonds when your nips could cut glass? LOL An ifn' yer borrowin' an ol'firesuit.. whel darlin' pleeze make it that purdy powder blue one wif' all them ruffles. It'll match the kestrel's asbestos tux, and the heron's hip waders and make them weddin' pitchers oh-so-purty.
Love you too, ya lugnut
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:59 PM Thanks to you too, Cletus... I think... ;^) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:57 PM BTW, Kendall, I ain't on the RIGHT side of PA, I am usually to be found on the LEFT of most anything, and we are here in beautiful north central Pennsyltucky. Hey folks, feel free to start tomorrow's experiment in MudChat of the Day. It would be helpful if you use that term in the title so that if Max wants to batch-delete them later they are easy to find. *G* But I don't own the idea-- have at it if you beat me to it. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:56 PM Thanks, jeffp and JenEllen. Jeff, I'm sorry to hear that your kitty had to lose a leg, but I'm glad she's well now. My cat's name is Artie; he's a small, black-brown longhair of no particular breed, with a very sweet pet-me-hold-me-carry-me disposition. JenEllen asks: "Why did they recommend the iodine over surgery?" Surgery's riskier for several reasons: anesthesia; possible damage to parathyroid glands; and difficulty removing the entire tumor, particularly in tissue in the chest. Often more than one surgery is required; there's a high probability that another tumor can develop on the opposite side or in the chest area within a couple of years. Many cats need the iodine therapy anyway, even after surgery! Another option would've been an anti-thyroid drug called Tapazole, but the side effects include nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite – not helpful when I'm trying to get Artie to GAIN weight! It also damages the liver and kidneys, and interferes with blood-clotting. I would've had to pill him twice a day for life, and in only two years that would've cost as much as the iodine treatment (plus costs to treat the side effects, plus more frequent blood tests... eek!). So the iodine seemed like the best long-range plan. He's 13, and an indoors-only cat, so I'm hoping to have him around for another 6-7 years (or more)! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:54 PM thanks Cletus. :-) Amos, I have always wondered, what in the sam hill is a megillah? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: katlaughing Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:48 PM Beautiful, Jenellen. For a 4 minute and some seconds treat, please click here and scroll down to the real audio link in the Halloween Celebration story about Chicago's Redmoon Theatre. It's a really neat project the do each year for Halloween. It seems esp. significant for this year. I have a new to me car! With a/c, a radio that works, and power steering and auto trannie, so my shoulders and sore ankle can have a break. We just drove over 1,000 miles in it this weekend and it didn't use a drop of oil! It's a 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager. NOW, I have a soccer mom car and no kids left at home, but the dog thinks that's just peachy-keen, more room for him. Merry Samhain, everyone! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:39 PM Kendall: There comes a time in every DownEasterner's life when he has to grow up and take the bit between his teeth and go to California. I've got a spare bed for ya and you could do the WHOLE loo0p instead of halfassing around sticking to the right of Pennsylvania. And we keep it sunny and warm usually out here. Which is nice when it's below 35 back home. Go for the whole megillah, mate!! It's no more risky than dropping over the horizon for the first time, y'know -- ther eis always a "there" there. Regards, A |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:38 PM Sharon we iz thinkin on yer pussy. Uh, I meen yer pussycat Miz JenEllen.....I luv yu. Iffen ya cud see yer way kleer ta marry me I mite even borrow one uv Catspaw's old Simpson firesuits and take a bath too. CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: jeffp Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:33 PM Just found out that I won "Most Colorful". No idea what the prize is. Doesn't really matter, though; got lots of fun comments from co-workers. jeffp |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:25 PM Kimmy, I is mitey impresst and Spaw sez he iz too. Congradchulashuns thair Wesley. Catspaw sed ta tell ya so and he sendz hiz best. And Mr. Kendall, iffen yall goin ta be in Nashville then I reckon we can hook up somewhairs or another at leest fer a bit cuz I doan mine drivin a bit and Nashville aint ennymor outta tha way then thizzeer place iz. I wunna know whair yur gonna be heddin afore ya leeve. CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:13 PM One more for SharonA and Jeri... it's been fun. Tomorrow's another day. "Have you ever been in love? Horrible, isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens your heart and it means someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses. You build up this whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you, or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so a simple phrase like 'maybe we should just be friends' or 'how very perceptive' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a body-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love." - Ross Walker |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:11 PM Chocolate? what chocolate? How did you know it was chocolate? ;-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:09 PM Feel for ya, Sharon. Send that one to Bert: Does your kitten glow at night? Why did they recommend the iodine over surgery? Alas, I'm way to far out of town and too far up a hill to warrant any trick-or-treaters. About the closest I've got are the band of coyotes who are determined to get themselves a treat from the garbage can (a treat for me as well, oh boy) I threw a bunch of apples in the clearing by the spring for the deer, and some good seeds out for the birds/squirrels/rabbits. Even the elk got some newly medicated salt-licks, so it's been mostly treats all the way around. As for myself, I talked to a good friend last night, and the sun was shining today in all sorts of ways. It's a treat to feel so blessed.
Tonight our streets are filled
One time the children came (Sorry, can't remember any more of it off the top of my frazzled brain...have to look it up tonight!) Kim, eat a bit of that chocolate for me!! ~J . |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: jeffp Date: 31 Oct 01 - 02:54 PM I've got fingers crossed for you and your kitty. What's his name? One of mine, named Bibi, had to have a leg amputated a year ago due to cancer. She's just fine now. I hope the best for your moggie. jeffp |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: lady penelope Date: 31 Oct 01 - 02:50 PM "ere John, not only did they make a film of "Charlie and the chocolate factory" (quite a long time ago) Tim Burton did "James and the giant peach" (much truer to the book than "Charlie...." with some fabulous casting) a few years back! TTFN M'lady P. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 02:31 PM ...and no, my cat does not glow in the dark. Too bad; it would've been a nice touch for Halloween! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 02:25 PM "Sometimes that laying-down of defenses doesn't even happen with lovers." Ain't THAT the truth! The next guy who tries to have a relationship with me (if there ever IS one) will have a lot of very high walls to scale... and my hair's not QUITE long enough for him to use as a climbing rope! (...but maybe for rappelling...) Went shopping at lunch for Halloween wrapping paper. NOBODY HAS ANY. I finally bought a paper tablecloth. My former neighbor and I still exchange Halloween presents as well as Christmas presents every year, so tonight I'll be at his place for a while, drinking his beer. He's single, too, but *alas* too young for me! (...and not my type, anyway: drummer in a Christian rock band AUGGHH) Last week I drove my cat from southeastern PA to Delaware and left him in a clinic for 4 days, for treatment of hyperthyroidism. They injected him with radioactive iodine-131; this is supposed to attack and destroy the benign tumor on his thyroid. All toys and bedding I left with him were discarded when I picked him up Friday. For the next two weeks after that day, I have to use flushable litter (and a rubber glove when I scoop, with a scooper that's to be discarded after the two weeks) because his body is eliminating radioactive waste and I can't put that in the dumpster (Federal regulations). For two weeks, I can't snuggle with him; I can't let him sleep on the bed (so he howls outside the bedroom door); I have to wash my hands whenever I pet him; I have to try to keep him off the furniture (ha ha ha! He got into the kitchen cabinet today – one of the UPPER ones!). Also, my wallet is A LOT lighter. The good news comes (hopefully) in 3 months when his thyroid levels are re-tested and he's weighed (again hopefully, the levels will be normal and he will have gained some pounds. Right now he's all skin and sinew). Any crossed fingers would be greatly appreciated! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 02:21 PM oooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.......... Oh wait, I got a real good one today-- a new Pagan friend I am corresponding with, and I, exchanged descriptions of what we experience in our spiritual lives. In response to my piece, she said I sounded like a Pagan! She asked me if I ever get tired of being treated like I must be a fundy! ~S~
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:57 PM Once we were in school - it was just about the ONLY night of the year we didn't have to be in early - the fact that there was a horde of us without going outside the family didn't hurt either - (up to eight - depending on who had parties, etc to go to) - and we went a few blocks in all directions from our house - hitting just about anyone who wasn't a "summer person" - as I said - mostly home-made treats back then - popcorn balls, freshly fried doughnut holes, spiced cider, taffy, fudge, rice krispy squares, cookies, hermits, - though some candy - mostly loose "Penny candy" type stuff. Our immediate neighbors actually gave away *gasp* FULL SIZE (!) Snickers (frozen) - and were quite popular! And then we'd end with a walk past "the graveyard" - hoping that the White Lady of Shawme Lake wouldn't put in an appearance. (I usually skipped that part) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:45 PM Thanks Bill!!!! Gosh, MMario, when I was a little bean and went trick-or-treating, we usually had to be in by 9, maybe earlier if it was a school night. I forgot to mention, I am wearing my plastic Valkyrie helmet today. Yes, I did my hair up in braids too. We don't get any kidlings since our house is far back off the road. We usually do get a bag of treats, though, "just in case" (winkwinknudgenudge). It's all right, though - maybe tonight I will finally get to watch West Wing without interruptions! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Wesley S Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:44 PM Well I'm headed to Key West tomorrow with my Mrs. to celibrate our 5th wedding anniversary { we honeymooned there }. So we're looking forward to some fun - and if I do say so myself we deserve it. It's been a long hard year. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Bill D Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:40 PM Kim...nice page!...and great work on "Hard Times"..has that authentic feel to it. I envy you those surroundings! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:40 PM So do I Bob - our local area is restricting trick or treating to the hours of 6-8 pm (which seems a bit limited) but I'm sure it increases the safety factor. It's jus tnot the same as when we used to wait until 8:30 or 9:00 and then run around the neighborhood collecting loot. Of course back then most of the goodies would be home-made too - something you don't really dare let your kids eat these days unless you know the people who made them. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: jeffp Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:39 PM Right with you, Bob. I'm wondering if we'll get any trick-or-treaters tonight. I hope so. We need to get rid of that candy. I'm getting chubby enough. jeffp |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: 53 Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:35 PM its all hallows eve and all the gouls and goblins will be out tonight, and i hope that all end up at home safely with their bags full of goodies. BOB |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:32 PM Sounds like a pretty good deal Kendall; but I can't imagine anyone with a grain of sense NOT liking what you do. Not understanding some of it, THAT I can see. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:27 PM Thanks Kendall. Likewise Mister and I have enjoyed Beginner's Luck. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Jeri Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:26 PM Mostly truth, GUEST, but sometimes that laying-down of defenses doesn't even happen with lovers. It also can be true for any relationship that goes beyond the superficial. I guess whenever that happens, you let yourself be vulnerable, and you have to offer that naked bit of yourself knowing full well your lover/friend/whatever may not respond in kind. If that happens, you just hope they don't make you feel stupid. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:21 PM Well, you kow we love you here, kendall, if your route bends this way. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:12 PM Mario, what I do is swap my entertaining for rental of one of their units. They mostly offer Bluegrass, but, they also like what I do,(Tragic relief) Kim, I would most likely come through Nashville, because there are non catters in Spencer TN. who invited me. Spaw, I would very much like to meet you and the boys, but, you are well out of the way to Florida! So far, I have, the Patons in CT. Seamus Kennedy in MD., Pinelady in VA. Bob Zentz in VA, Dani in NC. and, KimC in TN. Anyone else? I have a copy of STONEWALL OF THE WEST by KimC and mate, and, I think it is excellent. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 31 Oct 01 - 01:08 PM For Jeri...
...and another, perhaps posted elsewhere, mentioned a couple of times by member Don Firth: You know what's the most terrifying thing about admitting that you're in love? You're just naked. You put yourself in harm's way and you lay down all your defences. No clothes, no weapons. Nowhere to hide, completely vulnerable. The only thing that makes it tolerable is to believe the other person loves you back and you can trust him not to hurt you.-Mary Doria Russell, "The Sparrow" |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 12:50 PM Kendall if you come thru Nashville let us know. There is room. :-) I am in a good mood today! Whee! Also I got a postcard in the mail from Victorias Secret telling me to come to any store with the postcard and I'll get free underwear. Whee! Can't beat that with a big stick. Have made significant headway into the holiday shopping thing. Almost have all my Secret Santa stuff too. Mister agreed that we could save up money to buy a computer for the house. (It is sometimes hard to convince him to spend money on modern gadgetry. Music stuff, reenacting stuff, no problem. Gadgets? Well, he has a hard time with that.) My friend in the Army is still in the US, although working his ass off. He trains Guard units so maybe there is a good chance he will get to STAY in the US. My special black and orange Halloween manicure has stayed on. (It glows in the dark.) Holding steady at 120 pounds. Have had over 300 hits to my web page. Wanna add to it? I have sound samples now! Paul & Kim Caudell In spite of it all, things are peachy. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Burke Date: 31 Oct 01 - 12:44 PM Still coming down from our Sacred Harp Convention a week ago. (Same weekend as getaway) Here are some pictures one of our guests took. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 12:43 PM Chawin' de fat on de ole Catspaw, eeewww.... 'Zat gon' hep Mr. Joeman grow som dam' HAYUR? Whut it gon' grow on ole Cletus??? Ah skeert! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:55 AM Ya' know Kendall I figger yall oughta take a cruise type drive on yer way down ta Florida. Mebbee ya cud stop thru Toronto an meet up with a bunch uv them folks an then ya cud cruise down thizzaway an see me an Paw an the Reg boyz an mebbee even Catspaw too. We all like dogz an stuff an I kin try ta git Paw ta show ya sum fart lightin' like ya wuddent beleeve. Mister Joe Offer wuz heer yesterday but we wuz all off an about an only Catspaw got ta sit around and chew the fat an Catspaw sed he wuzza reely nice feller an all. Iffen ya can git down thizzeer way, we all promise ta try ta be at Catspaws place ta meetcha'. CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:53 AM Ditto of Jeri to BillD here as well - fantastic stuff Bill - I had a number of items picked out - but since the money in my wallet was actually my sister's grocery money it's a good think I didn't purchase any. Next year however, I intend to hit Getaway in a financially flush position! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Mrrzy Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:50 AM Well, I just came back from being interviewed, on camera no less, by our local TV news channel (an NBC affiliate), talking about terrorism, my take on the current attacks given my background with a prior one, and suchlike. It will probably involve about 45 secs on the news in their Human Interest part, or something, but they did say they wanted me for Sweeps week... I'll try to get a file of it, rather than a videotape. It was very interesting and I loved seeing the guts of a TV station, at least! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Jeri Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:39 AM I think GUEST was reading my mind! Boy, ain't it the truth! Bill D, thanks for the pen - I love it! I wish I could have bought a pile of your work. Wish I had someplace to put it as well! (Too many piles of junk around here.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Homeless Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:38 AM Jeri - what ya do is rake up all the leaves into a big pile right next to the front door. Then lie down in it this evening and cover yourself completely. Then when the greedy candy snatchers get just to the front door, you just sit up giving your best zombie moan. Mebbe scaring the bejeezus out of a few of 'em will help banish your funk. Homeless. (who used to spend two weeks working in a haunted house every year) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Bill D Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:34 AM crafts! Wood!..middle of the craft show season, and so far, Ferrara & I are doing ok. We took some to the Getaway, due to years of unrelenting pressure..*grin*, and had a wonderful response! What a treat to just set up a table, go away and sing, and have people hunt you down to complement you on your work..or even buy it! Another 5 weeks and things will be back to relative sanity again. Here's last weekend at a high school in Virginia 3 pics of Bill & Rita surrounded by our stuff ..(the pics ARE big, if you click to enlarge them) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:33 AM Kendall - so what does a "resident entertainer" do? And does the Spirit of Suwanee ever host any of those "Senior Seminar" type things? My parents often head out to one during the winter months - tho' I'm not sure the RV park would survive you and my Dad in the same location. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Jeri Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:28 AM The deep, dark, post Getaway depression/funk I've been in is finally starting to lift, I hope. All that warmth and music and then, suddenly, nothing. Oy - judging by my perception of isolation, and the fact that I'm just being downright weird these days, I guess I'm the only one who felt it. Anyway, I begin to rise from the drowning-pool of self pity at having to exist in the Real World only to realise I have to plant the stupid narcissuseses.. narcissi... bulbs, I have to rake the stupid lawn, and screaming hordes of of greedy, candy-snatching children, bussed in by their parents from who-knows-where will be loosed upon the neighborhood tonight. I'm buggering off to the house of sympathetic friends. I shall try to be of sunny disposition. Wish me luck...well, wish my friends luck. ;-) Ahem...I feel better now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Gypsy Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:27 AM Finally have made new improved updated tune list. Sorted by key, and by weekly session group. Sure makes practicing alot easier. One of those picayune things that are done, and really am glad to have it nigh! ;) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: artbrooks Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:24 AM MMario: dancing...been too long elsewhere where the dancing is either not worthwhile or nonexistant. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:23 AM "To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human lonliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the person one desires to be." - Anna Louise Strong
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: jeffp Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:15 AM I like the idea here. Right now I'm entered in a costume contest at work - dressed like a pirate. Results will be announced at 2:00 (EST). Got the idea from the pirate jokes thread somebody started the other day. jeffp |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,Jon Freeman Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:14 AM Sorcha, never realised a movie had been made. I used to love "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Another Roald Dahl book I used to like was "James and the Giant Peach". Jon |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:04 AM It's Halloween and the Oompa Loompa (Kate, age 16) is off to school. She is just too funny. I busted my butt to get her costume to look right. She is an Oompa Loompa from the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".
The Possum on the Porch is back; sat there until well after daylight driving the dogs nuts. We are dog sitting again this week--2 extra Corgis. 4 Corgis!! I am crazy! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:03 AM The Spirit of the Suwannee, an RV resort in Florida wants me back this winter as resident entertainer. So, I'm making up a tentative itinerary to visit some of the Mudcatters on the way.(Those who will have me, and, my dog) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 10:56 AM art - THREE dance groups a week? playing or dancing? and mooman - isn't it great when technology WORKS? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: MMario Date: 31 Oct 01 - 10:52 AM A general purpose chat thread - sounds like something that might work - though people will have to get used to disjointed conversations if it gets popular. Just went through and updated the "found tune list" - realized I hadn't transferred a bunch that were posted back in may - because when I do the updates I search on "sent" as in "sent to Joe" and I had logged these as "posted by"...And there is no way I normally READ that whole file! Also have started back through searching the internet - as it has been many months since I did that for missing tunes - and found two from the list already! three, if you count the fact one is duplicated. Lin in Kansas sent me a number of URL for sound files that have been added to the list as well; if there should ever be someone out there that can transcribe by ear and would be willing to work on them,(and who has the time) there are a bunch of tunes with the location of sound files attached to "the list" ---
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 10:50 AM Cool, and cool! I forgot to mention-- I may not be here to cheerlead in response, today-- gotta clean-- so cheer each other a little, huh? ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: artbrooks Date: 31 Oct 01 - 10:47 AM Retirement, and so many things to do with my time that I'm having trouble getting around to ANY of them. Living in a new place, with three different international folk dance groups to go to each week. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,mooman (cookieless) Date: 31 Oct 01 - 10:45 AM Hi Susan! I had a worldwide document-sharing webconference that actually WORKED today. A first for me! Most days something good happens. Sometimes it's just a little hard to see. mooman |
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Subject: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 10:42 AM This is an experiment to try something someone suggested-- a daily non-specific BS thread to just BS. It's also similar to something we've been using in our high-octane ministries discussion, too, where we have a thread running all the time about "What's New and Good Today?" So, what's new and good today? Or, what else are you thinking about today? I'll go first. New and good: Marriage-- it just keeps getting better and better, despite what seems now like so many attempts to screw it up completely! ~Susan |
