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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 1:35 PM
Hey Randy - Holdin' or foldin'?

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 2:02 PM
Just took a look at our local weather conditions.
Temp is currently at 93, with heat index of 102!

Randy,hope that cool front you're supposed to get
makes it this far south!

Steeping tea to make a fresh pot of iced tea.  Got
Chris' supper suggestion in the works right now. 

Everyone take care, stay as cool as possible, and
see you all in a bit.


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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 2:05 PM

 Mookie wrote:
Hey Randy - Holdin' or foldin'?

Floor's holdin' and I haven't played poker in a week and a half.  Will rectify that this weekend.

In case anyone is interested in my avatar pic, it's a wallpaper shot from adultswim.com, from the Trigun series featuring Vash the Stampede.  I was thinking of using the Cowboy Bebop wallpaper, but decided I'd get in trouble with that one.  Have been watching the Trigun series on DVD, it's very good for Japanese anime.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 2:25 PM
 rvos1979 wrote:

 Mookie wrote:
Hey Randy - Holdin' or foldin'?

Floor's holdin' and I haven't played poker in a week and a half.  Will rectify that this weekend.

In case anyone is interested in my avatar pic, it's a wallpaper shot from adultswim.com, from the Trigun series featuring Vash the Stampede.  I was thinking of using the Cowboy Bebop wallpaper, but decided I'd get in trouble with that one.  Have been watching the Trigun series on DVD, it's very good for Japanese anime.

Here I am again - wishin' I knew what he said.....

Goin' to my new owner home!

C U in the morning over the coffee cup!

Mookie

 

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 3:31 PM
 Mookie wrote:
 rvos1979 wrote:

 Mookie wrote:
Hey Randy - Holdin' or foldin'?

Floor's holdin' and I haven't played poker in a week and a half.  Will rectify that this weekend.

In case anyone is interested in my avatar pic, it's a wallpaper shot from adultswim.com, from the Trigun series featuring Vash the Stampede.  I was thinking of using the Cowboy Bebop wallpaper, but decided I'd get in trouble with that one.  Have been watching the Trigun series on DVD, it's very good for Japanese anime.

Here I am again - wishin' I knew what he said.....

Goin' to my new owner home!

C U in the morning over the coffee cup!

Mookie

 

 

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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 3:35 PM
Only if you set the stepladder next to it...
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 3:40 PM

mutt

mookie will just stand on the stepstool that she has to hop up in her  hammock. hot  and still waiting for that rain to come through.road construction all around our house.anyone coming to the northside of defiance avoid 24 if possible.

stay cool

stay safe

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 4:08 PM

Hey!  Careful switching that tank car of CFDMD!  Oops, too late--it just burped!

My Bug is currently showing 93 locally, down from 94 a little while ago.  On the way home I passed a time-and-temp thing that read 102.  I had the car today, but will bike to a dinner served in air-conditioned comfort.  SJ and J(ay)--you know the place!  You mountaineers and true Midwesterners (and cheeseheads) can push that front in our direction--how about some rain tonight?

The problem with coffee cups the size of water towers is that the escalation won't end.  You'll have to increase the size of the water proportionately to the increase in the number of 1.6-gallon flushes in the ladies' room.  Texas Ed doesn't come in often--I understand that the Rio Grande has been coffee-colored recently for a reason!

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 5:37 PM

Evening All,

The Orange Creamsicles are in the freezer. I made sure to bring lots of them for those of you who haven't  had the pleasure of meeting up with the cold front yet.

Catch you all in the morning!

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Posted by railfan619 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:33 PM
Hey everyone how how is we all doin tonight fine and dandy. I hope well we are finally getting a cold front movin tonight which will feel really good cause. I'm done with this hot weather I kinda wish fall was here already. But only 3 1/2 more weeks of summer vaction. But anywho as I far as I know the temps tomorrow are only going to be in the upper 70's no more 90's yea but oh well that's about it from this end hope to be talkin to you all soon and hope everyone has a good night.
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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:14 PM

I'll take two of those popsicles!

The ol' weather station here at the house only got up to about 91 today, but the dewpoint has been in the mid-seventies - even the varnish on my kitchen cupboards is sticky!!!

Then there's that line of thunderstorms bearing down on us out of Canada right now.  If it holds together, I might as well get my gear together - we'll be running "thunderstorm" calls tonight (wires and trees down, etc).

Yep - weather radio just blatted.  Svr Tsrtm Watch until 2 am...

 

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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:26 PM
Yep Larry, was just watching the Weather Channel, and that line just north of the lake looks really nasty.  Nothing happening here though, it fizzled out and died.  Looks like we might have hope for some rain later tonight, however, as there's a strong storm in SE Nebraska/NW Missouri that appears to be headed this way.
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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:04 PM
Our watch is until midnight.  So far they've gone to the south of us and the north of us (some very close, all within hearing distance), but no drops here yet.  Clouds and lightning were pretty spectacular earlier this evening as I was out on the bike.

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Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:09 PM

We had a brief but heavy thunderstrom here about 6pm.  Lightening struck the spire of St Andrews Catholic Church causing a fire and bringing out the troops.  Structure looks OK, but there is probably much smoke and water damage.  Should make the news at 10.

Temps now down to 84.  Humidity is so high a SCUBA would be handy.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 10:15 PM

Well, that was much ado about nuttin'!  The storm more or less broke up as it passed over us, and is now gathering strength again as it moves southeast.

My trusty weather station registered a whole .04" of rain and a wind gust of (brace yourself) 15 mph.

There was enough wind some places to take some trees down - just got back from moving one out of the road.  The Amish who live near there will have cut it into firewood by tomorrow night...  On the way to the tree down, passed a spot with lots of leaves on the ground.  That's an indicator of either a good gust of wind or some hail.

Time to raid the cooler for a bedtime snack.  Freshly wash sheets await!

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, August 3, 2006 5:39 AM
Went to bed to a lightning show, woke up when the power blinked.  We're just out of a warning, and are getting a soaking.  Temp went down from 84 to 68.  It's back up to 74, so the storm must have moved on.  I suspect it's going to be wet and miserable out there.  Same ol' same ol'.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, August 3, 2006 6:12 AM

Sniff!  Obviously you all know a rain dance that I haven't mastered.  We were threatened for two days.  All we got was 4 drops on my arm hanging out of Millie watching a coal train go by.  It was down to 74 with a humidity of 76%.  Yes it was hot (107' at one time earlier) but it was like AZ heat - very dry.  Didn't mind it at all - but then - I am a houseplant and stay inside. 

In the blink of an eye, we will be complaining about ice and sub-zero temps.  We need some new material here people.  Let's see - we can't do politics, religion, sex, diets, arguments, ..... 

I know!

Pillow Talk!  (Is this too close to one of the above no-nos?)

Got a new, cheap bed pillow.   I literally slept like I was on sleeping pills. Will have to buy a couple every few months, since after about a month - they look like Aunt Gert's hanky (flat).  I think a lot of our aches and pains are caused by sleeping on a bad pillow.  Anyone know anything about feather pillows beside the fact they are expensive?  Do they hold their shape or go flat like the rest? 

Resident "feathers" may have some enlightenment - or not.  Maybe he just sleeps in his truck!

Off to check out the wildflowers in the garden.  Need some posies for the table.

 

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, August 3, 2006 6:29 AM

I think he sleeps in the truck out of safety and speed concerns…its harder to get in the truck, and the truck is faster than most cats!

 

I have a down filled pillow, great on the neck!

It will go flat also, but it is simple to fluff it up, chunk it in the dryer for about five minutes.

And it shapes itself to your head and neck just right.

 

Forget that Swedish foam stuff; give me soft and fluffy any ole time!

 

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Posted by blhanel on Thursday, August 3, 2006 7:01 AM
Same here, both Joanie and I have king-size down-filled pillows.  The poor things are a good 15-20 years old, but still fluff up quite nicely.  One of these days we need to take them to a dry cleaner equipped for it to transfer the innards to new covers.
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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, August 3, 2006 7:12 AM
Good Thursday morning, everyone!  We're supposed to be
a couple of degrees cooler today; supposed to have rain
tomorrow.  Will have to wait and see how much we get,
and if it's anything severe.  Hope we don't get anything
severe.  That will just make it all the more hotter after
the rain is over.Sad [:(]

Coffee is on, and juice, lemonade and iced tea is made.
Brewed tea here at home yesterday, and drank almost the
whole pitcher by 11 last night. 

Breakfast this morning:  maple & brown sugar oatmeal
with toast and bacon. 

Going to go to the library in about an hour to pick up
our latest reserved copy of Lilian Jackson Braun's
Cat Who book.  Have had it on reserve since March, and
they're just now getting to my name on the reserve list.
Been so long, I can't even remember the name of the book!!

What do you all want for lunch today?  Should be back in
time to do lunch for everyone.

Mutt and I don't have any feather pillows in the house.
They stuff up my head too much, and I have trouble breath-
ing.  So, we use the hypoallergenic pillows.  And they
need to be replaced with new ones.  They're so flat, you
can't fluff them up anymore.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Thursday, August 3, 2006 8:38 AM
Just give me a dozen eggs (scrambled) and a pound of bacon that's just crunchy.  I'll have something that's a first for me too...coffee!  I have two finals in an hour (Dead [xx(]) and want to be fully functional!  Back for lunch...

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, August 3, 2006 9:26 AM

Can't really comment on whose feathers are best in a pillow. Prefer to rest the old beak on the pillow.

Can't sleep in the truck. I'd only get trampled by my furry co-driver (Gus). He sleeps when the truck is going over 35 MPH..... Below 35 and he is headed to the window to see what's going on outside (determined by the sniffer on the end of that long black nose).

mooks: In regards to flying low and racking-up all those frequent driver miles, I'm still trying to head east. I find out this morning if I go or wait another week. Sunday I get on the big people hauling bird and head to Nora's backyard. (After what Joe found wandering around lost in his backyard, I think the Nebraska Border Patrol - Yellow Peril Division will be out looking for me. The guy in charge of that thing will also be in Nora country.)

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, August 3, 2006 9:44 AM
70 degrees! Almost chilly!  Woo Hoo!

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Posted by CopCarSS on Thursday, August 3, 2006 9:47 AM

Morning All,

Not much to report. Had 80's and a lot of rain again last night. Beautiful Sunset on the backside of the T-storm, too. Unfortunately, couldn't find anything worthy to put in the foreground before the light was gone. Oh well...if we get another round tonight, I'll be a little more vigilant.

Glad to see that the front that dropped our temps is starting to do the same for some of the rest of you.

Well, I must be on my way. I hope you all have a great day. TTFN!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, August 3, 2006 10:46 AM
Well, I'm back from the library.  The LJB Cat Who book's title is:

The Cat who Dropped a Bombshell.  And, since I  just got home,
haven't even read one page yet. 

Had a nice cool breeze on the way to the library, and the beginning trip
back home.  But walking home from the bus stop, the humidity is starting
to climb, and the breeze isn't as cool as it was.  Looking forward to the
rain starting tonight.  Hopefully, it'll cool us down a bit.

Lunch today:  SALADS--tuna, turkey, ham, garden, Caesar

Desserts:  the following Jell-Os:  orange, grape, mixed fruit, cherry, strawberry

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, August 3, 2006 12:08 PM

Dan - if you ate all that - you will be lucky to be awake for your final!

CW - good book.  As usual!  I like it that the cats always come out on top!  Approve [^]

MC - drop me an e - I am here tomorrow until noon CDT.  Or if you want the personal touch, you know the #'s.  Maybe the operator of the expensive machine wants to give you a ride?  (show offs)

All:  The cool will be short-lived.  It is back into the 90's here for the weekend.  But for the 10 min it was here, it was nice. 

Coffee was good, but Joe & Tree will need to bring in lots more (ahem) kitty litter......

Blush [:I]Blush [:I]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Thursday, August 3, 2006 12:17 PM

Ah...all that bacon woke me up just fine!  Did well on both tests.  I should know in about two hours since it's summer and not too many exams to grade.  Only 4 more classes until graduation!  YAY! 

It's about 78* here today.  It's just right.  Since I'm in such a good mood from being done with classes I'll make dinner!  Anyone have suggestions?

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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, August 3, 2006 12:18 PM
 Mookie wrote:

Dan - if you ate all that - you will be lucky to be awake for your final!

CW - good book.  As usual!  I like it that the cats always come out on top!  Approve [^]

MC - drop me an e - I am here tomorrow until noon CDT.  Or if you want the personal touch, you know the #'s.  Maybe the operator of the expensive machine wants to give you a ride?  (show offs)

All:  The cool will be short-lived.  It is back into the 90's here for the weekend.  But for the 10 min it was here, it was nice. 

Coffee was good, but Joe & Tree will need to bring in lots more (ahem) kitty litter......

Blush [:I]Blush [:I]


Mook,CW is still in the middle of another book and I'm not.........So guess I'll get to read that one
before her. Have always liked the Cat Who books.

With the EXTRA BIG Coffee Cup/Water Tower ,what did you expect as far as extra...........
things!Blush [:I]Blush [:I]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
As a matter of fact,no wonder we haven't had any rain for awhile,and now we even have
less of a chance over the weekend...............seems those VERY LARGE appliances are
consuming more water than the "Heavens" can supply!!!!!Big Smile [:D]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, August 3, 2006 1:14 PM
 Mookie wrote:

Coffee was good, but Joe & Tree will need to bring in lots more (ahem) kitty litter......

You may have noticed a couple of covered hoppers on the siding behind the diner....

We'll have to work on a shed so we can park a side dump inside - much easier to take care of the "housekeeping" that way.....

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:30 PM
 tree68 wrote:
 Mookie wrote:

Coffee was good, but Joe & Tree will need to bring in lotsBlush [:I] more (ahem) kitty litter......

You may have noticed a couple of covered hoppers on the siding behind the diner....

We'll have to work on a shed so we can park a side dump inside - much easier to take care of the "housekeeping" that way.....

ok

Blush [:I]Blush [:I]

 

 

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