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Title: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 12:15:27 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes went to the dogs, and now it is time for you to post until the dog day cows come home, which might be in the dog day afternoon.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 12:16:04 AM
And the word of the day is: MENTOR!
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 12, 2023, 12:20:47 AM
Notes dogged. Barked.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 12:28:39 AM
Cute picture of Sophie the Dog!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 12:29:46 AM
And the fettuccini with sweet Eyetalian sausage, onions, and peas, in a pink sauce really did look good (except for the peas ::) ).

;)
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:06:05 AM
What are you, DR George: Princess Winnifred, all of the sudden?        :)
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:06:20 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:06:51 AM
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, DR vixmom!  So thrilled for you.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:14:52 AM
That pasta in the Notes looks amazing. It would eat it all right up, too.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:16:04 AM
TOD:  my first pet growing up was a black and white cat. I named it Figaro. (Disney's Pinocchio had just been re-released in theaters)
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:16:55 AM
Since then, I have had various dogs and cats, all beloved. And a hamster. I don't need to do that again.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:17:16 AM
Currently no pets, but eventually there will be more.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:17:35 AM
But I would never get a puppy again. Way too much work.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:17:48 AM
A mature shelter dog will do fine.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 03:25:48 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 03:28:03 AM
I slept solidly until 1:45am. I was then wide awake until 4:30 or so. I was asleep when the alarm rang at 5:10, something about evicting a roommate and we seemed to be licing in a subway station.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 03:35:01 AM
Our first pet was a collie-shepherd mix named Sandy. After him we had a series of dogs, mostly beagles and hounds and two cats named Fred and Ethel, who behaved badly ad ended up as barn cats on my Aunt Lois' farm in Columbus, Ohio. For my14th(?) birthday. I was given a six-week old Siamese kitten I named Ming, who lived sixteen years. When I was thirty, Ming took a piece of calf off the leg of one of my mother's more stupid friends. There was blood on the carpet, and the next day my mother had Ming euthanized. By 1970, my brother Randy had collected hamsters, gerbils, and many small excitable dogs who peed everywhere when company approached the door of the house.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 03:35:27 AM
And we had a tortoise who lived for years in the basement.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:54:40 AM
Severed Toe, or Baby Jesus?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 03:54:53 AM
You decide.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2023, 04:14:00 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 12, 2023, 04:19:14 AM
Had to rise and shine early to feed Mikey early to get a crushed Gabapentin tablet into him in order to have him somewhat more calm and manageable for his visit to the vet at 10:00 for his bloodwork at the 4-week checkup on his thyroid condition.

It wears me out just saying that. I’ll be glad when we’re back home.

(Speaking of pets!)
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 04:23:11 AM
POST DELETED!
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 04:36:18 AM
Oh no!      :-X
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 05:39:02 AM
Oh no!      :-X

Testy email and all is worked out sooner than I anticipated.
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2023, 06:14:47 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2023, 06:15:17 AM
Belated Happy Birthday wishes to DR Ginny!  I'm sorry I'm late.
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Post by: KevinH on December 12, 2023, 06:15:29 AM
Wordle:  4/6
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 06:16:17 AM
 :)
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 06:16:35 AM
And one more.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 06:16:44 AM
PAGE TWO
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 06:17:29 AM
DR ChasSmith departed without giving us his repor. But he does have an excuse.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 07:17:44 AM
Vet visit vibes for DR CHAS SMITH and Mikey.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 07:18:06 AM
Dog sitter vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 07:19:38 AM
Pets.

So many.....most of them were very nice and lots of fun.

Now I just have Nick & Nora the parakeets.

Losing Precious the shi-tzu in 2017 was just too hard.  No more dogs.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:20:37 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2023, 07:24:45 AM
Tuesday morning greetings!

Belated Happy Birthday wishes to DR Ginny!  I'm sorry I'm late.

Thank you, DR KevinH!
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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2023, 07:25:32 AM
And thank you to DR Jeanne for last night’s wish!
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:26:47 AM
This is Rocky, my first and only dog. He was a sheepdog mix.

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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:27:54 AM
And this is the Guard Bird, J.B., who is about 27.

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Post by: Ginny on December 12, 2023, 07:27:58 AM
We were told to expect the HVAC guy between 8 and 8:30 this morning and he showed up at 10.
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Post by: Donald on December 12, 2023, 08:09:54 AM
Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday!  There's a BONUS Broadway Radio Show episode up for your listening pleasure.  Billy Recce and Drew Larimore join me to chat about their wacky holiday musical The Bestest Office Christmas Party Ever ....check it out!

http://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:28:28 AM
What are you, DR George: Princess Winnifred, all of the sudden?        :)

YES! ;D
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:30:15 AM
Severed Toe, or Baby Jesus?

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19954)

:o
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:30:24 AM
:))
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Post by: Freddie on December 12, 2023, 08:31:27 AM
Congratulations to vixmom and the entire vixfamily!
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:31:35 AM
Oh no!      :-X

Testy email and all is worked out sooner than I anticipated.

Good to know without knowing what was deleted! ::)
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:32:17 AM
:)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19956)

Cute!
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:34:01 AM
This is Rocky, my first and only dog. He was a sheepdog mix.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19960)

Nice picture and pretty cool dog!
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:35:24 AM
And this is the Guard Bird, J.B., who is about 27.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19959)

Nice! 
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:35:47 AM
It still surprises me when I hear/read that birds live for so long.
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Post by: Freddie on December 12, 2023, 08:42:57 AM
88 guests visiting this site again!  Is BK becoming the host with the most on the net?
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:43:31 AM
And now for something completely different...a friend of mine just sent me this:
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:43:41 AM
:D
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 08:45:55 AM
Topic of the Day:  we've always had cats while I was growing up.  And living on my own, I've had two hand-me-down cats (at different times):  Ebonie and Neve (pronounced "Nev").
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 09:07:23 AM
Oh, Texas, what're we gonna do with you... :-\
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 09:16:55 AM
Wordle 906 4/6

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Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:19:43 AM
DR John you had a backyard adventure yesterday.  Did the dog dig through your back fence from another yard?
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:23:39 AM
DR Jeanne thanks for the suggestions.  I forgot to look for the drops at the market though their website is no longer showing them.  I should try Walmart.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:25:24 AM
Welcome home DR Vixmom.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:25:36 AM
I am enjoying reading about the shower.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 09:35:42 AM
Yes exciting news from the VIXFAM.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:36:00 AM
THREE!
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:36:39 AM
DR Vixmom how many people where physically at the shower?
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 09:36:40 AM
Nice pictures DR JOHNG
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:37:18 AM
From Vixmom:

Quote
Everyone had fun and enjoyed the food and the Vixter and Vixterhubby received wonderful gifts

:)
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 09:37:42 AM
I have posted the season/director story on the website with logos and photos......now if only the other guy would get the drop down menu pages created, I could get to work on those.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:37:46 AM
DR John you had a backyard adventure yesterday.  Did the dog dig through your back fence from another yard?

No. She’s at home.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:39:05 AM
Bruce can you give Sophie a bath?  Do so would help your allergies.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:39:20 AM
So, will it be Vixgrandson? VixIII? Vixinfant? Vix the Next Generation?
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:40:18 AM
I'm glad Sophie seems to be a good dog.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 09:43:11 AM
DR Vixmom,

Yay, it's a


(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/cute-cartoon-baby-boy-cap-white-background-128436551.jpg)
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:10:07 AM
I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep with weirdo dreams.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:10:19 AM
Sophie has had her morning meal.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:10:33 AM
I'll get dressed now and we'll go have a nice walk.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 10:13:19 AM
So, will it be Vixgrandson? VixIII? Vixinfant? Vix the Next Generation?

The Vixkid?
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 10:23:28 AM
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-rare-alligator-birth_n_65788a78e4b0881b7918968c

Leucistic alligators?
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 10:23:42 AM
He seems to be smiling.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 10:38:48 AM
The world can't have enough boys.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 10:39:03 AM
Although girls are important, too.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:39:45 AM
Walk done, pee done, poop done. Pee spelled backward is, of course, eep, whilst poop spelled backwards is poop.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 10:40:19 AM
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-rare-alligator-birth_n_65788a78e4b0881b7918968c

Leucistic alligators?

Wow!  They are so cute!
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Rodzinski on December 12, 2023, 10:45:46 AM
Had two different Dalmatians at two different times of my childhood. I didn’t really care for either, and discovered I was more of a cat person. Currently no pets though. Kids are enough.
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2023, 11:07:19 AM
Wordle 906 3/6

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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2023, 11:08:26 AM
Hmmmm

Vixkid (thanks George!)

Vixbaby

Vixboy

Vixson


Should we vote?
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 12:20:53 PM
So, will it be Vixgrandson? VixIII? Vixinfant? Vix the Next Generation?

The Vixkid?

;D :)
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 12:23:10 PM
Had two different Dalmatians at two different times of my childhood. I didn’t really care for either, and discovered I was more of a cat person. Currently no pets though. Kids are enough.

I am more of a cat person but I do love dogs, especially sweet, smart ones.  I also like furry dogs.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 12:23:21 PM
Wordle 906 3/6

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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 12:24:26 PM
Hmmmm

Vixkid (thanks George!)

Vixbaby

Vixboy

Vixson


Should we vote?

No on Vixson ;D
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 12:25:09 PM
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-rare-alligator-birth_n_65788a78e4b0881b7918968c

Leucistic alligators?

Wow!  They are so cute!

While interesting, cute is not the word I would use.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 12:40:08 PM
It's been a loooong day. I had a lot of fun going through "Yesterday I Loved You" with Joshie. We work very well together, and we have a good time. I think we will meet on Sunday to work on the overture.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 12, 2023, 12:43:37 PM
My Access-a-Ride drivers were both wonderful today, although the second was 25 minutes late.  He took me to Quest Diagnostics, where I had to drop off stool samples. I was told my efforts were lousy and to do it over. When I came out of the office, a very kind lady and her daughter stopped their csr and helped me flag a taxi and get myself and the walker into it. The taxi driver was also wonderful.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 12:49:35 PM
Wordle 906 3/6

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Very nice, Vixmom!
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 01:06:05 PM
We received a box of covid tests which will expire in June.  I thought they were sending two boxes.  Oh well.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 02:07:56 PM
Had two different Dalmatians at two different times of my childhood. I didn’t really care for either, and discovered I was more of a cat person. Currently no pets though. Kids are enough.

I am more of a cat person but I do love dogs, especially sweet, smart ones.  I also like furry dogs.

Jane, my friend Shelly has a couple of display boxes that she has decided should be filled with (some of) my keychains.  I went to her house this weekend and we were looking at some of my keychains and we found my two Sherlock keychains! 
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 02:08:04 PM
I should've taken a picture of them.  Maybe I can the next time I go over there.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 02:08:54 PM
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-rare-alligator-birth_n_65788a78e4b0881b7918968c

Leucistic alligators?

Wow!  They are so cute!

While interesting, cute is not the word I would use.

"Cute" is in the eye of the beholder. ;)
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Post by: Freddie on December 12, 2023, 02:13:42 PM
Had two different Dalmatians at two different times of my childhood. I didn’t really care for either, and discovered I was more of a cat person. Currently no pets though. Kids are enough.

I am more of a cat person but I do love dogs, especially sweet, smart ones.  I also like furry dogs.

Jane, my friend Shelly has a couple of display boxes that she has decided should be filled with (some of) my keychains.  I went to her house this weekend and we were looking at some of my keychains and we found my two Sherlock keychains! 

Why does your friend Shelly have some of your keychains at her house?
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 02:25:33 PM
Had two different Dalmatians at two different times of my childhood. I didn’t really care for either, and discovered I was more of a cat person. Currently no pets though. Kids are enough.

I am more of a cat person but I do love dogs, especially sweet, smart ones.  I also like furry dogs.

Jane, my friend Shelly has a couple of display boxes that she has decided should be filled with (some of) my keychains.  I went to her house this weekend and we were looking at some of my keychains and we found my two Sherlock keychains! 

Why does your friend Shelly have some of your keychains at her house?

So that Shelly can put them in the display boxes for me. :)
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 03:00:17 PM
AND, I finally finished Kritzer Time, so I can now start reading Kritzer World! :D
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 03:00:37 PM
I vote for Vixboy.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 03:00:38 PM
Gratuitous Post #101!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 03:01:37 PM
My it gets dark early these days.

It is before six p.m. and it is already DARK.

Nick and Nora are demanding that the cover be put on the cage.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 03:02:06 PM
Not much on TV this evening.

I may watch a video or two.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 03:02:44 PM
I probably should read the Flowers For Algernon script and start planning my Sept. 2024 production.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 12, 2023, 03:03:10 PM
I am sneezing as if there is a dog in the house.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 03:10:39 PM
Had two different Dalmatians at two different times of my childhood. I didn’t really care for either, and discovered I was more of a cat person. Currently no pets though. Kids are enough.

I am more of a cat person but I do love dogs, especially sweet, smart ones.  I also like furry dogs.

Jane, my friend Shelly has a couple of display boxes that she has decided should be filled with (some of) my keychains.  I went to her house this weekend and we were looking at some of my keychains and we found my two Sherlock keychains! 

I am excited you will be displaying some of your keychains.

Aww, Sherlock.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 03:10:52 PM
I should've taken a picture of them.  Maybe I can the next time I go over there.

Please do next time.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 03:11:05 PM
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-rare-alligator-birth_n_65788a78e4b0881b7918968c

Leucistic alligators?

Wow!  They are so cute!

While interesting, cute is not the word I would use.

"Cute" is in the eye of the beholder. ;)

;D
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 03:12:41 PM
I vote for Vixboy.

I like Vixkid or Vixboy.  Vixbaby will only work for a couple of years.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 03:36:42 PM
Has anyone read The Book of Charlie? It’s about a 109-year-old and all he experienced in his life?
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 04:13:37 PM
Barry Fitzgerald is starring in the holiday episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents called Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 04:48:03 PM
Has anyone read The Book of Charlie? It’s about a 109-year-old and all he experienced in his life?

No, however, I read Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years.  One sister lived to be 104 and the other to 109.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 04:55:57 PM
Having Our Say was wonderful.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 04:56:40 PM
This one is good but not quite at that level.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 04:58:00 PM
I did send a copy to Mom.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 05:02:40 PM
Having Our Say was wonderful.

It was. They were remarkable women.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 05:02:52 PM
This one is good but not quite at that level.

Thanks.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 05:03:56 PM
I did send a copy to Mom.

Does she give you feedback on what she likes and doesn't like to help in future book choices?
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 05:32:55 PM
She’ll take anything, as long as she can complain about it. She’s getting into her holiday spirit of disagreeableness.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 05:33:38 PM
Five!
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 05:41:39 PM
Dog dinner has been served, walk has been taken, pee has been peed (I suspect the other business will be when I get back), treats have been given, dog's on the couch and comfy and I'm sure will sleep the entire time I'm gone. I'm leaving in about then minutes, as I have to stop and pick up something at the mail place.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 05:47:06 PM
She’ll take anything, as long as she can complain about it. She’s getting into her holiday spirit of disagreeableness.

Is it ok to laugh. 
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Post by: Freddie on December 12, 2023, 05:49:21 PM
She’ll take anything, as long as she can complain about it. She’s getting into her holiday spirit of disagreeableness.

That sounds like fun, if that's what she enjoys.
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Post by: Freddie on December 12, 2023, 05:55:58 PM
I just read that Andre Braugher passed away.  He was only 61.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 06:19:07 PM
I just read that Andre Braugher passed away.  He was only 61.

Oh, no. :(
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 06:24:48 PM
But on a happier note (F-natural), DR Freddie has reached a momentous posting plateau AND become HHW's newest Hero Member! ;D
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 06:49:31 PM
Congrats DR Freddie.
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 06:50:58 PM
I just read that Andre Braugher passed away.  He was only 61.

This is sad :(
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Post by: Jane on December 12, 2023, 06:51:09 PM
'night
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:02:00 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to DR Freddie on his lofty new perch in the HHW firmament!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:02:32 PM
I vote for DR Johin G.'s idea:   Vix: The Next Generation.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:02:39 PM
 :)
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:04:03 PM
Tonight we watched this year's Christmas extravaganza from Salt Lake City on PBS.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:04:16 PM
Sir David Suchet was the narrator.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:04:27 PM
In his natural voice.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:04:40 PM
Lea Salonga was the guest vocal soloist.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:05:03 PM
Among the many songs she sang was "The Story Goes On" from Baby.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 07:12:44 PM
Among the many songs she sang was "The Story Goes On" from Baby.

Nice!
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:21:26 PM
I did not know this.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:22:00 PM
'Tis the season to be holly and jolly, the song says.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:22:16 PM
But are you prickly or smooth?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:28:49 PM
It is still busy at work this week. Today, our wait time crept up to 45 minutes. But another department was at a 2 hour wait.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:29:27 PM
WHY oh WHY do people wait until the last possible moment to deal with something as important as their health?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:30:07 PM
Things should ease up considerably after Friday.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:31:02 PM
Shall I tell a story?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:31:12 PM
Or sing a song?
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:31:23 PM
Or crack a joke?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:31:31 PM
Or paint a picture?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:31:50 PM
Or strum on an old banjo?
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:32:00 PM
PAGE SIX
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:32:09 PM
At long last.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:32:18 PM
But are you prickly or smooth?

Yes.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:33:08 PM
And last long.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:33:56 PM
I washed and changed the sheets on the bed today.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:34:09 PM
That was an accomplishment.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:35:06 PM
Sophie is definitely getting a lot more sleep than I am.
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Post by: singdaw on December 12, 2023, 07:41:54 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 07:48:04 PM
I did not know this.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19968)

Amazing!
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:50:18 PM
Watching the last season of Riverdale. The first episode is brilliant.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:51:35 PM
It’s a slap in the face of racists who want to prevent students from learning the truth about black history.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 07:52:30 PM
It’s also wack because the cast has somehow gone back to the 1950s.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 12, 2023, 09:17:16 PM
I did not know this.

That's exactly what I said when I posted it on Facebook this morning!
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2023, 09:24:27 PM
I did not know this.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19968)

Amazing!


I suspect this is a myth as the holly round here has spiky leaves and there are no deer nibbling ‘round here
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2023, 09:25:06 PM
I was exhausted and sleepy all day
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Post by: vixmom on December 12, 2023, 09:25:36 PM
Of course as soon as I got home I immediately woke up
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 12, 2023, 09:27:29 PM
TOD:

My first pet was an Eskimo Spitz named Dinky-Boo.  He was a small dog with a low tolerance for anyone not me or my folks.  His name was supposed to be Dinky, but one of my favorite things was to try to scare Dinky and always said "Dinky...BOO".  Thus, Dinky-Boo was called that for as long as we had him.

A trade-in happened a few years after we got him.  As I said, he wasn't friendly to anyone but me and my parents, but we had many children in the neighborhood and fears grew.  So, off he went to a farm (I was told), and on fine Christmas morning, I found two Cocker Spaniel puppies in my Christmas presents pile...a blond one and a black one, both in a decorated box.  Toby was the name for the blond, and Blackie (quelle surprise) for the other.  My folks were giving me only one pet, but wanted to see which one I took to and which one took to me.  In both cases, it was Toby, and he was my pet for the next 11 years.

As an adult, I have had only cats.  My first was a gorgeous white cat named Punkin.  I was in Italy, and the lady who let me have her asked me to let her have Punkin back if I could not take her with me.   I had her for two years.

Much later in my adult life, while I was stationed in Naples, Italy, I was blessed with Dickens, who was all of four weeks old when I got him.   He was, and remains, the love of my life, cat-wise.  I later took in Miss Vickie as a companion.  Dickens and Vickie both returned to the U.S. with me after my five years in Naples.  My parents took care of them while I finished my Navy time on an aircraft carrier.  When I was getting settled in a condo after retiring, my mom informed me Dickens had been hit by a car and died.  When I went home at Christmas, I brought Vickie back to Oakland with me. At that time, she was about 8 years old.  She lived another 14 years.

I have had no other pets since.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 12, 2023, 09:29:28 PM
Encapsulation began on my house this morning.  The entirety of my home's "underneath" is being encapsulated   Thursday, electricians will come to connect a dehumidifier and small sump pump that will treat moisture under my house.

It was not inexpensive, and it is not a Merry Christmas to me at all.

However, it must be done.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 12, 2023, 09:31:22 PM
As an addendum to me TOD story:

If any of you know the game of figuring out your "drag" name by using the name of your first pet and the street you first lived on, you will be amused to learn I lived on "Young" street.

So, Dinky-Boo Young is stillborn.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 12, 2023, 09:32:23 PM
I did not know this.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7443.0;attach=19968)

Amazing!


I suspect this is a myth as the holly round here has spiky leaves and there are no deer nibbling ‘round here

The source material came from a horticulturist.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:39:09 PM
Loved your pet stories, Ron.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:39:36 PM
As an addendum to me TOD story:

If any of you know the game of figuring out your "drag" name by using the name of your first pet and the street you first lived on, you will be amused to learn I lived on "Young" street.

So, Dinky-Boo Young is stillborn.

Rocky Fairmeade
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:40:02 PM
Got a few Amazon reviews to write.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:40:17 PM
I think I did 10 tonight.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:41:25 PM
I have to have at least 90 percent of items I’ve received written in order to move up to the next level.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:41:42 PM
I was at 70 percent today.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:42:02 PM
And I am tired.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:42:48 PM
But I found I could write while Riverdale played in the background.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:43:05 PM
Let’s get off this page.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:43:24 PM
Most of us like seven. So be it.
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:43:33 PM
Seven!
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Post by: John G. on December 12, 2023, 09:43:46 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:33:56 PM
I do not care for page seven.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:34:29 PM
Back from the staged reading - interesting premise, some good scenes, but not quite ready for prime time.
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Post by: bk on December 12, 2023, 10:36:45 PM
This dog is soooo weird. When I got home, she sat right up and that meant to me she needed to go outside and so we did. She was out there for about twenty seconds, didn't do any business and wanted to go back in. I'm having to be tough about that stuff. She finally found a spot she liked for peeing, then we came back in.
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Post by: George on December 12, 2023, 10:57:04 PM
As an addendum to me TOD story:

If any of you know the game of figuring out your "drag" name by using the name of your first pet and the street you first lived on, you will be amused to learn I lived on "Young" street.

So, Dinky-Boo Young is stillborn.

Rocky Fairmeade

Ebonie Husky Way. :-\
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Post by: George on December 13, 2023, 12:22:06 AM
Yum...I went down the rabbit hole of America's Test Kitchen (a.k.a. Cook's Country) and watched their episode of Italian Sweets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axZHZcFuf_s)! ;D
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Post by: George on December 13, 2023, 12:23:57 AM
The Cook's Country channel, however, seems like a knock-off channel that reposts original episodes.
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Post by: George on December 13, 2023, 12:42:13 AM
The two featured recipes look really good. :)
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Post by: bk on December 13, 2023, 12:46:00 AM
People who go down rabbit holes WILL be held accountable.
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Post by: bk on December 13, 2023, 12:46:16 AM
New notes are up.
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Post by: bk on December 13, 2023, 12:46:23 AM
Up are new notes.
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Post by: bk on December 13, 2023, 12:46:29 AM
I've seen them.
Title: Re: THE DOG DAYS OF WINTER
Post by: bk on December 13, 2023, 12:46:35 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on December 13, 2023, 12:46:41 AM
I wrote them.