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[JoseSPiano]

Note to the young woman sitting two tables from me: You're a bitch.

Note to the young man sitting across from the woman sitting two tables from me: You're gay.

[S. Woody White]

I once had three female betta fish that lived in a bowl on my desk at the church. They were all named "Lady." So I would say, "Good morning, Ladies."

It's a good thing you don't work PM hours exclusively.  Then you would have had to say "Good evening, ladies," which would have made them ladies of...

 










 

[Matt H.]

Going to write for just a bit and then head down to do some work and then have some fun for the remainder of the evening.

WBBL.

[JoseSPiano]

That's a great pic!

Did EVERYONE have a copy of that Christmas Carol book that's on the piano?

I still do!

[DearReaderLaura]

Great picture, BK.

[elmore3003]

That's a great pic!

Did EVERYONE have a copy of that Christmas Carol book that's on the piano?

My Christmas Carol books are much older, from the 1950s and 60s, and several handed right off Guttenberg's press.

No, DR Jose, that was one territory I had no wish to broach today.

[Matthew]

I still do!

I think I have had 3!!  One I know is in a box right here.  Too funny.

[Amy]

I carried Bosco (our tortie & white) around in a basket until she got too big.  
Do you take your cat places besides the quiet neighborhood. Do you travel on vacation with them?

I carry my cat (Casper) in the type of carrier that sits against your chest, with shoulder straps, and she's fine that way for about the first 40 minutes of our walk and I only take her out for about the last 10 minutes. That's really all she can tolerate. We've gotten into such a routine that if I forget to take her out for the last 10 minutes, she meows to remind me. But if I take her out earlier, she doesn't want to walk...go figure.

I always think it's less stressful for the pets to leave them behind with a sitter when traveling. But for our upcoming vacation I was having problems finding a sitter and we had already made plane reservations with Southwest. So I called them to ask how much it would cost to bring a small dog and they said they don't transport pets at all! Fortunately, I was finally able to find a sitter. I really hate it though - I always worry about them and miss them when we're away. Some sitters will leave "daily notes" and I think, "what's the good of leaving daily notes when I won't read any of them until I get back?" So, this new sitter has agreed to e-mail me the daily notes. Now, I just have to worry about finding a cyber cafe. Fortunately more and more hotels have them these days.

Amy

[Ron Pulliam]

Note to the young woman sitting two tables from me: You're a bitch.

Note to the young man sitting across from the woman sitting two tables from me: You're gay.

Paddy-paws paddy-paws....

[Ron Pulliam]

Back from Venezia....no huge surprise, I ordered their sublime spaghetti carbonara!!!

First, I had a cup of white bean soup that was too scrumptious.

I am sated.

[JoseSPiano]

Paddy-paws paddy-paws....

From the hindsight is 20/20 department...

To the young man: Your girlfriend is a bitch.

To the young woman: He's gay.




-Much, much better.

[JoseSPiano]

DR elmore - You should have. Did you at least ask them to start making a copy of your medical records for your own files? You should have that anyway, and could probably take care of that with a phone call.

[bk]

Back from Venezia....no huge surprise, I ordered their sublime spaghetti carbonara!!!

First, I had a cup of white bean soup that was too scrumptious.

I am sated.

Carbonara is one of my all-time faves - can't have it right now, but in a couple of weeks after a few more pounds, I could do it on my once a week splurge night.

[JoseSPiano]

DR Ron Pulliam - And for dessert...?

[bk]

For now, I have to decide between the roast chicken and the Chinese chicken salad.  I know the roast chicken is great, and I can have it with veggies instead of fries or rice.  But I also love the salad - both are very diet-friendly.

[Jane]

Sweet photo Bruce.  Does your darling daughter also play the piano & sing?

[JoseSPiano]

bk - Chinese Chicken Salad from almost anywhere is infamous for large amounts of sodium and "hidden" fat grams. See if you can the dressing on the side.

[JoseSPiano]

I think I have had 3!!  One I know is in a box right here.  Too funny.

I think I have multiple copies in storage too. And I believe the cover of that book became a bit more "ethnically diverse" over the years... Just like those miniature Carol Books that were sponsored by John Hancock. I have a set of those with the original all-white-bread-male cover as well as the "rainbow" edition. "She's not an altar boy, she's in the chorus."

[Jane]

We've gotten into such a routine that if I forget to take her out for the last 10 minutes, she meows to remind me. But if I take her out earlier, she doesn't want to walk...go figure.

Cute

I always think it's less stressful for the pets to leave them behind with a sitter when traveling.

Sherlock LOVES to travel with us, hops in the car & flops until we take him out.  A cat isn't necessarily going to want to go everywhere he does, but won't likely want to be left behind.  If we can't take the cat with Sherlock it sort of defeats the purpose of getting him one.

When we left Sherlock with the dog trainer she sent us daily emails.  It was nice.

[S. Woody White]

I have been hair-cutted.

And I look a bit different.

Mainly (or is that mane-ly) because the fellows who run the barber shop (which is located in the back room of a beauty supply shoppe) have decided that they really are semi-retired, and are only on the days that I'm supposed to be doing billing at the store... and during the exact same hours, pretty much.

 

However, there was a "stylist" there, who normally works on women's hair but was glad to take me on.  For part of the grooming, she was using a straight-edge razor "because your hair is so thick!"  Well, I've been told I've a thick head before, and not just by barbers.

One thing she did was reposition the part, so that it's a bit higher up.  It looks... jauntier, I guess is the word.  Not bad.  It'll be easy to get used to.

[bk]

Darling daughter neither sings nor plays the piano.  She doesn't call me much either.

[bk]

Stanley's doesn't use a huge amount of dressing, but I LIKE dressing and get more, so I know exactly what you mean - hence, it may be the roast chicken, which is quite safe.

[Jane]

DR elmore - You should have. Did you at least ask them to start making a copy of your medical records for your own files? You should have that anyway, and could probably take care of that with a phone call.

We keep copies of everything.  My father, the doctor, taught us that years ago.  We also go over all results to watch for doctor errors.  That we learned from experience.

[Matthew]

Cute :)Sherlock LOVES to travel with us, hops in the car & flops until we take him out.  A cat isn't necessarily going to want to go everywhere he does, but won't likely want to be left behind.  If we can't take the cat with Sherlock it sort of defeats the purpose of getting him one.

When we left Sherlock with the dog trainer she sent us daily emails.  It was nice.

Otto loves his "Nonnies" house.  And my mom loves to watch him, too.  So on short getaways, he stays with Nonnie.  If we're gone for a week, someone will come and stay with him at our place.  

[Jane]

DR Ron, your lunch sounds delicious, especially the soup.

[Jane]

Otto loves his "Nonnies" house.  And my mom loves to watch him, too.  So on short getaways, he stays with Nonnie.  If we're gone for a week, someone will come and stay with him at our place.  

Nice set up.  I'm looking forward to puppy photos.

Good luck getting the yard.

[S. Woody White]

Der B and I have to plan our trips around getting back home within the day, because we don't want to leave the gang alone too long.  Leaving them with someone else would be too much of a hassle, and all the kennels around here charge an arm and a leg.  So, we drive up to NYC, we drive back home, and everyone is happy to see us when we get back.

They all love going for car rides, of course.  But they all want to sit in front, on my lap - including Fletcher !!! - which gets awkward.

[Jane]

Bruce, I'm surprised she doesn't sing.  Unfortunately we often need to call our children more than they call us.

[S. Woody White]

EUReKA is running a marathon of the first five episodes of this season.  Why we need a marathon of the first five episodes of this season when that's all we've seen so far is beyond me.

I guess this means I'll be spending more time in the kitchen, with the pork roast, the fruit salad, and the brown rice.

I also need to figure out how I'm going to make stuffed bell peppers and sweet potato fries, booty from the farmer's market today.  If I go a little greekish with the bell peppers, and use a little cinnamon, they should blend well with the sweet potato fries, I think.

[S. Woody White]

My Dad and I almost never call each other.  We write e-mails, but not often enough.  But when we do write, they are chatty, lengthy letters, which sorta kinda maybe makes up for not writing more often.