Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 10, 2011

12:00 am

m9f9l

flip!~

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all

12:00 am

DR1965

Flip !

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

te 7

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

ke 7 x 2

12:01 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:01 am

jillibus

and hi all -- fun icon theme in my profile

12:02 am

flosey

flip and yuk, a biggie

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

te 7 x 3

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

12:02 am

flosey

hi everyone

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

jillibus

thanks, Lickety

12:03 am

jillibus

hi flosey -- congrats on bridge last night

12:03 am

flosey

thanks jilli

12:03 am

flosey

and thanks Lickety

12:03 am

jillibus

and I agree, yuk, a biggie and a busy day coming up

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

de 7

12:05 am

flosey

thanks Dee

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:05 am

jillibus

there is no de7 in Lickety's list

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

interesting there is a de 7/32

12:06 am

cosdem

jill yes there si a de7/32

12:06 am

cosdem

i just looked.

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

re 7/32

12:07 am

jillibus

oops -- I'm looking at yesterday's list, lol! Will refresh!

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

re 7/28

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

sn 7/48

12:10 am

jillibus

anyway, I shall hereby ignore those distracting "clues" like de 7 and just do it my way

12:11 am

m9f9l

et7

12:11 am

m9f9l

ke7

12:11 am

jillibus

at least I'll TRY to ignore them although they dominate the chog.

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

ty m9

12:11 am

jillibus

See, I just don't see big words at the beginning and prefer to let them grow out of small words.

12:12 am

jillibus

Sprite will hate this -- 18 K words!

12:12 am

m9f9l

I still have 2 bt's

12:13 am

dizgrannie

NBT & NBS

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz!

12:14 am

jillibus

wtg diz

12:14 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:15 am

m9f9l

wow

12:15 am

dizgrannie

pr 8 x 2

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz looking

12:16 am

flosey

nbt

12:17 am

dizgrannie

wtg Flo

12:17 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7/36

12:18 am

flosey

and nbs

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

12:18 am

jillibus

and another wtg flosey

12:18 am

flosey

ty ty

12:20 am

jessmom

wi7 x 2

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

ty jessmom

12:22 am

jessmom

yw

12:22 am

dcseain

hi, Dee, jess, flo, jilli, diz, et al

12:22 am

flosey

hi seain

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc!

12:23 am

dizgrannie

hi dc

12:23 am

dcseain

more pix of the flowers are SLOWLY uploading to FB, dee

12:23 am

jessmom

hi dc

12:23 am

jillibus

hello dc -- how goes it?

12:23 am

dcseain

okay. would that i were working, but getting lots done around the house.

12:24 am

dcseain

i'm well, though, so there's that, and so is the cat.

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:24 am

dcseain

tom's in borderline heartfailure, yet hopkins says he needs not a transplant.

12:24 am

dcseain

go, go dee

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

why do they say that dc?

12:25 am

dcseain

they want to try another myectomy or an alcohol ablation first. :/

12:25 am

dcseain

mind you last myectomy failed 6 weeks post-op

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

probably because of insurance protocol... nuts..

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

sorry to hear the frustrating news

12:26 am

dcseain

so, longer road at Hopkins than at VCU, and yes, ins protocol. Why would they want to pay for a repeat of o procedure that costs 80% of what a transplant would before a transplant when that procedure has failed once already, and repeating does not usually result in a positive result either.

12:26 am

jillibus

oh, good hopes for Tom!

12:26 am

dcseain

k, done venting :) thank you all.

12:26 am

m9f9l

stats middle e?? or will I have to shoot myself if I don't find it myself??

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

solid questions dc

12:26 am

dizgrannie

WOW W's wallopped

12:27 am

flosey

wtg diz

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

maybe the ek 4's

12:27 am

dizgrannie

or es 4

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

the es is from the 4th column

12:27 am

m9f9l

yes with the es! doh!

12:28 am

m9f9l

nbt!

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

sorry for my earlier confusion

12:28 am

dcseain

there is an es4 from middle

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

hope you can get the details worked out quickly dc

12:28 am

jillibus

wtg m9

12:28 am

dcseain

heavens willing :)

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

wtg m9

12:29 am

dcseain

well done, m9

12:30 am

jillibus

sheesh, just got that middle es4 too, duh too!

12:30 am

dcseain

ooh, found the weird currency iw4

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

ke 7 x 3

12:32 am

dcseain

ah, it's knesset

12:32 am

m9f9l

nbs too

12:32 am

flosey

wtg m9

12:33 am

jillibus

nbt at last

12:33 am

lbdawger

nbt, nbs and well over half way!

12:33 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:33 am

flosey

and lbd, well done

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili, m9, ibd

12:34 am

jillibus

wtg labd!

12:34 am

jillibus

*lbd

12:35 am

flosey

great icon jilli - I don't remember Barkley

12:37 am

jillibus

I didn't either, flosey, but I like him!

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

di 7/32

12:38 am

jillibus

I've met many a Cookie Monster -- not blue though, lol!

12:39 am

jillibus

got your de 7, dee, and now your di 7 -- ty

12:40 am

dcseain

finally getting the photos up, one at a time. :)

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:40 am

dcseain

ty for di7

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:43 am

m9f9l

1/2way

12:43 am

flosey

wow m9, wtg

12:45 am

jillibus

wtg m9

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

my phant heehaw...

12:51 am

flosey

good one Dee

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

makes me laugh

12:52 am

jillibus

haha dee

12:54 am

jillibus

nbs

12:55 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:55 am

jillibus

and oh dear, now for the re words, groan

12:56 am

flosey

only have 1 so far jilli, haven't faced them yet

12:58 am

jillibus

I have 4 so far...

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 2 so far

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

re 6 x 5 so far

12:59 am

m9f9l

I have 4 also!

12:59 am

dizgrannie

re 7 x 3

12:59 am

jillibus

good for you, de

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

1:02 am

rururocks

oh boy

1:02 am

flosey

going to take a break, get ready for bed, brn

1:02 am

flosey

hi ru

1:03 am

flosey

**brb

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

1:03 am

rururocks

hi dee

1:04 am

jillibus

hi ruru

1:04 am

rururocks

hi there jilli

1:05 am

jessmom

st7

1:05 am

jillibus

I was going to use those grumps from the Muppets until I found they weren't on Sesame Street

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

re 6 x 7 so far

1:06 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

1:06 am

jillibus

hi nan

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

1:07 am

rururocks

hi na

1:07 am

rururocks

nan

1:08 am

jillibus

over halfway

1:09 am

dizgrannie

Dee, re 6 x 8

1:09 am

rururocks

good going jill.. i've just started

1:09 am

jillibus

ty ruru

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

1:18 am

dizgrannie

R's removed..they weren't too bad

1:19 am

jillibus

96 left and fading to black -- goodnight all and *poof

1:19 am

dizgrannie

night Jilli

1:22 am

rururocks

good night jilli

1:22 am

rururocks

sleep well

1:22 am

cybernan

can't find that lone i

1:22 am

dizgrannie

iw 4

1:22 am

rururocks

iw 4 nan

1:23 am

cybernan

ty ruru and diz

1:23 am

cybernan

nbt

1:24 am

dizgrannie

WTG Nan

1:26 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:26 am

flosey

hi josh

1:27 am

cybernan

what does the 8 begin with?

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

pr 8/45 x 2

1:28 am

cybernan

ty - nbt

1:28 am

cybernan

I mean, nbs

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:29 am

m9f9l

ok.. with 50 left, I'm off to bed!

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:29 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

ty may I help anyone before I leave?

1:30 am

dizgrannie

wtg Dee

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

thx

1:30 am

flosey

hi6 please?

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

certainly not as hard as it could have been :)

1:31 am

rururocks

the stats on the e in the middle?

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

hi 6/27 opp of pronoun her + abbreviation for Idaho

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

es 4

1:32 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

hi 6 covered with stiff bristles (new word for me)

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

any others?

1:33 am

flosey

last ke6 please

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

ke 6/30 goes with its plural ke 7/44 ke + number after nine + direction opp of west

1:35 am

vanillaslice

and the di7/32 pls dee

1:35 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

di + device used to open up arteries st5

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:36 am

vanillaslice

never mind just monkeyed it

1:36 am

vanillaslice

thx

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:36 am

rururocks

if you have di7/32 can you have dattent too?

1:37 am

westford

hey lets go camping

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:37 am

westford

very late flip lol hi guys

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

hi west

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

any others?

1:37 am

flosey

hi west

1:37 am

westford

hi dee

1:37 am

westford

hi flosey

1:38 am

rururocks

thanks dee. I'm up to 200 I'm okay

1:38 am

westford

half the time my finger slips and I type glosey but then I correct it..fair warning if I ever do that

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru

1:38 am

flosey

lol, not to worry west

1:38 am

westford

ruru and van won't say hi

1:39 am

rururocks

hi westie

1:39 am

westford

hi ruru !!!

1:39 am

rururocks

I was trying to wrap up a t sorry

1:39 am

rururocks

what's the icon stonehedge?

1:40 am

rururocks

henge?

1:40 am

westford

I didn't have time to change it and yes

1:40 am

rururocks

lol.. do you think the druids did drugs?

1:40 am

westford

I like stonehedge..never have to clip it

1:41 am

westford

I'll bet they did herbs

1:42 am

rururocks

Druid sounds like a new Hyundai model

1:42 am

westford

I wasn't going to start this and then I couldn't help myself..I have one big word

1:42 am

rururocks

or a subaru

1:42 am

westford

does it run on druid fluid?

1:43 am

rururocks

LOL

1:43 am

joshuavorbis

druid sounds like a nissan

1:43 am

joshuavorbis

available only in albino

1:43 am

westford

josh !! you old married guy !!

1:43 am

rururocks

I wonder if druids are more expensive than Pagans?

1:43 am

joshuavorbis

that i am

1:44 am

rururocks

oh JOsh.. did you have the wedding.. congrats.

1:44 am

rururocks

I'm happy for you

1:44 am

joshuavorbis

pagan is more of a class of compact auto

1:44 am

westford

it looks good on you

1:44 am

flosey

I googled that old church josh - it's beautiful

1:44 am

joshuavorbis

the wedding occurred, and everything went well

1:44 am

cybernan

150 down -- enough for tonight. See you tomorrow :)

1:44 am

westford

hi and bye nan

1:44 am

rururocks

are you on a honeymoon?

1:44 am

cybernan

congrats, josh

1:45 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for the last te6 please?

1:45 am

joshuavorbis

honeymoon will come in january when the weather is disgusting here

1:45 am

flosey

good thinking josh

1:45 am

westford

where are you going?

1:45 am

westford

we'll all come to see you off

1:45 am

rururocks

gonads flosey?

1:46 am

flosey

thanks ru

1:46 am

joshuavorbis

going to caribbean

1:46 am

rururocks

a gonad is the top of the line in Hyundai

1:46 am

westford

shut up lol

1:46 am

flosey

oh lovely josh

1:47 am

joshuavorbis

better than a stopnad

1:47 am

westford

I make can't make gonads work for me

1:47 am

rururocks

you can't get in an accident with them though westie

1:47 am

rururocks

it would be testicular manslaughter

1:48 am

westford

please stop

1:48 am

joshuavorbis

assault and baltery

1:48 am

rururocks

ROFL

1:49 am

vanillaslice

this is all too touchy for me...anyway I have fireworks

1:49 am

joey

have to join in and say also Rofl

1:50 am

westford

yay van who won't say hi

1:50 am

flosey

well done vanilla

1:50 am

westford

hi joey

1:50 am

vanillaslice

sry too wrapped up in words...HI ALL

1:50 am

rururocks

wonder what those gonads have under the hood josh?

1:50 am

westford

my stomach hurts from laughing

1:51 am

joey

hi west and everyone else. congrats to the fireworders

1:51 am

westford

just kidding van

1:51 am

vanillaslice

need a jolt every so often

1:53 am

westford

18 k words ?

1:53 am

vanillaslice

18 is right

1:54 am

westford

wonder if I know 18

1:55 am

vanillaslice

bit of mustard and a few kn's

1:55 am

westford

I'm finding kn's

1:57 am

rururocks

okay.. I'm off for beddy bye.. congrats Josh.. nite everyone

1:57 am

vanillaslice

ke6/7 is a gas they use to make aspirin lol

1:57 am

westford

good night ruru

1:57 am

vanillaslice

sounds key and a youngster

1:58 am

westford

thanks van didn't know that

1:58 am

vanillaslice

never know what you swallow lol

1:58 am

westford

lol

1:59 am

westford

mustard is puzzling though

1:59 am

rururocks

wow.. I couldn't Bayer it

1:59 am

westford

go to bed ruru lol

1:59 am

vanillaslice

we have a mustard called Ke**

2:00 am

vanillaslice

maybe thats where the saying is fro As ke** as mustard

2:02 am

vanillaslice

no not true, it was known already in 1672

2:02 am

westford

same name as Superman's alter ego?

2:02 am

flosey

12 to go and I'm off to bed, goodnight all

2:02 am

vanillaslice

with an extra e

2:03 am

westford

thank you now I know 2 things

2:04 am

westford

I wonder if we can get it here

2:06 am

sprite

good morning all

2:06 am

vanillaslice

I go for English mustard myself

2:07 am

vanillaslice

Hi Sprite

2:07 am

westford

good morning spritey

2:07 am

sprite

hi babble friends :)

2:08 am

westford

I keep trying to get your name from the grid

2:08 am

sprite

close but no cigar, I see ;)

2:08 am

westford

and 18 k's

2:09 am

sprite

argh yes. 8 down. 10 to go.

2:10 am

westford

this game is weird..I just put in a word that wasn't in the dictionary..tried it again and it worked

2:10 am

sprite

oh that is odd

2:10 am

westford

I see Dr. god behind a curtain laughing hysterically

2:11 am

sprite

lol

2:12 am

vanillaslice

time for me to go do a bit of work, have a great day all

2:13 am

sprite

bye vanilla, you too

2:13 am

westford

bye van thanks for the clues

2:15 am

sprite

ok K dead, now for some real babbling :)

2:16 am

westford

good job !! I still have 3 left

2:16 am

sprite

and a lot of other words, west! While I only have the Ks :)

2:16 am

westford

1 more to go

2:17 am

sprite

go west gooooo

2:22 am

dcseain

hi, sprit, west, vanilla, et al.

2:22 am

sprite

hi dcseain

2:22 am

dcseain

just learned that cosdem and i have grandparents from the same country -- Czechoslovakia, both sides in both our cases.

2:22 am

westford

hello seain..can't sleep?

2:22 am

sprite

it's a small world

2:23 am

westford

that's very cool have you ever been there?

2:23 am

dcseain

indeed. been doing laundry and dishes and vacuuming furniture so as not to wake the downstair neighbors whom i know when to bet around 10.

2:23 am

dcseain

not yet, west, and i have relatives still somewhere near Prague, if i can find them. Letter stopped coming from them in 1956 with the gov't crackdown there.

2:24 am

dcseain

i do want to see the church in Bratislava where my great-great-grandparents married.

2:24 am

westford

that's too bad..should be easier now though

2:25 am

dcseain

indeed. i need to contact my great uncle andy to see what more he can tell me, as his father was my great-grandfather from near Prague whom i never met.

2:26 am

dcseain

old oa5 bucket in the song, yes?

2:27 am

westford

I've seen pictures and watched travelogues on PBS what a gorgeous country

2:27 am

westford

how dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood ...

2:30 am

dcseain

i posted a few scenes of my childhood on Flickr and Facebook today. EVen had a school friend of my sister's ping and ask if i were her brother.

2:31 am

westford

that's funny did you look alike?

2:32 am

dcseain

no. she got the blond hair of mom's family with dad's family's olive skin. I got dark brown hair and pail yellowish skin. Our faces are similar if one's looking, but superficially we do not look alike. pix on my flickr, linked in my profile here

2:32 am

westford

going to look

2:33 am

dcseain

her elder son resembles me quite a lot though. We share behavior traits too, which drives her batty, and makes life a little harder for him, poor guy.

2:35 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:35 am

dcseain

morning, ruby

2:35 am

sprite

hey rubyfoo :)

2:37 am

dcseain

Who is the blue bird, sprite?

2:37 am

rubyfoo

hello sprite and seain and westford (if she's still here)

2:37 am

sprite

how's the husband today?

2:37 am

dcseain

she is, she's looking at some pix i put in my flickr today, of my sister, parents, and house i grew up in.

2:37 am

rubyfoo

he seemed OK by last night and never would talk about it.....

2:37 am

sprite

west is still here, just buried into pictures I think.

2:39 am

sprite

just let it go th4, rubyfoo.

2:39 am

rubyfoo

exactly!

2:40 am

sprite

:)

2:41 am

rubyfoo

back in a minute

2:42 am

dcseain

how're you doing, sprite?

2:43 am

sprite

I am fine, thank you

2:43 am

dcseain

glad to hear :)

2:44 am

Jivingjenny0

good morning everyone, can I please have a clue for the 8s

2:44 am

sprite

hi Jjenny, I only have one so far. Pr8, make believe, faking it.

2:44 am

dizgrannie

pr 8 x 2

2:45 am

dcseain

pr8 -- a pr8 of knowledge is affected by some

2:45 am

sprite

hi dizgrannie :)

2:45 am

dcseain

pr8 you with a gift

2:45 am

dizgrannie

hey Sprite!

2:45 am

dcseain

ty, dizgrannie

2:46 am

sprite

thanks dizgrannie, got the other one too now

2:48 am

dcseain

well, time to move laundry and i think i may sleep now too, seeing as it's nearly 4AM

2:48 am

sprite

bye dcseain

2:49 am

dcseain

so, lovely seeing yall, and g'night, g'day, and happy babbling! {poof}

2:49 am

Jivingjenny0

got the 2nd one - can you clue the first one again please

2:49 am

dizgrannie

good night/day/morn, DC

2:49 am

dizgrannie

Jenny, gifts

2:50 am

sprite

Jjenny: one is plural gifts, the other is a kind of arrogantly faking it. Claiming you are something you are not.

2:50 am

Jivingjenny0

thats the one I've got dizgrannie, its the other one I'm stuck on.

2:51 am

Jivingjenny0

Got it thanks very much

2:51 am

sprite

Jjenny: P + again prefix + stressed

2:51 am

sprite

yvw :)

3:03 am

rubyfoo

back

3:03 am

sprite

wb rubyfoo

3:04 am

sprite

I had one of the most awful dreams ever last night. Am still a bit shaken. Dreams can be powerful, can't they.

3:05 am

rubyfoo

my pr8 is that I'm tall!

3:05 am

rubyfoo

you need a big hug to get over that dream, sprite!

3:05 am

rubyfoo

hello dizgrannie

3:06 am

sprite

yeah I do. But nobody to get it from, lol. Kids are still asleep and my love is at work.

3:06 am

sprite

*hopeful look around babble*

3:06 am

rubyfoo

{{{{sprite}}}}

3:06 am

sprite

thanks :)

3:26 am

sprite

brb

3:28 am

sprite

back... daughter borrowed my mobile phone last night... now it is gone. Te4agers!

3:31 am

sprite

fireflies. Very easy grid today. Bye all, have a good day/night.

3:34 am

rubyfoo

easy for you! hahah

3:34 am

rubyfoo

on phone for 20 mins!

3:42 am

rubyfoo

see you later

4:44 am

herinfernallady

.

5:41 am

Scrabbler

Hello....anybody home?

5:43 am

Scrabbler

*searching around*

5:44 am

Scrabbler

BRB with breakfast for all!

5:47 am

Scrabbler

Is there something great I am missing? A concert? A party?

5:48 am

ladycece920

maybe everyone fell asleep at their 'puters!!

5:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi cece! Finally I have some company. How are you?

5:49 am

ladycece920

i m well how 'bout you?

5:50 am

Scrabbler

Doing well. Must hop in shower and leave for work in 30 min.

5:50 am

Scrabbler

But eating yogurt with fresh blueberries now.

5:50 am

ladycece920

i'm at work already - eating breakfast and babbling!

5:51 am

Scrabbler

I sometimes have time to Babble when at work.

5:52 am

ladycece920

sick kids probably don't offer much time to babble.

5:52 am

Scrabbler

Nope, and I am usually behind with typing chart notes, etc.

5:52 am

ladycece920

do you do all that on the computer now?

5:54 am

Scrabbler

Yep--EHR--electronic health records. We started 15 mo ago and I am slowly improving. So far it slows me down but I am becoming more efficient as I become familiar.

5:56 am

ladycece920

I've had several docs tell me the same thing, especially those who have been practicing for a while. My opthamologist still won't join in!

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Some specialties use diagrams more than typing--ophth, derm, etc

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Well, at 105/138 I must move my butt off the couch now. Enjoy the day.

5:58 am

ladycece920

be safe

6:11 am

carleekat

hi all

6:41 am

Jivingjenny0

can anyone clue the A in the first column please

6:42 am

doseffing

ak4/8 and plural ... it's a caribbean fish dish

6:45 am

MollyL

ak + a calm person is ser*** and plural

6:47 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks, phone call just as I posted question. I just need the middle e in the second column for nbt and nbs

6:48 am

MollyL

es + a t**t is an exam

6:49 am

Jivingjenny0

thats from the middle column Molly (I think)

6:49 am

MollyL

Sorry, opposite of exit

6:50 am

MollyL

Or et + female chicken + vowel (its a gas I think)

6:52 am

Jivingjenny0

that's the one Molly plus the plural, thanks very much

6:53 am

doseffing

... why do I never see that word until someone clues it? Will never know ...

6:54 am

MollyL

: )

7:08 am

herinfernallady

Hi

7:11 am

kje

wow, fast fast fast grid

7:12 am

kje

howdy, herin

7:12 am

kje

warming up yet?

7:13 am

herinfernallady

No

7:15 am

herinfernallady

=Have you finished?

7:19 am

kje

yep

7:19 am

kje

need any clues?

7:20 am

herinfernallady

no. Just debating a couple of issues

7:22 am

kje

OK, I'm off then... hagn!

7:23 am

herinfernallady

you to

7:31 am

periwinkle

hi all, help pls with e and i in middle column

7:33 am

periwinkle

just need the middle e for nbt

7:34 am

Anniebrook

es and repeat

7:34 am

periwinkle

duh, ty Annie, nbt and nbs

7:34 am

periwinkle

in a9 minutes

7:34 am

Mom

thanks Annie and good morning (((hugs))))
good morning everyone

7:35 am

periwinkle

lots to do today, bbl

7:35 am

Anniebrook

hello (((Mom))), peri, herin, and everyone

7:35 am

Mom

bye Peri, enjoy your day

7:35 am

Anniebrook

kje said this was a fast grid

7:36 am

Mom

Annie, I hope to reply to your email today.
Is it a fast one? I am just starting

7:36 am

Anniebrook

Mom, no rush..tomorrow is another day

7:37 am

Mom

always seems like something to do or some place to go

7:37 am

Anniebrook

That's good, you dont want to sit around, except when you babble, of course

7:38 am

Mom

and that has only been in the morning while I have my breakfast.

7:38 am

Mom

I do hope all is well with you

7:38 am

herinfernallady

MOooom and Anie

7:38 am

Anniebrook

How are Ziggy and Annie?

7:39 am

Mom

(((Herin))))hello dear

7:39 am

Mom

ZIggy and Annie are just fine. Annie will be here tomorrow

7:39 am

Anniebrook

Hi Herin :)

7:39 am

Haz1558

I just wanted to say a quick hello as well.

7:40 am

Mom

(((Haz))) hello, I have missed seeing you. How have you been?

7:41 am

Mom

Haz, what a lovely picture. I am so glad the wedding went well

7:41 am

Haz1558

I've been well. Have a look at my profile for more pics on flickr.

7:41 am

Anniebrook

Haz, good afternoon, I havent opened my mail as yet. I see that I have some pictures, will open them later..have been neglecting my mail..

7:41 am

Mom

brb, will go look

7:42 am

Anniebrook

Haz, have you recovered from the festivities yet?

7:42 am

Haz1558

Hello, Annie. Yes, I'm back to full working order again.

7:43 am

Haz1558

How are you?

7:43 am

Anniebrook

But happy memories will always be with you.

7:44 am

Haz1558

Absolutely, it was a great day and not a drop of rain which was a blessing in itself.

7:44 am

MollyL

Morning all. Hi Haz, nice to see you. Lovely pictures.

7:44 am

Riverdance

Good Morning Everyone

7:44 am

Anniebrook

I've had a bad summer cold..laid me up for a few days but coming around now.

7:44 am

Riverdance

just pe**ing at your photos Haz - they are wonderful. What a great day for your family.

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Hi River and Molly

7:44 am

herinfernallady

Hi River

7:44 am

herinfernallady

Hi Haz

7:44 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

7:44 am

Haz1558

Hello, Molly. I'm waiting with baited breath to see what the official photographer comes up with and in the meantime I'm gathering up the amateurs' efforts.

7:45 am

Anniebrook

Hi crossy :)

7:45 am

MollyL

(((Annie))) I had the same bad summer cold.

7:45 am

Haz1558

Hello herin, crossy.

7:45 am

Mom

the pictures are great, Haz. What a lovely family

7:45 am

herinfernallady

Gosh Haz you and your daughter look very much alike. HiCrossie and Molly

7:45 am

Mom

Hi Molly

7:45 am

Mom

good morning ((River)) how was vacation?

7:45 am

crosshair

howdy haz,annie ,herin et al

7:46 am

Mom

((Crossy)) good morning

7:46 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Mom.

7:46 am

crosshair

((mom))

7:46 am

Mom

Haz, where are they honeymooning

7:46 am

Riverdance

((Mom)) havent seen you in a while - vaca was great all around - weather, fun in the sun, swimming, no distractions

7:46 am

Mom

excellent River, glad it was a good time

7:47 am

Haz1558

They're spending a few days in Navan, Co Meath in the south of Ireland.

7:47 am

Mom

I have in and out a lot here lately. Seems to only be time to babble for a short while in the morning

7:47 am

Mom

I hope they have a lovely time Haz

7:47 am

Riverdance

I havent been able to spend much time either lately

7:48 am

Soodlebum

And right on cue, here comes Soodle, who is in Navan as I type!! Hi Haz, Mom, River, Crossy Molly and anybody I forgot.

7:48 am

Mom

oh no, work getting in the way?

7:48 am

Mom

((Soodle)) hello.

7:48 am

crosshair

howdy soodles

7:48 am

herinfernallady

Hi Soodle

7:48 am

Riverdance

((Soodle)) how are you?

7:48 am

Haz1558

Wouldn't it be a laugh if you spotted them, Soodle?

7:48 am

crosshair

daken

7:49 am

crosshair

oops

7:49 am

Mom

if only if was a word Crossy

7:49 am

MollyL

Navan...forward and backward...it's still Navan. Happy vacationing Soodle.

7:49 am

Soodlebum

Haz, I'll keep my eyes peeled for any 'lurved-up' couples.

7:49 am

Riverdance

work has been busy - and kids keeping me hoping. Keith just finished his summer soccer league and soccer camp. Next week is high school tryouts. Sarah is leaving in two weeks for college so doing alot of dorm shopping.

7:50 am

Haz1558

Just tell them you play babble and they'll understand.

7:50 am

Mom

oh River, I hope you do well with the college move

7:51 am

Riverdance

thanks Mom - already getting teary eyed

7:51 am

Mom

my mom and I were talking yesterday about the different things going on in the world and mom said I would probably get a more accurate account from the babblers than we would get on the news

7:51 am

Mom

I feel for you River

7:52 am

Riverdance

I think your Mom is absolutely right about that

7:52 am

MollyL

I agree with your Mom, Mom. The news tends to sensationalize everything.

7:52 am

Mom

my mom, she is one smart lady

7:53 am

Haz1558

The images of London etc are frightening, but don't run away with the idea that the whole place is up in smoke. We used to have people imagine that Northern Ireland was one big battle-zone and it just wasn't true.

7:53 am

Mom

it finally made the newspaper here, just this morning

7:54 am

stevedallas

morning all how many words today thanks

7:54 am

herinfernallady

Hi Steve

7:54 am

Haz1558

I'm not saying that what has happened isn't dreadful, but it's more contained than it looks.

7:54 am

Riverdance

243

7:54 am

Mom

Hi Steve 243 words

7:55 am

Mom

ah, there my ever expanding body part in the grid. wa 5/18

7:55 am

Haz1558

Okay, time for lunch. Just wanted to say hello. Toodle-pip.

7:56 am

herinfernallady

But Haz it is also in a lot of pockets. I sent an email to one of the business's burnt out

7:56 am

HarryHood

halfway!

7:56 am

HarryHood

hi all

7:56 am

Riverdance

bye Haz - time for my breakfast - be back later

7:56 am

Mom

bye bye Haz, thanks for stopping bye. Hope to see more of you

7:56 am

Mom

congrats Harry

7:56 am

herinfernallady

Bye Haz

7:56 am

Mom

bye River, take care

7:56 am

Haz1558

Bye!

7:57 am

inge

q

7:57 am

HarryHood

still missing a bunch for nbt

7:57 am

inge

q

7:58 am

HarryHood

is this an existential question, inge?

7:58 am

Mom

good morning Inge

7:58 am

herinfernallady

Hi Harry

7:58 am

HarryHood

hi herin

7:58 am

crosshair

poor inges vision is giving her issue of late she says harry

7:59 am

inge

q

7:59 am

HarryHood

bummer

7:59 am

crosshair

i told her to get the dragon computer speech to type program,then she will be sailing:)

7:59 am

carleekat

ok..so anyone know about bangladeshi foods?

8:00 am

crosshair

nope..nada

8:00 am

MollyL

Oh me! Me! I'm an expert! Not. : P

8:00 am

HarryHood

sounds spicy

8:00 am

HarryHood

I'm in.

8:01 am

carleekat

i got an email at 2 am..inviting me for yet another iftar dinner ( NOT complaining) and its the bangladeshi families hosting this one...

8:01 am

crosshair

bring a small container of plain yogurt with you lol

8:02 am

carleekat

there will be yogurt...

8:02 am

crosshair

good,stuff puts mouth fires out fast

8:02 am

HarryHood

gotta take 3 kids to the dentist. later!

8:03 am

carleekat

actually i am starting to make my own yogurt now as puppy loves the stuff...

8:03 am

crosshair

lol@ puppy..soon you will be feeding it to him in a bucket

8:03 am

carleekat

he goes through the large tub in 3 days...( and i figure whilst growing the calcium is good )

8:03 am

Mom

hi ((Carlee))

8:04 am

carleekat

hi mom{{huggles}}

8:04 am

Mom

I should go and start my day. ((Hugs)) to all of you

8:04 am

Anniebrook

bye (((Mom))) have a wonderful day

8:05 am

herinfernallady

Hi Carlee.

8:05 am

crosshair

mmm,best go get the kettle on and some dishes going myself..biab..semi-poof!

8:05 am

Mom

(((Annie))) thanks, you as well

8:05 am

carleekat

hi herin

8:05 am

carleekat

hows u?

8:05 am

herinfernallady

Can someone fetch me toast

8:06 am

carleekat

i just popped in for a mo to check size... i think today is a reading day

8:06 am

herinfernallady

I would be in bed reading right now if moving wasn't such and issue

8:06 am

carleekat

going to head off...

8:06 am

carleekat

toodles

8:07 am

herinfernallady

NIghts

8:07 am

Anniebrook

bye carlee, enjoy

8:07 am

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, herin

8:08 am

Judi

*sliiiiiides into carlee's spot* Good morning!

8:08 am

Anniebrook

good morning to you, Judi

8:08 am

MollyL

Hey Judi

8:08 am

herinfernallady

Hi Judi

8:08 am

herinfernallady

I am not going any were unless someone pries me off the couch

8:09 am

Anniebrook

I thought you were leaving..instead have some toast that I made for you...

8:10 am

herinfernallady

Awww Annie.

8:12 am

herinfernallady

Thank you

8:12 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

8:13 am

Judi

It's always so nice and toasty in herer.

8:14 am

Judi

*here* rather. Eeesh. More coffee.

8:14 am

herinfernallady

I discovered today that my PVC boots are not as water proof as first thought

8:16 am

Judi

Are they wellies, herin?

8:17 am

herinfernallady

No just boots

8:17 am

Judi

Hmm. Maybe just some spray on silicone will help.

8:18 am

jcrr

HI. enjoy your day. see you tonight.

8:18 am

herinfernallady

HJI JCC

8:23 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers

8:23 am

herinfernallady

Hi Eva

8:23 am

Judi

Hi, Eva. How's dad today?

8:24 am

EvaNadine

still stable. still in ICU, though we expect them to move him to a regular room today or tomorrow. he is on a liquid diet, and this morning they had him sitting in a chair.
sounds like he is on the mend. :)

8:25 am

Judi

Excellent! Best wishes for quick healing. Liquid diet. Blah.

8:26 am

Anniebrook

Eva, so glad for the good news, you must be so relieved

8:26 am

EvaNadine

i think i get to breathe again...heh

8:29 am

herinfernallady

Well I am going to go and get some sleep.

8:29 am

herinfernallady

Night or good day all

8:30 am

Judi

Toodles, herin!

8:30 am

herinfernallady

Nights

8:37 am

Judi

K's conquered!

8:39 am

crosshair

rain! lots of glorious rain! yaa! you can almost hear the trees and the grass sighing in relief

8:39 am

crosshair

(plus it is a day off for me and it can rain on someone elses head all day long) :))

8:39 am

Judi

Hiya, Crossy!

8:41 am

car.eeyore

Are there any dw words?

8:41 am

Riverdance

no car - and hello

8:42 am

car.eeyore

Good morning River! T Y!

8:42 am

Riverdance

there is an iw word though

8:42 am

car.eeyore

good morning Babble friends!

8:42 am

Judi

Hiya, car and River!

8:42 am

crosshair

howdy judi and car

8:42 am

car.eeyore

Hi Judi! Hi Crossy!

8:42 am

Judi

No dw words today (thank God).

8:43 am

car.eeyore

I got 6 out of the 7 corner D words right off the bat. Just wanted to finish it.

8:48 am

Judi

W's whipped!

8:48 am

car.eeyore

Yeah!

8:49 am

Judi

Down to 65. I think it's time for a break.

8:50 am

car.eeyore

I would think so!

8:50 am

Judi

Well, it you want me to leave...

8:50 am

car.eeyore

Not at all!

8:52 am

Judi

Hey, Molly -- I set a Hav-A-Heart trap last night for my cat. This morning, the trap was sprung, but the unknown critter got away. Of course, I missed a step in the cage set-up instructions. That strange noise was me bashing my head against the cage at 5:00 this a.m.

8:53 am

Riverdance

judi, does this mean you have seen your cat but just cant get her to come in?

8:53 am

car.eeyore

Oh no, Judi! Kitty is missing?

8:54 am

Judi

No, River. Haven't seen her since the evening of Aug. 2nd.

8:54 am

Riverdance

oh....was hoping for good news

8:54 am

car.eeyore

I am so sorry. I just went through this last week, but it was only overnight.

8:55 am

car.eeyore

I have been down your road too many times.

8:55 am

Judi

Glad you got your kitty back, car. I've been beside myself since she disappeared.

8:56 am

car.eeyore

you have alerted all the neighbors to look I assume. Are any away that might have a garage / shed that kitty could be in ?

8:57 am

car.eeyore

<--- got the other D!

8:57 am

Judi

Posters up all over the place. Flyers in all the mailboxes. Alerts sent by Home Again. Jumping through flaming hoops here.

8:58 am

car.eeyore

You are doing everything right. The waiting just totally stinks. Is kitty used to be outside?

8:58 am

Judi

Our other cat even stands at the back fence and meows for her.

8:58 am

crosshair

crossy counts his cats... would be a disaster if on e got out hope you find your kitty judi

8:59 am

car.eeyore

Good Kitty! I will keep you in my prayers, Judi.

8:59 am

Judi

Ty for everyones thoughts and good wishes. She had just started going out with the other cat. Never ventured farther than the hedgerows in the back yard.

9:00 am

crosshair

ours are indoor cats only,but the younger make like a daily walk while wearing his harness

9:00 am

crosshair

male

9:00 am

Judi

I'm very fearful that some wild critter (such as a fox) may have attacked & killed her.

9:00 am

car.eeyore

Oh Judi. I know those fears. Try to stay positive.

9:01 am

Judi

When/if she comes home, she is NEVER going out again. Mommy cannot survive the angst.

9:01 am

car.eeyore

It is horrible.

9:02 am

Judi

Okay. Can't talk about it anymore or I will start to cry. Gonna take that break. BBL. *POOF*

9:02 am

car.eeyore

{[Judi}}

9:03 am

crosshair

we have too many critters up here who would have no issues adding cats to the food chain,so ours stay in and have supervised outings

9:04 am

car.eeyore

The only reason Dante gets out is "someone" does not make sure the door shuts behind her.

9:10 am

car.eeyore

Any dh words?

9:14 am

crosshair

no i think not,though i have not listed

9:14 am

crosshair

dhite

9:15 am

crosshair

oops

9:15 am

crosshair

caught me fishing

9:15 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:15 am

crosshair

howdy cybernan

9:16 am

car.eeyore

Hi cyber!

9:19 am

car.eeyore

Stats for the center E please?

9:20 am

MollyL

et 6/21

9:20 am

car.eeyore

{{Molly}} Good morning!

9:20 am

MollyL

Dammit...es4/4

9:21 am

MollyL

Morning Car

9:21 am

car.eeyore

TY!!! But I need the et as well, so double thanks!

9:21 am

inge

J

9:21 am

inge

J

9:23 am

BabbleRabble

et 6 and 7 start with the second column middle row e

9:24 am

crosshair

ty br

9:26 am

MollyL

Yes, I corrected my mistake as soon as I made it.

9:27 am

sciencegeek

di 7????

9:27 am

Riverdance

di + cons + camping shelter

9:28 am

sciencegeek

ty

9:32 am

cybernan

those pe 6's are eluding me

9:33 am

Riverdance

still working on those

9:33 am

MollyL

One is a writing instrument + what you do with your eyes.

9:34 am

cybernan

ty molly

9:34 am

Riverdance

thanks molly

9:34 am

crosshair

ty molly

9:34 am

MollyL

: )

9:37 am

MollyL

The other is a Spanish coin.

9:37 am

cybernan

oh -- that helps ;)

9:38 am

cybernan

only one i know is peso

9:38 am

cybernan

wow -- I monkeyed it!!!

9:38 am

BabbleRabble

pe 6/24 --- type of hammer past tensed: ball pe****

9:38 am

cybernan

ty molly

9:38 am

MollyL

Ends in an airport abbrev for those coming in

9:39 am

car.eeyore

Ty BR! And good morning! Nice to see you!

9:40 am

BabbleRabble

sometimes we sn 5 a look ... past tense

9:40 am

BabbleRabble

Hello

9:41 am

Riverdance

hello BR

9:41 am

car.eeyore

Well I am off for a bit! Have a wonderful day everyone!

9:42 am

crosshair

anything from the top left a please

9:42 am

Riverdance

have a great day car

9:42 am

BabbleRabble

be well, car

9:42 am

crosshair

nm,got them...nbt for crossy

9:42 am

Riverdance

ak4/8

9:42 am

crosshair

ty anyways river;))

9:43 am

crosshair

amazing how often that happens,you pull your hair out for 15 min,and the second you ask,you see it

9:43 am

Riverdance

fireworks for me...yay

9:43 am

Riverdance

all the time crossy

9:44 am

crosshair

yaa for river!!

9:44 am

cybernan

congrats river :)

9:45 am

Riverdance

thanks everyone - any clues needed before I get back to work?

9:45 am

crosshair

stats for the 8,s please

9:46 am

Riverdance

pr8/45

9:46 am

Riverdance

both are pr8/45

9:46 am

crosshair

ty

9:48 am

BabbleRabble

the sgt tells the lt all men are pr 7 or accounted for; pl

9:58 am

Riverdance

personally I like the other meaning in which I get a pr7

9:58 am

Riverdance

I must run - have a great day everyone.

10:01 am

cybernan

last th 5, please?

10:01 am

cybernan

bye river

10:01 am

doseffing

th5 ... Greek letter

10:02 am

cybernan

ty dos

10:02 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

10:02 am

doseffing

... most welcome

10:02 am

cybernan

not a bad grid -- just too many babblets to find without the list

10:03 am

cybernan

have to run -- back at the flip :)

10:05 am

uusue2

morning, all! we are at my dad's so I will be in and out (mostly out)

10:09 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody. I'm being helped by my grandson; will mostly be off than on today.

10:12 am

uusue2

hi, nef!

10:13 am

Nef

hi uu. How's yor Dad doing today?

10:18 am

uusue2

He's great, nef! he just got back from the post office, and we are deciding what to do for the day. My son is with me too; right now he is brushing up on physics, getting ready for the fall.

10:20 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:21 am

jmcnrick

waiting for a kenyan to take to lunch and then to meet people

10:23 am

phaeton

hello...clue for the di7? please

10:24 am

doseffing

... di 7/32 ... far away ... but change the second vowel

10:24 am

jmcnrick

ty dos

10:25 am

doseffing

... or to get rid of teepees

10:25 am

phaeton

ty

10:25 am

jmcnrick

haha that was what i thought when i saw it

10:26 am

doseffing

... if I was modern I would have said to "bad mouth teepees" but iI didn't take the time

10:26 am

ivesy3

st 5/10 2nd one plz

10:26 am

phaeton

the last ke6/30?

10:27 am

doseffing

... its a heart implant ... ...

10:27 am

doseffing

... or ... s ... with teepees ...

10:27 am

ivesy3

ty dose!

10:27 am

phaeton

st5/10 what they put in arteries

10:27 am

doseffing

... lot of camping references today ...

10:28 am

doseffing

... ke + 13 year olds but you must flip the last two letters

10:28 am

ivesy3

and ty phaeton

10:28 am

jmcnrick

stats for the i please

10:28 am

phaeton

yw

10:28 am

doseffing

... babblet ... iw4

10:28 am

phaeton

ty doff

10:29 am

phaeton

*dose

10:29 am

doseffing

... hey ... fireworks for everyone

10:29 am

jmcnrick

ah the lisping flower again ty dos

10:29 am

phaeton

wtg!

10:29 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo dos1

10:29 am

phaeton

pi5?

10:31 am

doseffing

... pi 5/12 ... how I feel after too much to drink ... or after listening to my boss give me a performance review

10:31 am

doseffing

... or pi + abreviation for a female saint

10:32 am

phaeton

ty

10:32 am

Anniebrook

clue for first re6/18 please

10:33 am

jmcnrick

stats for the third row Es please

10:33 am

phaeton

the last pr8?..down to 4

10:33 am

doseffing

... re6/18 ... re + a bird's dwelling

10:33 am

jmcnrick

i re6/18 you asking that question annie *sulks*

10:33 am

Anniebrook

thanks, dose

10:33 am

doseffing

... e ... ... lots of the letter after r

10:34 am

jmcnrick

sorry wrong one

10:34 am

Anniebrook

and jmc but I had that one and hi

10:34 am

jmcnrick

hi annie

10:34 am

doseffing

... pr8 #1 ... I want lots of Christmas pr8 ... plural of the pr7 meaning now

10:35 am

doseffing

... pr8 #2 ... before being nervous

10:35 am

doseffing

... or to put on an act of importance

10:36 am

phaeton

ty

10:36 am

crosshair

ty for the 8,s doseffing

10:36 am

crosshair

the last one was elusive

10:37 am

jmcnrick

stats for second column e please for nbt

10:37 am

doseffing

... most welcome ... just sitting around by myself ... kid's at the cottage ... wife visiting a friend ... cats purring asleep ... and Chopin on the stereo

10:37 am

crosshair

sounds perfect,just need a good book and a fine vintage

10:37 am

jmcnrick

sounds nice dos

10:38 am

Anniebrook

then you are peaceful dose, very nice

10:38 am

doseffing

... second column e ... ... it's the gas that starts with et that I never remember to type until someone clues it and it's plural

10:39 am

phaeton

last pe6/21 please

10:39 am

doseffing

.. at least that's the second second column e

10:39 am

jmcnrick

hmmm i tried the gas that puts you to sleep

10:39 am

jmcnrick

yes that is the one i want i already greyed the top one

10:39 am

doseffing

... just looked it up ... actually it's a liquid ...

10:40 am

doseffing

... second pe6 ... ... a spanish coin ... which leaves me with the impression of being a "little peso"

10:42 am

phaeton

ok...i am missing an S, but lickety is all filled in...?

10:43 am

doseffing

... check again ... didn't have that problem myself

10:43 am

jmcnrick

sorry i ne** a clue for dummies for the second column third row e please

10:44 am

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for se 6/21 please

10:44 am

phaeton

just had to refresh...done

10:44 am

doseffing

18 se ... 3 si ... 5 sn ... 5 sp ... 15 st

10:45 am

phaeton

et6/7...uses double vowel but seperate with a cons

10:45 am

doseffing

.. se62 ... to get really angry and just boil over

10:45 am

doseffing

that was se 6/21

10:46 am

Anniebrook

thanks dos..

10:47 am

Anniebrook

phone, be back later

10:52 am

jmcnrick

ty phae

10:52 am

jmcnrick

nbt

10:52 am

jmcnrick

bbl

10:54 am

doseffing

... must go and cut grass before rain arrives ... 'til tomorrow ... ...

11:00 am

crosshair

whew! half way for crossy

11:10 am

uusue2

ok, I am back, briefly - the dongle I am using to connect to the internet decided it needed to update its software AND its firmware. Sigh.

11:13 am

MollyL

It's a terrible thing to have problems with your dongle.
: P

11:16 am

MollyL

I knew someone once who was having software and firmware problems with their dongle. Like I said, terrible thing. : P

11:17 am

uusue2

:-)

11:17 am

uusue2

trying to catch up with email I've missed over the past couple of days...

11:18 am

uusue2

my son and I are at my dad's but I am thinking we should have waited a day or two to come - we left right after the O.P. hearing and he is melting down a bit.

11:19 am

MollyL

What happened at the hearing Sue. I missed that news.

11:20 am

uusue2

He decided not to pursue it - she's been staying away anyway and it seemed to him that having a full hearing wasn't worth the stress.

11:22 am

MollyL

Is the melting down because he regrets that decision?

12:15 pm

sammysmom

i am going crazy... why can i not see the first ke 4/6 word????

12:15 pm

sammysmom

4/6 that is

12:16 pm

crosshair

cause i do not see any ke 4/6 in the list:)

12:17 pm

sammysmom

ke 4/8 that is

12:17 pm

BzznBea

ke4 = sharp

12:17 pm

crosshair

well i need that one,so lets look together

12:18 pm

crosshair

ty bzz

12:18 pm

BzznBea

yw

12:18 pm

sammysmom

now i really feel dumb... has the plural

12:18 pm

sammysmom

now i really feel dumb... has the plural

12:19 pm

sammysmom

ty bzz

12:20 pm

BzznBea

Glad to help.

12:20 pm

crosshair

was the second one i needed as it turns out:)

12:22 pm

EvaNadine

i would like to speak to the manager of our caf here at work, because i am WILDLY curious why they almost always cut the "handles" off the bananas they sell -- this makes them virtually impossible to peel open!

12:23 pm

EvaNadine

of course, today i managed to snag one WITH said handle, and i STILL had to use a knife to get it open.

12:25 pm

sammysmom

kind of makes you wonder what the hell they are doing to our fruits and veeggies doens't it??

12:25 pm

crosshair

eating at the caf all the time must be $$$

12:25 pm

sammysmom

are they adding chemicals that cause this ... like bananas... don t they ripen much more quickly than they used to??

12:26 pm

joansiebone

eva, It is easier to peel a banana from the other end (opposite to where it attached to the bunch.

12:26 pm

EvaNadine

crossy -- i have been bringing lunch MUCH more frequently these days -- it saves me money AND helps me eat healthier (im down 10 pounds since starting WW!)

12:27 pm

EvaNadine

joansie -- never tried that, but i will have to next time!

12:27 pm

joansiebone

monkeys learn this at an early age!!! :)

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

hah, well, i aspire to be as smart as a monkey. ;)

12:28 pm

crosshair

once i priced out my morning take out coffee and muffin then timed it by a year.. came to just over 1000 dollars..now a pack a thermos of tea and make my own muffies

12:28 pm

crosshair

yaa for eva and the ten pounds shed!!

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

good evening everybody

12:29 pm

crosshair

((RUBY))

12:29 pm

joansiebone

hope you didn't take offense

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

{{very smart crossy}} ruby isn't close to half!

12:29 pm

crosshair

crossy has 95 left still

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

joansie, hello and I think we're a bunch of smart monkeys in here

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

i bring my own breakfast + we get free tea/coffee through work. i usually bring leftovers for lunch, but i have slacked off at home and we have no leftovers...heh...

12:30 pm

EvaNadine

joansie, none taken. hubby + i happen to have a love of moneys...hehe

12:32 pm

joansiebone

I guess I there are worse animals to be compare to.

12:32 pm

joansiebone

Hi Ruby

12:34 pm

crosshair

tonight crossy is doing fried rice with chunks of chicken breast and fresh veggies.i gots me some fresh pea pods:))

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

not only is he smart and handsome, but he can cook!

12:36 pm

EvaNadine

we have some sausage we bought at the farmers market. i think im going to cook that up + bake it into some crescent rolls with some cheese. at least for the hubby. i have gone a little overboard this week with my points, so i need to be careful.
i may do an easy homemade asparagus soup for myself...

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

phew, half!

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

hints for the upper A?

12:39 pm

joansiebone

all ak's

12:40 pm

EvaNadine

TY

12:40 pm

EvaNadine

hows about the E's in the middle row?

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the a's, joansie, my mokeys were useless

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

monkeys*

12:42 pm

joansiebone

guess they ne** more bananas

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

and they'll show me how to peel them

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

sometimes we get little bananas from Africa here and they're much better than the big ones for frying in butter and brown sugar and setting afire with Grand Marnier!

12:43 pm

sammysmom

ah 5+ before something else

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

ty mom, that aced the a's!

12:45 pm

joansiebone

fried banana are delis

12:45 pm

joansiebone

delish

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

any cluts for the middle i and the e above it? please.....

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

or even clues

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

I think that's spelled klutz

12:47 pm

doseffing

... iw ... iw4 ... to be

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

ty dose! I forgot my Welsh

12:48 pm

doseffing

... middle e ... a whole bunch of the letter after r

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

nbt at last

12:48 pm

doseffing

... je vous en pris

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

:D

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I played scrabble in French the other day and it was very difficile!

12:49 pm

doseffing

... you're the only practice I get ... ... my kid spent twelve years of school in french immersion ... and I've only heard her speak french once

12:50 pm

doseffing

... do they have separate tiles with the accented letters?

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

I took Fr in jr high, high school and college, but really only became bi-lingual after moving here. They teach you to write and read but not speak in most schools

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

non, just different valeurs

12:51 pm

doseffing

... yes that's my problem ... I can't "hear" the conversation ... so I spend all my time translating it and get lost after the first sentence ...

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

would di7/32 be to kick somebody out of your campsite?

12:52 pm

doseffing

... I clued it as bad mouthing camping but your clue works too

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

in jr. high, all we ever did was write what the teacher said. Now I can even understand movies and TV, as long as it's not a comedy

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

I didn't see the clue, just monkeyed it in desperation

12:54 pm

doseffing

... when my older daughter went to McGIll she took a course on Canadian films ... ... thus we have the dvd's for all the Claude Jutra films ... and "Les Boys" for all you hockey and beer drinking fans ...

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

I think two friends of my ex-husband taught at McGill -- John Bruckman and Natlie Zeman Davis....

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

and Sanford Elwitt

12:56 pm

doseffing

... one you might find a laugh is "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" ... it's a Canadian take on the Lethal Weapon series ... ... but you have to understand NHL hockey referencese ... but there's a great French version of Abby Shutoh from NCIS ... speaks at 100 miles a minute and no one ... not even the Quebecois can understand him

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

that is very funny. I once went to Quebec and they could understand me, but I couldn't get a word

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

do you watch Flashpoint?

12:58 pm

doseffing

... none of the names is familiar ... she was in "Cultural Studies" ... a sub-department from English ... ... and everyone seemed to be 25 years old

12:58 pm

doseffing

... no ... I'm trying to give up or at least reduce the TV addiction

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

that's how everybody looks to me now

12:59 pm

doseffing

... my record was going into a grade 10 class and discovering that the great-grandfather of one of the students had been my second year Statistics prof

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

I think I have to chart that....

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

I watch from 8:45, whatever movie is on, and then until I fall asleep

1:01 pm

doseffing

... he was nearing retirement when I had him ... and had adult children ... I was teaching their granddaughter

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

what do (did) you teach?

1:01 pm

doseffing

... scary

1:01 pm

doseffing

... I supply teach ... mostly high school math

1:02 pm

MollyL

Does supply teach = substitute teach?

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

I originally wanted to teach high school math, but then couldn't understand calculus and had to change majors

1:03 pm

doseffing

... just a different word

1:04 pm

doseffing

... I just got into it because I got laid off ... and before that a co-worker was working from home ... and double dipping by getting his work done in the evening and substitute teaching during the day

1:06 pm

doseffing

... how does one get from being a potential math teacher to having a career as an artist?

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

circuitously

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

send me an e-mail and I'll tell you a story

1:08 pm

Gail

TE

1:08 pm

doseffing

... did the circuitous route myself? ... jack-of-all-trades ... master of none syndrome

1:08 pm

Gail

OOOPS, SORRY

1:08 pm

doseffing

... why did I hit the question mark

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

I think it's much better than being too specialized

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

I think kids who stick with one thing too early wind up very dull

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

hello gail

1:09 pm

Gail

Hello. I think I dozed off there for a minute.

1:09 pm

doseffing

... true ... but then the experts don't trust you ... and the non-experts figure that you can't make up your mind ... ...

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

was that your head hitting the keyboard, that sound I heard?

1:10 pm

Gail

It was, and I hit the caps lock, too.

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

hahah gail

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

usually, the cat did it!

1:11 pm

doseffing

... yeah ... it is really scary when I supply for a teacher who has a "teacher candidate" working in the room ... and they have spent their entire life in school ... 13 years of public school ... 4 years of undergrad ... 1 year of teacher end ... ... and now they're in a class informing kids about life

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

that is very scary!

1:13 pm

periwinkle

Bonjour tout le mond!

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

155 and I'm giving up. Good night everybody

1:13 pm

doseffing

... one in particular had been in my older daughter's class in high school ... I knew her parents ... nice kid ... hard working and great marks ... but she knew nothing ...

1:13 pm

periwinkle

hope I spelled that right

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

bonjour et au revoir, peri

1:13 pm

periwinkle

au revoir, ruby

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

around here they say "a revoir" bad savoyarde accents

1:13 pm

doseffing

... a demain

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

oui, a demain, dose

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

ou a bientot

1:14 pm

periwinkle

I took French in high school and college but no one to speak with here

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

dose and I were just talking about that in the chog

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

*poof*

1:15 pm

doseffing

... no one speaks it here either ... I 've probably exceeded my ability to speak french correctlly

1:16 pm

periwinkle

I would take a course in conversation French but Spanish would be more useable

1:16 pm

periwinkle

conversational, even

1:17 pm

doseffing

... yes ... I tried to persuade my daughter to take spanish in high school ... (she was in french immersion) ... but the spanish teacher had been her teacher in grade 8 ... and she was not liked at allo

1:18 pm

periwinkle

both of my nieces took French as well but do not speak it eaither :(

1:18 pm

periwinkle

either

1:18 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck with 83 left

1:19 pm

doseffing

... I stopped at a variety store just outside of New York ... on the road to Binghampton ... ... and there was more spanish being spoken there that English ....

1:19 pm

doseffing

... any particular clue desired? ...

1:19 pm

periwinkle

some neighborhoods are like that dose

1:21 pm

doseffing

... it's the same where here ... I live next door to Oshawa which is the big GM town ... and there is a large french speaking community because GM closed their biggest plant in Quebec about 20 years ago ... and moved about 3,000 people to southern Ontario

1:21 pm

periwinkle

GM?

1:21 pm

doseffing

... thats ... same way here ...

1:21 pm

periwinkle

General Motors

1:21 pm

doseffing

... yup ...

1:22 pm

ursh

Hello all - are our English players all safe and OK

1:22 pm

doseffing

... One of the three original partners who set up GM was from Oshawa ... at one time in the 20's he was reputedly the largest individual shareholder

1:22 pm

periwinkle

hi ursh, don't know

1:23 pm

doseffing

... I was on ... earlier this morning ... and no one made any alarming comments

1:24 pm

ursh

Hope they all OK - rioters are in my opinion little sh*** who need their backsides kicked and kicked hard

1:27 pm

doseffing

... yes ... you're right ... but I went through the G20 riots in Toronto last year ... and we found that the cops did a poor job on controling the rioters ... and an excessively bad and injudicous job on the legitmate protesters (none of which has anything to do with what's going on in England ... where it's just rioting for the fun of it)

1:28 pm

periwinkle

rioting for the fun of it, was that what that was in England. OMG

1:29 pm

ursh

seems like it peri - youngsters using f/book and twitter and planning which area to attack and loot

1:29 pm

doseffing

... I think it started because two of three cops beat up someone in Birmingham (?) ... but the rioting is mostly white skinheads looking for a new TV

1:30 pm

periwinkle

we have had similar incidents on a smaller scale downtown. no idea why they do such things

1:31 pm

periwinkle

mostly teens, seems to be a worldwide problem

1:31 pm

doseffing

... part of it is a complete lack of hope and no vision of the future ... ... there is a sizable group of kids out there who can't see anything beyond dinnertime tonight

1:32 pm

ursh

they dont seem to be protesting about anything - just found that their police are only armed with batons and shields and are quite harmless to a crowd of looting kids

1:33 pm

doseffing

... you got it

1:34 pm

MollyL

<--- Agrees with Ursh about rioters.

1:34 pm

periwinkle

I do too, hi Molly

1:35 pm

flosey

good morning, I agree with ursh and dose also - too many of our kids don't see any future at all

1:35 pm

ursh

In SA the police attack the rioters with teargas, rubber bullets and water cannons and the occasional live round

1:36 pm

MollyL

Not seeing any future does not justify looting and rioting, not in my book.

1:37 pm

periwinkle

I agree Molly, but something needs to be done so it does not happen again.

1:37 pm

flosey

of course not Molly - but look at those kids, something has been missed

1:38 pm

doseffing

... itdoesn't justify it at all ... but it does provide an explanation of why it happens

1:40 pm

uusue2

hi again, my connection is very flaky here, so if I vanish for a while (even in the middle of a conversation) please do not be offended :-)

1:41 pm

MollyL

I'm sorry but these are not revolutionaries trying to overthrow an unjust system. These are selfish, greedy young people stealing from members of their community. That isn't going to help their "angst" about having "no future".

1:42 pm

flosey

I'm not speaking about angst, more of hopelessness

1:43 pm

doseffing

... absolutely ... but they don't understand that ... they haven't been given a properly functioning set of values by their parents or their communities ... ... so they're just out having a good time ... ... it doesn't matter to them what the rest of the community thinks or feels ... because they don't care

1:43 pm

ursh

I agree Molly - they have full access to education and therefore full access to a future - they just chose not to take it

1:45 pm

doseffing

... they haven't been persuaded that they must choose ... ... I agree .. they should be put in a cage and the key should be lost ... ... but we may have a whole generation of these kids out there ...

1:47 pm

uusue2

with unemployment as high as it is here, I worry about people just graduating from school - unemployment among young people is close to twice the national average, I think - I worry about their future...

1:47 pm

MollyL

Kids have been growing up without a proper foundation for centuries. With parents that are absent, alcoholic, drug addicts or emotionally unstable. Sure it's a tough life, but thousands of kids have made it through such tough times without this kind of behavior.

1:51 pm

doseffing

... yup ... you're right ... but we have all been taught to think about the future for the past few centuries ... ... a lot of these kids can't see past dinner time ... there is no future ... there are no consequences ... they don't care ... it's "me" and "now" ... ... ... please, I'm not justifying ... their behaviour is unjustifiable ... I merely suggest why it may be happening ... ...

1:51 pm

amelu0218

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/arti
cle-2024284/UK-riots-2011-Liberal-dogm
a-spawned-generation-brutalised-youths
.html

1:52 pm

uusue2

yes - I think there is a big difference between making excuses for bad behaviour (for which there is no excuse) and looking into what might be some of the reasons behind it

1:52 pm

amelu0218

interesting article... goes along with the topic, I think...

1:53 pm

flosey

sure does amelu

1:59 pm

flosey

oops, phone call

2:00 pm

MollyL

Well, my take on this is that "knowing why" someone behaves as they do, does nothing about the problem. (Knowing why someone is an alcoholic does not get them rehabilitated). The focus needs to shift from the "whys" of the behavior to constructive ways to make it better.

2:01 pm

uusue2

perhaps not, but understanding the root causes of alcoholism may help someone else from becoming an alcoholic in the first place

2:01 pm

doseffing

... but if you haven't figured out why ... how can you do anything? ... you are likely to fix the wrong problem ...

2:01 pm

uusue2

and I am saying you need to do both, not that one is a substitute for the other

2:04 pm

doseffing

... of course ... ... the only reason for looking for a 'reason" is to try to ensure that you end up doing something that works ... and with luck doesn't merely replace the problem with another ...

2:04 pm

MollyL

Of course you need to do both. I just think there is way too much focus on the "why" and not enough attention given to constructively changing the behavior.

2:10 pm

uusue2

well, I have heard plenty of pundits in the past few days saying that the people doing the rioting should be locked up, that it is all the fault of their parents, and that there is no other cause, which I think is not especially constructive either.

2:12 pm

doseffing

... that's why we talk about it ... ... in the hopes that somebody ... somewhere ... at sometime ... does come up with an actually constructive idea ...

2:12 pm

onyx

Hey babblers. Good afternoon. Interesting and heavy discussion.

2:13 pm

doseffing

... yeah ... I had a line from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy to add next ... but I figured it was in bad taste ... so I stopped my fingers

2:13 pm

doseffing

... just to lighten the situationv

2:19 pm

uusue2

hi, onyx and dos, and molly! I seem to be able to stay online for several minutes in a row now, which is an improvement over this morning!!

2:20 pm

doseffing

... silly question springs to mind ... did you take a computer with you or are you using one from your destination?

2:20 pm

MollyL

You're right Sue. Assigning blame isn't going to help either. If little Johnny is a behavior problem in school, we can figure out why (his mother is a drug addict) we can assign blame (blame Johnny's bad Mommy for his behavior) but it isn't going to fix the problem that Johnny has behavior problems.

2:22 pm

uusue2

hi dos, I have my laptop with me but also a wireless connector from Verizon, which is new. its software seems a little persnickety.

2:23 pm

uusue2

got the wireless connector from my department, as everyone is gone this week and I said I'd deal with issues long distance if necessary.

2:25 pm

doseffing

... not that I didn't take a machine to brother-in-laws cottage when I had the chance ... ... but aren't we supposed to leave the work behind when we travel? ... but then it's just a communications device ... so if I carry a cell phone ... why not a computer ... ... ... just rambling ...

2:25 pm

uusue2

and I think Molly is right - we need to work with Johnny on his behavior problems, but we probably also need to work with his mother on her drug problems, and at some point we might want to look at ourselves as a society and ask why there are so many people with drug problems.

2:26 pm

uusue2

well, dos, my department chair requested that I take over in his absence (I am the associate chair) so one of the ways I was able to get away with being absent myself was by being willing to stay connnected so I can deal with issues that come up (classes start in two weeks so there are a lot of students needing assistance).

2:26 pm

doseffing

... yes ... but my difficulty as a teacher is how do we instruct Johnny about his behaviour when the behaviour patterns which are reinforced at home as in the long run counter to what "we" as a society want ...

2:28 pm

uusue2

fortunately the students with the worst problems don't usually make it to college, so I don't have to deal with them directly (although that is not entirely true). I feel for you, dos, and anyone else who has to deal with them in class!

2:28 pm

doseffing

... I've been told by angry fathers that if Johnny doesn't do his homework just give him a detention and make him do it after school ... but then daddy never checks to see if homework is done ... merely asks and accepts the answer "it's done" ... and then talks about how he fooled his boss or his client today and is so proud ..

2:29 pm

MollyL

Johnny has to learn the difference. There are different standards of behavior everywhere. You don't behave the same way in church as you do at a football game.

2:29 pm

doseffing

... how do I make Johnny come to the detention except by expelling him from school ... ... counterproductive screams at me

2:32 pm

doseffing

... there is a big push around here to get high school boys to take their hats off in school ... I know it's silly behaviour and by tradition is rude behaviour ... but the reason for my telling (asking? what if he says no) is to prevent the wearing of gang insignia ...

2:33 pm

doseffing

... but now the test is to see how long you can where the hat in school before being given a detention ... ... I'm in a family restaurant the other day for lunch ... three teens come in with two fathers ... all five are wearing baseball hats ... ... how do I get the kids to take off their hats in school ...

2:34 pm

uusue2

I remember when I was in high school and a couple of boys were expelled for wearing jeans - apparently this marked them as "hoodlums" (which was ridiculous, it was a small school, so everyone knew everyone, and these were good students - they were just making a statement)

2:35 pm

doseffing

... to me ... it's like the vice principals yellinjg at kids in the sixties to go and get a hair cut ... they didn't then ... they won't take hats off now ... does it really matter? ...

2:35 pm

uusue2

well, exactly, If it doesn't interfere with instruction, who cares?

2:36 pm

doseffing

... but how do you teach societal values? ,,, and what are acceptable societal values anyway? ...

2:38 pm

doseffing

... and the suns come out again ... must go dig in the garden ... and grocery shop ... and give a ride home from work ... and ... ... fireworks for all

2:39 pm

uusue2

Ok, now it is windows that is messing up my computer. I'm going to the grocery store.

2:42 pm

Judi

Lurking and following conversation. Very interesting topic. I'd like to see a golden rule class added in all schools. 'Cause kids sure aren't learning them at home.

2:45 pm

Judi

Then again, there is a misconception amongst "society" now that children should be taught basic life skills in school because parents are just too busy (or just don't care) to teach them at home. Then again, a great many parents don't seem to have sufficient life skills.

2:47 pm

MollyL

Too true Judi.

2:48 pm

Judi

When 9 year olds are getting arrested in elementary school, you know mom and dad aren't teaching or disciplining.

2:49 pm

Judi

It's just so much easier to have them diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, blah blah blah.

2:49 pm

Judi

I call these people: "Incidental parents".

2:52 pm

mixi6

I had a co-worker who kept on calling her kids after school about doing stuff, she would work until late evenings and then had disiipline (add) problems. What about being there? I don't think being a phone parent is the way to go.

2:53 pm

crosshair

i shall pop in for a sec before i head out. judi,adhd is a real problem being dealt with by real adults and childred(my son is one,and is not a made up batch of letters to allow children to run wild..poink

2:54 pm

MollyL

And I will add that many, MANY children are misdiagnosed with ADD and ADHD because they have behavioral problems, not because they really have the disorder.

2:55 pm

crosshair

correct diagnosis,like with any treatment is a must of course...ok,must run to in-laws..later babble buds poink

2:55 pm

mixi6

yes, add is a real problem, but the kids need real people to deal with them. A phone call won't keep there attention where is should be for longer than the call.

2:57 pm

Judi

Exactly, Molly. There are children with legit disorders. However, I believe ADD and related behavioral disorders are way over-diagnosed. Who ever heard of this stuff twenty years ago?

2:57 pm

crosshair

who said anything about phoning help in..lord wish i could stay for this.it takes years of work with gross and fine motor skills,and concentration exercises and identifying diet triggers..we do not phone it in

2:58 pm

crosshair

but i will be back later..wife is giving me the evil eye

2:58 pm

crosshair

real poink

2:59 pm

mixi6

by crossy.

2:59 pm

Judi

I'm not saying all parents, Crossy.

3:02 pm

MollyL

Oh Judi, this chalking everything off to ADD and ADHD started a long time ago. When my oldest (who is 31) was in first grade. Kids were being diagnosed with ADD left and right. And parents were just saying "Okay" and putting their kids on Ritalin.

3:18 pm

Kazzer99

my son is 32 and has dispraxia - my poor niece that died had adhd and was a trial to us all but we learnt to cope and to help her all we could

3:36 pm

MollyL

Kaz, was your niece undiagnosed?

3:40 pm

MollyL

Kids with learning disorders or learning disabilities should not be a trial to their families. With proper diagnosis and treatment, these kids can lead happy, productive lives.

3:46 pm

JenMO16

i found a word that is not in Morewords.com

3:48 pm

periwinkle

any techies out there. I am having a problem with this site. I am using babble expert and the grid portion is much smaller than it has been in the past and the words in the chat log are minute.

3:48 pm

periwinkle

don't know what happened but it is annoying

3:49 pm

snags

peri, so is mine

3:49 pm

snags

wonder if

3:50 pm

periwinkle

ok, thought it was just me

3:50 pm

snags

changing the font size on the computer

3:50 pm

snags

brb

3:51 pm

periwinkle

no cause the words in lickety's list are the same size they have always been

3:52 pm

snags

true

3:52 pm

periwinkle

hmm, others must be having the same problem too

3:52 pm

periwinkle

snags are you done with the grid?I have 68 left

3:53 pm

snags

do u have a lot of wasted space around tge screeen???

3:53 pm

snags

I have 78 ledt

3:53 pm

snags

left

3:53 pm

periwinkle

around the grid, yes

3:53 pm

snags

blue in color?

3:54 pm

periwinkle

yes

3:54 pm

snags

that's what I have

3:54 pm

periwinkle

feel better, thought it was just me

3:54 pm

snags

:)

3:59 pm

BabbleRabble

Send and email to: dr.god@playbabble.com

4:09 pm

Kazzer99

anyone got a clue for the last te 6/18 please

4:10 pm

MollyL

Double vowel at the end of "exam"

4:11 pm

Kazzer99

lovely thank Molly - looking at the terrible troubles

4:12 pm

MollyL

: )

4:19 pm

Kazzer99

thats fireworks for me - 0ff to bed - feeling tired today after all the mad throwing away at the weekend and bemoaning the fact that I hve no pairs of black trousers to wear

4:21 pm

uusue2

night, kazz!

4:21 pm

uusue2

(back from the grocery store, and yay! I am still connected to the Internet!)

4:22 pm

MollyL

How is your Dad doing Sue? I bet he's glad to see you two.

4:22 pm

JenMO16

fireworks for me

4:23 pm

MollyL

Jen!!!

4:23 pm

JenMO16

MollyL!

4:24 pm

MollyL

Congrats on your fireworks Jen.

4:24 pm

JenMO16

thanks, molly

4:40 pm

Good Enough

good afternoon

4:40 pm

MollyL

Hi GE

4:41 pm

Good Enough

hi molly

4:41 pm

EvaNadine

::le sigh::
my homemade soup is less-than-stellar...

4:43 pm

Good Enough

something missing?

4:43 pm

Jellen

Hello all!

4:44 pm

Good Enough

hi jellen

4:44 pm

EvaNadine

not sure, GE. its my first time making soup, so i need to play with it. my tastebuds say "cheese" but that sorta takes away the health value...heh

4:44 pm

MollyL

Hi Jellen.

4:45 pm

MollyL

What kind of spices did you use Eva?

4:45 pm

Good Enough

well don't look at me for help bc i always say more cheese!

4:46 pm

MollyL

Add some chicken broth?

4:47 pm

EvaNadine

the "recipe" was basically to boil asparagus ends in chicken stock. i forgot to boil them in the stock, but i strained them later + blended them with the stock. i also used onion, red bell pepper, and tomatoes.
after i blended it, i added some "savory" seasoning and some garlic salt, and then a dollop of plain greek yogurt.

4:47 pm

MollyL

How about some Parmesan? Are you allowed that?

4:48 pm

EvaNadine

probably, but i already grabbed a cheese stick as a side.

4:48 pm

Good Enough

red pepper flakes. kick it in the pants.

4:48 pm

MollyL

Sometimes the secret to making soup is to just let it simmer a long time, so the flavors blend.

4:49 pm

EvaNadine

im thinking a few dashes of hot sauce would help

4:50 pm

periwinkle

what about curry powder, Eva

4:50 pm

periwinkle

or the hot pepper sauce

4:53 pm

EvaNadine

i will try a few things. thanks for the suggestions!

5:03 pm

stidmama

hello friends!

5:03 pm

stidmama

I have about 20 minutes to play -- can I get halfway?

5:03 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid

5:10 pm

stidmama

hey jellen. how's wednesday treating you?

5:12 pm

stidmama

stalled on the E in the center for NBT. any help?

5:13 pm

Jellen

Today is fine, stid...sorry, I was chatting with a friend...

5:13 pm

BzznBea

is it en5?

5:13 pm

stidmama

it's okay, I am trying to stay awake, but think I might ne4 a nap today...

5:14 pm

stidmama

hey bea. I have an EN 5 from the topmost E... is there another? *looking*

5:14 pm

Jellen

es 4/4

5:14 pm

BzznBea

No, it is es4

5:14 pm

stidgmere

Hi stidmama, jellen, and all. Just starting.

5:14 pm

stidmama

hm. figures it would be fishy... hold on *casts out a tangled line* hello mother!

5:14 pm

Jellen

Hello, stidgmere

5:15 pm

stidmama

*gag* It could hardly have been more obvious, once I thought about it. *sigh*

5:15 pm

stidgmere

Hi, jellen and mama.

5:15 pm

BzznBea

Lots of babblets in this one.

5:17 pm

stidmama

there sure are, bea!

5:19 pm

stidmama

gee there seem to be a lot of W words...

5:19 pm

BzznBea

They are pretty easy.

5:21 pm

stidmama

bea, that's a lovely girl in your icon -- your daughter?

5:22 pm

BzznBea

Thank you. Yes. It was her wedding day.

5:22 pm

stidmama

ah, that's why you look so happy! :-D congratulations!

5:23 pm

BzznBea

TY.

5:23 pm

stidmama

HALFWAY!!! *bounce bounce* I am going to check email, take a quick nap and then go pick up mother -- there is a poster session at the conference this afternoon, so we thought we would wander over and see if we can understand anything...

5:23 pm

stidmama

hope you-all have a lovely afternoon/evening. *poof*

6:25 pm

crosshair

THEY ARE HERE!...OH BOY!...THE TIM-TAMS ARE HERE FROM MRP!...cough the tim tams are here:)

6:25 pm

Uneaixoise

yay for crossy! :-)

6:27 pm

Uneaixoise

so what are they exactly? . . .

6:27 pm

Uneaixoise

cookies?

6:27 pm

crosshair

oh boy! how shall i have them? with milk? with baileys...crushed over ice gream?

6:28 pm

crosshair

i envisioned a thing like the oreo straw cookie sticks,but they are not.....

6:28 pm

crosshair

the picture shows them more as a 3 layer dark chocolate with a choc frappe type material for the centre

6:29 pm

crosshair

i have not opened them yet,am waiting for after dinner treat

6:29 pm

Uneaixoise

just googled them -- everywhere they're "Australia's favorite cookie" LOL

6:30 pm

crosshair

they look gooood

6:30 pm

Uneaixoise

she'll be sooo glad they arrived! :-)

6:30 pm

Uneaixoise

back in a mo *poof*

6:31 pm

crosshair

now i have her return adress,crossy can send her dirty limericks:)

6:32 pm

crosshair

gonna give her heck though..i did not know it would cost her 10 dollars just to send them.may send her some nice canadiana non-food item

6:40 pm

Shirlockc

read Australian and cookie, must be talking about tim tams

6:47 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

6:50 pm

crosshair

my tim tams have arrived shirloc!!!

6:50 pm

crosshair

howdy jmc

6:50 pm

jmcnrick

*hands crossy a napkins for his drool*

6:51 pm

Shirlockc

eat one for all of us crossy

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

if something can be oa5/18 why can't it be te4/8en?

7:07 pm

MollyL

Excellent point JMC. Take that up with the court jester who made the rules. : )

7:08 pm

suefrad625

hi all

7:08 pm

suefrad625

the es4/5 is killing me to find

7:08 pm

Shirlockc

kept trying that one myself

7:09 pm

doxy1lover

there isn't an es4/5, only a 4/4

7:10 pm

MollyL

If any of you US folks are interested in trying Tim Tams, you can order them through Amazon. It doesn't look like Amazon Canada has them though.
http://tinyurl.com/3j8tzt3

7:10 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, I have exactly 204 words left to find...

7:10 pm

doxy1lover

tx molly. I was curious about them

7:10 pm

doxy1lover

go sue go

7:11 pm

Shirlockc

would have thought amazon canada being a dominion country would have tim tams

7:12 pm

uusue2

just watched Ratatouille with my son and dad, very sweet movie :-)

7:12 pm

MollyL

Well, they sell them in Canada. Not sure why Amazon Canada doesn't sell them.

7:13 pm

MollyL

I love Pixar movies.

7:16 pm

uusue2

they are great, molly!

7:20 pm

crosshair

THE TIM TAMS ARE AMAZING! i served them with three tim tams in a dish with 2 scoops of french vanillia ice cream

7:20 pm

crosshair

there are 12 in a pack

7:21 pm

doxy1lover

sounds yummy crossy

7:21 pm

crosshair

brb must switch computers...

7:23 pm

uusue2

Yum, crossy!

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

i object to movies that glamorize rats

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

however i did enjoy ratatouille

7:24 pm

uusue2

well, it

7:24 pm

uusue2

crap

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

haha what's up uu?

7:24 pm

uusue2

it's not like it's glamorizing ACTUAL rats, after all :-)

7:25 pm

uusue2

my fingers are having trouble distinguishing between the apostrophe key and the return key

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

i went an ate chicken after seeing chicken run

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

i hit the return key instead of the other shift key i am training myself to use

7:26 pm

uusue2

and I didn't bring my rubber keyboard or my mouse, so am using the touch pad and the on-screen keyboard whenever I need to type a j

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

1/2

7:26 pm

uusue2

1/2 of what?

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

well you are better than me i never got the on screen keyboard going

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way sorry mostly brain dead

7:27 pm

uusue2

oh, the GRID! There's a grid!!!

7:27 pm

jmcnrick

*hands uu her specs*

7:28 pm

uusue2

my son helped me with the on-screen keyboard :-) (I didn't even know there was one until he pointed it out)

7:28 pm

crosshair

lol jmc remember the golden oldie movie about a rat called "ben"? with lyrics by a very youn michael jackson?

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

very creepy i did not watch that one

7:28 pm

uusue2

can't say I do remember that one, crossy, but I'll bet my dad has it (he has an amazing collection of movies and DVDs)

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

michael jackson was black then

7:29 pm

crosshair

ben..the two of us need look no more...we both found what weve been looking for...creepy indeed

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

it was a horror film uu

7:29 pm

crosshair

he was black indeed

7:29 pm

uusue2

oh, then my dad probably doesn't have it

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

damn look at all those de words!

7:30 pm

uusue2

what he does have is a lot of the Great Courses videos - I can't afford them but they are great

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

will he lend them to you?

7:30 pm

uusue2

we watched the introductory lectures of two of them, meteorology and linguistics - fascinating!

7:31 pm

uusue2

he probably would but I won't have time to watch them until I retire

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

i would think you knew all about meteorgology

7:31 pm

suefrad625

102 = listing time

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

bite your tongue i hate that word right now

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi sue

7:31 pm

uusue2

I know a lot but they are fascinating anyway (and meteorology is kind of on the fringes of my expertise - I don't usually watch the physics and astronomy ones as there is not much there I don't know)

7:32 pm

uusue2

hi, sue!

7:32 pm

suefrad625

hi again

7:33 pm

doxy1lover

fireworks

7:33 pm

MollyL

The on screen keyboard is easy to get to. Start...All Programs...Accessories...Ease Of Access...On Screen Keyboard

7:34 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, doxy!!

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo doxy!

7:34 pm

MollyL

Yay Dox!!

7:34 pm

uusue2

yay, doxy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

i think training myself to use the right shift key is even easier

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

i went to the hill today and realized how much i miss going there already

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

7:35 pm

uusue2

well, I know it's easy to get to, molly, but first you have to know it exists - that's where I needed the help :-)

7:35 pm

MollyL

Well see I was assuming that BOTH your shift keys didn't work. Lo and behold, it was only one. Funny no one thought to suggest trying the other.

7:35 pm

doxy1lover

thanks all. Will see you on Sunday. going to Yellowstone for a few days. bye for now. Have packing to finish

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

i woke up one morning and thought "i should try the other one" haha

7:36 pm

MollyL

Gotta love those light bulb moments. DING!

7:36 pm

uusue2

bye, doxy!! have a great trip!!!!!

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

if you go to jackson hole and the mormon row national historic site you will see the barn my fil was raised in

7:36 pm

uusue2

<---- wishes she had another j key

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

have fun at yellowstone

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

well it was not a software issue but a bourbon in the keyboard issue and only the left shift key shorted out

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

now i have a new computer that sucks--so i am going to try and take it back to best buy

7:39 pm

MollyL

Can't you just replace the keyboard?

7:40 pm

uusue2

mine is probably a hardware issue, and probably not related to the full cup of tea I spilled on the computer, as that was over a year ago, although one never knows

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

laptop but yes i should have thought of that first but i was about to go on the road and got rushed

7:40 pm

MollyL

Oh duh, it's probably a laptop.

7:40 pm

uusue2

mine is also a laptop, so more complicated

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

and it needs a new hard drive so i thought i was being smart

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

*bangs he4/6 on desk* dumb dumb dumb

7:41 pm

MollyL

I like my laptop for certain things, but I still prefer my desk top most of all.

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

well with my job i was on the road so much it was better to be able to take everything with me

7:43 pm

MollyL

My sister just got a laptop and I am having to talk her through certain things. Like "you can get a mouse for it". That didn't compute for her until I explained how it works.

7:43 pm

Shirlockc

hi6?

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

i like my touch pad but understand why others do not

7:44 pm

MollyL

hi6...not hers + Cu*** is the little guy with the arrows of love

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

is that a tooth/

7:44 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

?

7:45 pm

MollyL

*In my best Gollum voice* I hateses touch pads.

7:46 pm

wvteach

hi6 - –adjective Botany, Zoology .
rough with stiff hairs, bristles, or minute spines.

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

wd molly

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

hi wv

7:46 pm

wvteach

hi all

7:48 pm

crosshair

sorry..cannot talk..eating tim tams..gn all.poink!

7:50 pm

Shirlockc

i'm doing a pint of arctic ice mint chocolate -- 150 calories total!

7:50 pm

Shirlockc

would rather do tim tam tho

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

surprisingly few calories there shirl

7:51 pm

Shirlockc

i saw these in the freezer -- it's not "real" ice cream but then it is ONLY 150 cal and it doesn't taste too bad

7:52 pm

Shirlockc

i mean really, who stops at 1/4 of a pint?

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

so true

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

but i have taken to getting the teeny tiny ones

7:53 pm

Shirlockc

i would except then i'll just have one more ...

7:53 pm

jmcnrick

sometimes i can restrain myself to two of those and then it is a half pint

7:53 pm

jmcnrick

phone

7:53 pm

Shirlockc

and 1 pint for 150 cal, can't be beat

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

back

7:56 pm

MollyL

I like the Klondike lights and the Skinny Cow ice creams.

7:57 pm

Shirlockc

skinny cow is good but 1 pint for 150 cal ~ = 1 skinny cow bar

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

i think the only thing that saves me from weighing 900 lbs is that i do not have much of a sweet tooth so i seldom indulge in ice cream at all

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

you have made a good choice shirl

7:58 pm

Shirlockc

you guys should try it, it's really not so bad

7:58 pm

rururocks

too many chemicals in it

7:59 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

7:59 pm

rururocks

hey jes

7:59 pm

jesdraggon

how goes, ruru?

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru

7:59 pm

rururocks

I'm sleepy actually

7:59 pm

Shirlockc

it's actually pretty "natural", whey protein instead of milk products

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

hi jes

7:59 pm

rururocks

hi jm

8:00 pm

Shirlockc

not that i'm a shill or anything

8:00 pm

rururocks

how's my favorite christian today?

8:00 pm

MollyL

I like sweets, but in small quantities, thank God.

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

haha never thought you were shirl

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

i have been called worse things ru

8:01 pm

Shirlockc

you put food in front of me, i eat it, that's my problem. mom trained me too well

8:01 pm

MollyL

Shirl, if you were a shill, you would be Shillock, not Shirlock. : )

8:01 pm

rururocks

I'm eating more fruit these days.. I was losing weight for a while.. but I've leveled off dang it

8:02 pm

jesdraggon

hi jam, how ya be?

8:02 pm

Shirlockc

lol, molly

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

i gained back most of what i lost in kenya on my all rice all the time diet

8:02 pm

MollyL

<---Wishes she liked fruit

8:02 pm

rururocks

groooooaaaaan

8:02 pm

rururocks

<---thought HE was bad...

8:03 pm

rururocks

did you have to say Gluten Tag there JM when you said hello?

8:04 pm

rururocks

and he silences the room

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

in kenya???

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

oh I get it I miss read it--you are so subtle

8:06 pm

MollyL

I'm sure when she was done, she said Carbobunga!

8:07 pm

MollyL

And if Sue were here, she would mention that there is no gluten in rice. : P

8:07 pm

jmcnrick

what i said was cheese please!

8:08 pm

uusue2

There is no gluten in rice!

8:08 pm

MollyL

See

8:08 pm

uusue2

(sorry, was exploring the google ngrams with my dad and son)

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

haha a little slow there uu!

8:10 pm

uusue2

(still trying to relate to my relatives...)

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

*looks at ngram google* uh what is that?

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

i ngramed elephant

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

what does it all mean ms. natural?!?!?!

8:11 pm

uusue2

Google has digitized millions of books, and you can plot word frequencies over time

8:11 pm

uusue2

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

oooooooh

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

fun

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

pointless but fun

8:13 pm

stidmama

*awesome coolness mama look* How have I survived without ngrams?

8:14 pm

mab

thanks for ngrams link - what a great research tool

8:14 pm

MollyL

Wait, wait. This just tells you how frequently a word has been used over time?

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi stid and mab

8:14 pm

stidmama

Actually, historically, there is a good reason to use this tool to look at the use of terms over time. I just checked "bacteriophage" from 1900 - 2008 and saw what I had expected: prior to the rise of the Soviet Union there was a spike, then a gap of quite a while that hasn't yet caught up with the use of the term at its peak...

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

how would you use it in research mab?

8:15 pm

mab

hi everybody, and jmc

8:15 pm

stidmama

how frequently a term arises in the literature that has been scanned by google, which is admittedly not scientific, but could point toward areas that deserve a little more attention.

8:15 pm

mab

umm, a little brainy there stidmama...

8:15 pm

uusue2

you can type in multiple terms and compare them

8:15 pm

MollyL

Stid, you know I love you, but we need to know something like that because???

8:15 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid, mab :)

8:16 pm

mab

hi jes

8:17 pm

jesdraggon

hied

8:17 pm

mab

I mean, so true, stid. (nodding wisely)

8:17 pm

jesdraggon

sorry!

8:17 pm

MollyL

*Sits with Mab*

8:17 pm

jesdraggon

*slinks off to pb*

8:17 pm

stidmama

because it verifies that the "Western" world stopped investigating (scientifically) a potentially life-saving health and food safety tool. Instead, the West poured its resources into the research of antibiotics which are known to cause some pretty gnarly side effects and don't keep ahead of the microbes they are designed to take out (the microbes adapt/mutate)

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

quaker, Quaker, Friend, and Friends all come out differently

8:18 pm

stidmama

Jes hied herself off to the PB! *happily settles in next to jes*

8:18 pm

jmcnrick

Austin does better than Houston and Dallas except in the early 1940s

8:18 pm

stidmama

anyway, just got back from the poster session, so a little hyped about the potential of phage therapy again (could you tell?)

8:18 pm

jesdraggon

*offers stid a home made potato chip*

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

what is a poster session?

8:19 pm

MollyL

*Rushes to Google some brainiac thing so she can get a home made potato chip*

8:19 pm

stidmama

thanks jes *offers a taste of last night's broccoli-green bean-prawn stir-fry made with home-growed garlic!*

8:19 pm

mab

we're so confused here. I think stid's intelligence has thrown us off a bit

8:20 pm

mab

what's a poster?

8:20 pm

MollyL

*Stares vacantly at the chat screen and thinks about potato chips*

8:20 pm

stidmama

when scientists have conferences they often bring lovely posters (especially if they don't have a talk they give) that describe their current research. VERY cool and you get to talk to them about what they have learned without feeling stupid... *overwhelmed by smart scientist types*

8:20 pm

stidmama

LOL mab!

8:21 pm

Shirlockc

HA! been there done that stid

8:21 pm

Shirlockc

hated it

8:21 pm

jesdraggon

*is spoiled by bruce's cooking* :)

8:21 pm

uusue2

likewise, stid! (although not recently...)

8:21 pm

stidmama

*makes room for shirlock in PB*

8:22 pm

Shirlockc

good catch stid

8:22 pm

stidmama

jes, your bruce and my tom should form a support group: "Cool cooks"

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

<==wants to meet bruce

8:22 pm

jesdraggon

come visit and meet him, jmc :)

8:23 pm

stidmama

oh jes -- my mother's dog has a floating patellae thingy going on. Will need surgery to put them in place apparently. *sigh*

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

not sure where backbeyond it--but you know me i am always up for a babble meetup

8:23 pm

MollyL

Don't bring me down, BRUCE! (Figured I'd sing since I have nothing to contribute to the intellectual conversation going on)

8:23 pm

stidmama

I told Mother it's not that big a deal... was I right?

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

8:24 pm

stidmama

oh oh... jmc???

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

*is

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

damn it

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

*goes to pb for general principles*

8:24 pm

suefrad625

ak5/18 2nd one pls a clue

8:24 pm

MollyL

*Suspects Jack in the keyboard again*

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

why does it do that when it is not suppose to post without letters in the chatbox????

8:24 pm

jesdraggon

depends on the individual dog. if it's bothering him a lot, it's probably worht surgery. if not bothering him, i wouldn't do surgery.

8:25 pm

MollyL

ak + Barbie's boyfriend + vowel

8:25 pm

uusue2

<--- finally found the grid word in Shirlock's post

8:25 pm

stidmama

it's bothering him...

8:25 pm

stidmama

go sue go!

8:25 pm

suefrad625

yahooooooo a's done

8:26 pm

suefrad625

lol

8:26 pm

uusue2

hahaha, I have 45 words now, won't finish this one (but it is nice to be with family)

8:26 pm

stidmama

thanks jes :-D if I come East to see sunshine one of these days I shall have to bring treats...

8:26 pm

MollyL

Jes, isn't Murphy a little young for something like that?

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

which family? ;-)

8:26 pm

jesdraggon

i dunno, how old is hi?

8:26 pm

jesdraggon

he?

8:26 pm

stidmama

Murphy hasn't stopped growing, so they have to wa4 apparently. He was born in October I think.

8:26 pm

jesdraggon

most common in small dog breeds

8:27 pm

jesdraggon

ah. yeah, i'd postpone until he's full grown.

8:28 pm

stidmama

Murph's a lab; Buffy had the same thing, but as a mutt-a-poo she was small enough it didn't bother her much. And when it did a week of Rimadyl took care of the pain.

8:28 pm

MollyL

Sue and son are at her Dad's JMC

8:28 pm

stidmama

oh! How's your pater doing, sue?

8:28 pm

uusue2

ok, turning internet connection over to my son for a while, bbl

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

i know but i was suggesting her babble family

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

bye uu

8:28 pm

jesdraggon

huh. yeah, i'd give it some time and see if he grows out of it. don't usually see issues with luxating patellae in big dogs.

8:29 pm

uusue2

he's great, stid! (but I did promise my son the internet :-)

8:29 pm

stidmama

later sue!

8:29 pm

jesdraggon

bye, uusue

8:29 pm

MollyL

We are family! I got all my Babblers and me!

8:29 pm

stidmama

:-D "luxating" a completely NEW WORD!!! *word-a-holic mama look*

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

that was my point molly

8:30 pm

stidmama

*starts hearing a funky backbeat drifting through the chog*

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

nice lyrics though

8:30 pm

jesdraggon

oh, yeah. luxation = not properly in socket, so the medical name for dislocated shoulder, for instance, is scapulo-humeral luxation.

8:30 pm

MollyL

I was singing Sister Sledge JMC.

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

le cage a fiox or whatever

8:31 pm

stidgmere

Just jumped in. see Murphy has been given some good advice. Thanks.

8:31 pm

stidmama

hello mother!

8:31 pm

suefrad625

de7 doesnt come from the 6?

8:31 pm

stidgmere

Hi dear.

8:31 pm

stidmama

I love the new words, jes! thanks!

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

superlative sue

8:31 pm

jesdraggon

hi stidg, sue

8:32 pm

stidmama

most so, sue!

8:32 pm

jesdraggon

welcome :)

8:32 pm

stidgmere

Hi draggon and jmc.

8:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi stidg

8:33 pm

Shirlockc

pr8?

8:33 pm

jesdraggon

what santa brings

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

i like lots of them on my birthday

8:34 pm

Shirlockc

got that one, need the last one

8:34 pm

stidmama

okay, I just finished eating, so off to the salmon bake... and then maybe a movie. Or not. We'll see. ***hugs everyone***

*poof*

8:35 pm

jesdraggon

you ate before going to the salmon bake? i'm confused...

8:35 pm

jesdraggon

but have fun anyway :)

8:35 pm

stidmama

jes, I can't eat most foods. so I eat at home.

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

i go to meetings under the pr8 that i have something to share

8:35 pm

stidmama

shirlock -- a false reason for something. false pr8

8:35 pm

MollyL

The last one is under false pr8

8:35 pm

stidmama

*real poof*

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

bye stiddie

8:35 pm

mab

oh, me too, stid. bye

8:35 pm

stidgmere

I'm fixing paella tonight. Need to add shrimp and stir. Good by for now.

8:35 pm

jesdraggon

ah. sorry, stid. have fun :)

8:35 pm

BzznBea

pr8 - before + t5

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

bye stidg

8:36 pm

Shirlockc

aha, thx bzzn

8:36 pm

MollyL

And it's a Cluster Clue Fest ladies and gentlemen!

8:36 pm

BzznBea

yw

8:37 pm

MollyL

Our Gran Mere is such a good cook.

8:38 pm

Shirlockc

pe6 before bug?

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

50 left

8:38 pm

MollyL

pe + the sun ***s in the west + vowel

8:39 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly

8:39 pm

MollyL

Go JMC go!

8:39 pm

MollyL

You're welcome Shirl

8:41 pm

suefrad625

ty, i didnt see the superlitve before

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

then you will find several words now

8:44 pm

suefrad625

d's done

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

go sue go!

8:46 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, molly

8:48 pm

jesdraggon

halfway

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

go jes go

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

40 left

8:50 pm

jesdraggon

break for comics, back in a bit

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

bye jes

8:51 pm

suefrad625

e's eliminated

8:51 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

8:52 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

8:57 pm

jesdraggon

back again

8:57 pm

jesdraggon

hi min :)

8:58 pm

Minveryork

Hi jesdraggon! How are you? Seem quiet here tonight

8:58 pm

jesdraggon

pretty good min, how're you?

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

30 left

8:59 pm

Minveryork

I am tired as usual, but this is the last week of my job

8:59 pm

jesdraggon

what will you do with your time after?

8:59 pm

Minveryork

Gave up at 172 words&1998 points.Too tired to finish

9:00 pm

Minveryork

Do you REALLY have to ask that jesdraggon? BABBLE!

9:00 pm

jesdraggon

hee :)

9:00 pm

jmcnrick

haha min

9:01 pm

jesdraggon

what are the stats on the i, please?

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

iw4

9:01 pm

Minveryork

iw 4/8

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

babblet

9:02 pm

jesdraggon

thankee

9:03 pm

Minveryork

Actually, I am leaving for Vermont for a few days and then I'm returning to babysit niece and nephew for a few weeks until they go back to school and then it is back to school for me. Will be a busy summer for me.

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

yw

9:03 pm

jesdraggon

sounds fun, min

9:07 pm

jmcnrick

sounds fun if busy

9:11 pm

suefrad625

h & I ired me, but gone now

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

wtg sue

9:11 pm

dan2bit

evening all

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi dan

9:12 pm

Minveryork

Hello dan2bit!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

hows miss little 2bit?

9:12 pm

jesdraggon

evening, dan

9:13 pm

dan2bit

she is pretty great, though she has some uncomfortable diaper rash today

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

poor thing

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

i will sing for her

9:14 pm

MollyL

I love that picture of her Dan. It always makes me smile. *Passes the A&D ointment to Baby 2Bit*

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

Desitin, a little dab'll do ya,
Desitin, you'll look so debonair.
Desitin, diaper rash won't pursue ya,
If you put some on your derrier.

9:14 pm

dan2bit

excellent!

9:14 pm

MollyL

*Claps for JMC*

9:15 pm

uusue2

hi, I am back!

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi uu

9:15 pm

jesdraggon

welcome back, uusue

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

*curtsies*

9:16 pm

Good Enough

well done jmc!

9:16 pm

jesdraggon

98 left. listing cuz i'm lazy :)

9:16 pm

Minveryork

Hello uusue2!How are you doing? Welcome back to log

9:16 pm

jesdraggon

hi GE :)

9:16 pm

uusue2

197 left for me, only dabbling at this one

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi good!

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

my sister wrote it

9:16 pm

Minveryork

I just totally gave up on the grid because I'm lazy too

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

25 left

9:16 pm

Good Enough

lo e'erbody

9:17 pm

uusue2

hi, min and GE and jes and jmc and molly and dan!

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers. I'll see you tomorrow

9:17 pm

uusue2

I am good, visiting my dad, brought my son with me - we are having a good time

9:17 pm

MollyL

Night Min, Hi Sue

9:17 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, min

9:17 pm

Good Enough

bye min

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye min

9:18 pm

uusue2

I would have nbt if I had some e words from the e's that are not on the edges...

9:18 pm

MollyL

Sue, after everything you have been through lately, it is very nice to see you saying that you're having a good time.

9:18 pm

jesdraggon

a's and d's demolished :)

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

et6 and 7 are gases

9:18 pm

jesdraggon

i'm missing the same e's, uusue!

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

es4 is a pl letter

9:19 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, jam, so obvious in retrospect.

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

er4 is mistakes

9:19 pm

jesdraggon

nbt :)

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

isn't it always?

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

wtg jes!

9:19 pm

suefrad625

ke6?

9:19 pm

uusue2

nbt for me too :-)

9:20 pm

suefrad625

last one pls

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

more sharp sue

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

sorry like the gas a bit

9:20 pm

suefrad625

the one after barbies man

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

ke+adolescent anagram

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

pl for 7

9:21 pm

suefrad625

ty jmc

9:21 pm

suefrad625

great clue

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

yw

9:21 pm

suefrad625

k's kicked

9:21 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

9:22 pm

origami

Howdy all

9:22 pm

bichon

I just got a new laptop. Who do I contact to move Expert here?

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi origami and bich

9:23 pm

suefrad625

staples move over data

9:23 pm

uusue2

link in my profile to the new Expert, bichon

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

te5 after the golf item please

9:24 pm

MollyL

http://r46.me/BabbleExpert20110410.zip
. Babble Expert.

9:24 pm

MollyL

Oops, didn

9:25 pm

MollyL

Oops, didn't see Sue's post.

9:25 pm

MollyL

What kind of laptop did you get Bich?

9:25 pm

Bugsaw

things in your mouth, jmc

9:25 pm

suefrad625

ne5, before bird bed pls

9:26 pm

bichon

Dell 17" XLS

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

duh!

9:26 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a jewel robbery that begins with H Sue

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

ty bugs i mailed it today

9:26 pm

Bugsaw

a person who believes in ne

9:26 pm

MollyL

Very nice Bich, hope you enjoy it.

9:27 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, molly

9:27 pm

suefrad625

ty molly

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

haha bugs ty

9:27 pm

Bugsaw

thanks jmc. I willl look for it coming

9:27 pm

suefrad625

n's nixed

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

5 to 10 days -- i called it a gift because i thought it would not have customs on it

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

i was surprised how much it cost to mail to canada--ups was $35 but i mailed it for $11

9:29 pm

MollyL

Alas, there is customs on everything.

9:29 pm

bichon

thanks Molly

9:29 pm

suefrad625

o's out

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

sometimes not on gifts if they are not too expensive

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

he5 after pay attention please

9:29 pm

Bugsaw

thaks jmc. I forgot to tell you to mark it gift to save money

9:29 pm

jesdraggon

k's kicked

9:30 pm

MollyL

And I want to know if that actually gets there in 5 to 10 days. I had very bad experiences with Canada Post when I was mailing things to Dan.

9:30 pm

suefrad625

go jes

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

my sister (different one) used to live in calgary

9:30 pm

suefrad625

do any of you play words friens on your android phone?

9:30 pm

jesdraggon

gah. my last n was a 4 letter fish.

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

he5 after pay attention please

9:30 pm

Bugsaw

my mother in law used to mark things as "Dirty Clothes". Customs wouldn['t open them and in among the dirty cloths she had rolled up gold spoons, solid silver antiques etc

9:30 pm

jesdraggon

o's offed

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

i really don't play anything on my blackberry

9:31 pm

MollyL

The jewel robbery JMC. Sue, my daughter-in-law plays that.

9:31 pm

jesdraggon

ugh i've got a lot of p's left

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

duh! i must be getting tired

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

ty molly

9:31 pm

Bugsaw

okay Molly but I can't guarantee it won't take long. There is a joke here '' If you want to work that slowly, go work for the Post Office"

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

20 left

9:32 pm

MollyL

My first Valentine's Day gift to Dan took 32 days to get there. But he was up in Northern Canada, that could make a difference.

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

in the u.s. everyone things the post office is slow but it is not--studies show that 95% of first class mail is delivered the next day

9:32 pm

dcseain

evening jmc, molly, jes, et al

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi dc

9:33 pm

MollyL

Hey DC

9:33 pm

jesdraggon

hi dc :)

9:33 pm

Bugsaw

Hey DC

9:33 pm

dcseain

hi, bugs

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

did some clue the te5 after the golf item and i just didn't notice it?

9:34 pm

MollyL

Yes Bugs did. Things in your mouth that get cavities.

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh of course i even remember that now

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

i must ne88

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

i must ne** some coffee

9:36 pm

MollyL

Planning an all nighter?

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

no but do want to finish the grid

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

if i am unemployed i want something to show for my day

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

coffee makes me alert but doesn't ke** me awake--but i am too lazy to make it now

9:38 pm

suefrad625

pe6 after the writing equipment, is there really one?

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

"look" harder for the pen

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

15 left

9:40 pm

Bugsaw

great clue !

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

did you get my clue sue?

9:40 pm

suefrad625

ty jmc you are clueing great

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

good thing since i am not finding words haha

9:42 pm

dcseain

i'm bored, tired, and not concentrating all at once.

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

i understand dc

9:43 pm

Bugsaw

ruff day DC?

9:44 pm

suefrad625

p's pulverized

9:45 pm

jesdraggon

p's defeating me, moving on to r..hmm. not an improvement!

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

10 left

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

Ps are easier than the Rs

9:46 pm

jesdraggon

50 here...

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

go jes go

9:48 pm

uusue2

ok, finally got through the last couple of days' email. I think I am going to go to bed. See you all tomorrow!!

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

bye uu

9:48 pm

dcseain

maybe i should go for a walk. sweet dreams, sue

9:48 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, sue

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

a walk is nice--are you in a walkable neighborhood?

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

last pe5 please

9:49 pm

dcseain

very, very muchso, jmc. I live 1 block E of Reston Town center and half a block from the W&OD

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

nice

9:49 pm

jesdraggon

r's rolled!

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

i used to think of this as a walkable neighborhood at night but some neighbors were held up at gun point and even though they gave up the money were shot at

9:50 pm

suefrad625

go jes

9:51 pm

jesdraggon

crazy. worst thing i have to worry about walking out here is moose or bear.

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

i would freak out if i saw either one at night jes

9:51 pm

Uneaixoise

nooooooooooooo!!!! Dodig just defeated Rafa in Montreal in the FIRST ROUND!! The horror!!

9:52 pm

dcseain

i was held up on my doorstep once when i lived in the 700 block of G St NE

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

*hands une smelling salts*

9:53 pm

dcseain

breaking tennis news from une. *Passes her a bourbon on the rocks.*

9:53 pm

Uneaixoise

I be crushed :-(

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

poor une!

9:53 pm

dcseain

i'm surprised that where you live that that would be a problem, jmc

9:54 pm

Bugsaw

wis--^bcfgjlmquvxyz

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

it normally isn't dc, but the recession drives crime rates up and into "better" neighborhoods

9:54 pm

Uneaixoise

if DC's anything like Nashville, there's no longer a "safe" part of town . . .

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

uh. what?

9:54 pm

Bugsaw

oops. shutting myself up in the PB forever............

9:55 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

i actually only started locking my front door regularly in the last year

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

now now bugs we all make mistakes

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

last pe5 please

9:56 pm

Uneaixoise

i've finally starting regularly locking my car . . . in the driveway . . . 5 feet from the garage door with motion lights . . .

9:56 pm

Uneaixoise

*started

9:56 pm

Bugsaw

that was a huge one. I just visited with Jilli last week and she taught me how to cheat

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

i always locked my car because they walk pretty regularly

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

haha bugs

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

you cannot cheat in this game

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

did she show you morewords?

9:57 pm

Uneaixoise

jmc, it amazes me that someone rummage thru my car 5 feet from the door -- smack dab in the middle of motion spotlight . . .

9:57 pm

Bugsaw

I knew about More Words which I almost always have to use when I am sure I am done. this is a shortcut

9:57 pm

Uneaixoise

*rummaged

9:58 pm

dcseain

good point about the economy, and that's a lot of change in one year, even allowing for the economy.

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

in 1993 there was a local burglar who walked down the street and took bags and coats out of every open parked car--he took my sweater which had car keys in it

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

that is my change dc more than the neighborhood's change--the burglary the week before Mother died shook me up

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

so he used my car keys to steal my and every other honda with the same keys

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

when we got my honda back it was chockablocka with other peoples bags

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

last pe5 please

10:02 pm

suefrad625

r's rolled

10:02 pm

Bugsaw

like a ve 5 word for poetry only this one starts with pe

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

ty bugs

10:03 pm

jmcnrick

7 left

10:03 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, bugs

10:04 pm

dcseain

ty, bugs

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

5 left

10:05 pm

Bugsaw

yw 31 left

10:05 pm

jesdraggon

t's trashed

10:06 pm

dcseain

i've 81 and don't plan to finish

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

i am sooo close i feel i should try

10:06 pm

jesdraggon

13 left

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

but the last words i ne** are all re words :-(

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

go jes go

10:07 pm

dcseain

were i where you are i would agree, je :

10:07 pm

jesdraggon

oh, ask for them then, jam, i can probably clue them.

10:07 pm

jesdraggon

:)

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

4

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

i am giving it one more try then i will jes

10:08 pm

jesdraggon

okee

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

3

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

1

10:13 pm

jesdraggon

w's washed out

10:14 pm

jesdraggon

6 left

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

fw

10:14 pm

jesdraggon

whoo hoo! yay jam!

10:15 pm

suefrad625

yahoooo jmc

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

last word first re5/10 which i swear i typed 3 times

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

go jes go

10:16 pm

dcseain

congrats, je

10:16 pm

jesdraggon

well. that hi6 is ... odd.

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

yep

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

3 s's left, and looks like i missed a d somehow.

10:19 pm

suefrad625

s

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

se6,21?

10:19 pm

suefrad625

s's slain

10:20 pm

jesdraggon

oh never mind

10:20 pm

jesdraggon

i was totally going the wrong direction for that word.

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

really angry

10:22 pm

jesdraggon

s's smashed

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

go jes go

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

last word, di7. is it fishy?

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

i feel like there's an obvious word lurking that i'm just missing...

10:23 pm

dcseain

ends in camping shelter

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, dc

10:24 pm

dcseain

i don't think it fishy. i found it only because i figured that prefix needed used at least once :)

10:24 pm

jesdraggon

hehe

10:25 pm

dcseain

k, i'm going to go for that walk, for though i'm tired, i'm restless. may be back later

10:25 pm

dcseain

happy babbling, yall! {poof}

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

bye dc

10:27 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, dc

10:28 pm

jesdraggon

alrighty; off to paint little men. have a lovely night, and if you decide to head to the west coast sometime, let me know :)

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo jes!

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

okie doke as soon as you tell me where the backbeyond is ;-)

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

how is it going sue?

10:34 pm

jesdraggon

back of beyond is about half way between spokane and canada

10:34 pm

suefrad625

12 left

10:35 pm

suefrad625

might start asking for help in a bit

10:35 pm

suefrad625

getting tired

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh so we missed you for my last summer trip

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

ask away sue

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

i will try again

10:35 pm

jesdraggon

bummer

10:35 pm

jesdraggon

sorry i missed you :(

10:36 pm

jesdraggon

ok. leaving for reals this time. *hugs*

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

i came out and picked up pini and visited stiddie and bugs and jillibus came down--quite the crowd

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

we will do it again sometime

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

bye jes

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

brb

10:42 pm

suefrad625

se6 after mine eyes se4

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

really angry

10:45 pm

Nef

Hi would that be the se 6/21; to fume?

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

hi nef

10:45 pm

Nef

(Grandson FINALLY down (again) for the night)

10:45 pm

Nef

hi jmc

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

hope he stays for a while nef

10:46 pm

Nef

me too. He has too much energy for 10:45 PM

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

10:46 pm

Nef

(too long of a nap today)

10:49 pm

suefrad625

down to t

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

go sue go!

10:51 pm

Nef

I only have 214 left; YOU can do it sue!!!!

10:51 pm

Nef

keen

10:51 pm

jmcnrick

go nef go!

10:51 pm

Nef

OOOPS! Sorry

10:51 pm

jmcnrick

213!

10:52 pm

jmcnrick

there are 5 more with that root

10:52 pm

jmcnrick

so how are dh and aunt?

10:53 pm

Nef

I've just got 4 of them so far; still going strong!

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

don't forget the superlative nef

10:53 pm

suefrad625

the last te pls

10:53 pm

suefrad625

te6,18 after a vowel more then an exam

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

exam with extra vowels

10:54 pm

Nef

Aunt Jean is actively dying; her 92 year old sister got here yesterday AM to see her again. DH is pretty exhausted and I just realized I haven't given him his weekly injection this week (due on Monday eve)

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

gonads was ruru's clue

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

and grand son on top of all that! you must be exhausted

10:55 pm

suefrad625

Fireworks

10:55 pm

suefrad625

ty jmc

10:55 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo sue!

10:55 pm

Nef

yes; I am. BUT the new hip is terrific! :-)

10:55 pm

suefrad625

ty ty ty

10:55 pm

Nef

YAY, sue!!!! WTG!!!

10:55 pm

jmcnrick

well glad there is good news too nef

10:55 pm

suefrad625

off to bed, see you all tomorrow

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

i am hitting the hey--sorry i can't wa** for you to finish too nef

10:56 pm

Nef

niters, sue

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

do you want a clue or two before i go?

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

*hay

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

bye sue

10:56 pm

Nef

it's okay, jmc. How's the job-hunt going?

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

still hunting :-(

10:57 pm

jmcnrick

with the stock market tanking my cushion is looking knda thin

10:57 pm

Nef

(((jmc))) You will find the perfect position; it will be what you least expect

10:58 pm

jmcnrick

i have to believe that is true but things are a little scary right now

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

on the other hand i raised a boy on social security for 5 years so this should be a piece of cake

10:59 pm

Nef

who knows what the stock market is doing these days? My guess is that if no one mentioned it; we'd be just fine. But the media is so fll of nay-sayers that we all get depressed

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

i only have to make it 2 years to take my hubby's ss $ to recushion things

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

i agree generally nef but since i am committed to this rehab of my house i need the stock market to be such that i will have money left when i pay the contractors and architect

11:00 pm

Nef

what about you doing some speeches? I think you are a very dynamic speaker

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

that was the plan but that was 15 points ago

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

i am scheduled to speak at austin in october. i should talk to my friend who knows patch adams agent and see what i can do

11:01 pm

Nef

(darn kid is up again; his mom just told him to get to bed this time)

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

thanks for the encouragement

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

(ah those were the days)

11:02 pm

Nef

You really should do that jmc. I believe you can do it too.

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

I am mostly sure life will be okay

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off to bed for now though

11:02 pm

Nef

niters

11:02 pm

jmcnrick

happy babbling--others should be here soon to clue while wa

11:03 pm

jmcnrick

wa**ting for the flip

11:03 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

11:03 pm

joey

hi all. when in October jmc?

11:03 pm

Nef

thanks. good night

11:04 pm

jmcnrick

october 8 -- i am hoping for a babble meet up in austin on the 9th

11:04 pm

Nef

hi joey.

11:04 pm

jmcnrick

(don't look now nef but i bet joey can clue)

11:04 pm

joey

crap. I will be on my way to ABQ for the fiesta

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

you told me that last spring when i first realized i was coming alas

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

i had forgotten

11:05 pm

joey

yup, I do remember that - but have had a few more drugs since then

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

what? more chemo? :-(

11:06 pm

joey

more surgeries, and am now going through a major infection. lots of IV's

11:06 pm

Nef

(((joey))) I've been praying for you

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear joey well i ke** folding like crazy and praying for you my dear

11:07 pm

joey

thanks. I appreciate it a lot.

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

i really must be going though--joey nef ne**s help

11:07 pm

joey

if you ever get to the metroplex, I have an extra room for you

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

*poof for real*

11:08 pm

jmcnrick

*blows kisses on way out of chog*

11:14 pm

joey

nef, i have 15 left, I can probably help you if ....

11:15 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for ke6-30 the 2nd? Thanks

11:15 pm

Nef

I have 185 left now, joey. I KNOW I won't finish' but have missed Babbling lately

11:16 pm

joey

GA, ends in 13 - 19 yr respelled

11:16 pm

joey

i have nights like those too, Nef. more than not lately

11:17 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, joey.

11:18 pm

joey

yqw

11:19 pm

Nef

We have DH's Aunt with us now and she is dying from heart failure and (IMHO) depression which caused malnutrition. I still think that Life is better than the alternative

11:19 pm

joey

i know depression that causes malnutrition. I lost 70 pounds in about 4 months

11:20 pm

joey

life is way better than the alternative

11:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Nef, do you think she would let you work on her using the Reiki method?

11:21 pm

Nef

WOW! That's some weight loss! Were you heavy to start with? (Aunty lost 30+ lbs in 3-4 months; and at 86 she was normal weight but is now skin and bones)

11:22 pm

joey

yes. 232 to 162

11:23 pm

Nef

sorry, GA, I was "shooting" my DH (giving him his shot)

11:26 pm

Nef

I've never studied Reiki; but I did do some Healing touch (which I guess is similar) and have tried that on her. My D-I-L graduated from school for massage therapy; and the only person she's ever done it on is this AUnt, just in the past 2 weeks. She really loves Aunty; and D-I-L has been a huge help to both of us since my surgery (total hip replacement on 7/21/11)

11:26 pm

mab

ga, what would be the Reiki technique? Can you describe it?

11:27 pm

joey

omg, Nef. seriously, you don't need any more stress in your life. I hope that you are taking care of yourself

11:29 pm

mab

Do you have hospice helping you, Nef?

11:29 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

It is all about intent, mab. I say a prayer asking to be a conduit for the healing power to go through me to whomever.....If I have the opportunity, I use "hands on". But as I said all you h ave to do is ask that what we call "God" or universal energy to use us to take it to that person.

11:29 pm

Nef

I'm trying to, joey. And am now seriously considering retiring within the next year somehow

11:30 pm

joey

me too. I don't know how I can do it financially, but I need to. I really do

11:30 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

mab, you can learn a lot about it on line.....the best author out there, in my opinion is Diane Stein, The Essential Reiki....

11:31 pm

mab

thank you, ga. I would like to know more about Reiki and will look.

11:31 pm

Nef

mab, we have home health coming for me (including PT) 3 times a week and we just got Aunty on Hospice 1 1/2 weeks ago; once we realized that she wasn't able to improve and all the doctor visits and hospitalizations would be in vain

11:32 pm

joey

good for you nef. hope that it works for both of you. and may you have peace

11:32 pm

Nef

thanks for the info, GA

11:32 pm

mab

It's so sad, nef, that your aunt should have to be depressed at this time, the end of her life. it would be so very good if she could get some relief from that.

11:33 pm

mab

goodness. You have quite the hospital ward going. How is your hip nef?

11:34 pm

Nef

my hip is doing great. I got the OK to use a cane today

11:34 pm

mab

hooray!

11:35 pm

Nef

now that her sister is here too; she's much more at peace.

11:35 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I took Reiki I....there are three levels. I find that I can do what is needed simply by asking for the power to be sent. We were taught that though we can't stop a soul from going back to the source but we can ask for the transison (sp) to be easy.

11:35 pm

mab

I think that's wonderful, ga.

11:36 pm

joey

i agree. that is beautiful

11:36 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I will be happy to "send" to you and your aunt if you like.

11:37 pm

Nef

She worries she might go to Hell for her "bad behavior" though. Her oldest saister was developmentally delayed and Aunty was the youngest of 5 girls; she never married but feels she was "mean" to her sister and never let her have the last word. I've known her and her sisters and mother for over 38 years and never once saw any evidence of "bad behavior"!

11:37 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

mab, it works wonderfully with animals too.

11:38 pm

Nef

I would appreciate that GA. THank you so much for offering that gift to us.

11:39 pm

Nef

I know how draining Healing Touch can be; I imagine that Reiki can be draining too

11:39 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Nef, what you think she would say if you said something like....."If you forgive yourself, then God will forgive you too."

11:40 pm

joey

omg,GA. you are amazing

11:40 pm

Nef

that's beautiful, GA. I will use it

11:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Reiki hasn't drained me....seems to be energizing. About the only time I can stay focused is when I'm working on someone or something.

11:42 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Will do, gladly.

11:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

brb

11:45 pm

Nef

my best friend, a Nurse midwife, did Reiki on me a few years ago when I was in severe pain and didn't know what was wrong. She came over and laid hands on me. When she got to my back; she said that there was a hot spot over my kidneys; I went to the doctor the next day and was immediately admitted to the hospital with a severe kidney infection

11:51 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, Nef, I believe that. Once on a flight to New England I was seated next to a school teacher from Philly....we stopped to take on passengers and the man and woman took the two seats in front of us. The woman was very near hysteria....we had about 2 more hours to fly...and so, I reached across the teacher and held my hand to the back of the woman's head rest......the teacher was looking strangely at me and I smiled and said, "It's just a little energy thing." The lady quieted right down and we continued on our flight.

11:52 pm

Nef

have you studied Reiki for long?

11:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

That is to say, not everyone will believe or want you to do anything for them....what they don't know can't hurt them, eh? This energy can do only good work because it is coming from the Source.

11:54 pm

Nef

My acupuncturist (that I was seeing for hip pain for the past year) was certified in Reiki also

11:55 pm

Nef

(brb)

11:56 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Nef, it has been about 15 years ago that one of my friends and I took the course. We had a group here then. I've used ever since. (forget to use it on myself though...until someone reminds me.)

11:58 pm

Nef

(sorry, I needed a drink of water) I didn't know you could use it on yourself!

11:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Nef and mab, please keep it going. When you think good thoughts about someone, I believe you are sending energy. If you would like to email me....its gapeach106623@yahoo.com.....I will help you all I can.

12:00 am

joey

me too?

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