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View Word List Sunday, July 31, 2016

FINAL SCORES

919 hootowl
919 phaeton
919 ddb4nana
919 bichon
919 hego
919 wht
919 Funkylady
919 hurshy
919 nurse1000
919 Jayk
919 bojazz
919 cybernan
919 pat56
919 reneeo
919 lil*monkey
919 Soodle
919 cameron51us
919 DTins
919 isles7
919 Alleyn58
919 davurs
919 Zadit
919 galliwags
919 paco12348
919 Woodhood
919 jpc1966
919 westford
919 Digby the Westie
919 BlueFireFrog
919 JBsAnno
919 graciecat
919 Marc Freeman
919 ursh
919 earth
919 LadyLingxhi
919 Dachef
919 Jen34
919 bmb444
919 spellit
919 m9f9l
919 dofith
919 java2
919 sedmac
919 72 Temple Owl
919 Grandma Barb
919 ch1212
919 susanj2
919 McLeach
919 dalia
919 Griffums
919 suzysuz
919 Ouwachita
919 Plebian
919 moorheit
919 shorty
919 Book Doctor Gwen
919 LuvWordGames
919 mixi6
919 Lindrickway
919 tempo
919 Kateq
919 dan2bit
919 lynxxx
919 ZsaZsa
919 Dorens
919 sukee
919 spark
919 Vioxx
919 skooj
919 dizgrannie
919 chrisk
919 pabtrek
919 sammysmom
919 kje
919 bubba218
919 joansiebone
919 penquis
919 Anniebrook
919 nrkii
919 nanrde
919 jimmel
919 ls1
919 vashongin
919 BettyAnne
919 MelJewell
919 nelleon
919 wills
919 ronon44
919 georgiaj
919 GailMkp
919 zoozzoom
919 welki
919 CiociaJudy
919 grannyg
919 Mercy
919 helensgirlkid
919 Bugsaw
919 barbarella1981
919 Bremen
919 Catie
919 aebmusica
919 Buttonman
919 parisla
919 flosey
919 JesDreher
919 HarryHood
919 stidmama
919 JBV
919 rosalie4
919 MAH
919 marilyn992
919 Read-Knit-Bake
919 Nef
919 roncook
919 Bogwoggle
919 Speedie
919 Aloyisius
919 bala
919 navcad
919 NANCY
919 Mubner
919 Sam
919 jewwel
919 doris123
919 tabbycat
919 Judi
919 bfdeele
919 Dianne
919 wordly wise
919 A*n*i*t*a
919 Lizlin
919 Kamanjah
919 wvteach
919 jaydee
919 ABJ
919 mrloser
919 ItalianGreyhound
919 maccafixx
919 torgone
919 jessmom
919 Uneaixoise
919 juniperberet
919 Michelle
919 justice
919 periwinkle
919 Gillie
919 Atalante
919 dc43
919 Solitare
919 grannyrose
919 claws
919 sprong
919 jesdraggon
919 wordpro
919 marigold
919 SummerBreeze44
919 serenitynow
919 dromano66
919 speedfreak
919 NonoNanette
919 Mary
919 Tinkerbell1
919 TheByzantine
919 doseffing
919 artemis1
919 10s Gu
919 sprite
919 glittle
919 Umberpenumbra
919 Norma
919 PMS
919 Vicuna
919 Jacula
919 ivesy3
919 hydra
919 broll
919 lbdawger
919 flashman1998
919 foamflower
919 Haz1558
919 gran
919 dart001
919 Glantarell
919 pcal2
919 caitlyn
919 helenary
919 bookwomen
919 oro
919 rururocks
919 lilliann
919 VolleymomDee
919 uleman
919 dianedecoder
919 angelinaxox
919 swmbo
919 kim m
919 Chris P
919 Kallia
919 Frances
919 leen
919 mo
919 taffybach
919 movieman
919 Bethjt
919 Anne38
919 montreal13
919 mojo9292
919 mael
919 SunnFlower
919 sandy211
919 maggiej
919 Chessy
919 pen
919 kangabrat
883 ladycece920
883 poodletoes
873 Charm
846 eliotl
845 dhusian
842 starryjess
815 Sunrise
811 cookiepelli
777 xeiluj
763 bpalosky
752 mave
749 lawdoggy1
745 libarebel
720 SISI
712 mab
709 RoseAnn
702 lexophile
702 zas
692 Sugrraleona
686 Sev
675 bigbirdboss
669 IndiaJan
669 rolotom
664 THE.MRS
649 TQ
628 Inge2
626 emtiandeca
623 jaxx7
623 mirandapan
620 Christini
610 svingy
604 LonnieC
603 broony
601 gemini_J13
601 janus
596 markytom
594 Kaplan the Magne
593 jeanne314
591 Wogoe
585 Lavonne
583 PeggyK
574 angels04
572 corkee
571 JFB
566 MumTT
564 sugar
561 SueMagee
552 katmayo
547 silversarah
544 origami
537 ChrissieDee
531 Jivingjenny0
531 rubyfoo
525 Gollux
521 sooooo
519 Trifioso
515 Ray100
512 helenkeller
511 rebeccs
511 Riverdance
506 inkydinks
506 The_Mad_Egyptian
504 BerniceQ
497 eljay323
496 BarbaraA
491 hyacinthe
490 balletslippers
489 sammy66
489 irishlady
486 dolche
485 pilgrim719
481 Hebe
481 Deeha
480 stephanier
477 tmeses
477 AnnetteL
476 scribekd
476 Bonasa
475 lynnet
473 MollyL
472 Quiltergirl
470 VAjeweler
468 jzw
466 Thulsa
462 salmocreston1
459 redshoes
459 car.eeyore
458 ArwenaPadme
453 rolin
452 bethn
451 jmbdobie2
447 rastapopolous
444 ChampFit
434 mkg
434 jwr
430 contrary1
430 Elle n
429 bellydancer
429 momof4&pe
428 MsCorvid
427 eieios
426 Filomena
424 Gitel
423 Pearl5
423 therealblah
421 Leaf
420 skheiny
418 chj
417 smoove
414 MaddyMadd
411 mayneman
410 aWolf
409 lpeebles
405 cheeto44
404 Wolvie
402 pigeonman
401 kadresa
396 Anuja
396 mery9419
396 little mim
396 Rachway
395 idicyidikat
394 Skylark
393 nursegladys
392 pugmama763
392 Snitkina
391 pors
390 Patxxx
387 avril
385 Snowman31888
384 uusue2
383 Andee
382 scorpio
380 hwoolf
378 cavalier25
378 epsurreal
372 Jodeen
372 Robespierre
372 Hightower2232
369 wordplayer
369 harpjane
368 frogface
367 rbud
365 mari
364 xena
363 debgpi
362 Zombee
360 deanoz
360 fratfitz
357 rowlie45
357 scarydeb
356 5552!
356 gentzel
355 mattygroves
352 azzgood
351 Babs1
351 zippee
351 Kithara
350 AMN
346 GrandmaS
346 PappouTed
345 bookworm100
345 Alycia
344 Scrabbler
344 crystalle
342 star2
334 Roses6
332 cale
332 gramma
331 circqueen
329 tracyo
328 patact
327 melody17
326 yikeym32
325 uconn
321 Paddytt
320 Marian Todd
319 Lindsay
317 smooze
316 mummy
313 crayola
312 Mark K.
312 shoo
308 jka
305 JHM
305 Kitensplay
299 welsh bookworm
297 pianoman
295 aber
292 youngrick
288 leep
288 woodchick
288 lshult
288 JeeWhiz
288 suz01
285 felicitas
285 jafro2
284 zabeth
281 Hazzardous
281 gdine
280 msg
278 khana
277 worzel
276 cg530
275 bonkler
273 potterylady
273 annagram
271 camisha
271 ALC
271 bepotter
268 hogg
267 nanopet
265 Monnie
263 tceicher
263 beachboggle
262 webatx
261 JJ
259 ypsigirl
259 piano player
257 tessagram
257 tickymong
255 sally
255 mongie
254 freakinandpeakin
254 mabaker8
254 Miss Hyde
253 minimaj
251 rsiegel24
250 CAZ100
250 a1axelady1982
250 redgirl1973
247 katydid
246 daisy88
243 Marjetta
240 Neliamne
237 helsmith
235 aaronsmom
232 mom99
231 Flower36
230 Halser
229 kathy sue
228 Julie
227 sallyann
227 babbleme
225 Notheroldquilter
223 mom23
221 lara68
219 littlebit
217 shooshoo
217 BeckyG
215 8201girl
215 wesnurse
215 belle
213 Rollie Pollie
211 Elsebet
210 Mochi
206 crowcat
204 iluvtigs
204 emusing
199 macadam
199 KenTropic
199 ginnie
197 ann
196 arctictundra
195 Jindigo
195 jaymil
194 BARBARAZUR
194 meeker
191 Michnick
191 Buggie
190 Dragonfruit
189 lazykoala99
188 godthaab
182 she
180 skersh
180 Puddin
178 poreid
178 lumaca
176 gingentle
174 charliesmomuk
174 Strudders
172 ella
171 praise2him
170 wenren
169 trentsnana
167 big red
166 bogster
162 tmtm
159 the saint
158 KayteeJay
155 yubi
154 gswope
153 blueheron
151 words
146 toadandtoadette
143 lbelle
143 regis
142 jbp
141 funhs
140 Virginia Strout
139 dpomfr
137 roundabout
137 NonnieLight
134 eliwes
134 Reese\'s
132 PeggySue
131 joem
131 Aescleah
131 SuzeQ
130 Cennon
128 amgreet8
128 JW4975
126 evilolive
122 franciscrawford
121 machelle
121 emd99
120 diann
120 snags
112 ChloeKat
112 cue
111 Arcane123
111 helmet
110 kittychan
110 cjmomma
110 Rainiqui
108 pam
108 Sugarblues
107 lawyer-1
105 marie
103 crosshair
100 nadav
97 Jescer
93 Playwoman
92 irena
92 ironpete
92 sarah6girls
89 Motek
83 Chemmark
81 sugyroxdemsocks
79 Christa
78 rnp
78 Valiant
78 Jen
72 Rel
70 Dog Fan
67 gapeach
65 GraceM
61 rosalind230
57 freddie
55 Trotters
53 Prinise
51 Tropiske
50 moule
50 skatt
46 janeybird
46 Barb
41 #1
41 KnightTime
41 coop1
28 ljsinoz
28 Kayze
26 a1axmama
24 oregonmarki
24 mama
23 quill
19 Glens
12 TXZinnia
5 Oldchica
5 ChristineC9

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:08 am
cybernan

helo everyone
12:09 am
Lizlin

Hi all; hi nan
12:10 am
cybernan

un 7
12:10 am
Lizlin

Thanks :)
12:10 am
tempo

and co7
12:10 am
tempo

thanks nan for the un7
12:11 am
Lizlin

Thanks :)
12:12 am
dizgrannie

nbt/nbs
12:13 am
cybernan

wd diz - need the corner f here
12:14 am
Lizlin

WTG, Diz
12:14 am
dizgrannie

fu 4
12:15 am
cybernan

ty diz
12:15 am
dizgrannie

yw
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:17 am
Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety
12:20 am
dizgrannie

dj 4
12:22 am
Lizlin

Thanks, Diz
12:30 am
dizgrannie

FWs
12:30 am
Lizlin

Congrats, Diz
12:30 am
dizgrannie

last word was fu 6/36
12:31 am
Lizlin

Just found that one - 3 to go.
12:31 am
dizgrannie

need help?
12:32 am
cybernan

fu 6? -- wow
12:32 am
Lizlin

Fireworks
12:32 am
Lizlin

Thanks for the offer. Last word ni 5
12:32 am
dizgrannie

WTG
12:33 am
Lizlin

Thanks - happy for a small grid. Out this evening and whales tomorrow morning.
12:33 am
dizgrannie

Nan fu 6/36 x 2
12:33 am
cybernan

think I need to list
12:33 am
Lizlin

Enjoy your afternoon / evening / night. Back tomorrow.
12:46 am
cybernan

anyone willing to share a clue for the first fu 6
12:47 am
rururocks

I have one.. but not sure where it is on the list
12:48 am
rururocks

just got the other
12:48 am
cybernan

between the 2 4/9's ?
12:48 am
rururocks

got it.. sounds like an illness
12:52 am
cybernan

a specific illness?
12:53 am
rururocks

like a mucus cyst
12:53 am
cybernan

oh heavens - no idea
12:53 am
rururocks

how about robot ending?
12:55 am
cybernan

ty ru
12:56 am
cybernan

*!* ta da *!*
12:56 am
rururocks

I can't find anything now
12:56 am
cybernan

good night everyone
12:56 am
rururocks

night nan
1:03 am
rururocks

I need a u7
1:06 am
rururocks

bingo
1:12 am
Marc Freeman

still need a clue for un7, please?
1:17 am
sprite

good morning all
1:17 am
SummerBreeze44

un7: one kernel? Or a fantasy animal.
1:17 am
crystalle

think mythical for un7
1:20 am
grannyrose

{{hugs}} and good morning sweet sprite
1:20 am
sprite

*hugs rose* Hello dear friend! Good to see you again. Glad you are not in too much pain.
1:20 am
grannyrose

cooee and g'day marc, crystal and summer
1:21 am
grannyrose

how was your night honey?
1:22 am
crystalle

hello. I took a huge hiatus from many sites while I was busy with life. I forget how fun and stimulating and hard this gameis
1:22 am
sprite

bumpy. And tonight I have a night shift. Will be home just in time to wave Caya off, and Rob.
1:22 am
sprite

hi crystelle, welcome back
1:23 am
grannyrose

where abouts in our great land are you crystal?
1:23 am
stidmama

hey all
1:23 am
crystalle

thank you sprite
1:23 am
sprite

stiddie!!!!!!!!!!!! *HUGS*
1:23 am
grannyrose

oooohhhhhh..... stiddy....{{hugs}}
1:24 am
crystalle

Western Australia
1:24 am
stidmama

*mmphfff* hello spritely and GR
1:24 am
stidmama

western australia is a loooong way from you, GR! LOL
1:24 am
grannyrose

ahhhh, any where near anike? she is down margaret river way i think.
1:24 am
sprite

*giggles* Breathing is overrated, stiddie. hugging is more important
1:25 am
Marc Freeman

thanks finally got it
1:25 am
crystalle

No I am in Perth
1:26 am
grannyrose

just in case anyone is wondering....stidmama is a big favourite around here....lolll
1:26 am
sprite

strange that un + co4 and uni + co4 are not valid.
1:26 am
grannyrose

ahh, perth. haven't been there since 1974/75. i think it may have grown somewhat, yes?
1:26 am
stidmama

there was a different babbler a long time ago who lived in perth, too
1:27 am
sprite

not sandyloo, was it?
1:28 am
stidmama

maybe -- it has been so long since I was online the same time as you "nightowls" (my time)
1:28 am
grannyrose

haven't seen since forever.. is she still babbling?
1:28 am
sprite

lol, yeah, all those time zones. It is early morning here.
1:28 am
deanoz

another perth person here:)
1:29 am
sprite

hiya deanoz, welcome to the chat!
1:29 am
stidmama

hello deanoz
1:29 am
sprite

haven't seen sandyloo in ages
1:29 am
grannyrose

and late afternoon here, same day as sprite, the day after stiddy.
1:29 am
grannyrose

g'day dean
1:30 am
Marc Freeman

co7, please?
1:30 am
crystalle

Perth changes from week to week lol
1:30 am
grannyrose

loved perth, the weather was perfect when we were there.
1:30 am
stidmama

In 31 minutes we'll all be on the same day (except for Hawaiians...
1:30 am
sprite

Marc, a pain killer
1:30 am
grannyrose

add a vowel to the co6, pain killer
1:30 am
stidmama

it's a drug related to heroin marc
1:31 am
grannyrose

and an oh dear from me... three of us all know about co6...loll
1:31 am
Marc Freeman

thanks
1:32 am
sprite

lol we do. I am still happy as a clam that I don't have to use it anymore. Even if it means I am in more pain.
1:32 am
grannyrose

stiddy ?? i thought it was related to morphine. at least that is what it converts to when we take it.
1:33 am
stidmama

probably it is, but I don't know anything about drugs except most of them make me sicker than the pain they are supposed to treat
1:33 am
grannyrose

i hear you stiddy... so agree.
1:35 am
sprite

brb, nature calls
1:35 am
Marc Freeman

any stats for the 4 'a's at the bottom of column 2, please?
1:36 am
grannyrose

ac5/12, ac6/24, ae6/21, and aj4/9
1:37 am
Marc Freeman

thanks
1:48 am
stidmama

can I have the count for the two F words in the upper right corner?
1:50 am
flosey

hi Stid, fu4/9 fu6/36
1:51 am
stidmama

thanks flosey!
1:52 am
stidmama

got one of them... *thinking*
1:52 am
flosey

yw Stid
1:53 am
stidmama

got the other. :-) down to 21 and finally NBT
1:56 am
grannyrose

yay stiddy. well done
1:57 am
sprite

back
1:59 am
stidmama

welcome back, sprite
2:00 am
sprite

thanks :)
2:00 am
grannyrose

wb honey
2:00 am
sprite

thanks :) Not an easy grid, is it? Kinda tight.
2:01 am
sprite

oh did you read, rose? Am working on my own translation now. And it is FUN!
2:02 am
grannyrose

i saw that sweetie. so exciting!!
2:02 am
sprite

happy as can be
2:04 am
stidmama

:-D glad to hear nice things are happening for you, sprite
2:05 am
sprite

thanks stiddie! I can use another beta reader, if you are interested... am translating my own book now.
2:07 am
stidmama

I would love to. I have three weeks until I am officially back in teacher mode.
2:08 am
sprite

ok, will add you :) I will send a chapter when one is finished. You can read and comment whenever you have the time, no rush.
2:08 am
stidmama

looking forward to it. :-)
2:09 am
sprite

*happy dance*
2:10 am
flosey

fw and off to bed, goodnight all
2:11 am
stidmama

YAY and sweet dreams, flosey.
2:11 am
grannyrose

WTG FLOSEY!!! sweet dreams dear
2:11 am
sprite

nightnight, flosey.
2:16 am
sprite

fireflies
2:18 am
stidmama

YAY spritely! I am down to 17 and pretty well done for the night. Have a fine Sunday, all -- last day of July! :-D
2:19 am
sprite

so... off to translate another couple of pages :) *hugs to you all*
2:19 am
stidmama

*poof*
2:22 am
grannyrose

{{hugs}} sweetie. enjoy your day. please rest when you can. xoxox
2:22 am
grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!
5:05 am
hurshy

ugh, small one again
5:06 am
rubyfoo

Ack, another small one, inappropriate for the weekend!
5:07 am
rubyfoo

Hello hurshy
5:10 am
hurshy

hello ruby
5:11 am
hurshy

it also seems to be harder than yesterday's small one
5:11 am
rubyfoo

Are we being punished?
5:12 am
hurshy

idk
5:12 am
Scrabbler

Hi kids.
5:12 am
rubyfoo

I missed all the drama in the chog yesterday but it was accompanied by a wild rainsttorm here. The most lightning I've ever seen but very little thunder and it lastted for hours.
5:13 am
rubyfoo

hello scrabs
5:13 am
Scrabbler

Happy Birthday, hurshy. You were born on the same date as a friend of mine.
5:13 am
Scrabbler

Oh, what drama now?
5:13 am
rubyfoo

I spent most of the time huddled on the floor with my scared pups
5:14 am
rubyfoo

Happy Birthday, Hurshy, you will always be younger!
5:14 am
hurshy

thanks
5:14 am
rubyfoo

There was evidently a big political argumentt but I only caught the barest fringes.
5:15 am
rubyfoo

Some of the babblers went "la la la..." but it would be simpler to turn off the chat if somebody find controversy annoying
5:16 am
rubyfoo

finds*
5:16 am
rubyfoo

Personally, I think it's fun to share differing points of view but >I wasn't involved in this one
5:17 am
Scrabbler

No one is going to change their mind.
5:17 am
rubyfoo

but it's fun to listen and discuss
5:18 am
rubyfoo

no name-calling, of course, but we're all adults here (at least I hope so°) and you can't expect homogeniety (no idea of the spelling!)
5:19 am
Scrabbler

It never works in this chat.
5:19 am
rubyfoo

I have friends across both aisles and the whole religious Spectrum and I prefer that
5:20 am
Scrabbler

Talking face to face works better.
5:20 am
rubyfoo

I don't know why as I'm sur the average IQ is much higher than "average"
5:20 am
grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me
5:21 am
rubyfoo

Unfortunately, we're so spreead out
5:21 am
Scrabbler

Cooee, Granny!
5:21 am
rubyfoo

yay, rosie is here (but up VERY late)
5:22 am
grannyrose

ooh, hurshy's birthday. congrats hurshy, may you enjoy many more. xoxox
5:22 am
grannyrose

lolll yay scrabs.
5:22 am
grannyrose

my dearest ruby. {{hujgs}} sweetheart
5:22 am
hurshy

thanks
5:26 am
grannyrose

ruby. we arrived home last thursday. have driven to QLD. took us 3 days. caught up with lizlin and her hubby who were very generous with their time, car and knowledge. we have had an amazing holiday.
5:26 am
Scrabbler

Wonderful, granny.
5:26 am
rubyfoo

Evidently there was name-calling
5:27 am
Scrabbler

Too bad. People are entitled to their opinions.
5:27 am
rubyfoo

That is lovely, rosie, sounds like a perfect Holiday. Does riding in the car tire you out?
5:28 am
grannyrose

very much so ruby. suffice to say, the night we arrived home i slept 8 hours without moving.
5:28 am
rubyfoo

I enjoy hearing other people's views.
5:29 am
hurshy

i have co7, anyone have the other 7?
5:29 am
grannyrose

un7. mythical creature
5:29 am
rubyfoo

I expect their views to be divergent from mine, but that's often the appeal.
5:29 am
hurshy

oh nice! thanks
5:30 am
rubyfoo

there's one in my garden -- I wish!
5:30 am
grannyrose

xoxox hurshy
5:33 am
Atalante

other people's views are good until they forget everyone is entitled to their own view too
5:34 am
mattygroves

James Thurber wrote about a unicorn in the garden - http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/unico\nrn1.html
5:35 am
Scrabbler

Hi matty and atalante!
5:35 am
rubyfoo

and I am very happy to see Atalante!! Anybody who disagres can just step outside....
5:35 am
grannyrose

atalante, too true. we must remember everyone is entitled to their own viewpoint, even when it does not agree with theirs.
5:35 am
mattygroves

Good morning all
5:35 am
Scrabbler

Ilike to ask kids in my office
5:35 am
rubyfoo

Hello smart Matty; you got my reference
5:35 am
Atalante

happy birthday smurshy!
5:36 am
rubyfoo

How are you, Ata?
5:36 am
mattygroves

Indeed - happy birthday!
5:36 am
grannyrose

i always say... i may not agree with what you say/think, but i will fight for your right to say/think whatever you do.
5:36 am
Atalante

yes exactly :)
5:36 am
grannyrose

and good morning matty
5:37 am
rubyfoo

And it's certainly possible to have friends with whom you disagree. It makes for lively dinner parties!
5:37 am
Atalante

its all fine till someone wants to vote for trump :P *runs*
5:37 am
mattygroves

Babble chog is unusual compared to most social media. Often (and there are no doubt exceptions), people have friends or contacts on Facebook and twitter of people who broadly share their worldview. Mine is, for example, left of centre - and that is true of many of my friends - therefore I tend to see stories and articles that largely agree with my worldview.
5:38 am
grannyrose

lolll ruby. my darling departed friend, robyn, taught me that.
5:38 am
Scrabbler

I like to ask kids in my office about their favorite animal at the zoo and one girl said the un7.I told her it was my favorite too.
5:38 am
mattygroves

However, on here, we are a diverse group (probably slightly weighted to women of a certain age - I include myself in that) - we don't filter by those who largely agree with us. We can easily forget that there are intelligent people with entirely different views, and so think 'how can they possibly think that?! They must be thick or ignorant or misguided'. It is confirmation bias.
5:39 am
rubyfoo

Exactly, Ata, but, in the end, that, too, can be amusing
5:39 am
grannyrose

i had to teach my hubby that it was okay to not agree. it did not mean i loved him any less.
5:39 am
rubyfoo

I think I'm much further left than most of my friends
5:40 am
rubyfoo

but it's not a problem
5:40 am
mattygroves

I think many of us, Ruby, who have emigrated, tend to be further left than people who have stayed in their country of origin. A huge generalisation of course, but an observation.
5:40 am
mattygroves

So can anyone tell me anything about the CO7?
5:41 am
Atalante

good for bad headaches
5:41 am
Alleyn58

Morning all - a hint or the co7 would be appreciated x
5:41 am
Atalante

or back pain or any other pain
5:41 am
rubyfoo

You're probably right (LOL) but, on the other hand, it's harder to be opinionated about an adopted country
5:41 am
grannyrose

co7, add a vowel to the co6, pain killer
5:41 am
mattygroves

That's the one, once I got the spelling right. Thanks
5:42 am
grannyrose

mind you, co7 is how we spell it here.
5:42 am
rubyfoo

I didn't know there were two spellings
5:43 am
grannyrose

my body hates co7. it metabolises too quickly to morphine and i end up as high as a kite....loll
5:43 am
mattygroves

My spelling is entertaining at times
5:43 am
Alleyn58

Thx so much
5:43 am
mattygroves

It can also make one terribly constipated!
5:43 am
rubyfoo

"I before e...." except when you have a backache
5:43 am
Scrabbler

My body does not like any narcotics--I get so dopey and dizzy.
5:43 am
grannyrose

that too matty.
5:44 am
mattygroves

The weird foreigner seized neither leisure nor science at their heights.
5:44 am
grannyrose

scrabs, prolly because you are like me.
5:45 am
rubyfoo

Imagine, Matty, that I take 40 mg of morphine on an average day!
5:45 am
Atalante

my sister gets take a whole bottle of liquid morphine each day. but it is a small bottle
5:46 am
grannyrose

when i had the denervation on my right knee, anaesthetist gave me ketamine and propofol. i was so out of it. the nurse kept saying..rose open your eyes...and i was thi8nking...nope not gonna do that.
5:46 am
rubyfoo

I love narcotics!! I couldn't deal with my cancer oterwise. I guess I am Lucky because oxy works and there are days when I can take less and have few side effects except what Matty said
5:47 am
Atalante

whats a denervation?
5:47 am
rubyfoo

I take enough to Knock out a big man, but it doesn't even make me sleepy; I'm just afraid to drive
5:47 am
grannyrose

the doc sends anh electric shock down a needle embedded in the nerve and kills it.
5:48 am
grannyrose

the nerve that is...
5:48 am
Scrabbler

I cannot understand why some people get addicted to opiates but that is because my brain reacts so differently to them.
5:49 am
Atalante

wow. I need that one of my knees, it's been hypersensitive to everything since an operation as a kid
5:49 am
grannyrose

ata, when the doc zapped the most troublesome part of the nerve, unconscious as i was i still tried to crawl off the operating table. it took three of them to keep me on the table.
5:50 am
rubyfoo

I can't imagine that addiction because opiates certainly aren't fun
5:50 am
Atalante

ouch ouch ouch
5:50 am
rubyfoo

double ouch ((rosie))
5:50 am
grannyrose

okay, ata, you need to find an an aenesthetist who is now specialising in pain management.
5:51 am
Atalante

I can see how it happens, one of my friends is an ex coastie and the VA gave him insane amounts of vicodin to manage his pain and then just didn't stop giving them to him ...
5:51 am
Atalante

I will look, rose! I had no idea that could be done
5:51 am
grannyrose

that is soooo wrong, ata.
5:51 am
rubyfoo

can he function normally?
5:52 am
Atalante

he can now he's gone to rehab! but he literally can't take pain killers as it's too tempting to take more
5:52 am
mattygroves

Typically, people who take opiates just for pain relief are less likely to become addicted - as long as it's used for genuine pain
5:53 am
rubyfoo

I take as much as I need to manage the pain, but the side effects keep e from exceeding the dose
5:54 am
grannyrose

matty...my theory is that if you have strong enough pain, your body utilises all the pain killer... and there is no addiction.
5:54 am
rubyfoo

My son thinks I'm an addict, but I explined to hi what Matty said. He refused to believe me, thought I should be stoic
5:55 am
grannyrose

oh for goodnhess sake, ruby. tell him to wake up and smell the roses.
5:55 am
rubyfoo

Happily, the oncologists here agree with me
5:56 am
Atalante

there's a difference between physically addicted to something, and choosing to be psychologically / phsyically addicted to something If you take a certain medication for years, of course your body will expect that chemical input
5:57 am
grannyrose

nearly my meds time... please believe me...i love you all... but the meds leave me off the planet.
5:57 am
rubyfoo

>I don't see many choices as I need to function well to run the house, can't just curl up in a balland sleep (although the temptation is surely there)
5:58 am
rubyfoo

<-- loves Rosie
5:58 am
Atalante

what the heck does the un5 mean??!
5:59 am
grannyrose

xoxox and hugs sweet ruby
5:59 am
grannyrose

oh dear ata... my thought that is only half a pair of knickers...loll
6:00 am
Atalante

lol I thought the same!
6:00 am
grannyrose

roflol
6:02 am
rubyfoo

which half? I don't have it
6:03 am
Atalante

lmao I'm not sure!
6:04 am
Atalante

its not quite spelled right one bit of the knickers word. but v near
6:04 am
rubyfoo

This chog is such a treat, even with a paltry grid
6:05 am
Scrabbler

Back. I had to entertain the toddler. Being a mother is not easy.
6:06 am
Atalante

its a nice grid, it has a word I use at work most days - fu6 (first one)
6:06 am
rubyfoo

Really?? My son is 53 and it's harder now than when he was 2!
6:07 am
rubyfoo

encur
6:07 am
rubyfoo

oops, sorry
6:09 am
grannyrose

for heavens sake... himself is arguing with me as to whether we had coleslaw with our dinner. i know we did, at least i did. may be he didn't serve it onto his plate.
6:10 am
Scrabbler

Ruby, do you know that I became the guardian for my young grandnephews on July 6th?
6:11 am
rubyfoo

Yes, you have made my life list of heroes/heroines!!
6:12 am
grannyrose

i should think i could remember what i just ate
6:12 am
rubyfoo

"Don, you be a good boy!" said sternly
6:13 am
grannyrose

lol... ruby. he needs his ears smacked together. (think about it)
6:14 am
grannyrose

scrabs, you have my absolute admiration.
6:14 am
rubyfoo

<-- still looking for Ata's fu.....
6:15 am
Scrabbler

Ryder awoke at 5:30 and he has been a ball of energy since then.
6:15 am
grannyrose

fu6, fu + most of metal money + consonant.
6:15 am
grannyrose

aww scrabs.
6:16 am
rubyfoo

ty, rosie.
6:16 am
Scrabbler

TY, rose.
6:16 am
rubyfoo

You are terrific, scrabs!
6:16 am
grannyrose

giggle... you twol
6:17 am
Scrabbler

I am exhausted is what I am.
6:17 am
rubyfoo

I finally have nbt and nbs; time to go back to bed
6:18 am
grannyrose

scrabs honey...take a deep breath... you will survive.
6:18 am
Scrabbler

Sleep well, ruby.
6:18 am
grannyrose

rest well ruby. xoxolx
6:18 am
grannyrose

ugh... xoxox
6:18 am
rubyfoo

just kidding, will try to eat lunch instead
6:19 am
grannyrose

you eat it, you hear me !!
6:20 am
grannyrose

and now i wish you all the best. xoxox time for me to seek my pillows.
6:20 am
Scrabbler

Have a nutritious lunch then take a nap.
6:21 am
rubyfoo

I said "uncle" this AM and called my helper, Nadia, to come and do my chores. She is a sweet Young woman and loves y pups, so I'm very Lucky to have kept her on even after Burt's death
6:21 am
sukee

Good morning all.
6:21 am
rubyfoo

I've regained all of the weight <I lost last year
6:21 am
rubyfoo

hello Sukee
6:22 am
sukee

How is this grid?
6:22 am
rubyfoo

too smalland too hard for me!
6:22 am
rubyfoo

bye
6:23 am
sukee

Take care
6:25 am
Scrabbler

I found 20, sukee, but I have been chatting and chasing a toddler around the house.
6:26 am
sukee

well, I'm up to 22
6:28 am
periwinkle

good morning all
6:28 am
periwinkle

help with the un7 pls
6:28 am
sukee

Hi peri
6:29 am
Scrabbler

Hi Peri. Horse with a horn.
6:29 am
periwinkle

ty Scrabbs
6:30 am
sukee

Ty scrabs :)
6:33 am
sukee

Yay, found the 7s.
6:44 am
lil*monkey

sukee said a wooooooooooord ! fo5
6:44 am
sukee

oops, sorry :)
6:44 am
lil*monkey

hehe
6:44 am
Trifioso

good morning friends. delighted to see you still have time to babbler, scrabbler!
6:46 am
sukee

Hi Trif
6:46 am
Trifioso

hi sukee
6:46 am
lil*monkey

good morning Babblers
6:46 am
mattygroves

Can anyone give me stats for the lone C in the first column?
6:46 am
Trifioso

good morning lil monkey
6:47 am
sukee

the U words seem UN__ ne
6:47 am
Trifioso

ca4.5
6:50 am
lil*monkey

yay! left column all grey :) heh
6:51 am
Trifioso

go lil!!!
6:51 am
lil*monkey

did you enjoy your trip, Trifi ?
6:53 am
Trifioso

very much!!! soodle is LOVELY in every way. I miss her keenly
6:53 am
Trifioso

not having a -ch in this grid is proving vexing
6:53 am
lil*monkey

aw sweet... it is so fun to meet up IRL with Babblers :)
6:53 am
Trifioso

I think she is the first I have met
6:54 am
sukee

Lots of FU words, literally and figuratively :)
6:54 am
Trifioso

...that I am not related to, anyway, hahaha
6:54 am
lil*monkey

ha yes! good point, sukee
6:55 am
lil*monkey

I am not related to any Babblers. But have met about 20 or so Babblers.
6:55 am
sukee

Great
6:55 am
Trifioso

wow!!! that is a lot
6:55 am
sukee

Maybe one day I can meet crossy and some others who are close.
6:55 am
Trifioso

sukee, I have three fu words so far....how many more?
6:55 am
sukee

Just 5 :)
6:55 am
lil*monkey

We organized a meet-up in DC about 4 years ago. I met dan2bit, ciacoJudy, kje, dcseain, and a bunch more.
6:56 am
sukee

5 in totoal
6:56 am
sukee

total
6:56 am
Scrabbler

Trif, my friends will return from Ireland on Tuesday.
6:56 am
Trifioso

thank you
6:57 am
Trifioso

I hope they had as good a trip as we did. in retrospect, our agenda was rather too heavy on activities and not enough down time, but we saw a lot, and it was a great introduction to the two travelers with us who had never been there.
6:57 am
sukee

I can't get that 6/36 though
6:57 am
Trifioso

next time -- and there will be a next time -- I am going to go at a much less breakneck pace
6:57 am
Scrabbler

Toddler Ryder is making Babble time challenging. I have to feed him, change poopy diapers, entertain him, find the lost water cup, etc. We are watching Shaun the Sheep now, which I appreciate more than him.
6:58 am
Anniebrook

f + most of tin coin +consonant, not my clue, saw this earlier
6:58 am
sukee

Ty Annie
6:58 am
Anniebrook

Scrabbs, You are also one of my heros
6:59 am
Scrabbler

I am trying, Annie, but it is SO hard. There is virtually no time for me.
6:59 am
Trifioso

tin coin....hmmmmm
7:00 am
Anniebrook

Are you still doing the shopping for your mother?
7:00 am
Scrabbler

fu + most of metal money + consonant
7:00 am
Anniebrook

Trif, pennies, nickels, etc
7:00 am
sukee

Got it.
7:00 am
Trifioso

there it is! thank you !
7:01 am
Anniebrook

yw
7:01 am
sukee

I was looking for a specific CO
7:01 am
sukee

--
7:01 am
Trifioso

as was I, sukee
7:01 am
crosshair

Good morning, everyone ;)
7:01 am
sukee

Well, I have to make some breakfast, stomach is growing.
7:01 am
sukee

growling too :)
7:02 am
sukee

Hi crossy, will be right back
7:02 am
Scrabbler

Hi Crossy
7:02 am
Trifioso

good morning crossy!!!
7:02 am
crosshair

:)
7:02 am
Anniebrook

breakfast for me too
7:04 am
sukee

I am back, time for Cheerios :)
7:07 am
crosshair

I will be making the crew some home made hash bround with three kinds of green peppers served beside some scrambled eggs covered with shredded old cheese. May toss some English miffins on the side to keep it company
7:07 am
Scrabbler

Yummy!
7:07 am
crosshair

has browns
7:07 am
crosshair

I cannot type today :(
7:07 am
sukee

sigh...
7:07 am
lil*monkey

I love old cheese
7:08 am
crosshair

Has always been my credo "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper."
7:09 am
sukee

I had pizza the past two days so I have to eat more simple today, no cheese :)
7:09 am
crosshair

Wife is addicted to this 3 year old Quebec white cheddar that is apple wood smoked
7:09 am
lil*monkey

dang I want some of that
7:09 am
sukee

I love smoked cheese, I had smoked provalone on my pizza.
7:10 am
crosshair

Is is sinfully good and more expensive than drugs...
7:10 am
lil*monkey

I love smoked gouda
7:11 am
Trifioso

the last time we were in Vermont, I discovered this artisan cheese farm....now it's all I can think about...they do internet orders, but I am avoiding that, lest I weigh 700 pounds by Christmas.
7:11 am
dan2bit

firewords! tx grannyrose, lickety & all cluers. ae6 ae + eat a meal was my last
7:12 am
lil*monkey

ooooh
7:12 am
lil*monkey

congrats 2bit!
7:12 am
crosshair

We have a custom cheese shop here by the name of Dags and Willow. http://www.dagsandwillow.ca/
7:12 am
Trifioso

huzzah for dan!
7:12 am
sukee

Ty dan, and wtg
7:13 am
crosshair

ty for ae6 dan :)
7:14 am
Trifioso

I'm still missing one fu
7:14 am
sukee

Finally got the acs
7:14 am
Trifioso

which is fun to say
7:15 am
sukee

And the cats get the left over milk. Well, one does, the other doesn't like to drink milk
7:15 am
sukee

lol
7:15 am
sukee

If it's the 1st 6/36 it sounds kind of medical or drug related
7:16 am
sukee

4 to go
7:19 am
sukee

2
7:19 am
sukee

So happy, my baseball team is on top of the division :)
7:19 am
Trifioso

go sukee go!
7:21 am
sukee

1
7:22 am
sukee

and fireworks
7:22 am
sukee

Was not as bad as it first looks. Will give a clue or two.
7:23 am
sukee

Some ass was setting off fireworks here last night at 11:45 PM, too close to buildings
7:23 am
sukee

Would anyone like a clue?
7:27 am
sukee

Okay, well I am off, Have a great day.
7:29 am
Anniebrook

cograts, sukee
7:29 am
Anniebrook

and congrats,
7:34 am
Scrabbler

Back again. I put the toddler down for a nap since he woke up at 530.
7:34 am
Anniebrook

Scrabbs, I bet the children love the bunnies.
7:38 am
Scrabbler

They sure do! They are absolutely fascinated by the bunnies.
7:42 am
Anniebrook

going to fill my coffee cup again
7:45 am
lil*monkey

finished the Fs
7:57 am
Mochi

stumped by the corner F's and the o's.... anyone want to give a few clues?
7:58 am
Uneaixoise

oc5/16 to happen, to take place
7:58 am
Uneaixoise

od4/5 like id4/5 :-)
8:00 am
lynxxx

fu & cons & robot end
8:00 am
Uneaixoise

od4/6 o + Tricky ***k Nixon
8:00 am
lynxxx

oh4.6 is another
8:00 am
Uneaixoise

hey lynxxx :-)
8:01 am
lynxxx

hi Une - thanks for Tricky
8:01 am
Uneaixoise

:-)
8:01 am
lynxxx

drop the o&d from fu6 for the 4
8:04 am
Babs1

thanks for all the clued!
8:05 am
Scrabbler

TY, lynxxx
8:07 am
Scrabbler

Is lil*monkey still here?
8:39 am
IndiaJan

hey all
8:47 am
lil*monkey

Just got back, scrabs
8:47 am
lil*monkey

I was folding laundry
8:49 am
lil*monkey

I did 4 loads, and one of the loads was all my Skechers.
8:51 am
Scrabbler

Any special advice for recovery from an ankle sprain? CFL sprain/strain while hiking a mountain on July 13th. And entire ankle/foot has minor strains.
8:52 am
lil*monkey

I would wear an elastic support brace when you're up on the ankle. Or an Arizona brace (the heavy cloth type that laces up) if you feel you need MORE support than the elastic one.
8:52 am
mkg

anyone have the 7s? ty
8:53 am
lil*monkey

REST it as much as possible. PROP up whenever you are not on your feet. ICE it as often as possible. If you have access to a JOBST pump, use it at night when you're in bed.
8:54 am
lil*monkey

Wear 3/4 top or hi-top sneakers if possible.
8:54 am
Scrabbler

I am using a Donjoy brace which is great. I iced frequently for the first week.
8:54 am
Scrabbler

un7 = horse with horn.
8:55 am
Scrabbler

fu7 = fu + first 3 letters of metal money + consonant
8:55 am
lil*monkey

Is it elastic Donjoy brace? with the straps you pull and Velcro to add support?
8:55 am
mkg

ty. got both of those.
8:56 am
Scrabbler

Yes, laced straps, then bilateral straps, then top velcro straps. It is very supportive.
8:56 am
lil*monkey

I would continue to ice at the end of every day.
8:56 am
mkg

the fu was a six...any ideas?
8:56 am
lil*monkey

And try to walk normally, even if you have to slow your pace WAY DOWN. Don't get into a bad limping habit.
8:57 am
lil*monkey

That brace is excellent scrabs
8:57 am
Scrabbler

Sorry, co7 = opiate.
8:58 am
Scrabbler

Often spelled with e at end.
8:59 am
car.eeyore

Mornin' all
8:59 am
lil*monkey

Sorry for your sprain scrabs! It's a pesky injury. Don't rush the recovery. It takes TIME.
9:05 am
car.eeyore

mkg...I have fu 6/36...is that what you are looking for?
9:05 am
Scrabbler

Hi Car and mkg
9:06 am
car.eeyore

Actually, there are 2 of those....
9:07 am
car.eeyore

So, exciting night last night. The foster cat we had taken in, gave birth to four kittens.
9:07 am
Scrabbler

Monkey, it hurt SO bad. I nearly fainted and puked. The entire foot and ankle swelled and turned purple. I had to hike down the mountain 3 miles.
9:07 am
Scrabbler

Wow, car!
9:07 am
car.eeyore

Poor you.
9:08 am
Scrabbler

How is Mama Kitty doing with her babies?
9:08 am
Scrabbler

Duh, the co7 has the e! I didn't even know that.
9:09 am
rururocks

Are you a nurse or doctor lil monkey?
9:09 am
car.eeyore

She's awesome. We had taken her in with her other litter right after my surgery. We got those kittens adopted out and still had her here. The poor thing got knocked up while she was still at the previous home and nursing that litter.
9:10 am
rururocks

The Octakitty
9:10 am
car.eeyore

Pretty much.
9:10 am
car.eeyore

She was on the schedule at the Spay Wagon for August 22nd...guess that will now have to wait!
9:11 am
car.eeyore

Its been so long since I had a litter I didn't have to work with...dropper/bottle feeding, cleaning, etc. It is so sweet to watch the natural process the way it should be.
9:11 am
Scrabbler

Lil*monkey is a PT.
9:12 am
car.eeyore

anyway, we didn't know she was pregnant and it was quite a shock at 1:00 in the morning. The kids were up and though she had caught 2 mice in a bloody battle. LOL
9:12 am
rururocks

Oh. I thought that was great advice
9:12 am
Scrabbler

Haha.
9:13 am
Scrabbler

Ruru, I am being impatient with the healing process,which is expected since I am an active person. Limping around in pain is not easy.
9:13 am
car.eeyore

You're an active person and a doctor....the worst patients ever!!!!! :p
9:17 am
lil*monkey

Aw scrabs that sounds awful! I'm sure that extra 3 miles you had to hike on that ankle wasn't good :(
9:17 am
lil*monkey

I'm actually a licensed phys therapist assistant
9:18 am
lil*monkey

I don't do the initial evaluation of patients, that's for the DPTs (doctorate of physical therapy) to handle. But I do all the treatments and manage their care.
9:19 am
Scrabbler

It was so painful coming down that mtn, wondering if my ankle was fractured. I went to an urgent care ctr and the X-rays were negative.
9:19 am
lil*monkey

I'm sure you've heard scrabs, that sprains are much more painful than Fx or breaks.
9:20 am
lil*monkey

sprains involve injury or avulsion to the ligaments
9:21 am
welki

'morning, babblers
9:21 am
mkg

scrabbler, the co was also a six........but ty for clue.
9:21 am
Scrabbler

I sprained that same ankle in 1983 but I don't recall it being this bad.
9:22 am
mkg

i got the 7. ty. extra vowel at end.
9:22 am
lil*monkey

Scrabs, all the more reason to take your time with recovery. Your ankle is now more susceptible to repeated injury :( I'm sorry to say, but pls take it seriously.
9:22 am
welki

well heck, if i'd known i'd have asked for your advice a long time ago! monkey, i've been going to PT for months for a shoulder injury - off for a cortisone injection on tuesday.
9:23 am
lil*monkey

Aw I'm sorry welki... I'm here for advice whenever you need me.
9:23 am
welki

heh - i'd have asked how to get some sleep!
9:24 am
lil*monkey

Oh I usually recommend sleeping in a recliner for shoulder injuries. Then you don't accidentally roll onto the bad side.
9:26 am
mkg

clue for the A bottom row please.
9:26 am
Scrabbler

I must go. Jax wants to see spaceships on the computer.
9:26 am
lil*monkey

OK scrabs, good luck! Stay in touch
9:26 am
welki

i've had ankle sprains and breaks, scrabbs - monkey's right, patience is important, so you don't reinjure
9:26 am
lil*monkey

ac5,12 and ae6,21 is all I have mkg
9:28 am
lil*monkey

Yes! Thank you welki! Let's keep reminding her ;)
9:28 am
mkg

ty lil monkey. looking......
9:29 am
lil*monkey

aj4,9
9:29 am
lil*monkey

and ac6,24 . All 4 are strange. Just keep monkeying.
9:30 am
mkg

ty got two of them. not the ae.
9:30 am
mkg

how about an o word? i have none of them yet. ty.
9:31 am
mkg

just got od 4 from o fifth row. so dont need that one. ty.
9:34 am
lil*monkey

ae + Mel's ****r
9:34 am
lil*monkey

TV show about waitresses with Flo "kiss my grits"
9:40 am
welki

monkey, do your PTs do dry needling in the states? my daughter, a nurse in vermont, had never heard of it
9:40 am
lil*monkey

Yes, they do. You have to complete a lengthy educational course first.
9:40 am
lil*monkey

It's called "dry needling" but is very similar to acupuncture.
9:41 am
rururocks

dry needling is what I do here every day
9:42 am
aebmusica

isn't that what "Cross-stitch is?
9:42 am
welki

yes, ru - i was waiting for that :)

well, acupuncture is relatively painless. not so for dry needling - it can be VERY painful
9:43 am
lil*monkey

dry needling is also called trigger-point needling. Yes it's painful. The object is to insert needle into the trigger point. Ouch!
9:43 am
rururocks

not for me.. I don't like needles
9:43 am
aebmusica

sometimes when my family needled me it was painful
9:44 am
welki

i don't either, but i was hoping it would give my shoulder some relief - and sometimes it did, sometimes not
9:45 am
lil*monkey

welki, have you tried electrical stimulation? Certain types are very soothing. The program called "interferential" is excellent for calming pain.
9:46 am
welki

hey ru - the apoquel seems to have kicked in. thank you so much for the advice. and guess what - i heard a commercial for it on the radio the other day - you've started a movement up north!
9:46 am
welki

yes, monkey - i think one of the tens machines has my name on it :)
9:46 am
ch1212

Good morning :). Catching up on chat, I will definitely keep 'dry needling' off my list of potential shoulder remedies!
9:47 am
phaeton

hi...clue for un7/36 pls?
9:47 am
lil*monkey

the horse animal with a pointy horn
9:47 am
welki

and the loveliest of all was the un7
9:48 am
phaeton

ty
9:49 am
rururocks

It does have sometimes adverse side effects. I hope it goes ok for you.> the Best is the CADI shot. I hope to god you get it available up there somehow
9:49 am
welki

dry needling is like banging your head against a wall - feels so good when you stop. but it does give relief
9:50 am
rururocks

i have reactions to needles. don't like them near me at all
9:50 am
rururocks

I'd be a terrible heroin addict
9:51 am
ch1212

Cortisone shots can be extremely painful too.
9:53 am
ch1212

Wishing you the best, welki.
9:53 am
welki

oh the one i'm getting on tuesday is supposed to be a doozy - but i've had them before (in other places), so i sort of know what to expect. at this point, i'll try just about anything to get rid of this pain - and i really hope it works, or i'm looking at surgery :(
9:53 am
Uneaixoise

I'm ok with needles but any kind of "controlled" substance makes me throw up -- codeine, prednisone, etc. -- would be a total failure as an addict! LOL
9:54 am
welki

the injection is x-ray guided, so has to be done by a radiologist
9:54 am
welki

(thanks, ch)
9:55 am
rururocks

wow une.. pred too?
9:57 am
Uneaixoise

ummm now that I think about it, it was oxy that made me throw up -- they gave me prednisone when I threw out my back trying to pick up a tree that had fallen in my backyard -- asked if ok to go to work -- I did but my coworkers sent me home 'cause I couldn't stop laughing uncontrollably! :-)
9:58 am
rururocks

oxy can make lots of people ill. I have never tried it.. I have had Vicodin for headaches though
9:58 am
rururocks

lifting a tree? you trying to be Une Bunyan?
9:58 am
Uneaixoise

vicodin makes me nauseated too
9:58 am
ch1212

My goodness, une -- I didn't realize that could be a side effect of prednisone! Sounds more fun than the usual side effects like I had --- deeper depression, weight gain, puffiness ...
9:59 am
rururocks

depression from Pred?
9:59 am
rururocks

usually it hypes people up doesn't it?
9:59 am
Uneaixoise

ch1212 I gave the remaining pills to the guy replacing the railing on my porch LOL
10:00 am
Uneaixoise

i think so, ru
10:01 am
Uneaixoise

i remember the cortisone they gave my dad (bone cancer) made his face look like a balloon but it REALLY lifted his spirits -- he called it his happy med!
10:03 am
Uneaixoise

ok .. . . need to get going -- later, all! :-)
10:03 am
ch1212

I'm sure the guy appreciated it, Une. Yes, Ruru, changes in moods and emotions (particularly depression) are common on prednisone. In my case, where I normally manage depression just fine, it took a toll. It felt like a thick, black undertow. Ick. I was grateful to be done with it.
10:04 am
lil*monkey

LOL chch12 your profile pic is hilarious
10:05 am
ch1212

Thanks, lil. I've had it up for several months because it makes me laugh.
10:06 am
aebmusica

in5/12.....clue please
10:07 am
kje

in + stray dog
10:07 am
ch1212

also what you do with remains (ashes)
10:08 am
kje

ah yes, there are 2
10:08 am
kje

e clue besides EU coin?
10:09 am
aebmusica

that is the in5/14
10:09 am
ch1212

try my clue, aeb.
10:09 am
kje

oops, yes
10:10 am
lil*monkey

en + co4
10:10 am
aebmusica


ty ch1212
10:10 am
ch1212

yw ... thanks lil
10:11 am
kje

ah, ty monkey
10:11 am
ch1212

20 left and time for breakfast. bbl :)
10:12 am
lil*monkey

19 left, why is this taking so long
10:12 am
kje

12 here... just staring now
10:12 am
kje

damn c's
10:14 am
lil*monkey

the first co6 is just strange
10:15 am
lil*monkey

co4 plus 2 vowels
10:15 am
kje

can you clue it?
10:15 am
kje

ty
10:16 am
kje

nothing but c's left now!
10:17 am
lil*monkey

I have all the Cs, so I can clue if you need.
10:17 am
kje

3 left, 2 6 one 7
10:18 am
kje

will list
10:18 am
kje

and that should help
10:18 am
lil*monkey

co6 and 7 are the drug
10:18 am
kje

crap, missed the narcs
10:18 am
kje

ty
10:18 am
lil*monkey

the other co6 is what you lie in at the funeral
10:19 am
kje

ah, and missed the burial box!
10:19 am
kje

ty
10:20 am
kje

thanks for the help! I am going to go look for some other breakfast besides these left over oreo thins
10:20 am
kje

otherwise I will finish this bag
10:30 am
lil*monkey

4 left! I will finish later... I'm going to Trader Joes now to buy yummy food :) HAGD everyone
10:30 am
mkg

does anyone have a clue for an o word for the top row O?
10:31 am
periwinkle

oc5/16
10:31 am
doseffing

... 2 x f6/39
10:31 am
mkg

ty. any clue?
10:31 am
doseffing

... to piss someone off ... ... a place where suits work
10:31 am
periwinkle

to happen or take place
10:31 am
mkg

got it! ty.
10:32 am
periwinkle

ty dose
10:32 am
doseffing

by the way that was 2 x of6/39
10:32 am
periwinkle

ty got them both
10:35 am
periwinkle

15 left, bbl
10:37 am
mkg

ty
11:03 am
Alleyn58

Cannot find the fi6 - clue please
11:06 am
Uneaixoise

there's no fi6
11:06 am
rururocks

there is no fi 6..
11:06 am
rururocks

maybe that's why you can't find it
11:07 am
hurshy

that would do it
11:07 am
Alleyn58

Indeed - I was missing an fi4 - now found - thank you so much!
11:14 am
rururocks

ha.. I just read that Paris HIlton fears she's being targeted by ISIS.. I think that girl needs to back off on the coke..it's making her delusional
11:25 am
lilliann

I've just watched on the news that a man from America is the first one to ever sky dive without a parachute! He landed on a big net suspended from the ground.That could have gone so wrong!
11:26 am
wvteach

i have the CO 7 - stats and/or help with the other 7 pls
11:26 am
lilliann

Plus his wife and young son were there to watch...that would have been nice for them if he splatted on the ground!
11:26 am
lilliann

un7/36 Teach
11:28 am
Uneaixoise

clue please? tx :-)
11:29 am
jaxx7

Mythical horse
11:29 am
Uneaixoise

tx!!
11:29 am
jaxx7

Any time
11:33 am
rururocks

unmisterED
11:33 am
rururocks

damn it
11:35 am
jaxx7

Fine, except thre is no m
11:45 am
lilliann

Sorry Teach, my grass cutter man turned up for his money and when he starts chatting he never stops, bless him.
11:45 am
lilliann

Hi Jaxx and ty :)
11:45 am
hurshy

ruru, i'm not sure Paris Hilton is wrong. ISIS particularly hates promiscuity and stuff. however, i think that if they didn't think of it, she could easily put the idea into their heads by saying that to the media!
11:47 am
lilliann

How are jaxx?
12:00 pm
MollyL

Self-oriented people like Paris Hilton think EVERYTHING is about them.
12:36 pm
Kaplan the Magne

It isn't? Wen who is it all about?
12:39 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Then whom
12:42 pm
HarryHood

perhaps that's a good strategy for combating terror - redirect efforts of terrorist groups to target unwanted social maladies like khardashians, hiltons, etc.
12:42 pm
HarryHood

we would just have to make sure to keep them far away from population centers.
12:48 pm
HarryHood

clue for the lone C anybody?
12:58 pm
JBsAnno

Hi, Harry. Lone C is Abel's brother
12:58 pm
MollyL

Ah Harry, a breath of fresh air.
1:07 pm
HarryHood

ty for the C. nbt, nbs, and 23 words to go!
1:07 pm
HarryHood

hi molly
1:07 pm
rururocks

maybe ISIS doesn't know the difference between Paris HIlton or Paris France
1:08 pm
HarryHood

that could very well be - somebody told the terrorist to target the Paris Hilton, and instead he targeted Paris Hilton
1:08 pm
HarryHood

the guy that graduates last in his Jihad class is still called a terrorist
1:10 pm
rururocks

lol
1:11 pm
HarryHood

I sense an Adam Sandler movie - a really dumb lovable terrorist and his offbeat hijinx.
1:12 pm
rururocks

yeah.. the title is funny too.. "Does this suit make me look Fatwa?"
1:13 pm
HarryHood

I have to run - we're leaving on a 3.5 week vacation on Tuesday, and my wife is in packing mode. bbl to list, hopefully.
1:33 pm
MollyL

Wow, a 3 and a half week vacation.
1:41 pm
harpjane

hello, what are the stats for the corner F please?
1:43 pm
uusue2

fu4/9 is one of them
1:44 pm
harpjane

thanks sue
1:44 pm
hego

other is fu 6,36
1:46 pm
harpjane

why do I keep getting nervous when i type those fu words?
1:47 pm
hego

:)
1:48 pm
MollyL

Not sure Harp but fuck is accepted in these grids.
1:51 pm
harpjane

I know but there's no K today.....
1:51 pm
MollyL

Does the word fuck make you nervous?
1:51 pm
MollyL

Or were you nervous about some other fu word?
1:51 pm
harpjane

I wouldn't play it in Words With Friends against my priest....
1:52 pm
hego

Some of us were brought up not to use such language.
1:53 pm
MollyL

Indeed, some people were. And yet it is an acceptable word here. As are other words that "some of us" don't use.
1:53 pm
hego

I mean, it's not even shocking anymore. Just rude and common.
1:53 pm
hego

Not usually in the chat.
1:55 pm
MollyL

And some of us were brought up not to use such language and yet we use it in emails.
2:05 pm
rururocks

I use it all the time.. I swear like a sailor
2:06 pm
rururocks

(without a boat)
2:08 pm
rururocks

just not here though
2:13 pm
MollyL

I am also a trash mouth. Not that anyone here would be surprised by that.
: P
2:15 pm
rururocks

well.. I'm shocked I tell you.. just shocked
2:16 pm
MollyL

Oops, we should stop talking about dirty words. People come here to relax and have fun and engage in light, airy, puppy/kitty kind of chat.
2:23 pm
rururocks

I have over time seen some people go "off" here with swearing.. but I try not to here
2:25 pm
MollyL

I have too, Ru. I've seen people use that F word when they go off as well. Hey look, our little fake poster is back.
2:25 pm
rururocks

there are some words that I would never use here but some of the Canadians feel free to throw them around
2:26 pm
Soodle

Another fake poster?
2:27 pm
rururocks

what?
2:27 pm
Soodle

Please name and shame, Molly.
2:27 pm
rururocks

who?
2:27 pm
MollyL

No, let's all stay serene.
2:27 pm
rururocks

oh
2:30 pm
MollyL

Naming and shaming goes on at the Babble Facebook page, doesn't it?
2:31 pm
rururocks

not really
2:31 pm
rururocks

maybe privately on messenger. I don't really know
2:31 pm
MollyL

Oh pardon me, I had heard differently.
2:32 pm
MollyL

Well, let's get back to light and airy chat. How is the weather? How are your pets?
2:32 pm
rururocks

asleep at my feet
2:34 pm
MollyL

My Pets Are Asleep At My Feet...sounds like a Carpenter's song. *Sigh*
2:34 pm
rururocks

ah well. I can't avoid housework any longer.. have a nice sunday Molly
2:34 pm
Soodle

Also... if people want to come on here and talk about light airy puppy/kitty stuff....... why can't they? Who declared Babble an intense forum? Sorry if the kitty/puppy stuff offends/bores you Molly, but you know what? Some people actually like that kind of stuff. I, for one, am sick and tired of your sanctimonious bullshit. I have seen you bully other Babblers, and I don't like it.
There. I've said it.
2:35 pm
MollyL

Thanks Ru, I'm having a great Sunday. Lots of housework and cooking here as well. Enjoy the rest of your day.
2:37 pm
serenitynow

I will second, third and fourth that, Soodle. Anyone for a fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth?
2:37 pm
MollyL

Glad you got that out Soodle. Hope all that bitter s
2:37 pm
MollyL

stuff is outside you now. Try to think some good thoughts.
2:38 pm
serenitynow

Ditto, Molly. Quit your bullying everyone.
2:41 pm
serenitynow

Not everyone is a lapdog like Ruru. It's time to leave the chat.
2:42 pm
rururocks

go screw yourself serenity. I am no lap dog..
2:45 pm
Atalante

hound dog maybe ...
2:45 pm
rururocks

corn dog I will go for :D
2:45 pm
Soodle

I apologise to all who, like me, log on to Babble for a bit of R and R, and who really don't need confrontation and unpleasantness. But there comes a point where saying nothing actually goes against my grain. When I see blatant bullying and aggression, I really need to say something.
2:45 pm
jesdraggon

cue the elvis music
2:45 pm
rururocks

where were you with the bullying yesterday soodle?
2:46 pm
rururocks

seemed like a lot of people were picking on Molly.
2:46 pm
MollyL

Soodle, you and I were once friendly. So I will choose not to go nasty and back stabbing with you, as you have with me. I will stay out of chat when I see you here so you don't have to put with me any longer.
2:46 pm
rururocks

see it's okay for "some" players to call people derogatory names and all is ok
2:47 pm
rururocks

but when some people state their opinions they are jumped on.. really if a discussion bothers you.. turn it off for a while and it will pass back to other subjects
2:47 pm
Soodle

Yesterday I was at a particularly low ebb, Ruru. I didn't have the emotional deposits to waste.
2:47 pm
penquis

here here! i was just thinking the same thing, ru...
2:48 pm
penquis

i ignore conversations i don't want to participate in and join in ones i do....
2:48 pm
rururocks

All I'm saying is turn off the chat if you don't like the discussion
2:48 pm
MollyL

Thank you Pen. That is what grown ups do.
2:49 pm
rururocks

What I believe Molly was saying yesterday is everyone gets up in arms around here about religion and Politics.. but it doesn't have to be that way. It can be a discussion without name calling. At least that's what adults do
2:49 pm
penquis

yw....sometimes i ignore you, too, Molly... ;o)
2:49 pm
jesdraggon

Not sure what was up yesterday, but in looking back through the recent chat, I didn't see anything bullying prior to Soodle and serenitynow demanding the bullying stop...
2:50 pm
MollyL

That is okay Pen. You can ignore me all you want.
: D
2:52 pm
jesdraggon

so i'm going to recommend relaxing like you say you cam here to do, and marvel at how a grid this small managed to still fit 14 f words, because that's ridiculous.
2:52 pm
Atalante

I agree jes
2:52 pm
Soodle

I play Babble to relax. I do not belong to the Molly camp or the Ruru camp or any camp. When I see blatant bullying going on, it makes me uncomfortable. A trawl through the babble archives will throw up many many examples of the bullying which I am speaking about.
2:52 pm
penquis

i usually ignore political and religious discussions and often ignore pet discussions (i have no pets)....i am guilty of talking about the weather... ;o)
2:53 pm
Atalante

I was here before camps. We only had twig shelters in those days
2:53 pm
rururocks

don't ask me.. I flunked out of the cub scouts
2:53 pm
jesdraggon

hah. been here long enough they were still riding dinosaurs to school, ata? :D
2:54 pm
Soodle

LOL Atlante!!!
2:54 pm
Atalante

yep!
2:55 pm
rururocks

Camp Ruru sounds like fun to me
2:55 pm
penquis

i would consider going, ru... ;o)
2:55 pm
penquis

would it be in a Ru-ral setting?
2:56 pm
rururocks

we have recreational punning classes
2:57 pm
penquis

oouuu!....
2:57 pm
jesdraggon

and a wine bar, I'm sure.
2:57 pm
penquis

and wine and cheese classes?
2:57 pm
Atalante

lots of t-ru-ble
2:57 pm
penquis

hah!
2:57 pm
rururocks

that's next to the foot massage section
2:58 pm
penquis

oh....love foot massages!
2:58 pm
penquis

especially while drinking wine and eating cheese... ;oP
2:58 pm
rururocks

we have a foot massage and Lobster roll department
2:59 pm
penquis

mmmm...
2:59 pm
penquis

*i am ignoring this awful grid*....
2:59 pm
rururocks

it's a sucky one that's for sure pen
3:00 pm
penquis

i am off to practice my recorder.....see you all later....
3:00 pm
jesdraggon

can I take my masseuse and a cheese and fruit platter to go lay in the sun and read at camp? because I think we may have hit max relax there.
3:01 pm
jesdraggon

bye, penquis
3:02 pm
MollyL

Wow, a complaint about blatant bullying. And yet it is fine to make snide comments about Babble players in email. I can mention those people here if you want, Soodle.
3:03 pm
jesdraggon

clue for ae6 please?
3:04 pm
Atalante

ae + to eat
3:05 pm
jesdraggon

thanks, ata :)
3:06 pm
Soodle

Oh do whatever you want to do, Molly. Jeez.... what is this, Bl
3:07 pm
Soodle

Blackmail??? I have kept copies of every email ever sent and recieved.....
3:07 pm
Soodle

For F Sake....
3:08 pm
jesdraggon

co6/39 please?
3:08 pm
Atalante

what all the nastiness needs to be buried in
3:09 pm
jesdraggon

well that was awfully fishy. I totally missed that there's another i down there :) thanks
3:10 pm
Soodle

Oh dear God......
3:13 pm
jesdraggon

9 left
3:14 pm
jesdraggon

7
3:14 pm
Atalante

gogogo
3:15 pm
jesdraggon

4
3:16 pm
jesdraggon

3
3:18 pm
jesdraggon

fu6/36 the first?
3:19 pm
Atalante

if I said it was a type of seaweed, that prob wouldn't help would it?
3:19 pm
jesdraggon

with the help of some google-fu, it works fantastically :)
3:19 pm
Atalante

fu + common fish with an extra vowel in the middle
3:19 pm
jesdraggon

with the help of some google-fu, it works fantastically :)
Thanks!
3:20 pm
Atalante

excellent :D
3:22 pm
72 Temple Owl

Ata!
3:25 pm
jesdraggon

un7 please?
3:26 pm
Soodle

a mythical horse with a horn, Jes...
3:27 pm
jesdraggon

holy fish sticks
3:27 pm
jesdraggon

how did i not see that?!?!
3:28 pm
Soodle

How could you? Its mythical....
3:29 pm
jesdraggon

hah. but not typically invisible :) that's fireworks, thanks for the clues ata and soodle!
3:37 pm
Soodle

So... not by way of apology, but just as a small indication of how today went for me... Up at 7.00 am. Washing into the machine. One and a half hour drive to Dublin to see Mom. One hour there. Picked up laundry to be seen to. One hours drive to see my Dad, who is worried and concerned about my Mom. An hour with him. Picked up his laundry. An unhappy two hours with my Dad. Moaning and groaning that he has been abandoned and nobody visits him anymore. (I was there with him on Thursday). Two more hours crossing the city to go back to my Mom. Meds disagreeing wiht her, resulting in dire vomiting and nausea. Very intense times indeed
3:40 pm
jesdraggon

hey, i know some people here do the folding at home internet thing - anybody handy know how large the downloads are?
3:41 pm
Kaplan the Magne

That's terrible!
3:46 pm
serenitynow

F I R E W O R K S !!!!!
3:53 pm
Atalante

not that big
3:57 pm
origami

Sorry your day was so tough soodle
4:01 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello all
4:12 pm
origami

Hi TO
4:18 pm
Glantarell

Sympathies are with you Soodle. I remember the last few years of my Father and Mother's lives. There was a lot of driving, support, and feelings of helplessness. Good luck.
4:22 pm
welki

hey soodle - sorry about your struggles, but i did see that trif and you were able to meet. that must have been great :)
4:22 pm
welki

and hello, everyone
4:23 pm
dianedecoder

hiya welki ! I picked a good day to come into chat, in more ways than one!!
4:23 pm
welki

nice to see you here, ata - you photography continues to amaze me
4:23 pm
welki

diane! long time!
4:24 pm
dianedecoder

I've been playing a bit because I've missed the brain exercise!
4:24 pm
dianedecoder

:-)
4:24 pm
welki

i should be outside playing golf, but instead am being lazy, watching the goldfinches and hummingbirds outside the bay window
4:25 pm
dianedecoder

Any "hail" today yet, welki? We've had the electrical storms EVERY day this week , heavy rains but no hail!
4:25 pm
welki

there was terrible hail in calgary last night, light hail at pine lake - but these storms are intense and way too frequent
4:26 pm
welki

(and they get REALLY close - too close!)
4:27 pm
sammysmom

stuck oln un 7 /36 ??
4:27 pm
Glantarell

mythical animal
4:27 pm
welki

*singing* and the loveliest of all was the un7
4:28 pm
sammysmom

thanks glantarell and welki
4:31 pm
dianedecoder

Airdrie got hit really badly, online pictures were incredible!
4:31 pm
Glantarell

yw
4:32 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi ori and joiners
4:32 pm
welki

yes, ping pong sized hail :(
4:32 pm
welki

hey owl
4:34 pm
welki

air canada had to abort a landing because hail cracked a windshield
4:36 pm
dianedecoder

Well, I'm done for the day. Two of our granddaughters are making us supper and I've got the dessert to finish! It was nice to see some familiar faces. Exclamation!! and smileys :-) :-) and out of her!
4:36 pm
dianedecoder

**here**
4:37 pm
welki

bye, diane - nice to 'see' you again
4:38 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi welk
4:41 pm
welki

going to see if my other half wants to play a round of golf - later, folks
4:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

bye bye welk
4:52 pm
penquis

i am done....doing a wave by.... *waving*....
4:52 pm
origami

Congrats pen!
4:52 pm
Glantarell

congrats pen
4:53 pm
penquis

ty...
4:53 pm
penquis

bye all....
4:55 pm
Glantarell

fireflies
4:55 pm
Glantarell

and goodnight
4:56 pm
origami

yay glantarell!
5:18 pm
IndiaJan

hey all
5:18 pm
IndiaJan

is it all quiet on the western front?
6:22 pm
rolotom

I'm here India if you still are?
6:28 pm
bichon

ae 6/21, pls
6:31 pm
therealblah

ae + eat out
6:31 pm
bichon

ty blah
6:31 pm
therealblah

yvw
6:48 pm
bichon

More words has pooped out
6:48 pm
bichon

fe 8, pls
6:49 pm
bichon

nm
7:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi all
7:08 pm
bichon

hi TO
7:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi bick
7:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

sorry, bich
7:10 pm
bichon

I'll answer to most things
7:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

:)
7:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

i missed the hairy dolphin. sheesh.
7:21 pm
bichon

my last word, un 7/36, pls
7:22 pm
jaxx7

Mythical horse
7:22 pm
bichon

ty jaxx
7:22 pm
jaxx7

yw
7:46 pm
m9f9l

hey all. 22 to go. And all I can say is ugh.
7:51 pm
dan2bit

evening all! It's not even 9pm and all the females in my house (human, feline & canine) are asleep
7:55 pm
Nef

Good Evening. How are you all tonight?
And dan2, how did you wear them ALL out?
8:10 pm
crosshair

Good evening, everyone :)
8:20 pm
Nef

Hi crossy.
8:21 pm
Nef

(I wander off a bit; but now am back; I suspect this grid causes that tonight)
8:30 pm
m9f9l

This grid is annoying
8:30 pm
m9f9l

And yes, I've been wandering in and out too
8:36 pm
Nef

Thank you for saying that! I'm very annoyed with this grid too!
8:37 pm
origami

Howdy ... this is an awful grid. Been in and out throughout the day.
8:38 pm
Nef

Hi m9 & origami! (I thought I should greet you now! :-)
8:39 pm
Nef

I want a T and also to move that Rin this grid; it would be much easier to do that way! ;-)
8:40 pm
origami

How are you doing Nef?
8:41 pm
origami

Hey, just saw you were in the grid :-)
8:43 pm
Nef

Doing fine (except in the grid). The weather was nice today, just a bit humid; so I got a little bit done outside (not much, but some stuff). I have 9 tomato plants & almost got them fenced in enough to keep the squirrels out (I hope)
8:43 pm
Nef

Hey! I didn't see that before! How about that?
8:44 pm
origami

I didn't plant much this year. Usually I have a HUGE vegetable garden. Just tomatoes this year :-)
8:47 pm
origami

I hope to get my groove back and plant a large winter garden.
8:48 pm
Nef

We planted everything else except tomatoes in raised planters like big old garden box planters. DH kept bending down too far & wrecking his back (he's had 2 neck spine surgeries & 2 lumbar spine surgeries & he really can't bend with all that rods & screws in there; but he still kept trying!)
8:49 pm
Nef

What made you cut back this year?
8:50 pm
origami

I have all raised beds also (at least 3 feet high). My soil here is horrible, all clay, and I have 3 big dogs. So going up is the only solution.
8:50 pm
wvteach

** finito ** last word UN 4/6 - one of the many non-words in this grid (didn't enjoy thiss one)
8:50 pm
Nef

I read "winter garden" & I thought "What's that?" I had to go check your profile to see where they have such things! ;-) (Minnesota doesn't have gardens outside in winter)
8:51 pm
origami

Not to be depressing, but I have been pretty down. Hanging on to the tomatoes, though :-)
8:51 pm
Nef

YAY, wv!!! WTG!!!
8:51 pm
wvteach

any clues needed
8:51 pm
Nef

Did anyone enjoy this one, wv? I hate it too
8:52 pm
origami

Yep, nef. I can grow 12 months of the year. Sometimes Jan/Feb can freeze above-ground things, but I always have beets and turnips and kale and such even in the coldest of winters here.
8:52 pm
origami

Congrats teach!
8:52 pm
Nef

Yes, Please that 2nd column, 3rd row E please
8:52 pm
wvteach

i also checked your profile to see where one can have a winter garden - certainly not from around here
8:53 pm
Nef

West Virginia doesn't have mild winters, wv?
8:54 pm
wvteach

EU 4/5 - type of coin and EN 6/24 - to put into spy language
8:54 pm
origami

4 seasons of veggie gardening here. Although we put up with ghastly heat in the summer. I'm from the SF Bay Area and will never get used to the heat here.
8:55 pm
wvteach

Not at all - last winter in one snow storm we got 28 inches of snow - the week I was taking care of the two gradkids - everything closed
8:55 pm
Nef

Yum, origami. We plant kale, tomatoes, herbs, lettuce, carrots, peppers, squash, and I have an eggplant this year for some reason.
8:55 pm
Nef

Thank you wv!
8:56 pm
wvteach

with the hills all around we have lots of cross country skiing and several downhill ski areas - the one ski area has the greatest vertical drop east of the Mississippi
8:56 pm
origami

I can grow lettuce and kale and carrot in the winter. I do the others in the summer.
8:58 pm
Nef

For some reason, we keep trying & trying to grow carrots, but our carrots end up being 2 -3 inches long & maybe as thick as our thumbs. They taste wonderful but just won't grow long!
8:59 pm
origami

Winter veggies: cabbage, lettuce, root veggies, chard, broccoli, brussels sprouts, collard greens. Lots of good stuff.
8:59 pm
origami

My carrots never get big either.
9:00 pm
origami

Oh, another winter favorite ... cauliflower.
9:01 pm
ch1212

You are inspiring me to try winter veggies. The past couple winters we've only seen a couple days below freezing. Thanks for the list of veggies, origami!
9:01 pm
Nef

WV, saying that, here in MN we have some great ski areas, but our slopes are short. People from other areas caught when we say that, but a lot of Olympic skiers are either from here or come here to practice
9:02 pm
origami

ch112 ... you can visit your local cooperative extension office website and find a list of veggies to grow in the winter. Your climate is mild enough. I work for CE so am an advocate :-)
9:03 pm
ch1212

Gosh, I should have known that. One of my neighbors teaches classes for the county CE. Thanks!
9:03 pm
Nef

With our shorter runs, they actually can end up with more actual skiing because they aren't waiting in long lines to get back to the top of the hills again.
9:04 pm
Nef

great idea, origami. Extension offices are very helpful too. (I should find out why my carrots are always so short
9:04 pm
origami

Well, it has dropped below 95F, so I am off to play with my poor neglected dogs for a bit. Happy babbling all.
9:05 pm
Nef

95 (F)! UGH!
9:05 pm
origami

If you find out Nef, please let me know. I have great soil in my massive raised bed, but stunted carrots :-(
9:05 pm
Nef

I will, origami! Thanks!
9:06 pm
origami

Back in a while if I don't perish from the heat in the back 40 :-)
9:07 pm
Nef

okay, take care & don't melt!
9:31 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and fireworks woot
9:32 pm
Nef

YAY, Gwen!!! WTG!!!
9:32 pm
Nef

How are you doing tonight?
9:36 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

melting! how you?
9:39 pm
Nef

Finding out that I'm still a mosquito magnet this year. :-( Why is it that no one else gets bit but me?
9:40 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

i read an article somewhere that says skeeters do target certain people and ignore others. it offered suggestions to help protect yourself, also. i'll try to find it
9:41 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

(hmm, just google this << mosquitoes target certain people >> and you will find several articles)
9:42 pm
Nef

Well, supposedly they are attracted to bananas, so I don't eat them(& DH has thermal the time!).
I didn't even know I got bit in so many places today; but I have welts from bites all over my arms, neck & legs.
9:43 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hope you have good anti-itching lotion
9:43 pm
Nef

Oh yeah; I have to laugh: "Book Doctor" Gwen "Googles" too! (I thought you'd have a fun resource book that would help! ;-)
9:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

me loves google 8 - D
9:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

"book doctor" means editor -- not expert LOL
9:45 pm
Nef

Actually, I use a couple of home remedies that help: either a baking soda & water slurry, or rubbing a wet bar of soap on the itchy spot work as well as Calamine lotion for me
9:47 pm
Nef

Oh, Pooh!! I've always pictured you with a book lying on an exam table & you repairing the books' binding! (another imaginary idea wrong)
9:47 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

baking soda paste, yep, i learend that one from mom when i was little
9:49 pm
m9f9l

I'm back again. I'll add that green clay powder makes an awesome slurry for skin issues!
9:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

people who fix ordinary physical books are called bookbinders. if they fix ancient books for museums and stuff, they're conservationists
9:50 pm
m9f9l

I have 20 left in this horrible grid.
9:50 pm
Nef

I've always used it; there are a lot of things I'm sensitive too, so I try not to have anything with fragrances or a lot of chemicals
9:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

i can do minor repairs, but before i learned any of that i was a book doctor
9:51 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

stopping itchy skin is as simple as keeping air off it, so, a layer of soap would work great, at least till it flakes off
9:51 pm
Nef

so, a book doctor is an editor that keeps the author in line?
9:51 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hi m9
9:51 pm
m9f9l

soap dries my skin out.
9:51 pm
m9f9l

hi.
9:51 pm
Nef

WB, M9. I have 25 left myself
9:52 pm
m9f9l

is there a list? I don't think I can go any further on my own.
9:52 pm
Nef

what is green clay powder?
9:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

an "emergency" editor. the publisher buys a manuscript, then realizes it's unpublishable but they have already contracted to publish it. call in the book doctor to fix it in a hurry
9:52 pm
m9f9l

at least not without getting really grumpy!
9:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

in hollywood they're called "script doctors"
9:52 pm
m9f9l

My monkeys are exhausted!
9:52 pm
Nef

Why would it be unpublishable?
9:53 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

the book i "doctored" was simply purchased in a rush by the publisher who didn't look very closely at it, since it filled a niche they were looking to fill
9:53 pm
Nef

There is a list, M9. I listed at 28; & am too busy chatting right now
9:53 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

they then found out it was badly researched and full of incorrect "facts"
9:54 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

m9, check to see if Molly has a list in her profile; she usually does
9:54 pm
Nef

Oh, wow! And they bought it anyway? Why would an author turnout drivel like that?
9:54 pm
m9f9l

it's clay in a powder form. I like the french green clay best. Here's from some website: From the standpoint of mineralogy, French green clay belongs to a subcategory of clay minerals known as illite clays, the other two major groups being kaolinite and smectite clays.
9:54 pm
Nef

Locket's list is up
9:55 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

there are thousands of people at any given moment trying to sell their books. not all of them are gems
9:55 pm
Nef

Lickety's list
9:55 pm
stidmama

hey all
9:56 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

the author was not a professional author, just a guy who collected anecdotes about place name origins (the topic of the book) and he had simply collected a lot of BS
9:56 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hiya stid and nef and anyone i missed
9:56 pm
Nef

hi stid!
9:57 pm
stidmama

:-)
9:57 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

another quick and cheap "cure" for itchy skin is a few pieces of scotch tape. just keep the air off the itchy part.
9:59 pm
Nef

I'm thinking about that author, Gwen, &all I can think of is why did he even collect it if it wasn't true? What a waste of time!
10:00 pm
stidmama

listing at 15 to go... got a lot last night at flip (was watching a movie with Tom) :-) Love vacation time. I am going to start getting back on school schedule in another couple weeks. Time is ticking!
10:00 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

well, all of this was before wikipedia and google, so, difficult to check whether what you have been told is true. anyway, as i said, it was not a very good manuscript, which is why they called in a book doctor
10:01 pm
Nef

It sure is, stid. It's AUGUST tomorrow! YIKES!!
10:01 pm
stidmama

ugh. so many fish.... (minnows, it seems!)
10:02 pm
stidmama

that one was a fingerling... *sigh*
10:02 pm
stidmama

down to 9. :-)
10:02 pm
Nef

did you get your name on it too then? Or do Book Doctors get any credit at all
10:03 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

no, book doctors are editors. the author gets the credit, and if the editor is lucky, she gets mentioned in the acknoledgements. (this is very common in the publishing biz; in fact, celebrities who write books often are not the actual authors)
10:03 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

go go go stid!
10:03 pm
stidmama

that one was a mammal, but VERY fishy! *giggle* (in 4/4)
10:04 pm
Nef

Is that "ghost writing" then? Or is that differentials?
10:05 pm
Nef

I had that one, stid; & yes, it IS fishy! :-)
10:05 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

yep, ghost writing. "The Art of the Deal" is a famous ghost'written books been in the news lately
10:05 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

here's my little masterpiece: http://tinyurl.com/jtkpowu
10:05 pm
IndiaJan

evening all
10:05 pm
stidmama

no more F words... :-)
10:06 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hi indiajan
10:06 pm
stidmama

there's the magic fellow... 2 to go!
10:06 pm
stidmama

Hello IndiaJan!
10:07 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

it's a smart way to sell, if you only care about selling. slap a celebrity's name on it and it will sell. (assuming you have a popular celebrity)
10:09 pm
Nef

Hi IndiaJan
10:09 pm
Nef

Gwen, I've really learned a lot from you tonight! Thanks! :-)
10:10 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

8 - D
10:10 pm
stidmama

one to go...
10:10 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

anyone need a clue before I zip off?
10:10 pm
stidmama

fw
10:11 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

wtg stid !!!!!!!!
10:11 pm
stidmama

I am glad to be picking up some speed again -- during the school year my stats take a real tumble!
10:12 pm
m9f9l

gj stid!
10:13 pm
stidmama

thanks m9!
10:13 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

night all, have fun *poink*
10:14 pm
stidmama

enjoy your week, gwen!
10:14 pm
Nef

YAY, STID!!! WTG!!!
10:16 pm
Nef

(DH is having me edit his bio for his 50th high school reunion; so am *I* being a book doctor too? ;-)
10:21 pm
stidmama

or are you ghost writing, Nef?
10:25 pm
Nef

His 1st copy was so depressing I rewrote it and told the same things but in a very upbeat way. This is his second one he wrote; and it's so depressing again. He also wrote it in such way he didn't use the word *I* once; every sentence starts with "went" or
did". :-(
10:46 pm
stidmama

Oh boy... that passive writing style is hard to unlearn!
10:47 pm
stidmama

sorry - am working on putting together a form that automatically populates lesson plans. Trying to add in the common core standards with explanations now, so it's easier to put it all together later. :-) Going to be a looong month!
10:50 pm
m9f9l

fw!
10:51 pm
m9f9l

stid.. that sounds, um..not so fun.
10:53 pm
Nef

WAY, M9!!! WTG!!!
10:55 pm
Nef

YAY, not WAY. (sheesh! If I make all of these typos; how can I ever edit his bio?) smh
10:57 pm
Nef

Actually, stid, I think that sounds like a great form! This should make your job easier once yogurt it done, right?
10:58 pm
m9f9l

Yogurt! bwaahaaa haaa!
10:59 pm
m9f9l

You're on a roll Nef ;-)
11:00 pm
Nef

LOL! I certainly am! Gosh: trying to do 2 things at once is NOT working very well.
11:00 pm
m9f9l

I'm sure you'll do a great job editing though. Not the same as online chatting :-)
11:01 pm
m9f9l

g'night all.
11:02 pm
Nef

(Well,I'veals been watching a show on on poverty through a poor person's eyes too. It kind of made me think how horrid our "social systems" are!
11:03 pm
Nef

oh, DRAT! I give up!
11:03 pm
Nef

niters, M(
11:03 pm
Nef

M9
11:45 pm
stidmama

sweet dreams m9
11:46 pm
stidmama

I did it! Got the basic forms created. Now to make a lesson plan I just follow the prompts... *genius mama look*
11:47 pm
stidmama

anyway, I can help clue if anyone needs it?
11:59 pm
periwinkle

stiddy I love your icon :)