Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 1366

kennyc · 08-07-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I would say something (lots of things, actually) but if I did my mouth and head would explode and then so would several others' and then the couch would get all messy and, before you knew it, the entire Llounge would start to smell. The only other options are (1) have a great big belly-laugh, (2) cry until you've run out of tears, or (3) stick a sock in it. I'm doing a combination of these.

Good plan, that's what most of CO is doing I think.

kindlekitten · 08-07-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Am about to take my mom out to my sister's house because dear sister is PMSing. Pray for my immortal soul. I may be a veteran in these wars, but it has been a long time since I have had to fight it outnumbered.

having just escaped that hell I can certainly more than empathise!

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Shaking my head....

http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...7286&catid=339

I wish we could campaign like the Brits... what is it? 3? 6? weeks then bada bing ya' gotta new crook in office!

pshrynk · 08-07-2010, 02:35 PM

Taking a page out of Recluse's play book and browsing on my K2. I have no idea how he does it...

kennyc · 08-07-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Am about to take my mom out to my sister's house because dear sister is PMSing. Pray for my immortal soul. I may be a veteran in these wars, but it has been a long time since I have had to fight it outnumbered.

Good luck. If we do not hear from you in a few hours we'll send Norton.

rebarnmom · 08-07-2010, 04:08 PM

I am finally enjoying some quiet time after a week filled with activity, starting last Friday night with my daughter's birthday campout, her having another friend overnight the following night because she couldn't make it for the campout, then having her friends over to swim several times, and wrapping it up with a trip to Six Flags Great America yesterday, for which we had earned free tickets as part of a reading program. I haven't been to theme park since my husband and I were dating (25 yrs ago). I wasn't sure how I would handle the rides at my advancing age, but I surprised myself. I'd say there was only one ride the was a mistake to ride and I stayed away from the spinning rides, but all of the thrill rides were awesome! I can't believe I did the "drop", lived to tell about it and probably enjoyed it the most!

I've only been able to pop in here and view a couple threads, so I hope I didn't miss anything as I don't know how I'll ever be able to catch-up on all of the posts I've missed! So, if there was any highlights from the past week you wish to share with me, I'd be obliged!

DMcCunney · 08-07-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by glowhappy

I thought it was kinda disorganized. My favorite was the one in Paris. I can't read or write in French but its so easy to navigate that I never took the wrong train.

The NYC subway system can't help some level of disorganization, as the present system is the result of a merger of three independent systems: the
BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Transit), IND (Independent Subway), and IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit). They were merged into single system in the 1940s, and are currently a division of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which is also responsible for bus service and commuter rail lines.

It's possible to get pretty much anywhere in four of the five boroughs (the fifth is a separate island with its own rail system) by subway, but there are an assortment of "you can't get directly there from here" quirks.

However, it's the largest subway system in the world, and the MTA has made considerable strides over the years in improving it. (Among other things, the air conditioning in the cars now can be expected to be working when you board, which wasn't always the case.) It's also a 24 hour system, so you really can travel at any time.

The simplest subway I've encountered is the one in Philadelphia, which has two lines: a North/South line and an East/West line. Hard to get lost using that subway. To get to places not on those lines, you transfer to a bus or a trolley. Like NYC, the Phila. system is 24 hours, and you can ride at any time.
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Dennis

recluse · 08-07-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Taking a page out of Recluse's play book and browsing on my K2. I have no idea how he does it...

Imagine what I could do with a real computer.

rebarnmom · 08-07-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Imagine what I could do with a real computer.

Scarrry!

recluse · 08-07-2010, 04:58 PM

You have no idea.....

WT Sharpe · 08-07-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Same way as one would hang a photograph of an oil masterpiece ....

Or you could hang it in a digital picture frame!

kindlekitten · 08-07-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

The simplest subway I've encountered is the one in Philadelphia, which has two lines: a North/South line and an East/West line. Hard to get lost using that subway. To get to places not on those lines, you transfer to a bus or a trolley. Like NYC, the Phila. system is 24 hours, and you can ride at any time.
______
Dennis

that's how most of the ones I've been on in Europe work. when the subway ends you transfer to the trolley or bus. brilliantly simple. and the one in Munich is pure art!

rebarnmom · 08-07-2010, 08:12 PM

Arghhhh! I got into a patch of stinging nettles!

I had gloves on and was pruning away some lilac bushes that were crumpled by a huge dead tree that had fallen earlier in the year. I wanted to clear the surrounding area so my husband could continue to cut the tree down for firewood. I was just going to go out and mow. But NOOOO! I thought I'd just prune back some of the lilac branches that smack me in the face as I mow along side them on the rider. But of course, I couldn't stop there!

My forearms are stinging! It is the strangest feeling actually! Anyone know any good home remedies?

kindlekitten · 08-07-2010, 08:13 PM

baking soda paste. tooth paste (not gel)

kindlekitten · 08-07-2010, 08:15 PM

aloe vera. if you have the wild ferns around that have the little white nubbins on the back, these mashed up and rubbed on the stinging areas can help. whatever you do, use nothing but cold or clear water on it. NEVER HOT!!!!

rebarnmom · 08-07-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

baking soda paste. tooth paste (not gel)

Do you just slather yourself with it and leave it on uncovered?

08-07-2010, 02:35 PM	#20478
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Taking a page out of Recluse's play book and browsing on my K2. I have no idea how he does it...

08-07-2010, 04:08 PM	#20480
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	I am finally enjoying some quiet time after a week filled with activity, starting last Friday night with my daughter's birthday campout, her having another friend overnight the following night because she couldn't make it for the campout, then having her friends over to swim several times, and wrapping it up with a trip to Six Flags Great America yesterday, for which we had earned free tickets as part of a reading program. I haven't been to theme park since my husband and I were dating (25 yrs ago). I wasn't sure how I would handle the rides at my advancing age, but I surprised myself. I'd say there was only one ride the was a mistake to ride and I stayed away from the spinning rides, but all of the thrill rides were awesome! I can't believe I did the "drop", lived to tell about it and probably enjoyed it the most! I've only been able to pop in here and view a couple threads, so I hope I didn't miss anything as I don't know how I'll ever be able to catch-up on all of the posts I've missed! So, if there was any highlights from the past week you wish to share with me, I'd be obliged!

08-07-2010, 04:58 PM	#20484
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	You have no idea.....

08-07-2010, 08:12 PM	#20487
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	Arghhhh! I got into a patch of stinging nettles! I had gloves on and was pruning away some lilac bushes that were crumpled by a huge dead tree that had fallen earlier in the year. I wanted to clear the surrounding area so my husband could continue to cut the tree down for firewood. I was just going to go out and mow. But NOOOO! I thought I'd just prune back some of the lilac branches that smack me in the face as I mow along side them on the rider. But of course, I couldn't stop there! My forearms are stinging! It is the strangest feeling actually! Anyone know any good home remedies?

08-07-2010, 08:13 PM	#20488
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	baking soda paste. tooth paste (not gel)

08-07-2010, 08:15 PM	#20489
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	aloe vera. if you have the wild ferns around that have the little white nubbins on the back, these mashed up and rubbed on the stinging areas can help. whatever you do, use nothing but cold or clear water on it. NEVER HOT!!!!