{{quester}} condolences and peace to you and your family

yay ita!!!! so very cool

And there will not be any references to grass smelling like semen, which is a rather unfortunate Conroy description, imo.

But so true - that's what it smell like in that area of SC - which is wher my grandparents lived and my parents live now. Salt water marshes smell like that.

gus is amusing , but I hope his head is good in the am and does not find out he sent photocopies of body parts to the wrong people.

Hey Spidra , it was lovely to meet you and DH says he really enjoied talking to you . ( he has no idea how rare his abliity to talk to anyone and everyone is)

Oh, quester -- I was just thinking I hoped you didn't watch Grey's Anatomy today.

$25 minimum, 5% handling charge, $7 delivery fee.

Clearly I didn't look that closely. That's crazy! It must be primarily for businesses, then?

"We do have a mathematical chance of winning. But it has to fall into the chaos theory."

Please note this interesting idea came from the Left Coast both in origination and quotage.

beth b's husband is the king of mingling. And a fine guy.

beth, tell Matt that Emmett was using a wood chisel today (and surprisingly well).

Congratulations, ita! Do you have things to wear with a brown belt? Do you have to kill a man to get a black belt? Or is it more of a reward?

YAY ITA!! Go on with your bad self.

Clearly I didn't look that closely. That's crazy! It must be primarily for businesses, then?

I didn't notice it on the website. The woman I spoke to was very nice about it--they must realise it's a bit of a nichey thing.

Might work for large gatherings at home too.

Watching tonight's Mile High -- Perkins I think we're SOL. I base that on no knowledge. Nicole, there's hate at least partially because everyone hates Janis, and she hates everyone.

I didn't notice it on the website. The woman I spoke to was very nice about it--they must realise it's a bit of a nichey thing.

I guess so!

Do you have things to wear with a brown belt?

Nothing.

Do you have to kill a man to get a black belt? Or is it more of a reward?

It's more that you don't have to let a man kill you. There are defenses against real knives, and they describe the fighting portion of it not as something you win, but something you survive. They'll just keep throwing fresh black belts at you to see where you break.

Yeah, beth. I sure wish I had that talent.

Today seems to be an alcoholiday for me. I don't really drink much. A couple drinks a month. Today I had two glasses of wine and I'm now having what could be called Maine Mimosa (sparkling blueberry juice with Champagne [and it's actually from the province of Champagne]).

David - the first thing Matt said was "does he have all his fingers" - but you said he did well - so I am guessing he is intact. Matt's newest project is teaching an 11 yr old neighbor to make a guitar. He really is into the project, but I think the kid likes the concept of power tools quite a bit, too.

sparkling blueberry juice with Champagne

that just sounds good.

We ate too much at Sparky's. we just aren't hungry for the soup and bread brought over by neighbors....