Beauchamp is "Beechum" in Britain, as opposed to French "Boh shahm."
I did not know that one. Cool.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jun 21, 2014 1:06:37 pm PDT #467 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Theodosia - Jun 21, 2014 1:17:10 pm PDT #468 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My original impulse was to spell Chumley's name as Cholmondeley, but then I realized it would mean a Conversation every time I was at the vet, et cetera.
(Much to my surprise, or maybe I shouldn't because Somerville, there are three other Chumleys registered at my vet's, two cats and a rabbit.)
dcp - Jun 21, 2014 1:17:15 pm PDT #469 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Beauchamp
Said a bad little youngster named Beauchamp
"Those jelly-rolls, how shall I reauchamp?
To my parents I'd go,
But they always say 'No,'
No matter how much I beseauchamp."
-- Carolyn Wells
Amy - Jun 21, 2014 1:20:54 pm PDT #470 of 30000
Because books.
Heh.
Scrappy - Jun 21, 2014 1:26:15 pm PDT #471 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I am so sorry, Jesse.
tommyrot - Jun 21, 2014 1:56:00 pm PDT #472 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So I decided to walk to a grocery store about four blocks away to buy a steak even though radar showed we were about to be hit by a line of thunderstorms. It started raining on my way there and the rains got harder as I walked. I bought a steak and some milk and came out to find it raining hard with lightning. I had an umbrella but I still got soaked below my waist from the rain. I counted the time between lightning and thunder-one lightning strike was only a mile away. I shifted my iPhone to a different pocket to keep it dry and finally made it home, safe and wet, but with my iPhone still dry.
Then I discovered that I was just carrying the milk; I had left the steak at the checkout counter.
It looks like the line of thunderstorms will pass us in an hour--maybe I'll go get the steak then.
Burrell - Jun 21, 2014 1:57:10 pm PDT #473 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Jesse, I know all too well about that phase. Feel free to call or email if you want to talk. As for how long it can last, he can live a good long while if he's being well cared for and is otherwise in good health. My mom was unable to walk or eat without assistance for several years. It may help to know that, for her, the time was mostly pleasant I think. She probably got a bit bored, but mostly she was okay with her life. And much as her being in that state pained me sometimes, having her alive and in good physical health was such a gift. It meant she was there for my wedding.
Jesse - Jun 21, 2014 2:02:08 pm PDT #474 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Thanks, Burrell. He is in great health, and pretty good spirits, so that's something. It kills me how strong his grip is when he can't manage the fork.
Burrell - Jun 21, 2014 2:04:01 pm PDT #475 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That is something, Jesse. That he's basically happy is huge. I know how much it meant to me at the time.
Amy - Jun 21, 2014 2:35:03 pm PDT #476 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, tommy, that hurts.
That he's basically happy is huge.
Very much this.