Okay, I made it a point to check back in to chat, as I'd heard that late-night was the happening time. Mac2 was supposedly there, but he wasn't talking.

Shoot. Guess I better toddle off to bed.

We passed each other, just like ships in the night Pegatha...

And I missed all the anticipation.

Lot's of the posts brought a smile to my face. I remember oh so carefully, asking permission to Report Abord in to The original Reporting Aboard...(me and Redbird...) I would always make sure some member from the military did the offical Welcome Aboard when a newbie ventured in. Oh those were the days, then the head aches, then the fury..then the triumph like tonight.

CONGRATULATIONS NOONAN!!!!
But congratulations to all of us too...WE DO what people talk about doing, but never seem to accomplish, either politically or sometimes in friendships or relationships either. We totally accept each other for who we are, no matter our beliefs lifestyles, we are true, blue, always their for you friends. We have proven it over and over..some being banned, some leaving in support, some taking time out once in awhile, yet always, always..we unconditionally care about one another for keeps. We do what we can do, keep contact when we can, and I for one, am so proud and honored to be a member of this incredible, wonderful diverse crew!

Thank you all so very much! (Oh Gawd..Joe is going to go get the duct tape again.)

Ok - roll call, sound off -

Red Bird - Have you any signs of Spring..it is dumping snow here, gonna last till next week, I am lucky I got home in one piece.

Pie - I know you have been visiting Mickey...I'm emailing you, if I don't get a response, I'm organizing a search party!

Marine - Are you still sticking holes in the ground planting your corn?

Fly - how is the itching and and pain..and (give me the allowance...thank you so much for so long ago, welcoming me Aboard)

Heart - Were you in chat..hows life in the South. You have good instincts, would be freezing to death if you were with me now.

KT - How is it going..

WS - Whatcha up to..

Gabby - so nice when you drop in.

Brookie - Happy Anniversary to you and Mrs Brookie[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] BTW - Mrs. Brookie is not Brookiesgram is it????

Vets (gonna have to trap you into a post milestone real soon here.) What a wonderful family you have.

Desron - hope the little woman is ok, give her my best..oh, add my email so I can add to her list of all the things you are doing wrong, ok? BTW - grocery stores have flowers and you can deliver a beautiful bouquet in person..make the bleep card, you are a net techie...

GUNNY - In spirit, thinking of you, and kids and piggies and Chesty..remembering the good ole days..(fly please pass this on.)

amy - I think you are incredible!

Sandra - Thank you very much...for your efforts, your spirit and determination.

Snuffy - Hope you are feeling better. And you could go into business for being a "one stop shop" for the latest breaking news. Thank you.

another nod to Pegatha for always, always being there for me.

Joe - other then duct taping me to the wall and leaving me there...you made the water fairy come alive..and while I've looked, found nothing that has suited me better.

CO - As I have told you and told you, SO VERY HAPPY YOU HAVE JOINED US....

BigTom - Just getting to know you, remember you well from the Kerry days...Boy, do you fit in here.

Indianhead - Hello! If you are still out in your garden, time to come and check in with the gang!

Anybody I missed? Sorry about that...just stopped typing..I need to take a breath..

Thinking about ALL of you tonight, snowy, looks like January and there is no end in sight...Some April Fool's joke right? (NOT)

Marie,

Pie was in early chat last night. She had paid ten bucks in some fancy hotel for internet access. However, when I asked her if she was having fun, all I got was silence. Hmmmmm. She should be home tonight.

Ok, if it's duct tape you need, it's duct tape you'll get... joe e

Late night (or very early morning) chat often is the happening time but apparently that didn't take place.

I think she said she was having some fun there but I got the impression she would have much rather have been at home chatting and posting from her own computer.

Good morning everyone!
(or what ever 'tis where ever you is, eh?)

Y'all oughta see the size of the honey do list I got presented this mornin', eh? Methinks I'm gettin' my penance for spendin' a week away on somethin' so droll.Doubt that'll happen, eh? Methinks after gettin' a cup of coffee someone'll put Volume 16 to bed and start Volume 17. Might not happen 'til noon, but methinks it'll happen.White hats?
That makes me wanna
You're most welcome!

It still itches and still hurts like hell, but 'tis either gettin' less or I'm gettin' use to it, eh? Still keeps me awake a lot though.

Here's hopin' the weather's great where ever y'all are at! Enjoy the day, be safe, stay well and remember to play nice!

Ok.. this one is all the fault of you guys getting me thinking about my childhood. I blame you Cardinal .. you did it !

As a result I stayed up to an ungodly hour and wrote and created images and a new page . I do this often granted but usually at decent hours.

Now I'm going to make you all pay a penance by giving you the link to the results of picking on me ! .. I'm kidding of course but here it is if any of you are interested..

and btw .. the midi playing on the page is an original composition by Les.

http://www.slimsplace.com/JustaCountryGirl/index.html

Cat fixes "honey do" list at Flydangler's home on April Fool's day.



Congratulations, Noonan!

MtnMagic

This place is starting to grow on me! Some of these posts are funnier than hell! They really cheer me up!

I'm bummed because I have to go take a shower and go to work again.

Well, I'll feel better once I get there.


BTW, Snuffy,

Is that Z-pack startin to kick in yet? I hope you are feeling better!

Hi - Thanks for asking. I am on Day 3 of the Z Pack and it is starting to kick in. I'm still feeling marginal, but better than yesterday. Slept a little better last night. But I've got a day or two to go. I'm hoping to get off my duff tonight and watch some of the Final Four. I'm rooting for LSU and GMU.

Good to hear you are improving Snuffy !

Des.. I sorted out the Cali thing. She is now subscribed.

Whether she wants to be or not !

Michael just set her up.

I also remember a boy from Boise who liked to pretend he was someone he wasn't might have instigated some of that poop too.

He never would tell me where he went to boot camp, everytime I asked he disappeared or changed the subject. Had he told me where he went to boot camp he knew I had a follow up question and he would have been busted.

Getting banned is ok sometimes. I used to be an absolute pita to Lindsay Howerton on the Washinton Post Forum.

Sandra and Michael have much more patience when I get unruly. Since I've got to know them online I think of them more as friends than as adversaries though.

Don't forget to spring forward this weekend...

I too remember that Idaho dude...

, Noonan...

Is it time to start buying the rose bushes yet?

Just curious.

Off topic. This is great...



RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Smiling broadly, journalist Jill Carroll arrived Saturday under U.S. military protection in Germany, the first stop on her return to the United States from Iraq where she was kidnapped and spent 82 days in captivity.

Depends where you live Gabby - Not here! Way to early...Been snowing the last few days and is to continue!...We call it an early spring if the bareroot bushes are available by Mother's Day..(that is if the Nursery's and Garden Centers are even open..Memorial Day is even exciting for first planting around these parts.

It's sure nice to have her back in the protective arms of the US military men and women and on her way back to her family! I love that she's turned in her head veil for a camoflage jacket and blue jeans! And her shocked stare for a smile.

It's nice to see her safe again.

mtnmagic,

I'm in West Virginia. You iknow those yellow bushes that come out every spring. Ours are pretty much in full bloom. The trees are just barely starting to get buds in some areas but I think the cherry trees by the school are in bloom. I think it's probably a bit too early. I'll go look it up and see. I'm starting to get a serious case of spring planting fever. Oh, also the daffodils are out - just starting. Many haven't bloomed yet.



Probably not time for roses yet.

Cherrry Blossoms are peaking in DC although I've been too sick to see them. I'm hoping to be better enough tomorrow to get out and see them before they are washed away by rain. The daffodils are out aplenty. The forsythia has been blooming for almost a week. But the last frost date for this area is May 11th - if that matters for planting roses.

You mean I'm an inspiration to someone!!

Careful, it will do that to you.


Take care Snuff - bad stuff


Wasn't it - that is one of the most welcome sights I've seen in awhile. Smiling broadly - welcome home Jill.


Knickers in a knot alert Joe get the duct tape ready

Off to work folks...have a wonderful day....just had to go change those darn knickers..yep Joe..if the thread locks..make sure those rolls of duct tape are waiting..loved all those colors...

skillet

'Twould seem Mother Nature wants us to think so, but 'cept for in our greenhouse we don't count out frosty nights 'til mid May, eh?Yeah, I know someone doin' backflips for joy durin' her duty weekend at Ft Meade over it! Methinks she's gonna have a hard time concentratin' on spyin' on y'all's phone calls and e-mails to and from al Queda folks 'cause she's so overjoyed, eh?Uh oh! Here's the sign, just in case, eh?

I am now going off line.. Would someone give me directions please ?

Have a nice evening everyone !

Ladies: come one come all...

Directions to where Betty?

Joe has his "booth" up so you may want to come on back.

Take all you need...

Although its against my better judgement . . oh what the heck.

A couple of drinkin' buddies, who are airplane mechanics, are in the hangar at Logan; it's fogged in and they have nothing to do. One of them says to the other, "Man, have you got anything to drink?"

The other one says, "Nah, but I hear you can drink jet fuel, and that it will kinda give you a buzz."

So they drink it, get smashed and have a great time; like only drinkin' buddies can do.
The following morning, one of them gets up and is surprised he feels good, in fact, he feels great - NO hangover! The phone rings, it's his buddy.

The buddy says, "Hey, how do you feel?"

He said, "I feel great!"

"I feel great too! You don't have a hangover?"

"No -that jet fuel is great stuff - no hangover - we ought to do this more often."

"Yeah, we could, but there's just one thing....."

"What's that?"

"Did you fart yet?"

"No"

"Well, DON'T, 'cause I'm in Phoenix!"

Wonder Woman then




Wonder Woman now

Welcome back to Pie who I see is on line!

And left again without even sayin' hi, eh? Okay, who did what to tee her off? Methinks there ain't been any blonde jokes told.



BTW, where is everyone? Probably watchin' some dumb basketball game, eh?

Ouch: it would really hurt to remove 'that' tape...

I think she's catching up on Volume 16.

Here's a Latvian (model) for you, Master Guns...

Another engineerin' use?

How 'bout some more Jury Duty Humor

Now, as a public disservice, our legal expert, Percy Perjury, offers these helpful hints on "How to Get Off Jury Duty:"

• Paste a tattoo on your arm that says, "Hang 'em high!"

• When being questioned by attorneys, before answering each question, flip a coin.

• Wear a hangman's noose for a necktie.

• Bring the prosecuting attorney a cake that says "Happy Birthday, Uncle Harry."

• Insist on being sworn-in on a copy of "Batman" comics.

• Wear a white sheet and a hood and keep repeating, "I ain't prejudiced against nobody!"

• Bring your own sackful of evidence and pass it around to all prospective jurors.

• Learn to whistle "The Prisoner's Song" very loudly without moving your lips.

• Tell them you have to leave early every day to get back to the Half-Way House.

Okay, I feel really stupid. I can't figure out how to sign in!

Thanks Joe, now you all know why I wanted to take care of any Latvian's which anyone found.

Now I want to remind everyone (except you Joe, Arizonans don't do this foolishness) that tonight the clocks magically loose one hour. That means if you use to get up at 0600 now you will need to get up at 0500 to play this silly game called "Daylight Savings Time".

For me it means for the next six months I have to get to work by 0900 instead of 0800. Try as hard as I could, the chickens and ducks have never been able to grasp the concept of eating while it's still dark outside. Maybe they are not as dumb as they look.

Yup, I just hang around and it happens like magic. I never touch my clock and part of the year I'm in pacific daylight time, and then later in mountain standard time...

joe e

Ducks, cows, chickens and young kids. We'll be up with you tomorrow My kids have started looking forward to Doc's doggies as part of their morning routine. You don't want to see the tantrum I get when he's on jury duty



I just go back to a different day and things are better. They love the animals people use as avatars too. Just have to be careful, the girl is almost starting to read, she knows her letters and can spell her brother's name now. Won't be too long until she can understand the words in our jokes too.

Hi there ,welcome aboard...

joe e

[quote=AFTERGLOW,Apr 1 2006, 10:03 PM]

drawing a large audience in the "anonymouse" section you think we should welcome them aboard are just through them life ring

Ooooh! I just got spanked by new moderator Amy! I think I like it!

I'm not going to wade through seven pages of posts in that other forum to say this Des -

I think the lack of effect the fearmongering has had upon our daily lives is a factor of where we live. Since KI closed down, the only reason to attack the UP would be the possibility a nuclear explosion might lessen the number of mosquitoes. People I have talked to from larger coastal cities still live in fear, perhaps with some reason, perhaps not. Sitting at a Packer game and having to explain before the game to people from the East Coast that it is ok if we see a passenger plane coming close and low to the stadium is okay because the airport is nearby is a reality, perhaps fostered for political purposes by those in charge.

Enough, this is too heavy for here. I'm just greatful for where we live.

And welcome to the other ...