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Hm... not really. I just like a couple of Harry Chapin's old songs (there aren't any new ones, as you know. He bought it in a plane crash long ago).

I had a 2ple of girlfriends of sorts before I met my W. One, I had just 2rned 18 and she was 15. Met her at a tropical fish store where I worked, just a block from her HS. That lasted 3 months. I'm curious at times, but not so curiuos that I'd look her up.

After d-day, I deleted my profile on classmates.com. Dangerous place for married people.

The other sorta girlfriend is a friend of the family. I last saw her at my dad's memorial service, summer before last. No sparks, no fears. At the time, my W said "she's a good friend". I read all kinds of things in2 that statement, like "she wants me 2 accept RM as her "good friend"". Probably was true then. But withdrawal continues, and I don't think it is anymore.

I've got some woodworking tasks 2 do 2day, and I'd like 2 finish a new equatorial wedge I started making for my 9.25" SCT last weekend. Don't know if there'll be time, though. And it's cloudy.

We had a strategy meeting with our lawyer yes2rday afternoon. Mediation is next Thursday. Wish us luck!

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Luck and prayers -
I always like it when there is justice.

I'm off to get the mower from the repair shop. It closes in 20 min, wish me luck.

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I think sometimes about all the pain in the world. I hope we can ease that here, even if only a little bit.
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Man, oh, man. It feels like Monday. How's everybody doing today?


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I received a new espresso machine yesterday. I had a very good morning.
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I cleaned my kid's closets and drawers this weekend.

Had 2 large bags for Goodwill....

I set up a turtle tank, too.

Next weekend we will add Desi and Lucy to the familia.

This is what they look like:

Desi and Lucy

Yes, I know they can stink...

But like I told Nio..."I've got kids...After the boy's room, SKUNK smells good."

- Kimmy


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I woke up this morning.

That's a very good thing.

At my age.

ed: Managed to get out of bed too.

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Kimmy, desert tortoises are much better pets than turtles. No H20 environment needed so much cleaner terrarium. And they are vegetarians. No bugs or other little food critters on the intake end and thus cleaner output at the other end.

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Kimmy:

When we were kids, my parents let us have red-eared 2rtles. They were very cool pets. Brighter than they get credit for, 2. Once, when they were about 5 years old, we had 2 leave them with our local pet shop while we were on vacation. When I handed my 2rtle (His name was Yertle, of course!) 2 the pet shop owner, he stared at her intently with something like "dread", if a 2rtle can experience such an emotion.

And they were definitely "active" when we came 2 pick them up 2 weeks later.

I hope you've looked up the info on salmonella and reptiles as pets. Just be careful, okay?

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Where in Alaska?

N of ACrcl?


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"An ethical man knows it is wrong to cheat on his wife. A moral man will not actually do it." ~ Ducky

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A woman told me she was in love with me on the weekend.

~sigh~

Life is getting complicated.

Pass the pretzels.

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Hey Binder!

How does she feel about you during the week? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Complicated, indeed!

sounds interesting. Tell us more.

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2Long -
We had a red eared slider named Fred. He was the best!

They are great pets.

As for salmonella...every critter carries it - even us - but birds and reptiles are the worst carrieres...it's a matter of teaching everyone to wash hands with soap and warm water. But, the kids WILL NOT be in charge of cleaning the tank or handling the turtles. They understand that the little guys are to look at and enjoy, not play with....we've already had chats about the rules.

We recently adopted a kitten from a shelter to be the brother to our cat sent by Bastet (the Egyptians believed that the cat chooses the human, not the other way around - Bastet was the goddess of cats). Thor and Pumpkin have made our 7 year old very concientious about taking care of critters. He grumbles about the dirty work, but ADORES the feeding, petting and purring.

I love that they are getting so involved. Leondra had a MORTAL fear of four legged critters (cos her biomom always tells the kids to stay away from 'em since they bite), and has now latched onto Thor and Pumpkin. She has to kiss them goodnight before bed....

All in all, I believe I'm turning into my parents.

Unfortunately, it is now illegal to keep pet horny toads.

Guess I'll have to be happy with turtles, cats, fish and Wookies.

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And Appy

>desert tortoises

That is my next tank. They have some GORGEOUS Mexican box tortoises. (the Wookie wants another Python...I dunno...we had one and she was sweet, but I thought our checkered garter snakes were cooler to watch - they'd fish for feeder fish...neatobandito)

I don't mind live feedings for the turtles. I think it's cool to watch them fish....

The kids kind of freaked out when I told them we kept pet tarantulas when we were kids (the horney toad ate 2 before we figured out how they "escaped")....I'd love to get one of those, too. I already have a small tank that would convert nicely into a spider-tat (like crabitat or turtitat).

We're gonna need a bigger place.

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A woman told me she was in love with me on the weekend.

~sigh~

Life is getting complicated.

Don't you just hate it when that happens.


2long, 2 funny!


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Kimmy,

One thing about most tortoises - they live almost forever. 130 years is typical. You will need to do some estate planning to provide for it. Shoot, your children will need to do some estate planning to provide for it.


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WS: They are who they are.

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I know Appy.

Isn't it wonderful?

I love the dern critters.


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Wow, that is a long time. Can you describe their eating and lifestyle habits, please?

I already gave up sugar and anything else even remotely tasty...so what the hey, hey?

And, why aren't your's still around 2long, or are they?

Binder, do you feel the same way? Do you know? Go ahead and tells us about it, so we can complicate things a little more in your head for you. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I mean it's only fitting, that is what we are here for... and since Gray won't let us do it to him anymore.

Is she nice, funny and loving? Does she move you? Can she gulp down beer and tell dirty jokes with the best of them?

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Where in AK? Um... Mostly at the Toolik Lake Field Station, midway between Coldfoot and Deadhorse. About 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, around 250 miles north of Fairbanks.

Way the he!! up there in other words.

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I have an old friend, well ok all my friends are old, who works at the Army's cold weather research station outside of Fairbanks. He gets to blow up lots of frozen things.

Big blow-ups, too.

He gets to have all the fun...


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Way cool!

I did some field work along the Porcupine River a 2ple of summers in the early 90s. We'd fly 2 Fairbanks, then 2 Ft Yukon, then 2 the Porc.

1st year, we went up 2 the Lower Ramparts and tried 2 motor up 2 the Canadian border in our Zodiac (the only thing that would fit in the plane). Got as far as the Salmon Trout River mouth, before we decided 2 2rn back and get as much work done as we could in the Ramparts. Good thing, 2. We wouldn't have had enough fuel 2 make it back 2 Ft Yukon if we'd kept going.

2nd year, we flew 2 Anchorage, got a ride 2 Circle, and our bush pilot picked us up there and dropped us off just inside the Canadian border in the Upper Ramparts. MAN, was that a beautiful landing! We ac2ally descended in2 the canyon in a downpour. The pilot couldn't see the ground again until we were about 200 feet up. The "gravel bar" was all cobbles, and it was pretty bumpy rolling 2 a stop.

Since the pilot couldn't carry our fuel with passengers, we only had 5 gallons with us 2 putt around until he came back with our 2 30-gallon drums. He was delayed in re2rning for 4 days! We never saw another soul the whole time.

The Porcupine River is absolutely beautiful, if the weather cooperates (we had 3' swells on the river when it paralleled the prevailing winds, and 45F temps for part of the trip down 2 Ft Yukon.

I'd love 2 go back, but only for fun. The Porc is very popular with German canoists, apparently. They get dropped off where the Dempster Hwy crosses the Eagle River in Yukon, then float all the way down 2 the mouth of the Yukon and row up the Yukon 2 Circle. The Porc is mostly pretty tame, with riffles but no serious rapids 2 worry about. It is blue-ball water, though, so if you fall in you need 2 drop everything and get dry and warm again.

I'm starting 2 miss it!

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Oh, I'm excited, 2long. It'll be hardcore. Snomobiles and brown liquor.

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