They are adorable....Do they have any idea how lucky they are?

They will. They are the most blessed children.

Kimmy, you know you rock.

I think the question is "Do I know how lucky I am to have such wonderful kids?"

The answer is "yes!"

Thanks Jen...I think you all rock, too!

Kimmy, those kiddos are beautiful, just beautiful.

does anyone here watch BSG? What is up with that?

We got a 2.5+ foot Ball Python last week, and named him Gaius (as in, Baltar). The herpatologist we got him from used Gaius as an educational tool and brought him to schools, birthday parties, etc. As a result, he is curious and friendly and not the least bit shy. I'm going to be bringing him in to my daughters 1st grade class soon. Should be interesting. . .

Now we really do have an Animal Farm!

We had a python named Ka (Jungle Book).

We donated her to the Reptile Farm outside town for breeding when we moved to a rental that didn't allow reptiles as pets.

I missed BSG last night, but watched the Dresden files....I'm guessing Gaius was judged guilty?

Anyone notice that Dresden gets pushed around by EVERY frickin body? I'd have shoved the hockey stick up someone's nose and fired away by now.

Nope.

You'll want 2 catch it again (2night, I think?), as it was the season finale and it's not coming back until NEXT YEAR.

I don't watch much else, so I may be buying more DVDs in fu2re.

-ol' 2long

LOL, Kimmy. We considered the name Kaa, too -- but Ty thought it sounded too nefarious. Not that "Gaius" is much better <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />, but I liked it, and he gave up trying to talk me out of it. And you have to admit, Gaius Baltar is a snake, too -- even if a likable one.

LOL -- Buttahfingers!

2Long, if you buy those BSG discs, would you consider burning a few extras? I'd be happy to pay for them. We've got a good year + or so before the series starts again, and I may as well revisit some of the older plots to refresh my memory and straighten the storyline in my head.

Hope everyone is doing great tonight!

love, slh

No hear from Gray - I thought they had net access in the frozen north.

My camping place last weekend was a HOUSE, in a small town, in the mountains. I don't feel bad about it either. We took walks, and I read a few books and I got to sleep as long as I wanted. Sometimes life is good. I read a book about the history of the western US, and I read "Enders Shadow" which is a companion book to "Enders Game." If you have read one, you will love the other. I couldn't put it down.

The small town
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The campground where we took walks. It was closed for the winter for camping - but not for hiking.
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I do have a few photos from our camping trip earlier in March.

The desert in March
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Where we camped
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The Petroglyph site (or one of them)
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Sinkhole in the desert - 200 ft across, and 200 ft deep.
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The campfire at night
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May God watch over you all, and take care of you.
I hope everyone is well and happy.
SS

PS - Aph
ss plus
outdooroutlet.com with an "at" in the middle.

SS, we do. Here's a blog address which I'll censor next time I get a chance:

http://nostick.blogspot.com

GC

Hi gray

Ages ago in my "extravagant bellyachin'" thread you said

I don't know what you can ever do to lose that nasty emasculated feeling that probably crops up now & then. I think you just have to endure it. It's something you do for squid that as a woman she might not appreciate.

I wanted to say I understand this now; I didn't when you said it.

I think it is true, but I don't like it. This came from a wise place within you.

Thanks.

There are a lot of wise places in GC. Wow! GC those are some amazing pics! Wow!!!!

lovely pics, SS

GC:

Ever have a "permafrost cocktail?"

I have! ...on a field workshop in the Alaska Range.

Basically, Vodka on the rocks, but the ice is 100,000 years old.

Kind of muddy, though. But if there are old dead (or worse, not dead) bugs in it, I bet the vodka helps 2 sterlize it).

SS, your pics are great, 2! Hey, where is that petroglyph site? My W ought 2 take her s2dents there, if she doesn't already (it doesn't look like Parowan Gap, though).

Bob: Hi. Good 2 see you again, though you may not like me much...

best 2 all.

-ol' 2long

Kimmy, those are adorable pics of the kids. Keep posting them!

SS, I always enjoy your camping pics. It reminds me of the things that I love about the west. I was almost going to get to go to Denver this summer, but can't figure a way to do it and keep up my obligations here. A bummer, for certain. Looks like the farthest west I'll get this year is Kansas City.

Gray, thanks for the link and the pics. Heck of a place to get to visit! Hope you get some time to see other parts of AK, as well. It's an amazing place.

Weaver, how's things with GB? You're as quiet about it as I am about HoFS these days.

Aphelion, SLH, FF, KiwiJ, Cinderella, Bob, it's good to see you all. Hope you're well!

Me? I'm wandering my way through another of DD's colds-from-preschool. It's the second or third one in a month and my head is full of snot. HoFS and his boys left today after being at my house since Wednesday -- it was their spring break. It has been a high-activity and stress time, without enough downtime and cuddling. The lack of connection is hard on me. Cried myself to sleep in HoFS' arms last night, partly from being sick and partly from missing him when he's right there. His world is chaotic these days. My world has been pretty darned good for the last few months, though the last week hasn't been.

Here's a few pics from my brother's birthday and DD playing ball

http://www.mbare.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album50

She's playing on the new patio, which I had put in to fix the drainage in my yard. All the exterior work needed to prevent another flood like last year's is now complete. Next priority is to fix the damage inside the house (drywall, paint, carpeting) from the flood. That'll happen after my brother moves into his new condo in May -- and after I rebuild a reserve for home improvements.

Bob: Hi. Good 2 see you again, though you may not like me much...

2l Ilike you just fine. I quit projecting my interpretation of personal dignity onto other people's situations when I quit MB a while back.

That I regained my own interpretation of personal dignity was great gain to me in my affair-fighting process, but I realised that is was arrogance for me to assume that yours or anyone elses'interpetation was somehow less valid. I'm sorry for that if it means anything to you.

[/threadjack] sorry Gray

Hey b0b - good to see you!! I only lurk here occasioanlly, and it is good to pop in and see you here.

Interesting thoughts about dignity you have there. You always have good stuff to chew on.

You really helped me get through the tough stuff. Thanks. I hope you are in a more peaceful place. (I definitely am....)

Hey campers - it is always fun to drop in. You are the only MBers I keep track of these days. (I know - grammatically incorrect - but "of whom I keep track" is too lofty....)

Crazy weather, huh?

Does anyone remember where in the book, I think SAA, Harley explains that Plan A will help you deplete the bank, so that if D is the end result, you will hurt less after? (I think it is stated more eloquently...) I am benefiting from that effect, I think. I have seen a few here that were so over their X (I think I remember a Harley Davidson....) and it has been encouraging for my sitch. Just a curious thing. Now any pain is mainly for my kids.

And the question "Do you think you will ever...." no longer sends me down an introspective path, wondering....



It is funny to think about someone travelling from Minneapolis to someplace cold....

FAR!!!!!!! How are you my friend?

I found an out of print book at Half Price Saturday. My cousin had given me a copy of the book when we were teens...and my dog chewed it up. I've been looking for it on and off for years. I was nearly weeping with joy when I paid for it. It's a great story.

(happy sigh)

- Kimmy

It means a great deal 2 me. Thanks, and likewise from this end.

best,
-ol' 2long

Kimmy:

Would have more of an impact if you told us the title!

I found a copy of "Gertie the Duck" at the swap meet a few years ago. I think I bought it, but we've moved so many times I can't remember anymore.

I had checked that out of the school library when I was 7 and just learned how 2 read. But I forgot to 2rn it back in. When I realized I still had it, something like a year had gone by, and I thought the fees would be millions of dollars. But I 2rned it in anyway (my mom might have encouraged me, I don't remember). And you know? They didn't charge me a cent!

-ol' 2long