Well my scrapbooking materials still haven't arrived but, in preparation, I have oiled the bearings on the table saw and realigned the fence. Changed the blade on the jig saw (a bit of trial and error here I am afraid because I don't know which tooth will work best). I put a new air cleaner on the compressor and recalibrated the gauge. I have been practicing with the 1/8" brass brads and, so far, I can get about 3/4" penetration into concrete so I need to back the pressure down. Again, some experimentation required.

I changed the blade on the circular saw to a much finer tooth (new blade also).

Once my shipment gets here, I be scrapbookin!

Hey Jen, Honest John makes Helen Clark look like Elle McPherson

Bwhahahahaha

My goodness that woman's aesthetically challenged.

Bwhahahahahahah

Okay ToddAC,

I was now curious enough to google Helen Clark. All I can think is: have you been hitting the Maker's Mark again? That's the only explaination that occurs to me.

LOL Pio.

Needless to say, I voted for her. I also applauded until my hands got blisters when she came and gave a speech in the quad at the campus.

She is an old alumni of our Department and I respect her greatly. She has beautiful skin.

Last night the movie on TV was West Side Story and today in the quad they had the Hispanic Club playing Spanish music etc, etc. I told you all that Hispanic was not a term used in this country but they had a banner that was at least 20ft long and 20ft high saying "Hispanic Club" so I may have been wrong.

That rings a little like the girl telling you that you have a nice personality when she turns down your date invitation.

All I can say is, from the picture I saw on her official web site, Letterman is lucky that she didn't throw a shoe. It could have hurt someone.

Her opposition, as I've mentioned in another thread, has just been caught having an A on his affair wife.

Helen and her H are a geeky academic couple but there's not been a breath of scandal about them (apart from the latest from the opposition, trying to say her H is gay). What a load of tripe. He teaches here at the university and yes, he could be called a bit of a nerd, but he's not gay.

Anyway, time to go. It's 7.30pm and I'm going to join Rob watching TV.

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OK, that was funny. Even in the middle of a very long work night, you made me laugh out loud.

t&l

Red Alert! Red Alert! Check out Pio's nails in the shot of the bear/rabbit. I'm quite sure he's wearing clear nail polish. I hope I'm wrong.

LOVE the carpet & virgin jokes. Is the ability to make jokes a genetic enhancement after all the inbreeding?

The date & his lack of desire to remarry. He was married for 13 years, has been divorced for 10 years, been in one long term relationship, six years, which he broke off a couple of months ago. In part, I believe, because she wanted to marry.

This concern of mine feels a bit premature, sort of. If he never wants to remarry, & it seems disrepectful to not take him at his word, but I most probably do, where's the sense in moving forward.

OTOH, what's wrong with dating a man I found interesting & likable just for the company? Does doing this create potential attachment issues for me?

Thinking about remarriage at this point in a relationship we don't even have feels a little creepy. But, not thinking about how this might go down the road seems unresponsible.

She has nice skin = he's got a great personality.

Hi Todd...welcome back....missed you!



....geesh...that's all???....

Thanks Luna.

Yes Todd, you were missed.

No comment on the nail polish on Pio's feet?

Hi Luna, what's up?

My OS had half a day of school & called me at the pottery studio to come home, he was bored. I pack up my work thinking WOW, how lucky am I, my 16 year old son wants to spend time with his mom! I hurry home to find him chatting on the phone with a friend. So I'll wait then we'll go out for an ice coffee.

I'll be back.

Thanks nams.

Where is the post with Pio's nail polish? Missed it.

Nevermind, just found it. My comment is this: why is it surprising that Pio wears nail polish?

Hi Nams,



Not much....recovering from my 'hosting' duties over the weekend....just realized one advantage to this....I have enough left-overs so don't have to cook for several days!

So....your man 'up the sleeve' what's to have children with you so he can be married?....did I get that right?.....LOL!

..ice coffee???....what the heck is that??

..and we are counting on your being back!



I missed that, too, Todd....I only recall Pio trying to ex-foliate his feet.....with not much success!



Boy, Todd...that was quick.....you must be good at using the MB search 'engine'.....BTW....where would the motor be?

Under the hood.

Now we know the real reason why Pio was using a Dremel tool on his feet: he was using the tool to remove the polish. As a chemist, he knows that nail polish remover is not good for you.

I'm just back from the track & I thought of Pio while I was there. There was a soccer game going on with what appeared to be 8 year olds or there abouts. As the game is being played one boy was lying down on the field pretending to swim, a girl was dancing along one of the lines on the field, an other boy was on his back kicking his leags around in the air.

There was only one coach & boy did I feel sorry for him.

Well Todd, I guess Pio could be conducting some chemical experiment with the nail polish but it looks more like he's been to a SPA.

Todd weren't you going to have another talk with your WW about the possibility of reconciliation?

So luna, all the cleaning was worth the effort because you got left overs?