When I was in the Air Force, I belonged to Tactical Air Command, or TAC for short. TAC was taken so I made up a first name to fit.

Okay, the foregoing is not entirely true. I was in the Air Force and did belong to TAC. But I didn't check for TAC and that is not what my name stands for.

Honestly, I had trouble invented a name. Then my middle son called and we talked for a long time. He told me about a friend of his he had met a few months before. His friend was named Todd and he told DS2 that his earliest memory was of his parents holding him underwater in the bathtub. I took the name in his honor.

The AC portion represents my real middle and last names.

I always thought the AC was for Atlanta City.

Hey, wanna know where my name comes from?

Whyever did the original Todd's parents hold him underwater in a bath tub????

I don't know. Apparently, they were disappointed with some facet of his behavior.

Oh right. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> Of course.

Hey All!

My boys are watching Scary Movie 4. Not my cup of tea. My middle boy doesn't seem to be laughing much, I think he doesn't like to see bad things happen to people. Plus, he wants to know where all the jokes originate from. Poor boy, he has a hard time just enjoying without knowing the background story. The oldest & youngest are having a ball.

Horrible story about a boy being held under water by his parents. Was this boys life filled with abuse?

Luna, enjoy your trip. I'm sure you'll miss your kids but do have fun. I could imagine that a few days on my own would be quite nice.

So, who has interesting plans for tonight or tomorrow? Not me.

....uhmmm....wondering the same thing, Nams...but didn't want to ask.... just watched a 'report' on abuse....think I had my 'fill'....waashhhh!



I will...I will....I will.....yes, I can...

I am being quite agreeable, don't you think, Nams? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />



....well....I don't want to rub it in...but... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, you don't want to rub it in...but you will. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Nams...what's up?....I would think that.... a 'sleeve' should have at least a 'couple' of men <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />...if only for 'comparison' purposes! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

No. The electric blanket is very real. Maybe it is symbolism.

I have seen "il postino" two or three times. I understood it even though it was in Italian. Then I decided to try to see it in English so I got "The Postman Always Rings Twice" thinking it was the same thing. I was wrong. That was always a problem going to Blockbuster video in Venezuela - all the movie titles are translated into Spanish but they aren't translated - they are completely changed. So it was nearly impossible (needle in a haystack) to fnd any movie I wanted. Well, that and 90% of the videos were Betamax. I thought Betamax disappeared. I found out they just all went to Venezuela to Blockbuster video. Under Siege = "Máximo Riesgo", for example. WW and I used to laugh for hours over the Spanish titles of US movies.

I forgot to mention. Mama hamster has been very mean to the two baby hamsters. I can't really call them babies any more. They eat real food now and can climb. They grow so fast. I still remember them as my little baby hamsters. I'm sad. Anyway, Mama has been a real shrew. I thought it was just post partum depression. I've bee lacing her water with valium but to no effect.

Last night I was putting water in the cage and saw something - a brand new baby hamster. I didn't realize she could pump them out so fast. I need to do some hamster research today. But I thought "there can't just be one baby hamster" so I dug around and have found at least five. So we mived the two "babies" over to the other cage with chuchito II who has been living the bachelow life in his own pad. He is none to happy about having room mates.

Poor mom looks frazzled. Dad is no help. He just sleeps all day and ignores the children when they cry. It seems there is only one thing he does besides sleep. Not a bad life really.

...not quite..the same thing... is it, Pio. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />



I am detecting some feelings of....jealousy...n'est-ce pas, Pio?<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Well we all have to have our dreams, don't we?

You should have used the cuticle scissors when you were first going to use them.

THAT would have put a dent in his ardour. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Problem is now I kind of admire the little guy. The other problem is we don't know what the sexes of the offspring are. WW told DD1 last night that she had to start selling/giving away some of the hamsters. DD1 agreed to sell the ones that weren't cute. This should be interesting.

My daughter went to PetsMart - a chain pet supply place - and bought a female hamster from the cage fo female hamsters. She took it to her dad's. A few days later, she had a total of 7 hamsters. Really was a good investment. Anyway, when the babies got big enough, she took them back to PetsMart and gave them to the store.

I've done a little bit of research on hamsters this AM. Turns out they only stay pregnant for about 2 weeks - not 9 months as I had assumed. This is a problem. On the plus side I found out that if they don't get enough food, they are cannabalistic and eat their young. This may explain why we only got two from the first litter (DD's never feed the hamsters). So now it is just a matter of experimentation to see how much I have to limit their food intake to keep the head count down to a reasonable number. Ideally I would like to achieve zero population growth. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well...this is it....Adieu for a week! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

LOL pio. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Do I need to draw a picture?