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14351. Macnas - 3/29/2005 8:51:42 AM Ah yes, the introspection that makes the Mote seem like a 40 something neurotic who cannot be happy with what he is, is unsure about what he is going to be but finds what he was better every time he thinks about it.
Thats not directed at anyone by the by, we are all of us guilty in this regard from time to time.
I remember some of the discussions here being just too hard to understand. I remember getting into things with others and afterwards looking back on what I wrote and thinking, "that wasn't me that wrote that, was it? why did I say that crap?"
So know I just stick to what I know and like, and try to be as much like myself as possible. I'm just not clever enough to even pretend to be intellectual. 14352. alistairconnor - 3/29/2005 10:57:35 AM Note, the melted chocolate was not (in principle) for me, but for the daughters. In fact, it wasn't too bad : the small-fry chocolates were somewhat fused together, but the animals were all still recognisable, though somewhat mutant-looking.
Next gag : on Saturday, we parked the van for the night in a pine grove near the sea on the Côte d'azur. Once the girls were asleep, I hid the chocolate stuff, all of which was wrapped up, behind various trees. I sent them out to hunt on Sunday morning, and No. 1 Girl came back puzzled : behind one tree she had found torn wrapping paper, ribbon, and the small sweets and chocolates that had been inside a chocolate animal... luckily the other stuff was OK...
We decided it must have been a fox, because the missing animal was a chocolate chicken. 14353. Magoseph - 3/29/2005 3:13:13 PM Thoughtful, here is a quote from Resonance which sums up what I think about the future of forums like this one,
“We, the people who choose to spend lots of time online and have a sense of membership in an online community (and, due to the nature of the net, can choose our communities) are still in a minority. But it's a growing one. I know people from Sweden better than I know some of my neighbors. And I believe this trend will only increase with time as computing power and cheap bandwidth make the online world more entrancing and life-like.” 14354. Magoseph - 3/29/2005 3:30:08 PM Post #14353 is addressed to Summer Woman--sorry, thoughtful. 14355. thoughtful - 3/29/2005 4:20:57 PM don't be sorry...it was a good post to either of us.
Well, as i recall i first joined the fray because of michael kinsley and I think he's what attracted the initial participants we had here.
I don't think he'll be coming back any time soon... 14356. arkymalarky - 3/29/2005 11:45:40 PM I always wondered if Paul Krugman attracted so many economists in one place, as well. 14357. RickNelson - 3/30/2005 4:30:27 PM ahhh, some memory lane posts. I always like those, and think alike.
Good to read ya all. As arky posts, some of us, like myself, as you know, have become distracted by some change in life. I'm pretty happy with mine. Miss ya all, keep thinkin' of ya and I'm trying, like now, to be around. 14358. Magoseph - 3/30/2005 4:31:24 PM Good morning, everyone—a week ago, I thought the winter would never end. This week we have a beautiful weather --temperature in the 60s today and predicted for the rest of the week. I want to take the hardy houseplants outside, but I wonder if that is wise. 14359. alistairconnor - 3/30/2005 4:42:39 PM Well, I have planted lettuces, which is a good predictor of spring frosts. 14360. RickNelson - 3/30/2005 4:45:34 PM If your around Iowa latitude, I would think the plants will have no problem. My Minnesota line is too early for most plants.
We've rain and thunder today, good weather the past 4 days, and some very tolerable weather the next 4. Spring is great. 14361. Magoseph - 3/30/2005 5:17:29 PM Rick, we are around North Iowa latitude so, in effect, you're telling me it's okay to take the plants ouside? 14362. RickNelson - 3/30/2005 6:46:59 PM Yup, I think plants around Decorah or Ames, should survive, if they're hearty as you say. I think Killer frost is gone from our most southern realms. 14363. RickNelson - 3/30/2005 6:49:37 PM However, if you live off one of the Great Lakes, or near the upper regions of the Rockies, There's no way. It's still a risk for the Rockies or those northern lakes imo. 14364. arkymalarky - 3/30/2005 8:32:40 PM We're in full spring mode now. Azaleas in bloom, redbuds and dogwoods everywhere--once we get past Nashville, I'm thinking the drive to Charleston WV will be gorgeous, especially Kentucky. 14365. arkymalarky - 3/30/2005 8:34:03 PM I'm glad you check in with us when you can Rick. I wonder how our other parents are doing, like Rask and DanDillon. I do wish folks like that would pop in and at least give us a kid report every once in a while. 14366. Magoseph - 3/30/2005 9:47:56 PM I wish Diva would come and talk to us about her girls. 14367. thoughtful - 3/30/2005 9:57:43 PM considering we've had frost in our area as late as memorial day, i never put plants out until mid may at the earliest. If you want to be sure, I believe there is a zone chart linked to the good life thread...or at least there used to be. 14368. Magoseph - 3/30/2005 10:30:49 PM I don’t think I will put the plants outside, Thoughtful, just in case winter flares up again—they are quite beautiful now and I certainly would mourn their demise after all the loving care I bestowed upon them. 14369. arkymalarky - 3/30/2005 11:39:06 PM Better safe than sorry if they're doing well indoors. 14370. arkymalarky - 3/31/2005 12:48:05 AM I have been so chatty in here today. I hope y'all know I fully expect you to keep me entertained while I'm convalescing in a few weeks.
I also suggested to my students that raising money to get me a Play Station Personal shouldn't be much of a problem if they couldn't think of anything else to do.
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