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19773. arkymalarky - 7/18/2006 5:00:12 AM Ugh. We're on our way home, in a hotel in OK, and dreading the heat. The CO cabin has been hotter than usual the past week, but 90+ with 30% humidity is so much better than 100+ with 80% humidity. Here in OK it's hot but dry, so it's still not too bad. 19774. Ulgine Barrows - 7/18/2006 6:15:30 AM I forgot to post this last time
19756. judithathome - 7/13/2006 3:08:23 PM
Subject: Fw: HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT
Wow, I haven't seen that in a long time. judithathome, is that the first time you've seen that?
I ask only because I work with a guy that collects coins. One day several years ago, "The Onion" website had a spoof article about the state quarters. The Onion goofed on the state quarters,said there was a new mint program to make pennies for each USA county in every state, finishing the program in 4090 or somesuch nonsense.
Anyway. I sent that Onion article to this guy I work with, and somebody sent it back to him about 18 months later.
Interesting, that HELL EXPLAINED's longetivity on the web. It's a good one. 19775. Ulgine Barrows - 7/18/2006 6:20:07 AM larky, it's sticky here, heat alert.
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris have a newish album out, "All The Roadrunning".
You will like track 3 of 12,
'This Is Us'
19776. arkymalarky - 7/19/2006 3:41:32 AM The Wiz/Wonk meeting sounds grand all around. Wish I could've been there.
I'm looking VERY forward to seeing Judith and Keoni and MsNo at the end of the month! 19777. arkymalarky - 7/19/2006 3:45:48 AM I'll check that one out, Ulgine. If Bro doesn't have the album, he'll be getting it. He loves both of them. 19778. Magoseph - 7/19/2006 12:30:38 PM Hello, everyone! Ms. Mo, I'm very glad you're fine, you know. Arky, how much time do you have left before work?
We had a perfect weather yesterday, a rare occurence here and it looks the same for today. 19779. arkymalarky - 7/19/2006 4:35:47 PM Sounds nice, Mags.
I don't even know when we start back. Kids go back Aug 21 and we're probably a week before that. I'm on jury duty between now and the end of December, and I've got to be there July 25. Hopefully I won't be gone from work or class much, but it's really not a good time. Next year would have been much better. I'm going to register today to take 9 hours of graduate classes--Monday night, Thursday night, and Saturday morning--and I hope I can get through everything this semester without anything interfering with those classes. I'm determined to finish up by spring--next summer at the VERY latest. 19780. judithathome - 7/19/2006 7:56:15 PM Wow, I haven't seen that in a long time. judithathome, is that the first time you've seen that?
Yes, I'd never seen it before...my cousin, who is new to the internet sent it to me.
19781. judithathome - 7/19/2006 7:57:48 PM Arky, it's good that you and Bob went north...had you stopped in here with us, you'd have NO electricity like I've been with for 2 days. Monday afternnon, the giat 100 year old elm at the back of my yard split in two and it came gracefully down onto my house. 19782. judithathome - 7/19/2006 8:01:11 PM It's a GIANT elm....and it's going to cost us $5,000 to remove the damned thing. And insurance won't pay because it wasn't a storm, wind, or lightening bolt.
After sitting on the porch all day yesterday waiting for a 9am house call from the electric company that arrived at 6pm and with it reaching 107 degrees, forgive my grumpy ways and profanity. We took Klaus to the kennel so he would be okay...it's been a circus around here. 19783. arkymalarky - 7/19/2006 8:12:56 PM Oh Judith, that's awful!
I can't imagine dealing with that at any point, much less in this heat. You know you're absolutely welcome to drive down and stay with us while they work on everything. 19784. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/19/2006 11:04:49 PM Hey ark, welcome back!
Sorry to hear of your bad luck, Judith. We had our Silver Maple come down on us in a Spring storm–$2500. And we had to deal with two baby squirrels whose poor mother didn't make it in the crash on our house, in the middle of the night. I was so grateful that it wasn't an jetliner.
Your insurance will cover the damage to your house, I hope? 19785. judithathome - 7/19/2006 11:16:37 PM Yes, Wiz...my roofer said it is minimal damage and because it was so little damage there, they might consider kicking in some on the tree removal, which isn't covered.
The last time I had a claim on roof damage the claim cover the entire thing, even though it wasn't really warranted. Teh claims guy was very creative and gave me money for the carport AND the shed and said I could apply it to get an entire new roof...if I wanted and if the other two weren't AS important as a new roof...heh heh. He was really nice about it.
But, I know he said it was a one time pay out for the carport and I'd get no more down the line. Not sure if that included the shed. But hey, those things are cheap to replace and Keoni said he wishes it had just flattened the whole shed...then he'd have the excuse to clean it out once and for all! 19786. arkymalarky - 7/20/2006 12:40:02 AM Thanks Wiz! And congratulations on the wonderful review. I posted last night without reading and just saw it today in the Arts thread. 19787. judithathome - 7/20/2006 3:20:16 AM My Dish is out...we tried everything and finally called the Tech Site. The will come out to fix it............Monday. 19788. iiibbb - 7/20/2006 3:19:29 PM I pegged the scales at 188 lbs. this morning; that's about 15 lbs in 3 months and down from my 206-208 high during the peak of grad school. I'm shooting for 170-180.
I tried to get in to a exercise routine last year, but this year my wife and I have each other to push for better health. I quit drinking soda (maybe 1 a week now). Swimming 3 times a week (I'm up to 1800 meters) and walking 2-6 miles a day.
Cholesterol was 170, and a little high on the 'bad' and a little low on the 'good'. However I had that physical when I'd only just started the exercise and diet changes. Blood pressure has dropped quite a bit... resting pulse is down to the 50's. 19789. iiibbb - 7/20/2006 3:28:26 PM On another note... I have been perfecting my own recipe for a spagetti sauce with a greek flair. A local resturant has served it, but their quality has gone to pot. There's isn't anythink like this, but I started experimenting. Maybe you guys might like it.
1 lb ground lamb
1 onion
1 green pepper
12 oz sliced mushrooms
1 14 oz can diced tomato
1 4 oz can black olives
1 4 oz can tomato paste
Juice of 1 large lemon (or 2 small)
2 tbl balsamic vinegar
1-2 tbl oregano
1/2 tbl basil
2-3 tbl crushed garlic
Brown lamb and drain fat. Saute' onions, peppers, and musrooms until tender. Add in lamb, canned tomato and juice, tomato paste, olives, lemon juice, balsamic, garlic, oregano, baisl. Simmer on low until flavors meld. Add small amounts of water if it becomes too dry.
Serve over pasta. Top with crumbled feta.
Tonight I'm going to try it for some friends with scallops and shrimp instead of the lamb. 19790. arkymalarky - 7/20/2006 3:51:00 PM Thanks for the recipe, 3i3b. I'm going to paste it into The Good Life thread, as well.
I lost 3 or 4 pounds in CO, but I would like to lose about 20. We have a recreation center that has equipment and a nice indoor walking track, and since I'll be taking three classes per week I plan to do that when I'm "in town" and I've ordered a set of poi (see Arts thread) to play with, and I have a great exercise video that works really well for me when I use it. I'm going to be very busy this school year, but I'm hoping to have the discipline to stay on an exercise schedule, whatever else falls by the wayside. 19791. iiibbb - 7/20/2006 4:06:32 PM I can juggle the "devil sticks". I've never been able to figure out juggling individual balls or beanbags. 19792. arkymalarky - 7/20/2006 4:13:31 PM I don't know that I'll ever do much more than bonk myself in the head and trip myself up, but our CO neighbor gives lessons and I also ordered a DVD on that site, so maybe I can learn enough to get some exercise and enjoy myself in the process. I'm not very active, and it's one of the few things I've seen that made me want to try it.
The set I ordered can be changed from the soft balls I ordered to fire later. Not that I'll ever be ready for that step.
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