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4111. thoughtful - 3/17/2008 11:03:53 PM On another note, I'm a member of the 'green team' at work where we discuss ways to make our building greener...CFL lighting, recycling, all that good stuff. Anyway, we had a conversation with our landscape guys and I learned about 'no mow' grass. I'd never heard of it before. Apparently it's a fine bladed fescue that grows about 3-6". As it's fine, it tends to lay over not need mowing.
It's also good in the shade and once established it spreads well and crowds out weeds and such.
We've ordered some and will try spreading it around our pond...most necessary since the wetlands people won't let us mow the area more than once a year. 4112. thoughtful - 3/18/2008 4:56:22 PM Well the ammonia had no effect. Nice big turd left for us this am by our cooney-coons. 4113. thoughtful - 3/18/2008 6:52:54 PM 
Here's one of the little cottages I walk by when I walk the beach at Manalapan. Maybe the thoughtful's will buy it...whaddya think? It's asking price is only $36,950,000.
Cheap at any price.
Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway, this brand-new Venetian-inspired estate meticulously constructed over a 3-year period presides over 2.4 +/- prime acres at 20 +/- feet above sea level, commanding glorious Ocean-to-Intracoastal views along 225 +/- feet of beachfront and protected waterway dockage. Imposing entrance gates give way to a stone drive winding to the stunning Old World masterwork embellished with striking rooflines, Gothic arches, multifoils, columned loggias, tropical gardens, and serene fountains. Resort-style amenities include the heated oceanside pool with spa, fenced tennis court with underground irrigation and viewing pavilion, and full-service yacht dock. An impressively engineered concrete-and-steel sea wall protects the property.
The ultimate showplace for grand-scale entertaining, this regal 3-story palazzo encompasses 24,500 +/- total feet with 9 bedrooms, 11 full and 3 half baths, 3 laundry rooms, private guest house, garages for 6 cars, and multiple loggias. Captivating views overlook the Atlantic Ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway, or lush gardens at every turn. Splendid appointments imported from around the world highlight rare marble and hardwoods, elaborate plasterwork and pecky cypress ceilings, artisan paint finishes, ornate ironwork, art glass, fine furnishings, exotic carpets, European textiles, and Venezuelan Altusa clay S roof tiles. Ceiling heights are 13 feet on the main level and 11 feet upstairs. All interior doors are crafted of Sapele mahogany. Floors are of marble, hardwood, and Spanish terra cotta tile. Uncompromising standards are achieved in the steel-reinforced concrete construction incorporating 225 auger pilings, corrosive-resistant metals, hurricane-rated glass, and Icynene insulation. Utilizing the latest technologies with category-6 wiring, high-efficiency systems include the hydraulic elevator, 16 zone Trane air conditioning, 100-kilowatt Kohler back-up generator, commercial-grade water purification system, Lutron lighting, and 3 central vacuum systems. Crestron electronics integrate lighting, audio, video, pool, and security controls.
Eh. Now that I think about it, I think I'll pass. After all, it'll really cramp my style to live with only 3 laundry rooms...
Sigh.
4114. alistairconnor - 3/18/2008 8:07:25 PM Only 20 feet above sea level?
You planning on a short retirement? 4115. thoughtful - 3/18/2008 8:12:33 PM AC, are you in the habit of raining on someone's dream? 4116. wonkers2 - 3/18/2008 9:15:32 PM You left out the phone number. 4117. thoughtful - 3/18/2008 10:48:25 PM call 1-800-Not-a-prayer 4118. jexster - 3/19/2008 12:58:34 AM East German Food(?!??!?!) 4119. thoughtful - 3/20/2008 2:49:11 PM On my a.m. walk, I may have seen cooney coons, the great depositor. Actually I have no idea if it was him/her or not, but there was a coon walking very slowly through a vacant lot across the street from my house. It was very early in the a.m. on an overcast day so while it's unusual to see them in the daytime, it was only just daytime. S/he was moving very slowly though, but didn't look violent or crazy. I'll have to keep my eye out... 4120. judithathome - 3/20/2008 3:15:58 PM We have automatic lights in our back yard that come on if someone approaches the house after dark...frequently, we'll notice them come on throughout the night. Usually it's feral cats. We have quite the little community of them on our street. Teo families I know of feed them so they are in and out of our yard crossing into the ones with food all the time.
Last night Keoni called me excitedly to come into the garden room because two large racoons were strolling through. They took their time and didn't seem worried by the lights coming on halfway through their journey. Later, after mifnight, when I couldn't sleep and decided to watch some taped TV, they strolled back past...big boys, lumbering across the stones of the patio.
I haven't checked for "deposits". ;-) 4121. wonkers2 - 3/20/2008 4:53:51 PM We used to see racoons in our back yard, but not for several years. I wonder what happened to them. We still see rabbits and a groundhog that lives under our next door neighbor's deck. Aslo, plenty of squirrels. Civilization marhes on. 4122. thoughtful - 3/20/2008 5:16:31 PM we saw lots of coon in our yard when we were growing corn...or should I say attempting to grow corn...we got what the coons and crows decided to leave for us!
4123. thoughtful - 3/25/2008 8:58:23 PM Well, we saw cooney coons eating the bird seed the other day. I'm very concerned as it was out during the day, though it was late in the day. Also cooney coons did not look well. Very skinny and had difficulty walking...very stiff and his/her front legs were kept low to the ground. Didn't seem bothered by my tapping on the window and when I opened the door and looked outside, s/he sort of wondered off very slowly, but took the time to make a dump in the latrine before ambling off completely.
From what I'm reading, if it is rabid, it isn't long for this world. Usually they last only 4-5 days from the time it affects their nerves and their ability to walk to the time it kills them. If cooney is still around in another week, most likely it's sick, but not from rabies...
I'll post a pic when I get a chance. 4124. wabbit - 3/25/2008 10:38:35 PM t'ful, it sounds like your cooney may have distemper, though sometimes the symptoms can be similar to rabies. Trouble walking, confusion and weight loss - and distemper is highly contagious, so if you have any furpeople in your household, keep them away.
You might try peppermint oil as a repellent. I mean the strongest, smelliest, eye-burningest peppermint oil you can find. I spray it in the attic to repel mice and squirrels and it works like a charm. Best to do it when you won't be home for a day or two, though, because your eyes will be bothering you. I don't know if or how well it might work with raccoons, and yours may not care anymore anyway. And of course, that will discourage the birds as well, so you may need to move the feeder if that's doable. 4125. thoughtful - 3/25/2008 10:53:42 PM Interesting...thanks wabbit.
4126. thoughtful - 3/26/2008 2:43:12 PM Pictures of cooney coons...s/he stayed hunched like that the whole time including when s/he was ambling away. Hubby noted no seeds disappeared last night...could be s/he's a goner by now...
 4127. Magoseph - 3/28/2008 11:20:42 AM Feel French — Pour a Proper Ricard
1] Pour 1½ to 2 ounces of Ricard into a tall glass. Serve with a pitcher of cool water.
2] Add water, anywhere from 3 times as much as the Ricard to 7 times as much. A ratio of 5-to-1 water to Ricard is most common.
3] Drop in 2 ice cubes and enjoy. Serve with a small bowl of olives and radishes to munch on.
By Thierry Peremarti
Every French expat in L.A. knows it too well. Order a Ricard—France’s favorite pastis (licorice-flavored aperitif)—and you’re likely to get a rocks glass filled to the brim with ice and spirit. Maybe even a straw. It’s enough to ruin your day. Why can’t bartenders in this town pour a proper pastis—even in many French restaurants where they should know better?
We called upon Michel Visciano, owner of Chez Michel-La Brasserie des Catalans in Marseilles, France, to tell us how it’s done.
At his bar, he says, “you’ll be served 5 centiliters of Ricard in a tall 20-centiliter glass.” That’s about 1.7 ounces in a 7-ounce glass. “It should be taken in this manner, and not otherwise.” Tradition (backed up by Ricard’s website) dictates that ice be added after the water. Visciano plops in one cube, then slides the drink, along with a small pitcher of water, to the customer to add to taste. The water turns the chartreuse-colored aperitif milky white and refreshing. Undiluted, it’s strong enough to kill a horse.
Take a sip, then bring the glass to your ear. You will hear the scrubland of Provence, the cicadas. You are Jean de Florette. And that’s not La Cienega but a field of lavender.
I was thinking of my father this morning--he had to have his "pastis" every summer day before his game of "petanque". He was a simple man who married way above his station in life and paid a dear price for it. 4128. alistairconnor - 3/28/2008 12:41:55 PM I must confess Mago, I keep a bottle of Ricard in the cupboard and occasionally even drink it out of social obligation (i.e. when there is nothing else on offer)...
... but after twenty years, it still tastes like mouthwash to me. 4129. Magoseph - 3/29/2008 4:08:23 PM Ali, my lovely friend, how about trying Pernod instead and drinking it while eating oysters—the experience is a real turn-on, you know. 4130. alistairConnor - 3/30/2008 9:53:23 PM I'm afraid it's champagne with everything for me these days, Mago. The ransom of hanging out with the haute bourgeoisie.
Though today, offered the choice, we preferred to drink German beer.
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