Hi, all.
I'll take all the chocolate you can send, not that white stuff though.
The web site drama continues. Now she's sending undesirables to join and stir things up. I had to ban 2 today and implement a "review before acceptance' feature for new members. Two and a half years of open enrollment with only minor issues, now this.
I spent some time weeding a perennial bed today, very therapeutic. The Vietnamese neighbors were playing some soft ethnic music, very nice. I feel much better now.
Andy P
Coffee Break # 16 - (Drowned) Dog Days
weeding & music can both be theraputic.
Wow - it doesn't end, does it, Andy?!
Hi all MY Andre is mad because his breed the Tervurens are ranked only 14. I think that is because they think everything is a joke. I can just see the scientist trying to get a Terv to play by the rules. LOL
I thought him to show his teeth.
Yes . Anyone may feel free to send chocolates to anyone here. Don't wantto add to the resilience of the woman bugging Andy.
Good trick---shepherds are smart----hope the weather has gotten better for you, Wren. Glad you're doing better, Andy---music is a good mood-changer.
He is a Belgian Tervuren and they are smart but also they think life is a joke and we humans are the funnist things around. Thankfully I do not take my self seriously or I would be embearous (?) that my dog things he is smarter than I am. LOL
Weather still stinks. Hotter that you know where and really nasty storms.
Good night y'a;;
Cool Wren, I love it. My name is Andre too.
I have gained the upper hand. Usually when someone is banned on my site everything is deleted, somehow her pics remain. She was using the site as backup, ah ha. Cease and desist or they are gone. LOL. We are negotiating their retrieval.
I'm starting to have fun.
Go for it!! LOL
My four legged Andre was named after Andre Norton my favorite author. His registered name is C______(can not spell or pronounce the kennel name)Story Teller. And he is. LOL
Andy, I'm glad you're feeling more empowered, and that things feel a little better. I know it sounds like psychobabble BS but some psychobabble is true.
Well, when you're working with psychos things don't go as planned.
I offered her a 10 hour window to retrieve her pics. She has a lot of pics and they are all mixed up in our gallery because she never organized them into albums.
She turned it down flat. OK, I said. The deal is off and your pics are gone.
Now she has reported me to the site owners where these negotiations have been going on. Defamation of character, libelous, threatening, you name it. I don't care, I'm on that site strictly to straighten out this mess. All of this is in the open, no private messages. I took plenty of screen shots in case she deletes anything.
The fun is gone, it's tedious now.
Wren, my Sarah has teeth too.
Andy P
Ugh - good luck, Andy.
Cool pic - the space station against the sun:
http://spaceweather.com/swpod2009/15aug09/Levin-Dieterle1.jpg?PHPSESSID=6b4gt0e3em0rpm0ch5ltcfnhg7
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How boring, Andy! No fun for you. Psychos will be psychos.
Love that pic of the space station Victor.
Andy, sorry you have to go through this trouble with the crazy lady! What's the saying about one bad apple? Hope she doesn't ruin your pie!
Victor's article is being rerun today! I laughed as hard as the first time I read it:-) Very clever.
The stuff really hit the fan late Saturday. I had to make my site Private, the psycho and I both got warnings to cool it on the negotiation site with all our comments deleted. The psycho set her profile page to private, wise move. She also got a warning to stop messaging other members about the matter.
All was quiet Sunday and so far today.
I took yesterday off from the internet except for a couple 'check ins'. Daily Pics (my site) is back to normal but still private for a bit longer. I hope this is the end of the story. Cross your fingers.
Harper, your "pie" reminds me of what my mom used to do with a problem cake. "Just fill in the gaps with frosting, no one will notice." Mom knew how to smooth things out, lol.
Andy P
Thanks, Joyce! I was surprised when I just logged into DG a few minutes ago to see all the dmails regarding it. Glad you enjoyed it.
Oy, Andy! Hope your sweet frosting fills in the gaps! Oooo, you're making me hungry for cake now.
e-mails & such can be pointless babble as well
Ahh - the smell of money...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090817/sc_livescience/mostusmoneylacedwithcocaine/print
I wondered why money always elevated my mood.
Come to think of it, Money cakes were the most troublesome cakes.
Money cakes were for birthdays etc. She would wash then wrap coins in wax paper and bake them in. They would settle to the bottom making the cake harder to free from the pan in tact.
Could you put the money in after baking but before frosting?
Sounds like a good idea, Dave. A little slice and slip it in.
This was 50 years ago when 5 cents bought a Popsickle. A half dollar got a Matchbox car.
Little Matchbox trucks were fun. Do they even make them any longer?
My mom used to do that, and she would slide it into the cake after it was baked. I'd forgotten about that.
Hacksaw blades were big bake items in my family.
:) Victor.
Well, DH started inservice today and classes start on Monday. He spent allllll summer making the kitchen cabinets. There are 17 of them. almost finished. They took him a lot longer than he thought they would. Bless his heart! He put in mostly 10-12 hr. days. Someday they will look nice in our kitchen. Am I complaining? Not at all. I appreciate the time and effort put into them.
Congrats, Jan. Let's see them!
Cabinets made with love are better than Melamine.
good for him jan that is a lot of work
heehee Victor!!
My sister has hand made cabinets in her kitchen and they are gorgeous. Let's see pics!
Thanks, I'll tell him. Sorry, no pics. Not yet. He works so hard at what ever he does, it's amazing! during the school year he gets there by 7 and doesn't leave till about 4:30, then grades papers, etc. til about 10 or so. Needless to say, he appreciates any days off. His room is pretty well ready, cuz he cleaned up the lab very well at the end of the year. Only one new class this year - AP Calc. II.
"patchouli oil" That field would just smell lovely.....NOT!
oh I love it Jen
I'd love not to have chemical pesticides all over our food.
Sounds promisint to me. Much better than the other chemicals.