AFTR's Daily Commute

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:18 pm

along-for-the-ride;1226434 wrote: My son advised me to get a Facebook account. I did just that. If you have an account there and wish to contact me, PM me, and I will give you my RL name. :wah:

My grandchildren called me the other evening to wish me a happy birthday. I really enjoyed chatting with them. That was the first time I actually had a conversation with my youngest granchild, who is only three years old. Really special. :-4

I'm on facebook, but I don't use it much.

I will pm you my name.

birthdays are the best when grandkids phone!:guitarist:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:47 am

Here is a link to a slide-show of odd cars:

10 of the Quirkiest Vehicles on the Road - MSN Autos

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:57 pm

Summer in the city is hotter than summer in the country.

YouTube - Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City

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Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:02 pm

along-for-the-ride;1228353 wrote: Summer in the city is hotter than summer in the country.

YouTube - Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City

Good song for today AFTR.

I haven't heard that tune in ages. :guitarist

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:12 pm

along-for-the-ride;1228353 wrote: Summer in the city is hotter than summer in the country.

YouTube - Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City

wonderful song!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:34 pm

Glad you like the song! It is one of my faves...........

Here's another summer song...............

EDDIE COCHRAN- SUMMERTIME BLUES Video by LILLY - MySpace Video

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:51 am

along-for-the-ride;1221256 wrote: a postcard for you aftr...we ate lunch here in the Dingle Peninsula...it was delish.

Thanks for the pic, duckie! What was on the menu......and what did you have?

Odie, I try to hold a postive attitude about things, but, sometimes, it is kinda hard. I have my moments like everyone else. But I do seem to bounce back eventually. I don't like to waste time being bitter or holding a grudge.

Pub food..fish/chips, burgers...gawd, can't remember what I had:wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:19 pm

qsducks;1228580 wrote: Pub food..fish/chips, burgers...gawd, can't remember what I had:wah:

:wah: It's about time you got here, duckie.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:24 am

along-for-the-ride;1228929 wrote: :wah: It's about time you got here, duckie.

Well at least now I can get on at night without any hassle from the kids...bought a used laptop from a friend:wah:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:43 am

I brought you a treat from the Chesapeake up by my way....

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:57 am

along-for-the-ride;1228415 wrote:

Glad you like the song! It is one of my faves...........

Here's another summer song...............

EDDIE COCHRAN- SUMMERTIME BLUES Video by LILLY - MySpace Video

wow, now that's a great summer tune!:guitarist:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:46 pm

qsducks;1229166 wrote: I brought you a treat from the Chesapeake up by my way....

:)

I have stood on a pier with a metal basket. Inside the basket was a tied chicken leg. We would lower the basket, which was attached with a long rope, off the pier and into the water below. And wait. Sometimes we would catch a few crabs. If they had blue bellies, they were females, and we would gently release them down back into the water. So, I've done a little "crabbing" in my time.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:36 pm

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:40 pm

If you don't find me commuting on this thread, you can find me here on the Forum.

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/searc ... id=2407057

Don't want us to miss each other. :wah: Or get lost in traffic. Or take the wrong road. Or make a U-Turn and go the other direction.

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qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:28 pm

I almost got pulled over tonight in traffic..whew

...I passed somebody, used my signals & speeded up a bit...the cop passed me, saw my seatbelt on & went on his merry way. The person in front of me was driving like a snail:wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:59 am

along-for-the-ride;1229632 wrote:

If you don't find me commuting on this thread, you can find me here on the Forum.

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/searc ... id=2407057

Don't want us to miss each other. :wah: Or get lost in traffic. Or take the wrong road. Or make a U-Turn and go the other direction.

And you can always find me here. :wah:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/searc ... id=2408925

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:43 am

along-for-the-ride;1229632 wrote:

If you don't find me commuting on this thread, you can find me here on the Forum.

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/searc ... id=2407057

Don't want us to miss each other. :wah: Or get lost in traffic. Or take the wrong road. Or make a U-Turn and go the other direction.

I know where else to find you now to!:-6

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:28 pm

I just finished reading a paperback. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Yes, I have seen the movie starring Gregory Beck and I can see him in the book as the wise lawyer and father Atticus Finch.

Here is a short excerpt:

Atticus Finch: I remember when my daddy gave me that gun. He told me that I should never point it at anything in the house; and that he'd rather I'd shoot at tin cans in the backyard. But he said that sooner or later he supposed the temptation to go after birds would be too much, and that I could shoot all the blue jays I wanted - if I could hit 'em; but to remember it was a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Jem: Why?

Atticus Finch: Well, I reckon because mockingbirds don't do anything but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat people's gardens, don't nest in the corncrib, they don't do one thing but just sing their hearts out for us.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:20 pm

Saw this on Dear Abby today...............

By Abigail Van Buren Abigail Van Buren – Tue Aug 18, 2:16 am ET

DEAR ABBY: I am a casual reader of your column and saw the June 15 letter from "Lucky Wife of a Hero." What a refreshing piece it was to read. I know many people write to you with hardships in their lives, but that letter was one of the most uplifting I have read in a long time. It literally made my day.

While "Lucky Wife's" husband's help to her may seem surprisingly simple, it's great to hear about people doing the little things for those they love, and being appreciated in return. Thank you for publishing it. -- U.S. MARINE IN JAPAN

DEAR U.S. MARINE: And thank you for writing. In my response to "Lucky Wife" I asked readers to share their stories of people they have encountered who -- like the husband in that letter -- are "everyday heroes." Read on for a sample:

DEAR ABBY: My life has been touched by several heroes. I became pregnant during my senior year in high school. Because marriage wasn't an option, I placed my son for adoption. In college, I met my husband, and we have raised three children together.

After 35 years my son, Paul, contacted me. The first hero who stepped up was my husband. Without hesitation, he welcomed Paul into our family.

My next hero was Paul's wife, who offered to share her husband during the holidays. Paul flew from Minnesota to California on Christmas Day to meet me and my family. It was an incredible experience.

It was then that I learned about the two heroes who had taken Paul into their home and their hearts all those years ago and raised him as their own. Paul's adoptive family encouraged him to find us, learn about his birth heritage, and have celebrated every moment of our reunion.

But the greatest hero in my story is Paul. Inspired by the sacrifices of the young men and women who serve our country, he felt compelled to join the Army National Guard and today is serving in Iraq.

Soon my family will travel to Minnesota to meet Paul's adoptive parents and siblings, his wife and his children. My heroes have joined together to enrich my life, and I can't begin to thank each and every one of them. -- SHERI IN ESCONDIDO, CALIF.

DEAR ABBY: I haven't seen my "everyday hero" since I was 12, but the way she treated me has made a huge difference in my life.

Annie was a middle-aged woman working for an aeronautics company who gave me my first job when I was 10. She taught me to plant seeds and keep the garden weeded, to stack wood, paint and mow. I felt proud being able to earn my own money. Even more important, Annie gave me a safe place to go, an adult I could talk to and the conviction that if you work hard enough you'll be rewarded.

I'm almost 30 now, but I have never forgotten that wonderful woman and what she did for me, and I never will. -- ANDI IN TACOMA

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter Mindy was in high school she dated Rob, a young man who adored her. While she dated others, he waited patiently until she returned to him. They married after college and had three children.

Mindy destroyed the marriage, and I told her at the time that she had rocks for brains. Their divorce was amicable. Rob attended all holiday and birthday gatherings. Neither one remarried.

My daughter was "Miss Independent." She excelled at her job and didn't need anyone because she could do it all herself. More than 10 years passed.

Then, on vacation, Mindy was in a terrible accident that left her a quadriplegic. Suddenly she had to depend on someone else for everything, and Rob was right there. His attitude was, "She FINALLY needs me."

For five years, he has assumed complete care for Mindy in addition to holding down a full-time job. She has greatly improved, can drive a specially equipped van and is back at her job. My daughter would be lost without the man who loves her, and she knows it. I thank God for him every day of my life. -- GRATEFUL MOTHER-IN-LAW

____________________________________________________

Do you know an "everyday hero" ? I bet YOU are one.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:10 pm

When Hubby and I were up in the mountains, we had the opportunity to "pan for gems". We sifted through a small stream and did find some gems. But they were not yet pretty. So...

Hubby found a drum-less tumbler at the flea market for $10. I bought a drum for it on E-bay for $25 and we got some grating material (along with more gems and stuff to make jewelry) from the Hobby store nearby for $20. A brand-new tumbler can cost $179.

Right now we are tumbling some gems.

"What the heck am I talking about?" you may ask.

What is rock tumbling all about?

Rock tumbling is a process whereby rough stone is taken as a raw material, and rotated inside a barrel with a selection of harder "grits", until all the rough edges have been removed. Once the stone has been shaped, it is polished in a final phase until perfectly smooth, creating a beautiful finished article which can be used for gifts, ornamental/decorative purposes or simply added to your personal ever growing collection.....

Who can find enjoyment from tumbling rocks?

This kind of hobby is suitable for anybody from the age of 14 who has an interest in exposing the natural shine and color of various types of semi-precious gemstones. It takes a lot of care and a lot of patience - but can provide years of enjoyment and the rewards in the form of the finished stones well worth the effort. I would suggest that anybody younger than 14 years should take a spectator role as there is electrical tumbler machinery invovled and some chemical aspect.

Below is what a rock tumbler looks like and some polished gems.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:29 pm

along-for-the-ride;1233934 wrote: When Hubby and I were up in the mountains, we had the opportunity to "pan for gems". We sifted through a small stream and did find some gems. But they were not yet pretty. So...

Hubby found a drum-less tumbler at the flea market for $10. I bought a drum for it on E-bay for $25 and we got some grating material (along with more gems and stuff to make jewelry) from the Hobby store nearby for $20. A brand-new tumbler can cost $179.

Right now we are tumbling some gems.

"What the heck am I talking about?" you may ask.

What is rock tumbling all about?

Rock tumbling is a process whereby rough stone is taken as a raw material, and rotated inside a barrel with a selection of harder "grits", until all the rough edges have been removed. Once the stone has been shaped, it is polished in a final phase until perfectly smooth, creating a beautiful finished article which can be used for gifts, ornamental/decorative purposes or simply added to your personal ever growing collection.....

Who can find enjoyment from tumbling rocks?

This kind of hobby is suitable for anybody from the age of 14 who has an interest in exposing the natural shine and color of various types of semi-precious gemstones. It takes a lot of care and a lot of patience - but can provide years of enjoyment and the rewards in the form of the finished stones well worth the effort. I would suggest that anybody younger than 14 years should take a spectator role as there is electrical tumbler machinery invovled and some chemical aspect.

Below is what a rock tumbler looks like and some polished gems.

a beautiful hobby!:-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:53 pm

along-for-the-ride;1229302 wrote:

I have stood on a pier with a metal basket. Inside the basket was a tied chicken leg. We would lower the basket, which was attached with a long rope, off the pier and into the water below. And wait. Sometimes we would catch a few crabs. If they had blue bellies, they were females, and we would gently release them down back into the water. So, I've done a little "crabbing" in my time.

We rent a boat, get some string with a weight on it & go into the shallow part of the bay...and bring a net. I always throw the females back & the small ones.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:28 pm

This print below is entitled "One hundred chickens and a worm".

Can you find that darned worm??

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:02 pm

along-for-the-ride;1235478 wrote: This print below is entitled "One hundred chickens and a worm".

Can you find that darned worm??

noooooooo, did you?:wah::wah::wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:37 pm

Odie;1235537 wrote: noooooooo, did you?:wah::wah::wah:

No................I never could. To this day, I am looking for that worm.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:05 pm

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AFTR takes a bow. :wah:

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:10 pm

along-for-the-ride;1235478 wrote: This print below is entitled "One hundred chickens and a worm".

Can you find that darned worm??

i bet suzy could

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:06 pm

along-for-the-ride;1235707 wrote: No................I never could. To this day, I am looking for that worm.

me to!:guitarist:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:54 pm

"The Good Old Days...They were Terrible."

I bought this book below at the flea market yesterday for $1. The title caught my attention and then I scanned tht pictures inside. Very interesting.

Here's a description and some reviews:

By Traveler (New England) -

Otto Bettmann's "The Good Old Days - They Were Terrible!" is really kick to the head in terms of establishing reality with folks who think everything was so much better and more simple in the "good old days."

Filled with interesting graphics and drawings, this book covers all the bases from food safety to crime to public education. Barely a sacred cow is left untouched.

I've owned this book for more than ten years and it never fails to catch my interest when I pick it up again. I've also shown it to many of my friends and even given it as a gift.

As for this notion of "anti-US," this seems a bit simplistic. The author's intention seems pretty clear - to establish 19th century America as a pretty dangerous place to live. There are few, if any, comparisons to Europe. It's not intended to be a book about how "bad the US is compared to country X." No, this is about just telling it like it is (or rather, was). Being honest about our past does us no harm. Indeed, it allows us to be become even better in the future. It's called learning from your mistakes. And Bettman's book is an excellent place to start learning.

I remember back in the good ole days........, June 23, 2001

By Carlos G. Diaz "losman" (San Antonio, Tx)

As a student many of my friends were required to read this book for History class, I myself enjoyed the book so much I bought a copy to keep even though I didn't take the class. Much of the book focuses on letting readers understand what society was like over a hundred years ago and how things we complain about today were just as much a problem in the past. The book features chapters on immigration, health, food, medical care and many other issues of the day.

Many of the chapters will make you cringe as you learn that horses created much more pollution then cars ever did or that meat packing companies often used diseased or sickly cows and pigs. The chapters on education bring light to modern viewers that delinquency and school violence were not unknown and in one instance a young teacher was killed by her on students.

The book features wonderfully drawn illustartions that bring life to the world of our grandparents and how we should be glad to have clean roads, safe food and laws to protect consumers from fraud and deceit. A great book that all students should read and enjoy

Owning This Book Is Like Owning Your Own Time Machine, September 19, 2001

By Joseph L Burke (Bradenton, FL USA)

I am addicted to stories about time travel and I have a collection of them. This book is wonderful in that, instead of sentimental twaddle, conjecture, and picturesque rose-colored-glasses stories of the past, you really get to know what times were like in "The Good Old Days' - and - you'll thank your lucky stars that you are living now and not then. I was fascinated and horrified at the details of everyday life a century ago. I don't know how the people of that era survived and I now know why a lot of them didn't. A real eye-opener!

The "Good" Old Days?, June 19, 2000

By E. Kading (Pawcatuck, CT United States)

What an incredible book! Interesting, informative, eye-opening, and unflinching. Tells the grim truth about life in nineteenth century industrial America, focusing on the cities (especially New York), but touching on the hardships and unpleasantness of rural life as well. The illustrations are as valuable as the text--and Bettman's list of sources is outstanding. Social history at its best!

A recommended read for anyone nostalgic, November 7, 2003

By "griglars" (Fairfax, VA United States)

I recommend this for people who romaticize the past, because we often forget how far we have come. Things back then were terrible, like crime, health, liberties, and so on. You always see the "Gay 90s" portrayed in Disney films as glorious and clean and everyone is civilized to have tea at 4, but in reality, most of us were living in tepid, diseased squalor with open corruption running rampant.

This book doesn't read heavily like a stern textbook, but is very informative without being preachy. This is a great "bathroom reader" type of book with small, heavily-illustrated chapters, consice writing, and easy-to-understand narrative. It will really make you appreciate how good we have it now, even if we still have a ways to go.

This is one of my favorite books of all time in my reference shelf.

Immerse yourself in the true 19th century reality ., November 8, 2002

By OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) -

This is the best reference that I have found for putting one's self into the true 19th century mindset. The illustrations are especially good (the author was the founder of the Bettmann Archive.)

Most people think that they know this period from romantisized Hollywood films, but they really don't. Imagine a 3 mile-per-hour world. Imagine a world where, except for a handful of streets with gas street lamps, the biggest cities went almost totally black after night fall. Imagine a world with no telephones, no data bases, no social security numbers, no fingerprint files- where if you move to a different neighborhood and assume a new identity it is very unlikely that you will ever be discovered. Imagine a world where there is little communication between police precincts in the same city, let alone between cities. And the police that do exist are of the most unprofessional and rudimentary sort- and primarily interested in collecting graft and protecting the rich. Now imagine workplaces where there are no health and safety laws, no minimum wage laws, and where people put in at least 12 hours a day at the most soul-killing menial labor. Imagine gangs of children roaming the streets out of control because their parents are in the mills 12 hours a day- or just abandoned them because they don't earn enough to feed them. Imagine the great cities surrounded not by suburbs, but by rings of smouldering garbage dumps and shanty towns. This isn't the Third World- this was America only a century ago.

Oh yes, and if you think that farm life was much better- think again....

No wonder all we have are romantisized stories of the "good old days." No wonder our great grandparents didn't talk much about those days.

A better understanding of history, May 13, 2002

By Neel Aroon "jaroon7648" (Lexington, KY United States)

People often like to think as our past being absouletly perfect. Good Old Days takes a look at American life in the late 1800s and early 1900s and examines what life was like for the common person. The book provides a documentation of the probelems of the era such as air pollution, bad traffic, poor housing and education. The book is extremely easy to read and provides a great deal of useful information.

Take Off Your Rose-Colored Glasses, March 13, 2005

By L. M Young (Marietta, GA USA)

I'm reading the negative reviews here with some laughter. I am a history buff and bought this book about 25 years ago at the urging of a friend's grandfather, who had grown up during the era and found it to be very true to life. I'm very happy to see it in print again. Another friend told me she found this book very negative. I think Bettman wrote it for that purpose, because too many people on nostalgia kicks think "the good old days" with family values and lots of farms and homes like in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS were perfect and beautiful. Yes, all those things existed, but the entire country was not like that and Bettman wants you to see the bad that existed alongside the good. For every happy little Sally Benson family living in a pretty house in St. Louis, there was a slum family living in two rooms and barely eating. For every beautiful farm there was a dirty, nasty one. For every beautiful landscape like Yosemite there were sooty, stinking places like Pittsburgh with air thick with coal dust and sludge draining into the rivers. As for the book being anti-American--huh? Certainly Bettman compares us to better things in Europe; we were still a frontier country at the time, for all the sophistication of "the East" and we had not yet adapted the better things in Europe to our use here. Certainly Europe was no bed of roses, as other historians and even fiction writers like Anne Perry have pointed out!

As for the complaint about "too many drawings"--huh???? Yes, they had photography in those days, but the process to transfer them to newspaper and magazines was expensive and not used regularly until after the turn of the century. Those "drawings" are engravings and woodcuts used to illustrate newspapers and magazines at the time. Photos were not used. Bettman is showing us how our ancestors illustrated the problems he talks about in the periodicals of the times.

How Not to Repeat History, January 10, 2001

By Leslie M. Holly (Plano, TX United States) -

I first read this book as a child when it was first published. I still recommend it to anyone who thinks our environmental controls are too harsh, our workers' rights are too lenient, our government too involved. I also recommend it to those who feel we've done nothing for our environment, nothing for our children, nothing for our minorities. This is THE primer to how our country can be yet again, if we don't learn from this very accurately portrayed history.

I wish more universities offered this book as part of a course on American History - regardless of what slant the class takes, this book speaks volumes more than any other history book I've ever read.

Enjoyable and much-needed reality check, July 6, 2004

By Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY)

Dr. Otto Bettmann assorted this collection of anecdotes, statistics, graphics and illustrations to remind us of just how hard life was for the every day guy in 19th century. This is a much-needed reality check in these days when everyone has this misconception that our times are the most difficult ever. Remember, today will be the good old days in a not-too-distant future. While other history books have tried to make this very point, I think Dr. Bettmann's achievement, and what makes this book more effective in a way, is that he presents his thesis in a style that is enjoyable and humorous. It's a great little book for everyone's history shelves.

Note:

Dr. Bettmann wrote about America in American English for Americans: he knows which side his bread is buttered on. Would anyone buy a book about how terrible living conditions were in 19th Century Turkistan? Let's not take ourselves too seriously, people. This book is NOT America-bashing.

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qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:04 pm

Must order for hubs for Christmas...he's also a history buff. BTW, The Band is playing on TV tonight...I don't know why I thought of you:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:42 pm

qsducks;1236247 wrote: Must order for hubs for Christmas...he's also a history buff. BTW, The Band is playing on TV tonight...I don't know why I thought of you:guitarist

:wah: Let's rock then........................:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm

I'm beat.

I just got here from Facebook. After visiting Yoville and Farmville and taking care of my pet chicken and finding out if I have common sense and reading posts.........

I'm beat.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:38 pm

along-for-the-ride;1237448 wrote: I'm beat.

I just got here from Facebook. After visiting Yoville and Farmville and taking care of my pet chicken and finding out if I have common sense and reading posts.........

I'm beat.

you have a pet chicken, really?

can you post a pick for me?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:23 am

In honor of Labor Day.....................:wah:

YouTube - The Silhouettes - Get A Job

And here's my chicken pet, Odie...................

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qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:39 am

Now I supplied you with the live lobster..you are in charge of steaming it...enjoy

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:41 am

along-for-the-ride;1238658 wrote: In honor of Labor Day.....................:wah:

YouTube - The Silhouettes - Get A Job

And here's my chicken pet, Odie...................

oh its from farmville, I kinda wondered!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:55 pm

Today is Hubby's Birthday. This is dedicated to him:

The Beatles - When I'm 64 Video by Michael Rittberg - MySpace Video

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:49 pm

along-for-the-ride;1240987 wrote: Today is Hubby's Birthday. This is dedicated to him:

The Beatles - When I'm 64 Video by Michael Rittberg - MySpace Video

awwwwwwww Happy Birthday to your hubby!:guitarist:guitarist

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:10 am

sending you a singing bird from my garden to cheer up your day!:-4

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:53 pm

Thank you, Odie. I always enjoy listening to the sparrows chirp outside.

Speaking of sparrows, here's a little something for you:

Two Sparrows In A Hurricane Video by Renee - MySpace Video

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:52 pm

along-for-the-ride;1242139 wrote: Thank you, Odie. I always enjoy listening to the sparrows chirp outside.

Speaking of sparrows, here's a little something for you:

Two Sparrows In A Hurricane Video by Renee - MySpace Video

wow......that really touched me.......thank you.:-6

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:14 pm

Sad news...........Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary singing trio died today of leukemia.

YouTube - Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_ ... ry_travers

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:38 pm

along-for-the-ride;1243187 wrote: Sad news...........Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary singing trio died today of leukemia.

YouTube - Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer

Mary Travers of 1960s folk anthem trio dies at 72 - Yahoo! News

awwwww!:(

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:59 am

We woke up this morning to find that one of our parakeets had died. She was lying on the floor of the cage like she was sleeping. Yes, we felt sadness. The other parakeet has been chirping softly to himself. Hubby and I went to the pet store this morning to get some more parakeet food and also a mirror to hang in the cage. So our remaining bird won't get too lonely. Hubby will bury the bird later after it stops raining outside.

Now, in the scheme of things, a little humble parakeets death is no major event. But when this bird has been in your home for several years, and you take care of it, and talk to it, and listen to it sing and chirp................it does mean something.

So this is for all the pets that we humans have loved and lost. You will be missed.

almostfamous · Post by **almostfamous** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:15 am

along-for-the-ride;1244351 wrote: We woke up this morning to find that one of our parakeets had died. She was lying on the floor of the cage like she was sleeping. Yes, we felt sadness. The other parakeet has been chirping softly to himself. Hubby and I went to the pet store this morning to get some more parakeet food and also a mirror to hang in the cage. So our remaining bird won't get too lonely. Hubby will bury the bird later after it stops raining outside.

Now, in the scheme of things, a little humble parakeets death is no major event. But when this bird has been in your home for several years, and you take care of it, and talk to it, and listen to it sing and chirp................it does mean something.

So this is for all the pets that we humans have loved and lost. You will be missed.

Awww, so sorry to hear. You're very right it does mean something when we lose a pet..

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:24 pm

Happy Women"s Friendship Day to you as well.

Thank You:-6:-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:26 pm

along-for-the-ride;1244351 wrote: We woke up this morning to find that one of our parakeets had died. She was lying on the floor of the cage like she was sleeping. Yes, we felt sadness. The other parakeet has been chirping softly to himself. Hubby and I went to the pet store this morning to get some more parakeet food and also a mirror to hang in the cage. So our remaining bird won't get too lonely. Hubby will bury the bird later after it stops raining outside.

Now, in the scheme of things, a little humble parakeets death is no major event. But when this bird has been in your home for several years, and you take care of it, and talk to it, and listen to it sing and chirp................it does mean something.

So this is for all the pets that we humans have loved and lost. You will be missed.

Oh no! I am so very sorry!:-4

our pets are our family.

that was really thoughtful, buying your other one a mirror.:-6

(((((((((((((((hugs))))))))

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:01 pm

Today was the first day of autumn.....................for us.

First day of Fall 2009 - Northern Hemisphere

For the Northern Hemisphere, as in the United States, Canada and most of Europe, Fall begins on September 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm EDT.

Note: Fall is also known as autumn - and lasts from the autumnal equinox (September) to the winter solstice (December).

First day of Fall 2009 - Southern Hemisphere

For the Southern Hemisphere, the first day of Fall was March 20, 2009. In Australia and New Zealand, the official start of Autumn (as it is called) is March 1.

No climate change here in SE Georgia. Still looks and feels like a mild summer.

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qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:15 am

AFTR...I brought soem appetizers for lunch...enjoy

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:29 am

along-for-the-ride;1245447 wrote: Today was the first day of autumn.....................for us.

First day of Fall 2009 - Northern Hemisphere

For the Northern Hemisphere, as in the United States, Canada and most of Europe, Fall begins on September 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm EDT.

Note: Fall is also known as autumn - and lasts from the autumnal equinox (September) to the winter solstice (December).

First day of Fall 2009 - Southern Hemisphere

For the Southern Hemisphere, the first day of Fall was March 20, 2009. In Australia and New Zealand, the official start of Autumn (as it is called) is March 1.

No climate change here in SE Georgia. Still looks and feels like a mild summer.

Fall is here, our leafs are turning slowly, some are now falling off the trees, in just a couple of weeks my tree will be in all the fall colors!:-6