Rogues

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:11 pm

A motley crew of voyagers

In a brave new future

Linked only by our curiosity

It pleased Fate for a moment to cast us all together.

We were surprised by friendship

Our spirits danced and flamed

And the light of us together

Greatly surpassed each solitary spark

Together we - the Rogues - brought forth a world of wonder

Bathing our faces in the newborn sun

Vibrantly alive and briefly still

Okay, Sister Mary made me do it.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:24 pm

Here's to all the Rogues.....former members and new members.....:-4 Ran downstairs Pam to finds some champers and guess who I ran into just waiting there for us to return......ORLA:-4 Now, where's the flower pot????? Thank goodness Horse and Bubba are still here. Errrr....let's not tell Sr. Mary everything that's been goin on ok

Here's to good times and new friendships....

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:39 pm

Wonderful posts you two x:-6:-4

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:45 pm

Chezzie,

Are you our newest member:-4

Have some champers....

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:50 pm

This is my kind of club :wah:

heres a nice slice of cake to go with it

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:31 pm

Champers and chockie cake !! Thanks Kathy and newest rogue Chezzie!!! Yeah, the flower pot... I gotta go find that... these little nostalgic symbols, Chezzie, date from the first tentative days of the internet as we know it... :sneaky:

Hi Orla!!! Neat to see you again!!! And Horse and Bubba too.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:48 am

Ahhhhh, the wallpaper:wah:love it...

I think we should take another trip Pam....maybe to Bikini Bottom to visit Spongebob and Patrick.....have some fun with the jellyfish:wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:33 am

We each sit in front of glowing screen

With fingers dancing an magic keys.

Each with our own tales to tell;

Bits of heaven, bits of hell.

Modern campfires in a cyper world,

Friends together, friends afar.

We rest together before we go

Back on the Road of life we know.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:05 am

Journey of Life

Author Unknown

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others,

It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.

Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would your life,

for without them, life is meaningless

Do not let your life slip through your fingers

By living in the past nor for the future.

By living your life one day at a time,

You live all the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

It is a fragile thread that binds is to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love;

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Do not dismiss your dreams.

To be without dreams is to be without hope;

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget

not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

A friendship ring for you....

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:12 pm

Very nice Kathy!!! And welcome AlongForTheRide. The Rogues are very fine internet roadies.

The first time Kathy and I actually met she told me - and it's stuck with me always - that I "collect people and take them on journeys". :sneaky: I think I'd settle very happily for that on me tombstone - in about a hundred years.

Last heard, Doc Eric was merrily flinging himself down the slopes of Sun Valley, Idaho

and Frannie is still saving feral cats. I ran into a bloke from Poughkeepsie in Steamboat Springs - almost literally, and they actually knew each other. Small world. I didn't think they did this in America - but he actually went fox hunting on horseback, like the Brit Royals do. Don't think F would approve of that somehow. But very colourful. Apparently one does that kinda thing in Upstate NY.

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:50 pm

It's good to have friends

Friends who care,

Friends who you know

Will always be there

When you need them,

And never complain,

When you tell the same story

Again and again.

I've said it before

And I'll say it again:-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:37 pm

G'day FuzzyButt and MrsK!! It's great to see your smiling Aussie faces!!

In the old Rogue websites, a trillion years ago, we had two stock characters. Sr Mary HTML - who helped us all code our posts, roused on everyone, chased the animals out of the website with a broom, and took a small port on occasions - on every occasion!!! - just for medicinal purposes. .... I think we should raise a glass to Sister Mary. One can only have one persona in this website, so sadly, Sr Mary, will just hafta remain a fiction.

My alter ego was Bard - a kind of Greek chorus, who stood outside the action, and there was plenty of action.. grin.. and commented in his sour but of course stylish way.

(In the first days of the internet, the Rogues lived in the first Virtual Irish Pub. We were all learning, many of us teckies, how to work in this fabulous new medium, everyone now takes for granted. Heady days! We also regularly went totally crazy and off the planet. Okie got abducted by aliens. Kathy swam out to a pirate ship or something and we sailed off to the jungles of Jamaica, we went to the Klondike where men are men (and the rich ones up for grabs) and the women fight tooth and claw ... er... etc... )

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:05 pm

A friendship ring for you....

I do have a sterling silver friendship (claddaugh) ring. When I wear it, I will be thinking of all of you.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:29 pm

AlongFortheRide - love the claddagh ring, entirely to be sure. And I love the Emerald Isle too. I was lucky enough to do some hiking in the Dingle area last year - I fell into every bog possible, met up with the wee folk, got led ashtray.. gee that didn't come out right.. er astray.. and had a ball.

That's twenty hail mary's for you, FuzzyButt and stand on yer head while saying them.. then join the Good Sister for a small -not that small - port, strictly for medicinal poiposes.

Ah the Klondike Caper!! That went down in history. I seem to recall Okie was running the poker, and a guy from Kansas, called Billy Bullion Banker was looking so drop dead gorgeous in his moneybags, that the girls of the mining town - we were no better than we ought to be tra la - were fighting over him. I think I recall shooting someone with the tiny, stylish pearl handled pistol stuffed down me goddess-type cleavage.. then the Iditerod dogsled race got into the picture. I think Kathy was in charge of that......

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:27 pm

((((Pam)))

I really think that we should plan a trip to Bikini Bottom to visit SpongBob. For some reason Plankton is giving him a hard time, and we need to help SpongeBob.

I don't know how to solve the problem as it is too deep, but we really need to work on how to make a better crabbie pattie, or I don't know.....I'm so confused....

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:19 pm

Grin. Hi Kathy and Fuzzy!! Dieter introduced me to SpongeBob SquarePants. I'm very happy to head to Bikini Bottom* with you all, this weekend - and we can wash Bobby, sponge him down, soap him... whatever feels like fun at the time.

There is apparently some discussion as to where Bikini Bottom is actually located. Dieter assures me it's in the Indian Ocean. I place it closer to Hawaii. All good anyway. I've commandeered a luxury yacht, with a crew of Johnny Depp lookalikes to ensure we don't go short of entertainment / cosmos..

All we need to pack is our mermaid tails, some sunnies, and our big cheesy smiles...

:D

*Ed. FB - no, AussiePam keeps her pearl handled pistol in her um Bikini Top....

** re Our Lady of the Damned.. :sneaky: Sr Mary used to try and drag naughty bad people out to the woodshed for special attention, but then one day she tried it on Okie. I don't know what happened out there. It was after his abduction by aliens when he got really wild .. that's another story.. but anyway, Sr Mary mostly just tut tutts sadly now and sups her port, for medicinal purposes only, of course.

A little nostalgia trip... Okie is Arn

http://www.pam-s.com/arnold/bardpoem.htm

Okie · Post by **Okie** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:26 pm

AussiePam;789963 wrote: Very nice Kathy!!! And welcome AlongForTheRide. The Rogues are very fine internet roadies.

The first time Kathy and I actually met she told me - and it's stuck with me always - that I "collect people and take them on journeys". :sneaky: I think I'd settle very happily for that on me tombstone - in about a hundred years.

Last heard, Doc Eric was merrily flinging himself down the slopes of Sun Valley, Idaho

and Frannie is still saving feral cats. I ran into a bloke from Poughkeepsie in Steamboat Springs - almost literally, and they actually knew each other. Small world. I didn't think they did this in America - but he actually went fox hunting on horseback, like the Brit Royals do. Don't think F would approve of that somehow. But very colourful. Apparently one does that kinda thing in Upstate NY.

HI Pam and Ellen and hi to you too Chezzie. Nice to meet you. Pam, I have seen foxes here in Oklahoma. A red one around the creek and spots in the park I go to walk in. I have seen them on the railroad too and in the country near Noble. I dont think I would want to kill one.

Ellen, I got a few lines penned on the railroad poem.

I watch Spongebob a lot. My grandkids watch it and so I do too. I know most of them by heart.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:33 am

((((((((((( Magenta ))))))))))))

Thankyou for posting that. I think it's those small gems that one squirrels away in hard times that make all the difference. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For myself, I will never forget in all the difficulties here, one of my son's friends aged about nine told me once, that he wished I was his mum, I was so cool. Grin. Silly, but hey, it meant a lot at the time. My younger daughter had some similar reported conversations - so maybe I did at least a few things right.

Okie - awesome to see you here. I hope you don't mind me posting the poem Bard wrote for you - a trillion years ago.

You were the first person who mentioned SpongeBob to me, and at the time, I had no idea what you meant. I've since found the program on Aussie television. Grin.

Okie - we have foxes here too. Introduced by Brits maybe with hunting in mind a long time ago. They've gone wild, and nobody hunts them. They look great, but mostly carrry a load of diseases.

I'm glad we have this thread.

:-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:42 pm

Seriously now Pam and Mags:-4

We need to have some Roguery fun soon.....hopefully this weekend....my first weekend off for a long time:-6 Let's put our heads together now and plan a cyber trip.....what say you:-6

Guess you don't like my cyber trip to Bikini Bottom to visit with SpongeBob Mags....darn......guess ya don't like jellyfish hun

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:49 pm

:sneaky:

Marinated Jellyfish with Chili Oil with Green Apple Tea

Chef Angelo Sosa, formerly of Yumcha - New York, NY

Adapted by StarChefs.com

Yield: 2 Servings

Ingredients:

* Jellyfish: 4 ounces pre-sliced jellyfish strips

* 1 Tablespoon chili oil

* 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

* 1 teaspoon salt

Green Apple Tea:

* 4 green apples, juiced

* 2 limes, juiced

* 1 teaspoon sugar

Garnish:

* ½ ounce red onion, sliced into slivers

* 6 romaine lettuce hearts, trimmed down

Method:

For Jellyfish:

In a small bowl, lightly dress jellyfish with chili oil. Season with toasted sesame seeds and salt.

For Green Apple Tea:

Stir ingredients together in a container until sugar is dissolved.

To Assemble and Serve:

Scatter jellyfish onto a serving plate and sprinkle red onions and romaine hearts on top. Pour the apple tea tableside.

Wine Suggestion:

A delicate white such as Chardonnay.

Okie · Post by **Okie** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:26 pm

AussiePam;793948 wrote: ((((((((((( Magenta ))))))))))))

Thankyou for posting that. I think it's those small gems that one squirrels away in hard times that make all the difference. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For myself, I will never forget in all the difficulties here, one of my son's friends aged about nine told me once, that he wished I was his mum, I was so cool. Grin. Silly, but hey, it meant a lot at the time. My younger daughter had some similar reported conversations - so maybe I did at least a few things right.

Okie - awesome to see you here. I hope you don't mind me posting the poem Bard wrote for you - a trillion years ago.

You were the first person who mentioned SpongeBob to me, and at the time, I had no idea what you meant. I've since found the program on Aussie television. Grin.

Okie - we have foxes here too. Introduced by Brits maybe with hunting in mind a long time ago. They've gone wild, and nobody hunts them. They look great, but mostly carrry a load of diseases.

I'm glad we have this thread.

:-6

Hi Pam. Of course I dont mind. In fact I like it. I am looking forward to more of your poetry.

I have been working on a little poem about a railroad dog.

Karen just cooked a bunch of mushrooms. Very good.

Finally turning nice here. Going to the 80s this weekend. I can use the nice weather to get things done.

Okie · Post by **Okie** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:31 pm

Kathy Ellen;821198 wrote: Seriously now Pam and Mags:-4

We need to have some Roguery fun soon.....hopefully this weekend....my first weekend off for a long time:-6 Let's put our heads together now and plan a cyber trip.....what say you:-6

Guess you don't like my cyber trip to Bikini Bottom to visit with SpongeBob Mags....darn......guess ya don't like jellyfish hun

Hey Kathy. Beautiful backdrop there.

Finally got my taxes off and Spring has sprung so things are looking up. School will be out soon.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:54 pm

Hi there fellow rogues and friends of :-6:-6:-6

Hope lifes treating you well:-4

Okie · Post by **Okie** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:24 pm

AussiePam;790051 wrote: G'day FuzzyButt and MrsK!! It's great to see your smiling Aussie faces!!

In the old Rogue websites, a trillion years ago, we had two stock characters. Sr Mary HTML - who helped us all code our posts, roused on everyone, chased the animals out of the website with a broom, and took a small port on occasions - on every occasion!!! - just for medicinal purposes. .... I think we should raise a glass to Sister Mary. One can only have one persona in this website, so sadly, Sr Mary, will just hafta remain a fiction.

My alter ego was Bard - a kind of Greek chorus, who stood outside the action, and there was plenty of action.. grin.. and commented in his sour but of course stylish way.

(In the first days of the internet, the Rogues lived in the first Virtual Irish Pub. We were all learning, many of us teckies, how to work in this fabulous new medium, everyone now takes for granted. Heady days! We also regularly went totally crazy and off the planet. Okie got abducted by aliens. Kathy swam out to a pirate ship or something and we sailed off to the jungles of Jamaica, we went to the Klondike where men are men (and the rich ones up for grabs) and the women fight tooth and claw ... er... etc... )

Pam take a peek here.

http://virtualirishpub.ning.com/photo

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:18 am

along-for-the-ride;789604 wrote: We each sit in front of glowing screen

With fingers dancing an magic keys.

Each with our own tales to tell;

Bits of heaven, bits of hell.

Modern campfires in a cyper world,

Friends together, friends afar.

We rest together before we go

Back on the Road of life we know.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? :-6

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:04 pm

Just for you Kathy Ellen x

love you missus x:-4

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:13 pm

Chezzie;851276 wrote: Just for you Kathy Ellen x

love you missus x:-4

Ahhhhhhhhh Chezzie :-4 my good friend...thank you:-6 I needed a cosmo about now...

Luv ya too and miss ya lots....how are ya doin....Hope to be around more soon....year's winding down in June....holiday time.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:16 pm

whooohoooo

Dont go working too hard ok....

Im great, was thinking about you today, wondering how you were x

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:16 pm

Okie;847957 wrote: Pam take a peek here.

http://virtualirishpub.ning.com/photo

Hi Okie luv:-4

Great to see you and miss the VIP very, very much, but oh well

I tried going into the new VIP and it was a dud.....crowd that frequent the place speak in one liners....no dialogue at all...

Have you hear from anyone.....just get one liners from Frannie:(

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:18 pm

Chezzie;851284 wrote: whooohoooo

Dont go working too hard ok....

Im great, was thinking about you today, wondering how you were x

Thanks Chez...thinking about you too....as they say...great minds think alike:wah: I'm doing great...Florida was fabulous....85F, clear green water, cool breeze, lots of fun and sun....Now it's back to work again

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:46 pm

Nomad;848061 wrote: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? :-6

Is this what you mean, Sir Nomad the rogue of Peppers?

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