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along-for-the-ride;1309918 wrote: China scientists find use for cigarette butts - Yahoo! News



Let's rake 'em up and sell 'em to China. :wah:


I've got tons right here!:yh_rotfl

My wife received this link in her email from a friend and I thought you'd enjoy it AFTR. It's a live web cam of a hummingbird taking care of two young ones. They don't have their eyes open yet, but they sure are hungry when she feeds them. Their mouths fly right open. :wah:

Hummingbird Nest Cam - ustream.tv

It's amazing she chose to build her nest in a rose bush.

Hey Odie.................goes to show you that there is a use for everything :wah:



Hey Mustang.............I enjoy the video and thanks for sharing it with me. Tender and lovely.



Here's our song for today:

YouTube - The O'Jays - Living For The Weekend

Mustang;1309957 wrote: My wife received this link in her email from a friend and I thought you'd enjoy it AFTR. It's a live web cam of a hummingbird taking care of two young ones. They don't have their eyes open yet, but they sure are hungry when she feeds them. Their mouths fly right open. :wah:

Hummingbird Nest Cam - ustream.tv

It's amazing she chose to build her nest in a rose bush.


wow, she sure hits hard when landing!:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride;1310154 wrote: Hey Odie.................goes to show you that there is a use for everything :wah:



Hey Mustang.............I enjoy the video and thanks for sharing it with me. Tender and lovely.



Here's our song for today:

YouTube - The O'Jays - Living For The Weekend


hard to believe they want butts!:yh_rotfl

cool song, thanks for sharing!

Sitting here in front of my computer with my digital camera handy, I managed to capture this moment right outside my window. Two cardinals, one male and one female, at our birdfeeder.

along-for-the-ride;1310481 wrote: Sitting here in front of my computer with my digital camera handy, I managed to capture this moment right outside my window. Two cardinals, one male and one female, at our birdfeeder.


nice shot!:guitarist

This year I`ve noticed 4 males and 2 females, how many do you have.....

I really can't tell if this is the same couple or not...........just a male and a female. They like to stop for a moment on the branches of the small tree outside my window. Then, they go to the birdfeeder. They are beautiful birds.........especially the male. Have you ever watched them fly? They can zoom! :wah:



Here is my computer desk with the window view. It's not really that dark in here. :wah:

Gotta go for now.....................sudden thunderstorm coming from the southwest.

The winds kicking up with a howl and it's raining.

Stay safe Along...:-6

along-for-the-ride;1310499 wrote: I really can't tell if this is the same couple or not...........just a male and a female. They like to stop for a moment on the branches of the small tree outside my window. Then, they go to the birdfeeder. They are beautiful birds.........especially the male. Have you ever watched them fly? They can zoom! :wah:



Here is my computer desk with the window view. It's not really that dark in here. :wah:


I remember your pic of your office, and they are a beautiful bird indeed!

along-for-the-ride;1310507 wrote: Gotta go for now.....................sudden thunderstorm coming from the southwest.

The winds kicking up with a howl and it's raining.


wow, that does look bad, stay safe Diana!:-4

Those fast-moving storms like the one we had yesterday evening are something else. Man! The electricity flickered a few times but did not go off completely. Hubby and I sat on the couch with the TV off and just waited it out. The thunder and lightning passed over our home in a few minutes and was followed by heavy rains. Storms are scary, but magnificent. We were just glad we were not out in it. We are supposed to have more rain today.

Have you ever been caught outside when a storm came?

I love to watch a good lightning storm and the heavy rains that follow...I'll drive up to the beach to watch it:wah:

along-for-the-ride;1310648 wrote: Those fast-moving storms like the one we had yesterday evening are something else. Man! The electricity flickered a few times but did not go off completely. Hubby and I sat on the couch with the TV off and just waited it out. The thunder and lightning passed over our home in a few minutes and was followed by heavy rains. Storms are scary, but magnificent. We were just glad we were not out in it. We are supposed to have more rain today.

Have you ever been caught outside when a storm came?


I hate electrical storms Diana, like you said, they are very scary!

I've been caught several times driving in storms, but that never bothered me, being surrounded by tires is a good thing.

Some Safety Information for all of Us:

Thunderstorms are very unpredictable and can pop up at any time. Also, remember that tornadoes can occur in areas of severe thunderstorm development. There are a few common sense measures you can take to survive some of the hazards associated with thunderstorms:

Lightning can be deadly! Remember all lightning safety rules!

Stay indoors and don't venture out unless absolutely necessary

Don't use the telephone!

Unplug your television from the cable outlet or conventional antenna

If there is a power failure, turn off all electrical appliances and switches before the power comes back on. This may avoid damage if there is a power surge

Increase your awareness and be on the watch for high winds, hail and possible tornadoes. Monitor your portable radio, including NOAA Weather Radio.

Golfers should take heed: leave the golf course and seek shelter.

Take necessary precautions for possible flooding.

Don't take a shower or a bath. Water and copper tubing are excellent conductors of electricity.

Get out of the water and get off of the beaches.

Stay in your car if you are traveling. Automobiles offer excellent protection because the metal bodies conduct electricity away from the occupants.

If you are driving use extreme caution. Visibility may be impaired by downpours. Inspect and replace your wiper blades regularly.

Automobile braking may be reduced by water on the road. Occasionally test your brakes by pumping them.

When shelter is not available, as when caught in an open field, present a low profile by crouching or laying down

Never stand near or under a tree. A lightning strike can turn the bark into shrapnel.

Although hail is rather infrequent, park vehicles under a car port or in a garage to prevent hail damage. If you don't have a covered place for your car, thick blankets tied to the hood, roof, and trunk will offer some protection against hail.

Never touch downed power lines. Dial 911 or the local power company immediately to ensure that the line is turned off so repairs can be made.

And............here are some Lightening Safety Rules:

A single stroke of lightning has 125,000,000 volts of electricity. That's enough power to light a 100-watt light bulb for more than 3 months, or enough to seriously hurt or to kill someone. Lightning is something you should not be careless around. When you see lightning, follow these safety rules:



1. Stay or go indoors! If you hear thunder, don't go outside unless absolutely necessary. Remember, by counting the seconds between the flash and the thunder and dividing by 5, you can estimate your distance from the strike (in miles).

2. Stay away from anything that could conduct electricity. This includes fireplaces, radiators, stoves, metal pipes, sinks, and phones.

3. Don't use any plug-in electrical appliances like hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, or electric razors. If lightning strikes your house they can conduct the charge to you.

4. Don't use the telephone during the storm. Lightning may strike telephone lines outside.

5. Stay in your automobile if you are traveling. Automobiles give you excellent lightning protection.

6. Don't use metal objects outside, like fishing rods and golf clubs. Golfers wearing cleated shoes are really good lightning rods.

7. Get out of the water. This includes getting off small boats on the water.

8. If you're outdoors, seek shelter from lightning! Buildings are best for shelter, but if no buildings are available, you can find protection in a cave, ditch, or a canyon. Trees are not good cover! Tall trees attract lightning.

9. If you can't find shelter, avoid the tallest object in the area. If only isolated trees are nearby, your best protection is to crouch in the open, keeping twice as far away from isolated trees as the trees are high.

10. When you feel the electrical charge -- if your hair stands on end or your skin tingles -- lightning may be about to strike you. Drop to the ground immediately!



I want us all to be safe. :-4

Where did my picture disappear to:(



Was it deleted?? If so, why?

Kathy Ellen;1310688 wrote: Where did my picture disappear to:(



Was it deleted?? If so, why?


Are you talking about your picture in post #817, the lady walking in the rain with the umbrella? If so, I see it there Kathy Ellen.

Mustang;1310689 wrote: Are you talking about your picture in post #817, the lady walking in the rain with the umbrella? If so, I see it there Kathy Ellen.




Hi Mustang,



I don't see it there

Kathy Ellen;1310691 wrote: Hi Mustang,



I don't see it there


It's there.

Perhaps you need to just clear your cache or log out of FG to clear the cookies, then log back in.

Mustang;1310694 wrote: It's there.



Perhaps you need to just clear your cache or log out of FG to clear the cookies, then log back in.


oy vey, now I see it...What's going on....



Could you tell me how to clear my cache and get rid of those fattening cookies....:wah:

Kathy Ellen;1310696 wrote: oy vey, now I see it...What's going on....



Could you tell me how to clear my cache and get rid of those fattening cookies....:wah:


Go to TOOLS and click on it, scroll to INTERNET OPTIONS and click on it. In GENERAL TAB-see browsing history? Click on the DELETE BUTTON.

Hello AFTR!

Good rules on being safe in a lightening storm! Years ago my wifes pet turkey got zapped by lightening while it was standing in puddle. Wouldn't have believed it happened, if we didn't see it with our own eyes.

Mustang;1310699 wrote: Go to TOOLS and click on it, scroll to INTERNET OPTIONS and click on it. In GENERAL TAB-see browsing history? Click on the DELETE BUTTON.



Hello AFTR!



Good rules on being safe in a lightening storm! Years ago my wifes pet turkey got zapped by lightening while it was standing in puddle. Wouldn't have believed it happened, if we didn't see it with our own eyes.


Thanks Mustang....I didn't realize that I should be doing that:-6

oh er crazy people going out to look at storms! Glad we don't get too many here, I'd be permanently under the bed if we did, I'm such a wimp when it comes to thunder and lightning! :wah:



Kathy you need to zap those fattening cookies every so often, especially if you notice things slowing up or you just can't access certain sites. I'm forever clearing out the damn things as they won't let me browse the uni site.

[quote=Betty Boop;1310706]oh er crazy people going out to look at storms! Glad we don't get too many here, I'd be permanently under the bed if we did, I'm such a wimp when it comes to thunder and lightning! :wah:





Kathy you need to zap those fattening cookies every so often, especially if you notice things slowing up or you just can't access certain sites. I'm forever clearing



What items should I tic when I'm deleting the browsing history? I still can't see a picture I posted in Along's 'let's dance thread.'

Mustang;1310689 wrote: Are you talking about your picture in post #817, the lady walking in the rain with the umbrella? If so, I see it there Kathy Ellen.


:) I really like that picture, Kathy! I had to go back and look at it again.

along-for-the-ride;1310686 wrote: And............here are some Lightening Safety Rules:

A single stroke of lightning has 125,000,000 volts of electricity. That's enough power to light a 100-watt light bulb for more than 3 months, or enough to seriously hurt or to kill someone. Lightning is something you should not be careless around. When you see lightning, follow these safety rules:



1. Stay or go indoors! If you hear thunder, don't go outside unless absolutely necessary. Remember, by counting the seconds between the flash and the thunder and dividing by 5, you can estimate your distance from the strike (in miles).

2. Stay away from anything that could conduct electricity. This includes fireplaces, radiators, stoves, metal pipes, sinks, and phones.

3. Don't use any plug-in electrical appliances like hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, or electric razors. If lightning strikes your house they can conduct the charge to you.

4. Don't use the telephone during the storm. Lightning may strike telephone lines outside.

5. Stay in your automobile if you are traveling. Automobiles give you excellent lightning protection.

6. Don't use metal objects outside, like fishing rods and golf clubs. Golfers wearing cleated shoes are really good lightning rods.

7. Get out of the water. This includes getting off small boats on the water.

8. If you're outdoors, seek shelter from lightning! Buildings are best for shelter, but if no buildings are available, you can find protection in a cave, ditch, or a canyon. Trees are not good cover! Tall trees attract lightning.

9. If you can't find shelter, avoid the tallest object in the area. If only isolated trees are nearby, your best protection is to crouch in the open, keeping twice as far away from isolated trees as the trees are high.

10. When you feel the electrical charge -- if your hair stands on end or your skin tingles -- lightning may be about to strike you. Drop to the ground immediately!



I want us all to be safe. :-4




does this mean I shouldn't use my computer if its thundering?

I always use mine.

It is so nice to see you all here. Come back and post anytime. :-6

Odie, if it is thundering and lightening close to you, shut down your computer asap and move away from it til the storm passes.



I just did as Mustang suggested and cleared my cookies and history. This took several minutes, so I guess I had alot of cookies. I saved one for you, Mustang.

along-for-the-ride;1310923 wrote: It is so nice to see you all here. Come back and post anytime. :-6

Odie, if it is thundering and lightening close to you, shut down your computer asap and move away from it til the storm passes.



I just did as Mustang suggested and cleared my cookies and history. This took several minutes, so I guess I had alot of cookies. I saved one for you, Mustang.


Thanks for the cookie AFTR.

Hope your storms have passed and nicer weather is with you today. :-6

along-for-the-ride;1310923 wrote: It is so nice to see you all here. Come back and post anytime. :-6

Odie, if it is thundering and lightening close to you, shut down your computer asap and move away from it til the storm passes.



I just did as Mustang suggested and cleared my cookies and history. This took several minutes, so I guess I had alot of cookies. I saved one for you, Mustang.


I will shut it down from now on..shame on me for not knowing.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

how and why should we clear out cookies?

Odie;1311289 wrote: I will shut it down from now on..shame on me for not knowing.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

how and why should we clear out cookies?


Read posts 826 and 828 for how and why.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN

Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm.

I know, and it's been comin' for some time.

When it's over, so they say, it'll rain a sunny day.

I know, shinin' down like water.

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain

comin' down on a sunny day?

Yesterday, and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard.

I know, been that way for all my time.

'Til forever on it goes through the circle fast and slow,

I know, and it can't stop, I wonder.

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain

comin' down on a sunny day?

- John C. Fogerty

along-for-the-ride;1311343 wrote: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN

Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm.

I know, and it's been comin' for some time.

When it's over, so they say, it'll rain a sunny day.

I know, shinin' down like water.

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain

comin' down on a sunny day?

Yesterday, and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard.

I know, been that way for all my time.

'Til forever on it goes through the circle fast and slow,

I know, and it can't stop, I wonder.

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain

comin' down on a sunny day?

- John C. Fogerty

YouTube - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have you ever seen the rain?




I love that song and John Fogerty's voice!

Good Morning AFTR!

Nice and warm here today!:-6:

are you going away for the long weekend?

Nope, Odie, just staying in my stomping grounds.

But..........if you have some time to spare, let's take a walk with John.

‘A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf’ by John Muir (1916) - The Writings of John Muir - John Muir Writings

Take a few minutes today and listen to this beautiful song:

YouTube - The Journeymen - 500 miles [Original Version] (1961)



:)

along-for-the-ride;1311709 wrote: Take a few minutes today and listen to this beautiful song:

YouTube - The Journeymen - 500 miles [Original Version] (1961)



:)


it is indeed beautiful!

Hey Odie!

Just for the heck of it, this morning we'll have a virtual Sunday brunch on a River boat in Savannah:

Savannah Brunch Cruises - Enjoy a Riverboat Cruise for Sunday Brunch

Just in case you didn't know:



Monday

If sun is honored on Sunday, it follows that the Moon should be given a place of prominence on Monday. And, indeed, the word for Monday is derived via the ancient Anglo-Saxon/Germanic tongue from the word for Moon, "monandaeg". Most other Western and Southern European languages use their own derivative of the word, "moon", as a root for "Monday". For example, the Latin word for moon is "luna" and from that comes the French word "Lundi".



Monday has often been called a blue day. There is considerable speculation as to why this might be so. One theory runs that Monday (before the advent of the washing machine) was the usual day for washing and a blue dye was frequently used to keep clothes from yellowing. Blue is also frequently associated with depression. Since Monday is typically the first workday of the week and workers must look over a long depressing stretch of time until their next day-long break it has often been refered to as a blue day.



Many cultures see Monday also as an unlucky day, even as a day when people become insane. This may have something to do with the day's association with the moon. The moon has been called inconstant, due to its tendency to wax and wane. The Latin word for moon comes even into our own language to designate lunacy.

There are several holidays traditionally held on Monday, Labor Day, Memorial Day, President's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day

Every once in awhile, I wear a vest. Vests add a little pizzaz to a simple top and pants. The only thing........I have to iron the inside of the vest as well as the outside. Reversable vests are kinda cool.



Do you wear vests sometimes?

that one is really cute and it looks reversible.

I love vests and should buy one.

What is Death?

Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other,

that we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the easy way

which you always used.

Put no difference in your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed

at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word

that it always was.

Let it be spoken without affect,

without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same that it ever was.

There is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind

because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you,

for an interval,

somewhere very near,

just around the corner.

All is well.

~ Henry Scott Holland

This poem is a bit of comfort for all us with loved ones who have died. :yh_flower:yh_flag

along-for-the-ride;1312387 wrote: What is Death?

Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other,

that we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the easy way

which you always used.

Put no difference in your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed

at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word

that it always was.

Let it be spoken without affect,

without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same that it ever was.

There is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind

because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you,

for an interval,

somewhere very near,

just around the corner.

All is well.

~ Henry Scott Holland

This poem is a bit of comfort for all us with loved ones who have died. :yh_flower:yh_flag


That's beautiful, AFTR. Thank you.

along-for-the-ride;1312387 wrote: What is Death?

Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other,

that we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the easy way

which you always used.

Put no difference in your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed

at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word

that it always was.

Let it be spoken without affect,

without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same that it ever was.

There is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind

because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you,

for an interval,

somewhere very near,

just around the corner.

All is well.

~ Henry Scott Holland

This poem is a bit of comfort for all us with loved ones who have died. :yh_flower:yh_flag




that's beautiful, especially today, thanks for sharing.:-4

Right now, I feel like listening to some smooth jazz........

YouTube - Ken Navarro Lady's Choice

Get mellow with me.

Yesterday, I did a good thing. It happened at work at lunchtime. The patio and the cafeteria were busy with employees eating their lunch and walking about. I was returning to the Personnel office through the patio. I walking behind a young man, talking on his cell phone with his other hand in his pocket. He pulled his hand out of pocket, and a fifty dollar bill fell out. I got his attention, picked up the bill and handed it to him. He smiled and said, "I'm glad you were behind me." I patted him on the shoulder and told him to be careful, then we went our separate ways. Just a simple thing, really. Quite unexpected. Maybe this young man will be more careful...............and...pass a kindness on to someone else.

along-for-the-ride;1312809 wrote: Yesterday, I did a good thing. It happened at work at lunchtime. The patio and the cafeteria were busy with employees eating their lunch and walking about. I was returning to the Personnel office through the patio. I walking behind a young man, talking on his cell phone with his other hand in his pocket. He pulled his hand out of pocket, and a fifty dollar bill fell out. I got his attention, picked up the bill and handed it to him. He smiled and said, "I'm glad you were behind me." I patted him on the shoulder and told him to be careful, then we went our separate ways. Just a simple thing, really. Quite unexpected. Maybe this young man will be more careful...............and...pass a kindness on to someone else.


l lost a twenty dollar bill in my shorts pocked a month ago.......I know how it feels........

your a great Samaritan AFTR, most would have kept it.

Dear Abby: As a nation, we Americans are at our best when we come together bonded by a noble purpose.

It is my privilege to invite our citizens to unite for the National Moment of Remembrance at 3p.m. (local time) Monday, Memorial Day.

Our hope is that your readers will pause at that moment in respectful silence to honor America's fallen.

To unite the country in remembrance, Congress officially established the National Moment of Remembrance in 2000.

And as has been done in the past, in observance of this National Moment, major-league baseball games will stop, Amtrak trains will blow their whistles, and the National Grocers Association and Food Marketing Institute will ask customers and workers to pause in more than 30,000 stores throughout our country.

Abby, your patriotism and compassion, united with that of your millions of readers, have helped us - and continue to help us - unite our country in remembrance of our fallen on Memorial Day.

We must ensure that their lives, their deaths and the memory of their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

- Carmella La Spada, executive director, White House Commission on Remembrance

Dear Carmella: Thank you for your letter. I accept your kind invitation on behalf of myself and Dear Abby readers everywhere.

This act of unity on Memorial Day will be a time of respect, reflection and commitment in memory of the almost 2 million men and women who have died in the service of our nation.





I will be driving home from work at that time, but I will remember the fallen in my heart.

:yh_flag

I heard them sing twice today on the radio, so I thought I'd give them a post.

The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975, and continued to perform live until Hatfield’s death in 2003. Their emotive vocal stylings were sometimes dubbed “blue-eyed soul.” Hatfield and Medley both possessed exceptional vocal talent, with range, control, and tone that helped them create a strong and distinct duet sound (and perform as soloists). Medley sang the low parts with his deep, soulful baritone, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his soaring tenor. They gained their name when an African-American Marine shouted out “That was righteous, brothers” at the end of a show. John Wimber, one of the founding leaders of the Vineyard Movement, played the keyboard in the band.

Their first major hit single was “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” in 1965. Produced by Phil Spector, the record is often cited as one of the peak expressions of Spector’s Wall of Sound production techniques. It was one of the most successful pop singles of its time, despite exceeding the standard length for radio play. Indeed, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” remains the most played song in radio history, estimated to have been broadcast over 8 million times to date. A little known fact about this song was that Spector utilized Sonny and Cher as back-up singers.

They had several other Spector-produced hit singles during the 1960s, including “Ebb Tide” and “Unchained Melody” in 1965 and “(You’re My) Soul And Inspiration” in 1966.

This is the song I heard twice........

Great info. Great singers. That is so cool! Wow! Sonny & Cher as backup! I didn't know that. :-6