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flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

oh good -- not a monster!

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

hi all and flip!

hi dart, jili, diem, flosey, nan, van...

12:01 am

hi volley

12:01 am

flip morning all

hi Dee

12:01 am

hi Dee and everyone

12:01 am

Fi6

le6

12:01 am

hi dee hi

12:02 am

te6

Clues are up

12:02 am

Thank you Lickety!

12:02 am

Thank you, thank you, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

thanks lickety

12:03 am

ne6

12:03 am

do7 if not called already

12:04 am

seen

12:04 am

teens

12:04 am

halfway :)

12:04 am

fe 6

12:04 am

bollox

12:04 am

ti 6

12:04 am

sorry

12:04 am

Lickety site is not loading!!!

12:04 am

oh my, dart!

dene

ouch I'll join you mab

12:06 am

all clues gratefully received, lol!

12:06 am

i have the list

12:06 am

phant notify

12:07 am

so do I

nbt

12:07 am

wtg dee!

tyvm

12:08 am

nbt

12:08 am

wtg flosey

12:09 am

wd flosey

12:09 am

ty jilli

12:09 am

half way

12:09 am

but no stats cleared

12:09 am

ty nan

12:09 am

wow nan, good for you

12:09 am

wd nan

nbs wtg nan

Late flip... hi people.

12:10 am

another wtg for you, dee!

12:10 am

Hello, all...

ty hi jell

12:11 am

hi all I'm late as well

12:11 am

nbs

12:11 am

I thought I had a picture of Pav's 'poopies'

12:11 am

hi west

12:11 am

wtg nan

12:11 am

stats for the 2ND COLUMN H please

12:11 am

hi jilli

12:12 am

jo west

h4/7

12:12 am

hy4

12:12 am

**hi (sorry)

12:12 am

west, it's still Stephen -- the writeup too.

12:12 am

hi ruru

12:13 am

thanks

12:13 am

hiya jilli

12:13 am

ruru, you had another ditinguished birthday sharer!

12:13 am

i did?

12:13 am

de 7

12:14 am

and nbs

12:14 am

You do -- the one in your icon, ru

12:14 am

wtg flosey

12:14 am

oh ..him

12:14 am

thanks jilli

12:15 am

FIRST COLUMN E stats please?

12:15 am

hello goose

12:15 am

hot him, thanks jilli

12:15 am

Hi, ruru, west, neil...

12:16 am

**got him - fingers not behaving tonight

Oh hi again, Jellen. Nice that someone said hi back. ;)

12:16 am

hi jellen

12:16 am

hi Jellen and neil

12:16 am

eg 5

12:16 am

and ru

12:16 am

hi neil -- just saw you!

12:16 am

thank you cyber

12:17 am

hi jellen

12:17 am

hey neil

12:17 am

hawaiian goose time

Hi jilli and ruru.

12:17 am

Sorry, I'm a bit ditzy tonight...or dizzy...think it's time for new glasses...

Yes, got that one thanks. :)

12:18 am

cyber is it a word i should know?

12:18 am

hi neil I didn't ignore you just came in right after you did and said a general hi all

12:18 am

yes

12:19 am

then I went to read emails I owe you a couple

12:19 am

thanks again cyber not finding it so far

12:19 am

easy one today!

Hi westford! It's ok... been busy word finding.

12:19 am

west -- do you remember what breeds Pav's poopies are?

12:19 am

hi grem

Yes, very easy and too small. When are we doing to get some nice big, meaty ones?

12:19 am

I'm afraid we've been due with so many 200+ lately

12:19 am

size doesn't matter neil

12:19 am

hello

12:20 am

It's not easy for me, and at last a nice size for a lamebrain like me

12:20 am

jilli I didn't find a picture of Pav's dogs ..they were cute curly little dust mops jilli but no, I don't remember the exact breed

12:20 am

matters to me - the more words, the better

12:20 am

lol jill

12:20 am

Hey, gremlinn

12:20 am

easy, relatively speaking!

12:20 am

hi Jellen

12:21 am

has anyone seen Pav lately?

12:21 am

agreed grem

12:21 am

I hope somebody will check out the link in my profile for Pav's b'day.

12:21 am

4th column E stats please?

12:22 am

ex6/36 is the weirdest

12:22 am

is pav on facebook?

12:22 am

I did jilli that's how I knew it was Pav's birthday

12:22 am

ex4/9 too

12:23 am

got it ty

12:23 am

You saw the YouTube, west?

12:23 am

en6/21 and plural

12:24 am

no jilli was there a link? I must have missed it

12:24 am

going to look...

12:24 am

i need two more for nbt and am stalled

he 6 he 7 if not called

12:24 am

I thought it was pretty obvious, west!

12:25 am

phantom: sennight

12:25 am

Shiva's pretty cute, jilli

12:25 am

100 down and listing

12:25 am

I thought so, Jellen :-)

12:26 am

well done, nan

12:26 am

LOL jilli that's awesome

Well yeah gremlinn... I meant compared to the usual grids, it's easy for a small one.

le 7/32

Smaller ones are usually harder... but not always.

12:27 am

hello all :)) happy flip (belated)

12:27 am

hey mrp

12:27 am

I hope Pav gets to see it -- haven't seen him here in ages

12:27 am

Have found quite the opposite (and intuitively, smaller ones should be easier). But time *per word* is larger, of course.

Hi mrp! :) How goes it?

hi mrp neil... west... anyone I missed

12:27 am

hi mrp

And Dee... hi! :)

12:27 am

I apologize jilli. I saw the icon picture and the notice and didn't even realize the link was part of it

12:28 am

goes well, just sat out in the sun for half hour with icepack on my leg :)) was nice

12:28 am

hi dee and mrp and all those I missed

You find the smaller grids are easier word-wise, gremlinn? Some are, but I've found a lot of them seem harder than the really big ones.

12:28 am

Maybe I should rethink that. It can really depend.

Oh nice, mrp. :)

12:28 am

we are the ice pack twins mr p

Haha, well yeah. I guess it can, gremlinn.

12:29 am

just checked your link jilli, clever

12:29 am

That's ok, west -- you old folks can't be expected to have your wits about you, lol!

12:29 am

Total time, 120 words is nearly always shorter than a 200. Time per word, it can be a toss-up.

12:29 am

I understand.

12:29 am

oh ruuster! feel for you darling

12:29 am

It seemed appropriate, flosey

Ok, well I'm off to kill the Sudoku puzzle... have to have an early night. Tired after driving home today.

I'll stay logged in here while I do that though.

12:30 am

I gotta be up in 7.5 hours, so night for me too

12:30 am

hi darty!! ((hugs))

12:30 am

bye neil -- well done, as usual!

12:30 am

hi neil **hugs**

12:30 am

good night neil I hope tomorrow brings you all good things

12:30 am

Hello, mrp

12:30 am

gnight grem, and ditto.

12:30 am

hi gram, west et al **cuddles** to dee and jilli

12:31 am

hi jellen **hugs**!

Ummm, I'm staying logged in here for a little while yet, just Sudokuing "next door".

12:31 am

is grem finished? ... night grem :)

12:31 am

G'night, gremlinn

12:31 am

sudokuing sounds pornographic

He should be.

12:31 am

Finished in 11 minutes, started late ;)

I finished a little while ago so I'm sure he has... he probably beat me, no doubt.

It does, ruru?

12:32 am

dart, grem, and neil -- all do4.

Must be your mind, tsk tsk!

12:32 am

yeah it does

12:32 am

*looks at gutter*

12:32 am

*oh .. there it is*

12:33 am

Yep, that's where your mind is, ruru.

Not mine, no... never. [much]

12:33 am

saves me time in church jellen

Ok, Sudoku and Twitter for a bit... BBS.

fireworks

12:34 am

on ya gremlin!! you amazing!

12:34 am

nj volley

12:34 am

Hooray, Dee!

ty congrats to you and other finishers

12:35 am

stuck on the last one ... ex 6

12:35 am

ruru, are you gonna do any more surgery etc for your pain??

12:35 am

Later, neil

12:35 am

on ya dee!

many thanks!

12:35 am

yay dee!

12:35 am

see ya later neil

12:35 am

yes mr p. I am .. not sure when

had to look up ex 6 in morewords...new one to me

12:36 am

a clue please, dee?

12:36 am

nm -- monkeyed it!

final scene in a tragedy... plural...

12:36 am

*!* ta da *!*

wtg nan

12:37 am

on ya nan :)

12:37 am

Yay for nan!

well all... must get going ... busy day tomorrow... hugs to all and happy babbling!

12:37 am

yay nan!!!

12:38 am

ttfn dee

12:38 am

on my way -- busy day tomorrow -- first day of our 50th highschool reunion! Don't know where the time has gone.

12:38 am

see ya dee :))

12:38 am

g'night Dee, well done

12:38 am

nbt

12:39 am

and nan - have fun

12:40 am

omg my 40th high school renuion is next year

12:40 am

wtg jellen

12:41 am

Thanks, jilli

12:41 am

only 35th here ruru :)

12:42 am

it is our 25th school reunion...

12:43 am

btw mrp..se4 a request, per your request

12:43 am

2013 will be my high school class's 70th reunion, kids -- if there's anyone there!

12:43 am

I've never gone to a high school reunion yet though

12:44 am

neither have I

12:44 am

we must have gone to the same high school together jilli

12:45 am

that's silly, ru!

12:46 am

:D

12:46 am

holy moly jilli!! is that from the start of kindergarten??

12:48 am

nope, mrp -- NY high school. Class of Jan 1943. I'm still in touch with dear friends from there.

12:49 am

ex6 anyone?

nbt nbs

12:51 am

nm got it

12:51 am

How about that hydrocarbon solvent!!

12:51 am

I'm watching/listening to the most beautiful music -- Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), for New York on 9/11.

12:51 am

glad you did pigeonman, couldn't think how to clue it

12:51 am

My favorite Mahler symphony

12:52 am

I haven't got the ex6 yet

12:52 am

who is playing it

12:52 am

le 7 please

12:52 am

don't have it ru

12:53 am

lentoid.

12:53 am

Oh, sorry.....I'm rolling to the pb

12:53 am

great clue gapeach.. thanks

12:53 am

yvw

12:53 am

thanks gapeach

12:54 am

I love how you just put it out there..lol

12:54 am

NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center (live earllier today)

12:54 am

It's on PBS here.

Back... kind of. Here & there.

12:54 am

Oh -- I was hoping you'd say Bernstein

12:54 am

Well, sometimes one just has to do that.

12:54 am

ty peach

12:55 am

yvw

12:55 am

Couldn't be live if it were Bernstein

12:55 am

obviously

Unless you had taken a time-machine trip.

12:55 am

hey neill sudokuing done already?

Wish that was possible. That'd be so cool.

Yep. Wasn't a very hard puzzle.

12:56 am

Nite, nite all.

12:56 am

by peach

12:56 am

*bye

12:57 am

wow gonads are in the grid

12:57 am

So it's Alan Gilbert then...

12:58 am

The words to the songs are so appropriate (re the sympnony) -- so glad they're shown in English on the screen

12:59 am

I didn't catch the name of the conductor, sorry!

12:59 am

fireworks

12:59 am

neil want to invite me to letterblox?

Trust ruru to notice that.

Congrats, flosey.

I already did, ruru. I can't re-invite you.

12:59 am

I was groin to not mention it

It won't let me.

12:59 am

thanks Neil

12:59 am

congrats flosey

12:59 am

oh

Unless you mean start a game and invite you?

12:59 am

He is the current music director of the NY Phil

12:59 am

I forgot my password to get in

But can you please log into OMGPOP and accept my connection?

1:00 am

and jilli - think I'll go down and catch a bit of that concert

1:00 am

goodnight all

1:00 am

yes.. start a game and invite me

1:00 am

Well, that's who, then, Erda.

You can get that reset, ruru.

Easily.

Reset your password and accept my add first. Then I can find you in there.

1:01 am

I am not going to pop in mid-symphony...

And don't mind my crazy profile and all the writing on my wall.

1:01 am

Mene mene tekel upharsin...

1:02 am

It's just about over, flosey

1:02 am

Erda, I love that mene mene...

Ok, I just logged in there, ru.

1:03 am

Well, he mentioned writing on the wall...

Yeah, yeah. :P

1:03 am

The moving finger...

1:04 am

And the symphony is over -- wow!

Get your password sent to you or reset, ruru... while you're doing that I'm making a drink. BBIAB.

1:10 am

I can't figure it out..

1:14 am

lurking fireworks

ruru? Email me and I'll explain it all that way... very easy though.

1:14 am

good night fellow babblers

Actually, not necessary. Just click the login link, then the "forgot password" link.

Then you can get an email sent to you to reset your password.

Or here's what else you can do... click a link to OMGPOP from one of the emails they sent you, if you still have them? That logs you in automatically. Then click "settings" and reset your password to one you can remember.

1:19 am

problem the new password doesn't work and it says I've tried too many times.

1:20 am

that site is so friggin frustrating

1:20 am

i give up

Ok, ruru... email me and I'll send you the best instructions I can. Man, that sounds bad.

I never had problems like that... I found resetting a password there when I had to do that once went ok. What's happening -- or not happening?

Oh, password doesn't work, but did you get a reset link sent to you?

Sorry for the delay... being IMed.

1:26 am

congrats to Pug if you're still lurking (I was in the kitchen)

1:37 am

Just passing through...

1:52 am

Bed is calling although I've only just passed halfway. The grid can wait...goodnight if there's anyone there, and *poof

2:57 am

good morning all

3:37 am

fireflies. Speedy grid.

hi sprite...

are you taskmaster of the icon themes??

fireworks !!

3:58 am

good morning

3:58 am

tiny Monday grid!

4:10 am

half in 11 minutes, a record for me!

4:14 am

Can I have a clue for the N in the middle column?

4:17 am

bright lites

4:18 am

Thank You Yvo!

4:18 am

youre welcome

4:21 am

63 words. Ate logo.

4:24 am

Good morning everyone:) hope all well in babbleland am sneaking a quick look while at work lol

4:33 am

back for a few minutes

4:33 am

need

4:33 am

sorry, dopey morning!

4:34 am

is there coffee in the PB?

4:39 am

any suggestions? im finishing puzzles but its leaving blank words in both stats.. showingthat i didnt finish and not givn whole score any help?

4:40 am

did you try refreshing?

4:41 am

a number of times.

4:41 am

sorry, I had hopes

4:41 am

np i did too lol

4:42 am

was going to delete and re do it, but cant find it under my programs

4:42 am

good lukc, ivesy!

4:43 am

*poof*

4:43 am

or even luck

4:43 am

ty.. think i will give it a try

5:13 am

hello...anyone here???

5:16 am

Good luck on your first day of classes Carlee.

5:17 am

thanks molls :)

5:17 am

i barely slept

5:18 am

nerves got the best of me

5:18 am

Well then, coffee up before driving.

5:19 am

i willbe stopping at timmies

5:19 am

( mom got me a timmies card... :) )

5:19 am

Speaking of driving, I'm assuming you got the new car. Last I read there was a problem with that.

5:20 am

i get it tomorrow :) the woman that arranges financing was a B$$$$

5:21 am

and she tried to change the deal...the salesman i was dealing with was not in...

5:21 am

i made it very clear when he called me that i was seriously considering taking my business to london as i will be there daily anyway

5:22 am

Well then, you're all set. Best wishes on the first day of your new adventure.

5:24 am

thanks so much ... i shoul dbe fine..i just need to rearrange my schedule a wee bit so that i can get some hours in at work...but being a single mom,,,out of town...blahblahblah... i immagine they will co-operate

5:26 am

Good. Be careful driving and enjoy.

5:27 am

thanks..ok..i best be off... class is not for a while but i want to get chapter one read in my physics text and as i had to work yeesterday

5:54 am

Good luck, Kat!!

6:02 am

So is it just me and the lurkers?

6:03 am

t

6:03 am

morning, scrabs (and everyone) - I am just getting up

6:03 am

Hi Sue. I woke up at 0530.

6:04 am

I'm here, morning all. Just waved goodbye to our little Carlee as she went off to school and then got ready for work. : )

6:04 am

that's when my radio comes on; it took me 20 minutes to actually get out of bed (I am on babble time)

6:05 am

I hope she's wearing a new outfit and has all of her school supplies.

6:05 am

hi, molly! I saw that carlee had left - she is so excited about being able to go back to school!

6:05 am

I often have difficulty going from horizontal to vertical in the morning.

6:05 am

lol, scrabs, I remember when I was little - right before school started I would get new shoes and a new notebook

6:06 am

I want to go back to school. There are so many courses I would love to study.

6:06 am

me too! I also want to go live in the library.

6:07 am

seen

6:07 am

Yep, I would have my clothes all decided upon for the first few days of school.

6:07 am

oops, pb for me already and I am not awake yet!

6:07 am

TY for free clue, Sue. Somehow I didn't get that word yet.

6:08 am

awful lot of e's in this grid

6:08 am

hi, herin!

6:08 am

Hi lady

How you all?

6:09 am

good, herin, getting my day started

my day is nearly ending

6:10 am

I am trying to get mentally prepared for the work week. And I'm watching bunny Miss Bea sneak upstairs to visit her brothers. I left the gate partially ajar at the bottom of the stairs.

6:11 am

So how has Monday been, herin?

6:11 am

It must be hard to hop and sneak at the same time. : ) Hey Herin.

Long. Happy Late birthday Scrabbler too

6:11 am

Bunnies can be very sneaky and very fast.

6:12 am

Wascawwy Wabbits. : )

6:12 am

TY, herin. I am practicing saying that I am 52 now. I feel like I am in my 30's.

Are the bunnies ok cohabbitating?

6:14 am

Oh, no, they are kept separate. Miss Bea has the entire downstairs. Tucker and Gandalf each have their own room. Tucker is in my bedroom so during the night I am sometimes awoken when the 10 pounder jumps on the bed and places whiskers in my face.

6:14 am

I know what you mean, scrabs - I'm not sure I feel like I am in my 30s, exactly, but I sure don't feel 60!

6:16 am

Aging is challenging because of the dyssynchrony between our mental, emotional, physical and chronological selves.

6:17 am

*honk*honk* Two bird-related words are in the grid.

6:17 am

yes, that's exactly what I meant :-)

6:17 am

thx - that gave me the 2nd bird word

6:19 am

Gotta shower and hit the road. Bye kids.

Awwww Scrabbler that is cute

6:20 am

bye, scrabs!

6:24 am

exercise time, then shower and breakfast - back later!

Later

TGIF already?

No sorry

6:49 am

Yes, I noticed TGIF in the grid too. Perhaps the Gridmaster's way of thumbing his nose at Monday.

6:50 am

r

6:50 am

: ) Morning Annie

6:50 am

Hi Molly, your flag makes me smile

6:50 am

toes go in first?

Hi Annie and Mollie

Hi LB

6:51 am

hi herin, how is life treating you?

6:51 am

Hi Dawg:) good morning

6:52 am

hi heron, hi everyone. 19 remaining, and i must get ready for last day at work.

6:53 am

vacation?

6:54 am

unemployment. borders...totally liquidated here. a few stores till open, but ours is done. closed the doors last night at 6pm

Bugger LB I didn't realise you worked there :(

6:56 am

would have been 5 years next month. :(

6:56 am

When I heard about Borders closing a few months ago, I got a sick feeling. I love everything about that store. It's a shame. What a great job to work in a book store. I am sorry, dawg.

6:57 am

There was a great Borders in Norwalk, CT. I always stop in when I go to visit my daughter.

6:57 am

thanks, loved working with the books, not always happy with the customers or management, but it was a great job. this last crew i worked with was really good and fun. that's really the sad part. almost 11,000 people out of a job.

6:58 am

de 7/44 plz

6:58 am

or should I have said "stopped". Oh my G-d, 11,000 losing their jobs. What a shame.

6:58 am

not the prosecution but the de7 lawyer

6:59 am

thanks dawg

6:59 am

ty dawg

6:59 am

pretty typical corporate thinking...sh*t rolls down hill including wages. lots of golden parachutes and the rest of us don't even get severance pay.

7:00 am

sorry to hear dawg. i love borders hate to see it go

7:01 am

dawg, that makes me sick.

Lb will you get your entitlements?

7:01 am

welp, i really do have to get my rear in gear. talk to you all later when i'm fully unemployed...:-) have to grin and bear it. nothing else to do! hagd

7:02 am

good luck, dawg...tell the books I love them

7:02 am

ask me again later, herin. poof

Take care

7:05 am

I would have so many more words if everything I keyed in was correct...

good morning afternoon evening!

7:12 am

Hi all any clues for he7/52 plz

7:13 am

hi red, bea, pearl

Sorry I am no use

I just got here. Hi Annie.

7:14 am

red, are you back at work? how is your hip? I havent seen you in a long while.

I am back at work, the hip is doing well, slow progress but well.

7:15 am

red, that is good news.

7:16 am

working on that he 7 too

how are you doing?

hi Red

HI anyone I missed

hi herin

7:17 am

Hi annie hope you get it cos im stumped

7:17 am

the he 7 52 is plural of he 6/36 which is extend of jinx or put a curse on.. sorry best clue i can think of

7:18 am

or put a curse on plus first first number

Thanks that gave me a couple of words

7:19 am

thanks ivesy

7:19 am

thanks ivesy

7:19 am

thanks ivesy

7:19 am

yw

7:19 am

I think I am going to get the red message of doom

7:20 am

good morning everyone .....

7:20 am

more than halfway, nbt and nbs

7:20 am

Hi ((mom)) good morning..

7:20 am

yay for Mom

7:21 am

((Annie)) good morning. I was awake at flip time so I gave it a shot

7:22 am

not too much sleep for you, are you feeling well?

7:23 am

we get the flip at 1 AM on the east coast.

MOooooooooooom

7:23 am

I am fine, woke up thinking about Alex and couldn't go back to sleep. the 15th is looming large

7:23 am

{{{Herin}}} hello

7:24 am

Alex is our youngest and works at a frontier league baseball club and his contract is up on the 15th. We will then see if he gets a renewal or a pink slip

What is a pink slip?

7:25 am

to be let go

7:25 am

unemployed

well I hope its a yah

7:27 am

thanks Herin, I do too

7:27 am

how are things with you?

7:27 am

Mom, I hope he gets a renewal...will put out good vibes.

7:28 am

thank you, Annie

Just had to spend about $300 on getting my pc fixed

7:28 am

oh dear, Herin. you could almost buy a new one for that. It must have been a serious problem

I know. It was a hard drive spaz. That cost $180 then I had spent $150 on getting Windows 7

7:30 am

I am still working Windows XP, how is 7?

Nice but you will need a bit of space and I recommend getting an IT person on it

7:31 am

I think I will keep xp in this laptop. I am going to take Shay's Mac off his hands, he has no use for it anymore.

Well yes there is that.

But now Mom I have 4gig hard drive, 750g ram and so on

7:33 am

mornin babblers. :)

7:33 am

good morning, Eva. How is your dad?

Hi Eva

7:34 am

wow, Herin, that is a screamer

7:34 am

hi mom, hi herin. dad is fine. a-ok. as if nothing ever happened!

7:34 am

morning again, all!

What happen Eva?

7:34 am

that is wonderful news, Eva

7:34 am

good morning uusue

7:35 am

dad was in the hospital a few weeks ago. was very touch-n-go for a few days. diverticulitis/osis

7:35 am

hi, mom!

7:36 am

Eva, I'm glad he's okay. My grandfather succumed to that

7:36 am

morning Bichon

7:36 am

hi, bichon!

O that is right. Hugs

7:36 am

Hi Mom, sue Eva, herin. Just popped in for a couple

7:37 am

bichon -- it was very scary, as he had no history of it. and just the day before felt completely fine, and didnt present in the usual way. they couldnt figure out what it was for quite a while and could only keep pumping in the blood that he was losing.

Hi Bichon.

7:38 am

My grandfather was much worse. He was in his 80's and had been having sporadic pain for a while. His intestines burst and then infection. He survived the surgery, but died a few months later

7:39 am

my dad is 70, and overall doesnt really take good care of himself. im hoping this gave him the kick in the pants that he needs.

7:40 am

He was doing okay after he got out of the hospital. but, he had a colostomy bag. He wanted it removed, but died during that surgery.

7:41 am

so sorry, bichon. thankfully, my dad doesnt need that.

7:41 am

oh, bichon, that is sad :-(

7:41 am

This was 39 years ago. I was pregnant with my son. We named him David, after Grandpa

7:43 am

Thanks for your thoughts. Gotta go. BBL

7:43 am

very sweet - I like the idea of keeping family names going

7:45 am

bye bye Bichon

7:45 am

time for me to start my day as well. {{{Hugs}}} to all of you

7:46 am

bye, mom!

7:46 am

bye bye uusue

Bye Une

7:48 am

I'm at work now, waiting for next patient to arrive--the first 2 did not show up.

7:49 am

I think that when the parents made these appts they forgot that the kids would be in school again.

7:49 am

oops...

Hi Srabbbler

7:49 am

they should have called and rescheduled, though!

Calenders s and reminders are so important.

7:50 am

good morning everyone:)

7:51 am

morning, crossy!

7:51 am

good morning all

7:52 am

was out for a bit on the beach with my android tablet.as i found a metal detector app and wish to give it a go on the tourist baking areas lol.what a roit! was great fun and found a cheap ring and 3 dollars in change!

7:52 am

riot!

7:52 am

hi, wv!

7:53 am

good morning sue

7:54 am

teed

7:54 am

oops

7:54 am

not awake yet

7:54 am

had that one, crossy :-)

O and I am so pleased of my self. I actually have scheduled every day to check Mt Washmore and today as my laundry was empty I could help the neighbour wash her dog's bed.

7:55 am

yay, herin!

7:55 am

an empty laundry basket..i have never seen one here:(

7:57 am

Hi all

Mine is not empty always as there is just my clothes and a tshirt or two but that is just for a day. I try and do this every 2nd day but I have the ability to help

7:58 am

Was quite disappointed with the grid ... not much of a challenge.

7:58 am

Hello Br

7:59 am

Hello BR :)

7:59 am

Hello

HI BR

8:05 am

egads - just heard that there was a bomb threat at the Chicago train station where my son was this morning - nothing to it, fortunately, but scary!!

8:06 am

meanwhile I have to go to work - see you all later!

8:07 am

Bye Sue

8:07 am

have a good day sue

I am going.

8:11 am

Morning all

8:15 am

h3

8:16 am

Hi inge

8:16 am

Hi Mr Bob

8:19 am

Back.

8:22 am

howdy scrabbs:)

8:23 am

I see that you had fun with your metal detecting app!

8:28 am

anyone have a clue for ex 6 ?

8:31 am

was a bit of fun scrabbs

8:31 am

ex+3rd vowel+ you can ***t yourself

8:31 am

4th vowel, sorry

8:32 am

thanks grant, but dont see what I can do myself....lol

8:33 am

AKA do4

8:34 am

got it, thanks

8:34 am

yw

8:35 am

a space between the asterisks would have helped.....** ** since it was two words but I appreciate the help

8:36 am

ah, you were referring to d4....silly me

8:36 am

Hi Grant

8:38 am

Clue for en 6 please

8:40 am

boo, to charge with a crime...usually in 6

8:42 am

Back again. TY for clues.

8:42 am

Hi Scrabbs :)

8:43 am

Ty Annie

8:43 am

youre welcome, now plural it

8:56 am

Clue for ex 6

8:58 am

look back at 8:31 - Grant gave the clue

8:59 am

ex,vowel,a decorative cloth is a ***ly

9:04 am

phone, be back later

9:06 am

Crazy word

9:12 am

Yes, it is.

9:14 am

i have the word and it took me 5 min to figure out what the decorative cloth was lol

9:14 am

Haha

9:15 am

Good Morning Everybody. How are you all today?

9:15 am

I am stuck with 43 to go.

9:15 am

howdy nef:)

9:17 am

Geesh. Just when I'm about to say "hello", duty calls. Off to the races! Release the hounds! *POOF*

9:18 am

Could someone please tell me why "fest" isn't a word? Or why can't we pluralize the Hawiian bird?

9:18 am

bye Judi. HAGD

9:19 am

lol nef..enable,take a bow:)

9:20 am

Nef, those 2 issues bother me too.

9:20 am

seems like the new babble died on dr_g,s drawing board:((

9:21 am

I hope not; I just keep hoping he will introduce it one of these days

9:23 am

Any clues for that 4th row N would be greatly appreciated (for NBT)

9:23 am

vegas lights

9:25 am

DUH! What a fish word! Thank you marilyn!

9:25 am

thats nbt for crossy also:)

9:25 am

I hate it when a word is that obvious and I still can't see it!

9:26 am

welcome to the club nef..we have jackets!!

I'm flaking with the e's- just can't see 'em

I mean, they're all over, but I can't find the e words

9:28 am

Oooh! Jackets! What do they say? Do they have a huge Fish on the back?

9:29 am

yup a great big flounder:)

9:29 am

and it says in fancy script under the fish "sorry we missed you"

9:30 am

E are tricky ones

9:30 am

I only have 4 E words Kaplan; e 5/14, 6/21, 7/32, and 6/36 -if that would help

9:31 am

Ex4 spelled like the oil compnay

thank you kindly

9:31 am

Yw

9:31 am

(I didn't wan yet)t to clue in case you didn't want them

are there other ex?

no just stats.

no just stats.

9:33 am

1 other ex (6/36)

9:34 am

Ex plus part of a lacy cloth

please could I have a clue for the top H and the LH E please

9:35 am

hy4

thanks Hurshy

9:36 am

eg5

9:36 am

quick cluing, hurshy! :-)

thanks again

9:37 am

stat-giving is much faster than actual cluing :)

I just need a 7 for nbt and nbs

9:37 am

the best de7 is a good of-----

you are brilliant!!

9:40 am

sure

9:42 am

fireworks here

9:43 am

Gj teach

9:43 am

YAY, wv!!! WTG!!!

9:44 am

he 6/7 - prefix meaning six and the number after zero + pl (for the 7)

9:44 am

And now time for me to face my day. BBL; Happy Babbling Everybody!

9:45 am

::le sigh:: what do you do when the hubs is all bummed about his own birthday??

morning :))

9:48 am

Hi mr p

eva!! give him a shot of whiskey and a head massage.... should get the blood flowing back to happiness

hi boo :))

9:50 am

i just tried asking him what flavor of cake/cupcakes he would like and he was just like "eh, anything is fine. dont want you to have to do a bunch of stuff because of me."

oh he is in 'that' birthday mood

then you just lavish it upon him... he will pick up then!

9:52 am

yeah. our friends just seem to be "blah" lately, and somehow, everyone elses birthdays seem to be important, but ours (especially his) kinda get swept under the rug. we both kinda get the feeling of being second-class-citizens in our own group of friends...

the whole 'don't do for me' is part of that mood... he and you should just go out and enjoy the day! Together! Forget the friends... make it about him and you only

Lickety and I specifically make it OUR day on OUR birthday... and if anyone else wants to come along, they can do it on a day that suits us.

9:55 am

i was hoping to take friday off, since thats his actual bday, but my manager will be out of town, which means *I* have stuff i have to do that day.

9:56 am

i could try that, in theory, but i know in the back of his mind, he will just be upset that no one else gave a crap. i have sent out an evite to a bunch of our friends for people to come hang out friday night, and literally only 2 people other than us are able to make it.

it sucks when you want to do something nice for him, but can't... and friends are being 'bleh'.

how old is he turning?

9:57 am

i kinda just wanna shake our friends and tell them the effect they are having on him. but if people dont care on their own, whats the point?

9:57 am

34

still a youngster... and still interested in getting friends together at that age. You may just have to leave it to another day, but spoil him on Friday

10:00 am

well tell his friends to pick up their game!

10:00 am

its always been a little tough in our group of friends because he shares his bday with one friend (and coincidentally, i share a bday with her hubby). people fawn all over her, and then its like "oh yeah, its your bday too, right?"

10:01 am

this year, said friend just had a baby (yesterday!, congratulations to her! :) ) and all of our other friends are suddenly too busy with other things. but really, we know if she were home and ready to celebrate, so would everyone else.

10:02 am

you can only be honest now... and that must not feel nice that the attention is all on her

10:03 am

is she the party planner??

10:03 am

no, its usually her husband. and then everyone rallies around him to do special things for her.

10:04 am

i try to plan something, and everyone just says "oh, i cant make it"

10:05 am

hmmm, the special attention girl... i know someone like that. But this woman would throw a hissy fit and 'drop' friends if they didn't come to her party... she is vexatious and people are wary, but go to keep the peace.

10:06 am

actually, no, shes not like that at all. shes a really great person. she just GETS all the attention.

10:06 am

eva, don't worry your pretty head about them... take hubby out and enjoy the night together!! Go to a cinema that serves dinner and drinks on comfy couches during the movie!!

10:07 am

i wasn't suggesting she was, sorry, just making a correlation between attention and attention seeker/crazy!! LOL

10:08 am

defe d

10:08 am

defe ce

10:09 am

I have asked lickety to take me out to lunch with the kids for my birthday... and i can't be stuffed to entertain anyone !! But that is my idea of a great birthday!

10:09 am

yeah. thats why i wanted to make him cake/cupcake in a special flavor just for him. but hes not ready for me to fawn attention over him just yet. hopefully he will be by friday...

10:09 am

my girlfriend and I are 6 weeks apart in our birthdays, and we get together in the middle, just after hers and before mine, and do the whole girlie night

10:10 am

of course he will be!! and he will luv the attention you give him!

10:10 am

back again. Now Aunty doesn't want to get up yet; so am waiting til she's ready to move. But she took her first round of meds for the day; so that's over

10:11 am

but we are much older than you... we have kids and are set in our ways! LOL

10:11 am

hi Nef :))

10:11 am

Is this his first b'day since marriage, EvaN?

10:12 am

If so, start a romantic tradition! ;-)

10:13 am

he IS my kid. ;)

10:13 am

great idea nef! that is what we did!! and it works a treat... we only celebrate with us, and if he wants to party, he can do it a week or a month later!

10:14 am

yes, it is, Nef. his bday was just before the wedding last year, and honestly, i did get swept aside a bit because of it. i really want to do something special for him this year, its just tough without a little cooperation on his part...

10:15 am

do some sort of surprise : plan a romantic dinner out; then hint at all sorts of things you have planned for later... and be sure you have the necessary items (chocolate, whipped cream candles, etc. ahead of time

10:17 am

with what nef is suggesting! he will be very cooperative! ;))

10:17 am

youd be amazed at how uncooperative he can be. :/

10:17 am

Eva, no one knows him better than you, and there are some cool things to do in our area. Potomac Riverboat Company has some cool charter cruises, and Western Maryland railroad has some great train excursions.

10:18 am

well, you know about birthday punches... that should bring him around.... all 34 of them!

10:20 am

crossy is back:))

10:21 am

I don't know, EvaN; if you don't think he would cooperate with a little romance; he's in tough shape

10:22 am

lol,do not exert yerself too much saying howdy:))..a fella could get ruined in the rush

10:22 am

could you do a night in a B&B Friday?

10:23 am

hi crossy **hugs**!!!

10:23 am

romance, he would be fine with...heh

10:23 am

Lickety gets LUCKY on his birthday... extra special treats! Crossy knows what I mean! LOL

10:23 am

hi crossy. We're trying to advise EvaN in how to celebrate her hubby's b'day when he's not in a celebratory mood

10:24 am

Back to finish this pup. Hi, kids.

10:24 am

cant afford a B&B -- booked ourselves an anniversary trip next month. also no time with our schedules -- he plays soccer both days on the weekends.

10:24 am

same with DH, mrp

10:24 am

do you get home from work first evan?

10:24 am

hi all

10:25 am

usually, yes, though he is taking off work on friday, and i dont think i can.

10:25 am

hi Judi and jmc

10:25 am

hi jmc

10:25 am

hi judi :)

10:26 am

hmmmm i was going suggest what i did on the first birthday for my husband after we got married but you being in the house first is essential

10:26 am

i think that eva's DH is wanting to celebrate with friends, but they are not being very cooperative... so he is getting down about it.

10:26 am

so does he have plans if you have to work? What will he do all day?

10:27 am

i understood that part mr p but sometimes surprise value makes up for minor disappointments

10:27 am

the main problem is that he really desperately WANTS to be the center of attention + have people make a fuss over him, but he doesnt want to have to ask people to do it.

10:27 am

not sure, nef. not work...heh

10:27 am

you can have a romantic night where you pamper him without it costing a lot

10:27 am

EvaN, is your family around? Would they party with you guys?

10:28 am

and there is the problem... he wants the fuss of friends... a shame they are not available

10:29 am

have you told this to your friends? they may not be aware: say to them--hubby wants to celebrate with you guys and that is the best birthday gi** i can get him; Can you help me out with this?

10:29 am

I think it's unfortunate that your friends are not willing to be as attentive to his birthday as you two seem to be to their birthdays.

10:29 am

his younger brother may be joining us, but his older brother and his sister wont come out. his parents would, if we asked them, but i KNOW he doesnt want that.

10:29 am

they can call and send cards even if they cannot come, but they may need prompting

10:29 am

jmc -- we go through it every year. as i was saying to MrP, we are kinda the second-class-citizens in our group of friends. people make a fuss over everyone but us, especially him.

10:30 am

oh eva... must feel awful

10:30 am

a friend of mine sent out an email to everyone asking them to send cards and emails to his wife and we all did

10:30 am

a different way of making a fuss if you will

10:31 am

my favorite was i think last year, when our one friend gave him a bottle of wine -- knowing fully well that we dont drink wine. yet she gave his bday mate a really nice thoughtful gift.

10:32 am

Okay, that is just rude.

10:33 am

that is very thoughtless. Maybe these people should get some of their own medicine?

10:33 am

Uhg. I hate people who have to make everyones jobs harder by asking stupid questoins. This guy in our Accounts Payable Dept. just can't leave well enough alone. I guess he just can't believe the rest of us know how to do our jobs.

10:33 am

totally rude... how much do you want these people to be friends???

10:34 am

the couple wh owe share our bdays with are usually cooperative and thoughtful. but they just had a baby + needless to say wont be able to celebrate this year. its just sort of sad that the rest of the group only rallies around them + not everyone else.

10:34 am

honestly, the one friend in particular, i would be happy to let drift away, but HE is the one who defends her...

10:37 am

he is definitely the more emotional of the two of us (the "girl," if you will) -- he gets his feelings hurt more often and deeply then i do, but he is also the first one to stand up for the friends when i question them...

10:37 am

feeling outside the group? it is also good to find new friends!

10:37 am

gifts of wine sound good to me :)

10:37 am

Eva, you and your husband deserve better attention from friends than that. Friends are the people who want to be with you to celebrate your special days.

10:39 am

i agree, molly. unfortunately, our main circle of friends has gotten a bit too involved in their own lives + have gotten very difficult to make plans with. no time + each has certain places they wont go for various reasons -- nevermind that when its someones bday, you just go where they want to go when they want to go there!

10:39 am

agree with molly and ruuster!

10:39 am

heh, if it had been beer, it would have been a VERY thoughtful gift for him!

10:40 am

Hello? You have to go where THEY want to go on YOUR birthday?

10:41 am

as you age you tend to move on to new circles of friends--perhaps it is time you get involved to with a new group. maybe invite his soccer buddies?

10:42 am

our one friend (the wine-giver) has recently decided for reasons unbeknownst to the rest of us that she no longer goes to bars of any sort.

10:42 am

none of our old friends are our current friends. As you get older you pick better friends eva

10:42 am

but tell him for YOUR birthday invite some of your babble buddies :-D

10:42 am

jmc, i have invited them.

10:42 am

good glad to hear it

10:43 am

okay i must go nag my beloved son

10:43 am

a mother has to do what a mother has to do

10:43 am

bbl

10:43 am

i have friends that care and make great effort... and only a handful is what I need...

10:43 am

i also sent a FB message to the wife of one of his best friends from college who he recently ran into. dont know if he can make it, but he lives nearby, and i KNOW hubby would be thrilled for him to be there...

10:44 am

i figure if i cant make it the huge blowout i know he would love to have, im gonna try my darndest to make it small but equally as special.

10:45 am

You are a good wife Eva. I hope that your plans work out and people manage to rally around and make your husband feel special on his birthday.

10:46 am

Firewords!

10:46 am

friday night i know we will have a least a few people, so hopefully it is a fun group. saturday he has soccer, then another friend (who has to work friday night + whose bday was 2 weeks ago) is available to do something. then sunday afternoon he has another soccer game + im trying to plan a couples massage for afterward...

10:46 am

on ya judi

10:50 am

i need a tea... can't sleep to save my life and nearly 2am... bugger!

10:51 am

Hello everyone :)

10:52 am

WTG, Judi!!! YAY!!!

10:53 am

(sorry, had a phone call so was away for a bit). EvaN, it's time for you and your hubby to find new friends (just re-enforcing what others said)

10:53 am

couples massage?

10:54 am

hi Molly and sadie

10:55 am

Hi Nef. I agree. Self involved people don't make very good friends.

10:55 am

Eva - much the same happened to us after we got married. It was suddenly like pulling teeth to get together with friends. When it started to be that hubby and I were the only one making the effort and the invitations, I pulled the plug. We still keep in touch with friends, but it's only verbal and very infrequent.

10:55 am

and hi ruru too. I think a couples massage sounds interesting....

10:56 am

nothing weird, you just both get a massage at the same time. :)

10:56 am

hi nef

10:57 am

Time for lunch. See you fabulous folks tomorrow! *POOF*

10:58 am

We developed a whole new group of friends once we got married. We still saw some of the old friends; but our lives changed drastically and the different lifestyle of being married changed our relationships with others. It sounds like that's what's going on in your lives, EvaN (only your friends have already started moving on)

11:00 am

LA, I didn't mean to sound weird; I'd just never heard of a couples massage before.

11:00 am

haha. on our honeymoon we had one on the beach!

11:01 am

this is when my age starts showing! ;-)

11:03 am

with our friends, the one couple are transplants, so its kinda like their friends from home are their "real" friends, and we are just the people who are nearby. a little frustrating. im fine moving on + trying to create a new circle of friends, but hubby really has a hard time and sort of clings to this group, since they were all his friends before i was around...

11:03 am

but, just talked to him and his spirits are a little higher than they were earlier, so thats good. :)

11:04 am

Good news, EvaN!

11:05 am

anywho, didnt mean to drag the entire chog down with this! its lunchtime, and im going to go enjoy some food. :)

11:07 am

enjoy, EvaN! :-)

11:08 am

enjoy eva! and glad DH is picking up!

11:09 am

mrp; still not sleeping? that's tough!

11:09 am

nef, just took a sleeper... i know it is too late, but i need sleep to heal!

11:10 am

Yes, you do need to sleep to heal. I just am sad you can't do that

11:10 am

after Sundays tryst... was in so much bloody pain... icepacks and meds helped, and not being on my feet at all today

11:11 am

ouch??

11:11 am

don't be sad nef, I get to chat with my buddies here!! when I drift off... will have pleasant dreams of course

11:11 am

hi sadie! didn't see you come in!!

11:11 am

hi mrpresident

11:12 am

sadie, after knee op and some exploratory surgery, just ouch! was 2 weeks ago

11:12 am

I wish that the cause of all of your distress was out of your life forever! What a jerk!

11:15 am

oh yeah, still going to court over that prick! and his friends are joining in to the lies... but was so happy to hear he got sacked from the Sports Club because of his continued abuse toward me! Ha!!

11:16 am

The courts get to hear all this too. He will be a very sore loser though, and that is why we have to move BEFORE the court date, so he can't find us.

11:18 am

I wouldn't put it past him to find you because he sounds obsessed with making your life miserable

11:19 am

he is obsessed with me! It is very sad and I hope the courts make him get medical help. The evidence against him is monumental and he keeps on coming at me. Obsession is a very bad illness.

11:21 am

yes it is. I just hope you get this all behind you. You deserve some good stuff in your life now

11:23 am

thanks nef, it will come. many people have problem people in their lives... we have our share, as do our kids, and we are as protective as heck cause of this prick.

11:25 am

and you need to be too. I really can't imagine how HIS family can put up with his sh*t!

11:28 am

he is a total ass... his family suffer under his gambling problems and he continues to take money and gamble it away... in essence he is doing that in the courts with me, and he will lose it, and pay my costs too. That is why I need to be away from him. Money loss makes him crazy!

11:29 am

this all started over money, and he has been trying to get me to pay, but he can't pin anything on me... nothing at all. He has tried to get me through work, my associations, my dog! he is just crazy

11:29 am

(((mrp and family)))

11:29 am

((nef)) thanks

11:30 am

i might try and sleep now... try being the operative word. will leave this open if I can't sleep... luv to you xox

11:30 am

sending thoughts and prayers of strength and protection your way

11:31 am

gnite MrP. sending restful, soothing vibes your way.

11:31 am

thanks girls... nite xox

11:32 am

*sneaks in to put lavender on mr p's pillow and sneaks out again*

11:43 am

de 7/44?

11:44 am

sorry, still haven't got that one yet, buff

11:44 am

Thanks, Nef -

11:45 am

oops, do too. The best de7 is a good of*****

11:45 am

Aha! Thanks!!

11:45 am

14 left

11:46 am

I have 24 - so you're ahead of me -

11:47 am

gee i ony had 60 left and i was hapy lol

11:48 am

You're over halfway, Sadie - that counts!!

11:48 am

true lol

good morning, I need a clue for eg5/14, please?

11:50 am

eg + another word for exam: t***

Thanks missed the last t

11:52 am

YW, Marc

11:52 am

hello Marc

11:52 am

hi Marc

11:55 am

I have an Aunt named le5/10; It seems to me that some grids accept her name and others don't....

11:56 am

i only have two 7s, do and de, what else should i be looking for? probably an en?

11:57 am

le7/32, en 7/32, and I'm still missing 2 myself

11:57 am

de 7/44 and de 7/32 - hi everybody

11:57 am

do7 clue pls

11:58 am

en, he, le. en and he are plurals.

11:58 am

do + double consonant + double vowel + plural

11:58 am

starts with the English poet (do 5) + vowel

11:58 am

plural of do 6/21

11:58 am

ty-wouldn't have gotten that one

11:58 am

i monkeyed it.

11:59 am

the le 7 is not a plural

11:59 am

hi JBV and Jeff

12:00 pm

just have a few minutes - have to blow dry my hair and leave for class! any clues needed/

12:00 pm

?

12:00 pm

i'd take that le7 or de7/32

12:01 pm

le 7 - starts with ecclesiastical time before Easter + geometric shape ending

12:01 pm

Leslie Ann, Nef clued the de at 11:45

12:01 pm

de7 is provided by your lawyer

12:01 pm

that is de 7/44, i was asking for de 7/32

12:02 pm

thanks jbv!

12:02 pm

de 7 - sorry my mistake, there is no de 7 , it was do 7 I was looking at :)

12:02 pm

de 7/44 is the only de

12:02 pm

oh ok. i have de7, do7, en7, le7. what am i missing?

12:02 pm

he 7 - a shape I think

12:03 pm

he 7/32 (plural)

12:03 pm

no, not a shape, a molecule (I just looked it up :)

12:05 pm

got it! thanks ladies.

12:05 pm

sorry about the distracting clues - have to run, see you later and good luck everybody

12:12 pm

en7 clue pls

12:13 pm

plural of en6/21 en + anagram of food plans

12:14 pm

ty

12:20 pm

I'm down to 5 left; these last 10 seem invisible right now.

12:25 pm

Finally! Fireworks!!!

12:27 pm

yay nef!

12:27 pm

cl for ex6 for fireworks pls

12:30 pm

ex+ vowel + do4/5

12:30 pm

isnt that 7 letters?

12:31 pm

exodon

12:31 pm

oops

12:31 pm

wrong anyway

12:32 pm

oops! I forgot : MINUS last letter

12:32 pm

(sorry, wandered off for a minute there)

12:33 pm

yay! thx!

12:33 pm

YAY, crazee!! WTG!!!

12:36 pm

I'll BBL this evening (I hope) to clue; HAGD all!

12:40 pm

hello everybody (anybody?)

12:41 pm

I just returned, Ruby. I am waiting for my next patient to arrive.

12:42 pm

i'm in and out. looking for clues mostly. :)

12:46 pm

Hi Ruby, Scrabs

12:49 pm

hi scrabs and bichon and leslieA

12:50 pm

It's a beautiful Sept day here in CT

12:51 pm

is CT all dried out? Did you see pix of the Binghamton flood? It was huge and right down the street where I lived

12:52 pm

Yes, we are pretty much dried out. We had tons of rain from Hurricane Lee last week, but we're okay now. We weren't hit as badly as some places in the NE

12:52 pm

en/621?

12:52 pm

have been monkeying for a shile

12:52 pm

qwhile

12:52 pm

en + anagram of trying to lose weight

12:53 pm

and plural

12:53 pm

ty ruby

12:53 pm

ex 6?

12:54 pm

there's an ex6 or 7 that I can't find. Does anybody have it?

12:54 pm

ex6 - singular of a Bible book?

12:54 pm

I do not have ex7 but I have ex6.

12:55 pm

ex6 was clued around 12:30 by nef

12:55 pm

there's no ex 7. Scrabs, a hint please

12:55 pm

I tried to monkey it from her clue without success duh

12:55 pm

thanksm ruby-- since i am it hit me like a fish smack-lol

12:55 pm

That's good, Ruby, because I couldn't find one.

12:56 pm

hahah

12:56 pm

ex + vowel + first 3 letters of do4/5

12:56 pm

Got it, ty

12:56 pm

Far left e clue please?

12:57 pm

eg5/14

12:57 pm

e + david ****, liza minelli's ex

12:57 pm

eg5

12:57 pm

spitting up?

12:57 pm

I've never met David.

12:57 pm

eg + another word for exam: t***

12:58 pm

Sounds like what your stomach does to food.

12:58 pm

Got it now, ty

12:58 pm

no, when your stomach rejects food

12:59 pm

What's new with you ruby, Scrabs?

1:00 pm

I never heard of that do4/5 is it a babblet?

1:00 pm

We're going to Kaui at Christmas with the CA kids. I am so psyched

1:00 pm

lawyer went to court for DH today, but I don't think anything will happen until October

1:00 pm

that is fabulous, bichon!

1:00 pm

Working at the Indian Reservation today.

1:01 pm

I have so many things planned to do.

1:01 pm

You'll have fun with the kids, bichon.

1:01 pm

For what purpose, Ruby?

1:01 pm

Lots of sick little kids?

1:01 pm

it's still "l'affair chien"

1:01 pm

trying to get damages

1:02 pm

Not yet, but they started school last wk so the microbiology labs are back working again. Day care centers already keep germs thriving year-round.

1:02 pm

I've already purchased an inordinate amount of sunscreen. I do not want to returned sunburnt

1:02 pm

Oh, from the dog attack.

1:02 pm

Ruby, is this from the dog bite?

1:02 pm

yes, it's more than a year and the dog is still in the village!

1:02 pm

yup

1:02 pm

i need to start using sunscreen more regularly. My face is pink from 3 hours sitting in the sun yesterday at the ball game :/

1:02 pm

Has it bitten anyone else Ruby?

1:03 pm

Bichon, please read the Environmental Working Group's assessment and recommendations for sunscreens. The name brans don't make the cut!

1:03 pm

hello, and that's awful about the dog, is it at least muzzled in public?

1:03 pm

they paid for the hospital and for the 3 months of nursing, but that's all. Now she is trying to get all our fees back plus damages

1:03 pm

Hi Seain. I cannot access FB here at work so will play my words later.

1:03 pm

{{seain}}

1:03 pm

I got Neutragena which covers both rays

1:04 pm

it's supposed to be muzzled and only outside at specific times, but the village is so small that there are only two policeman, so the rules are not enforceable

1:04 pm

Thanks for the suggestion Scrabs

1:04 pm

all good, scrabbs

1:04 pm

i like the Neutrogena stuff too.

1:05 pm

I don't think it's bitten anybody else, fortunately, but my husband's life is pretty much wrecked by the experience

1:06 pm

Oooh, I just made a fatal error in a one-star Sudoku puzzle (in the newspaper.)

1:06 pm

what are the star ratings? here they are 2 through 7

1:07 pm

i hate when that happens with sudoku

1:07 pm

I have erasable pens -- never needed them for crosswords!

1:08 pm

1-5 . Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2. Fri, Sat + Sun = 5. The one-star puzzle is supposed to be good for my self-esteem and I screwed up somewhere.

1:08 pm

erasable pens were one of the great technological advances in my lifetime

1:08 pm

I LOVE erasable pens!

1:08 pm

I only use them for sudoko

1:08 pm

in colors!

1:09 pm

Except in Sudoku it is difficult to undo previous decisions.

1:09 pm

{{molly}}

1:09 pm

I use them for my hard bound journal.

1:09 pm

Hello again Molly

1:09 pm

good night everybody

1:09 pm

Stat for top H word please?

1:09 pm

hello, molly

1:10 pm

Bye Ruby

1:10 pm

hy4

1:10 pm

hy4/7

1:10 pm

Hey Scrabs. I know what you mean about day care centers. My youngest is the only one who went to one. He would be healthy all summer and as soon as school and day care started, WHAMMO sick with something.

1:11 pm

Hey Seain.

1:11 pm

there is a creche in every Fr village and the children are always sick

1:11 pm

hasta, ruby, sleep well

1:11 pm

bye

1:11 pm

says they need to be better about washing and hand-washing in those places

1:13 pm

we do6 gay victorian apparel to go Xmas caroling last year.

1:30 pm

howdy all,my son never had head lice till he went to public school school and has never had them since nevermind a cold

1:31 pm

grades 3-6,every darn year we had to shave his head and burn all the clothing as it were:( got to the point where we did not wish to send him in

1:32 pm

after 3 rounds of it,he kept a 4 foot space around him and other kids till high school

1:34 pm

worked in his favor in the end..as soon as he reached high school all the girls started killing themselves trying to get to know the mysterious dark hair fella:)

1:49 pm

hi all, finally able to get to my lunch!

1:49 pm

Hi Sue

1:50 pm

hi, molly!

1:51 pm

yay lunch, hello sue

1:52 pm

howdy sue

1:52 pm

hi, crossy and dc!

1:52 pm

Hi All

1:53 pm

howdy hego

1:53 pm

hi, hego!

1:53 pm

hello, hego and crossy

1:53 pm

howdy de

1:53 pm

dc that is

1:53 pm

finally found the fishy little word from the lower n, now nbs and nbt

1:54 pm

Clue for the last ge4

1:54 pm

Clue pls

1:54 pm

Hi dc

1:54 pm

Hey Boo, them that has, g4

1:54 pm

is that after he ge4 along with everyone?

1:55 pm

hi, boo

1:55 pm

hi, boo!

1:55 pm

Hi Sue

1:55 pm

Hego, I think you are looking for Vegas light gas

1:56 pm

oh, sorry, hego, missed your request! and molly is right.

1:57 pm

Right, Molly, just got it. Very fishy!

1:58 pm

Vegas light gas..clue plase

1:58 pm

the ne4 lights of broadway

1:58 pm

ne4/4, a noble gas

1:58 pm

Ok

1:58 pm

Big bright ne4 lights

1:59 pm

Oh, Seain had a much better clue. : )

1:59 pm

i found it from your vegas clue

1:59 pm

and I as usual have given the geek version :-)

1:59 pm

which was an excellent clue, too :)

2:00 pm

and most technically accurate

2:00 pm

But it was a noble clue. : P

2:01 pm

: )

2:19 pm

YAY! Done!

2:20 pm

Bye All. HAGD!

2:23 pm

yay, hego!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

2:25 pm

And since she is do4, no PB rules apply. : )

2:31 pm

Hello...

2:31 pm

afternoon, jellen, i'm popping in and out. how are you today?

2:33 pm

hi Jellen

2:33 pm

I am well, dc!

2:34 pm

My brain's is kinda sore from the workout my class assignment is giving me though.

2:35 pm

neat, which class/project?

2:35 pm

I know there has to be an elegant solution to the question, I just can't find it!

2:36 pm

hi, jellen!

2:36 pm

Information retrieval. We are to find out which European countries have FOI laws and provide citations for each.

2:36 pm

i'm down to 13 listless but really hitting a wall now...

2:37 pm

Messaged you a while ago sue...

2:37 pm

Hi, LA

2:37 pm

Nothing important in the message though...

2:39 pm

ooh what is your class jel?

2:41 pm

It's an Information Retrieval class from OU. Completely online...my first class like that!

2:41 pm

neat!

2:41 pm

sound very interesting

2:41 pm

cool. i am a former reporter so any ways of getting your hands on info is interesting to me :)

2:42 pm

waiting on a foia request currently that's about four days late...

2:42 pm

Cool, LA...

2:51 pm

Break time is over now...see y'all later!

2:54 pm

bye Jellen

2:55 pm

we have all kinds of FOI rights..as long as you do not ask anything about the government or any business in which they hay have their fingers into (cbc)(lcbo) etc etc

2:55 pm

lol

2:56 pm

teds

2:57 pm

(crtc) (mnr)(dnd) etc etc etc lol

2:59 pm

hi java..please be careful not to put words in the chog..

3:00 pm

i am missing an o, are they all 4 letters?

3:00 pm

or by the time you spend 5 or 6 years pushing uphill against the red tape,by the time you get an answer the window for any action on it is past or as in most cases you forget what the question was:)

3:00 pm

Gouvernement Canada has their fingers in Dungeons and Dragons?

3:00 pm

yes, LeslieAnn

3:00 pm

on4, on4, ox4

3:00 pm

lol dc (DND)= the department of national defense

3:00 pm

and yest they do..all that HST tax on dice lol

3:01 pm

hah!

3:01 pm

we had one interesting game shoppe,the fella running it would roll you the 20 sided die and you would pay the percentage shown

3:02 pm

that's rather cool, crossy :)

3:02 pm

at that time we had 7% GST and 8% pst

3:02 pm

the base price on the 20s must have been quite high then.

3:02 pm

so if you went over 15,he would make a bit extra

3:05 pm

now we have 13% across the board HST

3:07 pm

clue for the last no 5

no 5/10 plural the no 4/4

3:07 pm

you would think that is a win but the 13% is across the board on everything even the stuff like childs clothing and sstuff that was previously exempt or in the past carried only the one tax,like wood fuel

3:08 pm

but we are not ten trillion dollars in the hole,so which is best,i do not know

3:10 pm

here, each state is differente. Here in Virginia, prescription and non-prescription drugs are not taxed, food is taxed at 2.5%, and everything eles at 5%, though restaurants from 5-9% depending on locality.

3:11 pm

i guess our govt decided to charge less and hit everything than miss a chance

3:12 pm

i mean why should wood,furnace oil and natural gas be exempt? we just use it to live when it is minus 30 up here...lol

3:12 pm

yes, in Canad, it's a VAT rather than a sales tax.

3:12 pm

Several states here do not tax clothing or food.

3:13 pm

locally, all tax clothes, but only Virginia taxes food.

3:15 pm

Harmonized Sales TAX

3:16 pm

an evil thing

3:17 pm

such taxes are howe things work in most places not the US, we do so many things here stupidly, or other.

I am catching t4 fish.

3:18 pm

such small things, guess the big ones aren't biting, Kaplan?

there aren't any real big ones...

3:18 pm

:)

3:19 pm

there are british 2ks of fish, grouped and not

3:19 pm

hi dc

3:19 pm

afternoon, bichon

3:20 pm

*hugs everyone and dives in*

3:20 pm

hiya, stid :)

middle column grayed!

Good afternoon, I need a clue for en6/21, please?

3:24 pm

hi, stid, dc, kap, marc, and all!

3:24 pm

go kaplan go! (hey marc)

don't have it.

3:24 pm

I am in and out today, mostly out

hello to all

3:24 pm

en 6 is a babblet, en + anagram of what you do to lose weight

3:24 pm

hi, mark, en6d by a court, alt spelling

3:24 pm

wb, sue

17 left. Have not finished a grid in weeks.

3:24 pm

(((sue)))

3:24 pm

amen to that Kaplan

3:25 pm

got three colums all grey out

Whoa boo!

3:25 pm

yes! I got to NBT without begging for a clue! first time in quite a while

3:26 pm

16 left

3:26 pm

oh! AND halfway! (love the smaller grid)

thanks got it

15. no list yet...

3:26 pm

yay, stid!

3:26 pm

go marc go!

I am a little short on the L's.

3:28 pm

I am listless too, but that's just because the sun isn't coming out... *sigh* I took the generator to the shop today just to be sure all the connections are right and it's ready to go. I am not happy with La Ninya years.

3:28 pm

I have half the Ls

3:30 pm

I keep trying tendon...

Stid,, your profile says you are 11 years old!

3:30 pm

yes. I am YOUTHFUL! *defiant mama look*

3:30 pm

which means I haven't corrected my birth year. It should say I am ten. brb

Ok, OK

3:31 pm

There. Now it reflects the age I act... LOL

3:31 pm

it says 10 :)

3:33 pm

If it told my real age, it would be SO sad... as I told my mother this morning, when she told me I am going through the typical "new teacher" stage of anxiety, "I can't believe I am XX and STILL going through 'phases'.." She assured me it would not last. LOL

3:34 pm

that's funny, stid

3:34 pm

now I am down to 39. Slowing down a lot.

3:35 pm

i'm at 31 and debating listing, but bopping in and out.

3:35 pm

I just realized I don't have any 7s yet. *thinking*

3:35 pm

seain, my friend in Newport News said they got some rain, but nothing like further north -- same for you?

3:36 pm

I just feel awful about how hard your weather has been back there. And worried that it's "our turn" next!

3:37 pm

clue for te 6/18

3:37 pm

we got more than 15 inches of rain, flooding, roads out, bridges out, and a whole trailer park condemned after getting hit with a flash flood that left cars in trees.

3:37 pm

person who takes the exam I think, boo

3:37 pm

I saw the fb about the trailer park -- so sad.

3:38 pm

ty stid

3:38 pm

15 inches of rain is HUGE, especially after the hurricane. Any long-term help coming for those folks from the park?

3:38 pm

ty, stid, i'd missed that whole cluster.

3:38 pm

:-D glad to help!

3:38 pm

4 bridges out in my corner of my county, happily, none on routes i usually travel.

3:39 pm

ok, I have to finish writing an exam. Back later.

3:39 pm

the one on Towlston RD is the 3rd time that bridge has been wiped out in the last 4 years. VDOT should really put in a higher bridge there.

3:39 pm

have fun, sue

3:39 pm

lucky for you, indeed!

3:39 pm

((sue)) see you soon.

3:40 pm

i know it's a semi-rural area, but low-water bridges are not ideal on a stream that has frequent flash-floods

3:40 pm

seain, the latest issue of Popular Mechanics (I love that magazine, so glad I got a subscription) talks about new mega ships built for a bigger panama canal and how it will necessitate bigger bridges and dredging of many eastern ports... seems we always need something.

3:41 pm

oh gee, yes! we have a couple bridges that were rebuilt higher after they washed out a few years ago.

Listing at 14!

3:42 pm

go Kaplan go!

3:42 pm

yes, the have been dredging the Chesapeake and the Port of Baltimore for a couple years now getting ready for that.

but they're all weird ones

3:43 pm

seems a shame to disturb the ecosystem, but I guess sometimes we just have to. Personally, I can't envision that level of "stuff" to begin with! And I am a bit of a packrat...

3:44 pm

fireworks

3:44 pm

congrats, boo

3:44 pm

YAY boo!

Yay boo!

3:45 pm

ty all good luck finishing..

3:45 pm

okay, I should spend a little bit of time doing "work" before I head out to town. have a lovely afternoon/evening, everyone! *poof*

3:46 pm

be well, stid

3:48 pm

hi all

first de5/12?

3:49 pm

hi, je

3:49 pm

plural the de 4/5 before it

smack me.

3:50 pm

(not really here, just passing through on my way to the ironing board)

3:50 pm

I could never do that, Kap

3:50 pm

oh, have fun, mom, i find ironing relaxing

3:50 pm

I love to irn

3:50 pm

iron*

What's the opposite of irony?

3:51 pm

thanks Seain. (hugs) to all of you

why, wrinkly of course.

3:51 pm

stidmama,re: huge ships,we and the dutch are going in the other direction.they are making narrow but long low draft ships to get in to places like our harbor that have suffered level deline over the last 10 years(they are at last coming back)

3:51 pm

i vote schadenfreude

3:51 pm

now we get cruise ships once again;)

3:52 pm

marshmellowy?

3:52 pm

:)

wrinkly. Irony...wrinkly. OK?

3:53 pm

missing a 6... are there any g6? i have one f6, one h6...

3:53 pm

but iron is hard

3:53 pm

only 6 i have is te6

3:54 pm

i have 14 6s, non in the Gs as yet

3:54 pm

well there are at least 4 te6

3:54 pm

eh i have been working today rather than babbly--my bad

3:54 pm

and a to6

10 left- too many to ask for help with.

3:54 pm

that's not a bad thing, jmc

3:55 pm

i've got 7 left, kap, maybe we can trade

3:55 pm

ah if only i got paid

3:55 pm

piffle kaplan

3:55 pm

is that a cousin?

OK- missing the first to5's and the long le's.

3:55 pm

obscure M.A.S.H. reference

Piffle Kaplan?

3:56 pm

le7 - 40 days before easter + robot ending

ty.

3:56 pm

a robotic christian holiday?

3:56 pm

i have two to5s - plural of sound and then double the consonant in that sound

3:57 pm

yep.

I need the first two.

3:57 pm

plural the doubled one

3:57 pm

i may be missing those also then

the 12-pointers.

3:57 pm

should've been a comma after piffle

3:58 pm

nah who needs commas

Always put a comma after piffle.

3:58 pm

punctuation is overrated

3:58 pm

aha! 2,000 pounds + just ** it

3:59 pm

then change last letter

7. Ex6?

3:59 pm

ty leslie

4:00 pm

ex6 has greek plural ending like the greek temple plural

4:00 pm

bbl

4:00 pm

be well, je

4:00 pm

ex6 - ex + vowel + use anti-perspirant to get rid of body **** - change last letter

4:01 pm

i am missing an n - have nex6, nox3

4:01 pm

same here, LA

I am working on that ex ...

monkey monkey monkey

4:03 pm

ne4 x4, ne5 x 1, ne6 x 1, no4 x 2, no5 x1?

4:03 pm

oh bugger i clued poorly kap. take out the "+vowel"

OHHHHHHHHHHHH.

4:03 pm

mm nothing like basic old fashioned cooking..crossy is doing a red angus roast with taters onions and carrots in the roasting pan with secret herbs and spices and a sprinkle of grown sugar and a tray or 2 of yorkie puds:)

4:03 pm

brown

THERE it is.

4:04 pm

nom nom nom

4:05 pm

howdy

4:05 pm

howdy kje

4:07 pm

hi, kje

the first to5's and still an le4!

I hate those stubborn 4 fish!

4:08 pm

kap i clued first two to5s at 3:58

4:08 pm

jay le4

4:09 pm

the TO5s both end in vowels, and one in a verb

Oh, so you did. One left and it's a stubborn 4!

Go monkeys- what combo have we not tried yet?

4:10 pm

jay le4

I had that one.

4:10 pm

or plural of the non-windward side

But this is really about LETTERman, isn't it?

4:10 pm

change last consonant on that one

4:11 pm

contact le4

Nope, not that one

the first le4,5

4:11 pm

and those are all the LE4s

4:11 pm

would you like me to le** you a clue, kap?

4:11 pm

oh, 40days b4 easter

there is another le4 on my list.--the third one down.

4:12 pm

i'll le** you a clue, kap, but you have to le** me a hand with my last 2.

That's the one, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fireworks.

what does leslie need?

4:13 pm

huzzah kap!

4:13 pm

well done, kaplan

4:13 pm

yaa for kaplan!!

4:13 pm

woohoo!

Well done, also quite rare.

Need clues?

4:14 pm

ironically an L as well. have six 4-letter words, 3 5-letter words. it's one of those

4:14 pm

just for that kap,ill save you 2 jumbo yorkie puds with butter and beef gravy:)

The desert Sierra Le?

4:15 pm

have that

Leslie- be more specific.

4:16 pm

and plural of that, it's a unit of currency

4:16 pm

le4, le4, le4, le5, le4, le4, le6, le4, le6, le5, le7, le5, le6

4:16 pm

i'm listless.

4:16 pm

add a vowel to the contact le4

4:16 pm

left e?

4:17 pm

oh bless you seain

4:17 pm

reader's eg5 ;-)

4:17 pm

e + david ****, liza minelli's ex

4:17 pm

mm,have NBS but still seem to be missing s single elusive e for NBT:)

4:17 pm

ty

4:17 pm

now i'm just missing a little teeny 4. what's the point total today?

funny s words, hard to clue.

1387.

4:18 pm

and that is NBT for crossy ty dc

Manana folks.

4:19 pm

be well, kaplan

4:19 pm

oh geez an easy one. fireworks!

4:19 pm

congrats, LA

4:20 pm

oh! just saw that the biggest word is 7 toady.

4:20 pm

er, today

4:24 pm

de7?

opposite of attack

4:27 pm

ty

yw

4:35 pm

FW!

4:35 pm

perfect size grid on a day I do not have a lot of time... hagn all!

4:44 pm

congrats, kje

5:01 pm

clue for en 6,21 please

5:03 pm

Not beginning + Miller L*** beer

5:03 pm

thanks molly , fireworks

5:23 pm

whew! 39 to go.i find that breaking 40 is the goal.seem to always finish if i can crack 40

5:24 pm

hi all

5:24 pm

howdy dr jes:)

5:24 pm

what did the restr of the crew think of my web site change?

5:26 pm

Updated: http://chewelahveterinaryclinic.com/ :)

5:26 pm

looking...

5:27 pm

weel,you used some of it anyways:))

5:27 pm

lol@critter

5:27 pm

you don't call 'em critters?

5:28 pm

was trying not to just say 'animal' three times.

5:28 pm

nope never did but aleter to suit how serious or professional you wish to sound

5:28 pm

alter

5:28 pm

it still had to go through final proof of course

5:28 pm

trying to be mostly professional but not stodgy.

5:29 pm

i am glad some of it was helpfull

5:29 pm

also trying to avoid enthusiastic teenage gleegirl

5:29 pm

so no !!!! or glittery stars or SOOOOO COOOOOOLs

5:31 pm

like i say,glad you salvaged some of it:)

5:31 pm

twas a freebie anyways,if ya wish me to redo yer entire site its gonna cost you some bacon:)

5:31 pm

i'm still working on getting the local chamber of commerce to drop the fan-girl stuff. ;)

5:32 pm

i dunno if i can ship bacon that far without it going bad...

5:32 pm

your chabber dictates you site creds?

5:32 pm

eh?

5:33 pm

clue for the de7 please?

5:33 pm

your chamber of commerce dictates you siweb site set up?

5:33 pm

sorry my keyboard is rebelling today..

5:34 pm

oh hell no. but since they're whole purpose in life is to advertise for their member businesses, there is a link to my site from them, and a sub-page with contact info for my clinic.

5:34 pm

ahh,never looked that deep

5:34 pm

http://chewelah.org/

5:35 pm

de 7/44: a de***** lawyer is for the criminal cosdem.

5:35 pm

thanks min

5:35 pm

yw

5:35 pm

lol!! i do not know wether being right in there with a baked bean town dinner is good advertizing for a vet lool

5:36 pm

i know. and seriously, how many different font sizes and text colors can one use on one page?!

5:36 pm

lol,was blinded by the rainbow...

5:37 pm

well you never know someones dog may need a fast c-section at the picnic

5:37 pm

I've already paid for this year... so I'll be trying over the course of it to get that site less bad. failing that, i just won't renew my membership.

5:38 pm

kk,here is a bit of fun,i am at the home page,lets see how long it takes me to find your clinic....

5:38 pm

cos, your icon is cute

5:39 pm

good luck!

5:39 pm

lets see...hiking...entertainment....

5:40 pm

i am sorry jes..i was pretending to be an out of towner looking for a vet and there is no way i am finding you..i would of given up and grabbed the phone book

5:41 pm

you would be better off getting a half page in the phone book

5:41 pm

yeah. it took me forever. there's a search option under member list, but we're under Pets & Veterinary, not under Veterinary.

5:41 pm

hello dear friends

5:41 pm

this is the last year for paper phone books here in Virginia.

5:41 pm

I am underwhelmed by the chamber's site.

5:41 pm

just home from a long day, hoping to at least hit nbt

5:41 pm

evening, trif

5:41 pm

hi trif

5:41 pm

i saw the member list..was nice of them to bury eveything after that

5:42 pm

this grid was not bad at all, i'm betting you can finish it, trif

5:42 pm

well internet yellow pages..they are great as well

5:42 pm

that'd piss off a bunch of people around here, seain. Lots of folks don't have internet access unless they come to town and use the library.

5:42 pm

howdy trif

5:43 pm

i think they may only distribute phone books on a request basis here soon

5:43 pm

if you want one ask,if you have the net then don,t

5:44 pm

you could send an email to the chamber saying that you are unimpressed with the find-a-member-business options and suggesting they streamline the searchability :)

5:45 pm

lol,we had a cottage once,did not even have a phone.we had a single sideband tranceiver and had to radio things in

5:45 pm

my cat has developed a tast for dairy at age 6 go fig

5:45 pm

last i checked up here channel 16 or 19 was the emergency channels

5:46 pm

never met a cat yety who did not like a little taste of milk or cream

5:46 pm

don't let her overdo it and get diarrhea, seain

5:46 pm

vanilla ice cream and french onion dip so far. Up until this week, she's had no interest at all in people food

5:47 pm

jes, she's had less than 0.5 tsp. i know the dangers, have lived with cats since i was 4

5:48 pm

kk; just that lots of people assume that cuz it's a cat, it can eat milk all day and be happy and fine. but once they've been weaned off for a while, they get lactose intolerant, just like humans.

5:48 pm

when we wish to treat them,we get the store kitty milk preperation in tetra packs

5:48 pm

and, i myself am lactose intolerant :)

5:48 pm

i can drink milk all day long with cheese sammiches:)

5:48 pm

oh, no, she gets kibble, the odd catnip, and i avoid letting her have people food

5:49 pm

sure, crossy, but did you go 5 years with no dairy and then suddenly take up the milk and cheese?

5:49 pm

milk's the first food i stopped eating when given a choice. I cook/bake with it, but a glass of milk? ewwww

5:49 pm

and dcsean,check out the older aged cheeses if you get a hankering they are easier for those who have dairy issues

5:49 pm

oh, good point, jes :)

5:50 pm

oh, i eat cheese. i said i don't consume milk. i also eat ice cream, heavy cream, and half and half

5:51 pm

i also take lactase pills

5:51 pm

if you stop eating it for any real length of time, you'll stop producing lactase, and the bacteria that help digest lactose will be out-competed and die off. So then when you go back to eating it, you can't break down the sugar, and the bacteria in your gut ferment it, leading to gas production, cramping, and osmotic diarrhea.

5:51 pm

yay fun!

5:52 pm

How can you eat cheese, ice cream, heavy cream and half and half if you are lactose intolerant?

5:52 pm

in my case, i've always eaten dairy. At age 27, someone suggested that dairy was the cause of the dark circles under my eyes and my nasal issues. I went w/out for a week, and wow, much better.

5:52 pm

so, i started taking lactase when i consume it, and all's well,.

5:53 pm

he takes lactase, molly--which is the enzyme to break down lactose

5:53 pm

aged cheeses lack lactose, like romano and parmesan

5:53 pm

Ah, I see.

5:54 pm

I never knew that lactose intolerance causes dark circles under the eyes.

5:54 pm

not the only cause, but it is a cause, yes

5:55 pm

mm reading back,since i will never give cheese up,i think i shall be fine;0

5:56 pm

some flooding in my neighborhood last Thursday when we were getting the remnants of hurricane Lee: http://tinyurl.com/65ew4th article with photos in the Washington Post

5:56 pm

and with my apnea,my sinuses are a ruin anyways:)

5:56 pm

so,bring on the cheese!

5:56 pm

between the lactase and a neti pot, my sinuses are doing better than ever, and i get sick less thanks to the neti pot.

5:57 pm

want some fun,have that darned cpap machine ramming air down yer nose and throat all noght..grumble...

5:57 pm

night

5:57 pm

Oh wow, lots of ruined cars.

5:57 pm

a salad of lettuce, caramelized onions, olives topped with blue cheese and horseradish is yummy.

5:58 pm

yes, full commuter lot completely flooded.

5:59 pm

Is it near Lake Ann, or did something back up?

6:00 pm

better than waking up every 45 seconds because you stop breathing, crossy.

6:01 pm

we got 12 inches of rain in 12 hours. it is near Lake Anne, but this was a separate event due to storm sewers being too full.

6:01 pm

this is true jes,there are good trade offs

6:01 pm

12 inches!!

6:03 pm

Lake Ann is very full, but did not overtop its dam nor flood any bordering homes. We'd been very, very dry for a month or so before.

6:03 pm

I don't know the specifics of that parking lot, but it seems like a case of inadequate storm drainage. I bet there are a lot of angry commuters.

6:04 pm

indeed. it's a county-owned lot at the corner of Sunset Hills Rd and Wiehle Ave in Reston, VA, and sits at a low point on the road, the lot and the entire 7-lane road was under water

6:06 pm

it's right next to the W&OD Trail Regional Park, which also flooded, along with part of Isaac Newton Square.

6:08 pm

a stream appeared behind my apartment building that kept flowing for a day after the rain stopped. There is not usually a stream behind our building.

6:33 pm

Question...for anyone who cares to answer it. Should male volunteer workers at a hospital be required to be clean shaven?

6:36 pm

I suppose it depends on what they're doing, but I don't see why they should be. Even surgeons often aren't; that's why there are several companies that make beard covers for surgeons.

morning all:)

My surgeon has a beard

6:37 pm

dc....please send your rain to Austin and rest of texas, hold the flooded storm drains please.

and as a volunteer, no, if the rules done't stipulate it in his volunteer role

hi babs :)

morning dcs **hugs**

Molly, why do you ask? :)

6:38 pm

Hello...

hi jes :))

6:38 pm

hi, mrp and jellen!

((jellen)) ! you hiding there!

6:39 pm

Just got here, honest!

the only time I have been asked to shave anything of mine in a hospital is if I am having an operation on it! LOL!!! I have a very bare knee and werewolf legs!

6:41 pm

My son has gotten a volunteer job at the local hospital greeting patients and delivering things to patient rooms. I just find it odd that he's being required to shave for this. He normally wears a short, close cropped beard and mustache.

6:42 pm

Gee, Molly. I don't think that should be necessary!

molly, is it in their rules about volunteering?? if not, tell them to stick it up their coit' and let him get on with his job!

wearing a beard or moustache is a personal thing, part of a person and their ality = personality, so no, he should not shave it

6:43 pm

No, it's not in their volunteer handbook. I'm guessing elderly patients have complained about facial hair, since they are of the "clean is clean shaven" generation. He's fine with shaving, it's bugging me a little though.

6:43 pm

hi all

6:43 pm

i would so not have volunteered then.

he should not shave it

6:43 pm

Tim used to wear a thing over his beard of the same material as his cap at the plant where he worked...

hi carlee! how was first day nerves??

6:44 pm

hello, jellen, carlee, mrp

6:44 pm

Hi, carlee!!! How was your day???

6:44 pm

it turned into first day physics HELL

hello again dcs :))

6:44 pm

but overall good..my history class is oging to rock!!!

6:44 pm

oh joy. why is that, carlee?

oh joy carlee! *hands carlee a neat vodka*

6:44 pm

Well, he is doing this as a part of a volunteer to possible paid position, through his vocational training.

snap dcs *oh joy*

6:45 pm

Tom is an RN in ICU and has a full beard

6:45 pm

i already talked to ussue about the first day of physics..it is So not a physics for non science students

6:45 pm

ah, gotcha, i'll look back in the archives :)

6:45 pm

its a pre engineering physics course

6:45 pm

so, you'll learn TONS

6:45 pm

no...not in archives....

molly, tell him to keep his beard! they can FO otherwise, he just has to mention the word 'discrimination' and they will back off

6:46 pm

oh, okay

6:46 pm

was in fb chat

6:46 pm

so long as his hair is clean, they cannot require him to shave. Marriott fired a woman for having dreds years ago, and the courts found that neat, clean hair cannot be grounds for firing nor requiring change in hairstyle.

6:47 pm

going to talk to the prof tomorrow..i am thinking i was stuck in wrong class

6:47 pm

a different section might be a good idea, yes

i luv physics! excelled in it!! hated chemistry... didn't know what the hell that was all about

Molly, don't let him think that being bullied is acceptable either... I know it is important to him, but so is his integrity

6:49 pm

i loved it too mrp.... but i have not looked at functions nad calculus and trig identies in over 20 years...and to have to apply them ALL on the very first example in the book...and that is the intro question?????

6:49 pm

Fortunately, it is not bothering him, as he is always happy to do what is asked of him (love that kid). It's just bothering his rebellious, kiss my ass don't tell my kid to shave, Mother. I do think it's discrimination though.

6:49 pm

and to derive the equations to solve the problem of a simple harmonic oscillator

hahaha! luv ya molly!!

well, what are they asking of you carlee, to do a friggin Master Degree in the first week?

6:50 pm

hi all, my two cents: no he should not shave his beard, Molly

hi peri!!

6:50 pm

Hi, peri

6:51 pm

Thanks to everyone for their opinion. I'm glad it's not just me that finds this an unreasonable request.

**hugs** to my friends who stand up to BS like that!

6:51 pm

i will talk to the prof tomorrow...

hey molly, the old patients are just jealous that he has hair anywhere on his body! LOL!!

cause it sounds like these people 'require' him to have alopicia

6:55 pm

Ironically, he is not required to shave for his paid job which is in day care and has an element of "respectable appearance" and cleanliness.

well molly, he is not required full stop! he will do what he feels he wants to do, but sorry for the little kiddies that will miss his fuzzy wuzzy facial...

6:56 pm

stopping in to say hi - and molly that policy sounds just wrong to me ....

hi jbv

6:57 pm

Hi, JBV

6:57 pm

is it their policy for ALL hospital employees (doctors, nurses, etc.)

6:58 pm

I don't know JBV, but I'm sure as hell going to find out. My daughter-in-law is a nurse at the same hospital.

Most hospital employees are required to be clean shaven so that certain masks and such fit appropriately.

6:59 pm

I volunteered in a hospital when I was a kid - had to wear a stupid pink smock - hated it, but all the volunteers wore them - even the men!

6:59 pm

fe518 pls

personally, i would encourage him to keep the beard... he isn't being unreasonable... they will see he is just perfect with it.

7:00 pm

fe5/18

7:00 pm

fe + the ***e comes in at the beach

7:00 pm

hi red, if that's the policy then, I guess, it's fair but if it's just for volunteers, it doesn't sound right

hi turtle, my surgeon has a beard... I never once thought his facial hairs would change his work ethics

7:01 pm

Hi, red

and it isn't a policy molly... can guarantee you a packet of timtams on that one

A surgeon would rarely need to wear the hepa masks that others need.

well, the vampire that used to come and take my bloods everyday had a moustache, and he did his job effectively too

OUr hospital has policies regarding facial hair, color of hair, tattoos, and more. its fairly common here.

Hello everyone, I am just dropping by though. Need to pretty much go to bed soon!

it is discrimination to me, but that is just my opinion turtle

7:03 pm

Thanks for your input Red. Nice to hear from someone who works at a hospital.

7:04 pm

hi again, all!

7:04 pm

OOOH, did someone say timtams??

7:04 pm

Hi, sue

7:05 pm

home now and exhausted

7:05 pm

hi, jellen!

7:05 pm

ty Jellen

mind you, the timtams will be coming peri!! I just need to get lickety to bloody well buy them!! I can't drive **cries quietly**

hi sue, put your feet up and make sure your toes are shaved... enjoy a little babble and chat with us!!

peri... i sent you dark, you still want dark yes?

7:06 pm

hi sue

7:06 pm

yes, I still want dark

7:06 pm

yes, I still want dark

7:06 pm

yes, I still want dark

7:07 pm

sounds good, mrp, except I never shave my toes (?)

7:07 pm

Ooh, timtams sound so much better than the carrot sticks I just ate...

7:07 pm

hi, carlee!

7:07 pm

uh oh

ah well sue, it's a gypsy thing!

7:08 pm

hmmm...

7:09 pm

peri REALLY WANTS DARK, mrp! :-)

7:09 pm

Trust me Sue, there are women who need to shave their toes. Especially if they choose to wear open-toed shoes or sandals.

dark it is peri!!! LOL

7:10 pm

*quickly glances at toes*

7:11 pm

;-)

7:11 pm

sue..if i end up having to stay in this physics course....i will owe u a life time supply of maple syrup...

every goddess has something... i have gypsy big toes!

7:14 pm

aww, carlee, I don't mind helping (maybe I will put it on my faculty service report, as service to the community! :-)

7:15 pm

no..i will owe u big time.....

7:15 pm

I like to feel useful...

7:15 pm

Well, my other son, who manages a restaurant says that they require servers and bartenders to be clean shaven because it is a "hygiene thing". So I guess there is something to it after all.

7:16 pm

u will be a god send...

7:18 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:18 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:19 pm

off to dinner, may be back later but probably I will be lazy :-)

7:19 pm

hi Min!

7:19 pm

Goodbye uusue2! I will see you tomorrow in the chog.

hi min :)

see ya sue... be lazy, is good for you

7:20 pm

Later, sue!

7:20 pm

Hi, Min

7:20 pm

there's a great song by that name, mrp - do you know it? Irving Berlin

7:20 pm

brb...need more sustenance than carrots provide...

7:21 pm

Talk about being lazy;slept 'til almost 1:00 yesterday.

7:21 pm

Lazy, I wanna be lazy, I wanna be out in the sun/ with no work to be done......

7:21 pm

bye sue thanks again

7:21 pm

off to do reading...

7:21 pm

nite all

7:21 pm

Then I could not goto sleep last night. Finally went to sleep at about 2 A.M. and then I had to get up at 6:30

7:21 pm

Min aren't you working?

7:21 pm

bye carlee

see ya carlee

7:22 pm

Goodbye carleekat! I will see you tomorrow in the log

7:22 pm

oh, never mind, I thought you said 1:00 today

oooh, sun! that will come around at about 2pm just were I like it!

7:22 pm

fw,see you all tomorrow

then will do my half hour out there.

7:23 pm

Congratulations periwinkle on fireworks!Good for you

7:23 pm

Goodbye perwinkle! I will see you tomorrow in the log

on ya peri! bye hun

7:23 pm

ty byee

7:46 pm

evening.

7:46 pm

(((MRP)))

7:46 pm

hi all

7:47 pm

howdy jmc

7:47 pm

2 left

7:47 pm

howdy feathers

7:47 pm

hi feather haven't seen you in a while

7:47 pm

i know. sorry bout that!

7:48 pm

i hope means you were doing something fun!

7:48 pm

life in general. mostly hanging out on facebook at nights. tonight, i need a break from it.

7:49 pm

Hello featherbee!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

7:49 pm

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

7:49 pm

hi min

7:49 pm

Go jmcnrick go!

7:50 pm

Hi crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:50 pm

1

7:51 pm

fw

7:51 pm

Congratulations jmcnrick on fireworks! Good for you!

7:51 pm

yay jmc!

7:52 pm

last word was first le5/10

hello all! nice to see you feather, you have been doind wonderful stuff

7:52 pm

Yay, jmc!

7:52 pm

i have?

7:52 pm

Hi 72 Temple Owl!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

7:52 pm

Hi, TO, feather, and jmc

7:52 pm

i find fb sucks you in. . . i try to stay away from it

7:52 pm

hi TO has it dried up up there?

hi all

and plsclue for le7?

we had such a mad storm that a bag of yard waste i could hardly drag moved 12 feet from the runoff

7:54 pm

a christain holiday robot?

7:54 pm

today was nice here--funny yellow thing in the sky and everything

7:55 pm

too many pictures of the flood damage. i need a break.

7:55 pm

Le*ny Bruce + Al****s, the curiously strong mint

7:55 pm

evening all.

ty,

7:56 pm

It must just be me. I find very little of interest on Facebook and I am there about five minutes a day, if that.

7:56 pm

Hi, jes

you were posting lots of good info for your friends last few days

de7 pls?

7:57 pm

oh. doesn't feel like i'm doing much really. i want to be able to go to every house and help them clean up.

WEEEEEEEEED

Love your community in helping

7:59 pm

de7...The side of a sports team that is not trying to score.

7:59 pm

de7 The Department of De***** is over the Army

ty molly and the ens pls?

7:59 pm

i'm having a really hard time, because i WANT to help, but haven't been able to go actually help anybody for one reason or another. i've donated items to a friend and to a shelter, but it doesn't feel like enough. i also feel like we should be doing something as a school, but nothing seems to be getting done.

8:00 pm

ens...not beginning + Miller L*** beer and plural

blesss your heart. molly sorry did not mean to sound ungratefull, just rushing

8:01 pm

we're having a meeting tomorrow morning. maybe we can get an action plan going then.

8:01 pm

Thanks, Molly

8:01 pm

No problem TO.

8:01 pm

Feather, it sounds like you are doing a lot more than most people would.

8:01 pm

hit 71, slowing down

Feather it is also the though that counts too.

8:02 pm

but i don't FEEL like i'm doing ANYTHING!

8:02 pm

i feel helpless, is what it is.

Also like to say that since all of this happenings in the States it is making me get an emergancy plan together

oh my, those fireworks took me by surprise! ty for the help. i am wokring on l3ss than 4 hours sleep

YAH TO

8:05 pm

Hooray, TO!

8:05 pm

a good emergency backpack for each member of the family is a good idea.something you can just grab but has all the basics

Well I need to get the cat bags sorted

OK that made me sound like a crazy cat lady. I mean I need to buy new carriers for the cats.

8:07 pm

how many letters long is the H word? no clue needed yet.

top H is 4 long

8:08 pm

k, ty

8:08 pm

oh yeah, the top one was the one i meant. good job reading my mind.

8:09 pm

The long H words are a 6 and a 7

8:09 pm

*puts mind-reader hat on Molly*

8:09 pm

got it

8:10 pm

Hello jesdraggon!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

Well you said H word so I figured that you meant the lone H.

8:10 pm

yeah, trying to get my zero boxes

8:10 pm

heigh ho

Hi Min and love your welcomes

8:10 pm

Hello rururocks! Howa re you doing? Welcome to grid.

8:10 pm

hi ruru, doren

8:10 pm

Hello Dorens! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

Hi Ru and JEss and Dorens and Molly

8:10 pm

belated hi jes

8:10 pm

who you callin' a ho?

8:10 pm

hi min. not as chipper as usual; euthanizing my elderly cat.

8:10 pm

sorry if i missed people

8:11 pm

hi min, feather, herin et al. i am doing fine but weary

8:11 pm

*Passes the mind reader hat to Herin*

8:11 pm

featherbee, I got a story in profile if you want to use

8:11 pm

and you?

8:11 pm

so sorry jes

8:11 pm

Hello, ruru and Dorens

8:11 pm

if the shoe fits... that's who, ho

O Jess. Hugs.

8:11 pm

Aw (((Jes)))

8:11 pm

ty min, will check it out.

8:11 pm

Oh, jes...I hate that!

8:11 pm

's ok, feather. It's time.

8:12 pm

jesdraggon, so sorry to hear about your cat.How old?

8:12 pm

what kind of shoe?

8:12 pm

hi jess well shoes are a whole nother topic of conversation (says the barefoot girl here)

8:12 pm

*looks down at pumps*

8:13 pm

i am sorry bout you cat jes:(

8:13 pm

13 ish, min. I've had her 12 years. She was a "temporary" from the humane society, with a bunch of kittens. Never went back.

8:13 pm

Wait just a minute. Did we not establish last night that Dorens is not a shoe person.

8:13 pm

LOL

8:13 pm

I'm sorry Jes..

8:13 pm

sorry jess.. even if it's the right time, it's still sad

8:13 pm

it is sad when a pet passes:(

8:13 pm

the Temporary ones are the Best

8:14 pm

(ru wasn't here for that molly) Ru... I'm a country bumpkin, right?

Awwww Jess. Is this the Tabby kitty?

8:14 pm

Heh. I guess everything's temporary, ruru. Just this one was a little longer temp than some.

8:14 pm

*Opens the door so Dorens may run barefoot through the grass*

8:14 pm

yeah, herin. the one with mammary cancer.

8:14 pm

all of our temporary guests never left

8:14 pm

it's dark here now molly... but maybe tomorrow

8:14 pm

I'm so very sorry for you, jes. I know you will miss yer.

8:15 pm

Jes, I'm sure it's hard to actually have to do that yourself to your cat.

Jess I could lend you Lucius for cuddles and Pandora to hog your heating

8:16 pm

Not as hard, molly, as i think it would be to have someone else do it. At least this way she is just quietly sleeping in my lap at home while the drugs kick in.

8:16 pm

It can be a blessing sometimes.. to let a pet go .. who's been a great companion

8:16 pm

no car ride or stress.

night all

8:16 pm

picked up a few more, thanks min

Night TO.

8:16 pm

heh. I have a pandora, lady--big strapping calico.

8:16 pm

sleep sweet, TO

8:16 pm

night owl

8:17 pm

help with the single E on the left please/

8:17 pm

night TO

8:17 pm

sorry feather.. do you know the stats?

8:17 pm

the single is is out on a date...not single anymore

8:17 pm

nope, trying to get NBT

8:17 pm

e + Readers Di****

I just turned the heating to 22C to get the chill out of the air she is hogging the vent

8:18 pm

eg5

8:18 pm

ty

8:18 pm

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

8:18 pm

44 left. list.

8:18 pm

Well Jes, I'm glad you two had a good run together.

8:18 pm

thanks jellen

8:18 pm

Hello torgone!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

8:18 pm

Heya Min!

8:18 pm

yes, molly. this is the cat that convinced me i wasn't just a dog person.

Hi Torg

8:19 pm

she's been a damned good cat for a long time.

8:19 pm

Hi, Torgone

8:19 pm

i woke up this morning with our shorthaired black kitty grooming my beard:/

8:19 pm

hey tor

8:19 pm

Heyas kids ..

8:20 pm

hi tor, jellen, jes, herin, min, molls, crossy, feather, dorens, and everyone

8:20 pm

howdy torgone

8:20 pm

howdy mab

8:20 pm

Hello mab! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

8:20 pm

awww, crossy, sweet kitty.

8:20 pm

hi mab

HI Mab.

Cross that is sweet. Does this cat try and lodge ones paw up your noise?

8:21 pm

i understand the love etc mab,but my beard has kitty breath till i hit the shower

8:21 pm

no,but he will nibble my finget tips till i get up

8:21 pm

finger

awww

Lucius tries to jam his paw up your noise

8:22 pm

that's hilarious. my fairly new little male cat loves to groom and my female cat regularly presents her head to him for spiffing up.

8:22 pm

Hi, mab

8:22 pm

and if i put one hand under the covers,he just goes for the other hand

Lucius and Pandora have a tag team of being bloody annoying. She eggs him own he gets in your face

8:23 pm

oh yes, herin. Pinky and Miep copy each other in everything.

But they will not sit together. They just pair up for food

8:25 pm

I think my two are in love.

Pandora hares every body but me and she tolerates himself. It is because she had a pretty rough start in life

8:25 pm

down to 11

8:26 pm

Miep enjoys lounging in a damp bathtub, but that's something Pinky will not countenance.

8:26 pm

our 6 year old ginger kitty thinks she is mommy and will oftem be found grooming the 2 year old male

Awwww Cross I am jealous.

8:26 pm

ex6 please?

8:27 pm

the jewish people leaving egypt with a vowell ending

8:27 pm

ex+ most of do 4/5

8:27 pm

thanks feather. was just about to ask. thanks crssy

8:27 pm

Pinky often holds Miep down with one paw to keep her still for her beauty treatment.

8:28 pm

and thanks u

8:28 pm

we had a cat named pinky.. she was a pink and grey calico

8:28 pm

got it, ty

8:28 pm

she was really pink

8:28 pm

ex6/36 is ex + vowel plus I don't give a ***t if I do not finish grid featherbee.

8:28 pm

named after Pinky WInky a kid show.. I

One of the neighbours has a calico that is called Terra. I think it is because she is tericotta colour.

8:29 pm

lol...the ***t word I'm thinking of doesn't work!!

8:29 pm

wow.. I'm no longer Ru.. now I'm U.. next I'll be _

8:29 pm

our 2 year old black male is called serrius black and the 6 year old ginger female is called abera kadabera hocus pocus..abby for short

8:30 pm

Dispatch, that is the ***t word I would think of.

Cross we have Lucius (but not from HP)

8:30 pm

How about The Artist Formerly Known As Ruru? Or just some odd symbol?

8:30 pm

at least you figured out I meant YOu

8:31 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! le 7/32 was my last word

8:31 pm

how about the le7/32?

Thank you Weed that is what I need too.

yAH MIINI

8:31 pm

christian holiday robot feather

8:31 pm

woohoo!

8:31 pm

yay min

8:31 pm

Pinky is short for Pinchas, and Miep is for Miep Gies.

8:31 pm

christian ash robots feather

8:31 pm

The le7/32 is le 4/4 word + robotic ending featherbee

8:31 pm

awesome clue. ty.

8:32 pm

he 6/36 clue please?

8:32 pm

promise to thank the cluer by NAME (proper name in fact)

8:32 pm

Got story in profile. Plus I'll be here off & on for clues.

8:33 pm

An he 6/36 is put a curse on someone plus 1st number

8:33 pm

thank you minveryork

8:33 pm

*giggle*

i am missine one l and I have the larger ones

8:33 pm

yw

8:34 pm

don't you want to give me a clue too ru?

8:34 pm

fireworks. thanks for the clues.

8:34 pm

yay heather!

WOOT Feather

8:34 pm

wahooo weedie!

8:35 pm

Congratulations featherbee on fireworks! Good for U

8:35 pm

Hooray for feather!

8:39 pm

35 to go and slowing..:(

8:40 pm

Interesting names for your cats Mab.

8:41 pm

I know who Miep is, I had to look up Pinchas.

8:41 pm

YAY feather, hey all. *relurk*

8:42 pm

well done feather

8:43 pm

I usually give my cats Hebrew or Yiddish names. Miep is my first departure.

8:43 pm

hi stid!

8:43 pm

:) hi/bye stid.

8:44 pm

Hi stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

Weed I have shared taht link

8:45 pm

she was Friedl at first, but she just didn't seem like a Friedl.

8:47 pm

she loves being called Miep. often she flops onto her back and purrs loudly. cute.

8:47 pm

whew! too much real life crazy stuff today.time for calm blue ocean and a good book with my beloved and a nice glass of vino..good night everyone

Awwww Cat's do give you their human names

8:48 pm

sounds lovely. Night crossy.

That sounds like a plan Crossie

8:54 pm

i think i killed the chog with cat talk. never start me on cats.

Mab I am worse

8:55 pm

pathological attachment to felines

8:55 pm

we should seek treatment herin.

Nope

People talk about their kids these are my babies

8:57 pm

crazy for cats and proud of it?

Yep

Even if the little sod hogs the heating vent

9:02 pm

no, mab. pathological is the woman who would break down crying in public whenever someone mentioned cats, over 6 months after her cat died. Said woman has a hate-on for everyone who works at my clinic, because in her mind, we killed her cat... never mind that she declined hospitalization and recommended treatments.

That is terrible Jess.. Sorry still in shock about Aston Kutcher baring his arse in Ellen

9:03 pm

oh dear. that is a bit freakish.

9:04 pm

Jes, that is just a very sick person. I try to remember to hope they get well, instead of wondering how they got so strange in the first place.

9:04 pm

right molly. pathological.

9:05 pm

Molly, you're so wise.

9:06 pm

Not all the time Mab.

9:06 pm

well you so frequently are here. I've honestly noticed this.

Well I do hope that the person got help

9:08 pm

dunno, haven't seen her recently. hope so.

9:08 pm

she likely won't get help.

9:09 pm

Jes, people like that have to put the burden on someone else because they can't carry it themselves. Even when that is unjust and untrue. That woman must live a very sad and distorted life.

9:09 pm

some people need to be mad. I always think what a burden that must be.

9:10 pm

And some people thrive on being THE VICTIM.

9:11 pm

yeah, it seems unlikely she'll seek help, because in her mind, nothing's wrong with her. it's everyone else who is the problem. but she's not really a current concern of mine, i just threw it out there to show that mab is not pathological, just passionate. :)

At least she didn't have 500 cats

9:13 pm

do look for my forthcoming book 'Kitties in the Mist'

Ok I am so immature.

9:14 pm

Oh thanks Mab. Water all over everywhere now. Kitties In The Mist. Ahahahahaha!

9:15 pm

my life's work; my sensitive observations of housecat behavior

9:15 pm

heh

9:15 pm

you're not immature herin. there are all kinds of crazy.

I have just got Windows 7 and have a Seasound set up so everytime I move my laptop gurgles as it has a loose USB

9:25 pm

d's do4

9:26 pm

hooray!

9:26 pm

or just the d's?

9:26 pm

well hooray anyway

9:27 pm

just the d's

9:29 pm

Delightful jesdraggon!

I am struggling with the last 18

9:29 pm

f's f'd

Hi people.

Thanks for the email/link, Jes!

9:30 pm

hi neil

Hi Neil

9:30 pm

welcome

Just finished watching and posting my comments about the republican debate... all in bio.

9:31 pm

g's gone

I am just trying to reload everything on my laptop

Neil you know what ticks me off about the debates and the snipes on Obama

If the Gs are all gone, I guess I can't tell you to "go, go, go" Jess... because there are no Gs to spell that with.

9:32 pm

you must have a strong stomach

beb

opps brb

9:34 pm

Fantabulous jesdraggon!

9:34 pm

Hello Neil! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.

9:35 pm

Great jesdraggon!

9:35 pm

l's lopped

9:35 pm

Lovely jesdraggon!

9:35 pm

n's notched

9:36 pm

o's ousted

9:37 pm

Nice jesdraggon!

9:38 pm

s's se4 off

9:38 pm

faster than the speed of light!

9:38 pm

Stupendous jesdraggon!

9:39 pm

(listing, mab! this doesn't come out of my brain unassisted!)

I don't ahve expert anymore :(

9:40 pm

i just use the website, lady

I have enough trouble trying to use my laptop at the moment until i get used to it

9:42 pm

t's te4/5ed to

9:43 pm

1 left

9:44 pm

well i'm still stuck in the s's. with the list....

9:45 pm

will clue if you want

Bottom F what are they please?

9:46 pm

all fe's. not sure which come from bottom and which from top, sorry.

9:46 pm

I have plenty of time to slog through - all the 'long' words gotten.

Thanks

9:46 pm

lots of fe4's though

9:46 pm

Go jesdraggon go!

9:47 pm

only 1 fe5 and 1 fe6 (not related)

9:47 pm

i'm sorry. 2 fe5's

Guess I have last 14 blindness

9:48 pm

fe 4/8 -- G-men

9:48 pm

ex6 clue?

9:49 pm

jes est fini, min! brava!

9:50 pm

easy there, turbo... haven't gotten the ex yet :D

9:50 pm

the enthusiasm is appreciated though!

9:50 pm

ex6/36 is ex + ** on drugs plus two vowels jesdraggon

9:50 pm

i'll trade some fe clues for the last two se 5/10's

9:51 pm

thankee, min!

9:51 pm

NOW fireworks :D

9:51 pm

Hello bogster! How are you doing? Welcome to puzzle.

9:51 pm

Congratulations jesdraggon on fireworks! Good for U

9:51 pm

se5/10: add a vowel to the se4/4

9:52 pm

Hi Min - was on earlier

9:52 pm

se 5/10 is se 4/4 word plus vowel and other is ready, *** go plus the opposite of off bogster.

9:52 pm

next se5/10: if you're carrying something heavy, it's easier to se* it down ** a cart

9:53 pm

fe 4 -- object of attention for a podiatrist

9:53 pm

Hello BabbleRabble! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:54 pm

Tks Min

9:57 pm

yw

Help with the 7's please

10:04 pm

de 7: a de***** lawyer helps a criminal herinfernallady.

10:05 pm

do7/32 word is plural of do6/21 word herinfernallady.

Thanks I think I have the rest

10:05 pm

en 7/32 word is plural of en6/21 word herinfernallady

10:05 pm

en/7/32, he 7/52, de7/44

10:05 pm

he 7/52 word is plural of he6/36 word herinfernallady

Cheers cleared the deck of them now

10:06 pm

7 Cheers for you!

OK I need a fish

10:08 pm

salmon

10:08 pm

What kind?Cod, Sole, or Tilapia. I would suggest sole.

10:08 pm

Sole is for the lonely.

10:08 pm

Hi gremlinn! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

10:08 pm

Hi

10:09 pm

the first le6/18 please?

10:09 pm

Then that's PERFECT for me gremlinn since I am often quite lonely, except when I'm in Babbleland of course.

10:10 pm

pertaining to a period of sacrifice in Christianity?

Hi Grem

10:10 pm

hi her

10:10 pm

le 6/18 wprd is le 4/4 word plus end of number after 9

10:10 pm

thank you gremlin

10:10 pm

same here Min, but I kind of am that way by nature rather than circumstances

10:10 pm

and min!

10:11 pm

yw

10:16 pm

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

Night Mini

and I am going

10:27 pm

May I please have a clue for le5-10 the 4th? Thanks.

10:30 pm

le + number

10:31 pm

Thanks much, gremlinn.

10:35 pm

need the first two to5-12 to finish please....thanks

10:36 pm

weight + to loose weight you go on a **et

10:37 pm

then change the last vowel for the second one

10:37 pm

Thanks so much, Bugsaw.

10:37 pm

nice clue bug

Oh good clue, Bugsaw! Was just thinking how to clue that but you came to the rescue.

10:37 pm

ty snags

Haha, snap, snags!

10:37 pm

and ty neil

10:38 pm

Thanks again, Bugsaw. Those were the last ones.

10:38 pm

clue for the en words please?

10:38 pm

hello neil.

10:38 pm

Thanks so much....see y'all at the flip. Good luck everyone.

en + losing weight program, anagrammed.

10:38 pm

bye peach

Then add the plural.

And hi, snags!

10:39 pm

ty neil!

10:39 pm

you have a head of hair......... in case you didn't know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

I did. It's short now.

but that's what happens to it if I let it grow in... it's wild and unruly. When I was a kid I used to hide things in it, haha!

10:41 pm

lol

This is what it's like now and usually: http://tinyurl.com/LL-NJL-CBS B2

That's my mom, 2nd from left of photo. Me on the far right of course.

10:44 pm

firewords for me!

Congrats Bugsaw!

10:45 pm

wtg bugsaw

10:45 pm

bows deeply and heads out. thanks

10:45 pm

:)

Haha!

*throws roses*

10:55 pm

hi neil

10:55 pm

and snags

10:57 pm

9 left need one 7 have de/do/en/he stats for the last 7 please

10:59 pm

anyone?

11:02 pm

no problem I'll list

11:02 pm

le 7/32

11:09 pm

ash wednesday begins le** + robotic ending

11:10 pm

do7/32...plural of the 6/21 with is similar to the 5/12 and 6/21 combo with an extra cons

11:11 pm

le7/32 I just clued

11:13 pm

fireworks

11:14 pm

thanks dis had the chog closed..have to when I list

11:14 pm

but I appreciate your help

11:16 pm

awesome West

11:16 pm

thanks !!!

11:18 pm

I recorded the Pats-Dolphin game and it ran out before the game ended. I did see the final score on the news though.

11:22 pm

Dis I just looked at your profile..how cool is that a daughter and granddaughter the same age !

11:24 pm

oh thank you too grem I left too soon

11:24 pm

Nah, I arrived too late ;)

11:25 pm

strange word

Hi westford.

11:25 pm

What, cachexy?

11:26 pm

hi neil

11:26 pm

no grem the last 7

11:26 pm

Oh, the le7

11:26 pm

and yes that too lol

And whoever else wants a "hi" from me.. hi!

11:26 pm

Hehe, first weird word I thought of

11:27 pm

that cachexy seems like a banking word

11:28 pm

medical, it seems

11:28 pm

West...yep it is pretty cool My granddaughter is actually 8 months older than my daughter.

She's older than her aunt!

11:30 pm

are they good friends?

11:31 pm

The best!!! They fight like sisters but love each other so much.

Aww. :)

11:33 pm

they live close by?

You still look remarkably like Stephen King, westford.

11:35 pm

Stephen King is contagious, you know.

11:35 pm

Yes, less than 5 miles. They are in the same grade at the same school, but we always request different classrooms just to have a break in the competiveness.

I must be immune. I've had my SK vaccination.

11:36 pm

You may find yourself one of the few survivors in a post-apocalyptic nation ravaged by Kingitis.

Oh well. I've always been a little anti-social and very independent. I'll take my chances. ;)

11:36 pm

Even then, you might get played by King himself in a cameo.

No worries of that... I'm not important enough for anyone to play me in anything.

11:49 pm

Does anyone need any clues before the flip?

11:52 pm

sorry I made a quick trip to the kitchen and couldn't get out

11:52 pm

poltergeist?

11:52 pm

no clean-up itis

11:54 pm

coincidentally grem I opened the back door to call the cat and there was what looks like a freshly dug grave..

11:55 pm

pet cemetery?

11:55 pm

apparently there was a sewer problem but it's eerily close to the little grave yard we have back there

11:55 pm

hello

11:55 pm

lol speaking of SK

11:55 pm

hi

11:55 pm

hello ML

11:55 pm

hello west

11:56 pm

going to change my icon

11:56 pm

grem is that you in the photo?

11:56 pm

nah

11:57 pm

she is pretty whoever she is

11:57 pm

Mayuko Iwasa

11:57 pm

agree

11:57 pm

actress in japan?

11:57 pm

something like that

11:58 pm

next one i hope isnt under 100

11:58 pm

your Monopoly icon reminds me of a game idea I thought up recently

11:59 pm

but I have to keep it secret, might decide to patent it or something

11:59 pm

do tell

11:59 pm

good plan grem

11:59 pm

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