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Day 11 of 100 Days to Thanksgiving

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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Day 11 of 100 Days to Thanksgiving 253/244/195 Got on the scales just now and saw that I’ve lost 9 pounds in the last 11 days. Of course a lot of this has been water, I’m sure, but it is fun to see the pounds go off, feel my belt looser, and also to know that this has a beneficial impact on blood pressure, etc. Last evening made it up my little hill with a 25 pound pack on just before sunset, at about 7:55. In driving down the hill, we stopped to see the last edge of the sun fall behind the hills to the west at 7:28:30. (I think a newspaper weather report two days ago said that the sun will now set before 8 p.m. and soon the nights will be longer than the days.) I had about 800 calories yesterday, all at dinner – mostly rice and some curry with chicken. Tasted fine. I drank a lot of water and feel full. The summit of Middle Sisters in Central Oregon beckons and I’m practicing to go up it in several weeks. It has a 10,000 foot summit. Last summer I went up South Sisters. Weighed considerably less than I do now. But slowly I plodded my way to the top of that summit, also about 10,000 feet. Great, great outing – quite arduous for me. Very, very nice people there: "You can’t turn back! You’re almost there!" and they were right. Although I sure slowed down from time to time. We all go at our own pace and it sure doesn’t pay to burn out at the pace set by someone else. Encouragement sure helps people accomplish difficult things. I’ve also lately taken to hiking with a radio and/or cassette tapes to distract myself from the plodding. When I used to run, I used to use the same approach. I hope everyone has a great day and huge success in the future! Yours, Caleb

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Day 11 of 100 Days to Thanksgiving 253/244/195

The climb of Middle Sister sounds like great fun. Do you do these as backpacking trips or as dayhikes? Enjoy the butterflies! Matthew

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My wife and I have hiked every year for the past 4 years to a lake in central Oregon with friends. Part of a yearly ritual and it was great this year too, along with our daughter and her boyfriend. 6 years ago I would have been totally unable to have done that. (I think that more of my weight now is strength derived from regular walks, etc.) By the way, as you know "Matthew" means "gift of Yahweh" and "Caleb" means "dog" (as I tell clients). [Also it means "courageous" but that's not as ice-breaking to stressed out clients.] Well, I’m out the door with my son now at 10:50 pm on Friday and he will volunteer at the Mt. Hood to Coast relay (in which our daughter and thousands of others are running) until about 4 in the morning. (I’ll be sleeping in the car for a while but I’ll be driving too and from.) Yours, Caleb

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Matthew — Thanks for your inquiry — These are backpacking trips. We are going to backpack in the Friday following Labor Day (three weeks from today) and it will be about 5 miles with a fairly steep uphill grade. We’ll camp close to a place called Sunshine — really an idyllic place with a terrific stream, wild-flowers, etc. But we don’t have a permit to camp at Sunshine itself, and we’ll probably have to set up tent further up the rocky mountain. Then early on Saturday, after coffee, we’ll start up Middle Sisters with a lighter pack and with crampons and ice axes in our packs. This guy I sometimes work with is an avid hiker and the experiences he plans are always interesting, even if they are always fairly arduous. We will have our usual hiking stuff — two way radios, GPS devices, water purifiers, etc. Do you go hiking? Gee — the world can sure look wonderful from a campsite looking out (especially if I have my contact lenses in). Makes one appreciate nature a heck of a lot more, I think. Yours, Caleb

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Do you go hiking?

I hike often in the fall and winter and early spring, much less in the summer. Gee — the world can sure look wonderful from a campsite looking out (especially if I have my contact lenses in). Makes one appreciate nature a heck of a lot more, I think.

Agreed. And it’s not just the scenery, I love the smells and the sounds. My GF says food tastes even better outdoors. — Matthew Slow and steady wins the race.

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The old traveler Dambo the XLVII

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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damo! you got a job! a volunteer work at an adult summer camp? god bless you damo!

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Open a Hotmail or Yahoo or Gmail account!

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Q: Do you know why the blonde got fired from the M&M factory? A: For throwing out the W’s.

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Hi. I can’t acess my account because the flood of my portugese and Russian spams has prevented it. I can take a handful…say matbe two hundred and delete the spams. But then when I try to get more I just reload the same spams from my account. There are hundreds of spams to each personal message and I can’t recover the messages past……maybe four days ago so I give up. The bad news is thast I am also unable to get to my address book. So……. If you have been one of those lucky individuals to have received any of my group mailings in the past please forward it to me at this address. That way I can contact some of you. Also….. I would particularly want Judy’s e-mail if someone has it. Yeah I’m deep in the woods up along the Hudson River typing this from a small shack/bungalo. Its a real thrill. So I hope no one went too crazy nuts during my absence. Its likely I won’t be posting here much as I have time constraints. Its volunteer work at something like an adult summer camp. Very new agey. One of the courses people are taking is "Advanced Shape Shifting". YUoga classes, drum circles, saunas, kinda neat. The work is very hard. All I get is free place to sleep and free meals. Plus free acess to many classes. So write me if you like. I’ll try to respond but may not be able. I already have a few correspondents whooze address I was able to retrieve. Hay Yo Hi Spheric! Sorry but I am unable to read posts today because of time constraints. We get free web acess too. yeah I lost most all my addresses thanks to the hundreds of spanish and russian e-mails in my webtv account. When I get home I’ll be able to sort it out. See I was off line for maybe four days and my spam volume, hundreds by that time have made acess impossible. So bye bye Hope all is well with all. Yeah see if you can send me a group mailing I sent you I can have addresses I might care and have time, to write to. Making friends with a nightly skunk visitor at my campsite. Very sensitive and compassionate creature. Roadster

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not quite a kitty

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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Tak, you are always so deep! Mimi *always* looked a great deal like the black-and-white kitty whom Pepe falls for. She was a sweet girl, but she didn’t want to be picked up, mauled, or confined in any way, and she would get a similar, panicky expression on her face to Pepe’s love object whenever someone did it to her. ;)

I don’t know about deep, but you’re actually the one who pointed this out to me, when you mentioned months ago that Mimi looks and acts a lot like Penelope in the Pepe cartoons. Mimi must’ve been awfully cute.

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yodeled: Tak, you are always so deep! Mimi *always* looked a great deal like the black-and-white kitty whom Pepe falls for. She was a sweet girl, but she didn’t want to be picked up, mauled, or confined in any way, and she would get a similar, panicky expression on her face to Pepe’s love object whenever someone did it to her. ;) I don’t know about deep, but you’re actually the one who pointed this out to me, when you mentioned months ago that Mimi looks and acts a lot like Penelope in the Pepe cartoons. Mimi must’ve been awfully cute.

She’s here: http://community.webshots.com/photo/125591586/203810491iBNZxa Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

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yodeled: I don’t know about deep, but you’re actually the one who pointed this out to me, when you mentioned months ago that Mimi looks and acts a lot like Penelope in the Pepe cartoons. Mimi must’ve been awfully cute. She’s here: http://community.webshots.com/photo/125591586/203810491iBNZxa

She sure is very pretty. No wonder she was irresistible!

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yodeled: yodeled: I don’t know about deep, but you’re actually the one who pointed this out to me, when you mentioned months ago that Mimi looks and acts a lot like Penelope in the Pepe cartoons. Mimi must’ve been awfully cute. She’s here: http://community.webshots.com/photo/125591586/203810491iBNZxa She sure is very pretty. No wonder she was irresistible!

Oh thank you, Tak! She was a precious girl. Very tiny, but a huge personality. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My dad is a farmer. He is also a cat lover and all his barn cats are vaccinated and sleek and tame and well cared for. When his cows are calving, he gets up every other hour all night to check on them and make sure they are not in trouble. So late one night, he was out checking the cows and on his way out of the barn he saw a cat sitting by the step. He went over to give the cat a pet on the head. He was just bending over when he froze because… …because kitty ain’t no kitty…. …because kitty was a black beastie with a long white stripe down his nose to the bottom of his very fluffy tail… Dad froze. And then very slowly started to stand up and back away. Good thing the skunk was in a good mood.

May I steal this for my story telling class? Pam S. who should be outlining chapters for her critical thinking class

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yodeled: Hee hee. Pepe Le Pew! Speaking of Pepe, I used to think that Pepe Le Pew was an allegory of the ritual of courtship between men and women, but I’ve come to think that it’s actually about the relationship between cats and us. Probably the cartoonists who created Pepe noted that kitties are very cute and we love to hold and cuddle them, but they don’t always like to be mauled. Sometimes they’re standoffish. Sometimes, they get a hilarious look of horror if you take too many liberties, like blowing raspberries on them when they present their belly.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hee hee. Pepe Le Pew! Speaking of Pepe, I used to think that Pepe Le Pew was an allegory of the ritual of courtship between men and women, but I’ve come to think that it’s actually about the relationship between cats and us. Probably the cartoonists who created Pepe noted that kitties are very cute and we love to hold and cuddle them, but they don’t always like to be mauled. Sometimes they’re standoffish. Sometimes, they get a hilarious look of horror if you take too many liberties, like blowing raspberries on them when they present their belly. Except, you forgot the one where Pepe’s "lover" was a chihuahua that had gotten stuck in a fur coat because she was jealous of all the other dogs with lovely fur…. at the end, she finally was able to get out of it, and Pepe removed his skunk ‘costume’ to reveal that he was also a dog… they walk off into the sunset together, and the back of Pepe’s dog costume that he’d been wearing under the skunk costume comes unzipped and out popps the big puffy black-n-white skunk tail of his…

Which in turn, reminds me of the end of "Some Like it Hot"– "Nobody’s perfect!" Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -My dad is a farmer. He is also a cat lover and all his barn cats are vaccinated and sleek and tame and well cared for. When his cows are calving, he gets up every other hour all night to check on them and make sure they are not in trouble. So late one night, he was out checking the cows and on his way out of the barn he saw a cat sitting by the step. He went over to give the cat a pet on the head. He was just bending over when he froze because… …because kitty ain’t no kitty…. …because kitty was a black beastie with a long white stripe down his nose to the bottom of his very fluffy tail… Dad froze. And then very slowly started to stand up and back away. Good thing the skunk was in a good mood. –Fil

Hee hee. Pepe Le Pew! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

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Hee hee. Pepe Le Pew!

Speaking of Pepe, I used to think that Pepe Le Pew was an allegory of the ritual of courtship between men and women, but I’ve come to think that it’s actually about the relationship between cats and us. Probably the cartoonists who created Pepe noted that kitties are very cute and we love to hold and cuddle them, but they don’t always like to be mauled. Sometimes they’re standoffish. Sometimes, they get a hilarious look of horror if you take too many liberties, like blowing raspberries on them when they present their belly.

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Hee hee. Pepe Le Pew! Speaking of Pepe, I used to think that Pepe Le Pew was an allegory of the ritual of courtship between men and women, but I’ve come to think that it’s actually about the relationship between cats and us. Probably the cartoonists who created Pepe noted that kitties are very cute and we love to hold and cuddle them, but they don’t always like to be mauled. Sometimes they’re standoffish. Sometimes, they get a hilarious look of horror if you take too many liberties, like blowing raspberries on them when they present their belly.

Except, you forgot the one where Pepe’s "lover" was a chihuahua that had gotten stuck in a fur coat because she was jealous of all the other dogs with lovely fur…. at the end, she finally was able to get out of it, and Pepe removed his skunk ‘costume’ to reveal that he was also a dog… they walk off into the sunset together, and the back of Pepe’s dog costume that he’d been wearing under the skunk costume comes unzipped and out popps the big puffy black-n-white skunk tail of his… — The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)

scary time

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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We just had a scary thunderstorm. Pouring rain and lots of thunder and lightning. Rusty was, as usual, hiding under the computer desk. I was worried about window leaks from the strong slashing rain. Then the power went off. I had some difficulties finding my candle and matches. It is stifling hot with no fan or AC. The humidex is 33C. A look out the windows told me not the whole city is in the dark. So no repeat of the Big Blackout in Aug.2 years ago. Finally the power is back on but the thunder continues. Rusty moved to hide behind the washer. Just wish it will blow over soon. — Winnie

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Winnie! Please get a battery powered flashlight for such occassions! I don’t want to hear of an accident. I hope the storm is over soon.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We just had a scary thunderstorm. Pouring rain and lots of thunder and lightning. Rusty was, as usual, hiding under the computer desk. I was worried about window leaks from the strong slashing rain. Then the power went off. I had some difficulties finding my candle and matches. It is stifling hot with no fan or AC. The humidex is 33C. A look out the windows told me not the whole city is in the dark. So no repeat of the Big Blackout in Aug.2 years ago. Finally the power is back on but the thunder continues. Rusty moved to hide behind the washer. Just wish it will blow over soon. Winnie! Please get a battery powered flashlight for such occassions! I don’t want to hear of an accident. I hope the storm is over soon.

I bought a powerful flashlight after the big blackout in Aug 2003. But I had trouble fitting the batteries in for some reason. The outside hallway’s light has emergency backup power so I just opened the door to get some light. I just put all the emergency supplies I bought in a handy place. Candle, matches, walkman etc. Put Rusty in his carrier and sat with him in the hallway for a bit. That seems to calm him down. The thunder didn’t sound as loud in the hallway. It was cooler there too. I really don’t like thunderstorm. Now I am too unnerved to sleep even though it is over for now. The forecast said about 30% chance of thunder showers overnight. Winnie

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Winnie! Please get a battery powered flashlight for such occassions! I don’t want to hear of an accident. I hope the storm is over soon.

Another suggestion would be wome of those nightlights with a battery backup. They don’t offer much light, but enough so that you aren’t stumbling around in complete darkness when the power goes out. I also have an electric Coleman camping lantern which I keep plugged in under the desk which comes on when the power cuts out. Now that does offer enough light to see by – though like you said in a followup message the batteries seem hard to find for some reason, and last time when the batteries died I ended up replacing the whole thing. Maybe you can tell, but power outages are not unusual for us here in SW Oklahoma, what with our spring and fall (and occasional summer) thunderstorms. A couple years ago we lost power for a couple or three days. Local motels with power were full, our apartment complex was empty except for me and one other tenant. I had my full camping kitchen setup on the patio, and except for the heat didn’t miss much not having the electric. — Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html

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Winnie! Please get a battery powered flashlight for such occassions! I don’t want to hear of an accident. I hope the storm is over soon. Another suggestion would be wome of those nightlights with a battery backup. They don’t offer much light, but enough so that you aren’t stumbling around in complete darkness when the power goes out. I also have an electric Coleman camping lantern which I keep plugged in under the desk which comes on when the power cuts out. Now that does offer enough light to see by – though like you said in a followup message the batteries seem hard to find for some reason, and last time when the batteries died I ended up replacing the whole thing.

I will look into getting these. I got the batteries for my flashlight, except I couldn’t get them in. Maybe you can tell, but power outages are not unusual for us here in SW Oklahoma, what with our spring and fall (and occasional summer) thunderstorms. A couple years ago we lost power for a couple or three days. Local motels with power were full, our apartment complex was empty except for me and one other tenant. I had my full camping kitchen setup on the patio, and except for the heat didn’t miss much not having the electric. —

Power outages are getting far too frequent. With the severe heat, power consumption is at a max. We were warned to conserve power or face brown outs or rotating blackouts. Since the Big Black Out in Aug. 2003 which affected both U.S. and Canada, I am more prepared. I live in a highrise, and the water pumps won’t work without power meaning no water also. But I think they put the water pumps on emergency power now, along with the elevators. Since I live across the river from Quebec, I can always go there. Quebec has done something after the Big Freezing Rain of 1998 to make sure their power supply won’t be compromised. I always saw lights on the Quebec side, even when it was pitched black here. I don’t know which is worse: power outage in the dead of winter or in the summer. To freeze or to roast. Probably the former as I can always bundled. up. Of course Rusty is not fazed by any power outage, just scared of the roar of the thunder monster. Winnie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html

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out, damn cat!

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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Having just gotten back from a trip, I have a big suitcase filled to the brim with clothes. It’s sitting in the bedroom, unzipped but closed. Open it to put away some stuff, and what do I find? Oscar nestled comfortably in my clothes. I take it she’s not claustrophobic. Damn cat! DH tells me that she used my fleece robe as a bed while I was gone. — monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

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LOL! Persia has gotten over her fear of suitcases (as long as I don’t fuss about putting stuff IN it). The other night the temps were nice and cool. I woke up early in the morning to hear Persia parting the vertical blinds on the patio door. I sat up in bed and she was perched on top of my horizontal suitcase, sticking her head through the slatted blinds to catch a glimpse of the early birds on the patio. I just smiled and went back to sleep. Jill

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That is really cute!

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Of course! ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

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Her way of keeping you close to her even if you are not there. That’s love. MLB

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You should have called him Spot. Out, Out damned Spot.

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I opene d the closet yesterday because I swore I heard a bitty. No bitties in sight, but I hear purring. Suddenly the suitcase (which is stored on its side, on a bar fridge, under a pile of camping gear) parts and a furry Kumani head looks out. Bitty LOooooves when Mommy and MomDad pack for a trip! And now it seems they don’t even wait for us to get the suitcases and duffel bags out ebfore they try to sleep in them! –Fil

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On 2005-06-15, Bill Stock penned: You should have called him Spot. Out, Out damned Spot.

Yup, that’s what I was thinking of =) Oscar’s a girl, though. — monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

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On 2005-06-15, Enfilade penned: I opene d the closet yesterday because I swore I heard a bitty. No bitties in sight, but I hear purring. Suddenly the suitcase (which is stored on its side, on a bar fridge, under a pile of camping gear) parts and a furry Kumani head looks out. Bitty LOooooves when Mommy and MomDad pack for a trip! And now it seems they don’t even wait for us to get the suitcases and duffel bags out ebfore they try to sleep in them!

Too true. Oscar *loves* closets and luggage. Anything she’s not supposed to be in, really. — monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

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OT:Question of the day…. 6/07/05

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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Your opinion is worth a lot to me! I thought I was the only person here who liked Zydeco music? We were only about 20 feet from the stage. Buckwheat is great, but I must admit that I haven’t heard many others. I think the only other zydeco group I heard is… I can’t spell this so I’ll try it like it sounds, I think it’s French… Bose-a-lay? Most of their lyrics are sung in French so to me it all starts sounding the same. Or maybe their music is all pretty much the same? One time at a folk festival, they came to our campsite and ended up jamming there. I would rather have had Buckwheat any day! What other Zydeco groups would you recommend if I love Buckwheat Zydeco? Tono — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? I don’t know if a concert counts, but about 3 months ago I saw "Buckwheat Zydeco" perform at a small old theater. Tono Niiiiice! One of the best. IMO. FWIW. I thought I’d reply twice since my two posts are so drastically different. The concert was really a bummer for me. I left and felt like crying. I would have if I was alone. Zydeco music seems like it’s the easiest thing to dance to, and I have never fast danced except a few be able to just get out there and do it, but even with the years of seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist, and getting my meds to what may be the best they will ever help, still I’m deathly afraid of getting up and dancing. Many times I’ve been literally dragged out to a dance floor only to stand there frozen. Then they finally let go and I go back to my seat feeling like the worlds biggest fool. I know it’s not true that every person in the building has their eyes focused on me, but it always feels that way. Seriously, seeing other people so care free and not being able to do the same has been a life long curse I have lived with. It’s one of my worst emotional pains due to anxiety/panic/paranoia. Why can’t I have fun also? Tono

Hi Tony Have you ever thought of even done, dancing at home on your own. It’s a wonderful feeling just losing yourself in the music knowing for sure that nobody is looking. Close those curtains, turn up the volume (with plenty of base) and go rock your socks off to AC/DC

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? I don’t know if a concert counts, but about 3 months ago I saw "Buckwheat Zydeco" perform at a small old theater. Tono Niiiiice! One of the best. IMO. FWIW. I thought I’d reply twice since my two posts are so drastically different. The concert was really a bummer for me. I left and felt like crying. I would have if I was alone. Zydeco music seems like it’s the easiest thing to dance to, and I have never fast danced except a few times long ago when I was very drunk. I long so damn with the years of seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist, and getting my meds to what may be the best they will ever help, still I’m deathly afraid of getting up and dancing. Many times I’ve been literally dragged out to a dance floor only to stand there frozen. Then they finally let go and I go back to my seat feeling like the worlds biggest fool. I know it’s not true that every person in the building has their eyes focused on me, but it always feels that way. Seriously, seeing other people so care free and not being able to do the same has been a life long curse I have lived with. It’s one of my worst emotional pains due to anxiety/panic/paranoia. Why can’t I have fun also? Tono Hi Tony Have you ever thought of even done, dancing at home on your own. It’s a wonderful feeling just losing yourself in the music knowing for sure that nobody is looking.

I have tried it many, many times. I’m still paranoid all by myself with the shades drawn. I *never* know for sure that no one is looking. Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you’re always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away Tony xoxo — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? I don’t know if a concert counts, but about 3 months ago I saw "Buckwheat Zydeco" perform at a small old theater. Tono Niiiiice! One of the best. IMO. FWIW. I thought I’d reply twice since my two posts are so drastically different. The concert was really a bummer for me. I left and felt like crying. I would have if I was alone. Zydeco music seems like it’s the easiest thing to dance to, and I have never fast danced except a few times long ago when I was very drunk. I long so damn with the years of seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist, and getting my meds to what may be the best they will ever help, still I’m deathly afraid of getting up and dancing. Many times I’ve been literally dragged out to a dance floor only to stand there frozen. Then they finally let go and I go back to my seat feeling like the worlds biggest fool. I know it’s not true that every person in the building has their eyes focused on me, but it always feels that way. Seriously, seeing other people so care free and not being able to do the same has been a life long curse I have lived with. It’s one of my worst emotional pains due to anxiety/panic/paranoia. Why can’t I have fun also? Tono Hi Tony Have you ever thought of even done, dancing at home on your own. It’s a wonderful feeling just losing yourself in the music knowing for sure that nobody is looking. Close those curtains, turn up the volume (with plenty of base) and go rock your socks off to AC/DC

I do that too, it’s lovely. This is great advice. Philip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Doesn’t ring a bell. Most of their lyrics are sung in French so to me it all starts sounding the same. Or maybe their music is all pretty much the same? One time at a folk festival, they came to our campsite and ended up jamming there. I would rather have had Buckwheat any day! What other Zydeco groups would you recommend if I love Buckwheat Zydeco?

Actually there are two kinds of music down in Louisiana which sort of developed over the decades and are very much alike: Zydeco (the black version) and Cajun (the white version). The lyrics are invariably in the peculiar kind of French they speak there. In more contemporary efforts there is a leaning towards fusion with rock music and writing in English but those recordings are also quite interesting. I’m not an expert but here are some names. Zydeco: Clifton Chenier (by far the most famous representative of Zydeco), Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band, Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas, Boozoo Chavis, John Delafosse & The Eunice Playboys, Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express. On the Rounder label there are some good compilations as well as a CD with early Zydeco called *Zudeco Birth*. Cajun: The Balfa Brothers (fifties), D.L. Menard, Sidney Bergeron, BGruce Daigrepont, Michael Doucet & Beausoleil, Eddie Lejeune, Rocking Dopsie & his Cajun Twisters, Wayne Toups. Compilations again on Rounder including the wonderful Cajun 1929-1939 and two volumes called Louisiana Cajun. Philippe Hollande (Zydecajun) — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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I thought I’d reply twice since my two posts are so drastically different. The concert was really a bummer for me. I left and felt like crying. I would have if I was alone. Zydeco music seems like it’s the easiest thing to dance to, and I have never fast danced except a few be able to just get out there and do it, but even with the years of seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist, and getting my meds to what may be the best they will ever help, still I’m deathly afraid of getting up and dancing. Many times I’ve been literally dragged out to a dance floor only to stand there frozen. Then they finally let go and I go back to my seat feeling like the worlds biggest fool. I know it’s not true that every person in the building has their eyes focused on me, but it always feels that way. Seriously, seeing other people so care free and not being able to do the same has been a life long curse I have lived with. It’s one of my worst emotional pains due to anxiety/panic/paranoia. Why can’t I have fun also? Tono — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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A grade school Christmas show…lol! smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? I don’t know if a concert counts, but about 3 months ago I saw "Buckwheat Zydeco" perform at a small old theater. Tono Niiiiice! One of the best. IMO. FWIW. P. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended?

I don’t know if a concert counts, but about 3 months ago I saw "Buckwheat Zydeco" perform at a small old theater. Tono — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? I don’t know if a concert counts, but about 3 months ago I saw "Buckwheat Zydeco" perform at a small old theater. Tono

Niiiiice! One of the best. IMO. FWIW. P. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had never been before, either. It was an interesting experience. Aside from the production itself, which was beautifully performed but (for me, at least) somewhat dull, the experience was slightly marred by some young women (college age) sitting in front of us. One girl, who just happened to sit RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME (why does this always happen?), had the most horrendously large hair I’ve ever seen. It just stuck straight up on her head about six to eight inches and was like a tall hat. It looked as if she could have tamed it down (it appeared to have been teased to that height), so I think it was rude of her to show up like that in a place that lacks stadium seating. I am 5′3", so it was impossible to see past her hair. We ended up moving to some empty seats with the usher’s blessing. Others were very annoyed by her as well and made sympathetic comments to me when I was still behind her. In this day and age you just don’t expect people to have tall hair (the beehive has been out of fashion for quite a while .

Dawn, if you were sitting behind me you would have been able to see. I’m bald. So I won’t be returning to the opera any time soon. We spent too much money to see something that we didn’t really love. The symphony would be much more to my liking.

Same here. But I know some people who really love going to the opera. I never acquired a taste for it. Chip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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The Arizona Opera’s production of La Boheme, March 2004. I’ve never been to an opera, Dawn. I used to go to concerts of the SF Symphony Orchestra while in college and grad school. My agoraphobia keeps me from going downtown SF now. Chip

Chip, I had never been before, either. It was an interesting experience. Aside from the production itself, which was beautifully performed but (for me, at least) somewhat dull, the experience was slightly marred by some young women (college age) sitting in front of us. One girl, who just happened to sit RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME (why does this always happen?), had the most horrendously large hair I’ve ever seen. It just stuck straight up on her head about six to eight inches and was like a tall hat. It looked as if she could have tamed it down (it appeared to have been teased to that height), so I think it was rude of her to show up like that in a place that lacks stadium seating. I am 5′3", so it was impossible to see past her hair. We ended up moving to some empty seats with the usher’s blessing. Others were very annoyed by her as well and made sympathetic comments to me when I was still behind her. In this day and age you just don’t expect people to have tall hair (the beehive has been out of fashion for quite a while . So I won’t be returning to the opera any time soon. We spent too much money to see something that we didn’t really love. The symphony would be much more to my liking. Dawn — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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X-NoArchive: yes 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended?

A dance recital/show a few weeks ago. I used to go to plays a whole bunch, but not anymore. Boo hoo. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Cherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Did they do Primal Scream? Love it…tear down the house with that blaring. They did, now I’m singing it. Oddly the crowd in general didn’t really get into any of the show, the majority stayed seated through the whole thing….boring. ;) The crowds were livlier at Dylan, Cher, and the Beach Boys. Jess 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? Jackie ~*~Dreaming permits each of and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives~*~ -William Dement Culteral, eh? Does seeing Motley Crue count? Otherwise it’d have to be the trip to the MFA Boston. Jess — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Did they do Primal Scream? Love it…tear down the house with that blaring.

They did, now I’m singing it. Oddly the crowd in general didn’t really get into any of the show, the majority stayed seated through the whole thing….boring. ;) The crowds were livlier at Dylan, Cher, and the Beach Boys. Jess – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? Jackie ~*~Dreaming permits each of and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives~*~ -William Dement Culteral, eh? Does seeing Motley Crue count? Otherwise it’d have to be the trip to the MFA Boston. Jess — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? Jackie ~*~Dreaming permits each of and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives~*~ -William Dement

Culteral, eh? Does seeing Motley Crue count? Otherwise it’d have to be the trip to the MFA Boston. Jess — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Did they do Primal Scream? Love it…tear down the house with that blaring.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended? Jackie ~*~Dreaming permits each of and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives~*~ -William Dement Culteral, eh? Does seeing Motley Crue count? Otherwise it’d have to be the trip to the MFA Boston. Jess — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended?

The opening of an art show today for which I wrote part of the catalogue. Philip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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The Arizona Opera’s production of La Boheme, March 2004.

I’ve never been to an opera, Dawn. I used to go to concerts of the SF Symphony Orchestra while in college and grad school. My agoraphobia keeps me from going downtown SF now. Chip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended?

It was prolly the community college presentation of Beethoven’s "Missa Solemnis" about 1995. I took my son. My butt got sore after sitting about 30 minutes. Chip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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The Arizona Opera’s production of La Boheme, March 2004. Dawn — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended?

Senior Arts Day at my kids’ high school! :-) xxoo Anne — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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6/07/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by our very own John :) What was the last ‘cultural’ event you attended?

That depends entirely upon your definition of ‘culture.’ It could be as recently as 3 weeks ago or as long as never:) — Ron P It isn’t the fall that hurts:) It’s the sudden stop:( — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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OT – Introduction

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Thanks for telling us a bit about yourself, Matt. I wish I had some talent, any talent, especially in music, like the piano. My brother, Paul, has all the talent in our family. :-) He started out by painting regular size paintings, but then found the money was better painting miniatures, like for doll houses or mantels. He was also in a band and knows how to play lead and bass guitar. LOL Here I am telling you about him instead of about me. There’s really nothing to tell. :-) I’ve been a secretary for most of my life, but when the ag hit me in 1984 I had to quit my job. I haven’t worked since March 2000, been living in Canada since Nov. 2000 and love it here. My husband, Don and I met right here on this newsgroup. We’ll be married 4 years this Nov. That’s all I can think of. I usually only have disorder things to talk about. :-) Just kidding. Hugs, Di

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well – I already did introduce myself in a previous post but that was more related to the screws loose in my head So I thought I’d take a moment on a lighter note to introduce myself a bit as some of you seem to have been on here a while and undoubtedly know oneanother quite well. My name is Matt, I guess you figured that out … 28, Married with two children (one of them is my childs daughter from a previous marriage) … one girl, one boy, the millionaires family right? … So where’s the money?! I live in SE Michigan with pretty much my whole family, including my wifes. I thought I’d mention some of my hobbies too as perhaps some of you share the same ones and we can share stories! I love camping … it’s what my family and I do the most of it seems, we try for 30 nights a year … we did the tent thing a couple times but quickly migrated to a popup and never regreted it one bit … I also do a lot of photography and astronomy stuff so that seems to keep my interests up, although weather in Michigan doesn’t permit well to astronomy! Then of course there’s music … as I recently posted in a reply, I’ve been in music for a while … when I was 5 I started private music lessons in guitar, and then a few years later I picked up trombone … I was involved in competitions for several years and did real well … I thought about going into music as a career but didn’t see the money in that … so I went to computers … now, the money is better but I hate my job! lol … it’s so stressful, although I think a lot of that is my current position. I’m currently going to University of Phoenix for my MBA and I have to say I love the program … don’t have to commute, go to class, or be away from the family … still takes time but I can do that on my own time and not on family time. I don’t want to write a book as I can be quite wordy but I just thought I’d introduce myself as this seems to be a pretty active group! Thanks again for the welcomes and I look forward to getting to know you better and helping out when I can. ~Matt

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HI MATT. WELCOME, buddy! ENjoy this forum and learn from it. Forget the past and live the NOW. YOur music story reminded of my life. I learned to play guitar myself about 3 years ago and I have been composing pc-music for 10 years now (midi/audio). It always hjelped me to forget and to express my shy sad feelings. So continue making music. It helps to analye your feeling. THe best medecine in live. MUSIC! ) — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Hi, Matt, Welcome to ASAPM! Always glad to have new people here. This is a great site for persons dealing with anxiety/depression… smiles, Elise

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::HI MATT. WELCOME, buddy! ENjoy this forum and learn from it. Forget the ::past and live the NOW. YOur music story reminded of my life. I learned ::to play guitar myself about 3 years ago and I have been composing ::pc-music for 10 years now (midi/audio). It always hjelped me to forget ::and to express my shy sad feelings. So continue making music. It helps ::to analye your feeling. THe best medecine in live. MUSIC! Hi Mario, a warm welcome to ASAPM Jackie ~*~I may not be perfectly beautiful, I may not be perfectly wise, I may not be perfectly obedient, but I am perfectly me~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Welcome, Matt. I played the trombone through high school and college. My son got his MBA at UC Davis one year ago. Chip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Hi Matt! Welcome! It sounds like you have a busy life, which is good. That really helps with anxiety if you can stay busy. I know what you mean about working at a job you dislike. Keep looking until you find what you want. It’s out there somewhere. Again, welcome and I look forward to getting to know you. Vicki — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Well – I already did introduce myself in a previous post but that was more related to the screws loose in my head So I thought I’d take a moment on a lighter note to introduce myself a bit as some of you seem to have been on here a while and undoubtedly know oneanother quite well. My name is Matt, I guess you figured that out … 28, Married with two children (one of them is my childs daughter from a previous marriage) … one girl, one boy, the millionaires family right? … So where’s the money?! I live in SE Michigan with pretty much my whole family, including my wifes. I thought I’d mention some of my hobbies too as perhaps some of you share the same ones and we can share stories! I love camping … it’s what my family and I do the most of it seems, we try for 30 nights a year … we did the tent thing a couple times but quickly migrated to a popup and never regreted it one bit … I also do a lot of photography and astronomy stuff so that seems to keep my interests up, although weather in Michigan doesn’t permit well to astronomy! Then of course there’s music … as I recently posted in a reply, I’ve been in music for a while … when I was 5 I started private music lessons in guitar, and then a few years later I picked up trombone … I was involved in competitions for several years and did real well … I thought about going into music as a career but didn’t see the money in that … so I went to computers … now, the money is better but I hate my job! lol … it’s so stressful, although I think a lot of that is my current position. I’m currently going to University of Phoenix for my MBA and I have to say I love the program … don’t have to commute, go to class, or be away from the family … still takes time but I can do that on my own time and not on family time. I don’t want to write a book as I can be quite wordy but I just thought I’d introduce myself as this seems to be a pretty active group! Thanks again for the welcomes and I look forward to getting to know you better and helping out when I can. ~Matt — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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{OT} Google for the UK

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FF wrote: > On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 02:26:12 GMT, dame_zum…@yahoo.com (Louise Bremner) > wrote: > >Idle curiosity, but I wonder which part of the Channel this is? > > > The bit like a claw coming down from the top of the pic is Cornwall > including Lands End and Penzance (of Pirates fame): > here’s the map: > http://tinyurl.com/9zy4x

Aha! OK, I didn’t think that’s still part of the Channel (and I haven’t been that far West myself–only as far as Teignmouth, when I was seven). > and the big bit of land on the right is Brittany, France: > http://tinyurl.com/9zy4x

*ahem* Same URL…. But point taken. > Somewhere on that spikey looking double bay is a tiny campsite we stayed > at in 1990. The car battery went flat & the litle old camsite lady let > us recharge it from the mains for free. It was the night England went > out of the World Cup on penalties:-( but we were able to listen to it > all on the car radio as the battery recharged. The campsite (and the > lady!) were there when we went back in 2002. > (Oh and the local garage towed us back to the campsite for free on the > grounds we weren’t German tourists wantingto get back to hear the > match:-)

Heheheh > >> ooh no sorry, they listen to us with these beautiful creatures: > >> http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar/menwith.gif > >Heh…. Those are just the covers. > Wass underneath then? little men with ear trumpets?

No, no, *B*I*G* men with ear trumpets! ________________________________________________________________________ Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com) If you want a reply by e-mail, don’t write to my Yahoo address!

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news:gdod61tqkonb9idjljt0651lfendih35d0@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:05:57 GMT, "Jette Goldie" > > wrote: >>"Chakolate" wrote in >>message >>news:1114029713.969ad9feb5bdfdea10739946a3b063b3@bubbanews… >>> "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in >>> news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: >>> > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to >>see a >>> > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where >>my >>> > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. >>> You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) >>> Chak, who has confidence in google >>Assuming there’s a satellite taking images of the UK? > Of course there is, those USAans are listening to every word we say! > LOL! :-) > http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/1053_satellite.html > ooh no sorry, they listen to us with these beautiful creatures: > http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar/menwith.gif

You mean they’re not our native Cactii ? — Shirley http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Liz

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news:3cpfhiF6pflj4U1@individual.net… > Chakolate wrote: > > Google maps and Google local are available for the UK now: > > http://maps.google.co.uk/ > > http://local.google.co.uk/ > > Chak, off to look at the University of Edinburgh… > Google maps is a very well integrated tool with good pan and zoom, but > you’ll end up getting better maps, and in some cases aerial > photographs too, by using the traditional UK mapping utilities you can > find on my web page under "maps and addresses". > http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/

Yes, I’ve used this link before – it’s very good! Cathy

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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 02:26:12 GMT, dame_zum…@yahoo.com (Louise Bremner) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->FF wrote: >> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:05:57 GMT, "Jette Goldie" >> wrote: >> >"Chakolate" wrote in message >> >news:1114029713.969ad9feb5bdfdea10739946a3b063b3@bubbanews… >> >> "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in >> >> news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: >> >> > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to >> >see a >> >> > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where >> >my >> >> > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. >> >> You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) >> >> Chak, who has confidence in google >> >Assuming there’s a satellite taking images of the UK? >> Of course there is, those USAans are listening to every word we say! >> LOL! :-) >> http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/1053_satellite.html >Oooooo…. >Idle curiosity, but I wonder which part of the Channel this is? >

The bit like a claw coming down from the top of the pic is Cornwall including Lands End and Penzance (of Pirates fame): here’s the map: http://tinyurl.com/9zy4x and the big bit of land on the right is Brittany, France: http://tinyurl.com/9zy4x Somewhere on that spikey looking double bay is a tiny campsite we stayed at in 1990. The car battery went flat & the litle old camsite lady let us recharge it from the mains for free. It was the night England went out of the World Cup on penalties:-( but we were able to listen to it all on the car radio as the battery recharged. The campsite (and the lady!) were there when we went back in 2002. (Oh and the local garage towed us back to the campsite for free on the grounds we weren’t German tourists wantingto get back to hear the match:-) >> ooh no sorry, they listen to us with these beautiful creatures: >> http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar/menwith.gif >Heh…. Those are just the covers.

Wass underneath then? little men with ear trumpets? Liz

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Chakolate wrote: > Google maps and Google local are available for the UK now: > http://maps.google.co.uk/ > http://local.google.co.uk/ > Chak, off to look at the University of Edinburgh…

Google maps is a very well integrated tool with good pan and zoom, but you’ll end up getting better maps, and in some cases aerial photographs too, by using the traditional UK mapping utilities you can find on my web page under "maps and addresses". http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/ The university web site has lots of specific campus maps. http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/ Because it’s an old university (400 years old), it has buildings and campuses spread throughout the city. You can’t actually take a visitor anyhere, and point, and say, "THAT is Edinburgh University". Just as, as Gilbert Ryle pointed out, you can’t take someone to a dissected human body and point, and say "THAT is the human mind." — Chris Malcolm c…@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

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Louise Bremner wrote: > FF wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:05:57 GMT, "Jette Goldie"

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > wrote: > > >"Chakolate" wrote in message > > >news:1114029713.969ad9feb5bdfdea10739946a3b063b3@bubbanews… > > >> "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in > > >> news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: > > >> > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to > > >see a > > >> > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where > > >my > > >> > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. > > >> You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) > > >> Chak, who has confidence in google > > >Assuming there’s a satellite taking images of the UK? > > Of course there is, those USAans are listening to every word we say! > > LOL! :-) > > http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/1053_satellite.html > Oooooo…. > Idle curiosity, but I wonder which part of the Channel this is? >

It’s at an odd angle, but the top bit of land (upper left of picture as you look at it) is Cornwall, the bottom, France. Jette

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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:05:57 GMT, "Jette Goldie" wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->"Chakolate" wrote in message >news:1114029713.969ad9feb5bdfdea10739946a3b063b3@bubbanews… >> "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in >> news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: >> > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to >see a >> > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where >my >> > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. >> You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) >> Chak, who has confidence in google >Assuming there’s a satellite taking images of the UK?

Of course there is, those USAans are listening to every word we say! LOL! :-) http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/1053_satellite.html ooh no sorry, they listen to us with these beautiful creatures: http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar/menwith.gif Liz

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -FF wrote: > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:05:57 GMT, "Jette Goldie" > wrote: > >"Chakolate" wrote in message > >news:1114029713.969ad9feb5bdfdea10739946a3b063b3@bubbanews… > >> "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in > >> news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: > >> > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to > >see a > >> > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where > >my > >> > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. > >> You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) > >> Chak, who has confidence in google > >Assuming there’s a satellite taking images of the UK? > Of course there is, those USAans are listening to every word we say! > LOL! :-) > http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/1053_satellite.html

Oooooo…. Idle curiosity, but I wonder which part of the Channel this is? > ooh no sorry, they listen to us with these beautiful creatures: > http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar/menwith.gif

Heh…. Those are just the covers. ________________________________________________________________________ Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com) If you want a reply by e-mail, don’t write to my Yahoo address!

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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to see a > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where my > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images.

You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) Chak, who has confidence in google — It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. –Krishnamurti I accept private emails to chakolate AT allvantage DOT com, and I will never knowingly violate their privacy.

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news:1114029713.969ad9feb5bdfdea10739946a3b063b3@bubbanews… > "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in > news:nqWdnUXQB4JjIPvfRVn-vQ@adelphia.com: > > I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to see a > > B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where my > > sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. > You mean, no satellite images YET. :-) > Chak, who has confidence in google

Assuming there’s a satellite taking images of the UK? — Jette je…@blueyonder.co.uk http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk The difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys"

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Google maps and Google local are available for the UK now: http://maps.google.co.uk/ http://local.google.co.uk/ Chak, off to look at the University of Edinburgh… — It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. –Krishnamurti I accept private emails to chakolate AT allvantage DOT com, and I will never knowingly violate their privacy.

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news:Xns963E9B6CE6259chakolatehotmailcom@81.174.12.30… > Google maps and Google local are available for the UK now: > http://maps.google.co.uk/

I did two searches – one Port Isaac out in Cornwall – wanted to see a B&B where we stayed, & one for Gloucester Road in London – where my sister had digs in college, but no satellite images. Cathy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> http://local.google.co.uk/ > Chak, off to look at the University of Edinburgh… > — > It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick > society. > –Krishnamurti > I accept private emails to chakolate AT allvantage DOT com, and I will > never knowingly violate their privacy.

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Is this a scam or did I miss something here?

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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Being the Seinfeld fan that I am, I came across a seller that is offering every episode on DVD. In fact, I am finding quite a few DVD’s of TV shows on ebay that I cannot find through Amazon or anywhere else. Is there some underground network out there making home cooked DVD’s? OK, I am not that naive to assume that there isn’t but that is a lot of work to transfer every episode to DVD. here’s the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5574874673 Any thoughts on this? Ken

According to www.imdb.com they have seasons 1-3 on DVD [R1] And the Sony website (below) has seasons 1-4 listed http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-a=sp1001eac9&sp-k=Home+Entertainme… Like you, I can see no sign of Seinfeld DVD’s on the sites that sell DVD’s … so an assumption that they are copied. Why not ask the guy? As for quality … well, that it going to depend on how he’s ripped them, what he ripped them to and how he’s created the DVD’s. There’s a lot of questions to be asked if you’re expecting top notch quality. Suggest that you be quick … if they are pirates, then eBay will pull them off, if they see them.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Being the Seinfeld fan that I am, I came across a seller that is offering every episode on DVD. In fact, I am finding quite a few DVD’s of TV shows on ebay that I cannot find through Amazon or anywhere else. Is there some underground network out there making home cooked DVD’s? OK, I am not that naive to assume that there isn’t but that is a lot of work to transfer every episode to DVD. here’s the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5574874673 Any thoughts on this? Ken According to www.imdb.com they have seasons 1-3 on DVD [R1] And the Sony website (below) has seasons 1-4 listed http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-a=sp1001eac9&sp-k=Home+Entertainme… Like you, I can see no sign of Seinfeld DVD’s on the sites that sell DVD’s … so an assumption that they are copied. Why not ask the guy? As for quality … well, that it going to depend on how he’s ripped them, what he ripped them to and how he’s created the DVD’s. There’s a lot of questions to be asked if you’re expecting top notch quality. Suggest that you be quick … if they are pirates, then eBay will pull them off, if they see them.

Much cheaper to rent the real ones. http://www.netflix.com/Search?v1=seinfeld&search_submit.x=27&search_s… — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Being the Seinfeld fan that I am, I came across a seller that is offering every episode on DVD. In fact, I am finding quite a few DVD’s of TV shows on ebay that I cannot find through Amazon or anywhere else. Is there some underground network out there making home cooked DVD’s? OK, I am not that naive to assume that there isn’t but that is a lot of work to transfer every episode to DVD. here’s the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5574874673 Any thoughts on this? Ken According to www.imdb.com they have seasons 1-3 on DVD [R1] And the Sony website (below) has seasons 1-4 listed http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-a=sp1001eac9&sp-k=Home+Entertainme… Like you, I can see no sign of Seinfeld DVD’s on the sites that sell DVD’s … so an assumption that they are copied. Why not ask the guy? As for quality … well, that it going to depend on how he’s ripped them, what he ripped them to and how he’s created the DVD’s. There’s a lot of questions to be asked if you’re expecting top notch quality. Suggest that you be quick … if they are pirates, then eBay will pull them off, if they see them.

To be honest, I was an eager noob wanting to get all the new theatrical release movie bootlegs I could when I first got a DVD player. But after a while the novelty wore off when I realized for the price I was paying the picture & sound quality was terrible and that I looked forward to the extras on the legitimately manufactured & released movie DVDs. I still have one for a keepsake, a grainy copy where you can see the heads of the people sitting a couple of rows ahead of the cameraperson, smoking and talking (an Asian language I imagine) during the movie… Good for a few laughs… Matty

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I go to about three different flea markets, several times a year for each. Don’t buy much, but like to browse. I recall in the late 1990’s a ton of poorly packaged bootleg VHS and cassettes. I can remember 2000-2001 a ton of bootleg CD-Rs, with magic marker hand written "labels". In 2002 it completely vanished. I’m not sure what happened. Obviously people still bootleg. To this day, at these flea markets have no bootleg media. Garmets and accessories, probably, but I’m not sure. There was a time I bought a leather Buxton wallet for $10 that was the exact same thing I saw in outlet stores for $25… Two years later the wallet is shot. I didn’t expect that. Perhaps it is bogus.

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looks like ebay removed the listing. Ken

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There is also the underground network scenario… where a bunch of people get together and divide-up the work… so each one just has to make one DVD master… then they all pool together to dupe them so they all have a full set. Doing it that way, if you had enough people it might not take that long… but the quality isn’t going to be that good. Why wouldn’t the quality be that good? If they are DVR recordings to DIVX rips…. You’d have to assume that the person doing the rips knows what he/she is doing… and takes time to properly edit out the commercials without cutting into the show. Also consider that most shows in syndication are edited from their original network airing, so stuff is probably missing unless these were recorded from the original airing years ago. Then you have to figure they know how to use their software to transfer from the DVR to the computer and not screw it up with overcompression to fit on the DVD… and probably the menus they put on the DVD will not look professional unless they are just really bored, and good of course at it. And certainly, no "extras" will be there… like deleted scenes or interviews or commentary, that sort of thing usually on a real release… The label on the DVD (if there even is one) is probably not going to look that good, given limitations of most home-user label-creation software & hardware. Not advocating bootlegs at all here… BUT, if they were bootleg copies of released DVD sets from the studios they stand a lot better chance of being of decent quality than if they are complete home-brew DVDs, and we know that must be the case because only the first 3 seasons have been officially released so far, though season 4 is due in a few weeks so early leaks of copies are possible at this point. Bootleg quality is notoriously low… not necessarily because it has to be… but because most folks into the bootlegging simply don’t care and it isn’t worth the time to make it quality anyway. -Stewart http://www.indenter.com/comics

That reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry was forced to bootleg the movie, ‘Death Blow’… He mentioned to someone all the comments he overheard kids giving a street seller, asking if there were any other movies with the same quality as the ‘Death Blow’ bootleg…. Matty

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Being the Seinfeld fan that I am, I came across a seller that is offering every episode on DVD. In fact, I am finding quite a few DVD’s of TV shows on ebay that I cannot find through Amazon or anywhere else. Is there some underground network out there making home cooked DVD’s? OK, I am not that naive to assume that there isn’t but that is a lot of work to transfer every episode to DVD. here’s the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5574874673 Any thoughts on this? Ken I’m guessing they are very low quality MPEG format pirated episodes. And look at the auctions where the seller obtained their feedback. I wouldn’t trust anyone who does that. jim menning Just been looking at his purchases. 1 ebook – How To Get 100 Feedback In A Week 1 ebook – Make Your Own Flea Treatments 1 ebook – 100 Feedback In 7 Days 1 eRecipe – Tender Pork Strips 1 eBook – Camping And Outdoor Recipes So, the seller is a pork-eating fat b&&&*** with fleas, of insufficient brain to figure out, for himself, how to build good feedback. Would you buy from this seller? — Remove underwear when emailing me.

Plus look at all the spelling mistakes, more than an eBay spoof !!! fq

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Just been looking at his purchases. 1 ebook – How To Get 100 Feedback In A Week 1 ebook – Make Your Own Flea Treatments 1 ebook – 100 Feedback In 7 Days 1 eRecipe – Tender Pork Strips 1 eBook – Camping And Outdoor Recipes So, the seller is a pork-eating fat b&&&*** with fleas, of insufficient brain to figure out, for himself, how to build good feedback. Would you buy from this seller? — Remove underwear when emailing me.

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I’m guessing they are very low quality MPEG format pirated episodes. And look at the auctions where the seller obtained their feedback. I wouldn’t trust anyone who does that. jim menning

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I believe it is a scam. There is no picture, the high bidders IDs are private, and the price is ridiculously cheap compared to the true retail for the separate seasons. These bootleggers are all over e-Bay, but usually, they are registered in Hong Kong… mjoann

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OT – Our Sunburning Canoe Expedition (long)

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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OK, I’ve managed to edit one pic down to a manageable size (trimmed of a lot of the background, adjusted color balance & whatnot), and still have good detail. If the pic looks ‘fuzzy’ that’s because the 400 zoom lense we have for our camera has a soft focus – Bette Davis would love it! Pic located at http://community.webshots.com/photo/76978303/326203755xrMdhn

Great pic! When we still lived in Vancouver, I’d see bald eagles all the time. There is a road through farmland on the way to the ferry where you could see their nests on the trees in the winter when there were no leaves on the trees. On one drive I counted over 20 eagles one time. Wish I’d had a good camera then! I enjoyed reading about your canoe trip too. Reminded me of one summer when Dennis and I had my parents’ small 15 foot boat. On Canada Day (July 1) we took it to Pitt Lake, this really long 30 km lake near Vancouver. We had some beers and stopped the boat in the middle of the lake to suntan in our birthday suits. Suddenly we heard the sound of an aproaching engine. Looked up and saw a police boat coming up to us. They had a tall tower on the boat. We scrambled to get dressed and hide our beers. There were a few young policemen on the boat and they were smirking down at us from their tower. Asked if we had any beer. Of course we denied it and they went on their way. We decided to keep our clothes on for the rest of the day! — Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." — Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – OK, I’ve managed to edit one pic down to a manageable size (trimmed of a lot of the background, adjusted color balance & whatnot), and still have good detail. If the pic looks ‘fuzzy’ that’s because the 400 zoom lense we have for our camera has a soft focus – Bette Davis would love it! Pic located at http://community.webshots.com/photo/76978303/326203755xrMdhn Saturday, April 16, 2005 We load up the canoe on top of the Land Rover, and head out to a place on Lake Monroe called Pine Grove. There is a public access ramp for the lake there, and it is near the main stream (Salt Creek) that feeds the lake (Lake Monroe is a man-made lake, created when they dammed Salt Creek). We launched at sometime between 11:00 am and 11:30am.

I really enjoyed your trip, the photo of the eagle is just great, not only the setting but his pose! David (DH) and I often ventured out in canoes or inflatables then a boat we bought (and sold). We live in Central Florida and love the natural settings and wildlife. We also photograph a lot. Well I should say we used to. David now has a job where he is gone for long periods of time. He is a long haul over the road (OTR) 48 state truck driver. He also goes into Canada and takes loads to Lorado, Texas that get put into other trailers to go into Mexico. He has been gone three weeks now and is not expected home for another three weeks. So we don’t go camping, hiking, boating or photographing any more. We both miss it, that is why I was so happy reading about your trip (I swear I could feel each bite and the sunburn!) Charleen

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – OK, I’ve managed to edit one pic down to a manageable size (trimmed of a lot of the background, adjusted color balance & whatnot), and still have good detail. If the pic looks ‘fuzzy’ that’s because the 400 zoom lense we have for our camera has a soft focus – Bette Davis would love it! Pic located at http://community.webshots.com/photo/76978303/326203755xrMdhn Saturday, April 16, 2005 We load up the canoe on top of the Land Rover, and head out to a place on Lake Monroe called Pine Grove. There is a public access ramp for the lake there, and it is near the main stream (Salt Creek) that feeds the lake (Lake Monroe is a man-made lake, created when they dammed Salt Creek). We launched at sometime between 11:00 am and 11:30am. I really enjoyed your trip, the photo of the eagle is just great, not only the setting but his pose! David (DH) and I often ventured out in canoes or inflatables then a boat we bought (and sold). We live in Central Florida and love the natural settings and wildlife. We also photograph a lot. Well I should say we used to. David now has a job where he is gone for long periods of time. He is a long haul over the road (OTR) 48 state truck driver. He also goes into Canada and takes loads to Lorado, Texas that get put into other trailers to go into Mexico. He has been gone three weeks now and is not expected home for another three weeks. So we don’t go camping, hiking, boating or photographing any more. We both miss it, that is why I was so happy reading about your trip (I swear I could feel each bite and the sunburn!) Charleen

Actually, the bus weren’t biting quite that bad at all – only had a few spiders drop on me from low hanging branches. Just brushed them off and kept on paddling. I did get scratched up a bit when I had to climb up on the bank and work my way through a maze of brush to find a tree to go potty behind – saw tons of deer prints on the way there too! We did get startled by a rather large turtle of some sort, it must have been resting on one of the submerged trunks and when we came by it popped way up and then splash – it was gone. I thought it was a gator coming towards us, but then I remembered we don’t have wild gators here in Indiana. Guess I just watch too much Animal Planet — The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)