Stormy

Thanks Nan, and you're right on all counts.

Thank you Leslie, Thank you Odd, thank you Branson, thank you Smiley and thank you Dawn and thank you Koach. She was a lot of fun, I remember when she used to host those ASCII art shows in #KoachsArtShop on MSN, those were a lot of fun and brought us a lot of chatters. LOL about the wedding Koach, we had four or five people from the chatroom that actually traveled to Texas for the wedding and we still have that ASCII wedding album that Luv and Crysta made for us. No problem Dawn, it will be some time before I'm ready to talk about it, I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that she's no longer sitting at the desk next to mine telling me what I need to do.

I'm not sure where to start here, maybe just jump right in. To make a long story short, I awoke Tuesday evening, got dressed, made us both a cup of coffee and went to wake Blondie up. She didn't respond, and never will, she had passed away in her sleep. I'm not looking for sympathy, just passing on news to those who knew her best. I'm still not sure this happened, I'll know why when the autopsy is finished and the cause is given to me. All I know at this point is she looked more peaceful and relaxed than she has in quite some time, she had many health issues that she didn't want everyone to know, she was uncomfortable with attention like that, but Congestive heart disease, a Cerebral Aneurism, Restless Leg Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and hypertension as well as some others and pretty much refused to follow any suggestions that curtailed her ability to "live as she chose". I allowed her to do this and I had a lot of guilt right now for not being more stringent in trying to get her to do as she was told. But after thinking about it, that's how she wanted it and who knows, maybe she was right. That's pretty much all I want to say at this time, other than thank you all for being her friend and mine for all these years, it means a lot to me. So Thank you. I also am uncomfortable with a lot of attention, so if you feel you need to say something to me or about her, please do it here, not on the server and in the rooms, it will be much easier for me to thank the ones that do. Again, thank you all. So, if you don't see me around much in the next week or so, it's nothing personal towards anyone, I just need some time to get my head right (As we used to say).

Thank you Dawn, that's a huge help. I'm accustomed to being the one with all the answers and have not quite assimilated the idea that I'm no longer capable of the energy and time required to learn everything on my own. I love the program and now have it so screwed up I might have to delete and begin over LOL. I looked at it about 9 last night and it showed night was over Europe and it sure looked dark outside here to me.

I'm just awestruck, I have it but haven't figured out how to set the flags yet, I've been rather busy lately.

While conducting some business at the Court House, I overheard a lady, who had been arrested for assaulting a Mammogram Technician, say, “Your Honor, I’m guilty, but….there were extenuating circumstances.” The female Judge said, sarcastically, “I’d certainly like to hear those extenuating circumstances.” I did too, so I listened as the lady told her story. “Your Honor, I had a mammogram appointment, which I actually kept. I was met by this perky little clipboard carrier smiling from ear to ear and she tilted her head to one side and crooned, “Hi! I’m Belinda! All I need you to do is step into this room right here, strip to the waist, then slip on this gown. Everything clear?” I’m thinking, “Belinda, try decaf. This ain’t rocket science.” Belinda then skipped away to prepare the chamber of horrors. With the right side finished, Belinda flipped me (literally) to the left and said, “Hmmmm. Can you stand on your tippy toes and lean in a tad so we can get everything?” Fine, I answered. I was freezing, bruised, and out of air, so why not use the remaining circulation in my legs and neck to finish me off? My body was in a holding pattern that defied gravity (with my other breast wedged between those two 4-inch pieces of square glass) when I heard and felt a zap! Complete darkness, the power was off! Belinda said, “Uh-oh, maintenance is working, bet they hit a snag.” Then she headed for the door. “Excuse me! You’re not leaving me in this vise alone are you?” I shouted. Belinda kept going and said, “Oh, you fussy puppy…the door’s wide open so you’ll have the emergency hall lights. I’ll be right back.” Before I could shout NOOOO! she disappeared. And that’s exactly how Bubba and Earl, “maintenance men Extraordinaire” found me…half-naked with part of me dangling from the Jaws of Life and the other part smashed between glass! After exchanging a polite, ‘Hi, how’s it going’ type greeting, Bubba (or possibly Earl) asked, to my utter disbelief, if I knew the power was off. Trying to disguise my hysteria, I replied with as much calmness as possible, “Uh, yes, I did but thanks anyway.” “OK, you take care now,” Bubba replied and waved good-bye as though I’d been standing in the line at the grocery store. Two hours later, Belinda breezes in wearing a sheepish grin. Making no attempt to suppress her amusement, she said, “Oh, I am sooo sorry! The power came back on and I totally forgot about you! And silly me, I went to lunch. Are we upset?” And that, Your Honor, is exactly how her head ended up between the clamps….” The judge could hardly contain her laughter as she said, “Case Dismissed!”

/me gives Nan some words to use

A husband and wife who work for the circus go to an adoption agency. Social workers there raise doubts about their suitability. The couple produces photos of their 50-foot motor home, which is clean and well maintained and equipped with a beautiful nursery. The social workers raise concerns about the education a child would receive while in the couple's care. "We've arranged for a full-time tutor who will teach the child all the usual subjects along with French, Mandarin, and computer skills." Then the social workers express concern about a child being raised in a circus environment. "Our nanny is a certified expert in pediatric care, welfare, and diet." The social workers are finally satisfied. Then they ask, "What age child are you hoping to adopt?" "It doesn't really matter, as long as the kid fits in the cannon."

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Top and Middle ones

I'm sorry to hear about your Mom's issues and can understand not being overly sociable at this time. Hopefully tests will show no major problem and life will return to normal soon. Take care.

The nice thing about that pacifier is that it can also be used as a toothpick

Sorry to hear that Dawn. Best wishes to Mom.

HAW HAW HAW

Good luck ganjax

Happy UnBirthday, Dawn

Don't forget haunted churches and mansions.

LOL

Nuclear Option has been declared for Mnuchin and Price. BTW: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/1/vincent-tolliver-ejected-dnc-chair-race-over-criti/ DNC chair candidate ejected over criticism of Rep. Keith Ellison’s Muslim faith The DNC is in the process of rearranging their priorities. LBGTQ faction has apparently been kicked to the curb. Of course, we won't know for sure until after their election, Keith Ellison a Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim elected to Congress seems to be the frontrunner.

This may come as a surprise to those of you who have never lived in Las Vegas. but there are more churches than casinos there. Not surprisingly, some worshippers at Sunday services give chips rather than cash in the Offering Plates. Since they get chips from many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to easily redeem the offerings. The churches send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to their casino of origin and cashed in. . . . . . . . . . . . This is done by the Chip Monks HAHAHA, didn't see that coming did ya?

Tell a Conservative a lie, he'll get mad. To make a Liberal mad, you have to tell them the truth.

Thanks Smiley, we appreciate what you do for us.

Thanks Eyecu

A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha. Oncet and Twicet are words. It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy! Jawl-P? means, Did you all go to the bathroom? People actually grow, eat and like okra. Fixinto is one word. It means I'm going to do something. There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there's supper. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. It is referred to as the Wine of the South. Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you. The word jeet is actually a question meaning,'Did you eat?' You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em. Y'all is singular. All Y'all is plural. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal. You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco and ketchup. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, the motor sports, and gossip. Everyone you meet is a Honey, Sugar, Miss(first name) or Mr.(first name) You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. You know what a hissy fit is.. Fried catfish is the other white meat. We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!! You understand these jokes and forward them to your Southern friends and those who just wish they were from the SOUTH. AND one more: Why did the chicken cross the road? To show that stupid possum that it CAN be done!

Bon Bon looks very lady like. Good girl.