stlwooter wrote:just me drinking straight from the frozen drinks machine. I think I froze my brain!

Ouch sympathy headache!

Oh, I'm so sorry I missed the party! And I brought something for the gift exchange, too! Oh well, hope it helped cheer you up a bit, kt.



(this is what comes up when you do a google image search for "weird gift" )

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dontwantaname wrote:Hi Neo. Where are you hiding?

Hi Ms. Name. How's the nose?

dontwantaname wrote:One half of a black eye. Actually she was fine. But the doctor said she couldn't be alone until tomorrow.

Ms. Name,
so you got tired at lunchtime and left her alone?

dontwantaname wrote:

Big problem with s i l is she keeps all the shades down. First sunny day here in days and days and no light in the house.

What is with that? Why do some people like to keep the house really dark all the time?

Mr1, do you open the shades or do you stay in the dark?

When I bought my house in stl., the place had not only had shades and blinds down for year, the windows had been bolted shut. Screws in window and frame anchored l brackets so it was impossible to open them until I had removed the hardware. They also had placed a massive entertainment center in dining room, no dining table, and ate watching tv. When I was looking at the house, a colored light prompted me to look behind the entertainment center, and there was a set of beautiful stained glass windows. They were one of the selling features for me.

dontwantaname wrote:Mr1, do you open the shades or do you stay in the dark?

Ms. Name,
I like to open the shades. Mrs. 1 likes fluorescent lighting.

stlwooter wrote:They also had placed a massive entertainment center in dining room, no dining table, and ate watching tv.

(light bulb appears over no1's head)

no1 wrote:(light bulb appears over no1's head)

don't stand up too quickly!

no1 wrote:Ms. Name,
I like to open the shades. Mrs. 1 likes fluorescent lighting.

fluorescent lights give me migraines . My eyes detect the flicker. That said we have almost no windows except daughter who has a bay window for a wall, so our house it too dark for houseplants which are ssnort!y dying. used to have a bright place, but I've also rented a basement.

ssnort!y
snort!

s-l-o-w-l-y

no1 wrote:ssnort!y
snort!

s-l-o-w-l-y

bonk!

stlwooter wrote:bonk!

ow

KtCallista wrote:fluorescent lights give me migraines . My eyes detect the flicker. That said we have almost no windows except daughter who has a bay window for a wall, so our house it too dark for houseplants which are ssnort!y dying. used to have a bright place, but I've also rented a basement.

What about compact fluorescent light bulbs?

GodfatherND wrote:What about compact fluorescent light bulbs?

same. . .I wish it wasn't. They aren't as bad and actually I can tolerate full spectrum florescents for a while (use them in the kitchen) I can also see the refresh rate on monitors, that gives me ocular migraines, but those are slightly different and usually involve loosing eyesight for few hours. Look at me I am falling apart!

KtCallista wrote:same. . .I wish it wasn't. They aren't as bad and actually I can tolerate full spectrum florescents for a while (use them in the kitchen) I can also see the refresh rate on monitors, that gives me ocular migraines, but those are slightly different and usually involve loosing eyesight for few hours. Look at me I am falling apart!

I found this pdf file that says something called a Robinspring 32 light might help:
The Effects of Fluorescent Light On The Ocular Health Of Persons With Pre-Existing Eye Pathologies

On the National Association for Visually Handicapped web page, they list a phone number for a free 30-day trial of the Robinspring 32: 30-Day Trial

I hope this helps!

stlwooter wrote:

baaump?

"HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A SHORT DURATION BUT HIGH IMPACT SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST
OF THE SNOW FALLING IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON IN THE CONNECTICUT
VALLEY...SPREADING EAST INTO RHODE ISLAND DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND SNOWFALL RATES
MAY REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE
EVENING RUSH HOUR AS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL
BE DURING THIS TIME.

THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 7 AND 9
PM THURSDAY EVENING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A
24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED
SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.



MAZ008>013-015>019-130500-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HS.W.0002.071213T1800Z-071214T0400Z/
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...
NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH
351 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007"

killingtime wrote:weather

thanks for the heads up. I had no idea. Evidently my kids ran riot for the last two days. This will only help calm them down (not)

stlwooter wrote:thanks for the heads up. I had no idea. Evidently my kids ran riot for the last two days. This will only help calm them down (not)

Welcome. Glad to be of service. Got your email. Thanks.

Sorry you aren't feeling well today. Back in the saddle tomorrow?

killingtime wrote:Welcome. Glad to be of service. Got your email. Thanks.

Sorry you aren't feeling well today. Back in the saddle tomorrow?

yes, my kids are crazy. gotta go whip them in shape.

killingtime wrote: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON

Ms. Time,
This is the thing that Luke was riding on the ice planet Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back, right?

stlwooter wrote:yes, my kids are crazy. gotta go whip them in shape.

Everything "else" okay? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge?

no1 wrote:Ms. Time,
This is the thing that Luke was riding on the ice planet Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back, right?

ummm...sure. hehehe.

killingtime wrote:Everything "else" okay? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge?

Gee, in the blink of an eye, I have no idea what's going on.

killingtime wrote:Everything "else" okay? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge?

some things are good. baby seems fine. wife got my cold and is not as sick as I am.

Other things will just take time. Been a hard semester for me, part of the reason I am so sick now. I am looking forward to two weeks off to get my head on straight, do work around the house, and get on top of the curriculum.

no1 wrote:Gee, in the blink of an eye, I have no idea what's going on.

Perhaps if you emailed, IMed or called me, you'd be more in the "know." Heh.

stlwooter wrote:some things are good. baby seems fine. wife got my cold and is not as sick as I am.

Other things will just take time. Been a hard semester for me, part of the reason I am so sick now. I am looking forward to two weeks off to get my head on straight, do work around the house, and get on top of the curriculum.

Hopefully you will both weather it out quickly. Maybe you won't have school on Friday with the snow. I can understand how some groups/classes are more challenging than others. (At least you didn't have a student run away to be a carnival worker!)

Two weeks...ahhhhh....sounds great! Next year I hope to be in a place where I can take off for that length of time...hopefully with some handsome stud on my arm. ;)

killingtime wrote:Hopefully you will both weather it out quickly. Maybe you won't have school on Friday with the snow. I can understand how some groups/classes are more challenging than others. (At least you didn't have a student run away to be a carnival worker!)

Two weeks...ahhhhh....sounds great! Next year I hope to be in a place where I can take off for that length of time...hopefully with some handsome stud on my arm. ;)

two weeks lets me catch up on evenings and weekends that were missed due to work. I also have to write student recommendations for secondary schools during that time, too. It'll be hard work but at a different rhythm.

killingtime wrote:Hopefully you will both weather it out quickly. Maybe you won't have school on Friday with the snow. I can understand how some groups/classes are more challenging than others. (At least you didn't have a student run away to be a carnival worker!)

Two weeks...ahhhhh....sounds great! Next year I hope to be in a place where I can take off for that length of time...hopefully with some handsome stud on my arm. ;)

Hello, all....
Yes, KT, by this time next year you will have a great guy by your side!
Last year I couldn't have imagined it, but now I am dating an ex-NFL player.
Great guy and still has that athlete's body, heh heh heh......

acemom wrote:Hello, all....
Yes, KT, by this time next year you will have a great guy by your side!
Last year I couldn't have imagined it, but now I am dating an ex-NFL player.
Great guy and still has that athlete's body, heh heh heh......

yay!

acemom wrote:Hello, all....
Yes, KT, by this time next year you will have a great guy by your side!
Last year I couldn't have imagined it, but now I am dating an ex-NFL player.
Great guy and still has that athlete's body, heh heh heh......

You BETTER be right! Heh. Just kidding. No rush. But can I put an early order in for a younger man? Heh.

killingtime wrote:You BETTER be right! Heh. Just kidding. No rush. But can I put an early order in for a younger man? Heh.

sorry ours is a girl.

stlwooter wrote:two weeks lets me catch up on evenings and weekends that were missed due to work. I also have to write student recommendations for secondary schools during that time, too. It'll be hard work but at a different rhythm.

You know...

I didn't get that until I replied...

I saw the nuts and bolts...and I thought...hmmm...how...provocative.

And then I saw the horses as a nurturing thing...like father and child or mother and child.

Weird how patterns of thought can be WAY off!

killingtime wrote:You know...

I didn't get that until I replied...

I saw the nuts and bolts...and I thought...hmmm...how...provocative.

And then I saw the horses as a nurturing thing...like father and child or mother and child.

Weird how patterns of thought can be WAY off!

both studs. interesting how pictures, worth thousands of words, speak different languages to different people.

stlwooter wrote:sorry ours is a girl.

Awwww...damn, get to work...practice upside down for the next! You can't disappoint a customer! Heh.