bhodilee wrote:Thinking I might have to hit up the Morel trail this weekend and see what I see. We've got rain, high temps, everything needed, but it's like a month early. Though spring is a month early!

How warm was it today? We're back I'm the 30s. School was cold today--below 67! Valve probs.

MarkDaSpark wrote:I think he meant for you to pray to St. Teresa of Avila - Doctor of the Church, who's the Patron Saint of Headaches sufferers. And Spanish Catholic Writers as well. Which might explain the headaches.

duhhhh... now that I am back in the land of the living... it makes more sense!! I actually went to work today and survived!!! yea me....tomorrow is Jimmy Buffet concert!!! Yippie....

bhodilee wrote:Ding Ding Ding!!!

Apparently there is a Patron saint of friggin everything. BOOKKEEPERS have a patron saint. HAIRDRESSERS have a patron saint. It's friggin ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous is the patron saint of hairdressers is not Saint Raoul.

bahwm wrote:How warm was it today? We're back I'm the 30s. School was cold today--below 67! Valve probs.

that sucks!! it never fails down here, we get into the 30's or even 20's and the maintenance head honchos forget to send someone out to turn on the boilers... so we freeze(60 or less in some of the classrooms)... then they remember... as the temps finally rise... then they cook us....

mommadeb1 wrote:duhhhh... now that I am back in the land of the living... it makes more sense!! I actually went to work today and survived!!! yea me....tomorrow is Jimmy Buffet concert!!! Yippie....

Tomorrow is the day I retire ... after winning that $550+ million in the CA Lottery that is!

MarkDaSpark wrote:Tomorrow is the day I retire ... after winning that $550+ million in the CA Lottery that is!

wouldn't that be nice!!

mommadeb1 wrote:duhhhh... now that I am back in the land of the living... it makes more sense!! I actually went to work today and survived!!! yea me....tomorrow is Jimmy Buffet concert!!! Yippie....

Jealous!

I usually go seem him every summer. Unfortunately, he's not coming to Alpine Valley this year.

bahwm wrote:How warm was it today? We're back I'm the 30s. School was cold today--below 67! Valve probs.

70 and rainy, high 80s this weekend. Good conditions, but maybe a tad early

otolith wrote:Jealous!

I usually go seem him every summer. Unfortunately, he's not coming to Alpine Valley this year.

it has turned into a family tradition.... Buffet was my kids first "real" concert we took them too.... we have been lucky, he seems to come here every year..usually around this time....

Cj or sparky, do we need a thread to be put on calendar? Specifically may 5th Vincent arroyo open house.

tenuki wrote:Cj or sparky, do we need a thread to be put on calendar? Specifically may 5th Vincent arroyo open house.

Only if you're having a gathering then ... or you're planning on having a lot of Wooters there.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Tomorrow is the day I retire ... after winning that $550+ million in the CA Lottery that is!

I'm sure you'll retire if you win the $5m CA lottery tomorrow. But won't you feel stupid when you realize you should have purchased a Mega Millions ticket instead ;)

I'm fairly certain this is going to get modded out over on kiddie woot, but I had to mention it:

I just want to make sure I got this straight.....No link to wine.woot because wine is not child appropriate.

Ad for gigantic knife of destruction fine, because what child doesn't need a folding knife that looks like it would gut two people simultaneously while tickling the happy package of a third. I know I just got MY Christmas shopping done early.

mother wrote:I'm sure you'll retire if you win the $5m CA lottery tomorrow. But won't you feel stupid when you realize you should have purchased a Mega Millions ticket instead ;)

I paid my tadpole tax!

bhodilee wrote:I'm fairly certain this is going to get modded out over on kiddie woot, but I had to mention it:

I think my husband bought that knife. So far he hasn't gutted anyone, but it's only been a few days.

mother wrote:I'm sure you'll retire if you win the $5m CA lottery tomorrow. But won't you feel stupid when you realize you should have purchased a Mega Millions ticket instead ;)

Dood! Mega Millions IS a CA Lottery game!

MarkDaSpark wrote:Dood! Mega Millions IS a CA Lottery game!

Dood no it's not. ;)

mother wrote:Dood no it's not. ;)

Perhaps you should have read more ....

California is unique among the Mega Millions participants in that all nine prize levels for Mega Millions within its borders are always parimutuel, rather than each non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other participating states. E.g., the normal second prize in the other Mega Millions jurisdictions is $250,000; it is not unheard of for that prize level to pay over $1 million to a California Mega Millions winner. The second prize pool within California frequently rolls; it is, in effect, a "secondary jackpot".

Yes, California joined in with other states on the MegaMillions game, but has it's own set of rules and payouts for tickets bought in CA. Which is why all tickets sold for it in CA have "CA Lottery" on them.

So we are both right. Darn it!

MarkDaSpark wrote:
So we are both right. Darn it!

Ok, but the $540m jackpot has nothing to do with it... You just get more or less than the $250k and down prizes...

mother wrote:Ok, but the $540m jackpot has nothing to do with it... You just get more or less than the $250k and down prizes...

Rescue party is on the way.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Rescue party is on the way.

They can find me down at the Quik-E-Mart buying Mega Millions tickets...

mother wrote:They can find me down at the Quik-E-Mart buying Mega Millions tickets...

stop the insanity! with the jackpot up to 640 million estimate, there have been roughly 560 million tix sold since the last drawing, at 175 million odds, statistically there should be 3 winning tix

tenuki wrote:Cj or sparky, do we need a thread to be put on calendar? Specifically may 5th Vincent arroyo open house.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Only if you're having a gathering then ... or you're planning on having a lot of Wooters there.

Sounds like tenuki is wishing that the Vincent Arroyo Open House would actually *be* a wine.woot get-together... That just happens to take place in the Vincent Arroyo tasting room and features the wines. And that only the NorCal wine.wooters would attend - not all of those other freeloading club members and riff-raff general peeps.

They actually sold 1339 of yesterday's "Shroom In A Box" kits. I'm not sure if I should be in awe or secretly afraid for all the people who will now go 'shrooming in their front yards. (Bowtie excepted, of course.)

Does anyone else see someting wrong with this? (Real base-wide announcement that just went out...)

National Library Week will take place April 2-7. Stop by the library during National Library Week to check out an item or sign up for a library card and you'll be entered to win a gift card. On April 3, the [base] Library will host a story time with the Easter Bunny and a visit from some REAL bunnies from 4 - 6 p.m. For all of you cooks out there, bring in your greatest recipe to share at [the library] on April 5 from 5 - 6 p.m. Celebrate your library this April! For more information, please contact the Library.

So the library here not only lets you "Pat The Bunny", they help you serve it up an hour later?

cjsiege wrote:Does anyone else see someting wrong with this? (Real base-wide announcement that just went out...)


So the library here not only lets you "Pat The Bunny", they help you serve it up an hour later?

hopefully they only let you Pat the "REAL bunnies" and not the easter bunny...

cjsiege wrote:Sounds like tenuki is wishing that the Vincent Arroyo Open House would actually *be* a wine.woot get-together... That just happens to take place in the Vincent Arroyo tasting room and features the wines. And that only the NorCal wine.wooters would attend - not all of those other freeloading club members and riff-raff general peeps.

Eh, just seeing if more norcal or lurking wine wooters might be interested. More the latter, I think I have contact info for most of the regulars anyway. I know it's not technically a wine.woot gathering but you're the easiest way to throw it out there

cjsiege wrote:Does anyone else see someting wrong with this? (Real base-wide announcement that just went out...)


So the library here not only lets you "Pat The Bunny", they help you serve it up an hour later?

It would be interesting to see what they say when you give them recipes for the rabbits

joelsisk wrote:stop the insanity! with the jackpot up to 640 million estimate, there have been roughly 560 million tix sold since the last drawing, at 175 million odds, statistically there should be 3 winning tix

I'll probably throw $10 at it if I grab gas today, and I never play.

cjsiege wrote:Does anyone else see someting wrong with this? (Real base-wide announcement that just went out...)


So the library here not only lets you "Pat The Bunny", they help you serve it up an hour later?

The fact that the armed services, in 2012, have EASTER bunnies visiting their libraries is a slightly bigger problem.

mother wrote:The fact that the armed services, in 2012, have EASTER bunnies visiting their libraries is a slightly bigger problem.

But he's in a relationship with the St. Patrick's Leprechaun, so it works out ....

MarkDaSpark wrote:But he's in a relationship with the St. Patrick's Leprechaun, so it works out ....

Now you need to send the rescue party for me apparently...

tenuki wrote:Eh, just seeing if more norcal or lurking wine wooters might be interested. More the latter, I think I have contact info for most of the regulars anyway. I know it's not technically a wine.woot gathering but you're the easiest way to throw it out there

cj, I think tenuki just called you easy ;)

tenuki, i'll probably be going to the open house. I love that party! Mmmm... paella...

mother wrote:The fact that the armed services, in 2012, have EASTER bunnies visiting their libraries is a slightly bigger problem.

I know right, if they want a good turnout they should have the Easter Bunny visit the artillery range. Who reads anymore?

mewalk707 wrote:cj, I think tenuki just called you easy ;)

I may be easy, but I'm not cheap!

Jimmy Buffet rocked!!! What sucks is I have to get up in a few hours to take child to school function... can't go to bed cause she just realized what she needs to wear isn't clean!!! agggggg

cjsiege wrote:I may be easy, but I'm not cheap!

I totally hear Willie Nelson singing if you've got the money honey, I've got the time.

Haven't actually checked my lotto tickets to see if I won yet. I figure this way I'm kinda like schroedingers cat and a quasi winner of almost a half billion!

Too lazy to check how to spell that.

And yes, I hear you thinking c-a-t.

Hypothetical question:

Let's say one is taking their family to Vegas to go on a little vacation. Let's say said family plans to drive to Legoland in Carlsbad, and this family was looking at google maps and thought maybe it would be fun to drive through a couple National Parks--the Mojave Preserve and the Joshua Tree, specifically. Thoughts? Will it be interesting for a 7 & 10 yo?

mommadeb1 wrote:Jimmy Buffet rocked!!! What sucks is I have to get up in a few hours to take child to school function... can't go to bed cause she just realized what she needs to wear isn't clean!!! agggggg

Still jealous. Glad you had a great time!

I still need a mere $75 to reach my goal for St. Jude. I promise to not do this again, until next year, anyway.