Hello, Mister Giraffe.
Yeah, they get off on their own spitefulness. But, their reason for being there doesn't make any difference to me - I still hate them.
Don't let them get to ya, T. That has to be the only reason they are there, trying to humor themselves pissing people off.
Though I 'spose it could be they like to be abused themselves.
That Orto (that's "asshole" where I come from and I'm referring to that O_o atheist idiot at Vox's) is truly an insufferable puswad. Vox's is barely tolerable when the atheist stench fills up that blog.
Taylor,
Got the email,
and it helped, I think,
anyway I found the things I was looking for,
Seriously, are you not commenting over there anymore? I miss your comments.
It didn't have any picture attachments...
I sent you an email, farmer Tom.
Hey, haven't seen your tag over at the STD's place lately. Are you boycotting?
Need some help with a new blog sometime. Trying to make it so that it has limited access.
May have talked to you about it before, never had time to do anything with it.
You can contact me through my blog or at fTom64 at gmail dot com.
Thanks Taylor
Oh and send me a picture of you in the yellow bikini sometime. 
Thanks, Res. It's good to see you around.
Just stopped in to say hey.
Hey.
Thank you, JC. Things are delightfully calm and uneventful - for now. I hope all's well with you.
Hey T. Just thought I'd drop you a note to say "hi". Hope all is well with you.
JC
I'm still focusing on that ponce. At least make a post that says: "Cats. Evil minion of satan? Or substitute husbands? Answer after the break and the can of pate."
I didn't see you there! I've got a lot going on here. Things. Lots of things. The mind can't focus.
Oy! What's that ponce still doing up there?
Yeah, well, you can't have everything...
This is Really nice,but used for wrong purpose
Heh. So sorry, Giraffe. I agree with you that I should update this blog more regularly, but it isn't because I am tired of looking at this chap, although I understand how it wouldn't be the same for you gents. Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see what I can do.
Please make a new post so I don't have to look at this chap anymore.
Haloscan is having a meltdown.
That sounds wise. I hope it works well for you into the New Year, then.
My trading system doesn't attempt to predict the movement. I let the market price decide when I get into a trade by setting orders at supports or resistances. That's the entirety of my system - determining where the support and resistances are - setting a buy at a resistance or a sell at a support, then letting market do its thing. I wouldn't dare attempt to predict this psycho beast.
True, what times indeed.
Hope I'm not getting too nosy, but...how has the current economic situation affected your online endeavour? I would expect that with so much day-to-day volatility, there would be some great opportunities for you -- as well as equally great risks.
Thank you, WaterBoy! I hope you and your family enjoyed a happy Christmas together.
I suppose we can all wish for a happy New Year, but the way things are going, I'm just praying 2009 is not a disastrous one. Oi, what times we're living in now...
Too late to wish you a Merry Christmas, Taylor, but at least I'm in time to say Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!
Yes...math was always my favorite subject, but English was a close second. Word games and math games all hold appeal to me. Plus, studies are showing that people who exercise their brains over their lifetimes have lower incidences of brain-related conditions like Alzheimer's.
I had a friend once who was also into puns and word games. We would think of a broad subject area and have a pseudo-conversation using puns related to that subject. Trees always offered the greatest range of possibilities, and usually ended the same way each time:
"Go to elm, you son-of-a-beech."
"Leaf me alone."
"Oak-ay."
Sad, isn't it?
As for the WotD, I totally agree with you...these new ones are all far too simple. I wouldn't mind at all if you went back to the previous one, buggy though it is. What's a few more clicks, anyway?
Alternatively, there's another site I visit, here: Merriam-Webster WOD"; they also have an RSS feed. I don't know how you are embedding these things into your blogsite, but I know you have much more knowledge and experience than me and can incorporate it if you are interested.
Heh. You like playing with words, don't you, WaterBoy?
I liked the words from dictionary.com better. These are all too easy.
Which one, excavate?
Isn't that what a new dental filling is? An ex-cav-a-te?
Are these Words of the Day fpr third graders? That's pretty pathetic.
Yeah, I got tired of that dictionary.com one being broken all the time. I'm not too crazy about the words coming up on this one, but it's better than nothing.
Well, this new WotD link has been working much better than the previous one. Haven't gotten a single repeat yet since you installed it.
Bravo!
Heh. Today it was back on 'peregrination', with no Next button widget until I went to Previous. I'm sitting here glowering at the screen.
Ain't technology a grand thing? Think we should go back to using the Word of the Day toilet paper?
Chthonic does not pass Firefox's spellchecker. It is certainly a strange word, but I could see occasions to use it - especially when responding to some of Vox's commenters...
Oh, my Hungarian-ness only goes as far as my genes. I've never had anything to do with my father's side of the family, since my mother divorced when I was very young. He was never part of my life.
Oops, lost the tag...anonymous was me.
'Stock' is a great way to put it, I wish I had thought of that. It says exactly what I was clumsily trying to say.
And you're right about the Afrikaners...there's both a genetic difference and a cultural one.
Hungarian, huh....so how's your goulash?
That makes sense to me, WaterBoy. I suppose a lineage going back to the 1500s could be considered 100% Argentine, but it still would be from European stock.
I mean, the Dutch settled South Africa in 1652, but I see a definite difference between them and the natives. The natives do too. I don't know enough about South Africans, but I assume they became quite different from the Dutch in many way, but they were also still Dutch in many ways.
I'm big on genes, as you can see. My attitude is that you can take the x out of y, but you can never take the y out of x, without a whole lot of genetic dilution going on.
Thus, my statement about my Hungarian gypsy genes. I worked on a project with a born and bred Hungarian professor and I was surprised at how many characteristics we had in common. He noticed it as well. He also said I looked like his sister.
You're all Anglo, and I am pretty certain that you share many genetics traits with them - regardless of where you were raised. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
True. My mistake, I'm mixing different usage of the same words.
When I consider lineage, I look at percentages up to 1/8, which extends back three generations (parents give you 1/2, gp=1/4, ggp=1/8 ). I don't consider myself 100% American blood, since my ggf was born in England and emigrated to Canada around the turn of the 20th century. It's a completely arbitrary system, I concede. Beyond that, though, I predominantly claim Scottish ancestry even though my namesake ancestor immigrated in the 1600s.
Since Europeans started settling in Argentina in the 1500s, that's well more than 10 generations from which you could have descended...e.g., 100% Argentine.
Does that make sense to anyone other than me?
No such thing as 100% Argentine. I have mainly Italian and Hungarian genes. Many Argentines are an amalgam of European genes, unlike the people of most other Latin countries, where the indigenous populations were far less decimated than they were in Argentina.
Hungarian? Interesting....I had always assumed you were full-blooded Argentinian.
I wonder how many people in the world today are actually 100% *-ian, given the increased chances of less than 100% *-ian blood the more generations you trace their lineage back? Perhaps some Chinese or Indian?
I did see what you're talking about, WaterBoy, but the new WotD is being displayed now.
I think the Hungarian gypsy in me is the reason that peregrination has always been appealing to me.
Odd thing about the WotD -- it wouldn't show today's word, even after a page refresh. It showed Monday's word, with a link back to Sunday's; I had to click on that, then forward to Monday and finally a forward link to Tuesday displayed.
peregrination: a traveling from place to place.
I peregrinated through the Word of the Day word list. *grin*
The comity that One-Worlders imagine will exist is far from what the reality will be. A One World government will foment an enmity that will eventually give rise to most polarized population in the history of the world.
I'm glad you noticed it, WaterBoy. I hope you read the verse of the day as well. There is knowledge, while being practical, is something almost any idiot can memorize - and then there's wisdom - which is not so easy to get a hold of but much more valuable.
Nice addition.
I like to check the one at
Merriam Webster, too. And play the word game of the day, too (Dictionary Devil is the best one).
I thought it might help foment my sadly degraded language skills.
I added a Word of the Day below this area. If you click the left arrow in the box it will display the previous words. English is such a rich language.
Good golly, no, Res. It's all I can do to keep the lawn cut and edged. I'm not very good about doing those kinds of projects on my own. If I was married, it would be completely different.
Us singles aren't very domestic. It's a shame, really, but that's how it works out much of the time.
Taylor,
Are you planting a garden this year?
You're right, Mr Giraffe. It is certainly time to post something new. I'll see what I can do.
It is springtime Taylor. Time to get a new post up.
It's good to see that your sense of humor is still intact, at least.
Just barely...barely...arely..ly...y
Hello!.....ello.......llo.....lo.......o....
Is there anybody there?........ere........re......r.....
Taylor Cakes,
Drop by my place and look at the post with 151 in it. No its not about rum, but its worth a read anyway. I think that (as always) we've got the cure for what ails you.
Beau, I so appreciate you taking the time to write out this comment to help me.
I'll try to do as you specify. I will try. I have to do something.
I was reading about The Three Battlegrounds. It seems like that would be good source for some help.
There is a real problem here and it is not physical. I have always been able to be objective about myself, but before I could take action to solve my problems. But now, I don't have that ability or even the desire. The will is gone.
Taylor,
I'm responding to something you just posted at Vox's:
I sometime wonder if I don't have a possession going on. I'm like dead inside.
I take it you've already tried physical rest, visits to the doctor, talking to a good listening ear, etc.
If you've done all above and still think your malady is unclean spiritual influence, it may be. If so, try this:
God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. fResist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 gDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. hCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ipurify your hearts, jyou double-minded. James 4:6b-8
Sit down in a quiet spot with a legal pad, ask God to reveal each and every instance wherein you have grieved him. Only a few things may pop in at first, doesn't matter. Keep writing, as you do, more will come. Keep going. It takes time. When you discern you've gotten all out on paper, renounce them all before God and go make amends as necessary & possible.
Tell another human being what you've done. Someone who can maintain a confidence obviously.
Go to church and avail yourself of the means of grace (if this is part of your life).
Last thing: Listen to worship music, the Enemy whigs out at worship music.
God bless you.
Learning to express ourselves is always tough. For most of us the forest dominates our lives in ways that make it appear abstract but usually with some time you can begin to easily see the point. You have something to say but taking the time to learn to say it is always hard. There's nothing so embarrassing as looking back on old published papers and thinking, "that sucks so badly". But if you keep at it you'll be rewarded. Besides, it doesn't sound like you have anything else to do?
Writing has never been easy for me. I tend to think in very abstract terms. Putting down my thoughts is difficult and painstaking for me as it forces me to describe each branch of each tree, where I mostly just see a forest.
I don't have much patience and besides, I don't assume that anything I have to say should be of any importance to anyone other than myself. And even I am not too keen on hearing myself most of the time.
But, thanks, EN. This blog is now mostly for keeping in touch with other human beings, as I've turned into a hermit.
Writing's a funny business. It takes practice and persistence. The longer you don't do it the harder it gets. It was good seeing you around tonight and I've always liked your blog. It held a lot of promise but you quit writing.
I'm trying, Res. I've started three posts and ended up not posting any. Eh, one should have something intelligent, witty, interesting or informational to say. Yeah, yeah, that's never stopped me before, but I tire of mediocrity. Never been one to talk just to hear myself talk.
My cup runneth under...
Taylor Cakes,
How about a post to let us know you're alive and well?
Thank you, Giraffe.
I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas as well.
I hope you have a merry Christmas.
I think about you guys too.
It's very kind of you to think of me, Res, but I'm ashamed to know that my not so great situation causes others to wonder about me. I'd much prefer to bring happy thoughts to people. I know that when I think of someone who's doing well, it gives me a lift.
I hope your business proposals do get recognized. Eventually someone's going to realize that you're a ResBaby full of great ideas!
Taylor,
I think of you fairly often and wonder how your doing. I keep hoping that one of my business proposals will earn me a business trip to HQ in TX so I can have an excuse to meet you and Gregg.
Hey Kidist!
I'm am up to my ears sorting things out. Actually, I think it's more like reaping than sorting...
Oh yes, those dolares are mucho pesos. I've never had a Mexican milanesa but I do enjoy Mexican food in general.
I will see what other recipe I can come up with. I enjoy those kinds of posts.
Fall leaves! Don't say that! I'll be in a sea of leaves soon from the huge oak tree out front. I think they look beautiful blanketing my yard, but my neighbors are all a bit anal about manicure yards, so I have to get out there and bag them up...
Take care and thanks for stopping by.
Hey Taylor,
Hope you're doing better. I remember the last time I stopped by, you were sorting some things out.
Enjoy those Fall leaves!
And more posts on food would be welcome. I used to enjoy those Milanesas when I lived in Mexico (student life, it was, but I could get food for so cheap, it was a joke - with all that nice US currency that I had.)
Oh, thanks for that warning, farmer Tom.
So I go to your blog and what do I see? A fine specimen of a man. I had imagined your countenance quite a bit different. No specific features but a general overall look about you that didn't at all resemble you. You have a much tougher look than I had imagined...
I've put up a new post. Be very careful before you go there, get something to protect your eyes. Sit far away from the screen. I would even suggest that you only look with one eye, to save the sight in the other.
HA
Some days? If it were only some days...
You know, I hate to complain since it doesn't solve anything, so I'll just shut up now.
Thanks for thinking about me, Res. I get around to blogs, including yours, but don't comment much. This black mood doesn't lend itself to socializing.
Taylor,
I was wondering if you could help me set up another blog?
You seem to have knowledge about this stuff that I do not have.
Would it be possible to e-mail you about what I'm wanting to set up.
You can email me at bovine42feeder@yahoo.com
Thanks in advance,
I'll explain in greater detail in private.
Taylor,
Some days you just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Keep on keeping on. Your in my thoughts.
Oh, I don't think it would be as bad as you think. Writing can be cathartic, and if you don't like the way it sounds after you've written it, you can always delete it.
Black holes are insidious. They suck all the light out of everything around them. The trick to dealing with them, I've found, is to bombard them with more light than they can handle.
You have a good attitude, WaterBoy. That will go a long way towards making life livable.
I, on the other hand, am mired in an attitude that sucks like a black hole. I've not been posting as anything I write will surely reflect it and nobody deserves to be exposed to that shit...
I wish I could offer swim lessons, but I'm afraid all I know is freestyle.
I have been well, and thank you for asking. Life, while challenging, has yet to become boring...and I hope it never does.
Oi, WaterBoy!
I'm barely keeping me head above water! God is my life preserver but at the same time He keeps dunking my head under water. I'm too stiff-necked to learn any other way, I suppose...
How have you been?
OI! Taylah!
'Ayow've yah be-in litely?
Thanks, WaterBoy. It's been interesting. And no, there is nothing remotely fishy involved.
That's good to hear, Taylor. Best of luck to you, whatever it is.
(As long as it doesn't involve putting anchovies where they don't belong...)
I've been busy with a new endeavor so my posting and responding to comments has taken a backseat. Hey, I'm taking care of business, finally, and my wittle head can't handle that and blogging at the same time...
Kind of like a MacGyver of personal injury caused by yourself ey.
Your concern is touching, K-Bear.
I was wrong about the dead skin and blisters. I could have sworn it was really damaged and looked that way when my hand was all crinkled from soaking so long.
But now there is not a trace of anything. No pain, discoloration, blisters, not one sign of anything! That's incredible considering that for hours I couldn't stand to have it out of the ice water for more than 3 minutes.
Actually, it wasn't just ice water. Immediately after the accident, I went into damage control mode. Knowing I had no sugar, I grabbed a jar of honey with a tiny bit left along the sides that should have been discarded long ago. I put water in it and got every bit of honey that remained. I soaked my hand in that honey water, adding ice cubes as they melted. It even hurt if the water became less than ice cold...
Bizarre, but marvelous.
Jackass III: Fun with boiling water.
No more soaking necessary as the pain has subsided. There's a good bit of dead skin and blistering. I've put some Neosporin on the those areas. At least it's not my finger tips or fingers. The palm got the worst of it.
I spilled boiling water on my right hand so I can't type too well. I've been soaking it in ice water for hours. And I never did get sugar so it's slow going on the healing. It's all wrinkled up from soaking, but if I take it out of the water for too long, it starts to hurt. I'm typing this in between soakings. ok, back in the water now...
many of the musicians from that era were classicly trained, and it shows in their compositions.
Many from that era were also drugged-out hippie types. I hate hippies. That whole era is just hippie crap. I wonder what kind of drugs inspired those lyrics?
That they may have known something about music composition can't make up for this in my book. I associate all that music with the generation that ushered in all the liberal evils.
It does appear that you are a rock snob, WaterBoy. I'm sure you have plenty of company there. There are more rock music stations than classical music stations.
Procol Harum, A Whiter Shade of Pale, 1967 (sample):
We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
as the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
the waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
If music be the food of love
then laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
and attacked the ocean bed
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There's a lot of great rock music from the '60s and '70s; many of the musicians from that era were classicly trained, and it shows in their compositions.
Take this analysis of the above song:
"The first five chords (quarter-note each) and their descending bass line are strikingly similar to those of the renowned Air for the G String (Air from the Suite in D, BWV 1068 ), especially under the organ obbligato on the third degree of the scale, although the ornamentation of the obbligato is very different. The ornamental figures at the end of the phrase are, according to Fisher himself, a reference to those of the renowned "Schübler" Chorale-prelude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme ("Sleepers, wake", BWV 645), itself Bach's transcription of the fourth movement of the Cantata (BWV 140) of the same name. The organ melody appears as a ritornello throughout the piece, much in the manner of a Baroque aria."
Being compared favourably to Bach isn't something that I often see attached to Sting's name, nor REM or The Cure for that matter -- good as they all are in their own way.
Does this make me a Rock Snob? 
All of those ring a tiny bell. Procul Whatum? If they're 60s-70's stuff, I don't like it.
80s music is ok. Sting, and uh, well, I can't think of others.
90s is not bad either. REM, The Cure, etc.
Yeah, but classical music is what I know the best and will play on the piano. I can't even play modern music. It doesn't flow out of me like the classical pieces.
I'm sure the trolls will be happy they inspired your lyrics.
The music reference is to Thin Lizzy's classic from 1976, The Boys Are Back In Town (not to be confused with the Bus Boys song of the same name from the '80s).
I guess I shouldn't expect a classy, high-society dilettante like yourself -- more familiar with the likes of Puccini and Verdi than Procul Harum and Van Halen -- to abase herself by listening to the grittier performers of the fine arts, should I? 
I commented about trolls because you had just implemented moderation, so I figured the trashy comments had returned. 'Twas just a guess...
WaterBoy, I'm so sorry.
OK. Point us to the tune so we can appreciate your splendoriforousness.
And you had me looking all around for trolls! And when I didn't find any, I figured, well, I figured...
Probably my best lyrical alteration bit to date and all it merits is an oxygen-deprivation barb?
*sigh*
Youngsters. No appreciation for the old tunes.
Ah, that's totally understandable, Taylor.
Thanks, and your always welcome at my 'home' as well.
Well, Morris, you ARE from Perth...
No, you didn't do anything. Trolls with IPs similar to yours were slinking around here, so I made a very wide-ranging ban.
Your IP accidentally got caught in it. I shall immediately correct this.
Morris, you are always welcome here, dear man.
Taylor, I don't know whether this will get to you via the misc comments, but I have been banned according to the main haloscan window. What did I do to offend?
I see. Well, there are less oxygen molecules at higher altitudes.
Guess who just got back today?
Those wild-eyed trolls that had been away
Haven't changed, haven't much to say
But man, I still think those cats are lame
They're never asked to come around
But sure seems like they can always be found
I tell them they sound like a clown
Driving all the decent folk crazy
The trolls are back in town
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I imagine every pilot will want a Terrafugia if they can get it to market.
With that capacity, it will be very hard to resist using any nice stretch of pavement as a runway. You want to get to point x, the nearest airport is 25 miles from point x. The nearest stretch of paved road is 100 yards from point x. Hmmm? You look around, don't see any traffic and down you go...
OK, technically it would be easy, but explaining this deviation from your flight plan to the FAA would be another story.
Another Air Car
This looks as promising as the Moeller Air Car and based on how long it took the Eclipse 500 to become certified, I think their timeframe is overly optimistic.
The sidebar comments seem to be quite a hit with bloggers. And directly related to why when you think you have me pegged, you will end up realizing that you pegged wrong... I have a way of thinking outside the box. Box - we don't need no stinkin' box!
And I only just recently started using the phrase "uni". It's shorter to type.
"Diffy Q" is good. You must have run around a more imaginative crowd than me or there was a Druggy Q factor present...
For a while I've had Taylor pegged as a Yank, but her soccer postings knocked that fantasy out of my head.
Most Yanks don't call college 'uni' either.
We called differential equations 'Diffy Q'.
Is it just me, or does the above thread jump topics several times?
I just had to post here for fun. I've never seen a sidebar comment feature before.
Waycool Taylor!!!
Trolls are any age they want to be. Trolls beat up Mike Tyson, trolls have money like Trump, trolls have been in the running for sexiest person alive.
And a blender won't work, by the time they expand I'll have to get them at the local net cafe, where they are all happily watching the 'Hahaha kid' on You Tube, and then I'll have to blow it up.
If any escape I'll have to expose them to light. But the light of Christ will melt them. Oh well.
Hey, WaterBoy, you do Aussie quite well!
Jamie, your troll fans are what, like 12 years old? Or are their little troll brains totally fried on those forest mushrooms?
I like WaterBoy's blender suggestion. But get a separate one from the one you make frozen Margaritas in. You do drink Margaritas Down Under, don't you?
One of your fans? Not a very bright one, that left his original name in place...and didn't even use yours correctly...and didn't write in the same manner as you...and said things you wouldn't say...
A truly pathetic attempt, really.
If you're going to get them wet and feed them after midnight, at least keep a blender handy for when they get loose, willya?
A troll aimed at me, Waterboy. It appears it's one of my fans. I'm sure with time on their hands my trolls will grow and expand.
I just have to remember to spill water on them and feed them after midnight.
Oi, Taylah!
You've got a troll in your house.
I am an American, but when it comes to soccer I am Argentine. Actually, I have dual citizenship and two passports. I am whichever nationality best suits the occasion...
You got all that from one pic? Rorschach would find that interesting... I simply saw two athletes attempting to play their game.
Setting up the comment text box at the top is not going to be easy without access to the code.
When you figgure out the right way to do it, let me know, I might add it as a feature at my place.
I thought you were an American now too, no?
Any pic of one man looking up another man's shorts and doing the "give me some" motion with his hands and puckering at the same time is pure fag.
Oh, shush, American.
Not to be critical but why so many pictures of homosexual men on the blog?
Try weaseling out of that one.
Not to be critical but why so many pictures of gay men on the blog?
Well, you'd be gay too if you were on a dream team and on your way to taking the championship! Yes, we're all very gay. And when we win the Copa America on Sunday, we'll be gay to the power of 10!
I agree that the text box should be at the top. It would be up there if I had control of the HTML but I can only control some CSS properties (colors, fonts, etc.).
I searched through the different templates to find one with the text box at the top but couldn't find one. I'll take another look.
Taylor Cakes,
Not to be critical but why so many pictures of gay men on the blog?
Can you get the comments pane to run at the top of the side bar instead of the bottom? I think it would be more functional that way.
Da! Was very good trip.
It's a good way for us office geeks to recharge our batteries every so often. Winter skiing, summer rafting...adrenaline injections to immunize us against the emasculating effects of corporate servility.
Too bad the immunity wears off so quickly.
Or maybe not...I feel the need for another trip....
I agree. Ironing is my least favorite of the domestic chores...
Hey, hope you all had a great time on the whitewater trip. I look forward to hearing about it...
Oh, the irony...
I'm sorry, Dread. I made that statement in haste. I must learn to keep my big mouth shut... See what I mean about losing my mind.
Your words and character say far more than any moniker or gravatar.
Taylor
I gave a short intro to your inquiry about how I cope and "deal with matters" in 06.13.07 - 7:09 PM (Walmart).
I have also taken note of "that less than cuddly gravatar" I currently sport. I have decided that while "in your house," I will not show that face. It may be fine around Vox and other's places amongst predominately men, but in "your place," I want to feel more "cuddly," for you. I also have considered, that my "moniker," Dread may not be as "cuddly" as well, and am working on an alternative for "your place," that would be a bit more suitable for your environs...
farmer Tom, you are not one of those seething and bitter males who are still enjoying themselves throwing insults my way.
I was not offended by your comments, but thank you for your apology. It's not necessary, but I do appreciate the gesture.
Didn't mean to offend you over at Vox's place.
Just telling you what I saw.
If I offended you , I'm sorry.
Michigan born-and-bred, the Pistons are one of the "home" teams I always root for. I've watched them infrequently since the Bad Boys of the '80s and early '90s, but not really a "fan".
Spurs have two prominent Argentines now, as long as they don't float the ball into Duncan like their nation did their currency, then all should be well for the Spurs once again.
Sorry about the Pistons, WaterBoy.
I thought they'd make it to game 7 and win it at home. And just why are you so keen on Detroit?
Taylor Cakes,
Cooking is one of a few things that I am pretty good at. I would gladly share some counter top space in the kitchen with you.
I hope you get out of your funk soon.
but your company would be an asset to an eventful and fun weekend.
That's very nice of you to think this, but as you can see from my new, messed up situation, it may be a while before I can go off to far away lands to eat, drink and be merry.
I need to put my life in order. I know I've been saying this and it's still true because I can't put myself in order.
Oh, we women are quite pathetic when left to our own devices. When I do get things in order, I will find a good man to marry. Somebody needs to keep me in line!
I'm above average when you consider that most home cooking today involves opening a box and the door to the microwave.
I see. In that case, I should be the one doing the cooking whenever I make it up there - at least the side dishes. Grilling is for the men.
You know how Texans get.
Hey, they're nothing compare to Argentines and their grilling. They'll look at you sideways just by watching the way you start the fire and it goes downhill from there.
Another talent of mine is selecting interesting dinner guests. You need not drink, truth be told I do very little of it myself, but your company would be an asset to an eventful and fun weekend.
I worked in restaurants for better than 6 years and have done a little cooking since. I'm above average when you consider that most home cooking today involves opening a box and the door to the microwave. 9 out of 10 Texans agree, my BBQ beats starving to death. The 10th Texan said he never tried starving to death but he thought he should give it a try first. You know how Texans get.
I'm having problems getting this to post, this line to fool halo scan.
Res, I'm sure you do a fine job of selecting wines and mixing drinks, but I'm afraid your bartending talents would be wasted on me. I can't drink at all lately. I react terribly to alcohol. A few sips and I'm already getting dizzy and a headache, the energy drains from me. Not surprised by this.
So, you were a cook, eh? That's always handy to know. I consider myself a very good cook but it's totally different when you're cooking for paying customers. That sounds like a tough job.
According to many with limited experience in wines, I do an above average job of picking wines, and mixing drinks. I'm a half way decent cook, having made my living in that profession for several years.
You do know your Argentines.
I like all of those things and with a fine, dry, red wine - it's even better.
It'll be fun. I always thought there were only two kinds of Argentines, half crazy and full blown nuts.
Good water, good friends, good fun and good times. What kind of wine do you like?
ResBaby, your kind invite is awfully tempting.
Do you really know what you'd be in for though? A half-insane Argentine who's been holed up in her cave, virtually a hermit, for this long now - there's no telling, but it could make Jamie look like a normal, sober person in comparison...
Taylor Cakes,
Rafting time again. The basic plan is up at my place. We'd love to have you join us. This year you don't have a good excuse and you'll get to enjoy my cooking AND (this will drive Jamie wild) bar tending.
Go Pistons!
I'd go for Spurs and Pistons they are destinded for another 2005 series.
Suns SUCK
OK. Suns are out of it now. I predict that the San Antonio Spurs will win the championship - assuming that bad karma doesn't come back to bite them... Dirty trick they pulled in that 4th game against Nash, resulting in two of the Sun's players being suspended for the 5th game - which they should have won and would have without the suspensions...
Smartarse.
Too bad I'm not a betting kind of gal...
Cousin and I were watching this game last night. He is not familiar with the teams and doesn't follow the NBA, but is pulling for the Mavs because they're the home team.
I was trying to give him an idea of the upset that he was watching take place, and he goes "Like the US beating Argentina in fútbol?" Ha!
First team to win four, moves on.
Shaq said this when his Lakers went down to Sacramento 3-2 in 2002. They won the series in overtime in Game 7.
The Mavs went down 99-103, series at 3-1, Warriors.
My, oh my. This is a huge upset in the making. Fortunately, as I have been pulling for the Warriors, it is not upsetting to me.
No worries about drinking to excess or for the wrong reasons. First, my body wouldn't tolerate it and also I've always been a social drinker and will only want a drink if I'm happy. Anyone who knows me well will know that something's bugging me if I turn down a drink at a get-together where everyone else is drinking. Needless to say, I haven't been drinking much of late.
Enjoy life!
Yeah. I keep trying...
"I should drink more Vodka"
Not necessarily, as too much can bring even more problems.
"and watch less news"
Definitely. Enjoy life!
Humdinger! That's a good one, WaterBoy. Would that I could find enjoyment in the little things of life. I should drink more Vodka and watch less news, methinks...
Taylor: "My mental process lately has been reduced to "Everything is FUBAR"."
Nonsense! Don't let the doomsayers get you down, this is a glorious world in which we live.
Why, just this morning in the parking lot at work, I came up with a new use for the word "humdinger":
hum-ding-er: (n.)A small dent which a large SUV gets in its door panel by parking in slots made for much smaller cars.
I know. My mental process lately has been reduced to "Everything is FUBAR". This attitude pretty much shuts down all discussion...
There has to at least be more Pelosi cracks in your arsenal.
She's a bitch!
Stupid bitch!
Slack poster.
She touched up make-up for like 4 hours before Arab #4 saw her, that was hell! She's waited 40 years for this, no age will stop this shit motherfucker! MAKE-UP MOTHERFUCKER! MORE!!!
Nancy Pelosi asks if you can wear pant suits like her. Nancy Pelosi has form fitting pant suits, notice how she's no Hillary? No? Then you gost to get to the going bitch.
Nancy Pelosi says hi.
ResBaby, methinks you are toying with me...
About what?
You wanna bet?
Just because your mind is blank is no reason to not say anything, heck 535 members of congress can't be wrong.
Hey ResBaby. Thanks for checking in on me. I've been around - just have nothing to say lately. My mind is blank. I have no ideas about anything...
But I did make a giant pot of soup today of which I ate two huge bowls. I'll be eating it for a week. I should post a recipe, especially for people with babies.
Hey babe, just dropping by to say hi and see if you've posted.
It's really something to watch. I don't know much about it, but it is impressive.
Thanks, EN. That put me in a better mood. Made me realize how seriously stifled my Argentine DNA has been lately. Maybe I'll play a Tango CD...
I've never heard that track on the video. Dug around and it's Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre) by Gotan Project. The group's name is derived from a typical Porteño custom of interchanging the syllables in 2-syllable words. Tango becomes Gotan.
We do that a lot with common words that we don't want non-Spanish speakers to understand, such as grone, topu, etc...
Taylor, you need to check out this thread over at Atlas Jugs.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.c...omment-
64268464
I will let you know when the eggs are in place. And the prize? Um, that is yet to be determined, but if you want a pony... why not? All is possible in the virtual world.
I'm finding no eggs.
Is there a prize? Is it a pony?
It's like a little hidden treasure... Hey, that gives me an idea... Maybe I'll "hide" some Easter eggs around my page...
This is where the party is. But nobody ever shows up.
How neat is this little dandy? Comment on anything huh....
HI!
Nor me, which is another good reason to send me the pix.
Lingering body issues? Not this sister. God's handiwork never ceases to amaze me...
I want to see those pix as a service to her so she can overcome any lingering body issues. I'm a humanitarian, and by God, I'm here for you Darlin'!
Ha ha EN has hinted in the past that he wouldn't mind seeing provocative pictures of his sister.
Hey, EN. I'm happy that you were able to impress your son using my post on yerba mate. I wonder how he knows about it? And you most definitely had to take credit for being in the know. It's not often you can shock those know-it-all youth into silence.
Sister Taylor, eh?
Turns out my oldest is a big fan of Yerba Mate. He was quite surprised that I even knew what it was, but armed with Sister Taylor's post on the matter I was able to shock him into silence as I read sections of your post to him... and took credit. LOL
Sounds good! Let me know if I can help you in any way.
Thanks, I like my little side comments section.
I worked on contract software projects - from home. It's worked out well over the last few years, but now I'm very, very, very tired of it. And my mind has turned to mush. I never realized that stress could turn one into a bumbling idiot. So, I've put all that aside and have come up with an idea for a business, as far from software as you can get. I must be a bit insane now. I'm almost certain of it. Regardless, one must pay the bills.
Hey, this is a sweet little feature here now isn't it.
Taylor - if I can ask, what the heck is it you do? I mean, in generalities, no detail for the obvious reasons.
It was a little too beautiful today to stay indoors. I'm eating now, but have been outside - pruning and washing the patio and my car. Windows are all open - airing everything out. Kitties always accompany me when I'm outside, so we've all been having a lovely day. Hope you all have too. Maybe I will think of something to post about later as I return to my outdoor activities now...
Whoomp there it is.
Please note that I've added a link at the top of the left sidebar - Notice to Liberals.
As I've already deleted a few comments and banned my first hyper-stupid liberal, I thought it would be fair to warn them that they would be wasting their time should they feel the urge to unload some of their abundant inanities on this blog.
As much fun as it is to mock them, it gives me more pleasure to shut them out. Their shrillness is far too tolerated in our world as it is. We already know they're idiots and there is nothing one can say to change this.
Billy D was right!!
Yeah, yeah...
You remind me of a saying, "Reality is the effect caused by lack of drinking." And I can see that you do not suffer from this malady, K-Bear.
June 6 is D-Day woman. I think at the MCG in front of 95,000 Aussies we'll beat your Nazi-Asylum-Land arse.
Yes, and I'll be expecting some token of your love when Argentina beats Australia in June...
Wow, Matthew 5:43-45.
You know what it's saying to you Taylor?
Do not get upset when Brazil inevitably beats Argentina.
I reckon you should get Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump for next years halftime show.
Well that was alright, Prince didn't win the MVP, oh well.
Go Colts and/or Bears!
Woohoo!
Too early for drink but would just make me phase out more. I've done it before though, not just for breakfast anymore. No siree.
For some reason I had the impression before that you were in South Texas. I guess a quick visit wouldn't be so quick or convenient then.
I am almost certain I'll be in that area some time during the summer though. I have friends in that area.
I'm in Dallas, Difster.
Taylor, are you in North Texas? Obviously I won't be driving through that area.
Thanks for the warning though, I'll be keeping an eye out for the bad weather.
And yes, I've had plenty of experience driving in the nasties. It's the other people that I'm worried about.
I was wrong, Difster. Just watching the local news and they're going to issue a winter weather advisory for North Texas tomorrow. Looks like another day of snow around these parts.
Difster, we had snow today! Being originally from MN, you probably have experience with driving in inclement weather - but remember - we do not! One snowflake or raindrop falls and the ambulance sirens are in the air.
Think it's supposed to be better tomorrow, so your drive shouldn't be affected but keep an eye out on bridges and overpasses.
I don't think I've ever had a man suggest getting together when he's passing by in a motor home
I've never had a man suggest that to me either so we're even!
A whitehead on my eyeball? As usual, I have no idea what you're talking about, K-Bear.
I can't understand you when you write. I can only imagine how it would be trying to understand you with that Aussie accent:
Oi, Tayluh, fwsadf adfoij aeredfkj , oi, adfj jgadf kjf, dadf poiuadf, dbtfdf *&#@! Ha ha ha ha!
I'll pass through on a scooter, I hear the basket on the front can be converted to a backseat....
Difster, I don't think I've ever had a man suggest getting together when he's passing by in a motor home... This is a first!
I'm with you Difster....
Husband... negative. Children and a Labrador... negative. Tight little package... affirmative.
Well... Looks like There's Something About Taylor. Hey, have you ever had a whitehead on your eyeball Taylor?
Taylor, as it turns out, I'm going to be flying in to Houston on Friday morning and driving a motor home west. Where are along that route are you? And, if it's convenient, would you like to have lunch or dinner as I'm passing through? Please send me an email. randomguy@gmail.com
Whoa!! How's the weather up there, Giraffe? You're exactly a foot taller than me.
Are you really tall?
6' 6"
My wife drives a Cavalier. Hence the blog name. I was going to use "Bull in a China Shop". But that in no way fits.
Do you ever write a word, even a common one and when you look at it, it suddenly looks totally strange to you? That just happened now when I looked at "Giraffe".
Giraffe, why Giraffe? Are you really tall?
I'm glad you think it's cool, Giraffe. I like it too.
I thought more people would use this thing. Because it so cool.
Taylor can't come out and play. She needs to clean her room.
Shabang.
The city is pretty much dead tonight. Sure there's folks out, but last night was huge, tonight, a Saturday, it's surprisingly quiet for the summertime.
After Australia Day....
Silence.
Lots of hard yards done today. The recovery is like the montage from Rocky IV, lots of struggle and pushing people in wheelbarrows up hills in the snow, or something like that...
Taylor, a writer friend of mine just started a blog with a daily devotional -- I think you might like it:
http://journals.aol.com/
libearyn/because-of-him/
She's been writing this for years, but distributing it by email. I'm so happy she finally started a blog!
Of course.
Being Australia Day today, I suppose it is your patriotic duty to be the biggest wanker you can be...
Taylor Sucks
Andrew Bogut plays for the Milwaukee Bucks
He's cool
Takes yanks to school
They don't care
When he talks about outside there
They pretend to play ball
But know a third of shit all
And when something outside is their's
They claim to have won the musical chairs
But it's all they know of the cultural affairs
Yeah how's it goin luv?
Me? I'm fuckin' pissed off eh! This fat cunt, he's taking all me hours! I ask, hey, why you in. "oh I had to come in at 4 I couldn't come in at 6!" Fucken hey! This cunt is bullshitting! Takin' all me hours, and everyone elses, I've about had enough, fuckin old cunt looks like the chick in charge of Human Resources, cept she's got a bigger beard.
Taylor, I SOOO love your site, OMG!!
LOL! I'm such a nut!!! Like really!
I love what you've done here! OMG!!!
Oh my! WTF!! Ha ha, I'm so embarrassed with myself! LOL!
Taylor, I'm loving the site! You write intelligently and beautifully. And your freakish eyeball measuring ability is impressive, though I don't think it qualifies as one of the spiritual gifts. Looking forward to reading more of you!
Taylor, I agree with Res. But I think you should have a picture of you posed with firearms. It might be sufficiently intimidating to some and well, the rest of us will be quite pleased.
Oh, and lot of people just call me Dif, so feel free to refer to me that way if you please.
Very nice.
And I'm tired again. Might get some sleep, it's Australia Day tomorrow. I believe I'll be wrapping myself in the flag and drinking a beverage called 'beer'.
Hey, Difster. I always think of Differential Equations when I think of your moniker. We'd called it 'Dif' at uni and that's what I call you in my mind.
Anyway, thanks, Difster. I've done web design but it's the least pleasant thing for me, even if it is the easiest technically speaking. I'm no graphic artist but I can do anything I put my mind to technically. It's deciding what the heck I want to do that's the challenge.
I love this verse today. Philippians 4:8. I am trying, yet it so hard to do in this rotten world in which we are engulfed in vileness.
It's very nice design. Do you do web design for a living?
Thanks, ResBaby. A nice picture of what, me? Best not. Once I get going on my posts about Islam, I'll need to watch my head!
I got it from my head, Difster.
Taylor Cakes this is a great addition. You're so smart. How about a nice pic on the front page too?
I'm going to have to look at this feature for my blog. mmmm
By the way Taylor, where did you get this blog template from?
Thank you, K-Bear.
If Jamie's comment seems a bit wankerless, it's because it was posted under duress. I pestered him to try out this new feature...
Hey how you doin', going to post this and see, why don't I leave my name and my blog link, so you can get back to me.
This blog looks quite different with Firefox than is does with IE. I recommend Firefox.
Dallas is not too bad today - cold wise. It's cloudy, but tolerable.
Hey. I set up this area so anyone can comment on whatever they please or just drop me a line.
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