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edlee, on Dec 24 2008, 01:22 PM, said:

Sitting at my desk, with the window behind my screen,,, watching the rain trying to change to snow. A bit cloudy and dull,,,, both the weather and me,,,,,,

Just spoke to my daughter, on the phone, so am not feeling as melancoly as I was a bit ago.

Holidays,,, particularly Christmas,,,,can bring that on , sometimes......

I'll feel better tommorrow, when family is here,,,, glad to have you guys to talk to, in the meanwhile,,, thanks

Oh,,, and Merry Christmas,,,
ed

Reading this reminds me how berzerk people get around the Holidays . . . depressed, tired of it all, lonely. Look at the killer Santa in the paper yeasterday. Sorry Ed . . . I'm not making any coorrelation between you and a crazy person. It just made me think, that's all. Something I should probably lay low on.

Anyway Ed, drink some Egg Nog (someone has to. There's a crap load of it in my supermarket still waiting to be bought). Go light on the rum, Bailey's, and Schnapps.

Hoping your Christmas was a good one.

Mine was the best by far in a long long time. Just two of us enjoying each others company. She made a stuffed Milk Fish main course to take over to the folks house. And lumpia (like spring rolls) and pancit (noodle dish). Spent the morning with my main squeeze, then it was off to the my parents for dinner. It was a nice visit, and a very nice day overall. Even the pelting rain and heavy winds felt right.

It'll be a hard day in hell to shake off my euphoric mood. Come to think of it, I feel as if I climbed out of that hole, so now . . . . I can see the light, and it's good, and it's warm . . . . even in the rain.

[nomis]

I wish Santa had left me a PA like he did Scribbler but I didn't even get close. Not even a girlie hanky. Just back from a few days of too many people and too much everything and still racing around catching up on getting my life back into a healthy boring order. Really missing my boredom. It's so elusive. One minute you're sidetracked by some little thing happening and WHAM, boredom disappears. Then you've got to scramble around sticking to strict discipline and declining all things exciting just so you can find that familiar comfort of nothing to do. I know if I work hard I'll eventually get there.

[Scribbler]

Oh Nomis, you're such a Scrooge.... (You're not really) Santa just left that attractive PA at the bottom of my bed Nomis, so being a compassionate person that I am I let her stay over Christmas and New Year; honest!!

Ches, about the Spam. I have fad's on eating things. For the past few months I've been having fried Spam at tea time. (That's around 4.30 pm in England).

As a joke, a friend gave me a present of a Recipe Book using Spam It really made me chuckle.

Topperof is always mentioning Spam, so I put the book in the photo to see if he notice's.

edlee. I can understand your feelings this time of year. Christmas can be fun for many people, but a sad time for others. The suicide rate goes up at this time off year.

Eva, My permanent PA who came with me to Africa, had Christmas back home with her family in Slovakia. Just before Christmas she text to say her Granddad had died, so it will be a sad time for all her family.

I've also been struggling this Christmas as I've been having bad nightmares night after night involving my late wife. Maybe its a guilt thing to do with me enjoying life so much now, so I hope they end soon.

I hope you perk up soon edlee, as I know how you feel.

Sorry for getting off track; its supposed to be the Boring Thread not the Bleeding Hearts...

[edlee]

I appreciate your concern, guys,,,, but this was just that ,,,, dim,, soft ,, sorrow, one sometimes feels about long lost loves,,, or things left undone,,,, not important things,,, just things.

No great depressions,,,, my nature precludes them,, for the most part.

Christmas day was a good day,,,, I got a new toy and was able to try it out, as the weather was warm enough to allow it. Speaking of weather,,, it was in the seventies today,, and sunny,,,, quite a change from the teens we had earlier in the week.

Hard to feel bad when it's so pretty outside.

I've been invited to my old company's year end party,,, New Year's Eve,,, but at noon,,, and in the shop. Haven't seen most of the guys in four years, so am looking forward to it.



Sometimes, a little melancoly,,,( I call it "sadness lite") makes the little joys, that much sweeter.
ed

[StillFingers]

The house is empty, I lay here healing, feeling and thinking and listening to Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb...something I hope I never become!

This post has been edited by StillFingers: 28 December 2008 - 05:25 PM

[E-DOG]

Ches, on Dec 26 2008, 01:45 PM, said:

I love this weather. Its the reason I love Texas.

Yeah, I didn't think it was the Texans!

Toast with my coffee this mornin'!
Butter on it an' everything!

[JT80]

your new PA looks equally fine scribs and unwrapping her would be no chore at all.
i hope the interrupted sleep is better and i'm sure your wife would be thrilled to hear you say that you are enjoying life. keep it that way. jt.

Scribbler, on Dec 27 2008, 10:11 AM, said:

Oh Nomis, you're such a Scrooge.... (You're not really) Santa just left that attractive PA at the bottom of my bed Nomis, so being a compassionate person that I am I let her stay over Christmas and New Year; honest!!

Ches, about the Spam. I have fad's on eating things. For the past few months I've been having fried Spam at tea time. (That's around 4.30 pm in England).

As a joke, a friend gave me a present of a Recipe Book using Spam It really made me chuckle.

Topperof is always mentioning Spam, so I put the book in the photo to see if he notice's.

edlee. I can understand your feelings this time of year. Christmas can be fun for many people, but a sad time for others. The suicide rate goes up at this time off year.

Eva, My permanent PA who came with me to Africa, had Christmas back home with her family in Slovakia. Just before Christmas she text to say her Granddad had died, so it will be a sad time for all her family.

I've also been struggling this Christmas as I've been having bad nightmares night after night involving my late wife. Maybe its a guilt thing to do with me enjoying life so much now, so I hope they end soon.

I hope you perk up soon edlee, as I know how you feel.

Sorry for getting off track; its supposed to be the Boring Thread not the Bleeding Hearts...

[Scribbler]

Keep your hands of my Seasonal PA JT80. My fingers may not work, but I can unwrap gifts with me teeth, and its fun struggling.... but she didn't struggle much.....

Thanks for your encouragement. I'm not really the sort to do the 'Bleeding Hearts' bit in public, but I still have the bad nightmares. They did go for a while, but come back at certain times. Maybe its time for professional help.

JT80, on Dec 30 2008, 02:46 PM, said:

your new PA looks equally fine scribs and unwrapping her would be no chore at all.
i hope the interrupted sleep is better and i'm sure your wife would be thrilled to hear you say that you are enjoying life. keep it that way. jt.

Scribbler, on Dec 27 2008, 10:11 AM, said:

Oh Nomis, you're such a Scrooge.... (You're not really) Santa just left that attractive PA at the bottom of my bed Nomis, so being a compassionate person that I am I let her stay over Christmas and New Year; honest!!

Ches, about the Spam. I have fad's on eating things. For the past few months I've been having fried Spam at tea time. (That's around 4.30 pm in England).

As a joke, a friend gave me a present of a Recipe Book using Spam It really made me chuckle.

Topperof is always mentioning Spam, so I put the book in the photo to see if he notice's.

edlee. I can understand your feelings this time of year. Christmas can be fun for many people, but a sad time for others. The suicide rate goes up at this time off year.

Eva, My permanent PA who came with me to Africa, had Christmas back home with her family in Slovakia. Just before Christmas she text to say her Granddad had died, so it will be a sad time for all her family.

I've also been struggling this Christmas as I've been having bad nightmares night after night involving my late wife. Maybe its a guilt thing to do with me enjoying life so much now, so I hope they end soon.

I hope you perk up soon edlee, as I know how you feel.

Sorry for getting off track; its supposed to be the Boring Thread not the Bleeding Hearts...

[Trinity]

I am going for a bath

I may be sometime

[Scribbler]

trinity, on Jan 1 2009, 04:37 PM, said:

I am going for a bath

I may be sometime

Why is it the cleaner you get Trin, the more unclean my thoughts get?......

Have a good 2009... Do you only have a bath every New Years Day?....

[Ches]

I still havent got this damn tooth fixed.. but I did buy some dental insurance.. usadentalcare.com has some great deals. I go next Friday.......grrrrrrrrrr

[sanman]

Ches, on Jan 3 2009, 02:45 AM, said:

I still havent got this damn tooth fixed.. but I did buy some dental insurance.. usadentalcare.com has some great deals. I go next Friday.......grrrrrrrrrr

grrrrrr + 1.
My dental appointment is tuesday for a final fitting of a bridge, and at the price I'm being charged/extorted you'd think it was made from some precious metal by a jeweller.

This post has been edited by sanman: 03 January 2009 - 08:39 AM

[Scribbler]

sanman, on Jan 3 2009, 08:38 AM, said:

Ches, on Jan 3 2009, 02:45 AM, said:

I still havent got this damn tooth fixed.. but I did buy some dental insurance.. usadentalcare.com has some great deals. I go next Friday.......grrrrrrrrrr

grrrrrr + 1.
My dental appointment is tuesday for a final fitting of a bridge, and at the price I'm being charged/extorted you'd think it was made from some precious metal by a jeweller.

When I was in SA Sanman, everything was so cheap compared to here in UK. I paid a Dr to sign a prescription for Antibiotics, then went and bought them; all for less than our (free) NHS prescription, which I think is now just over £7.

I suppose everything is reletive, as wages there are low... Maybe he's fitting diamonds in your teeth... Open wide!

[Nichole]

Omg i hate dental work...i dont even mind the pain, its the cost! After the accident i was in i needed a ton of work because i had like 5 broken or chipped teeth. The damn veneers they put on cost more than my first car!

This post has been edited by Nichole: 03 January 2009 - 12:56 PM

[Scribbler]

Nichole, on Jan 3 2009, 12:55 PM, said:

Omg i hate dental work...i dont even mind the pain, its the cost! After the accident i was in i needed a ton of work because i had like 5 broken or chipped teeth. The damn veneers they put on cost more than my first car!

Look at it this way Nichole...... Your first car is probably a rusty old wreck by now, but you are a clever and beautiful young lady with a charming smile......

[Apparelyzed]

Just finished tidying up after hosting a poker game last night for 18 players.

I've never seen so many bottles!

Simon

[Scribbler]

Apparelyzed, on Jan 3 2009, 04:37 PM, said:

Just finished tidying up after hosting a poker game last night for 18 players.

I've never seen so many bottles!

Simon

No wonder I couldn't sleep last night, all those damn bottles clanking around!!! You noisy devil Simon..

I used to play poker a lot, but that was before I was married.

[edlee]

Were you playing " HOLD'EM"??? It seems to be getting very popular over here.

They are actually televising some games,,, complete with commentary from "so called" experts.
ed

[Apparelyzed]

edlee, on Jan 3 2009, 09:08 PM, said:

Were you playing " HOLD'EM"??? It seems to be getting very popular over here.

Yeah, I'm quite rubbish at it, but it's a good laugh!

Maybe I shouldn't drink so much when playing, in all there were 180 bottles for the binman!

And they collected the bottles at 7.00am this morning!

Simon

[Trinity]

It has snowed

This post has been edited by trinity: 05 January 2009 - 03:37 PM

[Ches]

All day the temperature was just at freezing with rain/drizzle accompanying it. The ground is to warm for real ice to form but the trees and rooftops are all froze...

Supposed to warm back up tomorrow!

Gotta love Texas.

[E-DOG]

Ahhhh,
The sibilant whine of a dentist's drill.
Is it safe?

[nomis]

Trin
How can we be sure if that's snow? Looks like a bad case of dandruff to me. And is this London or Japan?

Ssshit, E-Dog, are you in the dictionary again?

This post has been edited by nomis: 06 January 2009 - 10:20 AM

[Scribbler]

nomis, on Jan 6 2009, 10:12 AM, said:

Trin
How can we be sure if that's snow? Looks like a bad case of dandruff to me. And is this London or Japan?

Ssshit, E-Dog, are you in the dictionary again?

I think Trin's sprinkled icing sugar around to make it look good.......

[nomis]

So long slugman, the sunflowers win. This long, drawn out battle through spring into summer (we're talking southern hemisphere here) has climaxed in a kaleidoscope of colliding colour complete with clematis but free from the calamity of chlamydia. Actually, the stinky chlamydia doesn't belong there but I was on a roll.

Marvel at the wonder of it. From slug infested plain dirt to an eyeball wonderfest. I now have a ramp lined with beauty that's so intoxicating that most days, all day long, I go up and down my ramp to enjoy the regal experience. Once, halfway up, I tried waving like the Queen but that near led to a catastrophe.



Remember this



It's now this



In your face (note bumble bee deflowering)

[Scribbler]

What lovely photos Nomis, I'm glad they weren't spoilt by you being sat amongst them......

[Trinity]

Excellent job Nomis!
Sunflowers are my favourite

[araitn]

Nice photos, Nomis! Colorful plants make live so much more invigorating, especially if they've been cultivated with your own hands.

Back to the boring thread....... I'm off for a two hour drive to be the subject of a neurogenic bladder test. What fun!?

[Kwag_Myers]

So I went to the local guitar shop to pick up some strings the other day. Two sets - $15.32. So I say to the guy at the counter, "Let me see if I have the 32 cents." as I hand him a $20.00. Yeap, I sure do. As I hand him the coins, Counter Guy gets a funny look on his face. Then he reaches for the calculator. I'm thinkin', "Dude, give me a five and I'm out of here."

I've had simular experiences at the drive-thru, but this guy was my age and should remember how math works. Perhaps the result of long-term substance abuse.

[Scribbler]

Kwag_Myers, on Jan 8 2009, 02:02 PM, said:

So I went to the local guitar shop to pick up some strings the other day. Two sets - $15.32. So I say to the guy at the counter, "Let me see if I have the 32 cents." as I hand him a $20.00. Yeap, I sure do. As I hand him the coins, Counter Guy gets a funny look on his face. Then he reaches for the calculator. I'm thinkin', "Dude, give me a five and I'm out of here."

I've had simular experiences at the drive-thru, but this guy was my age and should remember how math works. Perhaps the result of long-term substance abuse.

That's a coincidence Kwag_Myers, we have the same thing here in England. No one under a certain age can calculate with their brain anymore; they even take calculators into exams....