Who left the dimensional door open? - Thread 018

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[acnielsen guy]

THREAD 018

Dregs and Flakes

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[lodwick]

Kinko's will do the job Darks.

I enjoyed finding a few sig gifs this morning Habs. Absolutely no luck with my own name - drats.

No Anchovies

[christine]

oh, jimmy, be still my heart! are you just the sweetest thing ever? this was the first thing i saw when i came on! ;)

[palo verde]

I am happy again
I posted my 2 cents on 4 political threads over there
I haven't even read the energy threads
I guess mojo is giving someone the dickens
I dont know how he continues while crackpots bite his ankles
I understand perfectly why Neil (and others) couldn't stand it)
but things grow stagnant unless someone stirs stuff up
maybe I am cop out
I just go on threads where I calmly state my various positions on various matters
rofl it was all I ever wanted to do
I like sharing my perception
Love, Palo

[christine]

neil didn't pull those threads, he has a separate place for them. go to home page and click on freerepublic threads.

[grannie9]

My kids allll love a good fire.. You will do well.. Burning bushes or rocks? Whatever, they'll manage, the other four almost did.. %^|

[palo verde]

I am overjoyed you are doing your art
this is highly creative period
you are smart to use it
I cannot wait to see your drawings
will we be first to see them here on DD
Love, Palo

bb after taking Lulu out for walk

[christine]

no matter what you do or don't do, you get complaints. it's just impossible to please everyone, you know? ;)

[lodwick]

Good morning good friends. Just checking in while grinding at PAPERWORK of which there's a ton from which to choose. ;-)

I guess we'll keep the lights on for another month here.

I've finally ordered Joe's freepercreeper chair - the one I purchased last week is killing me, and Joe has a money back guarantee with his - come on UPSGuy! bbl have fun with it.

[lodwick]

[palo verde]

loddy your kitty jumping up to spell out judith is so cute
smoooch
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

ac, that is lovely
thank you
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

lol ac I'd post the pic of the Sun spots (astronomy pic for today)
but they were too bright for me
this titbit is interesting

On July 15, a powerful solar flare erupted from this region followed by a coronal mass ejection. The energetic cloud of electrically charged particles swept past our fair planet yesterday, and as a result enhanced auroral activity is possible.

rofl no wonder I was up in middle of the night IMing with you
I was bewitched bothered and bewildered
it was the Sun spots reaching Tucson
Love, Palo

[andysandmikesmom]

Good afternoon all...I see that all are well and fine this day...

And now onto Sunday, and our outing to Pike Place Market...

The weather promised to be fine, less humidity, than on Saturday...I cooked a nice breakfast at the motel, and we headed out for the market...

Of course, parking is always a nightmare, unless you are there at the crack of dawn...we wound up parking down below the market, and taking the elevator up to the top...once off the elevator, we were greeted by the sight of 'Rachel' the big pig sculpture, which is really a huge bank, and proceeds of which go to help the more or less low income residents of Pike Market neighborhood...

Then a short walk up the sidewalk, and we have arrived in Pike Market....and it was just jammed...by tourists, regulars, and vendors...anything one may wish to buy, is probably available at the market...being as it was so very crowded, we knew we would not get to everything, we wanted to, but as with the Wharf, we can always come back wheneever we want...

The vendors had marvelous wares....kids pup tents, reverse quilted goods made by resident Hmong ladies, who fled here after Viet Nam, some reverse quilted goods brought in from the monks, in Laos, all kinds of dinner ware, ceramic ware, Mt St Helens ash scupltures, and glassware, jewelry to make even the most finicky among us be pleased, tons of toys, and baby wear, all manner of paintings and drawings, and art work, tables laden with the most beautiful bouquets of local flowers, home made candles, home made candies, home made honey, fish whistles, bouquets of dried flowers, T-shirts, etc, etc etc..and that just upstairs in the open market...we never did shop downstairs, but have often shopped down there before, among the fortune telling shops, second hand stores, exclusive jewelry shops, vintage comic book shops, toy shops, etc...something for everyone indeed...

Then it was on to the vendors who display the most beautiful looking meats, cheese, deli items, and such...and of course on to the magnificent fishmongers, and the Pike Market flying fish...the fishmongers stalls were indeed crowed, 6 deep, and fish were flying everywhere, and mongers were hollering...beautiful, huge 2lb lobsters, at $37.50lb, were on display...humungous prawns 6-8 inches long, shown in the glistening ice...in order for us to even purchase anything, the wait time was long...so we deferred any purchases for a later date, but did enjoy immensely the show of flying fish, the hollering of the fishmongers, and the delight on the faces of the tourists who I am sure, had never seen anything quite like the show they were watching...

So we headed on to DiLaurentis fabulous store...they specialize in delicacies from around the world, but especially from Italy and Sicily...huge rounds of cheese hung from the ceiling along with the salamis...the refrigator display case, showed off all the delicacies of the meat and cheese world...1800 wines from around the world, 300 along from Italy and Sicily tempted the buyers...we wound up with a huge bill for Italian olive oils, huge Italian green olives, Italian coffee, Italian relishes, Italian salamis, Italian beer(For BigDom, naturally), Italian crackers, and gosh, a whole list of other items all directly from Italy....

BigDom was thrilled with all his purchases of Italian origin...but I also bought some other items...a wonderful dolphin pin, a ceramic bowl in the shape of a cat, and looking so much like my Dizzy, a ceramic pin, looking also like dizzy, but saying Seattle across its chest, with a flying Fish underneath the Seattle word, and two wonderful art pictures...one is of the entrance to Pike Market, showing the famous sign an clock, and the other famous Pig Sculpture of Rachel, with children sitting on her, and many vendors in the background, as you will see at Pike Market...the other art picture, is of a big old fat fishmonger, shouting out, about his crabs for sale, and a sign to his side, saying 'Beware of the Flying Fish' and of course a fish is flying and a kitty cat is grinning at the flying fish...

And what did we eat...well, first to the Greek vendor, for a delicious gyros, a warm greek flatbread wrapped around slices of lamb(which you can see revolving around on the spit), red onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and a cucumber yogurt sauce...on to the Chinese vendor for egg rolls, and barbqued pork, onto the Turkish Delight, for phyllo or pastry delights, filled with feta cheese and spinach or roasted chicken and veggies...top it off with either a piece of baklava, or a cinammon bun from a few doors down, and a rich treat from the German bakery...

And after all that, roll us into the park across the street from the market, overlooking the sound, where we can rest, digest our food, and look out over the water...

And after all of that, we have barely scratched the surface of Pike Market...Vendors we did not get to, shops we did not get to, food samples we missed...ah, but there is always next time, we tell ourselves....

Both the Wharf and Pike Market, were just as jammed and filled with people as I have ever seen them....I guess it was just the summer trade, and so many tourists in town, and regulars, just out in the beautiful, but short summer time air...

We have decided that our next venture up to the Wharf and Pike Place Market will be in December, gearing up for the Christmas time shopping season, and probably not quite so full of tourists...God bless the tourists, they bring welcomed funds into the area...but it does make for some gigantic crowds...

So we look forward to our next venture to the Wharf and Market, in cooler weather, with hopefully fewer people around....

But the Market is a magical place....perhaps today later on, or tomorrow, I will talk about the people and animals we encountered in the world of Pike Market...

[lodwick]

Goodness - what a day at the Market. If you both survived, you did very well indeed. I feel kinda stuffed, just reading this recap. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us. JL

[grannie9]

Shutting down now. Good night all.. See you all tomorrow..

[palo verde]

what a story andysmom
sheer heaven to read
muchas gracias
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

I spent some time at other site
these are mainly posters who were on FR while I was on Lucianne's site
they all know each other
since I only post on the political threads I encounter them there
they are so assertive
rofl now I know why one blew me out of the water when he posted to me
it was my first experience of their assertiveness
I didn't notice it when I was lurking
you don't experience it till it is directed at you
now that I understand I will know what to expect
rofl I didnt change my posting style when I responded
I merely clarified my point
and signed love, palo
I do notice that hardly anyone posts back to me
they may all know each other and be more interested in what each other says
it may be reunion too for some of them
so far I have not minded being ignored
(let's be honest they think I'm stupid rofl :)
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

since my friend Kimberly is running for state senator
I chitchatted with girl lifeguards bout politics
I said I hope Kimberly can get the pools open 24/7, double the salary of lifeguards
and free admission
I didn't realize they are all 16 years old and the issue they most want is to lower the drinking age
Love, Palo

[Neets]

(let's be honest they think I'm stupid rofl :) P>I know you posted that in jest...but a goodly amount of those folks over there have an agenda..and politics ain't one of them...they are only concerned about bad feelings that span 2, 3, and 4 years worth of resentment and ill will towards FR...how sad must your life be if all you can post..is comments about things that happened so long ago???

You aren't stupid in my book cookie. e

[andysandmikesmom]

Good evening.....

Neets...how has your mom been since Miss Minnie passed on...I know its been hard on her, just wondering how she is doing....

Loddy, yes, it was a fun filled and busy day at the market...

Palo...hows things going....did you get to the pool today...how was Lulu today....did she get her walk?
Dizzy is relaxing under the ceiling fan...he likes to stretch out in his chair, and expose his furry belly to the nice breeze...