Dimensional Door - Freeople Thread 6

[Mo1]

bawky sounds about right

Well I'm losing the computer again for a bit .. the kiddies are bugging me again

[Sundog]

You'd need to understand the sweetheart has done everything right. We used to be brought nearly to tears (her mom and me) as she would come home every day from elementary school with fresh new horror stories about how the kids picked on her and gave her fresh new embarrasments and punishments, enought to last a lifetime. We would clean her up, do homework, stories, songs, card games and bed times until she was all happy, then start all over again on the next day.

That was then, this is now.

She has her blackbelt in Karate, tested over in Shanghai at the Shao-Lin temple for it. She has her bachelor's degree in Computer science well underway, matriculated next month. 3.87 GPA. She has about 11 boys writing her, who are off on their Mormon missions right now. She had the whole Orem high school football team come over and ask her -- and just her -- out for a date to go see a movie. Her 20th birthday had four separate dates with boys in it. She has her own new Dodge pickup truck.

Last night she curled up in her sweetest pose on my arm and asked if she and I could have a 'Daddy Daughter Date' since she would have me all to herself all week ..... How could I say no? Reservations are at 6:00 pm at P.F. Chang's Chinese Bistro.

[Darksheare]

I miss being a parent.
Even though I was an ersatz parent, I still miss it.
That feeling of pride.

[Servant of the Nine]

We have Burnhams in our family, so this building was of interest to me.

That would be Harold Burnham.
The family has been prominent in building boats and fishing schooners for 300 years.

So9

[grannie9]

That must be them Swerv.. They are all over the Gloucester area. My sister married a Burnham from the east coast, so they must be related somewhere down the line. Lots of Burnhams on the eastern seaport.

[Sundog]

Thanks.

Honestly, being in Utah has made it easier.

I elected years ago to fit into the Mormon lifestyle, sadly because I saw my Lutheran lifestyle and way of bringing up children going to the dogs.

I was adopted into a Norweigan Aryan Lutheran family when I was 5, with hundreds of extended family members nearby, and they claimed me as one of their own.

Sadly, I had to switch when I observed that the Mormons tended to produce better children after all the raising was done.

(I don't proselytize however.)

[Servant of the Nine]

Try "Harold Burnham" in the index to "wooden Boat Magazine" for about the last 10 years. Lots of articles by and about him.

So9

[grannie9]

Ahhh.. you deserve bragging rights Dog.. You've made a lovely family, and do a great job in the raising..

If everyone enjoyed their family as much as you do, it would be a much better world.

[grannie9]

Yes.. I found the magazine, but couldn't get any articles.. Verrry interesting.. Of course my Mom's family are all from Gloucester by way of Novie.. My father called them Herring-chokers..lol.

She had lots of old fishermen in her family..and some pretty good horror stories about the sea..

[Sundog]

I just got some good ones in the e-mail -- I'd like to share them.




Children's Science Exam Answers

These are real answers given by children. (Only children could come up
with this, and keep a straight face!)


Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.


Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to
drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large
pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.


Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.


Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.


Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water
tends to flow towards the moon because there is no water on the moon,
and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.


Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.


Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.


Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.


Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.


Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen).
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the brainium, the borax
and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax
contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the
five bowels, A,E,I,O and U.


Q: What is the fibula?
A: A small lie.


Q: What does "varicose" mean?
A: Nearby.


Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section".
A: The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome.


Q: What does the word "benign" mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

[Sundog]

another one Just Arrived...

Never Say to a Cop

1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas)

2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged
in.

3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People?

4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good
job!

5. Are You Andy or Barney?

6. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be
a police officer.

7. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?

8. I pay your salary!

9. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a
warning, too!

10. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.

11. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there are no
other cars around. That's how far ahead of me they are.

12. When the Officer says "Gee Son....Your eyes look red, have you
been drinking?" You probably shouldn't respond with,"Gee Officer your
eyes look glazed, have you been eating doughnuts?"

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End Forwarded Message

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[grannie9]

LOL LOL LOL... Thanks... ;)

[Darksheare]

Served in the military with a Mormon.
He was one of the best soldiers I've ever seen.
His family threatened to disown him, but they changed their minds.

Laura made it easy to be her step-father, she asked me advice (didn't always follow it but she did listen), and she'd confide in me. She liked having me around for my opinion on things. And she was actually friendly towards me, considerign we had been friends prior to me being her step-father. (That was a big help, she already knew me as a person and didn't see me as being satan.)

It surprised me to see other parents that would refuse even the smallest effort for their children, and I refused her nothing. Advice, warnings and exhortations as well as a shoulder to cry on.
Not many parents do any of the above.
Being a parent really is difficult now.
Cherish your children, that is my only advice to anyone now.

[Sundog]

I hear you.

My mother-in-law speaks no English, so through Rosa I asked her how she had managed to raise such a wonderful set of children. All she would ever say -- As if it was an act of faith she was unwilling to expound upon -- was, "God told me what to do". Nothing I could ask would get any other piece of advice out of her.

[Darksheare]

Wisdom of years condensed into it's basest easiest to hear form.

[grannie9]

You know Darks.. I've read a lot of your mother's posts. I LIKE her.. That woman has her head on straight. Of course that doesn't mean I do just because I think she does.. yaknowwhatimean?

I'm not too sure about you....either...ahem.

[Darksheare]

Yes.
My head is not on straight, though some tell me it is.
I do not understand, but hey.. that's me.

[grannie9]

Maybe your head would be straighter, if you stopped looking behind you? (that is partly joke);)

[Darksheare]

I thought my head just naturally spun?

[westmex]

A quiet inlet on the Long Beach Peninsula,WA

.....Westy.....