Word For The Day,. Friday, August 5, 2005

August 5, 2005 | Argh

[patton]

Welcome to my life...LOL.

I have given up on time zones and watches, and just usually open conversations with, "What time is it by you?"

Thank heavens, my cell phone is always on local time - it sets itself by the towers, as soon as the plane lands.

[patton]

Vaca...wait, I heard that word once...;)

[Gabz]

Yeah, me too - about 4 years ago :) (I think)

[xsmommy]

i didn't find it difficult to adjust to MT time, for some reason the 2 hours was much easier than the 3 for CA. and i kept my watch on EST bc it wasn't worth changing it for a week and the condo and the SUV both had clocks with local time on it. changing planes in between was the only complication.

[Gabz]

I know we all knew that John sKerry cold be dangerous........but SHEESH.........

FLIPPIN' HECK! FLIP FLOPS CAN BE KILLERS

[Robert A Cook PE]

No laundry!

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/109422.html

(Does that mean that both Elmo's got washed after his trip to the rodeo with your pink sandals?)

[patton]

LOLOL - I always drive barefoot, myself.

[xsmommy]

xshub keeps in touch with his ofc no matter where we are by way of email and phone. he did a cellphone interview with Voice of America while we were walking around Vail Village and on the shuttle bus there. He submitted a newspaper article by email when we were in SC. he never stops working, but that doesn't stop us from vacationing as a family. i guess we are lucky that way.

[patton]

I guess you are. ;)

[Robert A Cook PE]

As xsex found when she wore sandals to the rodeo (did she wash her toes after?) you can plainly see that wearing flip flops can expose the ring of truth about the rest of your outfit...

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/109394.html

[Gabz]

I used to drive barefoot all the time, but haven't in a long time.

[patton]

All your links have been working today - and I have been getting some laughs.

But that one just leads to some dumb survey.

[patton]

My liberal brother was using my truck while I was out of town - I can tell, because the emergency brake was on (don't do that in MI, or your car will remain parked until spring), the radio was tuned to NPR, and the &%#*^%#*%*# truck was out of GAS!

[Gabz]

I could overlook everything but the empty gas tank..........

[patton]

LOL, exactly. Just like a liberal, isn't it?

[patton]

it wasn't me, I swear...LOL

[Gabz]

That's a likely story :)

[xsmommy]

i just talked to our neighbor who was in England for 2 weeks earlier this summer (i paid her little 8 yo to get our mail and water my plants on the deck and front steps), she said it cost $80 USdollars to fill a tank over there. the exchange rate is $2 to a pound.

[xsmommy]

xsboy and i were out in my flower beds and while it is only 85 with 63% humidity, i thought i would keel over, i had sweat pouring from me. i hope we get some Tstorms bc the grass is in dire need of water, xshub is watering now. By august it is always this way, grass turning brown and weeds taking over the dang flower beds. xshub said to call the gardeners to come and clean them up, the job is way too massive for xsboy and i. I know my ground is good bc these weeds were almost as tall as trees and their stalks were like small tree trunks, xsboy could barely chop them with the big choppers.

we only have a half acre of ground and obvously it is not all flower bed, and i don't put down the stuff you talked about to prevent weeds from growing (don't think i could since i don't know where all my perennials will come up half the time) but i am awash in weeds and i don't know how you are keeping your humungous garden weeded, with you being a cripple and all, gabz.

[patton]

On the radio in NM last week, they said gas in london is now $6.80/gallon.

I am used to paying $80 to fill the plow - it holds 40 gallons, after all.

But at $6.80, that would be...~shudder~...$272.00

Hey, I think I have to raise my price for plowing your driveway...LOL