A poem for all (I think that you have never got, A poem as lovely as this zot)

LOL!

"I vuz voncee a goot eggzample ov vine graaze.."

6,321 posted on 10/25/2005 7:19:14 PM PDT by Darksheare (If you shake a stick of garlic butter at a vampire, will it keep him away?)

Thanks.
I can't talk like that for long though.

6,322 posted on 10/25/2005 7:19:41 PM PDT by Darksheare (If you shake a stick of garlic butter at a vampire, will it keep him away?)

He does have bangs and that helps protect his eyes, but even during the last storm in California he was threatened by a half inch run off of water from the massive misting we were having.
He is a good guard dog, but is at risk outside his element, which to this point I have figured to be indoors eating meatball off of a toasted roll.

6,323 posted on 10/25/2005 7:20:20 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)

http://www.kyudo.com/kyudo-e5.html

Kyudo Equipment

Yumi (Bow)

There are three basic types of yumi in use today: a standard bamboo yumi, lacquered bamboo yumi, and synthetic yumi made with fiberglass or carbon-fiber. The yumi of choice for most kyudo practitioners is the standard bamboo yumi which is made today very much the same as it was hundreds of years ago. With its simplicity and clean lines the bamboo yumi is unsurpassed in beauty and elegance.

A bamboo yumi is not particularly delicate but it is susceptible to extremes of climate and physical abuse. For this reason, many schools and kyudo clubs recommend that novice practitioners use synthetic yumi. Generally speaking, kyudo should be practiced with natural materials but a bamboo yumi is quite expensive, often costing upwards of five or six hundred dollars. For beginners, who have not yet perfected the technique of shooting with a Japanese bow, the potential for damaging an expensive bamboo yumi is great. Yumi made from carbon-fiber or fiberglass-covered wood yumi are a durable, less expensive alternative. These bows usually cost less than three hundred dollars and are practically indestructible given normal use.

Lacquered yumi, are special-made by only a few bowmakers today. As a result, they are extremely expensive, often costing two or three thousand dollars or more. Consequently, they are generally used only for special ceremonies, and then only by the most advanced of practitioners. Yumi are available in a variety of lengths and pull strengths. Most beginners start with a yumi that has a pull of ten or twelve kilograms. After a year or more of practice they will then move up to bow with a higher pull strength. On average, an experienced female practitioner will use a yumi of fourteen to sixteen kilograms, while a male practitioner will use a yumi with a slightly greater pull strength, around eighteen to twenty kilograms. All this, of course, depends on experience and body type.

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G'nite ;)

6,324 posted on 10/25/2005 7:21:05 PM PDT by King Prout (many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)

They should both be on TV this week. Do you have basic cable?

6,325 posted on 10/25/2005 7:26:47 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?)

6,326 posted on 10/25/2005 7:27:48 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?)

6,327 posted on 10/25/2005 7:28:24 PM PDT by tuliptree76 (You can find me in the library reading tax books.)

Then tell him he is protecting his MEATBALL!

He'll do just fine!

6,328 posted on 10/25/2005 7:29:20 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?)

Pitty!

It was sexy.

6,329 posted on 10/25/2005 7:31:58 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA (<BR><BR)

Good point, he will sure keep his eye on the meatball.

I was home at lunch today and it was overcast.
I had a lunch appointment with a doctor friend and his wife loves my little dog.

I carried him in to visit her before lunch and he wiggled all over.
She them brought a bag over of bacon bits for the dog that she bought for treating the dog.

This dog will want to go every day to that office now.

PS: Smelled like real bacon as well.

6,330 posted on 10/25/2005 7:33:14 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)

To: Monkey Face; tuliptree76

This week should be one with good movies.

6,331 posted on 10/25/2005 7:35:55 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA

"Unt den I vell from graaz, unt bekomm a kreeeture ov der zhadowz."

6,332 posted on 10/25/2005 7:45:37 PM PDT by Darksheare (If you shake a stick of garlic butter at a vampire, will it keep him away?)

To: EsmeraldaA; Monkey Face

6,333 posted on 10/25/2005 7:47:53 PM PDT by tuliptree76 (You can find me in the library reading tax books.)

Faux German accents tend to be somewhat.. menacing coming from little short ole me.

6,334 posted on 10/25/2005 7:48:00 PM PDT by Darksheare (If you shake a stick of garlic butter at a vampire, will it keep him away?)

Okay Darks. I feel threatened already.

*giggles*

6,335 posted on 10/25/2005 7:56:27 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA

6,336 posted on 10/25/2005 7:57:39 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA

Worst part: I did the "Ve hav vays ov makink yu tok." bit in my dress uniform while slapping my dress gloves in my left hand once.

6,337 posted on 10/25/2005 8:02:47 PM PDT by Darksheare (If you shake a stick of garlic butter at a vampire, will it keep him away?)

LOL!

I mean......*swoon*

6,338 posted on 10/25/2005 8:06:04 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA

What made it even worse was the regs said I could have a mustache, but it had to be this tiny itty bitty thing.
Well.. it came out looking rather... WWII field marshall ish.

6,339 posted on 10/25/2005 8:09:56 PM PDT by Darksheare (If you shake a stick of garlic butter at a vampire, will it keep him away?)

I had to check your pic to have a mental one of the tiny thing.

That could be scary....

6,340 posted on 10/25/2005 8:17:21 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA

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