So if I don't mention sex, sports or music... will anyone respond?

[salin]

what alternative topic would *you* like to talk about, tonight?

[GOPisEvil]

1. I dunno - how 'bout I just say hi?

:hi:

[salin]

3. hey there! Tried to catch up with you

yesterday am (the clothes wisdom thread) but missed ya. How are things?

[GOPisEvil]

7. Things are good.

Thanks to primary season (now almost over, thankfully) and a new job, I've been really busy. My personal life has improved a lot as well. Life is good.

How are things with you?

[salin]

9. Very busy - even more than last year

(which I didn't think was possible); wish I could be more involved in primary season - as there is a real chance for some change in a number of Hoosier districts; No change in the personal life - mostly because I am so busy - but I do appreciate the little things in life (the little joys) which I didn't always afford myself to do earlier.

Glad to hear about the new job - still in Tx? Or a change of scenary? Also glad to hear there is more going on in the personal life front - good for you.. hopefully sometime in the next year or so I will be able to tell you the same (that mine has picked up.) For now I will be envious for your good fortune. :D

[GOPisEvil]

15. I'm still in TX. Luckily I found a good gig here locally.

If I want to relocate, I can though. I work for a large company.

When you're ready for that personal life, it'll happen...sometimes you're not sure when you're ready, but life will let you know. :)

[salin]

19. Indeed, I do acknowledge

that much of the "lack of personal life" is what I have put out there (not time, no interest, until after the new organization I founded is healthy, self-sufficient and off of the ground...)

[Gormy Cuss]

2. let's pick a safe political topic like...

gardening?

[salin]

4. our jonquils are starting to get ready to bloom

what should be planted this time of year?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear salin.....

Since I like and respect you, of course I would respond!

As indeed I am......

We can talk about anything you want to....I'm not picky.....

:hi:

[salin]

11. Tell me about the coast, tonight

it is finally warm again here in Indiana (in the seventies) but very rainy. Am missing my years in the Bay Area when I could drive a short time and commune with the ocean. Can you give me a vicarious description? It would be greatly appreciated.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Well, I can do that......

It was pretty chilly here, for us, anyhow...

Cloudy with some sunshine.....No rain here today....

I didn't actually go out, so I don't know how the surf was today...

Not windy today either.....

Sorry I can't give you a better description!

Staying in hampers me, but I've been a bit under the weather....

:hi:

[salin]

24. so what constitutes "chilly"?

Knowing (having lived in various regions) that all things are relative... wondering what "chilly" was? It felt downright WARM at 68 today - but that is after weeks of 25-40 degrees.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Well, the paper said it would get into

the fifties! And that is a lot cooler than where you are!

I would agree that in the high 60's would constitute warm, esp. after all the cold you've endured...

[salin]

35. Who'd have guessed

that it would have been warmer here ... guess I hold a memory of 70s and sunny in February (when I studied outside in grad school in no. cal) that I compare my unpleasant current weather experiences - good to be called in check that perhaps my "memory" is a tad bit rosy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. I was really surpised to see the temperatures in the paper today.....

Since I have so many friends all over the country, I like to see how things are elsewhere...

And I was surprised to see that things are indeed warmer in your neck of the woods!

Now THAT'S a switch!

[MissB]

6. Will you please tell me where I put my computer?

I've managed to lose it.

[salin]

14. Funniest question...

back pocket? Go in the fridge when you put in the groceries? May I ask how one might lose a computer? :D

[MissB]

18. It really is gone.

I don't have a monstrous house with tons of space.

We finally finished the kids' room and today was the day we were going to install the extra computer in their room.

Monitor? Check. Keyboard? Check. Mouse? Check. Um, computer? Huh? Where the fuck did I put it? It isn't like I could just shove it in the drawer.

[salin]

20. No kidding...

can't wait to hear where you find it.

Attic? Garage? Under a bed or a cabinet? Guessing it was temporarily stashed somewhere "out of the way" to protect it from getting knocked into.

[MissB]

25. Oddly enough,

I doubt we'll find it. I've ransacked every conceivable place. Every closet, every box, every nook and cranny.

I think it grew legs.

[salin]

36. What an interesting story

anyone in the family have a talent for writing fiction? Sounds like a springboard for a great short story.

[flvegan]

8. Chicken, breastfeeding, stray cats and songbirds...

Have at it.

[name not needed]

13. Don't forget titty twisters and parts in people's hair.

[salin]

21. parts in peoples hair?

get the first reference - but have totally missed the latter reference.

[flvegan]

23. Here you go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4874385&mesg_id=4874385

[LeftyMom]

27. See the most recent PETA thread

It's a rather silly tangent about whether the lady in the photo is going bald from malnutrition.

[salin]

38. heh

now there is a sideline conversation... saw the linked thread (above) and meant to comment on this thread (but of course was reading the other one - so it is now inadvertantly kicked back up) - per the braveness of the young lady's actions for raising awareness/comment = esp given how chilly it is in Michigan this part of the year. Didn't read the thread (just the opening post) - to see the side conversation that you refer to - does indeed strike me as a silly nonsequitor.

[flvegan]

22. Ha! Excellent!!!

Dare I mention Kirstie Alley?

[name not needed]

28. Yes, you shall!

[salin]

16. as long as we are not playing the teen-game

of "chicken" in a swimming pool than we should be okay :D

As to stray cats... Apparently the old lady in the house next door was cited for having 64 or more cats roaming around her house. Worse yet, the citation came after her husband had died, and she had been living with a friend due to an illness... so all those cats didn't have anyone tending to them. Oddly enough, I have never seen any of them outside of the house.

[flvegan]

26. Oh, I'm sorry to hear of your neighbor.

Sounds sadly like maybe an issue of hoarding...

[salin]

34. Very odd

for me. Have lived here a bit over a year. Have met the lady a couple of times - and learned she was no longer living at the house - and feared losing it (it is in pretty bad shape.) But didn't know anything about the cats - but several different neighbors have told me about it (I work more than 12 hrs a day during the week so I miss things like the health dept coming through). It is very sad. The cats have been (or supposed to have been) reloacted; sadly that suggests that many have not survived. In one window on the third floor has appeared to be a "sleeping cat" sillohette - which has been there for a month or so... too far away to see clearly - but it makes me very sad.

[leftofthedial]

10. but you mentioned all three.

:shrug:

[salin]

29. to exclude them

when I peeked in earlier - seemed like most threads were about one of the three... so I wondered - without such a reference - would anyone read, let alone respond? In old "magic eight ball" speak 'Signs are Good.'

[leftofthedial]

33. food works sometimes.

[salin]

39. have gotten some great recipe advice

from time to time... a "what should I do with Chicken tonight?" for example - can garner some great ideas.

[leftofthedial]

41. what can I do with a Polish Sausage and a frying pan?

LOL

(sorry) :blush:

[salin]

42. *trying hard not to respond with snarky comment*

dang... can't resist... if he is really a jerk, apply the frying pan to the derierre...???

[leftofthedial]

46. or upside the head.

[salin]

48. of course another option

is cooking the sausage with onions and peppers, simmering well - and then smothering with a mustard/worchester blended sauce. :D

[leftofthedial]

49. I might even put a few potatoes and maybe some garlic in there

with the onions and peppers. Boil the potatoes a little first.

Man, I just had two big bowls of hearty homemade soup and Italian bread, but this is making my mouth water.

[salin]

50. does sound good... at the last minute

toss a little of your favorite kind of cheese - messy to clean up - but worth it in yumminess. Wish I had this on the mind when I was fixing dinners earlier this evening... :D

[leftofthedial]

51. mmmm

cheese!

[salin]

52. whose arteries clog first?

:D

[leftofthedial]

53. Arterial blood flow is overrated.

LOL

[salin]

54. then count us at the back of the pack

faith-based eating, and all of that :D

[Laelth]

12. No.

n/t

-Laelth

[salin]

30. *snapping the fingers*

darn.

[Laelth]

62. Well, come on!

This is The Lounge, after all. :evilgrin:

-Laelth

[salin]

64. okay... Duke Sucks!

sex and sports... does that work?

[Laelth]

68. Much better!

;)

-Laelth

[merh]

31. yes

[salin]

40. Hey there!

How are you doing? Your strength under extreme conditions continues to inspire this Duer.

[merh]

43. I'm doing good, just plugging along. Thanks for asking.

:hug:

And I don't know about strength, things got hairy for a while there, I misplaced my mind for a time. That's why I checked out for awhile and have been scarce around here.

The negativity that was around here was like kryptonite -- it drained me. :crazy:
I think I am better now.

How have you been?

[salin]

44. Glad you are back

have to admit I have had a haitus from here for awhile as well - very limited time so spent on LBN and greatest just to check in on issues. Odd but have found GD a safer haven at some times. All that said, given what harsh twists life has thrown at you - that your reaction to the odd dynamics hitting as draining, is not suprising - it has affected some of us without the same extreme challenges thrown in your personal life. Glad that you are feelig better.

Me? I have been exhaustingly busy - and having the health downs that accompany such periods of life (catching each and every cold and virus going around -but having little time to take off to tend to them - so just walking around draggy...) Aside from that bitchin' and moanin'... in the bigger picture, things are going well.

[merh]

56. Sorry you have had the bad luck with the bugs & viruses.

I hope you are drinking plenty of water and taking plenty of vitamins. I know I am, that is the one thing I am blessed with, good physical health. I've stayed off the flus and crude, my Katrina cough isn't that bad, when I get tired, it get's annoying, but that happens to alot of us here.

And I know what you mean about GD being a safe haven. Over the last month, I've posted more in there than I have here. I'm just sorta gun shy if you will.

I'm learning to use my new friend, the "ignore" feature and to walk away when it get's too much. And, my mother's words are sounding in my head quite often "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" :p

But I have missed the good folks like you, that post here and I do so love to laugh, so I can't stay away.

Take good care of yourself, please. :hug:

[beyurslf]

45. No sex, sports, or music? Hmmm. Maybe I will just turn in early :)

[salin]

47. Turn into...

what... a kitchen sink?... a calico cat?... a political bumper sticker? Sounds intriguing.

[ThomCat]

55. I've become a calico.

Just grew out my beard and it's coming in red and white. I have brown hair (with white). The mix of colors is odd. Looks good though.

[clyrc]

57. Hi salin!

Good to see you! I wish I could be more involved in Florida's elections this year, but I live too far away and I have very little enthusiasm for the people running in my district anyway. I'm devoting my time now to trying to turn the two wild things I call daughters into slightly more respectable creatures. I'm very involved in my community, in a women's organization that does all sorts of good stuff for people, and I'm a block representative for the Residential Life Committee on campus. My husband has a Pakistani assistant who I am trying to teach the importance of Feminism, tolerance, and that it isn't always necessary to be so cynical about everything. I'm also taking a cooking class from a wonderful Finnish chef, which is a lot of fun.

RIght at this moment I'm avoiding doing a little bit of work... but I can alwyas do it later.

[salin]

58. great to see you clyrc!

Sounds like a very interesting time in life. Would love to hear more stories and/or reflections on your life over there. :hi:

[salin]

59. great to see you clyrc!

Sounds like a very interesting time in life. Would love to hear more stories and/or reflections on your life over there. :hi:

[salin]

60. great to see you clyrc!

Sounds like a very interesting time in life. Would love to hear more stories and/or reflections on your life over there. :hi:

[Blue_Tires]

61. cars!

[salin]

63. odd medical operations?

:D

[Blue_Tires]

66. ?

you lost me there

[salin]

69. going for non-sequitor

odd topics that perhaps some might post to ... a twist on 'cars' as a more common topic that some will post to in lieu of those mentioned in the OP. It was a jump in logic - re-reading this morning I almost lost myself :D

[LSK]

65. talk about the Oscars

:evilgrin:

[DanCa]

67. Comic Books? (nt)