I want to add my get well wishes for CarrieB. I haven't been at the computer at home much as the "hot rod" computer is now up and running and I'm still trying to learn all of the new super duper improvements that I paid for! Also my teenage son's Father (the nicest word I can use for him) reappeared last weekend and took him to spend the weekend. I spent most of last weekend worrying and this week being upset with myself for letting him making me worry. This weekend will be for relaxing!

Well, I am impressed. A man that can make meatloaf! Yum! Sounds like you are ready, Tinmantu.

JC, are you going to disconnect from the internet, ie, cancel, webtv, or just the subscription to GW/THS? You can still post to the non paying forums. For me, I have choosen this over cable or satellite. I wished I had a shopping gene!

Chargreen, wishing you a relaxing weekend. Join in often.

And CarrieB, again, wishing you healing thoughts and a quick recovery.

Walks, I make a lot more than meatloaf....every bachelor should know how to do that....but does every bachelor know how to do butterfly chops stuffed with broccoli and cheese?...heh....that's what I had for dinner tonight...very good and don't tell my company that I know how to do that, please... :)
Char, glad to see you made it back...hope you get that new computer figured out and we get to see more of you around here...sounds like you are ready for a relaxing weekend after the last week ...enjoy!!
Last but not least, jc....you better not ditch out on us!!..If it's just left up to Walks to keep me in line, who knows what might happen...and it will be all on you! ...Cut up the credit card and half the internet problem is solved..heh...hope you stick around...I enjoy your posts.
Thanks Walks and jc for the well wishes regarding moms B-day....I just hope I am as rambunctious as she is when I am 85 ;)

Goodnight all. Except, now I am hungry. Meatloaf, butterfly chops with brocoli and cheese........gotta go to the store.

LOL....nite Walks

Good Afternoon, what are you doing?

I am paying bills, doing taxes, and laundry. Exciting!

Don't most people think as you are single, that you are out, kicking up your heels, having a good time and they aren't?

Well I got called out today....turned out to be an older lady with just a pilot out and had to clean it up a bit....took a whole 15 minutes but she invited me for coffee and cookies and we ended up chatting for almost an hour (no, I wasn't on the clock for the coffee and the chat and I won't even tell the boss about it...call it a freebie)
All in all, a very enjoyable afternoon...just goes to show there are a lot more single people out there that don't even have a computer that enjoy the company of another person

Thanks everyone, for your words of concern. I've been staying off the computer more than usual, but it was nice to come on and see that I was being thought (and "talked") about.

I'm doing OK. Getting there and trying to figure out when I should go back to work and if/how to pursue a lawsuit. I'm pretty achy, move like a much older woman, but getting better daily. I'm told that my biggest long-term risk is from the intracranial(sp?) bleeding, that I may have memory/concentration issues for a long time.

My family is really coming through for me, as is the new BF.

Glad to hear that you are on the road to recovery Carrie...I would, by all means, pursue the legal aspects if there is ANY chance that this could have any effect on your life later on down the road. That's coming from someone that hates the "sue happy" society that we live in today.. but if you have medical fact to back it up, then talk to an attorney.....Take care and keep us posted on your progress, please.

Well this is the big family weekend starting up here shortly....fortunately a plan has been made for a meal, my daughter made a surprise visit back and half of the visitors have deferred until next weekend for a visit for various reason...Next weekend will be one of the few Saturdays that I will have to work in over 2 years as I am installing a new system in a bank and Saturdays are the best day to get in there and make a mess, heh
Hope everybody has a great weekend and I'll look in on Sunday or Monday in hopes that I'm not just talking to myself on here these days.

Wishing you a great weekend, Tinmantu. Surprise, from daughter! Hmmm. You have done well. Enjoy.

Yes, tinman. Have a good time.

Walks, I think you jinxed me. My webtv is leaving out a lot of letters. Maybe I just need new batteries. Editing is a pain in the butt.

It has been a lazy week. Me and dogs are piled up watching tv. Tomorrow is a workday. CarrieB, please check in and let us know how it goes.

hope Spring brings you all fine weather

jc

Whew.....there is only one thing nicer than having company for the weekend....and that's seeing company going home...heh....had a great time, good food and got to pitch some horseshoes on a beatiful day yesterday...time to relax now and get ready for the upcoming week...going to be a toughie

Yes, JC, change the batteries first. My first before it really went. I know where to get another keyboard, if you need.

Ahhhh, peaceful weekends, or more to look forward to, Tinmantu.

Hoping a great week to all! And still wishing CarrieB, healing thoughts.

Thanks for you wishes, all. My sister was here this weekend, cleaning, cooking and organizing my house. I've appear to be really working this injury...

Went with sis to the Manet exhibit at the art museum yesterday, and got pushed around in a wheelchair. Interesting perspective. People are looking ahead and don't really notice you until you bump into their lower legs by accident.

Tomorrow, I go to work for a few hours. My first foray back to work since the accident. I haven't driven yet. Think I'll stick with the bus, for now.

Mike, I know what you mean about company going home...I'm enjoying my clean house, but looking forward to letting it slide a bit.

oh CarrieB.....Manet! There is an exhibit at the new Frist in Nasville that I am salivating to see. Renoir, Van Gogh, Cezanne. I will go!

Glad your weekend was a success tinman. I bet your mama was ecstatic. You have weekend part 2 coming up, don't you?

Yes, Walks. I will change the batteries. Part of the problem is the dog door, the cold weather, and the fact that I turn the heat off when I leave for the weekend. I don't guess a real computer would survive in this climate. Woohoo webtv! Have you heard that they are testing a new product? Gives me hope.

So, did you sample the vanilla, Walks? ~grin~

my advice to our CarrieB: ~laughing~ milk it, girl! and more seriously, take it easy until you feel 100% again.

No more big weekends for me for a while...yes more company is coming in next weekend but I will be working out of town and will miss out on seeing them....no slight to the ones next week but I was happy to have the weekend with the clan that showed up this last weekend....different personalities and different ways of having fun because of generation gap, I guess....mom had blast with all the attention and now she'll have another weekend to look forward to.
The weekend wore me out and I was in bed by 8:15 last night....haven't done that since I was a kid..lol
I'm going to look for the vanilla absolut next time I head to the store jc...flavored liquor is nice for sipping as I always keep a pint of Captain Morgans in the freezer. (strictly for medicinal purposes, of course)

Knock, knock...

Who's there?

Who's there?

Me taking way too long to post a message on another thread.

Who else is there/here?

Caught ya!!!

Yep, now what are you going to do now that you caught us?

Hand cuffs could be fun.... hmmmmm.

Shhh! We are hiding in the photo gallery, don't tell anyone!

Handcuffs would work....as long as the are fur wrapped or plastic...otherwise I'd have a phobia....Stephen Kings book called Geralds Game gave me the willies about metal cuffs

Ok, to get back on track...I was just checking since nothing was going on. And lo and behold, in the photograph section, we have handcuffs and.... well I leave it for you to read. So I would set you free!

Nothing new, continue on.

Just a little back and forth humor, Walks....I am just relaxing today since I had to work Sat....going to do a little laundry and call a friend that I hadn't heard from for 4 years until the other night...she took a stab in the dark and sent me an ICQ message wondering if I was still alive...LOL...I'm going to tell her about TSL and see if she wants to join in. Sounds like she is a confirmed single like me so she might like a place to vent.

How'd the pizza party go yesterday, char?....I forgot to suggest 10 valiums for the kids instead of one for you..heh
Hope everyone's having a great weekend

I just learned the appropriate phrase to describe my status. "Confirmed single." LOL, thanks Tinmantu.

Might be an idea for another thread?
What does it mean? LOL.

Being firmly set in ones ways or inveterate. Might be an interesting thread Walks...good idea...shall I start it to see how many others there are out there or would you like to?

You have tickled my funny bone, and I got out the dictionary.

Inverterate=habitual, firmly established.

LOL, Amen!

Could lead to quite a discussion!

All yours.

I survived the birthday party. I must have hit the lucky day when the service was great and the noise level was lower than usual. The other parents even commented how it seemed quieter than usual and everything was running smoothly. Mr. Birthday Boy had a sugar hangover this morning but quickly recovered to be able to go over to a friends house to play. I ended up staying and having a nice visit with the Mom. It got me thinking along the lines of being a confirmed single. I'll continue that discussion next.

Ok, I needed a vent thread and this looked like a good one...heh....Summer isn't even here yet and my work is crazy (unusually warm spring temp...thanks global warming!)...normally 1 hour lunches at home but only half hour ones on the road if I am lucky as of late...the body's draggin, cuts on my hands and I can't relax and have that Absolut that I purchased last weekend because I have to get up and do it all over again tomorrow....Calgon take me away!!....Watch out this weekend, I may be in an Absolut ranting mood....Hope everyone else is having a more relaxing week.

Well, Chargreen, I havent seen your contribution to the "confirmed single" thread. Did I kill it? LOL!

Sorry, Tinmantu, that business is good. Better now than when its 100 degrees and 100% humidity? I look forward to your Absolut rant!

Going to get a big project dumped on my lap tomorrow. Meeting, conference calls, legal. Drats. I was going to take vacation on Friday. Not with this breathing down my neck. Hope for more beautiful days in a couple of weeks.

Wishing all a good week and weekend.

I'm in the "confirmed single" thread, in the middle you must have missed me. I do wonder where everyone else went. Still waiting for Barbara's picture. I see she was posting a little but no pictures! I haven't had much computer time at home this week besides I've been too tired after work anyway. Tinmantu, it's been sunny and in the 80's here all week. I think our 5 minutes of Texas spring is about over! Hope your week is getting better.
Two more days of work until the weekend!

Walks, you must have been secretly hitting the Absolut to have missed her post....that your browser isn't refreshing every time you go to a page....Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!....I am going to survive after all...I was beginning to wonder, after the first two days of the week, but I seem to have gotten my second wind after going to bed early last night....I'll still do the Absolut and see if I can come up with a good rant for you, Walks....Hope nobody minds if my typing comes out like yours did when you had a broken keyboard. :)

my Absolut experience is that you can type with no problem....it just takes a few days to get up enough nerve to come back online

;-)

JC, good to see you, and again, LOL.

Tinmantu, I thought, I was going to work this weekend, and not be here. I missed a few, webtv does not have refresh. I can either look at all entries or command down to the bottom. When thread becomes more than ten, it is hard to read all.

I am off to the yard, the first mowing of the year, clean the flower beds, and trim and prune and.... If I am alive later, I'll join you in some absolut or for me, chardonnay.

Hope you didn't work too hard today, Walks...we are getting up in numbers on this thread so another one is going to have to be started soon....decisions, decisions....should I be a turd (or turdess) like walks and post away so that someone else starts part 3?.....(shaking the magic Absolut bottle for an answer)

Not there yet. Part III. Or who ever is creative.

I cannot believe I watched the basketball, I, of course wanted to see OSU win, :(

Or can help with a little chardonnay, and your absolut!

Yeah that game sucked....I am a Kansas fan first but a big 12 fan second...I hoped they would pull it off...it was a game of whoever had the ball last was going to win.

I dont feel like being a "turd."
You?

No I would

never

stoop

so low

I am confused? Too much chardonnay..

maybe not enough chardonnay? :)

time to start a new one or rant

I am not a turdess! LOL!