The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

Half-day Friday, and a three-and-a-half-day weekend...!!!!!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I don't know what that is.

Dancing With The Stars

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Dancing With The Stars

Which I may or may not watch....

 

[Cesar R M]

Sympathy like, but with everybody home I'm not getting any time off either. Think I might try one of those nap thins I keep hearing about

aaah yes.. the illusive "nap".

 

[Cesar R M]

Thought I'd let you know that my computer crashed today so the only at Avenue I have to hear is my cell phone and with my cataract problem I can't read it very well. So anything I do will be very brief everybody's have a good time.

use it as an excuse to get a better computer..
GIANT 27 MONITOR so you will never have issues checking your stuff online :O

 

[Cesar R M]

Unfortunately you have to spray them with the pesticides or you'll be eating bugs too. I find that I start sneezing and have a stomach ache if I don't wash apples and them dry/polish them with a paper towel. Even the ones in a bag from the store.

The question is.. are the allergies related to the pesticides.. or related to the oils and wax they use to buff and protect the skin?
I swear we get american apples that almost look like car paints.. so shinny! (and they taste like wax) :/

 

[catmom46]

Does that make a difference? I'm not really familiar with organic gardening, although I do know a little bit from my Behind the Seeds tour I've taken (a few times) at The Land, in Epcot. They do something called integrated pest management, and they try different types of flies, etc. to combat certain bugs. This saves some of the plants from being sprayed with pesticide.

I could see that working well in a smaller food growing operation, but in the larger growing areas, I would think that would be harder to use with success. I mean, they'd have to get huge amounts of flys, etc., to cover such a large area, right? Or, in your case, do you just buy from smaller, local organic farms?

I just prefer not having toxins sprayed onto my food, so that's the main difference for me. I don't know a huge amount about organic gardening either, but I think your logic is correct in that it's more difficult (and expensive) to implement on larger farms. Although that's another reason why I'd prefer supporting smaller farms. Commercialism of food is not exactly the optimal method in regard to the environment and our health.

 

[donaldtoo]

I'd wind up cleaning for the cleaners. Nobody should have to deal with my boy's mess, not even me!!!!!!

What kind of potential rich person are you...?!

 

[Cesar R M]

Too cute! For my DD apartment.
View attachment 109195

love the left one!

 

[donaldtoo]

Rosie would quit after the first day at my house! Way too much cooking. I just got the allergy list for snacks this year and I'm going to spend Monday making snack cakes. This year it's not just the usual peanuts and nuts, but this year no apples, oranges, watermelon, pineapple and quite a bit more. At least blueberries are ok I'm going to have to get a bit creative. I think I know what I'm going to do. Today he's bringing in grapes and (nondairy) cheese

Actually, I don't think Rosie did any cooking...

 

[Cesar R M]

Dear Santa, For Christmas I want the remote control Millineum Falcon. I haven't been good this year but you already know that.

If we're asking..
I totally want the TMNT 2014 Movie statue collection

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/?cat=TMNT&ref=crumb

so Santa.. better be awning that Halo.. we're going to leave you dry

 

[Cesar R M]

? You haven't seen Nick's TMNT?

Sorry, I failed to explain it correctly.
I mean the HOTEL live show of TMNT (in the NICK's Orlando Resort)



I am actually glued to the screen until the latest episode is out.. so yeah.. I have been pretty much eating all the TV show.

 

[donaldtoo]

I blame the over reliance on cleaning products and the trend for houses to be spottlessly clean at all times.I have two sets of relations with children.One set lives on a farm and the kids are out playing all the time and the house is tidy and clean but not spotless (if that makes sense).the other set live indoors most of the time in a spotlessly clean house that is germ free.Guess which ones are never sick and which ones have the allergies and skin diseases ??

Yep, same here.
I've always wondered why do so many that are so meticulous about germs and cleaning seem to be so ill for inordinate amounts of time.

 

[King Racoon 77]

Dear Santa, For Christmas I want the remote control Millineum Falcon. I haven't been good this year but you already know that.

Sorry that bad boy is staying with me

 

[King Racoon 77]

Which I may or may not watch....

Watch or watch not.there is no may

 

[King Racoon 77]

They have Star Wars and Legos, I'm going to have to look into this for our GK's Christmas!

Star wars lego is not for children ;-)

 

[donaldtoo]

Hey @MinnieM123 I think you attached the wrong file!!!

View attachment 109175

And, this is exactly the reason I didn't even bother to respond with my own Santa Ferret pic, while being so many pages behind...!!!

 

[catmom46]

use it as an excuse to get a better computer..
GIANT 27 MONITOR so you will never have issues checking your stuff online :O

I use a 27" iMac at work - I feel like I should be watching movies on it instead of working!

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

The question is.. are the allergies related to the pesticides.. or related to the oils and wax they use to buff and protect the skin?
I swear we get american apples that almost look like car paints.. so shinny! (and they taste like wax) :/

I'm guessing it's the oils and the wax. You are so right about them looking like car paint!

 

[donaldtoo]

Those look like works of art to me. I've always loved looking at the design of buildings. I learned to appreciate the designs, by drawing local buildings in art class.

It's a computer program, so there's really not much "art" involved, other than the choice of view, and the other choices for "growies", background, sky, etc..
Yes, I remember learning how to do two-point perspective in art class in 7th grade. I used to do these big cityscapes. Spurred my in interest in architecture. Not to mention that darn Mike Brady...!