The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

I have heard that too. Our dogs rarely travel with us and luckily my sister keeps them at her house when we are gone. Our dogs like her house, her dogs and the humans that live there, it is big relief that they like going there so we don't have to worry about them being super sad or stressed. They still get lots of love and snuggles.

That is so nice. I had that with my Shepard and she would always stay with my inlaws. When I had my goldens most of their lives I kenneled them at a high end kennel. They would pull me into the place when we got there so they were on their own little vacation and had each other. In their end years I had a neighbor girl (and sometimes her dad) come and watch them and turtle for up to two weeks. I paid the girl well and still came out way ahead of my kennel retreat costs. Walter has never been kenneled or left alone. I don't know what I'd do with him. Likely hire a pet sitter if it came to that but I have lots of neighbors that adore him so he'd likely be well taken care of if it came to that.

 

[MinnieM123]

Yep, the usual luncheon where some company or other is tryin' to get us to recommend their product. They pay for and bring the food.

I'd recommend their product, and while you're at it, ask them if they have anything else (on a different day, different lunch . . .) that they'd like you to recommend!!

 

[MinnieM123]

Why do so many people hate that song? I don't understand it. It's an amazing piece of music. I've been known to listen to it in my car and sing along.

I never said I hated it? I was using that song about it's a small world, because FutureCEO found out someone in his new job, was someone he knew from his childhood, and it's a small world after all.

 

[MinnieM123]

Two peas in a pod Walt and Jack. Walt has a fascination for socks but loves gloves too and add in hats, he use to love to steal my sons and chew the brims. He use to steal toilet paper and pull the unwinding roll all over the house until he fell into the toilet one day as a pup, heeheehee. He doesn't take paper but anything cardboard and it is a traveling mess, generally my living room. I'd be packing care packages for my kids and he'd be trying to shred the box flaps as I was packing.

That was so funny that he fell into the toilet as a pup, while trying to abscond with the roll of toilet paper!

 

[MinnieM123]

One of my first Pups was a Shepard, my first born. I gave my then fiance an Atari game system, state of the art at the time. Shepard Laying under coffee table and he was playing a game (of course not paying attention to the puppy) and she chewed through the cord and when she electrocuted herself her head banged on the coffee table from beneath. GAME OVER.

(poor puppy ...)

 

[MinnieM123]

If I called Animal Control for a snake when they stopped laughing at me they would hang up.

Ha! I guess that's because you're in a rural area and snakes be more of a normal lccurrence out there. Where I live, in a semi-urban area, it's not common; and they'd probably send in a SWAT team!!

 

[MinnieM123]

After our day in Curacao we decided it was time for a late afternoon lunch. Would it be a burger? Would it be a taco? Would it be pizza or Indian food? Yes. We decided to make our own "sampler" plates. My daughter and I went to Guy's Burgers and the Blue Iguana while our friends went to the two places we hadn't eaten at yet, Pizza Pirate and Tandoor.

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We each got one plate of food, met at a table and then divvied the pickings out so everybody had a little something of everything. (Pizza is also available fresh made 24 hours a day for those late, late hungries. Hey, I can eat pizza at 3 a.m. no problem. Not that I did but I could.)

During the cruise there are a lot of participation activities like cornhole tournaments, trivia contests, digital scavenger hunts, etc. Two of the oddest though funniest happened while we were relaxing poolside after lunch. The "Hairiest Chest Contest" for men and the "Dance Like Beyonce Contest" for women. The losers had to get in the pool and do a water ballet routine. It was quite entertaining. A half dozen on each side participated (some of those men were walking carpets ) and the ladies won by the audience vote. The men jumped in the pool and did some Swan Lake something.....well they looked like crazy ducks on a pond. If you win any of the contests you will receive a geniune gold (plastic) "ship on a stick" to take home.

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Before we knew it the daylight was fading and soon it would be Thrill Theater time and dinner. Once again Spongebob was playing and we had to wait one session. We did notice that the art on the surrounding walls was less so someone must be buying it up at the auctions. The pictures were nice but I think if you're spending all that money on art during your cruise, you must have some cashola to spare.

Dinner this evening had my mouth watering while reading the menu.....bbq ribs! Yeah!!!! (I might love me some bbq........A LOT!) Our meal was tempura shrimp for an app, bbq ribs (so tender they fell right off the bone), rosemary herb fries, and for dessert my daughter had fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and ice cream. I also might like me some cheesecake.....A LOT......so I had two pieces.

And same old story, the poolside movie wasn't happening this evening either. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes played while we were dining and a Spring Break Fiesta was going on now. While I don't mind mariachi music or trying to knock down a pinata, I just didn't have it in me so we retired for the night. Room service breakfast order placed, alarm clock set for 6:30, we were asleep ten minutes after we got in our room.

I'm amazed by the quality of the food you had every day on that cruise. Sounds heavenly to me!!

And I think that you probably participated in one of the daily contests during your trip, but you're not telling us! I know that you wanted one of those genuine plastic, ship on a stick trophies to display at home!

 

[MinnieM123]

I use them interchangeably. Although, I have heard people insist dinner is lunch.

I know an elderly couple who were brought up being told that supper was a midday meal, and dinner was the meal at the end of the day. They never used the word, lunch. I was brought up having lunch, followed by dinner. The word, supper, was only used maybe on a weekend, when my mother might make a lighter "dinner" on a Saturday night, but refer to the evening meal as supper. Personally, I didn't care what any of it was called; if there was food on a plate in front of me, I was happy!

 

[MinnieM123]

That is so nice. I had that with my Shepard and she would always stay with my inlaws. When I had my goldens most of their lives I kenneled them at a high end kennel. They would pull me into the place when we got there so they were on their own little vacation and had each other. In their end years I had a neighbor girl (and sometimes her dad) come and watch them and turtle for up to two weeks. I paid the girl well and still came out way ahead of my kennel retreat costs. Walter has never been kenneled or left alone. I don't know what I'd do with him. Likely hire a pet sitter if it came to that but I have lots of neighbors that adore him so he'd likely be well taken care of if it came to that.

We've never kenneled Jack, either. I read once that it's good to get dogs used to a kennel at a young age (even just an overnight, 1-2 times a year, for example), so that they don't freak out as older dogs, if they need to be kenneled, (if you have to go away on vacation or for an emergency situation). Guess I blew that with Jack, but I didn't read the article until he was about 5 years old. He's only been with us, once we adopted him from the animal shelter.

On an unrelated matter about dogs, I saw on the news this morning that there is a dog flu strain out there in Illinois, and a few neighboring states, so be careful with Walt being around unfamiliar dogs. Some dogs have become very ill with this flu, and I guess that whatever canine flu vaccines are available, are not effective for this particular strain out in your area.

 

[Eric1955]

I never said I hated it? I was using that song about it's a small world, because FutureCEO found out someone in his new job, was someone he knew from his childhood, and it's a small world after all.

I know that. I wasn't suggesting that you hated the song. I was just saying I don't understand why the song is so hated.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I never said I hated it? I was using that song about it's a small world, because FutureCEO found out someone in his new job, was someone he knew from his childhood, and it's a small world after all.

He wasn't saying you hated it. After you brought it up, he seemed to indicate that many people hate it.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Campbell's here too. Mmm Mmm Good!

Not really, but I couldn't resist.

Do you make yours with all milk?

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I'm amazed by the quality of the food you had every day on that cruise. Sounds heavenly to me!!

And I think that you probably participated in one of the daily contests during your trip, but you're not telling us! I know that you wanted one of those genuine plastic, ship on a stick trophies to display at home!

I actually didn't do any of the craziness, just a few trivia. My friends unfortunately aren't into that type of stuff. I, on the other hand, love playing cornhole. That just means we have to go on another cruise right?

 

[MOXOMUMD]

6 days until Earth Day! (My daughter's choice, we still watch a lot of Charlie & Lola. )

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Speaking of pets, why is my cat's method of telling me she needs food licking my leg?

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I actually didn't do any of the craziness, just a few trivia. My friends unfortunately aren't into that type of stuff. I, on the other hand, love playing cornhole. That just means we have to go on another cruise right?

We had cornhole at my old job in the office. Randomly, my boss would come it at 4 pm and say, "Let's play cornhole!" We also randomly played darts.

It was a fun place to work, but I don't think that particular company was a good fit for me. Was a fun office, though.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I saw this on Facebook this morning. It's to bad that most of us can no longer think in this manner. It would save a lot of problems.


Stacy Parrish Whiteside
Advices from An Old Farmer
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.
Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
Don‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around..
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Update on slacker group member:
Today, I came in and talked to her about why she can't attend group meetings. All she did was argue with me the entire time. It was also like, "Oh, I create more work for you? Oh well." It wasn't apologetic. It wasn't "Oh, I know I create more work for you, so please, assign me more work so that I can make up for it." Just, "Oh, I create more work for you? That's a shame." And it was smiley and laughter, like something about this was funny. Keep the temper under control, Missy, I thought to myself. Then she says, "You can't force me to attend group meetings." So I said to her "You can't attend, but then you don't even give us a phone number or anything to tie you in. You're just completely unreliable." Then the professor overheard and came over.

Professor sided with me. She said that the fact that she's unreachable is not fair to us. Then she also said that she won't be able to do this when she gets to the Management Capstone course. The girl tried to argue with the professor, but the professor cut her off. She said not to worry about it for today and for the rest of the semester as we will be able to get the remaining group assignments done in class, and then it will be individual work. But then after class, she pulled her aside and talked to her. Boy, I would have loved to hear what she had to say, but my group and I purposely acted like we weren't paying attention (although from what I heard, this girl was arguing back with her as well; yeah, real smart, argue with the head of the department. Brilliant.) I myself would love to say to her, "The world does no revolve around you, and you are not always right, so shut up and listen to what others have to say." And then smack her. But I won't.

And then the group and I talked about it after class. Everyone was glad that I said something, and if she asks to be in a group with us in the future, we're going to say no. I asked the other girl if she got the same impression I did from her, that the super sweet stuff she does is a persona and she's completely fake. She said yup, and she's also a total know-it-all. Thank you! My thought exactly. Never again. Ugh

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[Cesar R M]

Deluxe dinner package=too much food

Yes, We found it in the hardway.. thankfully we had a big discount on it.. so it didn't hurt as much lol.

 

[Cesar R M]

And there was not a recall?

They were not a recall, because it was not a failure or defect per se.
It only happens when the owners of the cars let the car fall down in disrepair or not replace the required parts (aka the engine mount points)