Good Thursday Morning, Everybody!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
How are you today? Captain Clintmax of the Early Morning Crew here, and it's time to get this day started! :bounce: So we made it over the "Hump Day" and now we're cruising down to the weekend! :woohoo: I hope you have some fun stuff planned, unlike me who has absolutely no idea what I'm going to do yet on this weekend off. :shrug: So, anyway, let's get this day going, shall we?

Song Of The Day: "Symphony Of The Seas" by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

[SeattleGirl]

1. Good morning, Clintmax!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

3. Good Morning, Miss Seattle!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today! I hope you're doing good! :loveya:

[GalleryGod]

55. Get some sleep,Girl !

Even the "Insomniac" went to bed !

[Clintmax]

2. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS!

I thought it would be fun to compile a list of the current Crew members. If I have accidently missed you, let me know and I will add you at once! Want to become a member? Come in and say Hello! Here's the Clintmax Crew in alphabetical order:

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• DanCa
• FoxMulder
• Heidi
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Newyawker99
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• WildHorses

[Robeson]

4. Morning Clint. Hope all is well! ......

...SeattleGirl got a late night thread of flirtatious fun going on another thread here. Best late night party in a long time on the Lounge...:hi:

Hope you find something good to do this weekend! Have a good one...:thumbsup:

[Clintmax]

5. Morning, Robeson!

:hi:
Hmmm...sounds like a good time! I'll have to read through that thread. Is it the "Who killed the Lounge" thread?

[Robeson]

9. Yep, that's it. At the time, no one was posting in the Lounge, then...

...when that thread came on board, a party started!

[Clintmax]

18. OK cool!

Party time is always cool! :bounce:

[NMMNG]

6. Good morning Clint!

I have nothing planned for the weekend except work. :puke: At least I have some good books to read. Right now I'm reading "Ethan Frome", and after that I have "The Handmaid's Tale". I've read both of them before, but they are worthy of re-reading.

[Clintmax]

10. Good morning, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:
Work, work, work. I certainly know the feeling. I love to read too and do every day. Right now, I'm reading a five book series that is kinda like an alternate history of King Arthur and his Knights. They are fantastic!

[NMMNG]

14. I'm trying to get more reading in

I'd slacked off a bit and felt my brain was turning to mush. I've gotten back into the groove again and I'm reading at a good clip. I still spend too much time on DU, but that's a fault I'll have to learn to live with. :shrug:

[Clintmax]

19. LOL! Hey, I'd live with it too!

I enjoy my time on DU so much!

[tjwmason]

7. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Hope that all's well with you today.

We're a tad bit sleepy round here...but essentially jolly.

I'm on Livre d'Orgue by Messiaen :D

Who is the composer of Symphony of the Seas?

:hug:

[Clintmax]

13. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
All is well with me too! I'm glad to hear everyone is Jolly over there! As far as the "Symphony Of The Seas" goes...I'm not sure you'd like it...it is a medley of old sailor songs set to a dance beat and played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. There are several albums in the series called "Hooked On Classics" and Louis Clark was the conductor. Here's a link and you can listen to samples:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000063T50/102-1009831-7252168?v=glance&n=5174

I suggest you listen to "Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2)"

[tjwmason]

22. Things like that can be very useful.

The world of classical music can be very intimidating from the outside, and so unless you're raised on it, it might seem horrifically daunting to explore it. Bridge-music allows folk an easier access route.

[Clintmax]

25. I hadn't thought of that.

Did you listen to it? That's true though. I have loved the "Hooked On Classics" series since I was a kid.

[tjwmason]

29. Can't listen here I'm on a work computer...

My personal solution would be to provide half decent musical education....but that's a million miles away from happening.

We've got a beautiful sunny day here - still damn chilly, but I have to admit that I do like it (just as long as winter doesn't go on for too long).

[Clintmax]

32. What, no speakers?

The samples are 30 seconds long. If you want I'll send you the link to your regular e-mail and you can listen to it when you get home. I say "Dance beat" but it's really just a "boom, clap" - "boom, clap" kinda beat. It's not REALLY a dance beat...you'd have to hear it to know what I mean.

I'm glad to hear you're going to have a good sunny day! We are too here in North Florida! :woohoo:

[tjwmason]

37. I'll bet it's a tad bit warmer there though.

The B.B.C. say 41 degrees, but I think that there must be some wind-chill too.

[Clintmax]

39. Well yes, warmer than that.

We're looking for a high of 61 today, so it isn't going to be "toasty"...but nice.

[tjwmason]

41. This was supposed to be one of the most severe winters on record

Or so we were told continually through the autumn, yet we've only had one small flurry of snow which settled for about 2 hours.

[Clintmax]

44. LOL! You know...I don't think those weather men and women...

have any idea at all what it's going to do. They get it wrong more than they do right. Probably, they just stick their heads out the window, see what it looks like outside, and then just make a guess. :rofl:

[tjwmason]

62. Are you off work this week-end?

You had it off recently too.

At this rate, you'll be almost as lazy as we office workers. ;)

[Clintmax]

65. Yes, I do!

:woohoo:
I don't know how it happened that I got one so soon after having one...but I got it! Somehow, I don't think you're "lazy", Mister Man. :rofl:

[tjwmason]

68. Lucky you.

Definite cause for a quick :woohoo: and :party: I hope that you'll get to spend some time with Greekspeak.

But if you don't think that I'm lazy, you just don't know me well enough yet. :D

[Clintmax]

71. LOL!

Well, YOUR definition and MY definition of lazy could be two different things you know. I'm sure I will get to spend some time with Greekspeak! :woohoo:

[tjwmason]

75. If you're going to play the re-definition game

then fine I'm a very industrious hard worker, who earns every single penny of my pay through blood, sweat, toil and tears. ;)

Hope that the two of your have lots of fun (and possibly 'fun' :evilgrin: ).

[Clintmax]

76. See...I KNEW you were a hard worker!

:rofl:
And yes, we're going to have lots of fun this weekend! Both kinds! I hope you do too!

[tjwmason]

79. We get to see England-Italy on Friday.

Which should be good fun - and I dare say that's it won't be tempting fate to say that I should like the outcome too.

One of my favourite parts of the Italy (and France) games are their national anthems, it's impressive enough to hear a stadium full of people singing the same thing but Inno di Mameli and la Marseillaise are superbly o.t.t. as well.

[Clintmax]

83. Sounds fun to me!

I really need to try to find a television station that broadcasts those games.

[tjwmason]

91. They won't have the entire match

But the B.B.C. web-site may well have streaming excerpts so you can see what rugby's like.

My tummy is now telling me it's time for lunch...so I better go fow now. :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

101. Well have a good lunch, TJ!

Maybe tomorrow I'll have a new picture to show you. ;)

[tjwmason]

126. I'm counting down the seconds.

:D

[Clintmax]

128. I do that too.

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Good morning Clintmax

I'm just munching away the salad I made myself this morning.

This weekend I will be at my moms. I talked to the guy yesterday evening. Called him since I haven't heard from him all day. He didn't even got the message since he had his cell in his bag the whole time. He has to work this weekend.
So I will go to my mom and have yummy food. Anti Pasti, Ossobucco, Tiramisu :9

[Clintmax]

15. Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you! And I'm glad you got to talk to your guy yesterday! I hope it was good! That food DOES sound good! Can I come too? :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

23. Of course you can come

I would love to have you there. :hug:

we didn't talk long. He just got home after a long day and wanted to go to bed. He asked when I am home today. But tonight I won't be home. Today I am going to the opera "Elektra" I told you about. We will talk later.

[tjwmason]

24. I hope that you enjoy Elektra.

I'm trying to get a group together to go to the new production of le Nozze di Figaro which has just openned at the Royal Opera in London. Opera is such a wonderful thing, absorbing the eyes as well as the ears.

[MissHoneychurch]

70. Thank you tj

I am looking forward it. Haven't been to an opera in a while. Ok, I was last year. Open-air "Carmen". "Elektra" will be my first experience with a "modern" opera.

Do try to get your friends together. Figaro is such a great piece of work.

[Clintmax]

26. Well that's good!

If only I could get this damned Transporter fixed! Where's Scotty when you need him? :shrug: x(

[MissHoneychurch]

28. yes, that stupid Transporter ...

or maybe Scotty is using it :9

[Clintmax]

34. He might be.

I hadn't thought of that. Is work going good today?

[MissHoneychurch]

42. yeah, work is ok

even though right now I am getting in the not-work-mood again. As usual after lunch break. :shrug:

[Clintmax]

47. I think that happens to all of us.

Myself included. I'm glad to hear it's going good though!

[MissHoneychurch]

54. I have to catalog old books again

which I love really.

here is me at my workplace. it looks the same right now except the window is closes and I am dressed a bit warmer. But the stack of books - yep :)


and here a bit older one (I wear the same sweater today)

[Clintmax]

58. WOOHOO!

Those are GREAT! It's nice to see you as you are when you're here with me! Thanks for letting me see! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

61. no wuestion

the first pic is really how I sit now (except I am not on the phone). The teapot - check, the water thing - check, the books - check ... :rofl:

[Clintmax]

66. LOL! I love it!

I wish I had a picture like that so you could see me as I am now! Then again, it would probably break your computer, so it's for the best that you can't. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

67. Why would it breakt the computer??

Nah ... I saw how you look in one of those pic threads .... you look good.

[Clintmax]

69. Well thank you...

I was just thinking that in the early morning, we don't look our best, so it's probably not a good idea to post a picture before we get cleaned up and lookin good.

[MissHoneychurch]

72. well yes

I would never post a pic of myself just crawling out of bed ... LOL

[Clintmax]

73. Then you know what I mean.

Still...it would be fun to show you where I am every morning with you and the rest of the Crew!

[MissHoneychurch]

74. yes that would be fun

maybe greenspeak can take a pic of you when you are both home this weekend maybe. When you are dressed properly and had your coffee :) ... hey that is a good topic for a thread :rofl:


BTW, did you really said yesterday, you had to walk the dog?? Didn't I tell ya that??? I thought it was greenspeaks dog :rofl:

[Clintmax]

77. I think I will have him take a picture for me!

And yes, I go walk the dog too. Tony loves me too and I rather enjoy taking him outside also. You're right...that WOULD be a good topic for a picture thread!

[MissHoneychurch]

78. Glad Tony loves you

how is the cat dealing with him now?

and just tell greenspeak I demanded it :)
Why isn't he ever in the Lounge?

[Clintmax]

81. The cat tries to avoid him. LOL!

Tony chases him around the house a lot. :rofl: Greekspeak doesn't come into the Lounge. He stays in GD and GD: Politics. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

82. poor cat

I feel sorry for him. Give him a scratching for me :)

Does greekspeak know what you are up to here? :rofl:

[Clintmax]

86. Yes...I've asked him to come in and say Hello to everyone...

But he wants to stay in GD. :shrug:

I'll certainly give Bandit a few scratches for you, my dear!

[tjwmason]

80. Pah - I think that you'd look adorably sweet.

:D

[Clintmax]

85. I don't know, TJ...

I'm going to have Greekspeak take a picture of me here on the computer during the Early Morning Crew, but I take no responsibility if everyone's computers crashes! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

89. Maybe our computers will crash

but only because we will want to crawl into the monitors :)

[Clintmax]

104. LOL! I see. You MAY change your tune once you see it.

But that's nice of you to say anyway! :loveya:

[tjwmason]

90. Crash from gorgeousness overload?

That's all I can think of.

[Clintmax]

105. Awww...that's nice of you to say.

But like I told MissHoney...you may change your tune once you see me in the early morning picture.

[swimboy]

118. Hello, MissHoneychurch--

I'm sorry I haven't managed to talk with you for a day or two. Your workspace looks well-lighted and airy. It's good to see you in your work element. :hi:

I hope you enjoy Elektra (and the rest of your weekend too). I want to hear what you thought of it.

[MissHoneychurch]

121. good morning swimboy

I'll make sure to tell you tomorrow how I liked it.

And know for sure I'll enjoy the weekend. Will take the train tomorrow after work since I don't have too much stuff to carry. Not much in the mood to drive Friday afternoon in crazy weather (sun, rain, snow - what month is it? April? :eyes: )

[Scooter24]

36. Mornin' MissHoneychurch

[MissHoneychurch]

49. Morning Scooter

even though it is after 1pm here already I feel like "having to get up" right now :)

[Callalily]

46. Morning MissH

Well, if that transporter ever gets fixed, rest assured, it'll be Clintmax and me coming over there to visit. Especially is we're assured of a menu like this one. Ahhhhh, Italian food . . . so good, so comforting.
Glad to hear that you connect with your guy.

[MissHoneychurch]

53. Good morning SimplyF

:hi:

I had that menu before. I KNOW it will be just yummy. And if you and Clintmax would be part of it ... it would be pure bliss :D

Yes, I am glad also. I will leave him alone for a bit now since I know he is very busy. Too bad he has to work this weekend. Oh well, there are more to come :evilgrin:

[In_The_Wind]

11. Good Morning!!!

[Clintmax]

16. Morning, Miss Joan!

:hi:
It's SO good to see you today! How's everything going with the renovations?

[In_The_Wind]

21. Well, it's like this ~

The contractor promised he would have the estimate in my hands on Monday afternoon. I finally called yesterday and left a message on his answering machine reminding him that I haven't heard from him yet.
Next week ~ I'll try someone else.
A call saying it was delayed would have been nice.

Other than that ~ I'm great. I'm focusing on the good plans I have for later this year instead of getting nuts about today.

[Clintmax]

27. Why oh why do people DO that?

Especially contractors who GET jobs through their estimates! I just don't understand it. :shrug: I'm glad to hear you are good otherwise! :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

84. It's not a very good way to start a business relationship.

Does he want the job. :shrug:






I might go to a movie this afternoon or just watch the fireplace and do a bit of California Dreaming.

[Clintmax]

87. No it isn't!

I've seen that happen to lots of people with contractors. I'll never understand it.

[In_The_Wind]

93. It's a perfect example of "why people get contractor anxiety".

They want 1/2 payment at the beginning of the job but they don't always finish it.

[Clintmax]

106. Yes, and I don't know what I would do if someone did that to me.

I would be one pissed off individual! :grr::mad:

[swimboy]

125. All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey . . .

Hello Joani--
:hi:
I'm sorry you are having so many construction woes. I took on the rehabilitation of a house that was near collapse, only because it was next door to mine, and after many years it is finished and rented. We finally found a talented, reliable, honest contractor! There are too many stories.

I hope you get a breakthrough soon! :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

142. swimboy

It's great to see you!

It's hell living in the house while the work is going on. The major jobs are almost finished.

I must be crazy but the next project will be solar panels. I was able to bring the cost of heating down 1/3 by installing a wood stove. That's inspired me to tackle one more thing. On the plus side ~ The house was just appraised at three times the amount we bought it for ten years ago. Not bad.

I'm giving myself the summer off to do a bit of traveling: www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4685195 before MissHoneychurch and I drive south in September.

That's wonderful about the house next door to you. It must make you feel better to see something nice that you helped to create instead of a house that was near collapse.
Congratulations

[XemaSab]

12. Good morning, Clintmax!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

17. Morning, Xema!

:hi:
How's every little thing?

[Clintmax]

20. Xema, I added you to my Crew member list!

:bounce:

[XemaSab]

35. Arrrrrr, matey!

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

40. LOL! Yes, I guess we're in the Pirate mode today.

:rofl:

[Scooter24]

30. Good morning!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

31. Hail, Scooter!

:rofl:
That's a hilarious picture, Man! Is that what you look like, ladybug in your hair and all, in the mornings? :rofl:

[Scooter24]

33. Psh..

You should know that I wake up with my makeup and hair intact just like they do on soap operas :rofl:

I'm in the Disney spirit today... How about we invite the lounge to enjoy the latest Disney ride?

[Clintmax]

38. Oh my GODS!

:rofl:
Who the hell designed that ride, indeed! :rofl: So you wake up and everythings all perfect, huh? Well lucky you! The rest of us look like hells warmed over. :rofl:

[Callalily]

43. Morning Clint!

Quite an impressive group you have collected!
I have no plans for the weekend, and frankly that's okay. Did far too much procrastinating last weekend. Needless to say, my chore list is still waiting for me, so maybe I'll tick some things off of it this weekend.


OMG! I was wondering where this post was, and lo' and behold, I forgot to hit the "post message" button. Hopefully my brain will start working a little better.

[Clintmax]

45. Morning, SimplyF!

It's good to see you! I hope you noticed your name there too!

I do some pretty bad procrastinating too, so you're not alone in that respect. Really what I SHOULD do is get some of my things ticked off too.

LOL...yes, clicking "Post Message" is an important step! :rofl:

[Callalily]

51. Bwahahahaha

Yes, I can't believe that I did that! I'm blaming it on not having my coffee

[Clintmax]

52. Well yes, that could very well be the reason!

Is it finished brewing yet?

[Callalily]

56. Yup!

All is good with the world now!

[Clintmax]

64. Good deal!

:donut:
I'm having some too!

[ScreamingMeemie]

48. Hi Clintmax! Hey! I have an idea for you.

How about going to see Brokeback Mountain? ;)

MrG and I are going out on a "date". We haven't been out just the two of us in over a year, so I'm looking forward to it. :hi: :hug:

Have a great day.

[Clintmax]

50. Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
Yes, I would LOVE to go see it again! I've planned on several occasions to go for a second time and something has, every single time, stopped me from going. x( It is a fantastic film! I hope you have fun on your date! Sounds like a good time! I hope you have a very good day too, my dear!

[buddhamama]

57. Good Morning Clintmax !

I am good! And I am Happy to hear you are as well.

I have no plans as of yet for the weekend either.

lotsa :coffee: and music, chillin'.

Have a wonderful day! :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

60. Morning, Mama!

:hi::hug:
I'm glad to hear you're doing good! hopefully, we'll decide on something fun for the weekend! Have a great day too, my dear!

[aclog]

144. hey your username is deceptive

it took be awhile to get it. You will forever be "bud-ah-ma-mama" to me :)

[buddhamama]

145. heehee

cute. but tell me, what does "bud-ah-ma-mama" mean to you?

[aclog]

146. its not something you can touch so much as its in your mind

errrr...my mind :)

[buddhamama]

147. fascinating !

i am intrigued by the abstractness of it all. :)

[GalleryGod]

59. Hey,Buddy ! Who needs a Wash N' Cut ?

I brought the girls from "Blow Out" with me!

[Clintmax]

63. Morning, GalleryG!

I do, I do! But I cut my own hair, so thank you for asking! I added you to the Crew list, just now! You doing OK today? It looks like you're having fun!

[newyawker99]

88. Good morning everyone!

:donut: :hi:

[Clintmax]

95. Good Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug:
It's great to see you! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

92. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

I lost my internet the other day right in the middle of our conversation. How rude! You were gone by the time it came back. :(

I'm still waiting for those new pictures of Tony. :bounce:

Glad you made it over the hump day! It's been a crazy week here so far. Two parties were supposed to look at the house yesterday, but only one showed up. The Tuesday one seemed to like it and our realtor hasn't heard back from them yet ... maybe no news is good news. It was a young woman with a baby and her husband was out of town. So she had her realtor take pictures. I can't believe she would have done that if she didn't like the house. Well, SOMEONE will fall in love with it!

Today we get our taxes done. :scared:

Anyway, glad to see you today!

[Clintmax]

96. Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
Right after you had problems with your connection, mine started acting up also. I got disgusted with it and just left it alone for a while.

I'm sure someone will see and fall in love with your house! It's only a matter of time! I hope it sooner and than later for you though, my dear! It's SO good to see you too! I did my taxes a couple of weeks ago and I've already gotten my refund deposited! :woohoo: I hope you get one too and don't owe anything!

[AirmensMom]

113. Well, we seem to be running OK today.

I hope the house sells sooner, too ... because it's exhausting trying to keep it clean all the time and not knowing how it will all turn out.

Lucky you on the taxes! We will owe big time this year. Hopefully, we've planned sufficiently for it. It'll be good to know. I sure won't be writing out that check until April 15, though!

It's another gorgeous day down here. It rained all week when my brother was here, so he doesn't believe how beautiful the winter can be. I'm really enjoying it. :)

[Clintmax]

116. Won't you get some kind of credit for the hurricane damage?

When I was doing my taxes, it asked me about hurricane damage...I think they are giving some kind of tax credit to those who had damage. I would check that out. I'm enjoying the weather too!

[AirmensMom]

120. I'm not sure.

I ran through Turbo Tax online and saw that. But they wanted to know how much the damaged thing cost (originally) and I didn't have a clue how to figure that out. And we didn't have to replace the whole roof, just repair it. The accountant should be able to help with that. But it won't cover what we'll owe because we sold stock that was from an employee purchase plan. I usually do the taxes myself, but we're getting help this time.

[Clintmax]

123. And I don't blame you even a little bit.

I did the H&R Block online tax preparation thing this time too. That's why I got my refun so quickly. It was only a week! :woohoo:

[AirmensMom]

127. Wow, that was fast!

Remember the days when we waited something like 6 weeks for a refund? When I do TurboTax, I let them deposit it right into my checking account. That's too cool! :woohoo:

What wonderful thing will you do with your refund?

[Clintmax]

131. I certainly DO remember those long waits.

No longer, though. :woohoo: Not sure what I'll do with it. It was only $400, so it wasn't humongus. At least I didn't owe. Then again, I always get back a refund, though it gets smaller and smaller every year.

[AirmensMom]

137. That's enough for a nice dinner out.

And then some! Hey, $400 back is better than $1 owed. One time we got something outrageous, like $3,000 back. That's the year we remodeled the kitchen. Nice. :)

Next year, we'll do better -- normal income, moving expenses ... should get a pile back. Can't complain, though. I'm glad we had stock we could sell. That's what bought the land. Oh, yeah, we're closing on the land tomorrow! We've already wired the money to the title company. Maybe we can start building our road next week. :woohoo:

[Clintmax]

138. That's great!

:bounce:
I've never gotten that much back! I'm so excited for you with starting the new house construction! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

139. Well, the builder can't start until May.

That gives us more time to sell the house and get up there. He wants us there when he starts. But he said we could save time by getting a gravel road put in for his trucks. It'll eventually be our driveway, but he'll pave it at the end so it's nice for us. And we have to get the property bush-hogged so he can study the contours with the basement engineer (we're having a sunlight basement). Then the engineer can design the basement during the "waiting" time. I'm VERY excited and so is harleydad. As a matter of fact, I've known harleydad for 32 years and I don't think I've EVER seen him this excited about anything.
:bounce:
I think we only got that big refund b/c harleydad got a bonus at work and they took out way too many taxes for it. And my disability insurance co. made me refund a bunch of money b/c THEY made a mistake, and that was all deductible. So, you have to wait for someone to make a big mistake if you want to get a pile back. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

140. My luck doesn't seem to work that way.

I'll just have to be content with $400. :rofl: I'm off now to go do some stuff before work. It was good seeing you today!

[AirmensMom]

141. Have a great day!

I have to go find some papers and get the floor swept up. Thanks for talking with me! :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

143. I always enojy it!

Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow too! Talk to you then! :loveya:

[Clintmax]

117. Did you pull up the Crew listing?

Look who's right on top! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

130. I'm first, I'm first!

:bounce:

Hey, that's a great idea to have a Crew listing. Thanks, Captain!

[Clintmax]

133. You're welcome!

I thought it would be a good idea too! I think I'll post it every day so those who join will see their names on it too! I'm glad I thought of it!

[Jamastiene]

94. 'Tis snowing. Yippeee!

I am far too happy about it. I needed a delay from school this morning. RCC is on a two hour delay, :D.

[Clintmax]

98. Morning, Miss Jama!

I'm glad you're enjoying a small break because of the snow! When I was a kid in Missouri, I always looked forward to snow days! When they announced that schools would be closed, it was like a full fledged riot in progress at my house! :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

107. It's like a full fledged party here right now.

I hadn't slept in days, so I crashed for 12 hours straight and didn't get up until 4:00 today. I took my shower this morning as I got ready for school. I was drying off when I happened to look out the frosted windows over the bathtub. I said, no, it's my imagination. Then Yogi, my boy cat, called me over to the window to look. He discovered the snow and actually told me about it in his own cat way. I saw it and freaked. I was like a happy little kid. He looked at me funny and has been ever since. My aunt didn't get to sleep until late, so she told me no, she didn't want to see the snow when I asked her all excited like. I guess I am just a little kid at heart. It's great. I love it.

[Clintmax]

108. Hey, I'm a little kid at heart too, so we're a pair.

Living in Florida though, affords no opportunity for snow. Which, after living in Missouri my whole life and getting 26 inches of snow every winter, is a GOOD thing to me!

[Clintmax]

100. I added you to the Crew list, Jama!

You're official! :woohoo:

[Wetzelbill]

97. G' Morning Clint

I've been up pretty early for a couple days in a row. That must be a record. I'm usually part of the Nighthawks, but sometimes I actually get it together enough to check out the early morning crew.

I have... nothing planned actually. Sleep and read. That's about it. :)

[Clintmax]

99. Hail, Bill!

:hi:
Hey, you know the old saying..."Early to bed, early to rise..."! I've added you to the Crew List now, so you're official! :woohoo: It's good to see you today!

[Wetzelbill]

102. woohoo! I'm official!

:bounce:

Yeah, it's good to see you too!

Overuse of the exclamation points, not withstanding! :)

[Clintmax]

103. LOL. I use them a lot too.

Habit, don'tcha know.

[buddhamama]

109. sshh...

i am posting from work. ugghh! it is gonna be one of those days. let's share a cup of :coffee:
and chat.

[Clintmax]

110. Well hello again!

:hi:
Posting from work...I wish I could do that. I have some coffee in hand right now, myself!

[buddhamama]

111. yay!

coffee is the nectar of the gods!

posting from work keeps me sane.

[Clintmax]

115. Yes, it certainly is!

I drink coffee all day long. But, I can't post at work (retail don'tcha know), so I have to be here at home.

[we can do it]

112. Good Morning -

Coffee time!

[Clintmax]

114. Good morning, we can!

:hi:
I've been having some coffee all morning too! How the hells are ya?

[swimboy]

119. Hello, Clint!

I wasn't sure you were still around this morning. :hi: They are calling for a little snow on Saturday (my birthday) and I am planning to stay in bed eating some of Heidi's cinnamon rolls. She sent me her recipe to try and I think that's a great way to begin the weekend!

[Clintmax]

122. Hail, Swimboy!

Yes, I'm still around! And now happy that I am so I can talk with YOU! :hi::hug: I freakin LOVE cinnamon rolls, so let me know how the recipe is! I've tried to make them in the past and they sure are a pain the ass to make! Saturday is your birthday, huh? What WILL I get you????...

[swimboy]

129. I can't wait to find out what you got me!!

I will definitely report on the cinnamon rolls, the process as well as the results. The great thing about Heidi's is that you make them the night before and bake them in the morning. A lot of other recipes, if you want rolls at 8:00, you better get up at 5:00. But here I am talking to the Prince of Early Mornings! :rofl:

[Clintmax]

134. LOL! Well...I wouldn't want to get up and start making cinnamon rolls

immediately. They make a mess, let me just tell ya!

[tjwmason]

124. Good afternoon swimboy.

:hi:

I hope that things are better for you in work today than yesterday.

:hug:

[swimboy]

132. Hello, TJ!

:hug: Today is much better. It's been a challenging week for a number of reasons. :loveya:

[tjwmason]

135. Good to hear things are better today.

You always know where I am if you need to rant (and you certainly deal with mine very well :pals: ).

Hopefully joy will abound for you today. :loveya:

[swimboy]

136. : )

:pals: