Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
Can you believe it? Here we are at another "Hump Day"! Welcome, Early Morning Crew Members! How are you today? I hope you slept well and now you're ready to get the day started with me. :bounce:

So grab a cup of coffee and sit down, relax, and let's wake up together!

Song Of The Day: "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills (Jeeze! Remember THAT one?)

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• DanCa
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Heidi
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab

[billyskank]

2. Good morning Clint

:hi:

[Clintmax]

4. Hail, Billy!

:hi:
How are you feeling today, Buddy? Better I hope!

[billyskank]

15. I am well enough to be at work

I reckon I will be fully fit by tomorrow. :hi:

I had to go to the dental hygienist this morning for ritual torture. Man she is brutal! At least if you have a filling then you get some anaesthetic! x(

[Clintmax]

25. I'm glad to hear you're well enough to go to work!

:bounce:
I freakin' HATE the dentist! Because every single thing they do HURTS! Even just cleaning ones teeth hurts like a mother F'er! "Ritual Torture" is right!

[tjwmason]

11. Good morning billy.

:hi:

Are you back at work today?

[billyskank]

16. Hi mason!

Yes, I'm here at my desk again. :hi:

[tjwmason]

18. Good to hear.

In the sense that you're well, rather than in the sense that you're back at work.

Shall I get back to patronising you then? :shrug:

[billyskank]

19. Please do!

:bounce:

[tjwmason]

29. Jolly good old bean.

Didn't want to take advantage of you in a weakened state, poor little boy.

[billyskank]

34. I was under the impression

you were just dying to take advantage of me! Or was that Khashka? ;)

[tjwmason]

40. I'd love to take advantage of either/both of you.

:evilgrin:

But I do have some morals, and wouldn't take it when you were in a poor weakened state.

[Robeson]

3. Hey Clint!....

...how's it going? Hope all is well!....:hi:

[Clintmax]

6. Hail, Robeson!

:hi:
Yes sir, everything is cool down here in Florida! I wish it would quit it with the rain though. How's every little thing in your world?

[Robeson]

It's raining here, too....

...so everytime I wash my new car, it rains. In fact, I can now predict the weather....'cause if I wash my car, that means it will rain!...:rofl:

[Clintmax]

21. I wish it would stop for ONE day so I could!

It's supposed to be sunny and 80 degrees today, so I should be able to go wash it this morning. Although...it IS supposed to shower tomorrow. I can't win for losing, Dude. :shrug:

[Skittles]

5. today is my Friday

I have the next four days off! :D

[Clintmax]

7. Good morning, Skittles!

:hi:
Good for you! The next four days off...wow...what does THAT feel like? I wouldn't know, you see, as I work in retail and we NEVER get that many days off all together. Unless, of course, we're taking a weeks vacation.

[Skittles]

24. I get 3 or 4 days of every week

because I work 12 hour shifts!

[Clintmax]

26. YUCK! 12 hour shifts!

I see now why you get days off like that. I've done the 12 hour days thing before too, and it was NO fun. :puke:

[Skittles]

33. three days on, three days off, four days on, four days off

the only one that bothers me is that fourth day.....it is brutal

[Clintmax]

37. Yes, I'm sure it is!

But now, you can rest and have a few days off. That's great! :bounce:

[Whoa_Nelly]

8. Happy Wednesday, Clintmax!

And now to bed for me!

Have a great day!

[Clintmax]

13. Good Morning and Good Night, Whoa!

:hi:
Have a good rest! Sweet dreams!

[tjwmason]

9. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

I'm in a good mood here - not got much work sitting on the desk :bounce:

We've just started on Messe de la Pentecote by Messiaen - which contrary to the title is actually a suite or ogran works.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

14. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
Good to hear work isn't too overmuch today! It's always a good thing when one isn't innundated immediately upon entering the workplace!

[tjwmason]

Yes, it's always a good thing.

Now I'm just looking around for the pictures of you in your car......

[Clintmax]

23. I will take some and post them if it will EVER quit raining!

It's supposed to be 80 and sunny today, so today should be THE day I can do that! :woohoo:

[tjwmason]

28. We had some rain yesterday.

But we're actually in the middle of a water shortage in this part of the world, with looming threats of hose-pipe bans in several parts of the South East.

I'm just not going to rise to the '80 and sunny' comment. :grr:

[Clintmax]

30. *SMILE* Sorry, Dude...

I wasn't trying to make you jealous or anything...I was just saying that we're going to be back to normal weather here today. I don't know how long it will last, though. Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow too.

[tjwmason]

39. If it gets me more pictures

of your beautiful visage I'm happy.

[Clintmax]

41. Well today will be the day.

I'm going over to the dealership where I bought my car to get a couple of things, then it's off the car wash, and then...PICTURES! :woohoo:

[tjwmason]

44. Hurrah.

:woohoo:

Are you off work today?

[Clintmax]

49. Yes, I am!

:woohoo:

[tjwmason]

51. But I guess that this means working the week-end?

I suppose short of winning the lottery there's little which is going to change that.

[Clintmax]

53. Yes, I have to work all weekend.

Unless I find a job, other than retail...no, nothing is going to change that. I've done it for so long that it doesn't bother me. Winning the lottery would solve it instantly, though! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

54. You'd even be able to come and visit me if you did.

:D

Do you have any wondeful plans for today?

[Clintmax]

55. Just have to go to the dealership where I bought my car

to pick up a couple of things, wash my car, and take some pictures! It would be GREAT to be able to get on a plane to come see you, TJ! :bounce:

[tjwmason]

57. That would be great.

I could show you London (the greatest city on the planet by a mile), and the gorgeous countryside round here too.

I assume that Greekspeak is busy today?

[Clintmax]

60. College work calls him today.

He'll be at Florida State for most of the day.

I'd love to see London! And to have such a beautiful guide would be fantastic! :bounce:

[tjwmason]

64. That's a pity for you.

If you want a beautiful guide round London, I'm sure we could convince billy to join us. ;)

[Clintmax]

65. Oh, here we go!

I meant YOU, mister man! Stop deflecting. :rofl: Although...if Billy would join us, then I would have TWO beautiful guys to show me around! :woohoo: I like that idea even more!

[tjwmason]

88. But I'm sooooo good at deflecting your flattery...

But I make it time for some luncheon, maybe see you around afterwards.

:loveya:

[Clintmax]

90. Yes, you are, Mister.

:rofl:
I'm going to be leaving shortly for the car dealership, so I probably WON'T be around when you get back. But, I'll see you in the morning...and hopefully I'll have a couple of pictures for you to see! :woohoo: See you then, TJ! :loveya:

[swimboy]

106. Hello, TJ--

How corking to see you! :hi: :hug: :hi:

Hmmm, that '80 and sunny'puts me in the mind of something you said, what was it, about Georgia?!?! :grr:

I'll have to show you around here sometime so you'll know better! :rofl:

:loveya:

[tjwmason]

108. I have been told that I'd like Vriginia.

Though that was by a Virginian who was plying me with drinks so I'm not sure that he didn't have ulterior motives. ;) But we you've told me it looks like Richmond on Thames, I'll definitely have to visit sometime - especially if I've got an offer of such a gorgeous guide.

:loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. Good Morning Clintmax!

Today is the day the washing machine repairman comes!! Woohoo! :woohoo: He will tell me that it will take 7-10 business days for the part(s) to come in. I am setting myself up to be happily surprised...I hope.


Yesterday, I steered clear of DU in order to not bring my general crabbiness to the table. It's good to be here today though. :hi: Have a good day.

[Clintmax]

17. Good morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
I noticed you weren't here. But it IS good to see you this morning! Hopefully you WILL be pleasantly surprised and he will have everything he needs to get the repair complete. But I know what you mean about the 7 to 10 days thing. I've heard that more than once myself.

Have a great day too, my dear! :loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. It is great to see you! Somehow the 7-10 business days stretches

into nearly infinity. :)

The weather is supposed to be good today! Yaay! Hope it's warmer than it has been.

[Clintmax]

27. We're going to have some good weather here too.

80 and sunny! So, I can wash my car and take some pictures of me with it so I can post them! :woohoo:

[NMMNG]

12. Good morning Clint!

Hump Day again already, and another month 2/3 over. Where does time go? :crazy:


"Music Box Dancer". I had that on vinyl as a child, and I played it over and over and over.

[Clintmax]

20. Morning, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:
Did you and I have parallel childhoods or something? I had that on a 45 when I was a kid too...and I played it and played it and played it! My parents got so sick of it back then! :rofl:

Time goes away without regard to anyone's wishes. February nearly gone...March almost upon us...SLOW DOWN, I say! :rofl:

[NMMNG]

32. I wonder some times

Did you have a crush on somebody named Robin when you were in high school? :rofl:

[Clintmax]

36. LOL! No, no Robins...

But there was a Bert and a Kelly that I just flipped for!

[entanglement]

31. Morning, clintmax!

:toast:

[Clintmax]

35. Good morning, Entanglement!

:hi:
How's every little thing today?

[Clintmax]

38. By the way...

As of today, you are an official Early Morning Crew Member and your name has been added to the Crew Roster! :woohoo: So welcome to the Crew! :toast:

[entanglement]

43. Woohoo! Thanks!

:toast:

[Clintmax]

48. You're welcome!

:toast:
I'm glad to have you!

[buddhamama]

42. Good Morning Y'All

I am finding it a bit hard to fully wake up this morning- I am sleepy headed. It's probably because I slept so soundly.

How are you, Clintmax? :hi:

Time for some brew :donut:

[Clintmax]

46. Good Morning, Miss Mama!

:hi::donut:
I slept soundly too! :woohoo: So I'm doing just fine! You doing OK today?

[buddhamama]

50. I am doing great!

I love your early morning threads. They really help to start the day off right.

I am happy to hear you're doing fine.

Have a Fantastic day, Clintmax !!!!

and thanks again for spreading the cheer around. :yourock:

[Clintmax]

52. I love doing them too!

They start MY day out right also! So everyone wins! :woohoo: I hope you have a fantastic day too, my dear!

And you're welcome! Thank YOU for being here with me every day!

[LaurenG]

45. Good Morning Clintmax!

I hope your day is great. I'm way too late today. I feel like Forrest Gump (the character in the movie not our wonderful Du'er) Run Forrest Runnnn! :bounce: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

47. Morning, Miss OhioB!

:hi::loveya:
It's good to see you! I hate it when I wake up late and feel like I have to rush around! x( It's no fun, that's for sure! RUN FORREST, RUUNNN!! :rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

56. Hi

[Clintmax]

58. Good Morning, Miss Joan!

:hi::hug:
That cup of coffee looks so good! I wish I could find an icon like that using a Ppfatzlegraff (sp?) cup.

You doing OK today, my dear?

[In_The_Wind]

68. I'm still a little tired from the weekend and being stressed about Frodo.

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I'll be okay and so will she.

There's never a dull moment around here. My house mate's mother is back in the hospital so that means we'll be adding another bird to our flock for a short while. x(

[Clintmax]

69. She's beautiful, Miss Joan!

I'm happy to hear both you and she will be OK. So how many will that make in your flock once the other one gets there?

[In_The_Wind]

82. OMG ~ 5

We are going to place Paulie into a new home as soon as possible.
A Cherry Headed Conure needs lots of attention. They are smart, very talkative and very vocal.

[Clintmax]

84. He's gorgeous too!

I'd love to own a talking bird, but they are SO expensive! You're going to have your hands full, my dear. :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

95. I'm not looking forward to it!

Paulie was with us for a few weeks in the past. Unfortunately he encourages the rest of the flock into rowdy-time noise far too frequently.

*warning* The cost of buying a parrot is only the beginning. A good cage that is perfect for the bird's needs is often very expensive. I feed her organic foods as much as possible. Birds are far more sensitive to toxins in everything than humans.

[Clintmax]

98. Ah, I see...

Then I can understand why you're not looking forward to it. I'll hope for the best for you!

[DarkmoonIkonoklast]

59. Greetings, fair folk and True!

:donut:

[Clintmax]

61. Hail, DMI!

:hi:
How's it going, Man? Anything exciting happening today?

[Callalily]

62. Morning Clint! Mornin' All

Sounds like you're going to have some nice weather down there Clint. Here it's 24 with windchill of 12, so that's quite balmy for Wisconsin in February.

I too can't believe that February's almost over with. Must have been working to hard this month again!

Nothing special planned at work, same old same old, which for a change is nice!

[Clintmax]

63. Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
BRRRR! 24 degrees! Good gods! :scared: I've dealt with that kind of temperature in the past...no longer!

Good to see you today, my dear!

[Callalily]

66. Well Clint . . .

After the weekend temps, this truly does feel warm. Only in Wisconsin can it be truly cold, and we call it "brisk", "refreshing", "invigorating"!

[Clintmax]

67. I used to say the same things when I lived in Missouri.

But I don't have to anymore, thank all the gods!

[AirmensMom]

70. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

Where does the time go? I had a good sleep, thanks. Another busy day ahead.

How's the weather up there? Car photo day yet? :bounce:

[Clintmax]

73. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
It was rainy yesterday, so no pictures yet. Today it's supposed to be sunny and 80, so I'm going over to the dealership, then to wash my car, and then...pictures! :woohoo:

It's good to see you, my dear!

[AirmensMom]

76. Good to see you, too.

:hug: The kitties woke me up early this morning. One of them purred loudly in my ear, one of them just cried, one of them yelled and walked across my back, and the other one decided to give my face a bath. Try sleeping through all that!

Oh, boy! I'm glad you're going to have a nice day today! :bounce: What do you need to do at the dealership?

Guess what? Our St. Joseph statue came yesterday. So we did the proper ceremony and buried him in the front garden. And we did more tricks to make the house look bigger. Maybe today will be a better day.

[Clintmax]

79. LOL! the kitties obviously wanted you OUT of that bed!

:rofl:
I know I couldn't have slept through all that!

I want to go look at accessories for my car, and I found a small scratch on the top of the bumper that they are going to touch up for me, and I'm hoping the pinstripe guy is going to be there so I can have THAT done too! They're going to strip it for me for free! :woohoo:

Now that Joseph is in the ground, your house will sell! Get ready my dear!

[AirmensMom]

85. Only because they can't get their own breakfast.

Now they're ignoring me. :shrug: Cats ...

Ooh, accessories shopping! How fun! Have them give you a tube of touch-up paint so you can do your own scratches. We found that they'll give it to you if you ask, but they don't offer it. You're gonna get a pinstripe? Fancy! :woohoo:

Yes, I'm getting ready. We took more stuff off the walls yesterday and packed some things up and put them in the attic. I may do more of that today. At least it feels good DOING something instead of just nervously waiting around. :D

[Clintmax]

89. Yes, it's going to be a lot of fun actually!

The salesman who helped me, called yesterday to see how I was doing and how the car was! I thought that was SO nice of him! And yes, the pinstripe is going to be great!

I hate nervously waiting around. x( I'm sure it DOES feel good to be doing something instead.

[AirmensMom]

94. What color pinstripe?

:bounce: For that matter ... what color is your car? Same as the pic? Our salesperson called after we bought our car, too. She was really nice. And we still love the car 14 months later. :)

We called the moving company yesterday to see if we could buy some used boxes (for packing up some books). The guy thought it was a shame for us to have to pay for boxes since we're really moving and could get them for free if we were "on the books". So he's coming over tomorrow to drop off some boxes and do an estimate. We haven't even committed to his company! But it's Allied ... they're good, aren't they? I've had Mayflower and Bekins. Seeing my coffee table legs roll off the back of the Bekins truck didn't exactly inspire confidence, although the crew that packed us up in NY were great. Now we have my mom's baby grand piano, so I'm REALLY nervous about getting a good mover this time.

[Clintmax]

97. I get to choose the pinstripe color...

I haven't decided yet WHAT color to get. Yes, my car is the same as the picture I posted just before and right after I got it! Bright yellow! Since the inside is charcoal, I'm thinking a charcoal pinstripe.

Allied has been around for a long time...I've never used them, but they are good so far as I know!

i'm going to have to get off here in a minute to get cleaned up so I can get this stuff started.

[AirmensMom]

99. Charcoal sounds great!

I have to go, too. Get dressed ... do the usual stuff. I'm glad we could talk this morning! Please send good vibes, etc., for the house. I'll be waiting for those new car pics! Have a great day! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

101. Good vibes are on their way!

:loveya::hug:
i'm glad we could talk also! My morning has started right because of it too! :bounce: Have a great day, my dear! Good luck!

[AirmensMom]

102. Thanks.

Here are extra hugs because you're so nice. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

104. You're a sweetheart too!

Extra hugs for you too!
:hug::hug::hug::hug::loveya:

[wildhorses]

71. morning Clintmax...

mind if I drink chamomile tea and get ready for bed...I will sit down and relax and let you guys wake up while I drift off to dreamland...:hi:

[Clintmax]

74. Morning, WildH!

:hi::hug:
You have whatever you'd like, my dear! It's good to see you! I LOVE your earworm song tday!

[wildhorses]

77. thank you!!!

I posted it yesterday before I went to work. I had a meeting with my boss and I needed all my angels. It worked to they protected him from me belting him one...Ha! maybe that sounds backwards but the meeting went well.
and guess what else...
:hug:

[Clintmax]

80. I'm glad the meeting went well...

But...what else? Here I go being dense again. x(

[wildhorses]

83. no silly...you are not dense

I think you are WAY cool..


'member my halloween costume?

well last night one of my patients gave me an idea for this year's costume

[Clintmax]

86. Ah, OK!

So what's it going to be this year then? Tell me, tell me, tell me! :bounce:

[wildhorses]

87. well...I am going to wear 2 wrist watches

and guess what that will make me...

[Clintmax]

91. Ummm...a two timer? ROFL!

:rofl:

[wildhorses]

96. ubeccha....

:rofl:


poor little old man came in by ambulance, trouble breathing...obviously mild MR. He was a sweetheart. And he is fascinated by watches and pennies. He had swallowed a penny and he was obstructing his airway. Anyway he had 2 wristwatches on...and BINGO!!!


how's that for a cheap costume?

[Clintmax]

100. Yes...VERY inexpensive!

:rofl:
Especially if you already own two watches. You'll have to explain to everybody what your costume is, though. Be prepared. :rofl:

[wildhorses]

105. just like I had to explain last year's costume...

it is a good icebreaker
I like to have those "punny" costumes
Every once in awhile though I go all out and do a "REAL" costume.

[newyawker99]

72. Good morning everyone!

:donut:

:hi:

[Clintmax]

75. There's my Miss NewYawker!

:hi::bounce::party::hug:
I hope everything is going good up there in NYC!

[newyawker99]

78. Everything is fine. Thanks for asking.

I hope everything is good in your
neck of the woods.


:hi:


:hug:

[Clintmax]

81. Oh yes...fantastic.

We're going to have nice weather (80 & sunny) today, so lots to do! :woohoo:

[mdmc]

92. mornin

:kick:

[Clintmax]

93. Hail, Mdmc!

:hi:
I hope you're doing good today!

[mdmc]

110. hey now!

:hi: :kick:

[Clintmax]

103. Well, I'm off to go get ready, folks!

Take care, and I'll see you again tomorrow! With pictures this time! :bounce::woohoo:

[bigwillq]

107. Hey Clint!

:hi:

I am off today! WOO HOO! I have a lot of things to get done though!! :)
Have a great day! :)

[Shine]

109. Mornin' Clint!

:hi: