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08/20/09 03:46 PM #784    

 

Gary Grice

Seems kinda slow around here today. I ran across these "random thoughts" and decided to post for your enjoyment. Kinda long and some may be a little risque but what the hey!! Hope everyone is having a great week. Later.

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I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.

More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

I don’t understand the purpose of the line, “I don’t need to drink to have fun.” Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they’ve invented the lighter?

Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase “Regards” again.

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.

There is a great need for sarcasm font.

Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I’ll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone’s laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a
millisecond earlier) to prove that I’m still the only one who really, really gets it.

How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

Was learning cursive really necessary?

Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

My brother’s Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, “Cuz we beat you, and you hate us.” Classy, bro.

Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.

How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?

Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies”

What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in theshower first and THEN turn on the water.

Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!

Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

“Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…

As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

I think that if, years down the road when I’m trying to have a kid, I find out that I’m sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it.

Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my @$$ everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time…

My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How the hell do I respond to that?

It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, I saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.


08/20/09 03:53 PM #785    

 

Gary Grice

Don,
You've got to get out more often - or look at them cheap catalogues that come in the mail! Them fancy boxes have been around for a while. Mine includes the cassette tape option as well. Now, if they could only play 8 Track tapes .....

08/20/09 04:01 PM #786    

 

Gary Grice

I know ya'll are all tuckered out from that last post but this was just too good to let go by. Its entitled:

Things You Don't Hear Anymore -

Be sure to refill the ice trays, we’re going to have company.

Watch for the postman, I want to get this letter to Willie in the mail today

Quit slamming the screen door when you go out !

Be sure and pull the windows down when you leave, it looks like a shower is coming up.

Don’t forget to wind the clock before you go to bed.

Wash your feet before you go to bed, you’ve been playing outside all day barefooted.

Why can’t you remember to roll up your britches legs? Getting them caught in the bicycle Chain so many times is tearing them up.

You have torn the knees out of that pair of pants so many times there is nothing left to put a patch on.

Don’t you go outside with your school clothes on!

Go comb your hair; it looks like the rats have nested in it all night.

Be sure and pour the cream off the top of the milk when you open the new bottle.

Take that empty bottle to the store with you so you won’t have to pay a deposit on another one.

Put a dish towel over the cake so the flies won’t get on it.

Quit jumping on the floor! I have a cake in the oven and you are going to make it fall if you don’t quit!

Let me know when the Fuller Brush man comes by, I need to get a few things from him.

You boys stay close by, the car may not start and I will need you to help push it off.

There’s a dollar in my purse, get 5 gallons of gas when you go to town.

Open the back door and see if we can get a breeze through here, it is getting hot.

You can walk to the store; it won’t hurt you to get some exercise.

Don’t sit too close to the TV. It is hard on your eyes.

If you pull that stunt again, I am going to wear you out!

Don’t lose that button; I’ll sew it back on after awhile.

Wash under your neck before you come to the table, you have beads of dirt and sweat all under there.

Get out from under the sewing machine; pumping it messes up the thread!

Be sure and fill the lamps this morning so we don’t have to do that tonight in the dark.

Here, take this old magazine to the toilet with you when you go, we are almost out of paper out there.

Go out to the well and draw a bucket of water so I can wash dishes.

Don’t turn the radio on now, I want the battery to be up when the Grand Ole Opry comes on.

No! I don’t have 10 cents for you to go to the show. Do you think money grows on trees?

Eat those turnips, they’ll make you big and strong like your daddy.

That dog is NOT coming in this house! I don’t care how cold it is out there, dogs don’t stay in the house.

Sit still! I’m trying to get your hair cut straight and you keep moving and it is all messed up.

Hush your mouth! I don’t want to hear words like that! I’ll wash your mouth out with soap!

It is time for your system to be cleaned out. I am going to give you a dose of castor oil tonight.

If you get a spanking in school and I find out about it, you’ll get another one when you get home.

Quit crossing your eyes! They will get stuck that way!

Soak your foot in this pan of kerosene so that bad cut won’t get infected.

When you take your driving test, don’t forget to signal each turn. Left arm straight out the window for a left turn; left arm bent up at the elbow for a right turn; and straight down to the side of the door when you are going to stop.

It’s: ‘Yes Ma’am!’ and ‘No Ma’am!’ to me, young man, and don’t you forget it!


08/20/09 05:12 PM #787    

 

Donald Chandler

I know I'm a little "technology" challenged... and very, very, "shopping" challenged too, but the turntable/CD combo was a new to me. And I don't get those cheap catalogues in the mail. I am aware of the the other combos... cassette/CD, VHS/DVD, CD/DVD, etc but had never seen the turntable version. When I go shopping, it is usually with a certain object in mind. I make a straight line to find it and get out of the store. I will say that I have conducted a very comprehensive, scientific, random survey about this very subject (the turntable/CD). I asked two people about it, and 50% were aware of them, and 50% were not. However I do admit that my survey has a margin of error of +/- 50%.

08/20/09 05:27 PM #788    

 

Jimmy Willis

SORRY, HAD TO BE OUT OF TOWN AGAIN THIS WEEK. ANYWAY, YES
I DID GET TO SEE GOLF. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SOMEONE GET THE
BEST OF TIGER. HE IS NOT ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE PEOPLE DON!

MAN I CAN'T FIGURE THIS BRAVES TEAM. LAST NITE THEY LOOKED
LIKE WORLD CHAMPS! GO FIGURE.
HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEK.

08/20/09 11:23 PM #789    

 

Donald Chandler

Hi Jim. I usually pull for the underdog myself. And when Tiger is playing, everyone else is the underdog! The Braves are still in the race. Despite that disastrous game Tuesday, they came back to win two out of three from the Mets! Kawakami outpitched Santana tonight. Great game! They need to do that the rest of the way to have a chance at the playoffs.

I think you are right, Gary... I need to get out more...
And spend less time on this forum.

08/21/09 08:29 AM #790    

 

Jimmy Willis

HELLO FOLKS! HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND. AND---
"DON'T FORGET TO FILL THEM ICE TRAYS"
ALWAYS, JIM

08/21/09 10:23 AM #791    

 

Gary Grice

Don,
You shop like a man!!! You have got to get more in touch with your feminine side. Having three daughters and now 3.5 grand daughters (not to mention previous female dogs), I know a thing or two about how to shop. That doesn't mean I enjoy it, but at least I understand it. On TMZ last night they had Lindsey Lohan shopping in this tiny store for FOUR HOURS!! The guys didn't get it but the ladies understood that she had to ooh and ahh at everthing and try everything on. And that is why they are called the opposite sex!!! (I'm going to catch it for that I'll bet.) Why waste your time elsewhere? You can find out all you need right here on this little ol' forum. I just need to populate it with more (useless) information. Now as for Tiger, the course beat him. You really don't play golf against another person, you are each competing against the same course. Thing is, we probably won't hear the name Y. E. Yang again for a long time other than "the day he beat Tiger". Next week it will be someone different, trying to beat - - Tiger. Well enough of my pontificating. In keeping the unusual name/profession thread going, I went to see a doctor (neurologist) about and eye problem - and his name was - - Dr. Winkey. I hope you all have a GREAT weekend. Later.

08/22/09 01:32 PM #792    

 

Judy Stewart (Findley)

Hi Guys & Gals,
I am so-o-o out of touch with all of you. I have been in MY WORLD for a while. It was great to see we have another invitation to Connie's home in September. Guess we were not too-far-out-of-line at the last get together. Connie we all appreciate this invitation for September and of course, I will plan to be there. Let me know what I can do. Can't wait. Take care all & love you all much.
Judy

08/22/09 03:56 PM #793    

 

Diane Harris (Moore)

AH HA! It pays to check this site every time I pass, because I found Judy trying to sneak in a message! HI JUDY! So glad to hear you will be able to be at Connie's on Sept. 22! Dick and I look so forward to seeing you and everyone else!

Gary, I have loved, loved reading your funny "lists" that you have posted lately. Laugh out loud stuff! Don, I was with Gary, I'd seen those turn table thing-a-ma-jigs too in catalogs, but I don't have one. I don't have any old 45s either. We moved around 8 times the first 16 years of our marriage, and I think with every move something else got taken to Goodwill. Otherwise I'd be a packrat just like you and Connie profess to be. It's not a bad thing, and I still have my share of things that have no value except in my heart. I just had to get cold hearted sometimes when we were watching our weight allowances. (For the moving trucks, that is.)

Don and Connie, you were mentioning Woodstock. I see that there is a movie coming out next week about it. The trailer looks funny, but they aren't very reliable. Maybe Dick and I will investigate some more, and go see it.

No news. Just noticed Judy's message and it prompted me to say "hi". I hope more of you old pals will add a message from time to time. You should be able to tell from what goofiness I say, that there is nothing required except an ability to pick out some letters on the keyboard. I do hope all of you are exceptionally well.

We're off to a church picnic outing shortly. It's turned rather fall like here today, with it being overcast and about 70 degrees right now. I'm gonna miss the long summer days so much, and don't get me started on how sad I'm gonna be to pick my last tomato!

A Bulldawg among Buckeyes...

08/23/09 01:30 PM #794    

 

Connie Morgan (White)

Hope y'all have had a good w/e. Glad to hear from you Judy, and that you are coming up in Sept.!! I sure hope you are all helping to "spread the word" to other classmates that might not check the computer.

I had both of my boys and their families visit for the week-end. -- mostly a "work" w/e for the boys to bush-hog and trim some over at the farm.
Scary thing happened yesterday. Kyle was @ my parents house (where I grew up right by hwy. 78 in Crawford), and killed a rattlesnake!!! I have never seen one around here. It was just over 4 ft. long.

love y'all,
connie

08/23/09 08:43 PM #795    

 

Donald Chandler

It has been a beautiful August day here in Metro Atlanta. This 70 degree weather is fantastic! Must be global warming.

Gary… whenever I have ever needed to learn patience, God has arranged for me to go shopping. In years past it was a trip to the mall with Liz and her Mom. And I could never understand how they could spend almost two hours in one store before moving on to another. So I would go and spend 15 minutes max at a bookstore, maybe make a stop at a sporting goods store, and then find a bench in the mall to sit on and practice my patience, by “people” watching. That was then, this is now. Friday night, Liz and I went out on a date… to dinner and then to Walmart. She got a shopping cart and headed in one direction, I went the other way, with no cart. I really tried. I stopped and looked through a huge box full of discount DVD’s. I guess the best ones were on the bottom of the pile. After five minutes of digging, I move on with nothing. I checked out their GPS units… another five minutes max. While in Electronics, I strike up a conversation with two of their salesmen, very young whipper-snappers. So I ask them if they carry those record turntable/CD combos, and they looked at me like I was from Mars. They never heard of such a thing, and I guess they don’t get those cheap catalogues either. I think my old vinyl records are probably older than both of them put together. Oh well. I made my way to the magazine stand… for another five minutes, and found myself at the front of the store, pacing back and forth, practicing my patience, waiting for Liz. She eventually showed up with several things in her cart. I am still empty handed. And we leave the store, into the wonderful night air… and I am free at last, free at last.

A good weekend for the local sports teams… the Braves won two out of three from the Marlins… And the Falcons won their pre-season game too. I see where the college football polls are out with the Bulldawgs ranked 13, Georgia Tech ranked 15, and those nasty Florida Gators have been anointed as number 1. It will be fun anyway! And by the way… as a baseball fan, I am also pulling for another Georgia team… the Warner Robbins Little Leaguers who are representing the south well in the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania! Go kids!

Great to see you on the forum again, Judy! Hope you had a great picnic Diane! Watch out for rattlers, Connie! Hope you had a great trip Kathy! Enjoy the shopping, Gary! And keep it in the fairway, Jim!

Have great week everybody!

08/24/09 08:35 AM #796    

 

Gary Grice

FYI
Diane just gave me a heads up on the following obit on who would appear to be Susan Peterman's sister:

Comer - Wanda Kay McFall, 65, died Saturday, August 22, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel with the Rev. John Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Cloud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of Eddie Ruth Carnes of Comer and the late Henry Lee Peterman. In addition to her mother, survivors include two children, Carl Reynante of Deltona, Fla., and Wanda Hume of Comer; sisters Delores Cardenas of Jacksonville, Fla. and Susan Harris of San Antonio, Texas; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2009, at the funeral home.
Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe is in charge of arrangements.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Susan.

08/24/09 09:46 AM #797    

 

Gary Grice

Good Monday one and all. Just had one of those "would you believe" moments that I thought I might share. I was investigating my VA benefits and I came across the following: Other Georgia State Veteran Benefits Hunting and Fishing Licenses A lifetime honorary hunting and fishing license allows eligible Veterans to fish and hunt within the state without the payment of any fee. Eligibility: Any Veteran who is a legal resident of Georgia, who files with the Game and Fish Division, Department of Natural Resources a letter from VA or a certificate from the Social Security Administration, Medicaid, Medicare, Railroad Retirement System or a unit of federal, state or local government recognized by the Board of Natural Resources by rule or regulation stating that he/she is a totally and permanently disabled Veteran. Persons who are at least 65 years old or who are rated totally blind also qualify. **** Huh, so let me get this straight. When I become totally blind, I can hunt and fish for free? And the benefits just keep coming!! Later.

08/24/09 01:13 PM #798    

 

Gary Grice

Cajun unemployment
Boudreaux and Thibodeaux worked together in a Louisiana factory…..and both were laid off. So…..they went to the Unemployment Office together. Asked his occupation, Boudreaux said, ‘Panty stitcher. I sew da elastic onto da ladies cotton panties.’ The clerk looked up panty stitcher. Finding it classified as unskilled labor, she gave Boudreaux $300 a week in unemployment compensation.

Thibodeaux, when asked his occupation replied, ‘Diesel fitter.’ The clerk looked up diesel fitter….and it was classified as a skilled job. So, the clerk gave Thibodeaux $600 a week in unemployment compensation.

When Boudreaux found this out, he was furious! He stormed back into the office to find out why his friend and co-worker was collecting double his benefits. The clerk explained, ‘Panty stitchers are unskilled labor and diesel fitters are skilled labor…..’ ‘Wut skill?’ yelled Boudreaux. ‘I sew da elastic on da panties. Thibodeaux puts dem over his head and says, ‘Yeah…….. DIESEL FITTER.’


08/24/09 05:30 PM #799    

 

Jimmy Willis

HELLO FOLKS! GARY YOU REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING
FREE OUT OF THE GOV. FOR US VETERANS, DID YA?
YOU GUYS REMEMBER WHEN WOODSTOCK WAS GOING ON? ALL THE
PAPERS WERE FULL OF THAT! IT REALLY UPSET ME SINCE I
WAS HEADED TO VEITNAM AND I HAD FRIENDS GETTING THEIR
BUTTS BLOWN OFF. SORRY BUT THAT STILL BURNS MY BUNS.
IT SEEMS NO ONE REMEMBERS THOSE HEROS THAT GAVE ALL THEY
HAD SO THOSE IDIOTS COULD DO THEIR THING IT NEW YORK!
ANYWAY, SORRY TO SHOW COLOR.I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK.
LATER
JIM

08/24/09 08:45 PM #800    

 

Connie Morgan (White)

Diane, thanks for picking up on the obit on Susan Peterman Harris's sister, and Gary thanks so much for posting it.
I got home from work @ 7 p.m., and is my habit/addiction, I came in to see if anyone had written on the Forum. I was able to get to the funeral home by 7:30 p.m. and see Susan. How sad for she and her family - they buried her brother just months ago, and now her sister.
Susan looks great. She said she would really like to move back home if she could find a job around here. She works in the IT field, so lets all keep our ears/eyes open for her.

Jim, don't apologize for your opinion - I agree!!

I hope you are all having a good week.

take care my friends,
connie

08/25/09 08:56 AM #801    

 

Diane Harris (Moore)

A good Tuesday morning to all.

Connie-that was so very sweet of you to go to the funeral home and visit with Susan. I'm sure she was surprised to see you, but it no doubt was a bright spot in a very sad day.

Gary-HA,HA,HA, and all those initials I never can remember that means "I'm rolling around laughing!"

Jim-agree with you too. I'm sorry to say that I was not nearly as impassioned as I should have been about what you and so many thousands were going through in Viet Nam in '69. My own brother was among them. I was so immature, even though I would have denied it at the time. I cared, but was pretty caught up in myself. Ironically, people like me were able to go on with our often frivolous routines because of people like you. Since I was an AF spouse for 20 years and have now had my son go over to Iraq, my appreciation is personal and sincere. A very belated thanks, Jim, for all you did. Salute!

Don-I'll think of you as I run into Walmart this morning. Dick would surely say, "I feel your pain".

Must hit the road. It's nursing home day. My love to all, and to Susan, my heartfelt sympathy.

08/25/09 09:03 AM #802    

 

Gary Grice

The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.

Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, ‘Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see? ‘

‘The Lone Ranger replies, ‘I see millions of stars.’

‘What that tell you?’ asked Tonto.

The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, ‘Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Theologically, the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What’s it tell you, Tonto?’

It tell me…’You dumber than buffalo dung.. It means someone stole the tent.

Later.

08/25/09 10:23 AM #803    

 

Judy Stewart (Findley)

Hey yall,
I am in our court room (working) and found our website. This makes court a lot more interesting. Thanks for letting me back on site since I have been such a slacker.
I just wanted to say we do have some interesting characters in our class but I won't call any names. Love you guys/gals anyway since I fit right in. And, Connie, we find rattlesnakes on our property from time to time (you know down here 135 miles from the Florida line). They are "scary". I always panic. Hey, Diane, we had a 62 degrees this am. Feels like Fall. Oh, but it still gets so hot/humid during the day. Guess I better go work. Kathy, thanks for card. It was so sweet. I will try to call soon. We need to encourage folks to get on this computer. You know, since I have been on so often. My heart is here with all of you. Love to all,
Judy

08/25/09 11:10 AM #804    

 

Kathy Carter (Campbell)

Hello Guys,

Just checking in. Gary, I loved those things you don't hear anymore, brings back such sweet memories of a more simple time in life.

So sorry to hear about Susan;s sister. I remember her.
I think she was next to Susan in age.

I am in a slughtly drugged state today due to a fall so my spelling may be off.

We had a really wonderful time last week in Glenvill,n,c.
Temps in 70s , blankets at night, no air condition needed.Wish we had that here. Rabun fished, went to Cashiers to a few of the shops, went to Highlands one day and had lunch and then went to afternoon concert by the Smoky Mtn. Brass Quintet for a lovely performance.They have performed at carnegie hall, toured russia, england scotland and wales.
Mostly we just read, rest4ed, watched movis and enjoyed the peace an quiet w/no phones or apointments or scheduled. (I know my spelling is terrible 2day) On Thursday night I fell down the flight of 14-15 stairs at the mountain house.That's why i cnt' spell today. I knew I was not seriously hurt so i didn't want to go to be ch3ecked , it was very late when it happened. We came back on friday and I went to the hospital to be certain there was nothing seriously damaged. I hit ny neck shoulder and head so had to have xrays of mt shoulder and mri of neck /head.Ther was nothing seriosly wrong just bruised and banged up so they gave me something for pain. I hate to tell anyone that i fell. I was not intoxicated, i don't know how it happened, (I'm too younf to be doing things lkke that.)I told Rabun that i bet soem of the people at the hospital thought that I was a victim of abuse. I'm slowly on the mend. That was a chance for Rabun to say "i told you so". I had told him I was going by myself if he could not go, but he said that it was too dangerous for me to be way up there by myslef, so I have to admit he was right.Enough og that.

Judy, so good to hear from you. Love ya.

I am having a wonderful day today. Hope all of you have a good week.Later.

08/25/09 01:39 PM #805    

 

Gary Grice

Kathy, so sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you heal quickly. You brought up a very uncomfortable situation that I had to endure one day. Sherron and I had been out to lunch and was headed back to the car in the parking deck. She stumbled as she entered the elevator and hit her head on the back of the elevator. I insisted on taking her right to the emergency room. I was treated like the worst kind of criminal!!! They were sure I had hit her - despite her insistance to the contrary. (I thought they were going to hold an electric drill up next to my head or simulate drowning me.) I understand and appreciate why they have to be so cautious but boy did it make me feel bad. Just another (bad) sign of the times I guess.

Connie, I was glad to hear you got to see Susan. I thought about going to the funeral home but been a little under the weather and still have a very annoying cough. I'm glad Diane keeps us updated on what's going on here in Georgia!!!

Diane, I know you are a blessing to all the little old folks at the nursing home!!! Sherron has done the same - saying if she puts in her time now, maybe the Lord will spare her from an extended stay in later years. I'm just not called to that - find it very depressing. I may be there some day - just hope all the nurses are as nice as you - AND WEAR LITTLE BLACK DRESSES!!! (Had to put that in for Jim.) Later.

08/25/09 05:07 PM #806    

 

Jimmy Willis

I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL YOU LOVELY LADIES
GET UPSET AT US FOR COMMENTING ON YOUR "LITTLE BLACK
DRESSES". I MEAN IF YOU GOT IT--- FLOUT IT! ANYWAY AN'T
THIS WEATHER BEEN GREAT! 70 TO 85 DEGREES I CAN PLAY
GOLF ALL DAY IN WEATHER LIKE THIS. I LOV----E THE FALL!
NOW IF WE DIDN'T HAVE O'BAMA AND THE DEMOS LIFE WOULD
BE PERFECT.
ANYWAY, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK. I'M HEADED
TO THE GAME! SEE YA!

EAT YOUR HEART OUT DON!

08/26/09 08:52 AM #807    

 

Donald Chandler

Jim… are you home yet from the game? I hope you enjoyed watching a good pitching duel, because that’s what you got last night, and a few extra innings of “free” baseball too. But it is frustrating for Braves fans when they just can’t hit, and finally lose it by a run. They really had a great opportunity in the eighth and just couldn’t cash in. We really need to get Chipper going again… he looks lost at the plate.

Kathy… sorry to hear about your fall. I’ll be praying for a speedy recovery from those bumps and bruises.

I see in the morning news that Ted Kennedy died overnight. Back in my liberal years (the seventies), when I worked for the City of Atlanta in the Maynard Jackson Administration, I attended a U. S. Mayors Conference here in Atlanta as part of my duties as a photographer. Ted Kennedy was one of the speakers along with Walter Mondale, and I took a few photos of Ted. That was then, this is now, and I’m a lot more conservative now. It might be noted that Ted outlived Mary Jo Kopechne by 40 years, but you probably won’t hear much about Chappaquiddick the next few days.

Liz and I are leaving Friday for our trip up through the midwest and northeast… a mixture of a little business and a little pleasure. We’ll be gone almost two weeks. The highlights will be a church/family reunion for Liz in Louisville this Saturday, and the September 3rd opening reception/dinner for the Hildreth Meiere Art Exhibit at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY (by the way, Hildreth was a Catholic school classmate of Ted’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy back around 1912). Between Louisville and NY, Liz and I will be visiting other family and friends and doing a little site-seeing too if possible. It is an ambitious itinerary that depends a great deal on how well Liz’s back handles the trip. I am taking my laptop with me, so I will try to check in with you all now and then.

Enjoy the rest of your week folks! See ya down the road.

08/26/09 08:55 AM #808    

 

Gary Grice

Signed on this morning to see what's happening and see that we have logged 5555 visits!!! The site had a spike in visits yesterday also. Me thinks that summer is winding down and folks are starting to get back into a routine. All the grand kids back in school and all YOU retirees back on the lake and links (or shopping channel). Connie just sent me details on the September get together so I'll post later today and send out an email. I hope everyone is doing well and having a blessed week. Later.

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