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Posted by CabinGirl | Jan 23, 2008 | 85 |

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  1. CabinGirl
    CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 6:13 am

    YAFBC…

    Good morning everyone!

    • ask
      ask on January 23, 2008 at 6:15 am

      Good morning!
      That’s better – it was pretty messy.

      • CabinGirl
        CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 6:23 am

        I was surprised to see it was already over 100 when I got up this morning.

        How are you today?  Is it just me or does it seem like it might be a little warmer today?

        It might be hump day, but CBtY and I are wishing it were Saturday…why am I so sleepy this morning?

        • AndiF
          AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 6:27 am

          Not going to warmer here — we’ve got another blast of arctic air on the way. But it’s supposed to be 40 by the weekend. Another reason to look forward to Saturday.

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 6:36 am

            I’m surprised – CBtE came home early yesterday because the weather was supposed to be bad (they sent his bus at 2:30 instead of 5:00 ), and we have no precipitation.  Kind of silly…

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 6:39 am

            We’ve got a low of 11 forecast tonight and high of 15 and a low of 6 tomorrow. But by Friday it’s supposed to back to the upper 20s. I hate the really cold weather because the dogs only want to go out for about 3 minutes and they never all go out at the same time.

        • ask
          ask on January 23, 2008 at 6:50 am

          It’s been a chatty crowd lately.
          You might still be recovering from the cold, body still wants rest.
          We saw a few flurries yesterday afternoon, but it amounted to nothing.

      • AndiF
        AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 6:32 am

        Saw your comment in the last cafe. Big moon over the city sounds very nice.

        • ask
          ask on January 23, 2008 at 6:51 am

          I can still see it between the gables of the neighbors’ houses.
          It will be gone in a couple of minutes and dawn is getting obvious.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 7:26 am

            It’s still dark here but the moon is so bright it’s like we have the lights on outside.

  2. Teacher Toni
    Teacher Toni on January 23, 2008 at 6:27 am

    A quick good morning to everyone before I get ready for the day.

    • CabinGirl
      CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 6:34 am

      Hi Toni!

    • AndiF
      AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 6:36 am

      Hope you have a good day at school.

  3. Family Man
    Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 7:26 am

    Good morning Andi, CG, Ask and Toni.

    First I need coffee, second we’ll get the arctic blast tomorrow from what the weather says.

    How is everyone this morning?

    • ask
      ask on January 23, 2008 at 7:30 am

      Morning, FM!
      Sleeping late again?
      I have a non-slacking day ahead, with errands and appointments.

      • Family Man
        Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 7:33 am

        Morning Ask.

        Nope, I was up most of the night and just woke up from a couple of hours of sleep.  I can see many naps today.

        Sorry you have a non-slackerly day today.  Even with the best of slackers, you’ve got to do somethings sometimes. 🙂

    • Second Nature
      Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 7:35 am

      Morning, FM. I was just reading about your tanning bed experience.

      • Family Man
        Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 7:36 am

        Morning SN.

        Yep it’s odd how things happen around a tanning bed. 🙂

        • Second Nature
          Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 7:38 am

          I’ve never been to one, but the thought of my naked self all illuminated by thousand-watt bulbs from above and below is something I don’t want to think about…..especially before coffee.  But your story was funny, as always.

          • Family Man
            Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 7:42 am

            I can say that was the one and only time I’ve ever been in one.  My landlady had been in it so often she turned a funny shade and looked very leathery.

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 7:44 am

            Ah, the orangey “fake and bake” color…

          • Family Man
            Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 7:50 am

            Yep that was the exact look.  She did start toning it down some later on though.

      • AndiF
        AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 7:47 am

        And it got you thinking what a good idea it would be to install a tanning bed at your place, eh? 😉

        • Family Man
          Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 7:51 am

          Will never happen.  I’ve worked hard to get this pasty look. 😛

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 8:06 am

            that’s fine … except this was for SN who has all those hawt young bodies dropping by. ;P

          • Family Man
            Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 8:09 am

            Oh sorry. 🙂

            SN would need a queen sized tanning bed though.  So she could get in there with those hawt bodies. :~)

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 8:18 am

            Nah, old broads like SN and I are just window shopping — we just want to look, not try on.

          • Second Nature
            Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 8:21 am

            Hey, speak for yourself. 🙂

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 8:22 am

            You two are funny this morning.

          • Second Nature
            Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 8:24 am

            yeah, just wait til the Cabin Boys are older and have hot friends.  You’ll see…

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 8:25 am

            Yeah, this is why I keep telling Jim he need to move up from 6th grade.

          • Second Nature
            Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 8:27 am

            Hahahaha! You are in rare form this morning, Ms. F.

          • Second Nature
            Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 8:21 am

            I’ve found that a Playstation3 and Rock Band are enough to keep the hawt bodies dropping by.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 8:24 am

            Now all you need is Wii and you can really get some action. 😉

          • Second Nature
            Second Nature on January 23, 2008 at 8:26 am

            Well now you’re making me sound like a perv and I just have to put an end to the speculation right now. I actually don’t even LOOK let alone touch.  I prefer them closer to my own age, thank you, and it helps if they’re Cajun and play the drums and live in a cabin and cook things like etouffee.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 8:31 am

            Hey, don’t spoil my fantasies of old broads surrounded by adoring young pulchritude.

            Well me and my fantasies have to go drum up some work.

            See ya (okay, okay and without hawt bods).

  4. Family Man
    Family Man on January 23, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Since I only got a couple of hours sleep last night, and I’m start to doze off at the computer, it’s time for the first nap of the day.

    See ya’ll later.

    • boran2
      boran2 on January 23, 2008 at 9:05 am

      Have a good one!

  5. AndiF
    AndiF on January 23, 2008 at 8:29 am

    Off to work but thought I’d leave this picture on my way out.

    Explanation we got on how this happens:

    Bubbles come from the dissolved oxygen/nitrogen content in the water. Some air is diffused into the surface of the water and other bubbles form as a product of decomposition in the mud surface layer.Lake  water and rivers thicken because of impurities in the water when they  don’t freeze at normal temps and the bubbles get trapped in static layers (like your picture) which almost gives it appearance that these tubes were formed from single bubbles traveling upward.

    • CabinGirl
      CabinGirl on January 23, 2008 at 8:41 am

      Very cool.

      Have fun at work – I’m off to do that too.

  6. mainsailset
    mainsailset on January 23, 2008 at 10:28 am

    Good morning all, looks like my west coast time clock made me a bit late to the coffee pot.
    Am thinking of a day inside as it -9! Why did I move here again?
    I have a gigantic dog door in the back room and this morning the golden retriever stood 1/2 in 1/2 out as she pondered life and the call of nature. I could feel the blast of cold all the way across the room!
    Have a nice day all!

    • shirlstars
      shirlstars on January 23, 2008 at 11:41 am

      I’ll see your -9 and raise you a -15.

      I can’t take much more of this brrrrrrrrr.

      Morning all.

      Hugs
      Shirl

      • mainsailset
        mainsailset on January 23, 2008 at 11:43 am

        Oh Lord that’s cold! Take care

  7. mainsailset
    mainsailset on January 23, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    I have no idea if this will work, fingers crossed, just got it from a friend
    Baily the Unknown Reindeer

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUL0KCIc48

    Guaranteed smiles

    • ask
      ask on January 23, 2008 at 3:57 pm

      That was great, thanks for the link.

  8. Man Eegee
    Man Eegee on January 23, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    • dada
      dada on January 23, 2008 at 4:50 pm

      lightweight…

      don’t bogart that, dude.

      lTMF’sA

      • Man Eegee
        Man Eegee on January 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm

        ahhh the joys of green technology

      • ask
        ask on January 23, 2008 at 5:15 pm

        pass the coochie from the left hand side…

        That is one serious trumpet!

      • ask
        ask on January 23, 2008 at 5:30 pm

        don’t bogart that, dude

        You’d be walking on clouds for (in?) a while!

        For some reason, the image makes me think of Norwegian leftist politician Stein Ørnhøi (sorry, no English link).

        His name literally translates to Stone Eagle-high (I’m not kidding). It was rumored that he lived in ‘Dops Gate’ (can translate to Dope Street, though the actual street is named for a person named Dop).)

  9. AndiF
    AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 4:59 am

    that I seriously ponder why I don’t have goldfish instead of dogs.

    Morning all.

    • Family Man
      Family Man on January 24, 2008 at 5:55 am

      Morning Andi.

      Maybe because goldfish can’t cuddle up with you on the couch.

      • AndiF
        AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 6:04 am

        Well I could cuddle with the bowl and the bowl wouldn’t shed on me, either. Though I guess it could get a bit wet if I’m not really careful.

        • Family Man
          Family Man on January 24, 2008 at 6:19 am

          Plus if you ever wanted to take the fish for a walk, it would be kind of hard dragging the bowl along.

          We’ve got rain again today (good thing), and it’s in the 40’s.  

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 6:41 am

            Good to hear you got rain. We’ve got another bout of arctic air coming through — low of 2 tonight. But just to keep us confused, we’ll be hitting the 40s by Sunday.

          • Family Man
            Family Man on January 24, 2008 at 6:52 am

            We’re supposed to get part of that blast.  I think the low is 22 for tonight.  

            Doesn’t seem the coffee is kicking in this morning, so I’m off to the first nap of the day.

            Later.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 7:08 am
    • CabinGirl
      CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 7:57 am

      I was pondering that yesterday – it seemed that every 5 minutes, there was another fog on the wrong side of the door.

      • CabinGirl
        CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 7:58 am

        “another dog on the wrong side of the door.”

        • AndiF
          AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 8:19 am

          Given what they do to me by getting me up in the middle of the night, “fog” is a pretty good way to describe them.

          Woo hoo on getting your deadline met.

          Bigger woo hoo on the new yarn — soon to be seen in a diary?

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 8:26 am

            I guess I can just be glad mine don’t get me up in the night.  

            Yeah, I think I’ll do another knitapalooza this weekend and share my goofy story about swatching. I can be such an airhead sometimes…

            And it’s already Thursday!  And since I met my deadline, I’m glad it’s almost Friday.  

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 8:31 am

            Neither did mine until they hit 12 years old or so and couldn’t seem to get through the night. OTOH, I do prefer they should ask to go out than the alternative — in fact, Hopeful has recently stopped asking (he’s about 14) and is now having to wear a doggie diaper at night. So when Giddy gets me up, I make him go out too. Then Sniff wants to go out and of course, they never all three want back at the same time.

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 8:37 am

            I guess I have a few more years before that starts.

            Poor Hopeful.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 8:52 am

            I guess I have a few more years before that starts.

            Oh, I think you have more than just a few years before you need a Depends. 😉

            And on that note, I think it would be advisable for me to get outta here and get to work.

          • mainsailset
            mainsailset on January 24, 2008 at 10:26 am

            What great names you have for your dogs.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 11:21 am

            They say thank you since they named themselves — all we did was wait to see what they wanted to be called. 🙂

            In case you haven’t seen The Pack before, here they are (l to r, Giddy, Hopeful, Sniff).

          • mainsailset
            mainsailset on January 24, 2008 at 11:37 am

            I take it Hopeful refers to ‘cookie?’
            My 3 are all on different schedules as well, hence the dog door which I thank God for every night!
            have a good day.

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 11:53 am

            You have 3? All newfies, or an assortment?

            We have 2 aussies and a shih tzu here.

          • CabinGirl
            CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 11:54 am

            And how does a newf get through a dog door?  ðŸ™‚

          • mainsailset
            mainsailset on January 24, 2008 at 11:59 am

            1 newfie, Satchmo; 1 golden retriever, Peaches; 1 english shepherd, Cinnamon (the english is just like an aussie only a bit worn down)

            The dog door was marketed as ‘GIANT’ size. Suffice it to say Satchmo touches all 4 sides as he blows the doors off. I had the builder frame in for it (boy did I catch hell for that) It’s 32″ high, he’s 31″ high and we won’t talk about how wide he is as it might offend his delicate sensibilities.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 12:25 pm

            We’ll be needing pictures of your pack, ya know. Either here in the cafe or in Thursday Dog Blogging or even better, both.

          • mainsailset
            mainsailset on January 24, 2008 at 1:25 pm

            We’ll give it a try. First I have to get them off the couch.

          • AndiF
            AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 5:06 pm

            we’ll happily take them in situ.

  10. ask
    ask on January 24, 2008 at 7:14 am

    Good morning, Andi and FM!
    I got 7 straight hours, yay.
    It’s cold again and snow in today’s forecast.

    • AndiF
      AndiF on January 24, 2008 at 7:34 am

      I wish I could compete with you. I actually can’t remember that last time I slept that long (of course, given that I’m a geezer that isn’t saying much).

  11. CabinGirl
    CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 7:49 am

    Wow, it’s cold here today.  High of 16 expected.  

    I’m so happy – I met my deadline yesterday (even though I had to re-do about 2 hours work when something went wrong during the last save- ugh), and I have another one today, but I can relax about that one.

    CBtY has stomach cramps, so he’s sleeping in and then I’ll drive him down to school.  It hasn’t been a good year for him and the stomach things…

    Oh, and I got my beautiful squishy purple yarn for my new sweater in the mail yesterday.  I was a bad girl and did the swatching (to make sure I’m using the right size needles) last night, even though I have one more pair of Christmas socks to finish.  ðŸ™‚

    • boran2
      boran2 on January 24, 2008 at 9:03 am

      Congrats on the deadline.  I hope that CBty is feeling better.  

      And it’s a balmy 15 degrees here!

      • CabinGirl
        CabinGirl on January 24, 2008 at 11:55 am

        I guess I can’t complain about my temperature then.

        Are you getting any snow with this cold weather?

        • boran2
          boran2 on January 24, 2008 at 12:34 pm

          Now we are.

  12. AndiF
    AndiF on January 25, 2008 at 5:40 am

    and for the amazingly blue skies we’ve been having. But feh on the really cold temps.

    • ask
      ask on January 25, 2008 at 6:11 am

      Good morning, Andi!
      The week is over already?

      Wow, that is blue.

      • AndiF
        AndiF on January 25, 2008 at 6:42 am

        Best thing about the weekend is that it’s supposed to be 40 degrees warmer than it is now.

        I went looking for an explanation of these blue, blue skies and apparently you get them when the air is very dry and dust-free.

    • CabinGirl
      CabinGirl on January 25, 2008 at 6:29 am

      That is a gorgeous pictures for a new cafe…

      Good morning!

      • AndiF
        AndiF on January 25, 2008 at 6:43 am

        2 degrees out. Yuck.

        Used the new yarn yet?

        • CabinGirl
          CabinGirl on January 25, 2008 at 6:52 am

          I haven’t given in to the temptation yet…I’m still finishing some fancy-schmancy socks up, and I think I need a smaller set of circular needles to start it, so I’m just eyeing the swatch I knit up longingly.  ðŸ™‚

          I like the idea of a dust-free sky.  Sounds very hypo-allergenic.

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