I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Kam, hoping all goes well with your surgery and that the recovery is as pain free as possible. Blue, hoping the prednisone does the trick for you. I have heard it causes weight gain - There are not too many people I really, really disdain. Rush limbaugh just happens to be one of them. I use the ignore button on him, that's for sure!! Alexandria, best of luck with the job interview. It's sounding pretty good. All, I don't know Barbara, but am glad you found news of your friend, It's distressing when we don't hear from our BCO sisters for long periods of time, scary. Kira, sorry about the screening job but having grown up in Florida and witnessed many hurricanes, I know you consider yourself lucky that there wasn't worse damage. This thread moves so fast I have a hard time keeping up. I admire the friendships that I see here.

So glad you found her Susie! Poor little Poppy! Surprised she wasn't screaming her kitty head off.

Susieq....glad you found your kitty.  We had way too many kitty incidents, and injuries so have a big screen room and the cats are in there.  They are somewhat out of doors.....but we know where they are at all times and they no longer get lost, stolen, or otherwise injured in some way.  Loss of TOTAL freedom, but they adjust and do fine.  Happy and content.  We have warmers for the cooler months so it all works out.

RNC on for today -- blech. 

Feel concern as the storm approaches Louisiana.  Heard on the news.....it is the length of time that the storm will hover there that is causing some upset.  Way too long....and we will get parts of it here this week-end. 

Hope you all have a good day.

Jackie

linda - just notied your tag line.  I have that same quote by rebecca west on a rubber stamp - remember when we used to send mail by snail mail? 

Hope Blue's back is healing....and Virgil is NOT eating anymore bones...esp. uncooked ones.

WE had RAIN RAIN RAIN last night - what a delight...hope the folks in the storm path are okay.

Foryour reading pleasure - can't believe this is David Brooks, but it is:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/brooks-the-real-romney.html?_r=1&hp It's one of the most emailed pieces from the New York Times...

Oh, Sunflowers, someone definitely peed on his Post Tosties this morning!

Good luck tomorrow, Alexandria!

YIKES - Alexandria - you're doing the hand surgery - oh, brave woman!  Hope it's got you typing with BOTH hands really soon.

What an excellent David Brooks article.

Maureen Dowd couldn't have written it better. What you see is a man t o t a l l y  lacking in empathy. That's what I most dislike about Romney. He doesn't really care.

I hear you, notself

think many do: Jacob Javitts, Ben Gilman, Edward Brooks, yes, even Nelson Rockefeller.  There were many more, and sadly, good people, esp. women from Maine, are leaving.  Can't blame them at all - understanding it really is not possible to change from within anymore.

The latest kerfluffle. which will be called a "misspeak" = comparing a pregnancy from a rape to that of a pregnancy out of wedlock....my mind doesn't have the ability to even TRY to understand that kind of, well, stuff....

You can listen to David Brooks on the News Hour on PBS.  He is a regular commentator.

cheryl - DB isn't usually THAT funny...tho like notself, I do watch him on PBS news - he is mostly on with Mark Shields.

My son and his friend are in San Antonio tonight for a video game convention (geeks and nerds, costumes welcome) and I booked his hotel. He just called to say they were there and in their room. " Mom this place is old!". Yes it's historical, is your room nice? " Yeah but we didn't expect an old place."



He is literally next door to the Alamo and a block or so from the convention center and steps from the Riverwalk. Guess I should have gone for the Holiday Inn. Hee Hee.



I've stayed there many years ago, thought I'd get him some culture.

Riley - glad you finally found a home for Lovey. How long until you move in to your new place?

I pick up the keys tomorrow and the truck is rented for Thursday!!! Cutting it a bit close on the kitty there, but it all fell into place at the last minute. And I downloaded and filled out the form for her to transfer Lovey's microchip info into her name. She's paid up for the next year, too.

Thanks, guys. I'll be raising a nonvirtual toast to her tonight (Bailey's, yum!) 

Riley, you'll miss Lovey a bunch, but you'll be busy settling in to your new place, too.  Sounds like you found a great home for her.  Enjoy your new one, too.