What's making you happy today? - Page 586

ZenGum · 12-14-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

It would take a helluva lot of extension cords for any of them to be lit, although I guess some of the tinsel-ish garlands might reflect oncoming headlights at night...

You don't have solar powered Xmas lights over there?

Clodfobble · 12-15-2012, 10:19 AM

I'm sure you could order something like that online for an exorbitant price, but no, I've never seen them myself. We have LED bulbs, and people think that's weird enough.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-15-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

A guy who just started bowhunting our place this year heard about Merlin and actually spent a good chunk of today looking for him. Good people are good.

That's a good reminder, thanks, it brightens my day.

Griff · 12-15-2012, 02:46 PM

In the bitter-sweet department today, Benny had always watched Merlin catch Frisbees showing no desire to get involved. I figured he simply wasn't interested. Turns out he was just respecting the alpha dog. Benny is quite Frisbee mad actually.

glatt · 12-15-2012, 02:50 PM

That is bittersweet.

richlevy · 12-15-2012, 06:07 PM

My wife is downstairs making potato latkes. I've gone through almost all of Hanukkah without having any, except for a few (literally) made by my sister.

The house smells of oil and potatoes. These are the kind that are made from a dry mix from a box, but I love them. And she's making multiple boxes at once, so that we can reheat the leftovers for days.

My only dilemma is the age old ketchup vs applesauce decision.

Tonights the last night, so this is a great way to close out Hanukkah.

BTW, when I say 'my wife' and don't use her name, it's not intended to be a lack of familiarity. The Cellar is my hobby and I try to keep her name out of it, given that I don't use an alias. Sometimes I slip up with this.

Trilby · 12-15-2012, 06:11 PM

ketchup vs. applesauce??????

no no no---sour cream!

footfootfoot · 12-15-2012, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

And since he passed it, we can deduce that he swallowed it ...

and he's totally worth it.

Good mom. Bask in your accomplishment.

orthodoc · 12-15-2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Good mom. Bask in your accomplishment.

Thank you. Although it's his accomplishment, not mine.

As for latkes/platski - sour cream first, last, and always!! (I learned that platski is the Ukrainian word for latkes, but I suspect it's Polish - probably all of my 'Ukrainian' is Polish. And my French is Quebecois ... I'm a linguistic mess!)

footfootfoot · 12-15-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

Thank you. Although it's his accomplishment, not mine.

As for latkes/platski - sour cream first, last, and always!! (I learned that platski is the Ukrainian word for latkes, but I suspect it's Polish - probably all of my 'Ukrainian' is Polish. And my French is Quebecois ... I'm a linguistic mess!)

I think you can take some credit for not raising a slacker who feels everything is owed to him. We are hoping he is of the 1% of lawyers to whom the other 99% give a bad name.

Griff · 12-15-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Trilby

ketchup vs. applesauce??????

no no no---sour cream!

I had them twice so I had applesauce and then sour cream.

orthodoc · 12-15-2012, 07:38 PM

Yes, he's in that one percent. His undergrad was in bioengineering and he still loves biotech. IP law is good.

(You can't tell I'm proud of him, can you? Thought not.)

sweetwater · 12-15-2012, 09:03 PM

A 5-month old puppy has finished her first week here. The 10+ yo dogs are accepting, if not enthusiastic, about her thus far. I like my kingdom peaceable.

Sundae · 12-18-2012, 04:41 AM

Haircut!
Haircut!

(dunno if the Merkins do that - Brits will know what I mean)
But yes, I am pleased with it.

orthodoc · 12-18-2012, 06:55 PM

I just finished my fall semester's work ... submitted my last two big papers at 6:15 pm. The most challenging semester of my educational career is done. Didn't know if it would actually come together ... very happy in spite of persistent blurry vision. Tears aren't helping the vision. Oh well. They tell me it's a chemo side effect.

12-15-2012, 10:19 AM	#8777
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm sure you could order something like that online for an exorbitant price, but no, I've never seen them myself. We have LED bulbs, and people think that's weird enough. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-15-2012, 02:46 PM	#8779
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	In the bitter-sweet department today, Benny had always watched Merlin catch Frisbees showing no desire to get involved. I figured he simply wasn't interested. Turns out he was just respecting the alpha dog. Benny is quite Frisbee mad actually. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-15-2012, 06:07 PM	#8781
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	My wife is downstairs making potato latkes. I've gone through almost all of Hanukkah without having any, except for a few (literally) made by my sister. The house smells of oil and potatoes. These are the kind that are made from a dry mix from a box, but I love them. And she's making multiple boxes at once, so that we can reheat the leftovers for days. My only dilemma is the age old ketchup vs applesauce decision. Tonights the last night, so this is a great way to close out Hanukkah. BTW, when I say 'my wife' and don't use her name, it's not intended to be a lack of familiarity. The Cellar is my hobby and I try to keep her name out of it, given that I don't use an alias. Sometimes I slip up with this. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 12-15-2012 at 06:13 PM.

12-15-2012, 06:11 PM	#8782
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	ketchup vs. applesauce?????? no no no---sour cream! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-15-2012, 07:38 PM	#8787
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Yes, he's in that one percent. His undergrad was in bioengineering and he still loves biotech. IP law is good. (You can't tell I'm proud of him, can you? Thought not.) __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

12-15-2012, 02:50 PM	#8780
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That is bittersweet.

12-15-2012, 09:03 PM	#8788
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	A 5-month old puppy has finished her first week here. The 10+ yo dogs are accepting, if not enthusiastic, about her thus far. I like my kingdom peaceable. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

12-18-2012, 04:41 AM	#8789
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Haircut! Haircut! (dunno if the Merkins do that - Brits will know what I mean) But yes, I am pleased with it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-18-2012, 06:55 PM	#8790
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I just finished my fall semester's work ... submitted my last two big papers at 6:15 pm. The most challenging semester of my educational career is done. Didn't know if it would actually come together ... very happy in spite of persistent blurry vision. Tears aren't helping the vision. Oh well. They tell me it's a chemo side effect. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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