<p>i'm here--damned insomnia. (i'll join yemaya in the 'juvenile delinquent' corner, staring in shock and amazement at the parental antics taking place in front of us.)</p>
<p>Thisyearsgirl - you need your beauty rest! ( I live an hours drive from you...was there a sonic boom in the neighborhood or a thunderstorm that could have woken both of us up....) </p>
<p>Listen, insomnia can be great if you don't let it get to you - watch a movie, read a book, hang out snooping on us older nuts on Sinner's Alley...because usually, if you don't let insomnia get to you, you stop being an insomniac and start to sleep pretty well...isn't life funny? (That is, until the older "female" thingamajig starts to kick in...but then, it seems you need less sleep anyway.) </p>
<p>So enough of the big lessons of life prattle...</p>
<p>This what I have had to eat at 4 am this morning...one Dannon coffee (always coffee) yogurt, a slice of cantalope, and three BIG, wonderful squirts of low fat whip cream (I figure I'll work that off by frenetically typing...)
How about you?</p>
<p>One bad drink, coming right up.</p>
<p>Aw, Greybeard, so nice of you to keep me company...</p>
<p>I think they're starting to close, seeing that Hal or Tony or whatever his name is keeps scowling at us as he sweeps the peanut shells off the floor and wipes down the bar. (Ir maybe he's just irritated because sybbie scraped the bar up with her basketed-feet while dancing to Disco Duck..and you guys were pretty rough on the juke box pounding it so hard to get Brick House to play....</p>
<p>The birds have started morning song, the sky is turning pink... guess it's time for a little shut eye until we all carouse again a little later in the day.</p>
<p>Well, curmudge, that makes you a straight-shooter, just like my dad (I knew there was a reason I have that curmudgeon soft spot). The "tough guys" don't bother with a chaser.</p>
<p>And, for the culinary delights, I'll offer up "hambiskuts." altho they may be a little upscale for our joint. I'll have mine with a Nehi orange.
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<p>Nice guess, SBmom, but for us history buffs
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1910 - The simple name BC is born, taking the letters BC from Germain Bernard and C.T. Council, the powders founders.
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<em>bringing it back to the College Discussion realm</em>I wonder if that question will show up on the APUSH or SATII history tests?</p>
<p>Nah, jmmom, BC is Boston College!</p>
<p>I think it is time to be scared. I live an hour away from crash, too! (unless she is actually my mother from that fling with TheDad back when he lookked like Johnny Depp and had good taste in music). So I either live an hour from crash, or I share half of my genetic material with crash and half with TheDad! No wonder I am so weird! ;)</p>
<p>You shouldn't be scared, Yama...TheDad was quite a looker in his day...!</p>
<p>Bc- Border Collie</p>
<p>Eeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should I vomit now or should I wait until I can get away from the computer? Not something that I want to hear from my possible mom about my possible dad! :eek:</p>
<p>TaraMom, I never have any of those times and yet enjoy all three.</p>
<p>Crash, what do you mean, "In my day"? My day is always today.
Hmm. I think that even gets epigrammatic in French.
"Mon jour est tourjours aujourd'hui." Looks right...let's attribute it to Mazarin.</p>
<p>Yemaya, you might think that but I can't possibly comment.</p>
<p>And my cousins can be AriesAthena, fendergirl, and thisyearsgirl, my aunts can be mootmom and sybbie, my grandmother can be jmmom, c-mudge can be an uncle or grandfather, and... oh no- the bar has turned into a family neighborhood joint!</p>
<p>Yemaya,</p>
<p>Just to let you know I like my family and I would be happy to have a drink with you provided you got that fake ID and the drink is on you. Don't tell mom I'm corrupting you (I knew there was some reason that I was your favorite aunt :) )</p>
<p>Curm, Can we get moon pies on the menu?</p>
<p>Well, when you're done corrupting the minors, :) , let's get back to baseball--Pedro beats the Yankees--the next round's on me!</p>
<p>yemaya - so far I am only signing on to be a <em>step</em>grandmother. It allows me to preserve that illusion of youthfulness, which you are so intent on, um, compromising. But being a doting <em>step</em> grandmother type, I'll overlook it. </p>
<p>What's that in your glass? Milk? Carry on, sweetheart. I'll be over there in the corner with my knitting. </p>
<p>garland, I need some advice. As a member of the RedSox nation, am I glad that Pedro beat the Yankees? Or miffed at Pedro because he left us? Or happy that we pawned him off on the Mets? Some of us still haven't gotten over management kissing that other pitcher goodbye a little too soon. We used to worry about the Curse of the Bambino, but that's history now.</p>
<p>What's that you say? I''m babbling a bit? yemaya, honey, time to take <em>step</em>grandma home now.</p>
<p>Well, jmmom, my D and S both have very good friends from Red Sox nation ( in fact, Red Sox are our AL team and we rooted fervently for them in the World Series). At the start of the year, the friends mostly assured us that Pedro was a mixed blessing, and kind of hinted we'd regret it.</p>
<p>We're pretty happy with him now. Anyhoo, anyone beating the Evil Empire is always a good thing, no?</p>
<p>Have another beer! :)</p>
<p>BasebaZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ</p>
<p>Margaritas- that is what I really want, with some chips, guac and salsa, with some Chalula Sauce....and a acary movie, any ideas</p>
<p>Sssssshhhhh, sybbie! My mom (crash) can read this thread :). The bar can become "Grammy and Gramp's Family Style Dining" if c-mudge will agree to be my grandfather. Curmudgeon, would you rather be TheDad's dad or crash's dad?</p>
<p>C'mon, Grammy JM, let's go home now. Did you forget to take any of your pills tonight?</p>
<p>If curmudge is my Dad than He's a miracle Daddy because I think we're about the same age. Unless he's related to that woman in the Amazon who birthed a baby at age 8...perhaps early blooming's a family trait. </p>
<p>I really need something cool tonight - and sloshy. Sort of like a cherry or lime Slurpee with a bit of Vodka in it - is there such a drink?</p>
<p>you just invented it :)</p>
<p>Actually I once had a watermelon martini-- pureed watermelon (no seeds) and vodka, left to chill in freezer. Yum</p>