Off Topic!, For all our "general" off topic tendencies Options

[Not_saying]

Hey! Nice board, NS - you are a talented lady!

Mari - thanks for the invite...I have enough trouble getting HERE regularly LOL but maybe I'll stroll by.

rowe

Lol Well ya are welcomes to come anyways no postin requirements just post when you guys and gals want and most importantly have fun .

[stefanl]

Mars up close and personal.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070313.html

Peachy

NASA was hoping to get maybe six months of usable data from those two probes and they've both been Little Engines that Could since January 2004. They definately got their money's worth!

[alliehalliwell]

My mom told me of this woman at her work. She was complaining of back pains on Thursday so she left early to get checked out at the hospital. She's a 40 year old woman...and yesterday my mom told me the lady sent an email to everyone at work saying she's taking a few days off. Why?

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She had a baby! ....and She didn't know it!

This woman is what you would say is slightly on the chubby side but definitely not fat. She hasn't gained weight at all and apparently she may have thought she was going through early menopause or something. This baby is even the woman's first child...he was 6 lbs 9 ounces and perfectly healthy.

[rowenaaine]

Off-topic, to be sure and no other place to put this...but since clinical depression has been discussed openly here by those who suffer from it, I wanted to post a link to this very moving statement from the family of recently departed comedian Richard Jeni - read it and weep (truly) for all those who do NOT get proper medical attention for that which ails them.

Comedian's Family Confirms Depression, Suicide

"The truth is: earlier this year Richard Jeni was diagnosed with severe clinical depression coupled with bouts of psychotic paranoia. One only needs to have a family member or friend with a mental illness to understand that there is nothing rational, predictable, or fair about these diseases. Mental illness is as serious as any physical affliction and can be just as devastating.
He was not down or blue, he was ill...Perhaps Richard's passing will encourage people to have sympathy, compassion and understanding for those who are afflicted with mental illness."

Rest in peace, Richard.

[naydi]

That's great to see his family being so forthcoming about the circumstances leading up to his death in order to, very clearly, honor his memory rather than acting ashamed of the pain he endured trying to live with his illness. Protecting him even in death is not a small thing for a loved one to step up to do...

RIP, Richard

Off-topic, to be sure and no other place to put this...but since clinical depression has been discussed openly here by those who suffer from it, I wanted to post a link to this very moving statement from the family of recently departed comedian Richard Jeni - read it and weep (truly) for all those who do NOT get proper medical attention for that which ails them.

Comedian's Family Confirms Depression, Suicide

"The truth is: earlier this year Richard Jeni was diagnosed with severe clinical depression coupled with bouts of psychotic paranoia. One only needs to have a family member or friend with a mental illness to understand that there is nothing rational, predictable, or fair about these diseases. Mental illness is as serious as any physical affliction and can be just as devastating.
He was not down or blue, he was ill...Perhaps Richard's passing will encourage people to have sympathy, compassion and understanding for those who are afflicted with mental illness."

Rest in peace, Richard.

[Not_saying]

That's great to see his family being so forthcoming about the circumstances leading up to his death in order to, very clearly, honor his memory rather than acting ashamed of the pain he endured trying to live with his illness. Protecting him even in death is not a small thing for a loved one to step up to do...

RIP, Richard

we heard that last night .

truely shocking .

And a terrible thing for any person to go through .

Yes nay very nicely put.

May he rest in peace .

[Tina70]

I had an automatic brain flash (or perhaps you will think "brain fart") - a mental image of Vincent D'Onofrio taking over from Kiefer Sutherland on 24 as Jack "Superhero" Bauer - or taking on a role as Jack's other superhero brother on the dark side (for those who watch 24 - I do intermittently, mostly for the comedy value of seeing Jack run across Los Angeles and back, kill a few people, extract info from others with force, and generally save the Western world... all in one 42 minutes (ahem, one hour) episode). Then again, Goren would have to step up the interrogation pace, which might not work Dunno about the superhero stunts either - but would certainly watch the effort!

[stefanl]

I had an automatic brain flash (or perhaps you will think "brain fart") - a mental image of Vincent D'Onofrio taking over from Kiefer Sutherland on 24 as Jack "Superhero" Bauer - or taking on a role as Jack's other superhero brother on the dark side (for those who watch 24 - I do intermittently, mostly for the comedy value of seeing Jack run across Los Angeles and back, kill a few people, extract info from others with force, and generally save the Western world... all in one 42 minutes (ahem, one hour) episode). Then again, Goren would have to step up the interrogation pace, which might not work Dunno about the superhero stunts either - but would certainly watch the effort!

Do they ever just knock off an hour of the show with the guy having a pleasant lunch? Maybe using the bathroom to shave? Getting a haircut? Buying groceries? Sometimes it's all I can do to make an eggplant parmiagiana with my afternoon and this guy's diffusing nuclear bombs.

Work, work, work, work.... Makes Jack a dull boy indeed!

I do make an awesome eggplant parm if anyone wants the recipe!

[Tina70]

Do they ever just knock off an hour of the show with the guy having a pleasant lunch? Maybe using the bathroom to shave? Getting a haircut? Buying groceries? Sometimes it's all I can do to make an eggplant parmiagiana with my afternoon and this guy's diffusing nuclear bombs.

Work, work, work, work.... Makes Jack a dull boy indeed!

I do make an awesome eggplant parm if anyone wants the recipe!

I laughed out loud when I read this! Have you been talking to my DH? (he has been watching the show with me in a rather non-plussed fashion. After about 4 episodes, he came out with the statement "I guess he shaves and takes a dump behind the nuclear shelter during the commercial break. Doesn't seem like enough time, really."

And yes, Jack is a rather dull boy. I watched the show in the first year, got fed up, then decided to check it out again this year. I paricularly enjoy his sycophantic/ordering about tone when talking to the Prez.

By all means send along the eggplant parm recipe. I could reciprocate with a recipe for moussaka or another 35 or so greek dishes calling for eggplant. None of them are as good as parm, IMO. Also, I'm told that my recipes can be hard to follow as they are full of little "old country" tips and tricks, such as "let it sit as long as it takes to go out and [milk the goats/carry the laundry down to the stream and beat it with stones/etc] and then put it in the oven, which is down the street at the neighbour's house".

My personal favourite: I have never been able to carry off my mother's recipe for yogourt. This is, I think, because the essential step is, after heating the milk, to cool it until the point where you can hold your index finger in it and count to 14 without having to take it out first. That's 14 in greek. You can see how useless this is. I even took a stopwatch to my hometown one time and TIMED my mother doing this... still can't manage. Usually, probably because I get distracted and then by the time I return to the milk could probably count to forever... but I digress.

How about a recipe thread?

[rowenaaine]

How about a recipe thread?

LOL - recipe thread is fine - as long as it says "OT" in the title...

I've moved the 24 and recipe discussion here since I sent the "More News on the Future State..." thread on to our NBC contact yesterday.

[bwalter]

Ah, Peachy, you scientific punsters are so amusing (nervous laughter), you are such cards! (b anxiously checks money-back guarantee that came with expensive education, and finds String Theory listed under "Arts and Crafts: Macrame"). Hey Cvl, hold up there, I'm coming with you...

[peachybc]

Ah, Peachy, you scientific punsters are so amusing (nervous laughter), you are such cards! (b anxiously checks money-back guarantee that came with expensive education, and finds String Theory listed under "Arts and Crafts: Macrame"). Hey Cvl, hold up there, I'm coming with you...

LOL B,

The Arts and Crafts: Macrame category is just about where some experts WOULD like to put the proposed string theory!
Peachy

[Mari Welsh]

Hi everybody! I know that this is probably known to all, but since there are a large number of pet owners on the board, I wanted to make sure everyone knew about the massive recall of dog and cat food in North America right now. 10 dogs and cats, all in the US thus far, have died of kidney failure and it appears related to certain foods. The food was sold under several brand names, including the house brands of Wal-Mart, Safeway, Loblaws and others, some Iams and Eukanuba items are also listed. Please check to make sure you don't feed any of the recalled items to your furry family members. I checked and found 10 packets in my pantry, I'm so thankful that I hadn't used one yet. Here is a link to the CNN story about the recall, at the end of the story they list all the names of the food involved and the serial numbers you need to look out for.

Pet Food Recall:CNN Story

Mari

[maria49]

Thanks so much for the heads up. My furry housemates thank you. (smile)

[Not_saying]

Hi everybody! I know that this is probably known to all, but since there are a large number of pet owners on the board, I wanted to make sure everyone knew about the massive recall of dog and cat food in North America right now. 10 dogs and cats, all in the US thus far, have died of kidney failure and it appears related to certain foods. The food was sold under several brand names, including the house brands of Wal-Mart, Safeway, Loblaws and others, some Iams and Eukanuba items are also listed. Please check to make sure you don't feed any of the recalled items to your furry family members. I checked and found 10 packets in my pantry, I'm so thankful that I hadn't used one yet. Here is a link to the CNN story about the recall, at the end of the story they list all the names of the food involved and the serial numbers you need to look out for.

Pet Food Recall:CNN Story

Mari

I saw it on the news lord how on earth did that get into the food .

thats just insane .

[jordanriver]

Just thought I'd pop in and say I've reappeared again, lol.



How's everyone?

[Not_saying]

Just thought I'd pop in and say I've reappeared again, lol.



How's everyone?

Well I could put it this way for me one of the seven drawfs .

Sneezy.lol

dang allergies spring has I think been trying to sprung.
plus comp trouble were gonna try to change out the surge protector and see if it helps any if it's gonna cost us might as well start there .lol

How about u?

[DonnaLucy]

Hey Jordan, How's school?

My daughter & son just left yesterday to go back to their respective colleges. They were on Spring break.
How was your vacation?

Be sure to catch up on the new threads & post your thought.

[CI fan]

Just thought I'd pop in and say I've reappeared again, lol.



How's everyone?

Hi Jordan! Nice to hear from you! How are you doing?

[naydi]

OOOOH'kay... I just headed into the corner with my tall pointy hat - no need to trouble yourself, there, Linda... I'm good!

....there are just some areas of weakness and failure that we all must learn to accept within ourselves....

*sigh*

EDIT: w'dup, jord???