Thursday #139 The Year is almost...

[captain]

Slick and TPM - at least here, you KNOW we care about you .......
Friends .... PAH!!!!! They have let me down this year I tell you!!!

ANYWAY,
The Bouncer wants her own bottle of bubbles please ........... she and her hard working hubby are going out for a quiet dinner on NYE, and then going home to be with the spotties, in our NEW HOUSE!!!!!

More on that later, but to all ....... Happy New Year ...... safe and sound.

Love (said in a TOUGH voice)
Bouncer ......

[lbaker]

Good morning everyone, sorry I'm late! I'll make it up by putting out an early breakfast buffet. To go along with the champagne and New Year festivities we are going to have some of the best snackaroos from the last year. Everyone pick ONE favorite from the last year of Thursdays. I'll start with CHESAPEAKE BAY CRAB CAKES and the first bite goes to Peanut Coffee's on and we alllll know where Slicks Baileys is by now. Thanks for the extra wood Orc and David, there are still some nice coals left so this shouldn't take long. Oh, and Slick? Some special tree ornaments are gone but honey, there's more where they came from Welcome home Gini! Did you bring pictures of your little sweeties with you from Christmas Day?? Hey Trev! You awake? I could use some of your kitchen skills here... Master of the Kitchen that you are

[Lady's Human]

Okay, one baseball bat pacifier for the orc on the way. I brought a case of bailey's with me for the bar, and a bottle of homemade Irish Cream to go around for now.

Lady, help me with the orc, keep him going until we can get that collar on him.

[smokey the elder]

I'll have a strong coffee, hold the Bailey's for now. I have to figure out why I can't get my test results to come out. (I can't fake them like that guy in Korea. )

[slick]

Good morning. Feeling a bit blue today....kept dreaming about Speckles last night. Have been fighting a bit of a cold and sore throat these past few days....not looking after myself very well. I'll take a hot buttered rum please. Think I'll just settle down on the couch for a bit.

[Randi]

Good afternoon, Slick. Now you can't go into the new year with a cold, so make that a triple hot buttered rum! I'll join you!

It's been snowing nonstop here since yesterday evening. I went shopping though, and then went to dig Pjevs out of his house.

I live on a corner, so I have a good view of what's going on in the street - two cars were stuck in the snow a little while ago, about ten people managed to get them free. There's been no one to clear the streets, so there'll be more.

[gini]

Good morning everyone - I think I am back among the living again. This time change and the late arriving flight and luggage really hit me. My brother is on Brazilian time and I was on Boston time - we both fell asleep for a "nap" and next thing I knew it was past dinnertime. We both laughed and decided to call it a day..........DONE!

MOFF I have been following your problems with your landlady - and you can bet that I will be praying that this trouble turns out to be a good thing. After having gone through the flooding and cleanup and people - I sit here with a new furnace that heats the whole house? I had no idea they were supposed to do that - I thought they just selected certain rooms and then left others freezing.

So I am hoping you will have a new safe home in 2006 and you and your kitties will be happy and snuggled in and comfortable. It is just "getting there" that is the hard part. I wish we could all come over and help you pack up.

I am not sure who Orc is - oh, go ahead, bash me........I haven't gone back and read everything.

TPM - I hope you guys are having a good vacation and the kitties are happy.

Compassion - Slick and Deb - isn't that a funny word? Some people have it - and I think a lot of people were born under rocks. I just read the biography of J.K. Rowlings and she described her Mother's passing as having a huge slab on her chest - it was heavy and it hurt. It hit me that this is the best description for how we feel when we have lost a beloved pet. It is a heavy hurtful pain that so many people cannot even think about - therefore they cannot relate or don't want to relate to you when you are going through it.

I have always been somewhat suspicious of those people.

Crab cakes - oooohhhh Laurie - now talk about those words - makes my mouth water!!

Coffee?? Oh, thanks - well, o.k. a little bit of Bailey's in it sounds great!

New Year's Eve has not been my favorite holiday - too many lamps without lampshades, so I will usher the New Year in quietly - with a great hope that each of us will be here next year - laughing - teasing - drinking our cyber drinks - and enjoying life!

I love each and every one of you!!

[Corinna]

Slick It must be going around but for some reason (duh) I have been crying daily for Merlin. (since the 1st of Dec. ) I guess its becouse this is the time I was always home and had him to snuggle with.
Barkeep I think I need what she's drinking too please. Lets all sit but the fire and I have a huge box of kleenex. Sharing stories always helps me .

[lbaker]

Good morning Gini my dear! So nice to see you home and healthy. Slick & Corinna - I can tuck a few tootsies under the lap warmer on the sofa over there (no Mario, you are not the lap warmer I meant ) I meant a nice warm blankie from Scotland. I also happen to have a very nice Christmas throw pillow to lean against Then I will get back into the kitchen where I belong. Smokey, when your test results work out I just happen to know some "important" contacts at the journal Science Publish or Perish and all that That Korean guy was just too impatient!

[gini]

Someone just sent me this - it should be the motto for Thursdays!


1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's the holidays!!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's.
You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.


8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10 One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

[lbaker]

I'm curious. Does Mario even like fruit cake

[RICHARD]

Corrina,

Showboat? LOL, no Marion you are not a showboat
DONE!

T&P,

A woman was arrested in Florida after starting a fight over a margarita she had ordered in a restaurant. The woman, who's name was not released, was heard to say, "You call THIS a Margarita? I could go to Cal lee fuh nee ah and get a slushie that would knock your socks off!!-and they were FREE!!!"

One slushie and some fish....DONE!

Captain,

Congrats on the new house! Bubbly all around!!!

LOL, Quiet NYE? I kinda DOUBT it!

Laurie,

Thanks for the crab cake!

LH,

What is it about the Irish and their homemade drinks?

Thanks for the help with the collar....OK, Lady, here's a treat.....

Some coffee for your Irish Cream?

DONE!

Smokey,

When in doubt? Cut and Paste!

Slick,

Take a deep breathe and have a HBR....Go sit on the couch.....here, you can play with the "orc control"....get that fire going!!!!

DONE!


Randi,
If you see a car you like just push it into your driveway. Finders Keepers!

Poor Pjevs! give him a scritchie from the gang!

One THBR? DONE!!!

Stay warm!

Corrina,

The holidays are pretty bleak sometimes....

Sit by the fire and here's a kleenex and a hot buttered rum!

Done!


Welcome back, Ginster.

We can always count on you to make us laugh!


The Orc is someone we picked up to do the 'dirty work' around here...

I'll explain later, I have to get some work done here!

Dumb....I mean DONE!

Is Possum still in the hot tub?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I'm curious. Does Mario even like fruit cake

Do they have cherries in them?

GUESS WHAT I DID THIS MORNING?
I LOOKED AT HOUSES!

My brother called last night and gave me 4 to drive by and see what I thought. One of them is great and another isn't bad. Either of those two I would like. I'll be calling him soon and hopefully, he'll get the reatator to get one or both inspected.

No word from my landlady. Why do I feel like she is visiting a lawyer?

Could I have a big cherry 7 up and 4 cnt's for the gang. I got two more kitty taxi's this morning so I can pack them up and move asap!
Keep those wonderful prayers coming, please?

[smokey the elder]

I don't know what's wrong with the Internet connection at work today. There's only 11 people here; there should be enough bandwidth for all!

Anyway, the computer spit out the results I wanted and now I'll have that coffee with Bailey's, please. It looks like winter lasted 2 weeks and we're back in March with pouring rain!

[Corinna]

Hey Moff are you looking to rent or buy this time? I think we need a big order of Onion rings here. Your going to burn them off cleaning ,beleive me I know.
Got a card from our favorite bar tender to day thanks .