The PUB light's ON! :D

[Chip-skiff]

Sorry to hear about your friends. Sad times. I'm glad you haven't hit the blades— we enjoy your company and have been missing you.

The Bobster has been in and out of the doc shop and is having breathing trouble again, which also means a lack of sleep. When he feels rotten he tells me how I've been a blessing to him, and that always makes me worry that he's not thinking straight. Mother Teresa I ain't.

If you scroll back 10-20 pages you'll get the drift. The greenhouse has worked out really well. End of November at 8000 ft. in Wyoming, and I'm picking ripe tomatoes. Eating one makes me happy.



Grab the salt and pepper and let's have a fiesta!

[Mrleft8]

Sorry to hear about your friends Kev.
That's one of the reasons I don't make friends very often. They're too fragile those human beings.....
Us gods, on the other hand, are pretty much invincible....
Oh joy! It's raining again.... Hard....
Nothing like a little much needed rain....

[Mrleft8]

That Lefty is pretty sharp, you've gotten a pretty good synopsis of the goings on in the pub. I'll add. that SpinDrift was asking for you at Thanksgiving.
Sorry that you've been through tough times! That what don't kill you makes you stronger...didn't know we need the added strength.
So heres to those who have gone before us!!!
How is the biking working out for you? Are you ready for winter?(are we ever). Hope you can hang around the pub, it is warm and the drinks are strong...;-)

Close! But trade that "O" for an "A".... Stranger.

[Chip-skiff]

Oh joy! It's raining again.... Hard....
Nothing like a little much needed rain.

Bugger the new floor, Lefty. Start a mushroom farm.

[Mrleft8]

I already have. It's called the ceiling. Now I just need to rotate the crops from Black mildew to something marketable.... Like Basidiomycota mushrooms.

[Glen Longino]

Here's a round of shots in memory of Kevin's friends.
Another round for Kevin!
Good to see you back here.
Everybody goes haywire when you're gone too long.

[Mrleft8]

Here's a round of shots in memory of Kevin's friends.
Another round for Kevin!
Good to see you back here.
Everybody goes haywire when you're gone too long.

What you really mean is "Amber gets all moody when Kevin's gone too long"....

[Mrleft8]

[Glen Longino]

What you really mean is "Amber gets all broody when Kevin's gone too long"....

ftfy
Tell me I'm wrong!

[Canoez]

I already have. It's called the ceiling. Now I just need to rotate the crops from Black mildew to something marketable.... Like Basidiomycota mushrooms.

Psilocybin mushrooms - then you won't care about the floor or the ceiling.

[Geno]

!Holla mi amigos! I'll have a wee heavy in anything scottish you have, Sam Adams will work if we are at a loss.

We are celebrating today.

Say hello to the first and only married McNair Scholars couple.

Once we both complete the one year program as undergraduates, Mcnair pays for grad school completely - all fees, tuition, etc... through the doctoral level, provides a place to stay, individual health insurance, a stipend between 15k and 50k per YEAR to live on as well as paying one half of a full-time instructors salary if we elect to teach 2 lower level classes while we attend grad school (about ten hours per week of work). That will equate to 90k a year at our current uni and more at most others.

The tunnel just peeked a light at us.

I have the option of attending Texas A&M (the oldest and largest program in CONUS and a mechanism in place to start the doctoral program straight from undergrad) as well as the option of attending anywhere int he world.......heheheheh.


I can't stop smiling.

I am thikning southampton simply because they have an agreement with MIT deepwater archaeology research group.

Or mayber Flinders for the nice weather.

Or maybe edinburugh because they have an agreement with southampton.


Just damn.............I don't know.

I do know. I get to do cutting edge research as an undergrad that will hopefully fold into a thesis and support a dissertation.

[Chip-skiff]

Or maybe Auckland, NZ? There's a uni there. No idea what CONUS might be. But it's a wonderful city to live in, and hard to beat for sailing.

[David G]

Geno - that is huge. Congrats!

[seanz]

Underwater archeology in NZ? There is some, but NZ has a distinct lack of amphorae and bronze cannon*.

Southampton, near all of that maritime history? Stuff the weather, why would you be anywhere else?

And congrats.



*Not none, just not very many.

[Geno]

Thank you guys - again .................I just can't stop smiling. I would have loved to be a Rhodes Scholar but I could not, in good faith, commit to running for publlic office.

My hipocrasy only goes so far. My honor is all I have at the end of the day.

[Mrleft8]

Congratulations Geno!!!!
I might suggest the UWI campus in Grenada. Reliably warm, and lots of med students....
Today is my father's birthday. I'm terribly sad, frustrated, and morose.
I'd like to at least call him to wish him a happy birthday, but I've been told that this might make him confused, or anxious... He hasn't asked about me in almost a year, and probably doesn't remember that I ever existed most of the time....
Today we have baked boneless chicken breast stuffed with ham, provalone, garlic, roasted red peppers, and sliced mushrooms. Served with a long grain and wild rice pilaf, and broccoli.
Fresh Tilapia fillets, sauteed in butter and herbs de provence, with the rice pilaf and broccoli.
Marinated lamb shish-ka-bab, with small heirloom tomatoes (Thank you Chip!), psilocybin mushrooms (Thank you Noey!), and pearl onions. Served with fluffy white rice.
Hot, super thin sliced rare roast beef on sourdough with mayonnaise, horseradish, lettuce, tomato, and sweet onion. Served with a bowl of "au jus" for dipping, and fries.
Special on tap: Ringnes Bock (For you Dad...)

[Canoez]

Hey Lefty.
Sorry I haven't been to The Pub for a bit.
I found a friend dead in his bunk at the Shelter last week and I'm not quite over that yet.
He mixed drugs and cheap wine and died in his sleep.
Another dear friend I worked with at the skating rink for many years, passed away from Cancer this week.
It's been a rough couple of weeks.
Hope ya'll are doing better than me.
A toast to friends gone before us!!!

Sorry Kevin. Here's one for your friends. Stay well.

[Mrleft8]

Tile is grouted... 1/4 of the Maple (maybe....Almost) is nailed down. I feel like I'm under a cement truck. How did I used to do this every day all day for so many years?.... If doing simple flooring is like this, I can only imagine what ol' Larksy feels like at the end of the day....
Thank god the flooring guy came by around noon with his pneumatic nailer. It's costing me money, but I think in the long run it'll be a better job. I was toying with the idea of tongue nailing it all with my brad nailer.... These "J" nails have some serious barbs to help keep 'em in place. And yes, I had to pull one board that wouldn't "go".... And they hold very well.

[Mrleft8]

Herradura....... Lonestar......
Vince Gill.....

[Chip-skiff]

O Bobster, where art thou?

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I am here, just have been under the weather so to speak. Got this stupid uri thing going on. Takes alot out of me.

[Glen Longino]

Happy to see you, Bobby!
I was fixing to send out the posse looking for you.
Maybe this jar of Mezcal and a few icy Lone Stars will help?
Best to you amigo!

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Happy to see you, Bobby!
I was fixing to send out the posse looking for you.
Maybe this jar of Mezcal and a few icy Lone Stars will help?
Best to you amigo!

I think you might be right.

[Mrleft8]

OK....
Amber's cousin is in town..... But..... It's not Ginger.... It's Red...

[S/V Laura Ellen]

I need a beer or two, been one of those days...

[Canoez]

Hi Allan - LTNS. What's with the long face?

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Basement flooded an ruined the carpet we just had installed. Not quite sure why it flooded, the pump was running when I looked to see what was wrong, but just wasn't keeping up.

[Canoez]

Crap. That does stink. Think it's been that kind of day all around. Got parts in at work that weren't right. Spent all afternoon trying to sort it out. The boss(es) have just told us how thin we're going to be spread over the next few months. It's good to be busy, but dang...

[Mrleft8]

Wet carpet..... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OK...... The good news is...... Red's real name is Mildred.

[Mrleft8]

The bad news is.... She claims to be "A Wizard on the pool table"......

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Whats with your women friends and pool tables????

[Mrleft8]

[Mrleft8]

Whats with your women friends and pool tables????

Two words....
Glen.
Longino.

[Glen Longino]

What does Red (Mildred) look like, Lefty?
Got pics?
I love pool table Wizards, you know...may come over later to meet Red and play a game or two.
Meanwhile, more Mezcal, Tequila, and cold beer for Bobby and his friends, por favor!

[Mrleft8]

[Mrleft8]

Thanks SY7!

Thank god the prices are rock bottom here eh? Everyone's friends here!

[Glen Longino]

Cheers, seayou7!
BTW...is there another name we can call you? Something short...easy to type...?
Okay, I see Lefty has it nailed...SY7 it is!

[Mrleft8]

How come Keith Moon looked cool as hell in that yellowish tan leather jacket, and the one just like it that my mother bought for me for Christmas, my 19th year made me look like an insurance salesman at a company seminar in Atlantic City?.....

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Cheers, seayou7!
BTW...is there another name we can call you? Something short...easy to type...?
Okay, I see Lefty has it nailed...SY7 it is!

[Mrleft8]

We could just call him Sy..... Yo! Hey Sy! Whoa! Waddaya tawkin' aboud? Eh! Oh! I'm tawkin' to yooz! Whoa! Eh!

[Glen Longino]

We could just call him Sy..... Yo! Hey Sy! Whoa! Waddaya tawkin' aboud? Eh! Oh! I'm tawkin' to yooz! Whoa! Eh!

Here, Lefty, have another Tequila and Ether!

[Glen Longino]

LMAO
Thank you, Larry!
About time somebody calm and sensible showed up here.
How about a Corona and a lime...or two?
So much for your "cool" jacket, Lefty!

[Glen Longino]

I believe you 100% Larry!

[David G]

I'm feeling like a little mischief. Lesseeeee... oh, I know. Big snifter. Float some good brandy over some good single-malt. Beer chaser. Same for all the usual suspects. And take a quick look around. Anyone not smiling gets a double!

That oughta liven the joint up.

[Glen Longino]

Thanks, David!
David, meet Red!
Red wants to play pool.
Will you play with her or do I have to?
I'll have another one of those, please!

[David G]

Thanks, David!
David, meet Red!
Red wants to play pool.
Will you play with her or do I have to?
I'll have another one of those, please!

Always up for a friendly game of pool. Have another 1 or 2 of those, and you'll be sleeping under the pool table... again.

Jeeeesssums... that reminds me of one of my more embarrassing "I just nodded off" moments. I was on the planning committee for the local natural foods co-op. We started a plan to move/expand our storefront. Huge deal. Lots of entrenched 'no change' energy. We worked for months to develop support. We had meetings and facilitated planning sessions. Finally got it approved. Months later... it's the Grand Opening. I volunteered to serve wine to all participants. Open wine bar. I was so relieved, and so happy that we pulled it off, that I was serving up one for myself for about every 3 or 5 to the group.

It was a fun party. Everyone tells me how much fun I had!

Foolishly... as chair of the Newsletter Committee, I'd scheduled a meeting immediately after - at my house. Everyone showed up but me, so my wife called down to the store looking for me. They said they hadn't seen me in quite a while. A few minutes later, they called back and said they'd found me curled up around the toilet in the newly-tiled stockroom lavatory - way out back. We cancelled the committee meeting, and I've gotten teased ever since <sigh>

[Chip-skiff]

Hummmmm..... I was thinkin'... 'CU7'

That's pretty close to CUZ. I wouldn't mind being called Cuz.

Evenin' Bobster, Larry, Glen, Lefty, David, Red. No tequila for me, thanks. And mezcal makes me crazy. Just a Fat Tire Ale, thanks. Flyin' low tonight. Under the weather, as they say.

Made jambalaya for the Wolf Goddess tonight, with some filé in it. Is that Cajun for sassafras? Stuff smells familiar. Not sure if you're s'posed to put it in jambalaya, but she liked it. Andouille sausage and big ol' shrimp. Smoked paprika. Homegrown tomatoes. Gettin' hungry again just thinkin' about it.

[seanz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil%C3%A9_powder

Wikipedia says it's sassafras........Hank Williams says it's in Gumbo.

[Chip-skiff]

Hank Williams never lies.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Coffee is ready if any one wants some. How bout a cup of sassafras tea?