Hey! I Can See Your House From Up Here!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Lessee here:

a mountain–a real mountain–within an hour -check! (by plane) (maybe)

the beach- check! (Not just “the beach”, but The Beach. It’s only minutes from my front door. And they’re running specials this summer so it’s fairly cheap.)

high plains desert- oooooo… a desert… who cares?

lake- check!

a river- check!

a waterfall- check!

farmland- check! (I can see tractors out my window practically.)

orchards- check! (They go hand in hand with the farmland.)

valleys- check! (Several to choose from!)

forests- check! (Ooooo! Trees!)

wetlands- check! (Cedar Bog, which isn’t even a bog, it’s a fen.) (A fen is like a bog with Self Esteme Issues.)

Plus dams and gorges. Do you have dams and gorges Kelley?
Other things to take into account:
Ohio’s state bird is the Cardinal.
State flower: Scarlet Carnation (not the boring white ones)
State wildflower: Large White Trillium (not the small kind)
State tree: Buckeye (or horse chestnut)
Nickname: Buckeye State (because “Horse Chestnut State” just sounds stupid)
State insect: Ladybug (Delaware, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Tennessee are all trying to horn in on our State Bug)
State animal that’s not a bird or a bug: White-tailed Deer (I voted “Woodchuck”, but no one listens.)
State gemstone: Flint (Tells you a whole lot about Ohio right there, doesn’t it? Not just any flint, but Ohio Flint. Go fig.)
State beverage: Tomato Juice (God help us.)
State Fossil: Trilobite (T Rex? No, we’ll take the little bug looking thing, thanks.)

So, where are you going now for your vacation?

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Rue, Ohio’s highest point is positively Alpine in comparison to Florida’s which can be seen here http://www.coolrox.com/highpoints/florida.htm. I doubt you could see anybody’s house from there.

Swampy, hope you don’t have an age thing when it comes to marryin cause I’m a little under six years your senior. (I can’t count the days of underage cause I’m numerically-challenged what with being a synesthete and soon as I start thinking hard about the numbers, they go all rainbow on me which is very distracting.)

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Rue,
The Oregon State Bird is the Western Meadowlark.
The Oregon State Flower is the Oregon Grape (berberis aquifolium).
The Oregon State Tree is the Douglas Fir (pseudotsuga menziesii).
The Oregon State Fish is the Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
The Oregon State Insect is the Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio oregonius).
The Oregon State Shell is the Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis).
The Oregon State Mushroom is the Pacific golden chanterelle(Cantharellus formosus).
We have a State Nut–the versatile Hazelnut (Corylus avellana).
Both a State Rock–the thunderegg or geode, and a State gemstone–the sunstone.
Oregon’s State beverage is milk, and our state dance is Folk Dancing.
Oregon became a State on February 14, 1859 (33rd).
Oregon’s motto is “Alis Volat Propiis” (She Flies With Her Own Wings).
Oregon’s nickname is “Beaver State”.
Oregon’s State song is “Oregon, My Oregon”.
Why would I go to Ohio when it doesn’t even have a state mushroom?

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So, it looks like Kallessa is volunteering to be Bridezilla. :smiley:

Look, if 'nookie (the child bride/groom) is willing to wear the dove gray penguin thing, you can walk down the aisle in a frilly white dress at the Elvis Impersonators wedding chapel, ok? Remember, we’re trying to amass as much loot as we can and making it easier for people by just letting them drop stuff off and not have to bother with getting all dressed up and eat really rubbery chicken in an alleged mushroom sauce. See, we’re doing well wishers a great service here. It sounds like Ashes [sup]2[/sup] has all the accessories to be and make anyone who wants all sparkly. I was thinking about wearing a sequined jump suit to match Elvis cat myself.

Tupug long as yer legal age, it’ll work. Heck, you’re right in between the ages of my two older brothers. Plus, I sometimes, errr… ummm… consort with a burly gentleman who happens to be your age. Ain’t got no complaints there. :smiley:

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The Georgia State Bird is the Brown Thrasher.
The Georgia State Flower is the Cherokee Rose.
The Georgia State Tree is the Live Oak. (As opposed to a dead one)
The Georgia State Fish is the Large Mouth Bass.
The Georgia State 'Possum is Pogo’Possum.
The Georgia State Shell is the Knobbed Whelk.
The Georgia State Butterfly is the Tiger Swallowtail
The Georgia State Gem is Quartz.
The Georgia State Fossil is the Shark Tooth.
The Georgia State Insect is the Honeybee.
The Georgia State Fruit is the Peach. I’m a close second. :smiley:
The Georgia State Folk Dance is Square Dancing. (YEHAAAAAAAAW)
The Georgia State Mineral is Staurolite.
The Georgia State Poet Laureate is David Bottoms.
The Georgia State Prepared Food is Grits.
The Georgia State Reptile is the Gopher Tortoise.
The Georgia State State Vegetable is the Vidalia Sweet Onion.
The Georgia State Motto is Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.
The Georgia State Wildflower is the Alalea.
The Georgia State Song is “Georgia On My Mind.”
The Highest Point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald. (Elevation 4,784 ft.)
Georgia’s Nickname is The Peach State.

Just so’s ya know.

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OK- I can take another break from work now, to tell y’all about our fabulous weekend.

Saturday we woke up to a beautiful day. We both pretended to stay asleep so that the other would get up and make the coffee. He got up to pee then laid back down, claiming it was his birthday weekend and I should make the coffee. I fell for that.

So we got up and had coffee and watched the news and stuff. Then I made breakfast - scrambled eggs with leftover grilled onions and mushrooms. Yummy.

Then we went to get new phones. This part might be more appropriate for the Pit. Two weeks ago we went to get new cell phones and a new plan. We got married 3 months ago and we wanted to be on the same plan. We went to AT&T. Big mistake. The service was terrible. The actual phone service, not the guy who sold us the phone. We couldn’t get a signal sitting next to each other in our favorite little pub. He couldn’t call me at the store. And the background noise was horrible! We were unhappy.

So we went to get a different plan while still under the 30 day guarantee. Cingular works for us. It just took forever! Like 4 hours.

So of course, after all that, we had to go to the pub to see if the phones worked! They did! We ended up staying for the free barbecue. It was their one year anniversary under new management. Even though he said he was gonna take me out on a date. So he promised next weekend.

So—next morning we’re hanging over slightly. Same game with the coffee. It’s still his birthday weekend. Hmmph. So I make the coffee again. I find my son has invited his friend who’s a girl to spend the night, and her 4-year-old daughter. Bodies laying all over the couches. And dirty dishes all over the kitchen. Great. So I make coffee, and go back to the bedroom, where hubby goes back to sleep.

Eventually we get up, and son goes to work, and friend & co leaves, and we do yardwork and laundry. We replanted the yucca tree in a beatiful planter. And we replanted the pepper plant in the bucket with the dead tomato plant. But I pulled the dead tomato plant out first. Three tomato plants are alive still. In their own buckets.

We mowed and edged and weedeated. We mulched the little trees in the front yard. We sweated our asses off, then sprayed each other with the hose when we watered. We have a great time no matter what we do together.

We’re very much in love! And we’re old enough to be Tanookie’s parents!

Then Tom had to leave to go to work at 4:00 pm. He’s a truck driver, and has to be away about two nights a week. :frowning:

That was our exciting weekend.

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State Animal
Florida Panther

State Beverage
Orange Juice (what else?)

State Bird
Mockingbird

State Butterfly
Zebra Longwing

State Day
April 2 :confused:

State Flower
Orange Blossom

State Wildflower
Coreopsis

State Freshwater Fish
Largemouth Bass

State Saltwater Fish
Sailfish

State Gem
Moonstone

State Marine Mammal
Manatee

State Saltwater Mammal
Porpoise

State Play
“Cross and Sword”

State Reptile
Alligator

State Shell
Horse Conch

State Soil
Myakka Fine Sand

State Song
“The Swanee River” (Old Folks at Home)

State Stone
Agatized Coral

State Tree
Sabal Palm (Nasty and very poisonous!!! :mad: )

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I’m a moron. It’s the Sago Palm that’s nasty and poisonous. :smack:

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Tupug – how come y’all have a marine mammal and a saltwater mammal but not, you know, a regular mammal?

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Heh heh. Kalley said “hairy triton”. “The Beaver State”. Heh. Then Swampy throws out “the Knobbed Whelk”. Man! Good thing Tupug’s state list isn’t funny.

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Oof! Late again as usual. Last night we went to the GirlChild’s house for a birthday dinner for the 6 (now 7) year old Drama Princess’s birthday. GirlChild and Hubby are still on the Atkins diet, which apparently does not agree with me, thus I was indisposed this morning. That’s all I’m sayin’.
I’ve often thought it might be a good idea to run a cable in to the bathroom and install an old computer in there.

Well it’s on Monday, in the Morning, and many of us are poster children for Mental Health Week. Except when it’s on Tuesday, when it becomes the TMP.

We bought more plants for our garden this weekend, and I built a frame out of pressure-treated 2X10s for the sprawly plants - cucumbers and squashes. No black pumpkins though, sorry. Our plans, garden-wise, keep getting more and more ambitious. Were even planting corn this year. Unfortunately the place we decided would be perfect for the raised bed sun-wise, has a big old tree stump in it. So we’re waiting on the guy with the stump grinder before we start planting in earnest. (We call our yard Earnest, what do you call yours? :stuck_out_tongue: )

As far as Little Elvis being at our mass wedding, if I’m there, and I plan to be, Little Elvis will be there. You figger it out.

Oh and Swampy told a big old fib, the Georgia state bird is the mosquito.
It’s an old joke, but I’m an old guy.

Did I mention that Number One Granddaughter is graduating high school June 5th? And she wants to go to college right here in our little town! (They live about 100 mi. away at present)

Gotta go do a work thing now.

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Yeah? Well, I can see your drawers from down here! :stuck_out_tongue:
Now get off the side of that mountain before you break your neck!

Kids these days. :rolleyes:

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Whoo Hoo! I got to start page two!

Tanookie, come over here and sit on Daddy’s lap. :smiley:

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Uh oh - I must be in trouble now! :eek: :smiley:

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I dunno, Twicks, unless they are counting the panther. :confused:

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I used to live on a mountain. We never really went mountain climbing, because we’d go out the front door and go, hey, we’re at the top of the mountain. That mountain had a lot of bars. So after we went out the front door and saw we were at the summit, we’d go have a celebratory beer. Good times. Um, not that I’m suggesting that Soupo and Katcha have celebratory beer or anything. Well, maybe celebratory birch beer. :slight_smile:

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:stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

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Ahem:

California
The Golden State

Animal California Grizzly Bear (Ursus californicus) 1953
Bird California Valley Quail (Lophortyx californica) 1931
Colors Blue and Gold, 1951
Dance West Coast Swing Dance, 1988
Dance - Folk Square Dance, 1988
Fife and Drum Band California Consolidated Drum Band, 1997
Fish golden trout (Salmo agua-bonita) 1947
Fish, Marine garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) 1995
Flag State Flag, 1911
Flower Golden Poppy (Eschsholtzia) 1903
Fossil Sabre-Toothed Cat (Smilodon californicus) 1973
Gemstone Blue Diamond (Benitoite) 1985
Historical Society California Historical Society
Insect California Dogface Butterfly (Zerene eurydice) 1972
Mammal, Marine California Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) 1975
Mineral &
Meralogic Emblem Gold, October 1, 1985
Motto “Eureka” (I have found it) 1963
Nickname The Golden State, 1968 (See Names)
Poet Laureate Charles B. Garrigus, 1966
Prehistoric Artifact Chipped Stone Bear, 1991
Reptile Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agasizzi) 1972
Rock & Lithologic Emblem, Serpantine, 1965
Seal Great Seal, 1849
Soil San Joaquin Soil, 1997
Song “I Love You, California” April 26, 1951
Theatre Pasadena Playhouse, 1937
Tree California Redwood (Taxodiaceae Sequoia sempervirens) 1937
Giant Sequoia (Taxodiaceae Sequoiadendron giganteum) 1953

That’s right, we have an official state soil. I am so proud.

Yes Swampy, I have sparkles and will travel.

Bumba, what about the black pumkins, huh? Grow 'em and I can make them sparkle now. Yeah, thought that’d turn the tide.

Tupug, sago palms are poisonous?! This I didn’t know. There are bunches of 'em around here and now I’m afraid.

Ashes, all about the sparklies

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Tupug did say “Horse Conch.” That oughta be good for a heh heh.

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Silly me. I thought reptiles and fish and mammals and stuff were all animals. So it has to be something you can stuff into a sequined jumpsuit and take to a Vegas wedding for it to count as an animal?