So I’m all wet and stinky am I? It’s nice to know what people really think of me. sniff And here I thought I was among friends. sniff Is anybody buying any of this? sniff I didn’t think so.
I’m suckin’ on a toasty, crunchy salty nut right now.
I’ve got some amusement for you. My little pagan group is looking for an official name (if only so we can open a group bank account). Our secretary sent out a list of suggestions (most of them probably volunteered by her husband, who we call Unfunny Pun Man) that have me giggling madly at my desk. For your consideration …
The Holy Order of the Sacred Morning Coffee Don’t mess with the percolator.
The Circle of a Round Peg in a Square Hole Kinda nice, because it’s why most of us turned to “alternative religion” in the first place.
The Sacred Order of Pizza, Beer, and Chips I’m sure many of you will sign right up for that.
The Happy Hippie Foundation We’re a lot less hippie than we were before. I might be the only Charter Member (ten years with the group or more) that still smokes the pot. 
Church of the Gold Star for Good Behavior We rarely get gold stars. 
Wicca: The Other White Religion Just makes me giggle, although we don’t have any true Wiccans in our group.
**Clan of the Kilt-Clad Muscle Men ** I can take a shot in the dark at who suggested this one, and the poor man is sadly deluded by his actual muscle mass.
**The Noble Order of the Wagging Tongue ** We have five practicing priestesses. Only one of us can keep a damn secret. (That one is not me.)
**The League of Extraordinary Pagans ** I’m leaning toward this one, myself.
Order of the Disinterested As you may be able to tell by the suggested names.
**The Group Over at the Circle Over There by the Red House with the Dog ** Which, I’m told, is how the rest of the town refers to us.
**Coven of Pass the Mead ** I made coffee mead for Litha this summer … they may maul me if I show up to Yule without more. Alas, all I have for the holiday season is peppermint.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Wicca Only if Fabio is our spokesmodel.
**The Cabal of At Least We’re Not Catholic ** With apologies to our MMP Catholics, of course. 
A Clan Called Quest I crack up every time I look at this one.
**Our Lady of Abstract Reasoning ** Possibly my personal favorite.
I only quoted the ones upon which I wish to comment:
1 - I really like this one as I am a major caffeine addict
2 - You might not have any, but could I give this to my friend for her coven?
3 - nu?*
4 - meh
5 - I don’t get the humor in this one
6 - This one gets my vote
How about Clanalot?
- Yiddish for “whazzup?” also used for “Tell me something I don’t know” which is how it is meant here.
My life…I go away for a couple of days and look at the state of this place! Have you all had a good time in my absence? Did you miss me? Bah! Bet you didn’t…
Nava - there’s nothing wrong with “Monsters Inc”, I’ve seen it a couple of times already and it was something 'im indoors wanted to see, so it got added to the list of trashy films. That’s trashy as in “not exactly intellectually stimulating but something you can veg out in front of”.
Drae - you want everything I know about Scotland? Right now? Oh lawks…better get a cuppa and a comfy chair then. Where’s best to visit sometimes depends on what time of year you’re coming over. Gazillions of people go to Edinburgh in August for the arts Festival - I’ve never done the serious side of it, just lots of Fringe stuff. If you’re planning on soaking up scenery, the best time of year is probably April/May which is when you get some of the best weather and it’s also before the dreaded midges descend in their squillions.
For cultural stuff, both Embra and Glasgow have shedloads of museums, art galleries, old buildings, castles, monuments etc. Or you could go off on your own to explore the many highland trails if you fancy getting out of the cities. The highlands and islands are worth a visit, a lot of them have a daily ferry service and are great for bird-watching and wildlife-spotting.
Oh, and if you’re in Glasgow (like I was yesterday), check out a little pub on Hope Street called The Pot Still. Ask for a glass of something off the top shelves and you’ll see a rather tasty barman scooting up a ladder in his kilt!
Just for a taste of what’s on offer, have a look at the Scottish Tourist Board pages and see what takes your fancy. Be warned though, hotels get booked up very quickly for the Festival so you might find if you’re looking for accommodation for that time of year, you’ll end up either paying a fortune for something central, or you’ll be way out of town.
Did I mention I’ve just spent six hours on the motorway driving home? Why haven’t I got one of those driving husband thingies? Boohoo. I think I’m off for a sleep now.
And of course I managed to miss putting this in…The Pot Still
This may help.
I thought some of those were cute. For some reason the last one strikes me as most cleverly amusing. 
rose, there is(was) a pop music group named A Tribe Called Quest. Seems to me that it’s a take-off of that.
This is one of those days where I wish I could call upon my dormant (and at one time quite formidable) Navy Chief powers (voice, directing idiots to do their own job instead of trying not to make them cry, eyc). But alas, I work in the private sector now.
I’m home!! YAAAAY!
I’ll post more later when I read the thread and get all caught up and stuff. Just didn’t want anyone to worry any more than necessary. So you can all relax.
Did you stock up on pecan logs at Stuckey’s on the way back?
I **LOVE ** Stukey’s - thinking about it brings back nice memories
When I was little, before I95 was completed, we used to take US1 down to Flubabdub. We’d take 3 days to do the trip because you really can’t keep a 2 yr old carbound for 18 hours straight. We’d stay at the roadside HoJo’s, and wake at 5am the next morning to continnue the trip. Even in the dark, I had to play on the swings in the courtyard. For breakfast, Dad and I always had the oatmeal, Mom usually had scrambled eggs. And since they both took their coffee black, they’d give me the little cream cups, with a few drops of coffee in ‘em (that must be why I can only drink coffee with lots o’ half&half). On the way down and on the way back, we stopped at one or more Stuckey’s along the way, and always stopped at South Of The Border. (there are 2 now, no?)
Had Moo Goo Goo Goo for lunch
Better to beg than to steal; but better
to work than to beg
<snerk> away
<snerk> ::IN BED!:: <snerk>
YEEEEEEE-UUUCK! Those are gross! I tried some of that way back in 1990. I do NOT see why they are even popular. Your tastes may vary, of course.
Da boss man is back and has several projects he wants me to do. I’m not “feeling it”, ya know what I mean? I’ve completed some things, but I am taking my time today. I usually just bull right through and get the stuff done because I don’t like it hanging over my head.
FCM, glad you’re all back safely.
Tonight’s dinner will FINALLY be the prime rib roast soup. I made the stock last night and it is rich and tasty. Tonight, I’ll throw in all the stuff I want to go in my soup (veggies, barley, egg noodles, the scraps of the roast, etc.). I already picked the meat off the chine after simmering the chine in the stock. Nuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmers!
I should finish my salad now and publish my morning report.
Yes, yes you should Taters. The question remains, are you? 
Please join my New Year’s Resolution thread
Oh great Og. Will someone please shoot me now? LemO, you in particular will appreciate the tortures of this one. I have an arbitration proceeding – recorded by the arbitrator, so only he is actually audible – to get done that was estimated at 450 pages. But of course that was estimated based on 90-minute tapes (the norm). Alas, the idiot used 120-minute tapes. That means about 50 pages of transcript per side of tape, minimum. There are SEVEN FULL TAPES. It’s a damn good thing they’re paying me a small fortune to get it done. Although I suspect by tape 7, even that won’t make up for my having turned into an even more babbling idiot somewhere along the line.
I am now going to go sit in a corner and cry. Unless, LiLi, you have a spare Transcribing Husband you can loan me? Oh, and happy anniversary to you and all the hubbies!
Ummm…am I what? Did I miss something? Am I totally blonde today? Have I lost all sense? Good grief! I’m tired! I cannot make sense of anything today.
My attempt at smartassery went over like a lead balloon that time. Ok, Taters you said:
The attempted smartassery was along the lines of:
Yes, yes you should finish your salad and publish your morning report, but are you?
I’m a feeb.
ACBG is back home. I should be much better tomorrow.
Oh and:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LILI AND MR. LISSAR!!!
What to have for lunch? Maybe I’ll wait and have a late lunch/early dinner.
My laptop is turned up annoyingly loud. I discovered this when I walked to the other end of the building and could still hear it. I thought it was ok because I was the only one here. I was wrong. Oops.
It’s beautiful weather out, except for the wind. Oh, and I found my coat button. I don’t think I have a sewing kit in my purse, so that will have to wait until I get home.
My manager just asked, “Is it ok if we add an additional 150 copies to that order?” Uh, sure. Why not? It’s already impossible as it is, what’s 150 more? Next, she’ll be telling me that the report is going to be just a little late, is that ok? And can we double that order? The original order will take about 36 machine hours to complete, assuming no downtime, which is highly unlikely at that volume. But you can outsource it, right? Well, yes, but it’s still going to take 36 machine hours to complete, no matter who does it. And it’s a rush job, so it’s going to cost you. You know, 550 copies of 100 page report isn’t free, no matter who does it. Since we only have 1.5 business days to do the job, it’s going to cost even more, since you are going to have to pay someone to come in on a holiday weekend to finish it. They’re going to have a screaming fit when those charges hit, too.
I had a fortune from last week that I forgot to post. Unfortunately, I don’t have it with me, but you know what? I think I got exactly the same one you did! And I snerked over it at the time.
Happy Anniversary LiLi and husbands!!
Ive always been partial to The Church of Blissful Sedation…