# So. How have y'all been? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026 "2005-09-23T09:10:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/41 "2005-09-24T20:43:49Z")
Hiya **Coldfire** , Welcome back. Good to see you again. Will **Heloïse** join us as well? [as soon as she can pronounce ‘Scheveningen’?] What’s wrong with your cat’s knee? Is it Jules or Vincent? I’m not doing good. Emphysema. But I’m still a fighter for injustice - heh - and I still can curse like a sailor. [no offence to our Popeyes] 😃 Love to your better [?] half, you mad Mokumer. P/S Did ya see Andrè’s statue? Must have made you feel good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/42 "2005-09-25T05:59:37Z")
Welcome home! I remember your wife’s photograph. She’s lovely. I’ve been to Paris since I saw you last. Very unusual for an agoraphobic who hadn’t flown in 30 years. 16 years of therapy is finally working. And I’m legally adopting my step-daughter. That’s been in the works for the last ten months. We’d better hurry. She turns forty in January and I don’t adopt older children. We plan to celebrate the adoption, her graduation from law school and my granddaughter’s sixteenth birthday with a trip to Ireland ourselves next spring. (Fair warning…) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/43 "2005-09-25T14:17:20Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > In football news (U-17 WYC), if the Dutch can beat Gambia by 2 in the last game, and Brazil win heavy over Qatar, then you might face the USA in the next round. Would be fun, no? Results were: Netherlands 2 - Gambia 0 Brazil 6 - Qatar 0 So we play the Netherlands tomorrow, 5 pm my time (at least that’s broadcast), which should put the match about 11 pm in the lowlands. Since things speculated on by me in this thread seem to be coming true, I should mention that I also expect to win the lottery next Saturday and Bush to resign in shame over revelations of an “improper relationship” with SecDef Donald Rumsfeld. A guy can dream, can’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/44 "2005-09-25T15:23:04Z")
Howdy! Long time, no see. Actually, I haven’t bought the tickets or posted elsewhere yet, but a trip to Spain and the UK is in the works for November 10-20, and I’m hoping to get some LonDopers together the night of the 19th (will be in the UK to see my college roomie on the way home, but she lives in Middle of Nowhere, Kent, with the sheep and little huts that look straight out of Middle Earth). Can’t go to the UK without a night in London, as I have to fly out of Heathrow in any case, and what better way to spend a night in London? I’ll probably post here and/or on NADS once the tickets have been bought. Glad things are going well for you guys, and one of these days I’ll have to get to Amsterdam to meet the long-lost Latvian/Lithuanian/South African/Israeli/Dutch relatives. (Was thinking about it for this trip, but Andalucia called.) Would be great to meet you if you can make it to London! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/45 "2005-09-25T22:14:50Z")
**gum** : the innured cat is Vincent, aka Fatboy. 🙂 Basically, the knee disc keeps slipping off. Apparently, it can be easily resolved, but the poor thing will need 6 weeks of “cage rest” afterwards. Oh, and it costs €500. :eek: **Johnny** : I’m assuming the Euro itinerary includes a trip to Holland, and a motorbike rental? 😃 **Shib** : yup, we will meet in the quarters! What a conundrum this is in the Coldfire household. Stars and stripes vs. All Orange. I want my lads to win, but I also want to get laid again in 2005. Tough one! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/46 "2005-09-25T22:17:21Z")
Damn. My English is deteriorating rapidly since my wife started her Dutch classes. And what’s worse, I can’t edit anymore. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/47 "2005-09-26T07:30:16Z")
500 euro? 500 schmeuro. I’m more concerned about Vincent having to sit in a cage for 6 weeks? I wonder what he’ll do when you put your finger through the wires… [and you know it costs € 20 just for grabbing the doorknob of the vet’s practice, right?] ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/48 "2005-09-26T11:20:03Z")
Yeah, well, they said cage rest in case he’s unsupervised. So, at night, and such. It’s OK to have him on your lap when you’re watching TV, but he’s not allowed to run and jump under any circumstances for four to six weeks. And he won’t bite. He even purrs at the vet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/49 "2005-09-26T11:45:52Z")
Hey! We should go out for drinks some night. Or morning. Glad to see that life is treating you okay. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/50 "2005-09-26T14:14:53Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > Welcome home! I remember your wife’s photograph. She’s lovely. You should see her in person! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/51 "2005-09-26T16:18:36Z")
Oh, I’ve been getting by. I finally took that trip to Dublin that I had won, and it was great; however, I’ve returned and am now suffering the maliase knows as My Life. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/52 "2005-09-26T16:57:05Z")
Welcome back, Coldie. Glad things are going well for you. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/53 "2005-09-26T22:48:43Z")
get your arse over to Dublin before christmas, andf much beer shall be consumed. Everything still rocking like a hurricane here with me and Kat. ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/54 "2005-09-27T21:39:56Z")
> [@Eva Luna](#): > > Glad things are going well for you guys, and one of these days I’ll have to get to Amsterdam to meet the long-lost Latvian/Lithuanian/South African/Israeli/Dutch relatives. (Was thinking about it for this trip, but Andalucia called.) Would be great to meet you if you can make it to London! If you do make it to Amsterdam, I’d like to join in on the meet up with the local SDMB crew - I work at the Leidsesquare so I can crawl from work into the pub and back. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/55 "2005-09-27T21:55:39Z")
Twisty, dunno if a Dublin trip will happen this year, but I’ll see what I can do. If anything, spring might be an option. Burned all my holiday time for the year already, so it’s either a weekend trip this year or a slightly longer one in 06. Either way, a pint of Guinness from a Dublin pub is a treat not to be missed - for more than 3 years or so. Then you have to get back there - or move there. 🙂 Arwin: but of course we wouldn’t do those _touristy_ bars at Leidse, now would we? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/56 "2005-09-27T22:45:23Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > or a slightly longer one in 06. Either way, a pint of Guinness from a Dublin pub is a treat not to be missed - for more than 3 years or so. Coincidentally, I’m inheriting my mom’s American Airline miles. And I’ve always wanted to go to Dublin. Dublin DopeFest in '06? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/57 "2005-09-28T10:20:22Z")
Did your mother pass away, John? If so, I’m sorry to hear it. But a DubDope in 06… why not? What are your travel dates going to look like? The assorted Eurotrash is a lot more flexible to get over to Dublin than you are, I’m assuming. So let’s see some dates, and plan accordingly! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/58 "2005-09-28T13:46:48Z")
I didn’t even know cats had knees. Your first thread back, and I learned something new. Happy ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/59 "2005-09-28T13:50:17Z")
**Coldie** , great to see you back! And to hear that _Life with **Heloise** _ is every bit the sitcom you two dreamed it would be! I’m off to my new computer job, so I can’t type long, but don’t be a stranger and get back here to LA or San Diego soon so we can see you two! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026/60 "2005-09-28T14:08:54Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > Did your mother pass away, John? If so, I’m sorry to hear it. Yes, in February. > [@Coldfire](#): > > But a DubDope in 06… why not? What are your travel dates going to look like? The assorted Eurotrash is a lot more flexible to get over to Dublin than you are, I’m assuming. So let’s see some dates, and plan accordingly! No idea of any dates. I’ve been itching to get out of the country for a long time, but work or lack of funds have been interfering. Got a film starting in a week and a half. ( :dubious: We’re still tweaking the script!) After shooting there are the holidays, and then there’s editing, foley, looping, soundtrack, finding a distributor… I’m guessing late-Spring at the earliest. But I definitely need to get out of here for a bit. I’ll let everyone know when I’m coming. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-have-yall-been/323026.md?page=4)