Why, yes, yes there are. You’d be surprised at the things that grow down here. 
Like pythons that eat gators and cats? Where do I get one?
Dammit! I was supposed to say that.
Sounds like a fun trip, and now would be a nice time to go, because I hate hot temperatures. Now that you’re again a virile 20-year-old, I can give you my phone number if you wish.
I also participated in that particular brand of TMI. First time in two months it was.
Ellen, I’m biting my nails in anticipation. Actually, I quit biting my nails at the beginning of this year, so I’m clipping them in suspense.
I went home this weekend, though. That was OK.
That’s amazing to me. Seriously. I wouldn’t have thought that you could grow grapes in that climate, and from your link it appears that some of the vinyards are in the lowlands to boot.
Jawja also has wineries. Good ones. The two types of wine I bought are muscadine grape wines but there are also regular grape wines to be had. These were just particularly good.
I agree Puggy the weather’s gettin’ nice here. Sittin’ in the hot tub sippin’ wine at night good. That’s why there are several bottles of wine chilling as I type.
donkeybear the way the Fountain of Yoot works is it makes me feel like a virile twenty year old even though I still look like a gentleman of mature years. Ok, it’s really just sulphury tastin’ spring water but I drank from it. They gave us little cups to fill up with Fountain of Yoot water. I filled mine up twice. I was gonna do it a third time but ACBG said if I got young enough he’d have to start changin’ my diapers he’d go in my closet and take all my shirts. So, I didn’t.
Taters I hope Taterdaughter is feeling better soon.
So, there’s a typo in the OP that made me chuckle a bit, and I read the rest of the thread thinking that someone else would comment on it before I could. Turns out nobody did, which is a pretty surprising thing for this board. So, I wrote the following, and I was about to write the punchline when I realized I didn’t have one. Feel free to add one of your own.
Wow, I can’t believe this joke is still available:
Yeah, I got nuthin.
In other news, my gay quotient will be going up soon, as I have to go buy new pants and shorts 'cause I’m shrinking my way out of all my current ones. I put on long work pants today (I usually wear shorts to work, but it’s cool and rainy today) and they almost fell right back off. I grabbed my trusty belt, but it’s a little big now too. I couldn’t find my leather punch to add a hole to my belt, so I look like the whitest gangster in Los Angeles today - my big baggy pants showing off my light blue (with tropical fish!) boxers every time I lean over. It’s tough being me.
I saw the potential, but also fell short on the punchline. I am ashamed of myself, really.
Well, speaking as a Catholic, I was just steeling myself for the remarks.
Ba bump-dump.
The Bus Kid was home for the weekend - fall break. She brought The Boy with too. He’s harmless if not noted for his inquisitive nature and brilliant mind. He treats her well and tolerates her Princess-ness, so things could be worse, right?
Saturday we all tromped to ISU for the Field Show Invitational. She’s a former band geek, and still has some friends in this year’s band, plus she likes that stuff. Truth is, I do too, but 5 hours on steel bleachers was a bit much. Her old band looked as good as they have all year, which puts them about 3 solid notches below what they did in the four years she led the color guard, and no that’s not fatherly pride, it’s a consensus. Seems like this year’s crop doesn’t care as much as you have to in order to get the work done.
After we got back into town, we stopped for some good pizza with some friends.
Sunday was mostly hanging out til she got up the desire to hit the road again.
Nice visit when all is said and done.
This was her first chance to meet Cuervo the rescued kitty. She has firmly decided not to like this one, seems all they do when she lets them into her heart is get old and die, and since that sucks - no liking cats anymore. We pretended to believe her, even when she let him fall asleep on the blanket across her legs and she made us wait on her so she didn’t wake him up.
And, the weekend ended officially with my White Sox in the World Series. I was born the year they were last in the series. I wonder if that’s an omen or something…I guess if I disappear mysteriously from these boards after they win, you all will know for sure, eh?
Good morning all. (Yawn) I just woke up at 10:00. I would still be asleep had the phone not started screaming. (No one was there :mad: )
On Friday, I drove to Lilliwaup. Its in the rain forest. It was raining while I picked blueberries and huckleberries. I was really wet, dirty and cold when I got done so, Walter (Swampy, you met Walter at Swampfest) made me soup and wrapped my wet hair in a towel. Its so wonderful to have gay friends, they alway take care of me.
I came back home the same day because I wanted to get the berries transformed to jam as quickly as I could.
Do you have any idea how much time it takes to get those itty bitty stems off a gallon of berries? My hands were completely blue.
I got the jam making done at midnight.
When I got up in the morning the jam was calling, so, I make toast and jam. Turns out, I’m allergic. Hubby likes it, so it wasn’t a total waste of time.
You forgot to add “in bed”
taxi78cab I did the same thing yesterday. Mine only had a year’s grunge, but they were bad enough. My real goal was to make the whole area more efficient. I’m not sure if I accomplished that or not, but the drawers are clean.
(yawn) I’m going back to bed for a while.
Later,
M
I had a very busy weekend, starting Friday afternoon with a visit to the gyno for my annual check-up. Fun stuff. I got kind of upset when I lost the Depo-Provera I have to bring in every three months for the nurse to give me the injection. So after the exam, I get dressed and settle up, and go out to my truck. It’s in the truck! Yay! So I go back in and have to wait 15 minutes, but it’s better than coming back on Monday.
Then I’m off to the grocery store - pork chops for Friday, brisket for Saturday, and salmon for Sunday. Home by 4:00 - relax a bit and start supper.
Saturday morning I had to work, so up at 6:00 am. Off at noon, and I stop again at the store to buy stuff for hoagies cuz I’m starving. Then we watch the Astros kick some ass! Hubby cooked the brisket on the grill all day, and I made potato salad and corn on the cob. It’s still summer here in Houston!
Sunday I clean the front bathroom until it sparkles. I cleaned the cabinet out, and the drawers, and the medicine cabinet, too! And then I dusted and vacuumed the living room, and I vacuumed the air conditioner intake grill. It was gross. And I also washed 5 loads of clothes.
I got everything ready to make grilled salmon, and then sat down at 4:00 to watch the Astros kick some ass!!! What a hell of a game. Then we ate salmon (mmm!) and broccoli and wild rice, and watched Desperate Housewives.
We have such an exciting life! It really is wonderful, though.
Somebody else was supposed to do that. I can’t <snerk> and in bed my own fortunes. That would be rude. Or gauche. Maybe unseemly. Besides I’m not the only juvenile around here. So There! 
I do remember Walter. He was part of your male harem at swampfest. Did y’all know (ok Taters and Bumba know) that picunurse travels with a male harem? She really does.
I did a bunch of laundry yesterday too. Now I have a bunch of ironing to do. Le sigh. I loves wearing my cotton shirts but I hates ironing 'em. Plus I got a meeting tonight. ACBG has one tomorrow night so I guess I could set the ironing board up in the living room and watch tv while ironing. Or would that be iron while watching tv? Or do they mean the same thing? That’s today’s philosophical question. Discuss.
I LOVE Depo. I just started on it last spring so I’m still getting used to remembering to pick it up to take to the doctor’s, but boy is that a lot better than having to take a pill every day! That and (TMI alert) not having periods are just wonderful!
I don’t wanna be all philosophical. I only have so much room for brain stuff today. Too many challenges at work, plus my head still feels like it stuffed full of wool. I have a deep cough that won’t go away either. I’m going to give it a couple more days and if doesn’t start to clear up, I’ll go to the doctor. I don’t want to have to go to the doctor, so I really, really hope that it goes away.
So, I checked on the daughter who said she still feels pretty cruddy. She also told me that when she woke up this morning she felt all sweaty and cold at the same time. I told her that means her fever is finally breaking.
It’s really been Monday here at work. Anything that could go wrong has gone wrong. However, I’ll muddle through, I ALWAYS do.
I didn’t get to say it last week, but YAY FOR RUE! Congrats on finding a job. Sounds like you’ll be very busy.
I don’t know because I don’t iron. I love cotton shirts, so I just make sure I have a sweater that I can wear over them so all I have to worry about are the collar and the cuffs. And those don’t really need to be ironed anyway!
I don’t iron, either. I take them to the cleaners. I figure it’s worth a buck a shirt to let someone else do the ironing.
Avert your eyes, you TMI-hating folks:
Taxi78cab - that no period thing is a wonderful thing to behold! Do you get PMS-like symptoms a couple of weeks before your shot? I do - no cramping, but I sure get bitchy.
VunderWife gets real bitchy for about 3 days right after her shots.
And I’m sure she’d just love to hear you say that. 
I’ve never been on Depo, but a friend always had just about the same reaction–she was a bitch on wheels for at least three or four days after her shot.
I just want to say that I don’t ever want anybody to say I am way TMI ever again. So There!
:: raises hand ::
Whoops. That would be my screw up.