tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.comments2009-01-07T12:49:07.353-05:00I Say TomAHtosjbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16904316170238912506noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-56671361294043860272009-01-07T12:49:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:49:00.000-05:00Hey, S! I think I give up on most blogs during th...Hey, S! I think I give up on most blogs during the semester, but I'm being a deadbeat today. I love the song! "A dog named Bif." That's great. If it were me, I'd make sure there's always plenty of pumpkin pie in the house! That's quite a commitment just for eating pie!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681883169121834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-44502592644620348982008-09-15T20:45:00.000-04:002008-09-15T20:45:00.000-04:00Hey James, thanks so much for not giving up on my ...Hey James, thanks so much for not giving up on my blog!sjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904316170238912506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-90283919420152340892008-09-15T19:22:00.000-04:002008-09-15T19:22:00.000-04:00Quite rhythmic.Quite rhythmic.JP Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796725364997136448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-67606131305659713762008-08-01T09:08:00.000-04:002008-08-01T09:08:00.000-04:00The leaves on the bee-balm smell like earl grey (w...The leaves on the bee-balm smell like earl grey (well they smell like bergamot which is what earl grey smells like). I don't think the flowers actually smell. <BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed at where I'll find birds. They tend to find any source of food. I know Patti's sister used to get hummingbirds in Cambridge when she lived there. So not so far away from you. City parks tend to be great B.O.B.(bob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17244133105562154126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-39563001391656648362008-07-31T23:07:00.000-04:002008-07-31T23:07:00.000-04:00Bee balm, bee bomb, I wouldn't know a dandelion fr...Bee balm, bee bomb, I wouldn't know a dandelion from algae.Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-78404976219392765862008-07-31T22:52:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:52:00.000-04:00Oh no, LOL! My neighbour told me what they were ca...Oh no, LOL! My neighbour told me what they were called and I guess I misinterpreted (to me, the American "bomb" sounds like "bahm"). And I sorta thought they looked like little exploding fireworks. I need to go out and smell them, are they fragrant? I'll keep an eye out for the birds, although I'd be pretty surprised to see a hummingbird in the middle of the city. We do have purple breasted sjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904316170238912506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-21934247636425850752008-07-31T18:26:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:26:00.000-04:00That is a great space. Nice oasis in the middle o...That is a great space. Nice oasis in the middle of the city. Was the garden in when you moved in our did you do the planting? Look for hummingbirds on the bee-balm(not bomb, sheesh did Bill tell you that?, it's a bergamot) and goldfinches on the echinecea once they go to seed.B.O.B.(bob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17244133105562154126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-2732992828274415662008-07-27T00:01:00.000-04:002008-07-27T00:01:00.000-04:00awwwww those are beautiful stories. I to struggle ...awwwww those are beautiful stories. I to struggle with infertility, and have had one still birth. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031856515476097667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-79202999129570586982008-07-24T23:28:00.000-04:002008-07-24T23:28:00.000-04:00Notes...For #1, I was catapulted off a carrier...m...Notes...<BR/><BR/>For #1, I was catapulted off a carrier...much more vomitrocious than a helo.<BR/><BR/>For #2, you wouldn't let me name her "Cha-CHING!" even though she was born just in time to get us that year's tax credit.<BR/><BR/>For #3, I knew you were going to bring up that elbow brace! Lucky it was in my backpack!<BR/><BR/>For #4, and the next day, I went sailing to reward myself for allBullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-59039152305688246232008-06-16T16:59:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:59:00.000-04:00That's her. They were all there, but I was pretty ...That's her. They were all there, but I was pretty impressed when she whipped out the flute! It was a recognisable rendition, too.sjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904316170238912506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-46234408356672062042008-06-16T15:01:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:01:00.000-04:00I recognize that woman. She's one of the Cycling M...I recognize that woman. <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/drmomentum/270622440/in/set-72157594329896234/" REL="nofollow">She's one of the Cycling Murrays.</A><BR/><BR/>They're always in Somerset's Musictown Parade.JP Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796725364997136448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-86294109781799584502008-06-04T10:04:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:04:00.000-04:00LOL, I love your whiteboard! I remember when I ha...LOL, I love your whiteboard! I remember when I had young children, "sick in bed" sounded like a vacation! Soon enough -- well, not so soon, but eventually -- you'll be able to lie in bed and leave them to their own devices. They'll still feel the need to inform you of ridiculous, inconsequential things, they will decide to feed themselves/take out the play-doh on the carpet/paint you a pictureMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681883169121834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-87490553305126406372008-06-03T10:48:00.000-04:002008-06-03T10:48:00.000-04:00As soon as I heard about the rash, I thought of Fi...As soon as I heard about the rash, I thought of Fifths. I don't know if it's common in Australia, so my guess would have been that you were'nt exposed as a child.<BR/><BR/>Although, you always have to consider bacterial infection, because meningitis is a possibility, which is why it is good to have doctors around.<BR/><BR/>Of course, you don't want to go through the kinds of tests House uses to JP Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796725364997136448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-30113087345712392992008-06-02T23:14:00.000-04:002008-06-02T23:14:00.000-04:00LOL!!!Your husband's a bona-fide Navy JACKASS...LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>Your husband's a bona-fide Navy JACKASS...Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-8373899947285601322008-06-02T14:01:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:01:00.000-04:00Well, I think that last one is important. Especial...Well, I think that last one is important. Especially with hard spheroids flying around at high speeds.<BR/><BR/>And he looks like a gamer, so that is at least half the battle.briweihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813008258703324798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-6429957561225269042008-06-01T22:54:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:54:00.000-04:00And "sports mum" is cooler than "sports dad", who ...And "sports mum" is cooler than "sports dad", who only seems to be able to say stuff like, "Listen to the coach!", "Don't swing so late", and "Don't look at me, pay attention to what's going on!" ...Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-2634505300176576682008-05-16T21:58:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:58:00.000-04:00I like my version of events better. :PI like my version of events better. :Psjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904316170238912506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-40436737458489873072008-05-16T21:57:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:57:00.000-04:00Actually, I took it down. I needed the magnetic c...Actually, I took it down. I needed the magnetic chip-clip holding it to the fridge. :)Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-38085682153279440912008-05-16T17:20:00.000-04:002008-05-16T17:20:00.000-04:00Being grounded is apparently a muse.Being grounded is apparently a muse.JP Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796725364997136448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-63843239231550467012008-05-16T17:12:00.000-04:002008-05-16T17:12:00.000-04:00Still trying to shake my Fuh Rivuh accent...Still trying to shake my Fuh Rivuh accent...JP Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796725364997136448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-7858285450218422692008-05-16T15:02:00.000-04:002008-05-16T15:02:00.000-04:00LOL, Brian, you can really feel the emotion, can't...LOL, Brian, you can really feel the emotion, can't you? We were pretty psyched, actually, when instead of a throwing a tantrum he went off and wrote a poem. I stuck it on the side of the fridge so he'd be reminded of it throughout his sentence. After the week was up I found it floating around the house. He took it upon himself to expunge his own record, I guess!sjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904316170238912506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-61614910833010504682008-05-16T14:29:00.000-04:002008-05-16T14:29:00.000-04:00I love dark, tragic poetry. :)I love dark, tragic poetry. :)briweihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813008258703324798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-46537839055892488412008-05-15T23:42:00.000-04:002008-05-15T23:42:00.000-04:00I haven't been here as long as you and I feel exac...I haven't been here as long as you and I feel exactly the same way. In fact I thought I was having a mid-life crisis too until I read this. I don't know myself here and I can't go home. Like you I refuse to be called Mom, I only answer to Mum! In my house it is a rubbish bin and not trash. Tomahto and not tomaeto! I have to find the balance some how of helping my kids be comfortable with aussie,aussie,aussie,oi,oi,oihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177212874882841766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-37245346041740535742008-05-15T22:30:00.000-04:002008-05-15T22:30:00.000-04:00I still hear the Aussie under your "international"...I still hear the Aussie under your "international" accent. <BR/><BR/>And you also say "hah-ff" as in "one hah-ff cup of milk."Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337084304437634522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103490257615735683.post-20113238615307715222008-05-15T10:24:00.000-04:002008-05-15T10:24:00.000-04:00And yet, adults still have trouble with "can Lois ...And yet, adults still have trouble with "can Lois understand Stewie," and of course there's always "Why can Goofy talk but Pluto can't," and I think the answer is that we need to take each cartoon character on its own terms. Interesting.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681883169121834569noreply@blogger.com