The Clean Panty Thread Vol. 2

LegoJulie wrote:

Mandatory family gatherings are overrated. I'd rather see my family one at a time. They're lethal individually already.

Donna, that Santa video was so wrong, but funny! I hope you feel better soon. I started a cold on Christmas Eve myself that's on its way out. Being sick around the holidays just isn't fair. At least you have off work. Like Sami mentioned, working while sick wouldn't be a picnic either.

Thing is, if I were sick while working, I'd have called in a sick day or two. Oh well....

I hope everyone is feeling well and/or better. I feel better today, if not a bit worn down. Tried to change my headlight this afternoon, got it halfway replaced. I miss the good old days when it didn't take 2 days and a complex yoga maneuver to replace a burnt out car headlight.

Hope everyone gets well. I've got leaky sinuses, not quite a full blown cold. Thank God!

Gee, changing a car headlight. Last time I changed one was in the late 80's. Took 4 screws for the cover, I think 4 for the light unit, and a few minutes to align the beam. Used regular Philips. Don't even want to look at the headlights now. Probably need some weird screw.

I wouldn't give a dog a bone. Not my prefered species.

However, if I could stand dogs in my house, and already have a young beagle, either of those sound good. But to choose one or the other is tough.

Beagles live around 12-15 years and foxhounds around 10-12. The older mix Charles may be around for probably 1-4 years. You'd be giving him a good home for his last years. Having a young dog around should help him live longer and healthier, too.

Then again, do you want a dog that will die in the next 5 years? Would be pretty sad for you and Buddy.

How do you feel about having 3 dogs? When Charles dies Buddy and new pup will still have each other.

If the pup razzes cats, he may razz Buddy and you. Could be a bully or very needy. I don't care for bullies or overly needies. You said there's a chance of owners giving him up, but that means there's a chance they won't.

I would prefer the older dog. They're usually calmer, and should be well trained by now.

I echo the sentiments of Julie. Right now I have two senior cats in my household, and I know the day is coming that both of them will pass on, probably around the same time. I have thought about the same thing but with adopting a fully grown cat vs. a kitten. I'm not sure what to do right now, either. Maybe you could adopt both, as Julie says.

The two strays still come around, but about a week ago one of them hurt it's front paw, and is now walking on three legs. That's the problem with getting too attached to something you can't have. I know a worse fate probably awaits both of them if I can't catch them and get them to animal control soon. Even then, the Humane Society told me they'd probably put down the injured one. So do I let the thing stay out on it's own with the possibility the leg will heal, or do I try to catch it and send it to what would probably mean certain death? It's a tough decision.

Isn't it almost 2012 in Australia? You know how they're always trying to run ahead of the rest of the world....

Happy New Year everyone!

Yep! Happy New Year!

Yep, we have the same ordinance, but I don't think many people follow it. I actually have three if you count the bird....

I made a nice dinner of roast duck with potatoes, brussel sprouts and salad. I'm trying my best to make sure this bottle of Pinor Noir makes it until midnight, so I have something to toast. Heck, I might fall asleep before then. I have four more hours until midnight.

Happy New Year, one and all!

Nay, dogs are pack animals. They love company. If you bring in another dog, you'd probably want to spend alone time with each so they both feel special. Old Charles may teach Bud a few things.

DK, I don't know what I'd do in your shoes, knowing Animal Control will put down injured animals. Probably keep putting out food and water, maybe an old towel or blanket in a corner.

Looking at rescue sites is really bad if you have a thing for animals and hard luck cases.

Cheers!

Me, I would probably be trying the catch the kitten and bring him in to treat him, and end up keeping him. (What can I say, I'm such a softy)
But don't listen to me. I'm feeding a growing feline family that has taken over my porch furniture. Luckily, no rules against pets around here.

Oh, by the way. It's almost midnight so


HAPPY NEW YEAR MY FRIENDS!!!!!

That would depend on the reason for the move. If I won the lottery, would I want to move to a bigger, newer house? Yes, I would. Would I sell my home and move down the street just because I think I might like it better? No I wouldn't. This is my home.

I think looking at new houses is like window shopping. It's a game of wishful thinking and what if. The new styles may not be for you, but don't they look pretty?

Plus you get ideas for decorations and improvements, and what new products are available that you may not have known about. They always have immaculate landscapings and furniture placements.

I'd like to move back into a gated/guarded community of some sort. Don't know if it'll be house, townhouse, or condo/apartment. I'd like to be back in an area that has life 24 hours a day. I miss where I lived before I moved here.

Well, as someone in transition right now, yes I'll move. My dad keeps a condo in the city for when he's in town (he's not living here now), so I've been staying here until I can get a place of my own. Now that I've finally found work, it will just be a matter of time until I can start getting paychecks and eventually start working full-time. Once that happens and I know what my budget is, then I will definitely get my own place. Hopefully, I can find a nice apartment that I can be set in until I have a family of my own, then I would love to move into a house.

I can relate to the whole transient thing, Nay. During both my childhood and adulthood I've moved around a lot. I wouldn't change it because it's taught me to appreciate other states' people and cultures. Yet, it does leave me feeling "rootless". I really am tired of "state-hopping", as I like to call it. I hope New Orleans is the place that I can finally call home. It seems fitting since I was born here. Like everything comes full circle.

Now having said all this, if I meet the love of my life, and he has a job that forces us to move around, then I'd have to reconsider. Ideally, when you meet "The One", location is less of what defines home for you than the person is. Hopefully, as long as you are together, then you're "home". But I don't know, I guess it would depend on the situation. You never know how these things will pan out until the situation is actually in front of you.

I have no immediate plans of moving. My main goal in life is to get out of debt and enjoy my remaining years traveling and doing what I want to do without being enslaved to an employer who knows I "need" to work 50-60 hours/week to survive. Not that I don't want to work...but I want to work to live, not live to work. And do the work I want to do, and when I want to do it.

Of course, nothing in life is ever set in stone.

Happy Birthday Peege and Sami, and a happy belated birthday to PJ!!

Thanks DK!

Thanks Nay! Fill 'er up..................

Oh, so I'm the waiter for y'all? At least I'm not the one with the saggy boobies....

Sag? No sag here. Now, get me some wine!

Off the cuff here ... What do you think is one of the most memorable lines from modern day movies? Which line takes you instantly back to the movie?

For me: My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

oh my. now i have to go dig out my copy of "the princess bride." love, love, love.

Oh my! You want me to tell the world that I'm in my second childhood?

Well OK-------


"I'm not a big fat panda. I'm THE big fat panda."

Nay wrote:

For me: My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

That's one for me, too. Another:

They mostly come at night...mostly.