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Froggy Bottom Cafe

by CabinGirl
Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 06:21:06 AM EST

Froggy Bottom Cafe | 89 comments (89 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

YACC (4.00 / 5)

Yet another Clean Cafe...

How was dinner last night, Andi?

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 06:21:44 AM EST

You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 5)

Dinner was fantastic -- the food was great and the company was even better.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 06:25:23 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 5)

Heh. I was just too tired to do it last night when I was thinking of it. Plus, we needed a new picture.

Glad you had a good time. Are you almost done with the BCROD today?

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 06:36:42 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 5)

I'm here until about noon tomorrow. This BCROD isn't so bad -- it has windows with a splendid view of the parking lot. :)

When do you leave for Austin?

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 06:43:49 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 5)

Windows make all the difference, do they? :)

I leave around noon tomorrow. Have a lot to do between now and then...both boys have to be at the orthodontist in an hour, algebra, laundry, pack, take someone to the airport today, write and abstract before lunchtime...why is going away always so much work?

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 06:57:21 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 6)

.why is going away always so much work?

I know what you mean. The mister is moving out today and it's been a lot of work for me not to clobber him. Hopefully it gets easier from here, at least emotionally.

Morning everyone! :)

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:15:11 AM EST
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Good Morning (4.00 / 5)

I hope it turns out, very soon, that mazel tovs will be in order.

So have you made plans for what you want to do with all the newly opened space? ;)

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:18:15 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 6)

I believe first on the list is an exorcism of the area...

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:22:06 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 5)

*snort*

I hope the move out and the day goes fast.

And now I've get to get moving myself.

Later.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:25:30 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 5)

With incense, lots of incense...

I hope everything goes smoothly and you're enjoying some peace and serenity by dinnertime tonight.

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:39:16 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 6)

thanks, CG. I think it's going to be a 24 hour moving out process...but after that I've got the peace thing on the menu.

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:53:23 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 5)

I imagine it will be quite a relief when the move-out is over. Do you have some treat for yourself planned?

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:57:52 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 6)

I am treating myself to something Cajun tomorrow...

And the kids are all leaving for Ecuador on Saturday so I'll have two weeks to get some projects done. I guess I'll clean out his room and turn it into a guest room. And I bought a cool old buffet at goodwill that I'm going to redo. And of course, Hopey and Frank the Schnoodle will keep me company.

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 08:02:39 AM EST
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Re: Good Morning (4.00 / 5)

Sounds good to me. Got pictures of your Goodwill score?

And what paint colors do you have in mind for your new guest room? :)

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 09:08:33 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 6)

Okay, I'm officially tired just from reading your list.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:19:15 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 7)

Well, my list just got shorter...the orthodontist called a bit ago and said they won't have the new retainer until tomorrow morning.

Which will make tomorrow morning insane. I may have to pack tonight.

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:40:46 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 7)

Hay, CG, wish that someone going to the airport a good time for me.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 09:02:12 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 7)

I will. I wish you were coming this year. We need your snark.

by CabinGirl on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 09:09:14 AM EST
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Re: You are just so good at taking hints :) (4.00 / 6)

Maybe next year?

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 11:40:05 AM EST
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Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 6)

Good morning everyone.

I was up during the night with FMom, so I slept late today.

CG I hope you get all your list done.

Andi I hope you a speedy trip home tomorrow.

SN I hope the move out is pleasant, and you have a little peace.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 08:23:47 AM EST

Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 6)

Seconded. < waves to FM >

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 09:00:36 AM EST
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Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 6)

Hiya Boran.

Hope the day goes good for you today.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 09:02:13 AM EST
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Which do you perfer? (4.00 / 6)

Apple is apparently dropping Homepage photo albumsin .mac, which Andi & I've used for years, in favor of galleries in MobileMe.

Which of these two do you prefer?
Homepage: http://homepage.mac.com/jimferguson/PhotoAlbum17.html

MobileMe: http://gallery.me.com/jimferguson#100023&view=mosaic&sel=0

Off to see Mom in Cincinnati. Hope everyone has a good day.

Fakes energy well

by JimF (jimNOfergusonSpaM@macPleasE.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 08:32:52 AM EST

Re: Which do you perfer? (4.00 / 7)

Definitely MobileMe.

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 08:45:43 AM EST
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Re: Which do you perfer? (4.00 / 6)

Morning Jim.

I agree with SN. I like MobileMe better.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 08:50:50 AM EST
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Hi Jim (4.00 / 6)

MobileMe ... :)

parvum opus

by olivia on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 02:44:29 PM EST
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Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 6)

HI Folks!!!!! I have been super busy what with moving in with friends, looking for a job and every damn thing else that can go screwy in my life so I decided to bite the bullet and move my blog to my own url and all the insanity that goes with that.

My blog (and soon my podcast) can be found at www.doingmypartfortheleft.com . I hope you will check it out and let me know what you think. I am still working on it and will be adding much more before I am done as well as many more links.

Doing My Part For The Left

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 04:29:13 PM EST

Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 7)

I arrived safe and sound in Austin. Delaware Dem was on the same flight, so we traveled together. Right now I'm in the lobby of the Hilton with TeacherKen, Justin Krebs, David Boyle, and a bunch of other Kossacks and activists.

by BooMan on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:04:41 PM EST

Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 6)

as I just mentioned on my twitter-feed, I'm at the airport enjoying a restorative beer. Direct flight so I'll be there in a couple of hours! Can't wait.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:20:34 PM EST
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Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe (4.00 / 6)

I will see all of you tomorrow.

Doing My Part For The Left

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:36:12 PM EST
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Steven D (4.00 / 7)

Steven D is my favorite blogger. Not just at Booman Trib. Anywhere.

And he is much under-appreciated, IMO.

My first cafe post, just to say thanks to him for his insight and fine writing.

by peacearena on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:23:03 PM EST

Re: Steven D (4.00 / 6)

he is amazing. great to 'see' you here, peacearena. thanks for the book recommendation the other day. paz

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 07:25:22 PM EST
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Re: Steven D (4.00 / 6)

Meta question: Why can't you get RSS feeds by story author like you can diary author? Nothing against Booman (or the other great front-pager, TerranceDC), but I would like to read Steven D's posts separately via my feedreader.

by peacearena on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 12:55:44 AM EST
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Welcome to the cafe (4.00 / 5)

The folks who drop by the cafe are always delighted to have another join the crowd. And I'm sure Steven will be delighted for you stop by on a regular basis to perk up his ego. :)

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 05:53:23 AM EST
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Re: Steven D (4.00 / 5)

Hi peacearena!

by CabinGirl on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:13:33 AM EST
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I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 5)

Well drive 270 miles actually but leaving is leaving.

Happy Almost Friday all.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 05:54:54 AM EST

Re: I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 5)

Happy Almost Friday to you too.

Today is Pretend-Friday for me, now with Work-on-the-Plane because the orthodontist appointment got moved to this morning. I think that will be followed by an evening of "Omigod is it hot here".

I think I need coffee. :)

by CabinGirl on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:12:52 AM EST
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Re: I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 5)

I'm confused (which is probably my normal state) ... are you home, on a plane, at the orthodontist, or in Austin?

It's really hot here in St. Louis too and it's in the 90s at home as well. Yuck.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:24:28 AM EST
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Re: I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 5)

Sorry...it was a pre-coffee comment on a hectic morning.

I'm at home, heading to the orthodontist for a pre-8 am appointment and algebra drop-off, followed by a stop at home to pack and sort out what information I need from the client for a project I'm working on so I can email them and request it. Since it involves looking through a 200-page report, I'll be taking it to the airport with me so I can finish it by the time I get to Austin.

I'm having cappuccino now. :)

Got any big plans for this weekend? Just chillaxing at home with the pack and Jim?

by CabinGirl on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:35:10 AM EST
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Re: I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 7)

Morning Folks!!!! Jere is the shirt I will be wearing around Netroots today.

I only do one thing Straight

Doing My Part For The Left

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:37:15 AM EST
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Re: I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 5)

I won't be there until dinnertime, but I'm sure the others will be looking for you!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!

by CabinGirl on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:39:11 AM EST
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Re: I get to fly away home this afternoon (4.00 / 6)

I am so excited about meeting everyone!!!! I think that will be the most exciting thing about the entire event.

Doing My Part For The Left

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:40:42 AM EST
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Howdy RF (4.00 / 5)

Great shirt!

Have a great time.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:42:14 AM EST
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Re: Howdy RF (4.00 / 6)

Howdy Miss Andi!!!! I really do wish you were going to be here so I could finally meet you as well.

Doing My Part For The Left

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:43:35 AM EST
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Re: Howdy RF (4.00 / 5)

It's really, really not likely to happen. Maybe you can come up and here and go hiking with me and the dogs. :)

Well, I've got to get myself going.

Hope you ave a great time.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 07:00:03 AM EST
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All unconfused now (4.00 / 5)

Thanks. :)

Giddy says this is what I'm supposed to do this weekend.

click for larger

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 06:41:34 AM EST
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Re: All unconfused now (4.00 / 4)

Hi, Andi

How do you deal with the chiggers and other pests during your strolls through the woods? Until Jan 2006 I had been in Arizona or California since 1963. Come summer they are at least as bad as I remember as a kid. And here in the north central Arkansas Ozarks we have poison ivy, oak and sumac, which were not so common where I grew up over in north central Oklahoma.

The first summer here the wife was working in the yard, got into poison something and wiped the sweat from under her eye before she knew she had gotten into anything. After her eye almost had swollen shut over the weekend we took her to the emergency room. It was almost two weeks before she was symptom free. Since then I have cleared back the Arkansas thatch over most of our property, but she is reluctant to get off of wide walking trails, understandably.

Your picture looks a lot like the Ozarks, which is why I ask.

If sanity be culturally normative, then by the norms of this culture I claim insanity.

by ARGeezer on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 10:30:42 PM EST
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Re: All unconfused now (4.00 / 3)

Good morning, ARG.

This part of Indiana is very similar to the Ozarks, except that our hills are not quite as big.

We have poison ivy as well. My husband is very sensitive to poison ivy and what he learned to do is to wash off with alcohol whenever he gets into any. This is really effective and there is a window of several hours before the poison ivy affects you so you don't even have to do it immediately.

The main thing I do is to wear long pants -- I have light weight synthetic hiking convertibles (pants where the legs zip off). This keeps the bug bites down, the greenbriers from scraping, the poison ivy off, and the ticks away. I also wear a hat which help with ticks.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 05:32:09 AM EST
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Re: All unconfused now (4.00 / 3)

Thanks for the suggestions. We put on boots and jeans, long sleeved shirts and hats as well. We usually spray with Off during the hot months, though I have second thoughts about that. That is for either walks in the woods or work in the yard. I usually remove and hang on a peg my outdoor clothes when I come back in for use again. Cuts down on the spray. We have been using soaps that are specifically recommended for the usherols in the poison plants, but I have wiped my legs down with alcohol when i have been out in shorts on the lawn without spray and think I might have picked up chiggers. I didn't know that alcohol was a good solvent for usherols.

My brother-in-law was career military and suggested using flea collars for dogs around the ankles.

I didn't know your exact location. I thought it was in terrain similar to the Ozarks. I love the fresh air and water and the clear skies. Quite a change from LA. Sometimes you don't know what you are missing till you come back.

The wife grew up in Tacoma and was sure she would never like Arkansas as well as Washington. Now she prefers and misses it. She is up in Tacoma helping her identical twin through chemotherapy, etc. for stage 3 lung cancer on top of pre-existing MS. She wants and needs to be there but really misses our big cedar cabin in the woods in the edge of the city here.

If sanity be culturally normative, then by the norms of this culture I claim insanity.

by ARGeezer on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 04:36:10 PM EST
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Re: All unconfused now (4.00 / 2)

We've been living in the woods in south central Indiana for 29 years and I don't think I could ever leave -- we love hiking in the mountains and deserts but we love coming home even more.

My sympathies to your wife and her twin. That must be very hard and very sad. I'm sure she must miss home very much.

I haven't spent any time in Tacoma but the Olympic Peninsula was so wonderful, a place that seemed to offer infinite solace -- sunset at Rialto beach is one of the most peace-giving places I've ever been.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 09:00:22 PM EST
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Re: All unconfused now (none / 0)

We spent part of two weeks back in the 80s camping around the Olympic Peninsula. The wife's sister had use of a cabin above one of the reservoirs on the east side, close to the "Staircase." Then drove around the peninsula and camped in the Ho rain forest for a few days. Our son was in grade school and we had brought one of his friends along. Crescent Lake was glorious in both directions, but we didn't get to spend time in the hot springs.

Would like to go back, but probably will do our traveling around the local area first. We have an RV but it gets 8mpg! Still is feasible to use it within a 200 mile radius if we are out for a while. There is so much to see just within that radius. Probably have to pay someone to take it if we wanted to get rid of it.

If sanity be culturally normative, then by the norms of this culture I claim insanity.

by ARGeezer on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 09:53:03 PM EST
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And the race is on- (4.00 / 5)

Catch you all in a few hours.