Openhearted Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Jean, we love the bunny pictures here. When you post the next one imagine the twins saying, "Aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww!" in perfect harmony.:D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Except they're flying around my bed! Someone must have had the window open or something. Eew! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 What the h*ll's a strait perm? I mean, I know obviously, but I've never heard of one before. Think flat curling iron, except more permanent and effective if the hair is curly from the roots. My friend from Portugal gets her hair strait perms now and then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Good Morning! Took oldest ds to dry land at 5:00. On my 2nd cup of coffee now. (Just to be clear, coffee in the morning, decaf in the afternoon. And if that's not weird enough, I drink it straight in the morning and I add milk and sweetener in the afternoon. :D ) Will you explain again what dry land is? (Yeah, and I heard that snark, The Rest of You!) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Dh is coughing, has a sore throat, seems to have a fever, and his body aches. Poor guy. Yup. It's nasty. I think I'm coming out of the fog now, but time will tell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Will you explain again what dry land is? Competitive swimmers use this term to refer to training they do out of water, such as weights, running, etc. Sometimes they may have rubber tubing with paddles set up so the athletes can practice their swim strokes with resistance from the tubing. At least this was the case back in my day - things may have changed a lot. ;) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Instead of a perm to make the hair curly (which mine is a pretty tight curl), I used to get perms to make my hair straight. I could tell that from the name, I've just never heard of such a thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Dh is coughing, has a sore throat, seems to have a fever, and his body aches. Poor guy. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Rusty stew :lol: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 We cut up a credit card. For better or worse. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I could tell that from the name, I've just never heard of such a thing. ITT is so educational! ;) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 What the h*ll's a strait perm? I mean, I know obviously, but I've never heard of one before. White folks get perms to curl their hair, and black folks get perms to straighten their hair. It is the same solution, which alters the structure of the hair. If you want curls, you put rollers in and if you want it straight, you brush it straight. Cracks me up. I used to get perms. Then I had four kids, and God gave me permanent perm. :confused1: Yah. I do a lot of supplements and I'm wary of L-Dopa. I will stay away from this if I can remember the name. Oh, no. I should actually do homework. There was so much to do in the classroom, I fell behind again. I told dh yesterday that I seriously need a week off of work so I can get school work done. I can't screw up - these are the last two classes! I am up now, though, and not tired, so that should help. LISTEN UP, LITTLE MISSY! YOU CAN AND WILL COMPLETE THIS, AND WE WILL BE THERE TO PARTY WITH YOU WHEN YOU DO!!!! Jean, we love the bunny pictures here. When you post the next one imagine the twins saying, "Aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww!" in perfect harmony. :D We live for Rusty pics here. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) I have two reports: I took another pill last night, and I woke up again at 6:30 but was able to go back to sleep for a bit. I woke up and realized that little dd's anxiety has improved by remembering where she was about six weeks ago. Edited May 20, 2016 by texasmama 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 White folks get perms to curl their hair, and black folks get perms to straighten their hair. It is the same solution, which alters the structure of the hair. If you want curls, you put rollers in and if you want it straight, you brush it straight. Cracks me up. I used to get perms. Then I had four kids, and God gave me permanent perm. :confused1: This should read: people with curly hair sometimes straighten it; people with straight hair sometimes curl it. Skin colour doesn't always define hair waviness. People from India with very dark skin can have super straight hair; and my blond, pale friend from Iceland had very curly hair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 This should read: people with curly hair sometimes straighten it; people with straight hair sometimes curl it. Skin colour doesn't always define hair waviness. People from India with very dark skin can have super straight hair; and my blond, pale friend from Iceland had very curly hair.True. In my experience, this is how it works, and both are referred to as perms. The texture of most African American hair is also different from most Caucasian hair by quite a lot. My curly Caucasian hair is different from Renai's curly AA hair. ETA: I was speaking casually in my post and meant no racial offense or stereotyping. I felt my meaning would be understood here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 My little cat has forgiven me for the half-bath I gave her this evening. I think. Cats never forget. You can tell yourself that you are forgiven, but I would not count on it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 True. In my experience, this is how it works, and both are referred to as perms. The texture of most African American hair is also different from most Caucasian hair by quite a lot. My curly Caucasian hair is different from Renai's curly AA hair. ETA: I was speaking casually in my post and meant no racial offense or stereotyping. I felt my meaning would be understood here. I get that, though we're on public, internation boards here. The first person I met who got a straight perm was born in Portugal, and my neighbour was from India, with very dark skin and straight, black hair. It's nice to broaden our outlook and remember that there is a very big world out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Good morning. I had a beautiful James Brown day yesterday and now I'm trying to stave off another flare. My muscles and nerves are twitching like crazy - a very uncomfortable way to feel. I "almost" would prefer pain to this. But really I'd like to go back to yesterday. I did go back to bed and slept in another hour this morning to see if that would help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Jean, we love the bunny pictures here. When you post the next one imagine the twins saying, "Aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww!" in perfect harmony. :D The pictures are cute but you can tell them that I thought of the stew picture after he was being particularly naughty. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The pictures are cute but you can tell them that I thought of the stew picture after he was being particularly naughty. They asked if they could go visit Rusty, and I had to tell them that he lived too far away. I think they are saving money and making plans. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I get that, though we're on public, internation boards here. The first person I met who got a straight perm was born in Portugal, and my neighbour was from India, with very dark skin and straight, black hair. It's nice to broaden our outlook and remember that there is a very big world out there. Again, I meant no offense, and I guess I will leave it at that. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 They asked if they could go visit Rusty, and I had to tell them that he lived too far away. I think they are saving money and making plans. Aw. He would love visitors! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think Matt killed my favorite spider. :( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think Matt killed my favorite spider. :(I don't like spiders indoors, but this time of year we get garden spiders spinning huge, beautiful webs. I love those. I felt bad last Saturday. One spider built a huge web suspended between a spirea bush (which was fine) and a huge gigantic weed that was taking over the corner of the back yard. We had to take the weed out, but I apologized to the spider and tried to be as careful of his web as possible. I think he left town, though. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think Matt killed my favorite spider. :( We used to have a spider named Alice who lived in the kitchen between the window and screen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I used to hate spiders. Now, life is too busy to worry about them, lol. That, and I hate mice more, so I don't have worry leftover for spiders. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Dry land = weights (or other exercises not in the pool) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I am eating a pulled pork sandwich. I should be having a salad or something but we won't talk about that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 http://www.manilaspoon.com/2013/03/arroz-caldo-savory-chicken-and-rice.html Where the recipe calls for fish sauce, I use Tamarind paste. Thank you! I need to try this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nah. You eat the turkey butts. I think they're fried. Take off the meat (or just bite into, missing all the fat), eat with corn tortillas, chile (salsa), maybe even some Mexican cream. It's actually pretty good. Okay, I'll try it. Thanks. I think that's part of the bird that always got picked apart after the big dinner and turned into enchiladas at MIL's house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Competitive swimmers use this term to refer to training they do out of water, such as weights, running, etc. Sometimes they may have rubber tubing with paddles set up so the athletes can practice their swim strokes with resistance from the tubing. At least this was the case back in my day - things may have changed a lot. ;) Ooooooooh. Land lubber me thought maybe the training facility flooded and they were getting out of there.... And when Susan asked I assumed her area was getting 'way too much rain and she was being sarcastic and wistful. Obviously today's education has emptied my brain. But the girls have a lot more crammed into theirs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 True. In my experience, this is how it works, and both are referred to as perms. The texture of most African American hair is also different from most Caucasian hair by quite a lot. My curly Caucasian hair is different from Renai's curly AA hair. ETA: I was speaking casually in my post and meant no racial offense or stereotyping. I felt my meaning would be understood here. Argh! Out of likes. I got your meaning, and laughed ruefully at the "grass is greener" mentality we can be guilty of (even knowing that we are doing so). I was actually relieved when I found out that my hair simply won't take a perm -- never had to give it another thought. And now that I'm letting my natural gray show I no longer grump about how bottled browns just never do justice to my natural black-brown (so dark it's nearly black). Just had to try to get DD14 to see that raising the mini-blinds is an activity best done when NOT walking on the treadmill. *sigh* 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I could so go to bed right now. :svengo: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Okay, I'll try it. Thanks. I think that's part of the bird that always got picked apart after the big dinner and turned into enchiladas at MIL's house. We buy it from the Mexican grocer down the street. They have a (closed) bin of it already cooked and sell it by the pound. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I could tell that from the name, I've just never heard of such a thing. Ah. I usually just call it a perm, but in mixed company I'm more specific so people know what I was doing to my hair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think Matt killed my favorite spider. :( That wasn't very nice. (but maybe not bad enough to be put back in the doghouse...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 We used to have a spider named Alice who lived in the kitchen between the window and screen. We have an orb(?) spider in the garden called George. The ones in our house are just called daddy long legs (only kill if out of reach), black widows (exterminate on sight), and some black spider with a red butt that we always kill on sight because it looks dangerous. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Argh! Out of likes. I got your meaning, and laughed ruefully at the "grass is greener" mentality we can be guilty of (even knowing that we are doing so). I was actually relieved when I found out that my hair simply won't take a perm -- never had to give it another thought. And now that I'm letting my natural gray show I no longer grump about how bottled browns just never do justice to my natural black-brown (so dark it's nearly black). Just had to try to get DD14 to see that raising the mini-blinds is an activity best done when NOT walking on the treadmill. *sigh* My hair is also black-brown. Except in the Texas summer sun when most of it turns red(!). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Some of the pork from our pulled pork sandwiches is becoming pork fried rice. It is multi-tasking. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Jean I like your thread about how do you know how much to accomplish each day, but when I started thinking about where to draw the line beyond putting out fires, I started to get a little overwhelmed. :D I think I'm going to have to stick with putting out fires. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Some of the pork from our pulled pork sandwiches is becoming pork fried rice. It is multi-tasking.The pork left over from our pulled-pork sandwiches on Tuesday will become carnitas tonight. I love carnitas. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 We have an orb(?) spider in the garden called George. The ones in our house are just called daddy long legs (only kill if out of reach), black widows (exterminate on sight), and some black spider with a red butt that we always kill on sight because it looks dangerous.What is an orb spider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 What is an orb spider?Never mind, I just looked it up. We just call them garden spiders. I love those! Points for quoting myself! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hmm, if I post enough nonsense I might find myself with a Booya! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Seen this one? https://www.facebook.com/Pulse102/videos/1082346141775883/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I made an amazing pork fried rice. http://www.food.com/recipe/chinese-fried-rice-38748 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Never mind, I just looked it up. We just call them garden spiders. I love those! Points for quoting myself! We call them orb weavers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Most embarrassing web searches by state: http://blog.estately.com/2015/08/mapping-each-states-most-embarassing-google-searches/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Most embarrassing web searches by state: http://blog.estately.com/2015/08/mapping-each-states-most-embarassing-google-searches/ GEORGIA: Herpes / divorce lawyer / meth recipe / “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo†(reality TV show) / athlete’s foot / Will the South rise again? Answer: No. :smilielol5: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Where is Africa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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