Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Where is Africa? It's a country out in the ocean with lions, tigers and bears. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Jean, your stirfry looks awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 It's a country out in the ocean with lions, tigers and bears. Oh my! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ 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. IMPORTANT: Please do continue to kill the black spiders with red on their butts. They are most likely adolescent black widows. Turns out the juveniles can also have bits of white in addition to the bits of red. I learned these tidbits when FIL looked online to identify the black spider with red on its back that he ran across. Apparently the immature ones and males can even be non-black in color. From a quick google search: http://kaweahoaks.com/html/latrodectus_hesoerus.html http://bugguide.net/node/view/1999 How about brown widow spiders? I never heard of them before. http://cisr.ucr.edu/identifying_brown_widow_spiders.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Oh my! Precisely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 My hair is also black-brown. Except in the Texas summer sun when most of it turns red(!). When I was younger everyone thought I had black hair, like my Dad, until they saw me in bright sunlight. That's when they could see the brown. My hair never had that much red (my brother got it all), but for some reason hair stylists always wanted to mix red into the hair dye they would put on me. I finally switched stylists yet again and told her at the start I did NOT want red added to my dye, I quite liked MY brown and wanted that. She did her best and came very close. It apparently still had red in it to get the brown right because you could see red glints in the bright sunlight. The dyed parts that are still growing out also have faded to a reddish brown (it's been more than a year since my last dye). I've grown out the gray to about my jawline now. People are starting to suggest I cut my hair short to get rid of the rest of the dyed hair, but that won't let me pull it back in a ponytail. I'll maybe get it cut back to shoulder length again soon (it's a little longer than that) to get rid of more, but I'll wait until about Christmas to cut it any shorter. If I can't ponytail it I want to wait for the coldest part of the year. I quite like the look of my very dark hair with the white scattered through. It actually looks thicker than the solidly-colored dyed hair did, due to variations causing shadings. I'm glad, too, that I opted to transition from dyed to natural now, at an age when it is not uncommon. My grandmother died her hair black to her dying day, in her mid-80's, and I never quite wanted to emulate that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 IMPORTANT: Please do continue to kill the black spiders with red on their butts. They are most likely adolescent black widows. Turns out the juveniles can also have bits of white in addition to the bits of red. I learned these tidbits when FIL looked online to identify the black spider with red on its back that he ran across. Apparently the immature ones and males can even be non-black in color. From a quick google search: http://kaweahoaks.com/html/latrodectus_hesoerus.html http://bugguide.net/node/view/1999 How about brown widow spiders? I never heard of them before. http://cisr.ucr.edu/identifying_brown_widow_spiders.html No, that's not what it is. The butt is elongated and completely red. #isaidbuttagain 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 When I was younger everyone thought I had black hair, like my Dad, until they saw me in bright sunlight. That's when they could see the brown. My hair never had that much red (my brother got it all), but for some reason hair stylists always wanted to mix red into the hair dye they would put on me. I finally switched stylists yet again and told her at the start I did NOT want red added to my dye, I quite liked MY brown and wanted that. She did her best and came very close. It apparently still had red in it to get the brown right because you could see red glints in the bright sunlight. The dyed parts that are still growing out also have faded to a reddish brown (it's been more than a year since my last dye). Yeah, my red highlights made my stylist cringe when I was young. She said it looked to dull. Hence, the blue-black hair dyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Seen this one? https://www.facebook.com/Pulse102/videos/1082346141775883/ I think I can safely say I haven't seen it! Facebook won't let me look at it anymore since I ditched my FB id. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I think I can safely say I haven't seen it! Facebook won't let me look at it anymore since I ditched my FB id. Here ya go: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 No, that's not what it is. The butt is elongated and completely red. #isaidbuttagain *phew* I am relieved. Have you identified it yet? Got a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 *phew* I am relieved. Have you identified it yet? Got a pic? I was just coming back on to say I finally found what spider it is: http://www.bugsinthenews.com/Texas%20Spiders/Red-backed%20Jumping%20Spider%20%20San%20Isidro%20TX%20%202%20June%202007%20Cat%20T.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ds and I were having a nice discussion then dh came wading in and there was no more discussion because he knows what is right and we're supposed to listen to him lecture. I might be a bit ticked. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here ya go: Ooookay, then. I guess he really enjoyed that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ooookay, then. I guess he really enjoyed that! Oh, and thank you, Renai! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I was just coming back on to say I finally found what spider it is: http://www.bugsinthenews.com/Texas%20Spiders/Red-backed%20Jumping%20Spider%20%20San%20Isidro%20TX%20%202%20June%202007%20Cat%20T.htm Whoa, fierce beastie! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ooookay, then. I guess he really enjoyed that! But, why did the owners name that poor pig that? Didn't he have enough on his plate? I mean, wasn't life tough enough already? :D 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I was just coming back on to say I finally found what spider it is: http://www.bugsinthenews.com/Texas%20Spiders/Red-backed%20Jumping%20Spider%20%20San%20Isidro%20TX%20%202%20June%202007%20Cat%20T.htm I'd move. Just sayin'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'd move. Just sayin'. We don't get that many, really. Mostly daddy long legs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN 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/ That's hysterical! Is Bigfoot real? C'mon, Tennessee, you KNOW he is! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 LOVE the spider!! I have unrepentant eyebrows. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I've been awake for an hour. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Dancer has always been interested in horseback riding. It hit me on the way home today that maybe she can do something in that area. She's never had lessons, although she's had a couple of opportunities to ride trails this past summer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I think I need to start teaching Gymnast German. We were listening to a Pimsleur lesson that I got off of Audible at a discount a few months ago which she liked, plus I sing Good Morning song every day in class. She keeps speaking gibberish to dh and claiming it's German, lol! I'd prefer to do Japanese, but it is what it is. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I think I'm awake because I'm worried about class. I got an email from student services saying that if I considered withdrawing from the course, today is the last day to do so. I'd have to re-enter Oct. 4. Dancer said that's crazy, because I'm almost done and would still be in the same position come October. I wasn't considering it anyway. I'd take time off of work to finish school before I'd postpone school. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm enjoying my Spanish conversation class so far. I have a fun group of teens. I like teens anyway. We had so many students sign up, we could only accommodate taking half of them. Until my graduation, we split the students into two groups and each group attends every other week. After graduation, I'm opening a second session on a different day and will hold class weekly. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ouch, Renai, sorry you're up at a crazy time. But no kids in the classroom, today, right? Hope your weekend is homework productive and a big step towards completing your class! That spider is scary looking! It might require dynamite. And then you'll have to move anyway. So, I'm with Ikslo. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ouch, Renai, sorry you're up at a crazy time. But no kids in the classroom, today, right? Hope your weekend is homework productive and a big step towards completing your class! That spider is scary looking! It might require dynamite. And then you'll have to move anyway. So, I'm with Ikslo. Thankfully, no kids. It's been a rough week. Yes, I'm still up, responding to the kids in my conversation class forum. I think I'll try to sleep for the next hour now. Lol, we rarely see that spider. But, like I said, it's kill on sight with that one! This is one of the beauties of living county instead of the city. We get more critters. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Up and at 'em. Dh left for work extra early to try to make some headway on a gazillion fires he needs to put out. (Not real ones, thankfully.) I am excited that I don't have to go anywhere today and no one is scheduled to come to the house. Finish strong, Renai - we know you can do it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Renai, you're doing great! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 TGIF Everyone! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 In music appreciation today the girls learned that the ubiquitous Canon in D is written by Pachelbel, not Taco Bell. :001_rolleyes: :nopity: Pachelbel, Percell, Albinoni, and I couldn't resist inflicting on the girls the glorious sounds of Vivaldi (currently playing). After that we will wind up MA class with a female composer of the time, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. I have a book on Women Composers with an accompanying CD of samples of said composers' works. DD14 is also being forced to drop her stereotype of organ music being Transylvanian. I told her if she doesn't drop the stereotype she won't be allowed to go to the theater to see Hotel Transylvania 2 when it comes out, and will have to wait a while until it appears on Netflix. If it appears on Netflix. And then it will have to wait its turn in Daddy's queue of CDs. She might luck out and get to see it before she goes off to college. *evil grin* She is opting to try to dispel the stereotype. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 In music appreciation today the girls learned that the ubiquitous Canon in D is written by Pachelbel, not Taco Bell. :001_rolleyes: :nopity: Pachelbel, Percell, Albinoni, and I couldn't resist inflicting on the girls the glorious sounds of Vivaldi (currently playing). After that we will wind up MA class with a female composer of the time, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. I have a book on Women Composers with an accompanying CD of samples of said composers' works. DD14 is also being forced to drop her stereotype of organ music being Transylvanian. I told her if she doesn't drop the stereotype she won't be allowed to go to the theater to see Hotel Transylvania 2 when it comes out, and will have to wait a while until it appears on Netflix. If it appears on Netflix. And then it will have to wait its turn in Daddy's queue of CDs. She might luck out and get to see it before she goes off to college. *evil grin* She is opting to try to dispel the stereotype. And for a different take on that canon... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I drew a picture of an elaborate garden on the chalkboard with a little purple girl (Mary's favorite color) and wrote "How does your garden grow?" over it. She's super ecstatic and telling me all of the things she's going to grow and what she's going to make with the food. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Okay, yet another sign that I may have been ordering too much stuff online of late: Both FedEx and UPS trucks came onto our street and stopped at other houses, not mine. I feel a little miffed and overlooked. I want presents, too! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 And for a different take on that canon... BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: I'll see you in Hell Pachelbel!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 And for a different take on that canon... The system didn't like my 2 dozen clickety-clicks I did on the like button for this one. ARGETY ARGH ARGH ARGH!!!! The girls groaned, and I'm sure rolled their eyes, when I called them over for an extension of music appreciation. They cracked up as much as I did! Win! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 In music appreciation today the girls learned that the ubiquitous Canon in D is written by Pachelbel, not Taco Bell. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Okay, yet another sign that I may have been ordering too much stuff online of late: Both FedEx and UPS trucks came onto our street and stopped at other houses, not mine. I feel a little miffed and overlooked. I want presents, too! Or maybe that's a sign that you haven't been ordering enough - otherwise they would have stopped at your house too! :driving: :leaving: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here's another good one (though this one isn't Pachelbel related). I found it chasing waskelly wabbits after searching YouTube for "Pachelbel funny". There's some really hilarious stuff out there. Who knew one hit from 300+ years ago would last so long? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 :lol: You really must listen to the Pachelbel Rant Susan linked. He used it, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Or maybe that's a sign that you haven't been ordering enough - otherwise they would have stopped at your house too! :driving: :leaving: DD14 was just asking me what was with the "weird emoticon". She thought the driving guy had a weird mustache, and was dancling and periodically touching his microphone. And she just informed me she would prefer being referred to as "AD14" instead of "DD14". The "A" is for "imaginative"! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Or maybe that's a sign that you haven't been ordering enough - otherwise they would have stopped at your house too! :driving: :leaving: Oh, and I've ordered plenty. It's not my fault the shippers can't get my stuff here any faster. Grump grump. Seriously -- my new mop was 4 days late! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 More funny Pachelbel: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 This was very good. It brought a new spin to Vivaldi, who we also listened to today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 This was quite neat, too (12 cellos playing Carol of the Bells!), though for some reason it was preceded by a commercial in Spanish.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Susan, that was hilarious! Thanks for posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 This was very good. It brought a new spin to Vivaldi, who we also listened to today. We have watched this at least once a week since it came out. This is why John wanted to learn piano. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Okay, too much fun! I found Victor Borge: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hey, Slashie, you got a Booya(h)!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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