Jean in Newcastle Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I like limericks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I like limericks. I like dirty limericks. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 There was a young man from Nantucket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I like "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins I ask them to take a poem And hold it up to the light Like a color slide Or press an ear against its hive. I say drop a mouse into a poem And watch him probe his way out, Or walk inside the poem's room And feel the walls for a light switch. I want them to waterski Across the surface of a poem Waving at the author's name on the shore. But all they want to do Is tie the poem to a chair with rope And torture a confession out of it. They begin beating it with a hose To find out what it really means. I also like "Rebecca, Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably" by Hilaire Belloc. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The panther (aka dark grey cat) is guarding the watering hole (aka water dish). The dogs desperately want to drink but whenever they venture forth, a paw comes lazily batting down at them. The dogs are thirsty wimps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I wouldn't be going for that water either. I am waiting to hear back on a job. I am in a bad position with quitting. :P I should have said something earlier but this is far from a sure thing!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I am so tired that I'm sort of punch drunk. I didn't even take any loopy pills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I like poetry, but I'm sure I don't appreciate it for what it is. Whoever said Shakespeare was bad for poetry is wrong. Critterfixer, I thought I was wrong about curriculum/a based on something someone said, but apparently I had it right, so thanks. When I first joined the forum someone was really nasty to me and said I used curricula wrong but she was wrong and I've been really gun shy about the whole thing since. I almost left because of her. No one would be surprised if I gave her name up, but board rules and such. She's a nasty one. Linsey left. We had tea and talked all about theology and life and marriage and such. She took my John MacArthur commentary home to see if she wants to buy one. We also talked about her job because Matt's considering going back to school to do what she does. She looks at blood, urine and poop under a microscope and makes twice what Matt does and loves her job. Matt wants something different but he's not sure what. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The things I need to do today involve spending money. So I am avoiding. But if I avoid it any longer I will end up spending even more money. I think I need a cookie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 That was me dissing Shakespeare! Shakespeare's poetry is excellent but IMO we wreck poetry for the novice by *starting* with it. Though I prefer him for drama. We see a Shakespeare play every year at a bard festival. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Awwwww...thank you! No one in my house will make me cookies, but I can count on ITT to come through! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Me too!!! (For one, I'm too much of a literalist. For two, I'm more practical than flowery. For three, I'm not big into emotion and drama. For four, sometimes I don't know what they're talking about. For five, why don't they just say it already. For six, aint nobody got time for dat.) Thank you for coming out along with me. I feel better now. Sometimes two words both starting with the same letter is just a coincidence, and not a poet waxing eloquently on the meaning of life, yo. We don't need to read into every single thing. I love MCT for grammar, but even DS is starting to hate poetry. And I am really trying to like it again and not throw my hands up and say, "This is bull!" for his sake, but it is hard. I had teachers who loved poetry, and never once was I able to feel what they felt. Bleh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I love poetry, but I will love those of you who don't. Seriously, though, who doesn't love "The Walrus and the Carpenter". It's funny, yo. The same people who hate The Princess Bride??? :leaving: I am home from braces. There is nothing left of me. The odd father called me because he wanted to reuse a stamp he received in the mail but doesn't know if it is the right amount so he needed me to tell him what the US postage stamp costs now but I don't know since I only buy forever stamps anyway. Hence and thus. I feel shredded. I need someone to make me some pudding and put me to bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Kind of funny, but one of my boys and I have been having a similar conversation about art lately. We went through Sister Wendy's Story of Painting together, and we've reached the Modern Art section. And I can't see what she sees. And neither can my son. And it's really hard to appreciate what you can't see. You can't do it without feeling a lot like the little boy in The Emperor's New Clothes. And there's something to be said for being able to look at something and say, "You know what? I don't see that, and really, I don't like this painting, poem, story or whatever it may be." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 For Critter: The naughty kitten received today: Torbugesic 10 mg/ml Cerenia 10 mg/ml inj Anzemet 20 mg/ml subcutaneous fluids convenia injection 80 mg/ml They also charged me $78 for a combo test, which I thought was kind of steep, and it was unlikely she had cat diseases but I needed to know and agreed to it since we have another cat who is old and I have stopped vaccinating due to her 100% indoor status and her autoimmune-ish issues (stomatitis). I am not a doctor, dentist or vet, but I play one on TV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Kind of funny, but one of my boys and I have been having a similar conversation about art lately. We went through Sister Wendy's Story of Painting together, and we've reached the Modern Art section. And I can't see what she sees. And neither can my son. And it's really hard to appreciate what you can't see. You can't do it without feeling a lot like the little boy in The Emperor's New Clothes. And there's something to be said for being able to look at something and say, "You know what? I don't see that, and really, I don't like this painting, poem, story or whatever it may be." Little dd and I have been watching the Sister Wendy's The Complete Collection DVD's. We love it. Some people see beauty in math and some in art and poetry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Critter, I need all of that stuff to cure my sick cat so dh and I can go on our first two night trip away in 14 years on Friday. Tell me that all of that stuff will cure my sick cat. I am essentially force feeding her about a quarter of a teaspoon of canned food every hour. I just put it into her mouth because she won't touch it on her own. She is much more affectionate and sweet while she is sick, by the way. The vet said that her lower abdomen was very tender. I thought someone said the cat got some buprenorphine but I don't see it listed on my receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slache Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Matt started Don Quixote today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thank you, JJM. I feel a lot better already. :001_tt1: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 ok, how do you feel about slam poetry? How about Shane Koyczan? Here's a TED talk of him. Start at the 5 min mark. Be warned that *before* the 5 min mark there is some swearing. After that it's clean. At a bit past 6 the poem starts.... And there's a line that always makes me cry. https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful?language=en#t-339549 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Also, Lily (the gut-kneading cat) is weirded out by the kitten. She sniffs her, acts like she is made of dynamite, and hisses at her for no reason. Lily adds insult to injury. I know the kitten smells weird due to all of her odd treatments, but the poor thing. Lily needs to be nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Critter, I need all of that stuff to cure my sick cat so dh and I can go on our first two night trip away in 14 years on Friday. Tell me that all of that stuff will cure my sick cat. I am essentially force feeding her about a quarter of a teaspoon of canned food every hour. I just put it into her mouth because she won't touch it on her own. She is much more affectionate and sweet while she is sick, by the way. They pick the very worst times to get sick, don't they? That stuff is all good symptomatic therapy for an unhappy GI tract. I wonder if they did use Buprinex and listed Torb. Torbugesic just doesn't seem to do it for cats as well as the Buprinorphine does. If she got the latter you should get about 6 to maybe 8 hours of pain control, unless they used the new one that just came out that is a 24 hour pain med. I haven't used that one yet. Fluids to me are the big thing. There just doesn't seem to be anything (except for unhappy kidneys) that sucks a cat dry like an inflamed GI tract, regardless of the cause. I don't like tender abdomens. They worry me. I think if she isn't feeling better in the next 12-24 I would recheck things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) They pick the very worst times to get sick, don't they? That stuff is all good symptomatic therapy for an unhappy GI tract. I wonder if they did use Buprinex and listed Torb. Torbugesic just doesn't seem to do it for cats as well as the Buprinorphine does. If she got the latter you should get about 6 to maybe 8 hours of pain control, unless they used the new one that just came out that is a 24 hour pain med. I haven't used that one yet. Fluids to me are the big thing. There just doesn't seem to be anything (except for unhappy kidneys) that sucks a cat dry like an inflamed GI tract, regardless of the cause. I don't like tender abdomens. They worry me. I think if she isn't feeling better in the next 12-24 I would recheck things. Thanks. I will keep a close eye on her. She has been drinking, which is rare. (You know how cats are...not big drinkers.) Having two cats makes it harder to keep as close an eye on her because I can't use litter box output as a measure. Edited April 13, 2016 by texasmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm gonna have some popcorn.I'm eating jelly beans. And I'm supposed to be on a 30-day sugar fast. Which was going great until I had an overwhelming craving for Sees candy and ate 2 of the Sees Easter eggs in DH's dresser. And now I am on a downward spiral straight to the pit of.... Oh, nevermind! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'll bet she's drinking. Trying to cool her hot gut off. Poor kitteh. I hope she feels better very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Okay. Since this is the ITT, I feel like I can make a confession. I hate poetry. :leaving: :leaving: I don't really like poetry, but I do like some poems. I love "Solitude" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. That's my favorite. I like "The Wind and the Moon" by George MacDonald and "The Destruction of Sennacherib" but Lord Byron. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'll bet she's drinking. Trying to cool her hot gut off. Poor kitteh. I hope she feels better very soon. Thanks! I was shocked at how fast a cat's guts can go bad. Her spleen, for instance. When the vet was talking about it and showing me the x ray, I was like, "And this is acute? All of this can just come up in three days???" It seems like it would take people three years to get such bad-looking insides. Dh texted and asked what was wrong with her, and I said, "Her guts are a mess." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Yay prairie's dd! Gasp, ikslo. Go read "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and report back. You want be to read it, you are going to have to link it. Finding it on my own is too much work for something I don't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 OH! And dh left off some business revenue so that is why our taxes were low. They aren't so low now. Not terrible, though. We've had worse so I am holding on to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 You want be to read it, you are going to have to link it. Finding it on my own is too much work for something I don't like. Here you go, my dear: http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/walrus.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Dd9 said the neighbor boy (6yo) pinched her eyelid today because he was mad about something. I told her that next time he or his brother pull that kind of crap, they all have my permission to beat the snot out of him. They were shocked and waxed eloquent about how they were, to paraphrase, "lovers, not fighters". 🙄 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Now I want to be a vet, but I think it is too late, plus I am too brain dead to manage any more college. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I love poetry, but I will love those of you who don't. Seriously, though, who doesn't love "The Walrus and the Carpenter". It's funny, yo. The same people who hate The Princess Bride??? :leaving: <snip> No. I love The Princess Bride! :001_tt1: #misfit #neverfitinanygroup #rulebreaker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Dd9 said the neighbor boy (6yo) pinched her eyelid today because he was mad about something. I told her that next time he or his brother pull that kind of crap, they all have my permission to beat the snot out of him. They were shocked and waxed eloquent about how they were, to paraphrase, "lovers, not fighters". 🙄 Imma pinch that boy's eyelids! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 No. I love The Princess Bride! :001_tt1: #misfit #neverfitinanygroup #rulebreaker I need to understand you since I want to be you when I grow up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Imma pinch that boy's eyelids! And then throat punch 'im? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I need to understand you since I want to be you when I grow up. Ha! I fear you have chosen poorly! :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Now I want to be a vet, but I think it is too late, plus I am too brain dead to manage any more college. I believe veterinarians now have the dubious distinction of one of the highest rates of suicide among medical professionals. There is a lot that is rewarding, and a lot that hurts for a very long time. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 And then throat punch 'im? Exactly! Ha! I fear you have chosen poorly! :D :lol: No, I know exactly what I'm doing. :hat: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Ha! I fear you have chosen poorly! :D Better Lynn than Critter! Any day of the week! Y'all know how warped I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I believe veterinarians now have the dubious distinction of one of the highest rates of suicide among medical professionals. There is a lot that is rewarding, and a lot that hurts for a very long time. :sad: How horrible! You know, my time in the animal rescue business was very sad and heart-breaking. I can absolutely imagine this. But I spent years working with kids in foster care, so my soul and psyche are already pretty scarred. I cannot go back to that, though. If I were going to be a vet, I would also need to be very rich so I could go about giving free vet care to shelter animals. There are a lot of if's involved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Better Lynn than Critter! Any day of the week! Y'all know how warped I am. :lol: :lol: :lol: No one wants to be me, either. So inappropriate all the time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I believe veterinarians now have the dubious distinction of one of the highest rates of suicide among medical professionals. There is a lot that is rewarding, and a lot that hurts for a very long time. :sad: :grouphug: (Didn't it used to be dentists at one time?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) :lol: :lol: :lol: No one wants to be me, either. So inappropriate all the time. I do! That's why I needed to know if you would throat punch too. I want all the Tex moves! It's an I wanna be Tex BOOYAH!!! Edited April 13, 2016 by Another Lynn 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 If I like someone's post and then don't like the next five posts and then like someone's post, it isn't because I'm dissing anyone. It's because I lose likes, gain them and then lose them again. And I don't want to stop the momentum of my ketchup in order to go back to like things. So likety, like, like. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I do! That's why I needed to know if you would throat punch too. I want all the Tex moves! It's an I wanna be Tex BOOYAH!!! :lol: The rule is "When in doubt, throat punch." :laugh: If I like someone's post and then don't like the next five posts and then like someone's post, it isn't because I'm dissing anyone. It's because I lose likes, gain them and then lose them again. And I don't want to stop the momentum of my ketchup in order to go back to like things. So likety, like, like. I know it is because you hate me and you don't want to be me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Better Lynn than Critter! Any day of the week! Y'all know how warped I am. warped or boring, take your pick. :hat: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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