ZED Hi Suz how is your bay?

SuzToon™!

hey bb — mine was calm today — how’s yours?

hey newton — laughing — how ya doing tonight?

Aloha, Suz…!

aloha tut — how’s paradise?

movies for diverging

hey mac — how’s noo yawk city?

the movie didn’t have much of a plot

Mr. Magoo is my alter ego.

hey mary mac — how ya doing tonight? i’ve always loved magoo

You know when I see that I think of the song, “I’ve got a ticket to paradise.”

(and to 8)

it’s like this.

take two, it’s better that way.

I am good. Hope you are the same.

I was always mystified by Mr. Magoo when I was little.

hey spocko — how ya doing tonight — is that a good thing or a bad thing?

bring or break?

An Inclement 75 degrees F…!

It’s a good thing, but I don’t know what the song is. I hear it in my head as an old timey Al Jolson kind of singing. Maybe from a Musical like singing in the rain or American in Paris.

eddie money

evening, Suz – fireguards

hey ppd — how ya doing tonight? i love how you change that every nite — i wonder ‘what will it be tonight’ — tis wonderful!

OH FUCK… i forgot my saturday night dive…

FUCK brb *running to locker room*

feet are up and not spitballing.

Too much gum under the chair arms!

A Ticket to Paradise?

from an old comedy

A Ticket to Paradise.

Never know what the Ministry of Truth & Justice will come up with, eh Suz?

appearing via the secret stairway on the uppermost level of the dive platform, slowly walking out to the end of the board, pressing a handstand and armstand forward somersault, pike position, rotated too forward on the somersault and splashes…

FUCK, i hate when i hurry a dive and overrotate

hey sunny — how ya doing tonight?

Whut?

Oh!

I haven’t watched you dive in a long time.

hey starbuck — how’s your side of the coast range?

*glug*
*glug*

No worries, the fireguard will fish you out, Suz

i’m trying to remember to dive on sat nites for toon… *sigh* with limited success

i’m way outta practice…

i’m out. wet, cold and sitting in the hottub to warm up….

and prolly have her dried off in record time as well.

’bout time! Magnificent.

*laughing* hey ce — how ya doing tonight?

I think progressives need a talk from Gunny Hartman.

All is well here.. great farmers’ market haul. Outstanding peaches this year.

Great, wonderful weather today, and lots of shopping.

hey pups — who is going to nahant’s norcal meetup a week from today? i’m still iffy depending whether i can get car repairs done in time to drive the two days it takes to get there.

nahant said that only 3 people had rsvp’d that they were going???

hey thatguy — how ya doing tonight?

Great! Didn’t even make it to 70!

We went to Sherwood and walked around in a wetland area on a long boardwalk. I had my camera and suddenly, no warning, a big Heron took off from a hiding position. Got off 2 shots then it disappeared. I saw where it disappeared in the brush so we carefully worked around the pond and there he was, posing on some dead logs and roots, practically invisible. Lots of shots later he took off again, I got one more shot, then he disappeared for good.

Magoo would have been dumbfounded!

Other than that, uneventful!

how goes that cake recipe?

only got to 61 here today. very comfy day and its still 57 outside. love the summers not having much variation between highs and lows when the highs aren’t so high

I so wish I was near, but Ohio is the outpost of nowhere, (right, Margot?). MrCE is in PA with his folks this weekend, and I’m to be here until Sept. when we are off to Copenhagen. nahant and everyone, have a great meetup.

I really want to go but we are having relatives visit for three days. Phooey. I don’t even know these people. dang it.

I’m very surprised, since the rest of the country is baking.

copenhagen will be such a blast — i’m travelling vicariously through you, yanno, so i want lotsa details

FUCK…

Fuck, it would seem to me that we’ve clearly got an old fashioned Fuck thread going on…! Fucking-A…! ;-)

hiya CE

Copenhagen. That’s chewing tobacco, right?

ya can’t blow off relatives… i totally understand — you rarely miss a meetup

i’ve only had glimpses of the sun this week. overcast all week with only a few sunbreaks.

psst! Norway fijords/fjords too! OMG I’m so excited!

waaaawaaaa…..hiccup…

well, next time. Hey! Maybe next time it can be at my house! Maybe I will be living in the East Bay by then.

Strut while you can

hiya PPDCUS!
How are you?

Hi Suz and everyone! Just dropping in for a few…

Just back from Richmond, where we had a family gathering to celebrate and have a send-off for my niece who’s off to NC State in a couple of weeks. Go Wolfpack!

We had overcast morning, sunny skies afternoons, and one day completely clear. That day hit low 80′s.

Today the skies didn’t clear well. One of those pasty sky summer days. Ugh! We almost stayed home but my SO dragged me out and I’m glad.

She did some damn nice closeups of summer garden stuff.

omgomgomg — me too — always wanted to sail the fjords

strut

hey ll — how’s va tonight?

MrCE has made reservations for trains, planes, and more. MsCE will be joining us for a week, and that will be the highlight of 2010 for us. Happy everything.

Not too bad, weather-wise, compared to what it’s been like lately. 80′s all weekend, and we had a bit of rain earlier.

Quick update, then to bed:

Safely here in our new home in Portland. Lots of wonderful lights and cityscapes from every window. Excited to be in a town where folks say, “hey” on the street just because.

Lots more to tell, especially abouy Hertz renting us a Ford Escape with a dodgy trannie to climb the Siskiyou Range from California to Oregon — in the dark, with no cell service. Short: avoid Hertz.

Later, g’nite from Oregon, just over the range from Netarts Bay, Token’s house. See/chat with y’all very soon.

Love, TeddyPDXtreme

Wow Teddy! Best of luck in new territory!

oh yay teddy! so glad ya made it and boo hiss curse boo some more to hertz *spitting* and g’nite

Teddy! Glad you made it. Goose Hollow is my old stomping ground, with Goose Hollow Tavern my home away from home. Can meet for a beer sometime?

What an adventure!!! You must be tired.

pretty good, thanks – how’s everything out east?

yup

MrCE says the east is hot, sunburned, and crowded. Somtimes I’m glad to be away from I95.

*blushing* i guess i did sorta fucking start one…

Yay! TeddyPDX! Glad you reached your destination :-)

yup

only 1 driver, something i always forget when planning roadtrips with the badger…

niters

Don’t know how to pass along phone and e-mail exchange. Maybe through Suz as she has my e-mail.

Hey CE! MrCE is right; it took me 5 hours to get down to Richmond (normally 2 hrs) and about 4 hours to get back, all on I95…ugh!

Nothing to report. Not finished – had to back off tasting for a bit…. Too much sugar. But I’ve not quit.

The prize cake is all about some amazing light/tart butter cream. Four layers of it. Requires refrigeration. Cooking Light has a promising recipe for the cake.

I love pet badgers!

its a long drive — 12 to 14 hours if ya drive straight through. be sure to give the badger my love

sqweee! teddy’s over the hill from me again — and its not just a vacation!!!

Larue, you here?

(terrible video, pretty good audio)

That’s why I didn’t join him — go see your parents, I need to be here…

i figure teddy will need a couple weeks at the least to unpack and get situated. after he does, it would be great to have a pdx meetup.

Understandable!

That’s it!

Let him lead the way.

didja hear about it

Groovy! I heard this one on the way back home this evening, on the GD channel on XM :-D

yup — teddy will let us know when he’s ready :) i had such fun with him and badger when they were up end of april. am really looking forward to being able to see them again

All of a sudden I feel sorta rat-packish ;-) Great tune!

My poor MrCE. He and our son joined his father, soon to be 90 years old, and another pilot to mend to doors to the airport hanger that blew off last week on their hangar. They have a private property near Philly that has a grass runway and stuff. They finished, after a whole day of re-hanging four hangar doors.

rat pack

Frankie!

Oh gosh, that sounds like they had an awful lot of hard work!

makes me want to holler

Jim said that it was very tough, but it so helped his very old parents. And, btw, his mother has dementia and breast cancer.

i switched out the video for the (real) ratpack — that one was imposters i think

Fading off so later, pups!

nice

or shout

Uh oh!

Suz, again!

aw crap, i did it again :(

Aw, poor lady — it’s good that MrCE was able to get out there to assist :-)

g’nite starbuck

Drumroll for SUZ!

Baby Harry

And I’m watching the very end of my favorite movie, “Michael Clayton.” For this summer, any favorite movies? MrCE and I go to the local $1.50 movie a lot.

Nite all. Wall washing chores await tomorrow. ugh.

SUZ

Oooh, love me some Harry Connick Jr!

g’nite sunny

Hi and g’night Sunny, my kitteh says hello ;-)

St. James Infirmary

watched some allen on teevee last nite — soundstage on pbs.. great show

Your kitteh inspired a rescue here… ( sorta a look alike). Happy ending story. More about it later.

ha! i had almost used the allen utube of this song instead of the medly i picked! are we thinking alike again?

mmmmmm…allen

they were lookin’ for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates

Could be. We will soon be engorged on coke.

allen

Oh I want to hear more! Glad it all ended up well :-)

This is too righteous…!

Bwhahaha…! ;-)

Harry is just the shit. He ought to be governor of LA, or at least the mayor of New Orleans.

makes me feel good and lazy.

i still remember that rumblin sound

lost

His dad used to be the D.A. for NOLA. My sis is a paralegal and she says that Mr. Connick looks just like our dad.

had my head stove in but I’m still on my feet

good and lazy

Steve Earle, good stuff!

lil feat — good stuff :)

;-)

Little known fact — Lowell George was once a member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. Strange but true

Rowed three miles light breeze…snacked…ran in the sand 40 minutes up the horse trails. Office work homeless discussions. Going to bed.

big stuff

sounds wonderful — g’nite bb

strange

hahaha — cute!

Dancing Outdoors

strange

in the street

Love the Doors!

even better

That is great.

Fun! I got to get myself down to NO someday.

stranger

Hi Chris, yes it is.
I wish my old car could make it to some halfway point where we could meet, but it’s 20 years old and a Ford, so I really baby it.

You are pretty close. Parteee!!

aint it — jagger *and* bowie…. i always think of martha and forget about this great cover

I am fading. Night all. See you soon!

paper in my shoe

g’nite senator

G’night senator, sweet dreams :-)

i don’t think so

Nite Mary!
Hi Suz, hi all

I’ve hit the wall too — too many hours in the car this weekend. Thanks Suz and g’night all!

Aw — Kirsty! Gone too soon!

hey margot — how ya doing tonight? a/c still holding out?

g’nite ll

Good heavens! How much is expected?

hey loohoo — how ya doing tonight?

It better, it’s brand new!

woohoo! still under warranty even! how’s the performance?

Actually, my head is spinning about what to do in this great recession.

i hear ya loohoo — things are so bad in ca i worry about my calpers pension. its all i have… don’t even want to think about what would happen if i got an iou or cuts etc.

Great, thanks. I think the old one was bigger and more powerful, but it was very noisy and used more energy, too.

To the Light

the good (quieter) the bad (not as powerful) and the ugly (the utility bill) isn’t as ugly.

light the skies

Heavens sakes, Suz. Don’t worry about your pension being cut. It’s the future pensioners we need to stand up for.

the future pensioners are the ones who made decisions during negotiations regarding my benefits, etc., don’t give a flying fuck for me and the other retirees. they don’t see that going to a two tier medical benefit is gonna fuck everyone.

’bout time for me to head out folks. thanks for all the music tonight and for letting me spend a wee bit of time with ya.

g’nite all — see ya tuesday nite

Take care of yourself.

Nite Suz, thanks for the toon and the good company. You know how to throw a party.

I finished the book blackout by Connie Willis. Very good. But it is part one. Part 2 in the fall. About the WW II London and surrounding area time travelers observing.
Made me think.
One thing is how people helped each other out.
And how sharing a common goal bound people together.

Meetup in RWC, Ca on 8-7… So far only 3 RSV P’s… sheesh I thought pups liked getting together… OH well if there are not more Pups we will have to cancel for a second time… sigh Pups You are in charge!!
RSVP @ nahanter at the google mail place…

Spocko,hijean & Spurious have RSVPed so far…