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Open Thoughts Friday

by: JayinPortland

Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 03:39:00 AM EDT

JayinPortland :: Open Thoughts Friday

I'm in an eighties mood this weekend...

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Open Thoughts Friday | 19 comments

I had an open thought once. Then the door closed. (9.17 / 6)

by: mishima @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 15:18:59 PM UTC

morning! (10.00 / 4)

well... it's nearly afternoon, idn'tit?

we had a big adventure last night...

went to bed a bit late (around midnight)because it was just soooooo hot
put on a movie to go to sleep by & juuuust as i was falling asleep Oblio starts growling under his breath... deep, ferocious growling.
he was looking out the window that looks out over the chicken pen...
i got up to let him out & he went flying around the house.
but he's dark, dark grey so we couldn't see him in the dark.
about 10 min later he scratches to come in.
juuust as i was falling asleep he starts again. i stumble to the screen door, open it & see out in the driveway .... a big fat possum!
Oblio is on him in no time flat... plays with him a bit then delivers a mean chomp.
he wanted to bring it in, but i told him no.
so he puts it down & comes in & lays down. i close the door, go back to bed.
juuuust as i get to sleep grrrrrrrGRRRRRR
fehhhhh
he's dead! yer seeing things! i get the flashlight & shine it out there. possum laying on grass. turn off flashlight & the bastid gets up & starts hobbling away!
i open the door & Oblio's off like a rocket.
we figure for sure he finished off the possum. it looks dead. not breathing.
so we go back to bed, leaving the door ajar (no- it's a door not a jar)
so that Oblio can go in & out at will
(it's after 3 by this time)

when mrD got up this morning (i slept in) the possum was gone!
sneaky little bastid.
i'm sure he's the one been sucking eggs at the chicken pen.
i hope his little adventure makes him think twice before coming back!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett

by: RiaD @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 16:00:42 PM UTC

Any way to (15.00 / 4)

possum-proof your henhouse?

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White

by: Youffraita @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 16:29:01 PM UTC

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we thought it was (13.00 / 4)

& cannot find out how it was getting in.
we'll see if this fixed the problem!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett

by: RiaD @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 20:12:40 PM UTC

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poor little buddy... (11.50 / 4)

he was just cholesterol deficient :o)

I'm with ya, I sure hope the little egg sucker has learned his lesson and is gone for good!

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

by: newpioneer @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 19:51:05 PM UTC

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You need a cougar... (8.80 / 5)

They tend to get the job done the first time.

;)

Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones...

by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 21:10:40 PM UTC

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Yeh....right! (12.00 / 5)

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

by: mplo @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 21:26:49 PM UTC

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gjohnsit (15.00 / 5)

has a terrific diary up at Orange debunking the stimulus v. austerity machinations of the rightwingnuts.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyo...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White

by: Youffraita @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 16:30:21 PM UTC

This is sort of a prequel to my Open Thoughts Thread for Thursdays. (10.00 / 6)

Since I'm feeling kind of exuberant today, I decided to post this catchy song from June 1967. That period, for me, despite a lot of the bad stuff that happened, and my relative isolation from most other kids, was also a very exuberant time, in many ways, and much of the music of that time, imho, exemplifies that. Here goes:

http://www.yamelo.com/the-fift...

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

by: mplo @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 19:25:03 PM UTC

LOL! (10.17 / 6)

loved it, Miki! as soon as everyone's healthy around here I'll definitely be singing this song...

have you been thinking about your old supervisor again?!?

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

by: newpioneer @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 19:42:06 PM UTC

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LOL back at you, newpioneer! (14.00 / 5)

I have visions of me skipping down the street, whenever I hear this particular song!

Glad I was able to cheer you up, newpioneer! Hope everybody's on the up and up soon. Take care--thanks.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

by: mplo @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 19:47:12 PM UTC

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I still (15.00 / 4)

have it on a 45. :)

by: Alma @ Sat Jul 10, 2010 at 01:06:06 AM UTC

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Gha Miki (13.00 / 4)

I lied, I was thinking of a totally different song.

Inbetween reading your post and reading comments "They're coming to take me away" got stuck in my head, so by the time I got back to your comment that was the song on my mind.

by: Alma @ Sat Jul 10, 2010 at 01:10:23 AM UTC

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my theme song! :O) (12.00 / 4)

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

by: newpioneer @ Sat Jul 10, 2010 at 01:58:04 AM UTC

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LOL! (14.50 / 4)

That was a really fun song. I'm also partial to "Love Potion No. 9."

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White

by: Youffraita @ Sat Jul 10, 2010 at 05:45:31 AM UTC

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A minor correction: (15.00 / 5)

I meant to say that my above post and link to the late-1960's song that I just posted is a prequel to next week's edition of my Open Thoughts for Thursdays thread.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

by: mplo @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 19:30:53 PM UTC

we have (14.40 / 5)

visitors....

our girl & the princess just showed up!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett

by: RiaD @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 20:20:13 PM UTC

Enjoy! (11.40 / 5)

...

Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones...

by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 21:06:16 PM UTC

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Have fun!! (11.80 / 5)

:)

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

by: mplo @ Fri Jul 09, 2010 at 21:22:56 PM UTC

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Open Thoughts Friday | 19 comments

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