85 posts til 1000 then the hurricane comes and we lose power....

[Mend]

can I find 85 meaningful things to say between now and 5am tomorrow? I am not sure my first 915 posts set that high a bar.

[expatriot]

1. Despite what people may say... 1,000 posts does not earn you

a magical "Cloak of Invulnerability." Skinner does not reward you with one of those until you reach 5,000. Get typing!

on edit: I just realized that I was 95 away from 5,000. Maybe I will let you borrow mine. Wow. I can't believe I am close to 5,000. I have been on DU since early 2002 and just hit 2,000 this spring. I have definitely increased my participation in the last few months.

[Mend]

2. that was interesting

tell me more, (notice I am skeething some numbers now)

[expatriot]

3. at 10,000 posts you are given the magical "Sword of Caledonia"

forged by the fires of Scion, that pour forth from an anonymous basement furnace in the bowels of Philadelphia, Pennsylvaania.

Lesson #1: Do not encourage expatriot. Do not feed expatriot. Do not taunt expatriot.

[geomon666]

4. ......all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

[Arianrhod]

12. You are not

a unique and beautiful butterfly.

[graywarrior]

5. I'm close to 5000 and also soon to lose power

Did you board up? Where are you?

[Mend]

7. we are in Naples, about four blocks from

the beach in a mandatory evacuation zone. With several large dogs, we always stay and ride it out (the kids are grown and gone). Our house has a heavy, tile roof and was built in 1957, so it has ridden out all of them without problem. We usually lose a few trees in these things (we've been here almost 30 years) but so far they have fallen the other way from the house. We don't go because they don't let you back until they are good and ready... Hopefully, it will rush through and be done quickly. Shelters won't take pets and the flu has started to go round.

[graywarrior]

10. I didn't think about the flu. That's another reason to stay away

from shelters. We in Sarasota, so we will probably just lose power, although I'm in a wooden house and the windows are not boarded up so if we get strong winds, we may have some damage.

I'm hoping once Wilma hits the cooler water, she'll downgrade and move through fast.

[Mend]

14. good luck, maybe we can have a DU hurricane check-in

when it is over.

[AirmensMom]

24. I think that's a good idea, Mend.

We'll probably lose power, too. FPL = FLorida Phlicker & Light. :shrug:

Hopefully, that will be the worst that happens. Stay safe. :hi:

[Arianrhod]

27. May you come through this

stronger and more enlightened than when you entered it.

[AirmensMom]

28. Thank you, Arianrhod.

I do have plenty of room for improvement. ;)

[Arianrhod]

29. Don't we all? :)

But my interest is not in "improvement".

I wish for you a complete understanding of the truth, a revelation like that of the Apostle Paul--who was knocked off (on) his ass--an escape from the illusion of sorrow and sin and suffering. May the following days deliver you from all delusion and misery. Take hope--there is a way out.

I assume from your login name that you are the parent of a military member. I also have three sons in the military, two of whom have served in Iraq. I can empathize with what you must be feeling for your child. May s/he be returned to you safe and awakened!

The Goddess be with you, and with your family.

[AirmensMom]

30. Thanks.

I will take hope.

Yes, I have a daughter and son-in-law in the A/F. They are not in Iraq yet, although she is scheduled to go. I don't know if I could live through something happening to either one of them, especially if it happens with so little meaning or purpose. I cry for all the military parents out there, especially the ones who have suffered the loss of their child. :cry:

I hope your sons returned in good shape and can avoid going back. I can empathize with you as well.

Thanks for writing. Blessings to you and yours as well.

[thinkingwoman]

6. Take care

all of you in harm's way!

May you have power back quickly.

[Mend]

8. thanks.....eom

[donsu]

9. why are you wasting DU space by making posts just for a count?

if you have nothing pertinent or interesting to say - then don't say it. we are serious here, trying to get rid of the criminal bushgang.

[Arianrhod]

16. The count is all.

Ignore those who claim meaning in a world of absurdity.

So, how's the weather there at the moment?

[donsu]

18. cloudy, breezy, very humid

waiting, waiting

[Arianrhod]

22. Are you in the path?

If so, I wish you nothing but good.

Actually, I wish you that regardless. :)

[meganmonkey]

11. You have water and food and supplies* all ready?

You seem like you know what you are doing. I will be thinking of you and wishing for your safety!

( *...and by 'supplies' I mean booze :evilgrin: )

[Arianrhod]

13. Write trash.

Fuck meaningfulness. There is no meaning, anyway.

Gush from the heart, get drunk and pour forth stream-of-consciousness gibberish.

No one will know the difference.

[LaurenG]

15. Thank you, it's nice to know some people here have

a heart and have your back when necessary.:toast: Just sayin thanks




















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[Arianrhod]

17. I am absolutely on the side of everybody. :)

Life brings us shit, and we have to deal with it as best we can.

I figure absurdity is as good a response as any. :party:

[LaurenG]

19. Thanks It just warmed my heart

that you stood up for something that needed to be taken care of. You did it it ever so nicely as well.:)

[Arianrhod]

20. You seem pretty cool.

And I think you understand where I'm coming from. . . .

One of my best friends lives in Ohio. For a Red State, it appears to have produced some very good people. ;)

Thanks!

[egadsbrain]

21. There are dems in Naples!?!

My parents live there. They evacuated Wednesday. Take care!

(whew, I'm up to 43 now :party:)

[Mend]

23. when we voted with the ritziest people,

they had to put up a special voting booth just for us. Imagine a polling place with twenty repuke booths and just one for us. Of course ours wasn't connected....but still, it was almost like real voting.

[egadsbrain]

26. that would have made a great cartoon...

but of course the Naples Daily News wouldn't have run it! I think Anderson Cooper is down there. Maybe you can hold up a DU sign behind him when he's doing his hurricane schtick on CNN. Al Roker (NBC weatherman) was on the beach this AM too.

[Arianrhod]

25. hahaha

It seems like such a struggle, questing for that 1000 number, the Holy Grail of the Board.

But then, once attained, it feels as though it was no effort at all.

And that it has no meaning whatsoever.

That's the Zen of DU. :)

The Goddess enlighten your keyboard, that you contribute effortlessly to the evolution of the Board--and may you set forth deep roots in the process.