A belated GOOD MORNING!

[trigz]

From sunny Norway, where I this morning, for the first time this autumn, nearly slipped on the icy surface! What a wonderful world, living in a country with 2,5 months of summer and 7 months of winter each year! Yahoo! Who needs sun, eh?

Not complaining - it's nearly Friday, and on Saturday there's loads of football on the telly! Enjoy the new day, friends (whenever you wake up)!

[Dookus]

1. heheh....

good morning! And thank you for the report from Norway. I'd love to visit there some day.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I have been to Finland, and thought it was beautiful

It was a short visit, on my way to a longer visit in Russia. I always vowed I would return, I enjoyed it that much. I am sure that I would love Norway, as well, but I would prefer the 2.5 months of summer! I live in the Northeastern U.S., in Upstate New York, serious snow country, and I certainly don't need more of it! LOL! Someday I will visit Norway, I am sure. I hope that you can also visit the U.S. A DU gathering might be a fitting occasion! Good morning (Thursday for me) and welcome to DU!:hi:

[Friar]

3. hi Mr freezing his ass off

welcome!
:toast:

It's Hockey time for us in N.A. Yay!

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Gad, has it been nearly 10 years?

I last made it to your terrific country for Lilliehammer, '94. And if celebrity boxing ever makes it big in Norway, we would be glad to extradite our heroine Tonya Harding for good.

Wow, those were great games, my favorite as a spectator along with Barcelona '92 and Sydney '00. I saw Johann Olav Koss once, plus Bonnie Blair. Never made it to see Bjorn Dahlie. And I was so pessimistic about Dan Jansen's chances in the 1000, his weakest event, that I skipped it at the last minute. True genius.

I think that was the third time I visited Norway. The drive from Bergen to Oslo was breathtaking along the fjords, although the road was so narrow our family camper scraped the edge of the mountain despite our wheels never leaving the payment.

And what's the name of that park in Oslo, with statues of all the bodies wrapped together. That freaked me out as a teenager, but I appreciated it the second time.

Hey trigz, your summers may be short, but plenty of daylight in season. I remember playing golf at 10 PM or later.

And I realize the Saturday football you're referring to does not include 'Canes/'Noles, Sooners/Longhorns or Buckeyes/Badgers. Those are the biggies here this week.

[trigz]

5. Yep, the Lillehammer olympics were good

And cold, not at least. I spent a night sleeping in a tent together with two friends along the cross-country skiing track the night before the 50 km race...in 27 degrees centigrade minus (what a moron).

The park you refer to is Vigeland Park with its human sculptures, created by August Vigeland. You were most probably freaked out by the "monolith", a 15 metre high sculpture of human bodies piled together. I think it's splendid; the park itself is one of the nicest places in Oslo.

The drive from Bergen to Oslo is spectacular along the coast - but the mountains is a lot more fun. Try that the next time. I live in Oslo myself. Actually, that is a wonderful thing about Norway: I live in a suburb to the city, just 15 minutes away from the centre by metro, but nonetheless with a lake and a forest just outside my doorstep. It's stuff like that I learned to appreciate only after having lived abroad for some years.

You're of course correct in that the American style football isn't what I'm looking forward to; the final round of the qualifiers for the European Championships 2004 are on this weekend, meaning beer, footy and mates, all Saturday. Should be a scream! :)

[trigz]

6. Of course, anyone interested in what goes on this side of the pond...

...need go no further than this magnificent blog. Updates are wonderfully subjective, and about half of them are in English! Come on, make a poor Norwegian happy and sign his guestbook, off you go ;)

[prolesunited]

8. Very interesting blog.

I see you're having some of the same problems with the conservatives in your country. Glad you could join us at DU. Are you originally from the U.S.?

[trigz]

9. Thank you! Since you're all presumed interested in politics

...I've pulled together a short guide to Norwegian politics. Go check it out to find out more ;)

Oh, and I'm completely Norwegian. Albeit with some relatives living here and there, England and California.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Thanks for the information!

We should all be paying much closer to the politics of other countries, since Bush* has suddenly decided that they should be helping him out in his war in Iraq! He should have thought of this a long time ago! Anyway, thanks, I will check this out, trigz!:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

7. Good morning!

Norway? Ice? October? :scared:

Today's high will be 29C, with rain and thunderstorms here in Occupied Texas.

I think I'd like to visit Norway. I hear wonderful things about it. Er, I'll visit in the summer though. :-)

[trigz]

11. And once again, GOOD MORNING WORLD!

It's now 9.36am Norwegian time and whaddayaknow, today is a wonderfully sunny one in lovely Oslo, Norway. The government has unleashed the most reactionary national budget proposal ever upon us poor subjects, but hey!, it's Friday, and I'm going out to drink loads of lovely, Norwegian beer later tonight!

<unashamed self-promotion>Check out my lovely blog later on today for the odd political update from a country whose government are doing its best to transform us into USA's ugly European cousin</unashamed self-promotion>

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Good morning, trigz ! I hope you realize that you are on the cusp

of 100 posts! This is considered a milestone on DU! Congratulations on 100 posts and wishing you many more. And good morning from upstate New York, USA! I am so pleased to know what the weather is like in Norway. We are expecting warmer weather, after a few unseasonably cold days!:-)

[trigz]

13. Yep, thanks for the tip, I'm now well over it and going for four digits...

...which is kind of scary, when you think of it.

Oh well, footy tomorrow, beer and complete bodily harmony tonight!

[Rhiannon12866]

19. You will reach that Milestone before you know it!

I usually commemorate my round numbers with a special post. However, when I checked, earlier today, I had passed 4000 without even realizing it! I will watch for your 1000th!:hi:

[trigz]

14. It's Monday! Good morning, everyone!

From slightly icey, 0 degrees centigrade-Norway, where I arrived late for work due to the everyday queue on the highway coming into town. Then again, I had the unmitigated pleasure of watching the Mossad security guard bastard outside the Israeli Embassy slip and fall on his arse when I passed him ten minutes ago. Hilarious, wohoo!

A good Monday to all of you!

[trigz]

15. Once again, a GOOD MORNING from magnificent Norway from your

friendly neighborhood Norwegian, these days trying to shake off my lunatic tendencies which make me a complete insomniac around the time of the full moon (slept badly for 4 hours last night for the fourth night in a row). Today, our fantastic country sports minus degrees for the first time this autumn, coupled with icy cars and a f*cking awful, cold wind which almost knocked me off my feet this morning, with myself still knackered from changing tyres on my car last night. An exciting event for tonight will surely be going out with my colleagues for some fantastic Sushi, along with the old pint or two.

In other news, my wife has officially christened our car, a lovely Fiat Brava, as "Gina". Silly? Certainly, but, you know, she's pregnant, so just leave her to it. Oh, and the ice hockey season has started!

[trigz]

16. Good morning USA!

From Oslo, Norway as always, today sporting the news that during the night, some idiot has run riot with a great big truck in Oslo while drunk, causing serious damage to nine cars around the city, and this Norwegian got his tax return from last year the other day, meaning this weekend will be Party weekend! And last night my insomnia went away, meaning I slept like a child all night. Oh, and the sushi last night was outstanding, with some fine Norwegian beer to boot. Splendid!

Good morning to you all! ;)

[Friar]

17. Goood Mooooorning Norway!

We don't have weather here in San Diego so I can only say...

Neener neener neener!

I have some gaming buddies from Norway, Sweden and Denmark and I tease them all the time about the cold.

Actually, I have cyber-friends from all over the world. England, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Japan, Germany and there's this one French guy we put up with :)

[trigz]

18. Ah, I forgot! A GOOD MORNING to you all! Thursday is here, and

...today, the devastating piece of news is that there was ICE all over the road this morning! God damn, there's no escaping it: The winter is coming! Apart from that, tomorrow is sure to be a fantastic day: Me and the wife are going to the hospital to listen to the heartbeats of our great little friend inside her belly! I can't wait!

[Rhiannon12866]

20. It's now Saturday here in Upstate New York

"Indian summer" is at an end and there is a definite nip in the air. They said there may be snow in some of the higher elevations. I hate winter!:-(

Let us know how your hospital visit turned out! Congratulations!:-)

[trigz]

21. A freezing Monday GOOD MORNING, AMERICA! An exciting weekend

saw me participate in a national tournament in table hockey, play dreadfully and finish 11th, before I went and caught a match with my local team in the second division of the national ice hockey league on Sunday (they won!).

Friday was magnificent, as me and my wife for the first time heard the sound of our baby's heartbeat for the very first time. I must say, until that moment the two greatest moments of my life had been my wedding, and when Norway beat Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup in football back in 1998, but this was really something special. I was so happy I cried with joy for the next hour, and I'm not usually big on crying! Everything is just swell and the little one is doing well inside my wife's belly...so when I got outside today, I couldn't care less that we had -5 degrees centigrade and the coldest day of the autumn so far.

A GOOD MORNING to all of you, wherever you are :)

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Good morning, trigz, from Upstate New York!

And congratulations! That must truly have been a special moment!:-)

As I said in my earlier post, "Indian Summer" and 70+ degree temperatures are, apparently, a thing of the past here. We're expecting below normal temperatures here this week, some below freezing, but no snow yet, thank heavens!:-(

My big news is that my nearly-feral cat has let me pet her, for the very first time, and last weekend I adopted a new dog!:-)

[trigz]

23. Good morning USA from Oslo, Norway!

Yes, it seems like a mirage, but today, horrendously, the first snow is falling as we speak. It's the 21st October in this ice cube of a country, and today's newspaper brought the wonderfully exciting news that my football team Lillestrøm SK are in the midst of a player revolt with the aim of getting rid of the highly unpopular coach, Arne Erlandsen. "What do I care", you all must be thinking, and indeed, you're absolutely right!

The weather gives me the feeling of "quiet before the storm", and mark my words, inside two days I may very well be reporting a blizzard. The winter has arrived and we have six months of dark, gloomy and freezing cold days and nights ahead of us. Good for me, then, that I went out and got the magnificent "Pro Evolution Soccer 3" for my PS2 yesterday to keep me busy throughout the winter (and annoying the wife over my spending money on "shit", as she so eloquently put it, he-he!).

Good morning dears, wherever you are!

[Rhiannon12866]

24. Good morning, trigz!

There is thunder and lightning here, in Upstate New York, as I write this. I saw the lightning when I took my dogs out, and now there is heavy rain. At least my dogs don't seem to be afraid of the thunder. I don't envy you the freezing temperatures and darkness. This will come to my neck of the woods far too soon.:-(

[trigz]

25. This is your friendly neighborhood Norwegian wishing you GOOD MORNING

from ice-cold, freezy, stinky shitty goddamn Norway, sporting seven bloody degrees minus centigrade and a hell of a start to this particular Wednesday: A PARKING TICKET!! God damn those evil muthafukkin' traffic wardens, they remind me of mini Hitlers. And at what time was said ticket written? That's right, at 2 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING! Can you believe it, they're scared shitless they might meet some of the people they try to destroy the next day for that they have to come in the middle of the night.

Well never mind, because today there's a double helping of the Simpsons on TV! And our baby's growing bigger by the day! Jiippee!

Good morning little darlings, wherever you are! :)

Oh and before I forget: I have finally updated my blog! Go have a look, come on, I know you want to...

[Rhiannon12866]

26. Good morning, trigz!

We are told to expect snow in the higher elevations here in Northern New York State! Nooooo! It is only October! I think we both should move to a warmer climate!:-(

[trigz]

27. Once again GOOD MORNING to Rhiannon and anyone else following this thread

from a harrowing place they call Norway. Today, I'm wearing my sheepskin winter coat for the first time this winter, with a green, Irish rugby hat and a pair of heavily-stuffed army boots. Yes folks, it is indeed that cold on this October Thursday. Oslo is, as anyone with a map will tell you, a city by the coast (actually by the Oslo fjord), ungratefully providing us with high air humidity which, of course, makes today's -3 degrees feel more like -10.

Last night was fun, what with Euroepean Champions League football on the telly, and myself over at a mate's house playing table hockey and drinking lovely Carlsbergs all night. After all, Wednesday is commonly known in Norway as "little Saturday", although I've never found out why.

Good morning everybody, wherever you are! ;)

[trigz]

28. And let's not forget...

...my blog has been updated! Anyone interested in the big Norwegian right-wing fraud, check it.

[trigz]

29. A slightly less freezing Oslonian wishes you a GOOD MORNING

from lovely Norway and the sensationally wonderful news that my very best friend, at 10.25 pm last night, became the father of a lovely little boy. That certainly brightened up my week!

In other news, I hope to update my weblog later on today, while counting the hours remaining before the weekend kicks off with English football and beer on Saturday, and Norwegian football and frustration on Sunday, accompanied by a promising lunch in the woods with ten of the best friends of my wife and me Saturday afternoon, complete with a fire, hot dogs and the occasional beer. This should be an exciting weekend!

Good morning to Rhiannon and the rest of you over there!

[Duncan Grant]

30. Good Morning trigz!

Unfortunately, I still haven't made it to bed. A bit of insomnia (it's a long story) has me in its grips!

I'll try to remember to kick your thread in about 12 hours. You're probably not reaching your maximum DU audience at this time of night. :)

Your weekend plans sound great! I'm off the the Santa Cruz mountains for a little work, rest, and relaxation.

Good morning from San Francisco! I'll check in on your thread from time to time -- now that I know it's here! :hi:

[Beer Snob-50]

32. Good Morning all!!!

Beautiful Autumn morning here in New England!! Was in beautiful San Francisco this past August and would love to go back again in the future.

[trigz]

33. Good morning New England!

It's not morning anymore over here: Time is now 3.15 pm and I'm getting ready for tonight's pub quiz down the local. My team is having a continuous battle to tip another team for this year's overall win (the prize is 30 free pints of beer for each three members of the team, so it's worth the effort!) Wish us well!

[Rhiannon12866]

31. Good morning, trigz ! Yes, I am still here!

It has gotten to be quite chilly here. I wore a jacket over my sweater, yoday, and it just wasn't enough. Yesterday, I walked out of an appointment to see tiny snowflakes swirling through the air! A rare thing for New York in October! Meanwhile, my relatives in Colorado are having 70+-degree weather, as we were having just a couple of weeks ago!:-(

Congrats to your friend and stay warm! And have a great weekend!:hi:

[trigz]

34. Good morning, darling!

Snowflakes, eh? Well, I know the feeling. In a tiny little place called Røros (one hour south of Trondheim) the poor bastards had
-19,5 degrees the other morning, which made me feel lucky! (and that's saying something...)

Oh well, make the best of it :)

[Rhiannon12866]

37. Thanks for the kind words, trigz!

Today is much better. There's still a chill in the air, but at least the sun is out. I think I have seasonal affective disorder. I can't stand the gloom of winter and it getting dark so early. Tomorrow night we move the clocks back an hour, so it will be dark before six at night. At least the additional hour will benefit those who are in Washington, D.C., to join the protests. I know some people who are going, but they're four guys and I'd be a fifth wheel. Also, I just acquired a new dog and it wouldn't be fair to leave her.:shrug:

Sounds like you have a great weekend planned! Have a wonderful time and stay warm!:-)

Rhiannon:hi:

[trigz]

35. And guess who just updated his bitchin' blog?

Smashing! :)

Have a fandiddelidastic weekend, everybody (I think I might want to cut down on my consumption of two episodes of the Simpsons a day...). Or, in Norwegian: God helg til dere alle!
(now there's something to practise over the weekend!)


;)

[Duncan Grant]

36. 'Kicks' are for trigz!

trigz,
Let's see if the afternoon DU crew will add a few hello's to your thread.
:kick:

[trigz]

38. Jeeez, it's not even morning anymore: GOOD AFTERNOON USA!

From a Norway coated in snow, but surprisingly mild in temperature. Tonight, I'm going to visit my mate's little baby son for the first time, and the wife has bought some classic baby clothing for the occasion. Smashing!

GOOD MORNING to you all, whenever you wake up...I have only another 2,5 hours to go before the working day is over. Oh, and Lillestrøm SK won 3-0 yesterday! Yay!

[trigz]

39. GOOOOOOD MORNING AMERICA!

From a surprisingly warm Norway, where the weather never ceases to throw up pleasant surprises: Today 10° centigrade, all the snow has gone away, and the weather man on the telly tells me that more snow is at least one week away! Keep it coming!

On other fronts, I last night went to see my friend and his girlfriend, and the world's most gorgeous little toddler. Their son was born five days ago and slept like a stone when we got there ... until feeding time arrived, at which he woke up and demanded a breast, dammit! He's a great little chap who looks a lot like his dad, and the sheer joy and happiness on his parents' faces really made my week something special.

Coming up on Thursday is mine and Rachel's (my wife) visit to the doctor for our ultrasound checkup. I'm looking forward to it and so is she, but of course, we're also silently tense, hoping to God almighty that all is well with our little one, who now is 19 weeks old and a majestic 22 centimetres long. We have no indication of anything being wrong, but you know how it is!

Norway is particularly nice this fine morning with the two most happy people in the world currently residing in Lørenskog outside Oslo. I know, I went to see them last night! ;)

A good morning to you all and have a nice day!

[trigz]

40. Good morning, USA!

Damn, I'm too tired to even consider anything to write today ... it's windy, it's half-cold, I stayed up until 3 am last night and am dead tired atm ... and I've got an increasingly yukky stomach to boot, after what you might call an ambitiously strong chilli con carne last night. That's about all you need to know I'm sure, so I'll just go right on and wish you all a BETTER MORNING THAN MINE!, whenever you get out of bed...

[trigz]

41. What a FANTASTIC DAY!

The ultrasound checkup for our baby was done this morning, and I have for the first time seen my offspring. Like myself at that stage he was kicking around bigtime, everything looked good, and at one stage he even turned his face towards us and waved his little hand (and I have the picture to prove it!).

This is the best day of my life so far! Nothing, nothing can beat this - until the little guy is born, that is!

Have a splendid day across the pond!

[Rhiannon12866]

42. I'm so glad that things are looking up for you, trigz

I haven't been on in a couple of days and wanted to see how you are doing. Do you know that the baby is a boy? When is he expected to make his appearance? It sounds like you have wonderful news.:D

I spent the afternoon at the vet's. My cat has a growth in her ear which had to be removed. It has spread, but is still localized, so that is good. This is a cat I rescued from outdoors and the first time I took her there she bit my friend who helped me catch her and she had to be sedated. Today she just sat there through everything and let one of the girls carry her around and just purred! I was very pleased about that! She just walked across the keyboard and deleted an entire line! LOL!:-)

Have a great day, trigz, and greetings from Northern New York State! It has gotten much warmer after two chilly rainy days and the sun is out! I long for summer as I had to drive home in the dark and know it is all downhill from here!:shrug:

[trigz]

44. Things are looking up for a year in succession, I'm happy to say :)

Anyhow no, we don't know whether the kid is a lad or a girl yet, the wife doesn't want to know :(

Anyway, she's convinced it's a boy, so whenever I talk about the small one I tend to slip into talking about him or her as a "he".

Personally, I'm thinking it's a girl, so I suppose one of us will get it right! Always nice to hear from you, Rhiannon, stay well and have a great weekend! :)

[Rhiannon12866]

46. Thank you so much, trigz! It is so nice to hear from you

To be honest, I don't understand when people don't want to know the sex of the baby. I would think knowing would make things so much easier. My cousin was like that and I thought this, at the time.:shrug:

I wish you well, in any case. It is Halloween here with lots of ghosts and goblins ringing my doorbell expecting candy. A strange tradition, but I dare not buck it, though the kids who came this year were too young to be the sort that would commit vandalism.:shrug:

I'm glad that things are looking up for you. When is the baby expected? I would be disappointed if I missed his or her appearance in this world. You have a great weekend, as well!:-)

[trigz]

49. Hello there and good afternoon, Rhiannon!

Yup, Halloween has come and gone here as well. I dressed up in a spanking new "Scream" mask with a special function that caused "blood" to splash all over the face of the mask at the press of a little pump, which scared the shit out of many a poor girl.

Baby's due on the 7th April to be precise - yesterday morning, I got a message from the wife saying that she'd felt a distinct movement on the inside of her belly. She's felt signs of life for weeks already, but this was a much stronger sensation than that, so my little buddy is causing havoc in there already, a bit like myself at that stage! Oh and don't worry, Democratic Underground will certainly be notified when my little boss has arrived! :)

[trigz]

43. Good morning, yankees!

The weather stinks today, but who cares! Pinned to my keyboard is a picture of the little being inside the wife's belly, and life is sweet. Tonight we're off for a wholesome Halloween celebration which should be a barrel of laughs, whereas tomorrow brings us the final day of the season in our national football league with Lillestrøm taking on Lyn Oslo, in Oslo. I will attend, freeze my balls off, then go down the pub to ponder a mind-numbing 0-0 draw. Yikes!

Speaking of football, I yesterday went to train with my team for the first time in two months (a hamstring injury and general lazyness has kept me away, plus the fact of being busy). Today? Oh, the pain, the pain! On the plus side I scored a cracker of a goal from 20 yards out last night, but hell, my body is destroyed today. Better stop smoking and start running, pronto!


GOOD MORNING to you all and have a splendid Friday across the Atlantic!

[GOPisEvil]

45. Hey! I'm not a Yankees fan!

;-)

:hi: Good afternoon to you!

[trigz]

47. GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, GRINGOS!

Norway is pishing down with rain on this grim Monday morning with the realisation that the football season is over and there being six months of ice skating, cross-country skiing and general boredom until it all starts over again in April. Oh well, musn't grumble, there's still English footy on the telly.

Good morning world!

[trigz]

48. Another GOOD MORNING AMERICA!

Little else to do but to get through the day today - weather is crisp but nice, no snow and a lovely fog. This afternoon I'm going to a receivement in the Italian embassy here. Will probably be rather dull, but with lots of wine and parmesan cheese!

GOOD MORNING, friends!

[trigz]

50. Good morning, people

Stress at work and a heaving workload is getting me down today, but have no fear! It's already 11.38 am and the day is nearly half-way done!

Have a nice 'un, yanks!

[Rhiannon12866]

51. Good morning, trigz !

It is the crack of dawn, here. An odd time for me to be up. I just thought I'd take a look at the election results. There was nothing big on the ballot, just local offices, but a Democrat actually won over a Republican for county judge! That's a near-miracle in my part of the country! Enjoy the rest of your day...:hi:

[trigz]

52. GOOD MORNING and welcome to this picture bonus bonanza!

Good morning Rhiannon and the rest of America - it's coming up towards lunch time over here, and with my workload for this week more or less done already thanks to unusually amounts of energy, I'm looking forward to a calm end to the working week. Until I start work on Sunday morning in my other job as a sports reporter, that is. Yikes.

Anyhow, I found out how to post pictures on DU, so I'll just go on and post a couple, won't I. Have a splendid day, dears: It's 7 degrees centigrade over here and the country is rejoicing!

[nuxvomica]

55. Cheers to our Norwegian DUer!

And his jaunty posts about dismal weather!

For anyone can't see the pictures, cut and paste these urls
into the address bar of your browser:

http://www.geocities.com/rakildur/trygvepus.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/pravda_bhk_ml/spill2.jpg

[trigz]

58. Thanks for that, mate, cheers to you as well!

Me and my gorgeous looks are only doing my best to cheer you up in the morning, you know ;)

I just hope my kid inherits my football shot. I have a notoriously hard shot with my left foot (then again, that's where my footballing talent stops!). As for the rest of the gene pool, my wife's got it all taken care of :D

[trigz]

53. i'll just kick myself so Rhi can find me :) (sorry) n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

54. Thank You!

Yes, I found you! And it's great to finally see you! That's going to be one cute baby! LOL!:D

[trigz]

57. Aah don't make me blush you big flirt! :)

Anyway you're right, my kid's going to be the coolest customer on the block. Which is only what you'd expect, really :D

[trigz]

56. Oh bollocks, I've overslept! Good morning, darlings!

Jesus FH Christ, I thought waking up at 10am this morning. Turns out I'd overslept by three hours, but I managed to be at work for 11am nonetheless thanks to some quick moving. My boss, luckily, is a cool chick that just gave me a friendly wink as I came crashing through the door and told me to go get myself a coffee. Now everything's better :)

Have a nice Friday and a good weekend, dears!

[trigz]

59. just kicking this up for my loyal fan, he-he!

OK, I'm off work and down the pub in less than one hour. With the weekend looming, magnificent opportunities reveal themselves! Oh yes, it's quiz night again!

Tata and see you all on Monday! Have a great 'un, Rhiannon :)

[Rhiannon12866]

60. Sorry your day got off to a bad start, my friend

Mine did, also, since I was up with a stomach ache last night until 5am and only managed to get four hours sleep. I had an appointment at 11! That'll teach me to eat fried food! Anyway, I made it through three appointments and just need to run one more errand. Tomorrow, I'm sleeping in! Hope you can do the same!:boring:

It has been a beautiful, sunny autumn day here in Northern New York. This is the first day this week that it hasn't been pouring rain and most of the leaves are off the trees. Colder temperatures and snow are predicted...:-(

Monday, my dog underwent surgery about 40 minutes away and I had to make the trip home in the dark and the rain with two dogs in the car and I cannot see well to drive at night, but I made it. My dog is definitely on the mend and goes back next week for a check-up and to have stitches removed. I don't have a photo of myself or my new dog to post, but here is my little guy. He is eight pounds and thinks he's a Rottweiler! LOL! Have a great weekend!:hi:

[Skittles]

61. HEY

have you ever been to Trondheim; that's where my dad's family was before emigrating to Minnesota.

[trigz]

62. Of course!

Trondheim is a cool 555 kilometres north of Oslo, where I live, and the third-biggest city in Norway. It's freezing up there, all the men wear a 'tache and their dialect is unintelligable, but yup, I actually went there as recently as two months ago.

[Rhiannon12866]

63. What is that in miles? LOL! Good morning, trigz!

I know I am "old hat" on this thread, but my little dog isn't. I am hoping you saw his picture. Both my dogs are currently barking at the mailman!:D

[trigz]

65. 'morning, darling! :) (nt)

[trigz]

64. Off we go again: GOOD MORNING YANKS!

On a chilly Monday morning after a weekend dedicated to annoying insomnia, I am lounging at work trying to get through the day without barking at someone. I hate Mondays.

Never mind: GOOD MORNING over there, whenever you get out of bed!

[trigz]

66. Bloody hell, it's cold! GOOD MORNING!

It seems the nice temps we've been having were merely Mother nature's way of mocking us humble Norwegians: Today brought ice-cold winds and fucking awful temperature. Myself? Getting down with a bad cold. Anyhow who cares - this weekend, Oslo Open in table hockey gets underway with participants from all over Europe! Check http://www.eurotablehockey.org for more!

Good morning, friends!

[Rhiannon12866]

67. Good morning, friend!

It is 7am eastern daylight time, an odd time for me to be here, but I was on IM earlier after falling asleep early. I have fed my two dogs and one cat and should return to bed, but I haven't been on DU for two days and have missed it. On Free Republic they say you will find it addictive. How can you when you are among so many mean people? I love DU because of the kindness I have found. You are at the top of the list, trigz! Take vitamin C for your cold. If I were closer, I would make you some chicken soup! I wish you a most happy and stress-free day!:-)

[trigz]

68. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING!

From a stressful and cold Norway...gotta work some more! Have a nice one! :)

[nuxvomica]

69. And an extremely belated good morning to you!

I hope you shook the cold and can rest up for the open! :hi:

[trigz]

70. Yee-haw! GOOD MORNING, folks!

We've been to the second ultrasound examination of our little offspring this morning, and I have in front of me four pictures of the little one. The baby's grown loads and was having the hickups when we were in! Anyway, everything is well and the kiddie'o is getting bigger and bigger and cooler and cooler by the second! My week is salvaged :)


GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING WORLD!

[Rhiannon12866]

71. So glad things are going so well for you

And that your little one continues to thrive. Now that you can post pictures, we will expect to see lots of him when he decides to make his appearance! Good morning to you!:-)

[Lost4words]

73. And a good morning to you trigz,

glad to hear all is well with you and yours!

[Rhiannon12866]

74. I got it before the explanation

My friend who turned me on to DU thinks yours is the cleverest screen name here!:-)

[trigz]

72. MOOOOOOORNING!

And what a gorgeous Friday morning here in Oslo, Norway! The weekend is looming yet again, and this one promises well. Tomorrow sees Oslo Open in table hockey played out with 70 players participating from 9 different countries. And I'll be there!

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!

[JanMichael]

75. Stop it! What are you trying to do? !

You're having real live fun and shit, real live fun, without a TV...That doesn't require a HUMMER you crazy Democratic Socialist! Table hockey?!;-)

[trigz]

77. Huh...mmer?

You'll need to explain that one, mate...

Anyway: Table hockey! Yes! Check out United States Table Hockey Association for the club or tournament nearest you; table hockey is everywhere in the world. Anyhow, to get results from the tournament I played over the weekend and more info on the sport, check out The Euroleague site or even better the results list from Saturday's tournament. I finished 15th among 65 players from all over Europe, and was really happy about that one! :)

[Rhiannon12866]

78. Congratulatulations, trigz! That was an impressive showing!

I am not familiar with table hockey, so I will have to check this out. It is a gloomy, rainy week here in Northern New York, so your cheerful words are most welcome. I am not looking forward to winter. I think I must have Seasonal Affective Disorder. I would love to live where the sun shone all the time and there was never any snow, but this is my home.:shrug:

[trigz]

76. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD EVENING!

Strangely, I managed to forget my thread today, so I had to change my salute only slightly today. Hope you're all having a good Monday over there, mine certainly was!

[trigz]

79. At 7.23 in the evening, what can one say but GOOOOD EVENING USA!

Second day in a row, that. I really must sharpen up a little.

Today sees heavy snow for the first time this autumn, and the city is coated in white. My car was full of panzer-ice this morning which took me a full 15 minutes to scrape off, what a marvellous start to the week...

No matter: Good evening all, hope all is well with the load of you! :)

[Rhiannon12866]

80. Good evening, trigz! What is the time difference between Norway

and the U.S.? I could probably figure it out from your post, LOL! I believe it was either five or six hours later than the U.S. when I was in Russia, depending where you were. I also visited Finland, briefly, but I was so jet-lagged, at that point, that I hardly knew what day it was! I remember thinking it was a beautiful country and I'd like to visit again when I could spend more time there. The people were also exceptionally nice. My parents have been to Norway. I will have to look it up to see exactly where they went.:hi:

[trigz]

81. GOOOOOOOOD........afternoon!

Nearly going home from work on this chilly Wednesday afternoon to what will surely be an exciting football match between Norway and Spain tonight, on the TV. We only need the one goal, and we're going to the European Championships!

Have a nice one! Oh and Rhi, time difference is something like 7 hours, I think - we're 1 hour ahead of the GMT.

[trigz]

82. Good.....night!

I juuuuust managed to squeeze in today's salutation, but not by much: It's 11.05pm and after a long, dreadfully hard day at work, my bed beckons. Jeeezez, I'm tired...

Have a nice morning, day or evening at your end :)

[Rhiannon12866]

83. It's evening here and it has been a long week

My little dog is asleep in my chair behind me, as I write this, and he is snoring. LOL! Have a great weekend. You are working too hard!:hi:

[trigz]

84. Good morning, yankee-doodle-doooooooooo!

From ice-cold Norway, where we now have a cool 15 cm of snow and my car's locks had frozen this morning. It took me half a box of lock oil fluid to open the bastard, I didn't get my breakfast, and that was that...another crap Monday.

Well, hope yours was better! Good morning! :)

[trigz]

85. Good morning at last!

Finally I managed to squeeze the daily salute in before dinner. It's now 1.21 pm, the air is very humid and with -4 degrees centigrade you can easily imagine how cold this particular Tuesday is over here. Brr. Bring on April...


Good morning, people!

[trigz]

86. A wednesday GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING salute!

Oslo is chilly, but sexy and covered in a coat of white today. Gina, my car, got back from the garage yesterday in one piece, and we're a mere two days away from the weekend with our little kid growing bigger by the day in there! Yahoo! Good morning!

[trigz]

87. 'morning, people!

Off to Denmark for the weekend, I just need to survive the last working day of the week at work...bah! Have a nice one, all! :)

[Rhiannon12866]

88. What's up in Denmark?

That's another place I haven't visited. As I've said, the closest I have been to you is Helsinki. I've been down with what is probably flu, but managed to get it together to celebrate Thanksgiving here, yesterday. My dogs sure enjoyed the day, since it's all about eating turkey! Have a great weekend and stay warm! We're supposed to get our first significant snowfall here in Northern New York tomorrow! I second your wish that it was April!:-(