Good Friday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:hi::donut:
Welcome to the Friday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: Thank you for joining me today! We made it to Friday! :woohoo: One work shift until the weekend begins, my crew! I hope you have plans for a lot of R&R the next two days. How was your day yesterday? Mine was really busy, and stayed that way all the way up until I locked the doors for the night. Even during a big thunderstorm, we were packed!

We're kind of expecting our District Manager to visit today. Our General Manager is coming back from vacation today, so I'm glad about that. We'll just wait and see if she does come.

So, are you ready to get this day started with me? I hope so because it's time to rise and shine! :bounce: Let's get this 7th of July started right! :woohoo:

Song Of The Day: "Beautiful Life" by Ace Of Base
Watch the video here!

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• Crispini
• DanCa
• Droopy
• Entanglement
• Femmocrat
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• GBrooks
• Haruka3_2000
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• Libnnc
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Neoma
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Petersond
• Random_Australian
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• Starbucks Anarchist
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Terrya
• Tjwmason
• TexanWitch
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab
• ZombieNixon

[AirmensMom]

2. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug: Am I first? :bounce:

[Clintmax]

3. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
Oh my goodness! Yes! You ARE first! :woohoo::bounce:

[AirmensMom]

5. Incredible!

And I've already fed the cats, cleaned up the puke, and made the coffee! :bounce: Where is everyone today?

[Clintmax]

8. Well, it's still early...

I've done a lot this morning too...you must have gotten up SUPER early!

[AirmensMom]

12. I suppose I did.

The familiar sound of cat puking at 5:15 will do it. Sabrina even walks up and down the halls announcing it before she does it. It was sort of nice when we first moved in and they were too stressed to groom themselves. Now they're back at it and she's a SUPER groomer. :shrug:

Oh yeah, and Sashka cried at the bedroom door because she said she was lonely. I didn't let them in last night to sleep with me because I was hoping they'd let me sleep in if they couldn't get to me. Of course, now that I'm up and they're fed and happy, they're all settled down again.

Did you ever get your laundry done?

By the way, your drying-out order worked at about 10:00 yesterday morning. I'm amazed at how fast it worked! So I went to town and did the rest of my shopping/returning. Good to get that over with. I got seriously gassed though -- seems like Thursday is wear-the-whole-bottle-of-perfume day and EVERYONE in the store was marinated in it. x(

[Clintmax]

19. Yuck! I hate that sound!

You're right...that IS enough to wake you up and keep you up for the rest of the day. We keep Tony in the bedroom with us all night because he would just whine and cry at the door if we didn't. Yes, we got the laundry done, so that's taken care of for a few days now, thank goodness!

Wow! I'm amazed the dry order worked too! :bounce: I didnt realize I had that much control over the weather like that! Maybe I do other things too! What should we ask for next? :rofl:

I've had days when everybody who came in smelled as though they swam in cologne too, and I hate it also.

[AirmensMom]

25. The biggie to ask for today

is safe travel for harleydad! :bounce: :loveya: He's starting out this afternoon. :woohoo: Since you have so much control over such things, after all. Oh, and thanks for the nice weather to come all weekend and at least through Wednesday. :rofl:

I'm glad you got the laundry done! Gold star for you! :yourock: Harleydad is bringing his laundry up so I can hang it on the line for him. :rofl: Nevermind that he has enough clothes here so that he doesn't really have to bring any at all. :rofl:

Harleydad's orchid survived the move. Check it out ... ain't it beautimous?

[Clintmax]

32. Yes, it is!

Wow! It's GORGEOUS! I'm glad it survived...I'm sure you'd have hated to lose such a plant!

Hey, if it were ME...I'd bring my clothes to put on the line too! So I don't blame him. :rofl:

Safe trip order keyed, my dear! :woohoo:

[AirmensMom]

39. OK, now don't delete it.

:rofl: Thanks. :D :bounce:

We only brought a few plants with us ... the ones we thought had half a chance and were already in pots (or on a cork). Five of them are orchids, but two of them had already blossomed in FL and the other two are still trying to get happy living with us -- they've never looked very good. This particular one goes nuts when it decides to blossom, which is at least a few times per year. (Well, it was that often in FL. :shrug:) I'm not sure how do deal with the winter yet because I'm pretty sure they have to be brought inside and I'm an expert at killing houseplants.

I'm still waiting for you to bring your clothes to put on the line. Good thing you didn't come earlier this week, though, or they would've stayed wet. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

51. I think both Greekspeak and I have black thumbs.

Every single, and I mean EVERY single houseplant we've tried to grow has died a withering death. I guess we just need to stick to silk, huh? :rofl: Maybe I CAN bring them over sometime and put them on the line. I'd like to smell that again sometime!

[AirmensMom]

55. Good idea ...

stick to silk. :rofl:

You are welcome anytime! :loveya:

I just had a scare ... my internet went down. :scared: I was used to that before I moved, but this is the first time it ever happened here. :scared: It seems to be acting a little funny, so don't think I left in a huff if I suddenly disappear.

[Clintmax]

58. Mines been acting up too.

But I think it's the router. It's kinda old and I think it's about time to replace it.

[AirmensMom]

63. I'm SURE mine's not the router.

Our's is only about 4 months old and has always worked like a charm. I think the cable company said, "Hmm, 6:30 AM ... people aren't awake yet, so we can mess around for a bit. Let's see what happens if I pull this out ... Hey, why are the phones ringing off the hook all of a sudden?" :rofl: Seems to be working fine now.

You'd better get yourself a new router before yours bites the dust completely. You don't want us all wandering around in our jammies wondering how to start our morning, do you? :rofl:

[Clintmax]

68. LOL! No, we can't have THAT can we?

:rofl:
I'll probably go on Monday and get a new one. I'll want some time to make sure it's working properly and I won't be able to do that if I have to worry about going to work. Monday and Tuesday are my next days off you see.

[AirmensMom]

73. Yes, I see.

Of course, I did think you'd to it on Sunday, since that's when you don't usually do a morning thread. I mean, you wouldn't want to risk it not working for that, right? On the other hand, if you go early enough on Monday (AFTER we've all changed out of our jammies), perhaps you can get it working by Tuesday morning and no one will be the wiser ... except that you'll be doing super lightning-fast responses and we'll all assume you're just typing faster than ever. :rofl: (What IS in this coffee? :silly:)

[Clintmax]

78. I have to work on Sunday...

And so I'll be at the store the entire time CompUSA is open. So, I couldn't go get it on Sunday. It'll have to be Monday morning after they open.

Wired up are you? :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

84. Wired? ME?

YOU BETCHA! :rofl: I'm telling ya, someone spiked my coffee. :shrug: I bet it was one o' those cats! x(

[Clintmax]

87. LOL! You've got a prankster cat in your midst...

and didn't even know it! :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

93. Yeah, and I know who!

You see, Satchmo eats VERY slowly. So I was running interference for him while Sophie and Sabrina were trying to steal his food. Normally, Sashka would be first in line for that trick, but she was eating unusually slowly. I think her job was to wait in the middle of the kitchen while I was at the other end making sure Satchmo got enough to eat. Then, while Sophie and Sabrina got my full attention, Sashka jumped up onto the counter and did the dirty deed. Then, suddenly, Sophie and Sabrina no longer had any interest in Satchmo's breakfast and quietly walked away, whistling to themselves. Sounds plausible to me. :shrug:

:rofl:

[Clintmax]

95. Wow! You got them ALL figured out!

:rofl:
Those little stinkers! :rofl: And you fell for it all! :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

100. I'll fix their wagons.

It's chicken for lunch instead of rabbit today (rabbit is much better, as any kitty will tell you). :evilgrin:

[Clintmax]

LOL! There you go!

That'll fix 'em! :rofl:

Now, I gotta go get ready for work. I have to be there shortly and haven't even had breakfast yet. I hope you have a great day today, my dear and I'll see you again in the morning! :hug::loveya:

[AirmensMom]

108. Well, OK.

I guess I can't sit here ALL day, either. :rofl:

I hope you have a wonderful day! Say hello to Greekspeak ... I finally saw his reply this morning. :blush: See you in the morning! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[billyskank]

13. AirmensMom!!

:hug:

:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

16. Billy!

[Hissyspit]

4. Morning!

[Clintmax]

6. Good Morning, Hissy!

:hi:
It's good to see you today, Man! Ready for the weekend?

[Hissyspit]

10. Oh, you know it.

Maybe I'll catch up on stuff I'm behind on.

Monday, I have class and Tuesday afternoon I have to go to Greensboro to help my friend - who had a cancerous tumor on his leg - home from the hospital after they cut out so more of his leg to make sure they got it all. He had a MRI and chest X-Ray and everything is clear, so it seems it did not spread, but he DID have a rare cancer, one that just sits on top of other cells, muscles or fat, etc.
He is pretty big and so his wife will not be able to handle getting him home, so I am going to help.

[Clintmax]

11. I'm glad you could be there to help.

So is he overweight, or just a BIG guy? I'm glad to hear the cancer didn't spread!

[Hissyspit]

18. He is overweight AND a big guy.

He is only about 250 pounds. He doesn't look obese or anything, but we both could stand to lose a few pounds (I'm about 200, but he's taller than me.)

[Clintmax]

23. Ah, ok.

Well, it's a good thing you're going to be there to help then.

[Hissyspit]

7. I just ate a bowl of oatmeal.

[Clintmax]

9. YUM! I love oatmeal too.

From the regular ol' Quaker oatmeal, to the packets of flavored stuff...you know...Maple & Brown Sugar, Raisins & Spice...

[NMMNG]

14. Good morning Clint!

You thought a big thunderstorm would keep people away? :rofl: Heck, I had people get cheesed if we closed down because of a raging blizzard! Darn fools will go shopping even if they have to risk their lives to do it. :crazy:




As for my day yesterday, after I got up and got ready for the day I did laundry, had dinner then sat down and began reading a book I picked up at the library. The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate - by Dan Wakefield. It's an in-depth history of how the whackjobs have taken over the country and what their full agenda is, and it's downright scary. :scared: I had my suspicions about some of the stuff I'm reading about here, but now I know I wasn't just having paranoid delusions. These people are out for blood--figuratively and literally.

[billyskank]

17. Hi Buffy!

:hi:

[NMMNG]

22. Good morning billyskank

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

20. Good Morning, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:
You're right about people shopping even if they have to risk their lives to do it! We had big blizzards in Springfield and people would still be trying to get to the store. I never understood it.

Sounds like an interesting book you have there. Interesting and scary! :scared:

By the way...when you post a link, instead of the address showing up, yours has just the name, and I've seen people post a link that simply says "Click here". How do you DO that? I'd like to be able to do that with the links to the videos of the song of the day.

[NMMNG]

38. The book is scary

As I suspected their agenda against gays goes way beyond making gay marriage illegal. They also want to completely eradicate gay rights, particularly the laws that make discrimination against us illegal!


As to links, I can't post an actual example here because it will just post as a link. I tried several times and ways. :shrug:



The instructions are in the HTML lookup table you can click on when you go to post a message (look beside "Message options"). They are the first instructions at the top of the table.

[Clintmax]

44. Yes. Scary. Makes me mad too!

x( :grr::mad:

I'm going to go check out the HTML table now...thank you!

[Clintmax]

46. OK...I got it!

I updated the link to the video and it works! Thank you, thank you, my dear! :loveya::hug:

[NMMNG]

49. De nada

:grouphug:

[Clintmax]

53. Well thank you again.

I wasn't sure at first if the straight line before your text was the button with the back slash on it or not, so I just had to test it out to see. It was. :rofl:

[billyskank]

15. Hi Clint!

One week to go! :woohoo:

[Clintmax]

21. Good Morning, Billy!

:hi:
One week! :woohoo: Getting excited are you?:D

[billyskank]

27. You could say that

:D

[Clintmax]

30. I'm glad for ya, Man!

:bounce:

[tjwmason]

26. Good morning billy.

You sound happy. :h:

[billyskank]

28. Morning mason!

I have five more days of work (including today) before I get to fly off to Vancouver. :D

[tjwmason]

35. Call it four and a half

That makes it even less.

Even I would be getting excited about that though. :pals:

[AirmensMom]

34. I'm jealous.

:loveya: But I hope you have a GREAT time. :hug:

[billyskank]

48. Thanks sweetie!

:hug:

Do you want to hear something daft? The DBA just moaned to me about a new column, which I had recommended be 150 chars wide. He thinks that is a bit big.

The table in question has 823 rows. I calculate that's 120K.

We're worried about 120K? :o

I think this guy is still in the 70s. :crazy:

[AirmensMom]

56. You're welcome.

:hug:

DBAs can be so stingy. x( Do you still get to have your column, moaning and all? I never remember anyone giving me trouble about that ... and that was in the 80s! :wow:

[billyskank]

60. He beat me down to 60 chars!

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

61. Ds tht mn u gotta mk evrthng shortr?

Whn u entr th data? :rofl:

[billyskank]

66. Yes, we have to lose every second vowel

:D

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

69. Just make sure you include the important ones.

:rofl: (Don't mind me, I'm in a silly mood. :silly:) :hug:

[billyskank]

76. I can tell

It's a pleasant destraction from debugging. :loveya:

Edit: did I say destraction? I meant distraction. I must have been thinking about destruction. :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

80. LOL!

:rofl: Yeah, you did say destraction ... and I like your analysis of it! :rofl:

I think I'm a little giddy about harleydad coming home. :loveya: If he only knew how silly I can be. Oh, yeah, he does! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

24. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

All's going well here, for some reason I woke up a couple of times in the night...I got no idea why, and I soon got back to sleep each time. :shrug:

Sorry to hear that things were busy for you, I hope that it's calmer today.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

29. Good Morning, TJ!

:hi::hug:
I've had nights where I woke up for no apparent reason too. I hate those because most of the time I can't get back to sleep for a LONG time. In other words, once I'm up, I'm up. I hope it's calmer too, but I wouldn't count on it.

[terrya]

31. Good morning, Clint!

Well, yesterday I found out I had to put off my vacation next week due to some projects at work that must be attended to. So, that bummed me out a bit. :-(

But I hope the weekend will be relatively nice. As I most certainly hope yours and everyone's will be. :-)

:bounce: :hi:

[Clintmax]

36. Good Morning, Terry!

:hi:
I'm sorry, Man. Having to change your vacation like that sucks. Especially when you get all excited when its so close. I hope you get through those things quickly!

I hope YOUR weekend is cool too!

[MissHoneychurch]

33. Good morning Clint

I am doing OK. Weekend is coming. Tomorrow evening B and I will go to an event here in Frankurt. Kind of a festival of the museums. Other than that nothing is planned.

[Clintmax]

37. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug::loveya:
Hey, the Festival of the Museums sounds like a fun time too! You always have the best things planned for your weekends! I'm jealous!

[MissHoneychurch]

41. this festival is every year

and I live here almost 4 years. And it is the first time I am going :blush:


Did you get my pm?

[Clintmax]

52. Yes, I did.

In fact, I just saw it and read it. I dont know what to think of that e-mail. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

57. For me

it sounds like an apology.

[Clintmax]

59. Yes, I thought so too...

I just wasn't sure exactly what all the (i)'s and (u)'s meant. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

62. I had to read it a couple of times too

but I guess you could also say I and you :rofl:

[Clintmax]

64. Yes.

:rofl:
He's a very sweet guy, you know. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

72. I believe so too

that is why I fight for him

[Clintmax]

75. I don't blame you!

I'd fight for him too!

[MissHoneychurch]

82. I was biting my fingers yesterday

not to write him. I'm glad I didn't

[Clintmax]

85. I know the feeling.

I'm glad you didn't either!

[MissHoneychurch]

94. Now let's see

what the next step will be.

[Clintmax]

96. Yes, I'm waiting to see too.

I'll be very interested to see what happens!

[MissHoneychurch]

97. I hope the next news are positive again

I hate this situation. But I am really glad that he seems to fight for me as well.

[Clintmax]

99. I'm glad he is too!

I'm SURE it will be positive, my dear! :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

105. ...

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

65. Hey, Clint ...

(i) means I and (u) means YOU. Or, at least, that's what I thought. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

70. LOL! Ok, miss smarty pants! LOL!

:rofl::rofl:
It wasn't just THAT...it was the...well...I don't know...quit it! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

74. HEY!!

quit it. At least he wrote!!!! And if he likes to by cryptic and as long as I understand it (or at least I hope I understood it correctly :rofl: ) ....

[Clintmax]

81. I'm sure you understood it correctly, my dear!

Sorry...you're right! At least he wrote! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

110. Hey, MissHC, I was just bustin' Clint's chops.

:rofl:

:loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

111. Chops???

chopsticks???




:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

114. Got some sushi with those?

:9

:loveya: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

67. Sounds like a fun time, MissHC.

Good to see you this morning, by the way. :hi: :loveya: :hug:

Here are some kitties for you this morning. They want to go outside and play, but we don't let them out into the big bad world.

[MissHoneychurch]

71. Awww look at them

I bet they are thinking "Why is momma outside but we aren't?? NOT FAIR!!!" :rofl:

My late cat, Octavia, wanting in from the balcony

[AirmensMom]

77. They're all on the wrong side of the door.

Every time. Did you ever hear Garrison Keillor's In and Out song? It's about that -- cat wanting in until it's out, back and forth. :rofl:

That's a very cool pic of Octavia!:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

79. Sounds like he has a cat

I don't know why they do it. Octacia loved to sit in the open door - esp. in the winter time ... comes good :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

83. If you listened to the whole CD,

you'd be convinced that he has at least 3 or 4 cats! His song, Fory Miles from Albany, is hilarious ... and something I could really relate to when I was driving up here. It's about traveling with cats. :rofl:

There's the key ... Octavia loved to sit IN the open door. Not inside, not outside, just right in the doorway. Yep, that would be mine, if I ever let them out. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

86. I never heard of him to tell the truth

you have to play the CD when I am visiting you with Joani. Maybe you can burn it for me.

[AirmensMom]

89. Sure!

If you love cats and music, you'll like him. Well, OK, you sort of have to like some opera type of singing for some of them. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

91. I LOVE operas!!

So it sounds like I will like it :)

[AirmensMom]

98. You will!

They used Cherubino's canzonetta from Marriage of Figaro for "Oy, Chuck and Katie" ... a song about how kids are really messy compared to cats. It's pretty funny. :rofl: Of course, I loaned my CD to a friend once and she told me it was "cheesy". :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

103. Cheesy????

:shrug:

I look forward to hear the CD.

Do they use any music of "Carmen"?

[AirmensMom]

107. That's what I said.

I gathered that she didn't understand the music (or didn't like opera).

OK, here's a teaser ... the one I mentioned from Marriage of Figaro.

Oy, Chuck and Katie,
Why must you throw your food?
So irritating! Extremely rude!
Children, you must learn from cats
a much nicer attitude!

:rofl:

Let me think ... I don't remember any from Carmen. They do The Cats of Cash, though. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

109. LOL

you make me really nosy about that CD. I have to check the Internet or Limewire if I can find it.

[AirmensMom]

112. You MUST.

I don't think it was terrily hard to find. It's well worth getting the CD because the words are sometimes hard to understand and the CD booklet has all the words in it.

I really should get going for now and at least get dressed. Feel free to email me ... I'll be checking my mail throughout the day. :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[sbj405]

40. Good morning!

I could definitely get into this 2 day work week thing :-) The weather should be good this weekend. . . finally.

[Clintmax]

42. Good Morning, SBJ!

:hi::hug:
Hey, I've always said the work week should be two days and the weekend Five days instead of the other way around! :rofl: Boy, wouldnt THAT be great? :rofl:

[sbj405]

43. Or at least 4/3,

:-)

[Clintmax]

54. Well...ok...4/3.

But I STILL like the 5/2 idea better! :rofl:

[LaurenG]

45. Good Morning Clintmax!

Customers are great except of course when they're not. :rofl:

I am certainly glad it's Friday. We have NO plans but that always feels good to me too; to have free time that is.

I hope your day goes well and that the visit with your friend is wonderful.

:D :thumbsup: :hi: :hug:

[Clintmax]

47. Good Morning, Miss OhioB!

:hi::hug:
You got it exactly about customers! :rofl: Hey, no plans at all is one of my favorite weekends too! Thank you for the nice words! She's going to be here tomorrow, so I'm going to clean this place when I get home from work this afternoon. :loveya:

[billyskank]

50. Yay OhioBlues!

:loveya: :hug:

:bounce: :D

[LaurenG]

92. Hi Bllyskank! 6...

Let the countdown begin...shall we start with 6, with next Friday being blastoff! O8)<--- Billy flying off to Canada!!! Yippy!!! I'm excited for you!:D :bounce: :thumbsup: :hi: :loveya: :hug:

[billyskank]

106. ...

Thank you :hug:

:* :D

[Minnesota Libra]

88. Good Friday morning everyone...................

.....hope everyone is having better luck at getting going this morning than I am. It will just take another cup of coffee that's all.

Hope you all have activities planned inside around air conditioning because even up here the summer heat is setting in but good.:cry: There's air conditioning though and I plan to be where it is.:applause:

:pals:Be good to each other:grouphug: and keep hammering away at those neocons.:freak:

[Clintmax]

90. Good Morning, Minnesota!

:hi:
I hear ya about the air conditioning! It's been hotter than the outlying hubs of the seventh hells here in Florida the past days.

[newyawker99]

101. Good morning DU!

:donut:



:hi:

[Clintmax]

102. Good Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug:

[Clintmax]

104. Time to go get ready for work, my crew!

I had a lot of fun today and I hope you did too! Thank you for sharing your early morning with me and I'll see you again tomorrow! Take care of each other! :grouphug:

Clint

[progmom]

113. good morning!

:hug:

[tjwmason]

115. Good morning progmom.

:hug:

Great to see you around today.

[swimboy]

116. Hello!

How are you today? :hug:

I am having trouble getting my *** in gear today. I was awake quite a bit last night for no beneficial reason. Today would be a good day for me to meet some deadlines. Doesn't mean you won't see me around, though. :eyes:

Oh, by the way--

That was a :* :smack:, not a :spank: :smack:. But I also have no doubt you are deserving of both.

:loveya: