Good morning Lounge

[MissHoneychurch]

How are you today?

I am posting from my new work computer :woohoo: Fast as the devil :7 The installations went almost without problems.
And I got a new keyboard and mouse. All in black. I feel so special :rofl:

Picture of the Day (St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev, Ukraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Golden-Domed_Monastery )

[SeattleGirl]

1. Good morning, Miss Honey!

You're just in time to bid me goodnight!

Lovely picture!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Good morning SeattleGirl

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

And Good Night :hug:

[ccharles000]

3. Wie gehts

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Gut, danke

:)

Und wie geht es Dir?

I hope Babelfish is translating it correctly :P

[ccharles000]

5. es gehts mir gut

Wie ist das Wetter

I don't know much german

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Heute ist es schön

after it rained the last two days.

Where did you learn German?

[ccharles000]

7. The internet.

I know like five words. So I really don't know much. I may take classes one day as I want to learn other languages. I did take french in high school but I only remember a few words.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. I had Russian and French in school

besides English. The English I speak now I learned because I was a nanny and intern in the U.S. Russian and French .... let's say my knowledge isn't really a knowledge. I know a couple of words and I know the Cyrillic letters. That's it.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

9. Good Morning MissHoneychurch :)

:hi: :hug: :loveya: :pals:

Congrats on the new computer! :woohoo:

How are you? Did the sun get there yet?

I had a busy day yesterday, and a pile of inventory awaits me this morning. Oh well. :rofl:

Old Eastern Orthodox churches are beautiful, thank you for the pic! :)

[MissHoneychurch]

11. Good morning SCE

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

Thank you!!!! The sun actually showed up today :D

I am excited about the new puter. It is fun to have a fast one :woohoo:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

17. I got some sunshine this morning as well

It arrived courtesy of an angel. ;)

All dressed and ready, all I need now is a quick bite of food before I head out.

Have a great day! :hug: :loveya: :yourock:

I leave you with a morning smile. OK, in your case, an afternoon one. :rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5642257


:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Have a great day yourself

:hug:

And thanks for the smile. It is good to see bumperstickers like that :D

[malta blue]

10. Good morning!

:hi:

I didn't look for the passport - tonight, I swear! :rofl:

I was too distracted ;)

I love your photo! I really have to start taking photos again. Was this digital? I have a Leica digital, but I haven't gone to really play with it yet! Maybe on my next trip.

My work computer slows down with the network on Tuesdays :rofl: What a PITA!

[MissHoneychurch]

12. Good morning malta

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

We can tell when the Americans wake up and go online. The internet is slowing down then. :P

Yes, I took that pic with my digigal camera. I have a Canon Rebel XTi

[Callalily]

13. Good morning MissH!

Beautiful church!

Glad to hear that you are happy with your new work computer. Fast as a devil too - you are lucky. Our computers are sooooo slow. We complain to IT but nothing happens. There's many of us that have so many programs open at one time, I think that's why it's slow. But my feeling is . . . so what! The IT Dept. should do something about that problem. :rofl: You know? Haven't they heard of modern technology? ;)

:hi: :loveya: :hug:


OMG! I just got up to refresh my coffee and I looked out into my back yard, and saw a deer running through the yard!

[MissHoneychurch]

14. Good morning Callalily

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

I am so happy with the new computer. It came out of the blue that I would get a new one and here it is :D Now, if I could get as easy a laptop for myself :rofl: But I have to save a lot money for that.


Ohhh .... lucky you!!! All "wildlife" I see are bunnies :rofl:

[Callalily]

15. It's nice to get new toys

at work. As a matter of fact, at my job we're getting upgraded to Word and Excel 2007! I know, my workplace is on the cutting edge of technology. :rofl:

I covet a laptop. My home computer is fine for personal use, but I long to have a laptop. I too have to save up for that. Right now, not a necessity.

Oh, I know what you mean about bunnies. I've got plenty of them in my yard. I just planted a couple of tomato plants and put them out on my patio, but I have to put them on plant stands or the bunnies will eat the leaves. There's plenty of vegetation around here for them. Don't know why they want my tomato plants. ;)

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Oh, you will have "fun"

with Word 2007. It is very confusing at the beginning. I am prefering Word 2000. Once you get it let me know how you like it.

Like you say, I have a home computer that does just fine, but I would love to have a laptop too.

This weekend I will plant my tomato plants in big pots and put them on the balcony. No bunnies there :)

[blueknight]

19. morning ms honey!

congrats on the new computer! i hope you learn to like it! looks like more rain here today:mad: guess i will not be out in the yard much. how is your weather? :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

20. Good morning blueknight

:hi: :hug:

So far I like it a lot. It is so fast!!! I can't barely keep up with it :rofl:

So far it was nice sunny weather. Now a big dark cloud is moving in x(

[Callalily]

23. I've had a couple of

tutorials already, so I think I'll be fine. They've added some nice new features too. My workplace is offering Word and Excel 2007 for our home computers at only $20.00, so I think I'll install it here too.

That would be quite the sight if you had bunnies on your patio eating your tomato plants. How many stories are you up? :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

24. OK

I had to teach myself. Let's say I was searching a lot the first few times :rofl:

I am living on the 9th floor.

[Callalily]

27. 9th Floor! Well you are

definitely safe from all critters. ;)

Gotta head out for work. We've got an all day meeting :puke: Sheer waste of time. Nobody really wants to go, but it's a department thing. But they will be serving us lunch, so I don't have to pack anything today. Also, it starts at 8:30 a.m. so I'm assuming there will be bagels, muffins and the like, so I'm trying not to eat breakfast. Those are the redeeming qualities of the meeting. ;)

Wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

29. Except flying critters

;)

Have a great day!!! Beside the meeting!!

:hug:

[JonLP24]

21. Good morning. Nice picture.

:donut: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

25. Good morning

:hi:

Thank you!! I just took the picture. Someone else did the art of architecture.

[blueraven95]

22. Good Afternoon, MissH!

Congratulations on the new computer! :D

[MissHoneychurch]

26. Good morning blueraven

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Thank you :) It is always fun to have a new toy. And I am so glad that the installation wasn't a big problem.

[blueraven95]

28. that's always a relief

it's nice when new toys work they way they are supposed to. :D


:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

31. Absolutely

Next bisgchange will be a new Server hardware and software. But that might take a couple more months till that happens.

[blueraven95]

34. Those are a little scarier.

more stuff to go wrong.

[MissHoneychurch]

35. When we get the new software

someone from the company is coming and doing the installing and also tutoring. Of course we pay for it but better paying than doing it wrong.

[blueraven95]

36. I agree

that's smart!

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Now it only has to happen

:rofl:

So, how is your class going?

Yesterday the news were full with the topic Demjanjuk. It was good to see and hear. Commentators said it is neccessary to show that murder isn't forgotten and that the victims deserve a trial.

[blueraven95]

49. the class is over,

now I'm just waiting on my grade. :crossing fingers:


I'm glad the news is reporting him. I agree with the commentators. Personally, as far as I'm concerned, if he is guilty, which it sounds like he probably is, then he's been allowed to live his life for 60 years longer than he allowed hundreds, if not thousands, of people to live their's. He should be locked up.

[MissHoneychurch]

50. I cross my fingers too for you

:hug:

But I am sure you get a good grade. After all your teacher praised your paper :)

Sobibor was a killing camp, no working camp. They have his ID from the camp with picture and finger prints. One person who survived the camp (by running away) is going to tell from the camp. He never met Demjanjuk but he will talk about the horrors of the camp.
What you said. He lived a good life in the U.S. What amazes me is how his family is not accepting the truth about him.
Here is an article in English about yesterday from a German news company http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624243,00.html

[blueraven95]

51. It sounds like they have a pretty air-tight case

at least I hope.


That is an interesting article, thank you.

[MissHoneychurch]

53. I believe without a air-tight case

they wouldn't have asked for Demjanjuk to be transfered to Germany.

I keep an eye on the articles and will send you a link when a new article shows up.

[blueraven95]

55. good, I'm looking forward to more news.

Do you have any fun plans for this weekend?

[MissHoneychurch]

56. No real plans

Saturday I will get my shoe closet. Need to put it together myself. Maybe I am going to meet with a friend. Other than that ... household and chilling. Wednesday after work next week I am going to visit my mom for the rest of the week.

[blueraven95]

60. sounds like fun

I have a full day class for work tomorrow, so I won't be online. Then I'm cleaning this weekend, because I have guests coming next Thursday.

[MissHoneychurch]

62. Thanks for letting me know

that way I won't worry where you are :)

Friday evening I have to go to an owner's meeting. It will be my first ever. That is going to be interesting :popcorn:

[blueraven95]

64. That sounds exciting

or dreadful. I can't decide which.

[MissHoneychurch]

66. Me neither

mom said to really only vote for what I want and always think egoistical.

[blueraven95]

67. I agree with your mom

It's about your home, after all.

[Blue_Tires]

30. congrats on the new PC

now you can spend all your work hours watching movies online and downloading music and games...

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Good morning

:hi: :hug:

And burn them on CD. :D

[Blue_Tires]

33. i've been meaning to get a new cpu for home

it's about 6 years old and is getting slooooowwwwwww

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Isn't it crazy

6 years for other stuff isn't half that old. My work computer was 6 years old. For home I want a laptop beside my PC. But I want a Mac and those are way too expensive for me right now. A iBook costs more than my monthly paycheck.

[Blue_Tires]

38. what's up with that German city that has no use for cars??

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?_r=1

[MissHoneychurch]

43. Link's not openening

what does the article say?

I mean, I don't have a car myself but use the public transportation system every day. And take the train when I visit people out of town.

[Blue_Tires]

45. In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars

VAUBAN, Germany — Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars.

Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss borders. Vauban’s streets are completely “car-free” — except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg runs, and a few streets on one edge of the community. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park — large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home.

As a result, 70 percent of Vauban’s families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here. “When I had a car I was always tense. I’m much happier this way,” said Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and mother of two, as she walked verdant streets where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drown out the occasional distant motor.

Vauban, completed in 2006, is an example of a growing trend in Europe, the United States and elsewhere to separate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement called “smart planning.”

Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes. And that, experts say, is a huge impediment to current efforts to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes, and thus to reduce global warming. Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe — a proportion that is growing, according to the European Environment Agency — and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?_r=2



it's a long piece, so maybe you can read it when you get home (i guess your work computer is blocking somehow)

[MissHoneychurch]

47. Thanks

Freiburg is a very green city. I think they had the first mayor in Germany who was member of the Green Party. So it makes sense that they try it. Freiburg's public trans system is pretty good.

[cwydro]

39. Good morning Miss Honeychurch!

We recently got new computers at work too! It's like Christmas!

Love that picture. You are stirring the wanderlust in my soul...

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Good morning

:hi: :hug:

Then get your shoes and go out :) Of course the Keys might be a bit too warm to hike :D

[cwydro]

46. No, I walk every day.

It is hot, but I'm used to it.

First I ride my bike from one key to another. I'll go kayaking today too.

But I am feeling drawn to a REAL trip. I want to go to the Czech Republic, among other places.

[MissHoneychurch]

48. Oh wow

That is impressive.

Czech Republic is a great destination. Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe if not in the world. I love Prague. I was there a couple of years ago. I am actually 1/8 Czech :)

[cwydro]

52. I remember your pictures of Prague.

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

54. Thank you

:D

[bigwillq]

42. Morning!

Enjoy the new computer! :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

44. Good morning

:hi:

Believe me, I will :D

[Inchworm]

57. Good mornin' Miss H

Woot! New computers are fun. Grats! :)

I had a weird night in the sack hehe. Went to bed early, slept about an hour then tossed and turned until daylight. I did, however sleep like a baby for 2-3 hours after daylight.

Funny story I noticed too. My phone was ringing all morning. The dogs were chill thinking I was still asleep. I guess they were giving me a brake lol. Then, my daughter called, and she has a special ringtone. The dogs went crazy because they know I'll get up for that :)

:*

[MissHoneychurch]

59. Good morning Inchworm

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Sorry to hear that you had a rough time sleeping :hug: Hope you aren't too tired today.

You doggies sure know that ringtone, huh? :D

:*

[Inchworm]

63. Ut oh.. the whole event now has me curious

The response given by my dogs were non-existent when my default ringtone went off.

The response given by my dogs were very obvious when my daughter's ringtone went off.

This is a classic conditioned response with a twist. :P

Seems like Pavlov used a bell or a metronome in his experiment.

Would they have drooled if the bell had been a different pitch or the metronome was out of time?

Weee!

:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

65. We know

that they know exactly how our car or our steps sound. So yes, Pavlov has something to do with it :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

58. Hello MissHc

That photo has a magical aspect to it. I think the architecture has that quality about it. Lovely.

update: I called a couple of places yesterday. They are not currently hiring - just keeping applications on file for future refernce. That is kind of scary in my field.

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

61. Good morning Tuesday

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Good thing you have a job, huh? Keep your eyes open.

The architecture of the churches in Kiev is beautiful. Breathtaking partly.

[NJmaverick]

68. Tell us more about your new computer

desktop/laptop? What operating system? brand?