Motley Monday Check in and Mooselaneous Musings

21 degrees in the Shenandoah Valley (2.00 / 30)

Headed for a high of 45.

You will be astonished to know that nobody had the nerve to vote "fail" on domestic felines last week. We'll see how the doggies do this week.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 10:39:39 AM UTC

15 Fahrenheit in the Hereford Zone, Northern Maryland. (2.00 / 15)

Headed for about 40.  The sun is out, still some snow on the ground, especially on northern hill slopes.

It's a Monday, but it is also a Federal holiday.  That takes something of the sting out of it.

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by: Rashaverak @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:11:37 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

I wish I had a holiday (2.00 / 14)

:-(

The joys of life in manufacturing management. Limited holidays.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:21:32 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

where else wooda person b? (2.00 / 25)

Why, at the person bee, of course!
It's cold in new yawk sez radio
Cold phila too sez temperature

Last nite, off and on, heard AM740 from Toronto
playing lotsa louis armstrong, the oldest sides best

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by: zenor @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 11:21:56 AM UTC

Love Louis Armstrong (2.00 / 23)

Can't stand radio (don't hate me, Khloe & trs). Too much yacking, not enough music.

Good morning!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 11:27:27 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Skip. (2.00 / 23)

on 9/11 I was stuck in Toronto, flight home to Utah cancelled.

As I drove back to the lodge 2.5 hours north late that night I listened to AM880 in NYC the whole way, where I guy had been on air since early in the morning.

Surreal sharing the quite car with him, my own head full of fog and him weary and stunned. He had seen the first plane hit from his desk, then the second, then the second tower fall, then the first.


"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 11:50:34 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

To hell with the temps - just a cheery Good Morning to the (2.00 / 23)

moozoog today. Here's a cute animation to put a smile on the grumpiest Monday morning face:

Wer kämpft, kann verlieren. Wer nicht kämpft, hat schon verloren.
                       - Bertolt Brecht

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by: Moozmuse @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 11:36:06 AM UTC

Hey... (2.00 / 16)

Simon speaks!  

Let there be light. Then let there be a cat, a cocktail, and a good book.

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by: JG in MD @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:07:53 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

'Morning (2.00 / 12)

I am inclined to just say 'It's cold. Too cold.' That would cover every morning lately.

Thanks for the smiles!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:23:07 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Yesterday's 3-day forecast was the same every day, and that was (2.00 / 13)

the GOOD news, so I've decided to ignore the weather until there is something genuinely good about it. Since I work at home and get a weekly organic grocery delivery, I don't have to go out much. That suits me fine in winter.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It was a new one to me.

Wer kämpft, kann verlieren. Wer nicht kämpft, hat schon verloren.
                       - Bertolt Brecht

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by: Moozmuse @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:45:46 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

G'Mornin' ((Iriti)) (2.00 / 23)

The cold that has been nipping at my heels all week has finally caught up to me. My nose, throat, and chest are ready to be traded in for newer more healthy models. I went to the store and got some 'nice' gushy food to feed the fever, and some ice cream to feed my bad case of the grumps.

In other news......


"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

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by: Khloe @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 11:51:03 AM UTC

Oh noez!! (2.00 / 18)

Feel better soon {{K}}!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:27:23 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

23f this morning in the Frosty Mountains. (2.00 / 23)

77f and tomorrow by the time this day ends far away on the Arabian Gulf. I'll miss you silly moose in between but try to check in through the jet lagged mists.

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 11:54:58 AM UTC

Take care while you are gone. (1.95 / 22)

We will keep the light on for you.  

"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

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by: Khloe @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 12:03:24 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Didn't make it far. (2.00 / 6)

First flight cancelled, all the rest fell like dominoes.

Off tomorrow instead, with an extra 7 hour layover in Dulles added in for good measure.

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 01:00:55 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Ick (2.00 / 5)

I hate, hate, hate long layovers. Sorry 'bout the cancellation!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 01:25:42 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

You just have to Zen the whole thing. (1.67 / 3)

I swore when I was driving a forklift that if I ever got one of those crazy jobs and got to travel I wouldn't be a pompous ass and complain about it. It's a privilege to get to see so much, and if I want to gnaw my arm off from time to time it's better to do it quietly... ;~)

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 02:16:13 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Safe travels (2.00 / 16)

Hope it's a good trip.  

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:28:15 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Thanks, should be. (2.00 / 16)

I get to run my fat mouth, with a stage and an audience. That's really all I need in life, I'm pretty shallow.

Talking about "Building Common Defenses Through Knowledge Sharing" at Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team (QCERT)'s annual conference. The similarities between what I do for a living and what I do here do not escape me. Knowledge Sharing is the answer to, in fact, everything.

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:46:36 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Happy Monday Moose. It's a cold 26 in Wilmington. Grr.... (2.00 / 19)

"Pin your money to your girdle and don't talk to strangers."  My Grandmom's advice when I went away to school.  I don't wear a girdle and have never met a stranger.  Sorry Grandmom!

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by: nannyboz @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 12:17:30 PM UTC

Good morning (2.00 / 18)

Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.
Spring will be here soon.

Spring will be here soon. Also.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:29:05 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Greetings to all meese from a seventeen degree NYC, (2.00 / 21)

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by: Portlaw @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 12:23:24 PM UTC

Morning! (2.00 / 17)

Did you get any more snow?

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:29:32 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Alas, no. ;( (2.00 / 10)

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by: Portlaw @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 15:31:02 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Good morning moose (2.00 / 18)

We are at 29 degrees here in st Charles.  Going up to almost fifty.  Windy. A front is coming bringing colder air again for tomorrow.

I am going to work today.  Now that I work so infrequently it seems even more difficult to go.  I would much rather stay here with the kids today. Non well.  A few extra bucks never hurt anyone.

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by: Jk2003 @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 12:35:27 PM UTC

good morning Purple People! (2.00 / 19)

warming up today, 32 expected to reach near 50 with some rain. hopefully it will wash away all the dirty snow.

i'm having an issue when the 'reply' comment thread gets pushed to the right, it's compressing my rating screen and i lose my 'fierce' button.
i instinctively click the right most rating which turned out to be 'meh'.
this happened twice yesterday in my diary.

this is what my comment screen looks like.

by: Moozmuse @ Sun Feb 17, 2013 at 07:55:45 AM EST
[ Parent | Reply |  Fail  Meh  
Fierce ]

i inadvertantly 'meh'd' JanF too

by: JanF @ Sun Feb 17, 2013 at 07:34:33 AM EST
[ Parent | Reply |  Fail  Meh

is anyone else having this problem?


time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

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by: dear occupant @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 12:47:56 PM UTC

No, but the tech experts will be through here (2.00 / 21)

sometime today. Help will be on the way.

I have no idea how to help you out with the the meh for JanFab. I'm sure she will hunt you down and do terribly awful things to you while taking pictures for proof. You might want to start running now... while you can.    ;-)

"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

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by: Khloe @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 12:57:48 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

yeah, Madison is kinda' uhm, close to Chicago. :-/ (2.00 / 19)

thanks for the heads up Khloe,
i'll keep my eyes peeled.

time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

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by: dear occupant @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:26:14 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

::: nods ::: (2.00 / 20)

I'm sure she will hunt you down and do terribly awful things to you while taking pictures for proof.

It is my way.

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:27:35 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

I have not intentionally failed to get back to your questions from yesterday because of the "Meh" (2.00 / 17)

(to be perfectly frank, I did not know it happened except that I felt a slight pain over my left eye!).

I was at a basketball tournament yesterday until quite late and returned unable to do much of anything except couchpotato/smartphone.

I will post answers to your questions later.

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:31:30 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Did you win? (2.00 / 15)

Score any last-second three pointers from mid court?

You can just say yes, I already have the visual in my head anyway.

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:48:47 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Yes! (2.00 / 13)

(per your request)

Actually it is my daughter who plays ... I am the tired old parent sitting on cold hard bleachers in a drafty gym. Although before one of the games I sat on the cold hard floor waiting until an earlier game was over and I needed a crane to get back upright. ;)


Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:02:26 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Go JanFdottir! (2.00 / 14)

"Conway, whom experience had taught that rudeness was by no means a guarantee of good faith, was even less inclined to regard a well-turned phrase as a proof of insincerity."  James Hilton, Lost Horizon

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by: Chris Blask @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:03:54 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

a slight pain in your left eye? (2.00 / 15)

good thing it wasn't a 'fail, eh'

i humbly offer this pootie in penance.

time...it seems to move so slowly until that day, when it doesn't.

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by: dear occupant @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:50:48 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Oh dear (2.00 / 10)

Moozmuse and Jan F. Yikes. I am sure you can expect them to exact a horrible revenge.

Khloe is right, the tech wizards will figure it out. Meanwhile, perhaps post a very large lion or grizzly bear or something in each comment to protect you from Jan & Mooz?

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:28:20 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

My most effective weapon is my singing! I will serenade anyone (2.00 / 10)

who "meh"s me, and they will be very, very sorry, to say nothing of the hit to reputation by having a purple moose outside your living room window. ;-D

Wer kämpft, kann verlieren. Wer nicht kämpft, hat schon verloren.
                       - Bertolt Brecht

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by: Moozmuse @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:58:32 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Bitterly cold here in Saugerties NY because of a biting wind (2.00 / 22)

it's 19 they say, but wind chill makes it zero or lower.

My two dogs took a very very short trip outside to do the morning pee on a tree thingee, looking at me very mournfully as I opened the back door for them to go out.

The older of the two, usually meanders for about an hour - he makes endless circles before ultimately deciding where to poop (or pee) but this morning he was back in a flash.

Am home from school because of holiday but they changed my Monday class to Tuesday so I have to go in tomorrow. Will spend the day indoors, writing tomorrow's front porch piece.


"If you're in a coalition and you're comfortable, you know it's not a broad enough coalition"

Bernice Johnson Reagon

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by: DeniseVelez @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:09:45 PM UTC

Dogs are really wimps. (2.00 / 20)

You would think that since they have fur coats they would not mind a little cold.

Since it is "Iriti Fierce All Domestic Canines Day" here on the Moose, here is my doggie:

She is an old girl, almost 18 years old, deaf, and with arthritic knees. But she still likes snout kisses.

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:39:23 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

And that is absolutely (2.00 / 11)

Quite a snout!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:29:22 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Hijack! (2.00 / 15)

Do you need me to take another day of the week for check-in? I can if it would help you out.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 15:09:45 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Hijack detected!!! (2.00 / 13)

Let me get back to you. I have this problem going on right now:


Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:16:23 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

! (2.00 / 12)

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:52:51 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Thanks for the Rescue!! (2.00 / 2)

If you want to sign up for another day, that would be great. It doesn't matter to me which one. Here is the current lineup:
- Sunday: JanF
- Monday: iriti
- Tuesday: JanF
- Wednesday: JanF
- Thursday: dear occupant with cassandracarolina enblog
- Friday: JanF
- Saturday: Khloe

Avila has volunteered to take a day occasionally as a sub.


Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 02:42:16 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Can haz Wednesday? (2.00 / 2)

If you have someone later who is clamoring for a day I'll give one back, but this way it doesn't put so much of the burden on you.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 12:45:18 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

You've got it! (2.00 / 2)

New schedule:
- Sunday: JanF
- Monday: iriti
- Tuesday: JanF
- Wednesday: iriti
- Thursday: dear occupant with cassandracarolina enblog
- Friday: JanF
- Saturday: Khloe

Now I just have to remember which days I have (I'm old, you know)! I will go ahead and do tomorrow's check-in since I have it ready to go and you can start next week.

Yay, Purple Check-in Team!!

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 12:57:42 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Good morning, JanFdoggie! (2.00 / 13)

From your snouty pals in Denver, Emma and Morgan.

Dachsies are da bomb, obviously.

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by: ursoklevar @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 15:16:51 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Callie says "woof"!! (2.00 / 13)

Here is her glamour shot, probably when she was 3 or 4:


Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:22:18 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Awww! (2.00 / 12)

You get today's (entirely arbitrary) award!

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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by: slksfca @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:39:47 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

It is a veritable herd of dachsie!! (2.00 / 12)

Enough snoutage to last until Wednesday, I hope!

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:03:19 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

33 and rising to around 40 early this afternoon. Then it's (2.00 / 18)

going to nose dive with mixed precip this afternoon.

24 hours to email time.  Please call with an offer?!?!?!?!?!

I sooo don't want to work today, a bunch of little items to work on.

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by: nchristine @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:12:26 PM UTC

Keeping hooves crossed for you. I won't try a repeat of the antler (2.00 / 14)

thing, though. Took me days to get them untangled! ;-D

Wer kämpft, kann verlieren. Wer nicht kämpft, hat schon verloren.
                       - Bertolt Brecht

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by: Moozmuse @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:04:33 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Yeah, I can see how it could take days to untangle them!! (2.00 / 10)

But, makes a good laugh though.

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by: nchristine @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:42:35 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Eyes still crossed (2.00 / 10)

Hard to work that way, you know, so hoping you get good news soon!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:30:10 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Thanks - now I don't even have the couple of little things (2.00 / 9)

to work on until the other person's changes go into production.  Which will be sometime tomorrow.

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by: nchristine @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:43:31 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

LOL!! (2.00 / 9)

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:18:55 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Goood Mornin' All (2.00 / 16)

Iriti, our weather is pretty much the same as yours today. Sunny with no wind & well above freezing, it'll be gorgeous.

TRS, I just ran a lot of hot water over the dishes, including spraying them nice and clean. Thought you'd want to know. 8-}

Let there be light. Then let there be a cat, a cocktail, and a good book.

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by: JG in MD @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:14:07 PM UTC

Glad you could do that, (2.00 / 16)

and as long as there is no water below the sink, I'm happy.

No matter where you go, there you are...

Buckaroo Banzai

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by: trs @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:29:56 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Happy Presidents' Day. It's cold and bright here in central NJ. (2.00 / 17)

I am glad that my heating systems works well.

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by: blue jersey mom @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:14:44 PM UTC

Heating system in one of our cars (2.00 / 14)

Is having an attack of whimsy that started this weekend. Works sometimes. Sometimes not. This morning was not again.

Will take to the emergency room tomorrow.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:44:33 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

A crisp 27 in the Cape Fear area of NC (2.00 / 16)

Bright sun and at least no wind. I spend part of every day tending to my Shrubberies and [half] Vast Tracts of Land but will wait 'til it warms up a little bit;-). Stay warm and safe, moosie friends!  

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

-- Oscar Wilde

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by: cassandracarolina @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 13:31:25 PM UTC

I have to ask - since you brought up... (2.00 / 12)

...tending to my Shrubberies..

Are they NICE shrubberies?

;-D

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by: Lorinda Pike @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 15:10:02 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

VERY nice shrubberies, Lorinda! (2.00 / 11)

and plenty of wildlife. No pythons ;-)  

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

-- Oscar Wilde

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by: cassandracarolina @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:07:25 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Merry Monday Morning Moose Members (2.00 / 16)

I wish all of you people:
1.) Have safe travels
2.) Have a house hold that is in good health
3.) Warm up

It is 59* here in Fort Worth with a high pushing 70*

Remember to not get too carried away and pace yourself today while celebrating past US Presidents. It is a shame that they limit such a grand celebration to one day a year.    

(I'm citizenx other places)

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by: bill d @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:02:21 PM UTC

I am only celebrating 21st century presidents today. (2.00 / 15)

Makes it pretty easy ... there is only one worth celebrating.

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:03:54 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

I am only celebrating William Henry Harrison (2.00 / 14)

brb!

(I'm citizenx other places)

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by: bill d @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:11:29 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

ok, done. (2.00 / 14)

(I'm citizenx other places)

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by: bill d @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:11:43 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Hey gang...33 in Williamsburg VA... (2.00 / 15)

Just checking in...has been a hectic couple weeks for me, but, I'm still lurking about (surprising, no?). /grin

Hope everyone is keeping warm...I, for one, can't wait for Spring to spring  (wish it had done sprung).

Catch y'all when I catch ya...

/grin

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by: Kysen @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:41:25 PM UTC

::waves:: (2.00 / 11)

Have a nice lurk.

See ya when we see ya...

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:46:03 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

[smiling at Kysen] n/t (2.00 / 9)

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:04:02 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

breezy here (2.00 / 11)

that's what the weather guy says when the wind will be blowing steadily at 15-19 mph with gusts below 25. It's only windy when it's steady at over 20 mph but honestly if you're out in you can't tell the difference. It's all gritty.

"But what people usually want with free speech is the ability to speak their mind and not have people think worse of them for it." Josh Marshall  

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by: wordsinthewind @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 14:48:46 PM UTC

5 degrees this morning in Northeast Ohio (2.00 / 10)

...at 7AM when I was waiting for bus. It's 23 now, and will get to the 40's. Then tomorrow we'll have one of those days in Ohio where the temp goes down all day, not up. Not like there's a giant fireball 93 million miles away that's supposed to heat us up during the day or anything. {sigh}.

The worst thing about Ohio weather isn't the cold, it's the rapid and frequent changes in weather. Here we like to say "if you don't like the weather in Ohio, just wait 5 minutes and it'll change."

One good thing about this time of year: March is coming up, which is maple syrup season, which means pancake breakfasts!! I look forward to it all year.

Anyways, things seem to be heating up at the Moose. There seems to be more diaries and more comments than before. The Moose is much friendlier place than other liberal corners of the Internet, so I'm glad this place is doing well.

Have a good day, Moose.

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by: Broke and Unemployed @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 15:27:54 PM UTC

Wow, that's a rapid temperature climb! (2.00 / 11)

Hope it doesn't go down as quickly tomorrow.

You can send me some maple syrup please. Not sure how well it will flow through the intertubes though; we might clog the whole web and make ourselves very unpopular.  

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 15:46:19 PM UTC

[ Parent ]

Slept in this morning under overcast skies. (2.00 / 10)

They predict rain for tomorrow.

I have a lot to try and get done this week and not much desire to do it. ::sigh::

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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by: slksfca @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:35:06 PM UTC

I slept in also. (2.00 / 11)

Yesterday's gym bleachers were particularly unyielding. They were hard plastic of some sort (most are wooden) and by the middle of the last game I could not find any way to get comfortable. Sometimes you can lean back and rest on the bleacher behind you (with piled up coats working like a mattress) but there was too much distance between the two. There was no game being played on the ceiling, which is the only thing I could see when I leaned back!!

So I slept fitfully last night from a sore back and then woke up with no interest in arising.

I see the word "try" in your work list so I hope that means that not everything is a necessity to get done. You are going to be away from home for a long time and I am sure that part of your to-do list is figuring out what you will ask your friends to schlep to your rehab location so that you are not completely bored there.


Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:00:34 PM UTC

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For some reason... (2.00 / 11)

...I always love your tales of uncomfortable gym seating. :-)

My to-do list is topped by laundry, which I MUST get all caught up on before surgery. (Daily trips down the street with small loads are in store.) Also on the list is schlepping bags of recycling trash down the back stairs, something I haven't been very good about for too long because it's hard work.

I also want to do vacuuming and dusting and general clean-up stuff, since I will apparently have home therapy visits. But I'm afraid the therapist will just have to deal with some clutter.

Oh and yes, I need to organize a travel bag with loose-fitting clothes, tablet, Kindle, cellphone, etc. The hospital doesn't want me bringing anything with me to surgery, so some kind soul will have to do the honors.

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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by: slksfca @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:15:49 PM UTC

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Will you be coming back to your apartment.... (2.00 / 9)

...right after surgery, or will you have a rehab stay some where else?

The joint center where Ron had his surgery had an annoyingly detailed packing list....I ended up putting his easily lost items such as chargers in labeled zip lock bags.

Any chance one of your local friends could help with the laundry/recycle schelping? I must note that I felt very pleased when I could take my own trash out all by myself, whenever I wanted to, without asking for help.....small accomplishments are large sometimes :)

Love is the lasting legacy of our lives

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by: princesspat @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:48:29 PM UTC

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Looks like I'll be in a rehab place... (2.00 / 8)

...for about a week, after three or four days in hospital. But everything is yet to be determined. I've been promised that I won't be kicked out onto the street before I'm ready to cope with life in a third-floor apartment. So we'll see how fast I can recover!

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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by: slksfca @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 22:45:25 PM UTC

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Good news re the rehab place..... (2.00 / 7)

You'll be more than ready to leave, but your stay there should help you recover even faster.  

Love is the lasting legacy of our lives

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by: princesspat @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 23:21:04 PM UTC

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Here's a story you can share at rehab. (2.00 / 9)

My mother had a hip replacement in the '80s, an open procedure with a long incision. She did very well and came home after a few days (first floor garden townhome) with PT coming to the house.

My dad called one evening, saying her incision was weeping more than the dressings could keep up with, and the bed linens were getting soiled. (That's probably what prompted his concern, i.e., changing the bed.) I thought about it for a minute, then I shared my brilliant idea with him: "Go to the store and buy a box of Kotex and lots of paper tape. Open one sterile Kotex, place it 'business side down' on the incision, and secure it with the tape."

Daddy, a WWII veteran and a chemical engineer, was rarely at a loss for words. He could grasp the concept, he could even carry out changing the dressing with a Kotex, but he said there was no way in hell he'd be caught dead making the purchase!

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 23:24:14 PM UTC

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ROFL! (2.00 / 8)

What a great story, Kelley! I have to admit that I'd feel awkward making that purchase. I could do it, I'd just feel funny. :-)

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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by: slksfca @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 23:56:44 PM UTC

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I ended up doing it myself. (2.00 / 5)

Good thing, too: He couldn't bring himself to even touch the pad - the sterile pad!

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 01:11:10 AM UTC

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Well, this can be easily answered! (2.00 / 8)

For some reason... I always love your tales of uncomfortable gym seating.

It is a cruel cruel response probably in retaliation for my being one of your lazy lazy peeps. ;)

I hope your in-person peeps will care for your needs when you are locked away in rehab. You will want them to bring the things that you are sure to forget.

And I understand completely the "wanting to tidy  up" and I hope you have time to do that. I think clutter can be distracting and, with your limitations, only being able to stare at the messiness will probably make you sad. We cannot have a sad Silks ... that is my job!! Oops. I mean my job to lift you from your doldrums!!!

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 18:33:13 PM UTC

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You almost always manage... (2.00 / 7)

...to make me smile, for one reason or another. ;-)

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. ~Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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by: slksfca @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 22:46:08 PM UTC

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I was not asleep early this morning..... (2.00 / 9)

...but I'm still not awake. My mind feels like the fog I see outside my window.

You need to travel like me Jan, with lots of  pillows. I have memory foam in all sizes!

Love is the lasting legacy of our lives

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by: princesspat @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:51:55 PM UTC

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32 degrees here in the Armstrong Valley, but Spring is coming (2.00 / 12)

I haz proof!:

Flower bulbs are starting to show some green shoots.  The ones in front are crocus, so I expect to see some blooms soon.

Rain expected this week, which is good.  Despite getting drenched in December we've had almost no rain since then and are behind the curve now.  

Wishing a safe and warm day to all in Mooselandia.

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by: Ebby @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:46:44 PM UTC

Ooooooh, Spring!! (2.00 / 11)

Please to send East kthxbai!

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 16:55:26 PM UTC

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20°, cold and sunny on Pikes Peak. (2.00 / 9)

A fly-by storm gave us an entire quarter inch of snow last night. How rude!

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 17:07:18 PM UTC

Will you be skiing? (2.00 / 9)

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 18:35:16 PM UTC

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I was going to send you a raspberry sound ... (2.00 / 10)

And look what I found!

http://www.soundsnap.com/tags/...

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 18:55:32 PM UTC

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Ha!! (2.00 / 10)

And you can have your choice!! I like the toddler one.  

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 18:58:38 PM UTC

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How about a Bronx cheer? (2.00 / 10)

http://soundbible.com/690-Bron...

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:08:10 PM UTC

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Sorrow for me (2.00 / 20)

This morning I euthanized my 23-year-old Morgan gelding after a cruel, roller-coaster, ultimately unwinnable battle against founder.

He went swiftly, peacefully into surcease from pain.  He died with dignity, with his pride and spirit intact, and with a cookie in his mouth.

It was the right thing to do and it hurts like hell.

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done subjunctively.

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by: janicket @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:07:17 PM UTC

{{{janicket}}} (2.00 / 16)

My deepest condolences on your loss. Going that last hard mile with our animals has to be one of the saddest things we're required to do.

He's a beauty. What was his name?

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:11:04 PM UTC

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{{{janicket and horsie}}} (2.00 / 16)

Knowing it is the right thing to do doesn't ease the hurt, does it?  I'm so sorry for your loss, though so very glad you were with him and had the courage required for that last, great gift of love.  

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by: Ebby @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:17:07 PM UTC

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Oh, I am so sorry to hear this! (2.00 / 15)

What a beautiful horse, janicket. Thank you for sharing that here.

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:17:59 PM UTC

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This bit made me cry. (2.00 / 16)

He died with dignity, with his pride and spirit intact, and with a cookie in his mouth.

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:18:17 PM UTC

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I went Googling (you know me!) and found this beautiful article on the Morgan: (2.00 / 13)

Morgan Horse ... the Horse That Chooses You

The beauty of the Morgan horse lifts the heart. The breed exists solely because it pleases people. It is their heritage.

Reliable, loyal, tireless, and versatile, a Morgan becomes one with people of all ages and walks of life, sharing the mutual enjoyment in every equine pastime.

:(

Words have meaning. Our words will reflect what is in our souls.

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by: JanF @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:25:29 PM UTC

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Very apt (2.00 / 10)

He was my first Morgan, after owning other breeds, and he was a fine example of the type.

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done subjunctively.

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by: janicket @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 21:13:01 PM UTC

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It made me cry to write it (2.00 / 14)

His registered name was Beyond Command; his barn name was Commander; he had a hugely confident sense of his own self-worth, a clever and mischievous mind, and an inner fire beneath his quiet demeanor.

And he loved cookies, considered them his due.

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done subjunctively.

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by: janicket @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:29:58 PM UTC

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How long were you his person? (2.00 / 13)

It's sad to lose a horse at any age, but 23 seems too soon. (Not that I know what I'm talking about.) May he find cookies galore and endless green pastures in the summerlands.

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:34:29 PM UTC

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Not very long (2.00 / 10)

He was given to me in November 2009 as his previous owner wanted to find a good home for Commander; he'd foundered with Rick and, while he'd bounced back to soundness, Rick didn't feel comfortable riding him as hard as he wished.

We had about a year and a half of fun together, then the spring grass got him, despite my best efforts to acclimate him as slowly and safely as I had the previous spring.  Since then it's been a roller coaster of soundness and trouble, gradually but steadily spiralling down to today.

I've had my other horse, Ben, since 2002; he's now 21 and pretty much retired.  He's gonna miss his little Morgan buddy.

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done subjunctively.

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by: janicket @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 21:20:13 PM UTC

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Condolences to Ben, too. (2.00 / 9)

I've seen horses grieve; it's a sad thing to witness.

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

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by: Nurse Kelley @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 22:02:10 PM UTC

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condolences janicket (2.00 / 13)

may you find peace in happy memories of a beautiful horse. I'm glad he was able to have a dignified death and you were able to be with him.

"But what people usually want with free speech is the ability to speak their mind and not have people think worse of them for it." Josh Marshall  

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by: wordsinthewind @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:30:58 PM UTC

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{{janicket}} (2.00 / 10)

I'm so sorry. He was beautiful.

I know after his pain he appreciated your compassion. I also know that doesn't make it any easier.

Heartfelt condolences.

Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

Barack Obama 1/21/2013

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by: iriti @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 20:34:15 PM UTC

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Justin Morgan had a horse . . . (2.00 / 10)

He was a beauty, and 23 is a venerable age.

I first rode a Morgan when I was still in single digits, and have always loved them. The most marvelous horses ever.

Many condolences, but I think he was lucky to have such a caring human.

Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas. -- Anonymous

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by: Mnemosyne @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 21:06:57 PM UTC

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I am so sorry for your loss. (2.00 / 6)

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by: blue jersey mom @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 00:48:37 AM UTC

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I'm am very sorry for your loss (2.00 / 2)

I commend you for having the courage to release him. Now his love flows free.
(((Janicket)))

"Hair on fire complicates the decision of how to deal with the knot in your knickers while clutching your pearls with both hands." ~ wordsinthewind

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by: Khloe @ Tue Feb 19, 2013 at 07:46:13 AM UTC

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Your courage was a real tribute to Commander, janicket (2.00 / 9)

I hope that in your grief you will be able to take some comfort in knowing that you did the best thing, at the best point in time. You prevented needless suffering and honored your commitment to an equine friend. All domestic animals deserve that, but few get it when the chips are down.  

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

-- Oscar Wilde

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by: cassandracarolina @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 19:39:41 PM UTC

I am very sorry. (2.00 / 8)

What a beautiful horse and even though it is the right thing to do, it does indeed hurt like hell :  (  

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by: Lori Challinor @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 20:24:16 PM UTC

Goodbye and Thanks for all the Fish! Not me real Dolphins (2.00 / 6)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...

A group of over 100,000 dolphins spotted off the coast of San Diego caused a spectacle for nature watchers as they traveled together in an enormous pack.
'They were coming from all directions, you could see them from as far as the eye can see,' Joe Dutra said after seeing the spectacle first hand.
Mr Dutra, who captains Hornblower Cruises, was out on his daily tour with a boat full of nature watchers when he spotted the massive group of dolphins.

Strange days indeed, most peculiar momma

"I honor the place in you where Spirit lives
I honor the place in you which is
of Love, of Truth, of Light, of Peace,
when you are in that place in you,
and I am in that place in me,
then we are One."  Namaste Friends!

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by: Adept2u @ Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 21:04:53 PM UTC