Currently pleased with myself for rounding Mass Effect 1 and 2 on insanity, earning that coveted last achievement needed for bragging rights, so if you guys and girls will excuse me I need to finish a few story updates and play some more Morrowind.

Welcome back telli, glad to hear you're doing alright.

WOO HOO !!! TELLIE IS BACK !!! WOOOOOOOT !!!

Welcome back, always good to see forum veterans 'round here.

Thanks Revvie, I've missed you and your reviews, hopefully you'll continue writing stories yourself. See you in the RP section at least.

Ah yes...the Saturday morning head...to paraphrase Olfand, "...Please excuse me. I had a little drink-up last night. Still a little muzzy..."

I'm muzzy too, but without the benefit of the fun night before. I blame mine on dogs that partied last night till the wee hours and kept me awake with their racket - then got up early this morning for a little (hair of the dog).

It starts like this: A neighbor lets their dog out to roam about. (BFE, this is what happens here). My dogs feel an urgent need to go out and defend their territory from these marauders. (Or just brag about how many bones they got today).

Mine have to be seperated because the female is in heat - so only one dog is let out to bark it up with his buddies. The one left inside has to shout their encouragement to the lucky one who gets to party.

My female puppy is turning into a barkaholic...and she is a LOUD drunk.

Is there a cat whisperer out there that can explain the concept of "sleeping in on Sunday" to my cats?

Heh, not sure on cats. When my great dane (he died several years ago) was young, he would grab one of my feet and drag me out of bed in the morning. As he got older though, he slowed down and his Texas-sized bladder found him often sleeping in 'till tenish or so. Lol. I miss that big old boy.

Gotta love a big dog.

So Saturday I dragged Grits the Youngers out to a dairy farm to visit the baby goats. This required a long trek to break free of our suburban enclave. IPods were approved for the first part of the journey, then I expected human contact from the Youngers once there was something interesting to look at out the window. Like Oreo cows and a cinderblock building that is both a game room and a bait shop. A brick ranch-style house that offers hair styling and taxidermy is another favorite. Anyway, here’s how it went:

“All right, we’re out of the city now. I suggest you quit playing your games and take in the rural sights,” says Grits.

“What are rural sites?” asks Grits the Youngest.

“Country. Rural means we’re in the country, take a look at the country sights.”

“I can’t.” She’s getting frustrated.

“What? Why?! Just look around!” I would gesture, but I need both hands to keep the wagon on this bumpy road.

Now she’s really ticked off. “I can't because I don’t have an internet connection!!”

D’oh! Kids these days.

I had to laugh at the shops. Reminded me of a place of business in the small hamlet of Smokerise, AL. They offer videos, tanning beds, and pizza. They even deliver! ( I am assuming that pizza is all they deliver, not tanning beds )

The "no internet connection" comment is priceless!

I guess Li'l Grits needs a refresher on that bamboozling technology known as "windows?"

And not that Windows, windows, as in the strange transparent thingamajigs you can see the scenery through in your car.

I presume that Grits' car has 7 windows to enjoy the rural vista?

That's Generation Z for ya. Some of us have something to show for being plugged in almost 24/7. Others... not so much.

One of my all time favorites was in Erwin, TN (yes- where they hanged the elephant).

Store with "Gas Food Guns" sign out front.

Hmm I hope that goes for me too?



hehe I could give it a try! My furballs know when it's sleeping time....sort of

The scandinavian (Swedish) winter has been and still is....severe! The snow started to fall in late November and we've had that white stuff ever since!

It's still cold even though we've had some days with temperatures over 0 celsius. The thich snow layer did not melt very much, and there have been refills.

Nope my cats refuse to go outside, no way they'll step out into the great white.

We've had another re-organization at work so now everything is upside down, before it all settles and we could have some peace. I'm sick and tired of re-organizations, blahhh

Need you ask? Good to see you, Minque

I would say that I agree with you Minque...fortunately I've missed the dreadful scandinavian winter for the most part (I've been at sea the last four months)

Still now that I've returned home I spend most of my days wrapped in a thick blanket a few feet away from the oven where I have a continous campfire going on

Well that's me signing off, havesome updates to finish.

They say in Wales there are two seasons. Winter, and July. It's looking to be a bad July.

Ah yes...Monday morning. Property preservation on foreclosed homes is part of our business. A fairly busy day of initial grass cuts (2) and removing a cubic yard of raw garbage from a third property. Nothing better than cleaning garbage that has sat for months to start the week. ACK!!