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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 17, 2016 21:02:32 GMT -6
Ouch!
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Post by Phalon on Feb 18, 2016 7:45:36 GMT -6
Beautiful sunny 12-degree morning here, and I'm off to my weekly coffee klatch (my punch-card is full; it's freebie day!!!).
Enjoy the day, Sweet Taters!
Later.
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Post by stepper on Feb 18, 2016 18:45:05 GMT -6
Tasers aren't exactly on the Tickle-Me-Elmo level.
We're pretty much in spring time here – days get up to the 80’s frequently. Remember those bell pepper plants I mentioned? Two of them put on a few leaves and I have new peppers growing.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 19, 2016 7:50:28 GMT -6
Is it normal for peppers to overwinter there?
It should feel like spring here today, if you considered the temperature only - it supposed to get above 50 degrees, which is unusual for February. It's predicted though, that wind gusts will reach 50mph - and the lake waters are much colder than the air temperature, so I doubt it'll feel anything close to 50 degrees outside. According to the handy-dandy weather report that's displayed every time I turn on my phone, it's already 49 degrees with a wind of 17mph - the 'RealFeel" temperature is 28. It's still pretty brrr out there.
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Post by stepper on Feb 19, 2016 21:12:57 GMT -6
No. It's never happened to me before. One of the neighbors had some kind of fruit tree in her back yard. Whatever the fruit, it actually needed more than one season to set fruit because it was meant for the tropics - not a place that had any kind of winter that would destroy blooms and leaves. I remember her getting excited because we'd had a mild winter and the tree was loaded with fruit. Back to the peppers - they are not supposed to last through the winter. The roses didn't do well either - after being overly stressed by a very hot summer they weren't able to go dormant because it didn't get cold enough long enough, so they tried blooming as if it was spring. In boxing it'd be called a one-two punch. The older rose bushes are in very sad shape and should probably be replaced.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 21, 2016 8:08:18 GMT -6
Although it's gotten plenty cold here, it's been a relatively mild winter and plants went into dormancy late. This recent warm-up has got everyone on pins and needles, hoping the forecast is right, and we'll get freezing temperatures again very soon. It's way too early for spring-like weather to cause plants to break bud.
Is it too early though, for me to be freaking out about giving a presentation this coming Thursday? You know I am, with my number one phobia being talking in front of a group of people.
And these just aren't any group of people - they are probably the toughest audience out there: teenagers. ACK!
And I don't just have to give the presentation once. Oh, no, no, no...once is bad enough, but I have to speak to five different classes of high-school seniors throughout the day. ACK! ACK! ACK! ACK! ACK!
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Post by stepper on Feb 21, 2016 12:35:30 GMT -6
It’s not too early for our area.
Here, plants are not dormant for an extended period of time. For instance, many people use Valentines day as the signal for trimming their roses back. And my red maple is bursting at the seams with red ‘noses’.
As usual, you'll be fine. But don't picture the kids naked - that would be creepy. All you really need is to know your materiel - you know and they don't - start off with something different/funny and you've got 'em. I'm sure that you'll be fine, as usual. But avoid coffee from the shop with the really strong coffee - even being overly prepared can't compensate for chemistry.
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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 21, 2016 21:44:09 GMT -6
The Daffodils are coming up. Saw one bloom today. The buds are even coming out on the trees. And ... ... ... the FROGS! OMG! I love that sound. Sadly, I doubt Winter is over just yet. But, March is almost here ... and the time change ... and soon, SPRING! Not long now.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 22, 2016 7:18:37 GMT -6
Ok, that's just creepy no matter who is in the audience.
You don't talk with teenagers much, do you? Tell them the funniest thing in the world, and you'll be met with stares, or eye-rolls. It's when you aren't trying to be funny that they think you're hysterical.
I think it's going to be a 'coffee day' actually. I have to find something to do between the presentations, which are only about 15 minutes long, at the beginning of 2nd hour, two during third hour, one 4th hour, and one 6th hour. If I drove home between them, I'd pretty much walk in the door, then turn around and leave a few minutes later. Hanging out at the school isn't an option - with all the construction, they have make-shift classrooms set up everywhere. I figure my best option is to walk across the street to McDonald's, and swill coffee between classes - I hear theirs is pretty good coffee.
I did some spring-time stuff this weekend, but unfortunately for me because it was so pretty outside, I was holed-up in the basement most of the time - spring cleaning. Or really, purging. Went through a bunch of stuff, loaded up both the trash and recycling dumpsters, and have a box of worn-but-useable baby blankets to take to the humane society. Another box of really nice and gently used baby blankets will go to the shelter for abused women in the next county over - my friend's church does some kind of outreach funding there, and he said they are in real need of baby items. Sad. I'm going to go through a bunch more boxes today to see if I've got anything else they might need. I can't believe I've saved this stuff as long as I have...and have no idea why I saved it in the first place.
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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 22, 2016 20:27:53 GMT -6
Just today I was told that they have the best iced tea.
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Post by stepper on Feb 22, 2016 22:35:24 GMT -6
Phalon That's because you must consider the audience. What's funny to you probably will not be funny to them. Or tell them there's more than one plant that consumes raw meat. I've gotta hurry...T-storms coming soon. Mini Mia And food. You can have breakfast over and over and tell yourself the day is just beginning!
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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 23, 2016 0:35:53 GMT -6
stepper: Cracker Barrel serves breakfast all day too. I ate there today. Monday is Chicken and Dressing day for Lunch. Yum! Thursday is Turkey and Dressing day for Lunch. My two favorite days of the week to go to town.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 23, 2016 11:50:32 GMT -6
It's hit or miss. Sometimes I'm right on the mark...but that's with my own, and their herd.
Blank stares and eye-rolls.
Especially since I'm not talking about anything to do with plants. I'm really outta my comfort zone with this one (if there is such thing as being in a comfort zone when I'm talking in front of a group). The presentations are on scholarship opportunities, and how to effectively apply to them.
Hope the storms passed you by and you got a nice steady gentle rain instead. But oh!
Oh! Oh! Oh! We're supposed to get a winter storm starting tomorrow night, that's predicted to dump 3-12 inches into Thursday.
Looking like I'll be flushing ice-cubes in the very near future.
If you would have read my answer to your Long John Silver question in the food thread, you would have known I don't eat fast food....if I would have got back to the thread and answered your question. Didn't have time to get in there though, and really shouldn't be in here now and doing other things instead, but I'm taking a break. Cuz even though I don't eat McDonald's, I deserve a break today.
Chicken and dressing - yum for sure. We had that weekend before this past one. I cooked it though; it's always nice when someone else cooks for you! One of Crazy Cheryl's big-@ss chickens so there were lots of left-overs. Hubs made chicken, so yay! Someone else did the cooking after-all....for three-four more days, actually, because he can't make chicken soup in portions other vat-sized.
Ok...really gotta run now. Later, Taters.
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Post by stepper on Feb 23, 2016 18:59:26 GMT -6
So does Golden Corral - a steak place - but I think it's a good idea, at least for them. If they can get you to fill up on less expensive items like flap jacks, they make out fairly well. And how did you get that gig? We got mostly slammed at about 3AM, but when I got up (before 5) it was still raining lightly with another quick round heading for our area. Over all we got 1.25" - after the storm went through it got windy and that's supposed to last until sometime tonight. What's it take to make closing school a reasonable expectation? Tuesday - Cheap Chicken Tuesday here which means a leg and thigh at Pop Eyes for $1.19. They have other deals too, but I prefer dark meat - not spicy. They make up for the low cost on sides which are, as far as I'm concerned, way over priced.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 24, 2016 7:45:47 GMT -6
HA! Reminds me of my high school days on the swim team. There was a little restaurant in town that on Saturdays had an all-you-can-eat pancake special. After Saturday morning practices one season, our coach would treat us to breakfast there...because, as you said, pancakes are cheap. I don't know if you ever swam competitively, but if you had, you'd have an idea of what a voracious appetite swimming creates. Imagine how many pancakes 20 or so teenage girls after swimming laps for 2 1/2 hours can pack away.
After about a month of us going there, they quit offering the special.
Like any of my previous gigs, it all started out so simply. A woman in our writers group died a few weeks ago, and as we had in the past when someone died, we decided to offer a one-time memorial scholarship in her name. It's late though - the scholarship bulletins at the high-school are published in December/January, and we were worried not many students would know we were offering it. Someone in our group suggested we speak to the English classes (English since we are a writers group); someone else said she was friends the English teacher so we have an "in", and would be happy to speak to the classes. I offered to get the scholarship information to the guidance office, which is where students go for college/scholarship/career counseling - that's all I offered, but somehow...
I got sucked into the black-hole of arranging all of this when I talked to the guidance office secretary. You gotta know our group to understand how this happened - everyone has a suggestion, an opinion about what to do and how to do it, but there's never any follow-through.
When I spoke to the secretary, she said that since the scholarship was coming out late, she'd make sure it got put on the webpage, but since the bulletin was already out, wasn't sure how many students would actually see it. I mentioned we had a representative speaking to so-and-so's English classes - turns out so-and-so doesn't even teach senior English, but she gave me the names and e-mail of the teachers who actually do. And so...
The someone who is friends with so-and-so English teacher, doesn't think she can speak in front of a group of total strangers without her friend's friendly face being present, but we should still talk to the classes that have students who actually qualify for the scholarship.
Whatever. I e-mailed the teachers - one teaches senior English, the other teaches college-level English - and yes! They would love! to have someone speak about our scholarship! and maybe give pointers on applying to scholarships in general! (There were a lot of exclamation points in these e-mails.)
Since everyone in our group also thinks it's a grand idea, but no one else is willing, or available, it turns out the "someone" is me.
A whole lot of sacrificial ice-cubes flushed in order to appease the Snow Gods.
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Post by stepper on Feb 24, 2016 23:00:22 GMT -6
Not competitively – the Red Cross lifesaving course was tiring, but it wasn’t on that level. What I remember is being tired and oxygen exhausted.
Good thoughts with no action is a waste – it’s very generous of you to give your time and I’m sure at least some of them were appreciative. And you are probably the best one for this – especially since you’ve recently been involved in the search because of LX, and you aren’t an old fuddy-duddy. You are, for them, “mom” age.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 25, 2016 7:39:50 GMT -6
I am glad you made sense out of all that. I was getting frustrated with myself, because I accidentally deleted what I'd written more than once due to me still being heavy-handed on the touchpad.
Whatddya mean for them, I am "mom" age? I am mom age.
But I agree - I have recent experience. Not only with LX (she is currently applying for 15 scholarships; with any luck she'll make it through all 5 years of college without any student debt!!!), but I've also helped her friend Niki (who, much to the disgust of LX, dropped out this semester), Crazy Cheryl's daughter, and the neighbors' three kids find scholarships.
It's not as simple as going on one or a few of the thousands of sites that list available scholarships; it takes a great deal of research and time to find those for which the students meet all the criteria, and sometimes you've got to dig pretty deep. And you know how much I love the drill...and in winter, I have the time to do it.
Twelve of the scholarships LX is applying for are due the first week of March; even though she is way more organized than I am, every week I send her an e-mail detailing where she should be in the application process for each one - getting recommendation letters, transcripts, that stupid ridiculous FASFA form, blah, blah, blah - some even require head-shot photos! With everything else she's got going on, she says she appreciates the to-do reminders because they keep her on track.
I've actually given a great deal of thought this winter into starting a home-based business to provide this service for local kids. I'm not sure it would fly though.
Apparently, the Snow Gods were appeased with just the mere mention of the flushing of sacrificial ice-cubes. School was dismissed early yesterday, and has been cancelled today.
All this is doing really is prolonging the agony, and d@mn, for once I was ready! (for me that translates to 'right now I'm only in the semi-freaked out stage. Let's get this over with before I really start freaking out')
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Post by stepper on Feb 25, 2016 19:41:05 GMT -6
I’ve done that too and it’s quite frustrating. If I think a post has the potential of going long, I type it in word, or something, and when I’m done I copy/paste.
For some of us, you aren’t ‘mom’ age.
Speaking of mom’s – at least one of the feral cats out back {the one I call ‘mama’ } is looking overly fat.
Actually, I suspect it would. Getting a person to do the tedious search stuff is a blessing – especially if that person does the paperwork for you. But, why “local” – broaden your potential clients if you can. Or are you looking for limited clientele?
When does the nursery start up and would the two conflict?
It gives you more time to find a couple examples of hard to find offers, or things that might exclude people that they could easily overlook.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 27, 2016 9:57:35 GMT -6
It seems I should be offended by this, but since I don't really know what you're saying, I'll refrain. Sad, actually, that feral cats lead to more feral cats, especially when the mortality rate is so high. There's a new pit mix at our Humane Society - her name is "Momma" too. She was a stray picked up in Detroit (we are getting a lot of dogs - mostly pits - from Detroit here lately because there's just so many of them that they don't have room). Momma is the sweetest thing, with that great big smile pit bulls seem to have. They think she was over-bred and turned loose on the streets because she wasn't 'useful' anymore. www.adoptapet.com/pet/14954046-south-haven-michigan-pit-bull-terrier-mixShe's BP's favorite when we go walk the dogs. If you scroll down on the site, you'll see Adrian - she's my favorite. Lookit those ears! It would be perfect timing since 'scholarship season' runs from about December through March; the nursery reopens sometimes in March (depending on the weather), but always by April 1st. The reason I don't think it'd fly is because students are always told you should never have to pay for scholarship searches (and they shouldn't) - but I'd be doing much more than a simple scholarship search - which you're right, is extremely tedious, and a lot of those sites lead you on wild goose chases. One thing I wouldn't do is the actual paperwork - and some of them require massive amounts of it; where is the pride in earning a scholarship if someone else does all the work? Proofing is one thing, but doing the actual work is another. I don't even do that for my own kid - not even the FASFA form, which I think the developers of should be required to try to complete with a college kid who is out of town. It is ridiculous in that the student is required to fill it out - not the parent; it is fraudulent for them to do so - but questions asked require parents' answers. "What are your parents' total assets to include this and that, but excluding this and that" or "What was your parents' answer on line 7 on their 2015 tax return, and what portion of that was parent 1's and what portion was parent 2's?" Seriously? A kid has to fill this out? It takes multiple phone calls and hours to complete. B!tch of it is, LX has never qualified for a single dime in federal aid, or federal loans, but in order to apply for scholarships, it's required. I dunno - I think I have a good idea, but would anyone else?
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Post by stepper on Feb 27, 2016 12:46:32 GMT -6
Not at all. I'm saying that for a couple of us, including myself, 'mom' means you'd have to be somewhat older. Steppet's mom is a very nice person - and she's 93. My mom would have turned 100 this March. (I've made arrangements for a bunch of flowers. Even though she'll know nothing about it, I do and to me, it matters.) I don't know how old you are and I’m not asking, but it would not surprise me if I'm old enough to have been one of your parents. It's a matter of perception - and my view of you is that you are younger and therefore not mom age. That's so true. I've got just enough of them hanging around that I've got a couple generations of mom's and a few of their offspring. I don't put out enough food for all of them and I'm sure some of them have moved off looking for a spot with enough food, but I can't help but believe some of them have fallen to some form of predation or accidents. I haven't seen either of these situations with the local colony, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. I wish I could afford to neutralize the production factories, but it's just too expensive. San Antonio has an arrangement where they'll spay/neuter and it's fairly inexpensive, but I don't live there so I don't qualify for the cut rate. Around here each one would cost more than $120 - and you have to catch them. I've seen them ignore food and sit on top of the humane trap. They're too experienced with that I guess. They both look like they'd be nice dogs. Poor Adrian - I take it he's comfortable with you since you take him for walks? And what was his life like that he's so terrified of people or larger dogs? From here, you can but hope he finds someone who is patient, gentle, and has lots of love to share. As long as you are up front about those last two statements so you don't give them unrealistic expectations, I really do think you should at least let it be known you're willing. You do a lot of stuff off season - especially around Christmas - and this would take even more of your 'spare' time - but it would take a while to build a reputation for excellence. Until then, I suspect you'd have a limited number of takers and you could fit them in. Plus, YOU can always say no if too many start asking for your help. If it's sufficiently lucrative, you could make it your winter calling. There's only one way to see if the waters are warm enough - stick in a toe.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 28, 2016 9:45:43 GMT -6
Nice save, Step. I don't think though, that you're that much older than me - 10-15 years, maybe? Just a stab in the dark, because I have nothing to base this on really, except the types of music you post. I'll be 52 this year.
Who knows what these dogs have had to endure before they ended up in the shelter. Adrian is a very petite little thing in comparison to the other pit mixes - she's actually quite tiny. She was probably beaten, I imagine, because although she is timid around everyone, she's extremely fearful of men. There's a male volunteer though, who's been working with her quite extensively and has gained her trust. I didn't walk her this past week, because the man had just got back from taking her on her first outing since being at the shelter - a car ride to downtown and an afternoon walk. He told me that after a bit, she was actually strutting on the leash and seemed to be enjoying the attention she was getting from everyone while walking downtown. Huge change from when she used to shrink into the back corner of her kennel whenever anyone would approach.
He's back. And in quite Vulcanesque form, I'd say. (The "Important Notice to Purchasers" is my favorite.)
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Post by stepper on Feb 28, 2016 15:30:58 GMT -6
An accurate assessment - I'm in the eleven to twelve years older than you range. Even by today's standards that's not enough to be one of your parents.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 1, 2016 7:01:16 GMT -6
HA! I knew I was right! (Hey, when it's so infrequent, ya gotta throw in some exclamation points when it actually does happen.)
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Post by stepper on Mar 1, 2016 20:41:28 GMT -6
Congratulations! The news stations are showing pictures of Indian Paintbrushes and Blue Bonnets. Spring is sprunging! See? One of those words that gets itself a little red underline. But not in MY system! No Ma'am!
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Post by Phalon on Mar 3, 2016 14:19:38 GMT -6
I had to look up Blue Bonnets - I knew they don't grow here (neither does Indian Paintbrush), but I didn't even know what Blue Bonnets looked like. Unmistakable once I looked at the photos - they're lupines! Those we have - though a much, much paler blue. The color combination of the Indian Paintbrush and Blue Bonnets must be gorgeous.
Nothing so colorful here now, not even a hint of the palest of blue unless you maybe count exposed skin. It's been white, white, and more white - it's snowed everyday this week, and it's supposed to continue for a couple of more days, I think.
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Post by stepper on Mar 3, 2016 19:01:34 GMT -6
They grow wild all over the place here; they're a spring flower and the Bluebonnet is the Texas State flower. In Selena Gomez's Come And Get It, very near the beginning, she's standing in a field of Bluebonnets. The combination of BBs and Indian Paintbrushes is fairly popular for photographers, but for the most part, BBs dominate and the Indian's accentuate.
I got in the habit of saying/spelling "Blue Bonnets", but in truth it's one word and I should have put it that way in my earlier post.
Doesn't sound like an especially good time to have the house re-wired.
We've been mostly in the 70s and almost set a record in the 80s yesterday. Now they're predicting rain - possibly thunderstorms - nearly all of next week. We can use it so no complaints.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 4, 2016 6:38:55 GMT -6
Same here for the northern lupine species...or at least, when you see them growing, it's usually in mass abundance. People talk about seeing fields of wild lupine here and there. I've never had the pleasure though - and I've tried, but can't get them to grow at home either.
HA!! It seems you are right! They actually got as far as the front door the other day, but left shortly after; Hubs was sick, and was working from home, so needed uninterrupted Internet. I had just naively figured they could do stuff that didn't involve the wiring that serves the room with the DSL and router, but apparently not because they'll be shutting of the electricity to various parts of the house - and it's not a room by room thing. Half of the living room for example, is on the same circuit as the mudroom; the other half is connected to the outside outlets, and BP's room.
So far, two snow day cancellations and three sick day cancellations. Today though! Everyone who is supposed to be at school is at school, and everyone who's supposed to be at work is working...or hopefully so. We'll see shortly - they're supposed to show up in about an hour.
I just hope things go smoother the next few months. This is just the downstairs. The upstairs we're nearly completely gutting in spring, and the contractors and electrician have to get their timing right, or it's going to be a nightmare.
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Post by Spock on Mar 4, 2016 11:46:08 GMT -6
If they are going to rewire the entire house anyway, you might consider having separate "zones" set up where one circuit breaker controls power to one zone. If none of the zones overlap, i.e., half the living room and the mud room, then you would have better control over your power distribution.
It will also make future repairs simpler. I would have most or all the outlets in each room on their own circuit breaker and the permanent lighting fixtures in each room on their own as well. That way, if you are working on the outlets, the lights may be left on and if you are working on the lights, a floor or table lamp may be plugged into an outlet to provide illumination.
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Post by stepper on Mar 4, 2016 19:20:53 GMT -6
Zones isn't a bad idea, but since I don't know the repair plans or costs, it may not be an option. Depending on the plan and resources, if you do the zone option, you may as well take the next step and put in dedicated lines for your computer equipment - and get and UPS so you can bring everything down gracefully when power goes out. Or at least get power strips that will do the same thing so you wont' have to worry about losing data if the power drops off while you're typing. You know, everytime I see that I have to remind myself you're talking about plants and not wolves. ` Plan for the worst, but pray for the best. And with luck things will settle down right in time for Christmas. BTW: Is one of the rooms easily convertable to a nursery? Just asking.
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