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Forum: General Blah Blah 9th May 2010, 06:53 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,746
Posted By Persnickety
Yeah, that's what I got: "It's a bum bag." At...

Yeah, that's what I got: "It's a bum bag." At least he didn't ask me if I was being an American again.

Anyway, I thought it was the English who used "fanny" for "vagina." That scene in Billy...
Forum: General Blah Blah 9th May 2010, 06:29 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,746
Posted By Persnickety
Very, very nice pictures - thanks for posting...

Very, very nice pictures - thanks for posting them. I've been to the entrance of Luna Park at night, and it haunted my nightmares for weeks. Please explain the fanny pack thing, as my husband's been...
Forum: Photo Safari 9th May 2010, 01:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 569
Posted By Persnickety
What is the name of that trail? I like hiking...

What is the name of that trail? I like hiking around Cooper Mt myself, but it's not familiar.

Do you mind if I join in? We just got back from Hood River.

At Panorama Point, my husband took a...
Forum: Just the Facts 5th May 2010, 05:21 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 6,217
Posted By Persnickety
I have an iPad. For me the simplest way to...

I have an iPad. For me the simplest way to explain its usefulness is that it a) liberates me from my desktop (at least until I need the internet out of range of the home network, and who really needs...
Forum: General Blah Blah 28th April 2010, 06:32 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,601
Posted By Persnickety
Oh, if all lives were absent any ill-advised...

Oh, if all lives were absent any ill-advised decisions. This could go either way for your younger daughter; this guy she's basically moved in with might be great, he might not. She's an adult, and...
Forum: The Pit 28th April 2010, 03:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,770
Posted By Persnickety
My husband managed to get on the RNC's mailing...

My husband managed to get on the RNC's mailing list. We think it was because we subscribe to The Economist and Foreign Affairs in his name. To me it's as ridiculous as the jury summons he gets...
Forum: Arts and Entertainment 28th April 2010, 08:06 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,161
Posted By Persnickety
I adore Lagaan and Crossing Delancey. My husband...

I adore Lagaan and Crossing Delancey. My husband likes to do the roar from Lagaan (you know the one I mean) and that song from Crossing Delancey always makes me want to move to New York and work in a...
Forum: General Blah Blah 25th April 2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 995
Posted By Persnickety
I put the full force of my professional...

I put the full force of my professional certificate in project management behind my packing. My husband opens a case five minutes before we have to leave and randomly throws things in. I always...
Forum: General Blah Blah 17th April 2010, 06:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 638
Posted By Persnickety
I was walking in my neighborhood and came across...

I was walking in my neighborhood and came across a house where the kids were playing with new bikes. I got to chatting with their mother, and yadda yadda, walked home with a bike for my son.
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Forum: General Blah Blah 17th April 2010, 06:12 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,686
Posted By Persnickety
I grew up around the corner from a set of...

I grew up around the corner from a set of brothers named Uecker and Buckshot.
Forum: Photo Safari 16th April 2010, 05:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,912
Posted By Persnickety
Better weather means getting out to the local...

Better weather means getting out to the local parks for some swinging, and also it means several road works projects are in full bloom. Sometimes - to the delight of three year old digger enthusiasts...
Forum: Photo Safari 15th April 2010, 04:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,647
Posted By Persnickety
The kids get freaked out on Bridge of the Gods?...

The kids get freaked out on Bridge of the Gods? My husband can't look down or he'll faint.

Thanks for sharing.
Forum: Longneck Public Library 9th April 2010, 06:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,103
Posted By Persnickety
I read a lot and I run a book club, so I get a...

I read a lot and I run a book club, so I get a lot of recommendations. Among the people I know we do a lot of bookswapping as well, so I constantly have a stack on my bedside table that I know very...
Forum: General Blah Blah 6th April 2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,522
Posted By Persnickety
My kid loves it when I fall down or drop stuff,...

My kid loves it when I fall down or drop stuff, or even better, fall down while dropping stuff. It's a special, Flowers for Algernon-type moment in our lives when his sense of humor and my clumsiness...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 31st March 2010, 07:56 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 8,834
Posted By Persnickety
Yes, me too. I have made my fair share of PW...

Yes, me too. I have made my fair share of PW recipes and while there are a very, very, very few that made me go "Whut?" I really dislike putting in effort for crap. I'm lazy, I know.
Forum: General Blah Blah 28th March 2010, 05:16 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,533
Posted By Persnickety
funniest thing you've seen while driving

Today we were on the road when we got caught up in traffic, caused by some guy who hadn't bothered to tether his load and had lost some pieces of his backyard swing set on the highway. My husband...
Forum: General Blah Blah 27th March 2010, 06:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 696
Posted By Persnickety
I am... moving to Tulsa so my kid can go to that...

I am... moving to Tulsa so my kid can go to that high school.
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 26th March 2010, 08:28 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 8,834
Posted By Persnickety
I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove lemon bars,...

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove lemon bars, but I've never made them. Huh.

I have been itching to try Pioneer Woman's Creamy Lemon Crumb Squares...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 26th March 2010, 06:35 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,100
Posted By Persnickety
I agree, but which do you vote for: pointless...

I agree, but which do you vote for: pointless stunt or the first salvo in an effort to change federal law? If it's the latter more power to them, though I wouldn't be embarrassed to vote for...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 26th March 2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,100
Posted By Persnickety
I'm not sure what the point is considering that...

I'm not sure what the point is considering that it would conflict with federal law, unless perhaps they are itching for a fight with the feds. I am also in favor of legalization, but I'm in favor of...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 25th March 2010, 06:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,443
Posted By Persnickety
The budgetary angle is what I'm mulling over -...

The budgetary angle is what I'm mulling over - when I left CA they were considering closing a bunch of state parks, including Henry Coe, one of my favorites. So if they don't have the budget to fully...
Forum: Photo Safari 21st March 2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 6,568
Posted By Persnickety
That's the kind of photograph that will make me...

That's the kind of photograph that will make me shake out my clothes before getting dressed, for days.
Forum: General Blah Blah 19th March 2010, 01:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,039
Posted By Persnickety
You know, my kid's only three, and he doesn't yet...

You know, my kid's only three, and he doesn't yet know to avert his eyes when a female of the species flashes her outer sexual organs at him. He doesn't even know what it means to be befouled by a...
Forum: The Drunk Tank 19th March 2010, 01:41 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 9,253
Posted By Persnickety
I hope you at least went outside! Do you have any...

I hope you at least went outside! Do you have any idea how nice this weather is for March? I'm only inside for a brief break, then it's out for more cavorting under that great glowing orb in the sky.
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 15th March 2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 186
Sticky: Food porn yay!
Views: 50,657
Posted By Persnickety
My pudding? It's Joy of Cooking's, actually. I...

My pudding? It's Joy of Cooking's, actually. I prefer to make it (and the whipped cream) from scratch because I find anything you can make from a package (or buy pre-made) tends to be way too sweet.
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