Posts by eringilbert

:(  I was really hoping this fungus would have run its course by now. 

I love bats... don't want them living in my house, but love seeing them fly around in the evening, love seeing them in caves, just think they're neat little critters.

When we went to Mammoth Cave NP last year they were taking as many precautions as they could to keep the fungus from their caves.  Of course it's all based on how honest the humans are about where they've been.  And I'm sure if they (the visitors) weren't interested in conservation they didn't do what they could to keep the fungus out. 

And spiders just give me the willies.  Glad some of y'all like 'em but...  :::shudder:::

Give me bats any day.

Original Post by knowan:

Original Post by eringilbert:

Original Post by knowan:

Please send some of this warm weather my way.  I'm tired of shivering.

There's real disadvantages to being on an island in the northern Atlantic.

It may be slightly warmer this winter, but not by much.  It's still below freezing today, and the forecast calls for more of the same.  I keep reading about all the warm weather across the rest of North America and, unlike my lawn, I'm turning green (with jealously).

:(  While I'm very sorry about your luck about not being able to share in the warmer temperatures, your misfortune almost makes me happy. 

Not for you personally, but for the North Atlantic.  I LIKE that it's still cold up there.  Keep the ice and snow and cold going! (yeah, I know you're not in Greenland, nor above the Arctic Circle but you're close enough to give me hope).  Good to hear it :)

I hate to disappoint you, but the reason that it's cold here is because it's warm elsewhere.  You see, as the artic ice melts it increases the flow of the cold Labrador current.  The Labrador current flows past the shores of my island, so it gets colder here as it gets warmer elsewhere.

I've seen the computer models.  Newfoundland gets colder as the rest of the world warms, at least until the Artic ice is completely melted and Greenland is as green as it's name.

Oh.  Well.  My apologies then, for sucking up all of your warms :(

They didn't put that little tidbit in "The Day After Tomorrow" you know   I really need to pay more attention to all those weather documentaries I watch.

Doesn't sound promising though, the way you put it...

Original Post by jules817:

For me, this wouldn't be confusing at all. if a guy told me to "move on" and that he was dating other people, that is exactly what I would do. I've never been one to chase someone or try to convince them to want to be with me. Why would you want someone like that? This guy proposed to you, then dumped you? Let him go. you deserve someone who can commit to you and who really wants to be with you all the time. this guy is playing games and he sounds like a jerk.

That pretty much sums it up for me.

He doesn't want you back, but he still wants the attention you were giving him.  You stopped texting, which to him took him out of the center of your world... so he had to check and see if you were still on the "line". 

Methinks his date didn't work out as well as he'd hoped.

Sounds a bit narcissistic. Go on the walk if you want to, but be prepared to lay it out for him (and I'd make it so I was busy when he wanted to go on the walk and set it for a time that was convenient for me - just so you don't look all available and stuff) that he said to move on and you're all good with that.

Original Post by knowan:

Please send some of this warm weather my way.  I'm tired of shivering.

There's real disadvantages to being on an island in the northern Atlantic.

It may be slightly warmer this winter, but not by much.  It's still below freezing today, and the forecast calls for more of the same.  I keep reading about all the warm weather across the rest of North America and, unlike my lawn, I'm turning green (with jealously).

:(  While I'm very sorry about your luck about not being able to share in the warmer temperatures, your misfortune almost makes me happy. 

Not for you personally, but for the North Atlantic.  I LIKE that it's still cold up there.  Keep the ice and snow and cold going! (yeah, I know you're not in Greenland, nor above the Arctic Circle but you're close enough to give me hope).  Good to hear it :)

Besides which... you'll still be the one here that gets to see the world go out () as the Mayans intended it!  In a nice tropical setting amongst their ruins.  While the rest of us are up here dodging tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanos, zombies, and probably snow storms :P

Original Post by floggingsully:

When was the last year people weren't commenting about the weather being weird at some point?

Agreed, to a point.  Usually our weather (at least where I'm at) isn't so far out of the norm that I do comment on it.  One or two warm days in January is normal, a blizzard in February is normal.  Snow in October or April falls in to the normal category.  Won't find a comment from me.  Thunderstorms in January and weeks of record breaking temps across the country in March?  And 205 tornadoes across the country before March/April?  Definitely comment worthy.

I just find it interesting to compare notes with those across the country and around the world... how else would I have found out that Chicago has lost their winds and Springfield (I'm assuming IL) has found them?  Or that our upper states that are normally still buried under snow are experiencing this strange weather pattern too... if nary a comment was made?

Yeah, I could like go to all the zip codes on weatherunderground, but this is way more fun.  :)

Besides which, there's not a daggonned thing we can do about it so we may as well talk about it. 

Original Post by amd_66:

I think, parents teaching their children to swim is one of the most important lessons they should do....

And it is just so much easier if it is done when still a baby...I was dropped into a swimming pool when I was a baby...it's amazing how natural it is.

Then again you don't need  a lake, river, pond etc to drown.

Trust me, mom tried.  But when you're scared to death of water there's just not a whole lot that can be done with you.

Even as a baby I hated having water on my face and would throw a fit until it was wiped off (or so I've heard).

Got kicked out of my first swim lesson class at the ripe old age of 4 because it was that traumatic and they couldn't get me to let go of the side of the pool.  I cried a lot.  And I do remember those "lessons".  "Stick your face in the water and blow bubbles!" 

The most memorable was the attempted swim lessons when I was about 12 and I almost drowned my instructor.  They made me go in water that was over my head and then she touched me.  I grabbed on for dear life.  Mom says my eyes were as big as saucers as I literally tried climbing my poor instructor to get out of the pool (and mom had balcony seating at the time and could make all of this out).  There's a lot of panic involved.  I kind of got kicked out of that class too.

Now, my son took to lessons like he was born to it.  My daughter doesn't take direction very well, so didn't.  So I set up a 4' deep pool in the backyard and she swims like a little fish now.  Neither of them have ever had an actual fear of water though.  I think that is what made all the difference between their experiences and mine.

LOL - I don't have any good stories, but that gave me a good laugh to start my day

How is the wind in Chicago? 

I only ask because wind here are kind of nil right now (which is another March anomaly), and I'm quite familiar with "the Windy City".  Experiencing the status quo?  Or have yours dropped too?

Original Post by smashley23:

@caloricat

You don't think her twin is harming herself by being anorexic or cutting?  Her sister will feel betrayed and cornered because she's unstable, needs help, and doesn't want to be confronted with the truth, not because her sister saw her twitter account.  Twitter is for sharing with the public. It's not snooping if she put it on the internet.  

@xililash14xo

You did the right thing.  Your sister probably doesn't see it that way, but hopefully, when she recovers, she'll realize what a great twin she has.

^ this.

You done good, xililash14xo.

There's nothing wrong with you.

You're still hurt by your husband's actions and this 1) sounds like "fun" because it's different and you would be "living on the edge" and 2) it's a kind of revenge.   Plus, you've been such a good wife all these years you're thinking why not just let my hair down just this once.

Okay, now back away slowly from the ledge.

Really, nothing wrong with you for thinking of going, all perfectly normal feelings.  BUT you're still in counseling and I would assume that by doing that that you are still wanting to put forth effort to save your marriage.  Well, if you go out and do something that you're not going to be happy with yourself in the morning, you will self-sabotage those plans with your own guilt.  Even if your husband never finds out.  YOU will know.

How about just going out with a friend.  Period.  You don't have to get drunk or dance on tables or pick up guys (there is a time and place for all of that, but this isn't it).  Getting out and just being one of the girls can be good for you.  And if someone tries to hit on you, well, that's okay too.  You can be flattered and let him down gently (read:  be honest).  But it wouldn't hurt to get out there and be an adult woman that has adult women friends. 

Trust me, it (what your friend wants) sounds way better in your head right now than the reality is.