Ah... that means Goren is mine before my moving day... You get Logan... but you claimed he's hot, so it's ok...

I feel so bad for you. $3000 for ins. How do you manage it. It seems so unfair.
Yes. the olympics are in China but it is such a large country. I don't know if the earthquake is near where they will be. I heard on the news that so many families have lost children, and in China they have a one child per family policy, so many have lost their only child. Too sad.
I don't see how global warming could have anything to do with earthquakes and I know the earth does go thru cycles but I think our careless ways have to have some bad effect.

I so sad about China, I posted a few pages back when it happened, that my heart and prayers go out to those people, I know some Americans harbor animosity toward them, but for so many innocent to die, its so sad, as for the insurance, Luckly its divided into 4 "easy payments", lol. Those are the 4 months out of the year, we really tighten the belt, but I try to save for it all year, putting money aside, I just hope State Farm starts selling insurance next month.

and look at you now!!.. you're beautiful!

*bug*

awww shucks guys, you lie so well. lol.

oh i wasn't implying that I don't believe we have anything to do with global warming or that global warming itself is a myth.. on the contrary... I was just relaying what some meteorologist are saying.. and that to me.. just like every occurance in this vast world and beyond is a mystery.. sure we can gather statistics til we die. and some one will gather statistics to squash those statsitic,. but.. everything boils down to one thing.. all we have are theories.. from creation (darwins theory that is) to global warming..greenhouse effect and on and on.. the world and all it's inhabitants are a mystery..
and always will be .. IMO

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We sure have many theories floating about, *bug*. I totally didn't mean that you thought we don't have an affect on our home, the earth. I was saying, like you are, that there are many different theories about everything that happens. We really should be in awe of this big blue ball, I guess. And we'll never uncover all her mysteries while we're here...

ok i know this is a werid question but ... i just saw a comercial for a klondike bar.. what is a klondike bar?

awwwe.. you know i lovya spook.. and i agree about this big blue ball.. it's a wonder..a beautiful thing.

*bug*

no lie my friend i totaly meant it.

*bug*

It's a square ice cream bar with no stick.

THAT is well-said, cifan! That's exactly what it is, with very few words used.

Pretty sad, I know what it is but never had one. Maybe I need to try one.

Yes, try one - they're GREAT! Esp the vanilla ones with dark chocolate on the outside. They have other flavors now, but that one is the best. Imo.

On your word, I will try one. I love ice cream when I get in the mood for it. I just remember the commercials so well and I always sing along. "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" They always get my attention.

You're from MO? What part?

I've seen a projection of what kind of damage there would be if there was another earthquake on the New Madrid fault that was the same magnitude or higher than the one in 1812. It was pretty messed up.

Everything north of the Ozarks would be okay. Some might feel it, but very little or no damage. In the Ozarks there would be some structural damage. Waterlines would burst. There might not be any electricity.

Everything on the Mississippi from STL down to the bootheel would be in utter devistation, which is really, really scary when you think about it.

They have very effective commercials.

Hey since this is the OFF TOPIC thread, did anyone watch House Monday? I just burned and watched it today. What a great ep!

Yes it was, did you see the previews for next week, think house has the hots for Amber?

well now that i know what they are i am sad ... im allergic to chocolate .. but everyone seems to like them .. darn another yummy thing i dont get to have

Okay, I was going to answer this last night...but my pc froze. so must be I neede to wait. Enaka, you ever BEEN to Michigan???
Our state is wonderful, we have great seasons, nice weather, beautiful sights and many things to see & do...don't give up on a state you've never visited!

sooooooo pretty!!!!!!!

Those pictures are beautiful, Kim. I have some friends who live in MI. We all lived in the Napa Valley and then OR at the same time. I haven't seen them for years. But they just called me last night and said they would be in my area the first week of June. They are going to be visiting Napa valley and will driving their 92 y/o friend down to see her friend that she hasn't seen in 50 years! And the friend just happens to live in the next town over.
Can we all sing "Its a Small World After All"?

were those albino deer?

Those pix are gorgeous, KimT! We used to go to Michigan all the time, to Warren Dunes State Park. I live in northern Indiana, so we're not that far from Michigan. I'd post pretty pix of Indiana, but there aren't that many, unless you like flat land and corn.

Here's a fall picture of Brown County State Park:

KimT singing "Its a small world after all, its a small world after all...its a small world after all...its a small, small world...."




Yes, those are albino deer. I have had 2 albino robins in my own yard too. I wasnt sure it was a robin, till the male starting courting her.



Spook, thats gorgeous!!!
And I love Michigan..how many other states are surrounded by lakes and shaped like a mitten?? lol

Those albino deer are so cute! We have white-tailed deer around here (TOO many of them, near the highway.)

Indiana... how many other states are largely flat and featureless and shaped like a chicken mcNugget?

A chicken nugget...ROFLMAO!

LOL !!! im not sure what my state is shaped like ... but my county kinda shaped like a horse head

My state looks like shredded cloth from the rag bag and my county looks like a fireplace and chimney...lol

better than your state looking liked it got squashed between a couple of boards. . . .

KimberlyT, these pictures are absolutely beautiful and have brought back so many memories. I live in Ohio but when I was growing up my family spent our summer vacations in the Upper Pennisula of MI. I am old enough that we went even before the Mackinac Bridge was built and had to take the ferry over. We stayed at a resort in a small town called Curtis on Big Manistique Lake. I loved it up there. My oldest sister lives in northern Wisconsin (Rhinelander), about an hour from Lake Superior. It is so beautiful up there in the north woods. I've never been brave enought LOL to go to either northern MI or WI in the winter, but my sister sends pictures and, like yours, they are beautiful. Thank you for sharing your pictures and giving me a taste of nostalgia!!

Lauren

Wooooow, Kimberly, did you take those? Those are incredible!

Warrick is dead. . . Warrick is dead. . . . Warrick is dead. . .

????? You mean Warrick Brown of CSI:? He isn't dead.....keep watching.

Great pictures of Michigan, Kim. If I was going to go to the States, I'd probably pick Washington DC, NYC, and maybe Utah & Wyoming. Speaking of vacations my parents are in Sheffield, England for a few days visiting my uncle and other relatives before they spend the rest of their vacation in France. Then my sister is going to Hawaii for a few weeks. I'm just going to be sitting at home relaxing and wondering about how I'm going to pay my VISA bill. That's the only bad thing about quitting a job you hate: no money.

OK, I'm jealous of Kim's pictures. There are lots of spectacular sights in CA, but I concentrated on close to home. Everyone knows about Yosemite, but not so many know about Sequoia Kings Canyon. Its not too far from me. In fact my sister and brother-in-law have 40 acres bordering the national park.



What would we be without the Giant Redwoods?




And of course, everyone has to drive through the tunnel tree!

We don't have any scenery like that here in Louisiana....

You look great! Do you watch Deadliest Catch? My oldest son loves it & he wants to become an Alaska fisherman (scary thought)!

Beautiful pictures KimberlyT & ciaddict! One of these days I'm going to have to replace my broken camera & share pictures of the Minnesota north shore...it's gorgeous! I could sit on a rock & stare at the shore all day long (besides VDO, I'm also fascinated with water)!

Hills? Wow, We have to drive a long time to see hills, or mountains down here, But Bridges, hey we got a lot of those, we have so many bayous and waterways, your always crossing a little bridge here, The east and west side of town is separated by the intracostal waterway, I remember when my son was an infant, he is 25 now, we had a hard freeze, which we hardly ever get so we weren't prepared for, I had to go get him at my mom's who was on the East side, now the East side is like an island, the only place to go is the Gulf of Mexico, everything and the rest of the world is on the West side, well we made it to the East side, Well at that time their were 4 ways to get to the East side, two low lying bridges, an over pass, and a tunnel, well the tunnel was out, the overpass was frozen, the two bridges were ok for us to get over, but by the time it was time to get back they had frozen over too. The East side was cut off, from the rest of the world till morning, lol. So what did the smart Houma Government do? They torn down the two low lying bridges and built another overpass, luckly in the last 25 yrs we never had a freeze like that again. But... who knows. Luckly I live on the West side, but mom and dad are still on the East, lets hope the south doesn't go into an ice age, lol.

Two hours till my doctor appt.

Did I ever show you my Pink plantation? Its near my house, Called Southdown Plantation. Its a museum now.

Funny story, JRyan. And I love the pink plantation.
Let us know how your doctor's appointment goes. Praying its nothing serious.

Thanks I will have to go get ready but found these pics of Houma on the net thought I would share, love seeing pics from where yall from, this is fun, keep it up.

Will try to take some of my own, but here we are now about seafood and sugarcane, since oil went out the window.



These are shrimp boats.



Lots of Cane fields and Egrets, which are great food for aligators






When I was little downtown was the happening place, their are still things happening there, but the mall and other stores are more west, this is now the side of a night club, if you see the white building across the street way to the right, that is our community theater called La petite Theater, they put on plays, you can audition, I never had the guts. lol, But I have gone to plays they are cute, its called La Petite,cause its small.




We have lots of cypress trees.


Ok more pics later.

These are all awesomely beautiful pics. I need to get a better camera and take more pics of my area. I live in the Mo. ozarks. A lot beautiful scenery here too. Like you, Jeanine, I am fascinated with water. Put me in it or on it and I am happy.

You guys may have already seen these on another thread but here are a couple from my area.

oh my i woke up sooo sick this morning....i feellike im going to die my stomache is very upset ..i had to call in blah!!!!!!!!!!!

Chicken Soup coming up for Tasha. Dr. Goren will check in on you soon.
Feel better, Tasha.

I am from the ozarks. I live in the upper western part, about 100 miles south of Kansas City. We would feel an earthquake but probably wouldn't be too devastating for us. The one that occured the other day was a different one from the New Madrid fault. If you are familiar with the Sac and Osage rivers, that is where I live. I used to live in the St louis area and worried about the New Madrid fault then. It would be terrible. Earthqaukes scare the heck out of me because there is no warning.

Thanks ciaddict, oh i love chicken soup! ..

awww hope you feel better Tasha, I love homemade chicken noodle soup too, and sprinkle a little parmasan cheese on top, yummy.

Back from the Doctor, and its a boy... woohoo, lol. It's a hernia,,, Ventral hernia, and I am naming him, Bobby JR. I will need surgery, So I have an appt with surgeon on July 11, I asked doctor if it could wait, he said it was up to me, but that doctor would probably want to do test, So, since she is 3 hours away, I left a message with her nurse, told her the diagnosis, and that I would like to do the test locally through my primary care doctor, Well it's Friday, not sure if I will get a call today, but hopefully I will be able to do all the test here and then they will decide if the visit can wait till July and discuss the surgery and possibly the body lift too, oh I hope, tired of my stomach being on my thighs. Will deal with my breast later.

Thanks for all your good wishes, if I can get the surgery, maybe I will take half naked pics of me and do a before and after. lol

I like the Crunch ones.


This looks like the forest surrounding the city of the ancients in FF7. I wonder if Northrend will have a zone like this when Wrath of The Lich King comes out? That would be spectacularly awesome. As a native Floridian I have never actually seen snow in person.


Albino deer. That's awesome! They're so pretty! I hope if you have a hunting season in your area they don't shoot them... I know hunting is good in moderation to keep the population controlled, but with their bright coats I'm betting it makes them bigger targets.


Did you take this one? What an amazing shot.



I know what my state is shaped like... Maybe we should get an infuriating pink sheet for it?

Actually, Janx, I think Manhattan Island has the more anatomically correct shape....bugs me when I'm looking at a map, too.....Maybe we should get 2 infuriating pink sheets?

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