Hey! You! Get offa my cloud... (sorry - I just HAD to say that...) ;) Can this be the cloud that hangs out over the Mountainside?

sure, as long as it doesn't rain on my parade... (so, how did it feel to get screwed?)

It's much different than I'd remembered... ;)

is that a good thing, or a bad thing?

good and bad....I'm laughing (laughingSKY, by the way...), so, that is a good thing...bad, because...well, I...I can't seem to remember...(?) (...going for my medication...)

can I have some, too?

Only if you're good...you have to be good on Laughing Sky's cloud...at, least, I think so...if I remember correctly...I.... (gone wandering around, again...)

but, won't the medication help with that?

what medication?

maybe we should just try therapy first...

Jeez...look at the dust on this cloud...wer, haven't you been keeping this thing clean? AaaCHOOOooooo!!!

I'm sorry...think that sneeze took care of most of it... shall we dance?

(Come on over, everybody! Wer's dancing with this lady, dunno, never met her. But my! Wer's so graceful today! Most elegant flowing moves...)

the high heels do it for him everytime!

(Yeah, stretches him nicely, oh Boy! Does Wer look great with stilettos!)

Gawsh, wer...you really know how to steal the limelight away from a gal, hmmmm?

maybe I should just set over here on the edge and be quiet, no?

(Oh! Stacey, come quick - Wer's QUIET! Got a film in that camera? Left mine at home...)

Alexander he's usually pretty quiet... that's how come he knows so much... he listens!

Now, who you're talkin' 'bout - him or Jim or me?

(Which - in my case would be wrong on all counts.)

Quiet or not, you're still drawing alot of attention in that sexy attire...but, that's ok, wer; anything is apt to happen on Laughing Sky's Cloud...right?

you can paint your face and dance around the fire in your birthday suit with a feather in your hair, and, it's OK...really...O-K........really...

(Or left, as the case may be...) Hello! Excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt your dance at all...

and, Annette, I find the face paint and feather far more attractive than my stilletos and fishnets... (would probably look better if I had shaved my legs first though...)

awwww, what's a little hair peeping out through your fishnets? Heck, if some fellow starts coming on too strong, you just rub your leg against his and he runs away screaming in pain...right? ;) Then, again, face paint and feathers would be fun...

Oh, Alexander - we did almost bump into each other, yesterday, but, you didn't interrupt my dance...I just swayed right around you...didn't you feel that ghostly draft? ("Hmmm..what was THAT?") *grinning*

Hello Annette, very happy to meet you. Yes, there was something, but decidedly not ghostly, or ghastly for that matter. Nice cloud you got here!

How does a NICE cloud look, Alexander? Bunny-shaped?

depends on what the particular cloud is nice for right, Alexander?

getting wet?

they're all nice for that...

And hitting one with a fire lash from hell! In Africa, when I visited my mum and brother, we were standing outside in the rain one night, and lightning struck the big palm tree next to which we were standing, and the whole tree split in 2! I had such a fright, I peed in my pants. So that time the cloud was pretty much good for both.

But this is a NICE cloud...comfy...friendly...soft...calm and peaceful... ( For NOW, anyway...heh-heh...) Jeez, Riette - you only PEED your pants after that episode under the palm tree? ;)

Happiness is a warm fuzzy... Any comments?

...furby? Werby? Wolf? Cloud? Annette?

looks like you've got the right idea!

*giggle* hey, folks - when you get some time, please drop in on my good friend, Jim, at his new site; Peace!~Pass It On!~ http://passiton.freeservers.com/index.htm (Now back to our regularly scheduled program)

I'm not sure anymore about the time of occurrence, Annette, but I knew it happened, because of that very warm and fuzzy feeling that you describe. Pity it's wet, otherwise I wouldn't mind peeing in my pants more often!

Right...it's that "stuck-to-me" feeling, along with the sloshy, squishy noise that always makes one hesitate to actually enjoy it...

just do it when you're caught in the rain and soaked anyway... or swimming...or...

or...hmmmmm.... (wandering away in search of her medication)

for incontinence or?

for Depends... ,

Well, that depends...wait...did someone just say that?

could be...

Boy...YOU'RE awfully quiet, wer...what'sa matter? Morning after the night before? Maalox moment?

it might have something to do with the unemployment...

uh-oh...been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Just don't get TOO quiet, ok? It's not like you...

but it's very much like me as I be cyclic...

like Celtic, but different

more or less...

ah-CHOOooo! (uh-oh, time to clean the cloud, again...)

suggestions on how to this time?

vewy, vewy cawrfuwwy...we don't want to stir TOO much up....or, do we?

I think we should!!! Stuff has gotten way too settled around here!

Laughingsky lives... (*acHOO!)

Welcome back and I return the ACHoo! and add a few *coughs* to that. Whatcha been doing?

New job, Christmas, etc... one can seeemingly get lost for so long! Couldn't get onto Spring Austin for the last few days...has the server been down? ??

New job, Christmas, etc... one can seemingly get lost for so long! Couldn't get onto Spring Austin for the last few days...has the server been down? ??

Am I..er...repetitous? Repetitous? ;)

We're moving the server, Annette, so there may be temporary interuptions, we'll try and keep 'em to a minimum. How's Farm life these days, I sent a check to Karen Flaherty for the Farm Net News.

Hello Annette, how's the music playin' been?

And: Ever got any of your gear back? Were you insured? That made me so sad then...

Hi, Terry! Moving the server...ahhh, that explains it. I'm living off the Farm, again, but, I visit friends, often. The Unity Festival should be happening around April, so, Iam looking forward to that. Hi to Alexander, too! Never heard another word about my stuff. I purchased another bass, a Peavey Milestone II. No insurance...had to stash cash to pay for it. I know that renter's insurance is available, but, I slid on it, and, I'm paying the price! Lesson learned...everything is insured, now. How are things at your end?

Annette, just in case you have not read all of the posts and had not heard, Terry's mom passed away yesterday...He might have to be missing for Spring for a little while Most are expressing condolences on Porch 56. Amazing how we sometimes get older AND wiser...re your renter's insurance.

Well, things were a bit slow, Annette, as I took it easy for a couple weeks, through Christmas and over New Year's. Right now, business picks up, as we prepare the next issue of that mag. Still hitchin' a ride on the trip to riches and fame - seems I only get broke and infamous on the way, though. I actually PREFER infamous, but broke?

Post-Christmas and the word "broke" just seem to go hand-in-hand, eh, Alexander? If you can find a gravy-train to ride, for a while, you'd best jump on and enjoy the ride, while it lasts! I had one of those, several years back, and, ahhh...I do miss it. Thanks for letting me know about Terry's mom, Marcia. I'll head over to the porch...

Well, also the words "chronic" and "broke" go well together, as do "helpless" and "dreamer".

Or "old" and "fool". But I've never denied the latter.

...Alexander, in your case older goes with wiser. Trust me on this, I know!!! Annette, I knew you'd want to know...thanks for posting on porch...Poor Terry!

Alexander, I know where you're coming from. I live from payday to payday. But, I somehow cling to the idea that wisdom might carry me through. I've been the fool, too - trying to only do that, now, when I want to be silly or...maybe...somewhat intoxicated? (*hiccup) :) Marcia, my heart goes out to Terry. He did post, recently, so, maybe he is doing as well as can be expected. He just needs a break, right now, to get his thoughts together. The support that he has here at The Spring is astounding!

You really are a neat a lady as I was told you were! I staggered out of the confines of Drool just about the time you too a hiatus from Spring, so I only knew you from old posts. I am delighted you have returned! Terry is the most terrific guy...Anything he needs done that I can do, he can consider it done. Alexander, too. I guess if we have our own topics in Screwed, we are special after all (and all three of us do as well as Terry. *grin* Aloha Alexander!!!

(*blushing) Why, thanks, Marcia! I do appreciate those kind words. I have seen your posts in many conferences, as well, and, remember you to be a kind and unique person. Alexander, too...LOL, he listened to my whining about having my house broken in to, back in spring of last year, and we moaned together about having my bass guitar stolen! Dear Wer took it upon himself to start this conference in my name, and, I have enjoyed it so much! By the way, has anyone seen wer, lately? I have missed his posts, lately... And, it is MY pleasure to be back in the company of such good kind folks here at the Spring! :)

Wer is busy and on hiatus. BTW, does your email work? Mine does and I could explain things better there...I am marci@aloha.net (hard to tell I am in Hawaii, huh?! *lol*) Your kind words are much appreciated by this lady who is trying to keep Spring from drying out while the guys are busy elsewhere. Yup! There is my topic in here and one in Babes (me?!) thanks to the same talented and generous gentleman. We all miss him.

Yes, my e-mail address is current. Do drop me an e-mail with the details. I seem to have been away for too long, these days! A topic in Babes? Alright! :) An honor, indeed! I'll have to wander over and check it out.

Oh, and did I mention a conference? Geo, it is and covers everything from Volcanology to precious stones to ecology to outer space happening and weather plus lots more. I'd love to have you run through the place and let me know what you think! http://206.97.234.70/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/geo/all/new Tbe Babes topic is on http://206.97.234.70/yapp-bin/restricted/read/babes/45/new My portrait has been posted on Spring Gallery on Porch conference. I'll email you!

Wer is incredibly busy with 16 hour days and double shifts at his Italian Restaurant. I had no idea how busy he was till I spoke with him recently. But he's definitely a potent creative force on the Spring, and his contributions are invaluable. He's the main architect of the Yapp interface here.

Amen, Terry! Thanks for telling us about his fiendishly difficult (self-imposed, no doubt) work schedule. I thought the 14-hour shifts were killing him. Thank him for us. Abundantly, gratefully and most sincerely, of course!

Yes, thanks, Terry! I hope that he doesn't wear himself out with all of those long hours. We all know the song; "Hi-ho! Hi-ho! It's off to work we go..." Heading over to Geo, Marcia - thanks!

I'm right behind you!

If a person owns a computer and has one mouse, he has a mouse. If he owns two, does he have two mouses, or mice?

Over here, in pidgin English you "get plenty mouses"

Aye - plenty mouses it 'tis... Just checkin...a curiosity thing, ya know... :)

Understand, completely...*lol*

However, should you ever find yourself in the tedious company of the cyber-cognicenti who are naturally humor-challenged, you'd better use "plenty mices". That way they will understand you mean plural. Sometimes you gotta draw them a picture and then they still might not get it! *sigh*

Then, again, if you want to get really specific, I suppose it could be mouses x2. (Isn't it amazing what thinking aloud can accomplish?) *

Oh Yeah! I do it all the time just in case I think of something relevant - in which case someone might just have been listening (though I think that is unlikely) and will confirm my relevancy....but, not likely, as I said...*sigh*

Heh-heh... Do I know that feeling...! :-)

Who knows...perhaps lurking head hunters and cloud dusters are out there checking for relevancy and likely-looking clouds. We probably have the most productive clouds in the world in Hawaii - dust doesn't stand a chance. We call it "dust control" or blessings or whatever positive 'cause we get lots and lots of it all year long. Check my lament about the eclipse...*sigh* Just came from a day of softball at the UHHilo and when the ball plunked into the outfield a big splash of water shot up into the air. After a while it got really funny!

Wolf had some great pics of the eclipse, eh? Loved them! I saw some of the eclipse, but, I had gotten up really early that morning for work, and, my poor body gave in to sleep before I could watch! :(

Yup! A son armed with photography experience and a really good digital camera is a blessing the Bible never thought of. To a mother whose eclipse was being rained out even as he was sending pictures, it was salvation! I know about those eclipses one sleeps through. It happened often enough when I lived on the East Coast.

Dropping my latest cheer in... Tennessee Titans are going to the SuperBowl!!! (*sigh) Now...that's better... Just getting it off my chest for the 150th time...! (*LOL)

(*pouting) Ok...so, the Rams beat the Titans at the SuperBowl...but, just barely!

just a few seconds longer...*sigh*

Just barely by a yard. I was pulling for my old home town, St. Louis, nothing against the Oilers though.

Ah, amongst us Titans fans, there were a few Rams fans, but we didn't treat them too badly...;) You have to admit, it was a true heart-stopper, indeed!

Beware of new virus outbreaks on computers everywhere, such as... Oprah Winfrey virus: Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB and then slowly expands back to 200MB. AT&T virus: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you are getting. MCI virus: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the AT&T virus. Paul Revere virus: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack -- once if by LAN, twice if by c:> Politically Correct virus: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism." Ross Perot virus: Activates every component in your system, just before the whole dang thing quits. Arnold Schwarzenegger virus: Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back. Dan Quayle virus: Prevents your system from spawning any child process without joining into a binary network. Government Economist virus: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says everything is fine. New World Order virus: Probably harmless, but it makes a lot of people really mad just thinking about it. Federal Bureaucrat virus: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units, each of which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important part of your computer. Gallup virus: Sixty percent of the PCs infected will lose 38 percent of their data 14 percent of the time (plus or minus a 3.5 percent margin of error). Texas virus: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file. Adam and Eve virus: Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple. Congressional virus: The computer locks up, screen splits erratically with a message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the problem. Airline virus: You're in Dallas but your data is in Singapore. Freudian virus: Your computer becomes obsessed with marrying to its own motherboard. Public Television virus: Your programs stop every few minutes to ask for money. Elvis virus: Your computer gets fat, slow and lazy, then self distructs only to resurface at shopping malls and service stations across rural America. Ollie North virus: Causes your printer to become a paper shredder. Nike virus: Just does it. Sears virus: Your data won't appear unless you buy new cables, power supply and a set of shocks. Jimmy Hoffa virus: Your programs can never be found again. Congressional virus #2: Runs every program on the hard drive simultaneously, but doesn't allow the user to accomplish anything. Imelda Marcos virus: Sings you a song (slightly off key) on boot up, then subtracts money from your Quicken account and spends it all on expensive shoes it purchases through Prodigy. Star Trek virus: Invades your system in places where no virus has gone before. Health Care virus: Tests your system for a day, finds nothing wrong, and sends you a bill for $4,500. George Bush virus: It starts by boldly stating "Read my docs...No new files!" on the screen. It proceeds to fill up all the free space on your hard drive with new files, then blames it on the Congressional virus. L.A.P.D. virus: It claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC and erases them in "self-defense." Oral Roberts virus: Claims that if you don't send it a million dollars, its programmer will take it back.

LOL, Annette...just when I thought it was safe to come back into Spring... (I was rooting for Tennessee because they have Penn State players and the Rams don't...)

Not safe?? Wha....where? (theme from "Jaws" playing in the background)