WE BLAME GLOBAL WARMING

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[Annie Where-but-here]

I think it's really all in how you carry yourself.

[Siouxie]

Annie! where'd ya get my HS cheerleading photo????

Ok..I'm off! catch ya'll later!!!

[stevie w]

Rack of antlers, oddity
Got no male utilities
Be you buck or be you doe
Only the best vets would know
Venison by double-aught
What I see is what you got.

[Wyo Cowboy]

By Golly I'm sorry I missed this thread! work sucks.

Best line of the article: for a doe to have a well-developed rack is unusual.

[PirateBoy]

(Off topic)
Is it just me (And Mrs. PB), or are others having problems with posting here for the past few days?

At the Pirate Cave, we both use Macintosh computers. For several days now, as we scroll down the blog posts, the "comments" section never fully loads. The "page activity" icon continues to spin, and the web address says "Waiting for www.typepad.com", but that's as far as it gets.

I've tried disabling the ad-blocking and spyware programs, and the rest of the websites we visit all load fine.

Works fine on a PC, however. (Darn!)

Bueller? Frye? Anyone? Anyone?

-PB

[ahh Clem]

I blame it on this.
http://www.unitednuclear.com/isotopes.htm

[The Dread Pirate Scrooge]

PB - I have that problem on my Linux machine. Winblows works fine.

Is the Herald "in bed" with Bill Satan?

[crossgirl]

pb, i thought it was just me. never have any problem on the work pc, but the one at home frustrates the hell out of me. sometimes. not always. you just never know.

[AFKAT THE FROZEN in supposedly mild Vancouver!!!]

Gawd, you guys are all completely insane...

Personally, I like that.

*SNORK* to all...

[Cheryl Howard]

PB--I had the same problem a couple of days ago. I'm in the land of IBM-Compatible(-my-arse).

casey--I have long been a believer if it talks or vibrates and has not otherwise been named--it's Sven. Meet my washing machine, my food processor, and um, well other things.

Sio--snork. Size doesn't matter Why is it if a fellow has a size... er... um... short coming that they believe this? It had to be a guy to coin such a phrase...

Also a quick rant. If one has never driven in snow and ice would you kindly stay the hell out of my way? That is all.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Cheryl, you make me laugh. Thank you.

I needed that today.

[Annie Where-but-here]

*tosses snowball/gumball to Cheryl.*

Fasten your teatbelts.

[Wyo Cowboy]

9 degrees tonight. Some of the town deer (there are about 50 head that just stay in everybody's yard) are leanin' up against my one uninsulated wall.

One's a buck. At least he's got antlers. Don't think I'll venture out to check it out, though.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Wisconsin, South Dakota. Interesting....a geographically challenged, trans-gender deer.

[Cheryl Howard]

Wyo--you sure that's a buck or just a doe with a nice rack? Just askin'...

6 degrees here tonight. (Wyo--Thank god my cabinet doors have all been thrown into the fire pit otherwise it'd be a real mess for the plumbing tonight)

Annie--thanks! teatbelts, snork!

[Wyo Cowboy]

Cheryl, I ain't goin' out to check.

glad you burned your cabinet doors. for some odd reason.

and Annie, "teatbelts" was pretty clever, I'll have to admit.

[AvidReader]

Wyo, if you're still out there, I'm envious. It's been in the mid-70's for a week and only low 50's at night. Sure do miss snow.

Oh yeah, major *snorks* at everybody!

[Wyo Cowboy]

*mails Avid some ice*

[AvidReader]

*mails Wyo some thoroughly confused tree branches with brown leaves and new buds*

[casey]

Wyo, for some reason I am reminded of that scene in that movie with that Australian dude, dang, can't remember the name, anyway, he came to America with a blond chick and he was at a party or a bar or something and a person was hitting on him, said person looking very gender neutral so the Australian dude reached down and grabbed a generous feel of the crotchal area and said something along the lines of "just checkin'". So, anyway, I'm sure the suspected buck wouldnt mind, just go check to see if it has utilities! Poor thing, it's just trying to keep warm, if you grope for suspected utilities, it might heat it up and appreciate you and love you for ever and ever and ever, IYKWIM, NTTAWWT.

*takes a deep breath*

[Wyo Cowboy]

casey, Here's at least one good reason not to go out there and check.

[Notre Dame Fan]

Sometimes, even a guy can have a really nice rack. Anyone see the USC - Notre Dame game last weekend? The kid who returned that onside kick for a touchdown has a nice rack.

[CJrun]

casey: Paul Hogan. Crocodile Dundee II.

Best line: 'You call that a knife?'

[CJrun]

ps: Wyo, you're just a softy, leaving a wall uninsulated in the High Plains for the critters.

[Wyo Cowboy]

CJ, while "you call that a knife?" might be the best line, certainly his reaction to seein' Lucy on TV gets and honorable mention. "I saw TV once." then, "Yeah, that's what I saw."

[Jazzzz]

Wyo.....Can ya see if that deer has snow balls?

[Wyo Cowboy]

Jazzzz, it's now down to 7 degrees, and I couldn't care less if'n he/she's got any credentials.

Just feelin' for the horses, and tellin' myself that until the merc. hits -30, it ain't really that cold. (-42's the coldest I've seen, btw.) have no idea what the wind chill would have been, but I know there was at least a 15 mph wind. The only thing about that is that it kills all the bugs, and drives the snakes way down deep.

[Cheryl Howard]

Casey--Crocodile Dundee II

Wyo--dang, I was trying to track down some shots from a golfing trip in N. Idaho--but they are buried in my hard drive. A Moose cow and calf on the 13th green. Folks behind us wanted to play though. Knock yourselves out.

[Cheryl Howard]

opps--casey lower case c. The other one doesn't roof houses, that we know about anyways.

[Jazzzz]

It's unbearably cold here in Arkansas. 65. I ain't a cold weather guy. You might call me a word I will refer to here as slang for "kitty cat" that rhymes with wussy. Suppose to be 24 with freezing rain by Thursday. I AM depressed. Stocked up on firewood this weekend, so I don't have to burn my cabinet doors. (Wyo--knotty alder--you would like 'em)

[Wyo Cowboy]

Jazzzz, Knotty alder is quite nice, a little soft, if you still have kids livin' at home, but has a rich and rustic look. "Poor man's cherry," we call it. (though I like the look better than cherry.)

Don't burn 'em I've got plenty of scrap to keep you toasty if you need it.

[Cheryl Howard]

Jazzzz. Expletive. Dontcha have gigantic spiders or something?

And I'm only burning the cabinet doors because (highly expletive rant...)they have inferior hinges.

[Wyo Cowboy]

btw, the most miserable winter I ever spent was in So. Carolina. never got much below 40 degrees, but there is something to the old saying, "It's the humidity."

I'm sure Arkansas at 24 would suck big time be interesting.

[Cheryl Howard]

Wyo--softer than pine? We're fixin to replace the front door with something Dutch style (and wow--maybe even something pre 1918). Door shop is tryin to talk us into Alder.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Cheryl, how's your toe, anyhow?

[Annie Where-but-here]

In Ireland, for warmth, the house would share a wall with the barn. A semi-detached thatched house.

[CJrun]

T-shirt and bare feet, here. Not looking forward to when it's impossible to type without finally closing the windows.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Cheryl, harder than pine, but not a lot harder. similar to poplar.

Annie, they do the same thing in Austria. Always wondered how they lived with the aroma.

[Cheryl Howard]

*&^! stoopid &^@% door . damn *&^#%@! thing anyways.
I Think I broke the darned thing. Thank gawd its Sorel season. Also: Do you think its too late to wear white Sorels in Decemeber. Do shoe rules apply?

Note to anyone considering bastarizing remodeling vintage kitchen with European cabinets from Lowe's. Just don't do it.

[AvidReader]

Jazzzz, you're always welcome here; see my previous post & you'll see why you'll love the weather.

Not to name any capitol cities in the deep South, but one of the locals here made headlines recently over a $20 college football bet gone very, very bad.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/6209764?FSO1&ATT=HMA

(Yep, forgot how to do the link thing.)

[Cheryl Howard]

Annie: If it can fit on a standard size dog bed and has no more than four legs, its allowed in the house (but not in our bed, minus Mr. Howard of course).

[Wyo Cowboy]

Mrs. Cowperson says, "White Sorel's are fine in December if they match your Santa suit."

[Cheryl Howard]

CJ--you can leave the window open here year round. Might not survive the night...but those are the details in the small print.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Wyo - burning peat might have mitigated the scent a bit. Every time I had to schlep to the barn to feed on a subzero NY morning, I was jealous of my Irish ancestors, who could just roll over and toss a flake over.

[Just Ducky]

Austin weather: currently 72, with a light southerly breeze. Tomorrow's high is supposed to be 81, but tomorrow night the cold front that's freezin' Wyo & blurk is supposed to hit here and the highs Thursday are only supposed to be in the 40's, with a stiff northerly wind. Brrrrrr. We may get our first freeze of the year with this one. I'll be going to the grocery store tomorrow, when it's 81, to stock up on fixins for chili, stew, and soup. No venison, so I'll have to make do with beef.

BTW, Wyo, I have a tall armoire made of long-leaf pine. It was made for Mr. Ducky's grandfather by a furniture maker he knew, back when you could still find long-leaf pine (circa 1950). Huge, but very pretty piece, in a rustic kind of way.

[Cheryl Howard]

Wyo--I do not have a Santa suit. Red on Norwegians is a dismal mix. I do however handle his guest appearances in the local media when he's in town. (no kidding).

So Mrs. Cowperson is saying "out", right? How about Ug mules? How are they fairing this season.

*struts down cow catwalk*

[Annie Where-but-here]

Ugg mules - I approve. Unless you're a teenager and they're last year's style. Then you're in trouble.

[CJrun]

I know I can wiki, but sorrel, to me is a sour grape like fruit. Cheryl, are you wearing sour grapes?

[Annie Where-but-here]

I was thinkin' 'sorrel' was a horse color.

[CJrun]

Cheryl, are you wearing horses, or horse colors?
[but it looks good on you!]

[Annie Where-but-here]

...which would explain Cheryl wearing 'mules.'

[Wyo Cowboy]

Ducky, sometimes I come across some very interesting furniture that people ask me to repair. (I've carved new claw feet and other similar tasks) but one of the most interesting pieces is one my grandfather and I put together out of dynamite cases. We used 8 of these to make a chest of drawers. The date stamped in them is Jul 5 1934.

[Just Ducky]

For the other females of the blog, sorel footwear

Wyo, those drawers must pack a wallop.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Sorel boots in case anyone was really curious.

[Wyo Cowboy]

I think we covered that subject, Ducky. Well done.

[Just Ducky]

Great minds... ;)

[CJrun]

Oh! I get it; Horse shoes!

Wyo, just being my nerdly self. I want to guess that was something different, only because I've never seen bagged TNT; could be, I just never saw it [satchel charge?]. That drawer front was made for A.I. DuPont for their big factory in Pennsville, N.J., where my Grandad and Step-Grandad worked at that time. They certainly made TNT, but they were making much more exotic stuff, by then. Late 1800s, I'd go with TNT; 1934, maybe early ANFO? Might be fun to research.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Just Ducky - very nice! I just ordered these. Don't need the heavy duty booties in SoCal.

[Just Ducky]

OMG, Annie, those are GORGEOUS!!! *drools*

Bad news for me: like the rest of me, my feet never grew up. I wear a size 4-1/2. Try going to the local shoe shop and asking for that size! It's great for hysterical laughter, or puzzled looks.

[Wyo Cowboy]

CJ, don't really know for sure what was in 'em, but think he got them from the forest service, who used them to build roads or possibly for avalanche control. would certainly be interesting to find out more about them.

"Blasting #4, Free Running" ought to be enough for someone who knows about explosives. Anybody out there?

[Laura Vona]

Jane Doe,
John Doe,
or John Deer(e)?

[Wyo Cowboy]

CJ, I just found out some info, I'll email you.

[Siouxie]

Hi all!!

Back from Dave's Strumpeting. Had a blast with EC, my daughter, niece and daughter's friend. I'll have some crap photos sometime tomorrow.

P.S. To all who pre-ordered books from me...all bought, signed & dedicated. Will mail them out this week.

Dave as usual was a total trip! Told my daughter that I was crazy...can you believe that????? ME?? crazy???? and then told her to make sure I got home OK and take my meds!!

Aside from that total pack of lies...he was super funny.

[Cheryl Howard]

Wyo & Ducky, snorks for web sites. Selling points begin at exterior temperatures...ain't it the truth.

CJ-- Sour grapes & I avoid each other. I have a highly trained pallet and I'm not afraid to use it. Also, v. cool nerdy self. Can I call on you for a life line should the opportunity ever present itself?

Again to wyo. Just wait till you see our bathroom drawers. Gundlach Bundschu Reserve Cabernet boxes. Certainly not the same bang, but just as good for the buck!

Annie--too frickin cute! I love em! Also, ain't it the truth. Teens and 5 minutes ago....

[Wyo Cowboy]

So tell us about prom night, Sioux!

[Cheryl Howard]

Sio-- did ya tell your daughter he just got back from the doctor and was on heavy medication?

[CJrun]

Annie: Yes, we noticed the pretty boots. But to get back to blowing things up...

Wyo, I noticed too. I had gone back to get the Patent Number, for an easy win. All it says is U.S. Patent, which Nobel could have held. Fun little project; many family members still work in that factory.

[Cheryl Howard]

snork at Laura. John Doe. Why didn't we think of this?

[Just Ducky]

Siouxie, MY BOOK IS HERE! Thank you (and Dave) SO MUCH!!! *does Happy Feet dance*

GTG, all. Have a good night!

[Wyo Cowboy]

Sioux, can't wait for my book, thanks so much.

CJ and anyone else liking to blow things up. Free Running 40% was bagged Dynamite. Just for the record.

CJ, more data in your email box.

night, Ducky.

[Cheryl Howard]

Okay, I'd better head off to the down comforters myself. Downright chilly tonight.

Wyo-please thank the Mrs. for the fashion advice.

Sio--giant hugs.

Cj-I'm thinking of a tee I saw once. I am with the bomb squad, if you see me running try to keep up.

Thanks to all for the great laughs!

[Siouxie]

Cheryl, my daughter was cracking up at anything and everything he said so she thought that was particularly amusing. crazy mom.

Ducky, I'm glad you got your book!! All accounted for now...YAY!

Wyo, shhhhhhh on prom night that's between me and Dave.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Just Ducky -wow, but at least you're in proportion for your body. My feet are nearly a size 9. The rest of me ain't so big.

Wyo - my dad has a blasting license, I could check with him. Although it may take a while, and I might just get a smart-@ss Irish retort.

[Cheryl Howard]

Sio--Dave's funny??! Who knew?

[Siouxie]

Btw Annie, smart lookin' booties! I LOVE boots!

Yeah, Cheryl...imagine that!!!

[Cheryl Howard]

Also, you know what they say about people with big feet?

They wear big shoes. Or something like that.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Annie, I wanna go fishin' with your dad. (though I can't imagine an Irishman being given a license to blast$$)

just sayin'.

[Wyo Cowboy]

Hard to leave, ain't it Cheryl?

[CJrun]

And to complete the earlier loop-- I can't find an image of the fruit alone, but here is the Sorrel plant. The really dark, oblong shapes are the beginnings of the fruit, which become bluish-black. Like the horse. Not a deer. Wasn't shot. Didn't have a rack. Male or female, not specified.

[Jazzzz]

Yeah Wyo...Theres not a lot of snow here, maybe once or twice a year that melts quickly. It's usually freezing rain !! bleeeech bleeech bleeeech. Of course all the "drivers" ride their brakes on the ice. You can imagine the carnage. No kids at home, in fact, no kids.... Some kind of court order I'm not allowed to talk about. (just kidding about the latter...No, realy)

And we do have big spiders, even tarantulas. For real. They realy only come out in fall to sun on the rocks and roadways. I HATE SPIDERS !! I'd rather sleep with Hilary...wait, no I wouldn't. Well g'nite all. Limited blogging tomorrow as I'm on call, but this last post should last a few days....Jazzzz

[Annie Where-but-here]

Siouxie - what fun! (My last post was attempted ages ago, prior to your grand entrance, since I'm trying to help with homework and keep up on the blog at the same time.)

[Cheryl Howard]

Wyo--my thoughts exactly. Load the diswasher. Refresh. Feed the dogs. Refresh. Put on flannel pjs and well--just a quick refresh. What is it with this place?

CJ-- those plants are gorgeous. I am a serious over the top gardener type. Do they grow there? Think you an score me some seeds?

[OtheU(manity)]

When did deer require all wheel drive?

Well, mebbe if y'all hadda haul Punkin' (and her "utilities") around ...

Annie - it's NORTH Dakota ... I useta live about 10 miles from where this deer with a rack was located ... but that wuz 30 years ago, so I'm sure there's no connection ...

Wyo - I have an old Highboy my Great-Grandfather made in 1852. He crafted it from Butternut.

[Cheryl Howard]

Butternut? Now that's new one. *quick google search*

I have a headboard made of single mill of black maple I'm pretty proud of. From the same neck of the woods. Its about 24" tall and 7' long. Its awfully pretty.

[Cheryl Howard]

What am I still doing here? Goodnight all!

[Siouxie]

Cheryl!! go to sleep!!!! lol

[Wyo Cowboy]

OtheU, sounds interesting. I always enjoy photos.

There is a two-storey barn not too far from here that my great-grandfather made about 1910, without benefit of any nails. All the joints are mortise and tenon, and a kind of huge dove-tail. pretty cool.

[CJrun]

*refresh*

Cheryl, that plant candle Oregon. If you're talking about indoors, I'll see what I can do.

Wyo, check the Red Cross [made me *snork*] recipes. They kept adding more ammonium nitrate. You, sir, have a chest of drawers that is made from the Missing Link, in explosives!

[CJrun]

candle = contraction for "can't handle."

[Annie Where-but-here]

Cj - my shoes are wayyyy more interesting than your plant.

[Wyo Cowboy]

CJ, I did, and it's all interesting. The instructions on setting charges in that book are "interesting" too. Probably put me on a watch list if anyone knew I had it.

*continues being sneaky*

[Wyo Cowboy]

Gonna turn in and shut off the lights before the feds arrive. Y'all have a great night.

[CJrun]

Oh great!

Irish b0mbers and sleeping with Hi!!ary. We are so waving to the kids at Ft. Meade.

*waves!*

[OtheU(manity)]

Yeah, an antique dealer once comment similarly, about the use of Butternut wood ... "That's not very common ..." or some such words ...

I think he must've not put wood on the back when he originally built it, 'cuz the back boards are some sort of shipping crates or somethin' ... with his address when he'd moved to Minnesota in later years ...

That barn sounds really cool ... I'd like to see it ... now I have a genuine excuse reason to take the road past Thermop' ... prolly not on this trip, but when I return from SoCal in the spring ... I'll more likely be travelin' alone (not in a convoy with our other trucks) and I can possibly plan my route accordingly ...

OK -- I'll take a photo of it, then I'll prolly put it on my photobucket page ... don't hold your breath, tho ... I'm still not packed, and we're s'posed to leave before noon ...

[CJrun]

On a more important note, Charlie Brown Christmas, the Video . Niters bloglits.

[Stevie W]

One less....gelded antler
One less....golden hind
One less fawn, now don't romance her
Cos all you'll do is time....

[crossgirl]

wakey, wakey, eggs and bacey..

guess everyone froze in the night......

straightens up blog, removes all evidence of dear, deer, and deere. wonders if she'll have to drink all this coca herself.

[Siouxie]

Morning crossgirl! Just getting ready to get to work now. No freezin' here in Miami ;-)

[Siouxie]

*starts coffee going*

I'll take my eggs scrambled w/cheese and lots and lots of bacon!

I brought muffins!!!

[The Dread Pirate Scrooge]

I've got the doe nuts

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