Good Thursday Morning, Crew!

[NMMNG]

Did you enjoy the full moon last night? In the early part of the night it was hanging low and looked a beautiful shade of orange! I could have sat outside and just stared at it for hours.





I'm only going to be with you for another 45 minutes or so. Therefore if somebody wants to take over greetings and salutations after that I would greatly appreciate it.










The song of the day is The Different by Melissa Etheridge

[NMMNG]

1. Current Early Morning Crew Members

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• Crispini
• DanCa
• Droopy
• Entanglement
• Femmocrat
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• GBrooks
• Haruka3_2000
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• Libnnc
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Neoma
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Petersond
• Random_Australian
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• Starbucks Anarchist
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Terrya
• Tjwmason
• TexanWitch
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab
• ZombieNixon
• Zonkers

And a very special mention to the morning crew mentor, Clintmax himself! Hope you are back soon Clint!

[Broken_Hero]

2. good morning Buffy...

so, what happened to Clintmax, isn't this his schtick?

[NMMNG]

3. Good Morning petersond!

This is normally Clintmax's terrain. However he's quite tied up with overwhelming work obligations so various members of the Lounge are doing the Morning Thread each day in his absence.

How have you been lately?

[Broken_Hero]

6. been fine

same old same old, but I'm outta here, tired... See you around...

[NMMNG]

8. Sleep well

I'll be in bed within the next 2 hours myself.

[Callalily]

15. Good morning Buffy

that is, if you're still there. No, I didn't see the sunset, and now I'm sad to miss it. Hope all is well with you and yours.

[AirmensMom]

18. Good morning, SF!

[Callalily]

20. Good Morning AirmensMom

Sheesh, you're up early this morning. Nice to see you! Everything okay? How did the piano tuning go. Do you play? Too many questions this early in the morning?

[AirmensMom]

21. This is normal time for me.

Yeah, everything's fine, thanks. The piano tuning went great! Nice man, nice eye candy. He did a good job for a fair price. Can't ask for more than that! Yes, I play, but I haven't been practicing so I'm VERY rusty. But he played after he was done and it was GREAT! He played a song I can't remember the name of and then he played the Tennessee Waltz and said, "Welcome to Tennessee!"

Not to worry -- I can handle questions in the morning.

How are you doing? I read in the paper yesterday that airlines are getting ready to lower fares for the slow season. That could be good news ... except they usually do it for more popular destinations.

[Callalily]

25. Lower airfares?

That would be great. I did check last night for fares to TN but they're still running around the $300+ mark, but I'll keep looking. You never know when they need to fill that one last seat!

I admire anyone that can play the piano, or any instrument for that matter. Takes a lot of dedication and talent.

[AirmensMom]

27. REALLY?

You can get a flight here for $300+? That's actually a good deal ... especially if you're flying into TRI. It cost more than that to bring harleykid from TRI to FLL two years ago.

It takes talent to play and dedication to play well. I have a little of both, but just a little. And I have small hands, which makes it pretty frustrating at times.

[Callalily]

30. I'm sure that I can

get flights less expensive. Saw some flights to Atlanta for only the $200 mark. I'll keep looking and hope that something will turn up soon.

Gotta head to work now. Wishing you a great day and be talking to you soon.

[AirmensMom]

32. Yes, but Atlanta is a big airport.

But keep looking. You might have the plane all to yourself ... that happened to harleykid once.

Have a good day!

[bridgit]

4. hi, but is Clint on vacation er some'thin...

[NMMNG]

5. Good Morning bridgit!

Clint is tied up with heavy work duties right now, so various members of the Lounge/Morning Crew are doing this thread for him each morning. He wanted to make sure people didn't miss out on it while he was away from DU.

How have you been doing?

[bridgit]

7. isn't he a sweety, whelp, as you may know, you'd better be ready...

for the long haul; these threads get pulled out rather long and tell Clint & his old man i said, "Howdy!"

[NMMNG]

9. I'm afraid I'm only on until about 6:45

After that the Morning Crew will have to talk amongst themselves.


If I hear from Clint I'll be sure to give him your message.

[In_The_Wind]

39. Good mornin' bridgit!

I miss Clintmax too! Darn it I hope he hurries back if only for a visit.
How is everything going on your side of the USA?

[bridgit]

57. hey! morning there, Joan...

[MissHoneychurch]

10. Good mornign buffy

Did you know that you have a different view of the moon than we do??

[NMMNG]

11. Good Morning MissHoneychurch!

I didn't even take that possibility into account. I just assumed that the moon was the moon.


How have you been doing?

[MissHoneychurch]

12. Well the moon is the same

But the angle we look at is different

[NMMNG]

13. The angle of the dangle.....

Never mind.


I wonder what it looks like from across the pond.

[MissHoneychurch]

14. Like this

[NMMNG]

63. Beautiful picture

Thanks for sharing!

[Callalily]

16. Morning MissH

How are you this morning. All I can think about right now is that I can sleep in tomorrow, and I can come here and post in my jammies. Ahhhhhh . . . doesn't take much to make me happy.

Had a hard time dragging myself out of bed, and I don't know why. Certainly had enough sleep. Maybe we all start dragging at the end of the week.

[MissHoneychurch]

19. Good morning SimplyF

You have off tomorrow? Lucky you!!! You can be sure of my envy

I have a hard time myself these days to get out of bed. Of course I could come in later but that would mean I would have to work longer in the afternoon. And I don't want that, so I come in a bit early.

Just had my lunch break. Now I need to focus on work again. Darn.

BTW, I am reading quite an interesting book at the moment, a novel by Matt Ruff "Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006095485X/sr=8-2/qid=...

[Callalily]

23. Yeah, I worked

last Saturday, so I asked my boss if I could have comp time on Friday rather than use up my vacation. I know other departments do it. It's not an "official" policy, but I think fair is fair. I put in a lot of extra hours without pay.

The book sounds intriguing. Is it difficult to keep Andy's souls straight? I'm still reading "Heart of Darkness", but hope to finish this weekend. Haven't had much time to read lately. I do listen to books on CD in the car, so at least I get some "reading" done.

When are you going out with the internet guy?

[MissHoneychurch]

24. In the beginning

he keeps them straight but as the story unfolds ....

He is coming to Frankfurt on Saturday. I told him in a note that my apt. is off limit at the first date. He is going to meet a friend Sunday in Frankfurt and I don't want to be a cheap accomodation. I had bad experiences with that. He hasn't answered that note yet (but I know he hasn't had a chance to read it yet). If he can't deal it, he ain't the right man.

[Callalily]

28. You mean to tell

me that a guy you never met expected to stay at your apartment? That takes some nerve! I know that I would not tolerate it.

Best to just meet him somewhere to see what he's like. If it works out, you can always take him back to your place.

I've got to get heading out to work. If I'm not here in the morning, I'm still snoozing in bed.

Wishing you a great day!

[MissHoneychurch]

33. I don't know if he expects it

but I met guys like that. And yes, I will meet him nowhere near my apt.

You have a wonderful day

Talk to you sometime tomorrow as soon as you woke up - whenever that will be

[AirmensMom]

17. Good morning, Buffy!

And the rest of the crew!

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Good morning MissAirmens

[AirmensMom]

26. Hi MissHC!

[MissHoneychurch]

29. Ready for a new day?

[AirmensMom]

31. As ready as possible.

I don't have any plans, but I might drive down to a produce stand if I feel good enough. I'm out of fresh fruit. Tomorrow I'll get the laundry done since harleydad will be coming home and I'll have all his to do when he gets here.

[MissHoneychurch]

34. He ain't doing his own laundry???

[AirmensMom]

48. Nope!

I make him do OTHER stuff.

[MissHoneychurch]

49. LOL

fair enough.

[AirmensMom]

52. It's not a bad trade.

[wildhorses]

35. mornin' Crew...

whassup?

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Good morning wildhorses

How are you today?

[wildhorses]

43. I am good, tired but, good

[In_The_Wind]

36. Hi Y'all!

I agree The Full Moon Was A Beautiful Sight. I was watching it rise over the Atlantic Ocean.
Thanks for the thread Buffy. I miss the heck outta Clintmax! He promised to come back but he's been gone far too long!

[MissHoneychurch]

38. Good mornig Joani

I agree with you, Clint is gone way too long already. He better comes back soon!!!


Just sent you a pm

[In_The_Wind]

40. Sorry I'm late. I went out for a walk before the heat and humidity builds.

I hope you have Clint's address. He doesn't exactly live in a small town ya know.

I answered your PM. I was surprised to see how many of them were hanging in my inbox unread. I guess I've been missing too long.

I need a pot of coffee!

[MissHoneychurch]

41. I don't have Clints adress

but I will email him and ask.

You mean unread pm's by me????

Get your pot of coffee

[In_The_Wind]

62. I seem to remember that you have his phone number.

or at least I hope you do


BTW - ouch! Quit it!

[wildhorses]

44. Hi Joani

I miss the Clintmax, too

Everyone is doing a wonderful job in his plac but, it is jus NOT the same

[In_The_Wind]

54. Hey wildhorses!

It's great to see you this morning. I've missed your upbeat mood while I've been gone. I'm really looking forward to getting to know you in real time!

I'm glad some of our morning crew are filling in while he's missing. I hope he reappears before I disappear again. DU and the cyber world is addicting, we should all take a mental health break now and then BUT enough is enough.

I Want My Clintmax Back!

[AirmensMom]

46. Hi Joani!

I missed the full moon ... What was I doing?

Clintmax will be back soon. He told me so last week! I just don't know what "soon" means.

[In_The_Wind]

58. Hey AirmensMom!

I am ever the romantic! I knew the full moon was going to be here on Tuesday so I busted my ass (literally) to be here and watch it with Phil. I was so happy that it was an early moon rise. Phil has a 9 PM bedtime so we were able to see it together before we kissed goodnight and he headed home for the night. He hates getting up at 3:30 every morning! He always was the night owl and watched me sleeping for years before we went our separate ways. I would slip out of bed early in the morning to do a bit of gardening. Now our roles are reversed as I have become the night owl. Thank heavens for my good friends at DU who keep me company in the lonely late night hours!

It's great to hear that someone has been in touch with Clint. Give him my love if you speak to him before he returns. I was beginning to worry about him!

[AirmensMom]

60. How romantic!

If you had the same schedule, you'd never have time to come to DU. Works out fine!

[In_The_Wind]

61. He can be so funny at times.

We were browsing through tattoo magazines at Borders last night when he reacted to something I said with: "Are you getting possessive?" After I explained my statement I added that being possessive is a waste of time. But ... He is the one who wants my full attention and is jealous of my time spent on DU. It's a good thing that we are spending most of our nights alone. We have many months ahead of us to learn to understand each other's thoughts. We both have mild little issues regarding our reasons for breaking up. Until last night he had no idea that he wasn't the only one who is still slightly troubled by mistakes we both made when we were together. That was then. This is now. It's time to let those feelings go or put them on the table and talk it out. We should both get over it and go on with today before we needlessly screw up our tomorrows.
Darn! The male ego is a fragile thing.

[bigwillq]

42. Hey Buffy!

Happy Thursday!

[MissHoneychurch]

45. Good mornign bigwillq

buffy already left. So you have to deal with the rest of us

[bigwillq]

51. Hi Honey!

Have a good one!

[AirmensMom]

47. Hi bigwillq!

Haven't seen you in AGES!

[bigwillq]

50. Hello!

I've been busy with work, gearing up for the CT primary!!

I am so excited about Lamont!

I am off for the next few days though! Just going to relax. Going to the casino on Saturday!

[AirmensMom]

53. You worked on that?

I'm excited, too! I hope it's a sign of things to come!

I hope you win lots of money at the casino! I gave my brother-in-law $10 one time when he was going, and he brought back $20. I'd have given him more if I'd known he was going to win!

[bigwillq]

55. I did phone banking

that's really it. Lamont had an office down in New Haven, near where I work, so before work I would go down there for a few hours.
It was fun!

[AirmensMom]

56. That's great!

And I'm glad you enjoyed it. Good work!

[bigwillq]

59. Any bit of help-

HELPS!

I felt good doing it!