Good Monday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: I hope you had a great weekend where you had a chance to relax and have some fun! I sure did (even though I had to work on Saturday)! :woohoo:

I went, when I got off on Saturday afternoon, and bought the digital camera I've been wanting! It's an incredible little thing, let me just tell you! :woohoo: I've spent the past two days learning what it can do and I still don't know it all yet. I think that's part of the fun though. Being surprised when you learn something new it is capable of! :bounce: I have a few pictures to show you, the very first ones I took with it, so look for those in the thread andlet me know what you think!

Greekspeaks family is here with us for the next few days! His dad, step mom and step sister, so I have a houseful right now. It's good to see them and we enjoy having the company!

My 9 day vacation is only 6 days away! :bounce::woohoo: But first, I have to get through a Regional Director visit at my store tomorrow. She's newly appointed to the position and I hear a tiger about things, so I'm a little nervous about her coming. Not that we aren't ready, or the store doesn't look good, but I understand she finds faults no matter how good things are. :scared: I'll let you know how the visit goes on Wednesday.

So...here we are at Monday. The start of a new week! Are you ready? I am! So let's get it on! :bounce:

Song Of The Day: In Your Wildest Dreams" by The Moody Blues

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• Crispini
• DanCa
• Droopy
• Entanglement
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Haruka3_2000
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• 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
• Tjwmason
• TexanWitch
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab
• ZombieNixon

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Good morning, Clintmax!

First!

[Clintmax]

5. Good Morning, Starbucks!

:hi:
First you are! How was your weekend, Man?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

24. It was good.

I spent some time packing for my move. I'm going to mail some of my stuff to my friend in New York so that we won't have to load my car up too much when he comes down here to help me.

I also got my iPod battery replaced. Before, it ran for one hour -- now it runs for nine! That'll definitely help on my road trip from Los Angeles to Texas.

:D

[Clintmax]

29. That's good to hear!

Getting things done you wouldn't normally have time for is a good thing, that's for sure! And yes, you'll need as much time from your iPod as you can get on THAT trip!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

35. 22-hour trip.

But this time, we'll make a stop in New Mexico, so I can recharge the iPod overnight. That still leaves 4 hours where we can't listen to it, but we'll figure something out. I'm thinking I'll put about 50-60 albums on there, which should be enough to tide us over.

Also, the New Mexico stop should be informative since it's the setting for my next screenplay. :D

[Clintmax]

40. 22 hours.

Wow. And I thought 17 was a long trip (here to Missouri)! :rofl: Do you have a CD player in your car? If you do, you can listen to THAT for the last leg of your trip...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

41. CD player (6-disc) broke a long time ago.

For four hours, we'll be listening to the radio or cassettes. :D

[Clintmax]

50. Well that sucks...

I'm sorry, Man. Hopefully, you'll find some good stations. :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

51. Sure, West Texas has a lot of radio stations.

:rofl:

West Texas is half of the trip. In about 700 miles, aside from El Paso, you'll see about three people. :scared:

[Clintmax]

55. I've been through there, so I know what you mean.

Make a few mix cassettes, Man. They won't be nearly as good as your iPod...but they'll do for the last leg.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. My friend is actually an excellent mixtape maker.

I'll need to put in a request. :D

[Clintmax]

62. Well there you go!

You'll be all set then! :bounce:

[billyskank]

3. Morning Clint

:hi:

[Clintmax]

7. Hail, Billy!

:hi:
I hope you're having a good day so far, my friend!

[billyskank]

10. Yep, not so bad

Didn't sleep very well last night because it was just too damn warm. Stayed at 75 degrees all night! I know that doesn't sound much to someone who lives in Florida, but British homes almost never have A/C (because it's hardly ever required).

[Clintmax]

30. That's warm for all night long!

I'd have to have AC installed if I lived there. Whether it's needed all the time or not. Florida has conditioned me that way. :rofl:

[billyskank]

38. It was rude, I thought

It seemed even to get warmer after the sun went down. I thought FFS, where is the fucking heat coming from?? :rofl:

[Clintmax]

47. LOL!

Yes, I know how you feel. It happens that way a LOT down here in Florida. Get yourself a window air conditioner or something, Man. At least you could sleep comfortably.

[billyskank]

54. I wonder if I can get a little one

that you plug in, just to cool one room down... :think:

[Clintmax]

61. That's what I mean...

Get a small one to go into one window in your bedroom. That way, it'll be cool in your room to sleep!

[billyskank]

63. Oh, I never thought about that

The warm air has to be expelled. That means the air conditioner has to stick through the window or wall.

I spent 2500UKP last summer on double-glazing. No way am I putting holes in that now! I will just have to stay warm at night.

[Clintmax]

69. Well I'm sorry, Man.

It has GOT to be uncomfortable being that warm. I wish there was a way for you.

[billyskank]

73. Hmmm...might be possible

I found this. It claims to be portable, and doesn't seem to say anything about hoses or vents. Good price, too. Could be ideal for me.

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/93_170917.html

[Clintmax]

79. There you go!

It says it cools by 7 degrees! If it's 75 outside, you'll be a comfortable 68 inside! :bounce:

[billyskank]

81. It gets even better

We measure temperature in celcius, so that's even more cooling! :D

[Clintmax]

93. Oh yes...

That weird celcius thing. :rofl:

[billyskank]

96. Nothing wierd about it

Water freezes at zero and boils at 100. Simple! Now fahrenheit, that's wierd. What's all that about? :P

[Clintmax]

101. LOL!

I don't know. I didn't create the system. :rofl: It's just what we use here. :rofl:

[billyskank]

105. Blame Gabriel Fahrenheit

I had heard that he defined zero degrees as colder than it ever got where he lived :rofl: and this seems to back it up, although it looks like people are not quite sure what the definition of his scale is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit

[Clintmax]

4. Tallahassee photos from my new camera! *dial-up warning*

Here they are! The first pictures taken with my new camera! :bounce:

The Florida Capitol building



At Florida State University



Downtown Tallahassee



Florida Sunshine


Here's a new Tony picture!

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Great pics Clint

:thumbsup:

Next step: take a selfportait of yourself and post it :)

[Clintmax]

32. Thank you, Miss Honey!

Yes, that's my next thing to do with it! Hopefully, THAT will come out just as good! Any suggestions for making my pictures come out even better?

[MissHoneychurch]

58. Do you mean the pics of yourself

or your pics in general?

[Clintmax]

60. My pictures in general.

Do you see anything in them I need to change? Any settings?

[MissHoneychurch]

64. Try not to take pics agains the sun

The third pic looks like you did. Focus on the building you want to take a pic of and try to get not too much of the surrounding area in it.

Actually I am not good at giving advice as I have to admit that I take my pics with a sense of instinct. I kinda see if the pic will come out good or if I rather look for another angle. Hard to explain.

[Clintmax]

70. There was only one I where the sun was in front of me.

I tried to fix that photo, but it wasn't easy to do.

[MissHoneychurch]

71. I am sure you will get better

the more often you take pics. And you can always delete the ones that didn't come out.

[Clintmax]

74. That's true.

I'll have some more to show you tomorrow. Including a self portrait. :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

76. I am looking forward to it

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Clintmax]

83. I just hope they come out good.

We'll see. :shrug:

[In_The_Wind]

143. You picked out a wonderful new camera!

Tony is so sweet looking. I can't wait to hug him.

[NMMNG]

6. Good morning Clint!

My weekend was loads of fun! Besides working three 12hr shifts I cleaned the oven, then pulled it out and my roomie and I cleaned the floor under it, and re-affixed the vinyl where it had come unglued from the subflooring. I also cleaned my bathroom.




I know how it is with the RD visits. We have the same thing when we have visits from the state. They absolutely refuse to leave without citing us for something--it's like an unwritten rule. They'll go into the furnace room and get down on their hands and knees to find a dust bunny if they have to in order to have something to scribble on their report if it takes that much. :rofl:



"In Your Wildest Dreams". Another "golden oldie" from my high school years. It's scary that songs from my high school years are "oldies". :cry:

[Clintmax]

13. Good Morning, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:

Yes, it sounds like you had a FUN FUN FUN weekend! :rofl: Moving out the stove and everything! Sounds like a job to me. I'd be scared to do that here. No telling WHAT'S under there! :rofl:

I haven't met the woman yet, and it's entirely possible the things I've heard are just to scare us, so I'm trying to not pre-judge her. I'll just have to see how it goes in the morning.

I was thinking the same thing the other day about the music from my high school days. The 80's in other words. I hate that they are called "oldies". :grr:

[NMMNG]

23. We're officially "old farts"

I just celebrated the 20th anniversary of my high-school graduation this past Tuesday (you know, Satan's day, 6/6/06 :rofl:). I still can't get over the fact that it was that long ago. I don't feel that old. So often I feel like I'm a teenager playacting as an adult. Too bad I'm not actually a teenager playacting as an adult :rofl:.

[Clintmax]

I feel the same way.

I still feel 20 years old. I wish I were. I'd love to be 16 again and go through high school all over again!

[NMMNG]

145. I wouldn't mind being able to repeat the experience

but only if I had the wisdom I have now so I could do things differently. If I just got warped back as I was then forget it. Those years were quite unpleasant and I wouldn't want to relive them just as they were.

[SeattleGirl]

8. Nice pick for song 'o the day!

Love it!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[billyskank]

12. SeattleGirl!!

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

14. billy, darling!!!!

:loveya: :loveya:

[billyskank]

17. I haven't seen you in ages!

:D :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

33. billy, darlin'!!!!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

15. Good Morning, Miss Seattle!

:hi::hug:
Yes it is, isn't it?! I love it too! How was your weekend, my dear?

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Hey SG

How are you doing :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

22. MissHoneychurch!

Lovely to see you! I'm fine. Hope all is well with you!

[MissHoneychurch]

53. Everything is fine

I had a blast this weekend and am busy at work. Half the day is over already.

Yesterday I watched the final of the French Open. Nadal won but I was hoping for Roger Federer. Ain't he a cutie pie?

[MissHoneychurch]

9. Good morning Clint

Is it already noon? Wow, that morning sure went by fast. Guess I was busy with different things .... LOL

I had a blast Saturday night. I went to a 80s party with my friend. We were home 6am. Some guys even talked to us :wow: and we got a lot of glances. We drank quite a bit but no hangover.
Yesterday I pretty much slept all day and watched soccer and tennis. Too bad Roger Federer didn't win the French Open :cry:

[Clintmax]

21. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
Time flies fast doesn't it! Especially when we're not watching it. :rofl: Yes, sounds like you had a GREAT weekend! :bounce: I'm glad you did too! You deserve it!

[MissHoneychurch]

67. And I got an email from my sweetie this morning

I sent him an email last night, told him about my weekend. And he answered it at 6am his time today. He has to leave the house latest at 7am. So it was really nice of him to write me.

[Clintmax]

72. Awww...yes, that was sweet!

He's such a great guy! :bounce::hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

78. He is

I hope I find a job in London soon so that I can move there and be together with him

[Clintmax]

94. I hope you do too!

It will be scary and exciting at the same time! :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

95. Yes, that is true

but the excitement will be the more present feeling. And I truly believe that this man is worth it.

[Clintmax]

98. I think he is too.

I wish you the best with him, my dear! :hug::loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

110. Thank you Clint

you had to suffer a lot already because of "my men" :rofl:

[Callalily]

102. Morning MissH

Sure sounds like you had a great weekend. 6am? Whew! I too would have had to rest all day Sunday just to catch up on my sleep.

[MissHoneychurch]

What do you think I did yesterday?

What really sucked was that I went to sleep at 7am and woke up again at 11am. But I slept more in the afternoon and early evening. But it was worth it :D

[Callalily]

123. Ah ha ha ha!

Gotta have some of those days (and nights too). They are fun, and anyway, isn't that what Sunday's are for? To rest?

I'm heading out of here, so wishing you a great day!

[MissHoneychurch]

127. You have a great day as well

And you are so right, Sundays are there for resting and being a couch potato. Or being a couch potato out in the sun, just getting a tan and reading :D

:hug:

[tjwmason]

11. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Good to see you - some damn fine pictures there.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

25. Good Morning, TJ!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you too, Man! Thank you. I hoped they would come out OK. Looks like they did! :woohoo:

[Neoma]

19. Good morning.

I decided that it's time to start reading "Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams", despite what everyone else is saying about it.

[Clintmax]

26. Good Morning, Miss Neoma!

:hi:
I haven't heard anything about that one. What's everyone saying?

[Neoma]

27. It's the last hitchhiker's guide book.

Apprently it ruins the 4th one or something.

[Clintmax]

36. Hmmm...it ruins it?

That's interesting. I haven't read any of the Hitchhikers books in a LOOOONG time.

[Neoma]

48. I wouldn't know.

I still haven't read it.

Btw, i've read 50 books since september 12th, just thought i'd brag.

[Clintmax]

59. Wow. That's a lot!

I like to read also...but I haven't read nearly THAT many! Good for you! :bounce:

[Robeson]

20. Hey Clintmeister!....

...glad to hear you got the new camera up and going. If Greekspeaks family is there in force, then you need to post us some pictures of all the gang, with your new camera!

Hope the Regional Director doesn't turn out to be the Dragon Lady, and is at least semi-social, instead.

Glad to hear you are doing well, and am glad to hear you have a BIG vacation coming up!...:bounce: :toast:

[Clintmax]

28. Good Morning, Robeson!

:hi:
Thanks for all the good wishes, man. I hope my RD isn't a dragon lady either. I don't know why they have to be that way anyway.

I'm going to take some pitures of everyone before they leave, so yes, you'll get to see those too!

[MissHoneychurch]

75. Hello Robeson

:hi:

How are you?

[ScreamingMeemie]

31. Hi Clintmax!!! The pictures are beautiful!!!

That's a great little camera you have! We spent yesterday painting so I'm kind of wiped out. Today starts the last three days of school for my son! My daughter is already out. We're going to have a great time this summer. :) :hug:

[Clintmax]

34. Good Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
Thank you! I'm glad you like them! I do too, especially since they were the very first ones I took with the camera! I know you're looking forward to the summer vacation! I hope you have lots and lots of fun! :bounce: Go camping for a week or something!

[ScreamingMeemie]

65. I think I'm going to take my daughter to the zoo tomorrow...and today

we'll go shopping for summer clothes! I can't wait for the little guy to be done so he can join us! :) :hug:

[Clintmax]

68. Yes...that's going to be fun!

I'm SO excited for you, my dear! :bounce::hug:

[billyskank]

45. ...

:hug: :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

66. Hi billy!

:hi: Is it cooler there today? :loveya:

[billyskank]

80. No, just as warm

It will probably get even warmed. But I am not noticing right now, because the office is air conditioned. So is my car. In fact the only bit that isn't is my house! :)

[AirmensMom]

37. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

I LOVE your pics! :loveya: Did you get the Canon camera? Which one? :bounce:

You do have a houseful! I'm glad you're enjoying your company. :D

You'll be fine with that tiger. But I sure wish we were on the other side of Wednesday, for your sake. :hug:

We slept in our bed for two nights now -- it sure is nice to have a room all done! We only have one left, and then the hallway downstairs. Harleykid came over yesterday afternoon and helped me with the den while harleydad painted the office room. Things are looking really nice. :D

[billyskank]

39. Hi AirmensMom!

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

44. Hi billy!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[Clintmax]

43. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today, my dear! :bounce::loveya: I'm glad you like the pictures! They were the very first ones I took! Yes, I got the Canon. It's the Powershot A620. I can't get the software to install though. x( Here we go again with THAT shit! I've got to call them today to try to figure out what's wrong.

I'm glad you've been getting to sleep in your own bed and not on an air mattress on the floor now! I'd hate that. I'm also glad things are looking really nice now! I hate a mess! x

[AirmensMom]

49. It's good to see you too!

... as always! :loveya:

OK, something's must be up with your computer. I had trouble with iTunes when I had an external sound card plugged in. Took it out and iTunes installed and worked fine. :shrug: Whatever it is, I hope you get things going. The software is really fun.

You would like the way things are shaping up. I hate a mess, too. My kids tease me that their "clean" is my "dirty" b/c I'm so fussy about it.

We have three cats on the bed now. Guess they think it's home. :loveya:

Gotta go fix some coffee for harleydad. He's working from home today (that was one of the conditions for him staying here another week).

[Clintmax]

52. I don't know what could be going on with it.

This time, I'm getting error messages during the install. So that's just something I'll have to work out with their technical support. I just hope they are better than Roxio.

I'm sure I WOULD like the way things are shaping up! Hopefully, you'll be happy there for the short time you're going to BE there. :hug::loveya:

[AirmensMom]

84. I wish I could help.

Most of the time, I end up fixing things on my computer by trial and error ... or someone harleydad works with happened to have the same problem and figured it out. If you don't get any help (yeah, hopefully they're better than Roxio!), send me the error messages and I'll have harleydad ask his friends.

Yes, we WILL be happy here. I love the yard and the view from the patio (mountains and horses). The neighbors are great and the house is going to be fine. It's really a lot of house for the money.

The kitties LOVE that there's a downstairs. This is the first time they've even seen stairs and they take great delight in going down to the den and playing hide and seek. :loveya: We haven't seen that old tomcat around for a few days now -- maybe someone trapped him. :shrug:

[Clintmax]

91. I'm usually pretty good with computers...

but THIS stuff is beyond me. :shrug: I'll just have to talk to tech support and see what they say. I'll let you know. Bandit loved the stairs when we lived in Missouri too! I don't know what it IS about stairs, but they seem to like them!

[AirmensMom]

115. Me, too.

Sometimes the only thing that helps is someone else who's had the same problem. I REALLY hope tech support helps out!

Stairs give the kitties a whole new level of running around possibilities. :rofl: And they seem to know that it's easier to get "lost" if they go up and down the stairs. Our kitties have been ravenously hungry since we got here, too. We used to go through 1 pound of rabbit per day and now we're up to 1 1/2 pounds! :scared: And they're not even puking it up or anything. :shrug: They eat all in one session, too, the way a dog does. Everyone but Sashka used to take a few bites, go away, come back and take a few more bites, and so forth, making it last about 30 minutes or so. Now they all chow down as soon as I put the food down. The last one eating has to tolerate the other three standing there staring at her dish saying, "you gonna eat that?" :rofl:

[Clintmax]

122. I hope they can help me too!

I'll let you know tomorrow.

I think, if I fed Bandit rabbit like you feed yours, he'd be the size of a house! :rofl: He has a bad weight problem, you know. I dunno...maybe I'm wrong. :rofl: I need to get over to the laundromat and get some clothes cleaned so I can go to work today.

[AirmensMom]

136. Actually,

Sashka has a weight problem, too. She seems to be very satisfied with the rabbit and is a nice size. They say the thin ones fill out and the fat ones trim down on it. The thin ones sure did fill out! Even harleykid thought Satchmo had actually grown (at the age of 8!). She hadn't seem him since last June, when he was really sick.

I need to go and get this day started. I hope you have a great one! See you in the morning! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

138. I've got to go too, my dear!

HAve a great day and I'll see you in the morning too! :loveya::hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

56. Good Morning AirmensMom

it is so good to hear that you are settling slowly but surely.

Did you have the time to explore your new home? I mean the area and the cities?

[AirmensMom]

85. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

SLOWLY is the operative word here. I had my last house settled in two days. :shrug: It's a little harder when only some of it is getting unpacked.

Nope, no time at all. We did take one evening off to go to the property -- but that's not as close as it looked and it took about 30 minutes to get there. It's gorgeous, though! Honeysuckle, blackberries, and black raspberries are growing everywhere! I was going to plant berries, so that's good news. I've been sending harleydad on all the errands and we did find a great pizza place -- best pizza I've EVER had and all the toppings are free! I'm going to start looking "corn-fed" if I keep it up. :rofl:

Harleykid wants to take us to the lake one of these evenings, after we get to a little better stopping place.

[MissHoneychurch]

87. That sounds great

maybe you can take us to the pizza place when Joani and are coming.

[AirmensMom]

89. The best thing to do is

order one ahead and pick it up, then eat it under one of the big trees. This is a PERFECT picnic yard! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

90. I won't say no to that

and you can show us where you will build your house. I am so excited to come and meet you :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

92. I'm excited, too!

:bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

97. Can you believe that it is less than 3 months till I come?

Gosh, I haven't been to the States till 2004. And that was in February. Not the nicest weather then :)

[AirmensMom]

111. I hope we can provide some nice weather for you.

It's been gorgeous here, although it's raining today. I sure hope it clears up!

I PMed you a long one ... :hi:

[AirmensMom]

108. Read your PMs ....

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

128. I answered

:hi:

[AirmensMom]

133. Tag ... you're it!

:hi: Actually, I have to get myself going. Talk to you tomorrow! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Minnesota Libra]

42. Good Monday Morning to everyone..............

....hope you all had a restful but also fun weekend.:hug:

I'll be spending today and tomorrow getting ready for my new computer tower than youngest son is sending. It should be here late tomorrow afternoon. So I have to clean off a very messy desk and figure out where I want everything.

Hey, we've warmed back up to the 70's now and should be right on target with the 80's by the end of the week.:bounce: Those two days with daytime highs in the 50's and overnight lows near freezing really messed up some flowers around here. Oh but if it's not one extreme it's another around here. By this coming weekend we are supposed to be back up around 90 degrees with humidity levels near 90 and due points around 70, so it's going to be hot and sticky.:puke: Whatever happened to nice warm - low humidity - weather?:cry: I'll just do all my running around the beginning of this week.:bounce:

:hug: Be good to each other.:grouphug:

[Clintmax]

46. Good Morning, Minnesota!

:hi:
It's good to see you today! I hope you enjoy your new computer!

[riona]

77. Fl check-in

We picked up our cat a week early. She's 3 - some kind blue point/white ragdoll/Himalan mix. She's really a beautiful little thing. She had to leave her kittens (they were old enough), she was just spade and caught a cold at the vet's. So, it'll take some time to get her settled. She talks 24/7. Love your pics!

[Clintmax]

86. Good Morning, Miss Flblu!

:hi:
I'm sure you're enjoying your new family member! I'm sure she loves you too! I'm glad you like the pictures! There's more to come!

[newyawker99]

82. Good morning everyone!

:donut:


:hi:

[Clintmax]

88. Good Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug::loveya:
I hope you had a beautiful weekend! :bounce:

[Callalily]

99. Morning Clint!

Whew! I'm going to have to start getting up earlier on Monday's! Your morning thread seems to keep growing and growing. You're a great host!

Love, love, love your photos. And those were the first ones? Wow! Sounds like you really like your camera. What software's not installing? I've got a card reader for the digi I have at work. It's great, just put the card in it, plug it into my computer and I can directly download the photos. Couldn't be easier. And that way if someone else wants to use the camera and download photos, they don't have to come to me all the time to do it.

[Clintmax]

112. Good Morning, MissSimplyF!

:hi::hug:
Yes, the thread gets big! But, it's a lot of fun and I'm happy everybody enjoys it as much as I do! Thank you for the nice words, my dear. :hug:

My camera came with software that's made to take the photos off the camera and edit them. It's THAT software that doesn't work. My computer has the card readers on it too, so I don't need the software for that...but I would like to use the editing stuff.

[Callalily]

120. Oh yeah, the

editing stuff would be fun. Hopefully you can get it to load. Then we'll be able to see your photos with an added artistic flair.

Gotta head out, it's going to be a busy week at work. Oh btw, good luck on the store review. I know those can be a little intimidating, but it sounds like you've got things more than under control, so realistically, you've got nothing to worry about. And you've been through these before with flying colors.

[Clintmax]

126. That's true...I have...

I hope you have a great day too, my dear! I'll see you in the morning! :hi:

[Mutley]

100. Mornin' Clint!

Woohoo on your camera, and Boo! on the RD. :hug:

[billyskank]

107. Hi mutley!!

:hug:

[Mutley]

117. Hi billy!

Your new drawing is fantastic. Is it me or are they getting better and better? :hug:

[billyskank]

121. Thanks Hon

;)

I think I am getting better at it each time. :hug:

[Mutley]

130. Ya mean 'hon' in a Bawlmer way, hon?

:P

[billyskank]

142. Sure do, hon

:D

[Mutley]

144. Oh, I'm ain't shure you Brits could even understand us Bawlmerins, hon.

We talk w'dat thick Hampden accent. I went downy oh-shin 'day, hon. Seein' my fokes. :D

[Clintmax]

113. Good Morning, Miss Mutley!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you this AM! With the storm coming right for us...I hope she puts it off for a week! THEN I'll be on vacation! :rofl:

[Mutley]

119. Yes, I saw that.

x( Already with the storms. At least we're not as active yet this season as we were last season. I think we'd already had two or three hit land by now this time last year.

It's good to see you, too.

:hi: :hug:

[Clintmax]

129. I need to get over to the laundromat.

x(
I have NO clothes to wear to work today. So, I need to get going. I think you're right...I think we had two or three storms this time last year. Hopefully, that means we won't have the crazy season they are predicting. I'll see you in the mornign, my dear! I've GOT to get going!

[Mutley]

131. Take it easy, Clint.

:hug:

[LaurenG]

103. Good Morning Clintmax!

Great pictures. Tallahassee is beautiful. I'm so happy you like your camera!

I hope that the visit with the in-laws goes well. You get another vacation! Looks like you have wonderful things to look forward to. Yippee!:bounce: :thumbsup: :loveya: :hug:

[billyskank]

109. OhioBlues!

:hi: :loveya:

[LaurenG]

124. Hi Billyskank!

I am sorry you didn't sleep well. I know that there are air conditioning units that stand alone and don't need to be ventilated, here in the states. Maybe there is something like that available there?

I just found out that we are having lunch brought in today so I get to pick whatever I'd like to eat instead of the peanut butter and jam sandwich I brought. :9 :bounce: Wow, that just made my day!

I hope you have a great day today!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals:

[Clintmax]

114. Good Morning, Miss Ohio!

:hi::hug:
Thank you for the compliments on my pictures! I'm glad you like them! I thought they came out pretty good too! I surely AM looking forward to my vacation! It's going to be great! :bounce:

[Cannikin]

104. I had to drag myself out of bed, but I'm here!

[Clintmax]

116. Hail, Cannikin!

:hi::bounce:
Welcome to Monday, Dude! Time to rise and shine! :bounce:

[mdmc]

106. good mornin clintmax

:patriot:

[Clintmax]

118. Good Morning, Mdmc!

:hi:
I hope you had a great weekend!

[mdmc]

125. I got to see pete seeger sing a little yesterday

at the beacon strawberry fest... I also met Daryl Rigger (he is running against Sue Kelly NYSCD19). Not bad... :)

[Clintmax]

132. I'm glad you had such a good time!

Sounds fun to me! :bounce:

[In_The_Wind]

134. Hi Y'all! I love love love that Moody Blues song!

It's a busy day for me. I've got to drop my truck off tonight so the hydraulic tailgate can be serviced. Before that I've an appointment with my dermatologist.

[Clintmax]

137. Good Morning, Miss Joan!

:hi::hug::loveya:
I'm glad you came in before I left! I'm off to the laudromat now, so I'll have clothes to wear to work. I hope you have a great day, my dear! :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

141. Have a wonderful day, Clintmax.

You can't go to work nekkid so enjoy your trip to the suds machines.

[Clintmax]

135. Time to get going, my crew!

I have to go to the laundromat and get some clothes done so I can go to work. So, I'll talk to you in the morning! I hope you have a great day today! Take care of each other! :grouphug:

[Proud_Feminist4Peace]

139. Good moring!!

I'm new here and don't know everyone yet. I know there is no
"welcome" forum and I am pretty new at this. But I
just want to say hello to everyone on DU.
http://bestsmileys.com/waving/5.gif

[Wetzelbill]

140. Morning Clint,

I am just about to sit down and write a column for OpEdNews. I'm feeling like thinking about some foreign policy this morning. Completely nerdishness I know. :)

Oh I bet just the thought of that vacation is sweet. Last month my last week of finals, just knowing I would be off for most of the summer, I was just ecstatic! :)

Hell, don't be nervous about the regional manager, you could charm a snake!

I love having family around. I'm from an Indian reservation. We're a very familial society, our friends are more like brothers and sisters, our friend's parents, Aunts and Uncles, they are just like extended mothers and fathers. Everybody stays with everybody. I was raised with a houseful of people all the time. I love it.

The Moody Blues! I love that song. Good memories from the summer when I was about ten or 11 or so. I'm going to listen to it right now. :)