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Topic: Today Was a Fantabulous Day Because...
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proxieme
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posted May 03, 2003 08:35 PM
I forgot where this was before, but I wanted to revive it.Here's my cent and a half for the day: Today was a fantabulous day because...
...I danced my white-girl-with-no-rythym-dance through my house and on my porch while listening to Dave Matthews and eating a fistful of strawberries (frightening an old man in the process), and then blasted Beethoven and allowed myself to be completely overtaken by the sight of the gnarled branches of an Oak (I think) directly in front of my townhouse.
The leaves danced to "Pathetique" against a baby blue sky with cherry-vanilla clouds.
Then I went walking in the woods barefoot til and past when my feet got chilled; I heard a morning dove, and the scant stand of trees was a verdant forest.  IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted May 03, 2003 09:23 PM
Sounds wonderful!!! My day was fantabulous cuz the sun was glorious and I got to clean up Majicks poop!!!  Poop means shes getting strong & healthier, so today I love poop!!! juniperb  IP: Logged |
RubyRedRam
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posted May 03, 2003 11:27 PM
Hooray for poop!!! IP: Logged |
QueenofSheeba
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From: California
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted May 03, 2003 11:42 PM
I spent the entire day hanging out with some friends, one of whom I'm secretly in love with! Then I came home and decided deliberately not to do homework. I'll take an evening walk in the woods next.
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Hello everybody! I used to be QueenofSheeba and then I was Apollo and now I am QueenofSheeba again (and I'm a guy in case you didn't know)! IP: Logged |
shamrock227
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From: Is a Pisces ever really anywhere?
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted May 04, 2003 02:00 AM
We got a call from the base where my Sister is stationed and it looks like she'll be coming home from Iraq by late June or early July!!!!!!
(My little sis is my bestest friend in the WHOLE world - it is the BEST news I could have gotten!) IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 04, 2003 01:47 PM
Good news all around!!!
juniperb - What's the vet had to say? Diagnosis clear?
QoS - Homework is entirely overrated.
Shamrock - What service is she with?And my day's already great b/c I finally found this:
It's full of my handwritten record of a lot of family recipes + some random ones that looked good.
Now I can make a variation on my Grandmommy's Pecan Pie for the last day of one of my classes tomorrow IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 04, 2003 02:55 PM
 But, dear lawd, I just spent $20 on the ingredients...  IP: Logged |
juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted May 04, 2003 04:10 PM
... QOS isn`t & that tickley feeling in yer tummy grand!!! Go Proxy, I just love pecan pie! I had one once that had Jack Daniels in it & it was to die for. MMMMmm enjoy. Vet comes out the Tues the 6th & I`ll know then. Hip hip hurray Shamrock  give her a big knowflake hug from all us!! Today is great cuz we went to the woods mushrooming & got 2 lbs. of the sweetest Morels to smother chicken breast in. Only once a year do we get them & I pig out. Yum  yum... juniperb IP: Logged |
theFajita3
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From: Sunny South Florida, USA
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posted May 04, 2003 11:31 PM
Mmmmm Proxieme is that a recipe for buttermilk pie I see  ------------------
food is the only art that nourishes! IP: Logged |
Sunmeadow Glades
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From: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted May 06, 2003 06:43 AM
My day was fabulous because my baby boy and I shared a few giggles with each other and after that he gave me a big sloppy open-mouthed kiss on my cheek and chin. I love hearing him laugh!!!!!! It's the best sound in the entire world. Also my husband came home early today and gave me a big hug!!Love and Peace,
Sunmeadow Glades. IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 07, 2003 09:24 AM
D - Yep, sure is; would you like it? Today was (is so far) a fabulous day because I woke up remembering a really intricate, involved dream (or two).  (later) AND I saw a Luna moth (  ) on campus.
...today, however, was not so fantabulous b/c my Pluto very nearly came out to play. IP: Logged |
Twin Lady
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Registered: Jan 2003
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posted May 07, 2003 12:27 PM
Today's been a great day because we found out at the Dr.'s this morning that my daughter's bloodwork and cat scan do NOT indicate cancer. She still needs surgery and the final verdict won't come in until the pathology is done...but the Dr. today did say he does NOT think it's cancer. Thank God!! Am feeling real hope now.   IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 07, 2003 02:18 PM
Woo-hoo, TL!!! The pathology WILL turn up negative (that is to say, in a positive way ). IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 07, 2003 04:00 PM
We would all like that recipe!  ------------------
"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
Oxychick
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posted May 07, 2003 07:47 PM
Screw the recipe-SEND THE PIE!!Heehee...ok, so maybe that would interfere with my diet. TwinLady- 
That's wonderful!  IP: Logged |
juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted May 08, 2003 01:54 PM
Cuz the hummers are here  With there busy-bee wings and ruby red throat. They always bring promises of majick to my gardens. juniperb IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 08, 2003 01:57 PM
I SAW A WALL CLOUD TODAY!!!
(A precursor to a tornado.)It was nuts. IP: Logged |
N_wEvil
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posted May 08, 2003 02:48 PM
*wants a picture*IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 08, 2003 03:11 PM
*doesn't have a picture*But, I looked on-line, and the one that I saw looked like a cross between these two:
 But mine was 10x cooler - the surrounding clouds were rippling, and I could see the beginning of spin.
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Sunmeadow Glades
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From: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted May 09, 2003 06:01 PM
Was that the same tornado that caused all that destruction and 37 people lost their lives? We had reports of it on our news here.Love and Peace,
Sunmeadow Glades. IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 09, 2003 06:06 PM
Nope; no destruction on this end (although Maryland's poor Eastern Shore is still twitchy from last year's F-5).
Those were out in the midwest - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3005761.stm
That's from Tuesday; they've been getting them like that all week. These links are more recent:http://www.wusatv9.com:8080/news/news_article.asp?storyid=18037 http://www.wusatv9.com:8080/news/news_article.asp?storyid=18063 So far, we've just had hintings of those; like I said, I saw a wall cloud; the day before yesterday, my Mom saw 2 different funnel clouds that didn't touch down on her drive home from work. We had storms again today; the thunder was so fierce that it shook my windows. I haven't been watching the news, so anything may have happened. Op, just checked the website: severe thunderstorms currently in southern VA
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS.
WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.
VERY FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. They say that there's going to be strong storms again this weekend.
(I'm not sure why I posted that much; I don't think that anyone's that curious. Oh, well.) It's been a busy week; I think Cat may have been right re: Mars & tornados. Our local weather guy said that there had been more tornados spawned in the past week then there had been in that time span in recorded history (well, as far back as weather records have been kept). Do ya'll get tornados out in Australia? ------------
Oh, and today was a fantabulous day because the birds were really loud this morning, and there was a hint of mist atop the trees. IP: Logged |
proxieme
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posted May 10, 2003 01:15 PM
Tornado Pic Link:
http://photos.msn.com/editorial/EditorialStart.aspx?article=ChasingThePerfectStorm§ion=FEATURES IP: Logged |
Mercy
Knowflake Posts: 616
From: Of Elvenkind
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted May 11, 2003 06:53 AM
Sunmeadow Glades, that was wonderful, your baby and you sharing something like that! Só swéét! I almost got tears in my eyes! Bless ya!And Twin lady I am so relieved for you and here's another for you to keep you going on this path! My day (yesterday) was wonderful because my luv and I got to put legs under our sleeping isle (that's how we call our bed and we got it for free) and we laughed a lot. Got to lay in the sun on the grass near the water and carress each other and drank one beer on a terrace with a huge amount of flying buggers around us  . They make me laugh, where do they come from, those little flies? And where are they going? Prox: this is one of the greatest topics! Very good for one to see how blessed we actually are day in day out! IP: Logged |
theFajita3
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From: Sunny South Florida, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted May 12, 2003 12:39 AM
Yes Proxieme I would LOOOOOVE that buttermilk pie recipe! YUM!Today is a great day because before I began cooking for my mom's day meal, I got to take a lazy walk in the sun to the beach and the sun, sand and people just made me feel really lucky to be there and then. Also, the dinner came out great, and speaking of food, think I'll help myself to slice number three of the keylime pie I made  ------------------
Namaste! IP: Logged |
Lunargirl
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posted May 12, 2003 01:58 AM
Here's a few variations, but my fave is Kentucky Bourbon Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie... <drool> Please mail me your experiments, I'm open-minded.
http://www.recipegal.com/pies/Classic-Pecan-Pie.htm quote:
Classic Pecan Pie
3 eggs slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup KARO light or dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cups pecans
1 unbaked (9-inch) pie crust
Preheat oven to 350'F.
In medium bowl with fork, beat eggs slightly. Add sugar, corn syrup, butter and vanilla; stir until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour into pie crust.
Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Makes 8 servings.
Variations:
Butterscotch Pecan Pie
Omit butter or margarine; add 1/4 cup heavy or whipping cream to filling.
Kentucky Bourbon Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
Reduce pecans to 1 cup. Add 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon bourbon to filling.
Almond Amaretto Pie
Substitute 1 cup sliced almonds for pecans. Add 2 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract to filling.
Irish Cream Pecan Pie
Reduce pecans to 1 cup; omit vanilla. Add 2 tablespoons Irish Cream liqueur to filling.
Toffee Crunch Pecan Pie
Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped chocolate covered toffee candy bars (about 4 oz) over bottom of pie crust. Carefully pour filling over back of spoon into pie crust.
Mocha Almond Fudge Pie
Substitute 1 cup sliced almonds for pecans. Melt 2 ounces semisweet chocolate and 1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso with margarine.
Chocolate Chip Walnut Pie
Substitute 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped, for pecans. Sprinkle 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips over bottom of pie crust. Carefully pour filling into pie crust.
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Melt 2 ounces semisweet chocolate with butter.
Cinnamon Walnut Pie
Substitute 1 cup packed light brown sugar for sugar and 1 1/4 cups walnuts for pecans. Add 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon to filling.
Spiced Oatmeal-Apple Walnut Pie
Substitute 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup quick cooking oats and 1/3 cup finely chopped or shredded peeled apple for pecans. Add 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon to filling.
Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie
Reduce pecans to 1/2 cup; chop. Add 2/3 cup flaked coconut and 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips to filling.
Peanut Butter Pecan Pie
Reduce pecans to 1 cup. Add 1/2 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter to filling.
Source: Johnson <recipes@caymandesigns.com>
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