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The Mic in ON in Tuscany!

June 20, 2006 by Liz 461 Comments

It’s Like Open Mike Only Different

Here’s how it works.

The rules are simple — be nice.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. . . . Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

 

Here’s what we might be talking about:

Tonight after 7pm Chicago Time

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Comments

  1. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:02 PM

    No Comments??!! Whazzup wid-dat?!

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:03 PM

    Joe went out to dinner first.

    Reply
  3. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:03 PM

    I haven’t had time to come by here in a while – looks like there’s some good posts I need to read!

    Need to plant something, eat something and water some stuff first though – then I’ll be back!

    Reply
  4. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:04 PM

    Hi Trisha!
    Tuscany. Great wine. We’ll save some for you!

    Reply
  5. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:05 PM

    Chris,
    Did the mission go okay for the special event tomorrow. Sssshhh

    Reply
  6. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:06 PM

    Yupper. Everything’s set. She conveniently went to a networking event so I could get everything ready for the morning…

    Reply
  7. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:07 PM

    She’s a wise one, What kind of morning is it going to be?

    Reply
  8. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:08 PM

    Liz, I’ll pass on the wine tonight. I kinda had my share of (whine) earlier.

    Reply
  9. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:09 PM

    We’re going low budget this year by mutual agreement. So it will be quiet and low key. Small gift (what she wanted) and an awesome card. First one I picked up. That never happens. I usually spend hours finding the right card.

    Reply
  10. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:10 PM

    So what, can I serve you. I nice fruit juice, a cappacinno?

    Reply
  11. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:12 PM

    I thought maybe you built her a whole new blog on veterinary medicine with a flash template. πŸ™‚

    That sounds a lot like what we do. Money isn’t what it used to be.

    Reply
  12. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:13 PM

    As long as we are in Europe, I think I’ll go for coffee and chocolates, please.

    Gorgeous and I want to go on a tour of the continent one day, staying in B&B’s and sampling the coffee and chocolates along the way.

    Reply
  13. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:14 PM

    She’s not into the blogging thing. At all. Doesn’t get my obsession. But that’s OK. I’m the geeky on in this family.

    Reply
  14. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:15 PM

    Have you done much traveling outside the US of A?

    Reply
  15. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:15 PM

    Happy to do the coffee and chocolates. i have a new Belgium chocolate it’s 82% cacao. It’s there right next to the lighter 62% and th 53% and the 40% and 30%. The coffee will be a minute. It’s a new machine. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  16. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:16 PM

    Yeah, I’ve been out of the US quite a bit. I used to take one business trip around the world that was 30-32 days long every year for 6 or 7 years. It was incredible.

    Reply
  17. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:18 PM

    MMMmmmmhhhmmmpphhphh….

    {eyes rolling back in his head} πŸ™„

    Reply
  18. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:18 PM

    Ok,
    Now I understand, it wasn’t MY picture, it was one of the Tuscany pictures… πŸ™‚
    Joe
    ps. Shrip Lejoune I think, Shrimp wrapped in bacon and broiled.
    Very tasty MMMmmmm
    J.

    Reply
  19. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:20 PM

    Hi Joe,
    After dinner coffee, cappacinno and chocolate?

    Reply
  20. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:20 PM

    I’ve seen a good bit of Europe and a little bit of Asia back in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Gorgeous lived in Australia for a year about the same time frame. And we’ve both been down to Brazil…

    Where was your favorite place to visit?

    Reply
  21. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:21 PM

    How do you spell appertiff?

    Reply
  22. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:21 PM

    Hey Joe!

    You ever traveled outside the USA?

    Reply
  23. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:23 PM

    Joe, my rule is that when the word isn’t really English, it doesn’t much matter as long as it is close. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  24. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:23 PM

    Chris,
    Does Montreal count???

    Reply
  25. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:24 PM

    Still too hot out to plant anything.

    Reply
  26. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:25 PM

    I love everywhere. I love the people. I love the views. I love pretending that I from where I am. I love trying to communicate in another language. I love seeing folks respond to me.

    Reply
  27. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:25 PM

    Hey Trisha!

    You ever travel outside the USA?

    Reply
  28. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:25 PM

    I’ve been to every state on the eastern seaboard and up to Montreal and Quebec. Never even crossed the border to Ohio.

    Reply
  29. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:26 PM

    Hi TrishA!!

    YES, of course, Montreal counts!

    Italy might be the winner.

    Reply
  30. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:26 PM

    No, I never get to go anywhere. Unless you count like about a one hour trip over the border into Mexico when I was a little kid one time.

    Reply
  31. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:27 PM

    I’ve been to Italy. A bunch.

    Reply
  32. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    Is this the same Trisha from Germany that comments on my blog?
    If so, I think it counts as outside the US.

    Reply
  33. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    I have weird feelings about Mexico. I keep thinking I’ll get stopped crossing the border for something I didn’t do and end up in a Mexican jail. Too many movies I think.

    Reply
  34. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    I’d like to go somewhere sometime.

    Reply
  35. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    Italy is lovely, the food, the people, the eye contact, the romance.

    Reply
  36. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:29 PM

    But, Mexico still counts.

    Reply
  37. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    I probably shoulda ended up in a Mexican jail. Tiajuana. Back in the Navy days.

    That was evil Chris. He’s dead now. We killed him.

    Reply
  38. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    So does Montreal!

    Reply
  39. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Mexico would count, that was such a short trip though and a long time ago.

    Reply
  40. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    I did a whole week of posts that were an imaginary vacation in Italy on my writing blog last February. I was so tired of the Chicago gray sky. Some folks started posting alongside with other events. We went to Key West first. Then to Tuscany and Umbria — Land of St. Francis of Assissi

    Reply
  41. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:31 PM

    Liz,
    I’m supprised you didn’t tell Trisha to look at the picture of Tuscany, close her eyes and imagine…

    Reply
  42. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:31 PM

    Evil Chris. He is the foil to Spiderman Chris. Are you sure he’s really dead? Villains re never really dead.

    Reply
  43. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:33 PM

    Tell that to the Gremlin….

    Reply
  44. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:33 PM

    Why Joe, you just did that for me. Thank you.

    Trisha, close you eyes and look at the picture of Tuscany and imagine . . .

    Then tell me, do you think that evil Chris is really dead or will he come back in the next scene of this movie?

    Reply
  45. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:33 PM

    He’s dead. I’m sure. I had some help killing him.

    Reply
  46. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:34 PM

    or was that the Green Goblin????

    Reply
  47. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:35 PM

    Looking at a picture and imagining doesn’t cost the same as flying somewhere does it?

    Reply
  48. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:35 PM

    Spidey Chris sometimes gets into hot water because of his alter ego, Plain Old Chris.

    But Evil Chris died several episodes back.

    Reply
  49. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:35 PM

    Chris! Oh no!
    A death in the family . . . was it dastardly and bloody.

    or was it, as Joe says “The Green Goblin?”

    Reply
  50. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:36 PM

    Trisha, we seem to have a frugal thing going on here tonight!

    Reply
  51. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:37 PM

    No Trish, it’s free, that’s the best thing about the imagination… πŸ™‚

    Reply
  52. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:37 PM

    Okay, Liz invited me to be a part of this. And it reminds me of jump-rope on the black top in first grade and you have to figure out the best time to get in without messing up the rhythm… so here I am! (I always used to mess up the two people with the rope.)

    Reply
  53. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:38 PM

    Oh, it was painful. For sure. Evil Chris put up a really good fight right to the end.

    But ultimately he was no match for the power of good that overcame and destroyed him.

    It was epic. And ordinary. All at the same time.

    Reply
  54. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:39 PM

    Hey Christine!

    (Cool name, by the way)

    There is no rythm here to mess up. Everyone jumps when they hit submit.

    It gets fun!

    Reply
  55. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:39 PM

    Hey Christine,
    Don’t trip, we are taking a survery, What other country other than the one you were born in have you visited? And did you ever meet Spiderman Chris when you were there?

    Reply
  56. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:40 PM

    Okay… so it’s like IMing where you have about 14 strings of missed replies and dangling conversations?

    Reply
  57. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:40 PM

    Hi Christine,

    Everyone this is Christine,
    She’s a fabulous singer. 5 or 6 CDs You have to hear her.
    I’m her biggest fan.

    Christine leave a link here so they can go listen.

    Reply
  58. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    countries…. peru, south africa (where i got hideously dumped by my boyfriend in the johannesburg airport), kenya, greece, england, germany, belgium, and holland. and canada too. since that counts. i was never jailed.

    Reply
  59. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    Just went to her site. Whoa! We have a celebrity in our midst!

    Pleased to meet you Christine!

    But please know this can be a fairly silly place. Please don’t expect too much from us. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  60. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    Christine,
    Why do you think they invented the REFRESH button?

    Reply
  61. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    I think that IMimg is saner.

    We’re sort of like Cheers meets friends while doing LSD and watching Dr Who on Successful Blog with Spiderman

    Reply
  62. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:43 PM

    You know, I’ve heard South Africa can be not so nice. I don’t think I’ll put that on my list of must see’s

    Reply
  63. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:43 PM

    so, really…you just keep hitting refresh over and over again? (kind of like how you keep checking your amazon affiliates link to see if you’ve made more than $1.69?)

    Reply
  64. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:44 PM

    Close Liz, but now that they have a different Dr Who playing Dr Who, Who is going to play Evil Chris on LSD while in the Cheers Saloon?

    Reply
  65. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:44 PM

    Christine lay down that link so that I can post it tomorrow.

    By the way snacks and beverages are in the sidebar. Here’s the cappacinno and dark chocolate. The good stuff. Pizza is in the oven. What else is everyone having?

    Reply
  66. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    South Africa is beautiful. Just avoid dating guys named Derrick prior to visiting. (of course, it’s probably wise to avoid dating guys named Derrick anyway!)

    Reply
  67. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Liz, don’t forget the hoofstock…

    Reply
  68. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:46 PM

    Where’s my appertiff, please…

    Reply
  69. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:46 PM

    liz, i just gave up coffee yesterday so don’t mention the cappucino. i’m dying.
    do you mean you want my web link?

    Reply
  70. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:47 PM

    Joe, we’ll have to look to cast the role of Evil Chris . . .

    Meanwhile Christine never date a guy who’s name is a construction crane. That’s as bad as dating a guy who’s name is a verb.

    I want to go to South Africa next.

    CHRISTINE LAY DOWN THAT LINK.

    Reply
  71. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:48 PM

    Evil Chris would have been no match for the Doctor. But then who is?

    No guys named Derrick. Got it. Of course I’ll not be dating any guys, thank you.

    But I imagine being named after a crane might create some issues.

    Liz, what was that rule? Never name anyone a noun?

    Reply
  72. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:48 PM

    Christine, an appertiff has no caffine, it should be safe to have.

    Reply
  73. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:48 PM

    http://www.christinekane.com

    that link?

    and liz, you sounded so dominatrix like. i kind of jumped!

    Reply
  74. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:49 PM

    Sorry Joe, a little Sherry?

    Yes, Christine, your web link. How can I be your promoter, if you won’t let me show off your web link?

    Reply
  75. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    Yes please… hic

    Reply
  76. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    joe, i’m still having caffeine. just not coffee. coffee makes me mean.

    liz, who did you date that was a verb?

    chris, you probably don’t want to date girls named derrick either.

    Reply
  77. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    A link to Christine’s site

    http://www.ChristineKane.com

    (and I helped!)

    Reply
  78. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    Sorry, Christine,
    I really am the nice one. I just thought the type was so fast and small that you weren’t seeing me.

    Here have a cold one.

    Reply
  79. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    liz, i just posted my web link. it’s up there. (i’d draw an arrow but i can’t) and it turned grey so it’s not in the text of the message. (can you tell i’m the least web savvy among this group?)

    Reply
  80. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    W…

    Wi…

    Wik…

    Wiki…

    Fooledja! You thought I was gonna say W I K I P… Nope! I’m not gonna do it tonight! Not gonna say W I K I P E…

    DIA!!!

    Reply
  81. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    Yes. Liz is the nice one here.

    The rest of us…

    Reply
  82. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    Get the CRAYONS out!!! πŸ˜†

    Reply
  83. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    Hey,
    Where’s Jack, you know, the donkey?

    Reply
  84. Brian Clark says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    What’s up everyone? Just want to share that my first child was conceived in Tuscany…

    OK, maybe that was a bit too much information. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  85. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    chris shaked! i baked!

    (i do hope this is what you were referring to when you wrote “and i helped!” cuz that little girl’s accent in that commercial is what i heard.)

    Reply
  86. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    Christine,
    . . . let’s see,
    Oh yeah, verbs
    there was a Bob, a Pat, Eaton,

    I don’t think Chris or Joe should date a Derrick either. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  87. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    I’ll be back in a bit – if its a little cooler I’m going to plant my new liatris.

    Reply
  88. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:54 PM

    Were you there at the time Brian? LOL…

    Reply
  89. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    Brian! Mark!
    Meet Christine!

    Where’s Trisha!

    Brian that’s so cool!

    Reply
  90. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    Christine, according to our esteemed host, the fact that you caught the reference makes you officially… ancient.

    Yes we beat her up pretty unmercifully for that slander too.

    Reply
  91. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    Ok, but were you there? JUST FOOLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  92. Brian Clark says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    Hah… funny, Mark.

    No, I wasn’t.

    But if I catch that Italian bastard…

    Reply
  93. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:56 PM

    Mark,
    I – i – I jusr realized that mark is a verb.
    I’m marking all over my flat screen again!

    Reply
  94. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:57 PM

    Hello Christine πŸ˜‰

    I understand you’re a celeb?

    Hiya Liz – wassup? Hey Chris, Joe, Trisha et al…

    Reply
  95. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:57 PM

    ancient? that commercial wasn’t all THAT old… and it was so completely obnoxious that you couldn’t help remembering it!

    liz, i dated a bob too. but he was sweet.

    Reply
  96. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:57 PM

    I’m such a dork, that should have been posted before I left but it didn’t go through until now.

    Reply
  97. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    Yes, I guess I am a bit frugal, but we will have to travel somewhere sometime.

    Reply
  98. Brian Clark says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    If anyone feels like jumping into a debate about RSS, stop by my place here:

    http://www.copyblogger.com/how-to-sell-rss/

    Can’t imagine why you’d want to, but people are weird like that.

    Reply
  99. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    hi mark. not a celeb.

    Reply
  100. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    That’s okay, Trisha,
    We posted so much in-between it seems like you were gone and just now came back. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  101. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    Are there any GIRLS names that are Verbs?
    I should be safe if I date a girl, right?

    Reply
  102. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    I once was reduced to near uselessness by an Italian air traffic controller when he said over the radio, in a perfect Marx Brothers accent

    “You’re lookin-a good-da. Don’t a-toucha nut-en.”

    Good thing I wasn’t the pilot or we might have crashed.

    Reply
  103. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    Mark could be a noun eh?

    Couldn’t resist Brian, please forgive… πŸ™‚

    Reply
  104. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    joe, i think the biggest thing is to not go to south africa to meet the person you are dating after they’ve gone over there for six months to do volunteer work… ESPECIALLY if their name is derrick. girl or boy.

    Reply
  105. Brian Clark says

    June 20, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    Anyone watching the Mavs tonight?

    Reply
  106. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Joe, I’d stay away from Sue.

    I’m just saying…

    Reply
  107. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Gonna get a hair cut, back in about 10

    Reply
  108. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Brian I think you should tell those guys to lighten up.

    It’s too late to be talking about such stuff.

    Reply
  109. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:02 PM

    I’ll be watching the game in between.

    Reply
  110. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:03 PM

    Brian, all that talk about re-naming RSS.

    Why not just call it “feed”? It’s short, non-technical. And it already is part of both RSS feed and Atom feed.

    Seems like a natural to me.

    Reply
  111. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:03 PM

    Girl verbs include Cher, Pat, Di

    Reply
  112. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:05 PM

    Anyone here bi-lingual or got any feedback on Google Tranlate?

    Reply
  113. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:06 PM

    Good names, liz. Were you sitting there racking your brain? or did you just come up with them?

    chris, “feed” is a very good idea. my town is getting very froo-froo now that the rich people are moving here and all the restaurants are now called just one word.. like “TABLE” and “FIG.” it seems to be the new branding thing. FEED. It works. maybe i’ll open a restaurant.

    Reply
  114. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:07 PM

    Nice article Brian. Content Feeds works better for me. Rubel who?

    Reply
  115. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:07 PM

    Google translate is stinky. It never translates the pages I really need it to. I have readers write about this site and I don’t know what they are saying because they are writing in Turkish or Portugese and Google, Alta Vista, none of them can help.

    Reply
  116. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:08 PM

    See, Brian. One self-professed non-technical vote already!

    Why are we wracking our brains when the answer is right in front of us?

    Reply
  117. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:09 PM

    Yeah Mark, Brian’s article is great — as always. (I’m thinking about having Angelo and Pasquale talk to him about that). It’s the discussion that’s getting a little anal.

    Reply
  118. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:09 PM

    Liz, you’re saying that machines still can’t master the nuances of language yet, eh?

    Reply
  119. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    as non-technical as you can get. i’m reading each of your blogs now. i need google translate.

    Reply
  120. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    Christine,
    I rack my brain most of the time. That’s why it rattles so much when I write.

    Reply
  121. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    Mine are still labeled RSS on my blogs.

    Reply
  122. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:12 PM

    Yeah, so is mine. But I’m trying that email thing up left and it’s working out really well. I’m going to post about it soon. Maybe tomorrow.

    Reply
  123. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:13 PM

    Chris,
    I’m saying that Google does pretty well with the romance languages. Not at all well with the rest. Doesn’t even try with some.

    Reply
  124. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:14 PM

    Liz, what does that email thing do? Is it for newsletters or feeds?

    Reply
  125. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:14 PM

    Trisha,
    Are those little flowers safely in the ground and those bunny villains safely scared away?

    Reply
  126. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:16 PM

    The email will send you today’s posts in excerpt. If you want to read one you can click through to the blog. OR NOT.

    It arrives everyday at 3:15 and at the bottom are past post links so that you can dump old ones and don’t have to hold onto them.

    Reply
  127. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:16 PM

    Liz, Since I rode the short bus to language school, would you mind refreshing which ones are the romance languages. I seem to remember something about Europe…

    Reply
  128. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:17 PM

    LIz, with Zookoda can you set the delivery time?

    Reply
  129. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Sorry Chris. The ones based in Latin, Spanish, Italian, and French. I’m not sure about the rest. My language bus was only medium. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  130. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Basketball…

    Reply
  131. Minic says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:19 PM

    hello Liz…

    hello… hello… mic test πŸ™‚

    Reply
  132. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:19 PM

    Yeah, with Zookoda you can set the delivery time, schedule the days, decide how many posts have to be there for it to go. What the subject line says, whether a note goes with it. It’s all in your control.

    Reply
  133. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:20 PM

    Hi Minic!!!!

    This is Minic. He’s the POWER behind The Blogging Times.

    Everyone tell him who you are.

    Reply
  134. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:21 PM

    The liatris is planted, but I’m sure the bunnies are lurking somewhere. I’ve been running back out now and then and moving the hose around.

    Reply
  135. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:22 PM

    I’m going to go back out for a few minutes again before its completely dark, I’ll be back later.

    Reply
  136. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:23 PM

    Trisha,
    Meet Minic.
    Trisha has a butterfly garden. She actually raises caterpillars.

    Reply
  137. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:24 PM

    Hey Minic!

    I’m (one of) the guy(s) in Savannah. I’m the one with the questions…

    Reply
  138. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:24 PM

    Trisha, are you aloud to say where you live? i used to have an organic veggie garden but had to give it up when i started traveling so much…

    i miss it.

    hi minic! (that’s not a verb, is it?)

    Reply
  139. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    i mean, “allowed.” oops.

    Reply
  140. Deb says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    I’m so tired, but wanted to drop in a say HI

    Reply
  141. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    Yeah, Minic
    Tell us about your name. πŸ˜›

    Reply
  142. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:26 PM

    Man, You’ve gotta move quick to catch Trisha!

    Breathe, girl, breathe!

    Christine, we figure out she’s in Missouri a while back. (Let me guess, You’re a Lone Star?)

    Reply
  143. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:27 PM

    chris you gotta be kidding me… TEXAS? not even close. they’d never have me. i’m in asheville. not far from savannah.

    Reply
  144. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    Oops! My bad. 😳

    Ashville’s great. You guys get all the cooler weather. I’m jealous!

    Reply
  145. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:30 PM

    savannah’s nice too. i performed there at…um….what’s the design school?

    Reply
  146. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:31 PM

    Still talking about the weather, huh Chris?
    Boy, you guys from Georgia…

    Reply
  147. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:31 PM

    Hi Deb!!!
    As you can see, we’re social. Sorry. No need to lose sleep over us.

    PIZZA!!!

    Minic, did you get a cold one? Would you rather chocolate and coffee?

    Reply
  148. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:31 PM

    Savannah College of Art and Design (a.k.a. SCAD).

    Reply
  149. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:32 PM

    That’s right. i knew it had a name that sounded like something you could catch.

    Reply
  150. Minic says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:33 PM

    Minic is a nickname, not a verb, but is definitely shorter than Dominic πŸ™‚

    Reply
  151. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:33 PM

    See, it only took 45 comments to get a haircut…
    Not too bad.
    PIZZA!!!
    Yeah!!!

    Reply
  152. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:34 PM

    “Something you could catch”!!! πŸ˜†

    I’m roaring! I’m going to steal that one, if you don’t mind!

    Reply
  153. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:35 PM

    as long as you’re not mean to the art students. they were all very sweet.

    Reply
  154. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:35 PM

    Minic, I like it better than Dom, too.

    I think it’s more unique!

    Reply
  155. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:35 PM

    Minic,
    Way Cool! That sort of nickname . . . you must be originally from somewhere east of the Mississippi.

    Reply
  156. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:36 PM

    But it sounds like a verb… πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  157. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:36 PM

    Only 45 comments to get a Haircut!!!! Joe, for you that’s a time warp!!

    Reply
  158. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:37 PM

    I’m never mean to the arts students. We had a bunch of them over for dinner just last night.

    I don’t get half of what they do… But I just explain the bit about the short bus and they seem to feel sorry for me.

    They are great folks!

    Reply
  159. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:38 PM

    I know, it took longer to catch up than it did to get the haircut LOL

    Reply
  160. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:38 PM

    Do you sit on a park bench in the middle of town and talk about boxes of chocolates?

    Reply
  161. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:39 PM

    I was there, we had Bubba Gump Shrimp for dinner tonight…

    Reply
  162. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:39 PM

    Joe, I miss the weather up in your neck of the woods. Much more palatable!

    Reply
  163. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:40 PM

    Hey!! Greetings all. Sorry I’m late. Nice place, Tuscany.

    [quaffs the wine]

    Mmmmmmm. Good stuff.

    Reply
  164. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:40 PM

    Yeah, Chris only 88 degrees and 95% humidity… real nice up here… πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  165. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:40 PM

    Who are you asking about sitting on a park bench in the middle of town. Chris? He’s only playing . . . . He’s got zeitgeist written all over him.

    Reply
  166. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:41 PM

    No, Christine. But I’ve seen the bench where they filmed that scene here. Or at least the square that the bench was in. I’m thinking they added that particular bench for the scene.

    Oh, and I LOVE chocolate! I don’t much care what I get!

    Reply
  167. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:42 PM

    There’s no such thing as late, Tom. Have some pizza with your wine. Fresh tomatoes on there . . . we’re talking about the world, art, and everything. We have a celebrity here. Two or three I think

    Reply
  168. Minic says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:42 PM

    Liz,

    Live in Nj, blogs from NY πŸ™‚

    Reply
  169. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:42 PM

    Yeah, Joe. But does it cool down below 80 at night?

    Reply
  170. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:43 PM

    I made the SCAD students show me that bench. and I listened to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as I drove there. I was so prepared.

    Reply
  171. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:44 PM

    Iowa feels like the South tonight. Hot & sticky. That’s the thing about the midwest – it can be like spending your winters in the Arctic and your summers in Death Valley.

    Reply
  172. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:44 PM

    I’ll let you know tomorrow…

    Reply
  173. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Hi.
    Mind if I crash the party?
    Nice to meetcha

    Reply
  174. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Christine,
    Indagoddadavida? baby

    Reply
  175. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Chris, my daughter has talked about going to the Savannah School of Art and Design. Know anything about it?

    Reply
  176. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Scadlodytes… lol

    Reply
  177. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:47 PM

    Hey Tom!

    Liz, I had to look up that word, zeitgeist, just to make sure you were still being nice.

    Even after reading the definition I’m scratching my head. Me? Say it isn’t so!

    Reply
  178. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:48 PM

    Ciao, Kathleen! Bella Note! Grab a glass a wine and join the fun.

    Reply
  179. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:48 PM

    Hi kathleen,
    Everyone! This is Kathleen. She commented for the first time today!
    Be nice to her.

    Reply
  180. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:48 PM

    Great School! Tops in it’s field! Not cheap at all but worth every nickel!

    An Art Degree from SCAD is worth, well, bunches!

    Reply
  181. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:49 PM

    Hi Kathleen!

    Tom, I know some folks there, students and staff. Drop me an email and I’ll pass on what I know.

    Reply
  182. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:49 PM

    Hey Liz,
    I asked Jon Koster to join us tonight to see how his picture went over, think he will?

    Reply
  183. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    Mark,
    Share the crayons with Kathleen. She doesn’t have any.

    Reply
  184. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    Welcome Kathleen!

    Reply
  185. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    But I’d second what Mark says. He’s probably more in tune with the art world than I am, though.

    Reply
  186. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    Joe, you spelled it wrong.

    Reply
  187. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    I’d be happy to Liz. Kathleen – stop by later and I’ll give ya’ some of the crayons Liz gave me πŸ™‚

    Reply
  188. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    I think it’s probably too late for him by now. He’s probably fast asleep. Which reminds me. It looks like AdLib must be back at his gaming again.

    Reply
  189. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    maybe no crayons but I have every color of colored pencils.
    and many kinds of scissors. I collect them. over 40 different kinds at last count

    Reply
  190. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:52 PM

    Oooooh, scissors. Mark you had better look out there!

    Reply
  191. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    Chris, Tom – a few years ago I had a friend graduate from SCAD with a degree in 3D Graphic Design and he turned down a job at Disney to go to Europe!

    Reply
  192. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    Tom,
    What’s new in the world of questions and answers? Got any good ones?

    Reply
  193. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    Liz, always the editor…
    You can fix it if you want. That way Jan won’t be angry with me.

    Reply
  194. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    Christine, we have a very liberal spelling policy here.

    Liz made that rule for us short-bussers! πŸ˜‰

    But anytime you want to give Joe a hard time is OK with me!

    Reply
  195. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    Thanks for the feedback, though I don’t like the part about “expensive” – I’ll drop you an email, Chris.

    [passing indigo and burnt sienna crayons to Kathleen]

    Reply
  196. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:54 PM

    Joe, What was I editing?

    Reply
  197. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:54 PM

    Scissors??? Not on my Blog ya’ don’t LOL… I’ll sic Khaled on ya’…

    Reply
  198. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:55 PM

    thanks Tom
    I like how crayons smell, almost better than using them

    Reply
  199. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:55 PM

    Mark! Way to bring the conversation full circle! Back to Europe! I love it!

    Reply
  200. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:55 PM

    Thanks guys, it’s not my speeleeng, itsss my tipping

    Reply
  201. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:57 PM

    Joe, it might be the wine…

    I’m just saying…

    Reply
  202. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:57 PM

    Wow, Mark! Okay – maybe that kind of investment would be worth it!

    Just got back from Twin Cities, Liz. Best question I got lately was from my two teen daughters who – independently on the same day – asked me “So where have you been all day?!!”

    …ummmmmmm – it’s called WORK!

    oh to have summer break again!

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  203. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:57 PM

    Scis-scis-scis-scissors
    I just couldn’t help myself. laffin’

    [said Liz thinking back to a week ago]

    Reply
  204. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:58 PM

    Sorry Liz,
    It was Christine who corrected me, I was reading too fast for my fingers again… πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  205. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 8:58 PM

    Yep. I’m thinking it’s the wine….

    πŸ˜†

    Reply
  206. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:00 PM

    Speaking of wine, . . . . anyone need any snacks or beverages?

    Reply
  207. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:00 PM

    Okay – crayons smell okay – but don’t TASTE them…it’s not like the wheat paste we use on the paper mache.

    Reply
  208. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:00 PM

    I knew we came to Tuscany for a good reason…

    Reply
  209. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:01 PM

    I never, ever ate paste in my life. Not even once.

    Reply
  210. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:01 PM

    Okay – I just got here – you guys have a BIG head start on the wine. Kathleen, we’ve got to catch up!

    Reply
  211. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:01 PM

    speaking of tuscany, I’ll take an italian margarita

    Reply
  212. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    Okay – well maybe the Italian Margarita will get us there faster – what’s in it?

    Reply
  213. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:03 PM

    Good choice Kathleen. Let me fix you one, And while I do I’ll ask you a question.

    If you speak three languges, you are tri-lingual.
    If you speak two languages, you are bi-lingual.
    What are you if you speak only one?

    [see my next comment for the answer.]

    Reply
  214. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:03 PM

    same as a regular one but with a shot of amaretto di saranno

    Reply
  215. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:03 PM

    Back again!

    Hello! Minic!

    I live in the St. Louis area.

    Reply
  216. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    Excellent Amaretto di Saranno, it is.

    If you speak one language you are . . . American

    Reply
  217. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    AMERICAN!!!

    Reply
  218. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    Hey,
    I have a question…
    How come when I look in the mirror, my hair is Blonde, but after it’s cut and on the floor, it’s GRAY???

    Reply
  219. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    Tom – want you to know that my friend had a straight A GPA for four years (actually three, he condensed it), was on a full scholarship. Yep! Full. Paid not a cent to go to SCAD. He worked his a** off! Disney came to him while he was still in his last year. I have never seen software like he had (actually, I hope I never do again lol). Magnificent work he turned out – graphic animations and sh.. erm, stuff. His final, final exam was actually almost a full length movie.

    He got design software through SCAD that was incredibly intense. Even had to buy separate computers to run some of it on. Oh BTW – they have an unreal computer dept.

    I doubt I could say enough good things about SCAD. Wonderful school!

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  220. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    Got it. Great – I happen to have some amaretto. I’ll have to try that.

    Grazie!

    Reply
  221. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:05 PM

    Chris,
    You get a link for that AMERICAN answer, by default!

    Joe, we live in a world with air that is full of pollution. Your hair picks it up on the way to the floor. πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  222. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:05 PM

    πŸ˜† Joe, You’re killing me.

    Maybe it’s because your eye sight’s shot!

    Reply
  223. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:06 PM

    that’s funny but tragic, no?
    I’m bilingual btw. Passable in a third but not natively accented

    Reply
  224. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:07 PM

    Tom,
    Prego, prego.

    Mark,
    You have me drooling about going to SCAD. I bet they have THE coolest crayons.

    Reply
  225. Cat says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:07 PM

    Hi Liz.

    I made it back for a mic night. Finally!

    Great topic – Tuscany and travel. Haven’t been to Tuscany, but it’s yet another place to check off of my growing list of places to do.

    Today I’m waiting on an email to decide whether or not to go to India on tuesday. The tickets have been booked … I’m just waiting … and trying to get work out of the way.

    And now for the fun … clicking the ‘notify me of further comments via e-mail’ box. I recommend everyone who isn’t doing it to give it a go. It’s a great experience on Liz’s blog πŸ˜€

    Reply
  226. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM

    Kathleen, So you’re natively accented in two?

    I’m impressed!

    Reply
  227. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM

    Aaaaah Joe…. thankful you have hair hehehe

    Reply
  228. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM

    Sorry I’m late. I missed the train.

    Reply
  229. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM

    Even better Cat, read just above you. The topic right now is the Savannah Art School.

    Reply
  230. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM

    Yeah, Gorgeous says every day I still have hair is a good hair day!

    Reply
  231. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:09 PM

    Chris, I like Liz’s answer better, besides, it’s my fingers, not my eyes…

    Reply
  232. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:09 PM

    Thanks for the good word, Mark. It will be interesting. I would love to see her go there – she’s a great young artist – but she’s still in that phase of changing her mind every month. Last month she wanted to be an archaeologist – the month before it was an Egyptologist. Who knows!? We’re taking her to the King Tut exhibit at Chicago Field Museum in a few weeks for her birthday.

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  233. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    Tom, it sounds like she’ll be a GREAT artist. Most of the one’s I’ve met can’t decide what they want for LUNCH, much less their careers!

    Reply
  234. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    Tom, I work with designers. Personally, I’m real impressed with the caliber coming out of scad’s industrial design dept. and furniture dept. etc etc

    Reply
  235. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:11 PM

    Liz, SCAD would drive you crazy I’m sure. You’d love it.

    SCAD has done some really wonderful things for downtown Savannah too. They’ve helped restore a lot of what had become blighted.

    Reply
  236. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:11 PM

    Mike!! Ciao!

    Reply
  237. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:12 PM

    Okay – I’m getting excited about the SCAD idea – especially because I’d have to go VISIT her there!

    Reply
  238. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    …and make Chris take me out to dinner because all my money would be going to tuition!

    Reply
  239. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    Wow… that 7 Steps conversation is one that could continue…for 7 months

    Reply
  240. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    HEY chris! be nice to the artists! it’s probably not the ARTIST thing that makes her scattered. it’s probably the TEEN-AGER thing.

    Reply
  241. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    Mark’s right about revitalizing downtown.

    When I lived here 10 years ago there were so many derilct houses they could have given one to every homeless person and still had bunches left over. The city was dying.

    SCAD’s bought up bunches of property and fixed them up. They have one of the best historical preservation programs in the country I’m told.

    Reply
  242. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:14 PM

    Savannah is a beautiful town (yeah – I’m a NY boy so Savannah is a town :P)

    Reply
  243. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:15 PM

    Hey Tom, Chris, Christine, Liz, Mark…who’d I miss…raise your hand

    Reply
  244. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:15 PM

    Christine, being indecisive isn’t a character flaw, it’s a descriptor.

    You want to hear a character flaw, come listen to me sing!

    Better bring your ear plugs!

    Reply
  245. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    Hand wavin in air…

    Reply
  246. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    You tell ’em Christine!!

    Reply
  247. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    Who’s doing the Al Martino imitation? It sounds like Jerry Vale

    Reply
  248. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    hi mike. i’m a newbie. a blogling.

    Reply
  249. Cat says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    “The topic right now is the Savannah Art School.”

    It’s going way too fast for me this moring. I skimmed it quickly to figure out the discussion, then by the time I posted it had gone past bi lingual to … SCAD? …

    … oh well, I’ve got to get to work anyway. It’s wednesday morning out here and clients sort of expect one to work in the daylight.

    Have fun all!

    Reply
  250. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    Tom,
    When you come to Chicago, you have to let me know. I live right downtown. It would be so cool to see you!

    Reply
  251. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    Mike – I think that was Chris doing Karaoke!

    Reply
  252. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    “They have one of the best historical preservation programs in the country.” Absolutely…

    I’ve had the pleasure of working on restoring some of the historic homes and sometimes you even have to buy your paint in Charleston because it MUST be a certain color!

    Did you know – The Girl Scouts originated in Savannah?

    Reply
  253. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    Hiya Joe!! Christine…a Blogling. I like it! You just became a seasoned vet in my book with that one.

    Reply
  254. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    Hi Mike,
    Sorry I missed you coming in. I had to rescue someone who was being held captive by Askimet. It was a ferocious battle!

    Reply
  255. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    Tom, you’re welcome in our town any day. I’d have to check with Gorgeous about springing for dinner though…

    Reply
  256. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:18 PM

    chris, next time i play savannah, i’ll call you up on stage.

    Reply
  257. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:18 PM

    I’ll be you won Liz. The gang stepped up and made me feel at home likkety-split (though I did recognize your absence)

    Reply
  258. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:19 PM

    Someone needs to get mark onto a different subject! i think he’s had too much to drink!

    Reply
  259. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:19 PM

    Yeah, Mark – we have the same thing here in Pella, IA. All storefronts must have Dutch architecture and match certain historic Dutch color schemes.

    Reply
  260. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:20 PM

    Christine, I’m not proud. Nor easily embarrassed. You’d probably regret it!

    I too hail from NY originally… (yes, it’s sort of a theme, I know.)

    Reply
  261. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:20 PM

    Hey Mike,
    I got lost in the SCAD conversation, I had nothing to add so I just sat by and hit the refresh a few dozen times,.

    Reply
  262. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:20 PM

    i was in pella too! what a great little town!

    Reply
  263. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:20 PM

    So, Christine – when are you coming to Iowa?!

    Reply
  264. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:21 PM

    Okay Christine πŸ™‚ Can’t help it, I fell in love with Savannah. I’ve been to Asheville BTW – in another life.

    Reply
  265. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:21 PM

    Where’s everybody from?
    I’m in Las Cruces NM

    Reply
  266. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:21 PM

    What?! REALLY?!

    Reply
  267. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:22 PM

    Bloglings are always welcome in Iowa. In fact, I guess I’m an Iowa Blogling Recruiter:-)

    Reply
  268. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:22 PM

    tom, i’ve been in iowa more times than i can count. mostly in february. not the happiest time to be there! ames is nice though. i’ll be in des moines in september.

    Reply
  269. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:23 PM

    Whew, Joe. I thought for a minute you were passed out under the table!

    Reply
  270. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:24 PM

    mark, when were you in asheville?

    mike and tom are BOTH from iowa?

    Reply
  271. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:24 PM

    Chritine, you realize you just coined a new word in here. “Blogling” is officially in. We had a conversation about what to use instead of “newbie” a while back. You’ve solved a problem for us!

    Reply
  272. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:25 PM

    Great! Are you playing a gig? date/venue?

    Reply
  273. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:25 PM

    kathleen, you’re so lucky. i just love new mexico. (i’m also a huge tony hillerman fan.)

    Reply
  274. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:26 PM

    Tom! We should meet up sometime (again)…How about tomorrow. (If you ask why I do what I do – it’s so I can hang around offline with people like Tom…and online with folks like you!

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  275. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:26 PM

    No, Tom, Sometimes I just sit in my little time warp and refresh until there is something I can add of little value.
    Yes Chris, I said LITTLE VALUE LOL

    Reply
  276. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:27 PM

    Ha – I was in Asheville… well, before you were a gleam in your parent’s eyes Christine πŸ™‚

    Certainly a looooong time before you became a Blogling, laffin’

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  277. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:27 PM

    chris, as long as i get the credit when it makes history. (it came to me when i was doing the blog goals project for darren rowse’s thingee).

    tom, it’s on my tour dates page. (i’m mostly taking time off this year, so there aren’t many shows.) i don’t remember the place off hand. i don’t remember the date either. how’s that for self-promotion?

    Reply
  278. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:27 PM

    Joe, remember Galaxy Quest?
    Maybe you’re the plucky comic relief?

    Reply
  279. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:28 PM

    I’m still planning on late afternoon, Mike –

    Yeah, Christine – Mike and I both live here…

    with the cows…

    …and pigs…

    and presidential candidates

    Reply
  280. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:29 PM

    Tom, how do you tell them apart?

    Reply
  281. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:29 PM

    Mark,
    Have you been to Christine’s site to hear her sing and see her picture? She’s quite a celebrity.

    Reply
  282. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:29 PM

    New Mexico is unbelievably beautiful also! I felt like I was on Mars when we drove through. Amazing.

    Reply
  283. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:29 PM

    NP – I’ll check it out so Mike and I can come with our wives and seriously skew your demographics.

    Reply
  284. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:30 PM

    Chris, did that make it past 5 shows???
    I don’t think so, but I’m not sure…

    Reply
  285. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:31 PM

    HA! Chris! You’re killing me.

    My wife and I really want to go to Sante Fe – I’ve heard such great things about the art community there.

    Reply
  286. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:32 PM

    tom, the demographic is pretty wide. no need to worry at all.

    Reply
  287. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:33 PM

    Sante Fe is REALLY artsy, but the margaritas are soooo good.

    Reply
  288. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:33 PM

    Liz – a long time ago, in this thread far far away… Christine told me she wasn’t a celeb. But, yes, I have gone to her site. I’ll be going back to find out more.

    That was funny Chris! Love It!!! “how do you tell them apart?”

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  289. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:34 PM

    Well I mean the cows are generally larger than the pigs…

    Reply
  290. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:34 PM

    Tom, Santa Fe is nice, overpriced and a little overblown but you know… try Taos. I’m going there this weekend (solar music festival)

    Reply
  291. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:34 PM

    Speaking of Art and Santa Fe, have any of you been to Sedona?

    Reply
  292. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    Okay, Okay (Joe Pesci imitation?)…so a local publication says they are running a feature and want to talk to me …I say cool, he says he’ll email me info…

    Reply
  293. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    You can generally tell the presidential candidates by the smell.

    Reply
  294. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    And the politicians are the one’s with s**t on their faces…

    Reply
  295. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    sedona is beautiful but they’ve got a fire just now

    Reply
  296. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    Kathleen, I’m intrigued. What’s solar music? Sound hot.

    Reply
  297. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    Yes, I’ve heard alot about Taos – sounds beautiful. Julia Cameron talks a lot about it in her books.

    Reply
  298. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    turns out…the feature is an ADVERT and he wants me to buy an ad…I ask if his publication is going to use RSS or feeds soon. He never heard of it…he’s in marketing. I turn him down, and he asks how I expect to build my business.

    What’s up with that?

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  299. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    I’ve been following it Kathleen, darn shame…

    Magnificent scenery. It will come back if its damaged.

    We’ve considered buying there.

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  300. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    πŸ˜†

    Tom, Joe, …

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  301. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    Taos is the solar (energy) capital of the world.
    It’s a music festival 3 day concert powered entirely with solar energy.
    Indigo Girls headlined last year

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  302. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    julia cameron lives in taos. or she used to.

    never been to sedona.

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  303. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:38 PM

    So I’m flipping a coin here…Savannah or Sante Fe, Santa Fe or Savannah…and all the while….rooting for it to come up Evanston ( IL, not WY)

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  304. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:38 PM

    Oh. I get it. Like I said, it sounds hot!

    Reply
  305. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:39 PM

    mike, my vote would be santa fe.

    though, if you wanted to meet mark in person, he’d probably join you in savannah!

    Reply
  306. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:39 PM

    Where have Tom and Joe gone?

    Reply
  307. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:39 PM

    Yeah – Mike and I are planning a barnstorming tour of Wisconsin (lots of cows there) and Chicago (lots of wind there) sometime in July

    Reply
  308. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:39 PM

    Evanston IL? Where’s that? J/K

    Reply
  309. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:40 PM

    Oh Cool. Mike and Tom in Chicago — Wll you be here for TechCocktail on July 6?

    Reply
  310. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:40 PM

    I second the cows thing in Wisconsin.
    State motto: Come smell our dairy air!

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  311. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:41 PM

    “though, if you wanted to meet mark in person, heÒ҂¬Ò„’d probably join you in savannah!”

    No doubt! πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  312. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:41 PM

    Tom, maybe we should make a beeline to Zion (just south of Kenosha) and meet everyone in the middle?

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  313. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:41 PM

    I’m sulking, Chris yelled at me and Tom… ;-(

    Reply
  314. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:42 PM

    Not yelled, silly. I was laughing too hard to type!

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  315. Kathleen says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:42 PM

    …continues mumbling to herself as she shuffles off to make a watermelon margarita…

    Reply
  316. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:42 PM

    Sedona is absolutely perfect if you’re the artsy type…

    Reply
  317. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:43 PM

    The problem is, would anyone come to Zion to meet US?

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  318. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:43 PM

    Kathleen, you seem to have a thing for fruity margarita’s…

    Reply
  319. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    And Kathleen, the real question is, what kind of tequila are you using?

    Reply
  320. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    I don’t know if I want to be labled “artsy type”!

    Reply
  321. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:45 PM

    But, Chris, I had to finish the cows are taller than the pigs thing with the politicians… πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  322. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:45 PM

    Probably not Tom. In fact, the 100 that live there may scatter.

    Reply
  323. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:45 PM

    Aw Tom, LIVE A LITTLE. Get out of your comfort zone! Be artsy!

    Reply
  324. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:45 PM

    Careful, Tom. Christine might take umbrage!

    Reply
  325. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:46 PM

    I took umbrage long ago. And Liz, where are you in all of this?

    Reply
  326. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:46 PM

    I don’t know Mike – you know me – would you lable me “artsy”?

    Reply
  327. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:47 PM

    Is that what you carry when it rains???
    An Umbrage?

    Reply
  328. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:47 PM

    label even

    Reply
  329. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:47 PM

    Joe, Joe. Joe. I was laughing because of yours and Tom’s comments. About the pigs, etc.

    Reply
  330. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:48 PM

    The game is tied, brb

    Reply
  331. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:48 PM

    I thought it was one of those Hungarian cars. The new 2 door Umbrage.

    Reply
  332. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:49 PM

    Tom…eclectic maybe, artsy? Yeah…I’d say there’s some artsy in ya

    Reply
  333. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:49 PM

    Joe, actually, I’m not really sure. I remember hearing it in a line from Serenity though.

    Reply
  334. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:50 PM

    Okay – I was doing Shakespeare in tights last week – I guess I better own up to artsy.

    Reply
  335. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:50 PM

    You guys are silly.

    Reply
  336. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:51 PM

    Chris Cree, ever the Sci-Fi guy…

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  337. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:51 PM

    Actually Tom, it’s that concrete embankment the put to support the bridge foundation – the umbrage.

    Reply
  338. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:52 PM

    Liz, this is almost like watching a telethon – seeing your Alexa numbers improve with every refresh:-)

    Reply
  339. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:52 PM

    Umbrage. I thought that was what Scrooge said, “Bah umbrage!”

    Reply
  340. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:52 PM

    Hey folks, Starbucker here – did I see some interesting comments about cows in my native Wisconsin? We have more than cows, you know. There’s a lot of taverns and beer too.

    Reply
  341. Christine Kane says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:52 PM

    Thanks everyone for including me in the fun! i’m going out to walk my dog in the 70 degree night air! (bragging a little here.)

    Reply
  342. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:53 PM

    Hey Mike – Did you see that Google Analytics accepted me?! I’m SOMEONE now!

    Reply
  343. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:53 PM

    And don’t forget cheese! Of course that comes from all the cows.
    Oh, and snow. Cold weather. And most importantly the PACKERS!

    Reply
  344. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:54 PM

    Hiya Starbucker!
    Great to see you! Come on in! Here’s a cold one!

    Bye Christine. Hope to see you tomorrow! Tell the puppy hello!

    Reply
  345. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:54 PM

    Hiya Starbucker!

    Reply
  346. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:54 PM

    Tom VW
    You’ve always been someone. Google only just found out!

    Reply
  347. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:55 PM

    Christine, twas a pleasure. Hope to see you in September

    Reply
  348. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:55 PM

    Nite Christine,
    Bring the dog along next time, he can join the donkey, moose and reindeer.

    Reply
  349. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:55 PM

    Bye Christine! Yes, I’ve got weather envy.

    Congratulations TOM!

    Starbucker, you wouldn’t happen to be a Battlestar Galactica fan, by any chance?

    Reply
  350. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Nice meeting you Christine! SB! Ciao!

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  351. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Yes, Tom…Congrats! Now Google thinks you’re artsy!

    Reply
  352. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Tom! Did you really say “tights”??!! I sorta missed that.

    Reply
  353. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Packer fans are NOT allowed at open mic night!!!!

    Reply
  354. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Ah yes, the beloved Packers. I bleed Green and Gold, ya know? And, of course, Brett Favre is my hero. And I own a Cheesehead.

    Reply
  355. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Told ya, Chris Cree, Sci-Fi Guy… πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  356. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:58 PM

    Ha! Nice one, Chris. I thought no one was going to catch that!

    Reply
  357. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:59 PM

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, man SB. You and I are going to have serious problems come Packers/Vikings Sundays.

    Reply
  358. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 9:59 PM

    Now, Tom. I’m not sure how much authority you can wield in those tights…

    Reply
  359. Tom Vander Well says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:00 PM

    Gotta run for a bit – my beloved wants a few moments alone πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  360. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:00 PM

    *Arrives at 353 comments …

    I’ll gander the previous 353 comments in a few moments .. I was AFK or, “Away from Computer” for you NON-Instant Messenger people reading this.

    2 things this week for me:

    1) I broke down and bought a new video card for this computer .. I kept prolonging the inevitable (with views like THIS) .. OH YA! THAT’s What a clean screen looks like now! I can see! I can See!

    2) Went to cottage last weekend. I put pictures up on the www .. if anybody is interested..

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  361. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:00 PM

    Hey, hey, time for a cold one. would you guys like to drink them or wear them? πŸ™‚

    Reply
  362. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:01 PM

    Ok, I won’t say anything about EAGLES. Now that we are over the T.O. fiasco, we may just have a winning TEAM again…

    Reply
  363. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:02 PM

    Holy Smokes! It’s pumpkin hour here in steamy Savannah. I gotta go a snoozin.
    Liz, keep an eye peeled for the moose and the donkey. Wouldn’t do to have them drooling in the chips!

    Hi, Heart! Bye, Heart!

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  364. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:04 PM

    Is that a train whistle coming down the line?
    I shoulda been in bed, it’s well after nine
    But a headline jumped in front of my sight
    Open Mic – It’s Tuesday night.

    I say all that with just one more thing
    When it comes to community, Liz grabs the ring
    If you’re thinking what it is that’s truly your niche
    Someday I’ll build one like you have is my biggest wish.

    night:-)

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  365. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:04 PM

    Hi Cheris Bye Cheris … (deliberately placing a secret “E” in chris’s name like he does with HART’s name) πŸ™‚

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  366. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:05 PM

    Liz, I believe drinking is better than wearing – that rule, of course, does not apply if you are in a college dorm or a corner pub, trying to sing “Proud Mary” with the jukebox (if it sounds like an actual experience, ah, yes it is).

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  367. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:05 PM

    EVERYBODY HART
    Hi Hart!

    Good night Tom!
    Good night Chris!

    Reply
  368. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:05 PM

    Oh – I’m still on page 5 reading . Are we rhyming now?

    Reply
  369. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:06 PM

    I’m with Joe on the spelling thing. Blond too… Fat fingers… Sleep deprived…

    And begging H-A-R-T’s forgiveness!

    Reply
  370. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:06 PM

    Good choice Starbucker,
    At least on most occasions. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  371. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:07 PM

    Hi Liz .,.. How are you tonight? Saw all your pictures from last week’s trip that you posted. You need a gallery.

    Reply
  372. Mike Sansone says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:07 PM

    Howdy Hart,
    Sorry I’m late
    I must depart
    Have a 6am date

    Reply
  373. Joe says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:07 PM

    It seems that Hi HART is always late,
    For that ever important date.
    But, never will you find
    Hi HART to be unkind.
    So now, I must bid adeau
    to all the rest of you.

    Hi HART, bye HART.
    Nite, Nite Liz.
    Sleep tight to the rest of you.
    Joe

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  374. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:07 PM

    Hart,
    Have you met Starbucker? Starbucker, this is Hart.

    Tonight has been a most interesting night. We’ve been talking about everything!

    Reply
  375. Scot Herrick says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:08 PM

    Late again due to Pacific Time. I see Liz asked where I was on my vacation last week (and thanks for tipping the hat to the crowd last Tuesday!).

    The full story is here:
    http://www.scotherrick.com/writeblog/2006/6/19/vacation-review-2006.html

    Including, AHEMMM, visiting Brett Favre’s charity softball game and a tour of Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers.

    I also saw Bessie on vacation in Wisconsin, up from California. I’ll have another interview with her getting her perspective on the Happy Cow phenom in California.

    The original interview is here…
    http://www.scotherrick.com/writeblog/2006/4/26/california-happy-cows-is-a-myth-the-interview.html

    Secretly – not publicized yet – I was told that Bessies hooves curled after seeing her studly bull back in Cheeseland. Too funny.

    It’s good to be back online…375+ comments and all!

    Scot

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  376. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:09 PM

    Good night, Joe
    Good night, Mike

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  377. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:09 PM

    Chris .. Just kidding .. Actually, I go by any name .. My wife seems to like DUMBASS lately .. but, only periodically *cougheverymonthorsocoughcough*

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  378. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:11 PM

    ~waves to Starbucker ..

    * don’t worry .. HART will not be rhyming this post .. maybe next one

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  379. Chris Cree says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:11 PM

    Hart, maybe you could ask her to call you Jack?
    Sorry. Now I’m really out of here! I’ll get it right next week…
    Night all!

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  380. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:12 PM

    Hart,
    Thanks for the comments about the pictures. But a gallery for two picture is hardly a gallery. I think I’ll wait a bit. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  381. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:13 PM

    Scott,
    I have this most unique image in my mind of you interviewing a cow.

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  382. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:13 PM

    Howdy Hart! I think we’ve exhausted the rhyming on your name though.

    Scot, so you’ve been to the altar of Packerland. Yep, I am jealous. Don’t tell me you spoke with Brett too?

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  383. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:16 PM

    Liz .. there are simple galleries out there. I have several across my blogs, but they are work to keep up. This week I put up a simple one – everything in a directory shows up. I use a thumbnail program (Easy Thumbnails) and just copy all the pictures into a “small” directory and convert them into 400px.

    Here’s the results .. – the cottage.
    http://HBSMC.com/victoriabeach/

    I’m going to add pictures every weekend or when I go to this URL. It’s not Tuscany .. but, gets you sunburnt.

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  384. Scot Herrick says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:17 PM

    Hi Starbucker,

    Nope, didn’t speak with him. However, SO got Bubba Franks and Kenny Peterson’s autographs – and to touch the grass on Lambeau Field. She was one happy camper…!

    Reply
  385. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:18 PM

    Hart,
    The BIG difference is that your pictures are pretty. πŸ™‚

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  386. Scot Herrick says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:18 PM

    Hi Liz,

    I also talk to my computer. After that, interviewing Bessie is a piece of cake. Which, of course, is better than a piece of beef, considering the interviewee….!

    Reply
  387. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:18 PM

    Scot,
    You didn’t even talk to the cows in Wisconsin???

    Reply
  388. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:19 PM

    Anyone still here?

    Reply
  389. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:19 PM

    Nice Scot! It’s real good to be happy. I’m in Billings Montana right now -anybody been there?

    Reply
  390. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:19 PM

    I guess so!

    Reply
  391. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:20 PM

    Whew! I feel so much better, knowing that you DID get that interview with BESSIE and I didn’t mishear you. I didn’t want delete the great picture I had in my head.

    Reply
  392. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:21 PM

    Hey Trisha!
    Welcome back!

    Reply
  393. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:21 PM

    Starbucker,
    Did you go to a Monterastelli wedding?

    Reply
  394. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:23 PM

    Trisha,
    What’s the update on the garden?

    Reply
  395. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:24 PM

    ~waves to newcomers arriving and oldcomers still here (as if I was an old hat .. since I just got here 5 minutes ago m’self)

    Reply
  396. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:24 PM

    Can’t say I did Liz – should I have?

    Reply
  397. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:26 PM

    It was in Billings last September. There was a chance you might have.

    My brothers live in Wyoming. My nephew got married in Billings.

    Reply
  398. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:31 PM

    It’s going ok. Didn’t have time to put any mulch out though, but it was still pretty warm out there too, even as it was getting dark.

    Reply
  399. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:32 PM

    No kidding – small world. I come here on business quite a bit, but haven’t had a chance to attend any weddings (unfortunately). Just work and (a good thing) a chance to sit in on this great conversation from my lovely hotel room!

    Reply
  400. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:34 PM

    Ah Trisha,
    That’s too bad.Mulching used to be my favorite part. Well being done with it anyway.

    Reply
  401. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:35 PM

    I’ll do it in a day or two – I like doing it!

    Reply
  402. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:36 PM

    So Starbucker,
    I’m in Chicago, Harts in Canada — so he knows everyone. Trisha’s in Missouri. Where do you live? Did you say so already and I missed it?

    Reply
  403. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:37 PM

    Is Brian still here?

    Reply
  404. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:38 PM

    Nope, you didn’t – I live in Stamford, CT. I love Chicago, by the way – used to go there quite a bit when I was growing up in Milwaukee.

    Reply
  405. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:38 PM

    I think Brian is off watching the game.

    Reply
  406. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:40 PM

    Oh yeah, Starbucker,
    I remember that now. I saw you lived in Stamford when I was at your blog. Stamford to Billings is quite a haul.

    Milwaukee to Chicago is a skip and a jump.

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  407. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:45 PM

    Yes it is – I spend a lot of time in planes and cars – as you know, I much prefer cars drivng throught the mountains (on 4 lane roads!). Not many mountains in CT (or Milwaukee or Chicago for that matter). I notice Hart’s from Winnepeg, correct? Not many mountains there either. What about in Trisha’s part of Missouri?

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  408. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:47 PM

    I’m not sure that Trisha’s still around.

    Reply
  409. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:48 PM

    So what is there to do in Billings, Montana?

    Reply
  410. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:50 PM

    No mountains here! Winnipeg is about as flat as it gets .. in the Prairies .. Even worse, we’re in the Red River Valley .. where there used to be a glacier or lake or something. We had that “flood of a century” back in 1997.,

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  411. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:53 PM

    I’m still around – sorry I didn’t see that!

    Mountains here? No

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  412. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:54 PM

    [babbling on]

    But .. despite our Mountainless province .. we have something like 10,000 lakes and sunny skies πŸ™‚ We get cold weather, lots of snow, short summers though… Land is cheap up here in the Great White North! Okay, maybe not really cheap. In fact, in past 3-4 years quite overly priced some would say .. but, isnt it like that everywhere?

    [babbling off]

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  413. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:54 PM

    We’re all slowing down a bit, I think. πŸ™‚

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  414. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:57 PM

    I’m slowing down but I still have a few things to do tonight before I can go to bed.

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  415. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:58 PM

    Not much, really, but I will say this – there is a street here that I swear has every single chain restaurant and retail store known to mankind. I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere.

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  416. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 10:58 PM

    Hart,
    I so live for your stories. You make it sound wonderful there!

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  417. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:02 PM

    I still have one story in moderation (hint,hint) … πŸ™‚

    Trying to speed things up .. I’ve been watching YouTube the past few days .. not just watching the odd video around the net, but actually surfing their site, subscribing to a few .. and well .. am I sick? Should I be exorcized?

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  418. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:02 PM

    61-writing-voice-the-sound-of-your-brand – I need to remember that or print that out

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  419. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:02 PM

    Starbucker,
    That sounds amazing, but I can almost picture it. Big Big sky and all that store noise under it.

    Well guys,

    I think I really need to call it a night now . . . I’m losing my power to put together a sentence.

    Time for me to say Sweet Dreams to this Open Comment Night.

    Here’s the Keys to the Bar and the Blog.

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  420. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:04 PM

    Miami Heat! 2006 NBA Champs!

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  421. Trisha says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:04 PM

    me too – good night all!

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  422. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:05 PM

    Well .. I’ll be up for many hours to come .. so, I’ll watch the keys this week .. at least until the night crew arrives … G’night Liz & anybody leaving ..

    If anybody is around and wants to chat about some deep stuff well .. I’m not your person .. However, if you want to shoot the chit .. heck! Count me in.

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  423. Starbucker says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:06 PM

    Likewise for me – I’m still on Eastern time. It’s been a blast Liz – nice to meet you Hart and Trisha. Keep the faith!

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  424. ME Strauss says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:06 PM

    OH Mark.

    Brian won’t be happy.

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  425. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:07 PM

    Hi Mark .. So .. is it over now? What do you watch now that it’s over?

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  426. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:07 PM

    Carolina Hurricanes! 2006 Stanley Cup Champs!

    We’re keepin’ them in the South!

    Sorry Brian πŸ™‚

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  427. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:08 PM

    Hey Hart,

    Now its back to dull old baseball lol

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  428. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:08 PM

    Bye Starbucker .. Nice to meet you .. I visited your blog and commented πŸ™‚

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  429. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:11 PM

    RIGHT! Baseball πŸ™‚

    There’s also CFL Football .. Winnipeg Blue Bombers are back in the Eastern Division (if that means anything) although, we’re 0-1 now in last place

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  430. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:15 PM

    oh, and congrats to the EVIL AMERICAN EMPIRE team Carolina who beat our WHOLESOME Team Edmonton Last night … *sniffles*

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  431. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:16 PM

    Oh yeah – CFL. Ricky Williams, Toronto Argonauts…

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  432. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:17 PM

    Hey, I went a whole year without hockey. I didn’t care who won actually. But since I went to school in Raleigh, Carolina will do πŸ™‚

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  433. Mark Wade says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:24 PM

    Wow, I guess we’re all wrung out so… have a great night everyone. Sleep tight and cya tomorrow.

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  434. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:25 PM

    oh, actually – I don’t care either .. I was just trying to start a CANADA vs USA war lol .. j/k

    As for CFL – I’m the same way – Go to an occassional game, and watch when visiting my dad .. but honestly, couldn’t care less and would wonder stuff like “How many spam emails have I been receiving watching this football game?” or “I could be working to make up for the lost time spent blogging or commenting on Liz’s Open Mike Night”…

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  435. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 20, 2006 at 11:30 PM

    G’night .. // going too
    * Leaves keys on the Bar Stool ..

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  436. Shananagan says

    June 21, 2006 at 12:40 AM

    So… I think I’m too late! πŸ˜€ I was fighting for the computer over at the house you see and well I lost until now.

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  437. Jamsi says

    June 21, 2006 at 4:58 AM

    Note to self, never click the “show all comments” link when visiting Liz’s blog ….

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  438. Keith Dsouza says

    June 21, 2006 at 5:20 AM

    Well the Mike has been everywhere for last few days and my God do you get people talking, The mic is getting better day by day.

    Hey btw did you know BlogHerald is having a How I blog series going on. I made it there fortunately.

    Cheers
    Keith

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  439. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 6:14 AM

    Mark and Hart,
    Thanks for the sports and weather recap at the end of the news and for closing after. You guys will get more in your check this week for sure. But then my dad always said that 2 times nothing is still going to be nothing. πŸ™‚

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  440. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 6:15 AM

    Jamsi,
    I’m smiling to think you stopped by. Hope you had your wine with you. Tuscany is quite trip to make all the way from Australia without something to drink on the way. . . . Thanks for being here. It means something.

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  441. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 6:17 AM

    Keith — IN THE BLOG HERALD!!

    Yessiree! And I remember when you only had one blog. You’re going places, Mr. D. I see you getting bigger by the minute!

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  442. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 6:29 AM

    Shananagan,
    You are never to late to open mic night. I’m sure there will be folks who stop by this morning to see who arrived and added a few words while we were all sleeping.

    You are a full-fledged part of what happened.

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  443. Martin says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:25 AM

    Okay, I’m here … has this thing started …. D’oh!!!

    Moi took today off to write a batch of posts and to catch up on listening to some 20 podcasts I’ve downloaded over time. Gosh there’s some poor quality shyte going around. Way too many podcasts sound like they’re being recorded from the toilet.

    b5 together with the Fox thing: Great stuff. Good for blogging in general.

    The Bog Herald revamp: it’s about bloody time. Now all I want to see is some quality newsy posting.

    Hart – did you listen to the Jeremy/Tyme podcast – at the end she gives you a little bit of a biach slap.

    Why is char letting dk soil his blog?

    For Aussie readers: Go Pies

    For the World Cup: Australila, let’s beat Croatia and get into the last 16. We can do it!!!

    For cricket lovers: are you waiting in anticiptation for the Ashes? Not to worry – Australia will smack the Poms silly.

    And that’s all folks (as I come to the party late) – errr, and I’m frustrated: your nighttime is my midday (prime time for my business) – so I can’t engage excpet comment 7 hours after the fun has been had.

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  444. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:28 AM

    Great update, Martin.

    Have you a suggestion on when a better time might be?

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  445. Mark Wade says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:44 AM

    “Why is char letting dk soil his blog?”

    Now there’s an excellent question!

    Another might be – why has dk gotten the entire blogosphere snowed with bs? What the %$&^#%%$ is everyone thinking?

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  446. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:47 AM

    Snow on the June solstice. Do you think that’s what it is? I think it’s something entirely different. Cotton candy maybe or cotton wool.

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  447. Mark Wade says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:49 AM

    hehehe – I think soil is the key word, see where you can take it from there LOL… (my first thought after soil is diaper, your turn)

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  448. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:53 AM

    Soil, bark mulch, peat humus

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  449. Mark Wade says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:55 AM

    Too fertile, sorry, they don’t work for me – Hey! Have a great day, I’m off to work πŸ™‚ Later…

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  450. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 8:57 AM

    See you!

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  451. Martin says

    June 21, 2006 at 9:07 AM

    Liz … it’ll be hard, because I’m presuming your main audience comes from the Nth America.

    My 7pm is your 4am. I think you should stick to your time as it obviously works (400+ comments can’t be wrong) – Ah, the tyranny of distance and timezones.

    Open Mic is a let-down-your-hair, night thing – it wouldn’t really work any other time.

    Mark: Exactly! What is everyone thinking – he’s latest efforts are cringe worthy – Have you seen PopCrunch and PRBlogging – utter crapola. He’s trying to be like Char and it’s a pale imitation, it’s so obvious.

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  452. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 9:10 AM

    Martin,
    This is slowly leaking over into the next day, you know.

    Maybe the time just won’t matter soon. πŸ™‚

    Check out what I just posted. πŸ˜‰

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  453. HART (1-800-HART) says

    June 21, 2006 at 9:55 AM

    Hey Martin .. I listened to the podcast and yes heard the comments (around 73:50) .. Stuff like that never bothers me (sticks and stones type of thing) although I’m not too bright .. maybe it should? lol..

    PS .. I’ve actually like that popcrunch site and that YouTube sub-blog is a helluvan idea. I wish I got around to doing that.

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  454. Martin says

    June 21, 2006 at 7:20 PM

    Hart … wouldn’t bother me too – in fact I liked the comment she was referring to. Very witty. And you know it worked because it got a rise out of her.

    PS. Sorry it doesn’t do much for me – I think he’s been drinking too much of chars koolaid – take a lookat PRBlogging: those sloppy headlines are a pale imitiation of Chartreuse’s style. PopCrunch: A Jolie

    What’s more fascinating to me is the influence Chartreuse has managed to build up for himself. He’s attracted a great group of loyal followers. It’s a really fascinating study as he’s brought in many new techniques.

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  455. ME Strauss says

    June 21, 2006 at 7:24 PM

    Martin,
    I ready your last sentence and I was dying to respond like this.

    Really.

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  456. André Du Toit says

    July 13, 2006 at 2:36 PM

    I would like to get in touch with Mr Jan Koster. I am currently a visiting professor in the USA. Have you got any contact information of Mr Koster? If you do, please forward it to me. We were at school in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.

    Kind regards. Ms André Du Toit (nee Du Plessis)

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