TODAY'S TRIVIA:

1732 - Benjamin Franklin (using the name Richard Saunders) begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack"
1823 - Georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law
1891 - 1st Black Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore
1910 - Rayon 1st commercially produced
1918 - Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe)
1958 - 1st radio broadcast from space (Pres Eisenhower's voice - "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth & Good Will to Men Everywhere")

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:

1920 - David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show)
1933 - Cicely Tyson, actress (Roots, Miss Jane Pittman)
1944 - Richard Leakey, anthropologist
1960 - Daryl Hannah, actress (Splash)
1963 - Jennifer Beals, actress (Flashdance, Bride)

Howdy Doodie one 'n all!

Morning, Rusty !!

This is the 2nd to last day of Finals Week & I'm hoping for a not so nutso day!!

Freddie: Let me know what the text is for the messages you get on boot & I'll see if I can help ya fix it. Your situation may be different than Mr. Bill's . . .

Hi Rusty! Hi Aunt Blabby!

Haven't run into any snowmobiles today, but it's still early yet! Ha!

Actually it's 59 F here in Indianapolis this morning...freakish!

Good afternoon Rusty & Barbara.
What's up?

Looks like this is turning in a 'puter-problem-workshop, Barabara. We get 2 show how geekie we are..... Anybody else having problems?

Morning Chatters, its a beautiful morning here on the East End,, The Chicken's water didn't even freeze and this is the good news!!! my washer machine gave up on Monday and can't be fixed for less than a new machine would cost..I have to go next door to do laundry,,,Just what I always wanted for Chrismas ..ugh...
Aunt Blabby, thank you for the offer.. the next time I HAVE to reboot I'll copy down what the message says...the "puter" seems to work OK even though I get this message..I'll be lurking on and off all day .. the wash is calling me now...See you all later have a great day.

Morning all, For once Igor my puter is running smoothly, so you see miracles do happen.LOL

I forgot yesterday that I had a dental appointment this morning. I was a brave gal this time. Didn't hurt a bit.

Ghostly Parrotfish

Hi Sally & Annie & Freddie!

I'm okay Sally. I did miss u yesterday. U said u were there, but u never answered. Sorry 4 calling u "Fibbing Sally"

Glad 2 hear the dentist didn't torture ya Annie.

Sorry the hear about your washing machine, Freddie.
Maybe there's a OS from Bill Gates running on it

It's...

Chocolate Pizza Day

Pizza isn't just crust and sauce with your favorite toppings! You can make one for dessert and wow the family with your talents. This chocolate pizza is especially good for Christmas guests - and it just takes 15 minutes to make. Or take it to the office as a holiday surprise. But watch out! You might end up eating the whole thing yourself.

CHOCOLATE PIZZA
INGREDIENTS

1 (12oz) pkg real semi- sweet chocolate chips
1 lb white almond bark, divided
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1 cup peanuts
1 (6oz) jar red maraschino cherries, drained, cut in half
2 Tbsp green maraschino cherries, drained and quartered
1/3 cup angel flake coconut
1 tsp oil


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DIRECTIONS


Melt chocolate chips with 14 oz almond bark in large pan over low heat.
Stir in marshmallows, cereal and peanuts.
Pour onto greased 12" pizza pan.
Top with cherries, sprinkle with coconut.
Melt remaining 2 oz almond bark with oil over low heat, stir till smooth.
Drizzle over coconut.
Chill until firm.
Store at room temperature.


ENJOY!

Hmm! Sounds sickly to me.

Greetings and salivations, buddies!

Did you see Eileen's lovely house and decorations on yesterday's last thread? Wonder who climbed up on the roof to put up the lights?

This is a pretty sight:

Hi Annie - can I have mushrooms on that, please, ma'am? To go. (If you eat it where no one can see you - there are NO CALORIES. It's a zen thing, like if a tree falls in the woods... Right, Mr. Bill?)

Hi Rusty, So that's how Santa makes his way to Bon, and there was me thinking he rode on a sleigh.LOL.

Well, on 'believe it or not' Day I am a proud Grandma [again].

My middle son, Lee and his wife, Julie now have a baby girl, born yesterday, weighing 6lb 3oz, called Gabrielle. She has dark brown black hair, at least an inch of it all sticking out at angles, just like her dad's.

She was due on Xmas Day, which is Julie's birthday, and she didn;t want them to have the same birthday. So she will pleased Gabrielle chose to come early.

Oh, guys, I keep crying. Never done this before. Maybe cos I'm stressed.
Feels good keep crying though. I am so touched, and so full of love, for her, for her dad, and for her mum too.

Poor Freddie, Will santa bring you a new maching for Christmas?

Jenni. Don't cry gal you gotta be a happy granny.

mornin' all, a quick peek in before i head for work!

aunt blabby i have a message for you on yesterday mornings thread....good luck with the finals and kids...

annie b glad your toothie got fixed

freddie i had my washer bust on me 3 years ago christmas, had out of town guests to boot...but i got a new washer and dryer out of the thing...but it was a pain going to the laundry until we were able to get to the store and buy new ones!

howdy hoo to everyone else!

The first woman recruit in the Army reported for duty and
was told that although her quarters would be in a separate
building, she was to mess with the men.

It wasn't until four weeks later someone finally told her
that meant to eat her meals with them.



Hi all,

Wow a washing machine for Xmas! cheryl and I gave each other matching bathroom sinks. And, yes, they are both installed!

Rusty - Calories are indeed Zen like. They only count if witnesses are present.

Congratulations Jenni - grandma. Lots of new love!

Barbara - Got your e-mail. Not implemented yet - a bit chicken since my previous experiences with Windows uninstals / re-installs have been uniformly disasterous. Probably a lot-o-wogga required! Ommmmmmmmmmmmm

Bill

Congrats, Jenni, Santa is kind to bring the new baby early.
I have just booked my flight and accomodation for Bonaire today, not until next August but it feels GOOD!!!!

Thanks, guys. You are drying my eyes beautifully.

Been out and bought baby girl clothes to take as pressie when I finish work this evening. I had fun!!!

Good joke Bill.

Jenni. Glad you had fun spending the dosh.

Julia, Where you gonna stay at gal.

Annie B.

Wow!

Nothing sez "Merry Christmas" like a new washing machine or matching sinks! I just want something nonedescript like diamonds.

What's wrong with me?!

jenni, forgot to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Jenni:

Congratulations, you grandmum, you!

What do they call grandmothers in the UK?

Sally

Hi Everyone,

Jenni, on the good news,It must be an emotional but happy time, and what a lovely gift for Xmas.

We are celebrating St Nicholas day today, have just come back from celebrating with friends, and now its off to another party, Food, food, food.


Freddie, sorry about the washing machine, it will be nice to have a brand new one.

Igor, I have a problem too, my puter wont recognise my camcorder, although it did before.

Annie glad the dentist went ok.

Have a great day everyone.

Good Afternoon everyone! I once had (note I said "had") a boyfriend for almost a year and for Christmas he bought me an ironing board! I looked all over that thing for the piece of jewelry that I was certain was stuck to it somewhere. At least spring for a washer for heaven's sake!

Jenni, congrats!!!

Cynde: I read your message but I don't know what "soft drive" refers to...and, do you remember what the message was when you clicked on OKAY? More input!

Mr. Bill: When you are ready, the path to the files you need on the Win 98 CD is (using D: as the CD drive letter):
D:\win98\NET9.CAB

I've been working with Win 98, XP, NT, and Mac OS's 9 & 10 today. My brains are getting scrambled trying to remember what goes with each operating system !!!!

Congratulations, Jenni & Family !!!

aunt blabby....i think that the bigget problem was the mouse...it's feet were pretty sticky, and the tail kept getting in the way. also, it kept trying to sniff the screen...maybe i should switch the mouse and get a rat...

Bob and I are going back to stay with Annette at Lions Dive. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone at Bon Bini. This year I am going to treat myself to some lessons in shore diving! I lack confidence and really could do with some actual instruction on getting in and out of the water. It sounds really strange when I have been diving for years but we do not do a lot of shore diving in my area. I hate damaging anything, including myself.
In England we call our gramdmothers 'grandma, granny, gran and, occasionally, nana'. Lots depends on where you live I think

Hello everyone! Back from the trade show wars for a bit. Nice to see some new posters. Rusty - what's shakin"? You're keepin' everyone up to speed the history meter I see. All the clan will be in town for Xmas this year ( I asked Santa for a dive boat, no answer yet ). Say - has anyone heard from UK Sarah lately?

Okay...I'm almost afraid to type this--I've had 5 minutes of nothing!! Hope it's a trend; this has been another nutzo day in geekland

Igor !! I forgot to acknowledge your earlier post...This is fun for me, too. 'puters I can do. But I can not cook to save my life. I worked and worked at learning something more than spagetti. Five years and many fires later I gave it up. Mostly as a public service to the neighborhood!!

clownfish, rusty has been keeping us in line glad to see you back...aunt blabby, i would begin to worry, calm before the storm? (oh, and i just fed the mouse to the snake)

Hi Guys. I agree with the names with Julia. Personally I like to be Grandmama, but am called Grandma. My mum was Nana to my kids, and I had a Nanna.

Been to see Gabrielle now and she is beautiful. And very good. Feel much better now I have held her and made contact with her. SOOOOOoooooo glad she was born before I went on holiday.

Kevin is here. Gotta go

Brian, I'm here.. but not for long. Leave on Saturday. Mail me if you want to chat a bit more..

Happy Holidays to all of you

I won't be back here now until 2003. And thanks for everyone's well wishes.

I'll miss you all.
Sarah
xxxx

Awww, Jenni, that's the nicest Christmas present you could have gotten - a bouncing baby girl! It'll be fun spoiling her with lots of pretty dresses until she decides she only want to wear overalls!

Hiya Clownfish - the kids here have been behaving themselves in your absence. Haven't you slowed down at all since Bonaire? You have some time off now for the holidays?

Kelly - an ironing board? Gads - that one deserved a knuckle sandwich! What a knucklehead. What every woman dreams of - NOT!

Sure is busy here on the virtual street corner! Hi everybody! I'm off to fix supper - but I caught a sunset or two for you:

No rest for the weary Rusty! Not with grandkids to get through college someday. Hope to take a bit of a break next week. I definitely need some salt water up my nose bad!!!! How's things out in your area? Looks like a big fat nasty storm coming. Stay safe - and whaddaya want from Santa? Start a new thread with yuor answer.

And you guys thought *I* put the lights on the sailboat:

Clint and Too Cool if you have a puter with you I juat want to say sorry that I could not be there with you this year. Here in Tennessee it is very cold and the weather is very bad, worst than last year. Try to stay out of trouble and remember to wear long pants to the "Cat House" I wish I could be with ya'll but I can't so I'll just say that I hate you guys and have fun be careful and bring me something back. Thumper aka Neil

I forgot to say to all Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, good diving and God Bless all. Peace on earth and may all be blessed with the love of our Lord.