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[Foxfyre]

Good morning everybody. Hustling around to get ready for Uncle Ed's 88th birthday party today over the lunch hour. But I'll be checking in later.

 

[Ava]

This morning, my browser service, Bing! used a picture of Berlin (for some reason?) as their page, which reminded me of the Berlin Wall song, "West of the Wall" that was popular in the early sixties. So I looked it up, and it was sung by a one-hit artist Toni Fischer. The song hit #1 in Australia, and I thought it was popular here, too, but it only made it to #39 according to one source I was reading. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just know I loved the song, but this version is not what I remember, so I'm not sure if I didn't hear something else or a different artist. The song is unmistakable, and the Berlin Wall has its 25th Anniversary this November the 9th, 2014. Here's Toni's version of "West of the Wall" for all who love freedom:

West of the wall - Toni Fisher - YouTube

my father in law grew up in berlin. spent the war as a german soldier on the russian front. was wounded and left for dead twice. was captured once, spent time in a russian POW camp and escaped. finished out the war wounded in an allied prison camp. lived through the russian occupation of berlin and managed to defect to the Austria. He had some amazing stories to tell

to your father-in-law. And we think we have it tough.

 

[Ava]

Good morning everybody. Hustling around to get ready for Uncle Ed's 88th birthday party today over the lunch hour. But I'll be checking in later.

I hope he has a great time at his bash. I hope it makes him feel special. It makes me feel special, for him.

 

[freedombecki]

Good Morning everyone

Everybody have a Great Weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, my goodness, Peach. I love dogs. And That is the cutest dog I have ever seen!

/swoon

 

[Nosmo King]

Hey! The seventy tulip bulbs I planted last Autumn are up! I expect blossoms this weekend! Pictures to follow.

Meanwhile, tomorrow is Daisy the Mutt's annual checkup and vaccination. This year I'm asking the vet to include Lyme disease vaccine to the mix. Ticks are already bad here and it's only early May. Sunday there's to be a charity dog walk at the park. That's all Daisy can talk about after seeing the banner at the park entrance earlier this week. A congress of mutts with treats! What could be better? Plenty of new butts to sniff, maybe another lively mutt to run with.

 

[freedombecki]

Now that's an lol cat!

 

[Foxfyre]

This morning, my browser service, Bing! used a picture of Berlin (for some reason?) as their page, which reminded me of the Berlin Wall song, "West of the Wall" that was popular in the early sixties. So I looked it up, and it was sung by a one-hit artist Toni Fischer. The song hit #1 in Australia, and I thought it was popular here, too, but it only made it to #39 according to one source I was reading. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just know I loved the song, but this version is not what I remember, so I'm not sure if I didn't hear something else or a different artist. The song is unmistakable, and the Berlin Wall has its 25th Anniversary this November the 9th, 2014. Here's Toni's version of "West of the Wall" for all who love freedom:

West of the wall - Toni Fisher - YouTube

I absolutely LOVE Bing as a browser and have really enjoyed their beautiful HD backgrounds. BUT....Bing is an IE thing and you might want to rethink that for awhile until they find a patch for the nasty trojan they haven't been able to find a fix for. I switched everything over to Chrome for the duration.

 

[Nosmo King]

Good Morning everyone

Everybody have a Great Weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, my goodness, Peach. I love dogs. And That is the cutest dog I have ever seen!

/swoon

I hate to blow the horns of the residents of the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate, but here's Daisy the Mutt with her Friday face:

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww285/NosmoKing0129/993646736ce8f2254ecba7a22f9943eb.jpg

She plants cute and harvests adorable.

 

[freedombecki]

Good morning everybody. Hustling around to get ready for Uncle Ed's 88th birthday party today over the lunch hour. But I'll be checking in later.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Ed! ​

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[JakeStarkey]

morning, rd

 

[freedombecki]

Good Morning everyone

Everybody have a Great Weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, my goodness, Peach. I love dogs. And That is the cutest dog I have ever seen!

/swoon

I hate to blow the horns of the residents of the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate, but here's Daisy the Mutt with her Friday face:

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww285/NosmoKing0129/993646736ce8f2254ecba7a22f9943eb.jpg

She plants cute and harvests adorable.

She is definitely cute. But the above pooch is irresponsible on steroids to the point of knowing he is the center of the universe, somewhere....

And Peach's picture is all that was showing at the time.

One thing the natty Miss Daisy has that the other dog doesn't is an adoring owner like NoSmo King.

 

[freedombecki]

This morning, my browser service, Bing! used a picture of Berlin (for some reason?) as their page, which reminded me of the Berlin Wall song, "West of the Wall" that was popular in the early sixties. So I looked it up, and it was sung by a one-hit artist Toni Fischer. The song hit #1 in Australia, and I thought it was popular here, too, but it only made it to #39 according to one source I was reading. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just know I loved the song, but this version is not what I remember, so I'm not sure if I didn't hear something else or a different artist. The song is unmistakable, and the Berlin Wall has its 25th Anniversary this November the 9th, 2014. Here's Toni's version of "West of the Wall" for all who love freedom:

West of the wall - Toni Fisher - YouTube

I absolutely LOVE Bing as a browser and have really enjoyed their beautiful HD backgrounds. BUT....Bing is an IE thing and you might want to rethink that for awhile until they find a patch for the nasty trojan they haven't been able to find a fix for. I switched everything over to Chrome for the duration.

Oh, I just now saw this. I can't seem to get rid of Bing from my desktop, and didn't know how it got there.

 

[Againsheila]

It got up to 85 yesterday. First time all year I wasn't cold and actually kept the heat off all day. It's suppose to rain today but so far, it's a beautiful day.

 

[Foxfyre]

This morning, my browser service, Bing! used a picture of Berlin (for some reason?) as their page, which reminded me of the Berlin Wall song, "West of the Wall" that was popular in the early sixties. So I looked it up, and it was sung by a one-hit artist Toni Fischer. The song hit #1 in Australia, and I thought it was popular here, too, but it only made it to #39 according to one source I was reading. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just know I loved the song, but this version is not what I remember, so I'm not sure if I didn't hear something else or a different artist. The song is unmistakable, and the Berlin Wall has its 25th Anniversary this November the 9th, 2014. Here's Toni's version of "West of the Wall" for all who love freedom:

West of the wall - Toni Fisher - YouTube

I absolutely LOVE Bing as a browser and have really enjoyed their beautiful HD backgrounds. BUT....Bing is an IE thing and you might want to rethink that for awhile until they find a patch for the nasty trojan they haven't been able to find a fix for. I switched everything over to Chrome for the duration.

Oh, I just now saw this. I can't seem to get rid of Bing from my desktop, and didn't know how it got there.

I wouldn't remove it. Just don't use it until they announce they got the patch done. You can download Google Chrome or Firefox to use instead. I don't like them as well and don't find them anywhere near as fast or user friendly as Bing, but both are good browsers. If you do download them, be sure that you set them as your default browser.

 

[SFC Ollie]

 

[SFC Ollie]

This morning, my browser service, Bing! used a picture of Berlin (for some reason?) as their page, which reminded me of the Berlin Wall song, "West of the Wall" that was popular in the early sixties. So I looked it up, and it was sung by a one-hit artist Toni Fischer. The song hit #1 in Australia, and I thought it was popular here, too, but it only made it to #39 according to one source I was reading. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just know I loved the song, but this version is not what I remember, so I'm not sure if I didn't hear something else or a different artist. The song is unmistakable, and the Berlin Wall has its 25th Anniversary this November the 9th, 2014. Here's Toni's version of "West of the Wall" for all who love freedom:

West of the wall - Toni Fisher - YouTube

The only thing i can think of or find about any Wall on todays date is that Pink Floyd's "The Wall" was banned in South Africa today in 1980.....

 

[Nosmo King]

It was 24 years ago today I bought the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate. The mortgage was finally paid in 2005. I made the last payment at the same bank branch I closed the deal back then. When I handed over the last check, I kinda expected a balloon drop and confetti cannons and a lovely young woman wearing a one piece bathing suit and a sash to come out and congratulate me. None of that happened, except in my imagination.

I clearly remember the day of the closing. I had never bought a house and I was apprehensive (that's an understatement. I was scared blind!) I never knew how many times I would have to sign my name to so many different documents. The process was stupefying.

After all the rigamorall, I rose to leave. The closing officer rose from behind her desk and followed me out. The bank offices were laid out by someone who might have designed casinos before taking the bank office commission. There was no clear way out of there and plenty of opportunities to make the wrong turn. And I took advantage of every one of those opportunities!

After making a left when I should have turned right for what seemed to be the fifth time, I turned to the closing officer and said "Who ever designed your offices must have got a lot of D's in Architecture School!"

She gave me a cold glare and said, "My husband designed this addition to the bank."

Yikes! I'm glad the ink was dry on all those documents!

 

[Jughead]

 

[Derideo_Te]

It was 24 years ago today I bought the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate. The mortgage was finally paid in 2005. I made the last payment at the same bank branch I closed the deal back then. When I handed over the last check, I kinda expected a balloon drop and confetti cannons and a lovely young woman wearing a one piece bathing suit and a sash to come out and congratulate me. None of that happened, except in my imagination.

I clearly remember the day of the closing. I had never bought a house and I was apprehensive (that's an understatement. I was scared blind!) I never knew how many times I would have to sign my name to so many different documents. The process was stupefying.

After all the rigamorall, I rose to leave. The closing officer rose from behind her desk and followed me out. The bank offices were laid out by someone who might have designed casinos before taking the bank office commission. There was no clear way out of there and plenty of opportunities to make the wrong turn. And I took advantage of every one of those opportunities!

After making a left when I should have turned right for what seemed to be the fifth time, I turned to the closing officer and said "Who ever designed your offices must have got a lot of D's in Architecture School!"

She gave me a cold glare and said, "My husband designed this addition to the bank."

Yikes! I'm glad the ink was dry on all those documents!

There are plenty of bad architects out there. The most basic lesson that I was taught was that a home is a machine for living in. When you think of it in that way then the design becomes easy. Yes, I have designed 2 of my own homes.

Offices are much the same concept and making them inefficient is not a good idea. Ikea stores are laid out with a one way traffic pattern. Great if you understand the concept but seriously frustrating if all you want to do is get in and out quickly.

Supermarkets have a very simple layout and so do hardware stores. Those work well because the people who use them are there with a specific list of items to purchase and want to get in and out as quickly as possible. Contrast that with a shopping mall that twists and turns and has multiple levels and each store has it's own layout. That probably explains why I hate malls and shopping.

 

[BDBoop]

Oh, the horror!