tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post8275950017647807952..comments2023-04-25T16:00:42.440-05:00Comments on Tales of an Impish Gren: LiquidMoksha Grenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10585999080521869550noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-7357128928832749272007-05-11T07:54:00.000-05:002007-05-11T07:54:00.000-05:00Words I never hoped to see in a blog, "Liquid From...Words I never hoped to see in a blog, "Liquid From My Daughter's Rear." Now my life is complete, or something...<BR/><BR/>Can I be lead singer? I can't play any instruments, anyway. (I can't sing, anyway...either.)<BR/><BR/>Sorry to read about your misfortunes. Allen had a some kind of bug a couple of weeks ago. He yacked a few times, but he was fine by the next day. Semi-digested apples are not nearly as gross as some things. Just thought you would want to know for future reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-14501222409075571182007-05-10T06:30:00.000-05:002007-05-10T06:30:00.000-05:00Great story! What a week. Hope your daughter gets...Great story! What a week. <BR/><BR/>Hope your daughter gets better soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-13637534399098631112007-05-08T21:28:00.000-05:002007-05-08T21:28:00.000-05:00Yeah, Mokker, my parents never went for that douse...Yeah, Mokker, my parents never went for that douse the house in disinfectant approach, either. Nor do we.<BR/><BR/>Simon, I was trying to think of a name for the rock band that Josh, Alvis, and I are going to form, and thanks to your comment, I now have it:<BR/><BR/>Candle Stamp Sex-Toy<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-9261876986328267112007-05-08T13:22:00.000-05:002007-05-08T13:22:00.000-05:00Poor Moonshot. She has a childhood history of not...Poor Moonshot. She has a childhood history of not having a good time on her birthday. She had the flu on both her 9th and 10th b-days, as I recall. I think there was another birthday of hers when Mom was at night school and Dad was at work and there just wan't an opportunity to have cake and candles or anything (we did have a little family party the following weekend, if I remember right.) I still feel bad about these occaisions, although I was the baby of the family and not really able to do anything about it in any case.<BR/>Put me in the online bill pay camp too (well, ok, Freddy actually does the bill paying, but I bring home 1/2 the money!). We calculated that the few dollars it costs per month is easily offset by having to buy less stamps, and it takes way less time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-71412540042622592352007-05-08T12:58:00.000-05:002007-05-08T12:58:00.000-05:00I had guessed that about the water jugs, having he...I had guessed that about the water jugs, having heard that about making top-load freezers more economical. Ours is mostly empty, and second hand beater to boot, so I daren't guess how much power it wastes.<BR/><BR/>I was also surprised to hear that you write cheques, er, checks. Whatever. It's a rare occasion that causes me to break out my own cheque-book, and it's normally when Amy goes off to a candle / stamp / sex-toy party and bats her eyelashes at me, turns on her feminine wiles and politely asks for a blank signed one.<BR/><BR/>We long ago gave up on any sort of sterile environment, subscribing to your own thoughts about immune systems and the like. Heck, as long as we can see a higher ratio of green carpet versus white dog hair in the living room, we're ahead of the game.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946639624660520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-41185581691980921802007-05-08T12:31:00.000-05:002007-05-08T12:31:00.000-05:00Elsa - Oh I'm pretty sure we could replicate just ...Elsa - Oh I'm pretty sure we could replicate just about any silly mistake you can make.<BR/><BR/>Jet - We have now, due to this crisis, set up online bill pay. So, we're now stocked with a fresh box of checks and online capability. An dI have no idea why we didn't sooner. You're right...by all rights we should have been on this technology years ago. I guess we just have high inertia.<BR/><BR/>Mark - Typically, we avoid the attempt to create a sterile environment. We're fan sof the idea that a nice healthy does of bacteria leads to a stronger immune system. We clean, don't get me wrong...but we just don't worry too much about spraying things down with Lysol or get too upset when we catch Norah chewing on a dog toy. So, the sterilazation craze last week was a bit difficult given our natural propensity to trust our immune systems a bit more than average.<BR/><BR/>Si - Oddly, I don't tend to think of Freddy in realtion to the Elm Street two blocks away. However, in the town where I grew up, Elm Street was an off-shoot of Sesame Street. Tell me that doesnt bring some fun images to mind...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the vivid imagery there. Though the Mars Corporation woudl be disturbed by this..your rainbow has me thinking about Skittles. <BR/><BR/>Waste: The Rainbow<BR/><BR/>Hokey - Sorry to hear your family got socked by this one. It is amazing though, how resiliant kids are on these things. Just too busy to mope about puking, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Emilie - There was a line or two that I had constructed in the shower or during the commute to work...but for the most part it was just rambling. Hell, I couldn't even come up with a good ending. Trust me...I write much slower when I'm trying to craft something. But, thank you for the complement.<BR/><BR/>As for the mysterious frozen water...it's to make our top loader freezer more efficient. We clean out our old milk jugs and freeze water in them to maximize our freezer and give our food a longer safety net when the power goes out (which happens far too often). Plus..those jugs come in handy from time to time.Moksha Grenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585999080521869550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-74562683972924340052007-05-08T11:47:00.000-05:002007-05-08T11:47:00.000-05:00I was reading this, thinking you have a way with w...I was reading this, thinking you have a way with writing, and then you go mentioning you've jotted this down during your lunch-break!<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, good for Norah if she was able to keep her morale up (and Moonshot, too! I expect Norah's good mood <I>would</I> help with that), but it's too bad she had to go through this. We all had the stomach flu after the holidays - I had a real bad case and was still breast-feeding, too - but, by some miracle, Xavier dodged it, and I was soooo glad for that. Sickness aside, I don't think I was psychologically ready for that yet. Norah and her parents are tough!<BR/><BR/>Good thoughts are going to your aunt's health.<BR/><BR/>PS. I was surprised to read you guys down south would have frozen water jugs to hand. We have so much water here in Qc, and free, that we waste too much in general, and the concept of freezing water for keeping... it's strange, from where I'm standing (though there's certainly a good reason for doing it... just not sure what. Reserves?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-75609427424975556152007-05-08T07:14:00.000-05:002007-05-08T07:14:00.000-05:00I wish I could say that my household was as fortun...I wish I could say that my household was as fortunate as yours. About a week and a half ago all three of us were hit with the bug going around. It's not pretty. Our daughter Sarah (2 y.o.) would throw up and then literally 10 seconds later just be talking about and singing and running around. I don't know how they do it.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Lysol, I went around the house with lysol wipes and a can of aerosol lysol and we still managed to pass it around. Crafty little bug.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, glad your house didn't get hit any worse than you did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-67259029778951657302007-05-08T01:13:00.000-05:002007-05-08T01:13:00.000-05:00You're a strong man for being able to avoid any re...You're a strong man for being able to avoid any references to "Nightmare Near Elm Street", or other really bad clichés.<BR/><BR/>Like Monty Python: "Dennis! There's some lovely filth down 'ere!"<BR/><BR/>We've never had to resort to cutting clothes off one of the boys, but there have been many times where we've bid farewell to an especially soiled item or outfit. Sort of along the lines of, "Screw that, I'm not cleaning it."<BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the time I was changing a diaper at 2 AM and was bequeathed a liquid brown rainbow all over my hand and change table and laundry basket... Good times!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946639624660520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-89792168501854714292007-05-07T21:59:00.000-05:002007-05-07T21:59:00.000-05:00Ouch! So sorry the Lutine had to go through that, ...Ouch! So sorry the Lutine had to go through that, but glad it looks like her parents dodged it.<BR/><BR/>My aunt used to empty an entire can of Lysol in the house every time my brother and I came over. Not because we were dirty or known for carrying disease, but because she had an 8-5 job and three daughters. Having any of them miss school would throw a major monkey wrench in the works.<BR/><BR/>Of course, they were much more likely to get sick from people at school, not blood relatives, but her home was the only place she could control, so she did what she could.<BR/><BR/>Go paranoia! Sometimes it just works!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-57515930139085812852007-05-07T17:47:00.000-05:002007-05-07T17:47:00.000-05:00I am surprised you guys use checks, you both seem ...I am surprised you guys use checks, you both seem like an online bill pay type people. <BR/>The rain was real nice for my 1/2 mowed back yard that I had to quit last Monday due to darkness. so 1/2 my yard went un-mowed for over 2 weeks, it was about a foot 1/2 high, which fit in nicely with some of my neighbors!Josh & Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936598061495486883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23541983.post-7598814198809338222007-05-07T17:26:00.000-05:002007-05-07T17:26:00.000-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who occasionally run...I'm glad I'm not the only one who occasionally runs out of checks at bill time.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad things started looking up by the end of the week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com