I probably jinxed myself and will now come down with a strept throat.

My family has had few serious colds since doing what you suggest...We use the Purell when we're in the car....and wash our hands frequently.....and when someone in my house does have a cold, I wipe down surfaces with a disinfectant wipe...seems to be helping.... I've been doing this for about eight years now, ever since my son and husband had serious cases of the flu in 1997..
my son was very sick for over two weeks and my hubby had double pneumonia...so, i'm very careful with the hygiene.....

working in a school you must get exposed to a lot colds and other ick bugs

At least we are relatively safe from computer viruses.

Is your wife getting better?

After writing my post, I was thinking the same thing...my family will probably come down with the flu again, now that i've bragged about our hygiene...yikes!

Yes, Noonan, how is your wife feeling?

Doc said: Seems I've gotta cold that's kickin' my butt! Might be 'tis soured my disposition a bit, hope it don't sour my notes none but I been stayin' away from postin' to make sure, and to keep y'all from catchin' it, eh? Think I caught it from my evil kitty.

Take care of yourself!

Not really! I just started doin' them to keep things light and cheer Snuffy up whilst her young one's goin' to school so far away from her. Methinks she's havin' to spend lotsa time on the road to be closer to him, so just thought it might help a bit, eh?

Yep, Snuffy's a great mom...good idea to keep posting those purple cows!!

How did you write the text onto the cow images?

Hi folks - Good Morning to you all.

Pegatha - Yep, count me as one of the weepy ones!

So what is the verdict on the frog...? Pie it is your call!

Where I work is flying in and inviting 500 people (VIPs who don't know any better then to gamble away huge sums of money on a regular basis) for Super Bowl. I'll be busy the next few days. Might miss Friday night chat, unless they over staff the floor. Good News is I have the day off for Superbowl Sunday. Told "them", I happily worked Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years...
With the boys, we always host a superbowl party. Presented my case (Must of been the look in my eyes or something) I'm off.

Cool. I really think it does make a difference-at least with respiratory viruses. I got pneumonia in 2000 and Norwalk virus in 2001. I've been pretty good since-a bad cold 18 mos ago.

The active ingredient in Purell is just old fashion rubbing alcohol in some kind of thin gel.

Amy -- you use a mac too?

Use a mac and purell and your safer from a lot of pesky viruses: computer and otherwise.

I think this business about the frog is part of some neo-nazi, neo-con, neo-liberal, radical left wing plot kind of thingy and I will get to the bottom of it. In doing so, I will be banned from this forum after which time I will start a bunch of threads at another forum where I will attempt to let the entire world know the turth about the frog business going on here.

Either you're the only one who caught my oh so subtle humor or it a dud (more subtle humor).

Hope no one around here got hit by the virus running around today!

Wife is recovering from her procedure last week - they looked around to see what they could see - and found: nothing.

She says that now that her surgical wounds aren't bothering her as much, she can still feel the pain that caused her to go under the knife in the first place. We are both thinking stress is a good cause of her problems.

I do what I can, but when I tell her how I will help out by doing something, she doesn't like what I'll do and says she'll keep doing it. I'm hoping she'll start going to the school gym once she's able to. She was a workoutaholic when she was in USAF - every day after work she went to do something. Since the kids - nothing. We've got nice facilities here at work that she can use for free. Just have to get her to go. Thinking about taking a minvacation to Green Bay without the kids in a few weeks (we get President's Day off for some reason). Maybe that will help her out too.

I do have a Mac...does that make my computer safer from viruses? My husband knows all this...I'm clueless..

Was waiting for one of us Mac folks to brag a bit about the computer viruses. I called TeenPie last night to ask him about the worm and got the usual "Oh, Mom ! You have a Mac and I will tell you before you have to worry !"- followed by looooong sigh. How come mothers of teens are the dumbest folks alive ?

I have had success with the hand sanitizer stuff, too. Good place to use it: in the grocery store. Sick people have to go to the grocery, so I was told by a doctor years ago to wipe off the handle of the cart with a wipe thingy and get in and out of the store asap during cold & flu season.
Now our grocery chain has the wipes available near the carts, as you enter the store.

At any rate, Doc, hope you are feeling much better, very soon. And I hope MrsNoonan is back to her chipper self.



For Magic getting Super Bowl off to party with her boys ! Wonderful and well deserved.
We will miss you at chat- understand that the VIPs will probably wear you out- good luck with that scene.

It is Kermit then ?
No other names up for nomination ? Amy finds the most awesome graphics.
Should I PM you, Amy, before chat is to start so you can post the frog ?

I am such a slow poster....

Noonan, sounds like a nice weekend away would be a good break for MrsNoonan. There is this "thing" about mothers- we tend to put our kids first, no matter what, and in the process, neglect ourselves to varying degrees. Time to use the grandparents or whoever you have nearby for some R&R on a regular basis (it saved my sanity and I only had one child). She may need some "me" time. Translation: Time alone and just for herself.

http://www.record-eagle.com/sections/2002wellness/10well.gif

Good Morning All... joe e

Progenitorivox, the new wonder drug... Animated with audio.

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2666587?htv=12

How about I email you the graphic so that you can post it with the chat notice?

Grocery stores and germs...yuck! Kids coughing, snezzing....I run to another aisle when one of them gets near me.. Our store has the sanitizer wipes, too...but I bring my own in case they run out.....the other day in the market, a man, God bless him, looked and sounded like he was in his final hours.... he was seriously hacking away without covering his mouth.....of course he was standing right next to me.....I did an about face and scurried, not so subtley, to the opposite end of the store.....while the kids in grocery stores play dodge-em's with the carts I play dodge-ems with the germs....an example of how germ phobic I have become, at the height of the SARS scare, my husband went to London for 10 days...I suggested, that when he returned he should quarantine himself in a hotel until we were sure he was SARS free...or at least wear a mask on the plane(':roflmbo:')
He didn't do either.....and all turned out well.....if there is one verified case of a human with the bird flu in the U.S. I'm bringing out the surgical masks....my son will no doubt die from humiliation but better that than dying from the bird flu is the way I look at it..
I used to be normal before I became a mother.....now..well...what can I say? It's us or the germs, and I plan on winning this war.....

Then I'll come along behind you, pretending to be somebody else who doesn't know you, and I'll back you up in all your conspiracies!

Damn frogs, anyway!

Keep 'em in the swamp, where they belong!

The pill, I think, was a bad idea. Sorry! I moved it to my cartoon thread..........................................................................
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First of all congratulations to Brookie for nailin' Post #100 in this edirion, eh? Like this one? I've got old hand cream dispensers filled with povidone iodine scrub next to every sink in the house, eh? Methinks that's better'n most all that other stuff, and people here use it!

My problem was a cat with a cold that likes to get up close and personal, especially when I'm sleepin'. He was sneezin', and I got the full benefit a couple times.Just used WinDoze photo editor, but methinks y'all can do it with a MAC, eh?No, but methinks it makes pictures safe from you puttin' any text into 'em, eh?

Will Des's story have a happy ending?

Will Kermit tell all tonight?

Why does P have a wah avatar?

And what about Doc's story - did he really catch that cold from his cat?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Oh Red Bird - Be careful what you ask for...truly sometimes ignorance is bliss...

Pegatha - I'm having trouble finding you without the flipping bird (penquin I mean) . Was used to the little guy/gal. Will have to keep my eyes out for "wah"..but I gotta go with some of the others, it just doesn't seem to fit.

Colds from a cat??? Who would have thunk?

Somebody make sure to fill me in on Kermit's debut tonight, ok?

Actually, I thought it was funny. But just wanted you to know that I took these seven jocks to a Thai restaurant for Cheap Eats.

And I loved all of the messages from the Purple Cow clan. Thank you Thank you Thank you for all the kindness. I was able to copy and paste them in an email which I sent to my son who probably thinks we are all nuts by now. When I get home and back to my regular computer, I will save them for the future like I did the Sheriff Avetar. You all are the best.

Where did winter go? Its in the 50s in the Berkshires. Global Warming I'd say. I came prepared for the deep freeze. I'm not complaining mind you. Have to get into the gym by 5:00 to see the womens team play first. Primarily to make sure I get a seat. The place is going to be packed, and the fire marshalls are going to limit the attendance to about 1500 people. My son asked me to lunch earlier. I'm confident he won't get any pt in this game. Stakes are too high unless there are extraordinary injuries. I've been told to sit with the parents and not in the kids section because things are going to get a tad out of hand, whatever that means.

Cheap Eats is the best kind - especially for seven jocks who can probably eat 3 times their weight in food.

Haven't done Thai. Korean, Loatian, Japanese yes but no Thai.

Redbird will be quiet now.

The strange thing about living where I do, is the large number of ethnic restaurants. The city is 99% White, yet we have four Chinese, one Thai, one Mongolian and one German place to eat.

You off today Noonan?

I forgot about the Mongolian restaurants, we have about the same here except for where I live. The most ethnic restaurant we have in my area is Subway.

Doc...your cat sneezed on you? Nervy, I'd say!!


Achoooo....

Well, here's some TLC for you and evil kitty....what DO you do for a cat with a cold???

I'll switch it back tonight, when I have more time.

Snuff, be careful what you wish for! There's more weather coming!

Doc, sorry you and evil kitty are feeling poorly.

Here's something you and Alexander can share:



Aren't they pretty?

Love Your Frogs And Most Of All, Have Fun.

Damn frogs, anyway!

Keep 'em in the swamp, where they belong!

hey peg they make fine eatin, you think indianhead would know!!!
Frog Legs - fresh frozen
$32.95 for 5 lbs. 2/4 count 4/6 cnt
Low shipping rates, guaranteed!
cajungrocer

Glad you liked 'em, if I can get my brain back to some degree of functionability methinks we'll see what else we can come up with. After all, the season's not over yet, eh?

Why men aren't secretaries....

Husband's note on refrigerator for wife:

Someone from the Guyna Colleges called.

They said the Pabst beer is normal.

I didn't know you liked beer.

Methinks Thai is very similar to Laotion, 'cept they use less dog meat. Pretty good, but usually spicy, eh?Evil kitty seemsta be feelin' much better, just me not doin' so great. 'Course now that he's feelin' better he's steerin' clear of me. 'Twould seem he don't want his cold back, eh?

Another one Snuffy could probably keep at home, even in DC, eh?

No one can eat Kermit's legs ! He's the official chat mascot.

QUOTE

...this business about the frog...

Hey, Pop, hope to see you at chat tonight. Magic is busy, so is Snuff,
and Amy is going to be late. Hope KT will make it ... but I may be talking to myself. (Not unusual, but I rarely do it online). Peg will run off to watch a movie. Maybe Winston and IH will drop by, along with Vet and Marine. Noonan makes an appearance if he is not trying to get
the kids to stay in bed. Oh, and Kermit will be there only in spirit-
we can't post his mug in chat- no way to do it.

Amy is giving Fly and Sandra a run for their money on the animated pics, huh ?
Where, where, where do you guys find these cool pics ?

joe- love the stack of kermits- I noticed the ones on top are more blue.
Surely that feeds into Des' left wing conspiracy theory. I did one of those right-click thingys that Marine taught me to do- mind if I use them on the chat announcement, if needed ?

I do not believe for a minute that cats transmit colds to humans. In fact, can a cat even get a "cold" ? Might have to research that one... Doc may be pulling our legs.

Hope Snuff enjoys the game !!!! GO Williams !!!

(BTW: bad weather here today. Roof collapsed on a Bed, Bath & Beyond here in town- who is dumb enough to have a flat roof in FloriDUH ? Anyway, more thunderstorms in forecast. Chance
I could lose internet connection... in which case, someone else will have to open chat.

Something odd about the above comment. Are members of the "Master Race" considered to be non-white?

So many conspiracies and yet, so little time!

AFTERGLOW HOW ABOUT THIS ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"A Mustang's Hunting Dog"
A Mustang retired after 35 years and realized a lifelong dream of buying a bird-hunting estate in Alaska. He invited an old Admiral friend to visit for a week of pheasant shooting. The friend was in awe of the Mustang's new gun dog, "Chief". The dog could point, flush and retrieve with the very best.
The Admiral offered to buy the dog at any price. The Mustang declined, saying that Chief was the very best bird dog he had ever owned and that he couldn't part with him. Six months later the same Admiral returned for another week of hunting and was surprised to find the Mustang breaking in a new dog.
"What happened to Chief?" he asked.
"Had to shoot him," the Mustang replied. "Another old shipmate came to hunt with me and couldn't remember the dog's name. He kept calling him 'Master Chief.' After that, all the dog would do was sit on his butt and bark."

I'm very sad. I had stored the address of my summersaulting penguin on notepad, and now it's gone.

Guess it's time to go shopping again.

Thank you, Redbird! How did you do that?

In my search, I did come across this fellow:

Froggy's cute but definitely not you - you are the flipping penquin.

I stumbled upon the penquin in one of my google image searches a couple of weeks ago so it wasn't difficult locating it again.

Unfortunately, I can't get the image address to fit in the space alotted for avatars. Perhaps some kindly mod could lend a hand?

chat is open - first time I have used "fast reply" :-)

How 'bout http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/fly...PegsPenguin.gif, eh? I saved it to my PhotoBucket page for you!

Thanks very much, you old Doc, you.

Hi Doc,
Nice of you to save the penquin for Peg. I got booted out of chat and this site completely.

Guess I'll try again.

Good morning everyone!
(or what ever 'tis where ever you is, eh?)

Well, I got 5 1/2 hours, and 'twas great! Now I can do a drive today and not feel bad too much, eh? The spousal unit wants to go shoppin' in Montreal!

You folks solve the problems of the world in chat last night? Red Bird get back in?
andJust so y'all know

Here's hopin' y'all have good weather where ever you're at. Enjoy the day, be safe, stay well and remember to play nice!

Doc:

Don't get lost in Montreal!
It may be tempting to stay in
The Great White North, but we
need ya down here.



(If ya get a chance, read Bayh's speech in "Election 2008".)

Damn that was fast!

Feel like I'm hung over. Didn't mange to crash until about 6 a.m. and got my first call a little over 2 hours later. Just woke up again a few minutes ago and i'm chugging cooffeee to give me a kick before i head out on another job.

I blame all who were in chat last night (other then me)!

20 years ago and more, I could stay up most of the night doing what young men often do and take it in stride. Today, late night chat kicks my butt.

Hey, try "Daddy, I want some juice" at 5:30. Still have my eyes open since then.

Okay, so it looks like we can blame the women who were in chat last night and a small boy.

I'm tired too..and I'm on the WEST COAST...trouble sleeping of late...must be too much thinking or something.

On Edit: Snuck that one in there eh Desron...yep we women just tied you to your computer, wouldn't let you go...with nobody to rescue you...heheheh