Sunday...anyone awake? anyone? Bueller?

[jtyangel]

Morning everyone...I'm up, I guess not particularly early since it is almost 8, but I have some schoolwork to accomplish today.

Since it is 8 and not much better then dawn outside, I'm assuming it will be an ugly gray Ohio day(as usual for this time of year).

TOTD: Name one technology that has changed your life...and why.

For me it definitely has to be the computer. I think it is a mixed blessing though. Connecting with people here can often lead a void in one's normal life if one isn't careful with keeping a balance. It can isolate people, but by the same token people who are isolated already by circumstance or condition can now find ways to connect with other people and at least keep their minds active and vibrant.

[bijou]

The day is half over here! Lots of paperwork to catch up on which is not good. 
TOTD definitely the computer, it's the one piece of tech I would find it hard to give up.

[RightCoast]

Morning.  I've been away for a few days visiting my sister.


computer - imagine having all the world's information at your fingertips - and we use it for Babe of the Day   

[Schadenfreude]

Welcome back RC, I was missing you and hoping you didn't join a cult or something. 

Ditto on the computer, though I would have to say specifically the internet-abled personal computer. And I also agree that it is so easy to sit home and look up your friends rather than call and visit. That may not always be a good thing. Yea, dude of the day....   

[jtyangel]

The day is half over here! Lots of paperwork to catch up on which is not good. 
TOTD definitely the computer, it's the one piece of tech I would find it hard to give up.

Yep, it is definitely THAT useful!

I share your pain on the catching up part, bijou...I want to look for misplaced and severed body part stories and stupid crook tales, but I have a couple chapters to tend to in my studies. Until later!

[jtyangel]

Morning.  I've been away for a few days visiting my sister.


computer - imagine having all the world's information at your fingertips - and we use it for Babe of the Day   

Hey, we look for information too...

Good to have you back, RC...you were missed

[RightCoast]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

[jtyangel]

Welcome back RC, I was missing you and hoping you didn't join a cult or something. 

Ditto on the computer, though I would have to say specifically the internet-abled personal computer. And I also agree that it is so easy to sit home and look up your friends rather than call and visit. That may not always be a good thing. Yea, dude of the day....   

We don't need no stinkin' dude of the day...we got all the umph right here

[Schadenfreude]

Welcome back RC, I was missing you and hoping you didn't join a cult or something. 

Ditto on the computer, though I would have to say specifically the internet-abled personal computer. And I also agree that it is so easy to sit home and look up your friends rather than call and visit. That may not always be a good thing. Yea, dude of the day....   

We don't need no stinkin' dude of the day...we got all the umph right here

apparently all my selections for dude of the day were ambiguously gay... that is, according to shortbus mgt.  I really need to get some work done today, I frittered away all of yesterday, I bet my post count is higher than yours!

[jtyangel]

Welcome back RC, I was missing you and hoping you didn't join a cult or something. 

Ditto on the computer, though I would have to say specifically the internet-abled personal computer. And I also agree that it is so easy to sit home and look up your friends rather than call and visit. That may not always be a good thing. Yea, dude of the day....   

We don't need no stinkin' dude of the day...we got all the umph right here

apparently all my selections for dude of the day were ambiguously gay... that is, according to shortbus mgt.  I really need to get some work done today, I frittered away all of yesterday, I bet my post count is higher than yours!

Close...and I even tried to not post yesterday to let everyone come in line--LOL

Hint: Any competition to them is 'ambiguously gay'. 

[Schadenfreude]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

[Crazy Horse]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

[jtyangel]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

Admit it...it makes you feel wanted

[Crazy Horse]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

Admit it...it makes you feel wanted

On the cell phone................hell no I hate the thing

[Schadenfreude]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

Admit it...it makes you feel wanted

On the cell phone................hell no I hate the thing

How people can carry on a conversation while sitting on the crapper is beyond me. 

[jtyangel]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

Admit it...it makes you feel wanted

On the cell phone................hell no I hate the thing

I was kidding..I usually turn mine down most of the day or screen calls...I really don't want to chase down my 3 year old, try to buy groceries, and talk to someone at the same time...I am not a multi-tasker on such things

[Celtic Rose]

Good morning and happy Sunday all    I bought two little orange trees yesterday, and I'm planning on planting them today. 

TOTD:  Broadband/hi-speed internet.  I remember when my dad first got the internet.  We had AOL dial up and we had something like 12 hours a month for the whole family, and half the time was spent loading the pages

Now, we can all spend as much time as we want, and most the time is spent doing something other than waiting for the pages to load

[Crazy Horse]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

Admit it...it makes you feel wanted

On the cell phone................hell no I hate the thing

How people can carry on a conversation while sitting on the crapper is beyond me. 

Where do you think I'm tyyypppinng from right now

[Carl]

Morning,been grocery shopping and cutting firewood,taking a little break from that.

TOTD: The computer.

[LadyLiberty]

Morning, ya'll. It is gray, gloomy, and just cold here today as well.

I've got some things to do around the house....like ironing... I could also do a little more household shopping today and take advantage of hubby being home with the baby  , but I really don't feel like going anywhere today.

TOTD: Same here with the computer. True, the computer can isolate people, but I think more than anything it brings people together and is a very efficient way of keeping people together that know  each other IRL (friends, family...). I find that anything I am curious about and/or want more information about, I simply look it up online. We've each got our own personal PCs in this house, and I have my own laptop  I really don't know what I'd do without a computer at this point in life.

[Flame]

Morning, all.

Lazy day here...I think I'll be hard pressed to get out of my jammies at all today!  I'll be watching football this afternoon.

TOTD:  The computer...the internet, specifically. 

[jendf]

Good morning. I stayed up late last night watching one of my favorite movies, Return to Me. *sigh* When is my Prince Charming going to chase me all the way to Italy to tell me he loves me?

TOTD: Computer.

[Celtic Rose]

Good morning. I stayed up late last night watching one of my favorite movies, Return to Me. *sigh* When is my Prince Charming going to chase me all the way to Italy to tell me he loves me?

TOTD: Computer.

I don't know, but when it happens, send his brother my way  

[Splashdown]

Hi everybody!

Just finished making a pot of turkey chili. Now it will simmer for about 6 hours, and it'll be ready for dinner. We're supposed to get "significant" snow tonight in Philly, so it's a guess whether there'll be school.

TOTD: Although the computer is definitely one, also for me is the iPod. I've had one for about 3 years, and I still can't get over the fact that I can carry practically my entire music collection in a little flash drive the size of a couple of credit cards. I have no idea how I managed before this little miracle.

[Chris_]

I had to drop a friend off at JFK International on short notice so I took the kids up to visit my sister in Jersey.  Didn't have time to post.  Wow, has this place grown or what?

Sorry, no cult yet.  But I could be persuaded   

Yes it has grown and the rate of our growth is inversely proportional to the rate of decline at DrNuts place.  Hat tip to BadCat for that pet name.

Our cult will be the "sexfiend and boozehound" cult. 

 

TOTD.......cellphone, now I can be bothered anywhere. How I was able to conduct my life without having that POS phone ringing constantly for no good reason is beyond me.

Admit it...it makes you feel wanted

On the cell phone................hell no I hate the thing

How people can carry on a conversation while sitting on the crapper is beyond me. 

Where do you think I'm tyyypppinng from right now

I so knew you were full of it! Well maybe not anymore.