The Conservative Cave
The Bar => Introductions & Subsequent Welcomes => Topic started by: franksolich on December 25, 2008, 11:34:38 AM
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You know, when I joined here on January 3, 2007, I don't believe I made up an introductory thread.
Better late than never, one supposes.
I'm franksolich, from the Sandhills of Nebraska. I've lived all over, but right now, that's where I live. Single, average looking; college graduate (British history, and then later economics), livelihood general accounting work, free-lance; quiet, wallflower, shy, generally nonassertive, inobstrusive, and unnoticed.
Those rare times I call someone on the telephone--about three times a year, maybe--I open up with "Hi, this is me," and the person at the other end immediately knows it's franksolich.
My public-service work involves "quality checking" the primitives on Skins's island, to see if the primitives are what they say they are.
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If it's not too late ... welcome and I am glad you are a fixture here, every post of yours is a pleasure to read. :-)
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Any board is brightened by your presence, Coach! We are quite fortunate to have you.
Belated welcome (I got here 6 whole days before you ;) )
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Greetings. I find your posts illuminating and am looking forward to more of the same.
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Greetings. I find your posts illuminating and am looking forward to more of the same.
Actually, what happened was that I registered here, and unlike the case with Fat Che and the Rancid Rhodes message board, I received confirmation instantly, and got here in the twinkling of an eye.
I was really nervous, because I didn't know hardly anybody here; I knew the screen-names, but not the people. I was hoping to slip in and be a wallflower for a while, until I figured things out.
But the same instant I signed on--it couldn't have been more than half a second--there was a personal message from Rebel, asking me to be a moderator for the DUmpster. Right away, that message was there. Like in half a second of my logging on for the first time.
I thanked Rebel, and told him I wanted to get the lay of the land first, used to things, and then I'd like to be asked in six months or so, if he still felt comfortable with the idea.
Then I went and wandered around, immediately bumping into Crazy Horse, my first friend here, the salt of the earth.
That all took place like, within the first 90 seconds I was here, and if I recall correctly, I never caught my breath to introduce myself.
It's silly, yes, but this being Christmas, let's have some cheer and jovality.
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A board just isn't the same without Franksolich. :cheersmate:
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Welcome Sir!
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Welcome, Frank! :cheersmate: :-)
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You're one of my favorite posters. I'm glad you're here, even if you aren't a cat person. :-)
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Your brand of humility is rare these days. Welcome to the cave!
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Even as a person who had been at TOS for only a couple of months before here I had quickly learned to look for your posts there when I would sign in.
I am very glad that now you are here.
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I'm so very glad that we were able to "meet"....
A few years earlier in another lifetime, and we might have met in person. I'm sorry that we never did...<<<<hugs>>>>
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I'm so very glad that we were able to "meet"....
A few years earlier in another lifetime, and we might have met in person. I'm sorry that we never did...<<<<hugs>>>>
God, is this The Bridges of Madison County?
;)
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God, is this The Bridges of Madison County?
;)
No.....we know many people in common....my ex and his extended family members.
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No.....we know many people in common....my ex and his extended family members.
Always nice...
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Welcome Frank :cheersmate:
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Even as a person who had been at TOS for only a couple of months before here I had quickly learned to look for your posts there when I would sign in.
I am very glad that now you are here.
TOS= The Other Site?
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TOS= The Other Site?
Our old home.
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You're the guy who called PayPal about the $10 you donated to that scam, aren't you?
:uhsure:
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It feels odd welcoming you here when you arrived so far in advance of my joining, but welcome, Frank. You're one of the reasons I joined here, missed you and many of my old friends. :cheersmate: It is like coming home.
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You're the guy who called PayPal about the $10 you donated to that scam, aren't you?
Yeah.
It's really awkward that the scammers still consider franksolich some sort of evil superman who got so much done screwing up their half-baked plans to do something that didn't pan out.
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It is like coming home.
Well, one can always have more than one home, though.
By the way, I gave notice at this place in the Sandhills of Nebraska, effective January 20, 2009 at 9:00:01 a.m. central time, as the 0bamaites and 0bamaite primitives promised us once the 0bamareich comes into being, things are going to be equalized, the wealth distributed among all, the richer getting poorer and the poor getting richer.
I'm assuming I'm getting Pedro Picasso's second house in Connecticut, because he owns two of them, and I own none. 2 + 0 = 2/2 = 1 house for Pedro Picasso, 1 house for franksolich.
The cats are all agog and excited about moving to Connecticut.
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You know, when I joined here on January 3, 2007, I don't believe I made up an introductory thread.
Better late than never, one supposes.
I'm franksolich, from the Sandhills of Nebraska. I've lived all over, but right now, that's where I live. Single, average looking; college graduate (British history, and then later economics), livelihood general accounting work, free-lance; quiet, wallflower, shy, generally nonassertive, inobstrusive, and unnoticed.
Those rare times I call someone on the telephone--about three times a year, maybe--I open up with "Hi, this is me," and the person at the other end immediately knows it's franksolich.
My public-service work involves "quality checking" the primitives on Skins's island, to see if the primitives are what they say they are.
Franklin Deleno Solich.
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Welcome Frank. We are glad to have you here.
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Far be it from me, a veritable newcomer, to welcome a CC institution, but hey, I'm game.
Welcome, Frank. :bow:
Best to you and the cats in the New Year.
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Welcome Frank! I'm always glad that you're here.
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I've been waiting to say this.....
Hi 'me'! :-)
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I've been waiting to say this.....
Hi 'me'! :-)
Heime , Hymie ???? I st that you Jesse Jackson? :evillaugh:
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Heime , Hymie ???? I st that you Jesse Jackson? :evillaugh:
lol..... I am laffing because this is funny, but I can't remember why. :lmao:
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franksolich, franksolich....hmmm, seems oddly familiar, somehow....
:cheersmate:
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Hi. Welcome. Bunnies are worthy of death. :evillaugh:
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Welcome to the Cave, Frank, so very glad you are here.
By the way, try not to mention bunnies around that Ptarmigan guy, it sets him off for some reason..............
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Welcome to the Cave, Frank, so very glad you are here.
By the way, try not to mention bunnies around that Ptarmigan guy, it sets him off for some reason..............
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Welcome to the Cave, Frank, so very glad you are here.
By the way, try not to mention bunnies around that Ptarmigan guy, it sets him off for some reason..............
And for God's sake, don't post Ptarmigan recipes like (note that Ptarmigan's don't taste like other fowl):
Ptarmigan Stir Fry
3 little birdy breasts, cut into pieces (like for stew meat)
1/4 C Soy Sauce
Onion Power to taste
Garlic Power to taste
Fresh Ground Pepper to taste
Put in shallow pan with enough water to cover the birdy pieces and simmer until sauce has almost boiled away (about an hour on ours).
Meanwhile, fry two pieces of bacon, crumble the bacon and drain,reserving the bacon grease.
Drain your ptarmigan, reserving the sauce in your wok pan (or whatever you are going to do the rest of the cooking in).
Toss the ptarmigan pieces in the bacon grease, fry on high heat. Dump everything into the hot wok, adding the crumbled bacon and whatever stir fry veggies you want to add- and we added a sprinkle of Cajun seasoning. Cook until veggies are tender.
Then serve it over brown rice, because brown rice tastes better and it's healthier for you than white rice.
All in all, it was pretty good. The ptarmigan does NOT taste like poultry at all. If you go into it thinking it will, you will probably freak out. Kind of like I did, at first. It tastes very similarly to beef, and if you are squeamish about trying game meat, you can trick yourself through the meal by telling yourself that it's beef. It's what's for dinner. (ha ha)
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Aw, shit.
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Lolz, I'm glad to see this diden't devolve into a Brokeback moment. :lmao:
Belated welcome Frank.