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Our Daily Thread 12-20-14

Good Morning!

5 Days!!!! 🙂

Today’s header photo is from Kare.

*It’s now Sunday the 21st, so I believe someone has a birthday today.

Happy Birthday Linda. 🙂

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On this day in 1790 the first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, RI.

In 1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the American Union. 

In 1879 Thomas A. Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park, NJ. 

And in 1968 author John Steinbeck died at the age of 66.

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Quote of the Day

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”

Dale Evans

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 This one is a request.

And this one is because I like it. From King’s College Choir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0aL9rKJPr4&feature=player_detailpage ______________________________________________

Anyone have a QoD?

7,368 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 12-20-14”

  4. Lesson went well, thanks for asking. It was the student who was sick last week, so it’s been two weeks since I’ve seen him. He memorized all his music. 😉

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  6. 🙂

    Well, time to go do some non-screen activities to close out the day. Our Thursday media-fast day is on again tomorrow, and it’s a little iffy whether I’ll be on here the three days after that, too.

    See you Monday?

    Night-night. 😉

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  7. Wow! What was that? I was just quietly walking along, thought I would stop by to see the secret room contingent when suddenly…wham! I was hit by something. Spun me around so fast I almost got dizzy.

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  11. Thanks. Got a statement from my property manager. Looks like I am owing them some money, but it is not very clear as some are charges that the last renter paid. I’d better figure it out.

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  28. My son asked me about watching his kids while his wife goes to the east coast to be with her sister as she has her second child.
    That was the week I was going to Florida to take a course.
    I am thinking that I would prefer to have the kids here, they fly free, where I know my way around, not in Portland where I get lost.

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  33. I hope that second child comes quickly. You ought to be very very very busy. But, it is possible that you can help them find good ways to use that energy.

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  36. I used to do that. But now it is dark too long, it is not safe to take the dogs out in the dark. But it is getting light earlier so there is more time. I like to be back in time for the children waking at seven. I miss the energy I get from walking.

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  37. I need to get my exercise bike up from the basement. It was put down there when Emily & Forrest moved home, & we still had the tenants upstairs. Now that Emily & Forrest are upstairs, I can make room for it again. I miss it!

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  38. I see the room has moved again. Sorry, Mumsee, you can’t lock me out. If I remember correctly, I helped you get this whole secret room thing going last year.

    And this post should be (1+2)*3=9, or number 1239.

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  39. Speaking of how this got started, weren’t we talking about how cold it was in an LA dog park at night? And now the temps here are much colder, with the chance of snow. Donna wouldn’t take her dogs out in the snow, would she?

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  40. but the dog park is heating up. Didn’t she say that they got up to 85? the dog park may be where we all need to go to warm up.
    Though it has also been quite warm here, so no complaints.

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  41. Looks like this page is going farther down the list of top posts & pages, so I thought I would click on it.

    I see we’ve returned to the dog park discussion. If we had any dog parks around here (I don’t think we do, anyway), it would be snowing on the dogs even as we speak.

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  43. My dogs are enjoying beautiful weather outside. I had a hard time getting myself up and moving today, it was so nice out. I sat down on the deck for dinner and then tipped my chair back to soak up some sun. I kept telling myself it was a great day for doing something but I would reply that I was doing something.

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  47. See what I mean? We are here, having a friendly discussion when all of a sudden….intruders. That’s okay, we like them, don’t we? Sure we do, they are nice folk. One is a little batty, the other is musical.

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  49. The sunshine is lovely today. Just blessed by listening to a video that Tychicus posted on today’s political thread. Listening to the prime minister of France saying that anti-Semitism is unacceptable and that attacks on Jews are attacks on France.

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  50. A busy day today. Lots of chipping, picking up sticks and rocks in the goat pasture. We throw them sticks so they can have browse in the winter but have to pick them up in the spring so my mower can mow what the goats can’t keep up with. Also, the rocks that the little folk stand in the driveway and throw into the pasture. I tell them not to but they have selective hearing. They spend enough springs picking rocks, perhaps they will learn. The boys built a new cover for the sandbox husband built for the little folk four years ago. It is a nice big box but the cat and turkeys figured out how to get under the last lid. A beautiful productive spring day.

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  51. I would love it if spring would show up here. We’re in the single digits above zero now, but below zero with wind chill. By tomorrow night it’ll be about -10° air temperature, and around -25° including wind chill.

    I’ve been decluttering the master bedroom a little at a time over the last several days, and today I made more progress. Threw out a bunch of old magazines I had thought I would eventually get to, but after skimming most of them and cutting out a few articles I really want to read, I decided I didn’t need to hang onto the rest.

    I still have several back issues of World, and typically find quite a few articles in each issue, that I want to read, so I didn’t toss any of those. But my overall pile of magazines is now cut by probably two-thirds or three-fourths of what I had last week, so that’s a definite improvement.

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  52. And I had a nice few hours away from home today. Getting my taxes done, picking up a few groceries, and going over to my best friend’s house for a while to talk with her. We had a great talk, and you know you’ve got a wonderful friend when you show up unannounced (I don’t ordinarily do that) and you get a welcome hug (and a goodbye hug, too). 😉

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  64. Morning all. Another sunny day here. I just got a bunch of emails with attachments that I have to figure out to renew my visa for PNG. It is supposed to be simpler now, but we will see. It is quite simple if you are in country, but why are there so many attachments????

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  67. I went across the parking lot to church today to print the visa things. So many forms it is slightly mind boggling. I did this ten years ago and never wanted to do it again. It is easier now, but nothing like doing it in country where all I do is sign the form that our office gets ready.

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  68. I remember many times of living in a different country and having people to take care of all of that stuff. And then having to do it ourselves. Ick. Lots of paperwork.

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  70. I didn’t know all of this was going on.
    It’s just as well.
    I remember, I’m sure none of you do, that we had a game going on the World Mag site in which you took a word and changed one letter in it to make another word. We kept that going for about 2000 words. Quite a challenge. I forgot who all was in it.
    I likely won’t come here again.

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  71. You’re welcome back here anytime, Chas! 🙂

    I heard about that long thread at World. I think Cheryl and Peter said they had participated on it. I’m not sure who else. And Peter had the last comment, I believe he pointed out, if memory serves.

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  72. Yes, Chas and I each were trying to keep it going. There had to be a post at least every other day before it closed. Well, neither Chas or I could get to it over Memorial Day weekend, so it died after a little over 6 months. I had the last comment at.

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  74. I’ll take 12-75. 12 is one of my favorite numbers, and 75, well, if you don’t what is significant about that, I’m sure mumsee can tell you.

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  77. Good night, all. And goodnight, Mary Ellen, now that I know who she is.

    Actually, I did know a Mary Ellen. She was my desk mate in the viola section of the community orchestra I played in while I attended college.

    I don’t think she was on The Waltons though. 😉

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  78. I see a guy found a cougar in his dad’s barn when he went looking for his dad’s dog. He kept his shotgun at the ready until F and G got there, F and G shot it. He found what was left of the dog later. Young healthy male, not starved, just looking for new territory.

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  80. Another day has come and gone. Another week has come and gone. Trying to figure out how to advise a friend who’s wife has left him. He loves her and does not believe in divorce. Neither has Scriptural grounds for divorce. It is sad.

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  87. Third Arrow was looking through our home music library and found a collection no one had played out of for some years. Two of my favorite contemporary hymns were in there — As the Deer and Seek Ye First. Very enjoyable for me to sit down and play those again tonight.

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  88. Pretty quiet here in the secret room. I went on a short hike through the woods with the gal who was visiting me today. Very peaceful, but cold. We hadn’t put on coats and It was 42 degrees and windy.

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  89. The wind really makes a difference. The temperature was below zero when I woke up today, but by midday, when I went down to the mailbox, it was in the single digits above zero, the sun was shining, and there was no wind, so it felt pretty nice out, actually.

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  93. Here I am, where it’s still February 23 (for about 10 more minutes), but Feb. 24 blog time. So we’ve got the 24th covered with a comment in case no one gets here tomorrow — or today. 😉

    I’m adding Tuesday as a media-fast day (at least for tomorrow/today), in addition to our regular Thursday fasts.

    I’m sure all that was clear as mud, but it makes sense to my strange brain, so there you go. 🙂

    Have yourselves a good Wednesday, anyone who reads this.

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  98. Lee just called to say he’s finally on his way home, after getting an oil change after work. And now Heidi is barking at something, so I have to go check that out. Be right back. (Or BRB, as the kids would type it.)

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  111. I said that because tomorrow is our media-fast Thursday, so I won’t be here to wish you a happy Thursday on Thursday.

    I’ve said Thursday so many times already today, surely it must be Thursday by now. 😉

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  115. I see an interloper came in here and ruthlessly stole 1313 from MumseeMumsee.

    Hey, that reminds me, wasn’t Michelle MichelleMichelle for a while at some point? Was that on here or WMB?

    I am going to hit “Post Comment” at 9:09, my birthday. It is now 8:08 my time, so I only have to wait less than one minute…

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  118. I have been very tired lately and yard work has not even begun, let alone gardening. Maybe those vitamin B capsules are not doing their work. Maybe I am getting old.

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  120. Hi all, it’s good to see that you’re all still here 🙂
    Mumsee, being tired all the time is tough. I find extra Vitamin D helps, but too much and sleep is affected.

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  122. I do try to get out into the sunshine on the deck for half an hour each day and I do drink vit D fortified milk but maybe I need some more. Over the years, my body has consistently needed nine hours of sleep. I try to make sure I am in bed early enough to achieve that.

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  128. Hi NancyJill! Nice to see you found us. 🙂

    It was -12°F this morning when I left for Bible study. It is +10°F now, with sun and wind. Probably feels about 0° with the wind chill included. We’ll probably hit the high for today in the next hour to two, so I’ll head outside with the children about then so we can get some sun and fresh air that isn’t too cold.

    Time now to get my video of the week selected and emailed to my piano families…

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  130. nancyjill, I am thinking of coming back to Colorado next weekend. My weather app showed some sunshine and My granddaughter will be 8. Perhaps I will surprise them. With all the snow I was just going to skip the trip, but then I saw some sunshine for the weekend.
    I already have tickets.

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  131. Jo and NancyJill, have you two met? I don’t remember hearing that you did, but I might have missed that announcement, too.

    I think it’s so neat, all these blog meet-ups that have occurred. 🙂

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  132. Earlier I said that we’ve been having bitterly cold temps this winter, but I must add that there’ve been days in the 20s & even lower 30s every now & then. Today was in the 20s. But the nights are still going down to single digits.

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  137. It has been cold today! No melting of the snow out there and I stayed hunkered down in the house keeping busy with “housework”! Plus I have been trying to crochet some dish cloths…I’ve been watching tutorials on youtube and have made a couple…I’m getting better at it anyway. Six Arrows, Jo and I have not met as of yet…I am hoping that one day when she flies into this lovely state and has some time, we will be able to meet….I also hope to be able to meet Cheryl someday when I fly back east…we were going to try last year, but there was this pesky ice storm that was standing in my way!

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  138. A beautiful day here. Plenty of sunshine. My morning walk was brisk, with wind it was right down there. Probably in the single digits. Good thing we have lots of warm layers. Too bad I did not wear them for my walk. I was quite warm enough though.

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  139. No snow here so I was able to move lots of compost and chips. The blackberries are about set for spring,as are the fruit trees. Still lots to do though.

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  143. Hello Jo! (And hello to anyone else who comes along.)

    Another snowy day in Connecticut to kick off the month of March. Oh, joy.

    Well, at least it’s not a hurricane or a tornado or an earthquake.

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  144. Send your snow this way, Karen. Our mountains, which we rely on for summer moisture, have been bare. They got 18 inches in this weekends storm.
    It is much colder and I am sitting here in a long sleeved shirt, a vest, and a sweatshirt. This home has single paned windows, so even with the heat turned up, it can be cold.

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  146. Oh, all you complainers of cold. You have nothing on me 🙂

    Above freezing is in the 7 day forecast, but it’s always 7 days out. I wonder why that is. Are the weather people just tormenting us?

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  148. Of course, the fun of Spring is that when I prepared to go walk the dogs, I pulled on an extra jacket with my sweatshirt and longsleeve shirt and chore coat. I added my husband’s old wind pants and a rabbit fur hat. I was dressed appropriately with wind blowing and temps hovering in the single digits. We only stayed out for about twenty minutes due to Barney being sort of indoorish though not really.

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  151. They’re talking about vacation summer wear and the Bahamas on today’s thread, and here we’re still stuck in winter/spring.

    But it is 33° here today, so we are above freezing — woohoo!

    (Sorry, Kare.) 😉

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    • We’re coming out of our deep-freeze for a bit. It’s going to get up to low-to-mid 40s today, with wintry mix yuckiness. But the temps are supposed to go down again soon, with more snow, for crying out loud.

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  156. We are just in from the great outdoors. The little folk were working on their gardens, I was reading the newspapers while keeping an eye on the thirteen year old who can never be unsupervised. The other thirteen year old was cleaning the old turkey house.

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  159. passed up a back massage today as I needed to get home for Bible study. A free massage is hard to pass up. I told my group about it and they are all now planning on getting their mammograms in the evening. Free food too

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  160. Good morning! About time to go walk the dogs as I adjust to the upcoming time switch. A very strange thing, if you ask me, but nobody ever has. The time thing, not the dog walking.

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  162. I hear you, Karen. I get jet lag without going anywhere. I don’t mind standard time or daylight saving time, I just don’t like the twice a year changeover.

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  164. Today is Saturday. At least, here it is. That means Saturday clean up! The day of getting the house back in order for the coming week. It is not usually too bad, except around my chair, because they have to do it, except around my chair. My chair tends to collect things: newspapers, books, children’s books, pictures drawn for me, letters given to me, pieces of art given to me, etc. So on Saturday, I try to resolve the piles.

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  165. What a coincidence! It’s Saturday here, too!

    But it will only have 23 hours.

    I usually set my clocks ahead (or back, in the fall) around early afternoon, so we can get used to the time, & get to bed on time.

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  166. Has 6 Arrows bailed on us? How long are we going to keep this up?

    This is thread that never ends.
    Yes, it goes on and on my friend.
    Some people started writing it not knowing what it was,
    And they’ll continue writing it forever just because
    This is the thread that never ends…

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  170. Hi. 🙂

    I haven’t bailed, but I’ve cut way back on computer time, so there’s little time to read, and even less time to comment!

    I’ll chime in now and then, though. 😉

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    • Chrissy got her hair cut really, really short. They didn’t mean to get it that short, but took too much off (I think with a trimmer, not scissors). Doesn’t look good. 😦

      Glad her hair grows quickly.

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  176. battery died tonight cuz I left the keys in. Need to drive 1 1/2 hours each way to Sacramento tomorrow and fly to Portland and back to drop of grandchildren. I will call my mechanic in the morning to see about getting a new battery. Should be a long day, but I would still like to fly back so I am in my own home and ready to go.

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  180. Another day has come and gone and here we are, stuck in last year. Slipping into the past. A little at a time.

    Did I ever mention my creative thirteen year old? She was given seven white tshirts when she decided tearing up her new shirts was fun. In the spirit of making lemonaid out of lemons, she used some Sharpies to make a pile of very fun creative shirts. I am enjoying it and we will get her some more shirts next trip to town.

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  182. Mumsee – I once accidentally got a spot of bleach on a purple shirt. The spot was right in the middle of the front, chest area. So I purposely dribbled some more to make a heart-shape outline, & I continue to wear that shirt. 🙂

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  183. I almost forgot today that we still have a secret room. Nice to see your post, Karen, keeping the thread going another day in case I didn’t make it here. 🙂

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