Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)’s Comments (group member since Sep 20, 2013)

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)’s comments from the Net Work Book Club group.

Ever notice how if there's a flu epidemic it's never local? Growing up we had the Hong Kong flu, the Asian flu...in the English speaking world the pandemic of 1915 was known as the Spanish flu (which caused astonishment when I brought it up here in Spain, I can tell you!)...and now the local flu epidemic is being called the Australian flu! We've both had it. It's an odd one; not necessarily high fever but barking like a seal, trouble sleeping, joint pain like you wouldn't believe, etc. I'm just glad it hit us during the holiday break, which here is 3 weeks. Our "Christmas" holidays ended yesterday with Epiphany, which is when the kids get their toys. At least this year it's on a weekend so they had 2 days to play instead of having to go back to school the very next day!

We are just about getting better.

This is a UK one, but it drives me nuts when someone says they're going to do something "for definite" instead of "definitely". Or just leave it out, and do it!

mrbooks wrote: "I was going to help but the page was blank."

I can't help either, forgot the lines.

mrbooks wrote: "LOL wouldn't know Groovy don't watch Oprah."

I don't either (thankfully it's not an option here) but from what I have read and seen, OW is the yo-yo dieter's yo-yo dieter. That, and she appears to "really believe" whatever new concept is wandering through her brain at any given moment...

Currently I have a deal with my 13 yr old student. She has to do tongue exercises for a certain period before they'll take her braces off (don't ask me!) so the deal is, if she does those, I will take the stairs whenever possible. Her dad works for the Min of Health and he says going downstairs is actually more beneficial than going up, as your leg muscles work harder! (But he IS in the Min of Health, not sure if he has the research or if he's just repeating the latest tag.)
Mostly I walk. Haven't been over Christmas as DH and I have both been fighting heavy colds.

I wish I could! My dream is a stone house in the mountains. Dream on. We can hardly afford to live in this brick and cardboard apartment.

Groovy, set your exercise bike in front of the TV and peddle through whatever show you like, even the news is half an hour. Set yourself a goal of 5 min. Anyone can put up with anything for five minutes, right?

Groovy wrote: "It seems all I do is sleep when I'm not active. It only happens when I sit down to watch TV. It doesn't matter, day or night."

My father used to do that, he had apnea. Sit down for five minutes, he'd be gone. He used to boast that he could sleep whenever he wanted to, but it was a problem, not a plus.

Anna Faversham wrote: "Hi Groovy, I'm recovering from Christmas... and more."

Our decorations don't come down until the 6th. Don't tell DH but I can't wait. They've been up since Nov 20 and the tree etc takes up quite a chunk of our small sitting room.

I slept surprisingly well New Year's Eve, much less noise with fireworks etc than I expected. Unfortunately DH has a thundering cold, which means he snores like a bullhorn...and someone left their dog alone all night and he howled until 4.30 AM when I finally got some sleep. It was one of those nights that I get to the place that I just don't wanna read or listen to music any more--I want to sleep!

Groovy wrote: "In other words, the only people who should have their own opinion is me!! And if I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!!"

That reminded me of one of my brothers who used to say to his coworker, "If I want any crap out of you, I'll open your head and dip it out with a spoon!"

Anna Faversham wrote: "Happy new year to all the magical group members.

Different from last year? I can hope for more time; if you have any spare, please send it to me.

Hope to accomplish? Complete my work-in-progress...."

Hey Anna! I've missed you!
Another wish: any rain y'all have going spare, please send it to us, clearly marked "Sevilla Capital" so it gets here, where I can hear it and see it and smell it--not up in the mountains somewhere. Our clouds usually snag up there and never get down into the valley at all.

Oh it is. Zon, Auntie Zon or just AZ. I used to be on a message board whose nanny bot would star out the names of online companies like them and Ali Baba so I got into the habit of abbreviating like that.

Meee!
This year I hope to continue to grow as a person and maybe establish some good behaviours, like walking more. I don't make resolutions, because that for me is a ticket to failure town.
I'm just gonna take it as it comes and try not to sweat the small stuff.

"I respect your point of view, but..."

Which, being interpreted, means "You are so, so, so wrong." The person who says this is actually telling you they've lost all respect for you because you disagree with them.

I've been driving under the influence of Austen again. Almost 2 months ago I ordered a used book online via Zon, from a third party seller. I figured it would be processed way before the Christmas rush, but...nada. It never arrived. Since they sent it via USPS, no tracking no nothing (I'd have been happy to pay priority mail charges, it's a paperback, would have fit in one of those special envelopes no probs.). I contacted the seller and asked about it, explained the problem, and concluded with the sentence, "I am most displeased."

Wow. Instantaneous response and refund.

Which is nice and all, but I'd really rather have had the book.

Ever notice how people who say, "Well in my humble opinion..." are being anything but humble? What they're usually trying to say is, "I am so much smarter than you, shut up and listen to me!"

Yup, it is. Frenchie having done her annual disappearing act,

Tag! You're it!

it's your turn to make the new thread. I did it last year.

You know it takes expert timing!

Groovy wrote: "I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere since this is the joke thread..."

It must be a small one...I don't see it.

Groovy wrote: "Calendar days are numbered--I'm serious. It's almost 2018:)


What a dated joke!! LOL