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Weather Report - I am tired of rain! May was nothing like Oklahoma or Texas, but it rained 23 of 31 days and it rained again tonight. If I had wanted to live in Seattle I would have moved there in the first place :)In spite of all the rain in May, some spots received more than 5x the normal rainfall, upwards of 10 inches for the month in the mountains, the State Water people say it really hasn't made a dent in the water shortage, we were that far behind in the snow pack.
Sorry to hear about your news Terri, my sympathies to you all.
So sorry to hear about your mother-in-law, Terri. Take care of hubby because he needs it right now. We were grief stricken when my mil died, but we in-laws had to deal with our own grief privately because the blood children needed all the support the in-laws could afford.Weather report! Texas and Oklahoma you are sending us wave after wave of rain and thunderstorms! Our lawn is taller than the house! We cannot mow because it is either too wet or is raining! We will have to bush hog!
I am bed ridden. Four years ago I fell and twisted my right foot. Monday I slipped on waxed floor and twisted the left foot. MyTom has to half carry and half drag me to and fro for necessary bodily functions. I call the dragging about a dance of our own. Were the positions reversed, I could not move him about. Incapacity makes one think!
Terri - sorry to hear about your mil. It can be a real struggle at the end, or close to it. You have my sympathy.
Teri. You might get some comfort in reading When Bad Things Happen to Good People or have your family read it oloud. It gives perpective and a sense of Ratiohale on coping when a debilitating illness strikes. If she needs a bit iPod
Hoping you feel better soon Linda and that things start looking up for you and your family Terri!On a turn into left field I have a question for you guys....
While reading Peter Clines' 14 I came across a mention of Whipple Phillips who is the paternal grandfather of H.P. Lovecraft. He, and Lovecraft, figure into the story only in a small way but the name intrigued me. A book or so down the line, The Red Tree, also mentions Whipple in a side note about the renaming of a town. There are also many references to Lovecraft in the text. I started thinking...well this is odd but hey, it happens. Then, just now, I came across ANOTHER mention of Lovecraft in The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and said to myself - 'okay, someone is trying to tell me something'
Does this kind of thing ever happen to you?
Not always in books, but yeah, this little worldly interconnections happen all the time.
Darcy wrote: "Not always in books, but yeah, this little worldly interconnections happen all the time."I ran across two more mentions of Lovecraft tonight while reviewing video games. I guess I'll pick up one of his stories soon.
Thanks everyone! I was glad to see Anne back and Terri's comments. MyTom's sister in law broke her arm on an Alaskan cruise ship. They fixed her up with painkillers and a sling to get her home to Memphis. I asked if the ship's doctor was a good doctor. She said, with a twinkle in her eye, that he was a very handsome, very young, Australian doctor. Go Aussies!
Kimber wrote: "Hoping you feel better soon Linda and that things start looking up for you and your family Terri!On a turn into left field I have a question for you guys....
While reading Peter Clines' [book:14..."
It's called synchronicity and it's damn near a corner stone of my life. :)
Thanks all for the support.Doctors now think it is a rare disease that mimics Multiple Sclerosis. They are hoping a couple weeks of high levels of steroids pumped into her may bring her back to life. Fingers crossed.
On a lighter note. I have a new Bull. He needs to be named.Need a name beginning with 'H' as with Stud cattle each year has a corresponding letter. Our new bull was born in a 'H' year. The Stud we bought him from have a letter and number for him. But that is so impersonal. :) So we are trying to come up with a cool name.
Right now, we have named him Hektor. But before we settled on it, I wanted some more ideas.
The name has to start with 'H' and I want it to have some historical connection.
That's why we are thinking of calling him Hektor. From the Fall of Troy...
Oh. and we have already discarded Hercules.
Terri wrote: "On a lighter note. I have a new Bull. He needs to be named.Need a name beginning with 'H' as with Stud cattle each year has a corresponding letter. Our new bull was born in a 'H' year. The Stud ..."
Horatius (guarded the bridge to Rome against the Celts)
Horatio (as in Lord Nelson)
Hereward (the Wake, hero of the Saxon resistance)
Harold (he of arrow in the eye fame)
I'll need to think of some other.
We had rejected Horatio because Horatio 'Hornblower' wasn't such a good name for a Bull... :]Harold wasn't tough enough, Hereward too difficult to say quickly and not aggressive enough. When you are moving the bull he needs to be able to recognise the name.
Of course he doesn't recognise the word, but use their name enough, cattle do recognise the sound you make everytime you speak at them. It is a sound recognition.
So, it must not be too long, or too soft a name. :-)
Hannibal had been in the mix for a while. Hannibull more correctly ;) hubby decided he didn't like it. Total bummer that we both have to agree on the name and Hektor we both like.Greatest warrior of Troy. :)
Homer...too much like Homer Simpson. lol. Helios...I don't mind that..
I do really like Hektor too. very attached to it. Thought before final naming I better check with the history people to see if there is a really cool name I haven't thought of yet.
Terri wrote: "or too soft a name..."So Hymen was out?? (Greek god of marriage ceremonies BTW)
Yeah, I think Hymen is a no go. :D
No. Too bloody Shakespearean. ;)
Henry/Henri was also not considered. I did suggest Hemmingway to hubby. :) But it was more of a joke.
Some Ottoman Sultan would be good but I don't think any start with H. Hakeem would sound good but it's not historic.
Hagar the Horrible?
Dawn wrote: "I do really like Hektor."Me too...
Haakon? Hadrian? Hamish (not historic, but does mean The Supplanter - I'm guessing that's how the other bulls might fell ;-) )
Margaret wrote: "Hagar the Horrible?"Or even Horrorbull..... :)
Helkias is one the characters in the book I am reading. When I was little one of the bulls on my grandparents farm was just Hell. He had temperament issues.
I like Hoot. Hercules was my first thought.
Dawn wrote: "Some Ottoman Sultan would be good but I don't think any start with H. Hakeem would sound good but it's not historic."
In Sir Walter Scott - The Talisman: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave...When First We Practice to Deceive. about the III Crusade, there is a Muslim character, a physician, called Hakim--the same as Hakeem.
Jane wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Some Ottoman Sultan would be good but I don't think any start with H. Hakeem would sound good but it's not historic."
In [book:Sir Walter Scott - The Talisman: Oh, What a Tangled W..."
Did he specialise in vision (care)?
I'd say not. Quote from the text--Richard has a fever:
"But thus it is, my lord," replied the Scot, [Sir Kenneth, the hero]. "Saladin, to whom none will deny the credit of a generous and valiant enemy, hath sent this leech hither with an honourable retinue and guard, befitting the high estimation in which El Hakim [The Physician] is held by the Soldan, and with fruits and refreshments for the King's private chamber, and such message as may pass betwixt honourable enemies, praying him to be recovered of his fever, that he may be the fitter to receive a visit from the Soldan, with his naked scimitar in his hand, and a hundred thousand cavaliers at his back. Will it please you, who are of the King's secret council, to cause these camels to be discharged of their burdens, and some order taken as to the reception of the learned physician?"
Language IS old-fashioned but it IS a good story.
Jane wrote: "I'd say not. Quote from the text--Richard has a fever: "But thus it is, my lord," replied the Scot, [Sir Kenneth, the hero]. "Saladin, to whom none will deny the credit of a generous and valiant ..."
Definitely doesn't sound like he's an optometrist. I might actually have this on my shelves, I should check. Sometimes people give me boxes of old books and I don't really pay much attention to the titles until I'm curious if I have one discussed.
This one I read years ago and enjoyed it. the story was a lot easier to understand than most Scott; only you have to get used to the old-fashioned way of talking: thee, thou, forsooth, etc. Well, that paragraph gave you a flavor of Scott's style.
Gretchen wrote: "Hehe..."I don't think "hehe" counts!!
I was giggling at Carol. But now that you mentioned it.....
Has anyone mentioned the old Gods like Hermes (God of herds & flocks); Hades ( God of the underworld); Helios (sun God). There are lots more.
Laureen wrote: "Has anyone mentioned the old Gods like Hermes (God of herds & flocks); Hades ( God of the underworld); Helios (sun God). There are lots more."Hermes is pretty apt. As a baby he stole the sacred cattle belonging to his older brother Apollo.
Laureen wrote: "Has anyone mentioned the old Gods like Hermes (God of herds & flocks); Hades ( God of the underworld); Helios (sun God). There are lots more."Helios, Dawn mentioned. Hermes...too much of a handbag name and he's not ready to be turned into handbags. :)
Hades had been a consideration, but it just didn't roll off the tongue when we tried it.
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