DU latenight lounge lizards, come on over here and getcha some

[Heidi]

luv!

[Forever Free]

1. Well HELLO THERE

Come and get some lovin.

[Heidi]

2. Welcome to DU!

Here's your hug: :hug:

[Floogeldy]

3. I'm there!

I'm all over it.

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed.

The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good.

Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank.

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build.

People really need help but may attack you if you help them.
Help people.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have.

:blush:

[Heidi]

4. Here's _your_ luv, my friend.

:hug: :hug:

“Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others.

Nor is it so remarkable that our greatest joy should come when we are motivated by concern for others. But that is not all. We find that not only do altruistic actions bring about happiness but they also lessen our experience of suffering. Here I am not suggesting that the individual whose actions are motivated by the wish to bring others' happiness necessarily meets with less misfortune than the one who does not. Sickness, old age, mishaps of one sort or another are the same for us all. But the sufferings which undermine our internal peace -- anxiety, doubt, disappointment -- these things are definitely less. In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense.

What does this tell us? Firstly, because our every action has a universal dimension, a potential impact on others' happiness, ethics are necessary as a means to ensure that we do not harm others. Secondly, it tells us that genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others' happiness.”

[Floogeldy]

9. Thanks, Heidi

[Heidi]

14. Is that you falling out of the tree, Floog?

Say it ain't so! :cry:

[Floogeldy]

22. I'm okay!

B-)

[Heidi]

24. Yes, chaps are a lifesaver in many instances! (nt)

[billyskank]

5. Morning Heidi!

:hi:

[Heidi]

6. Sorry you had to wait in line, billy . . .

but here's your hug: :hug:

And a handful of Swedish fish!

[BikeWriter]

7. Howdy Heidi. :-)

[Heidi]

10. Hi, my friend!

Have a hug: :hug:

and some raclette!

[BikeWriter]

66. Thank you, Ma'am. :-)

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Can I get some luv even though it is not late night here?

:hug:

[Heidi]

11. Any time for my gf in Germany!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

13. aw thank you

I hope you have better where you are than here in Frankfurt (raining and cool).

[Heidi]

16. Bitte!

It's a beautiful morning here: light breeze and not too hot (yet). Hope you have an excellent weekend, MissHoney! :pals:

[MissHoneychurch]

19. Thanks I will

tonight I have a date, tomorrow I get a cat for two weeks to take care of, Sunday my mom is coming and I will visit neweurope.

I wish you the same :pals:

[ghostsofgiants]

12. I'm always up for some latenight love

:hi:

[Heidi]

15. Here ya go, guy with most excellent dreads!

:hug:

:pals:

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Hehe, thanks Heidi

:hug:

[Heidi]

21. You're more than welcome!

:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear Heidi!

I'm more than ready for some Lounge lovin'! And of course, let me lay some on you! :loveya: :grouphug: :pals:

[Heidi]

20. I feel the luv, Peggy!

Here, have some hugs and some fondue!

:hug: :hugs:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Oh, yummy fondue!

How'd you know I'm feeling a bit hungry? That looks wonderful...What a special lady you are!

:yourock:

[Heidi]

27. I love fondue . . .

but am prone to "cheese coma," sort of a drowsy, "bleh" feeling that comes about half an hour after eating fondue or raclette with my husband's family. I'm not sure if it's the cheese, or the family. :rofl:

[Floogeldy]

31. Hey

That's a Le Creuset sauce pan.

:)

[Heidi]

34. A man who knows his cookware.

*swoon*

Here's my cookware by Sigg:

[Floogeldy]

36. I thought you would be impressed!

BTW, here is a little something I dreamed up in the sixties. I call it a "spork."



P.S. That's a nice set of pots and pans you've got there, Heidi.

[Heidi]

37. That's a beautiful piece of work, Floog!

I'd call it sculpture before I'd call it dinnerware.

(I love my pots and pans. You can burn rice in them and not have to spend the next 30 years scouring!)

[Floogeldy]

38. Yum. Burned rice.

That's my fave!

:D

[Heidi]

39. But, but, but . . .

my husband did it, _not me_! I have to admit that I'm to blame, though, because I have him mushroom _sauce_ from of the freezer, rather than mushroom boullion. He was not amused.

[Floogeldy]

40. You know what I did?

I made some rice, and heated up some Wolf Brand Chili w/beans.

Then I dumped the chili on the rice with some grated cheese.

I ate it with corn tortillas.

It was good!

:)

[Heidi]

41. Obviously, you didn't have my assistance . . .

or it would have been inedible! :blush:

[Floogeldy]

42. I don't believe you.

I'm sure you are a wonderful cook.

:)

[Heidi]

43. I'm so busted.

You're right. The Wiley and Excellent Cat Named Ginger says my boiled chicken is "to die for." ;)

[Floogeldy]

44. This isn't your sutbtle way of telling us that . . .

. . . your cat choked on your boiled chicken, is it?

:silly:

[Heidi]

45. Nope, Ginger's alive and well.

But since he had his unfortunate encounter with too much ash (phosphorous/magnesium) in his diet, he eats only a prescription dry cat food, organic chicken and _unburned_ rice in cans that I have to order from Italy, or freshly boiled chicken.

Allow me to share with you, one day, my recipe for Quiche Lorraine in butter pastry. Ginger won't touch it, which is good, because there's never any left over. :blush:

[Floogeldy]

46. I'm glad Ginger is all right.

And, yes, I'd like to get that recipe someday.

:-)

[Heidi]

47. I'll PM or email it to you.

The crust is the most difficult part, and you can use a prepared, frozen pie crust. But I can't buy American-style prepared crust here, so I make my own.

:hug:

[LastKnight]

23. free luv?

its like the 60s, but im alive for this one.

[Heidi]

26. I missed the free luv of the 60s, too.

So I'm making up for it now!

Here, have a hug, LastKnight: :hug:

[LastKnight]

28. ah, thank you much for the hug.

i return it with enthusiasim!

:hug:!

[Heidi]

29. Hugging me is like hugging your mom

but involves one-third less guilt!

:pals:

[LastKnight]

33. i didnt say

i was goin for *THAT* type of hug...

get yer mind outta the gutter. lol

[Heidi]

35. Spank.

:spank:

[dajoki]

86. those were the days

sorry you missed it. guilt free!!:hug:

[Heidi]

107. It's OK!

My mom and dad told me all about it! :rofl:

Here, have a guilt-free hug, dajoki! :hug: :grouphug:

[NMMNG]

30. Hiya Heidi

[Heidi]

32. Buffy!

Now that there's a small crowd here, I can offer you a group hug! :grouphug:

[Heidi]

48. Last chance kick!

Get your pixelized hugs while they last!

[Left_Winger]

49. Guten Morgen!

Ich bemerkte, daß du in der Schweiz bist. Bist du eine Amerikanerin, die in der Schweiz wohnt, oder Schweizerin?

mit freundlischen Grüßen!

[Heidi]

51. Welcome to DU!

I'm an American, married to a Swiss.

Here, have an international group hug! :grouphug:

[Left_Winger]

60. Just like my sister

However, they are now divorced. But my niece has Swiss citizenship.

[Heidi]

62. Does your sister like Switzerland?

I've really come to love it here, especially this southern part, but it was quite a culture shock in the beginning.

:hi:

[Left_Winger]

64. They resided in Geneva for a while

but now she lives in NYC. My former BIL is from Lugano; he has a German family name but he is culturally and linguistically Italian.

:hi:

[Heidi]

65. Right on!

Lugano is in my state! If you ever get a chance to visit southern Switzerland, do that for yourself. Ticino is beautiful!

[Left_Winger]

67. I've only been to Luzern and Geneva

and, if it counts for anything, the Zurich airport (twice, once with a nine hour delay).

[Wetzelbill]

50. I never turn any of that down

:)

[Heidi]

52. Come and get it, 'bill!

You've quickly become one of my favorite DUers (not that I'd _ever_ play favorites, though).

Here, have a biggo bear hug!

[Wetzelbill]

73. aw shucks

:blush:

[xmas74]

53. No one loves me!

At least not at work.

[Heidi]

55. I love ya, gf!

I know that's not the same as being loved by co-workers ( :eyes: ) but it's the best I can do! :hug:

Here, have some liberal luv!

[xmas74]

57. Lib luv is much better!

My coworkers are conservatives and fundies so I'll never get their love.

[Heidi]

58. I'd say you're not missin' much, though.

And they don't know what _they're_ missin', do they? ;)

[xmas74]

59. I'm not missing much out of them.

They think I'm going to Hell anyways so f*ck them.

[Heidi]

61. Ha!

That presumes a belief in hell, doesn't it? (Pretty difficult to be sentenced to something that doesn't likely exist, but they always get all hot and bothered when I make that argument.)

You hang in there and treat 'em with courteous indifference, xmas74. :hug:

[xmas74]

63. I just ignore their presence in general

unless they are talking about something work-related.

[SoCalDem]

54. Lizard Luv to all loungers.. (kind of steamy lizard love)

[Heidi]

56. Right back atcha, SoCalDem!

A hug ( :hug: ) and a heapin' helping of Lizard Luv!

[GOPisEvil]

68. What about the early morning people?

Can we get some luv, too? :loveya:

[Heidi]

70. Well . . .

since it's _you_ , the answer is a decisive YEP!

:hug: (Nice to see you, my friend.)

[GOPisEvil]

71. Yay!!

:hug: Nice to see you, too!

[Zomby Woof]

69. Oops

I am here to atone for my absence last night. :blush:

[Heidi]

72. Well, I should _hope_ so!

Here, have a Zomby hug in thanks for all the ZombyTroof you spread!

:hug:

[Heidi]

74. Kick for those who didn't get any latenight lizard luv yesterday. nt

[TroubleMan]

75. Can I get a big heapin' scoop?

nt.

[Heidi]

77. Comin' right up!

Here's your hug, TroubleMan! :hug:

And here, have a big heapin' scoop of Swedish fish!

[TroubleMan]

78. Yumm........

nt.

[khashka]

76. Woohoo!

A little Heidi luv is a good thang!

Thanks,
Khash.

[Heidi]

79. Wait, Khash! Don't thank me until you feel the luv!

Here's your hug: :grouphug: (because we _all_ luv ya!)

And here, have a Swiss cheese bear hug:

[progmom]

80. hi

:loveya:

[Heidi]

81. Girlfriend!

Here, have a hug, my friend! :hug:

And I've been saving the alphorn just for you!

[progmom]

105. ooooooooooh!

i feel so honored!!! :loveya:

[Heidi]

106. Well, I do what I can . . .

Not everyone gets alphorn, you know! It's _special_ !

O8)

[XemaSab]

82. YO

checkin in fo the late shif in tha 559

[Heidi]

84. Here, XemaSab!

I've been saving your hug until you showed up: :hug:

And, here, have a deep thought:

[XemaSab]

94. why thank you!

:fake laura bush stepford smile:

[Heidi]

103. Prego! (nt)

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

83. I love the Lounge!

:loveya:

[Heidi]

87. And the Lounge luvs you, Maggie!

Group hug time! :hug:

Hey, somebody wrote a song just for you!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

92. hehehe

I have my own theme song :P

[Heidi]

108. It's an exhiliarating feeling, isn't it?

It was bound to happen, sooner or later, though!

:hug:

[Floogeldy]

85. It is time that we, the people of The Lounge, give something to Heidi.

[Heidi]

89. But, but, but . . . I didn't prepare a speech!

So I'll have to fall back on the infamous words of Sally Field in her 1985 Academy Award acceptance speech:

"You like me, you really like me!"

:blush:

[Wapsie B]

88. Morning Heidi!

:hi:

[Heidi]

90. Mornin, sunshine!

I'm dispensing relatively valueless, pixilated hugs this morning, and here's yours: :hug:

And hey, it's Saturday night in the US! Have some grappa, our region's closest approximation to lighter fluid!

[Wapsie B]

91. Grappa?

Sounds like it might be like Everclear. Thanks!

:hug:

Your hugs are definitely not valueless. Not to me anyway. :)

[WCGreen]

95. I'm Meloncholy and lonely tonight........

I just can't shake a feeling....

I get this way sometimes.....

Thanks for the offer of the hugs and pixell love........

[Wetzelbill]

97. I am too it seems that I've made another enemy

someone I never met before on DU was getting a little hostile out of nowwhere. Nothing like what happened to you that one time, but it makes you wonder..... :)

[WCGreen]

100. Stick your chin out and just take it and move on......

Did you ever see that movie, American Pop, the guy, tony, always just slides away......

Not always the best advice, but sometimes, sometimes it works.....

[Wetzelbill]

114. I'll have to try that.....

I pretty much walk into the punches anyway, lol.

[Heidi]

102. Don't give anyone, DUer or not, the power to hurt you, 'bill.

Here, have another hug: :hug:

[Wetzelbill]

113. See I just mentioned that so I could

use the sympathy angle and get another one of these. I'm tricky like that. :)

[Heidi]

115. Oh, you're a smooth operator, mister!

Here, have another hug! :hug:

[Wetzelbill]

119. I have my moments

:loveya: :loveya:

[progmom]

109. now see...here's the thing Bill

you have to remember that everyone on DU can read your posts...not just the people you're responding to. this keeps getting you into trouble.



(and no, i am not the "enemy" he is talking about :) )

[Wetzelbill]

111. I figured I'm well hid out on this thread

But, you're right. You just never know.

I feel like the bad little child that the grown up needs to keep out of trouble. If you didn't save me from myself several times, I'd really be in deep. :)

(enemy?...she's usually my main ally)

[progmom]

121. hey...i found you here

and i wasn't even looking.


and the one you're speaking of? another reeeeeeeeally good friend of mine. real life, talk on the phone, love her 'til the end of time kind of friend. :shrug:

[Heidi]

122. Don't make me scroll down and hug both of you!

:rofl:

[Wetzelbill]

128. ohhhhhh if you must, I guess

I have no shame whatsoever.

[Heidi]

129. Squeeze.

You been hugged!

:hug:

[Wetzelbill]

127. you need to protect me from your friends!

:)

[progmom]

133. and you, my dear bill, need to think about what you're typing

before you get yourself in trouble. :)

[Misunderestimator]

134. Well, hello there Bill.... did you ever consider that the person you are

referring to might have read all the other stuff you've been posting and formed an opinion of you based on that?

And, by the way, that was not hostility. It was someone making an assumption about your motivation based on a lot of things you've written. Posting that thread in the feminist group could have been interpreted a number of ways. I'd think you'd want to be careful posting threads there for a while... especially in the current climate.

I don't know whether you realize that talking about people behind their backs here is not cool, especially since your comments can be read by those same people. You've done that to me before too.



Edited to add that I am not the person Bill is referring to either... but it is a friend of mine.

[Wetzelbill]

135. oh I get it

I was just feeling a little bummed about it all. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have posted that but, I know many in FF like to help out women like that so, I just bit the bullet and posted it so she could get some support.

So how are you doing, MisU?

I just woke up. I need some coffee. :)

[Heidi]

101. What you need is . . .

a biggo hug, WCGreen! :hug:

And a little Twistah for good measure!

[WCGreen]

104. YEa, look at those kids smile......

[EstimatedProphet]

93. Spare some luv for a simple mod?

[Heidi]

98. Since 9 out of 10 DUers prefer simply mods

to complicated, fussy mods, here EP, have a ton-o-hugs!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

And to go along with it, a glass of Ticino red! (Ignore the soaking corks. I have no idea what that's all about. :shrug: )

[EstimatedProphet]

116. Awww thanks!

[Heidi]

118. Bitte! (nt)

[Wetzelbill]

96. Can I come back for seconds or what?

:)

[Heidi]

99. Yes, of course.

We don't like to leave any DUer unsatisfied!

:grouphug:

And here, have a complimentary copy of the story of my life! ( ;) )

[Wetzelbill]

110. that's nice!

:)

[lildreamer316]

112. Can I have some love???

I'm all by myself except for some extracurricular activities.
Whoooooo
I'll share....

[Heidi]

117. You betcha!

Here, have a biggo hug! :hug:

And, hey, how'd ya like some wax candy lips with that hug?

[lildreamer316]

120. Hell yeah

goes right with my mood..
cute kids...
Ok I'm having too much fun.
Ouch.

[WCGreen]

123. You ma'am, are the bomb

Love you for it........

[Heidi]

124. Don't make me come over there and hug you again! (nt)

[WCGreen]

125. Nope, the mood is offically banished......

Let's party......

[lildreamer316]

126. Join me won't you?

Really having too much fun by myself over here. Whew.

[WCGreen]

130. Gone for a while, back for a bit.......

Can't tell you where I've been
But it was to take....

A load off my mind.....

[Heidi]

131. Thanks for the information, WCGreen!

:rofl:

[Heidi]

132. Last call for hugs -n- all!

I'm getting ready to douse myself with mosquito repellant and head into the woods to pick blackberries . . .

[IChing]

136. I'll take a birthday hug

and a blackberry:pals:

[Heidi]

137. Here ya go, birthday guy!

:hug:

Happy birthday, IChing! Here, pick a berry!

[Heidi]

138. Kick so that you day-shift Lounge Lizards can get some luv, too.

"I'll be bahck!"

-- The Hug-inator

[Wetzelbill]

139. notice I always show up about this time

:)

[Heidi]

140. Your timing is impeccable.

Here, have a hug and a Magic 8-ball!

:hug:

[Wetzelbill]

141. Scooooooooooore

:)