Good Morning, DU!

[Clintmax]

:donut: How are ya, Nighthawks? I hope you had a good night! :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

1. Morning Clintmax

Had a very nice night...:hi:

[Clintmax]

4. I'm glad you did, Miss Kitchen!

Anything happen I need to know about?

[KitchenWitch]

5. No

Mr KW and I went out to dinner, saw a lone anti Bush activist in a red suburb...it rocked.

[Clintmax]

8. That's cool! n/t

[NMMNG]

2. Hi Clint!

Now my morning is complete and I can go about the rest of my shift feeling fulfilled! ;-)

[Clintmax]

6. Awww...you're so sweet, Miss Buffy!

:hug: Everything else going good too?

[NMMNG]

10. Par for the course

I have to go and get everyone up, shower/groom/diaper/dress/medicate and feed them. Then there's the laundry and paperwork. All in a morning's work you know...

[Clintmax]

11. Yep. I have the morning routine thing too...

But before ALL that...DU!!!! :rofl:

[billyskank]

3. Morning!

:hi: :donut:

[Clintmax]

7. Heya, Billy!

How's every little thing?

[billyskank]

9. I don't know

Most of them are ok though!

[Clintmax]

12. That's good to hear!

Everything's cool on my side too.

[tjwmason]

13. Good morning Clint.

Wonderful to see you this fair morning. :hug:

[Clintmax]

14. It's good to see you too, TJ!

You doing OK there in Merry Old England? :hug:

[tjwmason]

17. I'm good

Just drinking some coffee, listening to the Test coverage via the internets (very nervous).

[Clintmax]

18. What's this all about?

What am I missing?

[tjwmason]

20. We're in the middle of the final test of the Ashes series

It's one of the most fierce sporting rivalries (England-Australia). The series is current 2-1 to England, thus if we win or draw this test we win the Ashes for the first time in years. If Australia win then the series is drawn and they retain the Ashes.

England did quite badly being all out for 373. Australia are now 138-0. Rain has stopped play at the moment, but they're taking the covers off and getting ready to start again.

If you're interested and have a pretty quick connection point a browser at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4232176.stm# and click on the link on the right marked ball-by-ball coverage. It's probably the most odd and idiocyncratic broadcast - the chat there is quite wonderful (if that's what you like).

[Clintmax]

22. Oh ok...I didn't realize this was about Cricket. LOL!

Now I understand! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

23. For 5 days starting last Thursday - everything is about cricket.

We've already had British nationality passed out because of this series (I jest not).

[Clintmax]

24. Wow!

I didn't realize how popular it was! Sounds like people get into it as much as they do Soccer in other parts of the world. Are there riots and stuff during Cricket games?

[tjwmason]

25. It's more this series.

Perhaps not quite as popular as you might imagine - infact for most of the time the large majority of folk pay no attention to it at all.

However, our football team is doing pretty craply at the moment - and so those who love sport tend to latch onto anywhere else that has England doing well.

During the last rugby world-cup (which we won :bounce: ) suddenly rugby moved to the centre-stage as it was a sport in which we did well. Now we're doing well in cricket.

The other thing which a lot of people are drawn to is the lack of riots. Football, even when not rioting, can still be quite a nasty environment to be in (they have chants directed at player which run along the lines of "you're going home in an ambulance") - whereas in cricket players and spectators applaud the opposing team &c.&c.&c. basically there is an appreciation of true sportsmanship.

The nationality thing is just typical of the NewLabour government. It was revealed that one of the England team coaches had just been refused for British citizenship. He did not fulfill the requirement of having lived here for long enough - this was because he had been travelling around the world with the England team. The Home Secretary then made a great big fuss about his ability to waive that requirement, so the man (quite fairly) is getting his citizenship - but only because NewLabour like to wrap themselves with winning sportsmen in a somewhat crass attempt at populism.

[In_The_Wind]

15. Good Morning ~ Clint

now with any luck ...

I'll be returning to dreamland very soon ~ ~ ~

I wish you a fabulous day!

[Clintmax]

16. Thank you, Miss Joan!

I hope you have sweet dreams! :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

19. I will now ...

I always sleep better with a hug before going to bed.

[Clintmax]

21. So do I!

Here's another one for you! :hug: Sleep tight, my dear!

[swimboy]

26. Good morning, Clint! How are you today?

I'm getting ready for work (or will soon). But first things first; some Clintmax and coffee! :hug:

[tjwmason]

27. Good morning swimboy

You have my commiserations for having to work on a Saturday :hug:

[swimboy]

29. Good morning, and thanks for the sympathy.

It is a rare occurrence but it is not how I would choose to spend a Saturday! I won't be at a computer so I'll have to wait until evening to see how England is doing. I hope you have a nice day ahead! :hug:

[Clintmax]

28. Heya, Swim dude!

I'm doing just fine! So when are we going to get to see a picture of YOU, Mister? I know I'M all curious! :rofl: I have to work later today too. x(

[swimboy]

30. Hey!

I don't have a scanner or a digital camera so I'm dependent on help from a colleague at work to get anywhere with this picture project. I was hoping to get them Friday but now I think it will be Monday when I explore this remote picture caching site and try inserting URLs in a post. It sounds very complicated at first but I hope to get the hang of it. After all, I learned to use the smileys! B-)

I hope work treats you well today!

:pals:

[Clintmax]

31. It's easy once you do it a couple times.

There's nothing to it. I hope you have a good day at work too! :hug:

[swimboy]

32. Thanks! Cheers!