Good Wednesday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
Welcome to another "Hump Day", Early Morning Crew! I hope you're doing well! My back is doing much better today, so I am feeling fine! I used one of those Thermacare wrap things, and it really seemed to help. That and Aleve of course. :)

Grab some coffee, have a seat, and start this day out right with me!

Song Of The Day: "Take Me Home Tonight" by Eddie Money

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• DanCa
• Entanglement
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Heidi
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab

[Sugar Smack]

2. IN before the lock!

LOL! How are you today! Good morning!:hi: :donut:

[Clintmax]

4. Hello, hello, Miss Sugar!

:hi:
Good morning! I'm doing just fine, thank you! How's every little thing with you?

[Sugar Smack]

11. Every little thing- gonna be alright (still in pollyanna mode)

2nd cup of coffee to help as a bracer. :-)

[Clintmax]

20. That's good to hear!

I drink coffee all day long, but I'm just starting right now.

[billyskank]

5. Hi S!

:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

12. Good morning, Billy!!

How are you? :hi:

[billyskank]

19. I am okay thanks!

I hope you are doing well. :)

[billyskank]

3. Morning Clint!

Glad you are better. I was wondering where you were! :hi:

[Clintmax]

8. Hail, Billy!

:hi::hug:
I'm doing great, Man! I didn't get home from work until nearly mid-night last night, and didn't get to bed until 12:30, so I needed to get up at 6 instead of 5. I'm here NOW though! :bounce: You doing OK today?

[billyskank]

18. You don't sleep much!

Yeah, I'm doing alright thanks. For some reason I have to get up at 6:30 just to arrive at work for 8:30, but that's alright. I am happier when I get out of bed earlier, but I seem to need something to force me to get up otherwise I won't. Working the "early" shift at work provides the reason I need. :)

It was cold here this morning - 3 degrees below freezing. But, as mason said, that's because it's a clear sunny day.

[Clintmax]

22. I am the same way...

I want to be awake no later than three hours before I have to be to work. Coffee, breakfast and the Early Morning Crew! :bounce: 3 degrees below freezing...BRRRR :scared:

[tjwmason]

6. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

We were starting to miss you.....

I'm glad that you're feeling better now.

It's a beautiful day here - the sun is beaming down on us wonderfully.

I'm on the St. Matthew Passion by the greatest composer ever (J.S.B. in case you were wondering).

:hug:

[Clintmax]

10. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
Sorry I kept you waiting. I didn't get home from work until nearly mid-night, and to bed at 12:30. I needed the 6am wake up time instead of 5 today. I'm glad to hear the day is so beautiful there in merry ol' England! It's going to be beautiful here today too! Sunny and 78 degrees! :woohoo:

[tjwmason]

13. I understand, and sympathise with you.

There's no way that I could do 12:30-5:00 and then be good enough to do anything - I need plenty of beauty sleep......

[Clintmax]

23. I need 5 hours a night, myself.

That's why I chose 6 instead.

[tjwmason]

27. 5 Hours???

I definitely need 7-8, can easily go with more than that too.

If not my mind gets very dopey.

[Clintmax]

31. I just can't stay in bed that long.

I get my stupid ass to bed at a decent hour, then get my lazy ass out of that bed (usually) at 5am. You know the saying..."Early to bed, early to rise..."

[billyskank]

33. Yes because 5 hours sleep is so lazy

:P

[Clintmax]

37. LOL! Well...

If I could find a way to keep from having to sleep at ALL I would. One of these days, they're going to discover a way, and I'll be first in line. :bounce:

[tjwmason]

50. I disagree with silly Victorian moralists.

I can't get to sleep early, and then need to sleep otherwise the brain doesn't really work at top notch.

Einstein had to sleep for about 9 hours per night, so I'm not exactly in bad company.

[Clintmax]

59. Now don't think I was being that way with YOU.

That's just the way I do it, TJ. I meant NOTHING bad about you or anyone else. I know you're not in bad company.

[Whoa_Nelly]

7. Hey, hey, Clintmax!

Am still up here on the west coast. antihistamines am taking get me wired...and the doc said these would make me drowsy...

Just drank a double of this to help make me sleepy

Hope you have a beautiful day!

[Clintmax]

14. Morning, Nelly!

:hi:
Anithistimines ALWAYS make me all wired up! I know how you feel. I hope you have a great day too!

[entanglement]

9. Morning Clintmax!

:toast:

[Clintmax]

16. Hail, Entangle!

:hi:
You doing OK today? Anything exciting going on?

[entanglement]

93. I'm doing very well, thank you

Looks like a regular :boring: day

[In_The_Wind]

15. Hurray! It's Hump Day!

Damn! I'm sorry your back was out.

[Clintmax]

17. Morning, Miss Joan!

:hi::hug:
I pulled a muscle trying to lift a 130 pound glass table top by myself. It was stupid I know. How the heck are YOU doing?

[In_The_Wind]

24. I feel great compared to you!

Be careful not to injure yourself anymore while the pull is healing. Are you scheduled to go in today?

[Clintmax]

26. Why yes, I am!

But, I'll be OK. We don't have to move any more furniture or anything. We're all done! :woohoo: My back feels all better now, though, so I'm OK!

[In_The_Wind]

34. Well. Take it easy. Ya hear! We love ya but

We don't want to see ya sittin' home everyday in pain.

We had a dusting of snow this morning, temperatures have been cold this week I've been hibernating again.
I'm boning-up on 'grail_talk'.

[Clintmax]

40. I'll take it easy, I promise!

I hate the cold. :scared: We're looking for a high of 78 down here today! :woohoo: It's going to be great! I don't blame you for hibernating! I would too. So...what's Grail Talk?

[In_The_Wind]

53. Springtime arrives later this month! Lots of early buds are showing!

A friend of mine is hooked on Monty Python big-time!
I thought it would be cute to surprise him someday by answering in like form since he does grail_speak quite naturally.

[billyskank]

56. Oeditpus Rex is the man you need to speak to there

of course. :)

[In_The_Wind]

69. Of course!

[Clintmax]

61. Oh, OK...I see!

Silly me! :silly: I can't WAIT until spring! 90 degree days...here we come! :woohoo:

[In_The_Wind]

72. I've got some serious trike riding to do. Lunch with bigwillq ya know.

I promised to give Sugar Smack, Redstone's son and WCGreen a ride on the trike. I'm going to miss the heck out of it while I do my cross country trip in the truck.

[Clintmax]

77. I wish I could be there too!

I'd LOVE to meet those folks!

[In_The_Wind]

85. Maybe you can someday. I know there are meet-ups down there.

We had people from all over who flew in for the NYC meet-up recently. A few of us suggested the next winter gathering should be in Florida. I know I'd try to fly down for that. I'm very lucky. Most of the time I can walk away from home and everything is just as I left it when I return. That's very important when you have pets to care for.

I would love to meet you and Greekspeak.

[Clintmax]

87. That would be fantastic wouldn't it?!

I would LOVE that too! If there is ever a DU meetup here in Florida...I'm there too! :bounce:

[In_The_Wind]

92. Check your state forum. Ya never know what you'll find.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[billyskank]

21. Hi Joani!

:loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

25. Hi billyskank!

:loveya:

[Wetzelbill]

28. Hola!

Practicing some espanol. Not that I know much more than that. :)

Good morning! I'm actually about to go to bed. :)

[Clintmax]

29. Hail, Bill!

:hi:
Good to see you today, Man! I don't know any more spanish than that either. Have a good rest and good dreams, Man!

[Wetzelbill]

65. ok, I lied, I haven't went to bed yet

not that I haven't been thinking about it. :)

[Clintmax]

67. You've been up all night, huh?

I can't do the all nighter thing. It sucks.

[Wetzelbill]

76. I've been off my sleeping schedule

waking up late and so forth. I need to buckle down and get on track again. :)

[Clintmax]

78. I hate it when that happens.

And it does even to those of us who usually get up early all the time.

[Wetzelbill]

80. I've always been like this

I would prefer to have a normal sleeping pattern. I actually like getting up early, but I just get off schedule so badly that I don't get up as early as I should. If I have a lot to do it helps though. Then I get in a solid schedule. But if I end up with some free time for a day or two, I can get all screwed up, haha.

[Clintmax]

82. Well see the solution is to go to bed every day at the same time.

Whether you're off work or not. That way, you don't get screwed up. :rofl:

[Wetzelbill]

90. now that is funny!

I wish I could. I used to try. I would just lie in bed and toss and turn. Now, I think I'm my own worst enemy because I just accept it, lol. :)

[Cannikin]

30. I've got a root canal at 8:00 am. Wish me well.

[Clintmax]

35. Hail, Cannikin! Jesus...

I know what THOSE are like. I've had my share of them. They are much better than the pain you're feeling right now, though. They are not nearly as bad as they are made out to be. Good luck, Dude. :hug:

[tjwmason]

52. Best of luck studman.

:hi:

Hope all goes very well for you.

[Callalily]

32. Morning Clint!

Glad to hear that you're feeling better, but hey, not much sleep. You're not going to run out of steam later on in the day are you?

The Marti Gras thing last night was a great success. I thought I was going to sell raffle tickets, but they were short blackjack dealers, so I got roped into doing that. Now trust me Clint, cards are not my forte, but it was a lot of fun.

[Clintmax]

36. Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
I only need 5 hours a night. I'll be fine! Sounds like you had fun! I would love to be a dealer at something like that! But, selling raffle tickets would be good too! Oh, heck...ANYTHING would be fun during Mardi Gras I'm sure! Any big plans for today?

[Callalily]

41. Nope, no

big plans for today. Work should be pretty even, nothing too frenzied there, which is good for a change. Jeez, and it's all of twenty degrees already, which is warm! Guess todays just going to be a nice ho-hum day.

[Clintmax]

46. 20 degrees WARM??

Silly! 78 today down here...now THAT'S warm! :rofl: Work is going to be pretty even for me too. We're finished with the floor move now, thank all the gods! :rofl:

[Minnesota Libra]

38. It's going to be a GOOD day - any day is........

....good at DU. Hope the crew isn't run ragged with our antics today. To start the morning off good here is breakfast :donut: enjoy.

:loveya: you guys

[Clintmax]

42. Morning, MLibra!

:hi:
Good to see you again! It IS going to be a good day, and you're right about DU! :bounce: I added you to the crew roster, so you are official now! Starting tomorrow, you'll be in the Crew Member List! :woohoo:

We :loveya: too!

[Minnesota Libra]

73. What does that mean that I'll be on the CREW MEMBER LIST?.......

......if it's on DU it's got to be good.:bounce:

[Clintmax]

79. You're an official member now of the Early Morning Crew.

Look at the top of this thread and you'll see the crew member list. Everyone listed there are the Early Morning Crew!

[Minnesota Libra]

94. Found it - You mean to tell me I'm going to......

...be on that list in the future???? :loveya: COOL!!!!!! :bounce:

[Call Me Wesley]

39. Good morning, Clintmax!

Another hump day already? Time flies like crazy, I guess. :hi:

I'm glad to hear that your back is much better.

[billyskank]

43. Afternoon CMW!

:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

51. Hi billy!

:hi: I always get confused, are you an hour behind or in advance? It's around 13:30 here.

[billyskank]

54. Mason and I are an hour behind you

because you are further east than we are! It is 12:20pm here, which is nice and close to lunchtime. :9

[Clintmax]

44. Hail, Wesley!

:hi::hug:
It's great to see you today! :bounce: Seems like I haven't seen you in FOREVER! How are you and Miss Heidi doing? I haven't talked to her in a long time either.

[Call Me Wesley]

48. We're doing fine,

just happened to be very busy the last days. :hug: And Heidi went to the other side of the lake early morning to renew her working permit, and had to find out that the office is closed until the afternoon due to the ongoing carneval here. :( Now she has to spend the whole day there for a five minute affair. Government even sucks here, I guess.

[Clintmax]

55. That SUCKS!

I'm sorry she has to wait that long! Why didn't she come home and then go back over there later?

[Call Me Wesley]

60. That would be even more troublesome,

since she went with bus and ship, and the schedules don't leave you much options. But I'm sure she checks out some nice stores while over there. She always finds some extravagant or even exotic stores there. Like a little Korean shop that sells handmade paper, etc.

[Clintmax]

63. Oh, ok...I see why now.

I'd go shopping too if I were stuck like that!

[Call Me Wesley]

66. Yes, indeed.

I just hope she doesn't find a store with exquisite pens or something ... :rofl: She always thinks you can't have enough of these. Oh wait, am I telling you this? :rofl:

[Clintmax]

68. Yes, me and fountain pens are good friends!

:rofl:
I haven't gone pen shopping in a while, though...I really need to go!

[Call Me Wesley]

70. LOL!

That's the spirit!

The only thing that keeps me quite away from them is the fact that they're all sold with a medium tip, which is way to big for my handwriting. I prefer extra fine which I have on an old Pelikan fountain pen and on my big Montblanc - but this one has some problems with the ink flow, unfortunately. I hardly use it, and I don't know why I bought it, really. It's the big one and it's pretty chunky. But I was young, then. ;)

[Clintmax]

74. See if you can find an Esterbrook.

Their nibs are changeable and they had MANY different sizes. Here's an example:

[Call Me Wesley]

81. Looks nice!

I did change most of the nibs on mine when the fine ones were an option. I even changed the original gold Pelikan nib to a plain steel one which I love. And the Montblanc does have the fine nib too, but it seems that the nib doesn't support the inkflow enough, compared with a medium.

I even have some calligraphy nibs for the Pelikans, but I hardly use them.

How do you fill the Esterbrooks?

That's my Pelikan (same model, but mine is golden instead of green: )

[Clintmax]

84. That's a great looking pen!

The Esterbrooks are lever fillers. You put the nib into an inkwell, pull the lever up and down twice, and it's full! I hate cartridge pens.

[Call Me Wesley]

86. Me too,

all of my pens are lever fillers. It's a bit messy, but it's the right feeling.

I'll have to go for a while. Have a wonderful day, Clintmax. Good to see you! :hug:

[Clintmax]

88. You have a good day too, Wesley!

When you talk to Miss Heidi next, tell her I said Hello and that I miss her! :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

45. I'm glad it worked for you Clintmax! I love them!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

I'm going to sleep and then go to the endodontist. :hi:

[Clintmax]

47. Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
Thank you, my dear! They sure did help, I'll tell you that. Have a good rest and a good endo visit!

[ScreamingMeemie]

57. Thanks! I am very frightened of dentists these days...

:scared: :hug:

[Clintmax]

64. I hate dentists too!

EVERYTHING they do hurts. So you go into it knowing you're going to feel lots of pain. I hate that shit. x(

[billyskank]

49. Have a pleasant nap

I'll miss you :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

58. Thanks billy! I'll miss you too. I don't know why I am so tired

lately. :hi: :hug:

[billyskank]

62. It's that bedevilled company stressing you out

:hug:

[newyawker99]

71. Good morning everyone!

:donut: :hi:

[Clintmax]

75. Good Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug:
I hope you're having a good day today! :bounce:

[billyskank]

83. Hi newyawker!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

89. I'm off to go get some things done now, Crew!

It was good seeing everyone again today! I'll see you in the morning at the regular time! Have a GREAT day!

Clint

[LaurenG]

91. Happy Wednesday and Good Morning

Nice song for the day! I'm glad your back is better . I like thermacare, it lasts all day. Have a happy day!:loveya:

[bigwillq]

95. Hey Clint!

Hope the back continues to improve! :hi: