I'm stopping by to say hello...it's been a while

[bicentennial_baby]

God knows why...but, I wanted to wish all of my friends here on DU a happy Wednesday evening....you know who you are ;)

I am well, and I hope you all are too! I miss some of you people :)

:loveya:

[GOPisEvil]

1. Hi!

Happy Wednesday! :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Mwah baby!!

:loveya:

[Shine]

2. Cyber greetings to you, bi baby!

Nice to "see" you, it's been a while! Glad you're back and happy to hear all is well on your end.

:hug: Best to you, today, and always....

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

8. i'm not "back", per se, but...

i did want to say hello! much easier than sending pm's to all my homies :P

i miss you Shine, you're good people :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

3. I missed the heck out of you!

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Hey Joanie!!

How are you and that beautiful bird doing? :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

14. We're doing great. She is becoming more of a love everyday!

The vet thought she was gorgeous. He suggested that she should meet more strangers. :)

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Oh that's wonderful!

Soooo happy to hear that! :bounce:

if you talk to my girl S.S., tell her i'm missing her so!!! :bounce:

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

31. I'm driving down to see her in 16 days. I'll say Hello from you.

I'm actually leaving in 12 days. I want to see another DUer or two before I hit the beach!
I rented an oceanside room for a weeks vacation!

[dolo amber]

4. Hey bb

:)

How'd that Heifer thing go, have you done it yet? :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Not yet, but soon

Crazy semester...hopefully next month. Thanks for asking! :hi:

:)

[dolo amber]

70. If you could find your way to post

(or at least drop me a pm :)) when you do get to do it, I'd be interested to hear. Say hi to the other kids for me! :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

5. baby!!!

I am so happy you stopped by. I really miss you. I think you have my email address. Feel free to drop me a line any time.

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

11. awwww, you

yes, i do have it, and i will :)

you rock! :bounce:

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

13. *shucks*

:blush:

[bicentennial_baby]

25. heehee, made ya blush!

:bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

26. Yes you did, and that's not easy to do!

:yourock:

[LaurenG]

6. Hi!

I know you don't know me but I wanted to say Hi anyway!:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

12. Well thank you!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear bi_baby!

Well, I too am not part of your inner circle, but I have missed your being here!

My life is very good these days, and I am happy to hear that yours is too!



:hi: :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

17. Awwww, i can always count on CP

Hey lady!! :hi:

I'm so glad to hear that things are well!! Yay!! :bounce:

:pals:

[salin]

16. Happy Wednesday evening!

[bicentennial_baby]

18. Greetings old-timer!!

Good to see some friendly faces!! :D

:hi:

[salin]

29. Careful with that "old" word

have a birthday coming up and feeling sorta creeky ;-)

Very good to see you! :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

30. hehe, i feel like that every year

trust me :)

and you as well! :hi:

[salin]

38. from one long-timer to another...

isn't it something to witness a shift in public sentiment... finally? In following items (and DU emotions day to day) there is so much frustration - but when I step back and think about the overall public sentiment when I started at DU in the beginning of 02 and compare it to today... then I can see a very perceptable shift. Still a long way to go - but a very different trajectory...

Just in a reflective mood tonight...

[bicentennial_baby]

39. oh absolutely...

i see it too, i do :)

i miss those old days...the smaller, DU 1.0...Kheph, etc...sigh

i'm glad there's still so many of us still kicking, either here or elsewhere :)

:pals:

[salin]

44. I miss Keph...

sorta bittersweet - about once a month or so I drive past a park in Indy where Keph arranged a du gathering... it both warms me, and makes me very, very sad.

It is very different at the DU - I still relish it - but it is different than back in the smaller days- when it was rare that someone had 2K posts and you had not run across their posts before... but the up side is so many more ideas pop up so quickly.

I, too, am glad to know that many of us who were 'activated' in the early days - are still around, here or elsewhere, and doing our bit to try to get more folks more widely "aware" .

While they may not be here tonight, here's a toast to the oldtimers :toast:

And another toast to all of those who have joined and continue to do so and the energy brought to the discussion (at Du and more broadly) :toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

51. I'm with you on that

:toast:

and yeah, i still have all of his PMs in my inbox...can't delete those :(

:toast: for Scott, and all the others... :)

[salin]

54. I moved computers... and no longer have the notes...

:-(

One of our first exchanges... laments about how folks kept mixing up our genders due to our genderless nics (folks thought he, was a she, and I was a he) - and a discussion about our nics - and finding that my nic (initials - followed by state (in)) could have been his (same three initials - and the same state)... ah - such bittersweet memories...thanks for getting me on that train of thought... :D )

I hope all is well with you! :toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

59. Things are really great right now

busy, but so good overall :)

and omg, i sooooo remember that!! *Everybody* thought he was a she!!! :rofl:

:loveya:

[salin]

62. Good to hear that all is well

and nice to share good memories.

[Fenris]

19. Hello.

:hi:

[Redstone]

20. Can't stand being without us, can you?

It's OK. We understand.

Redstone

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Well, depends on who you're talking about, my friend...

as you well know ;)

But yes, i've missed some of you quite a bit...the bs, not so much :)

:loveya:

[Redstone]

27. Yeah, a bunch of them are doing their part for Democratic Unity

by badmouthing Pitt.

Nice job, guys. Do I detect a bit of the green-eyed monster at work?

Redstone

[bicentennial_baby]

28. nice to see that nothing's changed around here

hehe :P

gotta change my voter reg. soon, 'cause i'm moving!!! oh yes!! :bounce:

and we 3 couldn't be happier if we tried :)

[Redstone]

34. Glad to hear it, kiddo. Where you moving to?

Redstone

[bicentennial_baby]

35. Quincy, baby

we just found out today, we got the apartment...it's beautiful. The Mrs. and I saw it last week...1st and only place we looked at, and we're signing the lease on Friday...magnificent, it is...And you and your Mrs. will soooo be invited to the apartment-warming, rest assured :)

[Redstone]

40. That'd be great. It's an easy drive from here; I took the Little Guy to

a car show up there in January, and it was an easy drive.

Redstone

[bicentennial_baby]

41. Sweet!! you are *so* on the list!!

seriously :bounce:

it'll be in the summer, june/july. also the mrs's bday party :)

[Redstone]

53. We'll be around. Don't usually go for vacation until August.

Redstone

[bridgit]

22. well then i'm going for it...

here's hoping all is well & whole this early eve :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

24. Yay!!! It's Bridgit, on my thread!!

w00t! :bounce:

it is indeed...and likewise to you! :D

:hi:

[bridgit]

32. you lend me great honors, bi_baby, a big ole w00't to you too...

w00't! :bounce: :loveya: :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

37. awwww, heehee

you made me smile :D

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. hello!

how are you? hope all is well.

[bicentennial_baby]

36. hey pretty girl!!

:loveya:

oh, things are excellent!! better every day, i swear :D

and you? i hope things are well down there in the big city :D

[Left Is Write]

42. Hi, sweetie!

I'm glad to see you. :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

43. yay! it's you!!!

i lurk, here and there, and i have seen you and missed you!! :hug:

yay!!! :bounce:

[johnnie]

45. Honestly

I was just wondering about you yesterday. Glad to see you stopped by. :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

48. no wonder my ears were burning!

:wow:


:P

hey you! :hi:

[RetroLounge]

46. Hey you!

:hug:

:loveya:

:hi:

RL

[bicentennial_baby]

49. my homie...

:smoke:

what's the weather like in Wisconsin? :D

I do like cheese :P

[RetroLounge]

65. Gonna get snowed in tomorrow

You should be here, we could sit in front of the fireplace all day and read poetry... :D

:hi:

RL

[xmas74]

47. Hi!

I hope things have gone well w/ you!

[bicentennial_baby]

50. indeed they have

hey, how are YOU? :hug:

[xmas74]

52. Better.

I've been offered a job w/ actual health care!

[bicentennial_baby]

56. Oh sweetie, that's wonderful!!

Seriously, excellent. :D

:hug:

if you ever wanna talk, just shoot me a pm, 'k? :)

[xmas74]

58. I will.

I didn't realize you were lurking still!

And I saw the news about the new apartment for the family-that's fantastic! I'm so happy for all of you!

[bicentennial_baby]

60. i'm around

;)

awww, thank you!! we're incredibly happy and excited about it!! packing/moving starts very soon!

:bounce:

:loveya:

[xmas74]

63. That's always the hardest part.

Once that's over everything will be wonderful.

[Blue-Jay]

55. Welcome back!

Don't be such a stranger. :hi:

[flamingyouth]

57. Hey you

It's really nice to see you. Hope you're well. :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

61. Lisa!!

Mwah baby!! :bounce:

I am doing fantastically well, thank you!! I sincerely hope that all is well with you, and with your man. :) :)

[flamingyouth]

64. We're good, thanks!

Glad to hear you're good too! Hooray! :woohoo:

[hfojvt]

66. that should be

"happy Windsday" here in Kansas. The wind was blasting today like it was South Dakota or something. In the original "Blustery Day" story, Winnie the Pooh went around to wish everyone a "happy Thursday" and Owl's house blew over while he was visiting.

[jpgray]

67. You ask a lot

Do I know who I am? Do I even know if the milk in my fridge is expired? :dunce:

Nice to see you anyway. :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

68. oh, oh, oh!!! it's yooooooooou!!

be still my beating heart!! :bounce:

merci baby... :loveya:

miss you!! :bounce:

[jpgray]

69. I hope you're doing well!

I just lost my wallet, so even if I knew who I was I couldn't prove it to anybody. x( Hopefully suffering through the DMV will be immediately eased by the renewed ability to buy booze, but who knows. :P

[Radical Activist]

71. well there you are

howdy

[MrScorpio]

72. BABY GIRL!!!

Gimme a hug

:hug:

[tjwmason]

73. Good to see you around again.

Love to Sniffa and Mrs. S. too.

[Sugar Smack]

74. Swwwweeeeetieeeeee! *hearts*

Grace and light! OH, I love it! Thanks for coming out to play, you rascal. :P

I got your pm, and I'll reply very soon. I am so glad to see that things are taking shape with you. Isn't that a great feeling? Everything coming together, I mean.

You know what? I'm starting to believe what I've read and what my brother has told me about Feng Shui (sp?). I think there is a solid harmony in your family that will not be interrupted. I think that the way you arrange your nest will be an easy undertaking from the onset, compared to most.

I will write you very soon, bebe. I can't wait for you to come back and start your journal and play with us again!

:* :toast: :bounce: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hi: :yourock:

[Misunderestimator]

75. Hi bbaby!! Miss you!

:hi: :hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

76. Bi-Baby!

Great to see you! How are things? :hug:

[progmom]

77. darling.

:hug:

You're missed. :*

[LaraMN]

78. Well hey, sweetie!

I hope all's well with you and your dears! You're missed. :hug: :hi:

[gmoney]

79. Hi BB!

I've been largely absent myself, too, but I've missed you. The new apartment sounds awesome... maybe I should go look and see what's available around me. This Old House is getting me down.

Stay happy!
G :hug:

[Skittles]

80. I WILL KICK YOUR ASS BB

WHERE YOU BEEN????!!!!! :hi:

[Lilith Velkor]

81. (((bi)))

Hey Baby!

:bounce: :bounce:

(As you can see, I'm braless ATM)

[Beware the Beast Man]

82. Hey!

Where ya been?????
:hi: