The Coffee House

[limr33 3]

No kicking will be necessary...unless possibly I'm near a wall...it'll be okay, I know how to patch holes in sheetrock...pretty good at it, actually...there will just be the question of how my foot will take it...

 

[snerd]

No kicking will be necessary...unless possibly I'm near a wall...it'll be okay, I know how to patch holes in sheetrock...pretty good at it, actually...there will just be the question of how my foot will take it...

LOL!! Crack me up! Sorry about the loss, I know you were looking forward to a big night from Oregon. I pretty much quit following sports for a similar reason......... just too damn stressful!!

 

[bribrius]

i know i am real stressed. sitting here watching cartoons with my two year old who cant seem to sleep through the night.

 

[sm4him]

Turn out the lights, the party's over..............

Party? What party? There was no party! Nothing at all happened tonight! Nothing!

I have to go pet a cat or something...

HIGHLY disappointed in the Ducks' performance during the second half. Not a fan of the Ducks really, but even less a fan of OSU. Plus, my awful, hateful boss is a Buckeye fan, so I really, really wanted Oregon to kick some tail.

 

[pgriz]

i know i am real stressed. sitting here watching cartoons with my two year old who cant seem to sleep through the night.

I can relate. My first born didn't really sleep the night until she was about 2 or 2-1/2. My wife and I used to do shift-sleeping. We used to read a lot to my daughter. Fortunately, when the second one came along, she was much less demanding and slept through the night quite early on. And some semblance of normality settled on our household (except for the nightly sneaks into our beds... that went on with all of the kids until they were about five or so). How single parents manage to live through this period on their own, without support from a partner, is almost beyond my ability to comprehend.

 

[Designer]

Good morning, everyone, and good afternoon to Maria!

Well, the Buckeyes made history last night, and they did it with their third-string quarterback, who, if my recollection is correct, didn't throw an interception the entire game. The one that bounced off his receiver went into the record as an interception, but I don't count that.

 

[bribrius]

i know i am real stressed. sitting here watching cartoons with my two year old who cant seem to sleep through the night.

I can relate. My first born didn't really sleep the night until she was about 2 or 2-1/2. My wife and I used to do shift-sleeping. We used to read a lot to my daughter. Fortunately, when the second one came along, she was much less demanding and slept through the night quite early on. And some semblance of normality settled on our household (except for the nightly sneaks into our beds... that went on with all of the kids until they were about five or so). How single parents manage to live through this period on their own, without support from a partner, is almost beyond my ability to comprehend.

dont know. one of the reasons i am happy to be married. couple times we were separated i had a small taste of it when i had the kids on my days. i can say with kids and working it was a lot to handle. But then she would pick them up and i got some breaktime. Together is much easier, as she basically stayed home and watched the kids and i just concentrated on work. so if a kid woke up she would usually be the one up watching cartoons as i had to wake up and go to work. i think we all just make adjustments to our circumstances best we can. If i had to guess, it is totally about pure resolve to do it. My mother, parents being divorced when i was young, raised all of us kids virtually on her own, held a career, traveled with us. A seriously strong willed and determined woman. Where she moved (we moved to a few different states) and her need for employment in her career took her. we all went with her, set up shop, new town , new house, new state. As i said, a very strong willed and determined woman.

 

[limr33 3]

Good morning, everyone, and good afternoon to Maria!

Well, the Buckeyes made history last night, and they did it with their third-string quarterback, who, if my recollection is correct, didn't throw an interception the entire game. The one that bounced off his receiver went into the record as an interception, but I don't count that.

SHHHHHHH! Let's not speak of such things!

 

[limr33 3]

Morning, hosers!

The storm blew through yesterday and it's 16F this morning. Up around my house, it was sleet/freezing rain all day long, though by work it was all rain. Luckily the roads stayed slushier rather than icier. Ice was building up on trees and there was some concern of breakages and power outages, but luckily nothing seemed to come of it.

 

[bribrius]

Morning, hosers!

The storm blew through yesterday and it's 16F this morning. Up around my house, it was sleet/freezing rain all day long, though by work it was all rain. Luckily the roads stayed slushier rather than icier. Ice was building up on trees and there was some concern of breakages and power outages, but luckily nothing seemed to come of it.

ice on trees? sounds like good pics.

 

[Designer]

Seems like every time I have tried to capture the beauty of ice or rime frost on trees, or even sticky snow, the photograph doesn't convey the feeling of seeing it in person.

 

[bribrius]

Seems like every time I have tried to capture the beauty of ice or rime frost on trees, or even sticky snow, the photograph doesn't convey the feeling of seeing it in person.

i could say that with about anything i shoot. There is a large divide between what i see and feel and what comes out for a photograph. Like trying to cross the grand canyon and how to get from here to there.

 

[pgriz]

Our region is being bombarded by light from thermonuclear fusion. Despite that, temperatures were -22C overnight, and rising to a high (now there's a misnomer) of -17C. Winds, fortunately, are light. However equipment failure in the power distribution has left 250,000 without power this morning. The local Tim Horton coffee shops must be making a fortune, assuming they have power. This time, we didn't lose power, but the candles and related supplies are kept close at hand.

Leonore, the dividing line between ice on trees being pretty and being destructive seems to be between 1/8" and 1/4" radius. If I was in charge of the weather systems, I'd forbid the use of freezing rain, except for those who really need to experience misery (maybe it should be added to the list of the 7 plagues).

 

[limr33 3]

ice on trees? sounds like good pics.

It would have been, but I was driving and the light was pretty dull yesterday. Today the sun is bright and there's still some ice on the trees, but only a thin layer that makes them look kinda shiny. Not enough to give the trees that sort of crystal look

 

[bribrius]

ice on snow makes for some hard photography. what is even more reflective than snow? ice covering snow.