January 19, 2004 - Msg 18622: Hey Porchsters....

I was playing around with that Barney caricature a few days ago (the one on the main page of this site, and I had some fun. Of course, I didn't draw that fantastic pic of our illustrious deputy, and I hope I haven't done anything wrong by "borrowing" it. Anyway, hehehe....if anyone wants to see my modest "creation", just copy and paste this URL. The last time I put a link on here, it really messed things up.

http://home.comcast.net/~elisataylr/Barneys_bullet.gif

If it works, let me know what you think. I thought it was fun!

Bulbsnatcher
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18623: Hey, Bulbsnatcher, that was pretty neat! Was that Barney looking into the future and seeing the bullet whizzing by his head because he accidently fired off his gun. ...Again. :)
By the way, Bulbsnatcher, glad to see you are still alive(see Boo's second to last post if you don't understand that one.).
And Boo, sorry I made you sick! Just take some Vick's and you should be ok! ;)
-Sterling Holobyte
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18624: Yeah, I know, but somebody had to say it!
-Sterling Holobyte
p.s. Vicks.
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18625: Hey Bulbsie, so good to see you posting again. You have been missed here. Glad your still winning the tabaccy war too. Cool beans.
Sorry I have been away folks but Friday night we brought our new puppy home and I have been having a good time playing around with the little fellar. He sure loves chewing on my ears the little runt. And he can't wait to meet Sugarplum Ro. I wish there was a way to post a picture of him here. Gosh he is just as cute as can be. But I am a little prejudice I reckon. LOL
Hope all is well for all. I gotta get home now and get me some puppy sugar. Puppy breath is spectacular! LOL

Asa
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18626: Good for you asa! We are cat lovers, and when our last one passed on to cat heaven, we got
one with the most unique personality!
Any Dick VanDyke show people here? I have a few on tape and over the weekend watched them.
The funniest is when Laura tells the nation that Alan is bald!
On local tv was the tags ep of Opie's friends and the hobo. Here's a good dialog from it I like:
Opie: Pa, are we rich?
Andy: Rich? You don't get rich being a sheriff.
Barn: Yeah, you get investigated if you do!
(Laughter all around)
You see Op, it isnt only the materialistic things of this world that makes a person rich. There's love and friendship; THAT can make a person rich.
Andy: I don't believe I've ever heard that said any better.
Barn: Well...
MDC
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18627: GOOOOOO Carolina Panthers!
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18628: Oh, Asa! Congratulations on getting the little guy home. Is he old enough already? Boy, time sure flies. The Plum is very anxious to meet him. Ditto on the puppy breath thing. I've always just loved it. Now, dog breath can be a different matter, but puppy breath is delicious.

Sterling, I simply cannot understand anyone being so cold and cruel as to abuse a helpless animal. Anyone who will do that will eventually abuse a child or some other helpless person. The prisons are full of them. I believe God will have a special place for animal abusers and those who abuse people, and they will often be one and the same. The scripture says "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Then don't you agree that the converse would also be true - "Without blessing are the unmerciful, for they shall not obtain mercy." I suppose you could say "Cursed are the cruel, for they shall obtain misery." That's the gospel according to Romeena.

About those reruns on TVLand. I wonder if it would do any good to ask them to run uncut shows, old commercials and all, and maybe run two episodes in a 90-minute segment? That way, they could get in all the ads they want to throw at us, but I'd be happy to sit through them in order to see an uncut show. Anybody agree?

Well, off to scratch up some supper. I think I've got enough leftovers to make a good meal, and I love leftovers. Sugarplum says hey! --Romeena

Oh - welcome back, Bulbsie, and congratulations on your victory over nicotine!
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18629: Yep, I remember that quote aobut the 15 cent magazines. I think it's from "The Rehabilitation of Otis". Andy: "You read an article from a 15 cent magazine..." Barney: "Quarter!"
- Hazel

Once in awhile I like to see a bat.
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18630: That's it Hazel. You're education was worth every penney of it.
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18631: Thanks for the "welcome back", everybody. Asa, I am so happy you have a new furkid....he sounds precious. Aren't they all, though?

Sterling, thanks so much for the encouragement on my "snowglobe" -- with a little "twist" to it. I think it's the best one I've done so far! I found that bullet on the internet somewhere and had to make some modifications. Overall, I think it worked out pretty fine. Bulbsnatcher
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18632: Bulbsie, I just went to yer Barney picture! Nice, very nice! And welcome back! Don't be such a stranger!
- Hazel

Snoop!
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18633: asa= what did you name the new furkid. i love that bread. they are smart comical, loving. breakfast at my place== special bagels all varieties. cream cheese, and all the goodies. krispy creame and dunkin donuts , a little thing i picked up in holland. open faced, brioled sandwiches, has ham, omelets,cheese, onions.tea, coffee, freshly squessed orange juice, coffee so strong that you can call for another cup and the pot will walk to you and pour itself. a real eye opener.assotement of cold cuts and various cheeses.a special homemade bridal cake maybe mayberry can have a wedding this year.french wine, swiss champaign.sausage and cheese balls for appetizers. ( the round the world breakfast) pipeman
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18634: Msg 18606. No offense taken. Charlotte don't offend easy. Besides, I figured it was a quote, but I didn't recognize it or where it may have come from. Congrats, Asa, on the new little one. What'dya name it? It is a he, right? Mary Wiggins, where can I find more info on Upwards? Everyone's heard my basketball horror stories with my daughter. Upwards sounds like a breath of fresh air! I loved the Barney snowglobe, Bulbsnatcher! Is that like Sterling's rock paintin'? It's colder than cold here on my porch!
Charlotte Tucker
January 19, 2004 - Msg 18635: hey pipeman,romeena,boo,and everybody else who might be on the porch this evening.I think i'll make pinto beans,collard greens,corn,and homemade cornbread for supper,all the porrch is invited,it'll be ready in about an hour,ky girl
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18636: I just got done watching the evening news and at the risk of offending someone I need to ask, what is wrong with Howard Dean? There's something not right about that guy.
Anyways, that coffee sure sounds good pipeman.

MDC, I always felt the TAGS,Dick Van Dyke, and Barney Miller were the best sitcoms.
auh2o
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18637: Good Morning from Chilly Indiana - it's about 13 degrees outside with "windshields" in the single digits! Ah - nothing like it being BRISK!

Well - I got a head start on breakfast this morning - had it last nite for supper so I could sleep in later this morning. Eggs, sausage, fried taters with "on-yuns" and crispy "joel" bacon! Yum, Yum
Remember on Hee Haw when they asked Grandpa what's for supper? Yum Yum

Asa - congrats on your new furkid - like the rest - what did you name him? Probably Otis or even Gomer, I can see you now calling him to you - Otis, Otis, Otis and he is sleeping in his favorite cell snoring!

Well - no new assistant yet. . .I wish the director would make up her mind.

I heard an interesting comment this morning on the radio about seeing the good in bad people. . .Judas was not a good person and yet he was in the Lord's company. He was a thief and even being in the Lord's presence, his heart did not change and he still betrayed Jesus. But yet Jesus does not lie so there must have been something good in his heart for him to have been in Jesus' company. These are taken out of context a little because I can't remember it word for word but I just thought it was interesting. I would like to read the book by Max Lucado that they came out of - so even when you think people are not good - there must be some hope or some flicker of good in them. I say this because my special ed. director is not an easy person to deal with and I have been smiling all year and trying to maintain a positive att-itude.

Okay - I'll shut up for now -
Everyone have a great morning!!!

homemaker
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18638: Good Morning!
Charlotte, I just checked and there is a web site for Upward Basketball program. I thought it was a plural word so I was having trouble, but it is www.upward.com. I can't do a link, but copy and paste that in your address bar, and the site will give you more info. I did note that it goes to 6th grade only. If I am not mistaken, I think your daughter is a bit older than that, but maybe they could steer you towards other resources!

auh20, I heard Mr. Dean on the news this morning, and I couldn't help but start laughing at him. I hope he isn't somebodies favorite candidate, but I do think he is a bit....intense!!

Homemaker, hang in there with your director, you may be a force for good in their life! You just never know what God has planned for certain people. Speaking of smiling by the way, I told one of my son's kindergarten buddies on the way into school this morning, that if he smiled outside today, it was so cold that the smile would freeze on his face all day. He tried real hard to wipe it off, but I was right, he couldn't stop smiling ;)!

Oh, and Bulbsnatcher...YAHOO! Good for you on the quit smoking thing, that is quite an accomplishment!

Mid-winter best wishes to one and all, here on the porch!
Mary Wiggins
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18639: Good morning Folks,

homemaker, that's an interesting view about Judas. I always felt that Judas represented fallen man. I think his heart did change after the fact. He did return the money and said he did betray an innocent man before he hung himself. But, your right for Jesus to always know that Judas was would choose to betray him and yet Jesus always treated him as he treated all the other disciples is quite a tough lesson to follow at times. Good luck with the special ed. director. By the way, that was an excellent analogy I think. It's also 13 degrees here (western New York) our warmest temperature in 10 days although the wind chill is minus 4.

MDC, I forgot to include the Honeymooners on that list of sitcoms. One of the best lines ever was on that show, "hello ball."

auh2o
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18640: Hello all! Nice to see you too, MDC. Time fer: "Salty Dog". Here we go.

Briscoe Darling Jr.
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18641: Mornin all...Ky Girl...just read your post about Pinto beans...we call them soup beans...but it's been SOOOO long since I had some. My favorite is with diced onions over a piece of 'lite' bread (what we called white) with ketchup on it! OOOOOOOHHHH BOY! That sounds good. Course have a little fried taters and onions (we were big on onions in Harlan County!)...and you're all set.

I'm hungry...
Goober...
YO!!!
www.hillbillyshoes.com
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18642: Hey Goober, is Harlan County anywhere near Sommerset? That is where my great grandparents were from and I believer they were burried there? for some reason Harlan Co. rings a bell.

Oh friends, I went to a seminar put on by the weight loss clinic I am going to. It was good and surprisingly the food twanged my buds. But by far the best was a woman who does laughter therapy. I just know all my porch friends would love it. Just a couple of exercises we did, to get you giggling today. You stand across from somebody and as you are giving each other a high five, you miss slapping hands and instead give a loud HA! You can not help but laugh cause you feel kinda foolish. Another was that you pretend you are holding a tea cup. You pretend to sip and as you take the teacup back to the saucer you say tee hee, tee hee, tee hee! You feel so silly, but it does get you to laughing. After I had the fusion surgery last year, I was in pain alot and one thing that helped was to watch TAGS and just laugh myself silly. This woman said that it actually changes chemicals in you body when you laugh. Now we know why the good book says "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine."

Did anyone watch the Oprah where they showed the woman how to lower her stress by a breathing technique. I doctor showed us how to do that too.
On the ride home, I was stressed cause it was dark and slick on the road, but I did the breathing technique and it worked like a charm.
My education was worth every penny. LOL

Later on friends.
fun girl
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18643: Hey Fun Girl...Harlan County is not REAL far from Sommerset...it's in the south east corner of the state. Just south of heaven...you can't miss it! :-)
Goober...
YO!!!
www.hillbillyshoes.com
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18644: Hey Bulbsie, Good to see ya and great to know you have kicked the cancer-stick habit.

Possum...Rosa got Laci's message. She said,"Hope your mama gets well soon. Vicks RULES!"
Later friends,
fun girl
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18645: homemaker= boy between mine and your breakfast noone not even spot until we gather for supper at ky girl's. fun girl= my dad's ancestors are from houstonville and have a cementary there. not far from somerset. in real life we are neighbors and our families were neigbors. small world isn't it? hey brisco= when is the next juggin? auh20= being warned all my life not to discuss politics, i'll say for the democrats to win i think if they stick to there game then i'd like to see either kerry or edwards win and the other become the vice president. this would at least make it a contest. for the record i'm and independtant. like barney always said brother how i vote is no ones buisness, say andy how are you going to vote? tee-hee. hey to goober, bulbsnatcher and the rest of the porch. i have to go to the doctor this afternoon. i should be an honary dr as often as i go. ha. may the good lord smile on you and yours. pipeman
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18646: Hey Homemaker, I am reading a Max Lucado book right now. I think its called Living In The Love Of God (or something to that effect) and the chapter I read last night talked about God's attribute of kindness. I thought about it when I was reading Ro's post about cruel folks. I guess the kinder a person is, the more Christ-like he is and the more cruel the person...well, that goes without saying. It IS pretty neat that even though Jesus knew that Judas would betray him, he still treated him well. The subject of Judas is an interesting one, isn't it? There is just so much that we don't know.

I have had a very stressful day today and could use any prayers ya'll send my way. Caring for my elderly mom is a difficult task along with caring for the kids. Since mom's stroke she has been very demanding. When we woke up this morning (I was staying at her house) there was smoke in the house so I had to get mom and the kids up and out of the house. Turns out the furnace had a problem and started smoking. I took mom and her 2 dogs to my sister's house and "called the man" about the furnace. In the mean time, I was trying to find someone to sit at mom's when "the man" came because I have to take my son to a dr's appointment (he's sick). So, my 2 year old was hanging on me and my son was crying and my mom was making demands! Then.....my 2 year old opened the door and let the dogs out into the front yard and they ran away. I managed to catch one but could not get the second. I am stressed out! Now I have to get ready to go to the dr! Remember me when you are relaxing this evening! heehee

Gotta go....

Boo

January 20, 2004 - Msg 18647: Oh Boo,
I hope things go more smoothly for you. I will say a prayer for you right now!....

I am back! Boo, I know how hard it is, I have been in your shoes at times in the past. Things are a little calmer in my life right now. One trick I used to use was to do a job like washing the windows, (which you couldn't do around here right now, they would freeze!) and then, at least I would know the tops of the windows would stay clean for a few days. (With toddlers I tried not to look too low down the window!) Then, when I saw a sink full of dishes, or a totally destroyed child's bedroom, with toys scattered all over, or was being paged by mom, grandma, sister, needy friend, etc., I could look at the tops of my windows and see that I had accomplished some small task! You just have to realize that a clean house and an organized life are not the domain of a full-time, stay at home, volunteering, mother of young children! And I promise you, tonight, when I watch the Pistons go for their 14th straight win, which will be, (hopefully) a franchise record, I will think of you! (And then I will watch the game again!)

I am, everlastingly, a sports nut! (Can't help it!)

Mary Wiggins
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18648: Mary, Wonderful thoughts. My prayers for Boo also! What a handful. I also have a sick mom, and life can be VERY demanding at times. This porch sure helps!
MDC
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18649: Hey all!MDC,goober ,pipeman mary,county nurse,ky girl,fg,HM,...gona whip up some fried pork chops[thick cut],mashed potatoes,white corn on the cobb,okra,field peas,sliced onion ,sweet milk..yall come and get it about 6:30..signed: Spot the" gona get to cooking" dog of the porch
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18650: Thanks for all the nice comments about my new puppy. He has been named Barney, or Barnabus on his A.K.C. papers. We are going to get him a collar with the casing of a 22 hanking from it (to represent his one bullet in his pocket) and we are making a sign to hang over his little kennel with the ti-tle of "THE ROCK" including the two rules you must remember at THE ROCK. (I know, I'm a nut.) I just may try to find him an old salt and pepper suit to wear for special occasions.
Hey Boo, hang in there girl. You for sure have a full plate. Just do what you can and don't fret about the things you can't. You have my prayers.
Sounds like them Pistons are kicking some behind Mary. Gosh, we were down to only 8 player suited up last night for our game with Golden State due to injuries.
Well I sure am pulling for the Panthers but I suspect the Pats will win.
auh20 and Mary, in regards to your post about Dean, I think he's a nut! LOL
Spot, that grub sounds good. I'll be right over.
And hope your Dr. appt. went well pipeman.
Guess I better go get ready to go home and play with my Barney.

Asa
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18651: POST REMOVED
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18652: POST REMOVED
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18653: Hey to the porch- Andrea, that's not funny. Any of you are sensitive do NOT need to follow that link. It is perverted and not fit for most Mayberry type folks. Consider yourselves warned, anyone who goes there after reading this is on their own!

Milton P. Oliver
"Folks sure are odd."
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18654: Boo, Hang in there your doing the right thing. I will be saying a pray for you. You're right the story of Judas is very interesting. I was just rereading my post to homemaker about Judas and could barely make out the thought I was trying to convey. Oh well, guess I'll have to start proofreading.

pipeman, I agree discussing politics is a might dangerous. I really didn't mean it as a swipe at Democrats. I myself am a registered Conservative but I'm also a huge fan of Zell Miller, who's a Democrat from Georgia, I think he is fantastic. I've seen Republicans melt down like Dean did the other day.

auh2o
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18655: Thanks for the heads up M.P.O. I didn't even try it as per your advice. Maybe I'll holler at Floyd and see if he can delete that post.
I like Zell Miller too auh2o. He talks good old common sense. Sure enjoyed the Presidents remarks tonight.
Anyone heard from Mavis? I need to see how she feels about the return of Joe Gibbs. I think Snyder went and found him a coach.
And where is old Salty Dog at?

Asa
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18656: evenin porch friends,yep goober you are right back home we call em soup beans too,and I love em with onions and fried taters with onionsand lite bread is good too!I've been hungry for fried green tomatoes all day,any body on the porch got any they want to share,my freezer supply is empty. ky girl
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18657: Well, I don't know about the tomato, but I'm sure you guys have heard just about enough about my danged Barney globe. I have to mention it one more time 'cause I've had so much fun with it and because someone where I work gave me a great idea, so I did it and it looks even better and more comical now. He wanted to know if the bullet could go "around" in the snowglobe. Well, I did it and it's really more effective now! If you are interested, just copy and past THIS URL to see. Thanks for your patience. Thanks for all the nice comments about my new nicotine-free life too!

http://home.comcast.net/~elisataylr/Barneys_Revolving_Bullet.gif

Since that isn't a caricature of Barney that I drew (someone sure is talented though!), I wonder if I'm doing anything wrong by using it? It was just for us all to see. I sure hope not!

Bulbsnatcher
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18658: Hey Folks,

I removed the posts above due to the un-Mayberry like content contained on that site. Thanks to those that let me know about it.

--Floyd
January 20, 2004 - Msg 18659: Aw, you guys are great! Thanks for the prayers and kind encouragement. I made it through the day with a real sense of peace (thanks to your prayers) and even managed to laugh a few times. Anyhow, the heater is fixed (290.00), mom is home and I found both dogs. Hurrah!

I had to take my son (with Tourette Syndrome) to see the Neurologist today and they want to put him on Zoloft because he has a type of anxiety disorder. I am wary of putting him on the medication and will have to do some studying about it first. Have any of you used it or seen it used in children (my son is 8)?

Think I will crawl to bed now and pull the covers over my head. Until tomorrow.....

Boo

PS- Asa, I am happy you named your pup Barney and I like your ideas (the bullet, etc.). Go for it!
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18660: boo,I don't know anyone who has a child who is on it,but,Ican tell you my experience with it as an adult was terrible.instead of balancing out my anxiety at first it made me worse then it just made my thinking fuzzy,The doc said that was supposed to go away,well,I gave it time and it never did so I quit taking it.Now I just use the stress reducing breathing techniques.I've read some research they have done with children in the classroom usung relaxation and breathing and music therapy and it has had a high success rate.My youngest son has a form of autism,pdd,and he is 6.The methods do work to rekieve his anxiety sometimes.I found it at www.learning disabilities .com.Hope it can help you find some answers.I'm prayin for you,I'm in a similar situation as you are with alot of family that depends on me,it's not an easy job.ky girl
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18661: I agree, Boo, I'd get a second opinion. A few years back I had a chemical imbalance and I tried that stuff for a few days and it nearly killed me. It make me so nauseous and sick that I couldn't even function. Paxil finally did the trick for me. Sometimes meds are a real hassle. People have to try a number of them before they find the right one for their makeup.
Glad your day went better, Boo. I'll check out your new globe, Bulb. I don't think you're doing anything wrong with the caricature as long as you don't try to sell it. Thanks for removing those unwanted posts, Floyd.
Charlotte Tucker
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18662: Good Morning - and yes I agree with the Dean comment above - I am a 'publican but I tend to vote for the person and not the party. In the demo' line - I kinda like Edwards from the North Carolina or is it South Carolina - I don't care much for Kerry. And I still love George W. -

Those are my political comments for the day!

I am happy with your name choice Asa - good job, you men of law should stick together - just make sure that Barney's bullet has good maintenance - nothing green hanging around his neck!

This porch is a small world - we head to Somerset KY avery little whipst-itch to visit my husband's relatives (actually it is Science Hill) and then we go to Amish territory (Liberty area) and visit the store there. Kind of fun! I like going to the outside flea market in Burnside (?) but it doesn't happen very often with our schedule.

Boo - you need a hot bubble bath, a good cup of tea, and some nice soothing music at the end of your day!

To everyone else on the porch (pipeman, ky girl, auh20, bulbsie, MDC, MPO, Mary W., Charlotte, Goober, and the rest of you all) Have a Wonderful Mayberry kind of day!!!

homemaker
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18663: Bulbsie,
All I can say is, "You're a nut!" Of course I mean that in the nicest sense of the word, which Barney himself would use! (Loved the snowglobe!)

Mary Wiggins
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18664: Hey all...loved the W speech last night. Glad Floyd got rid of the interloper...can't have that here in Mayberry...no...that just wont do.

I love the ideas for Barney the dog...especially the house with the RULES posted...be even more fun if it's set beside a big old rock! :-)

Haven't been back to heaven (KY) in a couple of years. I think we're going to go down this spring to Ky Lake for a few days. There's a place there with cabins and boats and all...loads of fun...VERY peaceful. I'll let it warm up a might first...you know...
Goober...
YO!!!
www.hillbillyshoes.com
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18665: Boo, I suggest a look at some sites OTHER THAN the official Zoloft site. You can find some stories etc on them. As the others have said, check it out carefully! They wanted to put my nephew on ritalin, but I talked his folks into a natural calmer at HiHealth, and he's doing just great.
Us Darlin's like them natural cures. Just watch out for what Charlene cooks up! (heehee)
Last nite's local channel had "Andy's Vacation."
A few good lines:
Barn:"Boy, I hate it when you get obtuse!"
another,
Barn:(when Andy sees barney and gomer connected with handcuffs) "Now look Andy, it aint as if we ruined your vacation or anything. All it amounts to is having a conversation with two friends on your FRONT PORCH!"
Amber alert for BanjoJerry, CountyNurseand kymoonshiner! Where are you?
I've never had fried green tomatoes, but if it is anything like fried cabbage, then I'm game.
Well, pipeman, goober, looks like my Dimondbacks are really hurting for this coming year. Lost Schilling and other good players thru off season trades. Suns are losing, Cards are shot.
HElp! AZ sports not in good shape!
HM, I agree, a good bubble bath changes my wife's whole outlook on things! :)
Politics...mmmm, could be a hot topic.
But I'm glad W said what he said about marriage!
That's my 2 cents.
What's cookin' for tonight?
Mr Darlin's Cuz
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18666: goober I hope you get to go to ky this spring,I have plans to go too,visit. relatives I haven't seen for quite a while . I have some relatives that live in London ky.Thats not too far from Somerset homemaker.I've never had a chance to really learn what all was in the area,I didn't know there was amish in that area,maybe I'll get a chance to look around this spring.Well,I'm off to put on a pot of beans,I'll let you all know what else we're having with the beans later,the whole porch is invited,ky girl
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18667: fried freen tomatoes are just as good as the fried cabbage,and depending how you are cutting them to fry them you can add onions too. ok,I'm makin myself too hungry,gotta go,,hope that tidbit of information made you hungry too mr Darlins cuz,Ha Ha,ky girl
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18668: hey yall!..tonight , fried chicken,mashed taters,white beans,slaw,green onions,kool-aid..hot sauce for the chicken!..cornbread..yall come over the southern end at about 6 or so..signed: Spot the "cook dog" of the porch
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18669: That sounds good, Spot!
...kool-aid?

Got any grape?:)
-Sterling Holobyte
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18670: Mr Darlin's Cuz, you're right about politics being a hot topic and I've never understood why. I love talking and reading about politics. I thought W did great last night. There is nothing more refreshing than a plan spoken politician saying what he or she believes, Conservative or Liberal. I think that's what made TAGS such a great show, plain spoken ideals. That's who history remembers people who stuck to their convictions and tried to do the right thing. Discussing religion can have the same effect with some people. I remember in a book I read about 20 years ago, "A Tramp for the Lord." The story is about the life story of Corrie Ten Boom. She was a Christian who's family hid a Jewish family during the Holocaust. She recalled all the times her father and the father of the Jewish family would debate religion. Both men were firm and proud in their beliefs and never spoke with animosity toward each other. Neither man was converted to the other beliefs but both men would come away better for their discussions. Well, to make a short story even longer that really stuck with me. I highly recommend the book (for what that's worth).

Ok, I'll shut up.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES!! Count me in. Please.

auh2o
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18671: Fried green tomatoes? That'll lay on yer chest!
Speaking of tomatoes, I have always considered them a vegetable but I hear and read where some folks call them a fruit. Now I don't want to start no molauge but I just can't see a tomato as a fruit! What do you think they are? Lets settle this debate right here and right now! LOL
Hey Ro, my wife loves doing jig saw puzzles but she don't let me join her seeing how I always bring my hammer to the table to persuade them parts together. LOL I just don't have the the right stuff huh?

Asa
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18672: Good words of wisdom, "gold-water!"
By the way, I have always liked barney miller too.
Also loved Gilligans island, and the professor's inventions.
Spot's dinner reminds me when my neice once said we were havin' "smashed potatoes" for dinner!
Keep smilin' all.
MDC

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18673: Asa, isnt a molauge a plaster cast of a shoe print? (heehee)That's like Barneys voice teacher being the same actress as the female convict!
from hot rod otis:
"Now don't be facetious with me Otis, don't be facetious!"
Lets head for spot's and fried chicken!
Mr D's Cuz
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18674: Spot you do set a fine table ,man fried chicken and white beans you know eating speaks louder than words
mayberry deputy
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18675: Hey Ky Girl - I may live in the north (indiana) but I know a lot about ky backroads - do you know where Annville is (that's near London - in a round about kind of way) and McKee - and Big Hill - and Sand Gap... now that's the area where my daddy's people are from - the good ol coal hills. . .I even did my student teaching in a little town called Willard and that's over in Eastern Ky near Grayson. . .they told me if is snowed - don't come and teach because I would never get back to the dorm room that evening. It was an adventure. My husband's folks are in the Somerset area. It's in the blood!

homemaker
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18676: Oh and Spot - you be good to Asa's Barney and don't teach him any bad tricks!

hm
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18677: And Asa - tomato technically are fruit but when they used to be shipped in, fruit was taxed higher so tomatoes became a vegetable and lower in taxes - or that's the useless knowledge I have in my head.
Start the debate . . .

hm
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18678: Fruit or Vegy...they sure are good! My Grandpa used to go into the garder with a salt shaker and a smile...

Also...I've got W's speach all listed on my website...check it out below!

Goober...
YO!!!
www.hillbillyshoes.com
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18679: MPO it's very good to see you! I'm still keeping a good thought.
-jennieboone
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18680: Howdy, friends! Thanks, Floyd, for removing that garbage before I even had a chance to stumble into it. I enjoy my computer so much, and I really resent it when somebody turns its use into a bad experience.

Asa, I think Barney is a perfectly wonderful name for your new little friend, and I love the bullet, the "rock" sign, and all the things you're doing. What a lucky little puppy, to have fallen into your loving hands.

AuH2O, we seem to think alike on several things. I thoroughly enjoyed "Barney Miller" - excellent writing, interesting characters (Abe Vigoda as "Fish" was wonderful), and I miss the show. Wish they'd put it back into reruns. I love fried green tomatoes, too! My aunt could make the best in the world. I have her recipe, but mine just don't turn out the same. As for W, I know he's not perfect, but he sure comes a lot closer than the womanizing scuzzball that preceded him. He isn't afraid to express his convictions, and probably comes about as close as any of us, to living up to them. If you factor in that he is privy to information that we are not, and is under pressures that we can't imagine, then I have to say he's doing a pretty good job.

About tomatoes - aren't they a berry? I was taught that they are. They do grow on a vine. Hmmm, does that mean that grapes are berries? I guess they are. Do we have a botanist in the house, who can clarify this for us?
Boo, bless your little heart. I wish I was close enough to come and help you out. You do indeed have your hands full. I was very fortunate in that when my dad reached the point that he couldn't manage alone, he was able to live in a very nice assisted living residence, where he was well-treated and happy. Still, it kept me very busy, visiting him, taking him to the store, running his errands, picking up prescriptions, taking him to church, explaining the same things over and over, assuring him that those were indeed his clothes hanging in his closet, whatever. It's hard. It's very hard. The role-switch that comes about is very difficult to accept. He's with his Lord and my mother now, and he's happy, I know, but I still miss him. I enjoy my leisure time, but I miss him.

Have a great evening, everyone. Sugarplum says hey! --Romeena
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18681: hey barney asa"s dog...let romp later , hey HM,pipeman,boo,ro,...ya dont like kool-aid sterling?.hey MDC,jennie.man-o-man was supper good if i do say so myself!..getting down to 20 here tonight i got to get the wheat straw piles up in the dog house...signed: Spot the"hope i dont get cold" dog of the porch
January 21, 2004 - Msg 18682: WILDFLOWERS
I love to see wildflowers grow
along a contry road.
without fanfare they strive to bloom,
though humble their abode.
blue asters and wild daisies,
goldenrod and queen anne's lace-
flowers grown in country style.
with quaint old-fashioned grace.
they ask no special favors-
this hardy little band
will grow and quicky multiply,
spread cheer where'er they can.
to a weary traveler's heart,
none could ever be so grand
as wildflowers blooming by the road,
planted by god's own hand.

i was just thinking about everyone here so i just stop by .
it is cold here tonight, so we have a fire going now .
no i have not may up my min if i m going to be happy here in w.v .
i keeping about the thing back in cleveland and all the friend there and not a one will write to me , but i do write to thim.

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18683: WILDFLOWERS
I love to see wildflowers grow
along a contry road.
without fanfare they strive to bloom,
though humble their abode.
blue asters and wild daisies,
goldenrod and queen anne's lace-
flowers grown in country style.
with quaint old-fashioned grace.
they ask no special favors-
this hardy little band
will grow and quicky multiply,
spread cheer where'er they can.
to a weary traveler's heart,
none could ever be so grand
as wildflowers blooming by the road,
planted by god's own hand.

i was just thinking about everyone here so i just stop by .
it is cold here tonight, so we have a fire going now .
no i have not may up my min if i m going to be happy here in w.v .
i keeping about the thing back in cleveland and all the friend there and not a one will write to me , but i do write to thim.

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18684: WILDFLOWERS
I love to see wildflowers grow
along a contry road.
without fanfare they strive to bloom,
though humble their abode.
blue asters and wild daisies,
goldenrod and queen anne's lace-
flowers grown in country style.
with quaint old-fashioned grace.
they ask no special favors-
this hardy little band
will grow and quicky multiply,
spread cheer where'er they can.
to a weary traveler's heart,
none could ever be so grand
as wildflowers blooming by the road,
planted by god's own hand.

i was just thinking about everyone here so i just stop by .
it is cold here tonight, so we have a fire going now .
no i have not may up my min if i m going to be happy here in w.v .
i keeping about the thing back in cleveland and all the friend there and not a one will write to me , but i do write to thim.

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18685: WILDFLOWERS
I love to see wildflowers grow
along a contry road.
without fanfare they strive to bloom,
though humble their abode.
blue asters and wild daisies,
goldenrod and queen anne's lace-
flowers grown in country style.
with quaint old-fashioned grace.
they ask no special favors-
this hardy little band
will grow and quicky multiply,
spread cheer where'er they can.
to a weary traveler's heart,
none could ever be so grand
as wildflowers blooming by the road,
planted by god's own hand.

i was just thinking about everyone here so i just stop by .
it is cold here tonight, so we have a fire going now .
no i have not may up my min if i m going to be happy here in w.v .
i keeping about the thing back in cleveland and all the friend there and not a one will write to me , but i do write to thim.

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18686: WILDFLOWERS
I love to see wildflowers grow
along a contry road.
without fanfare they strive to bloom,
though humble their abode.
blue asters and wild daisies,
goldenrod and queen anne's lace-
flowers grown in country style.
with quaint old-fashioned grace.
they ask no special favors-
this hardy little band
will grow and quicky multiply,
spread cheer where'er they can.
to a weary traveler's heart,
none could ever be so grand
as wildflowers blooming by the road,
planted by god's own hand.

i was just thinking about everyone here so i just stop by .
it is cold here tonight, so we have a fire going now .
no i have not may up my min if i m going to be happy here in w.v .
i keeping about the thing back in cleveland and all the friend there and not a one will write to me , but i do write to thim.

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18687: sorry for the missup there ?
I HIT THE POST KEY AND WAS NOT THE ONE I WANT TO HIT.

January 21, 2004 - Msg 18688: TOM IS FOR ALL THE POST MISSUP FROM 18685-18687
sorry for it all
TOM

January 22, 2004 - Msg 18689: TOM!
You are such a sight for sore eyes! I reckon all the extra posts just make us that much more glad to see ya! And I have to say, your Wildflowers poem was perfect for this cold, snowy day up here in Michigan! Thanks a million!

Mary Wiggins
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18690: Whoohoo! TOM! It's so good to see you, and to read your lovely poetry. Thanks for that beautiful reminder that spring is not too far away, and will be so pretty. We've missed you, old friend. Don't stay away so long.

Sugarplum says hey! --Romeena
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18691: Mornin' Y'all. Glad to report that all the possums in my family are over all the various sicknesses they've had and baby possum Laci is back home with her mommy.I sure missed that little munchkin the first night I didn't have her! Tell Rosa that Laci got her message,fun girl. Oh, you asked a while back if they were the same age-Laci will be 5 months on Feb. 7th. Rosa is a bit older.We'll have to keep them in touch with each other and maybe when they are big enough they can type "real" messages here on the Porch!
Well,glad to be back on the porch with all my friends-good to see ya all! Gotta get ready for work now,but I'll pop in again soon.Y'all have a great day!
*****SMILES*****
possum under a rock
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18692: Good to see you Tom!! Don't give up on W Va yet - you'll make new friends there soon!

Good Morning ya'll -

homemaker
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18693: Tom, you need to visit us more often. We've missed you! Thanks for that lovely poem! Keep a good thought for me today everybody. Things have been difficult around here again the last few days. Send up a prayer for my husband's att-itude please. My son's 7th grade basketball team won our county championship last night, beating a team by 3 that had been the only 7th grade team we had lost to (by 3) this year! Go Cardinals! (that's our name)
Charlotte Tucker
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18694: Morning Folks,

Romeena, Amen about W, I think you hit the nail on the head. By the way, I think most people in the preceding scuzzball's party refer to him as scuzzball. On "Barney Miller" Arthur Dietrich was probably my favorite but you couldn't beat those facial expressions of Fish.

HM, that's the way I remember the great tomato debate. Leave it to the Government to screw up the definition of fruit and vegetables. I don't want those people taking care of my healthcare.

Tom, nice poem. It does make me wish for spring. Schools are closed here AGAIN today and reading that made spring seem attainable (we've had 125 inches of snow so far this winter). That, and knowing spring training starts in 29 days.

auh2o
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18695: Charlotte Tucker, Congratulations to your son. That's something he'll remember the rest of his life.

auh2o
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18696: Mornin Y'all...hope everyone is warm in Mayberry...cause we're cold in Chicago! You've got to take a look at my website...there's "breaking news" on who REALLY caught Sadaam!
Goober...
YO!!!
www.hillbillyshoes.com
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18697: Howdy friends, I haven't been by for a couple days, so I thought I would pop in. Not much to tell. I am down eleven and a half pounds. Yipee!

Cold as a well diggers fanny around here these days. No Asa, before you ask, I have never dug a well! LOL

Later on then.
fun girl
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18698: Goober, don't tell me,...it was Al Gore!
He also invented the internet, you know! ;)
-Sterling Holobyte
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18699: IT'S RAINING IN PHOENIX!!! Yippie!!
Ya gotta understand, it's a big deal around here!
So nice and refreshing this morning. We only get about 12 rain days a year here.
GW was here yesterday talking up community college programs that are aimed directly at
high tech jobs. Very good speech. then he went out to a little neighborhood restaurant for dinner. Talked and met with some diners.
fungirl: keep it up, congrats to you.
Romeena or Boo: I forgot which one had "THE MAN" fix the furnace, but that ep was on local TV last night. Had me LOL!
Andy: "Please Aunt Bea, just call THE MAN!"
Auh20: The off stage bathroom that Fish always headed for was classic!
Top o the mornin' to you all! My wife has navy beans soaking for some ham bone soup! mmmmm good.
Mr Darlin's Cuz
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18700: Hey SH...no, it was NOT big Al... :-)

And...had a little issue...but fixed now. Try this

www.hillbillyshoes.com

It'll tickle your funny bone!

Goober...
YO!!!
www.hillbillyshoes.com

January 22, 2004 - Msg 18701: Mr Darlin's Cuz, that was funny especially when he'd get up to go to the restroom and realize someone was already in there. Good stuff.

auh2o

January 22, 2004 - Msg 18702: so much good news on the porch it's hard to start. jenniebone and tom= it's been way to long we missed you so much.c.t.= congrats to your son. fun girl= your going to be so tiny folks will be whistling even more than they do now. way to go. possum= glad things are finally getting better your way. after awhile when we go thru that ever phone call or visitor i ask what happened now. it gives me a glimse of what job must have gone thru. asa= barney told me on the porch that he can't wait until you get him a thelma lou and a junitia. greedy isn't he? tee-hee. sterling= didn't calvin coolidge help al gore invent the internet? spot= sounds like you better winterize fast, stay warm and full. goober and the rest of the middle porch= if the weather folks hit it for a change sounds like we're going to have a mess on our hands next week. batton down the hatches and visit the southwest porch for a while. brown truck is getting ready for the winners circle as long as goober doesn't holler citizens arrest. pipeman
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18703: Prayers for Charlotte's hubby. Congrats to your son and the whole team. I coached a Jr high BBteam for a few years. Loved it.
Rain is letting up a bit now.
AuH20- Ever watch WKRP? That was another one I couldnt miss. Loved the ep when Gorden Jump(rip),
Mr Carlson, thought his foot went numb from the "foot powder." Where are those shows? Does TVland show them? I'm so sick of the so-called reality stuff. That's why i love mayberry!
MDC
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18704: OOPS..spot, M deputy and pipeman, big nascar race at PIR this weekend....varooooooooooooooooom!
MDC (west end)
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18705: Hey to the porch - Thanks, Jennie. We are all doing well. I haven't been online much, just lurking as I pass through Mayberry and haven't taken time to write to you as I should. I'll try to take care of that soon and give you and Opie and Emma and all an update. Thanks again for thinking of us and for the sweet card. "Hey" to Fred and all the little (I know, they ain't so little anymore!) Boones.

MPO
"We shall meet, but we shall miss him...."
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18706: Love your web site Goober. I knew he could do it.
Prayers for your situation there Charlotte. Sorry things went south again after doing so well. Hang in there.
Good to see you Possum. Glad your all better.
Good to see you too Tom. Hope your are doing well.
Fun Girl, if you ain't ever dug a well, how do you know? LOL And that 11 pounds you lost, I think I found them. You want em back?
Kinda tired today. Barney was up most of the night howling. Gotta break him of that stuff fast. Anyone got any ideas?

Asa

January 22, 2004 - Msg 18707: MDC, I remember WKRP. I might have to expand that sitcom list. The one with the foot powder, is that when Mr. Carlson thought he put cocaine on his feet by mistake? Then he started yelling, "I got a monkey on my foot." Or, how about when Mr. Carlson said, "as God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly." Nothing beats a good sitcom.

The North end of the porch is getting clobbered again by old man winter today.

auh2o
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18708: Zoom, zoom, nascar changed the point system, so watch it closely! start that brown truck's engine!
Sun is back out here in Phx! But the air is so BRISK! Wonderful. This is why i suffer thru 6 months of heat. tarnation, it's nice!
Soup, crrnbread, peas and pearl onions, squash,
augratin spuds, iced tea, and pecan pie fortonite.


January 22, 2004 - Msg 18709: auh2o- Is "old man winter" related to "old man river"? (teehee)
Oops, forgot to sign last one!
MDC
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18710: Au- then there was herb tarlick(?)and of course les nesman!
mdc
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18711: That's a good one Goober! It sure did give me a laugh!

Mary Wiggins
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18712: nascar!!yea..we will have two suppers tonigt yall can pick ..fresh cajun catfish,hush puppys,corn on the cobb,green beans,ice tea,[or grape kool-aid],green onions,pecan pie,hot sauce ,malt vineger,hot peppers...hey Mw,HM,Boo,pipeman.Tom,asa,country nurse,possum,fg,MDC,auh2o,goober...love the nascar [new] points system..vaaaaaaroommm..signed: Spot the"gona batter some catfish[whole]"dog of the country porch!
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18713: and just remember "one good roll" usually gets all the covers!..spot
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18714: We just watched the episode where Opie is holding out on the Poor Children's Drive to buy his girlfriend Charlotte a coat. Is there any funnier routine in television than where Andy is trying to explain Horatio, the 1/2 a boy, to Opie?

Irishter
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18715: I love that one too, Irishter! I don't believe we've met. I am Mary Wiggins, from the north end of the porch. Glad to get to know you!

Mary Wiggins
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18716: MDC ,sounds like you set as good a supper table as Spot ,but that catfish Spots having sounds real good ,I checked the PIR website and they are running the Winter Heat this weekend with the Southwest Elite Division and the Nascar Grand National West divisions running sure would like to see that ,cant wait till the cup cars get going ,still not sure if I care for the new points system we'll see how it goes .Hope everyone has a good evening
mayberry deputy
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18717: Hi, folks! WKRP? Yep, another of my favorites. AuH2), you're right about Deitrich on "Barney Miller". He was really great. You just never could be really sure about him. He really had the others spooked a couple of times. And old Fish! Remember when someone warned him not to use rubber bands to hold his socks up because it could impair his circulation? His reply was, "Circulation? I have no circulation. Wherever my blood is, that's where it stays!" Back to "WKRP" - that was indeed a classic, and sometimes on weekends can be found on TVLand, in their "TVLand Kitschen" thing. I wish they'd bring all those old ones back. Here in the Dallas area, we don't even have a local channel to provide respite. We used to, but it went to all Spanish-language programming a couple of years back. Hablo un poquito de Espanol, pero no deseo ver programas en Espanol, prefiero mi favoritas, y en Ingles.

Goober, what charge did Barney pick him up on? Littering, probably! That's pretty funny.
Asa, my prescription for a howling puppy is to pick him up and put him in your bed. The Plum has never known sleeping anywhere but next to me, except when myu parents kept her for a few days. They made her a bed in an old hospital bath basin lined with a towel, and she slept right next to their bed. My mom made a lot of concessions in her ideas about how furkids should live, but taking one into the bed with her wasn't one of them! Sitting in a chair next to her at the table, yes. In her bed, no. Anyway, just put a thick, folded towel next to you, put Barney on it, and everyone should be able to sleep. Of course, you have to plan on this arrangement being for life, because once established, Barney is not about to allow it to change!

Sugarplum says hey! --Romeena
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18718: Make that AuH2O! My stars! --Romeena
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18719: Thanks for the grape Kool-Aid, it really hit the spot, Spot!(No, I didn't stutter!:))
Irishter and Mary Wiggins, I love that scene too! I have a little TAGS book "Act Like Somebody: Special Moments Of Parenting From The Andy Griffith Show" which has that scene in it, and it cracks me up, whether I'm reading it or watching it on tv!
-Sterling Holobyte
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18720: I'll tell ya what, we'll go to spot's for the catfish, (I cant top that) but ya really havent lived until ya taste my wife's homemade pecan pie!
"mmmmmm, is that good Aunt bea" It'll twang yer buds!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Panthers!
(Had to get that in again)
MDC
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18721: Welcome Irishter.
MDC
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18722: Mdc I love pecan pie almost as much as catfish and that says alot.I see you are rooting for the Panthers ,I live about 50 miles from Charlotte N.C.and that is all we see in the news broadcast here in this area I'm neutral so dosent really make a big difference to me who wins as long as its a good game and not a blow out one way or the other .Now about that pecan pie ,does it come alamode
mayberry deputy
January 22, 2004 - Msg 18723: i knew marvin the martian would get our rover in trouble on mars.irishter= good to see you on the porch, they're always be a chair on the porch for you. i'm from the middle porch. where are you from? sterling= throw a couple of extra logs on the fire tonight.did you see the picture of the ice sculpture your way?i always liked it when opie said but pa it's kindda hard to forget a half boy. mdc= yes, old man winter &river are brothers but they don't care much for each other. tee-hee. can you bring a dozen of those pecan pies to spot's? we'll polish them off.they changed the rules so the brown truck will be the winner no matter who crosses the finish first. sounds fair to me.tee-hee.just waiting for ky moonshiners fuel for the truck.spot= supper sounds mighty good- sticks to your ribs. well worth a whole quarter. (the goona win brown truck) pipeman north porch keep warm and full, watch tags until spring thaw. pipeman