I misspelled Hawaiian TWICE! More please. No, MORE!



Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!! That's better.

Wake UP!

Good morning Rusty,
I did not even notice the misspelling - now who is asleep?

Is everyone sleeping in this morning? or off to an early start on the weekend?

Diana - I hope that your Dad has a better day today and good news about him leaving the ICU.

Brittany - Good luck on the driving test today.
Mary

Lazy August morning, I guess!

What sort of product development do you do?

Yesterday a friend emailed me this. I could just strangle him. Has anyone noticed that the simplist things are the most habbit forming??
http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf

Clint - if Brittany can pass that she can get her driver's license!

Morning all...gee thanks Clint, now I got stuck doing that thing for at least 3 tries! LOL! Must get ready for work...TGIF indeedee! wooohooo!

Rusty,
I am into drugs!!!!

I help my clients work through the drug development process (they create the drug - I help them go through the steps with trials and regulatory process in order to get it approved with the FDA). Basically work through the development plan and make sure that they can do all of the steps necessary - cannot ensure that it will be approved - needs to work and be safe - but I can help them understand what they need to do to prove it.

Hope this makes sense.

The company a work for is called a CRO (clinical research organization) and we specialize in running clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies (that is the main portion of our work). My portion of the business expands on that and helps the small virtual companies and non-US companies work the the process in the US (very small piece of our business but to me much more exciting)
Mary

I love drugs! Let me rephrase that. I am a fan of the pharmaceutical companies. I had chronic migraines (24/7/365) since I was a kid and the only reprieve I got was medicinal. Fiorinal kept me moving until Imitrex came on the market. That drug was a miracle and brought complete relief in minutes from the most intense pain.



After a couple visits to a migraine clinic at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, MA I'm migraine-free - 2-1/2 years now. The docs found a balance of prophylactic drugs - non-narcotic LOL - that got my brain chemicals working properly. The funny thing is they aren't *migraine* medicine but a combo of an anti-depressant, a beta blocker and B/P medicine.

You can imagine what a difference it's made in my life.

This guy gets our super buoyancy award of the day!

Hear Hear...I'm with you Rusty! Glucophage has changed my life DRAMATICALLY! I was telling Michael that now that I have been on it for 3 months, my body is finally functioning like it SHOULD, and I can't believe I lived 17 years feeling the way I did...yeah for good docs too...only took me going through 4 to find one that actually listens to what the patient is telling them! Oh, and I've also lost 15 pounds since I have been on my wonder drug

Nice flicky pic Rusty

I've only got one hawaiian shirt and I got it in the Bahamas. I think they just change the labels. It makes for a good golf shirt, to bad I don't golf. Usually I get t-shirts from local environmental groups or art coops. I have some really cool whale and turtle shirts. A couple I have worn to much and now can't get them replaced WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Oh, I really wish I hadn't received this recipe from About.com today:

Haystacks

This microwave candy is made with chow mein noodles and butterscotch chips.

1 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup peanuts
2 cups chow mein noodles

Microwave the butterscotch chips and peanut butter on 50 percent power for 3 to 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and blend to coat noodles thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper.

Rusty,

Glad to see that you hae your migraines under control on the cocktail of drugs that you are on makes sense.

I agree with the bouyancy award - he is incredible!!! and putting on a show for everyone!!!

Mary

Wowza - that is a gorgeous palm tree and sunset motif.

I'm with you on the T-shirts. I have dozens with reptiles and fish on them mostly. They are great souvenirs. I wore them as my *uniform* as the museum aquarist. When I did demonstrations for schools and the public I always picked out a flashy one and the kids got a kick out of it. Way more people-friendly than khaki *Ranger Andy* costume. Being the first female aquarist let me make some of my own rules regarding proper dress.

Lately I've been hitting the local Salvation Army and you wouldn't belive how many excellent Hawaiian shirts they have for $2-$4 on the racks. Takes a keen sense of style (hahahaha!) to snap them up. I like the fact that they float a bit on ya - cooler when it's muggy out.

Ghost fish:



Military presence:



Ooops Cynde, just messed up your sugar/insulin balance with those no-oven-needed cookies!

Clint - Why did you have to send us that site!!!
I love that shirt.
I have one that I inherited from my grandfather. My uncle sent it to him when he was stationed in Hawaii in the 40's. It has real coconut buttons. A real classic.
Mary

Coconut buttons? Cool! I betcha if you check eBay there are similr shirts going for $$$.

From Esquire:

Even if a working stiff has to live on the continent of reality, he/she can dress for Paradise Island!

Hi everyone. I'm afraid I got stuck into Clint's copter game and couldn't put it down. LOL.

Rusty. Your recipe reminds me of when we drove up into the Troudos mountains last week. There was a guy there who had made his own peanut brittle. It was absolutely yummy. Annie B.

Talking of food did you know

It's...

Cheesecake Day

I have no idea who invented cheesecake! But, we've got three great recipes to celebrate Cheesecake Day. Two are quick and easy. The other one... well, it's chocolate - this means it's worth the extra effort. Surprise someone with a yummy dessert soon!

Chocolate Cheesecake http://hicards.com/platinum/bizarre/8-8b.html

Sugar Free Cheesecake http://hicards.com/platinum/bizarre/8-8c.html

No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake http://hicards.com/platinum/bizarre/8-8a.html

Hello? Talk about a tabloid world - I just read that Arnold is going to be running against Gary Coleman and Larry Flynt??

Speaking of Tabloid Trash {trash} wanna get a little fun bet going here?

After the massive embarrassment of Gigli - and Ben's recent front page escapades in a stripper bar - do you think J.Lo and Ben Affleck will still tie the knot this fall? (Or ever?

Wrasses just wanna have fun!

Hey Annie! MMMMMMMMMMM, now I have a sweet tooth nagging me to go get something sticky-sweet for lunch. Death by Chocolate ice cream ought to do it.

Anyone try the new PEPSI Vanilla? I tried the Diet Vanilla Coke but it has a yucky aftertaste I couldn't get used to. The Pepsi Diet Vanilla seems a little better if it's really cold, but you'd be better off getting vanilla ice cream syrup and squirting a little bit into Diet Coke/Pepsi when you pop a can.

I say Hello - you say Goodbye...

To recalibrate your mouse, click and hold on the moon. Then drag the moon toward the smiley. If it doesn't work, you might want to clean your mouse contacts with a q-tip and alcohol.

Stop screwing around and go do something constructive!

Well, that ALMOST worked right. LOL Am I amusing myself? Yup.

oh.. im going to have to dig through my closet to find my Hawaiian shirt..hmm how bout a grass skirt instead?

Hey Brittany - your back - how did you do?!?!?
mary

My wife the choco-holic makes something simular with chocolate chips, peanut butter and chowmein noodles or granola. Just put in a cup, microwave until chocolate starts melting and stir. I'm glad I like pickles. Which reminds me I HAVE GOT TO PICK CUCS!!

Rusty, geez...talk about sugar overload! LOL! When I used to eat sweets before the glucophage, I would get sick...nauseated...now I can actually have a cookie once in awhile and not pay for it (well, my thighs pay for it)...the hardest part was giving up all my carbs...I went through MAJOR pasta and bread withdrawls...I have gotten over the hump though and I think the only pasta I have had in the last couple of months was when I was on Bonaire...can't pass up pasta at Caprricios!

Mary, I look for your new drug approvals so I can put them up on our website! Going through the drug approval process is a BIG project, that's for sure!

Brittany, OK I'll take it as long as it goes with my shirt.

Jeeeeeze u're all real "sweet"hearts
Ok Clint, that's going 2 be a real time-spender

Way 2 go girl!!!

Clint : you're gonna love this :

when I was in goldsmith-school ( about age 17-22)
we had a cocktail party in a studenthouse (I think you call it different); 4 guys from two different school classes.
So what happens : JP and I told our guests that it was going to be a "tropical cocktailparty" and the other two guys told their guessts it was going to be a "black tie cocktailparty".

Just one week before the party , 50 guests and a shocking amount of liquor , we discovered this little hick up !!!

We decided not to tell anybody and dressed ourselves with a white smoking button down shirt with "butterfly tie" and a really nice big old hawaiian grass skirt .!!!

I can asure you it was hilarious !!
The music was devide into blocks : Vivaldi and beach boys !!!
One of the guests used to be a bartender , so we ended up with 13 different cocktails that ofcourse all had to be tasted.

Aaaaaaahhhh , happy days

sjoske

Below is a picture I thought the guys would like.

This is my youngest son's baseball team - they are a 12 year old AAU team and this was taken when they were playing in the sate finals this year.
Now don't you wish your mother took you to places like this for lunch when you were 12!!!!!
My son is the last on on the left - bottom row.

LOl Mary, boy, you are the best baseball mom! Did that Hooter's airline every launch?

AAU?? Association for Audited Undertakers??

AAU-Amateur Athletic Union

Cynde - clueless on the airlines - I think the economy going south put the stops to it!!!

Yes, it did and just adding a couple extra routes.
http://www.hootersair.com/flight_schedules/

To bad I didn't get this yesterday. FOLLOW THE LEADER>>>>>>
http://www.electronicorphanage.com/neen/demo/clinger.swf

Here's a rarity on the reef cam a turtle.

Nice turtle Cecil. That picture reminds me of when we went to Zante, and we saw loggerhead turtles swimming in the sea.

It's a long time since I have seen Blikje sitting on the wall. Annie B.