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["You're all about raw power. You're tough, you're loud, and you don't take crap from anyone. Leave finesse to the other cars, the ones eating your dust."]

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Chit Chat / Re: What kind of Car are U ?

« on: September 22, 2006, 04:22:13 PM »

According to the test

I'm a Dodge Viper!

[img width= height=]http://www.tomorrowland.us/sportscar/images/viper.jpg[/img]

"You're all about raw power. 
You're tough, you're loud, and you don't take crap from anyone. 
Leave finesse to the other cars, the ones eating your dust."


I think not ...

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Technology Talk / Re: New batteries for my nikon 995 cool pics on the way. the question is...

« on: September 22, 2006, 04:10:06 PM »

I had to go and look it up again as I had not read it in MANY MANY years ... though you abbreviated it a bit, it still gives me goose-bumps! 

Even though I never expected to have a "literary moment" at american ponders,     I'll close with the first line and last stanza of another.


If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
 ...
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!



Sure doesn't fit in "Techno Talk", does it!



And my mom said the same thing as your wife when she had her cataract surgery ... she was 81 at the time.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Technology Talk / Re: New batteries for my nikon 995 cool pics on the way. the question is...

« on: September 22, 2006, 10:22:19 AM »

Jerry,
"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!" ... It takes a big man to admit some of the dumb things we all do now and then.
I had to grin at your admission re: unwrapping ... it is definately something I could see myself doing. Just be glad that you are old enough (as am I) to blame it on failing eyesight ... that's my second most used excuse, right behind "old timer's" disease!

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / Re: You know you have to put your foot down when ...

« on: September 15, 2006, 08:31:40 PM »

And here are pics of "Lili" the older (evil) step-sister ... she was not a happy camper when we brought Pharaoh home ... and now, 4 years later, she just barely tolerates him ...





Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / Re: You know you have to put your foot down when ...

« on: September 15, 2006, 08:20:20 PM »

Yes, a fan of Meerkat Manor ... both our furbabies are fans ... gotta find a pic of Pharoah's older step-sister ... the evil stepsister    ... ... I'll be back with one...


Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / You know you have to put your foot down when ...

« on: September 15, 2006, 04:40:55 PM »

your pets get to choose the TV program you watch.       



His name is Pharaoh and he's the "baby" of the family ... you guys all talk about the kids/grandkids and this is our equivalent ...

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / Re: Hey Jerry - Why all the spiders?

« on: September 15, 2006, 12:33:09 PM »

Joyce's pic made me dig for one of my own ... As Croc Dundee would say, "Now THAT's a spider!




the perspective between the spider and the ruler is a bit deceiving, but I wouldn't want her crawling up my pant leg!!!



Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Re: Today's Daily News American Ponders Plugged nicely!

« on: September 12, 2006, 03:41:59 AM »

the article is now online ... enjoy!

http://www.dailynews.com/joshuasiskin/ci_4306960

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Re: Need help on how to overwinter....

« on: September 12, 2006, 03:35:24 AM »

Scott,

We need to be more considerate of those who don't have the benefit of Florida winters. I remember vividly the realities of winter in the northern hinterlands ... I'll never go back, but I'll never forget either!

So, a little compassion for those less fortunate ... and besides I'm not really fond of lemonade ...

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Re: I'll be in Newsday this Thursday...

« on: September 12, 2006, 03:30:12 AM »

 LuAnn, here's the direct link to the WGI article that Teresa mentioned ...

http://www.watergardenersinternational.org/journal/1-3/pink_ribbon/page1.html

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Thank you, Jerry ... Thank you, Sean ... Such a difference!

« on: September 12, 2006, 03:19:24 AM »

The load times are consistently under 0.2 seconds !!! Add that to the great content that appears here and it's truly a blessing to come to this forum to view, read & learn.

Jerry & Sean, thank you so much for your contributions of time, effort & money in providing this venue for great pond and personal interaction. Although I've not met any of the people here, I feel I have friends here.   

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / Re: Car Of The Future...

« on: September 07, 2006, 03:34:27 PM »

Quite an interesting clip. I don't know if you have to sign up at "youtube" or not but I did and found the clip at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RboLKikhy04
try this one, I hope it works for you.

Keep Smilin'
John

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Photo Album / Re: My first tropical bloom

« on: September 03, 2006, 11:25:55 PM »

dahlialama - I think you're right and have reposted the pics on another host. I'd appreciate knowing if they are visible again.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Technology Talk / Re: New batteries for my nikon 995 cool pics on the way. the question is...

« on: September 03, 2006, 02:47:36 PM »

Jerry,
I've always been told that they should be fully (18 - 24 hours) charged before first use. Here's a tips link from the place I order my batteries.

http://thomas-distributing.com/batteries-rechargeable-tips-win.htm

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Re: Our diminutive visitor

« on: September 03, 2006, 11:31:12 AM »

Susan,  The dark stripe and the size lead me to believe it may be "Little Grass Frog" (Pseudacris ocularis). I can't find a pic of one that is as green as this one, but the descriptions all state that green is one of the variations. The dark stripe through the eye is this frog's "most constant feature". The other indicator is the fact that it is so tiny. Little Grass Frog is billed as "the tiniest frog in North America, 1.3 - 1.9 cm (0.5 - 3/4 in) in length". It seems to fit but I wish I could find a pic of one that was more green like the one here.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Photo Album / Re: My first tropical bloom

« on: September 03, 2006, 10:36:41 AM »

hmmm, mcp & Kay, I don't know why ... if no one could see the pics then I'd say it's something I did wrong, but it seems they are showing up for some but not others ...  ... anyone got any ideas why? Sean? anyone?

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Our diminutive visitor

« on: September 03, 2006, 09:20:57 AM »

Our most recent visitor gives new meaning to the word small.





Imagine my surprise when I first realized what I was looking at! 

Keep Smilin'
John 

BTW ... we grew him from a teenie tadpole ... 

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Pond Chat / Magical Fish!

« on: September 03, 2006, 09:17:30 AM »

I just want you all to know that I have a VERY special koi! His name is Sunny and even though he's very young, he's magical ... he disappears! 





See! 

In reality, that's the result of the slowness of my digital camera ... when you press the button it seems to take FOREVER for the pic to snap ... but, it was laughable when I saw what the camera actually caught ... just the ripple of his passing ... Oh well ...

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Photo Album / My first tropical bloom

« on: September 02, 2006, 06:50:54 PM »

Today I had my first tropical lily bloom. I got "Islamorada" from Kat on Aug 18th and though the buds that were on it when I received it shriveled and fell off, new buds sprouted and this is the first bloom from those. All I want to say is "Cool!"    and "Thanks, Kat!"   





Keep Smilin'
John 


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Chit Chat / Re: free spyware

« on: September 02, 2006, 11:25:05 AM »

Staci,
These should get you started ...

AVG Anti-Virus
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

AdAware SE
http://www.download.com/3405-8022-5153545.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

SpyBot Search & Destroy
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10122137.html

BigFix
http://download.bigfix.com/update/bf1760.exe

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Technology Talk / Re: Problems with this board

« on: August 27, 2006, 03:33:52 PM »

Problem is, Jerry paid the whole year in advance and I do not believe they give credit so he would be out 4 months worth of hosting fees.

Sean, It's been said before by many others here, and I'll say it again now, access to this forum is much more important to me than a few dollars.

Membership is at 251 members ... as you know, it was over 500! I truly believe that the agonizingly slow page loading is the primary reason that the membership has not bounced back to the 500+ mark. Changing hosting companies and walking away from 4 months of hosting fees seems a small price to pay for reliable access to this group.

I don't think it can be said too often ... THANK YOU ... to you and Jerry for all you do to make this resource available. It would be a plus, in my opinion, if the two of you would allow us (the users) to do our part in making this resource reliably accessible. If switching hosts and losing 4 months fees is what it's going to take to do that ... my finger is poised over my PayPal button to kick in and help defray the cost of making the switch. I believe there are many others here who feel the same way. If that's not the case, I'm sure they will chime in with their own opinions here in this thread.

Again, thanks much for all you do.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Re: Southern California pond Party 2 weeks to go! RSVP Please

« on: August 26, 2006, 05:06:59 PM »

Jerry,
Cindy told me to let you know she would send Broderick in her place ... enjoy

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Technology Talk / Re: Cell Phone Ring Tones

« on: August 22, 2006, 01:34:07 PM »

sorry bout that ...

http://www.susteen.com/productdetail/27/producthl/Notempty

Keep Smilin"
John 

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Technology Talk / Re: Cell Phone Ring Tones

« on: August 22, 2006, 10:33:56 AM »

Teresa,

 The particular phone you have is brand new and thus many of the products don't list it specifically. This TYPE of product seems to be what you're looking for. The tones you build yourself (clip, trim, etc.) from .wav/.mp3/midi files on your computer with the included software. All the other programs/cables I looked at were 2 or 3 times more expensive than this one, I think it's only a matter of confirming that the connector on your phone is the same as the connector on the phones listed as compatible. Sorry I couldn't be more specific, but if this is not the right cable/software, at least it will point you in the right direction.

Keep Smilin'
John 

115

Chit Chat / Re: What happened to....

« on: August 20, 2006, 12:00:25 AM »

Jerry,

BlindToo = mascotgraphics@yahoo.com

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Pond Chat / Georgia Peach from LouAnn

« on: August 17, 2006, 09:36:33 AM »

I received a lily (Georgia Peach) from LouAnn on July 24th, it was huge and I divided it into 3 ... potted them and plunked them into the minipond ... *plunk* ! ... The two buds that were on it when I got it shriveled up and fell off  :'(  from the trauma of shipment and being chopped up into 3 pieces LOL ... but were soon replaced with two more buds ... Today, Aug 17, produced the bloom you see below  ...

     





LouAnn, again many thanks for your generous shipment.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / Re: Today's Garden Visitors

« on: August 14, 2006, 12:51:09 PM »

Mike,

Great pics of the local fauna on your flora ... either you've always got the camera handy, or you are a very patient man...
Thanks for making me grin.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Clearance sale on Water lilies

« on: August 14, 2006, 12:37:14 PM »

Kat

PM to you

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Technology Talk / Re: How do I change my password?

« on: August 12, 2006, 08:11:23 PM »

matherfish,

Go to the profile page,
go to "modify profile" on left of page and click on "Account related settings",
go to "choose password" and enter NEW password,
go to "verify password" and repeat NEW password,
go to "current password" and enter OLD password,
click on "change profile" and your done.

Keep Smilin'
John 

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Chit Chat / Re: Hanging around with Bill Clinton

« on: August 11, 2006, 07:33:18 PM »

lou, the pics rock!

Rocmon & Johns et al - I've tried very hard to not respond to your comments and I guess I've failed cause here I am posting this. There are lots of places for political commentary, I would hope that we can keep this place free of the sniping and hard feelings that seem to go with "my guy is a saint and your guy is a sinner" and all of that ... I agree with one of you and disagree with the other, and hopefully no one here will ever know which is which. One of the reasons this place is so wonderful is it's been a place to escape from all the ugly that is out there and soak up some of the pretty. Let's try and keep it that way, OK? Thanks

Keep Smilin'
John