oh, i did love on her for that, after i quit laughing at it. --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Awww! I hope you praised prancer for his being your > protector! got to luv > him for it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > [log in to unmask] > > "What is real but compassion, as we move from birth > to death?" > ~~Greg Brown~~ > > > > [Original Message] > > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: 11/30/2005 8:08:38 PM > > Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy (talking to > mechanical objects) > > > > prancer attacked a huge piece of wood once. it was > a > > short log that ben broght to our porch. had couple > of > > short offshoots that made it holdable as a > "machine > > gun or bazooka" in his army play. but laid down it > > looked at first glace like something with legs. > > prancer and i were going out as part of our > routine at > > night. in the shadows there it was, close enough > to > > threaten us. she went balistic on it. it was funny > to > > me, but, i realised that to her she was protecting > me > > from a threatening animal of some kind. > > > > so, you may be right, your molly might attack it. > and > > you brought back a good happy memory for me. > thanks > > kendall. > > > > --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > Janet and I have talked about getting a Roomba, > but > > > are afraid Molly > > > would try to "kill" it, and might hurt herself. > > > > > > Kendall > > > > > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's > > > redundant!) > > > > > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; > the > > > unreasonable one > > > persists in trying to adapt the world to > himself. > > > Therefore, all > > > progress depends on the unreasonable man. > > > > > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 8:24 PM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy (talking to > > > mechanical objects) > > > > > > i called the rambler "rusty" i think you could > guess > > > why. > > > > > > --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > > > my first car was a Plymouth valiant that was > as > > > old > > > > as I was. I named her > > > > Pat, After three accidents in the first year, > (dad > > > > was right, that's why he > > > > got me a 21 year old car, where I learnt my > > > limits, > > > > (depth perception > > > > issues, and how to cope) I got a newer > Plymouth > > > > valiant, i think her name > > > > was Polly. After Polly I switched to Toyotas, > and > > > I > > > > don't recall what their > > > > names were. My ex named his Toyota truck > Prince... > > > > We won't get into the > > > > overtones of why he named his truck Prince! > LOL > > > > > > > > She doesn't cuss, she just says like, oh no > you > > > > don't, move it, stuff like > > > > that. I tease her by rolling my eyes when she > > > does > > > > this. lol > > > > > > > > My first computer was an Epson qx-10 I called > him > > > > Mr. Epson. not very > > > > imaginative. I'd say, Oh, good boy, good boy! > > > > > > > > My cats would freak if I got a robot dog... > also a > > > > roomba vacuum cleaner, > > > > heh heh heh. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > "What is real but compassion, as we move from > > > birth > > > > to death?" > > > > ~~Greg Brown~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > > From: Jonathan Rand <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > Date: 11/29/2005 5:50:49 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy > (talking to > > > > mechanical objects) > > > > > > > > > > those car names r delightful! :) > > > > > > > > > > The Grey Ghost? That's what I named my > > > computer! > > > > Its 1 of those grey > > > > > Dell's... > > > > > > > > > > JR > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Kendall David Corbett > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral > Palsy > > > > List" > > > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > >Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy > (talking > > > to > > > > mechanical objects) > > > > > >Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:52:14 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > > >Jonathan and Mag, > > > > > > > > > > > >Jon, You might want to check out one of > those > > > > Sony Aibo dogs; a friend > > > > > >just got one, and it's pretty cool. > They're > > > > expensive, but you can find > > > > > >them on Ebay now. > > > > > > > > > > > >Mag, could your friend's conversations with > the > > > > cars on the road be > > > > > >repeated in polite company? Almost all my > > > > vehicles have had names, some > > > > > >fairly uncomplimentary, except for the van > I > > > had > > > > before the one I've got > > > > > >now, which was _completely_ > uncomplimentary. > > > It > > > > was "The Beast." It was > > > > > >a '90 3/4 ton Ford van with a marginally > > > working > > > > lift. The van I've got > > > > > >now hasn't come up with a name for itself > yet. > > > > They seem to generate > > > > > >names based on paint color and quirks. > > > > > > > > > > > >'67 purple Jeep CJ-5, with a manual tranny: > The > > > > Purple People Eater > > > > > >(hard to get into or out of. Bought > in > > > > 1976) > > > > > > > > > > > >'73 green Jeep Pickup: The Green Dragon or > === message truncated === __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs