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ORIGINAL: scott1964
[:)] Nice picture. Now the question. Who is going to be a polar bear and jump naked into the river? [:D][:'(]ORIGINAL: Grollub
Christmas picture from the rowan tree at my parental home.
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Going out for dinner with Mrs. Chickenboy. We just finished some Christmas shopping on the San Antonio riverwalk, had a nice leisurely lunch and a siesta too. Grandparents are keeping the kids for a couple days, so it will be a nice getaway...[8D]
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
In other thread news.....
GF came home last night with a 2 year old Doberman Pinscher.
[X(]
Thing is huge.....and stank to high hell (and sadly was painfully thin)
To complicate matters, his name is "Spike" Our yellow lab mix's name is "Spike" so now i get double the trouble when i call it out.
Guess who had to bathe it last night.........
Best part.....he's shy and very timid and fearful (so much for those Hollywood action films staring the breed) and the only way to keep him quiet last night was to let him sleep on our bed. GF had covers........Doberman had a nice snuggle nest of covers........
me.....no covers. cold night.
(oh but it'll only be a foster for a couple weeks i'm told!)
aieee.....
ORIGINAL: Mynok
ORIGINAL: Terminus
My boss was in a Christmassy mood this morning. She told us that we could leave (with pay) once we'd finished our tasking today; I've calculated that I can shave off an hour and a half!
Hoping to get out of here a bit early today as well.
ORIGINAL: Grollub
ORIGINAL: scott1964
[:)] Nice picture. Now the question. Who is going to be a polar bear and jump naked into the river? [:D][:'(]ORIGINAL: Grollub
Christmas picture from the rowan tree at my parental home.
Did that thrice when I was a company commander (except that we had our normal field uniform on) [:'(]. As my unit was an "arctic" one, there was a tradition that last week before Christmas, before we sent the soldiers home, we sawed up a hole in the ice on a nearby lake and made the entire company bathe in it. Basically, you had to jump in, tread water for ~15 secs and then ask for permission to come up. I can assure you, that the hardest part were getting your tongue to work for the last part ...
Of course, the commander had to set an example and be the first one into the hole, so that none of those pimple-faced youths could refuse ... [:D]
Edited; Grammar. These foreign languages are hard.
Good to see we're not the only ones with wacky ideas and traditions! [:D]ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
ORIGINAL: Grollub
ORIGINAL: scott1964
[:)] Nice picture. Now the question. Who is going to be a polar bear and jump naked into the river? [:D][:'(]
Did that thrice when I was a company commander (except that we had our normal field uniform on) [:'(]. As my unit was an "arctic" one, there was a tradition that last week before Christmas, before we sent the soldiers home, we sawed up a hole in the ice on a nearby lake and made the entire company bathe in it. Basically, you had to jump in, tread water for ~15 secs and then ask for permission to come up. I can assure you, that the hardest part were getting your tongue to work for the last part ...
Of course, the commander had to set an example and be the first one into the hole, so that none of those pimple-faced youths could refuse ... [:D]
Edited; Grammar. These foreign languages are hard.
[:D] That's great. When I was a battalion S-3 (operations officer) I was acting XO for our summer training. There was (and still is) a tradition that the first time a commander goes to annual training as commander, he gets thrown in the lake. Well that happened. Later he got even. He formed up the entire battalion (~450 soldiers) and marched them to the lake. Then he marched them in and put them in the front leaning rest position and proceeded to have them do some push-ups. [:D] Being the acting XO I wasn't in the formation and got to enjoy the event. [:D]
Edit: We were pretty far north and it was early summer. That lake was cold! [:D]
ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
In other thread news.....
GF came home last night with a 2 year old Doberman Pinscher.
[X(]
Thing is huge.....and stank to high hell (and sadly was painfully thin)
To complicate matters, his name is "Spike" Our yellow lab mix's name is "Spike" so now i get double the trouble when i call it out.
Guess who had to bathe it last night.........
Best part.....he's shy and very timid and fearful (so much for those Hollywood action films staring the breed) and the only way to keep him quiet last night was to let him sleep on our bed. GF had covers........Doberman had a nice snuggle nest of covers........
me.....no covers. cold night.
(oh but it'll only be a foster for a couple weeks i'm told!)
aieee.....
Yeah, right......
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: stuman
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
I know.....GF rescued the horse that played the mare-girlfriend to those pervs in the movie "Zoo" that documented those wonderful events up in Everett WA. Horse's name is "Babe"
Holy crap :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_(film)
My mistake.......her name is actually "Baby" not "Babe"
http://www.hopeforhorses.net/Baby_-_Main.html
fair warning...her rescue picture is not a pretty sight.
ORIGINAL: Grollub
This is basically what it looks like;
Nik, you are gonna have to stop this. People are gonna get the impression you are really a nice person, after all. Just fyi, here's a thing that my Vet back in Cali had on every wall. I think you'll get it.ORIGINAL: Nikademus
In other thread news.....
GF came home last night with a 2 year old Doberman Pinscher.
[X(]
Thing is huge.....and stank to high hell (and sadly was painfully thin)
To complicate matters, his name is "Spike" Our yellow lab mix's name is "Spike" so now i get double the trouble when i call it out.
Guess who had to bathe it last night.........
Best part.....he's shy and very timid and fearful (so much for those Hollywood action films staring the breed) and the only way to keep him quiet last night was to let him sleep on our bed. GF had covers........Doberman had a nice snuggle nest of covers........
me.....no covers. cold night.
(oh but it'll only be a foster for a couple weeks i'm told!)
aieee.....
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
First day of vacation tithe. [:D]
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
don't mess with the quarterhorse!
ORIGINAL: JWE
Nik, you are gonna have to stop this. People are gonna get the impression you are really a nice person, after all. Just fyi, here's a thing that my Vet back in Cali had on every wall. I think you'll get it.ORIGINAL: Nikademus
In other thread news.....
GF came home last night with a 2 year old Doberman Pinscher.
[X(]
Thing is huge.....and stank to high hell (and sadly was painfully thin)
To complicate matters, his name is "Spike" Our yellow lab mix's name is "Spike" so now i get double the trouble when i call it out.
Guess who had to bathe it last night.........
Best part.....he's shy and very timid and fearful (so much for those Hollywood action films staring the breed) and the only way to keep him quiet last night was to let him sleep on our bed. GF had covers........Doberman had a nice snuggle nest of covers........
me.....no covers. cold night.
(oh but it'll only be a foster for a couple weeks i'm told!)
aieee.....
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
one eyed thoroughbred!
ORIGINAL: stuman
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
First day of vacation tithe. [:D]
The I want to take vacation, but my clients will not let me tithe. I may stsrt drinking Bloody Mary's anyway.
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
Tonight the Doberman's gonna lose the battle of the covers.
