I think I’m still about 5’4" but I’ve become a little pear-shaped. It takes just a little more ‘push’ to get out of my comfy chair.

Elinor, Whoopi isn’t the host of the show, she’s the producer. The guy with too much hair and bounce is the host.

Great new idea, Whoopi. But… lose the host. He’s just toooo much.

Oh, yes, ‘Let us continya on’ was one of President Johnson’s favorites. And President Eisenhower always said, "Nukuler" instead of nuclear. Drives me nuts.

It’s the initials that get me. Acronyms are a secret way of talking that I’m not privy to. On forms, on articles of information you’d like to understand.

Then there’s that always overused non-word UTILIZE. There is no place in conversation, poetry or prose where that word is preferable to plain old USE. It’s that fancyfying the language for some special effect.

Leslie, that was a beautiful piece you wrote. So compassionate and yet not too surprised at the "animal" in all of us. Very good writing!!

I thought it was basket ball. Well… I watch billiards and poker tournaments.

B Clark, I’m staying close to our southern border. When I lived for ten years in Mexico, I found the doctors, dentists and hairdressers to be of the highest quality. I lived in San Miguel de Allende, a smallish town in the center of Mexico, where  the local small hospital was competent, and we could go to Mexico City or San Luis Potoci and receive excellent care.

Then there was the (very funny story, now) about having a hemmeroidectomy in the small clinic there…. but that’s another subject altogether. Some other time, folks.

Yes, Laura, the "parallel universe" of day dreaming follows us all. I’m too old now, but if I had another lifetime, I would be right in the middle of the facinating digital animation world. I left the animation business just as it was bringing on the first CPU animation. Oh well, I guess it’ll have to remain in my dreams.

Skiing at ten thousand feet. Thrilling and dangerous and all downhill.

Happy Birthday Lily. You have so many friends and fans who wish you well. I’ll just add one more.

Patrice

Sc’use me. I’d like to insert a small comment in here. Just push aside and take a drink of water.

DAVID TENNANT AS THE DUKE OF WINDSOR?!!! wOWOWOWOWOWOW!

OK, you can continue your Texas Tussle.

I think so too, Jeannot. The threesome my former husband initiated turned out to be hysterically funny to me. I just couldn’t keep my mind on things and watching the sex-position dance is nothing but humorous.

Now I have a twosome in my king sized water bed. (yes, I’ve slept on a water bed for 30 years) My Great Dane, Savannah, takes up 3/4 and I’m left clinging on to the edge. Those long legs (hers, not mine) reach over and dig into my backside when she’s having her nightly running dreams.

Yes, LIz, you’re getting funnier by the day! I see a nice, sharp, funny jab here and there. I like it.

Ohhhh, John. I wish I had a TiVo again. The DVR that Cox gives you sucks bigtime. I’ve complained about it to the ‘suits’ at Cox, but they don’t know how to write proper code to make a people-friendly program. They’re clueless. I make do and save Dr. Who, House, Charlie, Mythbusters and poker. Actually, since it’s summer and in re-run season, I’ve started to reread ALL of Terry Pratchett’s books which I bought and read two or three years ago. I love his loony sense of humor and his wonderfully nutty characters.