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[CathyCA]

It seems I have a body part now poking up under my ribs.

Oh, how sweet!

[bjornolf]

Once you're far enough along, you might be able to tell WHICH body part. That's when it gets scary. My wife and I used to have fun figuring out whether it was a foot, hand, elbow, knee, butt, or head.

[CathyCA]

Once you're far enough along, you might be able to tell WHICH body part. That's when it gets scary. My wife and I used to have fun figuring out whether it was a foot, hand, elbow, knee, butt, or head.

That's so true! Sam always showed his butt (hmm. . . some things never change!). Christian was a breech baby, so he was always showing us his knees and very sharp elbows.

It's fun when you can poke the baby and he pokes back. Although having just typed that sentence, I do not wish to ever experience a baby poking my ribs from inside my body again. It's not THAT much fun.

[wilson]

The meat is cut, the chili powder is complete, the beans are brining. My aunt and uncle, plus the new girl, are coming over to watch Night 2 of the Westminster Dog Show. Yum yum chili.

[Lavabe]

The meat is cut, the chili powder is complete, the beans are brining. My aunt and uncle, plus the new girl, are coming over to watch Night 2 of the Westminster Dog Show. Yum yum chili.

See new thread!!

[bjornolf]

Once you're far enough along, you might be able to tell WHICH body part. That's when it gets scary. My wife and I used to have fun figuring out whether it was a foot, hand, elbow, knee, butt, or head.

That's so true! Sam always showed his butt (hmm. . . some things never change!). Christian was a breech baby, so he was always showing us his knees and very sharp elbows.

It's fun when you can poke the baby and he pokes back. Although having just typed that sentence, I do not wish to ever experience a baby poking my ribs from inside my body again. It's not THAT much fun.

My wife thought that was funny...for about the first five minutes. Then the novelty wore off, especially when it was me poking from the outside.

Erica and I went to see the Duke/Wake game in Cameron when she was 6 months along with Sean, our first. He went NUTS from all the loud noise...we think he was cheering Duke on to victory.

[Lavabe]

Right now, I'm three days along with this cold/flu, and my voice is doing its normal descent into James Earl Jones territory. If this lasts through Saturday, it'll be interesting when I give a talk at a political ecology conference.

[CathyCA]

I hate them. I despise them: every single one of them inside that building, except the people wearing Old Gold and Black.

[lawgrad91]

I hate them. I despise them: every single one of them inside that building, except the people wearing Old Gold and Black.

Same here. i refuse to watch. The puppies and I are watching the dog show.

[Very Duke Blue]

Do they still have Valentine parties in schools? I remember decorating a shoebox back in the day and spending the last hour or so of Valentine's Day exchanging cards and eating candy and cupcakes.
But I bet they don't do that anymore, since it probably imperils children's self-esteem and makes them fat.

Christian's school doesn't have Valentine's parties--it cuts into instructional time.

He did have Cotillion on Friday night at the country club. It was semi-formal and had a Valentine's Day theme with refreshments and decor. I'm trying to teach him the proper social graces.

And that's a good thing to learn!!

[Very Duke Blue]

It seems I have a body part now poking up under my ribs.

Oh my. Sounds serious. It can be fun.

[DevilAlumna]

It's fun when you can poke the baby and he pokes back. Although having just typed that sentence, I do not wish to ever experience a baby poking my ribs from inside my body again. It's not THAT much fun.

Really, they respond like that? Okay, that's kind of cool. I'd heard that if I put ice or light up to my belly, the baby would move away, but poke & poke back seems like fun little game for awhile.

[ArkieDukie]

I think my laptop died tonight. My Internet connection kept cutting out, so I decided to reboot the computer. It never came back on, and it smelled like something was burning.

Big question: will I be able to recover anything from the hard drive?

[DevilAlumna]

I think my laptop died tonight. My Internet connection kept cutting out, so I decided to reboot the computer. It never came back on, and it smelled like something was burning.

Big question: will I be able to recover anything from the hard drive?

Oh, noes!

The quick answer is, it depends on what burned. If it was a motherboard, then you can pull out the harddrive, and access it from another computer.

One trick I've heard work, is to put the laptop in the freezer for a couple hours, then try restarting. Just be prepared, if it does revive, that may be your last chance to do a back-up, so have an external drive at the ready.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I think my laptop died tonight. My Internet connection kept cutting out, so I decided to reboot the computer. It never came back on, and it smelled like something was burning.

Big question: will I be able to recover anything from the hard drive?

Oh, noes!

The quick answer is, it depends on what burned. If it was a motherboard, then you can pull out the harddrive, and access it from another computer.

One trick I've heard work, is to put the laptop in the freezer for a couple hours, then try restarting. Just be prepared, if it does revive, that may be your last chance to do a back-up, so have an external drive at the ready.

The freezer trick is used for hard drives...and I've never once had it work..but I've tried lots!
If something burned on it, you can stick in Antarctica for a year, it ain't coming back. Chances are good for your drive though; like DA said you can pull it and access it from another system using an adapter, or have a local shop do it for you.

[wilson]

All of this in-between time as I wrap up grad school and look for jobs has left me with lots of spare time on my hands for cooking. Last night's chili was delicious. Today, ribs prepared on my new smoker (thanks to CB&B for a few tips). The dry rub is on, and I'm just waiting a little longer before putting them on.

[wilson]

...ribs prepared on my new smoker (thanks to CB&B for a few tips)...

I just might have discovered a new favorite pastime. Damn, they smell good.
Also, I am quite drunk.

[CameronBornAndBred]

...ribs prepared on my new smoker (thanks to CB&B for a few tips)...

I just might have discovered a new favorite pastime. Damn, they smell good.
Also, I am quite drunk.

[wilson]

Also, I am quite drunk.

Homemade onion rings may or may not be a good idea, but they will be tasty.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I was rudely awakened this morning by a long lasting and painful calf cramp. I am not eating banananananas. I hate them.

My calf hates them too.

I've decided that my calf cramped up so badly that morning that I actually tore something. My calf has been super sore ever since...even applying pressure to it hurts.
Stupid cramp.