tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post2071385865910319972..comments2024-01-13T18:35:19.562-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: It was a dark and stormy afternoon...Backpacking Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-1140353801166147222008-06-25T11:29:00.000-07:002008-06-25T11:29:00.000-07:00BPD- I meant nothing ill-willed by earlier comment...BPD- I meant nothing ill-willed by earlier comment.<BR/><BR/>I meant only to ask if this was supposed to be serious prose (as all chick lit is, of course) or a chapter in a Twainish anthology.<BR/><BR/>Either way - It's chicklit-iscious!<BR/><BR/>see, I just turned a perjorative noun into an adjective!Swirl Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241915723936809627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-15164977838372581842008-06-25T11:20:00.000-07:002008-06-25T11:20:00.000-07:00Whit: we wanted the goddamned panda, but no...it w...Whit: we <I>wanted</I> the goddamned <I>panda</I>, but no...it was nowhere to be found. They also had difficulty providing us with a <I>large</I> cup for our drink.<BR/><BR/>badass geek: my toes are sore now :}<BR/><BR/>kittenpie: so, after all that heat, now we're on fire; smoggy clouds in the sky...can't go outside, can't stay inside. Doomed.Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-71485649991269148152008-06-24T12:45:00.000-07:002008-06-24T12:45:00.000-07:00As opposed to here, where is HAS in fact been rain...As opposed to here, where is HAS in fact been raining - and thundering and hailing, I might add - like crazy.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-43772946197176154402008-06-24T08:53:00.000-07:002008-06-24T08:53:00.000-07:00I'll stop calling you out, since you asked so nice...I'll stop calling you out, since you asked so nicely. <BR/><BR/>Just trying to keep you on your toes.<BR/><BR/>=)Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-87285335631890294662008-06-23T23:43:00.000-07:002008-06-23T23:43:00.000-07:00Nicely done. We have more of those Kung Fu Panda ...Nicely done. We have more of those Kung Fu Panda toys than I care to admit.Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818211552756821661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-48562775660188044382008-06-23T22:09:00.000-07:002008-06-23T22:09:00.000-07:00womaninawindow: only a little. I'm more clever whe...womaninawindow: only a little. I'm more clever when my brain isn't overheated and I get my nap in.<BR/><BR/>mary beth: damn him and his rictus grin.<BR/><BR/>FADKOG: last time I went to the gym a trainer made me do pushups until I wanted to throw up. Bulimia will chisel these abs; that's what the gym is really for.<BR/><BR/>fearandparentinginlasvegas: I need to use an achronym for you; but FADKOG is my one and only achronymed reader and I'd hate to dishonor her that way; she was my first. But yeah, a/c. But here you can either afford a house and groceries or a house and a/c. I picked wrong.<BR/><BR/>jenn: best money I spent all weekend.<BR/><BR/>moonspun: congratulations! <BR/><BR/>sandie law: you had to go and brag about your a/c, didn't you? Grr...Iowans... ;}<BR/><BR/>badass geek: you need to stop calling me about about the false image I'm trying to present to the world :} I may have known the word before, but as soon as you mentioned CSI I thought "yep, I do remember hearing it there". Even if I did come up with it on my own, however, you'll be happy to know I had to look up how to spell it properly :}<BR/><BR/>swirl girl: California is great. But I could do with a good spring rain every now and then. I'm supposed to be in the greener half of Cali, but instead I'm in the browner third of it most of the time.<BR/><BR/>merecat: I suppose it could be worse. It could be hot and snowing at the same time. I would hate to have to shovel snow in this heat.<BR/><BR/>mumma boo: I think you've hit the nail on the head. That purple bastard.<BR/><BR/>Stefanie: Hemingway, huh? I guess I could have added a bottle of wine chilling in the creek and thrown in a fistfight or two. :}<BR/><BR/>headless mom: only mid-90's huh? That sounds awesome.Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-73949996558914583362008-06-23T19:45:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:45:00.000-07:00I hate the heat too. Over the weekend it was aroun...I hate the heat too. Over the weekend it was around 110 here.<BR/><BR/>Seriously missing my Colorado Mountain Home!!<BR/><BR/>Thankfully it was only in the 90's today- a sentence I thought I'd never say.I can't find my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-41043646437457199822008-06-23T18:02:00.000-07:002008-06-23T18:02:00.000-07:00Hey BPD, I thought you were turning into Hemingway...Hey BPD, I thought you were turning into Hemingway there for a minute and then *poof* Mickey D's here we come! Love it.BabyonBoredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988664515214410933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-11712553893912255862008-06-23T17:58:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:58:00.000-07:00Oh I was tripping along in that forest glade with ...Oh I was tripping along in that forest glade with you, thinking that I really should look on the positive side of the monsoon we've endured for the past two days, when all those asterisks woke me up. Jeez those things are pointy. Hope you find some relief soon. (And Grimace is responsible for the weather. He only looks like a happy purple blob. Misery loves company, you know.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-69453992942437122832008-06-23T17:54:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:54:00.000-07:00I hate hot. I seriously do.I hate hot. I seriously do.MereCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443158111826174633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-71028591868403678572008-06-23T11:10:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:10:00.000-07:00but it's a dry heat, right?i love the heat - beats...but it's a dry heat, right?<BR/><BR/>i love the heat - beats the hell out of snow, sleet , cold, rain, hail and tornados that the rest of the country endures.<BR/><BR/>Californ-i-a is great!Swirl Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241915723936809627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-18016654958009060632008-06-23T09:39:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:39:00.000-07:00"Exsanguinate".Had I never heard that term used on..."Exsanguinate".<BR/><BR/>Had I never heard that term used on CSI, I would have probably had to look it up in the dictionary. <BR/><BR/>Did you have a thesaurus nearby, or did you come up with that one on your own? ;)Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-81699616524167472962008-06-23T09:37:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:37:00.000-07:00I'm sitting here in my air conditioned office read...I'm sitting here in my air conditioned office reading about your dream...it's a breath of fresh air. Thank you...and I feel your pain on the heat. It's going to be painfully hot in Iowa this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-51058543001221514522008-06-23T09:21:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:21:00.000-07:00It's easy to blame McDonald's for everything! The ...It's easy to blame McDonald's for everything! The world is cluttered with plastic toys thanks to them.<BR/> Can you send some heat to Vermont? we'll take a few degrees and call it even...<BR/> I wore long pants and a sweatshirt at my wedding/solstice bonfire on Saturday night!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-7668830538683396622008-06-23T08:32:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:32:00.000-07:00I wish I would have thought of the hotel thing.I wish I would have thought of the hotel thing.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-33825390022469045262008-06-23T08:28:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:28:00.000-07:00I feel for you. It was 108 here yesterday. After l...I feel for you. It was 108 here yesterday. After living in Vegas, I will NEVER buy a house without central A/C, even if it's in Minnesota. I may never turn it on up there, but I want to know it's there if I need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-70282775092888250642008-06-23T06:41:00.000-07:002008-06-23T06:41:00.000-07:00The last time I checked that website, the women we...The last time I checked that website, the women were eating chicken nuggets and apple pies off chiseled abs that may or may not have been yours (it's cute how you play coy, so I'll play along, too). If they were yours, well, good job putting that gym time to good use.for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-79499158249978171532008-06-23T05:38:00.000-07:002008-06-23T05:38:00.000-07:00And Ronald McDonald sits back with an evil chuckle...And Ronald McDonald sits back with an evil chuckle and thinks, "Yep, snagged me another one!"Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236441806234261588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-4852560226004304112008-06-23T04:31:00.000-07:002008-06-23T04:31:00.000-07:00You had me there in your eloquence and then the wa...You had me there in your eloquence and then the water proof picnic blanket smacked me right upside the head. And then the website. I daresay you are a little clever. Sorry you didn't REALLY get that nap, woulda been so sweet.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.com