Good Monday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
I hope you had a great weekend! :bounce: I certainly did! My Greekspeak came home yesterday and it was SO good to see him! :woohoo: It was a sweet reunion! I wish all of you the same wonderful feelings when you reunite with someone you love!

And so we begin another work week. Are you ready? I'm not, really. But, we don't have a choice in the matter, do we? x( So, let's make the best of it and get this day started together. :hug:

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• DanCa
• Entanglement
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab

[bridgit]

2. i'm jumping in on this one...

:donut: :hi:

[Clintmax]

3. Morning, Miss Bridgit!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today! How the heck are ya?

[bridgit]

7. doing well, seen the post...never typed so quickly as to be the 1st...

one in :rofl: these things move rather quickly is my experience

[Clintmax]

8. LOL! Yes, they do sometimes!

But I'm glad you were my first today! :bounce:

[bridgit]

14. that's me all over, Clint, i do mean to please the folks i care for...

:bounce: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

22. You're such a sweetheart!

:loveya:
Everything going OK today for YOU so far?

[bridgit]

28. yup, running out later for some checks people owe us but yes!

there's an upside to being breathtakingly 'normal' & time-line conscious, and today is that upside day :thumbsup:

[Clintmax]

31. Hey, that's good!

I love those upside days like that! And picking up money is ANOTHER good thing! :rofl:

[Clintmax]

4. Self Delete...Dupe

:grr:

[XemaSab]

5. Morning Clint!

I'm going to sleep now!

Night!

[Clintmax]

6. Good Morning and Good Night, Xema!

Have a good rest! :hi:

[billyskank]

25. Goodnight sweetie!

:hug:

[billyskank]

9. Hey Clint

I'm glad you got Greekspeak back. :hi:

[Clintmax]

11. Hail, Billy!

:hi:
Thanks, Man. I'm glad he's back too! You doing OK today?

[billyskank]

24. Yeah, I'm doing alright

They gave me a brand new system to develop at work. :)

[Clintmax]

27. SWEET!

I bet you're excited about THAT aren't you?

[billyskank]

36. It's about as good as it gets

To make something from scratch. :)

[Clintmax]

42. Yes, I'm sure.

And since that's what you DO...I'm sure you're happy! :)

[Random_Australian]

10. Where am I on that list? I'm here!

Oh yes, good morning btw...

[Clintmax]

15. Morning, RandomAussie!

:hi:
The crew members are people who start their days right here with the rest of us! If you'd like to be an Early Morning Crew Member, you got it! I'll add you to the crew roster and you'll be in there starting tomorrow! :bounce:

How's everything going?

[Minnesota Libra]

12. THERE YOU ARE - was wondering if you were ok..........

......was looking for your thread and didn't see you.:cry:

With everything the Bush Criminal Mob is pulling these days don't jump start our hearts like that.:scared:

OK, the day will be fine now, here's breakfast :donut: for everyone.

Let's try to win one neocon back from the dark side today.:applause:

Be good to each other, remember, we are in this together.:grouphug:

[Clintmax]

18. Morning, Libra!

:hi:
Sorry about that...I had kinda a late night last night and didn't get up quite as early as usual. But, I'm here now! :bounce:

We ARE in this together, you're right! I'm with YOU! Let's try to win one back from the dark side!

[Minnesota Libra]

21. Good to see you and I'm just glad you are fine, we depend......

....on you around here o give some normalcy to an otherwise effed up world.:argh: Anyway, glad to see you.:hug:

[Clintmax]

26. I'm glad to see you too!

:hug:
I'm also glad I can bring some normalcy here too! Effed up world is right!

[tjwmason]

13. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

We were about to send a search party out looking for you.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

19. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
I had a late night last night. Slept a little later than I should have! How's everything in merry ol' England?

[tjwmason]

32. Late night here too.

Thus I'll tell you how things are in Merry England if I find Merry England - round here is very tired England, leaning towards tired and grumpy England.

[Clintmax]

35. LOL! Now, now...

No need to be grumpy, Mister Man. :rofl: I know you're tired, but don't take it out on those working with you! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

38. There are the other two witches

who are both grumpy, and so we get grumpy together at everybody else.

Everybody else deserves it.

[Clintmax]

44. LOL! Oh, OK...

Misery loves company in other words, huh? :rofl:

[tjwmason]

63. I think that we feed off each other

especially in terms of bad moods.

But our mad Ukrainian is away today....which is probably good for her.

[Clintmax]

70. Yes, that happens.

So I'm assuming you direct the bulk of your frustrations at her then?

[tjwmason]

82. She (unintentionally) winds everybody up,

and thus things do tend to get directed at her.

We've been planning how we can move her desk and accoutrements whilst she's away.

[Clintmax]

Ah, I see.

Well, if you can find a way to move it, that would show her a thing or two when she got back! More power to you, Man!

[tjwmason]

93. Her monitor is now on the top shelf (which she can't reach)

We're still deciding what else to do....it helps to cheer me up :evilgrin: and she does take it in good humour as well.

I'm thinking of pottering off for some lunch now - that will make me happier too.

[Clintmax]

96. I look forward to lunch time also...

but, since I only get 30 minutes, I have to make the best of it. I read a few pages from a book while I'm eating, then go outside for a few minutes.

[tjwmason]

102. I can take an hour - but only bother with half.

It means that I get to finish work earlier :D

I read the newspaper whilst I'm eating.

[Clintmax]

107. I could take an hour also if I wanted to, I guess...

But that just takes away from the number of hours on my check. x( So, I only take a half.

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Good morning Clint

good to see you.

I am so happy for you that you had such a sweet reunion with greekspeak :hug:


My weekend went by fast. Even though I didn't do much. Saturday I bought me a new cell (had to get a new contract with a new number). Sunday I went to a Vernissage at the museum I worked. There was a nice concert to it. After it I went for a coffe with three friends and two of them came to my place afterwards.

Monday is half over already. The sun is shining, even though it is cold. But right now the sun is shining through the window on my back and it smells and feels like spring.

[tjwmason]

17. Good afternoon Miss Honeychurch.

It sounds like good weather for you - overcast here :(

:hi: Hope you're having a good day.

[MissHoneychurch]

23. half and half

sunny but cold

but I can see the first flowers in the garden when I look out of my window here at work. That makes me smile.

[MissHoneychurch]

43. We are getting a high pressure area

from Scandinavia. East and West of us it is very cloudy. But we get the sun with the cold x(

[tjwmason]

58. We're cloudy here.

Not too cold though. x( indeed.

[MissHoneychurch]

69. I made the experience

that you can have sun, rain, warm, cold all together at one day in Britain. It is crazy. It changes so fast. Here in Germany when it is cloudy and rainy it will stay that way for days ... :rofl:

[Clintmax]

20. Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
Sounds like you had a good weekend! :bounce: I'm sorry you didn't get your old cell phone back, though. At lest you got a new one! Did you get the same kind? Spring IS in the air, that's for sure. It's been in the mid 80's here in Florida for a while now! I love it!

[MissHoneychurch]

30. No, I got another one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4881520


Thanks for the information. We are somewher around 40 I think :scared: <--- freezing

[Clintmax]

37. Brrr! 40. Been there, done that!

No fun! That phone looks like a nice one! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

40. It is really nice

fun to play with :D

I wouldn't mind at all getting warmer temps here. But according to the forcast this week - not a chance. Last Friday temps were around 50F. I dropped over the weekend again.

[Clintmax]

46. Weather sucks.

:rofl:
It won't stay cold much longer. Spring is almost upon us and then we'll have he heat to complain about. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

49. Yeah

people complain, no matter what. Either it is too cold, too hot, to wet, too dry .... :rofl:

[Clintmax]

71. Yes, they do.

I like it hot though so you won't hear ME complain about the heat!

[MissHoneychurch]

77. No, just bragging

:rofl:

[Clintmax]

81. LOL...well...maybe just a little.

:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

84. Yeah Yeah Yeah

I gonna start counting how often you gonna going to brag :rofl:

[Clintmax]

88. Only about the weather, Miss Honey...

Only about the weather. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

95. At least I can brag

about my trip to the U.S. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

99. Hey, that's true!

And I'll brag right along with you about THAT! :woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

105. Oh btw

next Monday I won't be here. Have to go to a meeting in another town.

[Clintmax]

108. Oh, OK...

I'm glad you said something because I'd be wondering where you were and starting "Where's Miss Honey" threads and things!

[MissHoneychurch]

109. I like to keep my friends informed about my whereabouts

except I am sick and not able to post :hide:

[Clintmax]

111. I know what you mean.

I hate it if I'm sick and can't post. :grr::mad:

[Callalily]

89. Morning MissH!

Sheesh, you call 40 cold? That would be downright balmy here, especially in March. It's around 36 right now here but feels like 24. Both warm temps as far as I'm concerned.

Yes here too it smells like spring, but it's early enough in the season to get some major snow storms yet.

[MissHoneychurch]

94. OK compared to what temps the East of Germany

was enduring a times this winter, 40 is kinda warm :rofl: But yesterday I went out without gloves and my hands felt frozen after some steps.

These are the flowers I see when I look out of the window:

[Callalily]

98. Ohhhhh, very nice!

These are out now? We had a warm spell for a while, and there were daffodils peaking out. Wonder how they're doing after last weeks snow storm.

Oh btw, I like your new phone! Suspect it was a pain entering all your numbers though!

[MissHoneychurch]

103. Yes, they are out on the grass

smiling up to me :D

Yes it was a pain in the ass. And to send the people text messages so they get my new number. But I think I have all now. And I did a forwrd from my old number to my new number. So if somebody calls my old number, I will get the call anyway. Doesn't work for text messages though :shrug:

[buddhamama]

29. Good Morning Clintmax!

It is difficult not to be in a good mood when you're around. My weekend was alright. I gotta call last night, a friend went into labor. YAY! so I am planning a trip in April to coincide with my son's vacation from school- another YAY!

I am glad you've been reunited

a toast to love :donut:

[Clintmax]

33. Morning, Miss Mama!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you, my dear! I'm in a good mood every time I log into DU. I can't help it! Sounds like you have some exciting things going on! I wish you a great time in April! :bounce: I'm taking a vacation in April as well! :bounce:

[buddhamama]

47. It is good to see you too !

I was absent for a few a days due to well, life. I missed our mornings together.

WooHoo for us both- April vacations.

You have a wonderful day, Clint. :bounce: :loveya: :donut:

[Clintmax]

53. Thank you, Miss Mama!

And WOOHOO for we two I say also! I was away from DU for the weekend also and missed everybody. You have a great day too! :bounce::loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

34. Good Morning Clint!

Welcome to Monday!

[Clintmax]

39. Morning, Miss Joan!

:hi::hug:
It's so good to see you today! :bounce: Welcome to Monday also, my dear! You doing OK today?

[In_The_Wind]

52. It's good to see you too.

I'm doing alright but I'm a mit creaky after driving 7 hours and hanging out for 2 hours with the old folks.
We were helping to celebrate a 93rd birthday. :bounce::bounce:

[Clintmax]

73. 93rd birthday!

That's fantastic! :bounce: Congratulations! :bounce: Greekspeak and his father (who came down with him) made the trip from Missouri to Florida in just over 14 hours this time! I don't know how they managed to shave off 2 hours of their driving time, but they did!

[billyskank]

41. Hi Joani!

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

56. billyskank

:hug:

[newyawker99]

45. Good morning everyone!

:hi:


:donut:

[Clintmax]

48. Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug:
I'm glad to see you today! I hope you had a fantastic weekend!

[newyawker99]

61. Yes, it was a quiet weekend.

:hi:


:hug:

[Clintmax]

74. Quiet weekends are the best, you know it?

I have a vacation coming up and I can't wait! :bounce:

[billyskank]

54. Hi newyawker!

:hi:

[newyawker99]

62. Hi billy!

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

50. Good Morning Clintmax!

Hope your week goes well. Glad your weekend was wonderful. I can't wait till Friday! :hi: :hug:

[billyskank]

55. Hi

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

59. Hi there!

:hug: I missed you guys this weekend.

[billyskank]

75. We missed you too!

:loveya:

[Clintmax]

57. Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
I had a fine weekend that's for sure! Good to see you today! Do you start vacation on Friday or something?

[ScreamingMeemie]

66. Nope! It'll be just another weekend, but I look forward to them so

much. :) I have a feeling the week is going to be long, but it'll be 70 degrees up here today so that's something...at least. :pals:

[Clintmax]

76. I think it's going to be a long week also.

The general manager of our store is on vacation again so I'll be a busy boy all week. Hey, 70 is good! :bounce:

[Cannikin]

51. Hey! I started a good morning Sunday thread on your behalf.

[tjwmason]

64. Good morning Cannikin.

:hi:

[Cannikin]

72. Heya TJ! How are ya?

[tjwmason]

83. Tired and grumpy I'm afraid....

I was up too late last night, so I've spent all morning half asleep.

Hope that you're doing much better.

[Clintmax]

65. Hail, Cannikin!

:hi:
You DID? Well thank you, Man! My Greekspeak came home yesterday after being gone for 10 days and I was a busy boy! Was it busy in here on Sunday?

[Cannikin]

67. Not too busy. I just miss you when you're gone!

Glad you had a happy reunion!

[Clintmax]

79. Well thank you, Cannikin!

I missed you and everyone else here too! :hug:

[wildhorses]

60. Good Morning Clintmax!

:hi: :hug:

[Clintmax]

68. Hello, hello, Miss WildH!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today, my dear! Did you have a good weekend?

[wildhorses]

78. very nice indeed

I visited my dearest best friend and we had a wonderful weekend high on a mountaintop...She is the coolest ...she designs jewelry and sings in a band...they have practice o Sunday evenings...and when I visit I sit in with them...it was loads of fun

[Clintmax]

80. That sounds like a great time!

You had a good weekend, I got my Greekspeak back, so I had a good weekend too! :woohoo:

[wildhorses]

86. I am happy for you that you have someone special

have I ever met Greekspeak?

[Clintmax]

91. I don't know....

He doesn't come into the Lounge, so unless you spend a lot of time in GD or GD-P, you probably haven't. I've told him he should come in a say Hello to everyone...but he stays put in GD. :shrug:

[wildhorses]

97. that explains it....I rarely go to GD

there is a reason that it's acronym so aptly describes it :silly:

[Clintmax]

100. LOL! no doubt!

I go in there once in a while to see what's going on, but I rarely ever post. When I DO post, everybody just ignores me, so I stay in the Lounge most of the time.

[wildhorses]

106. I think the lounge is the most civil and intelligent "room" in this

whole house...we may get snarky and sexy on occasion but, love, respect and honor are the usual...also tolerance and freedom to express oneself without fear

[Clintmax]

110. That's so true!

I've been in there before when everybody's heads are exploding about one thing or another and had to leave. I can only take so much of that.

[Callalily]

85. Good Morning Clint - All!

You certainly are in a good mood this morning Clint, as well you should! You'll have to tell Greekspeak not to be gone so long next time.

My weekend went fast, but I accomplished a lot, which makes me feel good. And I too am ready to start the day!

[Clintmax]

87. Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
Yes, it is GREAT to have him back here! And you know...the weekends seem to fly by anyway. Even if you just spend it relaxing and hanging out at home, they pass by too quickly. It's good to see you today, my dear!

[Callalily]

90. Nice to be here . . .

And I know what you mean about the weekends. Sometimes I just plan not to do anything and just stay home. Need that downtime once in a while to recoup. Other weekends I try to jam pack far too many things, but that's fun too.

[Clintmax]

92. I do the same things.

Either way though...fast fast fast. :rofl:

[Callalily]

101. So true . . .

Either way, we always end up multi-tasking to get every thing done.

Or . . . there are weekends that I just don't do anything but read and workout. Or . . . catch up on sleep.

[Clintmax]

104. Same here!

I say we should have a five day weekend and a two day work week, and still get paid the same amount! :woohoo::rofl:

[Clintmax]

112. I hate to leave so soon, my crew, but I need to get some things

done before I go to work. x( I hope everybody has a great day today and I'll see you back here at the regularly scheduled time in the morning! :bounce: Take care!

Clint

[Hissyspit]

113. I forgot to check in again!

I thought of it about 6 a.m., but then got distracted. Sorry!