That was so funny. I live here in

• Would it bother you? - sm
  • Does it bother you and, if so, why? - -nm
  • NO - give me a break!
  • Oh my. I think it's a...well...sweet term. I'm curious why it bothers you? - No flaming intended. nm
    • I bet it bothers a lot of children, but when - van
  • All depends on what part of the country - you live in. Quite common here in the South. (NM)
  • I am an offender . . . - sweetie honey pie
  • I used to substitue in my children's elementary school - daiseymae
  • Those terms are used all the time around here..sm - curious girl
  • How old is the child? First grade or senior in - HS?
  • I am not a teacher but I call kids that kind of stuff all the time (sm) - Honeysayer
    • With you it's ok, you are a parent, a friend, whatever, but a teacher?...nm - van
      • Good Grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - nm
        • You seem to be a very emotional, overimpulsive - van
          • My teachers did this from 1st grade through 12th grade. nm - A-OK with me
          • Like was mentioned above, it is all in what - part of the country you are in or was reared. nm
      • Something similar happened on American Idol - Oh, my!
        • That was so funny. I live here in - sm
          • I use the same term and you and I both know - Oh, my!
  • Honestly, I think teachers should - van
  • Are you being serious? - Jenifer
  • Quite common terms in the South. We - kj
    • Yes, I agree. I am from the south too nm - Honeysayer
  • No. People are so paranoid these days. - NM
  • Where is the teacher from? - In My Neck of the Woods
  • Better those than liar, cheater, retard or ADHD. - Nope.
    • I agree, no teacher should call a student 'retard', t - van
  • My son's kindergarten teacher calls him - fiddlestix
    • I would have mentioned about... - OP
      • I think those things do matter -- it's context - fiddlestix
        • Sometimes - TravelinMT
        • I agree. It is in some people's nature to use those words. - ndmt
      • No, it doesn't suit. - Sara
  • smell test - jealous mom
    • It - pam

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I have a dilemma.  I am an animal lover and have something I cannot come to a conclusion about.  At a restaurant where I eat lunch every Friday with a friend of mine, I have noticed a young male kitty hanging around outside looking for food.  This past week he ran up to my friend and rubbed her legs and quietly meowed.  I purposely did not try to pet him because I knew I would get attached and ignored him.  Well, ever since then I find myself thinking about him and wanting to rescue him.  Meanwhile, I already have 4 inside cats (2 rescues, 2 Maine Coons) and hubby really does not want another cat in the house because a few years ago I promised we would  never have more than 4 (had up to 5 at one point previously).  I actually have a huge screened deck he could stay on indefinitely because I do not believe in letting cats run loose for their own safety.  I could provide plenty of food, a warm place to sleep, and veterinary care.  At some point I would even probably work him into our household, but I just cannot do it at the moment.  Just not sure I would be doing right by that kitty because I am sure he would be upset and confused for a good while as to where he was and what was going on, but is that better than being hungry and cold?  I know there are lots of animal lovers out there.  What does everyone think?? 

after I found HUGE holes in the walkway between my house and barn.  I thought they were just little mice stealing grain, but then I spotted one and it was a HONKIN RAT!  My poor olderly cat was out there with me at the time and saw it, and he hissed at it and ran away! 

I asked for advice on what to do at a local agricultural board, because I have other animals and didn't want to use poison and conventional traps weren't working.  They advised putting a large pale of water out with some seeds floating in it, figuring the rats would go for the seeds and end up drowning.  That was a no-go because the water just froze up solid.  I wound up reluctantly going with Decon because I just can't have my house destroyed.  I haven't had seen any more rats or evidence of them stealing grain, so I'm guessing they have died.  The guy at the grain store promised me the rats would not die in the building and stink the joint up, rather they would crawl off and die outside.  I don't know if I believe that, as it is still winter here and decomposition would be holding off until it warms up.  We'll see, but at least the destruction has been halted.

Good luck and I too say have no mercy, because you just don't need them destroying hour house or causing a spark chewing wires and burnin' the place down.  It is war!   

  (How un-PC is this emoticon?!)

I have an 18-year-old son who LOVES to be on the computer doing the instant message thing.  He knows all the lingo, codes, blah blah blah.  Well, he is not used to the Short Hand being on on my computer, but sometimes he uses my computer when I am not working.  Can you see where I am going with this?

Anyway, he (and probably a dozen other of his buddies) were instant messaging each other on line.  So my son needs to go do something and he just typed BRB for "be right back."  He jumped up and did not see this expand to BRIGHT RED BLOOD.

LOLOL.  Frantically, word travelled through cyberspace that something must have happened because he just typed in bright red blood and left.  When he finally went back to his screen he had all these worried messages...are you all right?  what happened???  are you alive???

I got the best laugh out of that!  He had to explain to everyone who had "heard" just  what had happened and now he is much more careful.

That must be the game system that I have heard talked about and someone laughingly said that this game would actually give you carpal tunnel, pulled muscles, etc. 

Lynn

Born and bred Texas, but never heard that before - i'm trying to figure out if it could be a compliment ???

nm

  And I'm a woman of my word - I never steer people wrong, rarely give unsolicited advice, and let me state it was fun emailing with you today!!  *giggling*......Nice to put the people with their posts...*lol*  I never put a name in but you know my name as I do yours now. 

*too funny*   

Have a GREAT evening :) 

The strange thing is, I've seen adult birds (I don't know what kind, but they aren't very big - not crows or anything) harrass the cats far more than the other way around.  The birds will dive-bomb the cats if they dare to walk out in the open, and the cats just duck their head down and run to get away. 

I've always wondered why the cats put up with it, why they don't just stand their ground and swat at the bird.  I think the birds must be protecting a nest to be this bold.  I've seen them dive-bomb our dogs too.  It seems there is always one bird who will "stand watch" and become very vocal if anyone (us, dogs, cats) go into the yard.  I halfway expect them to dive-bomb me one of these days.  They aren't foolin' around! 

I don't know how that would happen...unless Diana is *padding* her age. 

All I can say is I was at the Brooklyn Fox Theater with my older sister MANY times standing outside waiting to see shows with Little Anthony and the Imperials, Otis Redding, Martha and the Vandellas, Smoky Robinson and the Miracles, the Shirelles, and many many other groups when I was 12.  I also saw similar groups at the Apollo Theater in Harlem when my school took us all there when I was 16, was the last time I/we ever saw Otis Redding unfortunately.  The Tymes and the Shirelles came to my high school for the graduation/prom events to perform.

Diana Ross and the Supremes...I cannot remember if they were there at the Brooklyn Fox theater....they were not at the Apollo when I was there, but I loved the Supremes songs...I was such a Motown person, still  love that era of music/songs.

fun reminiscing.....