Anti M hosts maggiemayday's scifi refuge

Post by **AntiM** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:51 pm

I need to cleanup the birdbath, it was frozen solid Friday morning, but there was a bluejay in it today. We only have one feeder, I hesitate to bring in too many birds, the neighbor's cats are hunters. There were three quail in the backyard this afternoon, I've never seen any this far down from the foothills. My brother lives six or seven blocks east of me, he has squirrels, I don't. We do get raccoons now and then, but almost every house has a dog in the yard, or cats. The magpies are nesting in the tree across the street, I like them!

archersangel · Post by **archersangel** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:37 pm

we have all kind of "critters" in the area. raccoons, opossums, deer, pheasant, there was even a stray moose once. (or was it an elk?

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Post by **AntiM** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:31 pm

Cool, AA. There's been a moose on campus and that's close. And a LOT of dead deer. Mostly mulies, which are fair-sized.

I've just read my posts in various places today, I shouldn't post when I'm taking benadryl. I had a nasty rash from grass ... tried weeding again, and while I can beat the snuffles, I forgot that sometimes I break out. %$#@%$#@^!!!! Anyway, I think I sounded like a drooling fool. Probably just to myself, but there ya go.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:10 pm

I haven't read much of your posts but they all seemed fine to me.

We get deer sometimes, possums, billions of squirrels, but stray dogs and cats rarely. When cats show up, I trap them and have the humane society pick up or cat rescue. Been a while though. About 3 yrs ago we had a pregnant cat and FOUR other adults dumped here. We didn't catch the mom and kittens til they were about 8 wks old but I found homes for most and a cat rescue took the last one. Friend took the mom and 2 of the others. I hated for the shelter to take the other 2 adults, but you can't save them all. So my birds stay unharmed. Canton has a strict leash law and even cats must stay on your own property or be picked up.

About 10 miles from here they get a lot of chipmunks but I have never seen one here.

ps... I fed the damned things especially the mom and kittens til we caught them.

Post by **AntiM** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:27 pm

Cats are supposed to stay home here, but it doesn't happen. My neighbor has three who prefer the outdoors and they like my yard because I don't have yard dogs. Two of them are uber-friendly but they only stay out during the day; one stays out as long as it isn't freezing. That's Maynard, big tuxedo cat and a poor hunter. Baby is sweet, but she's quick. Mr. Christopher always wants to come in, but I won't let him, my cats would beat him up, he's tiny. She has three other indoor cats; they come out to sun once a week or so. She used to do cat rescue and had a permit from the city letting her keep more cats than allowed; she hand raised my Siamese. So I don't mind if her cats spend a little time in my yard. Her husband has a Golden Retriever; he leaves the cats alone but they don't like to hang with him.

I see other neighbor cats now and then, and a few from a block over, but not in my back yard.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:12 am

WE HAVE HUMMINGBIRDS! SPRING HAS SPRUNG! :)

Post by **AntiM** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:13 am

Post by **mdmf007** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:21 am

was 78f in SF yesterday - did the Muir woods and am now sore as can be from walkign so much.

Post by **AntiM** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:24 pm

Nice ... the weather, not the soreness.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:41 pm

I miss San Francisco.
They are some walking motherfuckers there, aren't they?

They say things like, "It's only a short walk from the train."
Which means five miles uphill!
A nice place to walk though.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:45 pm

LOLOL. In Lyon, France they have ROADS in town that are for walking only. Talk about walking mo fos, they have many!

archersangel · Post by **archersangel** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:23 pm

well, i can't get back in to scifi.com

i tried 4 times, it won't let me in. i was there earlier today. pip came back (she's deckofficer now) & i left a comment on her profile. i think she infected me.

archersangel · Post by **archersangel** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:33 pm

ignore that ^^^^ i got in just now. frelling system!

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:27 pm

The boards were really slow, so I haven't been on much.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:12 am

Just to say this thread isn't chopped liver, we can post even when we CAN get on the sf board.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:21 am

I had trouble in the middle of the day yesterday; I'd click and then walk off and come back in five minutes to see if it had opened.

Looks like everyone is getting swept up in RL, hard.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:56 pm

I can't get on SciFi with either my IE or firefox. Hopefully they'll fix it soon.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:59 pm

I haven't had problems this evening, in fact, skiffy was downright quick. Apparently, you weren't the only one who couldn't get in.

Other than skiffy, how's it going? Using the duct tape on yourlarry are you? How's Sayblee? Improving at all, or holding steady?

Post by **AntiM** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:44 am

Box Burner wrote:OK this is probably stupid but Is this him?

I don' see much TV

Geez, BB, can't believe I missed that pic! Nice one.

Yes, that's him. Yum, droool .... oh wait, y'all are used to me being a dirty old lady.

Oh, yeah, so are the skiffy people.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:21 am

Well today Skiffy so slow took me 40 mins to post poll!

Post by **AntiM** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:18 pm

I just got hot ... hot, tired, dusty, but had a great time.

archersangel · Post by **archersangel** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:38 pm

it's been raining here. just saying.

Post by **AntiM** » Fri May 16, 2008 4:04 pm

We're sunny and the dandelions love it. Little bastards.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:47 pm

Poor dandilions. They are not weeds just unloved flowers.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:40 pm

I loved dandelions as a kid. so surreal looking.
I still think they look good.

DebraDownSth · Post by **DebraDownSth** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:16 pm

Can't log into scifi with IE or firefox. If you see this, tell haremites good night and hopefully fracking problem fixed by morning.

Nevermind, it let me sign on now

Post by **AntiM** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:59 am

Good. s'alright, I didn't check in here until this morning.

And now we have weather cold enough I had to turn the furnace back on. Springtime in the Rockies, ahhhh.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:12 am

Any good scifi conventions coming up?

Post by **AntiM** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:58 am

I haven't much of a clue, I've never been to one. I've heard Dragoncon in Atlanta is great, but that's Labor Day weekend. I have a thing or two to do then, so that's a no go.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:33 pm

There's Baycon in SJ this weekend.