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Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 15:16
This promises to be a spirited swap! Old ghoulfriends and new ghoulfriends are welcome to sign up. I promise to include lot's of corny Halloween jokes and bad puns, and the group will supply the camaraderie. Don't be afraid to don your best pointy hat and join in, even if you have never participated in a plant swap before. I would love to get this one back to basics with plants and a Halloween theme as the centerpiece. Many of us suffered losses due to weather issues this year, so let's scale back from 5 plants to 4 plants required to participate. Remember that in this group sending plants is supposed to be fun! Send what you like and what you would be happy to receive and don't stress about having the newest and greatest. This is still a good time of year for most of us to plant daylilies and German iris and many perennials, and fall bulbs would be absolutely wonderful to send! If your zone limits the fall bulbs that can be grown in your area, please let me know-I will try to match you with someone who can accommodate you. The rules: 1. You must be at least 18 to join this swap. 2. You must send at least 4 plants. With bulbs, each variety will be considered 1 plant. For example, if you send 8 tulip bulbs and 5 are Orange Emperor tulips and 3 are Queen of Night tulips, each different variety will counts as 1 plant, so that would be a total of 2 plants for purposes of the swap. Please try to send plants that relate to Halloween in some way. It could be that the name includes a Halloweeny word like witch or moon or magic or midnight; or ones that are a Halloweeny color like orange, black or purple. 3. In addition to the plants, include something scary! That could be a scary Halloween decoration, the horror paperback you just finished reading, a picture of my third grade teacher (she terrified me, and still does decades later) or anything else that conveys the spirit of the season. The trick is not to spend a lot of money on your treat, but express what you love about the season! 4. All boxes should be sent priority with delivery confirmation unless it is all fall bulbs, which will probably be fine going parcel post with delivery confirmation, which adds just 18 cents to parcel post rate. 5. Once you receive your box, please share the contents with the group. We want to share each others fun! 6. Sign ups start now and will close on Friday, September 28. I will assign partners on the 29th and we will make October 15 the absolutely last day to send your partner's box. We want to be sure that everyone has time to enjoy their scary Halloween surprise. Sign up here and email me at email@example.com. If you are new to the group, share with us a little about yourself. What do you like? What kind of plants do you grow? Do you have a family, pets, hobbies? Pictures are welcome. This should be fun! |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 15:19
lol I think we are talking about ghoulie things eh? With fox since he is a vfm the chief of the fire dept took him in. Sheesh talk about a work a holic though he had the phone line in the er directed to him regarding work, now at that point I walked out and said deal with it. Then for two weeks sorry but no pity party from me. He was to have been pall bearer at his uncles funeral the day he ended up in the er. But sorry I do draw the line and I do laugh alot. |
My hubby had kidney stones last year and I did have to call the ambulance.I thought he was dying(he acted like it anyway).But when it came to birthing the babies the whole deal scared him to death.He was really worried about me.He knows better than to say anything about women in that aspect.He says he could never be a woman.I agree.But no more babies for me, only grandbabies. Oh, by the way anytime is okay by me for the quiz....got my thinkin cap on already!!! |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 17:47
Hey ghoulfiends, Tomorrow is the last day for sign ups and partners will be posted on Saturday. I have the quiz ready; 13 varied questions, but all relate to Halloween in some way. The first to post the greatest number of correct answers wins. I will post the quiz with instructions at noon on Saturday unless someone that wants to play tells me that won't work. If evening or Sunday is better, just let me know. |
Okay, ladies! I have changed my gardenweb email. Can you all please change my email addy in your address books to firstname.lastname@example.com? I would appreciate it. I'll have a little more privacy that way. Thanks for all your support through this! I had Dylan, William and Elizabeth scheduled for dental appointments this afternoon. Dylan was supposed to be outside right after school waiting for me, only I got there, and he wasn't there. I waited for about 10 minutes, and tried his cell over and over, but he never showed up, so since we were running late by that time, I just took the other kids. He had forgotten, and gone right to football practice. This in addition to the fact that he missed the bus for his game earlier this week, by losing track of time, is getting pretty frustrating! I had a pretty heavy talk with him after I picked him up, about remembering things. Then, at the dentist, we found out that Elizabeth is missing two of her adult teeth. The bicuspids on the bottom are not there. So, they said her baby teeth are all she'll have down there, and she needs to take REALLY good care of them. Great! Plus she needs to see an ortho. In fact, all 3 of them need to see orthos - and I can't find one that takes medical assitance. So, looks like we will have to go almost 2 hours away to the dental school at U of I to do that. I'll try to call them tomorrow and see if I can set up an appt. Probably a long wait for that. Oh, well! Okay, off to work some more on our late supper! I don't know why I planned a big meal of roasted chicken and mashed potatoes, knowing I wouldn't be home until after 5:00 today? It ended up being around 6:00, as Dave told Lily I would take her to the playground! : ) Fun, fun! We'll just be eating really late! : ) Boy, I can't wait to lose myself in Grey's Anantomy tonight! (Though I really wanted to see CSI as well! - Isn't that horrible?!) |
OOOH, I can not wait for the quiz! Noon eastern Time? I'm going to get it! I hope! Watch, one of the kids will fall out of a tree or something and I'll miss it! LOL! |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 20:15
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 20:19
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 20:23
OMGoodness! You two sillies! LOL! NO, I was asking if it was Eastern Time, I don't know if it is or not! Jeeze, Pixie I wasn't going to knock you out of a tree! LOL! I just was saying that my kids will have some calamity befall them and then I will miss my shot! LOL! Crazy pixie! LMBO! I think it's the bunny you have to worry about! Look at her! She is already knocking heads and taking no prisoners! Psycho! LOL |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 20:50
lmao the bunny skeers me lmao anything that sweet and innocent looking that can change like that hmmm makes me wonder lmao I know what ya meant silly Tracy lmao but NO calamity's just cause its close to Halloweenie time lol |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 20:56
someone PLZZZZ come here and get rid of these mosquitos for meeeee!!! I promise their bitie thingies grow stronger each year!!!! |
Pixie, I'm sending some bug spray your way! Bunny! Thats one scary pumpkin man! I can't wait till Sat.Really...will it be eastern or central? Okay, now I'm confused. |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Thu, Sep 27, 07 at 23:38
whooohooo Thanks Letha, I'd appreciate that. I haven't forgotten about ya girlie girl either. You and I have the same zone plants I know I am just slow really slow sometimes. Yes that is a scary punkin man sheesh gonna hide my jack o's now, they may end up punkin pies after he visits! |
Eek, It's the Great Killer Pumpkin Bunny, Charlie Brown! Run, Run for your lives! Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Dang! Too late, she got me! |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 5:02
So I'm waiting for my 7 PM class to start and my cell buzzes. I check it, see it's hubby's assistant, and wonder if he's ok... "Do you realize your old man's strutting around the office like he just designed the Louve?" and then proceedes to tell me it's muy discouraging to the 25 year olds when my hubby walks in with fresh hickies, and they can't even get a date (yes assistant is laughing at the interns now), and asks for my professional opinion of what to tell these students for morale uplifting "uhhhh, in 10 years they too can afford a wife half thier age?" Apperantly hubby is now on the hook for bringing the boys a cheesecake for showing off. (I wonder how they get anything built around the place too). |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 8:06
Eastern. That's Eastern time. I am glad you guys will not be in a room together! |
Ladies... would any of you be interested in some hydrangeas I have? They just don't survive well in this heat and drought. If you have any heat-tolerant plants for exchange, please let me know! I'm primarily interested in sending my hydrangeas to areas colder than my region or to gardeners who have had success with hydrangeas in warmer climates. I'd hate for them to die. Post here or email me. Thanks! |
Good Morning All; Klick sent me some hydrangeas which I received yesterday. They were very healthy and I am very excited about what they will do here. I looked them up on the internet and the cost to replace these was amazing. Thanks Klick, diene |
Thanks for the recommendation, diene... I have 3 more plants that were supposed to go to another member, but she never replied to the last email. So I still have them! Have fun growing them, girl! |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 10:43
Hey now...I'm not even playing in this swap, remember??? :O) But that doesn't mean I can't be lurking on the sidelines...waiting to gobble up those who stray too far.............(..evil laugh & psyco music...)...... A-Hem. On a brighter...MUCH happier note...I had my digital phone installed today! Yippy for HOT HOT HOT cable guys!!! Wooo-hooo!!!! I should have cable services installed much more often!! LOL Seriously, they double teamed me today. How lucky could a girl get? 2 super tall, super dark & handsome deep voiced guys, in tight jeans & black t's...crawling around my floor, bending over to reach stuff they'd dropped.............SIGH...........And then...one of them WINKED at me! Yep. I"m one big lump of bunny fluff in the mornings. LOL |
OMG - You are so funny, Melissa! I'll bet they were so hot! You lucky gal! I'm sure you looked hot as can be in your dirty clothes and unbrushed hair! There's nothing as good as that bedroom look still wearing clothes you had on last night! Mmm... wish we all could have been there to watch as well! Lucky, lucky bunny!!!!! |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 10:58
Woo Hoo!! I found an ortho closer that takes our insurance!!! It's in Des Moines, so only about 1 hour away! Yipee!!! As they are the only one around here that takes it, they are booked really full, but gave me an appointment for in February. I don't care that it's that long! I'm just glad we got in!!! Yes!!! (Can you tell I've been trying to get this worked out for a while?!) Every time I take Dylan to the dentist, he says, we talked about the fact that you need to get him in to see an ortho, right? And every time I say, yes, but I can't find one that will take medical assitance. Finally - they suggested this guy - they had their doubts, but thought MAYBE they did, and they do!!! Yay - my kids are going to get the ortho work done that they need!!!!!!! |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 12:43
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 13:05
So since hubby and I run our respective workplaces, we discussed having a joint holiday dinner for our 2 small companies, which are split along gender lines (my assistant is male, they've 1 female admin). Seems the boys at his office have no idea how to meet women, and last year I was one of 2 girls in the room, where most of my staff are single mothers (free tuition is a perk they really enjoy). lol hubby has asked me to let you know, he was a perfectly respectable old man, untill he started courting me. (I'd call him "dull" before then, but sticks and stones...) Still with him losing his leg, and nearly passing on, and my losing my husband, we decided to enjoy life. |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 13:36
Okay...well, it was all good until I went outside and noticed that they had squished 3 of my lilies FLAT. *sigh* I guess that's my punishment for oogling. Oh well, it was worth it. :O) That was some nice hiney. :O) YAY! Becki, I'm so happy for you & the kids!! William just got his braces in August, and since no one around here takes ArKids, we simply had to fork over the $10k (payments for the next 5 years! ouch!) because he needed the work done SO badly! It was very nearly medically necessary, b'c his jaws don't line up, and his mouth was way too small for his teeth. Gets that from me, I had to have 5 permanent teeth removed, just so they'd fit (and they are STILL crowded). BUT there is no better feeling as a parent than getting your kids the help they need, that's for sure!! No matter what the cost, it's SO worth it!! :O) Fishy- I LOVE the fact that you & your hubby are so....hhmm...I would say horny..but that might just be plain rude...LOL Really, though...I like to see married couples that can't keep their hands off each other! It's sooooo sweet! LOL :O) Nothing better than seeing a happily married man with love bites! YOU GO GIRL!!!! :O) |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 14:12
I use the word "enthauastic", he had been married before and it was an absloute wreck (we were friends at the time, and it was like watching a plane crash at the air show, nothing you can do, but it's just too awful to watch). He had turned 30, decided it was time to get married, and litteraly married the 1st women he dated, unfortunatly she was far more interested in his family's cash than in him, and it was just awful, I think the low was when she showed up drunk at a church picnic and started screaming obsenities at him. (his mum and my granny have attened mass together since I was 8, they're the little ladies that set up the potlicks, etc.) So after such a miserable experiance he had decided to live out life as "uncle Steve" and stay single. His divorce was final a few weeks before I had Erik, and it was the scandal of the town as my husband had passed only 9 months before (I was 3 days pregnant when he was killed, we'd just started trying for a baby), so many people assumed way too much there. Steve jokes that he had to marry me to make me a "respectable lady" (HA!). He's still dealing with some issues relating to being married to a strong woman who has her independance (he thinks he wanted a stay at home wife, I pointed out he HAD a wife who sat at home, watched trash TV and made him miserable, and that he's happier with a wife who's a partner, so long as his 1950's idealised family isn't in the way). He's learning. |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 14:24
To clarify, they had no kids, and his exwife spent 5 years at home doing nothing but watching TV, chain smoking, and sleeping around (she told people that he was impotent and "didn't mind"). He really had to get over nice ladies don't do |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 16:13
I can relate with the cultural differences a bit, Fishy. I'm actually older than my husband, and we did live just down the road from each other, but we were raised entirely different. He NEVER saw his mom & stepdad show affection. They never even kissed in front of the kids! My parents, on the other hand...brought new meaning to the term PDA. They are always kissing, hugging, butt slapping...You name it..! Didn't matter who it was in front of, either! It was not unusual for me to walk into the living room and see them on the couch...making out like teenagers. It took my hubby YEARS to get used to that...and for YEARS, I would ask him..."don't your parents LOVE each other???" LOL You would never realize it now, but he used to be VERY shy. Now, he's always ALWAYS calling me lover or hotstuff (in front of my parents, no less! or in Walmart!! Yelling it across the isles!!) and slapping the hiney...... LOL..first time he did that in front of my dad (about 5 years ago!), my dad says...SON, Now..that's my DAUGHTER your groping, there!..Do it harder, she needs a bigger slap than that!.... Oh goodness. And THAT would be why we have 5 kids. It's all my parents fault. :O) |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 07 at 16:57
Screech! Too excited! The list is coming! Clapping my wings in anticipation. Going to tell all my friends! |
Nutbunny! you married a hunk AND he's younger than you, girl...you better use it and abuse it while you can! woohoo, you go girl! Get it while ya can! lol I am so seriously just kidding, lol! But lets face it, when it's gone.... its never quite the same, lol, unless you have a very close relationship with your dh, then you can work it all out. Sassy |
omg! buncha horn doggers! LOL :~) i always wondered why you had so many kids, besides your so pretty! do hydrangea's smell good? my little ghouls are now officially out of school! homeschooling starts monday. we haw! the principal was fine about it all and gave the kids a shirt. said if it don't go the way planned they are more than welcome back in the same class. i won't put talla back in! i will take pics and post of a cool fall/halloween things. :~) Medontdo/Michele Just for you new folks, the above message is from Michele/GW Id:Medontdo. Currently her internet service isn't quite working right but she can still send and receive emails. I have been copying the posts for her and emailing them to her. She emails me any postings that she would like me to put on here for her. I told her that partners are going on tomorrow and she is ready to go! It worked pretty well on the last thread so we're giving it a go again this way! Any confusion, just ask, I'll sort it out for you. Klick, the hydrangea question is to you. Michele is in Kansas so they would work well in her zone. |
omg! buncha horn doggers! LOL :~) Lol, mssss Tracy! Its good to be bad once in awhile! lol lol, nite girls, jeeezzzzzzzzz Jerry has given me his cold and its hit hard in the last couple of hours. Need my pillow. Have a good nite. |
Good night Miss Sassers! Feel better, stop mooching on that hubby and you won't have these troubles! Sleep tight! Tracy |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 8:00
Here it is! The list. Let me know if anything looks off. Sandy, your box is going on a secret mission, please email me for the mysterious details. debbya to kalena |
Yippee! I get to send to Michele!!! Hope you all have a great morning! I've got a busy one with a couple soccer games. I don't think I'll be back by 11, in fact I'm quite certain of it, but I'll check on here as soon as I am and see if there is a winner yet! Have fun, girls!! Becki |
Oh - and Diene, if you still have them, I would love a hydrangea too!! I got one for mother's day this year, but I think it got some sort of disease, because it is only about an inch tall now! |
- Posted by sccountrygardens91 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 9:46
Yes, I am in and looking forward to this....happy planting and haunting to all.... |
Hello Becki; I was the recipient of the hydrangeas from klickatit. She is looking for homes for hers and the ones she sent me are great. Contact her if you are interested. What I know about the hydrangeas that they sell for holidays is they tend not to be hardy and die. The ones I received from klick were certainly hardy and will probably still be blooming long after both of us are gone. Hydrangeas last a very long time. I do not think I have your address becki, can you send it to me. Thanks. diene |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 11:21
39 mins & counting |
OOOOOH! I get to send to Letha! Rubbing my hands in wicked glee! Now, I have a victim! Woowee! I'm cooking up something Good! |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 11:36
Let the cat fight begin!!!! Be nice & play fair, girls!!!!! |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 11:55
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 11:58
Who's all playing? |
Dang! I just knew you were gonna show up Dirty Girl! Now I gotta answer REAL quick! |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 11:59
Whew! I almost did not make it home on time! Have fun with the quiz! All of the questions relate to something spooky, real or imaginary. Quiz Rules 2.Name the goddess of witches who was the "lead" witch in Macbeth. 3.What vegetable was used to make the first Jack'O'Lanterns? 4.What do all months that begin on a Sunday have in common? 5.What cult classic film is this famous line from? "They're coming to get you, Barbara!" 6.Halloween has it's origin with Celtic culture. These European people occupied Gaul (parts of Britain, Spain, Ireland and France) about 2000 years ago. What was the name of their pre-Christian priests? 7.What was the name of the very first Werewolf movie? 8.What famous escape artist died on Halloween, 1926? 9.Pumpkins grow on every continent but one. Which one? 10.Who does Charlie Brown's friend Linus write to, asking him to bring toys on Halloween? 11.What is a fear of Halloween called? 12.Often played at Halloween, which song was a hit for Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt- Kickers in 1973? 13.Who wrote the novel "The Witching Hour"? |
1.ouija board 2.hecate 3.turnip 4.will contain fri 13 5.night of the living dead 6. druids 7.the wewewolf of london by universal 1935 8.Harry Houdini 9. antarctica 10.The Great Pumpkin 11.B 12.Monster mash 13 John Colapinto |
1 Chess 2 Hecate 3 Turnips 4 Friday the 13th 5 Night of the living dead 6 Druids 7 The Wolf Man 8 Houdini 9 antarctica 10 the great pumpkin 11 B 12 The Monster Mash 13 James Gunn |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 12:29
1 quija 2Hecate 3turnip 4friday 13th 5night of living dead 6druids 7the werewolf 8Harry houdini 9Antartica 10great pumpkin 11b 12monster mash 13 tania del rio |
Ah! Letha! Now I have to stick some rubber poo in your box! LOL! Hm, we have couple of different answers... |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 12:32
hmmm looks like mostly the same answers except # 13 |
1.More Monopoly games have been sold in the US than any other board game. Which game is the number two seller, even outselling Monopoly in Salem for two consecutive years? ouija 2.Name the goddess of witches who was the "lead" witch in Macbeth. Hecate 3.What vegetable was used to make the first Jack'O'Lanterns? turnip 4.What do all months that begin on a Sunday have in common? They have four full weeks. 5.What cult classic film is this famous line from? "They're coming to get you, Barbara!" Night of the Living Dead 6.Halloween has it's origin with Celtic culture. These European people occupied Gaul (parts of Britain, Spain, Ireland and France) about 2000 years ago. What was the name of their pre-Christian priests? druids 7.What was the name of the very first Werewolf movie? Werewolf, The (1913) llong lost silent directed by Henry MacRae. 8.What famous escape artist died on Halloween, 1926? Harry Houdini 9.Pumpkins grow on every continent but one. Which one? Antarctica 10.Who does Charlie Brown's friend Linus write to, asking him to bring toys on Halloween? Great Pumpkin 11.What is a fear of Halloween called? 12.Often played at Halloween, which song was a hit for Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt- Kickers in 1973? Monster Mash |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 12:33
Hello all; the answer to 11 was B not sure why that did not come through. I think I won!! diene |
I'm pretty sure I got that wrong.I think I know the right answer now:( |
Look at all of the players! Yay! How fun is this?! I'm Giddy! LOL! I keep looking up the authors and there is a book by that name for all of them so far. LOL! Pixie, you're scared? I'm terrified of what I'll find when I open that box! There might be a dog in it! LOL! |
1. oiuja board 2 medea 3 turnip 4 friday the 13th 5 night of the living dead 6 druids 7 the werewolf 8 houdini 9 antartica 10 the great pumpkin 11 b 12 monster mash 13 anne rice These are my answers. I took a long time though, I'm afraid to hit the submit button! lol |
Karen! Too funny, I was too! LOL! The decision between being right and being fast! Which to choose? Judging by all the ouija boards I got #1 wrong! LOL |
Whew! That was fun! Rubber pooh? WhooHoo! Okay,I've got too much adrenalin pumping. |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 12:57
Who else keeps hitting the refresh button besides me? |
Aww darn!! lol, Looks like I got 1 or 2 wrong anyway. This was a lot of fun poison!! I've learned a few things to boot! Congrats to the winner! |
yes, I'm hitting that refresh button also!! I told my kids I would only be on for a 1/2 an hour...I can't believe they haven't called me on that yet!! Hey, whose computer is this anyway??? lol |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 13:07
ok here is my go at it. 1. Risk is the # 2 selling board game in the US after Monopoly in modern history but Ouija was is the original second runner up after Monopoly 2. Goddess of Chaos, Hecht, Hecate was the lead in McBeth 3. Turnip 4. Friday the 13th 5 Night of the Living Dead "Johnny to Barbara" 6. Druids 7. Werewolf of London 8 Harry Houdini 9. Antartica 10 The Great Pumpkin 11. Samhainophobia 12 Monster Mash 13, there are several the one I am going to put is Jeph Loeb and Chris Bachalo, it was also the first book in Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches Triology |
No kidding, Karen. My kiddo's keep coming in asking for snacks and juice and everything under the sun! LOL! It is hard to keep typing answers when they are wanting the mama! LOL! Lucky girl! |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 13:10
lmao sheesh I SHOULD have hit the refresh button lmao, when i did finally omg there were tons of posts lmao |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 13:13
lmao Tracy, I need to get rid of one of our taranchulas lol |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 13:14
You guys are good! I expected it to take much longer and I did not expect everyone to get so many of them right! Talk about a photo finish! Never underestimate your ghoulfiends, is the lesson from that. It appears that everyone missed one, two at the most. Letha missed number 7. "The Werewolf" was the VERY first werewolf movie. It was a silent film. "The Werewolf of London" was not the very first werewolf movie, but it was the very first "talkie": that is one wrong. She gave an answer I did not have for number 13, but if John Calapinto wrote a novel called the Witching Hour, I believe she wins as the first person to submit answers with only one wrong. I looked online and could not find it...Letha please help me verify the book and you are the winner! If not we will go down the list timewise with folks who just missed one. I am counting on you all to review it and let me know if I am correct. I hope you had fun! Here are the answers I had: |
No,I got #13 wrong.I researched a little more after my frantic answering and Rice is what I came up with. |
Pixie, if you send me a big hairy live bug I will get you! Don't you dare! Yuck! I can't handle the wolf spiders we have here! They are bad enough! |
Well Ghouls, I have to leave the fun for awhile. One of the kids got wise to me, and wants their turn on the computer....sigh.....I guess I'll be checking in later.....maybe if I pout and mope they'll feel sorry for me. Yeah Right!! lol I'll be back later. Had a lot of fun with this Poison!!! |
Omgosh! Karen, pouting, making the boo boo face! LOL! The kids won't let that work on them! They are the masters of the pout! See ya soon! |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 13:30
Seek Codes MySpace Graphics PARTY TIME TOMORROW, STARTING WHENEVER AND LASTING FOREVER |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 13:36
I'm next in line with only ONE wrong! |
Okay Goulies,I got to go.I get to scrape and paint,scrape and paint...We have a house to get ready to sell. So Hi- Ho,Hi-Ho its off to work I go.You ladies have a fun time.I did.See ya later...Letha |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 14:06
Alana! This was such a fun game! Thanks so much! Can't wait till Wednesday for Round 2! Congratulations, April! Way to Go!!!! |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 14:15
Sent ya e-mail Alana! |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 14:28
WHOOOHOOO WAY TO GO DIRT!!! Great Game Alana!!! |
diene... thanks for the promo on my hydrangeas. :) I worked last night, and wasn't able to reply until now. Heck, I'm still groggy! Because of that... is there ANYBODY interested in the hydrangeas for exchange? Please LMK. Thanks! On with the games! I can't wait to get this swap going!!! |
KLICK: Good Morning! Have a cup of Joe, grab a danish! Michele/Medontdo is interested in them, her question was, "are they fragrant". I do her posting for her because her internet is down but she can still email from her cell phone. She is in Kansas so i am sure they will do well there. Would you like her email? She won't mind if I send it on to you. Tracy |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 15:31
Ghouls, I got an email from dirt, explaining that diene was technically correct on all of her answers. I had recognized that she was, but because her answer to the question about months beginning with Sunday did not relate to anything spooky that I could discern, I discounted it. Dirt thinks Diene wins, and that is fine with me! Diene, if I don't have it already, please send me your address so that I can mail your prize. Thanks again for being such a generous and thoughtful group! |
Tracy... you rawk! Thanks for the update... do you have a danish for me? *drool* Please let Michele know that I'd be happy to exchange my plants for hers! If you send me her email addy I'll contact her directly. :) Also, a wonderful box arrived yesterday from you!!!! Ok, girls. Sorry for no personals from me, yet. I'm still trying to get a feel of the group. So far I LIKE IT!! You chickies are krazy! Time to go clean the messy kitchen............ |
Oh, I am so sorry for reading that wrong, Diene! Looks like you all had fun! Congratulations, Diene! I can't wait for the next game! Hope everyone is having a great day!! Becki Oh - whose birthday is it tomorrow? I can't find that! |
Hello All; Had to go earlier but I think my answer about the Sunday's stunk, I was not bright enough to make the leap for the friday the thirteenth so I think we can let dirt win. I have no idea whose birthday is tomorrow, are we supposed to know? Klick and Becki both have me confused but that is not hard. Becki if you want hydrangeas, klick has great ones looking for a home. Klick it sounds like Medo would also take some so you should be able to find them homes and maybe score some stuff that works better for you. It is getting much colder here, fall is setting in and the dahlias should be dying back soon. I will get your box out then. Thanks to all. diene |
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 17:32
As you wish diene, dirt is the champion! Don't forget to send your addresses to your senders so that everyone can get their boxes going. I was reluctant to put such a set in stone deadline for mailing, but I want to be sure that everyone has a chance to enjoy their booty for Halloween. Sandy is the only one that can't go ahead and mail her box if she is ready. She will have to wait until after Thursday....more on that later. |
Klick! you are funny! No, YOU RAWK! LOL! And, er, um, I didn't send you a box, I wish I did, but, I didn't! Sorry, go fish! I will email you next with Michele's email addy. As for the danish, I am sorry to say that I do not have any today. I am making eggs, bacon, sausage, homefries, and cinnamon rolls for breakfast tomorrow though, would you like to come over? Be here at 10! Alana, I am grateful for the deadline! I am hoping to get a few more goodies to put in my box to Letha. Hoping they come on Monday! That way I can just tuck it in with what is ready and let her rip! Woo Hoo! Almost ready! Hm, I wonder if they make fragrant fake dog doo? I'll have to check on that! heh heh heh! LOL! April! Congratulations once again! Diene, Congratulations to you for being such a fabulous lady! |
Oh, and the Secret Birthday Ghoul will be revealed by Miss Pixie later! Hee hee! Of course if everyone who's birthday it is not posts and says "not me" then you all can figure it out. LOL! |
Woo Hoo - I figured it out! I figured it out! Not me!! But I know who!!! |
Did you cheat and peak? You little stinker bug! LOL! |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 20:12
lmao Becki surely you didn't cheat did you????? hmmm well invitations are open to all that want to come party with the Birthday Girl! I will wait til it gets closer to tell who it is, although secrets are whispering Im sure!!!! She is going to enjoy a very special DAY tomorrow! |
Oh, I gotta have fun sometimes!! But I wouldn't cheat! I'm not a cheater! I just did some "research"!! That's allowed, isn't it?? I'm up for a party (though I'll be watching some serious football tomorrow too!) |
Dirt,way to go ghoulie! I know who is having a Birthday tomorrow,but I'll keep it a secret... Tracy,should I be afraid?!! Did I hear something about another contest? YEAH!! |
Yes, Letha, you should be very afraid! I am cooking up a spell to put on your computer! Watch out! Ok! Research is not cheating! LOL! I'll let it slide! LOL! |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 21:38
I got dirty!..... that sounded wrong, I send to dirty! I've been at an all-day teaching conferance on the montessori method, so I'm wiped, out (got 4 hrs of sleep before I had to drive into San Diego for it). I'm off to bed, I'll be charming and witty tomorrow. |
glitter-graphics.com Goodnight Everybody! |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 3:21
No, not a cheesy pick up line! Thought it would help our swap buddies if we clued them into what we got going on now, or if there's anything you simply can not stand. I've 2 distinct gardens, the veggie patch for the preschool center, and a flower swath currently with glads, daylillies, dahlias, calla lillies, and other bulbing, low-fuss plants. Some annual cottage garden flowers and vines grow in/around them. I really love passionflowers and anything viney (mostly to hide the ugly chain link fences that circle the preschool building). |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 7:27
Seek Codes MySpace Graphics HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY ALANA!!! |
Happy birthday, Poisondartfrog Alana! Love that GW name - the poison dart frog temporary tattoos are eagerly snatched up by my young piano students, especially the boys. Hope you have a wonderful day, a great year ahead, and a pile of fun hosting this swap! |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 8:14
- Posted by poisondartfrog (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 8:54
Thanks ladies! How in the heck did you know? Your detective skills must be why you did so well with the Halloween quiz! Yesterday I received a bottle of champagne, a bottle of sherry and a case of Guinness from different friends to mark the day. I guess when you turn 50, people think you need to spend the day drinking? For all of you have not yet crossed over to AARP, I feel the same as I did yesterday. Oh, the arthritis in my little fingers may be acting up a little and maybe I need to get a stronger pair of reading glasses, but all in all, I don't feel any different. My family is taking me out later. More alcohol. If I am going to drink all this today, I better get started! |
Happy, happy birthday, Alana! What an exciting birthday!! Yippee!!! Boy, you DO have some drinking to do! Wow! I hope you have a spectacular day!!!!! You deserve it! Becki |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 10:47
Happy birthday, Miss Alana!!! Have a good one!!! :O) Wow, you girls took no prisoners, did ya??? Flingin' doo-doo left and right, too?! Eeek, remind me to stay clear of here on Wednesday!!!!! :O) |
Here's to a wonderful day Alana!! Happy Birthday Graphic Comments |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 11:20
Morning Ladies!! Well I got my cleaning done before early service whooohooo. Now I have got Sourdough rising and making Lemon Bars YUMMY and going to make Basil Jelly when fox gets back from Wally World. Later this afternoon I am going to make another couple loaves of SD Bread and maybe some lemon icebox cookies. THEN I AM GOING TO ALANA'S TO HELP HER CELEBRATE WITH THE LIQUIDS! LOL Hope everyone has a great day. WOW all the pretty graphics!!! Smiles, |
glitter-graphics.com I hope you have a really great day today! Have tons of fun! I'll be sending you a tube of ben-gay for those old joints! :0) Tracy |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 12:17
Wow, seems they are planning some kind of drunken breakdown for you Poi. Nope the AARP hasn't found me yet, but social security sends me a lovely chart each year of what I'm worth dead. Ok I'm wrapping up my shopping today, but I need dirt's addy. I was the first of my friends to turn 18, they all asked me what it was like... hmmm... I can now vote for some guy no one likes, and get capital punishment... not too grand. |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 12:24
What do you girls think... do we need a logo? The other group here has one. I helped create it. Good idea? :) |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 13:22
I think that would be awesome Klick! |
Klick! That is sooooo SWEET! I love it! Perfection! I love the sepia tones, and the red check dresses and shoes pop so nicely! Not being kind here, telling the truth! It has my vote. |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 15:11
The haircut on the left is the one my mum forced me to get in the 80's... not kind on a plump child. Then again I'm moody today, Hubby and I had a discussion about his exwife last PM, got me in a funk (she thinks she should get more money, now that he's making more, I'm really not interested in funding her beer and smokes while she sits in an apartment we pay for and drives a car I bought all day). And, no before you ask, I was bright enough to keep my assets in my name, and the business as well, so she can't touch that. He wants to settle, I say we already did and she'll just keep comming back for more money. He suggests we just buy her a house outright (he owns a small plot in the city, from when his brother passed, he's suggesting he deed it over and stick a small cottage on there). I'm just not interested in funding more of her "retirement" (she's only 49 for goodness sakes) The woman hasn't worked in over a decade, they were only married 4 years, really she doesn't have any excuse beyond "He remarried a woman 1/2 my age", it very much has turned into "your new wife is rich, so you can pay more". At this point I'm going to have to retain my own lawyer in all this mess. |
Aw, Fishy, perk up! My mom lopped off my long hair in the 70's when Dorothy Hammel busted onto the scene! Hated it, love Dorothy, but not the doo! LOL! I think the girls look sweet. Very 1920's, Flapper! Totally a hit with me, my gram kept her crimp into her 70's and she was Fab! As for the hubster, tell him to find that spine that you know is in there and tell her nope! The meal ticket is gone, go find a new one. A settlement is final, can't keep going back for more every time you feel like it. What possible grounds could she have? If hubby's attorney is worth his/her salt, they should be able to squash this pretty quick. I hope your day brightens up a bit. |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 15:34
I like it as well, Klick!! Anyone remember little orphan annie?? I had THAT haircut in 3rd grade, followed by the 70's MULLET: "boy short in front, long curly in back" thing that my mom SWEARS everyone was doing, and that it looked SO CUTE. Yeah, ick. With my baby fine, naturally straight hair...uh-huh. Had to sit through 3 hour perms for BOTH haircuts. No kid should EVER be punished that way. Nuh-uh. Nope. Hmmm. Fishy, I totally side with you, and I think that any lawyer worth his salt is going to see her for the gold digger she is. Sounds like she has a wee bit of jealousy going on too. Yicky situation either way you look at it. |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 15:52
Klick I love it!!!! I love the sepia tones also and the red adds the perfect touch. I, too, had a dorothy hammil cut doo when I was in 7th grade, I just am not cut out for short hair. Thats the perfect Logo Klick, you are awesome!!!! Fishy, Imma gonna agree with Tracy, and you and Bunny, if her and hub were just married for 4 years, unless she is handicapped then there should be no way she can "update" her alimony, sheesh seems like she got a bargain as it is. That is just grouchiness coming out in a spoiled woman who should get off her duff and get a job instead of expecting handouts from the ex. Sorry, the pix imploded on that one, makes me ill to my tummy. Its storming again here, just lightening and thunder, no rain yet. I have 3 loaves of SD Bread done, lemon fridge cookies (to be baked in the morning) done and in the fridge, and the crust of Lemon Bars in the oven. Basil Jelly is chilling on the lil desk. All I have left to do is finish the lemon bars when the crust is done and whip up some cin/honey butter. Then gonna start on 3 more loaves of SD Bread. WHOOOHOO and Imma not NAPPIN today so I won't need Melatonin tonight to sleep. Smiles, |
- Posted by hazelnutbunny 7A (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 16:57
I wanna go to Pixie's house for supper!!! Everything sounds YUMMY!!!!! :O) |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 17:48
lol come on, only thing, I ain't cookin supper! I am through baking for today. As far as supper, its gonna either be fox cooking or sannys tonight! |
Hoppy Birthday Alana! Klick-I like the sign. Are we all going to meet at pixie's house for desert? Yummy! |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 17:59
She's trying to get a doc to say she is disabled, I don't buy it for a second, but maybe if the state sends her a check she'll knock it off. she claims she was his "caregiver" while he was on disability, and under CA law SS checks are income, which makes him the "breadwinner" for alimony, or in english, she's gone after the SS checks to an amputee because he remarried. Don't get me started on what sort of a sicko she is. I figure this is extortion, and to pay more is to encourage her. The final thing that got to me, was her statement that I didn't work for my money, but inherited it... uhhhh jeez whay do i spend 60 hours a week at the center again? |
- Posted by fishymamas z9, So. CA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 18:36
glitter-graphics.com see? cheerful! |
Aututmn? Is that her name? |
Cheerful and sparkly! I have a question! WHO is it that you are listening to that is telling you everything that this woman is saying? That person needs to stop telling you all that comes from her mouth about you. She doesn't know you, therefore nothing she is telling you is valid. Why is this person telling you these things? YOU NEED TO STOP LISTENING TO THIS. I am hoping it is not your hubby. If it is, WHY is he even talking to her? EX is EX! Done, see you later, no longer his wife, No longer his problems. Period! Hm, EXCLAMATION POINT! |
No Klick, she is just celebrating the season. Her name is Christine. Pixie, I am putting my order in for sourdough bread, I can smell it all the way up here! MMMM, with cinnamon butter, yum! Warm steamy bread! Oh boy! Drool, salivating. Turning glassy eyed! Got to have it! |
Tracy... I was only joking because Autumn is misspelled... I thought that it was perhaps due to the character in the image is named "Aututmn"... Heh. |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 19:59
lmao omg Klick you are an OBSERVANT one lmao I missed that totally lmao. Guess its true what they say, eyes/brains as long as the first and last letter work the word works lmao. OK NO MORE SPEED READING FOR THE PIX!!!! |
Are you sure you girls like that logo I posted? I'll be happy to put together a few more. That one above was thrown together in a couple of minutes. I'll be happy to adjust it to look a little tidier. :) In the meantime... |
Hello All; the logo is great just please keep this group welcoming to new people, that was the whole point. Also, new blood keeps things fresh and exciting and prevents things from becoming stagnant. Hard to imagine it happening with the cast of characters this has attracted but stranger things have happened. By the way, I have sent two messages to Becki asking for her address. She has not responded, does anyone know why? Does anyone have her address? If so, please send it to me. Thanks. diene |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (email@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 20:24
Diene, Tonight is Becki's football night lol email me |
diene, I will email you her addy and her new email. she changed it just this week. give me a moment and you will have it quickly. As for the logo, would you like to see more than 2 people in it? Thanks |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 20:28
Klick, I like the first one, can you add some pink (cool shades to go with the red) flowers on the vines and maybe make the letters red also? See what that does and how everyone likes it if you can. |
- Posted by pixiesluvplants 8 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 20:30
I think more than Two people would be good if Klick can do that |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 20:44
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 20:51
I think more people would be great! Maybe throw in some that have on those SPECIAL shirts that button up in the back.LOL! JK! |
Ok, girls. I'll work on the first one to make it more as you wish. :) We'll see how it comes out in the long run. Heh. Dirt... THANK YOU for commenting on the box! I totally missed the groupings! They got buried under all the posts during my sleepy reading yesterday!!! Yes, my info sheet is correct from OBF. If you got the latest email where we updated our wants/likes then you'll have a better idea of where I'm at in my gardening life. If not, the old one is pretty accurate. Debbya... your box should probably go out this week. I've collected some goodies for you! |
- Posted by dirt_under_my_nails 7 Murrayville, GA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 30, 07 at 20:58
Sorry all! I must be tired. Was outdoors most of the day plus up most of last night. I'm ready for the padded cell. Later/dirt |
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Journal articles (since 2009)
McGlone, M.S., Perry, G.L.W., Houliston, G.J. & Connor, H.E. 2014. Fire, grazing and the evolution of New Zealand grasses. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, In press.
Thrippleton, T. Dolos, K., Perry, G.L.W., Groeneveld, J. & Reineking, B. 2014. Simulating long-term vegetation dynamics using a forest landscape model: the post-Taupo succession on Mt. Hauhungatahi, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, In press.
Li, X., Perry, G.L.W., Brierley, G., Gao, J., Zhang, J. & Yang, Y. 2013. Restoration prospects for Heitutan degraded grassland in the Sanjiangyuan. Journal of Mountain Science, In press.
Perry, G.L.W. Miller, B.P., Enright, N.J., and Lamont, B.B. 2013. Stochastic geometry best explains spatial associations among species pairs and plant functional types in species-rich shrublands. Oikos, In press.
Enright, N.J., Miller, B.P., PERRY, G.L.W., Goldblum, D. & Jaffré, T. (2013). Stress-tolerator leaf traits determine population dynamics in the endangered New Caledonian conifer Araucaria muelleri. Austral Ecology, In press.
Groeneveld, J., Enright, N.J., Lamont, B.B., Reineking, B., Frank, K. and Perry, G.L.W. 2013. Species-specific traits plus stabilizing processes best explain coexistence in biodiverse fire-prone plant communities. PLoS ONE 8:e65084.
Li, X.-L., Perry, G.L.W., Brierley, G., Sun, H.-Q., Li, C.-H., Lu, G.-X. 2013. Quantitative assessment of degradation classifications for degraded alpine meadows (heitutan), Sanjiangyuan, western China. Land Degradation and Development In press.
McWethy, D.B., Higuera, P.E., Whitlock, C., Veblen, T.T., Bowman, D.J.M.., Cary, G.J., Haberle, S.G., Keane, R.E., Maxwell, B.D., McGlone, M.S., Perry, G.L.W., Wilmshurst, J.M., Holz, A. & Tepley, A. 2013. A conceptual framework for predicting temperate ecosystem sensitivity to human impacts on fire regimes. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22: 900-912.
Goldwater, N., Perry, G.L.W., & Clout, M.N. 2012. Responses of house mice to the removal of mammalian predators and competitors. Austral Ecology 37: 971-979.
Perry, G.L.W., Enright, N.J., Miller, B.P. , & Lamont, B.B. 2012. Do plant functional traits determine spatial pattern? A test on species-rich shrublands, Western Australia. Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 441-452.
Millington, J.D.A., O'Sullivan, D. & Perry, G.L.W. 2012. Model histories: narrative explanation in generative simulation modelling. Geoforum 43: 1025-1034.
Etherington, T.R. & Perry, G.L.W. 2012. Using point process intensity to establish the spatio-temporal grain of continuous landscape tessellations and graphs. Landscape Ecology 27: 1083-1090.
Perry, G.L.W., Wilmshurst, J.M., McGlone, M.S., & Napier, A. 2012. Reconstructing spatial vulnerability to forest loss by fire in pre-historic New Zealand. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21 : 1029-1041.
Perry, G.L.W., Wilmshurst, J.M., McGlone, M.S., McWethy, D.B. & Whitlock, C. 2012. Explaining fire-driven landscape transformation during the Initial Burning Period of New Zealand's prehistory. Global Change Biology 18: 1609-1621.
Hurst, J.M., Stewart,G.H., Perry, G.L.W., Wiser, S.K. & Norton, D.A. 2012. Determinants of tree mortality in mixed old-growth Nothofagus forest. Forest Ecology and Management 270: 189–199.
Wooster, M.J., Perry, G.L.W & Zoumas, A. 2012. Fire, drought and El Niño relationships on Borneo (south-east Asia) during the pre-MODIS era (1980-2000). Biogeosciences 9: 317-340.
Millet, L.J., Collens, M.B., Perry, G.L.W. & Bashir, R. 2011. Pattern analysis and spatial distribution of neurons in culture. Integrative Biology 3: 1167-1178.
Millington, J.D.A. & Perry, G.L.W. 2011. Multi-model inference in biogeography. Geography Compass 5: 448-463
Esther, A., Groeneveld, J., Enright, N.J., Miller, B.P., Lamont, B.B., Perry, G.L.W., Tietjen, B. & Jeltsch, F. 2011. Low-dimensional trade-offs fail to explain richness and structure in species-rich plant communities. Theoretical Ecology: 4: 495-511.
Perry, G.L.W., Ogden, J., Enright, N.J. & Davy, L.V. 2010. Vegetation patterns and trajectories in disturbed landscapes, Great Barrier Island, northern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 34: 311-323.
Rigg, L.S., Enright, N.J., Jaffré, T. & Perry, G.L.W. 2010. Contrasting population dynamics of the endemic New Caledonian conifer Araucaria laubenfelsii in maquis and rain forest. Biotropica 42: 479-487.
Perry, G.L.W., Groeneveld, J. & Miller, B.P. 2010. Development, application and place of neutral theory in ecology and biogeography. Geography Compass. 4: 904-918.
Esther, A. Groeneveld, J., Enright, N.J., Miller, B.P. Lamont, B.B., Perry, G.L.W., Blank, B. & Jeltsch, F. 2010. Sensitivity of plant functional types to climate change: classification tree analysis of a simulation model. Journal of Vegetation Science 21: 447-461.
Miller, B.P., Perry, G.L.W., Enright, N.J. & Lamont, B.B. 2010. Contrasting spatial pattern and pattern-forming processes in natural vs. restored shrublands. Journal of Applied Ecology 47: 701-709.
Perry, G.L.W., Enright, N.J., Miller, B.P., Lamont, B.B. & Etienne, R.S. 2009. Dispersal, edaphic fidelity, and speciation in species-rich Western Australian shrublands: evaluating a neutral model of biodiversity. Oikos 118: 1349-1362.
Millington, J.D.A., Wainwright, J., Perry, G.L.W., Romero-Calcerrada, R. & Malamud, B.D. 2009. Modelling Mediterranean landscape succession-disturbance dynamics: a landscape fire-succession model. Environmental Modelling & Software 24: 1196-1208
O'Sullivan, D. & Perry, G.L.W. 2009. A discrete space model for continuous space dispersal processes. Ecological Informatics 4: 57-68.
Perry, G.L.W. & Bond, N.R. 2009. Spatially explicit modeling of habitat dynamics and fish population persistence in an intermittent lowland stream. Ecological Applications 19: 731-746.
Perry, G.L.W., Enright, N.J., Miller, B.P. & Lamont, B.B. 2009. Nearest-neighbour interactions in species-rich shrublands: the roles of abundance, spatial patterns and resources. Oikos 118: 161-174.
Book chapters (since 2009)
O'Sullivan, D., Millington, J.D.A., Perry, G.L.W. and Wainwright, J. (2012) Agent-based models – because they're worth it? In: Heppenstall, A.J., Crooks, A.T., See, L.M. and Batty, M. (Eds.) Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems. Springer, New York, p. 109-123.
Perry, G.L.W. 2009. Modelling and simulation. In: Castree, N., Demeritt, D., Liverman, D. and Rhoads, B. (eds) A Companion to Environmental Geography. John Wiley and Sons, UK, p. 336-357.
I have designed an Excel add-in for spatial point pattern analysis called SpPack. This software can perform nearest-neighbour methods, refined nearest neighbour, Ripley's K, the neighbourhood density (pair correlation) function, and various Monte Carlo and goodness-of-fit procedures. SpPack is used across a range disciplines, for both research and teaching, and is described in a paper in Environmental Modelling & Software. This software is freely available on email request.
I am on the editorial board of Plant Ecology, , Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics , Geography Compass and Forests MDPI; I also regularly provide peer reviews for journals in the fields of plant ecology and ecological modelling and statistics, and for international funding agencies. I am on the council of the New Zealand Ecological Society.
Xilai Li (started 2008) - Spatial dynamics of Kobresia populations as affected by human disturbance on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (co-supervised with Prof Gary Brierley, SEnv).
Claas Damken (started late 2008) - Insect in mountainous landscapes: implications of fragmentation and climate change (co-supervised with Dr Jacqueline Beggs, School of Biological Sciences).
Tom Etherington (started early 2010) - Mapping landscape connectivity risk for invasive species using spatially and temporally explicit GIS modelling (co-supervised with Prof. Mick Clout, School of Biological Sciences).
Narkis Morales (started mid-2010) - Viability of native vegetation patches in the assessment of landscape conservation and restoration plans: the role of regeneration process in Beilschmiedia tawa forest remnants (co-supervised with Dr. Bruce Burns, School of Biological Sciences).


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Capitalizing on Jackson's very public Super Bowl breast-baring, the confectionery that specializes in sexy, penis-shaped cakes, among other treats, has added to its repertoire a cupcake bearing its own set of marzipan knockers -- one with an exposed nipple, the other with a starburst breast shield.
"We're exploiting Janet's unfortunate defrocking because that's what we do," says cake-maker Natalie Schumacher. "Whenever somebody exposes themselves, we get orders for it."
Past bestsellers include cakes shaped to resemble Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and a replica of John Bobbit's severed penis. "That one was pretty graphic," Schumacher recalls. "It was disgusting.
"The Janet Jackson boobs have been very popular," she adds. "We've been getting a lot of calls and people just dropping by to see them."
The diva cupcakes can be ordered in any flavor for just $5.50 -- Justin Timberlake's grabby hand not included.
Plumber cracks: In Welcome to Mooseport, comic Ray Romano plays a small-town plumber who runs for mayor. That got Off Limits to thinking: Is there any plumber in Denver who could give Hizzoner Hickenlooper a pun for his money in 2007?
Larry Killingsworth and Tom Bratland, please stand up.
The two plumbers/standup comics appear regularly at the Comedy Works on open-mike Tuesdays. As performers, they have little in common -- big-haired, bearded and bulky, Killingsworth plays a cerebral straight man; Bratland's an acerbic angry guy, usually carrying a Budweiser as well as a chip on his shoulder out on stage. But they do share one funny trait: They both steer clear of potty humor, dirty or clean.
"Someone once asked me why I don't have any jokes about plumbing, and I told him, ŒComedy is tragedy plus time. At the moment, plumbing is just tragedy,'" says the 36-year-old Bratland, who's been working the mike for three years. On stage, Bratland sports plumber-style jeans, work boots, tools and sets of keys dangling from his belt loops -- but otherwise he leaves his job in the can and out of the spotlight.
Among other reasons, he worries that it might quell his chances of scoring. "I do comedy as an artistic expression, and sometimes to meet girls," Bratland says. "And girls do not dig plumbers. That only happens in porno movies."
And sitcoms. Killingsworth, who teaches a class on standup at Colorado Free University, is working with a local production company to develop a TV show; he also travels the regional comedy circuit, road-tripping to Gillette or Cheyenne and occasionally performing in prisons and homeless shelters. That's soul-satisfying work, but the pay is crap. So the fifty-year-old plumbs on.
"I think when people see comics, they think that's all they do," he says. "And on the other side, my plumbing clients are surprised to learn that I'm a comic. I've got this truck-stop look to me, but when I open my mouth, I've got more of a white-collar sensibility.
"I never try to tell jokes when I'm on the job," Killingsworth adds. "People would be like, ŒWhat are you doing? You're here to fix our toilet!' For the same reason, I don't go on stage and call plumbing inspections."
Adds Bratland: "I read an article in a trade publication once that said, 'Face it, folks: We deal with doodoo.' But really, if you look at the code book and all the regulations, it's really complicated, what we do. Doodoo is only a small part of it."
Toxic avenger: If anybody in Jefferson County government figured they'd heard the last from outraged former insider Mike Zinna, they were outrageously wrong.
Last fall, a judge threw out Zinna's complaint that the county had reneged on a deal to allow him to develop parcels of land near the Jeffco airport. In court filings, Zinna claimed to have recorded conversations with county commissioners Michelle Lawrence and Richard Sheehan, in which the two allegedly boasted of their power over other officials and warned him not to cross them.
Zinna has vowed to appeal the case. But in the meantime, he's set up a caustic website, www.jeffcoexposed.com, that's pumping out jaw-dropping gossip, hilarious broadsides and biting commentary about alleged public and private misdeeds of the county's leaders. Judging from the number of hits Zinna says the site is now receiving -- around 50,000 a month -- it's become required reading at Golden's Taj Mahal.
"The history of this country is littered with people who just got pissed off and had enough," Zinna says. "I'm one of those people. I've been victimized by these folks personally. In the course of pursuing my lawsuit, I've uncovered some startling information, and it was time to go public with it."
Aided and abetted by his German shepherd, Fonzi, anonymous tipsters and a slew of open-records requests, Zinna has produced an online screed that combines old-fashioned muckraking with generous helpings of personal invective. He claims to have uncovered hushed-up sexual-harassment complaints, doctored or missing official documents, and even one extramarital affair involving a married commissioner and a divorced state official, which he says is being conducted during taxpayer-funded out-of-town trips and conferences. He's also railed against his opponents' bad hairdos, bulging waistlines, "man-boobs" and, in one case, a purported tendency toward flatulence.


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CRN Networking News
Juniper Networks last week put some skin in the WLAN game by investing in Trapeze Networks, part of a $30 million funding round secured by the wireless vendor.
Cisco: It's All About the WAN
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This system lets users access recipes, TV, the Internet, and media files—without a keyboard or mouse
How To: Build a Kitchen PC
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This system lets users access recipes, TV, the Internet, and media files—without a keyboard or mouse
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ShadowRAM: September 4, 2006
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Verizon Delays MCI Partner Compensation Decision
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Warehouses Go Wireless
Building strong relationships and offering tailored solutions is one way for solution providers to establish themselves in the growing midmarket. -
Master Agent Simplifies IP Service Pricing For VARs
Solution providers have a new way help them price, sell and support bundled voice and data services for their customers. -
Former 3Com CEO Claflin Resurfaces at Networking Vendor
Former 3Com President and CEO Bruce Claflin has taken a seat on the board of another networking vendor seven months after announcing his retirement. -
Avnet To Offer Wireless Data Capture Solution For RFID
Avnet Technology Solutions announced that the distributor will be partnering with Data Systems International to create mobile solutions that combine hardware and software for automated data capture and barcode and RFID technology. -
Wi-Fi Alliance To Certify 802.11n Gear Before Standard Is Approved
The W-Fi Alliance said it expects to begin certifying interoperability of products based on the draft of the developing standard in the first half of 2007. -
Juniper, Nortel Open Wallets to Invest in WLAN Vendor
Juniper, Nortel take on rival Cisco with investment in WLAN vendor. -
HP ProCurve Stacks Deck With New Switches
Hewlett-Packard's ProCurve Networking by HP division this week plans to expand its lineup of stackable switches with three new series of Layer 2 Fast and Gigabit Ethernet products. -
Startups and vendors aim to give LAN-like performance over the WAN to branch offices
WAN Space Picks Up The The Pace
The WAN optimization space continues to gain steam as both startups and big-name vendors prepare to arm their channel partners with a bevy of new products on which to build solutions. -
VoIP, Video, Wireless Provide Spark For Innovative VARs
A vast array of new opportunities is cropping up as VARs bulk up on technologies like VoIP, video and wireless to help customers do more with their networks. Here's a look at what VARs say are some hot networking segments. -
Covad Smooths Integration With Cisco
Bandwidth provider Covad Communications said Wednesday it has improved its integration with VoIP products from Cisco Systems. -
Keeping Up With The Hackers
Gone are the days when hackers would attack networks and Web sites simply to make a name for themselves. These days, it's all about hacking for profit. Here are five issues at the forefront of the ever-changing information security landscape. -
Hosted Cisco Video Solution Helps Hospitals Break Language Barrier
Cisco Systems' unified communications technology, hosted by a solution provider, is helping California hospitals provide language translation services to patients via video and voice conferencing. -
Symbol Fills Channel Chief Vacancy
Symbol Technologies Wednesday named an insider as its new channel chief. -
Verizon Relaxes Stance On Compensation For Ex-MCI Agents
Verizon Business this week softened its tone about how it will compensate former MCI partners on contract renewals.


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Hotels in Grants
From luxury resorts to small design hotels and cozy inns, there are an infinite number of great places to stay in the world, including hotels in Grants. Browse our travel guide and get Travel + Leisure's picks for the best Grants hotels—all-inclusive resorts, design hotels, remote lodges, vacation rentals, and more. Our international team of editors and writers handpicks the top Grants hotels, helping travelers discover the most popular places to stay in Grants, and the most memorable.
Whether a boutique hotel with luxury amenities, a wilderness lodge, a cool rental home, or a country inn fit for your budget, Travel + Leisure highlights the best of the best. From affordable beach resorts and cozy inns to high-tech hotels and kid-friendly all-inclusive resorts, these Grants hotel listings will help you find just the right place to spend the night during your visit. Below find Travel + Leisure's top spots for where to stay in Grants.
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World Woods is now offering golf packages with our villas located 6 miles from World Woods Golf Club. Each villa has 2 or 3 bedrooms with 2 twin beds in each (Cypress & Palm have 4 Queens, Couples has 2 Queens) and 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen, living/dining area, screened porch or patio, gas BBQ grill, washer/dryer, 36 - 52" TV with digital cable, and wireless Internet. Our Pine & Oak Villas are located in one building, Cypress & Palm are in one building, Spruce & Buckeye are in one building, and Dogwood & Magnolia are in one building. Couples is a 2 bedroom/2 bath home with 2 queen beds located on a quiet street in a local golf community.
To determine the price of your World Woods golf package you would divide the villa cost shown below by the number of guests who will be sharing the villa and add it to the per person golf rates for the number of rounds you wish to play. Additional surcharge per villa per night for Friday or Saturday night stay.
Southern Woods and Sugarmill Woods are two private courses located a few miles from World Woods that have the same owner as World Woods. Tee times are available Tuesday thru Sundays after 12:30 p.m.
A calendar showing availability of our villas is updated daily at WorldWoods.com. A credit card is required to confirm your chosen dates at the time of booking. A 50% non refundable deposit of the villa portion of your package is charged to your credit card 2 weeks prior to your arrival. The discounted golf fees are paid daily at the golf course when you check in to play.
Please note that all of our villas are non-smoking and pets are not allowed. Discount coupons, golf certificates, Premier Woods cards etc. will not be honored for our golf & villa packages at World Woods.


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About the Owl Choice Card
Southern has partnered with Higher One«, a financial services company focused solely on higher education, to bring process student account refunds-the Owl Choice Card. Please do not throw away this important card since it is your ticket to a faster refund.
Simply put, your Owl Choice Card is designed to provide you with choices for Financial Aid or school refunds. These options include:
A same day deposit to the OneAccount, an FDIC Insured, no monthly fee, no minimum balance checking account. With the OneAccount, you receive your funds the same day they're released by Higher One-the easiest and fastest choice available.
Transfer to another account (ACH) (refunds available in 2-3 business days).
Receive a paper check (refunds available in 5-7 business days).
Please select your refund preference as soon as you receive your card. Remember, even if you are not currently expecting a refund from Southern, we may have a refund for you in the future. If you're not sure that Southern has your current mailing address, please take a moment to verify your address information today. Your new Owl Choice Card will be mailed to your current address on file with Southern. Therefore, it is critical that you verify your mailing address as soon as possible.
You can visit www.OwlChoiceCard.com to learn more about all the great benefits that accompany your all-new Owl Choice Card!
NOTICE: The Owl Choice Card Debit MasterCard is NOT A CREDIT CARD. This card has the ability to function as a DEBIT CARD, if you elect to have a free OneAccount or other Higher One checking account. The Owl Choice Debit MasterCard can also function as an ATM card.


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The Council of Neighborhoods was created by City ordinance in 1990 and is made up of representatives from all 19 neighborhoods. The Council meets monthly except for August and December. City staff report relevant information to the Council, and neighborhood leaders share news from their communities. The Council also serves as an advisory to the Mayor, providing an opportunity for City staff and elected leaders to hear first hand the concerns or ideas Everett residents have about city plans.
The Council meets at 4 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month except for August and December. The meetings are in the eighth floor conference room of the Wall Street Building, 2930 Wetmore Ave. The public is welcome to attend.


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Stice learned to play the piano at age 8 and was the accompaniment for his father's gospel quartet at age 15.
In 1985, he began playing for the Nelons. In 1990, he help found and managed Perfecy Heart.
In 1999, he became a full-time pianist for a gospel show at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge.
From Dollywood, he took a position with the Louise Mandrell Theatre. While at the theater, he, Eric Bennett and David Sutton started the Triumphant Quartet.
He currently plays for, produces and arranges for Triumphant, as well as doing some solo engagements.
Stice has been nominated for the Singing News magazines fan awards. He won the Horizon Award for Favorite Newcomer in 1988. He has been nominated as a top five musician for 25 years. In 1992, as a member of Perfect Heart, he won the Favorite Instrumentalist Award.
In 2007, he was presented the Southern Gospel Music Guild Award for Stage Musician of the Year.
In 2008 he received The Singing News Fan Award for Southern Gospel Musician Of The Year. In 2009 he received The Favorite Musician Award at The Southern Gospel Music Fanfare in Pigeon Forge, as well as The Singing News Fan Award for The Southern Gospel Musician of The Year.