tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post1750051946543050097..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: For auld lang synemonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-69664616981646432962008-01-03T08:00:00.000+00:002008-01-03T08:00:00.000+00:00It was your stamina in staying the course that imp...It was your stamina in staying the course that impressed me! Our partying days are a bit limited now - we tend to crawl away at 15 minutes past midnight and leave the youngsters to it. <BR/><BR/>This New Year WE WERE the youngsters, seeing in the New Year at mother-in-law's retirement apartment. We thought we would lead all the nonagenarians in a hokey cokey through the corridors but when we went to look for them at 11.30pm they had all gone to bed! Ma-in-law was game, though, she drank champagne and danced around on her zimmer frame. (Joking about the zimmer - she would kill me for suggesting it. She just had a stick!) <BR/>Thanks for the info on Advil, I hear it mentioned in films and US tv programmes. Ibuprofen is a brand name here, so I suppose it is the same stuff.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-57912712249793839292008-01-03T05:48:00.000+00:002008-01-03T05:48:00.000+00:00Advil is like aspirin (it's non-brand name is ibup...Advil is like aspirin (it's non-brand name is ibuprofen). It's good for headaches and general aches and pains.<BR/><BR/>Also, I really didn't drink all that much - I was perhaps engaged in a wee bit of hyperbole when describing my condition yesterday.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-64891510091599172272008-01-02T11:28:00.000+00:002008-01-02T11:28:00.000+00:00I am really impressed! You must be half my age, I ...I am really impressed! You must be half my age, I think. What is Advil - the elixir of youth? I want some.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-48001161548759504732008-01-02T06:33:00.000+00:002008-01-02T06:33:00.000+00:00Back to work Wednesday. No problem, a little Advi...Back to work Wednesday. No problem, a little Advil and a workout and I feel okay.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-44078458348975364692008-01-01T19:37:00.000+00:002008-01-01T19:37:00.000+00:00Congratulations, Bret! I do hope you have a few da...Congratulations, Bret! I do hope you have a few days for recovery before returning to work.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-34108226096828191822008-01-01T18:57:00.000+00:002008-01-01T18:57:00.000+00:00I made it to the third but was in no shape to comm...I made it to the third but was in no shape to comment here at that point (though I did contemplate it - er, that is, if you could call the mental processes contemplation at that point).<BR/><BR/>Owww, my head. Please pass the Advil.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-77042820910405331552008-01-01T10:29:00.000+00:002008-01-01T10:29:00.000+00:00Bret, I wonder if you made it to the third? You de...Bret, I wonder if you made it to the third? You deserve a great year as a reward for such stamina and determination. It must have been some party!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-22888132698932766662008-01-01T05:43:00.000+00:002008-01-01T05:43:00.000+00:002 nw yeeeears downn, 1 ta go! woo hoo!!!@!2 nw yeeeears downn, 1 ta go! woo hoo!!!@!Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-58473817516574654382008-01-01T04:18:00.000+00:002008-01-01T04:18:00.000+00:00Happy New Year all.40 minutes to go here on EST, a...Happy New Year all.<BR/><BR/>40 minutes to go here on EST, and I might actually just go up to bed. Oh, the indignities of age.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-47155263569671065262008-01-01T02:49:00.000+00:002008-01-01T02:49:00.000+00:00One New Years down, two to go!One New Years down, two to go!Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-71372385143435123012007-12-31T23:39:00.000+00:002007-12-31T23:39:00.000+00:00Hi M and Happy New Year to you, your family and al...Hi M and Happy New Year to you, your family and all your other devoted readers. Juliet xxJuliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055924620237477722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-71994353579697459622007-12-31T21:03:00.000+00:002007-12-31T21:03:00.000+00:00Lots of happy new years to you, then Bret!Lots of happy new years to you, then Bret!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-3156935821028940532007-12-31T20:36:00.000+00:002007-12-31T20:36:00.000+00:00Happy New Year monix!We do our first count down to...Happy New Year monix!<BR/><BR/>We do our first count down to midnight GMT so we'll be counting down together. (Then we count down for times square, then San Diego - we like counting down).Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-86710783742837347392007-12-31T11:06:00.000+00:002007-12-31T11:06:00.000+00:00For those who don't have the noble Scottish blood ...For those who don't have the noble Scottish blood in their veins you might like a rough translation of Rabbie Burns's words:<BR/><BR/>For times gone by.<BR/><BR/>Should old friends be forgotten<BR/>And never brought to mind?<BR/>Should old friends be forgotten<BR/>And times gone by?<BR/><BR/>And surely you'll pay for your pint pot<BR/>And surely I'll pay for mine<BR/>And we'll take a cup of kindness yet<BR/>For times gone by.<BR/><BR/>We two have run about the hills<BR/>And pulled the daisies fine<BR/>But we've wandered many a weary foot<BR/>Since times gone by.<BR/><BR/>We two have paddled in the stream<BR/>From noon to dinner time<BR/>But seas between us, broad have roared<BR/>Since times gone by.<BR/><BR/>And there's a hand, my trusty friend<BR/>And give me a hand of thine<BR/>And we'll take a right good-will drink<BR/>For times gone by.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-88587065663270774122007-12-31T10:55:00.000+00:002007-12-31T10:55:00.000+00:00Thanks,D. I hope your travels will be trouble-free...Thanks,D. I hope your travels will be trouble-free, exciting and informative. I look forward to a full report, preferably face-to-face, on your return. Mxxxmonixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-3841433960423095452007-12-31T10:00:00.000+00:002007-12-31T10:00:00.000+00:00Happy new year to you too M. Here's to the next br...Happy new year to you too M. Here's to the next branch meeting and to many more posts!<BR/>DXXX60GoingOn16https://www.blogger.com/profile/14216400213406672396noreply@blogger.com