Posts by Albireo380

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1) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the kitty people......again. (Message 1332106)
Posted 111 days ago by

Hi Mark,

Trying to copy a utube kitty link - hope it works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY_cxi7anVs

I really like this - it just seems so French moody and melancholic, like one of those olf French language films from years ago.

Hope it works

Tom

2) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy New Year!!! (Message 1323326)
Posted 137 days ago by

Happy New Year everyone.

I just did a wee bicycle ride around town (9 miles) and there wasn't a shop open. Nice to get the fresh air though.

Tom

3) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People........wherever they are......... (Message 1323324)
Posted 137 days ago by

Hi Mark,

We spent Hogmanay round at friends, having a good meal and a lot of banter. Our friends have 3 cats (Calico's) and we took them round a big bag of "Dreamies" (cat treats) for their Christmas/New Year - the cats that is, our friends probably wouldn't like the taste :))

Well, to say I was crowded out by 3 excited cats, scrabbling to get at the bag of "Dreamies" is an understatement. I think I have just become their friend for life.

You and Lori have a good New Year - and the Kitties too.

Tom

4) Message boards : Cafe SETI : RIP Sir Patrick Moore (Message 1313254)
Posted 160 days ago by

A very sad day. Sir Patrick was a great communicator and astronomer. I remember watching "The Sky at Night" in the late 60s.

I saw him at the European Astrofest in London a few years ago. He held an audience of about 2000 spellbound for over an hour. There was a very warm, affectionate feeling in the Hall that day as we had all been brought up watching him and loving his programmes.

It is the end of an era and he will be much missed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939

The BBC News story is at the URL above.

Tom

5) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The 84 cents a month fundraiser. (Message 1311163)
Posted 171 days ago by

Mine is back. Got guilty and stuck in $20. Times are hard here in the UK, but every little helps.

Tom

6) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Time for freekibblekat II. (Message 1310282)
Posted 174 days ago by

Got the answer right today. This certainly is a good way to help Kitties - AND improve my general knowldge of Felines.

Tom

7) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Free kibble...for cats and dogs. (Message 1275010)
Posted 267 days ago by

Got one right and one wrong. Another few kibbles for kitties and dogs.

My wee Kitty friend has just gone out again after two dinners, a handfull of "Dreamies" a two hour snooze and 20 minutes stretched out across me. She sure has me wrapped around her little claw. : ))

Tom

8) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Free kibble...for cats and dogs. (Message 1269228)
Posted 283 days ago by

More Kibble for kitties - hadn't visited for about a week, so this was a timely reminder.

Cheers

Tom

PS The wee cat from along the road has just spent a quiet evening with me, she got all the attention she wanted + Bolognese sauce from my plate and some "dreamies" cat treats. So she was a happy kitty this evening.

9) Message boards : Politics : London Olympics - what a waste! (Message 1265231)
Posted 294 days ago by

Slightly off topic, what did the non-Brits out in SETI-land think of the Opening Ceremony?

I am British (a Scot) and I sometimes had to think hard to get the cultural connection or the "in joke". Although I enjoyed the ceremony, my pleasure was tinged with relief that we hadn't messed it up in some big way.

So .... what did you non-Brits think of the Opening ceremony? Interesting, confusing, boring, funny, quirkily British, or just a complete pain?

One last thing .... whether you think the Olympics are a waste or not, they are taking place, so we might as well enjoy them for what they are.

Regards to you all

Tom

10) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Free kibble...for cats and dogs. (Message 1212075)
Posted 414 days ago by

Been "Kibbling" almost every day - so some Kitty is feeding better.

Tom

11) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Free kibble...for cats and dogs. (Message 1206713)
Posted 428 days ago by

Just found this thread. 10 Kitty kibbles on their way.

Good find Mark

12) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Last Train To Clarksville (Message 1201128)
Posted 444 days ago by

Just heard on the BBC that Davy Jones has died. What a loss, and he was only young. I remember the Monkees from my childhood, with great fondness.

Best wishes to his family.

Tom

13) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Oh, and thanks......... (Message 1188634)
Posted 478 days ago by

Sounds delicious. And probably fantastic with vanilla ice cream.

Tom

Hey Mark, Happy Birthday. I am only a year behind you and have reached the stage where I decrease a year in age for every year that passes (at least mentally) I guess that means when I reach 90 my mental age will have dropped to about 6. : ))

Oh by the way, what is razzelberry? I don't think we have that here in the UK.

Tom

It's a combination fruit berry pie....raspberry, blackberry, and maybe something else. Razzelberry is just the name they give it, not an actual berry.

14) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Oh, and thanks......... (Message 1188109)
Posted 480 days ago by

Hey Mark, Happy Birthday. I am only a year behind you and have reached the stage where I decrease a year in age for every year that passes (at least mentally) I guess that means when I reach 90 my mental age will have dropped to about 6. : ))

Oh by the way, what is razzelberry? I don't think we have that here in the UK.

Tom

15) Message boards : Cafe SETI : It's hell getting old............... (Message 1178935)
Posted 518 days ago by

I am 76 and shall be 77 in a few days. Girls I have loved in my youth are now old women. Mountains I have loved in my youth are still young and beautiful.
Tullio

LOL...but a few women I have loved in my youth are still young and beautiful too.....
And I turn 56 in a few months.

Yes, the Hills are always there and waiting. I can still do a few more before the knees go : )

As for women, I find it interesting that the girls I find attractive need to have a bit of maturity these days. I would have thought them elderly when I was 20 years old. Isn't nature wonderful.

Tom

16) Message boards : Cafe SETI : It's hell getting old............... (Message 1178696)
Posted 519 days ago by

What pees me off is that in my heart and my head I still think I'm 45, but when I try to live like that, my body says, Oi! d'ya mind, behave! Perhaps I'll try and negotiate a compromise deal to become a late 50's playboy ....

I think that age 35 must be about the most perfect age to be. Old enough to have some experience and maturity, but young enough that nothing much hurts when you use it. I can still run 5km (3,2 miles) in 26 minutes, but my knees hurt afterwards and that didn't happen 15 years ago. I work out in the gym regularly, but the old joints and muscles now tell me when I am overdoing it. My eyes aren't as keen as they were and I hate the idea of glasses (giving in to middle age). But, my hair is thinning and receding - gosh I don't like being in my 50's - wish I could turn the biological clock back about 10 years or so.

Still, I am fairly healthy and have lots to do, but being a playboy isn't one of them : )) (perhaps unlike Chris).

Have a great Christmas everyone.

Tom

17) Message boards : Cafe SETI : To the Kitty People........wherever they are......... (Message 1178688)
Posted 519 days ago by

Must see for all kitty folks.....

Puss N' Boots.......

'She is a bad kitty.'

Love it Mark ...... my wife wants to see the movie : ))

Tom

18) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Goodsearch for Seti........ (Message 1174400)
Posted 537 days ago by

This is good news Mark. $500 is a significant amount. My own contribution is only 35c at the moment, but it will grow.

Tom

19) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Goodsearch for Seti........ (Message 1164288)
Posted 575 days ago by

This Goodsearch thingie seemed like a good idea to generate a little cash for SETI@HOME, so I signed up. A week or so later I seem to have raised 25 cents. Not a lot so far, but every little helps.

The search engine isn't bad either, so I have added it to my bookmark toolbar and will use it regularly.

Tom

20) Message boards : News : Fall Funding Drive (Message 1163305)
Posted 579 days ago by

Dear Albireo380,

Thank you for your gift to:

SETI@home

We received your gift of $30.00 via Visa on 10/17/2011. Your confirmation number is XXXXX.

Okay, just a small donation, but times are hard over here in the UK. I guess every little helps.

Tom

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