af Thur 20 Feb

[treetops]

MAE folks.
Glad to know what a hobnob is ? like what we call ANZAC biscuits here. As for digestives ? my daughter asked me to buy some last week ? the chocolate ones. I purchased 3 different types ? including McVities. She is not a rabbit by the way.:H

Mick ? are you pulling our legs about rabbits liking digestives? :H

So that's my inspiration for the day! It's a beautiful sunny day here. Sorry PPQP and LAv ? I can?t whisk you over here! How were the fish n chips?

Yah and Sam ? now I will have to find out what a whippoorwill is??Lots of quails in NZ ? but not where I live.

Lav ? sounds like you will be busy with the kiddy parties. My girl doesn?t want to have a party for her 16th but I said she should have some kind of celebration with her friends. Probably it will be a picnic at some stage.

Hi there SL and SF. Gidday Kuya!
I wonder how Narilly and Pauly are. I guess Det will post soon.

I see that RJ has posted a thread ? it seems to indicate some changes are afoot for MWO ? and I wouldn?t be surprised if there is some talk of a payment. I hope not because this will put some people off and I also worry about the security of paid subscriptions on some large internet sites. We shall see.

Better get back to enjoying a lovely summery day in front of the computer.

You all have a safe sober Thursday when it comes your way

[YoungAtHeart]

af Thur 20 Feb

A whippoorwill is a kind of bird, TT, and it is named after its call. I'll have to check out RJ's post.

:l

[treetops]

af Thur 20 Feb

Thanks Yah -I just Googled the pics - we don't have such creatures here.
Very interesting is MWO - and not just for info on being AF!

[scottish lass]

af Thur 20 Feb

Wow - I missed yesterday!
Hi, having some struggles with a 15yr olds grades - making me worried, stressed...work is stupid busy too - very tempted to do the unthinkable - had to stop at store on way home and I am really tempted - want to crawl into a bottle just now.
Sorry I am starting to post like this - coming home and logging in is really helping me - and I do know drinking away my sorrows won't do any good.
Mick - I love digestives, with butter on
I did see another thread where there was discussion of formatting changes....hopefully that is all it will be = off to take a look....
Take care all - sorry for being a bleh poster - trying hard.....:l:l

[scottish lass]

af Thur 20 Feb

OMG - I didn't miss yesterday - I have entered tomorrow - duh!!! Oops-a-daisy! Not even thinking straight and I really am sober

[TheSunFlower]

af Thur 20 Feb

TT-thank you for kicking us off.

SL-good for you coming to post about your temptations. Sometimes just getting them off your chest helps. I wasn't going to post, but you inspired me to do so. I'll try to keep it short.

I am glad to say that my workshop on Sunday hasn't withered away as most do. It got me thinking that when I was drinking I did a fairly good job of hiding it from the people I needed to hide it from. Sometimes I wonder if those people are just plain stupid....it is fairly hard to be wearing a hangover and have nobody notice. But, people are usually too wrapped in themselves. It got me to thinking how odd it is that when I was drinking it was fairly out in the open to most people that I had a problem. But now that I am in recovery it is a big secret that I don't drink because I had an AL problem. Shouting it from the rooftops is not in my best interest, but it is odd that recovery groups are still guilded with such shame....that it all has to be in secret.

I've been stepping out more to form real connections with people. All this time in recovery...was I really recovering....or was I almost isolating more. Went to my recovery group tonight and was just plain honest. I stopped going because even though we understood each other, I was just plain scared of being vulnerable. Tonight's topic was on relapse. I really do like this group because it teaches more of a lesson than throw a topic out there and everyone just chimes in....which was my experience in AA.

The whole lesson made me realize that I may have been closer to relapse than I realized. Pretty eye opening to say the least. I learned a lot and by my honesty.....many others opened up as well. I walked out with some real connections that I really had not experienced in AA. Once connection was getting too close in this group, I backed off.

That to me is not recovery. I have been growing and handling situations much better. But, still keeping true connection at a distance. The beauty of recovery is to be willing to step where it is scary a step at a time....and continuing to grow as a person. I don't ever want to stop learning and growing as a person. Life is so cool when it reveals its true beauty....that there is always more out there for us....if we are willing.

[kuya]

af Thur 20 Feb

Hi guys....quick fly by

In spite of my best efforts I am unable to reconcile the recent problems I had with the 'moderators'. Every time I log in I feel a wave of sadness that makes me want to log out again..........

I saw RJ's post today and replied with a summary of the problem.

There is a poison regime in force and I am not willing to perpetuate it's existence contributing thought and time to the site.

In case it is removed I will copy it here.....


Hi RJ

Good to see you pop in, and to hear life continues to improve.

I don't know if you have any control over these matters but I am concerned that moderators send PMs in your name.

I have stopped posting since they are allowing a member to harrass me and refuse, in spite of complaints from many, to delete the post.

They have used your name on PMs to me to add authority to what is, patently their own personal bias.

I have devoted many hours to helping people here......shame on them for allowing their religious bias to create an atmosphere too toxic for me to continue.
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Alcoholism & Other Addictions a useful link for nutrition.

A lie is a lie even when everyone else believes it, and the truth is the truth even when no-one else believes it.

[treetops]

af Thur 20 Feb

Good on ya Kuya. I too don't want to get embroiled in religious wars. This is not the place.

Also well done SL for staying away from liquid oblivion. I know how anxious we get about our girls. sometimes we over-worry. Hey I failed my big Latin exam at high school and I turned out OK academic-wise, my girl is slipping in some subjects but we can only do so much. and you staying sober and loving her is so important

Good also Sf at you are learning new insights into your relationships not just with AL but with people.
For me I have had to learn to protect myself and set my own boundaries into what I want to do instead of pleasing others or being Wonder Woman. great fantasy. See what happens when you fail at Latin :H:H

[treetops]

af Thur 20 Feb

PS Kuya. You always have a safe place with us here. No capering around for the us alkies!

[scottish lass]

af Thur 20 Feb

I am glad you posted SF - your words mean a lot, and will send me to bed with lots to ponder. I know what I want, I just have to want to get there don't I?
TT - we seem to be travelling a similar path. Sadly her grades were slipping, now they have slipped - no idea where her counselor is, no replies to any of my messages and we are just struggling - the school is way too big, and I am worried we are getting lost. She is a freshman, so we have time (I think) but need help...I don't really understand the American school system (or the Californian one) so feel at a bit of a loss.
She is so loved, and seems to want to succeed but is not managing to get a toe hold just now.....
and, hmmm - I failed latin too - what a subject to try to take!
Night all:l

[treetops]

af Thur 20 Feb

Haha - some boffin might get research funding to see if there is a correlation between failing Latin and AL dependence later in life!
My Latin textbooks were written I think in the 19thC - and came from Scotland?

SL- is your daughter happy-ish? Its a tough age and not fitting in can upset some teens. As you know it changes from week to week.
have a peaceful sleep and dont dream about dead Romans!

[Mick]

af Thur 20 Feb

mae all..and how are we today? thought I was suffering from SL itis!!or I had inadvertently jumped into a time warp!!got most of my jobs done..trouble is I keep adding to the list!!still not too happy about my rabbit so going to another one...trouble is you read up on the internet ,and there is that much stuff that you suddenly become an "expert" in your own mind....

right hre we go on with the show on this wunnerful pre poets day..or post hump day ..which ever you prefer.

hiya tt ...and how are you?well seeing you binned latin off ..lets start at lesson one ....Im sure you will remember all this crap....

Every verb in Latin has a pronoun enclosed.

So, these are the endings of the verbs in the first conjugation:

Singular Plural
1st person -o -mus
2nd person -s -tis
3rd person -t -nt

The stem for ?to love? is ama.

So?
amo = I love
amas = you (singular) love
amat = he, she or it loves
amamus = we love
amatis = you (plural) love
amant = they love

There are also endings for nouns, depending on how they?re used in a sentence, and that?s called ?declensions,?

unfortunately,I didnt do latin very well,and binned it thinking when am I ever gonna use this?to be totally truthful, I wish I had stuck it....for me it would have come in handy now believe it or not.

as for the digestive ...that is serious ..they love it!!! but not the chocolate ones ..they are mine!!

hi yah ..how are you? ok I hope?as far as bird calls go..New Zealand there is an owl called a more pork owl....named as such because of its call..be interesting to see what the future of mwo holds....

hiya SL welcome to today ..which yesterday you thought was tomorrow,but in fact today is now today ,so its now in the present whilst yesterday it was in the future,and yesterday is in the past..easy innit???:H as far as logging in when you come home to help you stopping ...go for it there is def no need to say sorry ..if it helps then good...any trigger that helps is fine by me....guess what ..just had a digestive wi butter on it ..one less for the rabbits!!

hiya SF...how are you doing?the old saying only one drink away definitely holds credence with me..glad things are working out with you.

hiya ky ...how are you doing? ok?well that is apart from the ongoing saga! as tt says this is a safe house..for me it helped me get rid of booze out of my life.....I aint really interested in people trying to poison or give me grief..at one stage I would have...but certainly not now ..live life to its full, and try to help others that want it as opposed to someone spouting off on here or actions or non actions by others if that makes sense...more interested in me rabbit getting better!!

hiya Lav..how are you....putting a party together for a 3 year old ? enjoy.....what are you up to today?oh oh didnt realise it was a joint party you were doing? wow..dubble trubble!!!

hiya Sam ..hows you today?ok I hope ..we get deer at the back of us..think they are called monkjacks or something..one of the prisons I used to work in raised quail.....and also harris hawks :H are you out on the land today?

hiya ppqp ..hows you ? yep theres room in the case! havent a clue what to do with the quail eggs yet!!so the accountant has been given the word?best of luck with the lawyer episode..

right my happy bunnies orf we toddle towards the weekend so have a great day

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I watched curling for a few hours today and I must say I found it very boring.

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I had laser vision correction surgery recently.

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Brilliant.

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Why the hell are you following me?" asked a woman last night.

I said, "I'm not, it's just a coincidence that we've walked the same way."

She said, "Get out of my house."

My Psychiatrist said I'm always imagining things.
sod him, i knew he was making that up,

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The criminals parked the getaway car a few blocks away.

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I'd like to tell you more but the servers down at the moment.

[Lavande]

af Thur 20 Feb

Good morning Abbers,

Geez, two pages on the Thursday thread already? :H
I'm confused but I'll just jump in I guess.

Greetings to TT, SF, SL, Mick, YahYah, PQ, kuya & anyone I am missing.
So, where is this post from RJ? I haven't seen it yet.

I have work to do & am waiting for the heater guy to make an appearance - fun times.
I'll check in later - have a great AF Thursday everyone!

Lav

[Mick]

af Thur 20 Feb

hiya tt......here you go ..had to fight him for it!!!:H:H

[Determinator]

af Thur 20 Feb

happy healing thursdays ABeroooos!

chose to stay home this week to rest and hopefully get fully well. chest is better but couldn't hold down food yesterday. taking a few tentative bites at lunch today and feeling a tad better.

Kuya, hope you succeed in getting through to RJ, keep us posted.

be back when I'm a wee bit more my chipper self

be well