COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Trivia fact of the extended day - It's #NationalWalkingDay and #WanderlustWednesday

I'll get my boots on!
I have missed a good walk these last couple of months.

 

[EllieMay]

I don't think she'll be able to take Rue & Co along though... Probably like my Kristoff and Elsa...

I thought we utilized Ninjas for this sort of thing???

 

[Ray--Opo]

Progress report: In bed, it felt like I was all fixed. Moving round, it is obvious I am not. I am no worse than yesterday. Doing the exercises has improved the mobility. It feels like there’s swelling or something at the top of my calf that’s stopping me bending my knee properly and the muscle at the bottom of my calf goes into spasm quickly.

I shall keep doing the exercises and hopefully there will be more improvements [emoji846]

Sorry to here about your pain. I hope you recover soon.

 

[EllieMay]

Good mornooning, roommates!
(For those who may not know, "mornooning" was coined by another dearly missed CDR roommate, @johnandjade, who's not been here for some time, to cover most of the time zones we have under this roof.)
Husband is coming back today from his Canadian trip, only to head off to China on Sunday. And daughter and I are going to Kyrgyzstan next week. I'll try to take photos of the gorgeous mountains surrounding the city, but I think we won't have time to visit the really picturesque places because my mom wouldn't be able to come with us. She has some difficulty walking now.
I had a first today -- I sent a proposal for a paid photo assignment to someone looking for a photographer. I asked for just enough to cover one of daughter's piano lessons because I'd never been paid for my photos before. My contract with Roskilde's tourism bureau should be renewed too sometime soon, so I should be able to visit the museums for free again.

I love Mountain View’s!! Sounds like a nice trip. I can’t believe that you’ve never been paid for your photography! You’re really good! I’m sure that you’ll get hired on your proposal but I wish you luck as well. We will look forward to pics in The meantime.

 

[EllieMay]

Progress report: In bed, it felt like I was all fixed. Moving round, it is obvious I am not. I am no worse than yesterday. Doing the exercises has improved the mobility. It feels like there’s swelling or something at the top of my calf that’s stopping me bending my knee properly and the muscle at the bottom of my calf goes into spasm quickly.

I shall keep doing the exercises and hopefully there will be more improvements [emoji846]

That’s good but be careful... take it slow

 

[Ray--Opo]

Well back to normal. 3 1/2 hrs sleep. Took my grandsons yesterday over to the park where there are gopher tortoises and a pond full of different turtles that you can feed. As you start feeding them others here the commotion and start coming over. I think my daughter in law got some pics. I will post

 

[EllieMay]

But mantids are sooooo beneficial! Well, beneficial unless you are it’s mate!

• SEXUAL CANNIBALISM AMONG female praying mantids may actually benefit males, in an evolutionary sense, according to a new study. The research suggests that when a male mantis is eaten by the female after mating, more of the male’s body material is passed into the female, and in turn, a higher number of eggs are laid. This also suggests there are genetic benefits to males that are eaten after copulation. Sexual cannibalism is common among mantids, and also occurs on a lesser scale among some scorpions and spiders.

I watched an episode of the secret life of the Zoo that focused on the mating of the mantis.. they were able to safely extract the male after he had done his duty and use him again. The female tried to get him though! Nature can be tough!!!

 

[CarolM]

What? Love who?

Lena of course! [emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

ah! Ok! It’s no wonder there’s 138 188 pages in this cold and dark place, btw where is the lord of this room, a named...Tidgy...Tidgy’s dad...

He is on a fossil sabbatical.

 

[CarolM]

My Daughter has a French Canadian friend who went to the World Cup (football = soccer) in France. He found it annoying that he would start a conversation in French and the locals would switch to English believing him to not be a native French speaker.

There must be an accent to Canadian French that the French French don’t recognise!

My spoken French is reasonable having worked in France when I was a student. However, I must have picked up the local accent (Ardêche) which gets me into trouble now. I start a conversation and people assume that I am more fluent than I am [emoji849]

Whahaha. It is hard being so good.

 

[CarolM]

I'd install a wheel, like a hamster's but bigger, and let Kang chase the girls inside it. How's that for an idea?

That is a great idea.

 

[CarolM]

And if they impose a tax on air, they wouldn't be the first ones. I remember Armenia did it for a while...

Sigh!! Please don't give them ideas.

 

[CarolM]

Hi Olivier! A tiny bit of trivia about your name from where I come from: Did you know that "Olivier" is what Russians call the Russian salad? The story goes, a French chef of Catherine the Great of Russia had invented the salad and it became known with his name - Olivier, but to the rest of the world it's the "Russian salad".

Whahaha. Can I then call Olivier "Russian Salad"

 

[CarolM]

Once upon a time...

Many moons ago, a British palaeontologist living in Morocco decided to start this chat thread where we Brits could talk nonsense. Our sense of humour confused some in other threads and they hated the puns so we came to hide in the gloom of the CDR with its cast of characters growing as our story developed.

Anyway, it turned out that quite a few non-Brits enjoyed the humour and joined us. We grew into a mutual support group that shared our different cultures and adventures, learning about the world outside our immediate experience.

People drift in out of the conversations as the real world catches up with them, but the CDR resulted in strong international friendships both in and out of TFO.

Adam, aka @Tidgy’s Dad, was that founder. He is currently off on other projects, but drops in from time to time.

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[CarolM]

Not to me. The praying mantis is the only insect, besides cockroaches, that I'm really afraid of. So, my excuse would be -- I'm afraid to tackle it because there a praying mantis on the loose!.. Come to think about it, I'm probably more grossed out by than afraid of cockroaches...

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[Lyn W]

Well back to normal. 3 1/2 hrs sleep. Took my grandsons yesterday over to the park where there are gopher tortoises and a pond full of different turtles that you can feed. As you start feeding them others here the commotion and start coming over. I think my daughter in law got some pics. I will post

I bet they enjoyed that.....would love to see pics.
Sorry about your lack of sleep.
Those grandkids will have to work harder to wear you out!

 

[CarolM]

I don't think she'll be able to take Rue & Co along though... Probably like my Kristoff and Elsa...

[emoji24] [emoji24] [emoji24] I forgot about that? I will just pass them off as chocolate tortoises. [emoji6] [emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

Good mornooning all. I am laid flat on my back with my phone gingerly starting to move my leg and all seems OK so far.

I shall do my exercises and see where I actually am.

I’ll be back

How did it go?

 

[CarolM]

I'll just call you Peter.

That's my Lena. !!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Are you still in Florida? Those softshells look like Florida softshells

I wish....freezing overnight temps the last few nights.... nope, these are local sliders basking in the sun.