Big Top by Rob Harrell

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JFri said, 4 months ago

What? FIRST?

Gone all day & I’m first? Pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausage, pirate coffee & juice.
Tabby Lynn said, 4 months ago

wow im just turning the computer on and there is no one here…. wow. well hope you all had a great day. peace and love and goodnight.
Tabby Lynn said, 4 months ago

also… yesterday’s and today’s strips are just great. lol okay now goodnight.
Carmy said, 4 months ago

and where to get your poofy coat groomed too.

JFri, thanks for breakfast! Delish!!
gmartin, now it’s 5, we’re getting there.
tabby, peace & love girlie.
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Good Morning Tribe!

JFri - Congrats on first, I’ll have the pancakes.

gmartin - Yup, it’s a holiday, we only made 100 yesterday
Only - LOL

Tabby - Just as well now one was on, you need your sleep dearie.

carmy - see what happens when you sleep in and take naps?
You were up late!
serenasakitty said, 4 months ago

Good morning everyone. I just got home a few minutes ago and thought I would have to spend a long time as usual catching up on yesterdays posts as well as today. But I guess everyone is too partied out and not up yet.

JFri great to be first. Breakfast sounds wonderful May I have a little of everything? I would like some juice instead of coffee. I brought some fresh cold sliced fruit to help everybody get rid of the smokey taste from all the fireworks.
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

serena - I am so familiar with struggling to keep up with these strange people who are awake all day and sleep at night, too.
Yesterday was odd for me, can’t remember a day here with only 3 comments while I slept.
You’ve probably said before, but I can’t remember what you do for a living.
Are you a night stocker, too?
cleokaya said, 4 months ago

Good morning all. Thanks for breakfast JFri.

It was a busy day yesterday. Glad it is a new day.
Deborah16 said, 4 months ago

good morning everyone! Have a great Sunday!! :)
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Good Morning cleo and deborah, it is a fine Sunday.
Radical-Knight said, 4 months ago

Only 11 comments at 9:30AM CSDT? There should be better than a page by now.

TOOT!!

Look what I found laying around. Uh, morning everyone. eh-heh.
Radical-Knight said, 4 months ago

WOW! Pancakes, bacon, eggs , sausage… breakfast looks good but my dietitian (wife) has me on an oatmeal breakfast, says it’s good for me… (sniff)
Radical-Knight said, 4 months ago

“Heavens to Mergatroid!” Replacing loud, shiney thing back where I found it and exiting “Stage Left, even”
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Good Morning Rad!
We’ve missed you around here.
Pretty slow weekend, we only hit 100 yesterday and a slow start today.
Maybe everyone will wake up now that the Tribal Bugle has been blown.
Dry said, 4 months ago

Rad, thanks for finding my favorite horn. As you know, I have several, but that was my best. I owe you one! LOL
Dry said, 4 months ago

doc, left you a messge at OB
JFri, left you one at 2 Cows!

I haven’t slept this late in years 11Am, wow! Oh well, back to the salt mine tomorrow, sigh!
Dry said, 4 months ago

Good morning Cleo, carmy, deborah, gmartin(we’re growing on you aren’t we!, huh, admit it!) , serena, tabby, I think that covers everyone now!
Dry said, 4 months ago

Dusty is spoiled!
serenasakitty said, 4 months ago

I don’t know who the horn was meant for but it woke me up. Hello Dry, Rad, Deborah, Cleo and anyone else around.
Doc I am not really a night stocker [or stalker]. I work the night shift at a convenience store and gas bar. My job is mostly servicing the customers, stocking the coolers, laundry, basic janitor work and making endless pots of coffee. [also messing up the computer tills regularily. But I don’t get paid for that]. Not too exciting maybe but it helps keep the bill collectors away. The night shift isn’t too bad as it gives me time to read when it is quiet.
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Good Morning Dry!
I thought I had hidden that horn better than that.
Back to work tomorrow?
Poor baby.

BWAH - HA -HA -HA

serena - It’s people like me that keep you busy at night.
I can nap for a few hours on my nights off, but otherwise I’m up all night.
Not many places open all night except the convenience stores.
And Wal-Mart.
Dry said, 4 months ago

Doc :-P :-P :-P
Dry said, 4 months ago

Our Giant Supermarket is open all night! Wow!! How impressive is that!
StradMan37 said, 4 months ago

DAAAAAAAHH Strip:

“I’m…stressful”.

‘Nuff sedd.
Akenta said, 4 months ago

I’m up too. Glad to see RadK and gmartin again. And of course all the usual tribe members.

I’ll be making some vanilla ice cream later today. Toppings were on sale so we can all have sundaes. cleo can we use some of your fresh fruit too?
DigitalFrog said, 4 months ago

Good morning all!

Hope all the US folk had a great day yesterday, no alien invasions, etc. (guess what movie I fell asleep watching)

Akenta sign me up for the ice cream - we have an ice cream maker, but we don’t use it as often as we should. My Dad used to make the best orange-cherry ice cream, but he never wrote the recipe down and now he can’t remember what the proportions were. :(
Carmy said, 4 months ago

Good Morning/Afternoon All!
Dry, I slept till 11am also!

Doc, I did stay up really late. I was watching “Across the Universe” with one of my daughters. I usually fall asleep watching a movie, but I was enjoying hearing all the Beatles songs. I was quite young in the 60”s, but it still brought back lots of memories. I remembered that the hippies used to freak me out. My older siblings weren’t allowed to be hippies, they were totally square.
dcguys said, 4 months ago

I think he’s been stiff since the Paris Hilton fiasco. Did I say that out loud?

Morning, all. Just stopped in to say HI. There was some loud noise a few hours ago & I wrote if off the fireworks. Turns out someone (ahem, RAD) found a horn!? Then I could smell some wonderful breadkfast (Thanks, JFri) but it was gone when I got here so I’ll just have some fruit (Thanks, Cleo).

DigiF - Let me know if you decide to test recipes for that ice cream & need a taster. Sounds yummy!

Off to make the rounds. P&L all!
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Dry - Is that you’re new weapon in the water wars?

Akenta - I’ve stocked so much ice cream in the last week I should be sick of it. Homemade sounds really good, though.

DF - I loved that movie!
“I gotta get me one of these!”
Oh, yeah.

carmy - My older brothers weren’t exactly hippies, but I did have some pretty funky hand-me-downs.

dcguys - The power of the Tribal Horn is far reaching.
I’m glad someone else blew it for a change.
Dawn said, 4 months ago

Akenta I’d love some ice cream since JFri’s breakfast seems to be gone. But I hope there’s coffee left!

Dry I guess early July was a good month for longevity since both our Dads were born then. Mine has major memory, sight and hearing problems but insists on staying in his own home. He tolerates a cleaning lady only once a week, but she really should be there daily. My sibs and I check on him daily, although I have to do it by phone, now, unless I am here in the Stampede city, which is often. Carmy, I will definitely give him that big kiss.

I was a year or two ahead of the hippie generaion in Canada but when we went to the BIg Sur on our honemoon, t was quite an eye opener. I had to tell my husband that the bikers we met ere not smoking normal cigarettes. And no, we would not share our supper with the girl in the long skirt (who made it clear nothing was under it) who offered us a can of corn. But we would let her sleep on our picnic table - NOT in our tent!!!

Hello to everyone else - Hope your Sunday is a great one and that you have recuperated from your fireworks and some of you, your firewater. Anyone seen Cleo?
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Dawn - There is always coffee left, as long as you don’t mind glowing in the dark.
cleokaya said, 4 months ago

Akenta - Help yourself to the fruit. I almost made homemade strawberry ice cream yesterday myself.

Dawn - I am around. Having kind of a lackluster morning. My wife fixed this large wonderful picnic for her family yesterday and they called and said they weren’t coming out to the lake after all, even though we had discussed dinner both the night before and yesterday morning. Needless to say she was not pleased.
Carmy said, 4 months ago

cleo, I would not be pleased either. At the next proposed gathering, tell them to bring their own food.

Hey, where’s Marg?
Dawn said, 4 months ago

Cleo, when things like that happen we take it very personally - even if it is not meant. My heart goes out to your wife. Give her an extra hug from me.
And thanks for the fruit! How did I miss your earlier posting?
And thanks for the coffee, DocT - I love the strange effects. You’ll see me for miles!
Dawn said, 4 months ago

Good question, Carmy.
Marg wherever you are, I hope your day is going well. And Tabby, I hope you are staying out of trouble.

Shika you should be back soon from church - have a great day.

Akenta, have you made that ice cream yet? It sounds delicious. I used to make it but when I realized how much cream was actually in it, I started thinking about my and my husband’s cholesterol levels At least that is my excuse. We do miss it though.
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

I’ve done as much as I’m going to do for the morning.
Think I’ll try for at least 5 hours sleep today, 6 would be nice.

Peace and Love Tribe!
Dawn said, 4 months ago

Sleep well, DocT.
Akenta said, 4 months ago

Ice cream hasn’t been made yet. I’ve put all the ingredients together and letting it chill in the fridge. Will put it in the ice maker in a couple of hours. I tried to not look at the ingredients in all of these. Mostly just sugar, but it does have heavy whipping cream. The milk and vanilla are fat free. I think the eggs are ok, they are the cholesterol free kind, but forgot to look at fat content. Haven’t figured out the costs so see if it’s cheaper to buy it ready made, but this is more fun to make and share.

I got good reviews last time I used these ingredients, so it should be a hit again.
Shikamoo said, 4 months ago

Hi Tribe,
I’m back from two different church services and haven’t had lunch- it’s after 3:00p.m. So I’m eating now and having a nap.

I’ll reply to everyone later. Actually, I radied JFri refridgerator for lunch, and I’ve had coffee twice, so I’ll just nap now, and come back for Akenta’s icecream and whatever.

TOOT!

Dry, You really should be careful where you leave your horns! I just can’t resist!
Shikamoo said, 4 months ago

I can’t spell any more- and I don’t care! I’m too stressed, so there!

:-P
serenasakitty said, 4 months ago

Akenta when your ice cream is ready, may I have a large bowl of it? Unfortunatly I never have been able to resist ice cream.
Cleo it is too bad that your relatives did not come for the picnic. Especially after your wife made all that food. I hope they had a good and valid reason.
Well, I think I’ve had enough for awhile. I’m going for a nap, but since I don’t have to work tonight, I’ll probably stop in again before everyone leaves.
Tabby Lynn said, 4 months ago

Hi all!!! im home and on for a few… till Ana wakes up little thing is so wiped out. she had a bad day today. Got wiped (by me.:( ) in church two times once in the bathroom and once on the way back form childrens church she was just being bad. the things called “terrible two’s” better get going soon. she will be 3 in october and im tired of the badness. but othere then that good day so far. its only 3 here.

Dawn im staying out of trouble…. as far as i know.

RAD welcome back buddy i missed you!!!

akenta dont forget to send me some icecream i want some so bad.
Dawn said, 4 months ago

Akenta home made is so much better - and better for you!
DigitalFrog said, 4 months ago

Akenta even if it costs more, the homemade is far superior to most store-bought stuff. I have an ice cream cookbook I can recommend - “Ice Cream Delights” (ISBN 1-56173-976-6) - a lot of its recipes are made with condensed milk and half-n-half which reduces or removes the use of heavy cream and many don’t call for any eggs at all, or only whites for those that are more fat/cholesterol concsious.
Akenta said, 4 months ago

The ice cream is ready, so everyone help yourself. I just look for recipes online when it’s time to make. Since I’m not really making it for myself (I don’t really care for vanilla), I’m not too careful about the calories and fat. I’ve got chocolate syrup, butterscotch, and strawberry syrup to put on top of it.

Enjoy!!
cleokaya said, 4 months ago

Heh, heh, I beat everybody to Akenta’s ice cream.
cleokaya said, 4 months ago

Mmmm…tasty.
Dry said, 4 months ago

There is life here after all! How about that!
Dry said, 4 months ago

Hey JFri, I left you a message at today’s Duplex!
Quaby said, 4 months ago

Akenta wonderful ice cream (smacks lips).

Had a busy day today, still busy now. Got to go back to work tomorrow. It was a fun week keeping up with all the comments. See you Saturday.
Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

Yappy Nuts not be so yappy on a holiday weekend I see.
Good thing I know they still be NUTS!
I’m up!
And I’m having homemade ice cream for breakfast.