Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for February 09, 2013

5 Points for the dive and 8 points for form.

No wonder Larry is always black and blue! I see that he’s been hanging out with Sponge Bob Square pants again, too.

I’m amazed that he got his pants on.

I’m certainly not giving him any style points !

Good night all. I’ve a busy day ahead.

I hope that’s not liquid coming out the back of his pants!

Good morning, Ballard St.!!

It’s still snowing here (Western Massachusetts) at 7:30 am, and it’s due to stop between noon and 1 pm, but high winds will blow all afternoon (calm now). We got about 20 inches so far, and fortunately, it has remained light and fluffy, so we have no power outage issues so far. Eastern coastal areas were not so lucky. They had heavy, wet snow that caused over 600,000 people to be without power.

our cars in the driveway)

(the end of our driveway and the library across the street)

(one of our back decks)

We’re still under a state of emergency and there is a ban of all traffic except emergency vehicles throughout the state.

Now, all we need is a week of 60° weather and this will be but a dim memory! lol

HOW DID YOU FARE, I. MUDD ????

Shall the Ballard Street Brigadiers gather up our shovels and head North to dig out Stel and icky? Anybody have a snow plow?

amerongen, you’re a sick dog. love it!

I prefer to do this on the bed. Softer and much easier to get up then from the floor.

x_Tech said, 1 day ago

When Kenny can’t sleep he doesn’t count sheep. He count tree goats.How many do you count?OMG X, I found my pic before I had seen your video…I was looking at other images for another comic strip when I saw mine, and had to come post it, even before I read other comments…lol…two great minds?…or just two twisted ones?….

When you rent, you don’t worry about plowing. As I type, I hear someone plowing, snow-blowing and shovelling all around, but it isn’t me. Bwa-ha-ha!

This is practically the only snow I heard of this winter. Those who don’t like it should just move to AZ, as I did.

I’d never have chosen Florida because that’s where my X went (even tho’ he’s long gone now) and they have hurricanes and alligators (no thanks). It’s a little chilly here today but I’ll be going to Whole Foods to pick up stuff for my “last meal”. My lover will be keeping busy there in Chi with all the cold; I’m glad it was milder during my visit.

I’m getting soft. When I go out of the city to visit, I am shocked that I have to shovel at times to leave the house.

Too early for drinks at the Tiki. I’ll drop in tonight, although likely for a quick visit.

Have a great day Balladeers!

How did JVA know?

I never thought of just getting dressed as an exercise – busy with my weights now as the news wraps up on TV.

Getting dressed, for Larry ( LaflinLarry? ), is a daily adventure.

Hi Dry!Hi StelBel and all the Balladeers here.

See you later!

I really dont think I want to know how Larry gets into his underwear…

@Linda and Dry, I think all us gals are with you there (especially don’t need a visual). Yesterday’s chicken thief was quite enough. I just got my filet and caviar (and a frozen panecotta) but I need to go to Sprouts for the watercress; this WF had the wimpy sprouting kind (I want a good 1/2 cup of chopped stems with my caviar -great flavor).

Hi, I.M.

We got 24". Poor little Max is not happy going outside….all he sees is white everywhere!! lol

To the citizens of Ballard St.:

Just to let you all know that happyathome’s mom passed away today.

to happy:

I left you a message at Citizen Dog.

Yes, Alice’s ice cube LOL! Kids like that kind of stuff.Sorry to hear about Happy’s mom. Anything like my mom (who my brother had put in a horrible home). He had all the power (left him by dad) so I was helpless (she blamed it all on his GF – would not believe her son would do that to her). I would have given POA to one of my sons if she let me. It was good to know when she DID go to a better place.

Happy…..

So sorry to hear.

Hope you’re doing all right…. and please remember you have friends here.

Meanwhile…. Hello Ballard Streeters….Sorry, it’s just been that kinda day or two….but I’m planted here on Ballard St. for the rest of the weekend.Didn’t even take the Saturday Express bus…. I drove Elvis all the way out west and now we’re back!

He did great, didn’t mind at all…. and only ate about 23 pounds and 7 ounces of kibble.

I’ll still take the bus sometimes, especially if Elvis is needed at SCHAABS…but it’s soooo nice to have him on a Saturday or Sunday.

And sure, Dry and Bev and whoever else asked…I’d be happy to take you for a ride!Let’s wait till he gets a nap…. and maybe till there’s no snow, OK?

And Stel!

Glad to hear you’re all right…. or at least you were 3 hours ago….sigh….

Got to catch up on saving all my shows to DVD. Project Runway Allstars still sitting there (2 ep) and I already have Season 11 saved (4 or 5-looks like 1 repeat). I need to write down the routines when someone shows it (like that easy way to put bold on and off). Anything on paper gets lost in my house.

Hi Susan I’m glad you made it.

Hi Bev. I wonder if Max will turn the snow the colour the Wizard did at B.C. yesterday?My guess is yes.

It looks like I missed everyone again.happy, if you see this, you know that we are here for you.((((((((((((((happy)))))))))))

Good Night Balladeers of the Street Have a good day tomorrow, and sweet dreams!

I’ve not quite decided what to wear for Thursday’s dinner. I have a red dress, a 2 piece one in off white lace, a red silk blouse to wear with black velvet pants and a couple of other dresses in pastel silk chiffon. I may try them all tomorrow to see what looks best. Comfort matters too for such a yummy meal. I’m also not thrilled with the ice cream with desert- may just pick up a can of reddiwhip at the nearby chain store Monday (I need to fill 10 bottles at Water N Ice, anyway). With Dr’s appointments on both Thurs and Friday mornings this will be a hectic week.

Both he and I have a great deal of will power (another thing I admire about him) and I know already that I can relinquish ANYTHING for a period of time if I decide to. As I AM, however, motivated entirely by pleasures, the fewer items I have to give up, the easier it will be for me. Thursday will be pure delight in food and drink. The Ornish plan allows some yogurt and egg white, but NO coffee/chocolate, nuts or seeds and only minimal oils. My Dr may also want to eliminate all dairy, while adding back the nuts (I’d prefer to try the plan that is “proven”, but this is the closest Dr I have found to what I wanted for supervision in the plan. I have given up things that others would never dream of (and I always enjoy) so I KNOW I can. It is only a matter of deciding to do it. But just as I enjoy my man, now that I no longer deny myself, I will go back to enjoying a healthy and reasonable amount of the foods that I enjoy after all this is complete and I can have normal BP without meds.

Susan said about 3 hours ago: And sure, Dry and Bev and whoever else asked…I’d be happy to take you for a ride!Let’s wait till he gets a nap…. and maybe till there’s no snow, OK?_____________________________________________

Sounds good! I didn’t think those tires looked good enough for heavy snow, and if we hit the Tiki Bar before the ride, well, you know! We might get pulled over by these two police officers:

NOW, WHO IS OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THIS? (PLEASE SAY SOMEONE BESIDES ME! PLEASE! LOL!)

Good night all! Those in the snow, may you get dug out soon, the rest of you, and all of you, have a great night!

Bev — are you here?Had some stuff to do…but I’m walking over to the Tiki to hang around through the turn.

Gotta set up the big daiquiri grinder…. it’s Saturday night, after all…. and maybe give Fenton a hand.

Hope Stel is OK . I’m sure she’s asleep by now so I can’t ask.

I guess Shika left, too … I never seem to get to say hi…. and now I gotta try to catch Dry but it’s probably too late….

Dry…. are you there?

Elvis is sleeping, anyway… but yeah, morning is better for dog cars. He’s still trying to get used to the idea that I sleep so late.

Meanwhile…. please quit assuming you’re one of the older posters here!

You make those of us born before you … and there are lots of us here …. feel positively ancient! !

Linguist … funny how we remember colors in black and white TV!

But I remember reading that the car they used was bright red, cos the producers thought the shade of grey it looked on film was more like a green car ought to look … just like “white” shirts were actually blue.

Color TV meant they couldn’t do those things…. so images actually got a little worse for most people, cos we didn’t have color sets.

White shirts started looking dingy cos they were actually white. The blue had looked brighter.

I dunno whether Car 54 was still around… or if so whether tey switched to a green car. But I think it was gone.

Well… since Ballard Street is closed for Sunday now… and the snow seems to be keeping people home…I’m gonna take a little walk and see the turn on some other strips…But I won’t roam far from the Tiki.If you wander in, just give me a holler…

I’m back from the symphony. We got a few inches of powder. Sometimes that can be a mean layer of snow.

Hi guys….Banana daiquiris all around?

Fenton’s also got a pot of hot toddies going…But of course, you can order your usuals if you’d rather.

So nice that some of you are helping dig out Stel and iMudd.

Wish I could help more but I’m not much of a digger….could I help with my blow dryer?

I do have a pretty big one at the salon.

“Maverik: Adventure’s first stop.”

Bri …. I guess you can’t buy those in New York City any more, what with the Mayor’s new rules…

Bev…. diffusers are for sissies…

Well, OK…. and for people with curly hair.

It IS pretty strong for drying nails, though…..

So I just bought the cutest little electric polish dryer… you’ll love it, Bev.

Hi Red… maybe I checked back just in time tonight?

Gosh…. maybe I’m invisible….I should look in a mirror….

Pfft …. *bzzzzt.. <<crackle>> pop! ….is this thing on?

Oh….. whew!I’m fine…. how are YOU?You’re the one working four days…

Sorry about the feedback, Red…. and the volume….I turned it up to test it.

Thanks Red…..I had a banana daiquiri, and I can’t switch from rum to Scotch….But I’m feeling chilly, and brandy should be OK.Let’s sit by the fireplace, OK?

Yeah… the Tiki is very homey. More like a real pub than a bar.What’s the weather like in SC?

I can’t whine about California weather, either ….not with friends getting two or three feet of snow.

We’ve had days in the 50’s and low 60’s, too….and snow is something we see here maybe every 5 or 10 years….

But it’s been colder than our usual February, in the high 20’s and low 30’s at night instead of the normal 40-ish, frost on my car every night, and we’re not used to it.We’re spoiled, you know.

Our houses, and their insulation, our cars, our clothes…. are mostly unsuited to a real winter.

I used to be like you…. used to the snow of Wisconsin when I came here… laughing at people who thought 40 was “freezing.”

But I’ve lived here a long time…. and you know what happens….sigh…

But I’m not as bad as people in Southern California, who break out the fur coats if it’s below 55.

When I tell people I live in CA, a lot of them picture Los Angeles… or San Diego.Hot weather, beaches, stucco houses.

Not like that around here. We do have some stucco houses and date palms, but mostly redwoods and hills.This is orchard and farm and vineyard country.

You too, Red…. g’night.

Just when I found a good picture, too….this is what it looks like in places around here….

She said to nobody in particular….since everyone seems to be gone….

pcolli might come in soon….

And where has x_Tech been?

Oh… g’night again Red!

I just caught myself dozing….it’s nice on this couch…

Oh gosh….Somebody put a comforter over me….Was it you, Fenton?

The Monkey? Really?Thanks, Monkey…. wherever you’re sleeping…..

But I gotta get up and clean the big grinder…. and then go to bed.

Oh…. before I go….since StelBel gets up before I do….

Stel…. hope you’re not too snowed in to get to Ballard St….if cars aren’t allowed on the road, would Elvis pass for a dog?We could come get you. Just let me know.

Meanwhile, you asked whether I’d changed his kibble, and I never answered.

Yes, I did. I’m feeding him Premium instead of Regular.

It’s a Senior Dog Car Kibble…High Mileage stuff.

He seems to like it a lot.

The bag is really big, so I thought I’d send a bucketful with him next time you need him, so he can eat it at your place, too…and if you have another older dog car you can try it on him (or her) too.

I’d walked past the CarPet Megastore so many times, but I never stopped cos I thought it was something totally different.

If my flight isnt cancelled due to our ice pellets and 7- 11 inches of snow, I will see you guys in a couple of weeks. Stay warm, safe, and have a flower filled, chocolatey Valentines Day!

Stay safe Linda! They showed Minnesota on the Weather Channel. I hope you get out today. If you did, you won’t see this anyway! :-)

Now I know why Susan is up so late, isn’t really late where you are!

Pretty country you live in!

Red, “It’s about time, it’s about space . . .” I remember the song but for the life of me, can’t think of the show. Can’t be “Lost in Space” or “My Favorite Martian” so I am at a loss.

George Carlin did a bit about the Past Tense Network." We Left it to Beaver", “Father Knew Best”, “Car 54 Where Were You”….

Funny, since I don’t think I ever watched that show, but I remember those lyrics ;-P

Susan, Gosh, I hope that you didn’t hurt yourself with the dryer!

Gotta go. On the run tonight.!

Good Night BSers!

Yes, sorry- no spell check on here, and my spelling is always weak ;-D

Quick drive by and a quick cocktail at the Tiki, and to say goodnight. Any cheese curls around? I’m hungry for some cheese curls!

Sweet dreams, BS’ers! (I hate saying that! Makes me think of the obvious correlation there, )

Save me some food or drinks or something! :-D

The change over can’t come fast enough.

I could send Dry some of my Panna Cotta, but it’ll have to wait. Getting late now – g’night all!

We’ve been lucky here. It’s been snowing off and on for the past few days, but it’s light powder that melts off quickly between storms.

Stel…are you still UP? And hey….isn’t that Essex?

I’ve got a couple of people coming over to help me turn the blow dryer towards the Northeast.

I wanted to ask Bev but I’d be afraid she’s too tired after all that shoveling.

I was going to just drive up there with it on Elvis’ roof…. but it’s as big as HE is, so I won’t ask him to do that.

Speaking of Essex…. I thought he wasn’t leaving till tomorrow….

Where are you Ess?And did you see what I said, on the night you posted that you were going away again?

Hope so, or that you’re still reading Ballard Street …. don’t want you to think I never said goodbye.

I thought we were going to have a goodbye party, and I’d have another chance….

But you haven’t been around….And what with snow and all manner of other distractions…and the fact that Ballard St is closed to through traffic on Sundays…I guess it didn’t come together.

So I’ll re-post what I said then…. had to go look for it…..and I’ll add….Happy trails, Essex….do NOT forget to come back to us…and from Tuesday the 4th:“Thank you so much for the heads-up this time.YES, it did cause worry when you disappeared…I’ll not deny it.Please keep in touch whenever possible…. Ballard Street stretches as far as it must.Put a foot on the sidewalk, and wherever you are, you’re here!Hope you’ll at least be around long enough for that going away party….But if not and I don’t get another chance to say it…. you will be missed.”

Spectacular – yes; that’s the right word for that movie and StelBel’s poster.

But aren’t they all?

https://cleoandcompany.net/february-9-2023/

That’s the same special way our family taught little kids to put on their coats!

Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!