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i know of a good place in rockford, tahra. i think something can be arranged
Jaebom --remind me the week before. planning too far ahead makes me forget things.
I must admit the only bars I've really gone to in Rockford are CJs and the Irish Rose. Both of which I don't recommend mostly because of the area (by the river, on State).
My brother was nearly carjacked at gunpoint, and his fiancee had her car broken in to. Additionally, many of his friends and their friends have had similar issues.
My brother was nearly carjacked at gunpoint, and his fiancee had her car broken in to. Additionally, many of his friends and their friends have had similar issues.
meh. it's not that bad...my friend lives on 7th across the street from the local mexican crack bar. that is a bad neighborhood. the irish rose ain't bad. their selection isn't terrible. was talking about the carlyle brewing company. it's also on state maybe a block from the river on the same side as the irish rose...dunno...maybe 3 or 4 blocks away. good beer in that place.
Jaebom --keep in mind that i try not to spend much time in rockford, if i can help it.
Jaebom --keep in mind that i try not to spend much time in rockford, if i can help it.
"keep in mind that i try not to spend much time in rockford, if i can help it. "
That's probably a good strategy. Only reason I ever go to the eastern parts of town when I'm visiting family is either to go to a Hogs game, or watch my brother's band at CJs or the Irish Rose. CJs is also their (my brother, his friends, and my friends from school) dive bar of choice, as much as I loathe it.
Granted I probably do blow it out of proportion, but I tend to do that with everything :D
Danner
That's probably a good strategy. Only reason I ever go to the eastern parts of town when I'm visiting family is either to go to a Hogs game, or watch my brother's band at CJs or the Irish Rose. CJs is also their (my brother, his friends, and my friends from school) dive bar of choice, as much as I loathe it.
Granted I probably do blow it out of proportion, but I tend to do that with everything :D
Danner
Been a crazy few years for me what with the breaking of arms (well, just the one), moving, graduating, moving, working, marriage, and just last weekend moving into a house...
I blame my father, who told me about the bagpipes. That and my attempts lately to play D&D again online which has gotten me back in a MUDding mood.
I blame my father, who told me about the bagpipes. That and my attempts lately to play D&D again online which has gotten me back in a MUDding mood.
...marriage...
just wait until/if you have kids... whole new meaning to the word carzy... "be quite Daddy is playing the word game..." "Daddy why are you laying down and what does that red mean?" <sigh>
In anycase yeah, once Dart mentioned the bagpipes first person I thought of was the old grump... if yeah need help re-adjusting give me a holler
Whispersoft
just wait until/if you have kids... whole new meaning to the word carzy... "be quite Daddy is playing the word game..." "Daddy why are you laying down and what does that red mean?" <sigh>
In anycase yeah, once Dart mentioned the bagpipes first person I thought of was the old grump... if yeah need help re-adjusting give me a holler
Whispersoft
Be assured that I WILL be giving out hollers to various folk. I'm so out of date on the Realms that I almost feel like a novice...
Unfortunatly the mother-in-law will be in town for the next 9 days, so I don't know if I'll get much of a chance to work on that whole rerolling thing for a while. Plus the whole lack of internet at home still.
Unfortunatly the mother-in-law will be in town for the next 9 days, so I don't know if I'll get much of a chance to work on that whole rerolling thing for a while. Plus the whole lack of internet at home still.
"just wait until/if you have kids... whole new meaning to the word carzy... "be quite Daddy is playing the word game..." "Daddy why are you laying down and what does that red mean?" <sigh>"
This part made me laugh. My son likes to watch the scroll and name off the differnt colors of my highlights
Thanks,
Kleis
This part made me laugh. My son likes to watch the scroll and name off the differnt colors of my highlights
Thanks,
Kleis
Not yet, leaving the 16th of June. And Im gonna ironman it and drive...still the least exspensive way to go, unless George W does something else stupid and gas jumps to 6$ a gallon. We gonna fish our brains out down there, kayak a bit, visit Ernies cat house, do the Key West Aquarium, possibly snorkel on a reef <I hope>, and on the way back home, hit a N.C. emerald mine for a day. Oh, if anyone can find a link..I sure have tried, looking to find a eco-tour in the keys that is a shrimp trawler. The kid is dying to do that, so if anyone comes across a link for one, let me know.
Robo-bubba gump-son
P.S. Thanks for all the info and opionions on Amtrak, I do plan to use it in the future, possibly to visit NYC, or DC.
The weather is here....wish you were beautiful.
Robo-bubba gump-son
P.S. Thanks for all the info and opionions on Amtrak, I do plan to use it in the future, possibly to visit NYC, or DC.
The weather is here....wish you were beautiful.
>> P.S. Thanks for all the info and opionions on Amtrak, I do plan to use it in the future, possibly to visit NYC, or DC.
If you train to NYC I will personally pick you up at Penn Station and take you to the closest bar for a pint. Hell, there's a bar IN Penn Station so we can start right away.
- Useff
A look of stark terror crosses Jarrod's face, and with a short, whimpering cry it clutches at its chest!
The Jarrod falls to the ground and lies still.
If you train to NYC I will personally pick you up at Penn Station and take you to the closest bar for a pint. Hell, there's a bar IN Penn Station so we can start right away.
- Useff
A look of stark terror crosses Jarrod's face, and with a short, whimpering cry it clutches at its chest!
The Jarrod falls to the ground and lies still.
<< Not yet, leaving the 16th of June. And Im gonna ironman it and drive...still the least exspensive way to go, unless George W does something else stupid and gas jumps to 6$ a gallon. We gonna fish our brains out down there, kayak a bit, visit Ernies cat house, do the Key West Aquarium, possibly snorkel on a reef <I hope>, and on the way back home, hit a N.C. emerald mine for a day. Oh, if anyone can find a link..I sure have tried, looking to find a eco-tour in the keys that is a shrimp trawler. The kid is dying to do that, so if anyone comes across a link for one, let me know.>>
That sounds like a lovely time, Roboson. I hope you two enjoy yourselves!
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~~* Tiva *~~
When butting heads, it's best to have horns.
That sounds like a lovely time, Roboson. I hope you two enjoy yourselves!
Any questions or comments, please contact me at MOD-Aestiva@play.net, Senior Board Monitor Annwyl at DR-Annwyl@play.net or Message Board Supervisor Cecco at DR-Cecco@play.net
~~* Tiva *~~
When butting heads, it's best to have horns.
<<"be quite Daddy is playing the word game..."
<<My son likes to watch the scroll and name off the differnt colors of my highlights
I can relate to this too...I've got twin boys that are three (almost four) and they loved to name off the colors. Though now they've gotten into playing Zuma on the computer and start to wail and complain when mommy wants to play the word game.
Maybe it's time to get another computer.
~Yiara
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
<<My son likes to watch the scroll and name off the differnt colors of my highlights
I can relate to this too...I've got twin boys that are three (almost four) and they loved to name off the colors. Though now they've gotten into playing Zuma on the computer and start to wail and complain when mommy wants to play the word game.
Maybe it's time to get another computer.
~Yiara
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
Zuma is a game kinda along the lines of tetris. There's also a game called Tumblebugs that's almost identical. Basically you have to shoot out colored balls and match them up to a string of balls that are going by. If you match three in a row they disappear. Get rid of all the balls before they go down the hole and you win.
Only problem is you have to buy the game...costs like $20 or so. Sometimes there's a deal where you can get it cheaper. Pogo.com has the download, you can try it for free for an hour to see if he likes it.
~Yiara
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
Only problem is you have to buy the game...costs like $20 or so. Sometimes there's a deal where you can get it cheaper. Pogo.com has the download, you can try it for free for an hour to see if he likes it.
~Yiara
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
>>I've got twin boys that are three (almost four)
hey! twin 4 year olds here, boys too... they absolutly refuse to let me play the word game. they would rather look at all the creature avatars... I swear Ill do my best to keep them from getting addicted to graphical MMORPGs and make sure they only get addicted to text based ones.
Got Body Parts?
hey! twin 4 year olds here, boys too... they absolutly refuse to let me play the word game. they would rather look at all the creature avatars... I swear Ill do my best to keep them from getting addicted to graphical MMORPGs and make sure they only get addicted to text based ones.
Got Body Parts?
Ok first Zuma... MSN Games... free... play it there first, they only hook my wife on getting Dinner Dash <sigh>
Next for the young boys and girls out there, first start with online www.Noggin.com or www.pbskids.org again great free sites. Noggin will sometimes take you www.NickJr.com which has the free versions of games you can find in the stores like Dora and Blue and such. Again good way to go if you've got the hook up and the kids know how to move the mouse and some of the basic commands 'yes' 'ok' and such.
Now for non-internet/free stuff... depending again on the ages, the Reader Rabbit series: for Baby & Toddler, PreSchool and on up, have been the best we found that keep them coming back and give a good level of learning. Depending on interests the Thomas games are ok, Disney has been of lower general quality (at least the education ones and crashed the system more then I was happy with). Once they get older and more adept at computer use I can recommend fun games that keep their interest and not too much money.
Sorry for the long post but my youngest started on the computer at 2 and was very quick. My next boy wanted to but wasn't as good with the mouse but has since caught up with his brother. We let them do the education games during the week and fun games on the weekend (top row vs bottom row grouping of the icons ;-). So anyway very aware of kids and computers... and yes they are both learning to read now at 4 and 5 so that they can play the word game ;-) anything that helps with learning is good ;-)
Whispersoft 'n Me
Next for the young boys and girls out there, first start with online www.Noggin.com or www.pbskids.org again great free sites. Noggin will sometimes take you www.NickJr.com which has the free versions of games you can find in the stores like Dora and Blue and such. Again good way to go if you've got the hook up and the kids know how to move the mouse and some of the basic commands 'yes' 'ok' and such.
Now for non-internet/free stuff... depending again on the ages, the Reader Rabbit series: for Baby & Toddler, PreSchool and on up, have been the best we found that keep them coming back and give a good level of learning. Depending on interests the Thomas games are ok, Disney has been of lower general quality (at least the education ones and crashed the system more then I was happy with). Once they get older and more adept at computer use I can recommend fun games that keep their interest and not too much money.
Sorry for the long post but my youngest started on the computer at 2 and was very quick. My next boy wanted to but wasn't as good with the mouse but has since caught up with his brother. We let them do the education games during the week and fun games on the weekend (top row vs bottom row grouping of the icons ;-). So anyway very aware of kids and computers... and yes they are both learning to read now at 4 and 5 so that they can play the word game ;-) anything that helps with learning is good ;-)
Whispersoft 'n Me
"I am SO ticked I didn't get a wedding invite. <sniffles and ignores you FOREVER>
Tahra, player of Tashya"
Actually, the official wedding was in Scotland (Sept 19th, 2005 FYI). Peebles to be exact (about 20-30 miles south of Edinburgh). Only both sets of parents were invited. :p And then we had a nice lovely honeymoon driving around with crazy people on crazy roads for a week. Quite an experience that was. We found the place where we want our ashes tossed about when we die to boot (Scott's View).
Though we DID have a reception in Indiana when we got back... but it was small and pretty much family only. Um... I blame it on never having your address in the first place? Yeah, that's it...
Tahra, player of Tashya"
Actually, the official wedding was in Scotland (Sept 19th, 2005 FYI). Peebles to be exact (about 20-30 miles south of Edinburgh). Only both sets of parents were invited. :p And then we had a nice lovely honeymoon driving around with crazy people on crazy roads for a week. Quite an experience that was. We found the place where we want our ashes tossed about when we die to boot (Scott's View).
Though we DID have a reception in Indiana when we got back... but it was small and pretty much family only. Um... I blame it on never having your address in the first place? Yeah, that's it...
Okay, how about Neopets? Hundreds of free games, kid-friendly. Their answer to Zuma is "Attack of the Slorgs". Tougher, too. If you like Zuma, though, you'll probably also like Amun Rising. My mother's hooked on it. Better pictures and more levels than Zuma.
I like Diner Dash, has she tried Diner Dash 2? It's even better, and MSN Games has an extra 5 levels.
I like Diner Dash, has she tried Diner Dash 2? It's even better, and MSN Games has an extra 5 levels.
I've got Diner Dash 2. :D I'm now working on trying to raise my score. lol
extra levels? hmm...
My boys love to watch me play Zuma, Chicken Invaders and Cubis2. Why I don't know but they will hover the entire time.
~the player of a halfling, an elf and a human
"I have seen better conflicts from my 4 year old son and a stuffed animal that can't respond."- Arctuniol
"There is no absolute truth in the world for every group of people."
extra levels? hmm...
My boys love to watch me play Zuma, Chicken Invaders and Cubis2. Why I don't know but they will hover the entire time.
~the player of a halfling, an elf and a human
"I have seen better conflicts from my 4 year old son and a stuffed animal that can't respond."- Arctuniol
"There is no absolute truth in the world for every group of people."
I've discovered that Zuma is mesmerizing to watch, I don't know why. Amun Rising's the same way. All the pretty coloured balls? Their movement as they fly towards their targets?
Diner Dash 2 is just plain fun. MSN Games' extra levels are on a blimp restaurant you get to play for fun. Have you tried Cake Mania? It's along the same lines as Diner Dash, also great fun. I got hooked on it, too.
Now I'll probably get glares for turning you onto it if you like it. I used to play Cubis, but it never really addicted me like these three.
Diner Dash 2 is just plain fun. MSN Games' extra levels are on a blimp restaurant you get to play for fun. Have you tried Cake Mania? It's along the same lines as Diner Dash, also great fun. I got hooked on it, too.
Now I'll probably get glares for turning you onto it if you like it. I used to play Cubis, but it never really addicted me like these three.
<<they would rather look at all the creature avatars...
LOL, mine love to look at them too. Everytime I scroll past SOLOMON's (after I read it of course) they say "Go back up to the Manatee!"
Or if there are other avatars they always want me to find the manatee...::sigh::
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
LOL, mine love to look at them too. Everytime I scroll past SOLOMON's (after I read it of course) they say "Go back up to the Manatee!"
Or if there are other avatars they always want me to find the manatee...::sigh::
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
Was actually wondering if I should put that on but since I heard one or two people were wondering I figured what the hell...
So yes, I've been called to duty a few days after everything started which explain my relative absense from the game. Since I'm with the artillery corps there's no need for me to actually cross the border into Lebanon so no need to worry (it also means I get to go home a little more than the average, at least in the last week and a half or so). Going back north tomorrow but since it seems (at least for now) that things are grinding to an end, I hope to get released soon.
Siltoth
Stealer of Silvy's Hugs
Burhup says, "I still havn't thought of a good present for a theif"
You say to Burhup, "a Get out of jail free scroll"
So yes, I've been called to duty a few days after everything started which explain my relative absense from the game. Since I'm with the artillery corps there's no need for me to actually cross the border into Lebanon so no need to worry (it also means I get to go home a little more than the average, at least in the last week and a half or so). Going back north tomorrow but since it seems (at least for now) that things are grinding to an end, I hope to get released soon.
Siltoth
Stealer of Silvy's Hugs
Burhup says, "I still havn't thought of a good present for a theif"
You say to Burhup, "a Get out of jail free scroll"
<<Stay safe, Siltoth. We never met in-game, but your posts were always fun to read.
That sounds as though you don't expect to see him back...
Siltoth!!
HUG!
::wraps her arms around your legs::
Stay safe, buddy. Hope to see you back soon!!
~Yiara
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
That sounds as though you don't expect to see him back...
Siltoth!!
HUG!
::wraps her arms around your legs::
Stay safe, buddy. Hope to see you back soon!!
~Yiara
Donalisa says to Gylee, "love stinks"
Margrethe says to Donalisa, "You should bury them further from your window, or upwind or something."
