The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Sequel

Lisa · July 23, 2013

"The Other Woman" is a great name for a sailing blog. I have seen one or two boats by that name. A gentleman's ship is truely a mistress. Um, maybe a good thing?

Loey · July 23, 2013

On 7/23/2013 at 10:20 PM, VydorScope said:
Would the other man be Celiac.com then?

That means all of our wonderful Psilly men are "The Other Man"

Jestgar · July 23, 2013

You guys are so nice!

Here's my first post:

The usual thing is to start out with "test test" or "hello world" or some other mundanity, but I'm not up for that. I'm just gonna hold my nose and jump and hope it all turns out alright.

I suppose the first order of business is to point out the the first woman is a sailboat. I know, there went 90% of my readers but they would have figured it out anyway the first time I posted a picture of "her naked bottom" and they realized:

We scraped the bottom paint off the boat and she isn't too stimulating when naked and
The humans involved are actually plump and middle aged. And will likely never appear naked in this blog.

Ok, so no nudity and we're all happy about it. Then.......what's the point?

Well...I want to track my journey. Part of this will be the sailing thing and part will be whatever sort of random thing seems to be connected with the sailing. Since we aren't yet on the water much of the early blogging will be random and probably introspective.

I do want to make this fun for anyone reading, partly because I like to be entertaining, and partly because I'm just an ordinary person who had this wacky idea that she could dump her life and do something completely different. I want other ordinary people to realize that they can do the same.

I hope you'll keep reading, and I really hope I'll keep posting.

jerseyangel · July 23, 2013

On 7/23/2013 at 10:51 PM, Jestgar said:
I hope you'll keep reading, and I really hope I'll keep posting.

I'm in!!! Looking forward to it

jerseyangel · July 23, 2013

And I love the name

Loey · July 23, 2013

This is the 3rd time I've written this post and lost it before I sent it! You better not stop blogging or posting because this is NOT ordinary (it's awesome like you)! It's well written & hilarious. How many women get to ride on top of the mistress with their hubbies?

(((Hugs)))

Jestgar · July 23, 2013

On 7/23/2013 at 11:35 PM, Loey said:

How many women get to ride on top of the mistress with their hubbies?
(((Hugs)))

Almost wet my pants at that one!

You're hysterical!

elye · July 24, 2013

Loey Ridin' the mistress.....

I cannot wait for your blog entries, Jyesssss.....from the High Seas!

Jestgar · July 27, 2013

Okey dokey. Giant chickens have been stuffed into the freezer. "Ha!" I here you say. "Just how giant could they be? They're just chickens!"

Well, my skeptical friends, the roosters were so big that they had to go into 2.5 gallon bags and my freezer barely closes. The hen is crammed into a gallon bag that can't possibly close but she's in the frig and we'll roast her on Tuesday.

Sadly I have no scale so I don't know how much they weigh, but they are hefty and pretty much fat free.

elye · July 27, 2013

On 7/27/2013 at 1:12 AM, Jestgar said:

Okey dokey. Giant chickens have been stuffed into the freezer. "Ha!" I here you say. "Just how giant could they be? They're just chickens!"

Well, my skeptical friends, the roosters were so big that they had to go into 2.5 gallon bags and my freezer barely closes. The hen is crammed into a gallon bag that can't possibly close but she's in the frig and we'll roast her on Tuesday.

I'm such a wimp......and I know I'll get over the shock of our Jyessss killing and freezing the civkebs that we have all gotten to know and love over the past thousand or so pages......

..Um, I guess there was no way that you named any of them.......

Jestgar · July 27, 2013

These guys were destined for the table from the start. They're bred to grow to (beyond) full size in three months and they aren't really healthy. The hen's liver was already in poor shape and the boys had these weird, long hearts. Their joints just can't handle the weight of the birds and they would waddle a few steps then sit down. Well, plump down. It was kind of a controlled fall.

I decided that my options were to either give up meat entirely or participate in the process that brings it to my table. Harsh, and I don't like it, but I'm not yet willing to become a vegetarian.

psawyer · August 1, 2013

Good morning, and welcome to August.

Back in the day, Nikki would do a first day of the month post, but she hasn't been here in months.

Woke up this morning to find (well, Jacquie found it first) a "present" on the bedroom floor. One of the cats caught and killed a mouse and left us the trophy. Riley had been after something in the kitchen recently, and we set out some traps after finding evidence, but the traps remain unsprung.

Jestgar · August 1, 2013

Crimeny! How did we get to August already?

Celiac Mindwarp · August 1, 2013

I am wondering if there is a correlation between cats and celiac/NCGI??

My cat died on Friday, under 10, no obvious reason

She was a useless mouser. I once saw a mouse run between her front paws, and she didn't even notice.

There do seem to be an awful lot of them about here.

psawyer · August 2, 2013

On 8/1/2013 at 5:07 PM, Celiac Mindwarp said:
I am wondering if there is a correlation between cats and celiac/NCGI??

This seems totally beyond possibility, but you made my brain go out of normalcy. WTH?

Cats and celiac disease.

I probably had celiac disease at a low level for decades before it flared up big time in August of 1995. Diagnosis did not come until July of 2000--five years of celiac hell.

On July 1, 1995, our first cat adopted us. A long story, but he was lost and wandering and we took him in--intending it to be temporary until we could find where he belonged. It turned out he belonged with us.

But now I wonder: was the timing a coincidence, or was there more to it?

And even if it is so, it won't change my love of the cats who allow us to share their home.

Celiac Mindwarp · August 2, 2013

Hahaha, always glad help freak someone's head just a little bit, especially if it involves cats.

Ours was a rescue cat, who I knew was coming to live with us as soon as I saw her little face on the website.

I hope some new cats choose us soon....

VydorScope · August 2, 2013

Took our puppy to the vet last night... he has been having problems walking and stuff... he is 14 or 15 years old (was a rescue so do not know)... dx was arthritis... not sure how much time we have left with him... our son has only known life with our puppy around (we got him the year before our son was born). Gonna be rough when the time comes. BUT for now, got him some narcotics to try.

elye · August 2, 2013

I'm so sorry to hear about the loss and illness of Psilly pets.....they have been a HUGE part of our lives in Psillyville, right from the start..... ..Dogs, cats.....even a yeti....and I do wonder how he is faring -- do yetis get osteoarthritis?....Do they get taken in as strays, and put up for adoption?....Quite a commitment, that...

Loey · August 3, 2013

On 8/2/2013 at 10:18 AM, VydorScope said:
Took our puppy to the vet last night... he has been having problems walking and stuff... he is 14 or 15 years old (was a rescue so do not know)... dx was arthritis... not sure how much time we have left with him... our son has only known life with our puppy around (we got him the year before our son was born). Gonna be rough when the time comes. BUT for now, got him some narcotics to try.

Prayers for the puppy & (((hugs))) to Timothy!

VydorScope · August 3, 2013

Well the puppy is acting a bit younger on the narcotics. At least he is not falling over when going potty and can shake himself out again. So I guess that means it was a good call on the drugs for now.

Celiac Mindwarp · August 4, 2013

Hope your doggy improves, so hard to see them struggling.

I hope a yeti doesn't choose us....

JNBunnie1 · August 7, 2013

Definitely no cat involved with the Celiac here, I've been terribly allergic since birth.

As to the yeti, he's sore and creaky but moving better then before.

VydorScope · August 10, 2013

Puppy is acting a couple years younger with the arthritis pill so that is cool...

Jestgar · August 11, 2013

http://southbrunswick.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-respond-to-mvc-after-man-refuses-to-remove-pas250cc0dc13#comment_6446963

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At about noon on Feb. 2, South Brunswick Police responded to the MVC facility on Route 130 in Dayton on reports that a man renewing his driver's license refused to remove the pasta strainer he was wearing on his head for his license photo, according to a police report.

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According to the police report, an MVC employee told Williams that it's against policy for people to wear head coverings in license photos, unless it's for religious reasons.

"As a Pastafarian, I believe the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster," Williams said. "The strainer is a showing of my devoutness to the religion."