Stopped in for some pie...


left a fresh pot on if anyone needs a shot.

A shot yes... of coffee, no. Others may think differently.

Don't mind if I do Al, thanks.


Hungry... what's the blue plate special?

Is this thread about MattieB?????

Morning all.

Oatmeal and hot tea.

Holy nuts - is this place still here?

School is out! Working the summer program again, but it's SO much more relaxed! Also, for the time being (knock on wood) all of the class parents would likely pass a psych eval, which is a welcome change of pace! Had a couple of real winners this fall...made life unnecessarily hellish for everyone, especially me.
Made it through and got a raise out of it, so not a total loss lol.

How are you, Frank? Good to see ya!

I could sure use some breakfas about now...

Sounds nice.. I've already been hassled with work stuff... still haven't had breakfas even...

Warming up Thai leftovers for lunch, if anyone wants some. Khoi soi, green curry chicken and tofu massaman. I think we have sticky rice & some crispy rolls left too...

I'd love some of the tofu massaman, but only if they stir fry fresh tofu, not deep fry it.

on my way! love massaman.

He's likely going to Cairns, Australia, eh?

Sometimes MWR will set up tours, such as the one you mentioned. My only advice would be - GO!! I visited Cairns, went out drinking and carousing... and missed my shot. Never went back, and it is one of those things I always think about and say, "I wish I would have done it." They do have tours for experts and beginners, alike.

On one of his other days ashore... might I recommend a drinking establishment? The Fox and Firkin.

Macs - yup, Cairns! Dunno how long they'll be there, but he has 5 days for sure (as sure as anything actually gets in the navy, anyway) to play. Diving the GBR has been on his bucket list for a loooonnnng time, so he's calling it a birthday present to himself. I'll pass along your drinking establishment recommendation, lol! They're also supposed to hit Brisbane. He said he wants to take the train down to Australia Zoo. That kid watched so much Steve Irwin as a kid, I thought his brain was going to melt in front of the tv. Kiddo is working ridiculously hard and putting up with all the crap that comes with the military, AND the stress of being homeport-ed downwind of Kim Jong Bowl-cut, so he deserves the cool stuff when it comes along. I'm pretty crazy jealous of this stop, though...the Reef is definitely a thing to see before it's gone. Finding Nemo LIVE, on stage! The rainforest tours look amazing, too!

HillbillyJosh - ixnay the marsupial repellent - got it! If you could find out more, that would be AWESOME! He gets limited opportunities to research this stuff, so I told him I'd do some looking and narrow his search a bit - I don't want to lead him astray! Dunno about the fosters - he's a craft beer guy. More likely to choose water over cheerleader beer...at least he was before being surrounded by sailors and marines round the clock, so who knows now?

a bear hug?

Kinda like out Milwakees best.

I will find out for ya.

Just got an IM. 5 days is actually 4, which is actually more like 3.5 after they wait for people to stop screwing around and call liberty.
Thanks Josh!
Macs - thanks for the tip!

I thought that was Corduroy?

Haaaaaaa!

Ram has a bat...

Well, it's gonna be an absolutely EPIC car trip if you're gonna learn either Japanese OR Mandarin from an audio program ... you'll be able to drive from New York to Los Angeles in the time it'll take for you to learn to say "Hello, how are you, my name is QueenBeez, my pencil is yellow" ...

I've got the audio version of "Buck Naked" you can have.
You can learn a lot of Texan......

Coffeed out.. time for breakfas....

Lol - don't doubt that. Learned some Mandarin classroom basics like "do you need to go to the potty," "it's time to sit down," "let's go," and "Mommy will be back soon," & the like from random apps, and they seemed to work okay...All of my Chinese former students speak English fluently now and show no signs of permanent emotional scarring from me saying unintentionally horrible or weird things to them, anyway! Every year when I get ANOTHER Mandarin-only kiddo, I tell myself I really need to just try to learn the damn language, so... looking for options that fit into the life madness as much as possible.

Delta - I think duolinguo is one of the apps I used with my Chinese students, and it's the one the Princess uses for her Spanish class; wonder if/how it would work in the car? Thinking that, on those 4 hour drives to Boise, it suuuuuure would be preferable to what I do now (Sinatra vs Imagine Dragons playlist debate with princess, followed by her plugging into headphones and randomly demanding that I turn down my horrible old-person music. By the way, do you know that ZZ Top is on the OLDIES station now??? SOOOOOOOO many kinds of wrong.)

Is the coffee still hot? I brought my own BSU mug...never go anywhere without it!

Hmm....dunno about the French fries. If it attracts barracuda, who knows what it will draw on the continent where everything wants to kill you! Don't want to have another Steve Irwin incident... betcha croc hunter had a pocket full of French fries

Next stupid question: anyone have any idea if there is a bakery in Cairns or Brisbane that will let you order a birthday cake online and deliver it to a boat?

Asking for a friend...