The Cullen Café

[tonydude]

 That's great news, Chuck !  And I hope everyone else who's events I missed, are also doing ok.

  BTW, am, of course, not a doctor, but it is my understanding that even cancerous polyps, removed, ends the problem. That's why colonoscopies are such a huge breakthrough: they can cure as they discover, so long as it was at the polyp stage.  Also, if they were bad type polyps, all that usually means is, more frequent colonoscopies, say, every few years.
  Am glad for you and your family; it's good to have good news !
 

[Cally]

Sara, I guess it's better than nothing  .  Maybe I should get a dog.  A real one, rather than something of the the neighbor's folly.  Chihuahuas sort of vaguely resemble, well, rodents.  Not that there's anything wrong with rodents  ...just saying...

Well, why not go for it?  Though I'm a cat person myself - and they're lovely to kiss   Dogs are better for walks, I suppose, though our cats are quite good at that too.

[tonydude]

 Sara?  Taking a walk with a cat?  You must have some that are very faithful, for all I've ever seen were cats off prowling in the vague vicinity of their companions. As for getting a dog, I love them too much, and can't ethically be sure I could provide a stable home, and plenty of running space.
 
  But back to the original question of no romance (or no smoochies, actually). Strange that I should have grumped on that. My appearance, some four years ago had made me insecure. I then quit smoking (yes, I know, big ugh that I ever did  ), have put on 30 lbs. in proportion, have worked on my health, and, wow, noticed for the first time, tonight, my eyes are going from hazel, to mostly green.  For me, that had always happened in the summer, and then when in good health. The timing of this little discovery was curious, to me. Confidence is needed for dating, and this was some little boost  .
 Also, I had already still been being hit on, at times, which had always puzzled me, as am not a young rake anymore.  I guess, for maybe a day or two, I'll  be supposing the green eyes have me back in the race.  But common sense will prevail, I'll go: nah, and retreat to the comforts of independence.
  Maybe a dog, yes.  But later.  Now, I'd just rather get an up-date for my Facebook photo  .

[Cally]

The two cats love to come on little walks, but we can go straight into a field with noone near, and no dogs to scare them.  Sadly, when we move we'll still be very near fields, but reached along a road with cars, so no more cat-walks .

Congratulations on the non-smoking, extra weight (presumably wanted?) and the green eyes .

Maybe a dog, yes.  But later.  Now, I'd just rather get an up-date for my Facebook photo

Er...is this not a slight non-sequitur? LOL  But look forward to the update .

[CellarDweller115]

But back to the original question of no romance (or no smoochies, actually).  Strange that I should have grumped on that.  My appearance, some four years ago had made me insecure.  I then quit smoking (yes, I know, big ugh that I ever did  ), have put on 30 lbs. in proportion, have worked on my health, and, wow, noticed for the first time, tonight, my eyes are going from hazel, to mostly green.   For me, that had always happened in the summer, and then when in good health. The timing of this little discovery was curious, to me.  Confidence is needed for dating, and this was some little boost  .

Also, I had already still been being hit on, at times, which had always puzzled me, as am not a young rake anymore.  I guess, for maybe a day or two, I'll  be supposing the green eyes have me back in the race.  But common sense will prevail, I'll go: nah, and retreat to the comforts of independence.

One does not need to be a "young rake" in order to date.    As for getting hit on, congrats on that, buddy!  As for the comforts of independence, I can understand that, as I have spent most of my life single.  I'm not saying I don't want a partner, as I do, but I am comfortable with being single as well.

You are most correct with the statement confidence being needed for dating.  When I was much heavier, I didn't have it, and was not on the dating scene.  When I lost the 80 pounds that I did, my confidence went up quite a few notches, and found myself getting hit on by women.  LOL  I would laugh and think:  "All those years in the closet I couldn't get a woman to date me, and then after I come out and drop the weight, they're hitting on me now." 

Oh, and the hazel-to-green eyes, I do that too.  My eyes are hazel, but they seem to color shift to my wardrobe.  I've put on blue shirts and my eyes will go blue, to the point where I've had people ask if i have blue contacts in.

I call them my "Ultimate Gay Accessory".

[tonydude]

Oh, and the hazel-to-green eyes, I do that too.  My eyes are hazel, but they seem to color shift to my wardrobe.  I've put on blue shirts and my eyes will go blue, to the point where I've had people ask if i have blue contacts in.

I call them my "Ultimate Gay Accessory".

  You had to go there didn't ya  !!!
     Anyway, the color change, for me, has not happened for years, and it was strange timing.  I saw, this morning, they're staying green.  But one glimpse at the rest of the face and I said: oh, good grief, Tony..... give it up  .

 Sara: I AM a non-sequitur  ....but in what you noted:  I was thinking of Chuck's avatar on FB, which is very neat.  That got entangled in Chuck's cat and my run-in with a dubious chihuahua, and our lately, getting no other particular schmoozing.  Having covered that, I then was going forward to, if I do look better than 4 years ago, but do not want to goof around romantically, the least I could do was to drop the 4 year old photo and put in something more recent.  It's normal, I would think, to try to give a better version of one's self, if it has happened.
  The bottom line, Sara, is : non-sequiturs are probably best left unexplained, as their untangling is worse than their original.....

As for a new photo, I have to rouse the lady friend who has cameras.  I don't mess with that stuff.

[killersmom]

Very interesting, Tony. All of it! Love the explanation!

This was my avatar when I first joined here 5+ years ago.
This is Killer, thus my screen name. (he is a long haired chihuahua/pomeranian mix).

Looking forward to seeing the new avatar, although the one you have is good.

[Cally]

  You had to go there didn't ya  !!!
     Anyway, the color change, for me, has not happened for years, and it was strange timing.  I saw, this morning, they're staying green.  But one glimpse at the rest of the face and I said: oh, good grief, Tony..... give it up  .

 Sara: I AM a non-sequitur  ....but in what you noted:  I was thinking of Chuck's avatar on FB, which is very neat.  That got entangled in Chuck's cat and my run-in with a dubious chihuahua, and our lately, getting no other particular schmoozing.  Having covered that, I then was going forward to, if I do look better than 4 years ago, but do not want to goof around romantically, the least I could do was to drop the 4 year old photo and put in something more recent.  It's normal, I would think, to try to give a better version of one's self, if it has happened.
  The bottom line, Sara, is : non-sequiturs are probably best left unexplained, as their untangling is worse than their original..... As for a new photo, I have to rouse the lady friend who has cameras.  I don't mess with that stuff.

I enjoyed it, anyway .

[tonydude]

  Linda, I didn't know Killer was part chihuahua....uh, oh......no smoochies from him, for me  .  That is the only breed of dog that does not like me.  I think they are cute, but they do have supposings they are miniature pit bulls.  The expressions on their faces are also very strong, at times.
  Maybe the Pomeranian half would make him safe for people's ankles?

 Please give him a kiss for me, though. They are a loving breed...just suspicious of everyone  .....

[fritzkep]

Happy Easter, Tony!

In Germany they call small biteys Wadenbeisser, or calf-biters rather than ankle-biters. Maybe their small dogs are bigger and bite higher?

[killersmom]

  Linda, I didn't know Killer was part chihuahua....uh, oh......no smoochies from him, for me  .  That is the only breed of dog that does not like me.  I think they are cute, but they do have supposings they are miniature pit bulls.  The expressions on their faces are also very strong, at times.
  Maybe the Pomeranian half would make him safe for people's ankles?

 Please give him a kiss for me, though. They are a loving breed...just suspicious of everyone  .....

He gives sweet kisses and has never gone after anyone's nose, or ankle for that matter.

[tonydude]

  Happy Easter to you, too, Fritz !  And I guess it's Shalom, to those who have been celebrating Passover, and peace and good will to those of any belief who have good will.....

 As for the small German dogs, what a name   !

 Anyway, I had come back here to delete the post about Killer, since I just read, in the pets thread, that Linda's doggie is having a few health troubles.  But I did say for her to give him a smooch for me, so, I guess the post wasn't inappropriate.
  There's also a beautiful story there, in that thread, I believe from Tigs, about Rainbow Bridge. She had posted it for Nikki.

Fritz, this is one helluva forum.  Grief, love, raucous humor, ideas, just....everything. It is hard to keep up. But always rewarding to try.

 I will, meanwhile, avoid the ankle and the calf-biters, German or otherwise, or just make sure to have doggie treats along, to make them friends  ...

ETA: just saw your post, Linda. I'm glad he's a kissing, loving type and, again, please give him one for me  ....

[killersmom]

I will do so, Tony for sure.
He's having a few problems right now.

[CellarDweller115]

Above all, the very worst attack comes from a warning supposedly from Microsoft or Windows, looking very official, that suddenly pops up saying you have dangerous viruses, and it is, itself, the worst virus. Close the window immediately.

Revisiting this topic, as this just happened to me. 

I was on Google doing an innocent search on Ocean Spray cranberry juice, of all things.  I was trying to find the name of the actors in their commercials.

So I go to a site Google listed, and the next thing I know, I'm getting that warning mentioned above, and the "security check" starts to run.

I not only closed the window, I shut down the computer.   After a restart, I did a real scan with my AVG.  A regularly scheduled scan had run earlier, so it didn't take long.  It found a "threat", the download that attempted to start, and removed it.

I'm now doing a Spybot scan as a follow up.

[tonydude]

 Hey, Chuck.  Something similar, for me, tonight. I went to a Huffington Post story, got a security alert that it was blocked as AVG had detected something called the Exploit Rogue virus. I backed out, and tried AVG and Spybot, to see if it was in fact warded off, but, either my computer can't handle a long scan, or the virus embedded and shuts down the computer when detected.  I guess I'll have to wait and see.
  I noticed you've said your computer was running slow on Facebook. I think that might be that it is struggling with downloading hundreds of photos on the "people you might know page", but don't really know.  Facebook is the most virus infected site on the internet and no one should ever click on any application, like cyber-gifts or polls.
  I did see Debbie has had a problem with her printer, and she said she cancelled the print. I hope by that she meant she went to the Control Panel, then to printer, and found the waiting list, where the logjams are, and cancelled there. After that, sometimes you have to re-select and open the printers.
  It's a mess....the internet  .