Introduction

[bisbell6]

Hi Ali!  I was beginning to wonder if there were any other women here  Thanks for the condolences.

[En_Route]

Hi Ali!  I was beginning to wonder if there were any other women here  Thanks for the condolences.

Don't worry there are plenty of your gender here, most of whom strike terror into my heart. A male- dominated  clique this is indubitably not. I too was sorry to hear about your sad loss. As parents, it is probably what we dread most. I am glad you have been able to come to terms with it and have obviously have found solace and uplift in celebrating and cherishing the time you had with him.

[bisbell6]

Thanks, En_Route!  I shall try my best to live up to my gender's reputation, lol!

[Sandra Craft]

Hi, My name is Keri and I live in the Cascade Foothills in Duvall, WA (The Pacific Northwest of the U.S.).  I'm a fifty one year old, single, retired woman with three adult, atheist daughters and I also am thrilled to have two young grandsons. 

Welcome, you certainly live in a lovely place.  And you've definitely come to the right place for interesting, sometimes heated but always lively, discussions with a diverse group. 

I'm a 57 yr old, single, hoping-to-retire-this-year, Californian woman whose main interests in life are reading and cats (hence the screenname).  There's an Edward Gorey cartoon that has a cat sprawled lazily over a stack of books, and the subtitle "books, cats -- life is good".  If I were inclined to get tattooed, that's the tattoo I'd get.  Just not sure where.

[Amicale]

Keri, I said hi in the thread about 'where are you from', but... welcome again! I'm really glad to meet you.

You sound like an interesting, strong lady - a survivor and a fighter. I'm sorry to hear about your son. I'm also happy to hear that the way you've moved on has helped make you stronger, and helped you heal some. *hugs*

I'm really looking forward to getting to know you, more! Like you, I'm also a humanist... and like you, I enjoy doing stuff in the kitchen, and my purses also tend to have fun colours and/or flowers on them. 

See you around the forums, I'm very glad you're here!

[bisbell6]

Thank you, bookscatsetc and amicale for the welcomes!  I'm really looking forward to hearing more from both of you in the forums! 

[The Magic Pudding]

Hello

Useful tips:

Don't feed the Asmo, or at least keep your distance and use a long stick.
You needn't be nice to Old Git as he'll only forget anyway, oh but you're a humanist, be nice if you must.
Tank loves Korean cuisine and would appreciate any dog recipes you can find.
Be careful with Scissorlegs, he is an unapologetic rightest and will seek to exploit your labour.
Determined Juliet, BooksCats, Phinx, Amicale, Ali and Budhorse are all very nice, if you do what your told and ply them with chocolate.
If BooksCats says something is poetic don't think it's a compliment.
Phinx is annoyingly clever.
Amicale likes cats but besides that she's OK.
Ali eats all our food, don't bother looking in the HAF fridge 'cause she'll have eaten everything.
If you see Budhorse on her horse don't stand too close as she will probably fall on you, oh and her horse also bites.
I suspect En_Route is a Tank sock puppet.
Recusant is seems perfectly fine, that's why amongst such a bunch of weirdos I suspect him most.
McQ, I can't tell you about him, he's always watching.
Guardian, I'd say watch out for him but there's no point, he's too stealthy.
Don't ask what happened to Whitney, we have our suspicions but we'd Tank you not to ask.
Stevil is a New Zealander but some people like him anyway.
Ecurb Noselrub and Animated Dirt are our tamed christians, mostly tamed.

[Tank]

Keri

Now you have more than 10 posts you can add an avatar and text to your signature to personalise you posts. An avatar is a good idea, well at least it helps me 

[En_Route]

Hello

Useful tips:

Don't feed the Asmo, or at least keep your distance and use a long stick.
You needn't be nice to Old Git as he'll only forget anyway, oh but you're a humanist, be nice if you must.
Tank loves Korean cuisine and would appreciate any dog recipes you can find.
Be careful with Scissorlegs, he is an unapologetic rightest and will seek to exploit your labour.
Determined Juliet, BooksCats, Phinx, Amicale, Ali and Budhorse are all very nice, if you do what your told and ply them with chocolate.
If BooksCats says something is poetic don't think it's a compliment.
Phinx is annoyingly clever.
Amicale likes cats but besides that she's OK.
Ali eats all our food, don't bother looking in the HAF fridge 'cause she'll have eaten everything.
If you see Budhorse on her horse don't stand too close as she will probably fall on you, oh and her horse also bites.
I suspect En_Route is a Tank sock puppet.
Recusant is seems perfectly fine, that's why amongst such a bunch of weirdos I suspect him most.
McQ, I can't tell you about him, he's always watching.
Guardian, I'd say watch out for him but there's no point, he's too stealthy.
Don't ask what happened to Whitney, we have our suspicions but we'd Tank you not to ask.
Stevil is a New Zealander but some people like him anyway.
Ecurb Noselrub and Animated Dirt are our tamed christians, mostly tamed.

Tank told me to say that I most definitely am not his sock puppet.

[OldGit]

Hello, Keri!  You've just added another grandparent to our ranks, excellent.  (The others being me and Tank.)

I'm not a lefty any more than Siz, and not wholly in favour of all brands of feminism, either.  But I don't have enough teeth to bite you, so you'll be OK.  I hope you enjoy it here.

[Siz]

Hi, My name is Keri and I live in the Cascade Foothills in Duvall, WA (The Pacific Northwest of the U.S.).  I'm a fifty one year old, single, retired woman with three adult, atheist daughters and I also am thrilled to have two young grandsons. 

Welcome, you certainly live in a lovely place.  And you've definitely come to the right place for interesting, sometimes heated but always lively, discussions with a diverse group. 

I'm a 57 yr old, single, hoping-to-retire-this-year, Californian woman whose main interests in life are reading and cats (hence the screenname).  There's an Edward Gorey cartoon that has a cat sprawled lazily over a stack of books, and the subtitle "books, cats -- life is good".  If I were inclined to get tattooed, that's the tattoo I'd get.  Just not sure where.

On your tail?

[DeterminedJuliet]

Determined Juliet, BooksCats, Phinx, Amicale, Ali and Budhorse are all very nice, if you do what your told and ply them with chocolate.

This is pretty accurate.  I'm another regular lady-poster. Welcome.

[xSilverPhinx]

Welcome, Kerri!

Sorry to hear about your son.

[Ali]

Hello

Useful tips:

Don't feed the Asmo, or at least keep your distance and use a long stick.
You needn't be nice to Old Git as he'll only forget anyway, oh but you're a humanist, be nice if you must.
Tank loves Korean cuisine and would appreciate any dog recipes you can find.
Be careful with Scissorlegs, he is an unapologetic rightest and will seek to exploit your labour.
Determined Juliet, BooksCats, Phinx, Amicale, Ali and Budhorse are all very nice, if you do what your told and ply them with chocolate.
If BooksCats says something is poetic don't think it's a compliment.
Phinx is annoyingly clever.
Amicale likes cats but besides that she's OK.
Ali eats all our food, don't bother looking in the HAF fridge 'cause she'll have eaten everything.
If you see Budhorse on her horse don't stand too close as she will probably fall on you, oh and her horse also bites.
I suspect En_Route is a Tank sock puppet.
Recusant is seems perfectly fine, that's why amongst such a bunch of weirdos I suspect him most.
McQ, I can't tell you about him, he's always watching.
Guardian, I'd say watch out for him but there's no point, he's too stealthy.
Don't ask what happened to Whitney, we have our suspicions but we'd Tank you not to ask.
Stevil is a New Zealander but some people like him anyway.
Ecurb Noselrub and Animated Dirt are our tamed christians, mostly tamed.

*With her mouth full*  This is all true, but notice Puddig didn't bother to tell you about himself.  Typical.  Let me.

Pudding is hilarious and cryptic, but don't get too close; he'll steal your hat.

[markmcdaniel]

Welcome and you have my condolences. As I have managed to avoid the list you will just have to find out about me on your own.