When I'm depressed, I buy plates.

What cheers you up?

http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg

Elaine

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
wrote:

>When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
>What cheers you up?

Food shopping.

Eating something yummy.

Good sex.

Taking time to just sit and read.

Having a clean house.

>
>http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg

Now I have kitchen envy.

serene

elaine wrote:
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine


For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
Rosie

Three weeks in Italy. Unfortunately, you get pretty depressed coming
home.

Doing something productive. Clean out the fridge, sort papers, do your
taxes. Heck, you were in a lousy mood anyway.

A judicious sampling from my European Aspirin Collection.

A good book (though sadly neither David Rakoff's nor Joe Keenan's
qualifies).

Visiting friends. Getting a compliment. Getting a good price for the
crap I have on eBay.

"elaine" > wrote in :

> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine


What cheers me up is folding up paper plates and tossing them in the
trash bin.

I had a set of lead painted cheap-o china from ... and had a wonderful
time frisbee-ing them into the dumpster.

Bachelor's priveledge.

You want a fine time, we're talking limo, fine wine and dine
(Bookbinders?), song and dance on 2nd and Chestnut (in Philly) to Louis
Armstrong's sidewalk act and a pause somewhere with a bottle of champagne
and a toast with our heads out of the limo roof, lookng over a river city
view, a peck on the cheek and walk you safely to your door.

Andy

On 31 Mar 2006 15:08:47 -0800, wrote:

>A judicious sampling from my European Aspirin Collection.

Um, huh?

serene

"jj - rfc" > wrote in message
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> One time on Usenet, "elaine" > said:
>
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> Cute plates!
>
>> What cheers you up?
>
> I wish I knew.
>
>> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Hey, Elaine -- we have the same bread box! Here's a bad pictu
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/somiz7.jpg
>
> Small world... :-)

Cool...........Thanks for the pic. Right now in my breadbox, I have a loaf
of bread that's almost a week old and a package of macaroon cookies that
someone gave me. Nothing like picking coconut out of the teeth. YUK!

E.

On 31 Mar 2006 15:08:47 -0800, wrote:

>Getting a compliment.

Your content is concise and well-written. You demonstrate good use of
white space.

I'll bet you're a fantastic cook, too!

Peace,
Carol

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
wrote:

>What cheers you up?

seeing a post with out a silly tinypic URL

"Serene" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Now I have kitchen envy.
>
> serene

Me, too, kitchen envy.

This picture is exactly the layout from sink to range that I am deciding on
counter-top - for. I see that it has some nice counter-tops. I have seen
this picture before when the tiles above it were discussed. Can you refresh
me as to the composition of the counter-top?
Thanks plenty,
Dee Dee

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
wrote:

>What cheers you up?

A good nap. A long, warm hug. M&Ms.

Well, two out of three ain't bad!

Peace,
Carol

elaine wrote:
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine
>
>

going to the park with my kid on a nice day. Cooking something yummy.

--

saerah

http://anisaerah.blogspot.com/

email:
anisaerah at s b c global.net

Adam Bowman wrote:
>I always wonder when someone brings up a point about Bush, and you
> then bring up something that Clinton did, are you saying they are both
> wrong? Because that's all it points out to me, places where they both
> messed up. It doesn't negate the fact that Bush did wrong; was that
> your intention?
>
> That type of argument is like
>
> "Bob shot someone"
>
> "Yeah, but don't you remember when Don hit that guy with a bat?"
>

"Serene" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
> wrote:
>
>>When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>>What cheers you up?
>

Luxuriating in bed on fresh clean sheets with a cool breeze blowing in a
whiff of nature, and silence.
Dee Dee

rosie wrote:

> For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
>

Sorry, but I don't get the shopping thing. When I need
something I go to a store where I expect to be able to find
it. If it's not there, I go to another store where I might
find it. My SiL, on OTOH, loves to shop. She has a friend
that she goes shopping with every Saturday. I was on
vacation in Europe with my brother and SiL. Walking down the
streets of Paris with her was like walking a dog male dog
through a forest.

My wife is not much of a shopper, but I suspect that she has
developed a show fetish. I had to clear out her shoe closet
a few months ago. She has close to 50 pairs of shoes. I
don't get it. I have a pair of good shoes, a pair of walking
shoes, a pair of casual shoes, a pair of runners for messing
around and a pair of runners for the gym. I have a pair of
work boots and a pair of paddock boots for riding. My own
collection seems excessive. Imagine how I think about her
extra 45 pairs.

>> Getting a compliment.

> Your content is concise and well-written. *You demonstrate
> good use of white space.

> I'll bet you're a fantastic cook, too!

Gosh, it's crazy how well that works. <g> You're a gentlewoman and a
scholar. And hey, those are *beautiful* shoes.

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
wrote:

>When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
>What cheers you up?
>
>http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
>Elaine
>

I buy cookbooks, and cooking equipment. Mostly cookbooks though.

I must be depressed...I have a list of about 10 cookbooks that I want
to buy now. Not to mention the new kitchen equipment.

Christine

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
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>
> "Serene" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>>
>>>What cheers you up?
>>
>
> Luxuriating in bed on fresh clean sheets with a cool breeze blowing in a
> whiff of nature, and silence.
> Dee Dee
I so LOVE clean sheet day. Now that I can identify with!

E.

On 31 Mar 2006 16:15:51 -0800, wrote:

>>> Getting a compliment.
>
>> Your content is concise and well-written. ou demonstrate
>> good use of white space.
>
>> I'll bet you're a fantastic cook, too!
>
>Gosh, it's crazy how well that works. <g> You're a gentlewoman and a
>scholar. And hey, those are *beautiful* shoes.

If you saw what's on my feet, you may reconsider that statement. LOL!
I'm wearing black corduroy slippers with plastic bottoms. I wear them
everywhere. Indoor and out. The lining has been worn completely
away. I think I need a new pair. (feet are too wide to find
comfortable shoes) But thanks for the compliment!

I noticed that you spelled "compliment" correctly, too. Good on you!

Peace,
Carol

In article >, "elaine" >
wrote:

> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?

The Princess Bride.

And/or hot chocolate.

Miche

--
WWMVD?

"elaine" wrote
>
> What cheers you up?
> Elaine

A gorgeous day - blue sky, cool breeze, birds singing.

Laughing with friends.

Laughing and hugging DH.

Getting hugs from my grandkids!

Finding a favorite something that I had misplaced.

Hearing from someone who had moved away.

Life!

Dora

On Fri 31 Mar 2006 07:18:48p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it limey?

>
> "elaine" wrote
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>> Elaine
>
> A gorgeous day - blue sky, cool breeze, birds singing.
>
> Laughing with friends.
>
> Laughing and hugging DH.
>
> Getting hugs from my grandkids!
>
> Finding a favorite something that I had misplaced.
>
> Hearing from someone who had moved away.
>
> Life!
>
> Dora

You're high! And that's a very good thing!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

In article >, "elaine" >
wrote:

> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?

Seeing my granddaughter or my kids.
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 3-30-2006 Enchiladas for Two

"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

"elaine" > wrote in message ...
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine


Depends on what's depressing me. ;-)
A hug from my daughter is pretty much a cure-all.
Snuggling with my husband (especially when I can get him to rub my neck/shoulders
and/or hair!)
my Mom
cooking something I love for someone I love
chocolate
my dog, Lucy
drawing and/or painting
stormy weather
finding really good produce (hey, I'm easy, what can I say?)

I'd say antidepressants...but they never really make you feel good, just less bad.
I never really got into shopping, I don't like crowds much
kimberly

elaine wrote:
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
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> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine

"I AM A LION HEAR ME ROAR!!!"

...feel better..

elaine wrote:
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine
>
>

Judi Dench's underpants
http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=12222004

or lots of beer (like tonight. lots of beer)

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

"Nexis" > wrote in message
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>
> "elaine" > wrote in message
> ...
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>>
>> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>>
>> Elaine
>
>
> Depends on what's depressing me. ;-)
> A hug from my daughter is pretty much a cure-all.
> Snuggling with my husband (especially when I can get him to rub my
> neck/shoulders and/or hair!)
> my Mom
> cooking something I love for someone I love
> chocolate
> my dog, Lucy
> drawing and/or painting
> stormy weather
> finding really good produce (hey, I'm easy, what can I say?)
>
> I'd say antidepressants...but they never really make you feel good, just
> less bad.
> I never really got into shopping, I don't like crowds much
> kimberly
>
Wish I had a "my dog, Lucy."
Now that would really cheer me up more than anything in the world.
Dee Dee

elaine wrote:

> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine
>
>
Do you mean the plates on top of your cupboards? They look very
happy-making. They cheer me up, anyway.

What I do when I want to feel better? Browse around shops that sell
specialty foods. Mostly ethnic stores. Buying kitchen gadgets helps,
too. Cookbooks are even better then gadgets. I love buying the .Although
I seem to have reached a saturation point of sorts - too many books have
too many recipes that resemble the ones I already have.

Then there's reading cookbooks, in bed and on the sofa.

Then there's cooking when I have plenty of time and new ingredients to
play with.

jake > wrote in news:442e7a07$0$728$5fc3050
@dreader2.news.tiscali.nl:

> elaine wrote:
>
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?


I will test drive new cars. Just say I intend to pay cash, not lease.
It's amazing how fast you'll be in the driver's seat.

Car row kinda/sorta knows me now but I've driven some of the bitchinest
cars in the world. I have a route I always drive and pull into my
driveway then back to the dealer. Usually leaves the salesman visually
shaken.

It's strange how often they don't want you to make left turns (crossing
traffic). I need to know the car can turn left!!!

Then "Let me sleep on it. Call me in the morning and make me an offer."

That cheers me up. At least once a month.

Andy

elaine wrote:
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine

Elaine, those are great looking plates! Where do you get them ???
Rosie

"rosie" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> elaine wrote:
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>>
>> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>>
>> Elaine
>
> Elaine, those are great looking plates! Where do you get them ???
> Rosie

Winners! $4.95 each. I was looking for something different to serve
salad. Had them all lined up on the floor of Winners and thought - "what
the heck".

Elaine

In article >, Andy <q> says...
> I will test drive new cars. Just say I intend to pay cash, not lease.
> It's amazing how fast you'll be in the driver's seat.
>
>

But don't you feel bad again when you have to take it back?

Anyway, dealers don't care if you pay cash or not. In fact they make
more money if you finance, and if you lease they just sell the car to
the leasing company instead of to you.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

On 1 Apr 2006 05:35:39 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>On Fri 31 Mar 2006 07:18:48p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it limey?
>
>>
>> "elaine" wrote
>>>
>>> What cheers you up?
>>> Elaine
>>
>> A gorgeous day - blue sky, cool breeze, birds singing.
>>
>> Laughing with friends.
>>
>> Laughing and hugging DH.
>>
>> Getting hugs from my grandkids!
>>
>> Finding a favorite something that I had misplaced.
>>
>> Hearing from someone who had moved away.
>>
>> Life!
>>
>> Dora
>
>You're high! And that's a very good thing!


I had the opportunity to experience one of my favorites a few days
ago.

Though we have had a mild winter here, and my, daffs, crocuses, tulips
and trees are one to two weeks ahead of where they should be, I never
really consider it to be spring until I hear my spring peepers at the
stream nearby.

These little froggies started singing in very small number a few night
ago and each day since, the evenings have stayed warm (for around
here) and they have come out in greater numbers. They are so
delightful to me. It is as if I have been holding my breath all winter
long and just now go to let it out and take in a fresh one.

There is a sound file of their chirping on the site below.

http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/pages/peeper.html

The other harbinger of spring is the invasion of the black ants, and
by gum, they are all the hell over my kitchen.

Ah well, you win some, you lose some.

Boron

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:39:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >, "elaine" >
>wrote:
>
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>
>Seeing my granddaughter or my kids.

Oh, yes...being with the kids (no grand kids, yet, but they are sort
of young to breed) can make me feel whole and quite content.

.....and my husband of course. I am delighted to say that even after 13
years, when I hear him coming up the front steps, I get a smile and my
heart beats just a tad faster with happiness.

Full house around here is becoming more rare, with one about to
graduate from college (Oh, yeah, she's moving back home) and two about
to start in the fall.

Thanks goodness for Instant Messaging.

Boron

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> jake > wrote in news:442e7a07$0$728$5fc3050
> @dreader2.news.tiscali.nl:
>
> > elaine wrote:
> >
> >> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
> >>
> >> What cheers you up?
>
>
> I will test drive new cars. Just say I intend to pay cash, not lease.
> It's amazing how fast you'll be in the driver's seat.
>
> Car row kinda/sorta knows me now but I've driven some of the bitchinest
> cars in the world. I have a route I always drive and pull into my
> driveway then back to the dealer. Usually leaves the salesman visually
> shaken.
>
> It's strange how often they don't want you to make left turns (crossing
> traffic). I need to know the car can turn left!!!
>
> Then "Let me sleep on it. Call me in the morning and make me an offer."
>
> That cheers me up. At least once a month.

Hah! You should meet my dad sometime! He's a big fan of test driving
cars as a form of recreation. One night every month for many years, my
dad and some of his buddies would go out for a guy's night out. My mom
never cared. The boys would go test drive at least one car, then out to
dinner and to a bar for a beer and to discuss politics, family, cars,
etc. In all those years, I always remember my dad arriving home sober
and happy! This is a fact for which I am forever grateful!

My dad's interest in cars never filtered down to his two children. Both
me and my sister view our cars as purely tools to get a job done. For my
dad, every car he owned was like a child to him. He used to buy a new
car on the average of once every other year or two and he paid cash for
every one, and the dealers in the area all knew him!

My avocation is photography, which I also thank my dad for. I have been
an amateur photographer since I was a kid, maybe 30 years. In fact, the
real reason why I am sitting at my computer now is to print a photo that
I want to frame and hang in my office that I shot several months ago in
the park adjacent to where I live.

Lately I also take great joy in hearing complementary comments from
friends and colleagues about how good I look. I spent the last 20 years
of my life as an overweight blob. I finally got serious about two months
ago and I have lost 20 pounds and I feel great. I have another 15 - 20
pounds to lose. To achieve this, I have been doing a lot of exercise and
following the Weight Watchers' flex plan. In addition to other exercise,
I go to a yoga class about once a month. The yoga instructor, who is an
astoundingly good looking woman told me last month that she thinks I am
looking great! Too bad she's married, but it sure was a boost for my ego!

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:10:29a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Stan
Horwitz?

> Lately I also take great joy in hearing complementary comments from
> friends and colleagues about how good I look. I spent the last 20 years
> of my life as an overweight blob. I finally got serious about two months
> ago and I have lost 20 pounds and I feel great. I have another 15 - 20
> pounds to lose. To achieve this, I have been doing a lot of exercise and
> following the Weight Watchers' flex plan. In addition to other exercise,
> I go to a yoga class about once a month. The yoga instructor, who is an
> astoundingly good looking woman told me last month that she thinks I am
> looking great! Too bad she's married, but it sure was a boost for my ego!

It's a great feeling, isn't it? I joined Weight Watchers at the beginning of
January and have lost 35 pounds so far, but I had a lot more weight to lose
than you. Still, it's amazing how much better I already feel and look, and
people are definitely noticing. I don't do exercise. Never have, never
will. I see no point in doing something you really hate. :-)

Best of luck, Stan!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

elaine wrote:
>
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
> Elaine

Spring...it means yard sale season is going to start....also finding
a treasure for a pittance.....Sharon

>
> It's a great feeling, isn't it? I joined Weight Watchers at the beginning
> of
> January and have lost 35 pounds so far, but I had a lot more weight to
> lose
> than you. Still, it's amazing how much better I already feel and look,
> and
> people are definitely noticing. I don't do exercise. Never have, never
> will. I see no point in doing something you really hate. :-)
> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
> _____________________

m-i-l lived to 91 in good health (mind failure though last couple of years)
until she fell to the floor one morning, heart attack. She detested
exercise and doctors. If f-i-l suggested she go to a doctor for something,
she was in a snit for a long while. When I talked about exercising, she
only smiled. FIL wears regularly over the past 10 years a t-shirt (of 5 he
bought) which says, "Walk for life," and never walked a day in his life
until about 3 months ago (80 and has survived his 2 cancer bouts), so he's
now walking around the apartments every now and then with cane or walker.

Congratulations on your 35#. Quite a feat! It won't be long (another 9
years) until you'll be the magic 70 where "they" say it doesn't matter a
twit (or is that whit/wit) whether you exercise or not.

Lunch today: Portuguese-style Alaska Cod recipe from internet and rice. I
seem to recall you don't like cod? Testing out the new electric skillet.
Dee Dee

elaine wrote:
> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
Google says 24 authors have posted so far. I assume that the other few
thousand of lurkers would answer, "Sex." -aem

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, elaine wrote:

> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>
> What cheers you up?
>
> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>
Very nice indead!
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:28:57 GMT, The Bubbo >
wrote:

>elaine wrote:
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>>
>> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>>
>> Elaine
>>
>>
>
>Judi Dench's underpants
>http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=12222004

You're a very strange person.

serene