Meadowmufn

Once you've had a chance to look around the new forums, please leave feedback here. I've already gotten some feedback and am trying some small changes here and there as well as finishing up the customization of the theme. Also, if you find any bugs or issues with color (I already know about the white background on quoted text), please post about that here as well.

The forum upgrade is complete. Now, there's just the matter of tweaking the colors a bit more, as some backgrounds are white, making the text unreadable. I will get to that later today. Right now, however, I'm going to bed, as I pulled an all-nighter on this. If you encounter any bugs other than something to do with the colors/layout of the site (i.e. posting, logging in, PMing, etc), please PM or email me.

I just found this online, rather amusing. Captain Grizzy’s 2011 Showboat Parade on Lake Pococtopaug featured a boat that you might recognize! It's the Boar's Nest, complete with a jumping General Lee and a patrol car crashed into the back. You can read more about the parade and see the other interesting boat entries here: http://www.ctcameraeye.com/?p=3841

Ok, forum software upgrade has been purchased. Found a $25 off coupon too. Yay! Still, it was pricey. Fortunately, though, I don't think I'll have to purchase another upgrade for quite some time. Thanks to all who've contributed. I'll put the thank you page up when I do the forum upgrade. Of course, if you haven't already donated and would like to, please feel free. https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/9SHfc With the upgrade will come a change to the look of the forums. I'll try my best to make the changes minimal, but you will definitely see some difference.

I am planning the forum upgrade for this Sunday, April 14th, at midnight Pacific. The site shouldn't be down more than a few hours. I won't be upgrading to the latest version (5), as there are still several issues with it, but I will be upgrading to the most recent version 4. If anyone would still like to contribute to help me pay for the upgrade, you can do so here: https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/9SHfc

Hope you have a wonderful birthday today!

My sincerest condolences, CD. *hugs* You're very fortunate to have had a close relationship with your grandfather and I'm sure you'll cherish the good times you had with him for the rest of your life. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.

You're in my thoughts and prayers, CD. Don't feel bad about wanting him not to suffer. It's only natural to feel that way about someone you love. My grandmother, unfortunately, had alzheimer's for many years and was in very poor health. At the end, it was almost a relief, really, because it was just so hard for both her and us for her not to remember anyone or anything and to be in poor health for so long. No matter what happens, know that you have people who support you and will be there for you. *hugs*

I'm planning on upgrading the forum in mid-April. I'll post announcements as the time nears and I have a more definite date.

Thanks, guys. Jimmie got the info he needed.

This will probably go a long way towards answering your question: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20060724/donating-part-of-liver-relatively-safe

I have a huge favor to ask of you trivia minded Dukes fans. As you may know, James Best has a one man show. He is trying to locate particular clips from the show for it. Do any of you recall in which episode the popcorn machine goes nuts and Rosco tosses salt into the air to salt it? Thanks a million in advance.

True story. When my sister brought her boyfriend over to meet our parents for the first time, my dad had just gotten home from dove hunting and was cleaning his shotgun on the front porch. LOL! He didn't intend for that to be his first impression, but it was accidentally. At any rate, the boyfriend stuck around and my sister ended up marrying him.

An update on the forum upgrade... One of the new features is the ability to login via your Facebook account. Obviously, this won't affect those of you without Facebook accounts. You can login like you normally do. However, I posted a poll on our FB page asking if would make people more likely to post on our forums if they had to the option to login via Facebook. So far, it looks like a big yes. So, the new forum upgrade could potentially liven up the forums quite a bit. So far, four people have contributed to our forum upgrade. Thanks! I will be putting together a special thank you page for them. If you can spare a few dollars and would like to chip in, there is a ChipIn widget near the top of the homepage where you can contribute via PayPal. I expect the forum upgrade will happen around end of March/early April. I am following the development of version 5 of the software and will soon make a decision whether to intermediately upgrade to 4 and then upgrade to 5 when it looks ready or whether to just go with version 5. The upgrade purchase entitles HNet to both versions.

I'm being lazy. Working off of "the"... - Cage the Elephant

Ok, this is kind of a stretch, but going off the word "some"... -------- - Bonnie RaittI <3 this song so much. I luuuuurv it! LOL.

- Grand Funk Railroad

- Elton John (again)FYI, it has a long instrumental intro...

- Elton John (of course)

Of course, there's the Beatles' tune that could fit here or in One Word Songs. and I'll follow that up with... - The Beach Boys

- Randy NewmanThis song, especially the video, always makes me a little homesick. Of course, this song was made in the early 80's, when LA had a bit more to recommend itself. LOL. I'm from the South Bay, lived 3 miles from the beach. LOVED to cruise Pacific Coast Highway. *sigh* From the South Bay to the Valley From the West Side to the East Side Everybody's very happy 'Cause the sun is shining all the time Looks like another perfect day I love L.A.!

I've uploaded the file for download from HazzardNet, in case the above link stops working at some point too. http://www.hazzardnet.com/blog/?file_id=15

Jim Croce, a master. Love this song... beautiful. I have played this on a loop before. LOL. I'm walkin' back to Georgia She's the only one who knows How it feels when you lose a dream And how it feels when you dream alone But she's the girl who said she loved me On that hot dusty Macon road And if she's still around I'm gonna settle down With that hard lovin' Georgia girl

I think we can probably all agree that the worst commercial was the GoDaddy one. *hurl* Disgusting potential customers is not a great way to drum up business.

Let's see if my own website will censor me... - Elton JohnI'm a *****, I'm a ***** Oh the ***** is back Stone cold sober as a matter of fact I can *****, I can ***** `Cause I'm better than you It's the way that I move The things that I do Incidentally, the tall blond guitarist in the video is Davey Johnstone. Don't know if I told this story before, but I'll tell it again. Back in '94 when I was waiting for friends before Elton's concert at the Greek Amphitheater, Davey came out and stood next to me, waiting for someone himself. I turned and I swear all I saw was a waist. I looked up and up and up til I finally saw his face and realized who it was. The dude is TALL! LOL.