tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post407034101155323432..comments2024-02-02T19:40:16.372-08:00Comments on me and you and ellie: O-Ba-MaMe, You, or Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-89327984446501730352008-11-07T14:05:00.000-08:002008-11-07T14:05:00.000-08:00Thanks, Ellie, got it.Will I remember it? No. But ...Thanks, Ellie, got it.<BR/><BR/>Will I remember it? No. But I got it.Kathi Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380037164148416426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-46136875625350503852008-11-07T13:57:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:57:00.000-08:00This is more confusing than the electoral college....This is more confusing than the electoral college.Me, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-29184031129041947492008-11-07T13:19:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:19:00.000-08:00Kathi D:If Rick's Dad and Mitch's mom are first co...Kathi D:<BR/><BR/>If Rick's Dad and Mitch's mom are first cousins, Rick and Mitch are second cousins.<BR/><BR/>Rick's cousin's daughters are Rick's first-cousins-once-removed. <I>Rick's</I> kids would be those kids' second cousins.<BR/><BR/>Got that?<BR/><BR/>EllieMe, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-3342703373647829932008-11-07T13:13:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:13:00.000-08:00Dang, Ellie, you are good.Rick and I have Cousin M...Dang, Ellie, you are <I>good.</I><BR/><BR/>Rick and I have Cousin Mitch, whose mother is Rick's father's first cousin. We have never been able to figure out what kind of cousin he is, so we all decided on plain "cousin." What is he, though?<BR/><BR/>Also, Rick has a cousin whose daughters we always call our nieces. Is that Wrong? <BR/><BR/>My head hurts now. No it doesn't, we have a new President-Elect!!Kathi Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380037164148416426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-73974882640769044442008-11-07T13:05:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:05:00.000-08:00Jacquie, our Mom and Brian's bride Sheila are firs...Jacquie, our Mom and Brian's bride Sheila are first cousins -- actually, <I>half</I>-first-cousins: Sheila's dad and our mom's mom were half-brother and -sister in the Old Country. Sheila's dad and his brothers emigrated from Ireland to England; our Grammy and her new man immigrated from Ireland to Boston. Since Mom and Sheila are first cousins (well, <I>half</I>, oh never mind), you and I are first-cousins-once-removed with Sheila. And first-cousins-once-removed-in-law with my man Brian.<BR/><BR/>Got that?<BR/><BR/>And thank you, Brian. Thanks for your international input. You've been enriching my life with your pithy and erudite words for <B>24</B> years now, since I spent a semester in London as a college junior. But <I>that</I>, godhelpme, is a story for another day.<BR/><BR/>EllieMe, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-35573492975839461662008-11-07T10:21:00.000-08:002008-11-07T10:21:00.000-08:00It's great that you're still so excited by it, and...It's great that you're still so excited by it, and you should be.Captain Dumbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214826608461609241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-50087523029402646632008-11-07T09:46:00.000-08:002008-11-07T09:46:00.000-08:00I totally cried too, heck, I cried again just now ...I totally cried too, heck, I cried again just now reading your recap. I let my girls stay up late and watch the announcement, and when the nine year-old ask why they got to, I told them because it was history and it was time and finally a good guy was going to win....still weepy.<BR/><BR/>Great post EllieNucMEd is Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611729894196665086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-77475813767642875042008-11-07T07:59:00.000-08:002008-11-07T07:59:00.000-08:00Love it, Ellie, from London to New London, to Chap...Love it, Ellie, from London to New London, to Chapel Hill to Grant Park (yes, folks, tune in tomorrow for that first-hand account), you captured the election elation all around the nation (and world).<BR/><BR/>My favorite comments:<BR/>Julie's "It was a great feeling to darken that oval for Obama."<BR/><BR/>Bill and Jacquie's simultaneous yell of "Don't do it!"<BR/><BR/>Colleen's "And at 12:30 am, North Carolina was announced as Blue."<BR/><BR/>and Brian's "It's a new day and a new world, we all wait in hope."Me, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-12411156966987188232008-11-07T07:36:00.000-08:002008-11-07T07:36:00.000-08:00Great recap, Ellie! Hi Brian! You're mom's cousin....Great recap, Ellie! <BR/><BR/>Hi Brian! You're mom's cousin.... so what on earth does that make us? I'm your first cousin once removed, but what are <I> you </I>? My first-plus-one cousin? At any rate, very cool to see you here. <BR/><BR/>I also enjoyed the e-mail exchange with Beth when we were whining about how obnoxiously loooong Tuesday was being, when she said: <BR/><BR/><I> "i want my knight in shining armor. to win. right now." </I><BR/><BR/>Now can we get back to talking about german automobiles? Geez, where is your sense of urgency?<BR/><BR/>JacquieMe, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-13499240558228011332008-11-07T07:14:00.000-08:002008-11-07T07:14:00.000-08:00What a day, what a day, what a wonderful day!What a day, what a day, what a wonderful day!Kathi Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380037164148416426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-33199453511868906322008-11-07T06:39:00.000-08:002008-11-07T06:39:00.000-08:00Well said!And oh, by the way ...YES, We Can!Well said!<BR/>And oh, by the way ...<BR/>YES, We Can!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525149264536202592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-70171764649680453832008-11-07T06:18:00.000-08:002008-11-07T06:18:00.000-08:00You captured it, Ellie. What an incredible feelin...You captured it, Ellie. What an incredible feeling of elation, all across the nation.Springer Kneebloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208420044446366675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-28578155484129668892008-11-07T05:52:00.000-08:002008-11-07T05:52:00.000-08:00We should never stop talking about it, and we need...We should never stop talking about it, and we need to all remember to vote for Obama again when 2012 rolls around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146073139129271180.post-87936951693238557682008-11-07T05:06:00.000-08:002008-11-07T05:06:00.000-08:00Here next day in Derrylondon, there was an air of ...Here next day in Derrylondon, there was an air of relief on the street, you could see it in people's faces. Many in my taxi freely commented on the result and nearly all were positive and optimistic. the others just cynical they're all the same types. Couldn't get a quality newspaper after noon, as hard to find as a WMD. Can somebody please let us know when Dubbaya is seen back in Texas. I need closure xBrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636609854258152809noreply@blogger.com