Do you'll not live there anymore Skimom? I'm not location stalking you or anything ma'am, never in life, but you said your husband is formerly of Wyoming so I was just curious? Also, I copied down Lander, WY. I'll google map that later and take a look around. Thanks for the info.Sounds like my aunt & uncle's place. They back up to a river, not far from a lake. Sitting on their sofa, you can look out the window and watch bald eagles nest and hunt. They've had black bear visitors on their back porch more than once--lol--and deer and elk wander through regularly. It's pretty much heaven. The Wind Rivers are some of my favorite places ever. My dad wanted his ashes scattered in Wind River Canyon, and my mom wants to be there too, when her time comes. If you ever get the chance, hit Louis Lake (Christina and Fiddler are nice, too--you really can't miss anywhere near Lander). Quiet, good fishing, and for my money one of the most beautiful places on earth.
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If you go to Lander, please hike up to the Popo Agie falls. It's very pretty. (The locals pronounce it "Popaujee.")
CAT might be of help, ghost. She's a Wyomingite. Is that the right term?
Nope. Not too far, but not in WY. My dad was military, so we lived all over the place (but always went 'home'); The Man moved here for school & stayed for work. Unless you work the oil fields (not putting it down-grandpa was a roughneck for years), it can be hard to make a living in Wyoming. I still have a lot of family who live there, though. Thermopolis is a pretty town, too. Most people stick either south, around Cheyenne (dry, dusty plains), Jackson (pretty, but touristy, and HELLA expensive), or Cody (touristy, but prettier than Jackson, for my money) but there are a lot of soul-soothing areas that get very little traffic.
Yup. CAT's from WY, too.
My husband says it, "po-PO-zha", & he's from Lander
My husband says it, "po-PO-zha", & he's from Lander
I was walking to workout today, reminiscing about the trip I had up there, and suddenly, it popped into mind what I actually head and said up there, talking with people at Sanford's, just down the street from the ... Antlers? Antelope? motel.
I remembered wrong until I was away from the keyboard. Your husband is absolutely right, of course.
1. What is the oldest thing you own?-my sense of humor
2. What durable good did you acquire most recently? ("Durable good" meaning something you use, like a car, computer, or shirt, not something you consume, like groceries, alcohol, or toner cartridge.)-a reproduction battery for my Plymouth show car...looks like an original, but is maintenance free....
3. How often do you pray? (If you don't pray, the answer is "zero.")-I lose count...I talk to the power out there all the time...
4. Rate from 0 to 10 what you look for in a massage, 0 being you doan get no steenkeen massage, 10 being a massage that calls for a pretty fair level of pain.-ain't never had had no massage...is that like that there instant massaging the kids are all crazy about?
5. If you were isolated without real human contact, would you get by okay or get crushed by loneliness?-I would get by, provided I had books and internet
6. Would things run better if you were in charge? ("Things" can be anything you want where you're not in charge now.)-probably, after I gave the world a high colonic
7. Would it bother you if your offspring took up with someone of a different race? (If you don't have offspring, pretend.)-nope, I just want them happy
8. You've just won the big money prize. Your checking account just increased by millions. After the celebration, what's the first thing of real value that you spend money on?-a brand new Jeep for my wife....
9. Do you tend more to want to be completely comfortable or do you think that a little suffering is good for the soul?-I like routine and comfort
10. Would you like to travel in space?-with my fear of heights, I would do so with soiled shorts...
2. What durable good did you acquire most recently? ("Durable good" meaning something you use, like a car, computer, or shirt, not something you consume, like groceries, alcohol, or toner cartridge.)-a reproduction battery for my Plymouth show car...looks like an original, but is maintenance free....
3. How often do you pray? (If you don't pray, the answer is "zero.")-I lose count...I talk to the power out there all the time...
4. Rate from 0 to 10 what you look for in a massage, 0 being you doan get no steenkeen massage, 10 being a massage that calls for a pretty fair level of pain.-ain't never had had no massage...is that like that there instant massaging the kids are all crazy about?
5. If you were isolated without real human contact, would you get by okay or get crushed by loneliness?-I would get by, provided I had books and internet
6. Would things run better if you were in charge? ("Things" can be anything you want where you're not in charge now.)-probably, after I gave the world a high colonic
7. Would it bother you if your offspring took up with someone of a different race? (If you don't have offspring, pretend.)-nope, I just want them happy
8. You've just won the big money prize. Your checking account just increased by millions. After the celebration, what's the first thing of real value that you spend money on?-a brand new Jeep for my wife....
9. Do you tend more to want to be completely comfortable or do you think that a little suffering is good for the soul?-I like routine and comfort
10. Would you like to travel in space?-with my fear of heights, I would do so with soiled shorts...
Pronghorn Lodge, maybe? It's been about 4 years since we were last there, so I could be wrong. I know Riverton and Thermopolis better than Lander
Pronghorn Lodge, maybe? It's been about 4 years since we were last there, so I could be wrong. I know Riverton and Thermopolis better than Lander
Maybe! It's been a while.
I loved Thermop. Hugely interesting ongoing dig there, and the museum punched way above its weight.
Didn't spend much time in Riverton. Didn't seem friendly.
In Arapahoe, got the best malt in the world at a place called the Yellowstone Cafe. Not there anymore.
Serving up shakes and malts at the Yellowstone Cafe.
And as long as we're talking about the Popo Agie (Popozha) falls:
I'm in the northeast corner, coal mining country. We have the Big Horn mountains about an hour to our west. We visited Thermopolis often, when I was growing up. Other than that, though, I am only familiar with the southeast part, around Torrington. My husband grew up south of there, a tiny little town called Yoder. It is farming country there. I grew up just over the Wyoming/Nebraska line, on the Nebraska side, in a farming family.
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We crisscrossed from Northeast Wyoming to Southwest WY the first year. We arrived in the area of Devil's Tower via Rapid City, SD. I was quite taken with just the overall feel of Wyoming, I know that sounds touristy and all but, give me a break, I'm from ArkansasI'm in the northeast corner, coal mining country. We have the Big Horn mountains about an hour to our west. We visited Thermopolis often, when I was growing up. Other than that, though, I am only familiar with the southeast part, around Torrington. My husband grew up south of there, a tiny little town called Yoder. It is farming country there. I grew up just over the Wyoming/Nebraska line, on the Nebraska side, in a farming family.
Although I live in the Ozark Mountains, Devil's Tower was just and beautiful place but the feeling of isolation was definitely there. There isn't much around, as far as what I could tell. We passed thru several small towns and it reminded me of going back in time. Everyone we came across was so polite and courteous, so kudos to the residents of Wyoming for being so hospitable. We spent the next week or so working our way west-southwest and ended up in Jackson, WY on the western border. We then came back southwest thru Rock Springs, Laramie, then Cheyenne before crossing back into Colorado. We spent a couple of days in the Rocky Mountain National Park, our hotel was in Longmont, CO but we spent most of our time in Estes Park. We toured the Stanley House and drove over to the Continental Divide. It was the best vacation we ever took, hands down.
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls?
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
4. What was your first job?
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
4. What was your first job?
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls? No, just boring stuff here and not much on the walls at all
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? Color
3.Do you live in a house or apartment? Townhouse
4. What was your first job? Cashier/Counter Person at a Golf Course
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made? She's a poor cook, but I liked a dish she made with hotdogs, mashed potatoes and cheese which she baked in the oven.
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc. Virginia Beach
7. Is your kitchen table round or square? Round
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive. Ford Focus
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character? (see Avatar) but really, not sure.....maybe Meg from Hercules (Disney)
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear? no, not really
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? Color
3.Do you live in a house or apartment? Townhouse
4. What was your first job? Cashier/Counter Person at a Golf Course
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made? She's a poor cook, but I liked a dish she made with hotdogs, mashed potatoes and cheese which she baked in the oven.
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc. Virginia Beach
7. Is your kitchen table round or square? Round
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive. Ford Focus
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character? (see Avatar) but really, not sure.....maybe Meg from Hercules (Disney)
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear? no, not really
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls?
A photo of my two black labs in an unusual pose. (RIP)
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Play softball - second base
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
Apartment now. Ex has my big house.
4. What was your first job?
Maid for Ramada Inn during high school
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Roast Beef on Sundays
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
Beach at night
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Round
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
Honda Civic and missing my Jeep Wrangler like mad.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Don't really have one.
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
Constant Reader - wearing it now.
A photo of my two black labs in an unusual pose. (RIP)
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Play softball - second base
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
Apartment now. Ex has my big house.
4. What was your first job?
Maid for Ramada Inn during high school
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Roast Beef on Sundays
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
Beach at night
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Round
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
Honda Civic and missing my Jeep Wrangler like mad.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Don't really have one.
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
Constant Reader - wearing it now.
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls?
A U.S. flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol. It's folded up, in a display case, with the accompanying certificate.
The other would be a number of my photographs. Grandma likes them. They're not remarkable, but they don't hang on any other walls, I bet.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Play with my childhood friend, chronicled elsewhere.
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
Fairly standard middle-class house.
4. What was your first job?
Paperboy.
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Made. Tossup: Pot roast and homemade pizza.
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
Mountains close by.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Round.
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Oh, let's go Aladdin.
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
Yes, a brown number that has stuff on it for "Thunder in the Rockies," a local annual motorcycle rally. I'm not a motorcycle rally kind of motorcyclist, but I went, and I like the shirt.
A U.S. flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol. It's folded up, in a display case, with the accompanying certificate.
The other would be a number of my photographs. Grandma likes them. They're not remarkable, but they don't hang on any other walls, I bet.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Play with my childhood friend, chronicled elsewhere.
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
Fairly standard middle-class house.
4. What was your first job?
Paperboy.
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Made. Tossup: Pot roast and homemade pizza.
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
Mountains close by.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Round.
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Oh, let's go Aladdin.
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
Yes, a brown number that has stuff on it for "Thunder in the Rockies," a local annual motorcycle rally. I'm not a motorcycle rally kind of motorcyclist, but I went, and I like the shirt.
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls?
Chopsticks
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Building a blanket fort in the kitchen
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
Apartment
4. What was your first job?
Accountant technician (apprenticeship)
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Beef olives with potatoes and red cabage
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
My balcony. Or my university campus.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Square
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
I don't own a car.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Homer Simpson
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
No
Chopsticks
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Building a blanket fort in the kitchen
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
Apartment
4. What was your first job?
Accountant technician (apprenticeship)
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Beef olives with potatoes and red cabage
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
My balcony. Or my university campus.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Square
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
I don't own a car.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Homer Simpson
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
No
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls?
A picture of a tree that changes seasons when you move a different direction.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Take a can and put my foot in the center, and crush it around my foot, and then run with it on my foot. Sounded like horses hoofs.
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
House.
4. What was your first job?
Working in a chicken house, vaccinating the chickens. They don't do that any more. Very hard work.
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Her pot roast.
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
beach
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Round
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
I don't drive any more, but my daughter drives a 2014 Ford Focus.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Foghorn Leghorn. The things he did to that dog!
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
My Soundgarden shirt.
A picture of a tree that changes seasons when you move a different direction.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Take a can and put my foot in the center, and crush it around my foot, and then run with it on my foot. Sounded like horses hoofs.
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
House.
4. What was your first job?
Working in a chicken house, vaccinating the chickens. They don't do that any more. Very hard work.
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Her pot roast.
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
beach
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Round
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
I don't drive any more, but my daughter drives a 2014 Ford Focus.
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Foghorn Leghorn. The things he did to that dog!
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
My Soundgarden shirt.
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls? Paint 
It's about time to do some painting.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? Ride my bike
3.Do you live in a house or apartment? House
4. What was your first job? Helper (aka grunt) doing parking lot striping
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made? Pies - I think she may be the best pie maker there has ever been in the history of pies
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc. Summer is usually concert season and I enjoy going to concerts in the summer. (Indoor ones - this is Florida)
7. Is your kitchen table round or square? Rectangular
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive. Pick-up Truck
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character? When I was a kid probably Johnny Quest. Now - Homer Simpson
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear? I don't have a favorite but I have a favorite kind and that is a T-Shirt with a pocket.
It's about time to do some painting.2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? Ride my bike
3.Do you live in a house or apartment? House
4. What was your first job? Helper (aka grunt) doing parking lot striping
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made? Pies - I think she may be the best pie maker there has ever been in the history of pies
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc. Summer is usually concert season and I enjoy going to concerts in the summer. (Indoor ones - this is Florida
)7. Is your kitchen table round or square? Rectangular
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive. Pick-up Truck
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character? When I was a kid probably Johnny Quest. Now - Homer Simpson
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear? I don't have a favorite but I have a favorite kind and that is a T-Shirt with a pocket.
1. Do you have anything unique hanging on your walls?
Yeah. I've got a small collection of ceramic masks obtained from an artist colony in the 70's, some watercolors done by my sister-in-law who's an amazing artist, some of my own artwork, a cell from the cartoon Dilbert, two original pieces relating to Stephen King (one from a story collection where the art was designed for his story). Then there is the garage which my wife has converted into a karaoke room and bar. The walls and the bar are our canvas dedicated to rock and roll. I draw the pictures and she paints them in. We must have over 50 iconic rock images and rock group logos painted already. Started with black and white images and now are moving into color. On one wall hangs my tickets from Woodstock and Live Aid. I don't know who more crazy, her or me for helping her.
But for this thread, the signed Pennywise Litho probably fits best.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Spend time in the forest exploring.
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
House.
4. What was your first job?
Paper route.
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Liver filling (and I hate liver).
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
Anywhere where I can fish.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Square
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
Jeep Commander
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Courage the cowardly dog (the artwork in the cartoons is amazing).
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?
Yeah. I've got a small collection of ceramic masks obtained from an artist colony in the 70's, some watercolors done by my sister-in-law who's an amazing artist, some of my own artwork, a cell from the cartoon Dilbert, two original pieces relating to Stephen King (one from a story collection where the art was designed for his story). Then there is the garage which my wife has converted into a karaoke room and bar. The walls and the bar are our canvas dedicated to rock and roll. I draw the pictures and she paints them in. We must have over 50 iconic rock images and rock group logos painted already. Started with black and white images and now are moving into color. On one wall hangs my tickets from Woodstock and Live Aid. I don't know who more crazy, her or me for helping her.
But for this thread, the signed Pennywise Litho probably fits best.
2. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
Spend time in the forest exploring.
3.Do you live in a house or apartment?
House.
4. What was your first job?
Paper route.
5.What is your favorite dish your mom makes/made?
Liver filling (and I hate liver).
6.What is your favorite place to go in the summer? I.E beach, park, etc.
Anywhere where I can fish.
7. Is your kitchen table round or square?
Square
8. What kind of vehicle do you drive.
Jeep Commander
9. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Courage the cowardly dog (the artwork in the cartoons is amazing).
10. Do you have a favorite t-shirt that you wear?