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I hate it when that happens. It probably means you're entitled to go out somewhere expensive for dinner tonight. TPM Sister #102

Caution: Tunnel time is addictive! TPM Sister #102

Just a GED according to the military. Oh, yeah, THAT'S comforting. I think the coyotes sound less dangerous. TPM Sister #102

Let's hope not. NOBODY wants to see THAT!!! TPM Sister #102

LOL--That thing looks WICKED!!! How many degrees do you have to have before you can operate that thing? TPM Sister #102

That's good--because I really have no idea what an "AR-15 in .223" IS. I have an ankle-biter dog myself, but she'll never be out at night when it would be most likely to be a problem. Frankly, if it hadn't been for that horrific sound, they might've even looked playful. But the noise. . . . WOW. I never knew they could do that. TPM Sister #102

LOL--That's helpful. I might be able to shoot them with my hair dryer, but that's about it. I like the thought that they share my lack of bravery. Skittish is good. TPM Sister #102

That does it. You're the designated fire builder. TPM Sister #102

I know. I have no sense of courage whatsoever. TPM Sister #102

EXACTLY--that's what I'm afraid of!! (You pay waaay too much attention.) TPM Sister #102

Good. Then I'm buying an armored vehicle. That sound gave me the heebie-jeebies. (That's the technical term, I think.) I still wonder what it was all about, though. I fully would have expected something like a chase after prey, but nope, it was just some sort of call into the darkness. TPM Sister #102

Promise? I have these Little Red Riding Hood visions flashing through my head, even though that was a wolf and these coyotes didn't appear to be cross-dressers. TPM Sister #102

Not really what I expected by the mailbox, that's for sure. How they managed to sound like there were so many of them is beyond me. I sure hope all the neighborhood pets were indoors that night. TPM Sister #102

So, I got home on Saturday and went to bed as usual. I awoke to the sound of what I thought was a pack of dogs, seemingly ripping something apart piece by piece. I looked out the window and it wasn't a pack of anything and they weren't chewing anything apart. It was two coyotes under the pine tree in the front yard, doing some sort of wild yipping serenade. I turned on a light, which made them stop in their tracks. Then, one of them did this leisurely stretch, rump in the air, as if to say, "I see you. You don't bother me." But he nosed the other one to point out my presence and nudged him along, so they left. Most bizarre noise I've ever heard. I could swear my skin detached from my body, listening to that weird melody. I tried to look up data on the internet and definitely see references to coyotes yipping, but everything makes a generic reference to sounds that are about defining territory or that are maternal calls. Nothing says "this eerie yipping means _______________." Any ideas? They clearly didn't seem stressed, so I'm guessing it was more of a conversational message. Still, I'm really curious. (BTW, I live in suburbia and I'm never leaving the house alone after dark again.) TPM Sister #102

SWEET trip! Be careful down there in Bogota, though, huh? I don't want to have to come down and put up "Missing" posters with your avatar slapped all over them. TPM Sister #102

LOL--That's horrific!!! Run away, run away! Maybe they'll provide a German Shepherd to run alongside the cool new bike! Then there would be no need for the Smith & Wesson. TPM Sister #102

Yep, they speak volumes with just a look. Maybe they're women. TPM Sister #102

Hmmm. We must've overlapped at Eloy. I was down there at the end of last week and managed to get ground school done, but no jumps before I had to leave on Saturday. You must be logging a lot of time at the Bent Prop. TPM Sister #102

Um, SURE they are! I once dated someone who trains German Shepherds as police dogs. I have known the dogs for a couple of years now and am still fully convinced that I might go from "friend--do not consume" to "interloper--devour immediately, no questions asked" with no particular triggering event except a mood swing. TPM Sister #102

Thanks, Paige! What a lovely Barbie you have. . . . It was great to meet you and even better to fly with you. Is there a secret handshake? TPM Sister #102

At age 50 you will be hunted by a strange apparition resembling Andy Griffith, and subsequently commit suicide after the stress proves to be too much. I think that sounds plausible. TPM Sister #102

Yep--Tunnel Nose. I don't have this happen every time I fly, fortunately, but I do get a terribly runny nose once in a while and it's just like having a cold without actually being sick. Kelli swears by her full-face and doesn't have any trouble. TPM Sister #102

If you decide you want a space heater (the detectors come first, obviously), I have a Bionaire space heater that has been great. It comes with a remote control unit and an "auto off" feature. I can run it all day in my office and it's still touchable at the end of the day. Be careful out there! TPM Sister #102

Ohhh, it's not nice to toy with an addict's emotions like that. You're not just teasing, are you??? Because if you're not, we need to talk. TPM Sister #102

Sounds to me like you just want to be fastidious and not walk around wearing scuffed shoes. (And yes, I too have used the Sharpie for such purposes! No one will ever know . . . unless they're reading this thread, of course!) "Too many?" I don't think that's possible. Ask sartre about zappos.com. That only enhances the shoe experience. TPM Sister #102